Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

Looking at that team, Li Xiaoxi sensed the same malice she had felt yesterday in one of the people in the group.

It seems that they are the ones who want to harm Fairy Tail.

"Hehe, another new team has made it through the preliminaries." Pumpkin began his introduction with a cheerful smile.

"Third place in the preliminary round - Raven's Tail".

The group of people who emerged from the door were none other than the mages of Raven's Tail.

The leader was a tall man dressed in striking, gleaming gold armor, with a black cloak on his back and a thick gold mask on his face.

The armored man turned his head and looked in the direction of Li Xiaoxi and her group. A chilling murmur came from under his mask.

"Fairy Tail..."

As soon as they entered the arena, the mage from Raven's Tail set his sights on Li Xiaoxi and her group.

However, these people did nothing and said nothing, simply moving together to a corner. There, they fell into a collective silence. Li Xiaoxi, however, stared intently at the armored man at the head of the group. After a long while, a mocking glint flashed in her dark, deep eyes.

"Xiao hope, what's wrong with them? Why have you been staring at them ever since they came out?" Mirajane asked curiously.

"You all need to be careful of these guys over there. They were the ones secretly observing us last night!"

Faced with Li Xiaoxi's instructions, Mirajane, Wendy, and Mistgan nodded seriously, while Brandish.μ and Yukino didn't think that the people on the other side posed any threat to them.

About ten minutes later, the magic circle lit up again.

This time, the person who came out of the door was, so far, the first member of a guild who harbored no ill will towards Fairy Tail.

"The fourth place in the qualifiers has been decided!" Pumpkin announced.

"Fourth place - Boa Hancock's Scale".

Upon hearing the guild name, Li Xiaoxi immediately raised an eyebrow and turned her gaze over.

"It's been a long time, Ms. Li Xiaoxi."

The first person to greet Li Xiaoxi was none other than Jura.

"It's been seven years since we last met, since the Oración Seis was eliminated." Jura approached Li Xiaoxi, looking somewhat happy.

"It is truly wonderful that you have returned having successfully completed the second century-long mission."

"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Jura." Li Xiaoxi glanced at Jura and said with a sigh.

"You've changed a lot too."

Seven years have passed, and Jura's image has indeed changed quite a bit.

Now, Jura not only dresses as a monk, but also grows a long beard. Compared to seven years ago, he is more reserved and less sharp-tongued.

However, that doesn't mean Jura has become weaker.

On the contrary, this mage, who was only at the bottom of the Ten Wizard Saints seven years ago, has now risen to fifth place among the Ten Wizard Saints.

Li Xiaoxi could clearly sense that there was an extremely powerful magical force hidden within Jura's body.

That magic power was already on par with Gildarts'.

At that moment, another person stepped out from next to Jura.

"Hey, do you remember me?"

“You are…” Li Xiaoxi looked over and immediately recognized the other person.

"Are you Leo?"

“Correct.” Leo smiled suddenly.

"Where's Gray? Isn't he going to make an appearance?"

“Gray is on another team,” Li Xiaoxi replied with a smile.

"Don't worry, it will be here soon."

"You're really confident." Leo shrugged.

Well, I'll look forward to it.

During the conversation, another group emerged from the magic circle.

"Fifth place in the preliminary round - Blue Pegasus".

Amidst the sound of pumpkins, a group of people who were somewhat familiar to Li Xiaoxi appeared from the magic circle.

"Sniff...sniff..."

A short, fat man in a white suit with an odd appearance twitched his large nose, as if he had discovered something, and suddenly raised his finger, pointing in Li Xiaoxi's direction like a pose.

"It smells familiar!"

"Oh?" Hibiki looked in the direction the former was pointing.

"Isn't that someone from Fairy Tail?"

“As expected, Fairy Tail has arrived.” Ivan flicked his bangs.

"I wonder how those beautiful ladies are doing now."

Chapter 319 The Preliminaries End

Time passed slowly in this constant waiting.

After that, a sixth place was also determined, belonging to a guild called Mermaid's Heel. A guild that was said to have only female members, known as the Dancers of the Sea.

Naturally, all the members representing the guild at the Grand Magic Games were women. And the person leading these members was a girl with long, straight, jet-black hair that was purplish-black, tied with a white ribbon in her hair, a cold and beautiful appearance, and holding a katana.

Meanwhile, the seventh-ranked team appeared from the magic circle. The team that appeared, as introduced by Pumpkin, belonged to a guild called Four-Headed Hound.

It was a guild that was quite famous even seven years ago, with many excellent mages.

This guild is said to not only contain extremely powerful mages, but even the guild leader has a close relationship with Makarov.

