Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"Of course, no problem. I'm the head of the zodiac, so assisting Gray should be enough." Loki had a confident smile on his face, but he was actually panicking.

Even Loki at his peak wouldn't be confident with this lineup of examiners. Not to mention, the two years he spent on Earth have severely impacted his abilities.

Time flows much slower in the Protoss Realm than in Aslant.

Three months here is only one day in the Protoss Realm.

For Loki, he had only been home for half a day before returning to Fairy Tail to keep a promise to his friend, leaving him with very little time to quietly recuperate.

It's only because the Golden Celestials have a good foundation that Loki could possibly have squeezed out enough magic to act alone in the human world after the contract was broken.

Chapter 208 Unexpected Discoveries in the Research

"My partner..."

Gajeel leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, his iron-sword-like eyebrows furrowed. "Troublesome. Can't you just let me do things alone?"

"No, Gajeel-kun."

Levy climbed up from the table, adjusted her glasses, and said seriously, "The rules clearly require you to bring a partner, and... with that kind of panel of examiners, it's absolutely impossible for one person to pass."

"And you, Levy?" Lucy asked curiously, "Do you have anyone you want to invite?"

Levy's face flushed slightly, and her gaze involuntarily drifted towards Gajeel, but she quickly looked away. "I... I think even if the partner I invite is willing, they probably can't help me."

"Choosing a partner is indeed a problem, and the people I want to invite are not convenient."

Gajeel raised his chin slightly. "In that case... Levy, how about having the other two guys from your Engine Squad team join us?"

Levy looked up in surprise. "Gajeel, you... you actually invited Dhorel and Sarusuk?"

"Hmph, I was just too lazy to choose. They're not good at fighting, but they are somewhat useful." Gajeel turned his face away. "Besides... isn't teamwork a must?"

As soon as Gajeel finished speaking, Dorel and Sarusuk, who had been eavesdropping for a while, jumped out. Sure enough, wherever Levy was, there were these two guys who had a crush on her.

Unfortunately, childhood sweethearts can't compete with those who appear out of nowhere.

Seeing the eager looks from her two childhood friends, Levy nodded. "If you don't mind, you can each partner with me and Gajeel."

Troy and Jade exchanged a glance, smiled, high-fived, and looked at Natsu and the others.

"Although you are all comrades, we will not back down on this matter!"

"We absolutely must make Levy pass this test!"

Gajeel, who was automatically ignored: You two are so fickle, I was the one who invited you...

Although there was a week to find suitable partners to form teams, almost all eight participants decided on their partners on the first day.

Levy chose Dorelle.

Unable to partner with Levy, Biggleslow ended up following Gajeel.

Cana invited Lucy and won over the young blonde girl with just the promise of broadening her horizons.

Because Juvia spends all her time focusing on Gray, she doesn't have any close friends in the guild besides her old friend Gajeel. Fortunately, Lisanna noticed her awkwardness and offered to partner with her.

Juvia was deeply moved, and she was even a little embarrassed that she had almost mistaken Lisanna for a love rival.

As expected, Fried invited Biggleslow, who was also a member of the "Thor's Creed," and the two had a high level of chemistry, which displeased Abba Grin, who was on the same team.

Although she understood the captain's choice, in order to prove that she was no less capable than Biguslo, Abba Grin took the initiative to approach Elfman, who had not yet decided who to invite, and forcibly became his temporary partner.

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Nighttime, Fairy Tail.

Because the old three-story building was only renovated, Hope still shamelessly lives in the guild's lounge.

Under the bright magical light, Hope, who had no interest in the guild assessment, sat cross-legged on the lawn in the backyard, resting her chin on her hand and looking at the "Light of Evil Destroyer" scroll spread out on the ground.

With the help of the 'Ancient Scripture', Hope's learning progressed rapidly. A week after receiving this inheritance of evil-slaying power, he mastered the 'Light of Evil Slaying' magic.

Hope had intended to pass on the "Light of Evil" to the other members of the guild, but only Makarov was qualified to use it. The others either lacked the aptitude or their magic was biased towards other attributes.

Makarov is getting old, and with "Gigantification," "Light Magic," and "Fairy Law" at his disposal, he has absolutely no intention of learning new magic.

So, having nothing better to do, Hope has recently been trying to use "Light to Destroy Evil" to deduce demon-slaying methods of other attributes.

Demon Slayer Magic can actually be seen as an imitation of Dragon Slayer Magic, as the two share a very similar principle.

Dragon Slayer Magic imbues a person with the power of a dragon, while Demon Slayer Magic integrates the unique "cursed power" of demons into the magic power of a mage.

Nowadays, most powerful demons have disappeared, making it difficult to capture a suitable demon to use as a "battery." Fortunately, Hope has a ready-made source of magical power.

The Soul of Deliora.

Since unlocking the power of the magnetic field, Hope has never used the power of this wretched demon. In terms of physical enhancement and recovery ability, the former is superior to the latter.

The original plan was to give the Soul of Deliora to Mirajane, but Mirajane thought it was too ugly, so now it's being used to research demon-slaying magic, which is making the best use of it.

Hope extracted Deliora's soul and stored it in a special glass jar imbued with the Light Destroyer Magic. After carefully confirming that there were no leaks, he began to activate the magic.

