Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Chapter 223 Showing Off

Upon seeing the arrival of reinforcements, Sarusuk's face lit up with joy, and Dorell was also relieved.

"Finally, someone decent has arrived."

After landing and regaining her footing, a hint of wariness flashed in Ethel's eyes, which was then replaced by a cruel killing intent.

He licked his lips. "State your name, human."

Laxus didn't answer, but simply turned his back to Ethel. This complete disregard and indifference enraged Ethel.

"I'm talking to you, you scum human!"

Ethel's four arms simultaneously transformed into four enormous blades, whipping up a gust of bloody wind that attacked Laxus from behind.

"Watch out!" Sarusuk exclaimed, struggling to stand up, but staggered due to his injuries and depleted magic. A strong hand steadily supported his shoulder.

Laxus didn't even look back.

Golden lightning erupted from his body, forming a spherical electric field. Ethel's blade was bounced off the surface of the electric field as soon as it touched it, with a crackling current following it, and a burnt smell immediately filled the air.

“How could a mere human…” Ethel took two steps back in astonishment, looking at the burn marks left on her four blades by the high temperature of the electric current.

Azuma, who had already left, returned to the battlefield at some point. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes as she looked at Laxus. "It's you! Laxus Drowa... one of Fairy Tail's S-class mages."

"So what if he's an S-class mage?"

Ethel snorted coldly, grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, "Lord Hades said that anyone who stands in the way of our 'Gates of the Underworld' will be killed without mercy!"

"You?" Laxus scoffed.

"You humans are so inconsiderate and troublesome!"

Ethel roared, "I am one of the Nine Demon Gates of the Underworld, Child Cutter Ethel! Soon you, you little lightning brat, will become yet another soul lost to my 'Demon Blade Spell'!"

"The Five Great Swords of the World: Juzumaru!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the demon's eight octopus tentacles suddenly extended, like giant pythons, and lashed out at Laxus. At the same time, it swung its four arms, and four dark purple magic blades slashed through the air towards Dorell and Sarusuk.

He actually wanted to attack all three of them at the same time!

But Laxus was faster than him.

"Thunder Dragon's—" A figure flashed, and golden lightning had already spanned ten meters, appearing in the path of the demon's blade. Laxus gripped his right hand tightly and slammed it out.

"—Crushing Fist!"

With a single punch, the exploding lightning burst out in a fan shape, and the four blades collided with the lightning, instantly shattering into points of light.

At the same time, he spread his five fingers on his left hand and aimed them at Ethel who was lunging at him.

"Lightning strike!"

A golden bolt of lightning, like a bucket of water, descended from the sky, striking directly at Ethel's head. Even though Ethel wielded her four demonic blades with impenetrable force, they were still blasted into a blinding white light.

The smell of burning in the air became even stronger.

Ethel was slammed to the ground, his upper body smoking.

"You damned human!"

"Slash Mode!"

After letting out a furious roar, Ethel used the "Demon Blade Spell" to turn her entire body into steel, greatly increasing her attack and defense.

"The Five Great Swords of the World: Onimaru!"

His body spun rapidly, crashing towards Laxus like a cannonball.

The forest was shredded into pieces, and deep furrows were plowed into the ground.

Laxus's eyes flashed with anger, and the moment Ethel approached, his fists collided, unleashing an even more violent burst of lightning from his body.

"Thunder Dragon's Jaw!"

Golden lightning transformed into the roaring maw of a dragon, meeting head-on with the demon's storm of blades.

The two forces collided and annihilated each other, the blinding light making it almost impossible for Dorell and Sarusuk behind them to open their eyes.

The stalemate lasted only a few seconds.

Ethel's figure shot backward from the center of the explosion, several cracks appearing on the surface of her steel-like body, with dark purple blood seeping from the wounds.

Laxus's golden hair swayed slightly in the lightning. His eyes were as cold and sharp as knives as he turned to look at Azuma, who was letting Ethel take the beating. "Are you also one of the 'Netherworld Gate'?"

"Don't misunderstand, I am Azuma, a member of 'Devil's Heart'."

Azuma's lips curled into a slight smile as she crossed her arms with great interest, her gaze fixed on Laxus with intense intensity. "I thought I might run into the 'Fairy Queen' or the 'Demon,' but I didn't expect you to be on Tenrou Island as well. That's wonderful."

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to kill you, or... be killed by you."

Sensing the enemy's excited gaze, Laxus chuckled, raised his right hand, and crackled with lightning between his fingers. "I don't have the habit of remembering the names of those who are about to die."

Without warning, several thick, pillar-like golden lightning bolts burst forth from the ground around Azuma, instantly intertwining to form a lightning magic circle that trapped him within.

At the same time, a golden lightning bolt shot into the sky from the ground beneath Ethel's feet on the other side.

