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Chapter 680: Erza's Challenge

Chapter 680: Erza's Challenge

In the early morning, Feng Ye awoke, stretched his body comfortably, and got up from bed in his pajamas. He walked to the window, opened it, and breathed in the fresh morning air.

It was summer once again, with an abundance of sunshine and fresh air. The climate was mild and pleasant, perfect for going out and "picking up lolis," as Feng Ye humorously thought to himself.

Standing at the window, he smiled as he welcomed the gentle breeze and enjoyed the warm morning sun. Feng Ye tilted his head back to gaze at the sky, but the sun hanging in the sky seemed to shudder at his gaze.

"There's no need to be so afraid. I won't eat you or anything."

Feng Ye chuckled helplessly.

The sun in this world was real, but it was not a complete star. Instead, it possessed a small fraction of a star's power and had a soul, similar to a stellar spirit.

Perhaps because he had absorbed several stars in front of this sun before, whenever he looked up and locked eyes with it, it would shiver in fear.

Shaking his head, Feng Ye turned and walked out of the bedroom into the living room.

The room was neat and tidy, except for the unusual presence of a girl lying on the floor with half her body, her arm and head resting on the sofa, apparently having fallen asleep there at some point.

"Hmm?"

Hearing Feng Ye emerge from his room, Juvia opened her eyes, which were still a bit groggy. After a moment of dazed eye contact, she suddenly jolted awake and stammered, "Ah... um, good morning, Feng Ye."

"Morning," Feng Ye replied with a casual smile. "What are you doing sleeping here?"

Juvia's cheeks turned slightly pink, and she lowered her head. "I don't know... I intended to come earlier to prepare breakfast for you, but I must have fallen asleep last night."

Erza rarely visited Feng Ye's home, but Juvia often came over to help with household chores, including cleaning and cooking.

It wasn't difficult to understand why.

If there were other girls as handsome as him, it would only be natural for them to have girls volunteering to help with household chores.

Feng Ye smiled at Juvia and said, "Don't fall asleep here suddenly in the future. Otherwise, people might think I'm a pervert."

"I-I'm so sorry!" Juvia bowed to Feng Ye.

When she raised her head, she saw that Feng Ye had already walked into the kitchen. She wanted to go and help, but Feng Ye instructed her to toast some bread. After a while, Feng Ye emerged with two exquisite breakfast plates and took the toasted bread from her.

"Breakfast made by Feng Ye..."

Looking at the food on the plate, Juvia's eyes sparkled with starlight, and part of her body involuntarily turned into water, flowing down the chair.

Feng Ye tilted his head and said helplessly, "Don't turn into water at every little thing."

This girl was fine in most aspects, but when her emotions became too intense, and she lost control of her powers, she would turn into water. Fortunately, she could always recoup the water, so she didn't make the floor or bedding damp.

"Ah, yes, sorry..."

Juvia, startled out of her reverie, shook her hair, and the droplets of water quickly flew back up, returning to her body.

After breakfast, Feng Ye left the house and made his way toward the guild.

In the open space in front of the guild, things were lively as Gray once again challenged Erza to a duel, and the two were currently locked in battle.

Although Gray and Erza were only twelve or thirteen years old at this time, their magic was already quite strong. However, compared side by side, Erza was undoubtedly the stronger of the two.

On the one hand, Erza had inherited powerful blood from her mother, Irene. On the other hand, she had also received guidance from Feng Ye regarding magic power control.

Clang!!

In the end, Erza's sword cleaved through Gray's shield, and she kicked him to the ground, stepping on his chest and driving her sword into the ground next to his neck.

"It's over."

Seeing this, some of the watching mages burst into laughter.

Various voices chimed in.

"See, I told you Erza would win."

"Gray, you just can't beat Erza."

"But Erza is so strong! I feel like she's almost stronger than me, and she's not even thirteen yet. At this rate, she might become an S-class mage in a couple of years."

Amidst the banter, Erza took a step back, sheathed her sword, and offered her hand to Gray, helping him to his feet with a smile.

