The Black Dragon Appears

After a moment, the space turbulence dissipated, and Igneel's majestic body reappeared under the blue sky and white clouds. It's just that this body is covered with scars at this time, and it no longer has the bright red luster it had before.

"Bah! Zeref, are you okay? (Igneel)"

"I'm fine, how are you? (Zeref)"

"It's just some scratches, it doesn't matter! (Igneel)"

"Igneel, let me go quickly. His target is me. As long as I leave, you will be safe! (Zeref)"

"No! Brother Sordil asked me to send you safely to Mildian. Now that the task has not been completed, how could I let you go! (Igneel)"

"But...(Zeref)"

Zeref was about to say something, but the enemy's attack arrived in front of the two of them.

"Phew!"

"Hmph! If this dragon doesn't show its power, you think I'm a four-legged snake!"

"Radiant Flame!"

"Buzz!"

An orange-yellow flame light ball flew out from Igneel's right hand, heading straight towards the incoming black energy light arrow.

"Boom"

After a violent explosion, the black energy light arrow and the flame light ball disappeared into the sky. At this moment, a black shadow quickly rose into the sky from the mountainside and flew directly towards Igneel.

"Zeref, you go to the side and hide for a while, and then I'll look for you after I finish this guy off! (Igneel)"

"I know, you must be careful! (Zeref)"

When Igneel released his palm, Zeref first flew a distance to one side, and then he rushed straight towards the black shadow below.

"Igneel, I'm sorry! I can't let you kill him, so I have to do this! (Zeref)"

"Zeref!"

Fire Dragon King roared angrily, and then rushed towards the descending Zeref as fast as possible. At the same time, the black shadow below delivered a fatal blow to the falling black magician.

"Phew!"

The dark purple energy arrow is like a pair of sharp scissors, splitting the complete space canvas into two, and then it carries the cut waste and rushes straight forward.

Just when the dark purple energy arrow was about to cut off the black object in front of it, a red and white object appeared, pushing the black object out of the danger zone.

"Whoosh!"

"Pfft!"

"Tick tock!"

Although the black object escaped the attack without any damage, the red and white object was scratched on the cheek by the dark purple arrow and stabbed in the face by the space debris that followed the arrow. After wiping away the blood that kept falling from his face, Igneel shouted at Zeref, "Zeref, stop messing around, otherwise we will both die in each other's hands!"

Looking at Igneel whose face was covered in blood, Zeref's guilt increased even more. However, he still couldn't help but watch his brother die again, so he had to tell Igneel the truth, hoping that he could make him fulfill his last wish.

"Igneel, I'm not messing around, I just want to end all of this!"

After repelling the opponent's attack again, Igneel asked in confusion, "End everything? What does this mean?"

"Igneel, the person attacking us now is my biological brother Natsu·Dragneel! And the reason why he did this is because I gave him an order to kill me."

It was okay for Zeref not to explain. After hearing his explanation, Igneel was even more confused.

"What? You actually want your own brother to kill you. What on earth is going on?"

"This matter starts from when we were at the Western Continent. At that time, Natsu and I..."

Next, Zeref told Igneel about his life experience, his relationship with Sordil, how he obtained the curse of Ankhseram, and the reasons that caused Etherias to commit suicide.

"In other words, the reason why you are affected by Ankhseram's Curse is because you resurrected Natsu? And the reason why Natsu kills you is because you are creating his body. At that time, the order to kill you was written? And the reason why you want to create a group of demons that can kill you is because you feel sorry for brother Sordil and those innocent dead creatures? (Igneel)"

"Yes, that's it! (Zeref)"

After hearing Zeref's answer, Igneel yelled angrily, "Are you an idiot? So what if you die now? Can brother Sordil and those innocent creatures survive?"

"But this is the only way I can atone for my sins! (Zeref)"

"The only way to atone for your sins? Fart! If you really want to atone for your sins, then live well! Because only by living can you help brother Sordil fulfill his wish, and save and help the creatures you have hurt. Only by doing this can you be considered to have repaid your sins! (Igneel)"

After hearing Igneel's words, Zeref stayed in place.

At this moment, only the second half of Igneel's sentence remained in his mind. After savoring it many times, the world of Zeref suddenly became clear.

