Laxus's battle here was more direct.
"This... is this the strength of an active S-Class Mage?!"
Levy braced herself with both hands on the ground, her clothes scorched, and she thought with emotion.
She was also looking worriedly at Gajeel, who was being beaten up in front of her.
"Bang, bang, bang~"
Gajeel was powerless to resist, in a passive state of being beaten.
His newly awakened Observation Haki was completely suppressed by Laxus.
"Lightning Pressure Surge"
Laxus's final lightning punch sent Gajeel flying. A magic circle unfolded directly in mid-air, and a powerful sphere of lightning roared out.
Clearly, Laxus was not holding back.
"Levy, behind me!"
In the air, Gajeel's arm transformed into an iron rod, plunging straight into the ground, forcefully stopping his retreat, and blocking Levy.
He was panting slightly, his stamina severely depleted.
"Defense, Defense, Defense!" As Levy continuously wrote defensive characters in the void, they flew directly towards the lightning sphere.
"Bang..bang...." The first two defensive characters only lasted for a moment before being shattered. Just as the third defensive character was about to give out.
"Iron Block!" An Iron Block appeared in front of Gajeel. Levy whispered into Gajeel's ear, "Gajeel, I believe in you!"
Gajeel's originally solemn expression was momentarily flustered by Levy, his cheeks slightly red. After hearing Levy's words, his expression immediately changed to one of extreme confidence.
He crunched down on the Iron Block, eating it in a few bites.
"My strength has recovered!" Gajeel stared intently at Laxus. As his magic power surged, his entire skin turned into purplish-black steel.
His clothes flapped loudly in the wind, and it was clear that his strength was even greater than before.
He took a deep breath, his chest puffing out significantly.
"Iron Dragon's Roar!" The silver whirlwind impact and the Iron Dragon's iron scales, carrying a high-speed rotating tornado, directly slammed into the defensive Iron Block, shattering it in one fell swoop.
It pierced through the lightning sphere released by Laxus and struck Laxus's body.
Instantly, smoke billowed everywhere.
"Don't worry, I will definitely make you an S-Class Mage!" Gajeel declared confidently, without even turning his head, a grin on his face.
"Oh~ quite confident, aren't we? Now let me see what you've got!"
Crackling and popping, lightning roared around Laxus's body. In his hand, a halberd materialized. With every swing, lightning whistled and slammed into the surrounding mountain walls.
The magical clash between the two made it unclear whether it was Gajeel or Levy who was participating in the examination.
...
Over at Ur's side.
As the wall vibrated, chunks of ice from the cave ceiling were falling one by one.
The entire passage was blocked by ice.
"Gray, it seems this time, we're really going to be stuck here!" Loki helped Gray up, panting, and looked at the somewhat shattered ice roses around them.
In the previous rounds of battle, they couldn't even get close. Ur's ice magic, which combined offense and defense, forced them to dodge left and right, avoiding attacks.
With great difficulty, they found an opportunity to attack, firing with both hands.
But in an instant, both his and Gray's magic were frozen by the blooming ice roses. The chilling aura was truly terrifying, capable of freezing even magic itself.
The moment Gray got close to Ur, he was immediately sent flying. Ur showed no mercy.
Ice Make—Shotgun Balsam, countless ice bullets were fired.
Fortunately, Gray stepped on the air, using Moonwalk, the recoil stopping his momentum.
He used his magic to slightly block Ur's magic, otherwise, they would have probably been frozen on the spot.
"Gray, it seems you've worked very hard these past few years! Your Master is very pleased."
Ur stood with one hand on her hip, her expression very gentle, looking proudly at Gray, who was panting and leaning on Loki.
With her other hand, she slowly reached behind her back.
"This..." Gray instantly became a hundred times more alert.
Ur's forearm was frozen solid by ice.
"But still, it's still far from the S-Class standard!"
"If you don't get serious, your Master will get angry!"
Ur shook her arm, and the ice shattered. Her tone of voice was still very gentle, and she spoke with a smile.
However, the increasingly cold air around them indicated that Ur was only now getting serious.
Gray and Loki both silently swallowed, their saliva so cold that they shivered.
...
Inside the last passage.
Wendy and Mest, Freed, and Bickslow's two teams met, and neither side showed any mercy, the battle was exceptionally fierce.
"It seems only the winning side can enter that passage!" Bickslow pointed to a path blocked by iron bars, saying with a smile.
"Sorry, Mest, you can only stop here!"
"I want to catch up to Laxus. Only by standing by his side can I... can I better follow him!" Freed drew the rapier from his waist, pointing it at Mest with one hand, his gaze very firm.
"I'd like to know how strong you two have become!" Mest folded his arms across his chest, not caring about the passage at all, but rather looking at the two of them.
"Mr. Mest, attack coming, left side!" Wendy suddenly called out a warning.
No sooner had she spoken.
Freed's Dark Wings spread behind him, and in an instant, he reached Mest's left side, swinging his sword.
The stone split in two, but Mest suddenly appeared behind him.
"When did you get there~" Freed exclaimed, quickly blocking with his rapier, but he was still kicked away, his wings flapping back and forth, slowly stopping his momentum.
"Power, give me the power of the heavens!" Wendy had already finished charging.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!" She wanted to take the opportunity to blast Freed.
But Bickslow, on the side, commanded three of his dolls to block in front, each one condensing a laser in its mouth.
"Magic Puppet Laser Cannon"
The three lasers converged, forming a beam of light that directly clashed with Wendy's roar, holding in a slight stalemate.
Mest's figure suddenly vanished, reappearing behind Bickslow, kicking him directly in the abdomen.
Interrupting the spell, Wendy's roar gained the upper hand, directly blasting into the wall.
Freed also helped Bickslow up and said faintly, "Teleportation magic? Your physical combat is good!"
"It seems I can't hold back anymore!"
"Darkness—Demon Form!" Freed took out his rapier, writing runes on himself, and a mysterious dark energy emanated from his body, slowly enveloping Freed.
...
At this moment
On the outskirts of Tenrou Island, three cats led by Carla were rushing towards them.
She was still worried about Carla. Although Zorn had repeatedly assured her that he would absolutely protect his companions' strength, the other three cats, Lily, Tami, and Simi, were also very worried about Gajeel, Laxus, and Zorn.
So after some discussion, they flew directly from the guild to here with a map.
"Brother Tami, Sister Carla, Brother Lily, look, what a big tree!" Simi shouted excitedly, looking at the giant tree not far away.
"Indeed! It seems the battle is quite fierce right now!"
Lily said seriously, looking at the constantly vibrating island.
Tami, however, directly accelerated and rushed over.
"Hey~ wait for us!" Lily shouted.
Carla, on the other hand, had a solemn expression. She still couldn't figure out what that brief image meant, and why Zorn had that expression after hearing it.
Carla frowned in thought.
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