"Medivh..."
"What is this meteorite, even bigger than Tenrou Island?!"
Makarov looked at Medivh, who was not far away, with a breakdown on his face, and shouted loudly.
"It's over! Gildarts..."
Unfortunately, at this moment, Medivh completely ignored Makarov's words...
He stared intently at Gildarts, who was not far away, quietly waiting for Gildarts' next move!
Hmm, Medivh didn't think that his Heavenly Obstacle Shattering Star!
That is, the enhanced version of True Heavenly Body Magic: Star Collapse, would be enough to successfully defeat a monster like Gildarts...
Based on Medivh's understanding of Gildarts, his Heavenly Obstacle Shattering Star was just an appetizer-level move.
"Medivh, you truly live up to that old saying..."
"When a scholar has been away for three days, one must look at him with new eyes!"
"In just four short years, you've grown from an ordinary person to a Magician of this caliber? That's truly impressive!"
"However, I'm not weak either..."
As Gildarts said this, he stomped his feet fiercely.
"Boom..."
With a roar, the ground beneath Gildarts' feet instantly exploded and shattered into pieces. Gildarts, using this force, soared into the air and charged towards the asteroid in the sky.
"What?"
Not to mention others, even Medivh was stunned by Gildarts' move. He looked up at the sky, watching Gildarts charging towards the asteroid, his lips slightly dry, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Honestly, this scene was quite shocking!
"Give me... Crush!"
Before Medivh could think further, Gildarts had already arrived in the sky. He gathered all the magic power in his body onto his fist and punched the asteroid fiercely. The terrifying force pulverized the surrounding air into magical particles.
"Boom!!"
As for the originally menacing asteroid, it shattered under Gildarts' punch! It transformed into countless meteors and meteor showers scattering towards the sea...
"My goodness, one-punch man!"
"Uncle, did you come to the wrong set?!"
Medivh watched his painstakingly summoned asteroid being completely destroyed by Gildarts' single punch, and fine cold sweat inevitably broke out on his forehead as he complained helplessly.
"Whoosh..."
"Boom!!"
Just as Medivh finished complaining, Gildarts descended from the sky and landed heavily on the ground, kicking up countless amounts of mud and sand.
"Crackle crackle..."
Behind Gildarts...
Was an endless meteor shower falling from the sky into the sea, splashing up massive waves!
Fortunately, Tenrou Island had the giant trees created by Warrod as a barrier, which prevented it from suffering secondary damage caused by the meteor shower.
"Medivh, you wouldn't be, stopping here, would you?!"
"If you're only at this level, then I'm sorry, the title of the strongest Magician of Fairy Tail Guild, I'll be taking it..."
After Gildarts landed on the ground, a hint of playfulness appeared in his eyes as he looked at Medivh, and he provocatively challenged him with a smirk.
"You're impossible."
Medivh looked at Gildarts in front of him and sighed helplessly.
He knew Gildarts was using a provocation tactic, trying to stimulate him to use that move!
But it must be said, Gildarts succeeded; he was indeed stimulated.
"Ere..." Medivh turned his head to look at Ere, who was not far away, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, and asked, "You're sure the magic circle you mentioned earlier works, right?!"
"Don't worry, Father..."
"Mother's magic circle is absolutely effective."
Ere nodded vigorously upon hearing this. She knew her moment to shine had finally arrived.
"Then unleash the magic circle!"
"Let me have a good fight with this guy, Gildarts."
Medivh turned and looked at Gildarts, saying coldly.
"Yes, sir."
After Ere nodded vigorously, she took out a magic crystal shimmering with a faint golden light from her embrace.
"Isolation Barrier, expand!"
As Ere's words fell, she crushed the crystal in her hand.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, the originally bright world seemed to be tinged with a layer of black!
In the blink of an eye, it turned from midday to midnight!
The sun, hanging in the sky and emitting light and heat, had somehow transformed into a full moon, its moonlight soft, seemingly soothing the weary hearts of everyone present.
"Boom!"
This moonlight came and went quickly...
In the blink of an eye, when everyone came back to their senses, heaven and earth returned to their usual brightness, and the sun once again hung high in the sky, freely emitting light and heat.
