Just as the Galactic Allied Fleet celebrated its victory, an enormous rift suddenly tore open in space.
The rift was pitch-black, its edges flickering with an eerie red glow.
The aura pouring from it left every living being struggling to breathe.
Even the newly revived Uranus began trembling violently.
"Wh-what is that?" Uranus asked in terror.
Neptune and Pluto sensed the threat as well and hurried behind Saturn.
"An aura even more terrifying than the Void Devourer's..." Jupiter said gravely.
The plasma storms on the Sun's surface grew violently restless.
Lin Ye's expression hardened, and even the Galactic Sword trembled faintly.
"This power..." Lin Ye tightened his grip on the hilt. "It's far stronger than that monster we just fought."
Luffy felt the crushing pressure, his fists clenching instinctively.
"Hey, Lin Ye, what the hell is inside that hole?"
The white flames covering Ace began flickering erratically.
"My flames are afraid..." Ace said in disbelief. "This has never happened before."
All three of Zoro's swords hummed inside their sheaths.
"The swords are warning us..." Zoro's expression was grim. "Big trouble is coming."
The Galactic Allied Fleet's cheers stopped abruptly.
Every warship felt that devastating pressure.
"Captain! The energy detector is off the charts!" an operator on the Centaurus bridge reported, voice trembling.
"The energy reading inside that rift is a thousand times greater than the Void Devourer's!"
The Orion Biofleet's tentacles curled inward.
"Our biological instincts are telling us to run..." the captain said with difficulty.
The Cygnus Mechanical Legion's AI systems began sounding alarms.
Threat level: extinction-level threat! Immediate evacuation recommended!
The Ancient Guardians stared at the rift, all three eyes wide.
"Impossible... that aura... could it be..."
Alpha's consciousness within Vega emitted waves of terror:
"The Void Emperor... the true Void Emperor is about to appear..."