Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Natsu's eyes lit up when he saw someone finally enter: "Yo! You're finally here! By the way, what's your name again?"

Neinhart's lips twitched. "I remember Inbel introduced us not long ago."

"Haha~" Natsu scratched his head. "Sorry, I have absolutely no recollection of you. Is your magic the kind that reduces your own presence?"

"You bastard! What's the point of having such a vivid imagination!"

Neinhart took a deep breath. This kid had actually made him swear, which was completely contrary to his elegant persona. Then, a faint smile appeared on his lips. "My name is not important. What's important is... have you ever encountered an enemy that made you fight a tough battle?"

Natsu was taken aback. "Huh?"

Neinhart did not answer, but simply tossed the silver coin into the air. The coin tumbled and spun in the sunlight, and as it fell, a tall man appeared in front of him.

The moment that figure appeared, Natsu's pupils shrank, and he froze.

He was a burly black man with thick, braided dreadlocks, the stony lines of which encircled his chest like a necklace, while the cross-shaped scar on his chest only accentuated his imposing presence.

"Earth Dragon?!"

Lucy, who was whispering to Brandish, gasped in surprise.

Gajeel and Levy frowned, and the three guild veterans also looked at the guy summoned by Neinhardt's magic with surprise.

The one who suddenly appeared was none other than the Earth God Dragon in human form, whose core had been destroyed by him in the Northern Continent, greatly weakening his strength, and who was then ganged up on and killed by Erza and her group.

Hades once went to the labyrinth formed from the body of the Earth God Dragon. Although he was kicked back to Magnolia by Hope, he still had a deep impression of the Earth God Dragon's aura.

After all, it's a dragon.

"Is he the dragon that Natsu and the others beat to death?" Mavis asked with great interest. The only time she had ever seen a dragon in her life was when it was a skeleton controlled by magic.

Makarov nodded, completely ignoring the earth dragon summoned by magic. Its true form had been killed, so how could a phantom, clearly a manifestation of magic, be stronger than the real thing?

Hope glanced in Neinhart's direction and chuckled, "What interesting magic."

"This is Neinhart's magic, 'Memories of Corpses'."

Eileen explained, "He can peer into the mind of his target and extract powerful enemies he has fought against, or those who have left psychological scars on him, and materialize them as combat power. However, the prerequisite for materialization is that the person is deceased."

"I see."

Kana complained, "So you can only summon your former defeated enemies, and they have to be dead? What's there to be afraid of if they're all dead? What's the point of this magic?"

Erza shook her head: "It is indeed terrifying for those with weak minds, but..."

Mirajane said in a flat tone, "Don't even mention it. Fairy Tail mages would only get excited if they met their former rivals, okay?"

Hope concluded with a sharp comment: "It doesn't feel as good as the 'Seed of God' from the Wood Dragon."

Eileen rolled her eyes at him. She already knew about the existence of the Five Divine Dragons of the Northern Continent from her daughter's story. To be honest, those guys called Divine Dragons were indeed very powerful.

Even Eileen wasn't confident she could beat them in a one-on-one match.

Hope compared the Wood Dragon's "Seed of God" to Neinhart's "Memories of Corpses." Although both have similar functions—creating a specific entity from the target's mind—they are completely incomparable...

Isn't this blatant bullying?

Hope shrugged. When dealing with the Wood Dragon, he had the Seed of God use its power on him, causing it to transform into the appearance of the Hell Overlord. Then, the Overlord's will unexpectedly descended briefly.

It's unknown whether the will of hell will reappear if Neinhart's magic manifests as the Grand Commander.

The people in the stands were discussing "memories of corpses," while in the arena, Neinhardt was looking at the humanoid earth dragon with a look of surprise and a smile on his lips.

"I never imagined you had ever fought a dragon before. But it's fine, I'm in luck now."

Neinhart paused, then turned to look at Natsu, who seemed stunned and frightened. His smile deepened. "Don't worry. Although your materialized form is far weaker than your original form, only about 60% of its original power, I will definitely show you mercy and won't kill you."

However, Natsu, who had been looking serious, suddenly smiled after hearing his words: "What's going on? It's the Earth God Dragon. I was wondering why the thing you manifested looked so familiar."

Neinhart's smile froze, and he pointed at the Earth Dragon, "So... you weren't stunned just now because you were frightened? You just didn't remember who he was?"

"if not?"

Natsu shrugged. "As expected, a dragon should look like a dragon. I almost didn't recognize this guy when he turned into a human."

Neinhardt was speechless, his lips twitching wildly, his urge to complain growing stronger. How could there be an idiot who only recognizes dragons and not people? Are dragons really that attractive to you?

Oh right, this pink-haired guy is a Dragon Slayer Mage.

That's fine.

Chapter 452 Battle Against the Dragon God Again

Neinhardt was very dissatisfied with Natsu's reaction and immediately ordered the materialized "Earth God Dragon" to launch an attack.

But the Earth Dragon did not comply. Instead, it turned its head, looked at him with cold eyes, and said in a displeased voice, "Human, are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Neinhart was taken aback. This was the first time he had encountered a manifested phantom rebelling against its master. A nameless anger rose within him. How could he not have any dignity when his summoned creature talked back to him?

A mere dead man... a dead dragon, what's there to be so arrogant about!

Just as Neinhardt was about to assume the posture of a master, he met the gaze of the Earth Dragon and felt a terrifying malice and oppression surge towards him like a tidal wave.

With just one glance, Neinhart's entire body stiffened under the pressure of the dragon, as if he were facing an extremely terrifying being, and his body was no longer under his control.

Damn it! Get moving!

