"Sorry. Goodbye, Acnologia."
After knocking Acnologia's soul out of his body, Shen Fei immediately conjured a Zanpakuto in his left hand and slew the soul with a single strike. Acnologia's body then reverted to a massive black dragon. This was why Shen Fei had chosen to kill him this way. The Black Dragon's body was powerful enough to make an excellent puppet, adding another formidable fighter to his forces.
Perhaps I could take it to the Honkai world and turn it into a Judgment-class Honkai Beast. Every Herrscher has a Judgment-class Honkai Beast at their side, after all.
With that thought, Shen Fei summoned a Shadow Clone, which flew away with the Black Dragon's body. He was not trying to hide anything from Zeref or Mavis, but rather to let the Fairy Tail members believe the Black Dragon was still alive. There were advantages to keeping him alive in their eyes. At the very least, the Council would have something to keep it occupied.
The Council's new chairman was a particularly troublesome man who placed great importance on authority. He kept causing trouble for Fairy Tail because he believed its members did not respect the Council's authority. Although Natsu and the others often caused extensive destruction and all sorts of trouble during their missions, they rarely hurt anyone and always paid compensation at full value. In Shen Fei's opinion, that was already quite good.
Some people even wished Fairy Tail would destroy their property so they could build something new. Fairy Tail always paid compensation at the highest valuation, so strictly speaking, they could even make a profit. Of course, that was only Shen Fei's view. Some of his policies in Great Tang were much the same. After all, Great Tang was a world of martial arts, with countless gangs