Jura pressed his palms together and looked at Laxus before taking the initiative to speak.
"Sir Laxus."
With a smile on his face, Jura spoke politely. "I have long wanted to have a satisfying spar with Fairy Tail's strongest fighters."
Laxus crossed his arms, his gaze sharp.
"Enough talk."
Laxus cut off Jura's pleasantries directly.
Golden arcs of electricity began dancing around him, crackling sharply.
"Today, I'm not anyone's grandson, nor am I Fairy Tail's representative."
Laxus cast off every shackle of identity, leaving only pure fighting spirit in his eyes.
"Right now, I just want to fight you!"
As soon as he spoke.
The atmosphere instantly tightened to the extreme.
Without any warning, the two of them moved at the same time and began the battle!
Boom!
Golden lightning completely enveloped Laxus's body.
He turned into a blinding golden bolt and charged forward at incredible speed.
The air was torn apart, exploding into a ring of white sonic clouds.
In the blink of an eye, Laxus had already reached Jura.
His right fist clenched, carrying violent thunderous power as it smashed fiercely toward Jura's face.
Jura's expression did not change as he abruptly raised his right hand.
Bang—!
Jura actually caught Laxus's thunderous punch head-on with his bare palm!
The tremendous force instantly traveled down Jura's arm and into the ground.
Crack! Crack!
The ground beneath their feet was instantly covered in dense spiderweb cracks.
The surrounding ground sank by half a meter.
What shocked the entire audience was—
Laxus stood firm, his body not swaying in the slightest. There was no sign that he had been overpowered.
He looked Jura straight in the eyes from close range and smiled arrogantly.
"Your strength really is formidable."
Laxus admitted it frankly, but his gaze turned cold as he shouted a