A trace of fear that Kaido could no longer hide appeared in his fierce, tyrannical eyes. His pupils shrank sharply, and even his voice carried a faint tremor as he roared,
"That light in the kid's palm… it's damn unnatural! It's making the scales on my body stand up on their own. Feels like a thousand needles stabbing me at the same time!"
Big Mom was just as shaken.
Her already scorched-black face looked even darker and more terrifying now, her eyes full of alarm.
"Mamamama… that energy fluctuation is horrifying. It's like someone crushed a hundred blazing suns into the palm of their hand. That pressure feels like it could grind me flat!"
While everyone was still caught in shock and fear, Jozu slowly raised his right hand.
As he moved, the rays of light that had been dancing wildly inside his body seemed to answer some silent call. They gradually gathered toward his diamond palm in an orderly flow.
At first, those rays were chaotic, but very quickly, they lined up with perfect precision, like soldiers trained to obey without hesitation.
A glowing sphere quietly began forming in Jozu's palm.
At the start, its size and brightness were no more than a candle flame flickering in the night, weak but steady.
Then, in only a moment, the light sphere rapidly expanded. Its brightness rose sharply, and in the blink of an eye, it had become a massive searchlight, illuminating everything around it.
Then its brightness surged again.
Finally, it transformed into a miniature sun so dazzling that no one could look straight at it.
That piercing radiance seemed capable of reaching the depths of the soul, making everyone feel instinctive awe.
Around the light sphere, space began to twist strangely.
The once-still air seemed to be kneaded by an invisible hand, forming tiny whirlpools one after another.
At the same time, thin black lightning flickered around it like nimble little snakes, crackling as if telling everyone just how terrifying and mysterious this power truly was.
Because his body was filled with an enormous amount of energy, Jozu's voice carried a clear layered echo, making it sound deep and heavy.
"I call this move—Thousandfold Focus!"
Every word struck like a hammer against a war drum, making people's ears ache.
Standing nearby, Ron nodded slightly, his eyes calm and wise.
He patiently explained to the still-stunned crowd,
"Most of you don't know this, but Jozu possesses multiple Devil Fruit abilities.
"The Twinkle-Twinkle Fruit gives him the ability to freely control diamond structure, while the Glint-Glint Fruit provides him with a constant supply of light energy.
"Look closely. Those precise diamond prisms don't just reflect light beams with perfect accuracy. They can also extract the most destructive monochromatic light from complex light itself…"
Before Ron could finish, the light sphere in Jozu's palm had already condensed to its absolute limit.
At that moment, it was like a supernova about to erupt, packed with enough power to destroy heaven and earth.
Suddenly, Jozu grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp diamond teeth. A confident, arrogant smile spread across his face.
"I heard Uranus likes playing with lasers? Then let's see whose light shines brighter!"
With that, he forcefully pushed the light sphere in his hand toward the sky.
In an instant, a pure white pillar of light tore through the heavens like a sword, surging upward with mountain-crushing force.
Wherever the beam passed, the air was instantly ionized into plasma by the extreme heat, releasing sharp sizzling sounds.
Even more astonishing was that there was no visible color within the beam at all, because every wavelength had been refined into the purest destructive energy.
It was as if it intended to wipe the entire world away.
The blood-red giant eye appeared abruptly, like a nightmare descending into reality.
Its strange, hideous form seemed to contain endless mystery and power, and now it had clearly sensed the threat coming from below.
In the next instant, a dark-red laser, almost solid in form, shot out from the depths of that blood-red pupil.
The beam was like a berserk fire dragon, carrying the aura of destruction as it rushed toward its target with overwhelming force.
At the same time, the white light rising from below refused to back down.
The two completely different yet equally overwhelming energies collided violently in midair, like two unmatched masters meeting in a breathtaking clash at the peak.
In that instant, heaven and earth seemed to change color.
Time and space themselves seemed to freeze.
The energy waves created by the collision spread madly in every direction like a raging tsunami.
The brilliance that erupted was so blinding that even the sun hanging in the sky seemed dim by comparison. For that brief moment, the entire world appeared to belong to that dazzling radiance.
Then came a deafening explosion, booming like thunder strong enough to tear through eardrums.
The blinding light unfolded like an enormous curtain, swallowing the entire sky without mercy and covering everything in endless white.
The intense rays stabbed at everyone's eyes like countless sharp needles, making it impossible to look directly.
Under that sudden burst of light, everyone instinctively shut their eyes. Their bodies trembled slightly despite themselves.
The powerful shockwave hit them like an invisible giant hand, shoving them backward until they nearly lost their footing. Many stumbled several steps, and some almost fell before barely managing to steady themselves.
For a brief moment, their ears rang, and the world around them seemed to sink into dead silence.
Yet if they listened carefully, they could still hear the sharp clatter of broken stones rolling down. In that silence, the sound was especially jarring.
They could also hear their companions' rapid breathing, rising and falling one after another, revealing the tension and unease in their hearts.
"Did… did it work?"
At last, someone broke the silence with a trembling voice, filled with both hope and anxiety.
Every word seemed forced out through clenched teeth, carrying fear of the unknown result and desperate longing for a miracle.
Jozu suddenly opened his eyes.
Those eyes, already bright and focused, now shone with excitement and determination.
His gaze locked tightly onto the sky, as if he wanted to see through everything there.
The smoke and dust slowly dispersed, like a thin veil being lifted away.
Bit by bit, everyone's vision cleared.
Uranus's previously unstoppable attack had indeed been blocked.