"Impossible!"
Jellal's eyes widened in disbelief. His magic had actually been devoured?
That was one of his strongest spells, with a power comparable to a falling meteor. How could it be blocked so easily?
No, it wasn't over yet!
His magic power erupted, and instantly, black clouds rolled across the sky as a massive magic circle expanded beneath his feet.
"True Celestial Magic: Starfall!"
With a roar, a flash of fire appeared within the endless black clouds, followed by the appearance of a small meteor. Its ultra-fast descent caused it to break through the atmosphere, trailing a tail of flames as it streaked across the sky.
The heat and wind pressure reached the ground. Even before it landed, its terrifying power could be felt.
Acnologia looked up at the falling meteor. The violent wind pressure blew his clothes about, and a hint of interest appeared in his eyes. "A meteor?"
In this world, two people could use Starfall: one was Irene, and the other was Jellal. However, Irene's Deus Sema was far larger than this.
He reminded him, "Jellal, aren't you afraid the meteor will shatter the r-system along with everything else?"
"Oh no!"
Jellal suddenly snapped out of it. That moment of rage had made him lose his reason.
Right now, the meteor in the sky was out of control. He could only turn into a beam of light and rush out, activating his magic once more to block it.
"Celestial Magic: Altairis!"
He raised both arms toward the sky, and a black hole emitting devouring power condensed. Then, he slammed Altairis upward, intending to use it to swallow the meteor.
However, the black hole was fake after all. After a brief pause, it shattered into magic power and dissipated. The flaming meteor continued its descent!
"It's over!"
Despair appeared on Jellal's face as he slumped to the ground. He never expected that the final step would be ruined by his own hands.
"Black Dragon's Crushing Fist!"
Acnologia stepped off the ground and instantly turned into a beam of light, rushing toward the sky. He clenched his fist and struck the meteor with a heavy punch.
Boom!
With a terrifying explosion, the fearsome meteor instantly fell apart, turning into a sky full of gravel and light as it fell in all directions.
Acnologia landed on the ground. The massive impact caused the Magic Crystal Tower to shake violently, as if it might collapse at any moment.
Jellal's eyes were wide as he muttered "Masaka" and "Impossible" over and over.
At the same time, he finally realized the gap in strength between the two of them and couldn't help but shout, "Who on earth are you?"
To shatter his strongest Celestial Magic with a single punch—not even the Four Gods of Ishgar could do that!
Acnologia looked at Jellal and said calmly, "Kid, the game is over. The freedom you long for is in your hands. It's time to let go of the pain of the past."
"Also, Zeref is not dead, nor will he change the world for you. The conversation you thought you had with Zeref was nothing more than a deception by Ultear."
Jellal shouted frantically, "Impossible! How could Ultear lie to me?"
Acnologia slapped him to the ground so he couldn't get up, cursing, "You bastard, if you don't believe it, then don't believe it. Why are you shouting?"
Seeing Jellal's lifeless eyes and dejected state, he continued to explain, "Ultear is the leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. She isn't as naive as you think. Dying for your plan? Don't be stupid. You're the fool who's been kept in the dark!"
Jellal suddenly screamed, "I don't believe it!"
Acnologia gave the bastard another slap, making him see stars on the spot. "Dammit, are you trying to die by being so jumpy?"
"I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Remember to use your brain in the future!"
He grabbed Jellal by the neck and tossed him out of the Tower of Paradise. With a splash, he fell into the sea below.
Acnologia turned around and felt the magic power in the Tower of Paradise surging. He looked back at Irene and said, "You go back first. It might take some time for me to finish devouring it!"
"I'll wait for you here. I'd have to go back to hauling bricks anyway, so I'm not going back."
"Fine then!"
Acnologia nodded and stepped into the magic crystals, activating his Devouring Magic.
The powerful devouring force continuously drained the energy from the magic crystals. Soon, the transparent Magic Crystal Tower gradually became cloudy.
Irene sent away everyone who had been captured in the Tower of Paradise and then found a quiet place to wait.
Seven days passed in a flash... The magic power of the crystal tower was devoured completely. When Acnologia opened his eyes again, his gaze shattered all the buildings in front of him.
His strength had soared once more, already surpassing the power he had in the original plot when he devoured the space-time rift.
Of course, this was only in terms of physical body and magic power. As for his soul, it was already worlds apart.
"I can no longer sense your level of magic power. That so-called Black Wizard Zeref probably wouldn't even be a match for you."