"I don't know if it's just my imagination..."
"I just seemed to notice that the sky suddenly turned dark, and then the moon appeared!"
"But after blinking, everything vanished without a trace."
Natsu rubbed his eyes, utterly shocked by everything that had just happened.
"It's not your imagination!"
"The moon really appeared just now, but it suddenly vanished again..."
"It's simply incredible!"
Gray shook his head; he also saw everything Natsu mentioned.
This power to change heaven and earth, surpassing mortals, had clearly gone beyond their comprehension, not seeming to be the work of humans, but rather the manifestation of divine power...
"Is this the power of a Dragon God?"
"It's actually this powerful? Completely surpassing humans..."
Makarov's expression was serious. The thought of Fairy Tail Guild, which he led, having to face enemies of this caliber in the future, gave him a headache.
"Father, I have fully expanded the isolation field. The entire Tenrou Island is now enveloped within the field, and Acnologia will absolutely not discover us, so you can unleash your power to your heart's content."
At this moment, Ere put her hands to her mouth, forming a megaphone shape, and shouted loudly towards Medivh, who was not far away.
"Understood."
After receiving Ere's permission, Medivh turned around and, after giving an OK gesture to the crowd not far away...
Then, Medivh turned his head back to look at Gildarts, who was standing still opposite him, and said with a smile, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"It's alright, good things come to those who wait. I can wait."
Gildarts shrugged, saying indifferently.
In fact, Gildarts didn't really care about the strongest throne of Fairy Tail Guild. He was merely curious about how strong Medivh would be when he went all out, that's all~
As for Medivh, he was merely satisfying Gildarts' curiosity.
"Natsu, and Laxus..."
Medivh suddenly called out Natsu and Laxus's names in the crowd.
"What is it?!"
Laxus was a little bewildered; he clearly didn't understand Medivh's intention.
"Huh?"
Natsu also looked at Medivh with a bewildered expression.
"You two, open your eyes wide and watch carefully..."
"Let me show you what true Dragon Force is."
As Medivh said this, the nature of the magic power within his body instantly changed...
In addition to the nature of his magic power...
Even Medivh's appearance underwent a huge change!
His originally jet-black short hair suddenly grew longer and turned white!
Countless transparent, prismatic scales instantly appeared on the surface of his body...
His arms transformed into sharp claws, like those of a giant dragon.
His eyes gleamed with a fierce, beast-like aura, and his entire being became demonic and eerie, no longer appearing mortal.
The current Medivh, rather than being called a Magician...
It would be more accurate to call him a humanoid giant dragon! His strength was terrifying to the extreme; just by looking at his stance, one could feel that he was a true powerhouse.
Cough, cough...
"Medivh is also a Dragon Slayer?!"
Natsu had never imagined that Medivh, who had always shown himself using Gravity Magic and Celestial Magic, was also a Dragon Slayer.
"Medivh's strength is so immense!"
"Surpassing all Dragon Slayers I know of!"
Laxus was drenched in sweat. The closer he was to the threshold of the 'Ten Wizard Saints' stage, the more he could feel the terrifying power unleashed by Medivh with every gesture.
That overwhelming sense of pressure, and the powerful threat that directly struck his soul! It was something no other Magician, apart from Dragon Slayers, could bring to him.
Strong, overwhelmingly strong!
At the same time.
"Hoo..."
When Medivh activated Dragon Force, he slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air...
Just like in the original work, after activating Dragon Force, whether actively or passively, the full attributes of Natsu, Wendy, Rogue, Sting, and others would receive a huge boost...
Medivh, in his Dragon Force state, also received a tremendous boost!
The amplification was so immense that it even allowed Medivh to directly step into another stage...
Whether it was power, speed, or destructive force, they all rose from the 'Heavenly King' stage, which was slightly stronger than Warrod and others, to the Spriggan 12 stage.
If one were to say...
Before Medivh activated Dragon Force, his strength was comparable to God Serena's, who was ranked first among the 'Ten Wizard Saints' thirteen years later!
Then, after Medivh successfully activated Dragon Force...
Moreover, it wasn't a watered-down version of Dragon Force like Sting's or Rogue's, but the genuine article...