It must be said that Deliora's magical power is very pure, worthy of being a great demon who could make Ul use the forbidden magic "Absolute Freeze".

The wisps of magical power merged with the magic separated from Hope, and under the precise manipulation of the 'Enchanting Spell,' they became one without any hindrance.

It was a success on the first try, which was unexpected.

Looking at the demon-slaying power gleaming with a purple chill in his hand, Hope was in high spirits. "Researching magic is too easy. I really am a genius."

Although 'Enchanted Spells' are the MVP...

Strangely, Hope did not add any elements during the process, so the demon-slaying power she finally obtained should have been Deliora's own dark attribute.

How could it be ice-attribute?

With doubts in mind, Hope tried several more times, adding water, fire, earth, and wood elements to the combination of the spell and the magic, but surprisingly, the results were the same as the first time.

No matter what elements are added, the final result will only be ice-attribute demon-slaying power.

Hope's separated magic is fine, so the problem must be with Deliora's soul. But where did this naturally dark thing get its ice attribute?

Could it be because it was frozen for ten years...?

Wait, frozen?

Hope suddenly recalled the description of "Absolute Freeze" in the "Ancient Texts," which stated that the price of using this magic was turning one's body into eternal ice.

The physical demise of the practitioner does not necessarily mean death.

Life forms are not limited to the physical body; in this magical world, there are many things that can carry souls and wills.

Suddenly, a bold guess sprouted in Hope's mind and quickly became unstoppable.

When Ul used Absolute Freeze, was it possible that her soul or will was attached to the ice that sealed Deliora?

The seal was broken by the "Drop of the Moon" months ago, and now when I go back, there's not even a drop of ice water left. But there's another possibility...

Hope closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her left and right eyes were filled with golden and blue light respectively. The golden one was naturally the 'Heavenly Eye' that could see through all the flow of magic.

The Blue Eye Magic was a spell he obtained from the Mildian Magic Academy, a useless spell that could only see through spirits—'Spirit Vision'.

Chapter 209 The Assessment Begins

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

The date is February 16th, X784.

A sailboat full of mages is slowly leaving the dock of Hargeon and heading towards the azure sea to the south.

Less than two hours after the ship left the port, the temperature change caught everyone off guard.

"Ah—it's so hot!"

Wearing only underwear, Lucy slumped on a canvas deck chair, her long golden hair sticking to her neck and shoulders, looking as if she was about to melt away.

"Isn't it winter? Why is it so hot here...?"

"Lucy, watch your image!"

Lebby, sitting at the small wooden table nearby, offered a reminder, but she herself was wearing a cool tank top and shorts, and was so hot that she was lying on the table.

On the table, a blue kitten had melted into the shape of a cat cookie.

"Ugh... I can't take it anymore... I really want to go home and play in the snow..."

It's snowing in Magnolia now, but the temperature in this southern sea area is at least over 40 degrees Celsius. The humid sea breeze doesn't bring any coolness; instead, it feels like steam in a steamer, sticking stickily to everyone's skin.

It's hard to believe this is the weather in the same season.

Kana fanned herself with a fan. "Due to the influence of warm currents, this area has this kind of climate almost all year round. I remember Marcao saying that one year when he came to do a mission nearby, he almost got heatstroke from the heat."

"So why did they choose a place like this for the S-rank assessment?!" Dorell wailed, as he, Sarusuk, and Gajeel slumped on the edge of the boat like three salted fish, looking half-dead.

Lisanna filled several cups of ice water from a large ice bucket that had been prepared in advance in the cabin and distributed them to everyone.

She glanced at Fried and Bigelow, who were sweating profusely but refused to take off their clothes to maintain their composure, and then looked at her partner, who was wearing winter clothes but wasn't sweating at all.

"Um...Juvia, aren't you hot?"

"It's not hot. I'm made of water, so I'm fine even if I boil."

Juvia stared intently at the other deck where most of the boys were gathered, her eyes turning into hearts, a dreamy smile on her face. "But why does Juvia feel like her whole body is burning up..."

Lisanna followed her gaze and saw Gray, who was so hot that he took off his clothes and started running around naked. Her lips twitched involuntarily.

Being love-struck is terrifying...

Gajeru, Dorell, and Salusuk slumped on the edge of the boat like three salted fish, looking half-dead.

Gray was not far from them, sitting sprawled out in a chair, a small ice bucket conveniently concealing parts of his body that could not be described.

As an ice mage, he could have easily created ice and cold air to cool down, but Gray didn't do so because Natsu, who was seasick, was lying next to him.

Anyone can use his ice magic, but Natsu absolutely cannot.

Seeing his partner, who was clearly unbearably hot but was still trying to tough it out, Loki could only feel helpless. "Even though you two are mortal enemies and rivals, we haven't even reached Sirius Island yet. You don't need to be like this..."

"Naive. We'll be enemies soon, why be so friendly?" Abba Green complained, her hand never stopping fanning herself. Elfman, sitting behind her, was so hot that he was spitting out his mouth and closing his eyes, looking almost dead.

Loki shrugged. Anyway, he was a Leo Celestial, so this temperature was nothing to him. Let these idiots enjoy staying in the heat.