Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

Hyuga Hoshino pulled up Gildas, who had been kicked to the ground by Makarov. "President, I need to talk to Gildas about something. I'll take him with me first."

Kana watched Hinata Hoshino and Gildarts leave, her eyes filled with an inscrutable expression.

"Kana, what's wrong? Why are you drinking from a cup today?"

"It's nothing, Mira, it's just..."

Kana shook her head, didn't continue, and downed the full glass of beer in one gulp.

"Actually, there's no need for that, Kana. Reuniting with your father isn't that difficult."

"How did you know?"

"Hoshino investigated it."

"Hmph, unnecessary."

"Kana is clearly very happy."

"No!"

A smile crept across Kana's lips. "Let's switch buckets!"

Hinata Hoshino and Gildarts strolled along the dock. "Gildarts, how did you get injured again? Didn't you listen to my advice? You just went and fought back?"

"I just saw the injured black dragon and wanted to check on it. I didn't expect it to spot me. It only got close to me before I was injured by its hind claws."

"Then you'd better disinfect it properly. This wound was caused by Acnolia's athlete's foot, and I'm worried that the wound might get athlete's foot."

"Hahaha, cough cough cough, athlete's foot? Good analogy."

Hinata Hoshino looked around, but no one was there. "Let me see the wound."

Gildarts lifted his clothes, revealing a claw wound in front of him, shrouded in black mist. Gildarts continuously used shattering magic to erase the wound, but it was clear that the progress was slow.

Hinata Hoshino reached out and wiped away the wound along with the black aura.

"All right."

"Thank you, Hoshino."

"It's alright, but you're in for trouble right now."

"What do you mean?"

"My father-in-law, do you know you have a daughter?"

"What?"

Gildas prided himself on his numerous affairs, but he never expected that he would actually leave behind a child.

"That's right, right here in the guild."

"Is that Kana?"

"You guessed right. So you had already suspected it."

“I can feel that the way Kana looks at me, and her figure, are completely like her mother’s.”

"I knew it, I shouldn't have had too high expectations of you."

Gildarts ran back to the guild in high spirits, his injuries healed, and he even had a daughter—a double blessing.

"Uncle, I challenge you!"

"Natsu, I just reunited with my daughter and don't want to fight. How about we wait a bit? Or, look, Hoshino's here, let's challenge him."

"Roar! I'm on fire! Hoshino, accept my challenge!"

Hinata Hoshino looked at Cana, whose eyes were red and swollen, and nodded to Natsu, "Okay."

"Love, Natsu's 110th challenge to Hoshino."

Habi took out a wooden sign, crossed out 109, and changed it to 110.

“Natsu, although you may not be happy, I still have to say it: you are not my match right now. As long as you can make me take a step back, or even make me take the initiative to attack, I will consider you the winner.”

"The roar of the fire dragon!"

Natsu took a deep breath and exhaled a large amount of flames, which automatically separated in front of Hyuga Hoshino.

The characteristics of a human immortal are that they are not attached to external things, are impervious to water and fire, and are difficult for external things to enter.

"The sword horn of the fire dragon."

Enveloped in flames, Natsu headbutted Hyuga Hoshino. Just before reaching Hyuga Hoshino, the flames dissipated as expected, leaving only Natsu close to Hyuga Hoshino. However, as soon as he got close, there seemed to be some resistance in the air, and the headbutt stopped in mid-air. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move forward an inch.

"The Fire Dragon's Claw!"

Natsu wrapped the dragon's flames around his feet to increase his explosive power, then jumped up and performed a somersault kick.

The scene reappeared, the flames disappeared, and Natsu's shoes stopped in front of Hyuga Hoshino, making it impossible for him to get close to her.

"The Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon".

useless.

"The blazing flames of the fire dragon."

useless.

"Fire Dragon's Flaming Elbow".

useless.

"The dragon's broken fangs."

useless.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! How is that possible? We can't even get close."

“Natsu, when you reach a certain level of training, this is how it is. External things cannot get close to you, and the only thing you fear is your inner demons. By the way, what’s the point of saying this?”

Hinata Hoshino chuckled self-deprecatingly. The Human Immortal realm was nearing its end, and the Earth Immortal realm's tribulation was showing signs of beginning recently. He hoped it wouldn't be some outrageous or bizarre ordeal.

"Natsu, are you coming again? If not, I'm going back now."

"Come, this is my last move, Dragon Slayer Secret Technique - Shiranui Type - Crimson Phoenix Sword."

Natsu unleashed all his magical power, his body wreathed in golden flames, and charged at Hyuga Hoshino at breakneck speed, his trajectory resembling a sword.

Naz had used this move against Brian before, but the scale of the situation was nothing like it is now.

"Ah! Ha!"

The flames were once again split in front of Hyuga Hoshino, slowing down Natsu's high-speed movement. He punched Hyuga Hoshino in front of him, but it was as if someone had grabbed him by the back of his neck, leaving him powerless to strike empty air.

Natsu knelt on one knee, panting heavily, then simply lay down on the ground. "I've lost again!"

"Consider this a reward for letting me watch a good show. Natsu, here you go."

Hinata Hoshino's fingertips ignited a flame, a new boundless karmic fire formed by mixing the boundless karmic fire of the Dap Demon Insect with the boundless karmic fire of the underworld.

It's a bit of a mouthful, but it's the flame that burns the body and soul, and hopefully Natsu can unlock new power.

Natsu swallowed the flames, and the next moment he clutched his chest and began to wail, "Ah! It's so hot!"

After ten minutes of wailing, Natsu suddenly lay still, then leaped to his feet, shouting, "I'm back to life! I'm burning! Limitless Karmic Fire Dragon King Mode!"

Golden flames mixed with vibrant red erupted from Natsu's body. "Hoshino, again!"

"Once the wound heals, the pain is forgotten."

This time, Hyuga Hoshino took direct action, slapping Natsu across the face, knocking him unconscious.

Happy crossed out the number 110 on the wooden sign and changed it to 111. "Natsu's 111th challenge, failed."

Happy dragged Natsu away, while Natsu's eyes were still filled with mosquito coil circles.

Chapter 289 Sirius Island, the Enraged Mavis

"Mira, I need to accept a mission, this, this, and this."

"Okay, Natsu."

"I can't lose either! I'll take this mission!"

"Okay, Gray."

Lucy watched as the group of people, seemingly on steroids, began frantically accepting missions. She herself had never been this desperate for missions, even when she was short of money.

"Mira, what's going on? Why are you all accepting missions so frequently?"

"Ah, it's because..."

"Because the selection of S-class mages is imminent."

"Hoshino, you've come."

"Yes, Kana went a little crazy yesterday."

At this point, Hinata Hoshino paused, "Of course, I'm referring to drinking."

"Of course it's drinking. Otherwise, Hoshino, what else are you planning to do?"

"Of course, it's the same as Lucy and Mira."

"Hmph! Same?"

"Don't worry about the details. By the way, Lucy, have you heard about the S-class mage selection?"

"I don't know, but I'm curious about what happened yesterday."

A few days later, Makarov held up the list in his hand and announced on the second floor that the S-class mage selection was about to begin.

"Alright, guys, it's time for the annual S-class selection again. This time, you still need to form teams. The selection rules will be announced after we arrive on Sirius Island. Okay, let's start forming teams."

Natsu and Happy team up

Gray teams up with Gajeel

Juvia and Lisanna team up

Levy and Wendy team up

Fried teamed up with Biguslow