Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious?

A surge of magical energy erupted from his body, and the rising air currents, like an aura, blew up all the dust and smoke around him.

The members of the council who were observing the situation were in an uproar.

"What's going on? The magic fluctuations have suddenly surpassed those of the other advanced cultivators!?"

Swish!

Ron left a spiderweb-like indentation on the stone slab beneath his feet.

He himself vanished from Markbeth's sight.

His eyes couldn't keep up with Ron's speed at all; before he could react, the attack had already arrived.

boom!

Ron's afterimage appeared in front of Markbeth in an instant, and then Ron delivered a high kick that landed directly on his chin.

Click!

With a sound of bones cracking, Markbeth's head snapped back from the impact, and he was launched into the air like a cannonball.

Immediately afterwards, Ron's figure flashed through the air, appearing in mid-air and launching a series of attacks from all directions around Markbeth.

Bang! Bang! Bang! ...!

Punches, elbows, knees, legs—all his attacks poured onto Markbeth's body.

Markbeth was hit in mid-air, his body constantly changing trajectory, unable to even utter a sound of pain.

With the final blow, Ron appeared directly above Markbeth.

He used his waist to lift his right leg high, and then delivered a powerful tomahawk-style downward chop to Markbeth's abdomen.

"Rirenka!"

Boom!

Markbes fell with lightning speed, his entire back slamming into the center of the arena.

The stone slabs around him shattered in half from the impact, and the entire arena shook.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

Markbeth lay in the center of the deep pit, foaming at the mouth and with his eyes rolled back, severely injured and unconscious.

Ron landed smoothly near Markbeth and then dissipated.

As the spell and steam on Ron's body slowly dissipated, Cheng Xue's skin returned to its normal color.

"Phew, the battle ended quickly. I didn't even lose any magic power after dissolving my form. Perfect."

The referee's eyes widened, he unconsciously swallowed, and his hand holding the magic megaphone trembled uncontrollably.

"Ron White wins the first semi-final match!"

As the referee's decision was announced, everyone in the arena was stunned by the result.

Looking at Xing hope, his face had turned a deep liver color.

He gripped the armrests of the chair so tightly that he almost shaped them.

The information says he's just the head of a theater troupe, and being a mage is only a part-time job.

Not only did I learn this magic that enhances physical abilities, but I also learned a spatial magic similar to distortion magic?!

His plans have been disrupted by such an outrageous competitor.

He then took a deep breath to reassure himself.

It's alright, the next one will be dealt with by one of the people inside the devil's heart, and the result will be the same.

Sitting not far from him, Congressman Toki Anderba, though he had witnessed Ron's martial arts skills, could not hide the surprise in his eyes.

"I've witnessed his various amazing magics before, but I didn't expect his physical skills to have evolved to this level. He's truly a force to be reckoned with."

Yajima, standing to the side, nodded in agreement, wiping the cold sweat that had trickled down his back.

"Yeah, but this physical technique enhanced by magic is just too powerful..."

Eric stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what he was seeing even as Markbeth lay on the ring.

He looked at Ron and gasped.

Is he a monster? He defeated Markbeth so easily?

Was his previous suggestion not because he looked down on Markbeth, but because the gap between the two was so large that he was given a chance?

Lahar, standing to the side, was so shocked that his mouth was agape, and he couldn't utter a single word.

As a top student, he never expected that Ron, whom he had met, would bring him even greater shocks.

He increasingly felt that Ron's strength was becoming more and more unfathomable.

Meanwhile, the two people in the waiting area also watched the entire battle.

Urudia's pupils constricted slightly, her eyes widened, and a subtle expression appeared on her face.

Although she hadn't expected Ron to lose, his performance was still a bit too outrageous.

Moreover, he was still using magic she had never seen before, and she felt his terror.

If I were to really face him, could I really win against him again?

Standing beside her, Azuma's eyes finally revealed his excitement.

"Well done."

He had thought Ron was just a mage who relied on long-range magic, but his performance exceeded his expectations, and he finally reached the same level of power as Ultear.

He never expected to have the opportunity to fight two powerful opponents in a row today, which made him burst into laughter.

The proctors quickly carried the unconscious Markbeth away, and Ron, looking relaxed, walked back to the edge of the waiting area, ready to watch the show.

Then they quickly restored the ring to its original state, finally making the entire ring flat again.

The chief examiner and judge took a deep breath and raised the magic megaphone again.

"Next, we will begin the second match of the third round semifinals!"

