Entering the Celestial Spirit World
All twelve constellations were kept inside, and the ceremony did not stop as they had hoped.
Ophiuchus Ophiuchus, stopped pretending and revealed his true nature, bursting into laughter.
Laughter echoed through the starry sky, causing a layer of stardust to fall from the surface of the meteorite beneath their feet.
"Haha, thank you so much! It's all thanks to you that we were able to send them all back to the Celestial Spirit King. Once the King devours them, he will be reborn!"
These words stunned everyone.
Riyao curled his lip.
"You're pretty arrogant, aren't you? Why don't you take a good look at whose magic I possess?"
Ophiuchus blinked and took a closer look. At first, she thought Riyao had simply changed into a set of Celestial Spirit King's clothes.
Now, looking closely, how did the Celestial Spirit King's magic transfer to him? That's impossible!
"This is definitely fake! You're lying to me!"
Ophiuchus instantly lost his mind and went into a state of rage. The scales of the mechanical serpent cracked, and countless cannons sprang out.
The scales unfolded one by one, revealing the dark, gaping muzzles beneath, densely packed like a honeycomb covering the entire snake's body.
The cannons fired crimson lasers, relentlessly bombarding the Fairy Tail members, shattering the Celestial Spirit Sanctuary into pieces.
Where the laser struck, crimson mushroom clouds erupted, sending debris and stardust soaring high into the sky before crashing back down. The ground was scorched black, and the firelight illuminated half the starry sky.
Riyao saw this, he almost burst out laughing.
Now only Ophiuchus and the Celestial Globe remain.
"Alright, now all you need to do is defeat this stupid snake!"
"Where's that ball?" Lucy asked.
Riyao easily lifted the greatsword with one hand, twirled it, and then sheathed it behind him, standing upright.
The sword light drew a silver arc in the starry sky before coming to a steady stop behind him.
"I was just teasing her. We can deal with her once and for all after we get Leo back. Let's go, attack this stupid snake!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on the snake's head.
"Happy!"
"Aye!"
Natsu was the first to move. Happy grabbed Natsu by the back of his collar, lifted Natsu up, and charged straight at Ophiuchus on the snake's head.
[The Fire Dragon's Sword Horn]
Happy flung Natsu away, then twisted his waist, causing the flames to spiral closer and closer.
Natsu's clothes rustled in the air currents, and the wind whistled past his ears.
The spiraling flames tore through the air, drawing a blazing arc across the starry sky; the heatwave could be felt from a great distance.
She bit the flute hole, her cheeks puffing out.
Ophiuchus blew his ocarina, Natsu smashed it directly onto the snake's head, only three meters away from her.
"Damn humans..."
Before she could finish speaking, Happy rushed out from behind her and kicked the ocarina out of her hand.
"Cat Flying Kick!"
"Well done, Happy."
"Aye!"
The laser beams emitted from the snake's head swept across the meteorite, cutting two scorch marks on its surface and scattering sparks.
Natsu leaped into the air, dodging the laser barrage, his fist wreathed in scorching triple flames.
[Fire Dragon's Iron Fist]
Ophiuchus's head lolled to one side from the blow, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, half her face swollen, and a large bruise around her eye. She tried to raise her hand to defend herself.
"Wait..."
"Not waiting."
While dodging the laser, Natsu unleashed a series of punches, sending flames flying and leaving Ophiuchus looking like a pig's head.
Punch after punch, each one landing squarely, until Ophiuchus could barely speak.
Seeing that it was about time, Riyao raised his giant sword and slashed at the Celestial Globe.
"You little ball, you dare to resist?"
He exerted force in his arm, veins bulging, and poured magic power into the greatsword.
The giant sword grew a hundredfold in size, and the Celestial Globe ultimately could not withstand the power of the Celestial Spirit King's sword, and was cleaved in two. The red light slowly dissipated, and the colors in its eyes returned to normal.
The Celestial Globe split open from the middle, and red light leaked out from the crack, like a shattered crimson heart, before slowly dimming.
The giant sword didn't stop, slashing straight at Natsu. The whistling sound of the sword pressing down made Natsu turn around and scramble away from where he was.
"Wow, this sword is so cool! I'll have to play with it Riyao!"
"Let's talk about it after you can pick it up."
In the blink of an eye, the mechanical serpent was cleaved in two, Ophiuchus fell to the ground, turning into starlight and dissipating.
The snake's body crashed onto the meteorite's surface with a deafening roar, raising a cloud of stardust, and the red light in the cannon barrel was completely extinguished.
Astral Spiritas, Celestial Spirit Sanctuary, was also sliced open by the giant sword. The entire meteorite trembled violently, and those nearby quickly clung to the stone pillars to stabilize themselves.
"This is way too reckless!"
Lucy clung to the stone pillar, cursing and swearing. The giant sword had almost hit her; it was too much.
She planned to go back and talk to Lisanna and Mirajane all night, leaving Riyao alone in the room, and then chat for three days and three nights, haha.
Levy watched her best friend beside her grinning like a freak.
"Lu-chan, you look like a pervert right now."
"Really? I don't think so. I just thought of something interesting."
Lucy rubbed her face and quickly explained, trying to prove that she wasn't a pervert.
The Riyao landed beside Mirajane, and the greatsword shrunk back to its original size to fit him. Natsu ran over, wanting to try out the greatsword, and the Natsu casually tossed it to him to play with.
As soon as the sword slipped from his hand, Natsu was thrown forward, clutching the hilt tightly with both hands.
"Alright, now we're going to the Celestial Spirit World to rescue the Celestial Spirit King."
"This isn't the Celestial Spirit World?" Mirajane blinked in confusion.
"No, this is the gap between the human realm and the Celestial Spirit World, the closest place to the stars."
Riyao patted Mirajane's head.
"Help me..."
Natsu was pinned down by the giant sword and couldn't move it at all; his face turned red from the pressure.
Gajeel's eyes lit up; the giant sword looked delicious, and he opened his mouth and took a bite.
"It's so hard... What kind of metal is this?"
"This is a creation of the Celestial Spirit King, compressed from several stars. As for whether it's pure metal, I don't know."
Riyao picked up the greatsword, thought for a while, but couldn't come up with a solution.
Gajeel, undeterred, continued gnawing.
A series of clicking sounds rang out as gears turned.
Horologium Horologium suddenly appeared, collapsing to the ground, and dumped a pile of Celestial Spirit World clothes from its belly.
"Lord Riyao, I brought the clothes. They are inscribed with unique Celestial Spirit spells, which will enhance your strength while you are in the Celestial Spirit World."
The crowd stepped forward to pick out clothes.
Juvia's lips curled into a smile; she had already chosen the perfect outfit for Gray, one that looked like a matching couple's outfit.
He walked to the center of the open space, the tip of his sword pressed against the void.
After everyone changed their clothes, Riyao cleaved a spatial rift with his sword, revealing the lifeless Celestial Spirit World on the other side.
"Set out! To defeat the Celestial Spirit King! To conquer the Celestial Spirit World!"
Everyone ⚆_⚆?
What the heck?