Fairy Tail: I Am the God

Why did Wei Zhuang harbor resentment towards Gao Jianli, who was so loyal to the Seven Killings Sect? It was because Gao Jianli had indeed saved the young sect leader during that fire, which was a great achievement.

However, Gao Jianli left the young boy to die in the sea of ​​fire.

Chapter 1165 Erza's Pursuit! The Fairy Tail Guild's Disarrayed Escape

The look in Wei Zhuang's eyes as he gazed at Gao Jianli was filled not only with resentment but also with hatred. This surprised Gao Jianli, who began to carefully recall whether he had offended Wei Zhuang before.

Elder Bao's corpse still lay beside him. Although Gao Jianli felt relieved, he also felt a pang of reluctance. Wei Zhuang noticed Gao Jianli's gaze on Elder Bao's corpse and said viciously, "Don't worry, you'll end up like that in a moment."

Unlike Elder Bao, who was timid and fearful, Gao Jianli looked at Wei Zhuang with righteous indignation. Wei Zhuang, seeing this, wondered how Gao Jianli had offended him. Wei Zhuang never let his victims die without understanding why.

Wei Zhuang regained some composure, but his eyes were still filled with hatred. He calmly recounted, "Why didn't you save me during that fire back then?"

After hearing Wei Zhuang's words, Gao Jianli stood there stunned. Wei Zhuang, seeing this, assumed Gao Jianli had already forgotten the incident. Little did Gao Jianli know, this matter haunted Wei Zhuang's dreams. Gao Jianli was so heartless; hadn't he ever dreamt of a lonely child yearning for his salvation?

Having figured this out, Gao Jianli felt a pang of sympathy for Wei Zhuang. That fire was truly a vast inferno; how desperate must a child have felt trapped there? But Gao Jianli genuinely hadn't wanted to abandon Wei Zhuang at the time, so Wei Zhuang's current state was somewhat understandable.

Wei Zhuang stopped wasting words and gestured to his men to surround Xue Nu. He, on the other hand, would engage in a one-on-one duel with Gao Jianli to see if the youngest elder had improved his martial arts over the years.

Gao Jianli looked at the Snow Maiden surrounded by people and felt somewhat apologetic as he asked her to come with him to investigate. The Snow Maiden's first glance upon being surrounded was also at Gao Jianli, and seeing that he was looking at her, she felt very reassured.

Seeing Gao Jianli's apologetic look, Xue Nu smiled and shook her head, as if silently saying it was nothing. Gao Jianli understood Xue Nu's expression, knew she had some martial arts skills, and understood that Wei Zhuang's main target was him.

Gao Jianli felt relieved, turned to look at Wei Zhuang, closed his eyes, and recalled what had happened at the Seven Killings Sect. Now that Elder Bao had been killed, his mission was considered complete.

When Gao Jianli opened his eyes again, the Gao Jianli seemed different from before; something had changed. Wei Zhuang's intuition told him this, yet it also seemed that nothing had changed. He said directly, "Come on! One-on-one battle!"

Having sorted out his thoughts, Gao Jianli prepared to meet Wei Zhuang's challenge, but at that moment he heard Xue Nu's cry. Gao Jianli turned around and was surprised to see that the group of people were all attacking Xue Nu alone. How could a weak woman possibly fight against such a large group of men?

Gao Jianli turned to go to her rescue, but Wei Zhuang held him back, and the two of them compared. Gao Jianli kept glancing at Xue Nu out of the corner of his eye, very worried about her situation.

Caught off guard, Gao Jianli was outmaneuvered and met Wei Zhuang's full-force palm strike head-on, with nowhere to retreat. Just as Gao Jianli had prepared himself, closed his eyes, and braced himself for the blow, the pain, however, did not strike for a long time.

Gao Jianli slowly opened his eyes, only to see Gai Nie taking a blow from Wei Zhuang. Turning his head to look at Xue Nu, he saw Leon helping her, and he instantly relaxed, collapsing into a limp state.

Gao Jianli was relieved that Gai Nie and Leon had arrived just in time.

