"Can't wait."
"Can't wait long."
So, without giving Carthelace any chance to speak his last words, a black light, an extreme black light, as if it had devoured space, appeared before Carthelace without a world-shattering thunderclap or a mighty impact.
"Can't dodge."
Staring at the silent blackness that appeared before him, Carthelace's eyes widened, filled with despair.
"What the hell is this!"
He tried every method he could think of, but this thing seemed to have locked onto his soul, easily piercing all his illusions, piercing the white-clothed woman who appeared before him, and then unhesitatingly piercing the Armament Haki defense he had condensed with all his strength.
It then penetrated his brain, pierced his soul, pierced this illusory world, and directly appeared in the outside world.
"Huh?"
The moment the black energy appeared in the outside world, time on the small island seemed to pause. A terrifying pressure, surpassing everything encountered by those on the island, like the sky collapsing, instantly filled the entire island.
This caused Guina and Kuzan, who were fighting, to freeze and simultaneously look up at the sky.
And with that upward glance, they saw a scene they would never forget in their lives.
They saw a black light streak across the sky, disappearing into the distance, and what the black light left behind was a huge scar.
Yes, a scar, as if the black light had left a scar on the face of this world.
This scar wasn't a scene that would etch itself into their memories, but after the scar, they vaguely seemed to see...
They saw another world.
Whoosh~
Wind.
Not normal wind, but, but...
But wind from another world.
As this wind blew in, everyone on the island stopped in their tracks, both their bodies and their souls.
Of course, not including Kong Tai.
Kong Tai stood in mid-air, the space around him violently distorting as if he were in a time tunnel, making him appear pixelated, flickering in and out of existence, as if this world did not welcome him and wanted to expel him.
And in front of his finger, his gaze seemed to cross time, falling upon another world.
There was nothing in this world, only two mountains spanning across the darkness.
The mountains were immense, beyond imagination.
Between these mountains was a bottomless chasm. As for the surroundings, due to the distance, they were completely invisible.
Upon gazing intently, his pupils dilated, and his eyes gradually showed a look of horror.
These were not mountains at all!
Their shape was that of an "eye" far beyond his comprehension.
The eye was closed, and Kong Tai could only see its general outline, not the details.
However, from the size of the eye, he knew this was something he absolutely could not provoke.
Even though it was now dormant and its eyes were closed, the oppressive feeling transmitted through the chasm made him, for the first time since crossing into this world, feel fear in his heart.
The sensation of his soul trembling made him feel like an ant facing a god.
Looking at the chasm, sensing the vastly different and dangerous aura emanating from it compared to last time, he knew he had been wrong.
The black hole he had condensed in space should have directly pierced the spatial barrier of this world.
Instead of space being shattered like Whitebeard did.
While the energy unleashed by Whitebeard or strong fighters was indeed powerful, it wasn't strong enough to break the spatial barrier of this world. The spatial fragmentation they experienced was merely the vibration and shattering of air, at most only distorting space, but not breaking it.
The power of the black hole he had condensed was clearly a power that completely surpassed this world.
He had previously thought this power could only annihilate matter, but it seemed he was mistaken; its danger level exceeded his imagination.
Now, it appeared that this thing could obliterate space, allowing him to achieve ultra-long-distance teleportation.
This was just a basic application. If he condensed too much, he could even pierce through spacetime completely, achieving time travel.
And this time, by unleashing his ability completely, he had thoroughly pierced spacetime.
He didn't know if the other side was still in this world, but he knew that the distance between here and there should be beyond his imagination.
It was certainly not around the planet of One Piece.
Because, based on his observation, this thing's eye alone surpassed his imagination, and the eye itself was likely the size of an asteroid.
Due to the immense distance and the surrounding darkness, he couldn't be sure, but what he sensed and saw suggested it was at least that large.
He didn't know if this thing was in this star system.
No wonder the world had sent clear signals to stop him from emitting such energy. Last time, he thought the danger came from this world!
Clearly not.
He didn't know what the thing on the other side was, but from the extreme rejection this world showed towards his black hole ability, and the unimaginable aura emanating from the other side of space, he suspected that if this thing truly woke up, it might not be a good thing for this world.
Soon, perhaps in an instant.
The distorted space around Kong Tai gradually subsided, and the black rift that extended from his fingertip to the edge of the world also gradually disappeared.
Along with it, the aura that made all things, the world, and Kong Tai tremble, also vanished.
Hoo~
Exhaling, Kong Tai, rarely, reached up and wiped his forehead, which had inexplicably broken out in a fine layer of cold sweat.
He dared not imagine what would happen if the guy on the other side truly woke up and appeared in this world through the spatial rift he opened, or if it obtained the coordinates of this world and came here.
What would be the fate of this world?
Well!
It was also possible that nothing would happen even if the other side woke up, because humanity, in its presence, was probably smaller than bacteria.
Humans were too weak for such an existence.
A sneeze from that being might destroy an asteroid, and a single slap might obliterate the planet of One Piece.
Shaking his head, he dismissed the chaotic thoughts in his mind. Regardless of what the other side was, even this world couldn't contend with it, so thinking more was useless.
"Sigh!"
"Who knew this thing was so dangerous!"
Raising his hand and looking at the tip of his index finger, Kong Tai sighed inwardly, "It seems I can't use this thing carelessly anymore, at least not until I know how to control this power."
"But..."
Putting down his hand, his face regained its usual composure and confidence.
When he truly controlled this thing, he would be able to achieve true ultra-long-distance teleportation.
And he felt that the space this thing had broken could allow others to pass through, as long as their bodies could withstand the spatial pressure.
Well!
Even if they couldn't withstand it, it didn't matter, didn't he still have his Spatial Domain?
This thing wasn't like his instantaneous movement, which was an ability inherent to his body for traversing space, usable only by him.
This thing broke open space, so once he controlled it, he would no longer have to worry about the safety of his companions.
"Perhaps..."
Raising his head and gazing at the bright moon, which was gradually rising at the horizon where the sea met the sky, a trace of longing appeared in the depths of his eyes.
"Perhaps by then, I'll be able to truly travel through time and space, returning to the world I once knew, and also going to other worlds."
"This world is becoming more and more interesting!"
"And my abilities, which I still haven't fully figured out."