Kael's fingers flicked, controlling the other Blue spheres to loop around the trees. Azuma hurriedly manipulated the surrounding trees to block them, but facing the terrifying attraction of the Blue spheres, the wood was swallowed up like it was being devoured by a black hole.
In the blink of an eye, Azuma was surrounded by eight Blue spheres.
Kael opened his hand and then clenched it into a fist.
The eight Blue spheres converged on Azuma all at once.
"Tower of Flame!!!"
A sky-high explosion erupted from Azuma's side. The flames of the blast shot upward, their shape reaching into the clouds like a giant tower.
After the smoke of the explosion dissipated, Azuma appeared, covered in wounds.
The trees and the explosion just now had neutralized most of the Blue spheres' power, but a small portion of the force still landed on Azuma, causing him to suffer several injuries.
"Oh? Your strength is actually quite good! You're a bit stronger than the Oración Seis!"
If it were the Oración Seis, very few of them could have withstood the attack he just launched.
"Then I truly thank you for the compliment."
Even though they had only been fighting for a short time, Azuma had already felt it. Kael was truly the monster of legend; this guy's strength was unfathomable. Fighting him just now felt as if Kael was merely playing with him. He couldn't measure the depth of his opponent at all.
Should he flee? No, it was rare to meet such a powerful opponent. How could he run away? Isn't this exactly what he had always been seeking?
Azuma shouted excitedly, "Come! Kael! Let me see your strongest power!!"
"??"
Kael didn't know that Azuma's mind had just undergone a complex psychological construction; he only felt that this guy had somehow gotten fired up for no apparent reason.
"My strongest power? Sorry, you aren't qualified yet. But since you've requested it so strongly, it's not like I can't satisfy you."
As Kael spoke, the index and middle fingers of his right hand intertwined.
Seeing this, Wendy immediately shouted to Mest, "Mr. Mest! We have to back away!!"
Back in Edolas, Wendy had learned that this hand gesture meant Kael was about to expand his Domain.
She already understood what kind of ability Kael's Domain had through his own descriptions.
It was an ability that indiscriminately attacked the brain. As long as one was inside the Domain, everyone except Kael himself and those he was touching would be attacked by the Domain.
And once attacked, the result could range from being paralyzed for months to direct brain death. Even if a mage's resistance was relatively strong, the brain would still be damaged. The brain was the most complex area; once damaged, it would have a massive impact on the ability to cast magic.
Mest didn't understand what was happening, but seeing Wendy run, he hurried to retreat as well.
Azuma controlled the surrounding trees to stand ready. Since Kael was going to use his strongest magic, he naturally didn't dare to take it lightly.
"Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void!"
The Domain expanded rapidly. To Mest and Wendy watching from the outside, it looked like a massive sphere had suddenly appeared.
"What is this?!"
Mest looked at this giant black sphere in shock.
Ping————!
Before Mest could even react, the black sphere instantly dissipated.
Kael and Azuma reappeared.
Kael stepped toward Azuma and placed his right index finger against Azuma's chest.
"This is the strongest move you wanted to see."
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!"
A small red ball of energy appeared at Kael's fingertip.
Pshhh!
The Red sphere pierced directly through Azuma's body.
Boom, boom, boom———!!
The ground and trees behind Azuma were all crushed by the impact of this powerful repulsive force.
"This... what's going on?!"
Mest was frightened. Why was Azuma standing there motionless, letting Kael attack him?
"Mr. Mest, don't you know? This is the strongest magic of Kael's current form, the Domain. As long as you are inside, the brain is forced to receive infinite information at every moment, causing brain paralysis. According to Kael, a 0.2-second Domain Expansion can output half a year's worth of useless information. It's enough to paralyze a Ten Wizard Saint for five minutes. It's only natural that he can't move."
"What?!"
Mest was a bit terrified after hearing Wendy's explanation. To be able to paralyze a Ten Wizard Saint in just that split second was simply too terrifying.
"Impressive!"
At this moment, Azuma's brain finally recovered.
"As expected of the mage whose name shakes the Ishgar continent. To be able to die at the hands of someone as strong as you, I can die without regrets."
"However, you must be careful. I am only one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory of Grimoire Heart. Above me are two Vice-Guild Masters, and their strength is unfathomable. Master Hades is even further beyond that."
As Azuma spoke these words, trees began to grow out from his body.
"What's going on?!"
Wendy was startled by the sight.
Azuma said, "This is the price for excessively using Lost Magic."
"Why are you telling me this?"
Kael didn't know why this guy was telling him these things, even though it wasn't exactly top-secret information.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to tell you not to be careless, that's all. Since I'm dying anyway, everything after this has nothing to do with me..."
After Azuma finished this sentence, the branches on his body grew more and more numerous, finally turning into a giant tree.
The Grimoire Heart Airship.
Ultear changed into a combat suit, preparing herself seriously.
"Ultear is unusually motivated today."
Zancrow was a bit surprised. In the past, whenever a mission was mentioned, Ultear lacked interest. Most of the time, they were the ones doing the missions while Ultear just went through the motions.
"Of course. I will treat this as a war."
The goat-headed monster stood with his arms crossed, waiting for the impending battle.
"Go forth, to the paradise known as battle."
Rustyrose had also prepared himself mentally.
"I... I-I-I... me too!"
Kain Hikaru said stutteringly.
"Ulu! Over there!!"
Meredy pointed ahead and shouted.
Hearing that name, Ultear's expression turned ugly as she said, "Don't call me Ulu!"
"S... sorry..."
Zancrow said from the side, "Don't be so nervous. What did you want to say, Meredy?"
"I can see it now. The Island of Fairies."
Just after Azuma turned into the giant tree.
Mest immediately said to Kael, "Kael! Grimoire Heart is about to attack. You should hurry up and take the Fairy Tail members and escape! Grimoire Heart is the strongest Dark Guild. You saw it yourself—the strength of just one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory was this powerful. If their entire guild arrives here, there's no telling how terrifying their strength will be!"
At the very beginning, Mest thought that by bringing a large force from the Magic Council, he could take down Grimoire Heart. But who could have known that in the blink of an eye, the warship would be destroyed by Azuma.
After seeing the battle between Kael and Azuma, he finally understood how terrifying their strength was. Guys with this kind of power—even a thousand Ancient Knights might not be their match.
"If you want to leave, then leave. They are already here."
Kael's gaze shifted toward the distance. The long-range vision of his Six Eyes allowed him to see the Grimoire Heart airship flying toward them from afar.
"Wendy! Go regroup with the others."
"Then what about you, Kael?"
Kael said with a smile, "I'll wipe them out. I won't let them interfere with everyone's exam.
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