Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"Good heavens, doesn't that mean that lord is guaranteed to win?"

Crowds surged in from all directions, converging towards the city center. Hope raised an eyebrow and casually stopped a passerby running by. "Excuse me, what event is being held up ahead?"

"Eating Contest!"

A passerby exclaimed excitedly, "Our city's annual food festival is having a competitive eating contest today! In previous years, it was just locals participating, but this year is different. Do you know who's participating?"

"Who?"

"Goddess Serena!"

The passerby's voice trembled with excitement as he uttered the name, "One of the Empire's strongest mages, personally recruited by the Magic King. I heard he happened to be passing through here and signed up for our event!"

The Alvarez Empire is martial and has a natural reverence for the strong.

Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the passersby, Hope narrowed her eyes slightly.

Celestial Serena.

He had heard of this name before, or rather, anyone in Ishgar who paid even a little attention to the magical world couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

The leader of the Ten Wizard Saints of Ishgard, Celestial Serena!

Hope had heard from Hyberion, who was ranked second, that Serena was powerful, had a quirky personality but was extremely dangerous, and had never liked to interact with the other Ten Wizard Saints or the Council, and his whereabouts were a mystery.

Unexpectedly, he joined the Alvarez Empire without a word and became a mage under Zeref's command.

This is really...

Makarov frowned. As a fellow member of the Ten Wizard Saints, he was well aware of the gap between himself and the previous Ten Wizard Saints, but he never expected that the number one ranked, the elusive Serena, would betray him.

Fortunately, they had Hope, and fortunately, Zeref was barely one of their own. Otherwise, if the Alvarez Empire ever wanted to plot against Ishgar, the Eastern Continent would probably have little power to fight back.

Others reacted similarly to Makarov.

The fact that a mage representing Ishgar's strongest fighting force has switched sides is a slap in the face to the magical world of Ishgar.

"Let's go take a look!" Natsu had somehow gotten close, clutching a few skewers of grilled meat in his hand, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Aren't you going to eat barbecue?" Hope asked.

"You can eat barbecue anytime, but you can't watch a competitive eating contest anytime!" Natsu said confidently. "Just hearing about it gets me excited!"

"And..." he changed the subject, "that 'God Serena' sounds pretty strong, maybe I can even fight him after the match!"

Hope: "......"

He knew it.

Everyone could see that Natsu didn't recognize who he was going to challenge at all. He didn't care at all who the Ten Wizard Saints were.

The group followed the crowd to the square in the city center.

The place was packed with people, a sea of ​​faces, with cheers, shouts, and whistles rising and falling, and the air filled with the aroma of various foods.

A huge arena had been erected in the center of the square, with dozens of long tables set up on it, each piled high with food: whole roasted lamb, large pieces of beef ribs, whole roasted chickens, heaps of bread, buckets of soup...

To be honest, just looking at it made Hope feel full.

The contestants took turns walking onto the stage and sitting in their respective positions.

There were burly, strong men, fat men who looked like they could eat a lot, several locals who looked like veterans, and one...

The man was wearing a black and white cloak, and was about thirty-five years old. He had long orange hair tied up in two buns, which looked like pigtails. There was a horizontal scar in the center of his face, and a faint, childish smile was on his lips.

Compared to other contestants, Serena's physique is nothing like that of a "big eater." He is neither fat nor muscular, and can even be described as being no different from an ordinary person.

But it was this man who made the entire port of Vistalia boil over.

"Serena! Serena! Serena!"

A unified shout rang out from the crowd, the momentum of which made it seem as if it wasn't a promotion for a competitive eating contest, but rather enthusiastic fans welcoming their idol.

Serena raised his hand and waved to the crowd.

The cheers grew even louder.

Chapter 400 One punch landed

"This guy's pretty popular." Gajeel crossed his arms, a hint of displeasure in his voice.

The people of Alvarez admire strength. Although Serena had not been a member of the empire for long, he quickly amassed a group of admirers due to his powerful strength.

The other top mages of the Empire have just as many fans as Serena.

The one most revered by the people of the empire was Emperor Zeref, who used the alias "Shuperigan".

Next up are the two pillars of the empire, the Magic King Auguste and the Scarlet Despair Irene.

Mirajane suddenly remembered something, "Serena used to be ranked first among the Ten Wizard Saints. After Hope became one of the Ten Wizard Saints, we still don't know where the council ranks him."

"Rankings are just rankings and don't represent true strength."

Hope shrugged, unconcerned. "Besides, the council didn't even rank me. I heard the new chairman is considering creating a new honor that surpasses the Ten Wizard Saints."

The game started.

At the referee's signal, the contestants immediately began to devour their food.