Irene walked over. She was wearing a black coat, but it still couldn't hide her proud figure. From under the hem of her skirt, a pair of legs wrapped in black stockings were revealed, long and seductive.
Acnologia laughed confidently. "Of course. Zeref was never my match to begin with, let alone now."
After all, the Tower of Paradise took Jellal seven years to build, and with the Magic Particles added, it was quite nourishing.
He stretched and patted his buttocks, saying, "Let's go. Let's head back and see how the guild construction is going."
"If you're going to pat something, pat your own butt, okay?"
Irene rolled her beautiful eyes at him and said, "Speaking of which, Little Erza is still the supervisor. We snuck out, so we'll definitely get scolded when we go back."
"They're building the guild, and the two of us didn't do a thing. We're just reaping the benefits. So what if we get scolded?"
"That's true. When the time comes, I'll just say you forced me to leave, and let Little Erza scold only you."
Acnologia wanted to refuse, but looking at the night sea breeze and waves, he suddenly felt the scenery here was quite nice. His hand unknowingly wrapped around Irene's waist. "Let me think about it..."
Irene's cheeks turned red. Think about what? This guy is probably thinking about her assets.
The endless sea, the waves surging... The Fairy Tail Guild had been rebuilt. The billiard room, the swimming pool, the shop—everything was brand new. Then, after everyone celebrated, it became a mess again.
Makarov was petrified on the spot. The guild he spent a fortune to build had returned to its previous state overnight.
"You brats, settle down!"
He went up and gave several troublemakers a good beating, and everyone finally behaved.
Mirajane smiled and comforted him, "Master, don't be angry. This is what our guild should look like!"
Makarov sighed. Was there no one who could give him some peace of mind?
At that moment, Iron Dragon Gajeel and Juvia appeared at the guild. Natsu's eyes widened. "You're members of Phantom Lord. What, do you want to keep fighting?"
Seeing them, the others stood ready. Both of them had S-class strength and were definitely not easy to subdue.
The Iron Dragon crossed his arms and sneered, "I'm not interested today."
Makarov explained, "I met them earlier, and after some understanding, I found they aren't beyond redemption. Now that Phantom Lord has disbanded, they have nowhere to go, so I took them in."
Natsu said angrily, "No way! I won't accept this guy as a comrade. He's the one who injured Levy and the other two."
Iron Dragon Gajeel curled his lip. "You think I want to be your comrade, you stinking Fire Dragon?"
"What did you say?"
"Yeah, you want to fight?"
Seeing the two about to fight, Levy, who was hiding in a corner, said cautiously, "Actually, I'm fine with it."
Makarov separated the two who were brawling and shouted angrily, "Stop it! If you fight again, you're both out of here!"
Natsu and Gajeel glanced at each other, snorted, and turned their heads away.
Ten minutes later, the atmosphere finally became lively again. Most of the Fairy Tail members were the carefree type, and worries wouldn't stay in their hearts for more than two seconds.
Natsu looked around and asked in confusion, "Where did Acnologia and Irene go? I haven't seen them for two weeks."
He and Lucy had already been on two missions, yet those two hadn't returned.
Erza was also a bit worried. Last week, the Magic Particles had attacked an island for no reason. That terrifying power could be seen even from the guild. She suspected those two restless guys were involved.
If it really was them, she wondered how they were doing and if they were injured.
"Could they have gone on a mission?"
Lucy asked. It had been a long time since she was teased by Irene, and she felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
Natsu shouted loudly, "That damn Acnologia! He went on a mission and didn't even call us. We're a team!"
Mirajane laughed. "Maybe they're on a honeymoon."
Lucy: "That's even more annoying!"
...The Fairy Tail Harvest Festival, the continent-renowned Fantasia parade. The town held a grand and wonderful event, attracting many tourists.
The streets were bustling with traffic, various stalls were everywhere, tourists wove through them, children played, and laughter echoed throughout the town.
Lucy, Juvia, Gray, Natsu, and Happy walked together on the street. Looking at the crowds, excitement showed on their faces.
"So much delicious food! This is great!!"
Natsu looked at the array of delicacies, his mouth watering. Happy was also jumping with excitement.
Lucy suddenly snapped out of it. "Right, my Beauty Pageant!"
She still needed to make money, and it seemed like it was about to start.
Juvia, who was following Gray, was suddenly delighted and turned to chase after Lucy.
If she could win the Beauty Pageant, Master Gray would definitely notice her.
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