On a high platform not far from the central plaza of Crocus, Doranbolt and Lahar stood side by side, watching the gathered mages and King Toma of Fiore below.
"This is really something!"
"So many mages gathered together."
Lahar, with a serious expression, whispered, "The legendary temple — just the existence of this thing alone has already violated 30 laws. Given the situation, it's probably best to contact the Council's headquarters first."
"Are you Lahar and Doranbolt?"
Suddenly, a strange male voice came from behind Lahar and Doranbolt.
The two immediately turned around, and before them stood Jellal, his face serious.
"Jellal?!"
"What are you doing here?"
Seeing the astonished expressions of Lahar and Doranbolt, Jellal's expression remained unchanged as he spoke softly, "I have something to ask of you."
.............
Underground of the Mercurius Palace.
The dazzling white light transformed into countless sharp spears, launching an assault toward Garlos and Stella.
Facing Noel's powerful attack, Garlos' expression remained unchanged.
He simply spread his arms, and the space in front of him twisted, turning into a pitch-black black hole that swallowed all of Noel's beams of light.
"Celestial God's Roar!"
At the moment Garlos defended against Noel's attack, Ishu also took the opportunity to strike.
The massive shockwave ruthlessly blasted toward Garlos, perfectly timed to strike just as Garlos' magic concluded.
The precision of the timing was truly breathtaking.
However, Garlos was not alone.
As the attack neared, Stella made a strange gesture.
Suddenly, Ishu's shockwave veered off its original path, crashing into a nearby corridor instead.
"You have no intention of deciding this through battle. What exactly is your conspiracy?"
After the attack ended, Noel furrowed his brows, looking at Garlos and Stella.
From the beginning, the two hadn't taken the initiative to attack but had been passively defending, showing no intention to engage Noel in a fierce battle.
They were simply stalling for time.
"Hehe, you'll find out soon enough," Garlos replied with a light chuckle.
"Although I'd like to deal with Ishu here, the timing isn't quite right. But the time has come, and we must take our leave."
"Time has come?" Ishu's face showed a slight hint of shock. "What do you mean?"
"Self-righteous fool." A hint of mockery appeared on Stella's delicate face.
"Do you think we don't know exactly what you're trying to do? You really underestimate Master. Now, no one can stop Master, and everything will come to an end."
After Stella spoke, her and Garlos' figures shattered into pieces, leaving no opportunity for Noel and Ishu.
They disappeared into the corridor.
"Move quickly." Noel hurriedly ran towards the exit of the corridor, his brow furrowed tightly.
He whispered, "I have a bad feeling."
Ishu followed Noel's footsteps without responding, but the uneasy expression on his face showed that he shared the same ominous thoughts.
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On the plaza of the Mercurius Palace, the silver-white temple was finally nearing complete awakening, radiating an astonishing brilliance.
"Is it finally awakening?"
Everyone's gaze was fixed on the magnificent temple.
The clock struck midnight, and the date on the calendar changed from July 6th to July 7th.
.......
In the central square of Crocus, the deployment of the mages continued.
Fairy Tail was tasked with guarding the central park, while other guild members were dispersed across various streets.
"July 7th, huh?" Gajeel glanced at the clock tower, then shifted his gaze to the moon in the night sky, which lacked any light, muttering softly to himself.
"A lunar eclipse? I have a bad feeling about this."
......
The brilliance of the temple grew stronger, and the force of the awakening temple sent waves of energy that were overwhelming and awe-inspiring.
"What a terrifying power," Happy murmured.
"Can this power really destroy the Demon God's Soul and the demon army?"
"To gather such vast magical power in one place..."
Wendy turned her head to look at Lucy beside her and whispered, "If that's the case, we should be able to save this country, right?"
"Mm." Lucy nodded slightly.
"No."
A soft, almost inaudible voice echoed in their ears.
The members of Fairy Tail turned toward the source of the sound, and they saw Ed staring blankly at the temple, taking slow steps toward it.
"We can't activate this temple! It must be stopped immediately!"
Sweat started to bead on Ed's forehead as he shouted, "Stop the temple's resurrection now! We must not let the temple awaken."
"Ed?!"
"Why suddenly...?!"
"What are you saying...?"
Everyone present was shocked and confused by Ed's sudden actions.
"Please, stop awakening the temple immediately!" Ed shouted with an extremely serious expression.
Hisui furrowed her brows and reached out to stop Ed.
"Sorry, but that's impossible. This is our only weapon to resist the Demon God's Soul and Zeref's Demon Army! If we stop activating it now, we won't be able to handle the war that's about to come."
"This is not a weapon to deal with the Demon God's Soul, it's an unopened box of darkness!"
"This is the legendary temple, capable of destroying all darkness!"
"You've got it wrong! That is not a legendary temple at all!"
Ed and Hisui argued fiercely.
Arcadios quickly intervened, "Enough, you're disrespecting the princess of this country!"
"That temple is the Temple of Darkness!!" Ed said sharply.
His words stunned everyone present.
Before anyone could react, the ground beneath the entire Mercurius Palace Plaza suddenly shook violently.
"Princess!" Arcadios hurriedly supported Princess Hisui.
"I'm fine." Princess Hisui steadied herself and said.
Then, she immediately turned her gaze toward the temple.
A strange change occurred.
In the shocked eyes of everyone, the white shell of the temple gradually peeled away in pieces, revealing a pitch-black color underneath.
In the end, what appeared before everyone was an incredibly dark palace, exuding a terribly ominous aura.
"Finally, it's done."
A massive voice suddenly came from the sky, reverberating throughout the entire Crocus. Everyone looked up, and a huge black castle was slowly descending from the sky.
Not just the castle, but countless black dots followed it down—those were the figures of the demon army.
The Demon God's Soul had finally arrived, bringing destruction and despair.
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