Chapter 1166 Erza vs Erza

It turns out that Gai Nie noticed something was wrong, which is why he called Leon to come along.

As Gao Jianli and Gai Nie were saying goodbye, Gao Jianli prepared to leave for Yan Chunjun's residence. Gai Nie, with his keen observation, noticed a pigeon feather on Gao Jianli's shoulder.

Gai Nie immediately removed the feather for Gao Jianli, glanced at him, and laughed, "It's nothing, just a feather. Good luck!" Gao Jianli was initially startled by Gai Nie's sudden action, but relaxed after seeing the feather.

Moreover, he heard Gai Nie's congratulations, so he was sure to return safely! After Gao Jianli left with peace of mind, Gai Nie's expression immediately changed. This feather was no ordinary little feather; it was a pigeon's feather!

Gai Nie immediately recognized its breed, but very few people in Luoyang City kept pigeons, so it must be a homing pigeon. And under the current circumstances, it must have flown in from outside.

The location of this dye shop is quite unique, and this route suggests that Wei Zhuang may have also come to Luoyang. Thinking of this, Gai Nie decided it was better to be safe than sorry. If Wei Zhuang really had come, there was no point in him going alone. Right, he should also call Leon.

Gai Nie rushed towards Leon's room, banging loudly on the door. Leon, annoyed by the knocking, thought, "Who's so rude?" He muttered angrily, "Who is it! So early in the morning!" and opened the door.

Gai Nie's face was flushed from hurrying, which startled Leon, who had just opened the door. Leon rarely saw Gai Nie like this and asked with some confusion, "What's the matter? Why the rush?"

When Gai Nie saw Leon, he grabbed his arms with both hands and said directly, "Wei Zhuang is very likely here. He might be at Lord Yanchun's residence." Gai Nie looked at Leon with firm eyes, as if afraid that he would not believe him.

If Leon didn't trust him, he would have to go check on Gao Jianli alone; he couldn't just leave him to his own devices. He would feel guilty if Gao Jianli were to get into danger.

After hearing Gai Nie's words, Leon walked into the room without looking back. Gai Nie felt a little disheartened, but he didn't give up and continued, "Are you really not going?" Gai Nie prayed, clinging to a sliver of hope.

Where Gai Nie couldn't see, Leon's lips curled into a smirk, and he said smugly, "What? You won't even let me change clothes?" Gai Nie breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Fortunately, Leon trusted Gai Nie. Leon knew that Gai Nie was very familiar with Wei Zhuang, and he trusted Gai Nie's intuitive judgment.

After Gai Nie and Leon finished dressing, they headed straight for Yan Chunjun's residence. Both of them were afraid of being late, so they traveled at an extremely fast pace.

Embarrassingly, the two took a long detour while on their journey, but this led to their current perfect situation.

Upon entering Yan Chunjun's residence, he saw Wei Zhuang preparing to strike Gao Jianli with a palm strike. He rushed forward to shield Gao Jianli from the blow. At the same time, he marveled at Wei Zhuang's profound internal strength, realizing that this strike must have been delivered with all his might.

Seeing Gai Nie rush towards Leon, he headed towards Xue Nu to help. Fortunately, Xue Nu was once an assassin from the Seven Killings Sect's Death Gate, and she was still able to survive among this group of people.

Xue Nu had just witnessed how dangerous Wei Zhuang's palm strike was, and she breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Gai Nie appear. Soon after, Leon appeared beside Xue Nu, and she gave him a knowing smile.

Chapter 1167 Betting the Name of "Fairy Tail"

When Wei Zhuang saw Gai Nie take the blow, he was not surprised at all; on the contrary, he seemed to have expected it.

Wei Zhuang had actually intended to lure Gai Nie to come with Gao Jianli, but he didn't expect them to come in separate groups. What he didn't expect even more was that Gai Nie had also invited Leon.

Wei Zhuang's strategy of killing two birds with one stone was actually a gamble, testing Gai Nie's familiarity with him and his concern for Gao Jianli's life. In both respects, Wei Zhuang's gamble paid off.

