"As expected of Jura, being able to block even that move. Well then, I'll get a bit more serious!"
As Kael spoke, he increased the output of his eye power. The Susanoo around him changed again. On top of its original form, it donned a suit of armor. One of its arms held a shield with two hands. This was the 'Yata Mirror,' a 'spiritual tool' without a physical form. It possessed all nature transformations and could change its own attributes based on the attributes of an incoming attack to nullify it, reflecting all materialized attacks.
Swish———!
Kael's other arm held a spiritual tool that looked like a sake gourd in one hand, while the other hand gripped a sword form created by the liquid spraying from the gourd, looking like a blade of fire.
This was the spiritual tool 'Totsuka Blade,' a type of Kusanagi sword. The blade could rapidly extend and retract. The sword itself contained a sealing jutsu, which could permanently seal any pierced target inside the gourd.
These were the divine artifacts possessed by Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo. It was only a pity that Itachi did not have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and suffered from a terminal illness, which prevented him from opening the Perfect Susanoo. Otherwise, there is no telling how powerful he would have been.
Back then, during his fight with Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi wasn't just taking it easy; he was practically holding back an entire ocean.
From start to finish, Itachi was luring Orochimaru out. He knew that what Orochimaru coveted was never Sasuke Uchiha, but himself.
He had to weaken himself to give Orochimaru an opening. Only then could he bait Orochimaru out and seal him once and for all.
Of course, even without the Perfect Susanoo, Itachi Uchiha's strength was already incredibly great. He was the only man in Naruto who never suffered a defeat.
Kael gave a casual swing of his hand.
Boom—————!!
A massive area of the ground exploded violently. Half of the Grand Magic Games arena's land shattered instantly. A giant sword scar was left on the ground, creating a bottomless mark.
Gasp—————!!
Everyone who saw this was completely frightened out of their wits.
"Come! Let's continue!"
Kael said while looking at Jura.
"No, no, no!! Forget it! I surrender!"
Jura waved his hands frantically in terror, surrendering. Fighting this monster? You've got to be joking.
Just now, his strongest defensive magic, Rock Mountain, was shattered by the opponent in a single hit.
And that was just the previous form. This current form was clearly many times stronger than before.
That casual swing of the blade had shattered half the arena and left a bottomless canyon in the ground. If not for the defensive barrier, the shockwaves alone would have likely destroyed the spectator stands.
He felt that even his strongest defensive magic wouldn't be able to withstand a single strike from the opponent. How could he possibly fight? He came here to have a match, not to be abused. A match only counts when the sides are somewhat equal.
[The... the... the winner has been decided!!!!]
[The winner!!! Fairy Tail Team A! Kael!!!]
Boom—————!!!
Hearing Chapati's announcement, the audience finally began to regain their senses.
"W... What was that?!!"
"Jura actually lost?! He's one of the Ten Wizard Saints!!"
"The Ten Wizard Saints? Kael already defeated a Wizard Saint seven years ago! And it was the seventh-ranked one!"
"A mon... monster!!"...
The stands exploded instantly. Everyone was talking about Kael. The members of Fairy Tail were the same; their expressions weren't much better than the rest of the audience.
"Exactly how many transformations does Kael have?!"
"How is every single one of these transformations more insane than the last!!"
Just when they thought that was Kael's final form, Kael would turn around and pull out another one, with each being more powerful than the previous.
Although Kael's current transformation didn't show the same level of raw impact as his Nine-Tails transformation, it didn't seem far off.
Lamia Scale
"Jura actually... lost?!"
Sherria was in disbelief that Jura could lose.
"Oh oh!"
Toby also stood with his mouth wide open in shock.
Lyon was shocked by the Susanoo Kael had summoned, but he quickly came to his senses: "As expected of Kael. Even after losing seven years, he still isn't someone other wizards can compare to."
Blue Pegasus
"Kael is truly Kael!"
Hibiki shook his head with a sigh. Seven years ago, during the battle against the Oracion Seis, they hadn't been of much help, only taking down a few small fry.
It was Kael who had wiped out the opponent almost single-handedly. The strength he showed back then was already terrifyingly powerful, and now it seemed even more frightening.
Ichiya said: "What an incredibly terrible aroma..."
The other members all nodded in complete agreement.
Mermaid Heel
"Is that Kael?"
Arana looked at Kael with a look of terror in her eyes. The opponent's power had already exceeded the scope of what she could understand.
"Yeah! That's Kael!"
Millianna said with a giggle. Although the strength shown by Kael in this state was very terrifying, in terms of sheer impact, it was still Kael directly transferring the Etherion fired by the Magic Council that looked a bit more shocking.
"Kagura, what do you think?"
Millianna turned to look at Kagura.
"Very strong! I am no match for him!"
Kagura kept her eyes on Kael in the field. While she appeared calm on the surface, her heart was in turmoil. She had heard of Kael's strength long ago, but she hadn't had a concrete idea of exactly how strong he was.
Upon seeing Kael's near-invincible state while using the Susanoo, she immediately understood the gap between herself and the opponent.
Raven Tail
"Kael... Hmph! You really did manage to get a powerful subordinate, Dad!"
Ivan's face looked a bit ugly. The strength Kael displayed left him with a lingering fear.
But fortunately, the subordinates he had trained over these years had special abilities sufficient to deal with that powerful magic. Otherwise, he would have felt the urge to turn around and leave right then.
"We can't run into this guy head-on."
If they ran into this guy head-on, even with the five of them combined, they likely wouldn't be a match for this little monster.
Sabertooth
"That... that guy... how can he be that strong?!"
Orga's eyes were wide, clearly having been frightened by Kael's power.
Cold sweat also dripped from Sting's forehead, and a stiff smile pulled at the corner of his mouth: "That is Kael! His strength is even more terrifying than it was seven years ago!"
Sting had also personally gone to the Onibus Arena seven years ago to watch the battle. At that time, he had originally gone for Natsu, but after seeing Kael, he realized what a true powerhouse was. From that moment on, the object of his greatest admiration shifted from Natsu to Kael.
"Yes! It's hard to imagine how powerful he would be if those seven years hadn't been wasted!"
Rogue had also gone to the Onibus Arena seven years ago. He had gone for Gajeel because he was Gajeel's subordinate at the time, but what he saw was the miserable sight of Gajeel being beaten by Kael with no way to fight back.
He didn't shift the object of his admiration like Sting did, but Kael's performance also made him understand that there is always someone better out there.
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