The Confrontation Between Man and Dragon

Far away on another part of Tenrou Island, Zeref, who had just buried his followers with his own hands, also clearly felt that terrifying magical power that was enough to shake the world.

He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the barriers of space, and saw that breathtaking scene.

When he heard Acnologia's ancient and majestic voice, even this four-hundred-year-old dark mage showed undisguised surprise on his face.

"You, who only see humans as ants... you actually spoke up? Acnologia."

Zeref murmured to himself, then his gaze fell on the small figure that stood facing the black dragon from afar, seemingly holding up the entire sky.

"It seems that Jiang Bai's existence has also shocked you."

Is it still in dragon form?

In response to the Black Dragon King's question, Jiang Bai simply picked at his ear lazily, his tone filled with impatient provocation.

"Transform into human form first, then ask me your name."

These words caused all the Fairy Tail members present to gasp in shock.

That's Acnologia!

It is the black dragon that brings end and destruction in the Book of Revelation!

Jiang Bai... how dare he speak to him like that?!

"Kid, don't be so arrogant!"

Acnologia's voice carried a clear hint of anger.

As the Dragon King had stood at the pinnacle of the world for four hundred years, he had never been so slighted.

However, Jiang Bai was too lazy to waste any more words on him.

He slowly raised his right hand.

"Telekinesis Weapon Creation."

The next second, a scene that everyone present, including the black dragon in the sky, would never forget unfolded.

The sky seemed to have been torn apart.

A giant sword made of the purest and most condensed energy began to slowly take shape above the thick clouds.

The sword was so enormous that the tip alone was more majestic than the highest peak on Tenrou Island.

The sword's length extended from the clouds, stretching downwards until it hovered less than a hundred meters above the sea.

Km!

It was a sword of creation, a thousand meters long, seemingly capable of splitting the sky and the sea in two!

The greatsword emanated a pure aura of destruction powerful enough to make even the gods tremble.

"This... this is..."

In the camp, Carla stared in astonishment at the giant sword slowly taking shape in the sky.

A week ago, her unstable precognitive abilities allowed her to intermittently see some blurry, apocalyptic images.

One of the images features this colossal sword that pierces through the heavens and the earth!

So it wasn't a nightmare, nor a hallucination.

So this was exactly what she had foreseen!

"Is it that trick again?" Gray muttered to himself, his head tilted back and his mouth wide open.

"Well... a man's sword... should be this big..." Elfman subconsciously struck a muscular pose, but his voice trembled uncontrollably.

"Is my brother-in-law even human...?"

This was... completely beyond his comprehension of combat.

Seeing that Jiang Bai was actually gathering such a terrifying attack, Acnologia's cold dragon eyes revealed an extremely solemn expression for the first time.

It opened its enormous maw and began to gather its own magical power, enough to destroy everything.

Black energy was being compressed and condensed wildly in its mouth!

Two immense and terrifying magical forces, capable of reshaping the landscape, began to confront and collide in the skies above Tenrou Island.

The mere aftershocks from the moment the two forces coalesced caused the entire Tenrou Island to shake violently, as if it were about to fall apart at any moment!

The seawater surrounding Tenrou Island was churning up towering waves!

Towering waves, several meters high, spread wildly in all directions!

Several nautical miles outside of Tenrou Island.

Mest, who had just rescued the surviving soldiers of the Magic Council's army and brought them to a small island, noticed the drastic changes in the seawater.

He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of Tenrou Island, his face filled with horror.

The sky over there was half painted a pure white of energy, and the other half stained a destructive black!

In a flash, Mest appeared atop a massive rock. He quickly pulled out his binoculars and looked toward Tenrou Island.

He was struck dumb by just one glance, and froze on the spot.

"Give me the binoculars!"

The Magic Council leader, Lahar, snatched the binoculars from one of his men and looked in that direction as well.

The next second, his expression became exactly the same as Mest's.

They saw it through the telescope's field of vision.

They saw the black dragon, a creature that existed only in legends, a symbol of end and destruction.

I also saw... that man who was facing off against the black dragon from afar, and whose aura even seemed to subtly overwhelm the black dragon.

And... that colossal energy sword, a thousand meters long, that pierced through the heavens and earth.

"That... that's... a dragon! And... that person is... Jiang Bai!"

Lahar's voice became sharp and distorted with extreme shock.

"Humans... can humans really be... this powerful?!"

"That dragon..." Mest's lips trembled, her eyes filled with despair and fear.

"That is the 'Wings of Despair'! The source of evil! The one who brought this era to an end... Acnologia!"

"What... what's going on today?! Why is this legendary monster here?!"

Just as their worldview was collapsing because of the scene before them.

On the battlefield, the two opposing sides moved simultaneously!

"Roar--!"

Acnologia unleashed a jet-black beam of destructive magic power, which he had been gathering for a long time and was now far more powerful than before, into a beam of light that shot towards Jiang Bai!

Wherever the beam of light passed, space itself seemed to be scorched and distorted!

Jiang Bai, however, simply swung the thousand-meter-long giant sword downwards with a blank expression!

There was no Heavenly Movement noise.

There are no flashy or dazzling lighting effects.

The greatsword fell silently and slowly, yet with an undeniable and absolute will.

The jet-black magical light blast, powerful enough to destroy everything, was sliced cleanly in two the instant it touched the blade of the greatsword, like a hot knife through butter!

The energy that had been cleaved flew past the sides of the giant sword and landed on the distant sea, instantly evaporating the seawater in that area and unleashing an even more terrifying tsunami.

The greatsword, having shattered the magic projectile, continued its downward momentum with unparalleled force, slamming fiercely into Acnologia's massive dragon body!

"Clang--!"

A deafening clang, as if it could shatter the heavens and the earth, resounded throughout the entire sea!

The terrifying shockwave emanated from the point of impact, forming a white ring that spread wildly in all directions!

On Tenrou Island, countless towering ancient trees were uprooted, blown into the air, and then torn to pieces by the violent energy!

Inside the camp, Makarov and the others had to unleash their full defensive magic to barely withstand the devastating aftershocks!

The smoke and dust cleared.

Acnologia's massive body was actually cleaved from the air by this sword strike, crashing into the ground and creating a huge crater!

For the first time, a huge, deep wound appeared on its chest, where the indestructible dragon scales were!

However, thanks to the dragons' powerful self-healing abilities, the wound is healing at a visible speed.

Acnologia slowly rose from the giant crater, shook its head, and for the first time in many years, felt the long-lost emotion of "pain".

It glanced down at the healing wound on its chest, then looked up at the still calm and collected man in the sky. A hint of... excitement flickered in his cold dragon eyes?

"Interesting!"

Acnologia's voice echoed between heaven and earth.

"How could someone like you exist among humans!"

The thousand-meter-long giant sword in the sky slowly dissipated.

Jiang Bai looked down at the black dragon, who had only suffered some internal injuries and whose external wounds were rapidly healing, and scoffed with some displeasure.

"Just some internal injuries? It's as hard as a turtle shell."

"But..."

A confident smile returned to Jiang Bai's lips.

"Being able to get hurt means... being able to kill!"

"Kill me?"

Acnologia seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and it let out a low, thunderous laugh.

"I admit, your strength is now on par with mine. I can't defeat you, but aren't you in the same boat?"

"Then let's give it a try!"