On the beach of Tenrou Island, an enraged Laxus was chasing Riyao."Riyao, you bastard, stop right there and accept your fate!""Stop my ass. Besides, you were the one who started eyeing my ass first.""Lord Laxus, Riyao, please calm down." Freed stood to the side, trying to break up the fight, at a loss for what to do.Gildarts said with a cheeky grin, "This is what youth is all about."Makarov rolled his eyes. "Youth, my foot."Erza stood beside the two like a little adult, frowning as she pondered something strange, her ears gradually turning red.Makarov signaled for everyone to stop messing around, and the group began to set up camp.Laxus had a black eye, while Riyao looked like nothing had happened.This test was simple and straightforward: fight either Makarov or Gildarts.Riyao felt uncomfortable in his own body.Next door was the real grandfather-grandson matchup; over here was the fake father-son matchup.Holy crab, I have been set up.Gildarts chuckled, "My dear son, you have finally fallen into my hands."Riyao looked at Gildarts with contempt and retorted, "You stinky old man, if I go back and tell Cana that you want to be my dad, guess if she will ignore you for a few days? Hehe."Erza had already changed into a suit of armor—just a plain one. She did not have as many elaborate armors as she would in the future; without money or magic power, how could she afford so many?Gildarts gnashed his teeth in anger at Riyao's threat; he had to give this brat a good beating today.Riyao, maintaining his backbone even if he was going to get beaten up today, flashed an international gesture while activating the Hundred Battles Technique.However, an accident happened; golden light flared.The guild emblem did not extend golden lines as it usually did.Gildarts and Erza wore expressions of shock.Because Riyao was now covered in golden light, his muscle lines and bone contours becoming translucent under the radiance. In the blink of an eye, he was completely enveloped by the golden light, transforming into a humanoid figure of light. His silhouette was clear, yet his entire body shone brightly without a single shadow. He looked like a living little light-being, casting a halo just by standing there, and even his breath carried tiny, scattering particles of light.Gildarts scratched his head, looking completely bewildered by this scene. "Uh, Riyao, is this a new skill?!"Riyao looked at his hands and carefully sensed the changes in the Hundred Battles Technique. He remembered that the Fairy Tail guild emblem itself counted as a technique and had extra bonuses on Tenrou Island.Plus, since Riyao could resonate with life energy, the Sacred Tree linked with him, pouring vast, ancient life energy into the Hundred Battles Technique.Riyao suddenly struck a pose and shouted, "Gaia!"Erza, standing nearby, was startled."No problem, I just resonated and linked with the Sacred Tree."After saying that, Riyao charged straight at Gildarts.He said cockily, "Old man, have you ever been kicked by light?"In reality, his speed had not changed much; it was just the special effects that looked intimidating, though his recovery speed had increased.Bang.Gildarts nonchalantly caught Riyao's kick. Erza took the opportunity to slash heavily from the side, but Gildarts grabbed Riyao and hurled him at Erza."If that is all you have got, you had better not become an S-Class Mage."Erza caught Riyao, and they flew backward."Tch, I was just testing you.""Life Link."A faint, emerald-green chain appeared between Riyao and Erza."Enchantment Magic: Strength, Speed, Defense, Magic Resistance, Sharpness..."Colorful magic circles enveloped them both."Enchantment Magic: Weight of Life... Never mind, in this state, I might just send you to the afterlife."Riyao frantically stacked buffs on himself and Erza.Gildarts knew about Weight of Life—it solidified life energy to repel the opponent's life force. In this state of massive life energy, just a grazing hit would cost at least half a life.Riyao and Erza charged together.Magic circles of Crush Magic appeared on Gildarts' hands.Meanwhile, on the side of the grandfather-grandson matchup.Freed and Laxus were in front of a giant-sized Makarov. Makarov was not only skilled in Giant Magic but also Light Magic—a true Giant of Light.Freed inscribed flight techniques on himself and Laxus, flying up to attack while circling Makarov.Laxus slammed into Makarov like a bolt of lightning."Lightning Dragons Breakdown Fist."Freed, meanwhile, harassed Makarov to distract him."Thunder," "Storm," "Torrent."At this time, Freed had not yet mastered Dark Écriture, so he could only tickle Makarov like this.Gildarts was now standing in place, easily blocking the joint attacks of Erza and Riyao."Oh my, put some effort into it, you brat.""Crush Magic is just too overpowered.""Gildarts-senpai is indeed very strong."The golden-glowing Riyao looked at the immovable Gildarts and said, "Hehe, since I happen to have this much life energy, I can finally use that move."The golden light on his body fluctuated violently before slowly retracting back into Riyao's body.Gildarts and Erza were stunned again."Eh? Did Riyao grow taller?""Seems so.""That is right~ Healing Magic: Wild Growth. For five minutes, I grow to what I will be like in ten years. My physical attributes have explosively grown, and my magic effects have multiplied.""The effect is strong, but it has a drawback: it requires a massive amount of life energy, so I developed it but never used it..."Riyao clenched his fists to feel his current power; it felt like he could part the ocean with a single punch.Bang.The ground shattered, and Riyao instantly arrived in front of Gildarts.A heavy sweeping kick whistled toward his waist and ribs, striking as hard as an iron whip.Gildarts reacted quickly, countering with his left fist coated in Crush Magic, attempting to force Riyao back.But he did not retreat. His shin collided with the Crush Magic. Unexpectedly, the Crush Magic did not cause much damage; even if Gildarts was holding back, it should not have caused no damage.Bang.Gildarts was kicked away; the force was astonishing. He climbed up from the ground, wearing a look of shock."What is going on?!""Just kidding, I did grow ten years older, after all."Riyao continued to press forward. Gildarts perked up a bit; since his junior was this strong, he certainly had to treat him well.Erza watched the clash between the two, having absolutely no chance to intervene.Riyao's offensive was fierce, punch after punch landing. The muffled sounds of fists and feet colliding were constant. Every strike was a heavy kick, a vicious knee, or a hard elbow, and this time there was no accompanying healing effect.Lunging, kneeing, elbowing, low sweeping—he applied pressure at every step, with the momentum of a mad tiger.Gildarts could not keep up with the speed, receiving varying degrees of attacks all over his body."Enough!"He erupted with powerful magic, condensing Crush Magic in one hand."Evil-Breaking, Rectifying the World: One Day!!!"Seeing this move, Riyao also gathered power in one hand, while all his life energy and various Enchantment Magics poured into his fist."Power Piercing the Galaxy!!!"There were no fancy moves, no unnecessary testing—only the most primal, most violent collision of power.In an instant, a shockwave exploded from the center of their fists. A wild wind swept in all directions, the ground cracked inch by inch, and rubble was lifted high into the sky by the violent airflow.The air was forcibly blasted apart, and a buzzing sound resonated across heaven and earth. A visible shockwave swept across the fields, even forcibly dispersing the clouds.Erza was knocked back half a step, her face filled with horror."Is, is this really power that a human can unleash?! Even the aftermath makes it impossible to stand firm!"The three people in the grandfather-grandson matchup next door were also shocked by the commotion over here.The violent shockwaves gradually subsided, and the dust filling the sky slowly dissipated.Two tall figures remained, still standing firm in place.Their fists were still pressed tightly against each other, muscles taut, magic power like an abyss, and their clothes...Erza's face flushed red as she covered her eyes.