### Chapter 22: Three-Tails
Gildarts punched at Shun, who dodged by tilting his head and simultaneously swiped at Gildarts.
A bloody claw mark aimed at Gildarts.
*Rip!*
Gildarts' clothes were torn open by the claw mark.
"————!"
However, when the claw mark touched Gildarts' body, it shattered.
Seizing the opportunity, Shun leaped high, spinning rapidly in mid-air, and kicked down at the top of Gildarts' head.
Gildarts raised his arm to block and stomped the ground. The ground caved in as if sliced by a spiderweb, shattering to act as a cushion and dissipating Shun's powerful impact.
*Thud!*
Gildarts took the chance to grab Shun's ankle, swinging forcefully to throw him away.
*Boom————!!*
Shun's body smashed into the rock wall, creating a large crater.
"Ah! My bad! Accidentally used too much force!"
The pressure Shun exerted just now made him involuntarily increase his strength.
Just as he was starting to worry, Shun stood up again as if nothing had happened.
"Kid..."
Gildarts' eyes twitched. That force wasn't small, yet Shun acted like it was nothing. This showed that Shun's defense must be incredibly strong.
*Boom————!!*
Shun stomped hard, shooting towards Gildarts like a cannonball.
Gildarts dodged quickly.
*Boom————!!*
Shun smashed entirely into the ground.
"Such a berserk fighting style! Completely different from your usual image!"
In Gildarts' impression, Shun was always smiling and quiet in the guild, appearing very sensible compared to the other mischievous brats.
He didn't expect him to be so crazy in battle.
Just when Gildarts thought he had to prepare for Shun's continued onslaught, Shun suddenly stopped.
"? Not continuing? If this is all you've got, it'll be hard for me to let you pass!"
Gildarts smiled at Shun, though internally he had already decided to pass him.
This level of combat power was more than enough even for a Fairy Tail S-Class Mage.
But he had also taken a task from the old man: to give the exam takers a little setback so these youngsters would understand that there are always people stronger than them.
That way, even if they became S-Class Mages, they wouldn't become too arrogant and cause accidents in the future.
Shun had just launched a flurry of attacks, not giving him time to display his own strength.
At this moment, Shun spoke: "No, that was just testing the waters. Uncle's strength is indeed unfathomable."
"Testing the waters?"
Gildarts looked at the utterly destroyed ground. You call this testing the waters?
"Next, I'm going to get serious. Uncle, you should be careful too, because I only mastered this recently and it's hard to hold back."
Hearing Shun's words, Gildarts laughed: "Holding back is what I'm worst at too."
His magic was Crash Magic, magic that could crush everything. If a person was crushed, they would die, so he wasn't good at holding back.
But against a teenager, would he be serious?
The next second!
*Boom————!!*
Terrifying crimson red chakra erupted from Shun's body, causing the air to vibrate.
The smile on Gildarts' face froze.
"How is that possible?!!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of Eagle Beak Cliff, everyone was waiting for the result of whether Shun succeeded.
Suddenly, everyone felt the air trembling.
A terrifying magic power erupted from the opposite side of the mountain.
"...This magic power?!"
Immediately, everyone's expressions changed drastically because this magic power was very familiar.
Mirajane said with certainty, "Shun!!"
She had fought Shun the most and was most familiar with his magic power.
Gray said in disbelief, "How is that possible?! This magic power is double that of the Two-Tails power Shun displayed earlier!"
"That means Shun was hiding his true strength before. If I'm not mistaken, Shun can now unlock the power of the Nine-Tails Demon Fox's third tail."
Erza analyzed calmly, but her clenched fists revealed that her heart was anything but calm.
Hearing this, Laxus's face became very ugly.
It didn't matter if Shun beat him; he could just defeat Shun after training hard.
But this guy didn't use his full strength when fighting him, which the proud Laxus found somewhat unacceptable.
Makarov's heart also trembled. *This little monster, just how freakish is he?!*
It had only been half a year since Shun awakened his Magic Origin, yet this magic power was approaching the Ten Wizard Saints.
A thirteen-year-old Ten Wizard Saint—who would believe it if told?
On the other side, Shun also completed his transformation. The long eyeshadow at the corners of his eyes deepened, dense chakra flowed around his body, and three red fox tails swayed calmly behind him.
Gildarts felt a strong sense of danger from Shun, and his expression couldn't help but become serious.
"Three tails?"
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