"Hmm? This form of yours? Could it be that you are the legendary Tyrant?"
Upon seeing Takeshi's appearance, Gajeel guessed Takeshi's identity.
Phantom Lord possessed a lot of intel regarding Fairy Tail. Although few people had seen Takeshi's true form, many knew about his transformed state.
Being able to appear after Erza, and subtracting the other S-Class Mages of Fairy Tail that he knew, that left only one person.
Tyrant.
Actually, Tyrant hadn't appeared many times in total. Once was when he annihilated a bandit group of tens of thousands, making him famous overnight. Another time, not long ago, he annihilated the Dark Guild Eisenwald.
In Gajeel's eyes, these were nothing remarkable. If they chose to become a bandit group, even if they had some Mages, they were just garbage Mages.
And the Dark Guild Eisenwald was even less significant. He had annihilated many Dark Guilds, it was just that none of them caused as much of an uproar as Eisenwald.
"Kid, you were pretty arrogant just now. Destroying someone's guild and still being so arrogant, isn't that a bit much?"
Takeshi's voice carried a hint of laziness and disdain, as if he didn't put Gajeel in his eyes at all.
This made Gajeel sneer, "So what if I am?"
Takeshi said, "It's good that you are. I don't like uncertainties. Now that it's confirmed, I can relax."
"Huh? Relax? Shouldn't it be worried instead?"
"Both contestants have entered the arena!"
"Fairy Tail VS Phantom Lord, the fifth match!"
"Begin!"
Dong!
"Ha! Iron Dragon's Club!"
Gajeel raised his leg, and his foot quickly transformed into an iron club, sweeping horizontally towards Takeshi's head.
"Heh."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Gajeel's lips.
The Iron Dragon's Club instantly branched out into numerous iron spikes, stabbing towards Takeshi, but they struck empty air.
"What?!"
Suddenly—
Takeshi's voice rang out from Gajeel's side. "Too slow."
As Gajeel turned his head, he saw a foot kicking towards his face.
Bang!
"Uwaaah!"
Whoosh!
Gajeel's body flew sideways.
Boom!
Gajeel's body crashed into the inner wall of the arena, creating a large crater in it.
"Bastard!"
Gajeel hadn't expected to be kicked away right after entering, which was a great humiliation.
He quickly charged towards Takeshi. But halfway through his charge, Takeshi instantly appeared in front of him.
Slap!
Takeshi grabbed Gajeel's hair, then struck Gajeel's face with his knee.
"Uwaah!" Gajeel let out a scream.
Immediately after, Takeshi began to grab Gajeel's hair and swing him around, repeatedly slamming him into the ground.
Boom... Boom...
This scene made many people tremble, especially Natsu. This scene reminded him of the fear of being dominated by Takeshi not long ago.
"Bastard!"
Iron Dragon's Sword!
Gajeel transformed his arm into an iron sword and slashed towards Takeshi.
Slap!
Takeshi caught the Iron Dragon's Sword with one hand, then twisted it forcefully.
Crack!
The Iron Dragon's Sword broke into two pieces. Then Takeshi, holding the broken sword, slashed at Gajeel.
Pfft!
"Ahhhhh!"
A wound immediately appeared on Gajeel's body.
Iron Dragon's Lance!
Gajeel raised his foot, quickly forming a long spear, and thrust it towards Takeshi's head. Takeshi slightly tilted his head, dodging Gajeel's attack.
At the same time, he grabbed the long spear with one hand, and with the other hand, swung the broken sword at the long spear.
Crack!
The long spear was cut in half.
Thud!
Takeshi threw the broken sword to the ground and wielded the long spear with both hands.
He nodded with satisfaction. "Hmm… this thing feels much better to use."
Hearing Takeshi's words, Gajeel felt that the other party was humiliating him. If the other party truly took him seriously, then he would definitely be using his own weapon. Now, using something he created as a weapon, what else could this be but looking down on him?
Takeshi slowly walked towards Gajeel, holding the long spear with one hand.
Iron Dragon's Club!
Gajeel raised his leg, and this time he created an enormous iron club. The diameter of the club's end was at least two meters.
Rumble!
The iron club swept across the ground, easily destroying it. Not to metion the ground, even a house would be easily pulverized if it was hit.
Slap!
Takeshi stood still, placing one hand on the iron club. The rapidly moving iron club suddenly came to a screeching halt.
"How is that possible?!"
Gajeel's pupils constricted. His attack had actually been blocked by the other party with a single hand.
Takeshi's lipa curved slightly. He raised his foot and kicked the giant iron club. The giant iron club flew sideways, carrying Gajeel along with it.
Boom!
Gajeel managed to revert his leg to its original form in time, but he was still repelled by the powerful impact. He transformed his hands into iron picks and plunged them into the ground, plowing two deep furrows.
As soon as Gajeel stopped, Takeshi had already appeared in mid-air above his head. Takeshi gripped the long spear with one hand and brought it down on Gajeel.
Iron Dragon's Scales!
Gajeel's arms were covered in scales as he raised them to block.
Boom!
The ground beneath Gajeel's feet shattered.
"Uwaaah!!!" Gajeel cried out in pain.
Even though the scales had blocked the attack, he could feel the terrifying impact as if it would break his arms.
"Weren't you very arrogant just now? Why aren't you arrogant anymore?"
Takeshi raised the long spear with one hand, casually swinging it down at Gajeel as if it were a walking stick.
Boom!
The ground beneath Gajeel's feet shattered again.
"Keep being arrogant."
As Takeshi said this, he continuously smashed Gajeel with the long spear. Gajeel's body was like a nail, repeatedly hammered into the ground.
Boom!
He burst out from another part of the ground.
Gajeel took a deep breath, his chest swelling high.
Iron Dragon's Roar!
He exhaled a gray shockwave, mixed with countless iron fragments. Takeshi didn't dodge, rapidly swinging the long spear with both hands.
Boom... Boom...
The shockwave and iron fragments were all knocked away.
"No… this is impossible?!"
Seeing Takeshi block his roar so easily, Gajeel couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief.
Takeshi grabbed the long spear and threw it towards Gajeel. Gajeel quickly dodged, but just as he moved, he felt a figure appear in front of him.
Iron Dragon's Hard Fist!
Gajeel immediately struck towards Takeshi's head with a fist covered in Iron Dragon's scales.
Slap!
Takeshi raised his palm and easily caught Gajeel's fist. Then he twisted it outwards.
Click!
"Uwaah!" Gajeel cried out in pain.
Takeshi raised his foot and kicked Gajeel's knee.
"Waaah!"
Gajeel cried out in pain, kneeling on one knee before Takeshi.