Full-Body Take Over: Beast King's Soul!

Natsu was so excited when he saw Gajeel, the Iron Dragon Slayer, that his fists practically ignited with fire, ready to have a thrilling duel with him.

But when he finally saw Gajeel's face clearly, his fighting spirit instantly extinguished by half.

The Iron Dragon in front of me was wrapped in bandages all over its body, looking like a mummy that had just crawled out of an ancient tomb.

His right arm hung at an extremely unnatural angle, clearly broken.

Those eyes, which should have been fierce, were bloodshot, and he looked listless.

It was obvious that he hadn't recovered from his injuries after being taught a lesson by Jiang Bai, and his head was still filled with useless junk information, causing a dull ache.

Natsu immediately lost interest, pursed his lips, and said, "Hey! How can you fight like that?"

Gajeel, enduring the stabbing pain in his head, forced out a sentence through gritted teeth, stubbornly saying, "Hmph! Enough to deal with a fire-breathing lizard like you!"

With that, Gajeel forced himself to stay alert, pulled out a spare piece of iron from his pocket, took a vicious bite, and replenished his magic power.

"Iron Dragon's Roar!"

A breath of air, mixed with countless storms of iron sand, swept towards Natsu.

"What did you say! I am the son of Fire Dragon!"

When Natsu heard him dare to call himself a lizard, he took a deep breath and went to meet him.

"The Fire Dragon's Roar!"

A storm of flames and steel collided violently in mid-air, producing a deafening roar and sending air currents flying.

The standoff lasted less than three seconds.

With just a slight exertion, Natsu's raging torrent of flames instantly overwhelmed Gajeel's Roar, engulfing him completely and sending him flying far away, crashing to the ground and never getting up again.

"I already said, if you're injured, you should go home and rest to recover."

Natsu didn't even glance at him again, turning and charging towards the other side of the battlefield.

Lying on the cold ground, Gajeel felt excruciating pain as if his body was falling apart, and his consciousness gradually faded.

It seems... this mission failed, and I'll be alone again, starting my wandering journey once more...

"Hey! You guys step back, I'll handle this guy!"

Natsu charged into the battle like a cannonball, taking over for Cana, Macao, and Wakaba, who were struggling to breathe under the pressure from Totomaru.

"Oh? Another one playing with fire?"

Totomaru, one of the Element 4, looked at Natsu with a playful smile on his face.

His magic is fire magic.

But these are not ordinary flames; he can not only create special flames of various colors, but also manipulate other people's flames at will.

Without saying a word, Natsu unleashed a "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist".

A bizarre scene unfolded.

The raging flames wrapped around his fist seemed to come to life in mid-air, suddenly changing direction and splattering Natsu's face with them.

"Puff!"

Natsu staggered from the force of his own flames.

Totomaru laughed even harder, "Useless, kid. In front of me, no flame will obey my commands!"

But Natsu is known for his thick skin and tough flesh, so this kind of injury was nothing to him.

He quickly adapted to his opponent's bizarre abilities. Although his flames were constantly being controlled by his opponent, making him feel somewhat constrained, the two remained locked in a stalemate thanks to the Dragon Slayer's powerful physique.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield...

Elfman is engaged in a fierce battle with the earth elemental Sol.

Sol emerged from the ground like a ghost, introducing himself in a theatrical tone. "Nice to meet you, I am Phantom Lord, one of the Element 4 of Sol Spectres."

He glanced at Elfman with disdain and said defiantly, "I heard you can only 'Take Over' with one arm. How pathetic."

"Stop arguing!"

Elfman roared, "A real man!" and his right arm instantly transformed into a giant black bull horn, which he thrust forward with all his might.

"Beast Wrist - Black Bull!"

Sol, however, moved like a ghost, easily dodging the attack.

He smiled sinisterly and began his psychological attack, "You can only use your arms because you're afraid... afraid of losing control again, afraid of... remembering how you 'accidentally' killed' your sister, Lisanna!"

You bastard!

The word "sister" is the deepest pain in Elfman's heart.

Sol's words were like a sharp knife, piercing his wound.

"Sand Dance!"

Sol waved his hands, stirring up a cloud of dust that obscured Elfman's vision.

"Rock Concerto!"

The next second, countless sharp rocks came crashing down from all directions, leaving wounds on Elfman's body.

Sol kept rubbing salt into his wounds with his words: "Yes, that's exactly it!"

"Because of your weakness, because you couldn't Full-Body Take Over, you lost control! That's why your sister died! You killed her!"

"Shut up!!"

Elfman was utterly enraged; his arm transformed into even harder steel, and he launched another attack.

"Beast Wrist - Iron Bull!"

Sol burrowed underground again to hide, then emerged from behind Elfman, his body coiling around Elfman's arms and legs like a snake, restricting his movement, while simultaneously kicking him repeatedly with his knees.

Elfman's eyes were bloodshot; he no longer hesitated, nor did he suppress his emotions.

A magical power far more terrifying and violent than before erupted from his body.

He's about to use that spell— Full-Body Take Over: Beast King's Soul!

Sol immediately felt the suffocating pressure, and for the first time, a look of terror appeared on his face.

Of course he knows this shape!

Even Mirajane, the "Demon," suffered a great loss against this out-of-control beast!

"You... you really want to use it?! Do you want a tragedy like your sister's to happen again?!" Sol screamed.

"You keep talking about my sister... Yes! I was indeed too weak before and failed to protect her!"

Elfman's voice was hoarse yet firm, filled with endless regret and determination.

"But! So that my sister won't worry anymore! So that my strongest brother-in-law won't disappoint me again!"

"For every member of the guild! What do you think I... have gone through?!"

In order to perfectly Take Over the Beast King's Soul and to avoid having his consciousness devoured by that violent power again, Elfman had already taken the initiative to seek out his brother-in-law Jiang Bai for hellish special training!

The training was simple and brutal: transform into Beast King, and then, during the time when things went out of control, endure Jiang Bai's merciless beatings and his immense, godlike Spiritual Pressure.

Through repeated loss of control and being beaten, he had already learned how to control this power!

"Roar!!"

With a Roar, Elfman's body completely transformed into the legendary Beast King!

But this time, his eyes were clear and firm.

Power! Unparalleled power filled my entire body!

He easily broke free from Sol's restraints; that enormous beastly claw, containing all his resolve and protective heart, shattered all of Sol's defenses with a single punch.

Sol didn't even have time to scream before he lost consciousness.