Ye Li's flute melody sounded somewhat broken amid the fierce winds and thunder.
He could feel the recoil from the flute growing stronger and stronger, almost enough to shatter his arms.
Above the Altar, the energy vortex formed from three divine powers grew increasingly violent.
Merging them was far more difficult than anyone had imagined.
Ice, lightning, fire.
These three primordial powers, which formed the world's fundamental laws, possessed a natural, irreconcilable repulsion toward one another.
They were like three ill-tempered monarchs, none willing to bow to another, each seeking to devour and assimilate the other two powers completely.
The clash of energies grew increasingly intense.
Golden arcs of electricity tried to tear apart the icy-blue cold.
Crimson flames burned everything in a frenzy.
The enormous energy vortex was like a balloon being constantly inflated, liable to explode at any moment.
The ground of the Altar began to buckle under that terrifying power, developing vicious cracks.
The replica Sea Flute in Ye Li's hands could no longer withstand the immense energy feedback either. Fine cracks appeared across its surface, accompanied by a series of teeth-grating cracks.
Trapped at the center of the energy storm, Ye Li was in the gravest danger.
Howling torrents of chaotic energy sliced at his body like countless sharp knives.
"Arbok! Crobat! Protect Lord Ye Li!"
Athena's voice rang out through the storm.
She sent out her strongest Pokémon, desperately raising a purple-green barrier of Poison-type and Flying-type energy around Ye Li.
Even so, the barrier flickered and wavered under the violent energy impacts, on the verge of collapse.
Giovanni stood on the flagship's bridge, watching everything happening on the island with perfect clarity through binoculars set to their highest magnification.
Rather than any fear, his face was filled with a sick, almost insane fervor.
"Keep