Please bring Azuma and Tia to the stage!

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, the two stepped back into the ring.

As soon as the two stood in the center of the ring, the referee immediately announced the start.

"The competition officially begins!"

Chapter 117 Interrupting the Competition

As the competition began, Urtia showed no mercy even when facing Azuma, raising her hands in a spellcasting stance and conjuring an ice-blue magic circle before her.

"Ice-inspired Rose Garden!"

The water vapor in the air condensed into countless huge, thorny ice vines and roses, sweeping towards Azuma.

Azuma laughed wildly, his fighting spirit evident. He then unleashed his tree roots, which burst forth from the ground above the arena, shattering the approaching ice crystals.

While dealing with Urudia's attacks, he unleashed another thick tree root to attack her.

Once Urtia realized the attack was coming, she casually waved her hand, casting Ice Shape magic while also secretly casting Arc of Time, causing the tree roots to wither and freeze.

She continuously deflected Azuma's attacks, then unleashed ice-shaped magic to strike him.

He gave him a persistent look, but the corners of his mouth just wouldn't turn down.

This intense pulling gave Azuma a long-lost feeling of exhilaration.

This is real fighting. His previous opponents were too weak and didn't even provoke him to fight.

During the battle, he keenly sensed the gaps in Urtia's spellcasting.

Then, with a flash of his eyes, he detonated the ground beneath his feet.

Boom!

The explosion sent up a cloud of smoke and dust, shattering the ice vines around him and momentarily blurring Urtia's vision.

Before Urudia could react, countless tree roots suddenly burst forth from the ground and restrained her.

Then the roots wrapped around Urutia's neck, and he was almost swallowed up by them.

She is now feeling difficulty breathing; the pressure from the tree roots is making it hard for her to breathe.

Azuma felt that the outcome was already decided, so he did not launch another attack.

"You lost."

She had intended to cast Arc of Time unconsciously, but then realized she couldn't use Ice Shape magic to cover it up, so she finally made a faint sound.

"I... admit defeat..."

She looked towards the referee in the distance, but found that he did not make any move.

The referee nervously checked his magical megaphone, seemingly oblivious to her faint surrender and ignoring her presence.

Ron, who was on the edge of the waiting area, was the first to notice something was wrong and stood up in confusion.

Guan Xingxi, the head of the arena, also frowned. What exactly happened on the stage?

At that moment, Azuma naturally heard Urutia's faint words of surrender.

He frowned slightly, his eyes showing regret at not being able to fight to the very end, but he still accepted the result.

Out of caution and instinct, he dared not immediately loosen the tree roots before the referee officially announced the verdict, and decided to wait until she was unable to resist before releasing her.

Seeing that the referee had not yet made a ruling, Azuma reminded Urutia again:

“Say it again, Urutia, your voice is too soft.”

Urudia laughed in anger, "Even now, you still won't let her go?"

She then lowered her head as her breathing became weak.

As her mind began to wander, she recalled her painful memories at the Magic Development Bureau, which made her miss her mother.

Why am I suffering so much in this life...?

It was all a scam. All that talk of forbearance and lurking didn't matter to her anymore.

Urutia, who had been overwhelmed by negative emotions, finally lost her mind.

Since she can't return to her mother's side in this life, and since this world is inherently so ugly...

At this moment, Urutia raised her head with difficulty, revealing intense hatred as she stared at Azuma.

Then I will destroy this life with my own hands!

She used all her strength, unleashing the Arc of Time with her right hand to forcefully break free from the withered tree roots, and raised her hand towards Azuma.

The immense magical energy emanating from her body was now overflowing onto the arena!

"Um?!"

Azuma, who was waiting for the referee's verdict just a second ago, instantly sensed this magic, which made the hairs on his body stand on end.

This magic, her murderous intent is real!

Faced with this sudden death crisis, Azuma didn't even have time to think about why she wanted to back out; she instinctively began to fight back.

In that instant, he clenched his fist and detonated all the tree roots wrapped around Urutia!

The Arch of the Great Tree - Burst!

At the same moment the explosion occurred, Yajima on the platform finally noticed the out-of-control magic in the ring and instantly stood up.

"Oh no! Referee, stop the match immediately!"

call out!

However, Yajima's exclamation came too late.

Boom!

A deafening explosion instantly engulfed Urudia's figure, and a burst of white light erupted on the arena.

Urudia closed her eyes, accepting the end of her life with equanimity.