Snap!
Qi Yan single-handedly grabbed Gajeel's neck and lifted him up.
"Why are you so weak, yet you dare to provoke Fairy Tail? I'm very curious, can you tell me why?"
"Monster..."
This time, Gajeel truly felt what fear was.
The opponent was not human at all, but a real monster. As for why he dared to provoke them, it was simple: he simply didn't know that such a terrifying monster existed within the Fairy Tail Guild.
Gajeel tried to use his magic, but Qi Yan saw through it with a glance.
"W-wah ah ah ah ah!"
Feeling the terrifying power emanating from Qi Yan's hand, Gajeel cried out in agony.
He had used magic to make his neck as hard as steel, but in the opponent's hand, he felt like play-doh. He could feel that if the opponent wished, he could snap his neck at any moment.
"Qi Yan! That's enough!"
Makarov's voice rang out.
Only then did Qi Yan release his grip.
Thump!
"Cough, cough!"
Gajeel fell to the ground, coughing violently.
Qi Yan lifted his foot and kicked Gajeel hard in the abdomen.
"W-wah ah ah ah!"
Gajeel screamed, his body flying towards the Phantom Lord Guild's resting area.
"Ugh ah ah ah!" Many members of Phantom Lord didn't have time to dodge and were knocked down by Gajeel, letting out cries of pain.
Jose's face was as dark as ink at this moment. Five battles, five losses. The script he had imagined was completely the opposite of reality. He had envisioned Phantom Lord winning all five battles, but this was the result.
Useless, all of them are useless.
The victor has been decided!
Victor: Fairy Tail's Qi Yan!
Five battles, five victories! Fairy Tail is unstoppable!
"Fairy Tail is amazing!"
"Yeah! I thought Phantom Lord was stronger before! I didn't expect them to lose all five battles!"
"Fairy Tail is the number one Mage Guild in the Fiore Kingdom." Everyone in the audience concluded that Fairy Tail was a cut above Phantom Lord.
"Sure enough, Qi Yan in that state is truly terrifying!"
The members of Fairy Tail breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gajeel beaten so badly.
In their hearts, apart from the Guild Master, two people in the Fairy Tail Guild were different: Qi Yan and Gildarts.
Gildarts was recognized as Fairy Tail's strongest Mage, with his Crush magic being unmatched.
Qi Yan's growth rate was also incredibly fast. Six months ago, he seemed to be at the level of an ordinary S-Class Mage, but six months later, his strength was already close to Gildarts'.
No matter how strong Gajeel of Phantom Lord was, he couldn't be Qi Yan's opponent.
"Hmph!"
Jose snorted and stood up, preparing to leave.
Five battles, five losses; there was no need to continue. If Gajeel had won, he would have wanted to contend with Makarov, which would have allowed Phantom Lord to surpass Fairy Tail.
Now, even if he defeated Makarov, others would still believe that Fairy Tail was stronger than Phantom Lord.
Suddenly!
Qi Yan's voice rang out: "Jose, come out!"
"What?!"
Both Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail members were startled by Qi Yan's words.
"What?! Participant Qi Yan is actually challenging Guild Master Jose of the Phantom Lord Guild!"
The audience members also couldn't help but discuss. Qi Yan's strength was indeed formidable, but the Ten Wizard Saints were legendary!
Qi Yan was actually going to challenge Jose!
Jose was one of the Ten Wizard Saints, recognized by the Magic Council as one of the ten strongest Mages on the continent.
Such Mages were incomparable to ordinary Mages; these were true monsters standing at the peak of power on the Ishgar continent.
"Is this guy crazy?!"
The Phantom Lord members all thought Qi Yan was insane. No matter how arrogant, he couldn't challenge a Ten Wizard Saint, could he?
It was much the same on Fairy Tail's side.
"You brat! Don't be reckless!"
Makarov quickly said. Others might not know Jose's strength, but he did. Although Jose's character wasn't great, his magic power was undeniable. Six years ago, he was already a Ten Wizard Saint, and he was still very young with a lot of room for growth. His current magic power was such that even Makarov himself wasn't absolutely confident of defeating him.
"That's right! Qi Yan, you just finished a battle, and your magic power..."
Erza also advised. The stronger Qi Yan's displayed strength, the greater the magic power consumed. Qi Yan's battle with Gajeel was a complete dominance, and his magic power consumption was extremely terrifying.
Jose looked at Qi Yan with icy eyes: "You brat, what did you just say?"
Qi Yan looked directly at Jose: "Jose, get out here!"
Boom—!
Jose's body released terrifying magic power.
"Brat!! You're too presumptuous!!"
Jose roared in anger, and the ground around his body exploded.
"Presumptuous? Perhaps. But presumptuous is better than being as despicable as you. You destroyed the Fairy Tail Guild. Gajeel was the main culprit, but you were the mastermind. I've punished the main culprit, do you think I'd let you, the mastermind, off the hook?"
"Oh? What do you intend to do?" Jose's face showed a sinister smile.
Qi Yan beckoned to Jose: "You, come up here. Six years ago, the old man beat you. Today, it's my turn to beat you!"
Gasp—!
Qi Yan's words shocked everyone. What did he say? He was going to beat a Ten Wizard Saint.
"Could it be... that Qi Yan's original goal was this?"
The members of Fairy Tail suddenly felt as if Qi Yan had been aiming for this from the very beginning.
"Heh heh... heh heh heh... Hahahahaha!"
Jose burst into maniacal laughter.
"It seems I haven't made a move in these past few years, and even some mere clowns dare to step on my head. Big Brother Makarov, aren't you going to stop him?"
Jose looked at Makarov.
"Since this is the path the children themselves have chosen, I will not stop them."
Although Makarov wasn't sure if Qi Yan was challenging Jose out of a moment of impulsiveness, as a father, he supported Qi Yan's choice.
"Since that's the case, if I cripple him, don't hold a grudge, Big Brother Makarov."
Jose was angry, and he also understood. He wanted to completely cripple Qi Yan. Fairy Tail actually had such a monstrous individual as Qi Yan.
He would not allow such a powerful individual to exist in Fairy Tail.
Such a person should be nipped in the bud, otherwise, in a few more years, he might truly pose a threat to him.
Jose stepped forward, walking towards the center of the arena.
A terrifying dark aura emanated from his body, and everyone who felt this aura involuntarily felt fear in their hearts.
Mira covered her nose, her face full of worry: "Such evil magic... just facing him makes me want to vomit."
Qi Yan opened the system interface.
He chose to recycle all the character cards drawn last time.
"Ding! Do you want to recycle the selected cards?"
"Yes!"
"Ding! Recycling successful! Your magic power level has been upgraded!"
"Current Magic Power: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★"