Medivh's power reached the level of God Serena in the original work, who, fourteen years after the current timeline, chose to defect from Ishgar and join the West Continent Alvarez Empire...
After receiving immense enhancement and strengthening, his strength underwent a qualitative change, enough to shock the other three Heavenly Kings, even allowing him to utterly defeat and instantly kill the other three who were originally 'Heavenly Kings' alongside him, reaching the level of God Serena in the Spriggan 12 stage.
It's no exaggeration to say that he was completely different from his past self.
"Gildarts, are you ready?"
After briefly adapting to his immense power, Medivh looked at Gildarts, who was not far away, a smirk forming at the corner of his lips as he asked coldly.
"I've been waiting impatiently."
Gildarts extended a finger and lightly crooked it towards Medivh, saying with a smile.
"Then here I come..."
As Medivh spoke, his body moved.
"Boom!"
Medivh instantly vanished from where he stood. In that brief moment, the originally flat ground was churned up by dozens of meters of mud and sand, leaving a giant crater on the ground, indicating the incredible speed of Medivh's run and the immense power of his legs.
"Oh..."
Gildarts' eyes constantly darted around within their sockets. His visual dynamic nerves had long surpassed the limits of ordinary people. Even though Medivh at this moment seemed to have transformed into a gust of wind, moving faster than sound, appearing as an afterimage in everyone's eyes, Gildarts could still keep up.
As for everyone else, they weren't so powerful.
"Sister, did you see that?"
Elfman's forehead was covered in beads of sweat as he asked Mirajane, who stood beside him.
"Shut up!"
"Open your eyes wide and watch carefully..."
Well, Mirajane, like Elfman, couldn't see anything clearly.
"Take Over: Soul of Deliora!"
As Mirajane spoke, she immediately activated her Full Take Over Magic, taking over the soul of the demon Deliora, transforming into her Demon Mirajane form.
"I can see a little more clearly now."
In this state, Mirajane could barely make out a shadow flickering in the air not far from them. Yes, even Mirajane, who had taken over Deliora's soul, still couldn't capture Medivh's entire form! Of course, let alone Mirajane, even if Deliora himself were to revive, he wouldn't be able to see Medivh's extraordinary speed at this moment.
"Over here!"
As for Gildarts, his gaze sharpened as if he had discovered something, and he unleashed a Crush towards the seemingly empty air.
"Boom!!"
In an instant, the earth was torn apart, and the air was crushed...
Countless trees were swept away by Gildarts' magic power, turning into fragments, and the distant mountain peaks, even the nearby sea, shattered into pieces in an instant.
"Boom…"
As for Medivh, who was designated as the attack target by Gildarts' magic power, he was now confined to a corner of Tenrou Island under Gildarts' powerful magic.
"So that's how it is?"
"Are you trying to force me out by releasing Crush Magic over a large area?"
"Heh heh! As far as I know, among all the pure human Magicians on the entire Ishgar Continent, you are the only one, Gildarts, who can throw around Super Magic as if it were basic magic! You truly are a monster."
Medivh sighed helplessly and said to Gildarts.
"Not at all, not at all…"
Gildarts smiled, his eyes full of triumph.
"However, since that's the case…"
"I'm going to start my offensive now."
"Celestial Dragon's Roar!!!"
Medivh stood still. After taking a deep breath, he unleashed a roar towards Gildarts! Instantly, a purple dragon-head magic circle appeared in front of Medivh, and countless scorching beams of light shot towards Gildarts with a whoosh.
"Celestial Dragon?"
Gildarts didn't hesitate, once again using Crush to block the roar Medivh released. He muttered to himself, "No wonder you attracted 'Moon God Dragon' Selene! Looking at it this way, you two are indeed a good match."
"Mars! Blazing Collapse!"
Just as Gildarts seemed to understand something…
The magic circle in front of Medivh changed color, from its original elegant purple to a fiery red, then unleashed an endless blaze towards Gildarts.
"Flames?"
Gildarts hurriedly crushed the ground, using this method to increase his range of movement.
"Mercury! Tidal Surge!"
As Medivh spoke, he once again changed the color of the magic circle and the attribute of the magic, releasing a massive amount of fresh water that enveloped Gildarts.
