As the strange substance emerged from Ain's body and flew towards Charlotte Linlin, those present who knew Charlotte Linlin's abilities looked at Ain as if he were a dead man.
That strange substance represents 'lifespan'.
Charlotte Linlin possesses the ability to drain lifespan. If you are afraid in her presence, your lifespan will be directly drained, and the amount is entirely determined by Charlotte Linlin.
No matter what skills that woman possessed, she was surely dead; this was the thought in everyone's mind.
Ain instinctively wanted to hold onto this strange thing. She had a constant feeling of unease, a sense that if this thing left her body, she would... die!
However, no matter what she tried, she couldn't stop the thing from floating out.
Just as the ball of matter was about to fly completely out of her body, Uya, who had been standing there, suddenly reached out and grabbed it.
"It's no use, you can't stop it."
" My Mama's ability allows her to directly absorb 'lifespan,' and no one can stop her!"
Seeing Uya's actions, the ministers present all wore cold expressions.
As expected, when Uya's hand touched the strange substance, it passed right through it, seemingly unstoppable.
However, it was precisely when Uya's hand touched that strange substance that a look of understanding appeared on Uya's face.
"Oh, I see."
Uya had always been curious: since this world has Devil Fruit like Ain's, which can turn back time, then logically it should be equivalent to immortality.
Moreover, Ain's ability isn't just that she can be immortal; it can also make countless people immortal.
Now, Uya finally understood that Ain's time manipulation abilities could not affect this strange substance, which was the so-called 'lifespan'.
This lifespan seems to originate from something in the soul; it doesn't seem to exist in the Hokage world, but rather exists within this world as a manifestation of its rules.
Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit can control this rule; as long as Charlotte Linlin has any fear in front of her, her 'lifespan' will be sucked out.
In the original story, Charlotte Linlin killed her son in this way when she went mad.
After realizing what was happening, Uya's expression calmed down. His hand, which had passed through the strange substance, suddenly became ethereal for a moment before grasping the solid matter and no longer being passed through directly!
Immediately afterwards, Uya gently pressed down, and the 'life force' returned directly to Ain's body. Ain's inexplicable palpitation gradually subsided, and she felt at peace.
However, this seemingly unremarkable and inconspicuous scene caused everyone's eyes to widen instantly, even Charlotte Linlin was taken aback.
Her abilities... were interrupted midway?!
The other generals, and even the ministers, were almost all astonished, their expressions showing near disbelief.
Uya showed no fear and remained unaffected, which was fine, but Ain was clearly terrified, and her 'lifespan' was being drained. She was about to be directly eliminated, but Uya forcibly stopped her!
This is the first time I've seen Mama's abilities being restricted!
"Thank you, thank you..."
Although Ain didn't know exactly what had happened, from the expressions of the people around her and her own feelings, she understood that Uya must have saved her.
While showing gratitude to Uya, she was even more astonished by the strange abilities of Charlotte Linlin, Four Emperors. Indeed, the four strongest pirates on this sea were all extremely dangerous individuals!
"You're welcome."
Uya smiled at Ain, then turned back to look at Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors.
Seeing this, Charlotte Linlin took a deep breath, suppressing her astonishment, and her fierce face once again revealed a terrifyingly savage expression.
"You're no ordinary brat after all. It seems I underestimated you from the start. But from now on... there will be no more surprises. You will die here today!"
As Charlotte Linlin spoke, the Three Sweet Commanders, the ministers, and even the pirates who were gradually waking up all picked up their weapons and looked at Uya and Ain with murderous intent.
After Ain helped Uya block Four Emperors Charlotte Linlin's power, her fear subsided. Seeing so many people surrounding her, she felt a chill in her heart, but she assumed a fighting stance.
No matter what, she had to help Uya hold off some of the troops!
However, in the next instant, the ground beneath Ain's feet suddenly transformed into a face, lunging at her with a vicious bite.
This bite included Uya within its attack range.
"What?!"
Ain was completely unprepared for the sudden attack at her feet. Startled, she barely had time to react before being bitten by the enormous mouth.
However, Uya, who had been standing beside her, reached out and grabbed her shoulder, then flashed through the air and retreated to a distance.
However, before they could even land, a human face suddenly appeared on a nearby rock, leaping up and crashing down on Uya and Ain's heads.
"Snort!"
Uya snorted coldly, too lazy to dodge, and directly punched upwards.
Bang!!
The stone that suddenly came to life was blasted to pieces and let out a scream that sounded like a human's.
"What the hell is this? Is all of this her power?!" Ain was astonished as she watched this bizarre scene.
The instant Ain finished speaking, thunder and lightning suddenly filled the sky. A face abruptly appeared on a dark cloud, followed by a deafening roar of lightning.
Meanwhile, on the other side, another cloud, resembling a flame, or rather, the 'sun,' also hovered and cast a fiery glow.
Flames and lightning clashed together, then crashed down with a deafening roar.
Whoosh!!
This time, Ain finally had time to react. Before Uya could make a move, she preemptively released a ball of peach-colored flame, which merged with the flames and lightning, instantly annihilating him.
However, although they managed to stop Charlotte Linlin's lightning and fire attack, the members of the Four Emperors Big Mom Pirates, led by Charlotte Linlin, charged forward with murderous intent.
Seeing so many pirates swarming forward, Ain couldn't help but smile bitterly. The earth, rivers, rocks, and dark clouds could all attack on their own, and with this large group of pirates added to the mix, the disparity in strength was simply too great.
Is this... the strength of Four Emperors pirate crew?!
Just as Ain gritted her teeth, thinking that she could block as many as she could, Uya, who was standing next to her, suddenly took a step forward.
"Commander Uya, you want to...?"
Seeing Uya's action, Ain showed a slight surprise, her eyes flickering as she suddenly thought of the Conqueror's Haki Uya had released earlier.
However, even with Conqueror's Haki... it's useless. It's impossible to knock out those high-ranking officers, and knocking out ordinary pirates won't have any real effect.
Thinking of this, Ain's eyes dimmed slightly again, and for a moment she didn't know what to do to face such a terrible situation.
Just as the Big Mom Pirates were about to rush towards Uya and Ain, Uya suddenly spoke calmly.
"Looks like that attack just now didn't have any real effect. Hmm, there's no point in Conqueror's Haki again."
"Speaking of which, I do have an ability I'd like to test."
At this point, a slight smile appeared on Uya's lips, and his usually calm eyes suddenly shone brightly. At the same time, a strange power surged from Uya's body.
Uya gently clasped her hands together in front of her chest, then opened them again, revealing a small, black, finger-sized mass in Uya palms.
The next moment, this strange substance suddenly flew into the sky.
"Earth Explosion... Heavenly Star!" (To be continued.)