Gray's exclamation interrupted Ultear's words. He could no longer contain his shock and quickly asked, "Is he really on our island?!"

Ultear nodded. "The man in black robes that your companion took away was Zeref."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Gray shook his head like a rattle-drum, "That person's magic power is so weak that it's no different from that of an ordinary person. How could he possibly be a dark mage?"

Ultear had no choice but to tell him about Zeref's condition.

The thought that he had actually let Loki bring such a potentially explosive "murderous maniac" back to the camp made Gray extremely uneasy; he had to go back immediately.

Just then—

"Oh my, oh my."

"It seems our little one wants to go home."

A deep, hoarse voice suddenly rang out.

Alarm bells rang in Gray's mind. He leaped backward in an instant, and a dark purple beam of magic grazed his shoulder, corroding several large trees behind him into black slag.

A slender and alluring figure emerged from the shadows of the woods.

She wore a mask, a deep-V bodysuit, and her hands and feet were like bird claws. She exuded an ominous aura and didn't look human at all.

Ultia recognized the newcomer at a glance: Xinglitian Kuanghua, a cadre of the Underworld Gate and the leader of the "Nine Ghost Gates"!

What are you doing here?!

Kuanghua glanced at Ultia and said, "What a disappointment. She is the leader of the 'Seven Kin of Purgatory,' who is second only to 'Heart of the Devil,' yet she has become a traitor."

"But this gives me a perfect opportunity to turn you into a demon, Ultear. I really want to hear how moving your screams would be when you're being tortured~"

"Don't ignore me, you bastard!"

Seeing that Kuang Hua immediately spoke rudely to his senior sister, Gray took a step forward, and the ice layer burst open beneath his feet, with frost spreading along the air.

However, the next second, Gray suddenly couldn't see anything anymore.

Not only his vision, but also his hearing, smell, touch... even his taste all disappeared. He seemed to have fallen into an endless void and was unable to move.

This is Kyouka's "Enhancement Spell," which can enhance oneself or a target. Gray was precisely affected by her "Senses Deprivation."

Unable to perceive the world, left only with ever-growing fear and despair within themselves, most mages would collapse within minutes, their bodies and minds gradually eroded by darkness.

"Let's start with you."

Kuang Hua's figure drifted like a ghost toward Gray, who stood frozen in place, his claw-like fingertips flashing with a dark purple light, aimed at Gray's heart.

"stop!"

A clear shout suddenly erupted, accompanied by a biting cold wind.

Ultia clapped her fists together, causing the air temperature in front of her to plummet. Countless sharp ice shards materialized out of thin air and shot towards Kuang Hua like a torrential rain.

"Hmm? You can use shapeshifting magic? Looks like the information wasn't accurate." Kuang Hua seemed slightly surprised, but her eyes were full of disdain.

Having enhanced her speed, she moved eerily through the rain of icy spikes, easily passing through those ice spikes that were strong enough to pierce through rocks.

By the time Ultear reacted, the demon's claws had already gripped her neck, lifting her up slightly.

The "Arc of Time" cannot affect living beings, so it naturally cannot affect Kuanghua, who possesses a physique far exceeding that of humans.

As for 'Ice Shape'? This level of magic is still too boring for Kyouka, who is a great demon.

Kuanghua looked at the struggling Ultear, a cruel smile appearing on his lips. He casually tossed her to the ground, then extended his right index finger and lightly touched Ultear's body.

"Enhancement Spell - Pain Amplification, 100 Times".

"Ugh—!"

Ultia was struck dumb, and her whole body arched up abruptly.

Even though there was no physical injury, the excruciating pain from the nerve endings felt like being torn apart by a thousand knives, as if every bone was being crushed.

Cold sweat instantly soaked Ultia's back. She clenched her teeth, but still couldn't suppress the painful groans that leaked out from between them.

This is the terrifying aspect of pain amplified a hundredfold; even a small collision can cause excruciating pain due to the magnified sensation.

"Honestly, we should have just watched quietly."

Kuanghua shook his head, his gaze beneath the mask returning to Gray. "Since this human could make you betray us, he must be very important to you. Let's cut him into pieces and take him back to feed the Hades Beast."

She slowly approached Gray, her steps elegant yet deadly, before her enhanced, hard claws slashed down.

However, Ultear was one step ahead of her and stood in front of Gray.

Despite experiencing pain a hundredfold, she was still able to move, but by the time she reached Gray, she had exhausted almost all her strength.

Seeing the demonic claws coming at her, Ultear turned around and used her last bit of strength to push Gray away.

She did too many wrong things; she deserves to die.

But you must live on, Gray.

For Ulu, and for me...

Ultear closed her eyes, and just as the raging claws were about to touch her body, an ice rose quietly bloomed on Gray's back.

