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Chapter 740: Phantom and Celestial Spirit Serena!
Chapter 740: Phantom and Celestial Spirit Serena!
"What is this...?"
Gajeel's Iron Dragon Club struck the golden magical barrier, feeling like he had touched an iron pillar, so solid that his body endured a violent backlash.
He revealed a trace of astonishment, clenched his fist tightly, mobilized his magic power, and punched the golden barrier fiercely.
"Iron Dragon's Steel Fist!"
Boom!!!
This punch hit the golden barrier like iron striking a huge bronze bell, bursting out a deafening buzz that spread in all directions.
Inside the barrier, Levy also subconsciously raised her hand to cover her ears, but the next moment, she was surprised to find that she was not only unharmed inside the barrier, but even the strong backlash and the transmitted sound were partially blocked.
"Such magic, how is this possible, my fist can't even break the barrier..."
Gajeel revealed a shocked expression as he stared at the pale golden barrier.
And at the next moment.
A ripple flowed on the golden barrier, and this ripple converged forward, turning into a huge hand, then bent its fingers, and a finger flicked towards Gajeel.
It seemed casual, but Gajeel, who was facing the finger head-on, felt tremendous terror and threat. His pupils shrank violently, and he roared, placing his arms in front of him and bursting out his magic power to resist the incoming finger with all his might.
Even so, when the finger landed, his entire body still trembled violently. The iron shell of the Iron Dragon Slayer Magic that had appeared on his body surface instantly cracked and shattered, and he didn't even have time to cry out. Like a flicked pebble, he flew far into the sky and disappeared.
After the golden magical finger flicked Gajeel away, it gradually dimmed and eventually disappeared completely, leaving only Levy standing alone.
Silence fell.
Feng Ye stepped out from the shadows behind her and approached Levy from behind, gazing in the direction where Gajeel had flown away. "As expected, he used some despicable means."
"!"
The sudden sound from behind startled Levy, but she quickly recognized the familiar voice.
Her breath quickened momentarily, and then she turned around to face the handsome and calm face looking down at her. "Thank... thank you, Feng Ye. Were you just passing by, or..."
"Neither."
Feng Ye smiled casually and explained, "My mansion is imbued with a special magic array. Anyone who enters or exits my mansion will be marked with my magic. The more they come and go, the more my magic will linger on them, and this magic can become a protective force in critical moments."
"I sensed the activation of my magic on you, so I came."
Not all girls knew about Feng Ye's protective magic. Only Erza, Mira, and Lisanna were aware of it, while Levy and Lucy were oblivious.
Mira and Erza had deliberately kept Lucy and Levy in the dark to prevent them from becoming complacent during missions.
After all, if they knew beforehand that Feng Ye had left protective magic on everyone, capable of safeguarding them in crucial moments, they might lower their guard in more dangerous commissions. This would defeat the purpose of training and improvement.
Levy's temperament was too gentle, second only to Wendy in Mira and Erza's eyes, so they naturally felt she needed to be tempered as well. Thus, they tacitly agreed not to inform her.
"I see..."
Realization dawned on Levy, and her gaze at Feng Ye sparkled with a hint of warmth, her cheeks tinged with a faint blush.
This meant that Feng Ye had indeed been concerned about her and cared for her safety. The thought made her heart flutter.
She looked up at Feng Ye, and the usually timid girl suddenly seemed to be driven by an inexplicable emotion. She took a step forward and threw her arms around him in a tight embrace.
After holding him for about three seconds, she gradually calmed down from the surge of emotions. A hint of panic flashed in her eyes, and she awkwardly loosened her grip and took a step back, her cheeks reddening as she stammered, "I-I'm sorry, I suddenly felt..."
Seeing the girl's sudden boldness and subsequent timidity, Feng Ye couldn't help but chuckle. He placed his hand on her head and smiled gently at her.
"You're so adorable."
These words caused Levy to freeze, as if immersed in boundless joy. If someone else had made such a comment, she would have merely smiled, but when Feng Ye said it, it filled her with endless delight.
She was... called adorable by Feng Ye.
It wasn't until Feng Ye had walked away and waved at her that she snapped out of her daze and hurried after him, jogging to catch up.
As she trailed behind, hesitating about what to say, her eyes suddenly widened, and her face paled as she fixed her gaze on a large tree ahead.
She could see.
On the thick trunk of the tree were two people—Jet and Droy!
"Jet? Droy?!"
Levy covered her mouth with her hand, unable to suppress a startled cry. Her eyes fell on the iron nails and rings that pinned Jet and Droy to the tree, and she exclaimed, "Th-This... was also done by that Gajeel?!"
"Yes."
...