This guild, on the other hand, is the complete opposite of Mermaid's Heel; it's almost entirely composed of a group of passionate men who seem to be very easily agitated.

With the seventh place already determined, Li Xiaoxi and her group began to feel nervous. "Only one team remains to pass the preliminary rounds," Wendy said anxiously.

Will the other team be able to successfully advance to the qualifiers?

As Li Xiaoxi waited, the magic circle finally lit up again.

All eyes immediately turned to that direction.

With a loud bang, the door was violently pushed open.

Then, all five of them tumbled out of the door and crashed heavily to the ground, causing a series of painful howls.

The expressions of everyone present varied as they watched the six people leap out of the door.

"The last place in the qualifiers has been decided!" Pumpkin announced.

"Eighth place - Fairy Tail Team A (Fairy_Tail_A)."

"Wh...what?" Natsu, who was pinned at the bottom, shouted.

"We're in eighth place?"

"Last place?" Gray covered his face in disbelief.

"How embarrassing!"

"This is already very good." Lucy rubbed her little bottom and stood up with a pained expression.

"No matter what, we've already passed the preliminary rounds."

“That’s right.” Erza cheered everyone on.

"The preliminary ranking doesn't matter; all we need to do is keep winning."

“Before…there…” Lucy’s eyes darted around as Erza pinned her down.

"Erza, please get up quickly, the armor is so heavy..."

Instantly, the silence of the entire arena was shattered by Erza and the others.

Seeing Erza and her group making a ruckus, the other guild members exchanged glances.

"Truly worthy of Fairy Tail," Jura praised sincerely.

"It's amazing that they were selected for two teams."

“Natsu Dragneel.” Sting stared intently at Natsu, his expression somewhat agitated.

"You've finally shown up."

"Miss Erza." She set up a poster overnight.

"You certainly didn't disappoint me."

The others also reacted in their own ways, leaving Li Xiaoxi and the others looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Really." That was the only sentence Li Xiaoxi could use to summarize her thoughts.

"The qualifiers are already this chaotic, what are we going to do next?"

On the other side, Pumpkin coughed, drawing everyone's attention.

"The top eight teams have been determined, and the preliminary rounds of the Grand Magic Games have come to an end. The rankings of each guild are as follows."

"First place: Fairy Tail B Team (Fairy_Tail_B)."

Second place: Saber-biting Tiger.

"Third place: Raven's Tail."

Fourth place: Boa Hancock's Scale.

Fifth place: Blue Pegasus.

"Sixth place: Mermaid Heel".

"Seventh place: Four-headed hounds."

"Eighth place: Fairy Tail Team A (Fairy_Tail_A)."

"These eight teams will be participating in the official competition of the Grand Magic Games!" Pumpkin held up one finger.

"The official match is tomorrow. The venue will be packed with spectators from all over the kingdom and even other parts of the continent. The King and the Council will also be watching the match, so please be prepared and don't make a fool of yourself, Pumpkin..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the members of the eight teams began to look at the people they cared about.

Li Xiaoxi's gaze swept across the teams and individuals standing in the venue, her eyes flickering slightly.

The Grand Magic Games will begin tomorrow.

Nobody knows what will happen then.

However, no matter what happens, Li Xiaoxi has only one goal.

The Kingdom of Fiore! Number One!

As the qualifiers ended, the giant pumpkin image reappeared in the sky above Crocus.

"The Grand Magic Games preliminary rounds have now concluded, and the eight teams that have qualified have been selected. The official competition will take place tomorrow, and all spectators are welcome to attend!"

After leaving those words, the giant pumpkin image disappeared.

Then, the steel city suspended above Crocus suddenly shuddered, shaking out all the contestants who were still inside. Then, like a mirage, it disappeared.

And so, the screams of mages echoed through the night sky above Crocus as they fell to the ground one after another.

The audience members were also discussing it with great interest.

"Who do you think will win this year?"

"Is there even a question? There must be a Saber-Biting Tiger, right?"

"I don't think so. Didn't you see that the Sabertooth contestant actually knelt down to one of Fairy Tail's Ten Wizard Saints!"

"But even if the Ten Wizard Saints are powerful, they are only one person. This is a team competition!"

Li Xiaoxi couldn't hear the audience's discussions. After passing the preliminary rounds, Li Xiaoxi led her team back to the hotel.

Back at the hotel, Li Xiaoxi told Makarov that both Team A and Team B had passed the preliminary rounds and would soon be participating in the official competition. After sharing the good news, she went to sleep.

Meanwhile, in Crocus, at a rather well-known hotel.