"Foolish Watchers... your struggles are meaningless... this world is destined to return to nothingness..."
The Lord of Nothingness's voice rang directly in the depths of their minds, every word hammering at their souls. This was no mere mental attack, but a negation of the very essence of their existence.
"I won't let you!" Kizaru roared, pushing the Light Barrier's power to its limit.
But the Lord of Nothingness's assault only grew fiercer. It raised its enormous palm, preparing to erase the entire Holy Land from reality. Terrifying nihility energy began gathering in its palm, and space itself started to warp before that power.
"The barrier won't hold!" Lin Ye watched the cracks in the Light Barrier widen. "Kizaru, we have to..."
Before he could finish, he saw a look of unprecedented resolve on Kizaru's face.
"Lin Ye," Kizaru said, his voice turning deathly serious, "it seems we have no choice but to use our last resort."
He took a deep breath and began unleashing the Light Stone's full power, holding nothing back. This was not simply a release of power; he was fusing the very essence of his life with the Light Stone.
"The Light Stone's true power... isn't to control light, but to become light itself!"
In an instant, dazzling golden light burst from Kizaru's body. It shone as brilliantly as the sun, illuminating all of Mary Geoise. Before this pure light, the Lord of Nothingness's dark power showed signs of weakness for the first time.
"Impossible... how can light be so pure..." the Lord of Nothingness said in disbelief.
Kizaru was no longer an ordinary human, but an embodiment of the will of light. His body turned translucent, revealing light flowing within him like a river of stars. This was not the Glint-Glint Fruit's ability, but a power