The Thousand Sunny · Modified is making steady but difficult progress through the chaotic seas of time and space. With the precise guidance of Allen, the "human spacetime radar," the ship is always able to avoid the most deadly traps at the last minute. But the dangers of this sea are far from over.
"Starboard! Something's coming!" Chopper, who was on lookout duty, suddenly shouted a warning.
From the distorted, oil-paint-like flowing space on the right, several translucent, ever-changing tentacles emanating a chilling aura suddenly emerged! These tentacles were not physical entities, but rather formed from chaotic spacetime energy and some otherworldly will. Ignoring physical defenses, they directly wrapped around the ship's hull, and wherever they passed, the ship's special coating emitted a hissing sound as it was being eroded.
"They are Spacetime Vengeful Spirits!" Robin immediately judged based on his knowledge of ancient texts. "They are the product of the combined resentment of those who died unjustly in this sea and the chaotic spacetime, capable of corroding matter and energy!"
"Whatever it is! Cut it down first!" Zoro instantly entered Three-Sword Style mode, his Black Blade Yoru, Wado Ichimonji, and Sandai Kitetsu imbued with powerful Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, unleashing " Three-Sword Style: Black Rope: Great Tornado!"
A raging tornado of sword energy slashed at the tentacles, but the energy passed right through them, as if cutting into the Void, with minimal effect! The nature of the Spacetime Vengeful Spirits is unique, and conventional attacks are ineffective!
"Let me do it!" Ace stepped forward, and the platinum-gold World-Purifying Flame rose up, " World-Purifying Flame - Wildfire!"
The flames swept outwards, causing a noticeable burning effect on the vengeful spirits, which emitted a shrill, silent shriek. However, their numbers seemed endless, constantly surging out from the distorted space.
"Their cores are in the spatial rifts! Without destroying their cores, they'll never be eradicated!" Allen calmly analyzed, a flash of Chaos in his eyes. He raised his hand and grasped at the distorted space, " Spacetime Imprisonment!"
The spacetime in that area instantly became viscous, and the speed of the surging vengeful spirits slowed considerably. But just as Allen was about to take further action and pull its core out of the crevice—
Mutation and Regeneration!
To the left and forward of the Thousand Sunny, a previously relatively calm sea, as smooth as a black mirror, suddenly and without warning, a narrow crack appeared, its edges shimmering with an ominous purple light! It wasn't a spatial rift, but rather... a weak point in the World Barrier had been forcibly torn open by some force!
A cold, lifeless Void, incompatible with this world, seemingly capable of devouring all light and heat, surged forth from the crack like a flood bursting its banks! Wherever this aura passed, even the chaotic spacetime energy was frozen and annihilated!
"Warning! Unknown high-dimensional energy intrusion! Ship shield energy is rapidly depleting!" Franky roared, staring at the wildly fluctuating data on the control panel.
From that purplish-black rift, one could vaguely see the mind-blowing scene behind it—boundless darkness, enormous, floating creations resembling planetary debris, and the outlines of some indescribable, bizarre life forms composed of geometric crystals and pure Dark Energy! A cold, vast, and emotionless will swept across the entire Thousand Sunny in an instant, like a scanner!
[Detection... low-dimensional life form... containing special Laws of Space and Time... analysis... value judgment... capture...]
Intermittent streams of information, directly impacting the soul, assaulted everyone's consciousness with an unquestionable tone of command!
"What is that?!" Luffy felt a strange sense of unease and crisis, and his rubber body instinctively swelled up.
Zoro, Sanji, and the others were also on high alert. The oppressive aura emanating from this force was even more intense and... awe-inspiring than the previous world-destroying projection!
"It's Void Seekers!" Allen's expression turned incredibly grave for the first time. He clearly sensed the terrifying presence behind that rift. "They roam the gaps between worlds, devouring civilizations and plundering the laws of nature! We've been targeted!"
Before he finished speaking, several purplish-black chains made of pure Void energy shot out from the crack like venomous snakes, ignoring spatial distance and directly coiling around Allen, who was standing at the bow of the ship! Their purpose was to capture him, the vessel of this "special Laws of Space and Time "!
"Don't even think about it!" A fierce glint flashed in Allen's eyes. He clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and the power of light and darkness instantly merged into the Power of the Primordial Beginning of Chaos, transforming into a rotating shield in front of him!
laugh--!
The Void chains struck the Primordial Shield, producing a sickeningly corrosive sound! The shield trembled violently, and Allen swayed slightly, actually being forced back a step! This Void energy was of an extremely high level, possessing a characteristic of "law denial," making it extremely difficult to deal with!
At the same time, more Void energy spread out from the rift, beginning to erode and assimilate the surrounding sea. The Thousand Sunny seemed to sink into a viscous, purplish-black swamp, its speed plummeted, and the hull groaned under the strain!
"We can't let it expand any further!" Sabo's anxious voice came through (via Den Den Mushi ), "We must close that rift!"
"Leave it to me!" Allen took a deep breath, knowing he could no longer hold back. His dragon might erupted completely, and the silver-purple Torch Dragon Dharma Form reappeared, but this time, the edges of the Dharma Form's scales flowed with that Chaos primordial luster!
He no longer passively defended himself, but actively drew upon the chaotic spacetime energy around him, forcibly gathering and compressing it!
"Using this world's time and space as a guide, let us summon the power of the other side's return to nothingness..."
" The Torch Dragon's Secret Ritual: Spacetime Returns to Annihilation!"
He thrust both hands forward with a sudden burst! A hazy, gray beam of light, seemingly capable of burying all of space and time and returning everything to its origin, shot out like an arrow toward the purplish-black rift! This was not an attack on the rift itself, but rather an attack on the "space-time baseline" upon which it existed!
boom!!!
A silent collision erupted at the level of laws! The spacetime structure around the rift began to collapse and annihilate! That cold will emitted angry fluctuations, and the purplish-black chains struggled frantically, trying to stop it, but under the power of Spacetime Returns to Annihilation, they too began to break and dissipate inch by inch!
Finally, with a mournful cry that seemed to come from the distant Void, the purplish-black rift suddenly contracted and disappeared completely. The pervasive Void energy also dissipated rapidly, like a tree without roots.
The spacetime chaos around the Thousand Sunny returned to normal, as if everything that had just happened was a nightmare.
But everyone on the ship was still shaken. Chopper and Nami were pale, Zoro and Sanji looked grave, and even Luffy was unusually silent for a moment.
Allen, slightly out of breath, stared intently at the spot where the rift had disappeared.
"It seems our enemies are not limited to within this world," he said slowly. "On the Final Sea Route, besides the end of history, there lurk threats from beyond this world."
This brief encounter served as a wake-up call, striking a chord in everyone's hearts. Their adventure would no longer be confined to an ocean or a planet, but would truly encompass... the vast universe and the unknown dangers hidden in the endless Void.
The Thousand Sunny Modified adjusted its course and continued its relentless march towards Laugh Tale, towards the final coordinates that connected countless secrets and crises. Meanwhile, Allen began to delve deeper into the new power within him that, after fusing with the Destruction Origin, seemed to possess a unique resistance and understanding of "external" forces.
The journey to the Xinghai is destined to be bumpy. But the challenges have only just begun.