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At that moment, "Magna" slowly pulled out a fiery red baseball bat from his grimoire. He pointed it at "Valen" with a cruel smile and said, "Are you ready?"
"Valen" looked at "Magna" with a calm smile and said, "Come at me!"
Magna shouted angrily, "Damn it!"
As he spoke, a fireball slowly floated in his palm. Then, he gripped the fiery bat with both hands and began swinging it repeatedly.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
But Valen's expression remained unchanged, as every fireball vanished the moment it entered the eternal chaos flame that surrounded him.
After five seconds of continuous bombardment, Magna slowly stopped and said, his expression showing defeat, "How is this possible? Why do all the fireballs disappear?"
Valen smiled slightly and said, "The reason is simple... I am the true master of fire."
Magna yelled, "You arrogant fool!"
Magna displayed an angry expression, but Valen seemed unaffected, only raising an eyebrow slightly as he asked, "Is that all you've got?"
Just as Valen finished speaking, Magna waved his hand, and the fiery bat disappeared without a trace. At that moment, he also began flipping through the pages of his grimoire frantically.
In the next instant, a small fireball appeared in Magna's hand, but it began to swell rapidly, and the surrounding temperature started to rise dramatically.
Even Vanessa, who was watching from nearby, couldn't help but wave her hands and say, "The heat is intense!"
Seeing this sudden development, Valen frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "He's using his final move? Fine, I'll give it a try too. Let's see how much I've improved in the past two months!"
Valen quickly raised his hand as he spoke, just as Magna was preparing to hurl the fireball, and he whispered, "Chaotic Flame Serpent."
The moment Valen finished his words, the fireball rushed toward him at high speed. But gray flames enveloped Valen's entire body. In seconds, these flames transformed into a giant fiery serpent that opened its mouth wide.
The fireball collided with the serpent's mouth, which clamped down tightly.
"Boom!" The fireball exploded inside the serpent's belly, sending an invisible shockwave around it, leaving the scene in dust and thick fog.
Valen patted his chest with relief and said, "That was dangerous! I was careless. I didn't expect his speed to be this intense. I almost couldn't react."
But he didn't notice the shocked expressions of those around him.
Vanessa, stunned, exclaimed, "It ate it... It ate it?!"
Meanwhile, Charmy's face was frozen in awe, "This is amazing!"
Luck snapped back to reality after witnessing the scene and said excitedly, "This is awesome! Hey, Valen! Come fight me!"
Gauche, with an indifferent expression, added, "Though I don't want to admit it, you're strong indeed."
Valen listened to everyone's words, then slowly turned his head, suddenly noticing a transportation portal behind him.
Valen glanced at the portal and then at Finral, who was scratching the back of his head awkwardly, and said with a smile, "Ah... sorry! It was supposed to be in front of you..."
Valen smiled slightly and said, "No problem, I just lost my composure for a moment."
However, Yami was glaring at Finral with an angry look and said, "You fool! How could you mess up at this moment? What if Valen couldn't handle it?"
Magna laughed and said, "You're really strong! You managed to block my magic attack without taking any damage. Although I'm not happy about it, I admit that you're now an official member of the Black Bulls! Hahaha!"
Magna patted Valen on the shoulder with a broad smile, and Valen responded in frustration, "My name is Valen, and I'm taller than you, okay?"
"From the start, I felt that your magic power was very strong. I thought you were just boasting, but I didn't expect you to be this powerful. Sorry!" Magna said, patting Valen's shoulder with a hesitant smile.
Valen sighed and said, "I understand, but can you stop patting my shoulder when you talk? It hurts!"
At that moment, Asta suddenly rushed toward Valen and asked, staring at his flame in amazement, "Valen, why is your fire gray? Isn't it supposed to be red like blood?"
Everyone looked at Valen in surprise, as most of them had never seen his magic before. Valen exchanged glances with them, then said, "Oh, that's..."
Valen hesitated for a moment, not wanting to go into too much detail, but Yami interrupted his thoughts, saying, "If you don't want to talk, that's fine."
Valen smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, I'll explain. In fact, I have four types of flames."
He raised his hand, and in an instant, a blood-red fireball appeared. Then it changed to a white flame with a hint of gold, before turning into a deep black flame, and finally to a mysterious gray. Everyone stared in amazement at the scene.
"This is the first time I've seen something like this!" Vanessa said in astonishment.
Valen smiled and said, "Yes, and each type of flame has its own properties and strength."
1. Normal Flame (Blood Red): This flame is characterized by its deep red color and intense heat, a result of the fusion with the devil fruit "Mera Mera no Mi." It represents the foundation of Valen's power and holds tremendous destructive potential.
2. Sacred Flame (White-Gold): A mixture of the normal flame and the sacred mana chalice, it is characterized by its purity and additional strength. While powerful, it is not as strong as the black flame.
3. Black Flame: This emerges from the fusion of the eternal hellfire with the power of the "Mera Mera no Mi," known for its devastating strength, drawing energy from hell itself.
4. Chaos Flame: The strongest of the flames, it combines the properties of the previous three. It blends power, purity, and destruction, but it requires absolute control.
Of course, Valen didn't tell them how he acquired the four types of flame.
Valen continued explaining his abilities, "I can't use all four types at the same time. For example, the chaos flame is extremely powerful and could spiral out of control, causing massive destruction if I'm not careful, so I can't mix sacred flame spells with the chaos or eternal hellfire."
Everyone's gazes were filled with admiration for Valen's unique magic. Suddenly, Asta broke the silence and turned his gaze to Magna with shining eyes, saying, "Senpai! Has the initiation ceremony ended? Should I give you this robe now?"
Magna grinned slyly and said, "Haha! Valen's initiation is over, and I approve of him! But! There's still one final test for you! Come with me!"
Asta was a bit surprised and said, "What? Do I have to take another test?" Despite his hesitation, he followed Magna eagerly.
Meanwhile, the others gathered around Valen.
"You're not bad, you're really interesting," one of them said.
"Just remember, stay away from my sister!" another joked.
"Kid, you're amazing!" another said with a wide smile.
At that moment, Luck looked at Valen with glowing eyes and said excitedly, "So, let's start the initiation round 2.0! Come on, fight me!"
Valen gulped and said with an awkward smile, "Umm... maybe next time." He knew well that using the chaos flame had drained him and placed significant limitations on him.
At that moment, Vanessa approached, laughing, "You're quite handsome, aren't you? But you scared us earlier."
She added, "We thought you wouldn't be able to withstand Magna's attack and would get hurt!"
But deep down, Valen knew that he could have transformed into a body of flames if necessary.
Then Charmy offered a small piece of cake to Valen with a sweet smile and said, "Here, try it. It's delicious!"
Valen smiled awkwardly and accepted the piece, but before he could taste it, the place was suddenly illuminated by a red light, and everyone heard an angry scream: "Go to hell!"
In the next moment, a red fireball exploded toward Magna, creating a massive explosion. A wave of heat rushed toward everyone, forming a fiery tornado around Magna.
Everyone turned toward the source of the explosion to find Asta standing there, holding his massive black sword.
"I didn't expect this sword to be able to reflect attacks!" Asta said in surprise.
As the flames raged, Magna staggered out of the fire, shouting angrily, "You bastard!"