The " Abyss Maw " approached slowly, like a moving celestial body. Instead of spewing out destructive waves of light, it opened its truly black hole-like Maw —not to devour matter, but to begin gnawing at the very rules at the edge of the " Sea Route " that Allen had created!
Visibly, the space stabilized by Allen's will began to distort and blur, as if a piece had been bitten off by an invisible behemoth. The protective shields of the Allied warships at the edge instantly failed, rapidly disintegrating and shattering like water droplets exposed to a vacuum!
At the same time, the pale beams of the Temporal Overseer became denser. They no longer tried to solidify, but instead, like countless Scalpel, precisely cut and peeled away the connection between the " Sea Route " and the main universe, attempting to completely "isolate" this area, turning it into an island in spacetime, and then slowly erode it.
The internal spacetime structure has been gnawed away, and the external connections have been severed!
The pressure on Allen instantly increased! Maintaining the " Sea Route " was already extremely difficult, but now it was like carrying a mountain on his back and walking on a knife's edge! His body trembled slightly, and the silver-purple light and the pure white radiance of the World Seed intertwined and flickered, appearing uncertain.
" Allen!" Luffy and the others tried to return to help, but they were held back by more Devourer warships and the suddenly appearing, blurry " Abyss Hunter " capable of short-distance space jumps.
"Don't get distracted! Trust him!" Zoro roared, Enma unleashed a massive slash that tore through space, cleaving a Abyss Hunter that was trying to ambush Luffy in two. But more Hunters swarmed in like ghosts.
The allied forces were once again plunged into a bitter battle. Their morale, which had just been boosted, began to slide into the Abyss of despair in the face of an absolute disparity in strength and bizarre attack methods.
Combustion and Sublimation
Allen could feel the power of the " World Seed " being rapidly depleted, and the runes on his chest were even beginning to burn and dim. His own spacetime power was also nearly exhausted. And the mark of the " Scent of the Abyss," in such close contact with the power of the Abyss itself, became more active than ever before, like a venomous snake trying to burrow into his soul, whispering the temptation of conversion and destruction.
We must not fall... We absolutely must not fall!
Behind them are their comrades, their home, and countless lives waiting to be protected!
His consciousness began to blur, and scenes from the past flashed rapidly through his mind: the promise he made when he first met Luffy, the joy of reuniting with Ace, the bonds he formed with each of his companions, the rise and fall of civilizations he witnessed in the Xinghai, the knowledge he gained from the Seat of All Knowledge, and... the deep longing for true freedom and peace in his heart.
All of this must not be destroyed!
"Ah--!!!"
A dragon's roar, seemingly from the primordial chaos, erupted from the depths of Allen's soul! It was not pain, but the roar of extreme anger and the will to protect!
At this moment, the " World Seed " rune on his chest seemed unable to withstand the pressure from both internal and external forces and Allen's burning will, and shattered with a crash! But shattering was not the end, but rather... a rebirth!
Countless pure white points of light surged from the shattered runes, like rivers flowing into the sea, merging into Allen's limbs and bones, completely fusing with his remaining spacetime power and his indomitable will! A silvery-white flame ignited around him, a flame that was not scorching, but carried a cold and majestic power that brought all things back to order and silenced the laws!
His form underwent subtle changes amidst the flames, his pupils turning completely silver-white, as if reflecting the ultimate truth of the universe's birth and death. On his forehead, a pair of illusory dragon horns, composed of pure laws, slowly emerged.
Torch Dragon Fruit - Awakening - Sublimation State - The Law's Return to Silence!
Dragon Roar - Law's Return to Silence
Allen raised his head, his silver eyes locking onto the " Abyss Maw " that was devouring the rules, and the fleet of Temporal Overseer behind it that was constantly cutting through space.
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Instead, an invisible wave, Transcendence the realm of hearing, suddenly spread out from him like the first cry of creation!
The shockwave swept across the battlefield—
The Abyss Hunter, which was attacking frantically, suddenly froze, and then silently disintegrated into the most basic energy particles like a sand sculpture.
The dense, pale beams of light vanished without a trace the instant they came into contact with the fluctuation, as if erased by an eraser.
The massive Devourer warships, their eerie green energy patterns rapidly dimming, their hulls groaning under the strain, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.
The first few " Abyss Maw " that were on the front line suddenly closed their Maw, which were big enough to devour the rules of the universe, and let out painful, silent howls. Countless cracks appeared on their huge bodies, and dark red energy gushed out from the cracks like blood!
For the first time, the fleet of the Temporal Overseer showed obvious signs of panicked retreat; the intricate, clockwork-like structures on their ship surfaces even experienced brief, disordered pauses!
Allen's attack—the Space-Time Dragon Roar: Law's Return to Silence— which embodies his shattered " World Seed," burning will, and the power of the Ascension Fruit, is not a direct energy attack, but a forced cleansing and silencing of all "abnormal," "chaotic," and "hostile" laws within a certain range!
With a single strike, the battlefield fell silent!
However, after unleashing this attack that Transcendence his limits, the silvery-white flames surrounding Allen instantly dimmed, and he fell from the sky like a kite with a broken string.
" Allen!!!"
Luffy's eyes were bloodshot, and he charged forward without regard for anything else.
Zoro, Sanji, Ace, and the others unleashed their full potential, forcefully breaking free from their opponents and rushing towards the direction where Allen had fallen.
The allied forces have encountered a fleeting... and possibly final window of opportunity for a counterattack.