"Damn it..."

"I'll keep training hard..."

Gray stood up, clenching his fists and pounding his chest in frustration.

"Ahh..."

Gray let out a strange cry, covering his vital areas.

Erza silently closed her eyes, muttering, "Honestly."

Just then, a greeting caught her ear.

"Good morning, Feng Ye!"

"Why are you here so early today? Are you planning to work for a change?"

Erza opened her eyes to see the crowd of mages gathered outside the guild, all greeting the approaching figure.

Feng Ye waved back, then glanced at Erza and smiled casually. "So early for a duel?"

"Yeah, it was a challenge we agreed to yesterday."

Erza smiled and then, holding her sword, she suddenly remembered something. Turning to Feng Ye, she asked, "By the way, it's been a while since I sought your guidance in magic, big brother Feng Ye."

"Oh oh oh!"

The crowd nearby exclaimed in surprise.

Feng Ye chuckled helplessly. "Is this a challenge to me?"

"Not really," Erza smiled. "It's more of a request for guidance."

"That's fine too," Feng Ye laughed. "Whether it's a challenge or a request, I accept. Do you want to rest and recover first?"

Erza took a slight breath, adjusting her state slightly. "My magical power consumption isn't that high. I can do it now."

"Then let's begin."

Feng Ye nodded gently.

The surrounding mages, including Gray and Juvia, unconsciously stepped back, clearing a larger space.

In fact, the mages present had rarely seen Feng Ye take action. Most of them had never even seen it once and only knew of his defeat of Gildarts.

Gildarts' strength was well-recognized within Fairy Tail, so it stood to reason that Feng Ye, who had bested him, was the strongest mage in the guild.

Furthermore, Feng Ye had completed two ten-year quests and a hundred-year quest! Above the S-class quests were the SS and SSS-class quests, and above those were the ten-year quests—tasks that no one had been able to complete in a decade. The hundred-year quest was even more formidable, representing the pinnacle of difficulty in the magical world. The completion of these quests was a testament to Feng Ye's absolute strength.

Erza gazed at Feng Ye, her expression turning calm and serious. She took a deep breath, her hands gripping her magic sword tightly.

"Here I come!"

Whoosh!!

In the next moment, she leaped forward, slashing at Feng Ye.

Feng Ye stood his ground, neither moving nor dodging. Calmly, he raised his hand, sending a cluster of ice floating into the air to meet Erza's sword.

"...Ice?!"

Gray was slightly taken aback, witnessing this for the first time. He had only heard tales of Feng Ye's strength from other guild members and hadn't expected him to be an Ice Mage.

Vaguely, he recalled Feng Ye displaying other abilities within the guild, such as the ability to enlarge his body, just like Guild Master Makarov.

"Watch closely, Gray," Makarov said, appearing beside Gray at some point. He gazed kindly at the battlefield ahead. "Feng Ye's use of Ice Magic is probably meant for you to see."

Gray's eyes widened in surprise as he watched Feng Ye's effortless display of Ice Magic. "Master, do you mean that Feng Ye knows other types of magic as well?"

"Yes," Makarov replied, taking a puff on his pipe. "So far, I've yet to see any magic that Feng Ye can't use. Heh heh."

Gray was astonished. He had never seen any magic that Feng Ye couldn't use? He wore an incredulous expression.

Just then, Gildarts appeared beside them, his arms folded across his chest. "The Master's right. In terms of magical knowledge, Feng Ye is the most erudite mage I've ever met. He can use both my magic and the Master's. If you want to define his type, then perhaps..."

Gray turned to Gildarts.

Gildarts met his gaze, his eyes deep as he said,

"...Omniscient and omnipotent!"

"Omnis... omni... potent? That's a bit..."

Gray couldn't hide his disbelief.

Gildarts laughed heartily, scratching the back of his head. "Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but that's the general idea. As far as I know, the only thing he probably can't do is give birth, hahaha!"

