The six-pointed star formation in the sky shook violently like a shattered mirror, its piercing energy-tearing shriek echoing through the clouds. Having lost its target Anchor Point, the massive formation began to collapse in on itself. The four connecting pillars of light flickered erratically, as though they might snap apart at any moment.
At the highest point of Mary Geoise, Lin Ye gripped three Anchor Stones tightly in both hands, blood continuously seeping through his fingers. Fine cracks spread across the stones' surfaces like spiderwebs, each one representing further damage to the formation's structure.
"Damn it... the energy buildup is too severe..." Lin Ye gritted his teeth as he sensed the terrifying power within the formation, enough to destroy half the planet. "I have to find a way to redistribute the energy flow, or everyone will die!"
The Watcher Bloodline within him began operating at full force, attempting to forcibly stabilize the formation through sheer willpower. But before such immense energy, the strength of one person was pitifully insignificant, as powerless as trying to hold back a mountain flood with bare hands.
On Starting Island, Luffy and Ace's Flame-Rubber Giant Form began showing signs of instability.
Across the surface of their fused colossal body, rubber's elasticity and flame's blazing heat began to clash. Their previously perfect fusion of two consciousnesses was now showing signs of separation under the formation's backlash.
"Ace... are you okay?" Luffy struggled to communicate with his brother in the depths of their shared consciousness, his voice full of pain.
"I can still hold on... but this backlash is too strong..." Ace's reply was equally weak. "Now that the formation has lost its balance, the pressure on us as nodes has increased tenfold..."
The Flame-Rubber Giant's left arm began to show signs of breaking down, rubber and