Riyao's Wooden Sword

Riyao fell to the ground, blood gushing from the wound in his chest, pooling on the ground and growing larger and larger.

His face was frighteningly pale, his breathing grew weaker and weaker, and his eyelids had already closed.

Lucy and Yukino were too weak to do anything but watch.

Princess Hisui still finds it hard to believe.

Jellal rushed over, took a few steps to reach Future Lucy, and kicked out with his heel, which whistled as it struck Future Lucy on the head.

Ultear and Meredy both looked at Future Lucy at the same time, their gazes sharpening, and the magical fluctuations in the air suddenly tightened.

Future Lucy crouched down, covering her head, curling up into a ball, her voice urgent and rapid.

"Don't hit me, it was Riyao who told me to do this, the future Riyao."

Jellal's leg hovered above Future Lucy's head, his foot just centimeters away from her head, and a strong wind blew her hair into a frenzy.

These words stunned everyone present, leaving them feeling dizzy.

Arcadios nearly dropped his sword, and Princess Hisui looked completely bewildered.

Jellal pulled his leg back, his foot landing firmly on the ground, his brow furrowed.

Riyao's "corpse" emitted a bright green light, and dense green light spots surged out from his body, drifting in the air like fireflies.

An extremely rich aura of life spread out, and as the aura brushed over the pebbles on the ground, tender green shoots sprouted from the cracks.

The Hisui Dragon stared wide-eyed, stretching its neck forward as it curiously examined Riyao's "corpse," exhaling two puffs of hot air from its nostrils.

Future Lucy continued to explain, her voice still trembling slightly, clearly shaken by Jellal's kick.

"This wooden sword was forged by the Future Riyao himself, with Ultear also participating in its forging. He instructed me to stab it into his heart after the Eclipse Gate opened."

She swallowed hard and pointed to the dissipating wooden sword in Riyao's chest.

I don't know its specific function.

She looked at herself pitifully, her eyes brimming with tears.

In the current timeline, Lucy opened her mouth, then sighed and slumped her shoulders.

"That's something Riyao would do."

The Hisui Dragon stroked its whiskers and scratched its chin twice with its claws, making a rustling sound.

Although it is an opposition party, it is not actually that obsessed with cannibalism.

It still prefers to watch the excitement.

If there's no excitement to watch, it can proactively create some excitement.

I'm just killing time anyway.

Ultear walked over, squatted down next to Riyao, and ran her fingers lightly across the wooden sword, sensing the remaining magical traces on it.

Her fingertips touched the grain of the wooden knife, and a fleeting glimmer of magical resonance flashed by.

"There really are traces of my magic on this wooden sword. Let's trust Future Lucy."

The wooden sword began to dissipate, and the blade gradually transformed into emerald green specks of light from its edges, merging into Riyao's body.

The light particles penetrate the skin, converge along the blood vessels towards the heart, and form glowing emerald green lines under the skin.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump!

A tremendous heartbeat resounded from his body, growing deeper and more rapid, like someone pounding a drum in his chest.

The sound made the pebbles on the ground vibrate slightly, and the air seemed to tremble as well.

Ultear frowned, stood up, and stepped back a few extra steps.

She was afraid of getting covered in blood if it exploded.

Riyao's "corpse" stirred.

First, my fingers twitched, then my wrist, and then my entire arm rose at an odd angle.

His limbs were stiff, his knees wouldn't bend, and the soles of his feet rubbed against the ground as he stood up in an extremely awkward posture.

His eyes gradually opened, his gaze slowly focused, and he regained his spirit.

He twisted his neck, the bones cracking, looked down at the healed knife wound on his chest, then at his hands, his fingers opening and closing repeatedly.

"Seriously, how could I even dig myself into this mess..."

Future Lucy rolled her eyes so much that her eyeballs were almost invisible.

"I almost got kicked to death by Jellal, you know!"

Jellal scratched his cheek, ran his fingers across his face a couple of times, and looked away, feeling rather embarrassed.

Everyone wanted to ask more questions about what was going on.

Riyao's vitality grew stronger, and the emerald green light almost overflowed from his skin, enveloping his entire body in a green halo.

The Hisui Dragon stared at the Riyao, its mouth agape, drool dripping from the corner of its lips and onto the ground, creating a small crater.

That rich life force was an irresistible temptation for it; just one whiff of it made it feel completely comfortable.

"Hey kid, you smell so good, let me eat you up."

It opened its massive jaws and lunged at Riyao, its upper and lower jaws agape, its fangs gleaming coldly in the moonlight. One bite could swallow Riyao whole.

Boom!!

Riyao did not dodge, but charged straight at the Hisui Dragon.

His feet slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater, sending debris flying backward, and he transformed into a green blur.

"Shoryuken."

He punched the Hisui Dragon in the nose.

The fist slammed into the dragon's nose, the impact spreading from the tip of the nose throughout the entire dragon's head.

The Hisui Dragon's massive body was sent flying backward, tumbling twice in the air before crashing through a distant building, sending rubble and dirt flying and dust billowing into the sky.

The Hisui Dragon was blasted hundreds of meters away, carving a long furrow in the ground before lying sprawled out in the ruins.

Riyao clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking, and grinned, his face filled with excitement.

"That's awesome, Hisui Dragon! Let's have some fun!"

The Hisui Dragon hurriedly scrambled to its feet, stretched out its claws, and waved them at the Riyao, its movements swift and flustered.

"I was just kidding. Oh, hey, what did you just say about 'Hisui'? It sounds really nice. From now on, I'll be called Jade Dragon Zirconis."

What a load of crap! This little brat in front of me is bigger than a dragon.

He sent me flying hundreds of meters with a single punch. If we were to actually fight, he seems to have a Dragon Slayer form. My old bones would be torn apart and used to make soup.

It's an intelligent dragon, not one for fighting and killing.

Its strength lies in using its brain.

Riyao clenched his fist, took a step forward, and as soon as his foot touched the ground, the Hisui Dragon shrank back a step.

"How about we have a match first, just to avoid you causing trouble."

"Compared to hitting me, it seems like the other side of the sky needs you more. I promise I won't cause any trouble."

The Hisui Dragon raised its claws and pointed to the battlefield in the sky where Natsu and Future Rogue were fighting.

The Hellfire Dragon and the Diamond Dragon were locked in combat.

Riyao looked up and glanced at the Hisui Dragon, his gaze lingering on it for two seconds, making the Hisui Dragon's skin crawl and its tail tucked between its legs.

"You, go and hold off one of the giant dragons, just keep it occupied, can you do that?"

"No problem, no problem, I'm going to go chat with Big Rock."

The Hisui Dragon twisted its body and walked towards the Motherglare the Rock Dragon.

[Life Mimicry - Azure Dragon]

Riyao exerted force with his legs, his thigh muscles suddenly expanded, the ground shattered, and cracks spread outwards from his feet, blasting open a large crater several meters in diameter.

He transformed into a streak of green light, leaving a long trail of emerald green as he hurtled towards the Diamond Dragon.

Boom!