The weapons are sharp, and the magic is swift.
Amidst the crisscrossing sword shadows, Jellal, using "Meteor Acceleration" on himself, strolled leisurely, always managing to outrun Erza's sword no matter how fast it was.
The sword formation whistled through the air. As Erza approached, Jellal raised his hand and pointed to the sky, following the trajectory of the swords.
Celestial Triple Star Formation!
Three radiant magical celestial bodies suddenly appeared, their power instantly crushing the surrounding Heavenly Wheel Sword Array, and spiraling towards Erza in three directions.
Erza never expected that her magic sword array would be casually crushed by Jellal. Although she managed to counterattack in time by slashing one magic star with her sword, she was still caught off guard by the other two.
The powerful magic blasted Erza away, the immense impact carving a furrow into the ground, and even her Heavenly Wheel Armor shattered under the force.
Erza scrambled to her feet, panting heavily. She never imagined that Jellal in his complete form would be so strong.
"Hehe~ Erza, now that you've witnessed my true power, how do you feel?"
With the cool special effects of the [Celestial] magic, coupled with his arrogant expression and tone, Gerald is now a complete villain.
Unlike his humiliating defeat in Magnolia, Jellal's strength increased dramatically after he relinquished the [Thought Form] and regained his full power! It increased dramatically! It increased dramatically!
Apart from the "Ten Saints" level powerhouses, Gerald didn't believe there was anyone else in the world who could withstand him.
Jellal's arrogant words only made Erza calmer. She changed into the "Black Feather Armor" and pointed the Black Feather Sword at Jellal.
"So what if you're powerful?"
"What do you have left now, Gerald?"
Upon hearing this, Gerald's wicked smile froze instantly.
As Erza said, what does she have left now?
Former friends chose to leave because of his deception and manipulation. As for Ultear or the Oración Seis, these dark forces were nothing more than mutual exploitation to Jellal; there was little genuine affection between them.
Gerald is now all alone.
If nothing is left, what's the use of "dark freedom"? What good is resurrecting a dark mage?
Just as Gerald wavered, two lightning-fast rapiers came straight for his arms.
During the half-day on the island, Noah introduced Erza to [Celestial] magic, which requires specific hand gestures to activate.
Once his hands are crippled, no matter how powerful Gerald is, he will no longer be able to use that powerful [Celestial] magic.
However, the explosion of a magical celestial body forced Erza's attack to stop. A mage of Jellal's caliber has an extraordinary perception of magic, so how could he be distracted and disregard the battle situation?
Erza leaped into the air and spun around, stepping on the still-dissipating fragments of the magical asteroid, before forcefully swinging her sword down at Jellal.
...…
While Erza is in the midst of a fierce battle, the scene shifts to Noah, who is also facing difficulties.
This doesn't refer to Noah, but rather to his explosive gloves.
Noah's face darkened as he looked at the explosive glove on his right hand, which had suddenly become worn out from contact with Ultear's magic. He hadn't expected that his explosive glove would be in such a state after just a brief encounter with Ultear.
The magical world is so wondrous; no one can guarantee that some unexpected magic will suddenly appear out of nowhere and cause disaster, just like Noah, who fights using magical artifacts, encountering Ultear, who can manipulate objects and time.
"I quite like these gloves, you have to pay me back."
Seeing Noah's sour face, Ultear found it amusing that he wasn't afraid of her magic and was instead demanding compensation for his magical items.
The girl in white chuckled charmingly, "Little brother, my magic is called [Arc of Time], a type of lost magic. You are no match for me, so give up."
Noah slowly removed his gloves and replied dismissively to Ultear, "[The Arc of Time] is magic that can revert the state of things to the past or push them into the future, but it doesn't work on creatures other than plants."
"Tch, a spell that can't be used on the human body, look how capable you think you are."
Urudia's eyes widened in disbelief. How could this be?! How could he know so much detail?!
The person who taught Ultear [Arc of Time] once told her that there were no more than three people in the world besides the two of them who could recognize this magic.
Ultear met one today, but she was shocked by Noah's age. A young man not even twenty years old knew so much about her magic.
Noah put the blasting gloves back into his pocket. He really liked the magical gadget, but the battle with Ultear would only force them into early retirement.
Seeing Ultear's hesitant expression, Noah said, "Don't look at me like that. If you read more books, you'll know the answer too."
Noah did not mean to mock Ultear. Among the books left by Fairy Tail's "Second Guild Master Precht", there is one that details the "Arc of Time".
"So what if you know the flaws in my magic?"
Ultear composed herself and looked at Noah with a smile. "Little brother, why don't you just surrender obediently? Although Jellal said he would tear you to pieces, I'll leave you a whole meal."
"Surrender? Surrender my ass."
Noah was very unhappy. He told himself to surrender, but he couldn't stand being told that he was a man.
Today, I, Noah, will show you just how wild and powerful I can be!
Almost instantly, Noah's figure appeared in front of Ultear. Although Ultear managed to dodge the dark fist, the force of the wind made her face hurt.
Ultear quickly moved away from the white-haired boy, staring intently at the dark luster that appeared on Noah's arms.
When Magnolia Gerald was being ganged up on, she noticed this [Armament Haki], which could greatly enhance both her defensive and offensive capabilities.
Noah wasn't among those beating up Jellal at the time, and Ultear thought he didn't possess this power. Little did she know that his control over this power was no less than that of the Fairy Queen Erza.
Ultear could see that Noah wanted to defeat him through physical combat.
[The Arc of Time] allows Ultear to control the time of objects, even affecting spells that have already been cast.
Since most mages find it difficult to harm themselves, why should Ultear spend too much energy on physical combat, which makes physical combat her weakness?
If they were on the mainland, Ultear was confident that by manipulating plant growth with magic, she could wear down Noah using a "kite-flying" tactic.
But this is just a small, barren island with very little space to stretch or anything that can be affected by the [arc of time].
Thinking of Noah's swift movements and fierce punches, Ultear's smile vanished. Given the speed Noah had displayed, it would be difficult for her magic to hit him.
[Arc of Time] is indeed very effective against Hold-type mages, but Ultear's fighting style is also severely countered by Noah's physical attacks.
Suddenly, Ultear wanted to switch opponents with Gerald, but Noah wouldn't give her the chance to speak.
How can you replace someone before they've even fallen to the ground?
With a soft shout, a small crater appeared in the ground, and Noah transformed into a black shadow and quickly headed towards Urutia.
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