The explosion seemed to shatter the entire world, and a powerful shockwave spread wildly outwards from the epicenter.
The surrounding rocks shattered into powder under the impact of this shockwave.
Smoke and dust billowed, obscuring the sky and sun, making it almost impossible to see what was happening within.
However, before the aftershocks of the explosion had dissipated, Laxus's figure, like a ghost, broke through the smoke and dust and rushed in front of Viktor.
His right hand was raised high, clenched into a fist, carrying a surging power of lightning, and smashed directly towards Viktor's chest.
Viktor had no time to react and was hit by this punch.
Instantly, his entire body was tightly wrapped in golden lightning, and a powerful current instantly coursed through his whole being.
He felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if thousands of steel needles had pierced him simultaneously.
His entire body flew backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up a large cloud of dust.
Viktor struggled to get up from the ground, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, looking particularly striking on his pale face.
He wiped the blood from his mouth, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes.
The golden haori on his body suddenly glowed with dazzling light, and dense golden electric snakes wildly circled and danced around his body; his body began to undergo drastic changes.
"Golden Roc Form!" Viktor roared, and his body rapidly expanded.
The golden haori on his body fluttered and danced, quickly merging with his outstretched hands, transforming into a pair of enormous wings.
These wings spread out, obscuring the sky and sun, and every feather shimmered with golden lightning.
His feet also quickly grew golden feathers and sharp talons; those talons were incredibly sharp, instantly piercing through his shoes and transforming into eagle claws.
He twisted his head, golden lightning covered his entire body, and with a fierce flap of his wings, his whole being flew into the air.
At the same time, his head also transformed into that of a hawk, with a sharp beak and piercing eyes, exuding a chilling aura.
Viktor, using the power of his bloodline, successfully transformed into the Golden Roc Form.
In this form, his combat power was greatly enhanced.
The Roc's wings spread out, obscuring the sky and sun, and golden lightning flashed wildly on its wings.
"A bit more decent now," Laxus said, looking up at the Golden Roc in the sky, still expressionless.
The Golden Roc spread its huge wings and flapped them fiercely; a strong wind, mixed with the power of lightning, swept towards Laxus with an overwhelming momentum.
This gust of wind contained powerful lightning, and wherever it passed, rocks shattered, and trees were uprooted.
Laxus snorted coldly, his body instantly transforming into a golden lightning bolt, rapidly darting through the strong wind.
The lightning power that struck him was assimilated by the lightning on his body the moment it touched him, dissipating into nothingness.
"Petty tricks are useless," Laxus said coldly.
His body quickly condensed in the lightning, reappearing in its original spot.
He pointed his single hand at the Golden Roc, and dense golden lightning suddenly emerged around him, rapidly converging on his body.
In the blink of an eye, a powerful and suffocating lightning force gathered on his body.
"Taste this!" Laxus roared, pushing his palm forward fiercely.
A huge golden lightning pillar shot out from his hand, whistling towards the Golden Roc in the sky.
This lightning pillar was more than one person's width in diameter, and wherever it passed, the air was instantly ignited, emitting sizzling sounds.
The Golden Roc saw the lightning pillar and, without dodging, flapped its wings fiercely, charging towards the lightning pillar.
At the same time, it also shot out a golden lightning laser from its mouth, colliding head-on with the lightning pillar.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, two powerful lightning forces collided in the air, instantly triggering a terrifying explosion.
A powerful shockwave spread wildly outwards from the epicenter of the explosion.
The surrounding mountains collapsed under the impact of this shockwave, and the earth was torn into huge cracks.
Smoke and dust billowed, obscuring the sky and sun.
In the billowing smoke and dust that obscured the sky and sun, the air was twisted and deformed by terrifying energy fluctuations; every wisp of wind carried a destructive aura.
The Golden Roc Viktor struggled to stabilize his body in the aftershocks of the explosion, his huge wings constantly flapping, dispelling the mist before his eyes.
Laxus stood firm, the golden lightning around him growing even more dazzling, like a scorching sun hanging high.
He quietly watched the tottering figure in the sky, his eyes cold.
Viktor's eagle eyes flickered with madness and unwillingness; he fiercely flapped his wings, ascending to a higher altitude, the golden lightning on his wings growing stronger, each flap accompanied by a strong surge of electric current, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning.
He let out a sharp cry, full of desperate resolve.
"It seems you're still not giving up," Laxus murmured softly, his voice, though light, echoed through the sky, carried by the lightning.
"Disappear in the thunder!"
He slowly raised his hands, palms facing each other, and the lightning power around him, as if summoned by the highest command, gathered towards him at an almost frantic speed.
Those golden electric snakes danced wildly around him, intertwining and colliding, forming a huge lightning vortex.
After circling once in the high sky, Viktor suddenly swooped down.
His body transformed into a golden lightning bolt, shooting straight towards Laxus.
At the same time, a huge lightning orb condensed in his mouth; this orb was several times more powerful than any attack he had previously unleashed, and the energy contained within it seemed enough to turn the entire world to ashes.
"Super Lightning Cannon!" Viktor roared, shooting the lightning orb from his mouth with all his might towards Laxus.
The lightning orb traced a distorted trajectory through the air, and wherever it passed, space seemed to be torn apart, emitting bursts of piercing sounds.
Laxus looked at the incoming lightning orb; he fiercely pushed his hands forward, and the huge lightning pillar, condensed from the lightning vortex, instantly shot out.
This lightning pillar, compared to the previous one, was thicker and more dazzling.
"Boom!" Two terrifying lightning forces collided again, and this explosion was more intense than any before.
The entire world seemed to tremble with this loud bang, and powerful energy fluctuations spread wildly outwards from the epicenter of the explosion.
The surrounding earth was completely torn apart by this force, and deep, bottomless cracks spread out like a spider web in all directions.
Mountains collapsed under the impact of this force, turning into countless rubble, which was swept high into the sky by the shockwave.
In the core area of the explosion, golden lightning raged, as if to devour everything.
Viktor's Golden Roc body flickered in and out of view within this lightning; his wings had been torn to shreds by the immense power, and the feathers on his body drifted down, transforming into specks of lightning and dissipating into the air.
His body was tightly wrapped in lightning, emitting painful cries.
"It's over," Laxus's voice rang out in this chaotic battlefield, like a judgment from hell.
He raised his hand again, and an even more condensed golden lightning bolt shot from his fingertip.
The speed of this lightning bolt was extremely fast, almost instantly piercing through Viktor's body.
Viktor's body suddenly stiffened, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.
His Golden Roc form began to rapidly dissipate, his wings returning to arms, his feathers transforming back into a golden haori, and his legs also returning to human form, his emaciated body slowly falling from the sky.
As he fell, countless images flashed through his mind: the rise of Newborn City, his vows with his companions, and the man before him who had utterly driven him to despair—Laxus.
"Bang!" Viktor's body hit the ground heavily, kicking up a cloud of dust.
His eyes were hollow and lifeless, devoid of any vitality.
Laxus slowly walked to his side, glanced down at him, then turned and left.
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sunlight pierced through the clouds, scattering upon this scarred land.
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