In a certain place within the Kingdom of Fiore, the headquarters of the Phantom Lord guild loomed.
At that moment, on the top floor of the guild building, in a room that exuded an air of nobility, an oval-shaped table was adorned with a tea set. Seated by the window was a figure who sipped their tea leisurely before gazing outwards, inquiring, "I wonder how your guild's Gajeel is faring?"
"He won't mess this up."
The master of Phantom Lord, Jose Porla, sat across from them, a faint smile playing on his lips as he replied, "Fairy Tail will undoubtedly be enraged and come looking for us."
There were a total of four individuals present in the room, and the remaining three were not members of the Element Four. Instead, two of them were the masters of other magic guilds!
They all shared a unified purpose—to join forces and strike down Fairy Tail!
"That's good."
The other guild master let out a cold laugh. "When they take the bait and come after us, we can use it as a legitimate reason to lend you our support and teach them a harsh lesson!"
Currently, Fairy Tail's standing in the magical world was as the strongest guild at the pinnacle of Ishgar. The vast majority of quests and requests were prioritized for Fairy Tail.
While many other guilds struggled with a shortage of commissions and financial difficulties, Fairy Tail had more work than they could handle, inevitably sparking envy and resentment.
More crucially,
Fairy Tail maintained close ties with the 'Phoenix Priestess', ranked first among the Ten Wizard Saints of Ishgar, who had not appeared in public for almost a century!
Although the Phoenix Heart guild was still protected by the powerful seal of Phoenix magic, preventing anyone from passing through, the prolonged absence of the Priestess had inevitably planted seeds of dissent in people's minds.
Of course,
if it were merely these circumstances, even with three guilds joining forces, they would not dare to provoke Fairy Tail easily. This was because Fairy Tail still had an elder among the Ten Wizard Saints—the fifth-ranked Warrod Sequen!
Among the Ten Wizard Saints, the first rank had been held unwaveringly by the Phoenix Priestess for centuries, recognized as Ishgar's strongest wizard. As for the second to fifth ranks, they were collectively known as the 'Four Kings of Ishgar'!
Their magical power far surpassed that of the other members of the Ten Wizard Saints.
Jose Porla, the master of Phantom Lord, was indeed one of the Ten Wizard Saints, but he knew his strength was comparable only to Makarov's, falling far short of Warrod's.
What truly emboldened these three guilds to challenge Fairy Tail and conspire to engage them in battle was the presence of the fourth individual in that room.
"What do you think, Mr. Serena?"
Jose Porla directed his question to the person sitting at the head of the oval table, his tone carrying a hint of respect.
The moonlight streaming through the window illuminated the figure, revealing none other than the second-ranked member of the Ten Wizard Saints—
Serena, the Celestial Spirit King!
"I have no particular interest in Fairy Tail."
Serena, reclining in his seat with his hand supporting his chin, replied nonchalantly, his eyes flickering with interest, "My interest lies solely in the power of that wizard. There are traces of his power within Fairy Tail."
As the second-ranked member of the Ten Wizard Saints, he had pushed his magical power to its utmost limits, reaching a point where further progress seemed impossible.
He was keenly aware of his own strength. The so-called 'Four Kings of Ishgar' was a joke to him. In his eyes, from the third rank down to the tenth, they were all insignificant and posed no challenge!
A supposed 'King' like Warrod Sequen was not even worth mentioning!
However,
even with the power he currently possessed, he still fell far short of his arch-nemesis—Acnologia, the Black Dragon King!
He feared Acnologia, and he craved greater power, power that would enable him to stand against the Black Dragon King.
In a world untouched by Feng Ye's interference, Serena's eventual choice was to forsake his position among the Ten Wizard Saints and defect to the Alvarez Empire of the West, placing himself under Zeref's command in the hopes of leveraging Zeref's power to counter Acnologia.
But in this world,
his gaze was not turned towards the West. Instead, it remained fixed on Ishgar.
For in Ishgar, there existed a power capable of rivaling the Black Dragon Acnologia—the legendary wizard who, four hundred years ago, had single-handedly driven back the Black Dragon!
The first master of Fairy Tail had been his disciple, and the Phoenix Priestess had been his follower. Even four hundred years later, the influence of that great wizard's power lingered, and countless rumors and legends surrounded him.
Among them,
the most widespread rumor was that the great wizard had passed away, but he had left behind his power in the form of the seven legendary Dragon Balls!
While this might have been dismissed as mere fantasy, Serena was almost certain that it was not just a legend but the truth. Why? Because, at that very moment, he already possessed five of those Dragon Balls!
Only two remained.
He was unsure of the location of one, but he knew precisely where the other one was—within the Fairy Tail guild!
(End of Chapter)
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