He crouched down gently, grabbed the other man's hair with one hand, and lifted him up.
Ling Yuan leaned closer, and the two locked eyes.
A faint curve rose at the corner of his lips. "Don't you like absorbing things? I'm giving you the chance, so absorb me to death if you fucking can."
Aria's pupils kept dilating, but he himself was completely dumbfounded.
His eyes were nearly dry.
Yet no matter how hard he absorbed, the other man's magic power seemed to have no source at all. Meanwhile, he himself was already nearing his limit.
Fairy Tail's side was equally dumbstruck.
As expected of Laxus's friend. He was insanely fierce!
"That monster." Laxus's mouth twitched when he noticed the scene.
Just one glance had drained his magic power dry.
Yet this guy could practically press his eyes against the other man's and still be fine.
Katarina: "Why do I suddenly really want to laugh?"
Maple: "Believe me, you're not the only one."
Eighth Princess: "Pfft."
Wherever Home Is, It Is the Warmest
"Lightning Dragon's Fists!"
One punch sent Jose flying back.
"Darkness Assault!"
Jose opened his hand toward Laxus.
Purple magic power coiled around Laxus's body.
But it was annihilated by lightning in an instant.
That scene completely enraged Jose's pride.
"Why?! Why does a tiny Fairy Tail have someone as strong as you?!" Jose roared unwillingly.
Why was he inferior to Fairy Tail in every way?
At that moment, Jose had the distinct feeling of, Why did the heavens create Yu if they had already created Liang?
"Why indeed? Maybe your character just sucks." A faint smile hung on Laxus's lips.
"You damned brat!"
After being mocked, the black aura around Jose grew even denser as he raised both hands toward the sky.
Clang!
A massive black magic circle unfolded above Jose.
Countless shadows flew out from within it, transforming into one dark emissary after another as they crawled out of the abyss.
Twisting their deformed bodies, they charged toward Laxus.
Jose held ghostly light in both hands.
Boom!
As the ground collapsed beneath him, he shot straight toward Laxus.
Laxus, meanwhile, slowly raised a hand.
"Formless lightning, sound without shape, descend from the heavens and proclaim your decree!"
"Bzzzt~"
Clouds began gathering above the Phantom Lord Guild.
Gales swept in from all directions.
For a moment,
the weather completely changed.
The residents of all Magnolia stared blankly at the enormous typhoon in the sky.
Boom!
An incomparably thick bolt of lightning struck straight down from the center of the typhoon.
It pierced through the roof and landed squarely on Laxus.
"Laxus, you've already... become this strong?"
Makarov stared in shock at the figure standing unmoved amid the gale, unable to recover for a long time.
Watching Jose charge at him, lightning flashed through Laxus's eyes. "Dragon Slayer Secret Art—"
"Unknown Thunder Form—"
"Narukami!!"
Boom!
An utterly terrifying beam of lightning gathered at his arm, formed into an arrow, and shot toward Jose.
Every abyss puppet in its path wailed before being shattered by electric arcs.
"What?"
The lightning in his vision kept growing larger, and Jose's heart jolted violently.
He instinctively raised a hand in front of himself.
But the next second—
Boom!
The ceiling shattered.
An even thicker bolt of lightning fell from the sky.
"Argh!"
Jose let out a miserable scream.
His whole body was wrapped in lightning as he convulsed wildly, his toes even lifting off the ground.
"Guild Master!"
Over here,
the suppressed Four Elements trembled when they saw Jose screaming.
But Natsu was having a far worse time. He had been suppressed by Iron Dragon from start to finish.
His flames simply could not break through iron.
"That monster!"
Gajeel, who had also heard the scream, shuddered when he saw Laxus.
He swore that he would absolutely, absolutely never stand against a monster like that!
"As expected, with Laxus's strength, he's the one with the true protagonist template." Ling Yuan could not help smiling.
He started with a single crystal, and everything afterward depended on himself.
Look at everyone else later on—either their biological father gave them cheats, or they were the daughter of a dragon. Natsu was even more outrageous, with all the strongest cheats in the world gathered onto him.
"Then it's about time for me to wrap things up too. Sigh, what a shame. This was supposed to be my home field."
Ling Yuan looked at Aria, who had absorbed energy until he was foaming at the mouth, and casually tossed him away in boredom.
"But this guy's magic really is pretty good."
Ling Yuan looked at Aria lying on the ground and asked the system in his mind.
'System, can I learn his Void Magic?'
Just imagine it: without even needing to make a move, one glance could instantly empty the energy inside your opponent's body.
Wasn't a move like that cool?
"Ding! In reply to Master, yes. However, you may only deprive one."
"Deprive? I like that word. Then I'll choose the one called 'Void Annihilation.'"
"Ding! Extraction complete!"
Along with the system's voice, Aria, lying on the ground, twitched all over once before going still.
Of course, he was not dead.
Fairy Tail would need to handle the aftermath. Ling Yuan had no intention of causing them any extra trouble.
To test out his newly acquired ability, Ling Yuan forcibly opened Aria's eyelids and met his gaze.
The next second,
Ling Yuan felt all the energy that had vanished earlier return to him.
How should he put this feeling? It was strangely invigorating.
At the same time,
the three members of the Thunder Legion had also thrown the so-called Three Elements onto the ground.
As Laxus's personal guard, their strength was naturally top-tier.
Ling Yuan casually tossed Aria over as well.
As for Jose, he had already completely passed out. He had been electrocuted into an afro and was constantly puffing green smoke from his mouth.
There was only one person who was utterly pathetic in the entire scene, and that was Natsu.
The captured Juvia and the others looked pleadingly at Gajeel.
Please, stop fighting. Hurry up and surrender. Can't you see the Guild Master has already been beaten up?
Veins bulged on Gajeel's forehead. "I fucking want to, too! But that bastard with the cherry-blossom hair won't give me the chance!"
"Natsu, take your time fighting. We'll head back first." At that moment, Gray waved at Natsu.
"!"
Natsu turned at the sound.
But he was instantly stunned. Everyone was carrying the unconscious Jose and the others toward Phantom Lord's front gates.
They looked like victorious heroes returning in triumph.
"Ah! You bastards!" Natsu immediately panicked and began jumping up and down nonstop.
No one paid Natsu any attention. Instead, they happily returned to the guild.
Leaving Natsu alone in the Phantom Lord Guild.
Inside the guild,
"Everyone, welcome back."
As soon as they entered, Mirajane, the guild's poster girl, greeted everyone with a beaming smile.
"Yo, Mira, you're as beautiful as ever today."
"We're back, Mira."
The others greeted her in their own ways as well.
Ling Yuan also adjusted the camera at the right moment.
Katarina: "What a beautiful big sister."
Maple: "+1"
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