Black Flames, Cyan Flames, Red Flames
Twelve different dimensions floated in the air, and the scene inside the door was being projected onto the light screen. It was the twelve constellation door that everyone had just passed through, and the scenes that had happened inside the door were being replayed on the screen.
This made Gray and Gajeel dig their toes into the ground.
The two stared at the image on the screen, their expressions indescribable.
If they cooperated, they could carve out a luxurious castle.
The Celestial Globe began to revolve along the trajectory of the twelve alternate dimensions, its red light sweeping across the starry sky in concentric circles, like a giant, blood-red eye.
Where the red light swept across, even the cracks in the rubble were tinged with blood, and the air felt thick and sticky.
The eerie red light made everyone present feel uneasy.
Natsu clenched his fists, and flames erupted as he strode towards Leo.
"Leave this bastard to me! You guys go deal with that ball!"
Erza and Mirajane exchanged a glance, then simultaneously spread their wings and soared toward the Celestial Globe.
Gray looked at Natsu, who was fighting Leo.
"Hey! You idiot, don't lose, or I'll laugh at you every day when we get back!"
"Shut up! You stinky ice cube..."
Before Natsu could finish speaking, Leo's fist was already shoved to his mouth.
With a dull thud, a fist slammed into his mouth, forcefully silencing him from the rest of his sentence.
He gritted his teeth and threw a punch back, knocking Leo back two steps, leaving a charred fist mark on the golden armor on his chest.
Leo unleashed dark flames, blasting Natsu away.
The scorching waves whipped up by the black flames crashed onto the ground, sending up a layer of rubble flying.
Natsu did a somersault in mid-air, opened his mouth and took a big bite of black fire, chewed it, and swallowed it.
Leo sneered, thinking that Natsu was simply courting death, and let him do as he pleased.
"It's useless, this is the King's Flame! A mere human cannot possibly devour it."
He spoke with certainty, but his eyes darted around.
Natsu grinned, sparks flying from between his teeth.
"Enough with the nonsense, I can have any fire!"
Natsu devoured the dark flames, the black fire burning his internal organs, a sensation of both pain and pleasure rising to the top of his head.
The flames on his body included wisps of black flames and blue flames, with the blue flames climbing up his shoulders and wrapping around his arms.
"Thank you for the treat, let's get this lit!"
Natsu shattered the ground with a single step, sending shards of rock flying, and a blazing fist appeared before Leo, enveloped in triple flames.
[Fire Dragon's Iron Fist]
Leo only had time to raise his hand to block.
Flames burst forth from his body, tearing a large hole in the golden armor on Leo's back. Flames lingered around the hole, burning the edges of the armor plates until they curled up.
As the punch landed, the ground beneath Leo's feet cracked with spiderweb-like patterns.
Natsu's offensive was like a storm.
Punch after punch landed on Leo, the sparks flying onto the ground, one after another.
The force of the punch, accompanied by sparks, struck Leo's face, scorching the stray hairs on his forehead.
"Enough! Humans!"
Dark flames erupted from Leo's body, exploding instantly and sending Natsu flying with the immense impact.
Natsu adjusted his posture in mid-air and unleashed magic, sending scorching flames hurtling towards Leo.
[Fire Dragon's Roar]
The pillar of fire, wreathed in black, blue, and red flames, roared in like a three-colored Fire Dragon, carving a scorched trench in the ground wherever it passed.
[Dark Flame Devouring]
Leo opened his arms, dark flames igniting on them, and then gradually closed them.
The dark flames in his palm swirled, absorbing all of Natsu's flames and forming a fireball.
The fireball spun in Leo's palm, black, red, and blue swirling within, crackling and popping, scalding his palm and sending white steam rising.
Here you go!
Leo pushed the fireball in his hand out.
The dark fireball hurtled towards Natsu like a meteor.
Natsu dodged to the side, and the fireball exploded behind him. Dark flames surged and engulfed the stone ground within a dozen meters, turning it into a scorched wasteland.
Meanwhile, Erza and Mirajane had already reached the vicinity of the Celestial Globe.
Erza struck the sphere with a slash, and as soon as the sword fell, a red light bounced back, blasting her away and sending her crashing into half of a stone pillar.
She stood up, leaning on her sword; a scorch mark appeared on her armor.
Mirajane's ink flames slammed into the sphere, but were also bounced off, the flames rebounding and scorching her as she retreated repeatedly.
The two exchanged a glance across the Celestial Globe, but neither of them stepped forward.
The ball is like a mirror; every attack bounces back exactly as it was.
The others launched magical attacks on the Celestial Globe, but all of them were deflected. In addition, they also had to deal with Ophiuchus Ophiuchus, leaving everyone covered in wounds.
"Hey hey, looks like you can't break the ritual, nurse."
Princess Hisui pondered a solution. Since there was no immediate way to deal with the Celestial Globe, what other approach could she take?
Natsu is now completely disregarding Leo's flames.
After absorbing the opponent's magic, the dragon's body will gradually adapt; this is one of the core principles of Dragon Slayer Magic.
The blue flames on Natsu's body now occupy most of his body, pushing the other two types of flames to the edge. They move around like living things, shimmering with a comfortable warm light.
Three flames intertwined on his fist, crackling and popping.
He charged forward again to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
After that round of ranged attacks, both sides realized that only close combat could defeat the other!
Both men's fists were engulfed in flames, each punch delivered with tremendous force, neither willing to back down.
Natsu's right fist slammed into Leo's chest, flames flew, and cracks appeared in Leo's golden armor.
Leo raised his hand, grabbed Natsu's arm, and pressed him down, while simultaneously kicking Natsu in the chest with his leg.
Natsu used his free left hand to press down on his thigh, rolled to the side, and the two fell to the side.
The two kicked out simultaneously, striking each other in the chest, and flames exploded.
The shockwave carried away rubble, which splattered and hit the broken wall next to them with a thud.
They slid for more than ten meters before Leo crashed into a rock and stopped. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
The rock was smashed open, and pebbles fell down in a flurry.
Natsu rolled over and stood up abruptly, the blue flames on his body increasing, seemingly unaware of it.
The blue flames grew even stronger, flickering as if sending signals.
"Huh?! What happened?"
Before the words were even finished, the blue flames exploded with a deafening roar, sending a pillar of fire soaring into the sky.
The blue flames on Natsu's body surged wildly and uncontrollably. He felt his magic power being drained from his body and weakly knelt on the ground.
"Ugh... Damn Riyao."
The blue flames were a hundred meters high. Lucy, who was crouching behind a stone pillar nearby, stared wide-eyed, not knowing what was happening.
She covered her mouth, barely daring to breathe, her hand trembling as she gripped the keychain.
"Natsu! What's wrong with you? Isn't that the flame of the Riyao? Why does it feel like it's burning something?"
Just as Lucy had guessed, the blue flames were scorching a spatial node high in the sky, and the situation there also caught Mirajane and the others' attention.
"What is that idiot doing?!"
"The flames of the Riyao?"
They were also completely baffled by the situation.
Lucy yelled at them.
"Natsu is being drained dry by the Riyao Flare! That flame seems to have a life of its own."
What exactly happened?
Mirajane flew back to see what was going on, when the sound of shattering glass came from high above.