The Second Part of the S-Class Exam

On the beach of Tenrou Island, an enraged Laxus is chasing after Riyao.

"Riyao, you bastard, stop right there and prepare to die!"

"Stop my ass! Besides, you were the one who started eyeing my ass first."

"Lord Laxus, Riyao, calm down." Freed stood by helplessly, trying to break up the fight.

Gildarts said cheekily, "That's youth."

Makarov rolled his eyes. "A devil's youth."

Erza stood beside the two like a little adult, frowning as she pondered something strange, her ears gradually turning red.

Makarov signaled to everyone to stop fooling around, and the group began to set up camp.

Laxus's eyes were dark-rimmed, while Riyao acted as if nothing had happened.

This assessment is simple and straightforward: fight either Makarov or Gildarts.

Riyao felt uncomfortable with his own corpse.

Next door is a real grandfather-grandson show, while here it's a fake father-son show.

The generous crab gift turned out to be a setup.

Gildarts chuckled, "Good lad, finally in my hands."

Riyao looked at Gildarts with disdain and retorted, "You old geezer, I'm going to go back and tell Cana you want to be my dad. Guess if she'll ignore you for days, hehe."

Erza quickly changed into a set of armor, just a regular set, not as elaborate as the ones she would have in the future. Without money or magic, how could she possibly acquire so many suits of armor?

Gildarts gritted his teeth in anger upon hearing Riyao's threat; he was determined to give that brat a good beating today.

Riyao, upholding the principle of "even if we get beaten today, we must have backbone," launched Hundred Battles Spell Formula while making international hand gestures.

However, an unexpected event occurred: a dazzling golden light appeared.

The guild emblem did not extend with golden lines as it had in the past.

Gildarts and Erza looked shocked.

Because the Present Riyao covered in golden light, the muscle lines and bone contours become translucent under the light. The whole person is quickly enveloped in golden light and in the blink of an eye, he transforms into a human-shaped light body with clear outlines, but his whole body is bright without any shadows. He is like a living, solidified little light person. He has his own halo when he stands there, and even his breath carries fine light particles that drift outward.

Gildarts scratched his head, looking completely bewildered. "Uh, Riyao, is that a new skill?!"

Riyao looked at his hands, carefully sensing the changes in the Hundred Battles Spell Formula. He remembered that the Fairy Tail guild crest itself was also a style, and it had an extra bonus on Tenrou Island.

With the resonance of Riyao energy and life energy, the Sacred Tree is linked to the Riyao, and vast and ancient life energy is poured into the Hundred Battles Spell Formula.

Riyao suddenly struck a pose and shouted, "Gaia!"

Erza was standing nearby, was startled.

"No problem, it's just a resonance link with the Sacred Tree."

After saying that, Riyao charged straight at Gildarts.

The show-off said, "Uncle, have you ever been kicked by light?"

In reality, the speed hasn't changed much; it's just that the special effects look scary, and the recovery speed is faster.

Bang

Gildarts effortlessly parried Riyao's kick, Erza seized the opportunity to swing a powerful slash from the side. Gildarts grabbed Riyao and slammed it down on Erza.

"If that's the case, then you shouldn't become S-Class Mage."

Erza caught the Riyao and was sent flying backward.

"Tch, I was just testing the waters."

"Life Link."

A faint turquoise chain appeared between Riyao and Erza.

"Enchantment Magic: Strength, Speed, Defense, Magic Resistance, Sharpness..."

Colorful magic circles enveloped the two of them.

"Enchantment Magic: Life's Weight... Never mind, in your current state, it'll be easy to just send you to your death."

Riyao frantically stacks buffs on himself and Erza.

Gildarts knew the Weight of Life. He solidified life energy to deflect the opponent's life force. Given the current state of his enormous life energy, even a glancing blow would take away at least half of their life.

Riyao and Erza charged forward together.

Gildarts conjured magic circles in his hands to Crush Magic.

