"Eeeek!"
Lucy and Happy shrieked in terror upon seeing this, both trembling all over.
Gray slapped his forehead, "This idiot!"
When Qi Yan takes on his 'Tyrant' form, his personality becomes extremely violent, just like when Mira takes on her Satan Soul; his entire demeanor changes drastically.
Facing Qi Yan in this state, it's best to go along with his wishes, otherwise, if you're crippled, you'll have no one to complain to.
Just now, he wanted to give Natsu and the others a way out. As long as Natsu and his companions softened up and asked Qi Yan to release his 'Tyrant' transformation, everything else would be easy to discuss.
Natsu slowly stood up, looking at Qi Yan with determination, "I said no! I must complete the s-class mission!"
"Eh—!"
Lucy was terrified; why was he still being so stubborn at a time like this?
"Natsu! How dare you speak to His Majesty Qi Yan like that! Apologize quickly!"
Happy quickly told Natsu, if he didn't apologize soon, he would be killed.
Lucy couldn't help but retort when she heard Happy's address, "His Majesty?!"
"I won't apologize! Back then, didn't Qi Yan also complete an s-class mission before he became an S-Class Mage, and even did an SS-Class Quest afterward? I want to prove that what Qi Yan can do, I can do too!"
Happy shouted, "But that's Qi Yan!"
Qi Yan, he's a complete monster, a super monster who can even defeat a monster like Erza in one move.
"No!"
Natsu said stubbornly.
Qi Yan's lips curled slightly, he raised his face, a brilliant smile appearing on it as he said,
"You're right, after all, I also once broke the guild's rules, so I have no right to stop you. But there's one difference, and that's strength."
"Natsu, it seems we haven't fought in a long time, have we? The last time was probably half a year ago, when I had just joined the guild."
"To be honest, if you had held on for one more minute back then, I would have been the one defeated."
"Since you want to do an s-class mission, I'll give you a fair chance. Defeat me; as long as you can defeat me, this quest is yours."
"What—?!"
Everyone was startled by Qi Yan's words.
Defeat Qi Yan? Are you kidding?
What kind of monster is Qi Yan?
Let alone defeating Qi Yan, even surviving his attacks was only because Qi Yan held back.
"Good!! If I defeat you, this s-class mission is mine!!"
Natsu, however, became excited when he heard Qi Yan's words.
Lucy quickly interjected, "Hey! Natsu, don't be impulsive! Qi Yan just wants a legitimate reason to beat you up!"
Gray also advised, "That's right! It's impossible to defeat that monster Qi Yan! He's a super monster who can even instantly kill a monster like Erza!"
"Aye~!"
"I'm all fired up—!"
Natsu, at this moment, couldn't hear anything else. All he could think about was how to defeat Qi Yan and then complete the s-class mission.
"It seems you agree, then let's go outside and fight!..."
No sooner had Qi Yan's voice faded than he appeared in front of Natsu, gripping Natsu's face with his right hand, then quickly turning and forcefully pushing Natsu towards the village gate.
Whoosh—!
Natsu's figure rapidly retreated. By the time he came to his senses, he was already outside the village.
All the villagers also ran out to secretly watch.
Natsu looked at Qi Yan, his face full of shock. He hadn't even seen what happened just now; Qi Yan had simply appeared in front of him.
Fast! He was truly too fast!
The most troublesome aspects of Qi Yan in this form were his speed and strength. He had to focus all his concentration, and at the same time, significantly increase his own speed and strength.
Whoosh—!
Flames ignited all over Natsu's body, and it seemed as if flames were burning in his eyes.
Boom!!
The ground beneath Qi Yan's feet exploded, and his body rapidly charged towards Natsu.
Flames also erupted from beneath Natsu's feet as he charged towards Qi Yan.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Natsu's fist, wreathed in flames, struck at Qi Yan.
Qi Yan, without fear, met it with a punch of his own.
Boom—!!
"Ugh!"
Natsu felt as if his fist had hit a block of iron. The intense pain made him involuntarily cry out, and his entire body was sent flying backward.
Natsu quickly flipped over, his feet landing on the ground, and after sliding a distance, he stabilized his body.
Then Natsu immediately took a deep breath, his chest swelling, gathering his magic power in his throat.
"Fire Dragons Roar!!!"
A violent beam of flames shot directly towards Qi Yan.
Crack—!
Qi Yan's palm directly plunged into a huge gatepost beside him.
Rumble!!
Then, with an easy lift, Qi Yan effortlessly raised the pillar, which was over ten meters high and more than two meters thick. Qi Yan forcefully hurled it towards Natsu.
Boom—!!
The massive wooden pillar was easily destroyed when it met Natsu's Roar.
Just as Natsu thought his attack had hit Qi Yan, Qi Yan's figure appeared in front of Natsu.
By the time Natsu reacted, it was too late.
"Too slow!"
A punch landed on Natsu's abdomen.
"Ugh ah ah ah ah!!"
Natsu's figure was sent flying backward.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom!!
Tree after tree was broken by Natsu's impact.
Natsu clutched his abdomen, staggering as he stood up. Fortunately, he had covered his entire body in flames just now, otherwise, he might have been knocked out by that blow.
Qi Yan was indeed Qi Yan; his immense strength was unfathomable. Even if he exhausted the opponent's magic, with this guy's personality, he would definitely defeat him before his own magic ran out. Besides, it was unknown whose magic would run out first, and the current Qi Yan was completely different from six months ago.
Since that was the case, he had no choice but to go all out.
"Full Magic Release!!"
Whoosh—!!
Natsu released all his magic power, and blazing flames continuously gathered around his body.
"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Unknowing Fire Form: Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade!!"
Natsu shouted, his body rapidly charging towards Qi Yan, his trajectory like a fiery sword.
Upon seeing this, Qi Yan stood still without dodging, blocking with his palms in front of him.
Boom—!!!
Natsu's head collided with Qi Yan's palms, and a powerful impact erupted, causing the ground to explode and spread outwards.
Qi Yan's feet moved backward.
After a short while, Natsu's momentum gradually decreased and soon stopped. He was completely out of breath; the Dragon Slayer's Secret Art consumed a huge amount of magic power, almost depleting it after use, so he rarely used it.
"Ho...how is this possible..."
Natsu's eyes widened in disbelief as he saw Qi Yan only slide back four or five meters. This was a Dragon Slayer's Secret Art taught to him by Igneel, and it had actually been blocked by Qi Yan with just his hands.
Clap clap!
Qi Yan clapped his hands, looking at Natsu and saying lightly, "Is that all you've got?"
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