Master and Disciple Brothers

Lucy cried out, "Junior brother?!"

"Gray, this guy is your senior brother?!"

Gray slowly nodded.

"Lyon, why are you doing this?!"

Lyon looked at Gray mockingly. "Oh? What did I do?"

"Unseal Deliora, of course!"

"Oh, that? Naturally, it's to defeat Deliora and prove that I'm stronger than Ur."

"You're going to unseal the Deliora Ur worked so hard to seal away, all because of that ridiculous reason?!"

Lyon laughed. "Ridiculous reason? What do you know?! Don't forget that you were the one who got Ur killed. You've been dragging out your miserable life hiding in the guild for years. How could you possibly understand how I feel?!"

Gray was filled with deep guilt and self-blame at Lyon's words. If not for him back then, Ur probably would not have left like that.

"What's wrong?! Why aren't you talking now?! Weren't you questioning me just now?!"

Suppressing his emotions, Gray said, "I know you hate me, but you shouldn't use Ur as a joke. Do you want our teacher's sacrifice to be for nothing?!"

"Oh, after not seeing you for years, you dare lecture me now? If you still feel even a shred of guilt toward Ur, then don't stop me. Take your people and get out of here!"

Gray immediately took up a fighting stance.

"Impossible. This is something I absolutely cannot agree to. If you want to break this seal, you'll have to step over my body first."

"Fine. Then let your senior brother see just how much your pleasant life these past few years has improved you."

Meanwhile, Ye Yang had somehow already reclined in a chair, watching this tragic drama between Master and Disciple Brothers.

The loud crunching of sunflower seeds instantly reached everyone's ears.

Lucy immediately complained, "At a time like this, you still have the mood to snack?"

Lyon looked at Ye Yang and directly ordered, "Take them out."

This was exactly the kind of situation Lucy feared most.

"So we still have to fight in the end."

Natsu, on the other hand, looked thoroughly excited.

"Hahaha, finally get to move, huh? Bastard, you were the one who dispelled my flames just now, weren't you? Take this!"

"Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!"

"Wave Barrier!"

The flames coating Natsu's arm vanished instantly. His fist slammed directly into the barrier, and the tremendous force rebounded entirely onto him. Yet Natsu was completely unaffected, while cracks began spreading all across Yuka's barrier.

"Hehe, break!"

"Boom!"

Natsu's fist smashed the barrier apart. Without the waves suppressing it, blazing flames ignited around his arm once more.

Yuka hurriedly gathered waves in both hands and violently released them to the side.

"Wave Jet!"

Yuka's body darted aside, and Natsu's punch blasted a huge hole into the ground.

Yuka stared at Natsu in horror.

"How did you do that? You shattered my barrier with nothing but your body. Your body should have taken all that rebounding force just now, so why are you completely fine?!"

"Isn't that simple? Someone in our guild keeps practicing a certain Technique and makes me test my fists on him every day. I break through his defense again and again, and he blocks my fists again and again."

"Your barriers aren't even as tough as his body!"

Yuka looked utterly disbelieving.

"I admit you're strong, but you don't have to humiliate me like this!"

"Hmph, believe it or not."

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

"Wave Barrier!"

When Ye Yang heard what Natsu said, he naturally knew who he meant. Other than Er Gou, who was obsessed with Iron Body, who else could it be?

"That bastard. I told him not to practice Iron Body, but he insisted. Now Natsu is practically grasping the trick to Internal Energy, while his Iron Body still hasn't reached mastery."

Seeing Yuka struggling, Toby immediately rushed forward to help.

"Yuka, I'll help you!"

"Poison Claw Dance!"

A layer of green liquid immediately coated Toby's nails as he wildly clawed at Natsu with both hands.

Natsu grabbed Toby by the head and vaulted over him. Flames gathered in his hand as he prepared to take Toby out with one punch. Seeing this, Yuka immediately released waves and extinguished the flames around Natsu's fist, but Natsu's punch still sent Toby flying.

The instant Natsu landed, he forcefully pushed off with both feet.

"Dragon's Head of the Fire Dragon!"

Yuka had no time to cast magic before Natsu was already in front of him. Natsu rammed him headfirst, sending Yuka flying into the wall, where he went still.

"Tch, that's it? What a bore."

When Natsu turned his gaze toward Sherry, she was immediately frightened by his fierce eyes. She had just seen Natsu take down Yuka and Toby in only a few moves despite their combined attack.

Natsu had no interest in fighting Sherry anymore.

On Gray's side, his guilt toward Lyon left him constantly being suppressed.

"What's wrong, Gray? Is this all the progress you've made these past years?!"

"Ice Molding: White Tiger!"

An icy blue magic circle unfolded, and a massive white ice tiger appeared before charging toward Gray.

Gray hurriedly activated his magic.

"Ice Molding: Cage!"

An ice cage instantly appeared above the white tiger and trapped it within.

However, because Gray was still burdened by guilt toward his senior brother, the white tiger broke free from the cage moments later and sent Gray flying with a swipe of its claw.

The white tiger gave Gray no chance to catch his breath and charged again. Gray steadied himself in midair, forcefully kicked off, and spread a magic circle in his hand.

A massive ice axe appeared before him. Gray swung it fiercely at the white tiger rushing toward him, shattering it instantly.

Lyon looked at Gray disdainfully. "You're already exhausted after dealing with just one white tiger. If Ur saw you like this, I'm afraid she'd regret taking you as her disciple."

"Let me show you the mastery I've attained over Ice Modeling these past years.

"Extreme Cold!"

In an instant, ice covered the entire cave floor, and the temperature within the cavern plummeted.

"Ice Molding: Dragon!"

As Lyon's magic circle unfolded, a flash of white light appeared, and an Ice Dragon dozens of meters long emerged before everyone.

"Kill him!"

The Ice Dragon charged fiercely at Gray. Gray flipped aside, dodging its dive, but he failed to evade the sweep of its tail.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

Gray was flung away and fell into the pit at the center, crashing onto the frozen Deliora.

Seeing Gray sent flying, Natsu was about to rush over to help when Ye Yang stopped him.

"Natsu! Don't go. This is Gray's battle!"

After hearing Ye Yang, Natsu restrained the urge to help and glared at Lyon with hostility.

Gray struggled to rise from the ground. Scenes of Ur dying before his eyes flashed through his mind one after another.

Just as Gray was about to collapse, a voice appeared in his mind.

"You brat, why are you such a mess?! I don't remember teaching you magic like this."

Gray's eyes widened instantly. He could not have been more familiar with that voice.

"Ur."