Ultear's jealousy

As the "Moon Drop" continued to drip, the massive block of ice that sealed Deliora finally melted completely.

"Roar!!"

The demon, freed from its confinement, let out a deafening Roar, its voice filled with boundless savagery and a destructive desire. It strode heavily toward Jiang Bai and the others.

"We've... we've made it through!"

Lucy turned pale with fright, and her legs were trembling.

Natsu, Gray, Lyon immediately assumed battle stances, their magical energy surging wildly within them, ready to face this fierce battle.

Only Jiang Bai remained standing there, hands in his pockets, unmoved.

Sure enough, everything was just as he said.

The seemingly menacing Deliora, after Roar and taking its first step, suddenly stopped in its tracks.

Immediately afterwards, countless fine cracks, like a spider web, instantly covered its entire body.

"Bang!"

With a muffled, deafening roar, this demon, known as immortal and a source of calamity, vanished before everyone's eyes, turning into countless shattered ice blocks scattered across the ground, never to be heard again.

"Impossible!"

Lyon's eyes widened, unable to accept the reality before him. He roared at the shattered ice on the ground.

"Aren't you supposed to be a demon of disaster and immortality? How could you possibly be dead?"

"Deliora... is really dead."

Lucy looked at the pile of broken ice and murmured to herself.

Hey! Gray!

Natsu patted Gray on the shoulder.

"Your master is amazing!"

Gray could no longer hold on; his legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees, trembling.

"Ur... thank you..."

He covered his eyes with his hands, but warm tears still welled up between his fingers.

The nightmare that had plagued him for ten years had actually been resolved by his master long ago.

He could finally be freed from that heavy sense of guilt.

Lyon slammed his fists into the ground, unable to hold back his sobs. "Damn it! How am I ever going to surpass Ur now?!"

Even now, everyone can see it.

Lyon's previous claims about surpassing Ur were not actually to prove himself; they were merely an excuse, a pretext for him to avenge Ur.

At this moment, the masked men responsible for the ritual also came down from above. When they saw Deliora, who had turned into shattered ice, they all broke down and cried.

These people were all survivors whose homes had been destroyed by Deliora.

Looking at the weeping people, Lucy felt a pang of pity. She whispered to Jiang Bai, "Jiang Bai, you... aren't you going to eliminate them?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai rolled his eyes dramatically. "What am I in your eyes anyway? A bloodthirsty demon king?"

"They haven't harmed Fairy Tail, nor are they some heinous villains, so why would I kill them?"

Sherry and the other two also came over, their eyes filled with awe and fear when they met Jiang Bai's gaze.

They finally remembered that when they joined the guild, their ace, Mr. Jura, Ten Wizard Saints Mages, had mentioned this name countless times.

"Infinity" Jiang Bai!

That was the existence that Mr. Jura described as truly incomparable, someone whose silhouette one could only look up to, standing at the pinnacle of all mages.

And they had actually dared to oppose such a being.

Being able to stand here alive now is an incredible stroke of luck.

With Deliora's demise, the misunderstanding between Gray and Lyon was finally resolved, and the estrangement between the two brothers vanished.

"Oh! The long-awaited reunion between fellow disciples is over?"

Seeing the atmosphere between the two had eased, Lucy joked.

Gray immediately put on a smug expression. "Tch! Who wants to reminisce with him?"

"Alright, Deliora is solved, let's all leave."

Jiang Bai spoke up,

"I'll destroy this place first."

"Huh? Why?" Lucy asked, puzzled.

"Is Jiang Bai itching to try it too?" Natsu asked excitedly.

"Hey! We're going to have some fun again!" Happy fanned the flames from the sidelines.

Jiang Bai said irritably, "Hey, have you guys forgotten that the real purpose of our mission is to break the curse on the island, not to eliminate Deliora?"

"What does that have to do with destroying this place?" Lucy still didn't understand.

"You'll find out when we get back to the village."

Jiang Bai was too lazy to explain, and simply fired a "Hah!" at the dome of the temple.

A flash of red light disappeared in an instant, and the enormous ancient temple, along with the massive magic circle that enveloped the island, vanished without a trace, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.

Lyon stared dumbfounded at the enormous, empty void before him.

"This... this destructive power, is it really something a human could unleash?"

Jiang Bai thought to himself that the child still had too little experience.

Later on, if you don't have this level of destructive power, you'd be embarrassed to call yourself a mage.

With the matter resolved, Jiang Bai and the others prepared to return to the village to report, while Lyon and the others also prepared to leave.

As they parted, Gray looked at Lyon, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

Lyon was furious that he had been defeated by his junior brother. He turned his head away and said irritably, "What are you looking at!"

"Lyon,"

Gray said seriously,

"Why don't you join a guild? There you'll find companions and rivals, which will help your magic improve much faster."

Lyon paused for a moment, then retorted stubbornly, "Enough with the nagging! It's none of your business, junior brother, to discipline me."

Gray nodded to him, said nothing more, and turned to leave with Jiang Bai and the others.

Only after Jiang Bai's figure completely disappeared from sight did Sherry and the other two dare to breathe loudly and speak.

There was no other way; it was pure fear.

"Zero Emperor..." Sherry began cautiously.

"Call me Lyon,"

Lyon stared in the direction Gray had left, his expression complex.

"'Zero Emperor' is dead."

"So... Lyon... where are you going next?"

Lyon thought for a moment and asked, "I remember you guys joined a guild too, what was it called again?"

Sherry and the other two were immediately overjoyed and answered in unison, "It's the Lamia Scale!"

Meanwhile, in a Hidden cave far from Galuna Island, Ultear was watching everything happening on the island through a deep blue magical crystal ball.

When she saw Gray and Lyon fighting, an uncontrollable fire of jealousy instantly ignited in her eyes.

On what grounds?

Why should these two outsiders receive all of Mother Ur's love? She's even willing to give her life for them!

In the crystal ball's image, the ice on Deliora's body finally melted completely, and the legendary demon let out a deafening Roar.

Ultear's lips curled into a cold smile. She wanted to see how this "Infinity" Jiang Bai, who was rumored to be so powerful, would deal with this immortal demon.

She didn't believe Jiang Bai's strength was exaggerated.

After all, even she herself was defeated so easily by that man.

If Jiang Bai's strength is lacking, then wouldn't I be even less than trash?

But Deliora, after all, is a demon from the Book of Zeref; surely we can force him to reveal some of his true abilities.

However, what happened next completely froze Ultear's expression.

The Deliora that had just escaped its confinement took only one step before its massive body shattered into a pile of ice crystals.

He died.

He just... died like that?

Ultear's face instantly turned incredibly ugly, her beautiful features contorted with jealousy and resentment.

"Heh... hehe..."

She let out a few dry, cold laughs.

"Even in death, you want to protect your two good disciples in this way?"

Her voice trembled, filled with endless grievances and resentment.

"If you're so protective of others, why did you abandon your own daughter?! Ur... you're so biased!"