"That emblem, they are from Fairy Tail."
Sherry immediately recognized the Fairy Tail Guild's emblem on Natsu's shoulder.
"So that's it, the villagers asked the guild for help!"
Yuka also knew that the people in that village seemed to have been cursed into demon forms, which was why this island had become a terrifying Demon Island.
Zero Emperor coldly said, "What are you still standing there for? Go clean up the village for me."
"Eh?"
"Why?"
Natsu and the others were confused; weren't they already standing here? Why did they still need to go bother the villagers?
Zero Emperor clenched his fist and explained, "Anyone who obstructs or attempts to obstruct us is an enemy."
"What?!!"
Natsu was dumbfounded by this explanation.
"Bastard—!!!"
Suddenly!
Gray rushed out directly, pressing his hands on the ground: "Stop this meaningless ritual and action at once!!"
Crack, crack!!!
A large amount of ice appeared from the ground, rushing towards Zero Emperor.
Zero Emperor pressed one hand on the ground, casting the exact same magic as Gray.
The ice created by the two collided.
Crack——!!
Their magic cancelled each other out, and the ice shattered and dissipated.
"Ice?!"
Both sides were somewhat surprised, as both of them used ice magic; while ice magic wasn't rare, it wasn't common either.
"Lyon... do you know what you're doing?"
Gray looked at Zero Emperor, his expression grim as he questioned him.
"Heh heh, long time no see, Gray."
Zero Emperor also accurately called out Gray's name.
"They know each other?!"
Lucy and Happy were instantly stunned.
"So the Mage the villagers found is you, huh? Did you come because you knew, or was it just a coincidence? Never mind, it's all the same anyway. You guys hurry up, I can handle this place alone."
"Yes!"
"Don't even think about leaving!"
Natsu grew anxious at the sight and quickly chased after the three, completely oblivious to the almost imperceptible icy chill emanating from the air.
Gray, however, noticed it and quickly tried to stop him: "Wait, Natsu, don't move!!"
But it was already too late.
Whoosh!!!
The icy chill quickly enveloped Natsu's body, then rapidly proliferated. In an instant, Natsu's body, except for his head and limbs, was completely encased in ice.
"Damn it, I can't move."
Natsu immediately tried to melt the ice on his body with fire.
"What's wrong with this ice? Why can't I melt it with fire?!!"
Sherry and the other two felt relieved when they saw Natsu frozen, and prepared to go destroy the village.
Just then, a figure blocked their path: "You three should stop. Harming my clients is not acceptable."
"Qi Yan!!"
Lucy and Happy were overjoyed to see Qi Yan; they had forgotten he was still there.
"Qi Yan?"
Zalty's expression changed slightly when he heard Qi Yan's name. He thought, "This is bad, why is this guy here?"
"That's great! Qi Yan! They're going to destroy the village, quickly use 'Tyrant' to take them down!"
Lucy's confidence soared when Qi Yan appeared.
"Tyrant?!"
Yuka and Sherry were slightly startled when they heard Lucy's title.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you leaving yet? I told you, I'll handle these guys."
Lyon saw that the three were not moving and couldn't help but urge them.
Sherry said with a grave expression, "Zero Emperor, he might be 'Tyrant'."
"Tyrant? Who is that?"
Lyon usually didn't pay attention to matters in the magic world, so he wasn't aware of Tyrant's great reputation.
But Yuka and the others were different. Although they had lived on Galuna Island for a long time, they sometimes went to Hargeon Port to purchase supplies and would also catch up on the latest news from the magic world.
"Tyrant is a Mage who has recently risen to fame on the Ishgar continent. His most famous battle was single-handedly wiping out the Rocas Pirate Group. I never expected 'Tyrant' to be a member of the Fairy Tail Guild."
"Single-handedly wiping out ten thousand?"
Lyon's expression also changed slightly.
"Tyrant, huh?"
To be honest, using Tyrant was indeed very satisfying, but this time he wanted to try out a new character, and it was time for the strongest man in the world, Whitebeard, to make an appearance.
"Full Reception · Edward Newgate!!"
Qi Yan's body rapidly grew taller and larger, his clothes transformed into a white coat, and in his hand appeared Whitebeard's exclusive weapon, Murakumogiri, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Swords.
Most conspicuously, a crescent-shaped white mustache curved upwards below his nose. His face was a composite of Qi Yan and Whitebeard, looking incredibly imposing.
"So big——!!!"
Everyone was startled by Qi Yan's height of six meters and sixty-six centimeters.
Even Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy, who were familiar with Qi Yan, were stunned at this moment; they had never witnessed this transformed state of Qi Yan.
Lucy couldn't help but blurt out, "Qi Yan turned into Grandpa Whitebeard!!"
Qi Yan felt the immense power in his body. As expected of the man hailed as the strongest in the world in the Pirate King world, this incredible power was truly amazing.
"Angelica!!"
Sherry shouted loudly. They also had a big guy; Angelica was over ten meters tall.
Rumble—!!
The giant rat that Qi Yan and the others had encountered during the day burrowed directly out of the ruins.
"Squeak——!!"
Then it shrieked and pounced towards Qi Yan.
Qi Yan clenched his fist.
Hum——!!
A white transparent light shield appeared on Qi Yan's fist. This was the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit; terrifying shockwaves were compressed and condensed within the shield.
Immediately after, Qi Yan casually threw a punch into the air.
"——————!!"
Crack crack—!!
The air, like a shattered mirror, showed dense cracks.
Boom——————!!
The ruins vibrated violently, like an earthquake of magnitude seven or eight.
Crack! Crack——!!
Large sections of the ruins shattered and collapsed.
"Squeak——!!"
The giant rat coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, its body directly sent flying from above the ruins.
"Earthquake?!!"
"Ugh ah ah ah ah!!"
"Wah ah ah ah ah!!"... Everyone almost lost their footing, letting out terrified screams.
After a while, the tremors finally subsided. Everyone looked terrified; no one could remain calm when facing a terrifying natural disaster like an earthquake.
Lyon's expression also became serious at this moment. Magic that could trigger such a large-scale earthquake indicated that the opponent's strength was extremely powerful, but no matter how powerful, he couldn't be his opponent, because he had already surpassed Ur.
Lyon looked directly at Qi Yan and asked, "Who are you?"
"Fairy Tail, Qi Yan."
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