Gern's gaze was icy, his killing intent locked onto the three Five Elders briefly stunned and immobilized by Luffy's "Shirahoshi Gun."
Without further hesitation, he turned his wrist, tracing an arcane path through the air with his Black Blade, Eight Desolations.
Dark purple Conqueror's Haki surged up his arm, instantly wrapping around the entire blade!
The blade hummed and quivered.
At the same time, the seven remaining Star Rings in the sky suddenly blazed with light!
Hum! Hum! Hum!
The three Star Rings closest to the ground collapsed simultaneously!
Their immense vibrational energy was forcibly compressed, drawn down, and poured thunderously into Eight Desolations, held high in Gern's hands!
Eight Desolations shook violently, its color shifting chaotically as though it could not withstand the influx!
Gern's left hand loosely gripped the front of the hilt, while his right clenched its end!
In his left palm, the vibrational force of "motion"-supremely violent, agitated at high frequencies, and capable of tearing apart any matter in the world-
Condensed into a scorching crimson ring of vibration!
In his right palm, the vibrational force of "stillness"-supremely concentrated, heavy and restrained, capable of suppressing all things-
Condensed into an icy, deep blue ring of vibration!
The Red Ring (ultimate motion) and Blue Ring (ultimate stillness)
Appeared at the front and rear of the blade, respectively, radiating terrifying fluctuations that were diametrically opposed yet shared the same source!
And along the middle of the blade, between the red and blue rings,
The third Star Ring, containing the purest and most immense essence of vibration, became a flawless white core Star Ring that slowly rotated!
Countless dark purple bolts of Conqueror's Haki lightning wrapped around it like chains,
Crackling explosively as they perfectly fused the destructive will of Haki with the essence of vibration!
Three forces converged!