The contestants ate meat and drank soup with gusto, wolfing down their food as if afraid of falling behind.

And Serena...

While the other contestants were stuffing food into their mouths, he had unknowingly cleaned up the large plate full of food in front of him.

As soon as he finished one plate, a waiter brought out a new one. Serena didn't even look at it before taking it and continuing to eat. His movements were fluid and graceful, emphasizing the silky smoothness of the food.

Soon, the empty plates on Serena's table had piled up into a small mountain.

Hope looked at Serena on the ring, his gaze lingering on the man's face for a moment before he narrowed his eyes slightly.

This guy... he's got some skills.

Serena's magic is very strong, not in an "ordinary" way, but in an "outrageously" way; his magic is even comparable to Gildarts'.

Moreover, in Hope's perception, Serena's body contained at least eight distinct dragon magic fluctuations, each exceptionally powerful, yet they coexisted harmoniously without interfering with each other.

Hope had her answer.

The so-called "God" was actually a Dragon Slayer Mage, and a second-generation Dragon Slayer Mage who could only master Dragon Slayer Magic by relying on Dragon Slayer Crystals.

But this guy actually has eight Dragon Slayer Crystals embedded inside his body!

This is simply outrageous.

It's important to know that Dragon Slayer Crystals aren't something just anyone can use; embedding a Dragon Slayer Crystal into your body is an extremely painful process.

Basically, no one would choose to embed a second Dragon Slayer Crystal, because that would disrupt the balance of magic power within the body and place an enormous burden on it.

Unexpectedly, Serena had inserted eight Dragon Slayer Crystals with different attributes into his body.

No wonder he was the leader of the Ten Wizard Saints in Ishgar; look at his terrifying physical abilities.

“Interesting.” Hope’s lips curled up slightly.

Although it is based on Dragon Slayer Crystals, the fact that he can perfectly integrate eight types of Dragon Slayer Magic means that his mastery of Dragon Slayer Magic has reached a level that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

Serena is much stronger than I imagined.

He ranks third among the Dragon Slayer Mages Hope has seen, but he is still behind Acnologia and Elevseria.

Halfway through the competition, several participants had already collapsed from exhaustion. The rest were still persevering, but their pace had noticeably slowed, and they were all flushed and sweating profusely.

Serena, on the other hand, remained as elegant as ever, with no reduction in speed.

Less than ten minutes later, the remaining contestants also withdrew, and Serena won as expected. The digestive capacity of a Dragon Slayer Mage is too overpowered for participating in such a small competition.

A cheer erupted from the crowd.

Serena stood up, nodded slightly to the crowd, and even made a set of flashy and cringeworthy celebratory gestures. I don't know how he wasn't embarrassed.

As the eating contest came to an end, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Hope clapped her hands. "Alright, we've seen enough of the excitement. It's time to get down to business. Let's find a place to get something to eat and then discuss the route to the capital."

Natsu's eyes lit up. "Great idea!"

"Didn't you just eat barbecue?" Lucy looked at him speechlessly.

"That little bit of food isn't enough. Watching the eating contest has made me hungry."

"You stupid fire dragon, you're watching, what are you hungry for...?"

The group was bickering as they prepared to leave, but before they could even leave the square, a figure blocked their way.

Orange hair with twin tails!

It was Serena, the god who had just won the competitive eating contest.

"Chairman Makarov."

Serena's gaze swept over the crowd and landed on the short old man at the back. His voice was calm and unhurried, "Long time no see. I didn't expect you to come to the Western Continent."

Makarov raised his head, looking calmly at the guy who once represented Ishgar's strongest fighting force. "Serena... the last time we met was when you accepted becoming one of the 'Ten Wizard Saints'."

"I never expected that when we meet again, you would have abandoned Ishgar and switched your allegiance to the Alvarez Empire."

Serena smiled slightly, "Don't put it so harshly. Ishgar doesn't have any mages who can help me advance further. I joined Alvarez in pursuit of power."

"But what about you, Guild Master Makarov? What brings so many people to the Western Continent?"

"Tourism," Makarov said without changing his expression.

“Tourism?” Serena repeated the word, his knowing smile deepening. “Makarov, do you think I believe that?”

"At my age, what's wrong with taking the children out for a stroll and letting them see the world?"

Serena's smile faded slightly. A few years ago, an unpleasant conflict had occurred between the two continents, resulting in a less-than-harmonious relationship between them on the surface.

At this time, Makarov appeared on the land of Alvarez with a large group of Fairy Tail members, all of whom were powerful mages, ostensibly for tourism...

Serena isn't a fool.

"Since that's the case... I'll just have to use my strength to pry your mouths open!"

Serena struck a cool yet somewhat chuunibyou (delusional) fighting pose.