The endless chill instantly transformed this tropical land into a silver-clad landscape.

A hand gripped Kuang Hua's wrist, preventing her from taking another step.

A woman with short, neat, dark hair, wearing a jacket and trousers, who looked remarkably like Ultear, stared at the shocked Kuang Hua.

"What are you going to do to my beloved daughter and disciple?"

Chapter 219 A Reunion Across Ten Years

Kuang Hua's movements suddenly stopped.

The hand gripping her wrist was long and strong, its fingertips radiating a visible chill. What alarmed her even more was that the ever-invading chill was subtly slowing down the circulation of her "cursed power."

When he saw the person in front of him clearly, his pupils under the mask of Mad Flower contracted violently. This face... wasn't this person dead in the battle with Deliora 10 years ago?

"U...Ulu?!"

Gray's eyes widened, and his voice trembled as he spoke.

The spell that deprived him of his five senses was dispelled by the cold air the moment the figure appeared. He staggered and stared at the figure in disbelief.

That familiar profile, that stern voice—it was clearly the master who had long since vanished into the past.

Ul, the Great Magician of Ice!

Gray suddenly remembered something and reached for the ice rose pattern on his back, but there was nothing there anymore.

Is this the surprise Hope gave me...?

Gray tilted his head back, covered his eyes, but tears still streamed down his face. That bastard had such a twisted sense of humor. How could he not cry when he saw Ullu again?

Recovering from her shock, Kuanghua couldn't break free from Ulu's grasp no matter how much she activated her enhanced power. "Impossible! How can a dead person still possess such power!"

"Bullying children is utterly despicable, you devil."

Ulu's fingers tightened slightly, and an ice-blue magic circle bloomed in her palm. With just a gentle push, Kuang Hua was sent flying backward, crashing through several large trees before embedding himself in the rocks.

The ice covering his arm shattered, but Kuang Hua's entire right arm was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and dark purple blood seeped from the wounded flesh.

Ullu turned around, winked at Gray, her eyes full of satisfaction, "Gray, you've grown up and become stronger."

“Ulu…” Gray’s voice was choked with emotion. He had seen his teacher in his dreams countless times and hoped to hear her teachings again. Now he finally heard his master’s voice once more.

Ulu crouched down and placed her palm on the forehead of the curled-up, trembling Ulutia.

The icy blue magic flowed gently, and the spasms on Ultear's body caused by the "hundredfold increase in pain" visibly subsided.

Ulutia's body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. Cold sweat had already soaked through her clothes.

Ultia struggled to open her eyes, her vision blurred by tears, and there was the face she thought she could only ever depict in her memories. She wanted to say something, but her throat was choked by the grievances and longing of the past years, and she could only utter broken, breathy sounds.

"Mother......"

"It's alright, Ultear."

Ulu's voice was soft, yet it carried a reassuring strength as she gently embraced her daughter. "It's alright, Mommy's here."

Ulutia grasped her mother's hand, sobbing uncontrollably. The embrace she had longed for day and night for over a decade had suddenly come true.

Was it a dream?

If so, she hopes she never wakes up...

A deafening roar shattered the rocks, shattering this tender moment. Kuang Hua emerged from the blast, her broken arm healing at a visible speed.

Her demonic instincts quickly brought her back to her senses, and her voice behind the mask carried a twisted laugh, "Not a thought entity, interesting... very interesting, someone who should have died has actually come back to life! I'm going to take you back and dig out your secrets bit by bit!"

Before she could finish speaking, her figure vanished abruptly. The demon, its speed amplified to the extreme, became a blur, its claws aimed straight for Ulu's nape.

"Watch out!" Gray exclaimed.

Ulu didn't even get up.

She simply raised her left hand and lightly tapped her index finger in the air.

click -

Centered on that point, the space within a five-meter radius instantly froze.

Kuang Hua's figure suddenly appeared two steps behind Wu Lu, maintaining his forward-charging posture, his entire body enveloped in transparent ice crystals.

The magical fluctuations around her, the flying dust, and even the flow of air were all frozen in that instant.

Gray gasped.

This isn't magical manipulation; it's absolute control over "ice" itself. How could Ullu be so powerful?

Wu Lu slowly stood up, turned around and looked at Kuang Hua, who was frozen in ice. Her eyes were calm, without anger or contempt, as if she were looking at a roadside stone.

Ten years ago, she used "Absolute Freeze" at the cost of her physical collapse to seal away Deliora, who was known as immortal. Although her physical body was gone, her soul and spirit survived in the ice sealed in the east.

For the past 10 years, Ulu, who has turned into ice, has been unable to move or send any messages, and can only focus her energy on the eternally unmelting ice.

Her long period of reflection has given her an unprecedented understanding of "ice magic." If she were to regain a human body, she could even freeze space.

But now she is just a block of ice that will never melt.

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