Secret Technique Taught by Riyao
Boom! Crack!
The Magic Crystal cave in the Rift in Time was completely destroyed, affected by the fierce battle between the two humanoid monsters in the arena, with huge craters formed everywhere from the violent collisions.
The surface of the thick amethyst pillar was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and streams of scalding, blinding magic energy surged outwards through the cracks.
"Even at this level, Natsu couldn't take down the Black Dragon immediately?"
The crystal floor beneath Laxus's feet trembled violently, like a sieve.
Large crystal shards, the size of millstones, kept falling from above, causing the entire space to violently shake and creak, much like the scene when the Tower of Heaven was about to collapse and explode.
In a corner at the edge, several Dragon Slayer, whose magic had just been drained, huddled together, looking disheveled.
Wendy clung to Laxus's broad back, cautiously peeking out from behind Laxus. Braving the scorching heat, she stared wide-eyed at the earth-shattering battle raging in the center of the arena.
A swaying crystal pillar grazed her hair and crashed a few meters away, startling the little girl so much that she shrank back, her voice trembling slightly.
"This place is getting increasingly unstable, could it explode?"
"There's a high probability of that. Magic Crystals are inherently concentrated magical energy, and now that they've been subjected to such a violent impact, they've become very unstable."
Laxus stood with his arms crossed, like a wall shielding Wendy behind him from the flying debris. Looking at the surrounding crystal walls that flickered between light and shadow, he calmly analyzed the situation.
Upon hearing this, Sting, Rogue, and Cobra, who was leaning against the wall panting heavily, all froze, their expressions as ugly as if they had swallowed a greenbottle fly.
Good grief, they just fed all their magic to Natsu as a power bank, and now they don't even have the strength to run away. If this godforsaken place really explodes, they'll probably be reduced to ashes!
Now, all they could do was watch helplessly as Natsu finished off Acnologia.
Just as everyone was on tenterhooks, Gajeel, who was squatting nearby, suddenly shuddered, clutched his head, and let out a loud howl.
"Wait a minute! After we defeat the Black Dragon, how do we get out of here?! Are we going to be killed along with it?"
Gajeel slapped his thigh, suddenly realizing a crucial point, though bringing it up now would only make everyone more Despair and serve no practical purpose.
Sting's lips twitched violently twice, and he nearly lost his temper on the spot, grabbing his hair.
Cobra rolled his eyes dramatically, then sprawled on the ground, folding his hands over his chest, striking a peaceful pose as if ready to be buried at any moment.
Being captured by the Black Dragon and thrown into this Rift in Time is truly terrible luck!
No matter how frustrated the onlookers in the back were, the battle in the center of the field continued, and it became increasingly brutal.
After swallowing the life heart of the Riyao and the magic power of the Five Dragons, Natsu's flame temperature has reached an extremely absurd level.
Even a spark from a casual punch could melt the incredibly hard Magic Crystals around him as easily as burning a candle, leaving scalding hot crystal liquid all over the ground.
In terms of sheer power, it was actually on par with the Black Dragon's pure destructive force!
Boom! Bang! Thud!
Golden-red flames and pitch-black, destructive energy collided head-on in mid-air time and time again, the muffled thuds of impact sending shivers down one's spine.
Whether it's Natsu with his face covered in dragon scales or Acnologia with his hair disheveled.
The two men showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever; instead, they wore bloodthirsty and arrogant smiles, looking exactly like two madmen who had gone wild with their fighting!
The two pushed off the ground simultaneously, causing the lava and crystals beneath their feet to explode into a cloud of dust, and the two figures collided head-on once again!
[Fire Dragon King's Demolition Fist]
[Black Dragon's Demolition Fist]
On one side is the Crimson Gold Flame Fist, a condensation of the Dragon Force attributes and the power of demons; on the other side is the Destructive Black Fist, covered in deep blue dragon patterns and powerful enough to shatter mountains.
Fist against fist, without any fancy techniques, there was a moment of deathly silence in mid-air, followed by a violent surge of magic that exploded outwards!