"Gurgle gurgle…"
Gildarts frowned tightly, but his expression remained calm.
"Jupiter! Forest Realm Advent!"
Medivh continued to demonstrate his abilities to Gildarts. He merely clapped his hands forcefully, and the entire Tenrou Island transformed into a sea of trees.
"Uh…"
"Perhaps Medivh is the strongest natural attribute Magician on the Ishgar Continent."
Warrod Sequen said, his face filled with shock and disbelief. The natural magic he had worked his entire life for was surpassed so easily by Medivh?!
"Saturn! Saint's Bulwark!"
This time, Medivh placed his hands on the ground, and with a gentle lift, he created a massive wall over fifty meters wide and five hundred meters high, which was still growing.
A wall of this height, even the Wall Maria from 'Attack on Titan' would sigh in shame upon seeing it! Even the Colossal Titan wouldn't be able to show its head.
"Venus! Mountain Tremor, Star Spark!"
After Medivh displayed the four powers of wood, fire, earth, and water, he stood on the colossal city wall high in the sky and released a dazzling, massive star-light.
"Boom!!"
Under that terrifying star-light, nearly a quarter of Tenrou Island was blasted into ashes. Yet, that wasn't all; the light split the entire sea open and extended deep into the ocean, and the sea split by Medivh did not close for a long time.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The next second, the aftershock generated by the star-light turned into a tidal wave, crashing onto Tenrou Island. The terrifying impact instantly destroyed the massive city wall beneath Medivh's feet, turning it into countless fragments that filled in the missing quarter of Tenrou Island.
"Boom!"
Medivh descended from the sky, slamming his hand onto the ground and once again activating the power of wood, creating countless giant trees to cover the rock wall that had become part of the island. This made it impossible for anyone to tell, at least from the surface, that their Fairy Tail Guild's sacred Tenrou Island had been severely damaged, and by their own people at that.
"Ah…"
At this moment, not far away, the hearts of the Fairy Tail members watching Medivh unleash his multi-attribute Dragon Slayer Magic were numb beyond belief; they were speechless.
As for Medivh, who had changed the island's terrain, he silently watched the rolling dust not far away, cautiously waiting for someone to make a move.
Yes, Medivh, as a Celestial Dragon, could use Dragon Slayer Magic of various magical elements.
This naturally included the six attributes corresponding to the Five Dragon Gods, which are wood, fire, earth, metal, water, and the moon…
This was also the key factor why Medivh could easily defeat those young dragons in the simulated timeline; the attributes of the Five Dragon Gods simply couldn't harm him.
"Boom!!"
Just as Medivh was catching his breath, a tremendous tremor suddenly came from beneath the stone wall ruins that Medivh had made part of Tenrou Island…
Gildarts, who had been buried alive by Medivh, broke through these barriers and walked out from underground step by step, standing in front of Medivh.
"Medivh, were you having fun hitting me just now?"
Gildarts said, a streak of crimson blood trickling down his forehead. He admitted that he had been a bit overconfident just now, standing still and taking Medivh's five consecutive Dragon Slayer attacks head-on.
"What a monster."
Medivh's eyelids twitched slightly; he knew Gildarts was strong…
After all, if Gildarts wasn't strong enough, he wouldn't have survived Acnologia in his dragon form. Even Serena, strong as he was during his Spriggan 12 days, was merely swatted to death by Acnologia with a casual slap, and that was Acnologia in his human form.
But what Medivh didn't expect was…
After taking so many of his Super Magic attacks head-on, Gildarts was only so lightly injured; it was simply unbelievable.
He truly lived up to his reputation as the man who, at his peak, could go head-to-head with Magic King August. He was unbelievably strong.
"You beat me up so badly, and you call me a monster?"
"You've really got some nerve, Medivh…"
Gildarts' eyelids twitched slightly. Before today, he had forgotten how many years it had been since he was injured in a battle.
Was it when he was called the strongest in the west of the Ishgar Continent?
Or when he was hailed as the strongest in modern Ishgar Continent?
He had forgotten, but none of that mattered…
What mattered was that he hadn't felt this kind of burning passion in a long time.
"Medivh!!"
Gildarts shouted Medivh's name and charged forward.
