On the lowest level of the temple, moonlight spilled down through a gaping hole in the ceiling.
Within Ron's heterochromatic eyes—one gold, one blue—divine radiance swirled and runes intertwined, ceaselessly analyzing the frozen Deliora before him.
Even beneath the transparent hard ice, this massive, hideous body still exuded a sense of oppression; it was no wonder Ur had been forced to seal it at the cost of her life back then.
"It seems it really is dead through and through..."
After a round of analysis, Ron discovered that this massive demon before him possessed no rhythm of life, only a dense and pure soul of malice.
It seed that in the original plot, the reason Deliora had a brief resurgence similar to a deathbed recovery must have been due to this malicious soul at work.
However, the body's vitality had long since been extinguished and could not withstand any impact, which is why it crumbled after clashing a single fist with Natsu.
"To think that even Deliora, known for its immortality among the demons created by Zeref, could have its vitality extinguished..."
A look of admiration flashed in Ron's eyes.
"As expected of Iced Shell."
Suddenly, he let out a soft sound of surprise and stared intently ahead. After a mont, he slowly raised his hand, his palm glowing with magical radiance, and gently pressed it against the ice layer.
"No wonder..."
After a long ti, Ron slowly opened his eyes, a look of realization flashing within them.
"No wonder in the original plot, after Ultear fell into the ocean, she received mories belonging to Ur."
He withdrew his hand from the ice.
Just now, within the hard ice before him, Ron had felt emotions coming from Ur.
"Were you... feeling sad just now?"
Iced Shell, a forbidden magic, was a type of absolute sealing magic.
The caster turns their own body into extre cold ice, combining their life with a strong will to form a sealing domain capable of sealing the target's vitality, thereby permanently sealing the target and stripping away their life force during the process.
"If that's the case, then could it be..."
A bold and crazy idea rose in Ron's heart, burning brighter and brighter.
Since Ur's consciousness hadn't completely dissipated but existed in a special form within Iced Shell... and since the ice layer before him was transford from her body... then... no ti like the present!
Madness flickered in Ron's eyes, but the longing for a miracle of life deep within his heart made him unable to suppress this impulse.
The power of his blue and gold heterochromic eyes began to operate with unprecedented intensity.
His pupils instantly beca incredibly deep. Within the gold and blue light, mysterious runes intertwined and spiraled, and the magic power around him surged to form a mana storm.
He poured all of his perception and analysis abilities into the scene before him without reservation.
He was attempting to complete a reversal of the Iced Shell magic, to free Ur from this special form of existence, and even... resurrect her!!!
Ron could feel the complex and massive magic circuits inside the ice; it wasn't just magic, but an intertwining of life and will.
His heterochromic eyes emitted an increasingly intense light, as if they were about to pierce through this domain entirely.
Just as the analysis reached a certain point, Ron suddenly felt a powerful shackle!
Imdiately after, a terrifying pressure swept in from all directions like a tide, instantly enveloping him. Ron's body trembled slightly under the intense oppression.
A shudder originating from the depths of his soul rang out like an alarm bell in Ron's mind, warning him that he must imdiately abandon the reverse analysis of Iced Shell.
Otherwise, it would lead to extrely serious consequences!
Though frustrated, Ron also knew that this was not a power he could currently oppose.
He could only let out a long sigh and slowly withdraw the power of his heterochromic eyes.
In the next mont, that terrifying pressure receded as well, as if it had never appeared, leaving him drenched in sweat and with a stinging pain in his eyes.
Ron looked up, gazing through the hole above. Only a bright moon hung high, yet he felt an inexplicable gaze upon him.
"The god who governs life and death, Ankhseram?"
"So, was I just... targeted?"
"Heh, don't let find an opportunity, otherwise..."
Thinking of the crisis just now, a sense of rebellion rose in Ron's heart. The curve of his lips was filled with defiance and ambition.
"What opportunity?"
A voice ca from behind him.
Ron turned around and found it was Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy.
"Nothing, just contemplating so... philosophies of life."
"Ron, what did you just do? Your eyes..."
Lucy pointed at Ron's eyes and let out an exclamation.
The others also noticed Ron's appearance now, their faces filled with confusion and worry.
Ron tilted his head, and an ice mirror condensed in his hand.
The ice mirror reflected Ron's handso face and the two winding trails of bloody tears flowing from beneath those gold and blue eyes.
'So, is this considered a warning to ?'
Ron's brow furrowed slightly as a sliver of thought flashed in his eyes.
'If I had really persisted just now and forcibly tried to reverse Iced Shell to resurrect Ur, would I have received the sa treatnt as Zeref?'
'An immortal body... thinking about it, it actually seems quite nice.'
Even as he thought this, Ron's rebelliousness grew stronger. He casually wiped away the bloody tears on his face.
"Maybe I used too much force during the analysis just now. It's a small problem."
"Analysis?"
"That's right. From this, I've obtained two results. First..."
Ron reached back with one hand, pointing at the frozen Deliora behind him.
"Deliora is already dead. It died within this ten-year seal."
"So... even if Iced Shell is undone, it would be nothing more than witnessing the final mont of the demon's collapse."
"Dead?!"
Gray stood frozen on the spot upon hearing Ron's conclusion.
"Deliora is already... dead!!!"
"That's amazing!"
Natsu looked at Deliora, then turned to Gray and praised him sincerely.
"Gray, your master is really amazing!!!"
Gray didn't have any reaction to Natsu's words.
He just stood there, staring blankly at this demon that had killed his parents during his childhood and cast a huge shadow over him.
In a daze, he seed to see his master, Ur, again.
She was just standing there, looking at him quietly with a gentle smile.
"Gray..."
"The darkness in your heart, I will seal it!!!"
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