Boom--!
The circular shockwave swept across the ground, shattering the remaining Magic Crystal pillars like felled wheat, and creating a huge crater a hundred meters in diameter beneath their feet!
Natsu's knuckles cracked, and dragon blood splattered from his torn fist, only to heal in the next second under the flow of the Riyao's immense life force.
Neither of them took a single step back. Using the recoil from their clashing fists, they managed to separate by only two or three meters, Natsu and Acnologia's chests bulged simultaneously!
[The Fire Dragon King's Roar]
[The Black Dragon's Roar]
The two were only a few meters apart, leaving no room for maneuver whatsoever, and they actually launched a roaring attack right face to face!
The crimson torrent of flames and the pitch-black beam of destructive light collided head-on in the narrow gap of just a few meters wide, and this magical collision was ten times more intense than the previous one.
The blinding light illuminated the entire cave so brightly that no one could see anything. The out-of-control energy turbulence tore open dark cracks in the surrounding space like knives.
Just as the two roars were locked in a stalemate and the energy had not yet completely dissipated, Natsu, standing at the end of the pillar of fire, suddenly turned his eyes around and abruptly cut off his own breath!
With a crackling sound, a burst of flames erupted from the soles of his feet, and using the firelight as cover, he leaped along the ground, ghost-like, and circled behind Acnologia!
Before the Black Dragon, who was unleashing its full power in its roar, could even react, Natsu twisted his waist into a full bow and delivered a powerful kick to the Black Dragon's rear end with his right leg, which was wreathed in flames.
He kicked him directly into the center of the still-rumbling, roaring energy in front of him!
"This move was taught to me by Riyao!"
Natsu grinned widely and let out a smug, strange cry.
Back when we were getting beaten up by Riyao in the back mountain of the guild, that cunning bastard loved to do this kind of despicable thing: taking advantage of someone's ultimate move to sneak up behind them and kick them in the butt. Today, he finally put his skills to good use!
Rumble!!
Losing his balance, Acnologia plunged headfirst into the center of the explosion, where the Fire Dragon King's roar and his own Black Dragon's roar intertwined!
The raging flames and the uncontrollable destructive power exploded on his body at the same time. Even Black Dragon as strong as him was torn to shreds by this double impact.
Acnologia was in agony, writhing and howling in the center of the energy convergence.
You only get one chance!
Natsu slammed his feet heavily onto the molten crystal ground, took a deep breath, and at that moment, the emerald heart belonging to the Riyao and the Fire Dragon King essence of Igneel within him were completely ignited without reservation!
[Dragon Slayer Secret Art Technique - Shiranui Type - Crimson Lotus Phoenix Sword]
Boom--!
The blazing golden-red flames swept across the entire space, and the sea of fire collapsed wildly inward, condensing around Natsu into a dazzling fire phoenix with a wingspan of a hundred meters.
The overwhelmingly high temperature forged Natsu into the sharpest and purest sword of fire in the world!
With his feet off the ground, flames surged, and Natsu transformed into a crimson-gold meteor that tore through space and time, hurtling straight toward Acnologia, the epicenter of the explosion.
This time, he will complete what his Igneel failed to do back then!
"It's totally fired up!!"
Natsu roared at the top of his lungs.
At the very instant that roar echoed through the cave, a familiar voice, carrying a hint of lazy laughter, suddenly appeared in the Rift in Time, following the throbbing emerald heart in his chest.
"I'm fired up too!!"
Upon hearing this response from afar, Natsu's eyes welled up slightly, but his lips instantly stretched into a wide grin that reached all the way to his ears!
He knew it! That scoundrel Riyao, who has been a menace for millennia, couldn't possibly die so easily!
The last vestige of gloom in his heart was completely swept away, and the flames around Natsu burned even more fiercely, their golden-red light dazzlingly bright.
The phoenix flame sword that Natsu transformed into carried an indomitable and resolute momentum, and with a soft thud, it pierced through Acnologia's heart from the front!