Sabo's body bore obvious traces of Void Erosion. Purple patterns spread beneath his skin like veins, a horrifying sight.
When Claire saw her companions return with their heavily wounded comrades, immense pain surged through her heart. She hurried forward and examined the injured.
"Kizaru's light essence has been severely damaged. He needs a great deal of star energy to stabilize it," she said as she administered emergency treatment to Kizaru. "Jinbe has multiple internal hemorrhages, but fortunately, none of his vital organs were hit. Sabo's condition is the most dangerous. The Void Erosion is spreading. If it isn't treated in time, he may..."
"What will happen?" Luffy asked nervously.
Claire gritted her teeth. "He may be completely assimilated by the Void and lose his sense of self."
A heavy atmosphere hung over everyone. They had gone through a battle of life and death and successfully obtained the three Anchor Stones, but the price had been so terrible. Everyone understood that this was only the beginning. The true final battle still lay ahead.
"But we succeeded," Ace said firmly, pulling out the Abyss Stone that radiated a deep blue glow. "We got the Anchor Stone."
Lin Ye also took out the Light Stone, its golden radiance warm and sacred. Zoro carefully presented the Storm Stone, whose silvery-white brilliance glittered like stars.
When the three Anchor Stones were brought out at the same time, something marvelous happened. The three differently colored lights began to resonate with one another, intertwining in the air. Gold represented hope and light, deep blue symbolized profound wisdom, and silvery white contained the storm of freedom.
The lights gradually formed a massive tricolor formation on the ground, fifty meters in diameter. Its structure was extraordinarily complex, composed of countless exquisite runes, each flickering with a different glow. This