The only thing he regretted, the thing he sensed Gai Nie had changed about, was that he was no longer fighting alone, but had called upon his friend Li Ang. Or rather, Gai Nie knew that one person couldn't rescue Gao Jianli from him. However, Gai Nie had never been one to lack confidence.

With Leon's arrival, Yuki-onna thrived, able to take down an enemy with a single move. In the blink of an eye, Yuki-onna and Leon appeared in Gao Jianli's sight, for all their enemies had fallen.

Gao Jianli, slumped on the ground, looked at Leon and Xue Nu standing together, a heavy feeling pressing on his chest. He deeply regretted not helping Xue Nu when Gai Nie took over Wei Zhuang's position and Wei Zhuang made no further moves.

However, Gao Jianli, on the surface, showed no emotion whatsoever, calmly watching Xue Nu and Leon walk towards them as usual.

Seeing Gao Jianli's still indifferent gaze, the light in Xue Nu's eyes dimmed, and she felt slightly sad. Leon noticed Xue Nu's low spirits and naturally knew who had caused it. Leon looked at Gao Jianli, took Xue Nu's slender hand, and silently stroked the back of her hand a few times to comfort her.

The Snow Maiden and Leon were friends, and she didn't feel there was anything wrong with it, but all of this fell into Gao Jianli's eyes, deeply agitating him, yet he couldn't show it in the slightest.

Xue Nu thought that after this life-or-death battle, her feelings for Gao Jianli would be strengthened, but she didn't expect that it would have no effect at all.

When Leon and the Snow Maiden were only three zhang apart, Gao Jianli seemed to just realize what was happening and slowly stood up. Seeing the Snow Maiden like this, she wanted to quickly walk towards Gao Jianli and help him up, but Leon grabbed her wrist and gestured for her not to.

The Snow Maiden understood what Leon was thinking, but she still wanted to help Gao Jianli. However, just as the Snow Maiden broke free from Leon's control, Gao Jianli stood up straight.

Gao Jianli lowered his head slightly to look at Xue Nu and Leon, only to find that the two were still holding hands. Gao Jianli's expressionless gaze swept over them and turned to Wei Zhuang, who was standing opposite Gai Nie behind him, the only dangerous person present.

Xue had just broken free from Leon's control, but the moment Gao Jianli looked up, Leon grabbed her again. No wonder he's been single for twenty years.

Now, in the main courtyard of Lord Yanchun's residence, Wei Zhuang stands alone, facing off against Gai Nie at the head, and Gao Jianli, Xue Nu, and Li Ang standing side by side. Wei Zhuang's group of fallen subordinates have also stood up and formed a neat line.

Seeing this situation, Wei Zhuang suggested, "How about I just have a one-on-one match with you, Gai Nie? The match we didn't finish last time." Wei Zhuang had always been obsessed with fighting Gai Nie, which had been a belief that had kept him alive for many years, and he wanted to surpass Gai Nie.

Gai Nie also remembered that last time, it was because of Tianming's awakening of his supernatural ability.

Chapter 1168 Fairy Queen! The Strongest Erza

The two did indeed have a fair one-on-one match. Gai Nie looked at Wei Zhuang, still conflicted. He couldn't bring himself to harm this childhood friend. But given the current situation, Gai Nie could only nod.

With Wei Zhuang holding off Gai Nie, Gao Jianli, and the others, and the most powerful fighters on this side, it should be easier for Master Yi to succeed.

How can Wei Zhuang kill two birds with one stone? Because this is also a way to lure the tiger away from the mountain. On one hand, he kills Elder Bao and traps Gai Nie to settle scores with him. On the other hand, he has Yi Fuzi use the art of Qimen Dunjia to harm Tianming.

This morning, Yi Fuzi hid in front of the dye shop entrance. After seeing Gai Nie and Leon leave, he secretly set up a magic array that could trap people inside and prevent them from getting out.

Seeing that the time was right, Master Yi slipped inside. This small dye shop was not as important as Feixue Pavilion. There was no one guarding it, and Master Yi entered as if he were in an empty place.

Yi Fuzi held the envelope Wei Zhuang had given him earlier, which contained a map showing the layout of the dye house, down to the location of each person's residence. Wei Zhuang always investigated every aspect thoroughly before undertaking any task.

