Tenrou Island, inside a massive cavern.
At this moment, Kenichi, wreathed in crimson flames, and Mirajane, shrouded in dark purple magical power, stood facing each other from a distance.
Although the two had not yet truly clashed.
The terrifying magical power emanating from their bodies had already filled the air in the cavern with an oppressive atmosphere.
Wendy, watching from the side, clenched her fists, her small face full of worry.
"Hmph!"
Under the gaze of Kenichi and Wendy, the demon Mirajane curled the corner of her mouth and let out a light snort.
Bzzzt-
Suddenly, Mirajane moved her feet, and the ground beneath them instantly caved in.
Her body shot forward like a cannonball, charging towards Kenichi at an astonishing speed.
Whoosh-
In the blink of an eye, Mirajane closed the distance to Kenichi and threw a punch at him.
Facing Mirajane's punch, Kenichi didn't hesitate either. He stepped back, setting a stance, then formed a fist and punched fiercely towards Mirajane.
The next second, Kenichi's fist and Mirajane's fist collided head-on.
Boom-
At that moment, a violent impact sound instantly rang through the air.
Simultaneously, a violent shockwave, accompanying the intense collision, spread out in all directions like ripples, centered on Kenichi and Mirajane.
Moreover, the ground beneath Kenichi's feet shattered and collapsed instantly.
A large amount of rock debris shot into the air.
Some of the rocks, mixed with the terrifying shockwave, surged towards the surroundings.
Wendy, not far away, saw this and her face changed.
"Is this the power of Kenichi-nii and Mira-san?"
As Wendy spoke, Kenichi and Mirajane over there were already locked in fierce combat.
Kenichi and Mirajane's fists, arms, elbows, and other parts continuously engaged in fierce collisions.
With each collision, a violent impact sound would echo through the air.
Bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom!
Each collision was accompanied by a shockwave sweeping out.
The rock debris around them, when hit by these shockwaves, instantly turned to powder.
Furthermore, the entire cavern seemed unable to withstand their intense battle and began to shake constantly.
"Darkness Spark!"
Amidst the fierce fight, Mirajane's demonic hand opened, and a black sphere of magical power the size of a volleyball instantly took shape.
Without any hesitation, she gripped the black magical sphere and, with a slam-dunk-like motion, fiercely slammed it towards Kenichi in front of her.
Just as the magical sphere was about to hit Kenichi, he didn't choose to dodge, but instead threw a punch at it.
Boom-
The moment Kenichi's fist struck the magical sphere, a dazzling light instantly erupted between Kenichi's fist and the magical sphere in Mirajane's hand.
Although the magical sphere wasn't large, it contained an incredibly terrifying amount of energy.
The moment this dazzling light appeared, a violent explosion sounded throughout the cavern.
Boom-
This terrifying explosion caused Mirajane's feet to slide back along the ground for a distance.
Kenichi, however, remained standing in place, though the ground beneath his feet was shattered… his position hadn't moved.
"He actually forced Mira-san back?!"
Wendy had originally thought about using her Enchantment Magic to increase Kenichi's attack and defense.
But now, it seemed completely unnecessary.
While Wendy was marveling, Mirajane's figure had already stopped.
"Soul Extinction!"
Mirajane abruptly brought her palms together.
Bzzzt-
At that moment, a black magic sphere condensed between her palms.
As Mirajane continuously poured magical power into the sphere, it visibly swelled in size.
When the magic sphere grew to about the size of a basketball, Mirajane thrust her palms forward towards Kenichi.
Whoosh-
A huge, black magical shockwave swept directly towards Kenichi.
"Iron Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Watching the magical shockwave rapidly enlarge in his vision, Kenichi didn't hesitate and took a deep breath.
Bzzzt-
The next second, a crimson flame, mixed with violent air currents, shot forth like a horizontal tornado, meeting the incoming magical shockwave with astonishing force.
Bzzzt-
The moment the magical shockwave and the flame pillar collided, an exceptionally dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire cavern, engulfing the figures of Wendy, Kenichi, and Mirajane.
At that moment, the world fell into a deathly silence.
After a brief silence, a terrifyingly loud explosion resounded across the entire Tenrou Island.
Boooooom-
"This magical power is..."
At this time, Makarov, who was on the ship outside Tenrou Island, heard the terrifying explosion and his face immediately changed.
He turned to look at Tenrou Island.
He saw a plume of dust rising from one part of Tenrou Island, with numerous birds and beasts fleeing in all directions.
And a huge wave surged in the sea.
"Kenichi and Mira..."
"Do those two want to destroy Tenrou Island?!"
Looking at this scene, Makarov scolded loudly with irritation.
"So amazing!"
"Is that the fight between Kenichi and Mira?"
Natsu, who was still unable to leave the ship due to Freed's Jutsu Shiki, heard Makarov's words and said excitedly.
Makarov could no longer sit still.
He directly disembarked and headed towards Tenrou Island.
Levy and Lucy, who had just reached Tenrou Island and were about to choose a path to enter, were dumbfounded.
The eight paths in front of them had been completely destroyed by the terrifying explosion.
Gildarts, inside one of the paths, had a bunch of black lines appearing over his head: "It's just an exam, no need to go this hard!"
Erza also smiled and shook her head: "Sigh… still so reckless."
Meanwhile, Wendy at the battlefield site seemed to have discovered something astonishing, her small mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
However, Kenichi and Mirajane were unharmed in the terrifying explosion.
"Seems I messed up."
Mirajane released her Take Over magic, returning to her usual state.
Looking at the surrounding paths that had been completely flattened, she said apologetically.
Makarov, arriving belatedly, looked at the scene before him with helplessness.
After all, he hadn't expected someone to destroy the exam venue during a fight.
"Master, what should we do now?"
Looking at the flattened exam ground, Levy asked Makarov, who seemed to have aged several years.
'What should we do?'
'How should I know?'
Makarov took a deep breath.
But just then, the originally flattened exam ground began to restore itself to its original state at a visible rate, like a movie playing in reverse.
Soon, the destroyed eight paths were restored to their original condition.
Looking at this scene, Levy and Lucy were greatly astonished.
"This is..."
And Makarov's old face was also filled with shock.
Soon, he realized it was likely one of Kenichi's magics.
Finally, he could only say weakly: "The exam continues!"