Jiang Bai vs. Jose

After dealing with the troublesome Aria, Jiang Bai used a teleportation technique to appear directly on the top floor of the Phantom Lord Fortress, the battlefield between Makarov and Jose.

"Grandpa, isn't it over yet?"

Jiang Bai looked at the scene before him and asked, somewhat speechless.

"Do you think the battles between the Ten Wizard Saints are easy?!"

Makarov replied irritably, but his hands didn't stop moving.

It was called a battle, but the scene was a complete one-sided rout.

Jiang Bai watched as the old man didn't use his most lethal light magic at all; he simply activated Giant Magic and used his enormous fists to punch Jose again and again.

Every punch landed squarely, making a loud thud.

Jiang Bai reasonably suspected that the old man wasn't actually fighting, but simply wanted to take this opportunity to punch this reckless guy a few more times and vent his anger.

After beating him for several more minutes, Makarov seemed to have had his fill of the beating, and finally canceled the Giant Magic, reverting back to his short, kind old man appearance.

He clapped his hands and said to Jiang Bai, "Alright, brat, it's your turn now. Go and fight him."

"Hmm? Why?" Jiang Bai was genuinely puzzled.

"I'm already this old; the future belongs to you young people."

Makarov stood with his hands behind his back, striking a pose of noble character.

"The glory of defeating the Ten Wizard Saints is yours, kid."

"Oh?"

Jiang Bai's lips curled into a wicked smile.

"Grandpa, are you sure? You really don't want to show off your skills in front of those younger guys in the guild?"

Having his scheme exposed, Makarov blushed and glared, saying, "Enough talk! Say one more word and I won't allow it!"

Left out in the cold and discussed like a punching bag and a trophy, Jose's self-esteem was trampled upon like never before.

He Roar in fury, "You two bastards! What do you take me for? I'm Ten Wizard Saints! Do you think I'd be defeated by a brat like you?"

"Just the Ten Wizard Saints."

Jiang Bai glanced at him, his tone as indifferent as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

"The old man doesn't care about such empty titles, so I care even less. I am the strongest."

"Stop spouting nonsense! Die! Darkness Invasion!"

Jose went completely mad, conjuring several purplish-black beams of destructive energy in his hands, which shot towards Jiang Bai and Makarov.

Makarov didn't even bother to move, because Jiang Bai simply raised one hand slightly.

"Azure."

A gravitational singularity was instantly created, and the several fierce dark beams of light, like streams of light captured by a black hole, twisted and converged uncontrollably before being completely swallowed up and disappearing without a trace.

"Reciprocity is key."

Jiang Bai flicked his finger.

"He."

A crimson shockwave retaliated at an even faster speed.

Jose's pupils contracted sharply. He was, after all, one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and he had some skills.

Just as Hercules was about to strike, he activated teleportation magic, narrowly dodging the attack.

"Oh? It can teleport too?"

Jiang Bai looked at him with great interest.

"Since you're about to be finished, I'll give you a few more chances to show off. It'll also be good for me to put on a good show in front of everyone in the guild."

This statement became the final straw that broke Jose's rationality.

"You bastard! Who do you think you are!"

Jose's anger was completely ignited, and he slammed his hands on the ground.

Dark Magic: Wraith Wave!

Visible black ripples spread out from him, corroding the steel floor with a hissing sound, filling the air with the aura of death.

Jiang Bai didn't even bother to move, letting the black ripples wash over him.

A bizarre scene unfolded: the Wraith Wave, powerful enough to corrode everything, abruptly stopped just centimeters from Jiang Bai's body, as if it had struck an invisible, absolute barrier, unable to advance any further.

It is precisely the power of "Infinity".

"How... how is this possible?!"

Jose's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"My magic... your 'Infinity' can actually block it?"

"Otherwise what? Do you expect me to easily break through your defenses?"

Jiang Bai yawned, his face full of boredom.

"The Ten Wizard Saints, you really disappoint me. You couldn't even get me warmed up."

You monster!

Jose roared, his voice sharp but his heart weak.

"Don't get cocky, Shadow Soldiers!"

A dozen or so identical shadows appeared behind him, each radiating evil magic, rushing towards Jiang Bai from all directions.

"Trying to compensate for a lack of quality with quantity is the most foolish approach."

Jiang Bai shook his head and simply snapped his fingers.

An invisible Telekinesis erupted from him instantly, and the menacing Shadow Soldiers, upon contact with the Telekinesis, melted away silently, like snow exposed to sunlight.

The next second, Jiang Bai suddenly appeared in front of Jose, their faces almost touching.

"And your reaction time is too slow."

Jiang Bai punched Jose in the face.

"Bang!"

A tremendous force struck Jose, as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding train.

He transformed into a black shadow and flew backward, crashing through several layers of the castle fortress walls before landing heavily in the ruins.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield below, the guild members looked up at this "battle of the gods," and exclaimed in disbelief.

Lucy covered her mouth, her face full of shock, and said, "That Jose... is he really a member of the Ten Wizard Saints on the same level as the Guild Master?"

Why do I feel like he's being completely played by Jiang Bai?

"It's not a feeling,"

Mirajane smiled as she looked at the figure in the sky, her eyes filled with pride and tenderness.

"Xiao Bai is just playing around."

Natsu, who had just punched Totomaru so hard his face turned into a pig's head, also came over.

Looking at the lopsided battle in the sky, he posed a thought-provoking question, "So, does that mean if the guild elder were to fight Jiang Bai, he would be toyed with like this too?"

Upon hearing this, Mirajane's smile froze; she simply smiled but remained silent.

Lucy looked at Natsu with pity, as if he were a dying man.

"What's wrong?"

Natsu asked, still looking completely bewildered,

Why are you all silent?

Just then, a majestic voice sounded softly behind him.

Makarov, who had returned at some unknown time, happened to overhear Natsu's lewd words.

"Natsu,"

The old man said with a chuckle,

"Whether I'll be played by Jiang Bai or not, I don't know. But right now, you're definitely going to be 'played' by me."

Natsu's body stiffened instantly. He turned his head slowly, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace, "Yo! Grandpa! You're back! You're getting stronger and stronger!"

"Hmph, it's no use saying nice things now."

Makarov's fist instantly grew larger, and to Natsu's horrified gaze, he slammed him heavily into the ground, leaving only a large, smoking, human-shaped hole.