Chapter 177

On the Akatsuki side, although magic was faster than ninjutsu in casting speed, this gap was completely nonexistent thanks to their rich combat experience.

Moreover, ninjas did not only focus on ninjutsu; their speed and taijutsu were equally formidable.

And these happened to be the weaknesses of the vast majority of mages.

Not everyone was like Natsu, Gray, Erza, and the others, who possessed extremely powerful magic while also having super high combat skill.

Therefore, it could be said that most mages lost in this aspect.

It was worth mentioning that, on the entire allied army's side right now, only Makarov and Ultear were the two exchanging blows evenly with their respective opponents.

The center of the battlefield.

"Fall for me!"

Ultear roared, his right hand covered in scales that flickered with a cold gleam.

Receiver Magic — magic that could receive the power of monsters or animals and use it for oneself.

It could be divided into "Partial Reception," which only received part of the target's body, and "Full Body Reception," which completely received the target.

Unlike other people's reception targets, what Ultear received was a sub-dragon!

That sub-dragon possessed a small portion of a true dragon's bloodline within its body.

In order to receive this sub-dragon, Ultear paid an enormous price, enduring pain far beyond what an ordinary person could bear.

But the payment also obtained extremely great power!

Although he only possessed a small portion of a true dragon's power, it was still enough to make Ultear one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and even one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar!

The only flaw was that when used, it would place an enormous burden on the body, and the magical power consumed was also abnormally vast.

At the same time, it would also consume lifespan!

Therefore, ordinarily he rarely used this power; even earlier, Ace had not forced him to use this power.

But at this moment, he used it without the slightest hesitation!

From the earlier exchange, he felt that the opponent's strength was far greater than that of the previous Ace.

If he did not go all out, he was afraid that this time he would stay here forever.

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, Ultear vanished from where he stood at a speed almost like teleportation,

and when he reappeared, his figure had already arrived behind the Xuanwozhang Sect.

His speed was so fast it was almost comparable to the Body Flicker Technique of the Naruto World!

"Collapsing Fist!"

His right fist shot out, and Ultear's killing intent surged.

The next moment, his right fist successfully struck the Xuanwozhang Sect!

"Boom—!"

A tremendous force erupted; the ground for hundreds of meters instantly collapsed and shattered, and countless bits of rubble, carried by the eruption of force, blasted out in all directions!

But…

"Still can't land a hit!"

Ultear watched the scene before him with extremely gloomy eyes.

He saw that, at this moment, the Xuanwozhang Sect who had been struck by the fist was completely unmoved!

What was even more terrifying was that, through his fist, Ultear could faintly feel a tremendous force pushing against him.

Unlike the earlier wide-range impact, this time he clearly felt an invisible force, like an arm, blocking him. Before Ultear could think it through, a powerful rebounding force came from the other side, and Ultear's entire body was sent flying backward, opening up a certain distance between himself and the Xuanwozhang Sect.

Just as Ultear was preparing to continue his attack, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he then whipped his head around and struck violently backward!

Boom—!

Out of nowhere, an unknown force collided with Ultear's fist.

A violent fluctuation erupted from the edge of the fist; the ground beneath their feet instantly sank several meters, and the surface instantly shattered!

At the same time, everyone present heard a voice.

"Taking so long and still unable to finish off your opponent — truly not diligent enough!"

"Someone like you will never gain 'her' recognition."

He saw a man who clearly looked mentally unstable, with a head of green hair, standing amid the ruins.

The instant she saw this man, Erza, who had been fighting her opponent nearby, immediately narrowed her eyes.