Absolutely Impossible!

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Aria froze at Uchiha Kitaro's words.

What did he mean by that? He never had magic to begin with? Then what the hell were all those spells he just cast?

"BZZZZ—!!"

Kitaro's fist crackled with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Aria's face immediately changed. He had seen firsthand how this ability reduced Phantom Lord's entire guild to rubble.

"No! Wait—!"

Kitaro had no interest in listening.

CRACK! CRACK!

His fist struck Aria dead-on.

BOOM—!!

A violent shockwave tore through Aria's body and split the ground beneath him, leaving a massive fissure in its wake.

Blood poured from Aria's nose, mouth, and ears. His eyes rolled back, and he collapsed, unmoving. Whether he was dead or alive, no one could tell.

Kitaro's gaze shifted to Gajeel, the one responsible for Fairy Tail's destruction. Even though he had acted under Jose's orders, Kitaro still felt irritated just looking at him.

He furrowed his brows slightly.

Gajeel felt a chill run down his spine as Kitaro's eyes locked onto him.

It was like being stared down by a monster.

Even though they hadn't fought yet, based on everything he had seen, this guy was a true beast.

"Iron Dragon's Club!"

Gajeel roared, transforming his leg into a massive iron rod and swinging it at Kitaro in a powerful horizontal sweep.

SMACK!

Kitaro didn't dodge. He simply reached out and caught the iron club with one hand.

"What?!"

Without hesitation, Kitaro twisted his body and swung Gajeel like a ragdoll, slamming him straight into the ground.

BOOM—!!!

"GAAAHHHH!!!"

Gajeel let out a pained scream.

SWOOSH!

Before he could react, Kitaro appeared in front of him, lifting his leg high. White shock energy coiled around his foot like a serpent.

Gajeel's face turned pale. He had seen Aria—the strongest of Phantom Lord's Four Elements—get obliterated by this very attack.

There was no time to dodge.

"Iron Dragon's Scales!"

With a furious roar, iron-hard dragon scales covered Gajeel's entire body. This was his ultimate defense. He raised his arms, bracing for impact.

Kitaro's kick came crashing down.

BOOM—!!

CRACK! CRACK!

Gajeel's iron scales shattered instantly. The overwhelming force of the shockwave tore through his body, crushing his insides.

A massive crack split the ground beneath him. His eyes rolled back, and he fell unconscious, tumbling into the fissure.

And with that, Phantom Lord's Four Elements and their ace, Iron Dragon Gajeel, were all defeated.

Only one opponent remained—Jose, the Phantom Lord Guild Master.

"Impossible! The Four Elements and Gajeel… all defeated by a brat from Fairy Tail?!"

Jose's face twisted in disbelief. The Four Elements and Iron Dragon Gajeel were formidable mages. They weren't as strong as him, but they were still highly renowned.

Yet this kid had taken them all down. Alone.

"Alright, that just leaves you," Kitaro said casually. "I'll wrap this up quickly. I still need to study magic."

Jose's face contorted with fury.

BOOM—!!!

A surge of sinister, overwhelming magic erupted from his body. His eyes turned completely black.

"You brat! Don't think you can act all high and mighty just because you took out my subordinates!"

"The Ten Wizard Saints are on a whole different level!"

"Shade !"

"Dark Wave!"

"Dark Pulse!"

Dark purple beams of magic shot from Jose's hands.

A skeletal ribcage materialized around Kitaro's body, forming an impenetrable barrier.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Jose's attacks struck the ribcage but didn't leave a single scratch.

"W-What?! Dammit!"

Jose clenched his fists. He had seen this power before—this was the same defense that had stopped his Jupiter Cannon from destroying Fairy Tail.

"Dark Wave!"

Jose launched another swirling vortex of dark energy at Kitaro.

BOOM—!!

As the smoke cleared, Kitaro remained completely unfazed.

The Fairy Tail members watching from afar were stunned.

"That… That defense is insane!"

"That was an attack from one of the Ten Wizard Saints! And he took it like it was nothing?!"

Jose gritted his teeth. "Brat! I refuse to believe you can withstand this next one!"

"Dead Wave MAX Power!!!"

Jose poured all his dark magic into a single, devastating attack, compressing its energy to the limit.

RUMBLE—!!!

The air itself trembled. Stones around them levitated as gravity distorted under the sheer force of his power.

Kitaro's eyes remained calm. He activated the first form of Susanoo, summoning a massive skeletal warrior around himself.

Then, flesh and chakra covered the bones, forming Susanoo's second, armored state.

"Disappear! Along with Fairy Tail!!!"

Jose unleashed a colossal black energy wave at Kitaro.

The blast struck Susanoo directly.

BOOM—!!!

It was like a miniature nuclear explosion. The shockwave spread out violently, forcing everyone to shield their eyes and brace themselves.

"AAAHHHH!!!"

"W-WHAT THE HELL?!"

The explosion finally settled.

"Kitaro!!!"

The Fairy Tail members anxiously turned toward the battlefield.

Then they saw it.

A towering, golden-energy warrior still stood tall.

Kitaro, unharmed, stood at its core.

Relief and awe-filled Fairy Tail's faces.

"N-No… This is impossible… Absolutely impossible!!!"

Jose's voice cracked with pure disbelief.

That had been his strongest spell.

He was sure it had hit.

Yet Kitaro had endured it without a scratch.

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