"Eeeek——!!!!"
Lucy and Happy screamed in fright upon seeing it, both trembling from head to toe.
Gray slapped his forehead, "That idiot!"
When Qi Yan assumes his 'Tyrant' form, his personality becomes extremely violent, just like when Mira uses her Satan Soul; his entire demeanor changes drastically.
When facing Qi Yan in this form, it's best to go along with his wishes, otherwise, if you get severely injured, there'll be no one to complain to.
Just now, he was trying to give Natsu and the others a way out. As long as Natsu and his companions backed down and asked Qi Yan to release his 'Tyrant' transformation, everything else would be easy to talk about.
Natsu slowly stood up, looking at Qi Yan with determined eyes, "I said no! I must complete the S-Class Quest!"
"Eh——!!!!"
Lucy was terrified. Why was he still being so stubborn at a time like this?
"Natsu! How can you talk to His Majesty Qi Yan like that!! Apologize quickly!"
Happy quickly told Natsu, if he didn't apologize soon, he might be killed.
Lucy couldn't help but retort when she heard Happy's address, "His Majesty?!!"
"I won't apologize! Didn't Qi Yan also complete an S-Class Quest when he hadn't even become an S-Class Mage? He even did an SS-Class Quest after that. I want to prove that what Qi Yan can do, I can do too!"
Happy shouted, "That's Qi Yan!!"
Qi Yan, he was an absolute monster, a super monster who could defeat even the monster Erza in a single move.
"No!"
Natsu said stubbornly.
Qi Yan's lips curled slightly, and he lifted his face, a brilliant smile appearing as he said,
"You're right, after all, I also once broke the guild's rules, so I don't have much right to stop you. But there's one difference, and that's strength."
"Natsu, it seems like it's been a long time since we last fought, hasn't it? The last time should have been half a year ago, when I had just joined the guild."
"To be honest, if you had held on for just one more minute back then, I would have been the one defeated."
"Since you want to take on an S-Class Quest, I'll give you a fair chance. Defeat me. As long as you can defeat me, this quest is yours."
"What——?!"
Everyone was startled by Qi Yan's words.
Defeat Qi Yan? Are you kidding me?
What kind of monster was Qi Yan?
Let alone defeating Qi Yan, even surviving his attacks was only because Qi Yan held back.
"Good!! If I defeat you, this S-Class Quest is mine!!"
Natsu, however, became excited when he heard Qi Yan's words.
Lucy quickly interjected, "Hey! Natsu, don't be impulsive! Qi Yan just wants a legitimate reason to beat you up!"
Gray also chimed in, "That's right! It's impossible to defeat that monster Qi Yan! He's a super monster who can even instantly kill the monster Erza!"
"Aye~!"
"I'm fired up——!"
Natsu, at this moment, couldn't hear anything else. All he could think about was how to defeat Qi Yan and then complete the S-Class Quest.
"It seems you agree, then let's go outside and fight!..."
As soon as Qi Yan finished speaking, he already appeared in front of Natsu, gripped Natsu's face with his right hand, then quickly turned and forcefully pushed Natsu towards the village gate.
Whoosh——!
Natsu's figure rapidly retreated. By the time he came to his senses, he was already outside the village.
All the villagers also ran out to secretly watch.
Natsu looked at Qi Yan, his face full of shock. He hadn't even seen what happened just now; Qi Yan had simply appeared in front of him.
Fast! He was truly too fast!!
The most troublesome aspects of Qi Yan in this form were his speed and strength. He had to concentrate all his mind and also greatly increase his own speed and strength.
Whoosh——!
Flames ignited all over Natsu's body, and it seemed as if flames were burning in his eyes too.
Boom!!
The ground beneath Qi Yan's feet exploded, and his body rapidly charged towards Natsu.
Flames also erupted from Natsu's feet as he charged towards Qi Yan.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!!"
Natsu's flame-wreathed fist struck out at Qi Yan.
Qi Yan met the punch without fear, swinging his own fist to counter.
Boom——!!
"Ugh!"
Natsu felt as if his fist had struck a block of iron. The intense pain made him involuntarily cry out, and his entire body was sent flying backward.
Natsu quickly flipped over, landing on his feet, and slid a short distance before stabilizing himself.
Then Natsu immediately took a deep breath, his chest swelling, as he gathered magic power in his throat.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!!!"
A torrent of violent flames spewed directly towards Qi Yan.
Crack——!
Qi Yan's palm directly plunged into a huge gatepost beside him.
Rumble!!
Then Qi Yan effortlessly lifted it; the pillar, tens of meters high and over two meters thick, was easily raised by Qi Yan. Qi Yan hurled it forcefully towards Natsu.
Boom——!!
The giant wooden pillar was easily destroyed when it met Natsu's roar.
Just as Natsu thought his attack had hit Qi Yan, Qi Yan's figure appeared in front of Natsu.
By the time Natsu reacted, it was already too late.
"Too slow!"
A punch landed on Natsu's abdomen.
"Ugh ah ah ah ah!!"
Natsu's figure was sent flying backward.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom!!
One after another, large trees were broken by Natsu's impact.
Natsu stood up, staggering, clutching his abdomen. Fortunately, he had covered his entire body in flames just now, otherwise, he might have been knocked out by that single blow.
Qi Yan was Qi Yan; his immense strength was unfathomable. Even if he managed to exhaust the other party's magic power, given this guy's personality, he would definitely defeat him before his own magic power ran out. Moreover, he didn't know whose magic power would run out first, and the current Qi Yan was completely different from half a year ago.
Since that was the case, he had no choice but to go all out.
"Full Magic Power Release!!"
Whoosh——!!
Natsu released all his magic power, and blazing flames continuously gathered around his body.
"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Unknowing Fire Form: Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade!!"
Natsu shouted, his body rapidly charging towards Qi Yan, his trajectory like a flaming sword.
Upon seeing this, Qi Yan stood still without dodging, his palms held up in front of him.
Boom—————!!!
Natsu's head and Qi Yan's hands collided, a powerful impact erupted, the ground shattering with a rumble and spreading outwards.
Qi Yan's feet slid backward.
After a while, Natsu's momentum gradually decreased and soon stopped. He was completely out of breath. The Dragon Slayer's Secret Art consumed an enormous amount of magic power, almost depleting it after use, so he rarely used it.
"How... how is that possible..."
Natsu's eyes widened in disbelief, seeing that Qi Yan had only slid back four or five meters. This was the Dragon Slayer's Secret Art taught to him by Igneel, and it had been blocked by Qi Yan with just his bare hands.
Clap clap!
Qi Yan clapped his hands and looked at Natsu, saying indifferently, "Is that all you've got?"