The grandfather-grandson special next door.

Faced with the gigantic Makarov, Freed and Laxus realized that Makarov was not only skilled in Giant Magic but also in light magic, making him a true giant of light.

Freed inscribed flight spells on himself and Laxus, and they flew up to attack Makarov in circles.

Laxus struck Makarov like a bolt of lightning.

"Lightning Dragon's Crushing Fist"

Freed, on the other hand, was distracting Makarov.

Lightning, storm, rapids

At this point, Freed had not yet mastered the Dark Ecriture, so he could only tickle Makarov like this.

Gildarts is now effortlessly blocking the combined attack from Erza and Riyao.

"Hey, use a little more force, you brat!"

"That Crush Magic is way too much!"

"Gildarts- senpai is indeed very strong."

The golden Riyao, gleaming brightly, looked at the motionless Gildarts and said, "Heh heh, with such a vast amount of life energy, I can finally use that move."

The golden light on his body fluctuated violently before slowly receding back into Riyao's body.

Gildarts and Erza were stunned for a moment.

"Hey? Has Riyao grown taller?"

"It seems so."

"That's right~ Healing Magic: Wild Growth. Within five minutes, I will grow to the size of ten years in the future, with explosive growth in physical attributes and a multiplied increase in magical effects."

"It's very effective, but it has a drawback: it requires a huge amount of life energy. That's why, even though it was developed, it's never been used..."

Riyao clenched his fist to feel his current power, feeling as if he could give the ocean a Mediterranean-like hairstyle with a single punch.

Bang

The ground shattered, Riyao instantly appeared before Gildarts.

A powerful sweeping kick, accompanied by the whoosh of wind, struck towards his waist and ribs, as hard as an iron whip.

Gildarts reacted quickly, retaliating with his left fist imbued with Crush Magic, attempting to force back the Riyao.

But he didn't back down. His shin collided with the Crush Magic, and surprisingly, the Crush Magic didn't cause much damage. Even if Gildarts had held back, it would have been impossible for him to be unharmed.

Bang

Gildarts was kicked away with astonishing force. He got up from the ground, his face showing shock.

"What's going on?!"

"Just kidding, I've grown up over ten years, after all."

Riyao continued to press forward, Gildarts perked up slightly. Since his junior was so strong, he should certainly give him a proper welcome.

Erza watched the confrontation between the two, completely unable to intervene.

Riyao's attacks were swift and fierce, each punch landing with a resounding thud. Every strike was a powerful kick, a vicious knee, or a hard elbow, and this time there was no healing effect.

He lunged forward, delivered knee strikes, elbow smashes, and low sweeps, pressing forward relentlessly like a mad tiger.

Gildarts couldn't keep up with the speed and suffered attacks of varying degrees all over his body.

"Enough!"

He unleashed powerful magic, conjuring Crush Magic with a single hand.

"Dispelling Evil and Revealing Justice - One Day!!"

Upon seeing this move, Riyao also gathered his strength with one hand, simultaneously channeling his life energy and various Enchantment Magic effects into his fist.

"Force Piercing the Galaxy!!"

There were no fancy moves, no unnecessary probing, only the most primal and violent clash of forces.

In an instant, the shockwave exploded outwards from the center of their fists, a gale swept in all directions, the ground cracked inch by inch, and rubble was hurled into the air by the violent airflow.

The air was violently shattered, a buzzing sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and a visible shockwave swept across the surrounding area, even forcibly dispersing the clouds.

Erza was jolted back half a step, her face filled with horror.

"Is this... is this really the kind of power a human could unleash?! The aftershocks alone are enough to make it impossible to stand!"

The three people in the neighboring grandfather-grandson show were also startled by the commotion.

The violent shockwave gradually subsided, and the dust and smoke slowly dissipated.

Two tall figures remained motionless in the same spot.

His fists remained firmly pressed together, his muscles taut, his magic power boundless, his clothes...

Erza blushed and covered her eyes.