As the eight octopus legs lashed out, Ethel narrowly avoided the lightning bolt, but two of the legs were still grazed, leaving charred wounds.

Azuma broke through the lightning array, "He actually thought he could take on both of us by himself. No wonder he's Makarov's grandson."

"Hmph! I've already surpassed that old man!"

Laxus, not wanting to waste any more words, vanished in an instant, appearing a second above Ethel, his right leg raised high, enveloped in condensed golden lightning.

He stomped down.

The lightning struck from above, and the terrifying shockwave cleaved all the surrounding trees except for the Sirius Tree in half.

Ethel screamed as she was slammed into the ground, creating a charred crater. Three of her four arms were severed, and only two of her eight tentacles remained.

He looked up in disbelief, "How...could this be..."

With just one move, a single move, he was able to severely injure one of the "Nine Ghost Gates" demons.

"Whether it's the heart of a demon or the gates of the underworld."

Laxus looked down at him, lightning gathering on his fist. "Dare to touch my comrades... be prepared to be struck by lightning and reduced to ashes!"

Another bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, struck, and Ethel fell silent.

The nonchalance in Azuma's eyes vanished completely, replaced by solemnity and a hint of excitement. "Such powerful magic... Is this the strongest of the younger generation of Fairy Tail?"

"now you."

Laxus landed back on the ground, the hem of his coat fluttering in the wind. He didn't even look at Ethel in the pit; his sharp gaze was fixed directly on Azuma.

"The arc of the great tree? You've absorbed the magic of Sirius Island, haven't you?"

Azuma's lips curled into a smile. "Indeed, this island possesses an exceptionally rich amount of magic."

He opened his arms, and a dense green magic surged forth from all directions like a whirlwind, flowing into his body. The ground trembled, and more thorns and vines sprouted from the earth, as if the entire forest had become an extension of his body.

"Lightning can suppress plants..."

Azuma laughed and said, "Perfect, let me give it a try..."

"Fool, no matter how much magic Sirius Island has, how much can your useless body withstand? And how much of it can you actually use?"

Before he could finish speaking, Laxus appeared beside Azuma, his fist crackling with lightning aimed straight at his face, knocking him down with a single blow.

Chapter 224 Sunny Turns to Laxus

The fallen Azuma used "Tree Arc" to retreat along the vines. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression of excitement growing even stronger.

"So strong, really so strong."

"That's what makes a battle interesting!"

"The Fury of the Forest!"

Countless ferocious giant vines, each over a meter in diameter, surged towards Laxus from all directions like a swarm of pythons emerging from their caves, blotting out the sky and sealing off all escape routes.

Laxus snorted coldly, neither dodging nor avoiding, and his body erupted with intense lightning.

Lightning Suit!

Golden lightning coalesced into a majestic armor on his body. The moment the giant vines wrapped around him, they were burned to charcoal by the violent lightning and tore apart inch by inch.

All the nearby plants were reduced to ashes by the lightning.

"Can you handle the speed of lightning?"

Before the sound arrived, the person appeared first. The fist covered in lightning once again rapidly enlarged in sight. However, this time Azuma reacted extremely quickly, and a thick wooden shield instantly formed in front of his arm.

The next second, the wooden shield shattered, and Azuma was knocked back several steps.

Although his arm was numb from the shock, a fanatical glint flashed in his eyes. "Again! Again!"

The two figures flashed past each other, golden lightning colliding and exploding wildly with the green wooden shadows. Trees fell, the ground cracked, and the aftershocks of the battle forced Dorell and Sarusuk, who were still in the distance, to continue retreating despite their injuries.

"Laksa... he's so strong!"

Dorell's face was filled with shock. They could only force out half of Azuma's power even with all their might, while Laxus was able to suppress him head-on.

Sarusuk looked completely at him with an air of self-assurance. This was Laxus; even enemies who had connected to the magic of Tenrou Island through the "Great Tree Arc" could only retreat in his presence.

boom--!

After another exchange of fire, Azuma landed somewhat disheveled, a scorch mark on his chest. He was panting, but the excitement on his face grew stronger; he always enjoyed the battle.

To be able to fight a powerful mage like Laxus, even if I die in the end, it would be worth it to live this life.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Ethel, who should have been rendered incapacitated, somehow crawled out of the pit. His appearance had changed drastically; his severed arms and octopus tentacles had grown back, and his magical power had surged.

He had clearly activated "demonization," unleashing his true demonic form.

"The Five Swords of the World: Abyss Piercing Prison!"

Ethel's four arms, transformed into demonic swords, swung wildly, unleashing a blindingly dark light. Beneath the light, a massive wave of powerful slashes threatened to engulf Laxus.

"Noisy insects..."