"Gildarts!!!"
For some reason, Medivh's mind was stirred by Gildarts. He almost roared Gildarts' name and rushed towards him.
"Boom!"
At this moment, their fists collided fiercely.
In an instant, powerful shockwaves and air currents spread outwards from the point where Medivh and Gildarts' fists collided, and the surrounding air was immediately pushed away, forming a vacuum zone.
When all the various Super Magic was exhausted…
The battle between Medivh and Gildarts returned to the most primitive fighting style between men, and also the purest way to express feelings—a bare-knuckle boxing match.
Yes, even when their magic power was exhausted, they still had a pair of iron fists to continue fighting.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Punch after punch, bright red blood splattered onto the ground…
Both men were covered in wounds, yet neither retreated first. As if by unspoken agreement, they didn't use any fringe techniques like clinching or grappling; it was just a pure exchange of blows, pure punching!
"Medivh…"
"Gildarts…"
However, it was precisely this purest form of combat that captivated everyone present.
The daughters of both men, Erza, Ere, and Cana, held hands, watching the two men exchanging blows. Their eyes couldn't help but show a hint of worry, and they began to tear up.
On the other side.
Fairy Tail Guild.
"Don't lose, Medivh…"
"I've bet all my worth on you! Go for it!"
"Gildarts, if you're still a man, knock Medivh down for me!"
The gamblers of Fairy Tail were as usual, some supporting Medivh, some supporting Gildarts. Of course, it wasn't that they were taking sides; it was just that at this moment, Medivh and Gildarts were tied to their fortunes and lives, so they had no choice but to support them.
"Buzz!"
However, just as Medivh and Gildarts were about to determine the winner at the crucial moment…
In the guild hall, the image on the crystal ball suddenly disappeared completely.
"What's going on?"
"Damn it, don't mess with me, where's the picture?"
"This is the critical moment!"
In an instant, everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild began to complain.
"Sorry everyone, the preview is over. What follows is paid content."
Just as everyone was confused, Warren's voice sounded from the crystal ball.
"Warren! Go to hell!"
"Warren, you better not come back to the guild, seriously!"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to resist beating you to death…"
Instantly, the gamblers throughout the Fairy Tail Guild hall erupted in an uproar.
In response, Warren said tearfully, "Sorry, but I lost a lot of money on the S-class exam, so I have to earn it back somehow!"
Yes, that unlucky guy Warren had bet on Laxus and Ur.
At the same time.
Medivh and Gildarts had also decided the winner.
In the 'arena,' neither Medivh nor Gildarts continued to swing their fists; their mental and physical energies were completely burned out…
"Who will win?!"
Outside the arena, Laxus, Natsu, Gray, Cana, Erza, Ere, and even Makarov clenched their fists, their eyes fixed on Medivh and Gildarts in the arena.
"Thump!"
The next second, everyone heard a loud thud, and Medivh was the first to collapse, sitting heavily on the ground.
"He won!"
Instantly, Cana's face broke into a wide smile, like a blooming peony in spring.
"I lost."
"Medivh, you won!"
Just as Cana was about to step forward and embrace Gildarts' imposing figure, she saw Gildarts smiling, a look of satisfaction on his face, as he leaned back and fell heavily onto the ground.
"Gildarts!"
Cana's smile instantly vanished, replaced by silent worry.
"Father won!"
At this moment, Erza and Ere's faces were no longer troubled, but full of smiles.
"What kind of win is this?"
"Gildarts, you're not like me; you should still have magic power, right?!"
Medivh said, also lying on the ground, looking up at the sky and muttering.
Although Medivh didn't know how much reserve power Gildarts still had, he could clearly feel that the guy had been holding back during their fight.
Moreover, Gildarts, a non-slayer Magician, by relying purely on his physical strength and bare-knuckle boxing, had repeatedly overwhelmed him—a Dragon Slayer who had activated Dragon Force, gained physical enhancement, and was said to possess strength comparable to a dragon—on the arena, nearly knocking him out. To whom was he supposed to complain?!
If Gildarts were to also train in Dragon Slayer Magic, what then?
Would he truly become a One-Punch Man by then?
"You really are a monster!"
Medivh said so.
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