After his eyes regained their luster, he shouted loudly at Igneel: "Igneel, what supports Natsu's actions is the demon seed in his body. If you can destroy the demon seed, Natsu will stop!"

"If I destroy the Demon Seed now, won't Natsu leave this world again... again?"

"No! Natsu's current life is maintained through a special magic item, so if you just destroy the demon seed, he should be fine! And if... if the situation you mentioned really happens, it doesn't matter. I am confident that I can revive him again!"

After getting Zeref's guarantee, Igneel felt much more relaxed. So, he began to distance himself from Natsu, accumulating magic power and preparing for a showdown.

Just as Igneel was preparing for his ultimate move, out of combat instinct, Natsu also began to gather the energy in his body to prepare for the final blow.

After a moment, Igneel and Natsu opened their eyes at the same time.

"Fire Dragon King's Purgatory·Purple Flame Jing Gun!"

"Pink Diamond Star!"

As two roars resounded through the sky, a purple flame spear collided with a pink six-sided crystal, resulting in a violent explosion.

"Boom"

After the explosion, Igneel rushed straight into the explosion and attacked Natsu at the other end.

Although Natsu has obtained the strongest demonic power in the world and is extremely powerful in combat, his actual combat experience cannot be compared with that of a veteran like Igneel. Therefore, after launching the attack, he did not rush towards the opponent like Igneel (Natsu wanted to rush over, but he did not have dragon scale protection, wouldn't he be seeking death if he rushed over? Alas! What a failure, to write such brainless words!), nor did he retreat to one side in time to avoid the sneak attack.

When masters compete with each other, any slight flaw will bring unimaginable danger to themselves. Not to mention standing there stupidly and letting the enemy attack. As a result, Collapse Fist of Igneel bombarded Natsu's chest without any suspense, and then Natsu turned into a high-speed ground-attack missile and plunged firmly into the ground.

"Igneel, Seed of the Demon cannot be destroyed from the outside, you must find a way to attack it from the inside! (Zeref)"

Hearing Zeref's reminder, Igneel nodded, and then he flew towards the big pit where Natsu was.

"Boom!"

After pulling Natsu out of the soil, Igneel shouted into the sky, "Zeref, where is Seed of the Demon?"

"It should be in his chest! (Zeref)"

"Should? (Igneel)"

Looking at Fire Dragon King with a puzzled look on his face, Zeref said with a face full of shame, "After Seed of the Demon enters the human body, it is constantly moving, so I don't know the specific location!"

Igneel shook his head speechlessly, and then he injected the magic power in his body into Natsu's body and carefully searched for the swimming Seed of the Demon.

A quarter of an hour later, Igneel suddenly opened his eyes.

"I finally found you, go to hell!"

"Burn!"

After Igneel finished speaking, Natsu's left shoulder began to turn red, and then bursts of white smoke emerged from it.

"Uh-huh!"

I don't know whether it was because Igneel's attack was too heavy or because his origin was destroyed, Natsu let out a painful groan.

However, this painful expression did not last long, because Igneel worked very quickly.

"Phew!"

After exhaling a breath of filthy breath, Igneel opened his eyes and shouted towards Zeref: "Seed of the Demon has been burned by me, come here and see the condition of Natsu!"

"Okay! I'll come over right now!"

After a while, Zeref came to the side of Igneel. However, before he could check Natsu's condition, a loud dragon roar suddenly came from the sky.

"Roar!"

Hearing the roar, the two hurriedly raised their heads and looked upward. The next second, a Black Dragon with blue patterns appeared in their pupils.

"Black Dragon, Acnologia? (Zeref)"

"Acnologia? Are you kidding? I've seen Uncle Sacred Dragon, and he doesn't look like this at all! Zeref, have you mistakenly recognized the person? (Igneel)"

"No! I did not identify the wrong person! Igneel, he is not the Acnologia you know, but a human who inherited the power of Holy Dragon Acnologia! (Zeref)"

"You mean, he is the Dragon Slayer Magic master who signed a contract with Uncle Sacred Dragon? (Igneel)"

Zeref nodded first, then shook his head.

"He was indeed a Dragon Slayer Magic master before, but he did not become a Dragon Slayer Magic master by relying on a contract, but became a Dragon Slayer Magic master by killing Sacred Dragon and then injecting the power of Sacred Dragon into his own body!"