Gray froze.

With Feng Ye's movements, one could see thumb-sized ice cones appearing in the void, continuously shooting towards Erza, forcing her to dodge and block continuously.

"Change, Ice Demon Armor!"

After blocking several waves of attacks, Erza let out a low roar, and a glow enveloped her body, soon transforming into a set of ice-blue armor, as she wielded a heavy sword.

With the Ice Demon armor, Erza significantly enhanced her resistance to ice magic, and she forcefully endured the ice shards that Feng Ye unleashed, stepping towards him one step at a time.

"Not bad."

Feng Ye looked at Erza, who was steadily advancing towards him, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he said, "Although the Ice Demon armor has enhanced your resistance to ice, without strong enough magic power and control over it, it would be very difficult for you to achieve this level of performance."

Not far away, Gray watched this scene with a solemn expression. The fact that Erza didn't use the Ice Demon armor when fighting him meant that she hadn't been fighting with her full strength!

While the Ice Demon armor was considered magic equipment, borrowed power, and a result of financial means, it was still a normal tactic for a Transformation Magic wizard like Erza.

"If it were me, I'm afraid that my Ice Make magic would have no effect at all."

Gray couldn't help but murmur to himself as he tried to put himself in Feng Ye's shoes. He felt that if he were in Feng Ye's position, his ice magic probably wouldn't be able to stop Erza at all.

So, how would Feng Ye fend off Erza's assault while clad in the Ice Demon armor?

Gray kept his eyes fixed on Feng Ye.

As he watched Erza step closer, amidst the flurry of ice shards, she finally raised the heavy sword in her hand and slashed down at Feng Ye. With a gentle smile, Feng Ye stopped releasing ice shards and instead lowered his hand. Simultaneously, a massive ice-blue magic array appeared under his feet and instantly spread in all directions.

Standing amidst the ice-blue radiance, Feng Ye spoke softly.

"Ice Age..."

Whoosh!!!

As his words fell, a frost spread from Feng Ye's feet and expanded outward at an incredible speed, instantly freezing the nearby ground into ice.

Erza's ice-blue boots, along with her Ice Demon armor, were completely frozen solid by the expanding frost, immobilizing her along with the earth.

The spreading ice didn't stop; instead, it extended to distant places in an instant.

Under Gray and the others' shocked gazes, they witnessed that as far as their eyes could see, whether it was the land, the coast, or even the vast ocean stretching to the horizon, everything was covered in ice!

Even...

The entire Magnolia Town, every building, was enveloped in a layer of frost in that moment, as if summer had instantly transformed into a bitter winter!

There was an eerie silence in front of the guild.

The only ones who didn't seem overly shocked were the guild master, Makarov, and Gildarts.

"Oh dear."

"Suddenly making it so cold, my back pain is acting up again."

Makarov complained with his pipe in hand.

Gildarts sigually covered his forehead, "You didn't need to make such a big fuss just to guide Erza's magic."

"You're not one to talk,"

"Shut it," Makarov glanced at Gildarts.

The man responsible for Magnolia Town developing a 'Gildarts Mode' to specifically prevent him from accidentally destroying the town had no right to complain about Feng Ye.

Crack! Crack!!

Erza's heavy sword pressed downward with difficulty, but ultimately, it froze solid just three feet away from Feng Ye.

Feng Ye stood atop the ice, looking at Erza with a gentle smile, then raised his finger and lightly tapped her sword.

Snap!!

The ice covering the sword shattered, extending down to her boots, causing the ice that had frozen her armor to fracture completely.

Erza, freed from the ice, stumbled forward due to magic power depletion, and Feng Ye reached out to steady her.

"Th-That's... too powerful..."

"I still can't even come close to your level."

Erza shivered from the cold and looked at the icy world around her in awe.

Feng Ye casually smiled, "Don't be discouraged. When I was your age, I was only slightly more powerful than you. You'll easily reach this level in the future, as long as you gain a deeper understanding of magic."

(End of Chapter)

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