The lingering force of the explosion ravaged the arena for half a minute before slowly dissipating.
The hundred thousand spectators and the Mages of the major guilds were all struck speechless, utterly shaken by the devastating impact just now.
In the vast arena, only the crowd's heavy breathing remained.
At the Fairy Tail waiting area, Natsu stared fixedly at the devastated arena, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"You've got to be kidding. Is that really an attack a human can unleash?"
Gray sucked in a breath, his scalp prickling.
He knew Lu Chongwei's strength all too well. The hand-to-hand combat and explosive flames just now had not counted as the man's trump cards at all.
"That's only his normal combat power," Gray said hoarsely. "He hasn't even drawn his personal weapon, and he's already pushed Jura of the Ten Wizard Saints this far."
The Sabertooth stands were deathly silent.
Sting gripped the railing tightly, his nails digging deep into the wood, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Rogue stood in silence, his slightly trembling hands betraying the turmoil in his heart.
Only now did the two of them fully understand just how terrifyingly powerful this monster from Fairy Tail truly was.
Rufus raised a hand to press down his hat, hiding the shock in his eyes, and secretly made up his mind.
"Memory informs me that in the later matches, I must avoid Fairy Tail."
Only Orga's will to fight surged, black arcs of lightning curling around him as he urgently longed to enter the field and cross blows with Lu Chongwei.
At the center of the arena, the night wind scattered the thick smoke filling the sky.
The imposing rock giant from moments ago was already in ruins. Half of its body had been melted into magma by the