Lucy and Juvia hugged each other, shouting excitedly, "We won??"
Celestial Spirit Irene smiled and said, "It was just good luck that we ran into Chine. If she were more obsessed with victory, she could have severed our connection with a single sword strike. No matter how strong I am, I wouldn't have been able to stop it."
Her sword can sever magic, so naturally, it could also sever her magical connection with Lucy, and even the contract between the two of them.
Lucy was surprised, "So that's how it is. Then why did she admit defeat?"
"Simply because she felt that she had lost."
Celestial Spirit Irene patted her bottom and said, "I'm leaving, Lucy!"
After saying that, she turned into a golden light and disappeared.
Lucy shouted in anger, "If you're going to leave, pat your own bottom!"
That damn Gemini, even after transforming into Irene, they have the same nasty personality as the original.
At this moment, the announcer Jellal Fernandez was visibly excited, announcing the results of the match amidst a chorus of gasps.
"The tag-team battle has ended! Fairy Tail Second Team, Lucy Heartfilia, Juvia Lockser!"
A large screen lit up, displaying their portraits, letting everyone know who the victors were.
"That was brilliant!!!"
"Chine is so strong, yet she was actually defeated by two underdogs. How unexpected!!"
"To think they actually summoned Irene! As expected of Fairy Tail's strongest woman, the most elegant queen of fashion magazines!"
The audience cheered wildly, bringing the atmosphere to a fever pitch.
The two who were least expected to win had secured the final victory, and the clash between Celestial Spirit Irene and Chine was the most peak battle of the magic world they had ever seen.
"You're amazing, Lucy! You guys actually managed to fight that woman!"
Seeing Lucy return, Natsu happily picked her up and spun her around.
Lucy said with a blushing face, "Put me down already! It wasn't something I could do alone; it was mainly thanks to Juvia providing such powerful magic."
Juvia watched with a look of envy, thinking how wonderful it would be if Gray-sama held her like that.
Gajeel slapped her shoulder hard and laughed, "Good job! We finally won a round."
"To think you two could actually summon me... you really have grown a lot," Irene praised, which was a rare occurrence.
"I've been training hard too, you know."
Juvia puffed out her chest proudly; she had taken a step further now, and as long as she was in water, her magic power would basically never run dry.
Across the arena, Erza leaned her arms on the railing and marveled, "As expected, Lucy and the others possess the power to turn the tide. The cooperation between the two was perfectly seamless."
Laxus laughed, "Mainly, Celestial Spirit Irene's Enchantment Magic is just too much of a cheat, to be able to apply magic enchantments to the summoner."
"Lucy summons Celestial Spirit Irene, and Celestial Spirit Irene grants Lucy additional magic power. It's like stepping on your own left foot with your right to spiral up into the sky."
Gildarts added, "With nearly infinite magic power, Lucy can also open multiple gates and add infinite Super Magic. Calculated this way, she can basically be called invincible."
Everyone was incredibly shocked by this. This is what you'd call a real cheat code.
The only issue is the magic power; with Lucy's current magic, trying to replicate Irene would likely be extremely difficult.
The other guilds were also stunned. They thought Chine was already invincible, but they didn't expect Fairy Tail to have such experts.
What shocked them most was that Irene from the second team was already unimaginably strong, yet the captain was Acnologia. Just how strong was he?
Rogue and Sting of Sabertooth were already feeling fearful. Was the pressure from Acnologia's magic earlier not an illusion?
The announcer Jellal Fernandez shouted passionately, "Many guilds have shown powerful strength. Although they didn't win, they displayed their own style."
"People like Chine, Ikaruga, Kagura, Erza, Mirajane... each one is a very powerful Mage who has left a deep impression on us."
Jellal Fernandez continued, "Currently, as Mermaid Heel and Sword Guild have withdrawn for personal reasons, there are eight teams remaining to be re-ranked for the upcoming matches."
"First place: Sabertooth, total score: 47 points!"
"Second place: Fairy Tail Second Team, total score: 42 points!"
"Third place: Fairy Tail First Team, total score: 30 points!"
"Fourth place: Grimoire Heart, total score: 28 points!"
"Fifth place: Raven Tail, total score: 26 points!"
"Sixth place: Lamia Scale, total score: 24 points!"
"Seventh place: Blue Pegasus, total score: 21 points!"
"Eighth place: Crime Sorcière, total score: 17 points!"
The people in the stands felt a bit of regret that two strong guilds had actually withdrawn.
However, the regret didn't last long before they cheered with renewed vigor, believing that the upcoming battles would still be very exciting.
Makarov sighed with emotion, "This era has truly seen the emergence of many powerful Mages!"
Mavis twitched her small ears and nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's much stronger than our era."
The powerhouses of their era were few and far between; now is a golden age where magic power is dense and geniuses emerge in abundance.
The old lady of Lamia Scale had already spun Sherry and Sherria around like windmills. "You two brats lost again! We're being looked down upon by everyone."
Sherry was dizzy and saw stars, "Granny, that Chine was just too strong, there was no stopping her."
"You're actually making excuses? No stopping for the whole day!"
Sherria begged for mercy with a pitiful look, "Sorry, Granny!"
"Acting pitiful won't work either!"
Orba Babasama pointed a finger at Jura and ordered, "You're up next round. You absolutely cannot lose again."
Jura said confidently, "Leave it to me!"
Lyon laughed, "With Mr. Jura of the Ten Wizard Saints taking action personally, we're sure to win."
...At Crime Sorcière, Jellal was already treating Ultear's injuries. It had to be said that Chine's hand-blade strike was quite brutal; a little more force and it could have pierced right through Ultear's abdomen.
"Is Ur okay..."
Meredy's eyes were misty with tears, feeling the pain as if she were the one injured.
Ultear said helplessly, "Stop crying. You're crying so hard I thought I was about to die."
Meredy wiped her tears, "Ur won't die!"
Jellal looked at the bloody wound that showed no signs of healing and shook his head. "That Chine's strength is too great; the residual Sword Qi is preventing the wound from recovering."
Ultear's eyes widened, "Could you have mentioned sooner that you couldn't heal it? You let me suffer in pain for nothing for so long."
She huffily activated her Arc of Time magic, pushing the residual Sword Qi in the wound into the past, making it disappear.
Jellal scratched his head with an apologetic look, "Sorry, I forgot you could do that."
"Stop apologizing and hurry up and treat me!"
Ultear was furious; she suspected this big-eyed bastard was doing it on purpose. Was he seeking revenge?
"Oh, right!"
Jellal quickly responded and then released Healing Magic from his palms, covering the wound with a green glow.
"You go in the next round. We absolutely cannot lose again; being at the bottom of the rankings is truly a bit embarrassing."
"Alright!"
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