Neinhart screamed inwardly, only to be suddenly horrified to discover that the magic power within his body was being uncontrollably drawn out and used to maintain the existence of the Earth God Dragon.

The fact that the phantom of the dead, manifested by his own magic, actually controlled him, the spellcaster, would be a laughing stock if word got out.

But Neinhardt can do nothing right now; he can only watch helplessly as his magic flows into the Earth Dragon.

Unaware of the situation, Natsu looked at his opponents who were still striking poses and called out in confusion, "Hey! Are you two ready? I'm itching to get started!"

The Earth God Dragon glanced disdainfully at Neinhardt, then looked at Natsu and gave him a faint smile. "My human brother from Ignia, we meet again."

Upon hearing the mention of the Flame God Dragon, Natsu exclaimed in surprise, "You still have the consciousness you had in your previous life!"

"Although I look down on humans, I have to admit that among the many fancy magics created by humans, there are indeed some useful ones."

The Earth Dragon crossed his arms and pointed to Neinhart, who was wearing green armor behind him, "For example, this clown's magic can materialize my illusions and also possess my will."

Wow! That's amazing!

Naz, though confused, gave Neinhard a thumbs-up.

Looking at Natsu's sincere smile, Neinhardt felt incredibly bitter. He wished he hadn't used "Memories of the Corpse" to summon the Earth God Dragon Phantom.

The Earth God Dragon then asked, "Natsu, since you're here, it means Ignia's plan has failed, right?"

"That's right! Turning all living things into dragons is just wishful thinking." Natsu clapped his fists together. "Alright, let's have a good fight!"

The Earth Dragon also showed signs of fighting spirit.

He died a truly humiliating death in the North Continent. First, Hope destroyed almost all of his core, weakening his power by nearly 90%. Then, he was beaten to death by Natsu and the others.

Dragons have been defeated and killed by a mob, but the Earth God Dragon could not accept such a humiliating defeat.

The current Earth Dragon is in a human form, unable to unleash the full power of a dragon. Moreover, because it is a phantom of the dead created by 'memory of corpses', and because Neinhardt's magic power is insufficient to manifest the power of a dragon, his strength is further limited.

But it's still much better than being weakened to the point of being beaten to death in life.

The Earth Dragon was already quite satisfied to have a relatively fair battle even after death.

"Natsu! Try and defeat me again!"

"But this time you're all alone, are you sure you can manage?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Earth God Dragon opened its arms and activated its magic. The huge rock and earth fist smashed down on Natsu. It was the same move that had caused Natsu and Laxus so much trouble before: Earth God Dragon Rock Platinum.

boom!

The ground of the arena was smashed into a large crater.

Natsu, engulfed in flames, burst forth from the shattered rock and earth fist, unleashing a powerful backhand attack—the Fire Dragon Claw. Dragon Slayer flames transformed into a gigantic dragon claw, which he countered with a similarly powerful ranged attack spell.

"It hasn't been that long, and you've already grown to such a level. You truly deserve to be called Ignia's human brother!"

"Ze Muhu!"

The Earth Dragon's eyes lit up, and it crossed its arms. Stones and soil rose and fell like raindrops, as if a fierce tiger descending the mountain had forcefully extinguished the fiery dragon claws.

The roar of colliding magic, the dull thud of colliding flesh.

In just a few minutes, Natsu and the Earth God Dragon had already exchanged more than a dozen blows.

Rocks flew everywhere, flames soared, and the arena floor was riddled with craters, the intensity of the fight far surpassing that of Natsu's battle with Brandish.

On the stands, the Fairy Tail members who had once traveled to the Northern Continent displayed a variety of expressions.

Wendy thinks Natsu is amazing.

Gajeel was itching to fight and wished Natsu would lose so he could take over.

Erza, however, was puzzled. "Why is the Earth God Dragon's strength being suppressed so drastically? At least Neinheart should have allowed the Earth God Dragon to unleash more of its power..."

Hope shrugged. "Don't get too excited about that guy. You don't actually think that so many 'memories of corpses' are enough to pull out the fully-formed Earth God Dragon, do you?"

Erza shook her head; she was just a little disappointed.

You have to understand, back when they ganged up on the Earth God Dragon, which had been greatly weakened by Hope, it took them a lot of effort to defeat it. But the Earth God Dragon in the arena is actually fighting Natsu to a standstill...

This shows how much water Neinhart contains.

"Memories of Corpses" possesses the power to materialize the dead by reading the mind of the target, which is indeed very powerful.

But those who are alive won't stand still.

Kana leaned against the railing, idly twirling an empty wine bottle with two fingers. "Who do you think will win?"

“Natsu, of course,” Hope said confidently.

In a contest of equal strength, the dragon's advantage lies in its enormous, powerful body, and the fact that its scales naturally possess a certain degree of magical resistance. This immunity to some magical damage is the fundamental reason why the dragon race was able to dominate in the past.

However, because Neinhart's magic power was insufficient to manifest the dragon form of the Earth God Dragon, this only advantage was lost.

However, the Earth God Dragon also possesses exceptional defensive capabilities, but Natsu also has new powers yet to be used.

In the arena, Natsu twisted at an unbelievable angle to dodge the tricky earth spikes under his feet. Flames wrapped around his right leg and swept fiercely towards the waist of the Earth Dragon with a sharp gust of wind.

Despite the ferocious attack, the Earth God Dragon only took two steps back.

"Hahaha! That's powerful! But it's not enough to break through my defense!" Earth Dragon pushed off with its feet, charging forward while simultaneously giving Natsu a bear hug with its bulging arms.

If you get infected, you'll probably throw up your breakfast because of the constriction.