The emergence of the Heart Light Domain allowed the Straw Hat Pirates to gain a foothold in the Barrier Offensive and Defense War. The warm platinum-gold light, like a candle flame in the wind, burned tenaciously amidst the raging tide of the Gray Fleet, not only protecting the team but also naturally restraining the power of " Void " with its inherent meanings of "order," " Chaos," and "existence."
However, the enemy's numbers seemed endless, and new warships continued to emerge from the depths of the rift. The continuous high-intensity battle left everyone exhausted, and energy reserves were being depleted rapidly. Repair work was completely impossible, and all efforts had to be devoted to defense.
"This can't go on!" Franky cried anxiously as he watched the energy readings plummet. "We have to find a way to cut off their manpower!"
"The problem lies in those cracks!" Robin shouted during a lull in the fighting. "If we don't repair the cracks, they'll keep coming!"
How can meticulous repairs be carried out under such intense attack?
Just then, Allen sensed a subtle change. As he focused all his energy on maintaining his Heart Light Domain, especially when the domain's light swept across the unrepaired cracks, he felt an extremely faint but undeniably present "resonance" emanating from the Scar of Origin itself!
This cosmic scar is not an inanimate object! It seems to be able to sense the protective will and desire for repair contained within the Light of the Heart, which are of the same origin as it!
A bold idea arose in Allen's mind.
" Luffy! Robin!" Allen shouted through the connection of their Light of the Heart, "Let's channel our Light of the Heart not to fight the enemy, but to resonate fully with the Scar of Origin! Try to awaken its own power!"
The three instantly understood. They no longer focused their Light of the Heart primarily on defense and enhancement, but instead directed the majority of their mental power to the platinum light, like the gentlest tentacles, actively reaching out to touch and embrace the enormous and sorrowful wound.
The instant the Light of the Heart touches the trace --
Buzz!!!
A will far more vast, ancient, and majestic than any previous fluctuation, like a sleeping giant slowly awakening, emanated from the depths of the Scar of Origin! The entire scar began to emit a deep and magnificent resonance, a sound that did not travel through a medium but resounded directly into the depths of everyone's soul!
A warm, pure light, brimming with the primal power of creation and order, emanates from the trace itself! This light intertwines with and strengthens the Light of the Heart of the Straw Hat Pirates!
What was originally just Heart Light Domain surrounding the team suddenly expanded under the blessing of this primal power! Like a Sparks, it instantly covered the entire battlefield area!
Wherever the platinum light touched, the gray warship's azure energy melted and disintegrated rapidly, like ice and snow meeting the sun! The warship's own hard armor also became fragile under the illumination of the Source Light of the universe, as if it had lost the support of the power of " Void "!
"It works! The traces themselves are helping us!" Nami was pleasantly surprised to see that the energy level of the enemy unit on the detector was plummeting!
Luffy into laughter, and the rhythmic beat of liberation and the echoing of the trail created a strange harmony. "Everyone! Let's charge! Drive these Black Shadow back to their home!"
With their morale soaring, the Straw Hat Pirates unleashed astonishing fighting power under the dual enhancement of the Light of the Heart and the Origin of the Trace. Zoro's slashes could easily tear apart enemy ships, Sanji's kicks carried the power to purify everything, and everyone's attack efficiency increased several times over!
The Gray Fleet was thrown into chaos by this sudden turn of events. They tried to retreat back to the rifts, but those rifts became extremely unstable under the illumination of the Source Light of the traces, and even began to shrink and close on their own!
A one-sided extermination began. The remaining gray warships were destroyed one by one in despair, turning into cosmic dust.
When the signal from the last enemy ship disappeared, the battlefield temporarily returned to calm. The Scar of Origin emitted a soft and stable light, as if it had undergone a baptism and become more solid. Many of the smaller cracks even healed on their own under the resonance of the Light of the Heart and the trace.
The Straw Hat Pirates is not merely healing their wounds; they've awakened the very defense mechanisms of the cosmic barrier! They've become a bridge connecting the present will with the ancient origins, a beacon of hope igniting this despairing Void!
The consciousness of the Scar Keeper transmitted, bringing with it an unprecedented shock and... a glimmer of hope:
"Resonance... is complete. The beacon... is lit. Yet, this is but a single battle... the 'ruler' on the other side... will eventually arrive in person..."