Master Yi sighed, thinking how easy it was to work with such a meticulous and thoughtful person. He then examined the map and, following its directions, found Tianming's room.

What troubled Master Yi was that there were other people living with Tianming. He first flew up to the roof, lifted a tile, and observed the two people inside.

The people inside the room were none other than Tianming and Shaoyu. The two were discussing how to pass the time. And so, Master Yi became a thief, eavesdropping on their conversation.

However, things weren't entirely dull. The two even discussed Yue'er for a while. Master Yi believed that Yue'er was definitely their weakness. Moreover, they were both infatuated with Yue'er.

Wei Zhuang didn't give Yi Fuzi any time limit, and Yi Fuzi was now leisurely eavesdropping without any hurry. Yi Fuzi believed that Wei Zhuang's side would be very difficult to deal with and would waste a lot of Gai Nie's time.

In fact, Master Yi was also waiting, waiting for the first person to discover that they couldn't leave the dyehouse. Persistence pays off, and that first person finally appeared.

Standing on the rooftop, Master Yi had an excellent view, able to see the location of the dyehouse entrance. The person who had discovered it was informing each room one by one. Master Yi thought to himself that he would let this first discoverer live a little longer.

Master Yi was once a disciple of Huang Shigong, whose abilities were extraordinary. Although Master Yi was not his favorite student, his abilities were not to be underestimated. Therefore, this is why Wei Zhuang felt at ease letting Master Yi handle Tianming alone.

Master Yi was still pondering which method to use: to let him die with less pain, or with more pain? Tianming had beaten him up last time, and Master Yi suddenly remembered this old incident. Master Yi's ability to hold grudges was extremely strong.

This time, he could finally get his revenge. Back then, he was forced to resist due to his mission, but now he could freely use his abilities. He was determined to retaliate in kind, just as Tianming had done to him last time.

Master Yi's ability to set up magical formations was deeply inherited from the hermit Huang Shigong, and he was very confident in himself. Ordinary people couldn't break it in a short time, and even if Gai Nie returned, he wasn't afraid.

Chapter 1169 Overwhelming Strength, the Powerful Queen

Although Yi Fuzi had achieved some success in formations, it was probably only one percent, or even one ten-thousandth, of Huang Shigong's skill, which was enough to show how terrifying Huang Shigong was.

Master Yi, however, was clearly unaware of this principle. He believed that he had learned all of Huang Shigong's abilities and thus broke away from his master.

Master Yi's judgment at the time chilled Huang Shigong's heart. Huang Shigong had actually considered grooming Master Yi as his successor. However, Huang Shigong also realized that if Master Yi followed the right path, his merits would be immeasurable.

However, it is highly likely that Master Yi will succumb to temptation or hardship and embark on a wicked path. Master Yi also possesses a degree of arrogance, and Huang Shigong, though wanting to help him, is powerless to do so.

After Master Yi betrayed his master, Huang Shigong never contacted him again or inquired about him. He feared that, as he suspected, Master Yi had gone astray.

However, just as Huang Shigong had predicted, after leaving his master's school, Yi Fuzi, relying on his knowledge of formations and the art of Qimen Dunjia, joined the Death Gate of the Seven Killings Sect.

This paved the way for him to become Wei Zhuang's subordinate. Now, Yi Fuzi works for Wei Zhuang and lives a very comfortable life.

At Lord Yanchun's residence, Wei Zhuang agreed to a duel with Gai Nie, and Leon and the others conscientiously made room for the two. Gai Nie, having just received Wei Zhuang's palm strike, had a slight worry that he might not be able to defeat Wei Zhuang. However, if he didn't fight out of fear, he wouldn't be Gai Nie.

Gai Nie was quite confident in his skills, and besides, he also wanted to know who was better, him or Wei Zhuang, in a fair and square contest.

Neither Wei Zhuang nor Gai Nie chose weapons, intending to compete bare-handed—a contest of profound inner strength. Their gazes met, and after making a series of preparations, Wei Zhuang launched the first attack.