The opponent had already issued an invitation for a sword duel, and he had no reason to refuse.
Full Body Takeover: Tsugikuni Yoriichi!
Takeshi's body began to change rapidly, switching from Satoru's form to Yoriichi in the blink of an eye.
Ikaruga looked at Takeshi in Yoriichi's form, her expression moved. "Is this Sword God Yoriichi?"
Although she knew the person was Takeshi, this distinct appearance and aura made him seem like a completely different person. Just by standing there, she could feel that he possessed peerless swordsmanship.
"Thank you."
"No need to thank me. I won't hold back." Takeshi said indifferently.
Compared to Satoru's lively personality, when transforming into Yoriichi, he was very steady and unsmiling. When he transforms into different characters, his personality also shifts to align with the character itself.
"Please do." Ikaruga said with a serious expression.
"Then, I will make my move."
Yasha's Empty Flash!
Ikaruga drew her sword and quickly slashed, a single slash tearing through the air towards Takeshi.
Clang!
Takeshi drew his sword and blocked the slash.
Ikaruga swung her sword rapidly, and a series of slashes swiftly cut through the air towards Takeshi.
Takeshi calmly swung his sword, blocking each of Ikaruga's slashes.
"Amazing. Truly worthy of the title Sword God."
Seeing Takeshi block her slashes so easily, Ikaruga's heart was slightly moved.
"Then what about this move?"
Garuda Flame!
Ikaruga channeled magic power from the hilt into the blade, then drew her sword and powerfully unleashed a violent flame slash.
Sun Breathing: First Form: Dance!
Takeshi also unleashed a powerful blazing slash.
The two flame slashes collided, erupting in a fierce explosion.
Boom!
Ikaruga unleashed another slash, piercing through the smoke of the explosion, and she herself rushed towards Takeshi.
"Die!"
Yasha's Empty Flash!
Sun Breathing: Fourth Form: Fake Rainbow!
Ikaruga swung her sword at Takeshi's body, but it cut through empty air. She didn't feel the texture of hitting any solid object.
"What?!"
She didn't expect her sure-fire strike to miss. Takeshi's figure slowly dissipated before her eyes.
"Is it an afterimage?! Where is the real body?!"
Ikaruga immediately searched for Takeshi's real location, starting with behind her, but as soon as she turned her head, she found nothing there, and no one to her left or right either.
"Sun Breathing: Tenth Form: Clear Blue Sky!"
Ikaruga heard Takeshi's voice from above, immediately sensing danger, and looked up.
As soon as she looked up, she saw a rapidly spinning slash descending from the sky.
Pfft!
"Uwaaaaaaah!"
Ikaruga let out a scream, several large wounds appearing on her body.
Bang!
Ikaruga fell to the ground, her white kimono stained crimson with blood.
"Bea...beautiful...Is this the swordsmanship of the Sword God?"
"I actually...lost...This is the first time since I joined the guild."
"However, neither you nor Jellal will win. In 15 minutes, that light of justice falling from the sky will bury everything."
Takeshi deactivated the transformation and calmly said, "No, I will win."
Takeshi's demeanor was calm and confident, and his affirmative tone made others want to believe him.
Ikaruga was slightly startled by his words, then smiled with relief. "Then I wish you... success in battle..."
After Ikaruga finished speaking, she lost all signs of life.
With Erza, it was a sparring match. With Ikaruga, it was a battle. Ikaruga's swordsmanship was strong, but Yoriichi was stronger, especially with the aid of Transparent World.
—
Magic Council.
"Target locked, spatial coordinates adjusting."
"Due to wavelength interference from the mountainous terrain, spatial coordinate adjustment is experiencing difficulties."
"Adjust the altitude a bit higher."
"Magic power charge rate 70%... Etherion attribute fusion complete... 15 minutes until Etherion is fired."
An hour ago, Siegrain, on the grounds that Jellal intended to revive the Dark Mage Zeref, finally persuaded most of the Council Members, who voted to authorize the firing of Etherion.
Even after four hundred years, Zeref's terrifying legend still circulated throughout the continent. If such a person were to be revived, the entire continent could be destroyed.
Org looked at the Etherion launch platform with a heavy expression. "I never imagined something like this would happen while the Chairman was unwell."
Michello said, "There's nothing we can do. During the Chairman's absence, the authority to maintain order in the magic world rests in the hands of us nine. Don't worry so much, Org. Launching a magical attack on another country without proper procedures falls under Article 27, Section 4 of the National Security Assurance Act."
Org's body trembled uncontrollably. "I'm not worried about legal issues. We are about to drop a demon on that country."
"A demon, that refers to Zeref. To defeat the demon, we can only pray that what we drop is an angel."
On the other side, Siegrain, with his hands behind his back, also watched the continuously charging Etherion.
"This moment has finally arrived, Siegrain-sama. Your wish of these past eight years is finally about to come true." Ultear walked up from behind and said.
"Aren't you afraid, Ultear?"
"Not at all. I always believe in Siegrain-sama."
"That's true. You won't be in any mortal danger."
"Indeed. Haha."
"I am a little afraid, actually. If I fail, I will die. But even risking my life is worth it, for my ideals."
—
Tower of Heaven Top Floor.
"Ikaruga has also been taken down. Truly worthy of Takeshi, the man who can defeat even a Wizard Saint. The Trinity Raven still couldn't stop his advance."
"But I never expected that you would be the first to arrive here, Erza."
At this moment, Erza's voice sounded. "That's thanks to you. Because you sent all the strong fighters to deal with Takeshi, I was able to arrive here so quickly."
"Jellal... why did you deceive us?! We trusted you so much?! Why?!" Shô looked at Jellal, his eyes burning with fury.
He had always trusted Jellal, even admired him, seeing him as his spiritual pillar. But this spiritual pillar had completely collapsed. Everything he believed was a meticulously constructed lie by Jellal. This hatred seemed to devour his very soul.
"Shô? You ask why? Well, of course, because you were easy to deceive. But I'm very grateful to you all. Thanks to you, such a massive project was completed in just eight years."