Chapter 131

Although there is a massive gap between the Ten Wizard Saints and the Four Heavenly Kings—with the Heavenly Kings even capable of instantly defeating a Saint—

this was the first time they had seen someone treat the situation as if it were nothing at all, like Blackbeard.

"This person is far more terrifying than we imagined," Hyberion nodded and said.

Boom—!

With a slight movement of his right hand, Blackbeard sent Jieman flying without the slightest surprise, slamming him hard against the wall to the side.

With this, there was not a single voice of doubt left in the entire room.

"Impressive. Your strength seems even greater than I imagined."

As the battle ended, Serena, who had been watching from the side, walked straight up.

"After this war, if there is an opportunity, we can have a proper bout."

"If there is an opportunity," Blackbeard replied, retracting his arm and dispersing his Armament Haki, not refusing.

"Then it's a deal," Serena said with a light laugh, not overly concerned.

Having said that, Serena returned to his place, ignoring Jieman on the floor entirely; he was only interested in the strong, and in his eyes, the number of weaklings made no difference.

Blackbeard was the same, walking to an empty seat nearby and sitting down.

From beginning to end, Jieman was treated like an insignificant clown and was sent away by a group of guards for treatment.

The councilors were soon informed of this incident, but they did not say anything about it.

After all, Jieman had provoked the incident, and Blackbeard had merely responded defensively.

Moreover, Blackbeard, who possessed the method to traverse other worlds, would eventually become a colleague; there was no need to offend a future peer over a minor character, especially with the war pending.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the early morning of the third day.

The sky had not yet brightened, and dark, heavy clouds floated over the entire city, making the oppressive atmosphere even heavier.

Within a mere three days, countless mages had rushed to the headquarters from all over Ishgar, and dozens of magic airships circled the sky above the Magic Council.

The Ten Wizard Saints, the masters of major guilds, S-Class mages, and experts scattered across the continent had all gathered within this city.

Added to the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar, the Magic Council had gathered such immense power, fully prepared for an all-out battle.

At the same time, to demonstrate the Magic Council's resolve,

they placed magic crystal balls in every corner of the Magic Council, broadcasting everything to every city on the continent.

The originally panicked and uneasy public felt their hearts gradually calm down upon seeing this scene.

That's right,

the other world is powerful, but is their own world weak?

S-Class mages, major guild masters, the Ten Wizard Saints, and the Four Heavenly Kings at the pinnacle of the continent.

These were the most powerful combat forces in this world!

Before the war had even begun, people could not help but feel shocked by the resolve displayed by the Magic Council!

At the same time, they saw the Magic Council's thirst for victory.

If the Magic Council could win this war with an absolute advantage and successfully defeat the forces of the other world, it would effectively strike a blow against this increasingly worsening era of other-world incursions.

On the newly built square in front of the Magic Council headquarters, a dense legion of knights stood in neat, solemn rows, and an aura of slaughter permeated the air, shrouding the world.

In front of this stern army, Warrod also radiated an astonishing aura.

"Lord Warrod, the magic crystals are ready. With a single command, we can activate the magic array at any time!"

Subsequently, Warrod looked toward the towering stone platform ahead, where the four high platforms shimmered with strange radiance, and then Warrod spoke slowly.

"Activate it."

"Yes!"

With the order given, magic power was injected, and the magic array began to operate rapidly. An illusory, invisible magic light barrier immediately shrouded everything, and astonishing magic power radiated from the barrier.

Warrod scanned the sky before him, then looked toward God Serena on the other side and nodded.

Seeing this, God Serena nodded in return, then stepped forward, walked to the high platform, and spoke slowly, his deep voice echoing out.

"The great war is about to begin. For a long time, our world has suffered from the invasion of people from the other world, and until now, it is finally our turn to launch a counterattack!"

"This time, we will return all the humiliation and harm we have endured to them!"

On the square where tens of thousands of mages were gathered, the atmosphere was deathly silent, and the world itself seemed rendered voiceless.

God Serena's voice, transmitted through magic, resounded across the sky of the entire city and spread to the whole world.

"As long as we defeat them, we can not only change the passive situation but even counter-invade the other world!"

In the next few minutes, God Serena revealed the intelligence that the Magic Council was about to master the method of traversing space, like throwing a stone into a calm lake, stirring up layers of giant waves.

In an instant, the entire world was shaken.

Another world!

The world where the invaders came from—the Magic Council was actually about to master the method to pass through to the other world?

That meant they could also travel between the two worlds?

This was simply an incredible thing!!!

"Is this true?"

"Are we also going to master the method to travel between the two worlds?"

Not only everyone in the world, but even the tens of thousands of mages on the Magic Council square were stunned at this moment, along with the S-Class mages and some guild masters, all feeling deeply astonished.

A portion of the mages present had participated in the incident of suppressing the Akatsuki organization and had witnessed the space channel created by Aizen; the power required for that was beyond imagination.

It was normal to be shocked by the news that the Magic Council was about to master the ability to traverse the magic world.