Star Dress: Leo Form!

The audience in the stands craned their necks, and even Chapati in the commentary booth was stunned.

"What... is that?!"

Within the fog, the ground trembled violently.

An unimaginably enormous body slowly spiraled and stood upright in the mist.

The thick, black snake's body was over four or five meters in diameter, covered with hard, barbed scales. Its enormous head hung tens of meters in the air, its two scarlet tongues flickering and emitting a chilling hissing sound.

The python was so large that it almost blocked out half the sunlight from the arena, and its oppressive presence was several times greater than that of the previous Pisces.

Lucy looked up at the giant Black Snake beast coiled in mid-air, and stood there dumbfounded.

"There really is a thirteenth house? And it's huge!"

Loke's relaxed smile vanished instantly, and he clenched his right fist in front of him.

"Lucy, this guy's magical power level is very unusual. He's considered a ferocious beast even in the Celestial Spirit World. This has made things very tricky."

Virgo jumped out of the burrow and flanked Lucy.

"Master, should I dig a deep pit and bury that giant snake in it?"

Lucy looked at Ophiuchus, whose massive body nearly covered half the arena, and shook her head.

"No, given its size, ordinary traps are completely useless."

Yukino stood beneath Ophiuchus, holding the scales in one hand and pointing them towards Lucy.

"Ophiuchus's destructive power surpasses that of the regular twelve zodiac signs, Miss Lucy, give up."

In the stands, Sting of Sabertooth burst into laughter.

"See? This is the true strength of our Sabertooth! What can Fairy Tail possibly use to stop our guild!"

In the Fairy Tail stands, Natsu clenched his fists, his face filled with resentment.

"Damn it, those Sabertooth bastards are yelling! I really want to go down and smash that mudskipper to pieces!"

Gray also looked serious.

"The size difference is too great; Lucy's Celestial Spirit are at a complete disadvantage in pure strength combat."

Jiang Bai sat alone at the back, twirling a teacup in his hand, his tone calm and composed.

"It's about time. We've trained for so long; it's time to show our skills."

In the center of the arena.

Lucy exhaled a breath of stale air, her hands gripping the belt around her waist tightly.

"If this were before Tenrou Island, I would have had no choice but to admit defeat when facing this kind of monster."

"But... Jiang Bai told me that Celestial Spirit Mages are not just commanders who stand in the rear and watch the battle!"

Lucy looked up and stared directly at Loke.

"Loke, lend me your full power!"

Upon hearing this, Loke was slightly taken aback at first, then burst into loud laughter.

"Since you've already made up your mind, then--"

"As you wish, my princess!"

Loke's figure suddenly transformed into a dazzling golden light.

The golden light did not dissipate, nor did it return to the void. Instead, it swept back like a living thing, landing precisely on Lucy.

A dazzling golden light completely engulfed Lucy.

The immense Celestial Spirit magic no longer radiated outwards, but instead frantically contracted and shaped itself inwards.

Yukino's hand holding the key suddenly stopped, and she froze on the spot.

What kind of magical flow trajectory is that?

After responding to the contract, the Celestial Spirits either stay on the battlefield to fight or return to the Celestial Spirit World. How could they possibly flow back directly into the mage's body?!

The intense light dissipated a second later.

Lucy's figure reappeared before everyone's eyes.

His original casual clothes had completely disappeared, replaced by a close-fitting, exquisitely crafted dark black trench coat, with his arms covered in metallic gold armor, and the breastplate engraved with a majestic and solemn Leo totem pattern.

Her long blonde hair was neatly tied into a high ponytail, and her body was surrounded by a golden halo that surged like flames.

The entire audience fell into a brief silence.

Yukino took a half step back, muttering to herself.

"How is this possible... the power of the Celestial Spirits directly attached to a mage?!"

"This violates the fundamental principles of Celestial Spirit Magic!"

In Yukino's previous experience with Celestial Spirits, mages were merely key holders and contractors, responsible for providing the magical gate, while combat relied entirely on the Celestial Spirit's own body and magic.

Transforming the power of the Zodiac into armor to be worn by humans—this technique has never been recorded in the entire history of magic on this continent!

"This is the move Jiang Bai taught me— Star Dress: Leo Form!"

To conserve her magic, Lucy sent Virgo back first.

Then Lucy slammed her fists together in front of her chest, producing a crisp metallic clang.

The soles of your feet touch the ground.

Without any external force, the hard granite slab cracked violently.

Lucy's figure vanished from the spot.

It moved so fast that it left a trail of golden afterimages in the air.

Libra's scales swung wildly. The Gravity Magic had just reversed its direction in an attempt to suppress Lucy, but Lucy's speed had already completely exceeded the limits of the gravity field's effectiveness.

With a flash of golden light, Lucy tore through the gravity field in her path and appeared beside Libra.

"Too slow!"

His right fist, covered in lion-patterned armor, slammed out without reservation.

"Lion Flash Fist!"

The blinding golden fist strike landed squarely on the golden scales in Libra's hand.

Boom!

The chaotic light magic instantly Crush the scales, sending Libra's body flying and turning into countless fragments of light, forcing them to retreat.

At the same time, Ophiuchus Black Snake, like a toppled mountain, opened its blood-red maw and, with a violent gale, bit down on Lucy.

Instead of retreating, Lucy used the momentum of her forward run to leap high into the air.

The right fist is stretched back to its limit, and the golden lion totem spins and Roars wildly around the knuckles.

"Get back inside your door!!"

"The Regulus!!"

A person is in mid-air, their fist's power pierces the sun.

The iron fist covered by the Star Dress slammed head-on into Ophiuchus's indestructible jaw!

A dull, loud bang followed.

The massive Black Snake, tens of meters long, had its jaw scales shattered on the spot. Its huge head was smashed upwards by the punch, and its massive body twisted violently in mid-air out of control.

A violent shockwave of light spread wildly along the snake's body, purifying and disintegrating its massive form inch by inch.

The black mist dissipated.

Ophiuchus let out a resentful screech, its massive body transforming into countless black fragments of light, blasted back into the crack.

The spatial rift closed shut, and the black key in Yukino's palm emitted a faint, mournful sound before losing all its luster.

Lucy deftly flipped herself from mid-air and landed on one knee before slowly straightening up.

The Leo armor she wore emitted a soft golden glow, making Lucy look incredibly dashing.

Yukino, staggered back several steps, her legs going weak, and she almost lost her balance.

Yukino lowered her head, staring blankly at her empty hands, then looked up at Lucy opposite her, completely losing the ability to think.

"The power of the Zodiac... it can actually be used like this..."

"Not only can it summon Celestial Spirit, but it can also use Celestial Spirit as weapons and armor..."

The enormous contrast and the shock of the unknown completely shattered Yukino's tactical plans and confidence.

Around the arena, giant magical screens projected close-up shots of Lucy in her lion armor to every corner of the stadium.

After a few seconds of silence, the arena erupted in a deafening roar, like a landslide or a tsunami!

Chapati grabbed the microphone, jumped onto the table, and yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Incredible!!"

"A completely new form of magic! Fairy Tail's Lucy breaks the traditional Celestial Spirit Summoning model!"

"Close combat! One punch shattered Libra, and even directly destroyed the legendary thirteenth house Ophiuchus!"

"This is a new era for Celestial Spirit Mages!"