Seeing the Tower of Heaven cut open with a smooth, circular incision by that thing just now, Jellal, Takeshi, Erza, and everyone else near the Tower of Heaven at that moment couldn't help but gasp.
It was fortunate they escaped just now. If they had been a bit slower and were swallowed by that thing, even if they didn't die, they would certainly have lost a layer of skin.
Swish!
Takeshi teleported to the top of the Tower of Heaven with Erza.
"Oh my! This tower is completely broken now. Do you not want this tower anymore?" Takeshi teased Jellal.
Jellal said coldly, "It doesn't matter. This tower has already been built, which means it genuinely existed in the past timeline. Even if it's completely destroyed, as long as Ultear's Arc of Time is available, it can be restored to its original state."
"What I need to do now is completely eliminate you."
Takeshi quipped, "Don't. Am I not the sacrifice to resurrect Zeref? At least let me live, right?"
"You are indeed the sacrifice designated by Zeref-sama, but at this point, it's not necessarily only you. The condition for resurrecting Zeref-sama is the body of a Mage capable of rivaling the Ten Wizard Saints. You are too dangerous, I cannot rest easy without killing you."
Jellal struck a pose in mid-air, his left hand pointing down, his right hand tilted upwards.
Magic power gathered, the sky began to change, and a cosmic scene appeared in the sky.
"True Heavenly Body Magic: Sema!!!"
Following Jellal's roar, a massive burning meteor was pulled from space.
"A meteor?!"
Erza was stunned by this, and Takeshi was also startled.
A meteor! That thing was a deadly fellow.
"Since that's the case, I'll be a little rougher too."
Takeshi formed hand seals.
Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!
A blue energy sphere appeared beside him.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!
A red energy sphere appeared on the other side.
The two began to merge, converge, and overlap.
Hollow Technique: Purge!
A giant purple energy sphere met the meteor in the sky.
Boom!!!
Sema and Purge collided.
Purge pierced through the meteor, cutting a smooth, circular hole in its center. The meteor's structure became unstable as a result, erupting in a terrifying explosion. The massive meteor shattered like fireworks, scattering in all directions, both shocking and dazzling.
Jellal's eyes widened in disbelief. "No... how is this possible?! That was a real meteor... how could it be shattered?!"
This was a real meteor he had summoned directly from outer space by breaking through the atmospheric barrier with his magic. Its power was world-destroying, yet it was shattered?
Whoosh!
Takeshi's body appeared above Jellal. "Simple. Because I am stronger than you."
Takeshi raised his leg high and brought it down towards Jellal.
Jellal's mind was just shaken, and with Takeshi appearing via teleportation, he had no time to dodge. He could only hastily raise his arms to block.
Bang!
Jellal felt a heavy force smash onto his arms. Under this powerful force, his body plummeted towards the Tower of Heaven below.
"Ugh!!!"
Boom... Boom...
Jellal's body pierced through layer after layer of the Tower of Heaven, almost falling to the bottom of the tower.
Meteor!
Jellal used Meteor in time, and his body quickly flew out of a window.
But as soon as he flew out, a hand clamped onto his face.
"Honestly, I don't care who you want to resurrect. But you made Erza cry, and I have absolutely no resistance to a girl's tears."
As he spoke, Takeshi pressed Jellal against the Tower of Heaven and ran, shattering walls along the way.
"Waaahhhhhhh!!!"
Jellal screamed in shock and anger, then his body glowed brightly, accelerating to break free from Takeshi's grip.
"I cannot lose! I absolutely cannot lose! I want to build a free kingdom!"
"In pain and fear, Zeref whispered to me, asking if I wanted true freedom!"
"I am the chosen one! I will build a truly free kingdom with Zeref!"
"I cannot possibly lose!!!"
Jellal moved his fingers, and a giant magic circle appeared in the sky.
"This is... the forbidden magic, Abyss Break?!"
Looking at the magic circle Jellal drew, Erza immediately recognized it. This was a magic created by combining the four basic elements that constitute the world: earth, fire, wind, and water. Because its destructive power was too great, it was classified as forbidden magic.
Takeshi said, "Are you getting desperate? It seems it's about time to end this."
His magic power was also running low at this point. Magic was inherently a domain expansion, and resisting it required a lot of cursed energy output.
Takeshi teleported beside Erza and grabbed her arm with his left hand. He raised his right hand, intertwining his index and middle fingers.
He softly chanted, "Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void."
Whoosh!
Takeshi's domain instantly spread out.
The forbidden magic Jellal was casting stopped.
What happened? What's going on? I can't see anything and I can't feel anything.
No, I can see everything! I can feel everything! Information is constantly flooding into me, so I can't do anything!
Erza was somewhat puzzled as to why Jellal had suddenly become motionless.
Takeshi explained, "This is the inside of Unlimited Void. I forcibly injected a massive amount of invalid information into his brain, causing his cognitive system to collapse. In short, his brain has crashed and frozen."
Erza was incredibly shocked by Takeshi's explanation. She had never even imagined such magic existed.
Each of Takeshi's transformations had extraordinary power. Whether it was the previous character who could transfer Etherion, or this character, both were incredibly powerful.
Snap!
Takeshi snapped his fingers, and the Domain Expansion was released.
To Lucy and the others in the distance, a black sphere suddenly appeared around the Tower of Heaven, and then, very quickly, the black sphere disappeared.
Takeshi returned to his original form.
Jellal had fallen to the ground, motionless. With his brain paralyzed, his body naturally couldn't move.
"Erza, I'll leave this guy to you."
To ensure this guy was paralyzed, Takeshi had input ten years' worth of invalid information into Jellal's brain. If it were an ordinary person, they would certainly be brain-dead by now.
But Jellal was one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and his mental strength was far greater than that of ordinary people. According to Takeshi's estimation, he would be paralyzed for at least ten minutes. As for using magic, it might take several months before he could. Therefore, Takeshi was not at all worried about him resisting.