Chapter 8

Urdia saw that Deliora was about to break the seal, and a look of triumph appeared on her beautiful face.

At the same time, Natsu, Gray, and Leo in the great hall outside all heard that mighty roar.

"What is happening?"

Natsu released Leo beneath him and looked up at the ceiling, asking.

Perhaps Natsu did not know what that sound was, but Leo and Gray both knew.

"It is Deliora. It has finally succeeded!"

At this moment, Leo had already been defeated by Natsu and Gray.

Yet, upon hearing Deliora's roar, a smile appeared on his face.

Gray's expression, however, was extremely grim.

Deliora was the shadow in his heart.

He knew that once Deliora was resurrected, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Natsu!"

Gray called out to Natsu, then rushed alongside him toward where Deliora was located.

At this moment, Ye Yu merely glanced briefly at Deliora before fixing his gaze on Urdia.

"It is about time to end this battle!"

Ye Yu said to Urdia.

"Ah, that is exactly what I intend!"

Having spoken, Urdia's body leaned forward slightly.

[Myriad Gods Shine]

After Urdia cast her magic, the vast sky above the palace was densely covered with conical crystals.

The sharp tips of those conical crystals were all aimed at Ye Yu below.

With a wave of Urdia's arms, the conical crystals in the sky descended like a hail of bullets, sweeping down upon Ye Yu on the ground.

[Ice Magic...]

Watching those crystals charge forward, Ye Yu mobilized a massive amount of mana and immediately activated the Ice Magic attribute.

Voom—

The next second, a violent chill, like a whirlwind, swept through the entire hall.

In that instant, the hall was engulfed by bone-piercing cold air.

This cold air came quickly and departed just as fast.

After a single breath, once the cold air dissipated, the entire hall was seen to be almost completely frozen over.

The crystals sweeping toward Ye Yu, along with Urdia herself, were also frozen within the ice, unable to move.

"This fellow..."

Urdia, trapped within the ice, stared at Ye Yu, her eyes flickering constantly.

Although she activated the Arc of Time to try and break the ice, after consuming a vast amount of mana, the ice frozen upon her body had only vanished slightly.

At this moment, waves of emotion rippled through Urdia's heart.

"When did the Kingdom of Fiore produce such a powerful Ice Mage?"

While Urdia continuously worked to dissolve the ice, Ye Yu was collecting the mana attributes dropped by Urdia when she cast her magic earlier.

With the absorption of three mana attributes, Ye Yu's mana attribute count rose from 14,374 to 14,392!

After finishing the collection of mana attributes, Ye Yu glanced at Urdia within the ice, then prepared to turn and leave.

Just then, Deliora over there completely broke the seal.

Roar—

The massive Deliora raised its head and roared.

In that instant, the entire island trembled.

Behind the dilapidated palace, large quantities of rocks continued to fall.

"Danger!"

Gray, rushing in from the outer hall, saw Deliora raising its massive claw, preparing to attack Ye Yu. His face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted a warning to Ye Yu.

In fact, Gray's warning was unnecessary; Ye Yu had already noticed Deliora.

Originally, Ye Yu did not intend to pay attention to this demon.

After all, he knew that Ur's seal had already taken away the vast majority of Deliora's life force.

The current Deliora was likely just a final burst of energy before the lamp ran out of oil.

However, facing Deliora's dying strike, Ye Yu could not simply ignore it.

[Transformation Magic!]

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Yu immediately activated Brandish's Transformation Magic.

In the blink of an eye, Deliora, which had been as tall as a mountain, instantly shrank to the size of a grasshopper.

Then, under the stunned gazes of Gray and Natsu, Ye Yu raised his foot and crushed Deliora flat, crushing it to death.

"Eh..."

In that instant, the voices of Natsu and Gray, filled with utter shock, echoed through the hall.

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At this moment, Gray and Natsu stood with eyes wide open and mouths agape, as if they had seen a ghost.

"He... he actually crushed Dailora underfoot?"

At this moment, a tidal wave of shock surged through Gray's heart, filled with sheer horror.

Who was Dailora?

The demon known as Calamity.

Back then, his master Ur could not kill Dailora either; in the end, she used the forbidden magic Absolute Freeze, sacrificing her life to seal Dailora in ice.

Yet this man before them had simply crushed Dailora under a single foot.

How could Gray possibly accept such an absurd thing?

At the same time, Natsu, standing nearby, was equally stunned.

But he was different from Gray.

What stunned him was not the fact that Ye Yu had crushed Dailora underfoot, but the sheer power that allowed Ye Yu to do so.

"So... so amazing!"

"Ye Yu, what kind of magic was that just now? How could it shrink such a huge monster into something so small!"

On the way to this palace, Natsu had already learned Ye Yu's name.

He instantly rushed to Ye Yu's side, fists clenched tightly, his eyes filled with admiration.

Ye Yu glanced at Natsu and Gray, then immediately activated the [Transformation Magic] attribute again.

In the next second, Natsu and Gray shrank down to the size of ants.

"So... so big!!"

Looking at Ye Yu, who now towered before them like a mountain, Natsu was utterly awestruck.

While Gray was also awestruck, he felt nothing but terror.

At this moment, Ultear, frozen by Ye Yu, saw everything with her own eyes.

Seeing that besides Ice Magic and Arc of Time, Ye Yu also possessed magic capable of shrinking targets, she too was deeply shocked.

At this moment, in Ultear's eyes, the mystery surrounding Ye Yu grew even stronger.

While Ye Yu was talking with Natsu and the others, Ultear had already used Arc of Time to break free from the ice.

Whoosh—

Ultear leaped into the air, landing atop the hole where Dailora had previously been.

Sensing the movement, Ye Yu, Natsu, and Gray immediately looked up.

There stood Ultear, with long black hair, one hand on her hip, gazing at everyone.

"Who is that woman?"

Natsu had seen Ultear wearing a mask before.