Zorn's gaze was cold, and the magic power throughout his body, like a surging torrent, rapidly gathered on his right fist.
As the magic power continuously accumulated, a terrifying energy wave, centered around Zorn, wildly spread outwards.
A trace of black substance also slowly merged into it.
Feeling this terrifying energy fluctuation, even Acnologia, who was always arrogant and unrestrained, couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
However, after only a brief moment, an extremely arrogant smile slowly appeared on his face.
"Haha~ Is this the power you used when fighting Zeref? It's nothing special!" Acnologia laughed wildly, his words filled with disdain for Zorn.
But before he could finish speaking, Zorn's right fist, imbued with powerful magic, had already struck him like lightning.
"Pfft~" Acnologia didn't even have time to react before he suddenly spat out a mouthful of crimson blood.
His body, like a cannonball, flew straight backward towards the ceiling of the space.
The immense impact caused the surrounding crystals to fall, clattering onto the ground.
Acnologia crashed heavily into the ceiling, then fell straight down like a kite with a broken string.
Just as he was about to adjust his body posture, Zorn, in the next second, directly used teleportation, appearing above him in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Zorn's right foot shimmered with mysterious and dazzling black-gold light.
Under his cold and emotionless gaze, he unhesitatingly raised his right foot and fiercely kicked Acnologia's abdomen.
Only a thunderous roar was heard, as if the entire space trembled.
Smoke and dust billowed, obscuring the sky and sun. The ground in the space instantly collapsed, forming a bottomless pit.
This series of breathtaking attacks all occurred within a mere few seconds.
Natsu, Laxus, and others who were watching from the side hadn't even recovered from their shock when they saw Zorn flash like a ghost around them, panting heavily.
Clearly, that rapid and relentless barrage of attacks, even for someone as strong as Zorn, consumed a great deal of stamina and magic power.
Moreover, during his battle with Zeref, the death power in his body hadn't been completely purged.
"Zorn, are you alright!" Wendy rushed forward anxiously, her hands tightly resting on Zorn's broad and sturdy body.
She instantly cast Sky Magic, and a soft blue light surged from her palms, continuously flowing into Zorn's body, attempting to provide emergency treatment for his injuries.
However, the moment the magic power touched Zorn's body, Wendy's eyes widened sharply, and her eyes quickly filled with glistening tears, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.
Her other companions nearby naturally noticed the abnormality, and their hearts tightened.
"What's wrong, Wendy? What happened?!" Natsu asked loudly, his face full of worry, his veins bulging on his forehead, wishing he could instantly know Zorn's condition.
Wendy's lips trembled slightly, wanting to answer, but her words were stuck in her throat, broken and intermittent:
"Zorn... his body... already..."
"Don't worry, Wendy. I'm not dead yet!" Zorn suddenly extended a hand and gently stroked Wendy's head, softly interrupting her unfinished words.
Then, he endured the severe pain, slowly straightened his body, his face still bearing his characteristic warm smile, and looked calmly and firmly at his worried companions who were watching him.
Just then, a violent coughing sound came from the swirling smoke.
Immediately after, a voice filled with shock and disbelief echoed throughout the venue:
"Cough cough~ You fellow, you actually injected death power into my body..."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Acnologia slowly emerge from the smoke.
At this moment, his face was terrifyingly grim, his former arrogant expression completely gone, replaced by extreme solemnity.
He stared intently at Zorn, as if trying to see through him.
This death power, suppressed in the body, wrapped by the power of holy light, will slowly wear away and eventually be completely consumed.
But at this moment, being guided out of the body and moving along it, no matter how precise, a small part will always erode the body.
He didn't expect Zorn to be so determined to die.
"Acnologia, even you can't bear this power, can you!" Zorn looked at Acnologia playfully at this moment.
"Hmph, tsk, it's still far from enough! If this is all you've got, then your end is about to come!"
Acnologia's lips curved slightly upwards, revealing a disdainful sneer, and his sharp, hawk-like eyes suddenly narrowed.
An incredibly arrogant aura instantly burst forth from his body, as if it would tear the surrounding air apart.
"So what? Even if we can't defeat you, we will fight with all our might until the very end!" Natsu's eyes widened in fury, he roared, and stomped his foot heavily, causing the entire ground to tremble.
Fiery flames suddenly erupted from his fists, their light soaring into the sky, illuminating half of it red.
At the same time, hard dragon scales began to rapidly appear on his body surface, shimmering with dazzling light.
Immediately after, his hands slowly transformed into sharp dragon claws at a visible speed, each claw as if forged from refined steel, radiating cold light.
In an instant, an incomparably powerful aura surged from Natsu, and a huge red dragon phantom faintly appeared behind him, baring its fangs and claws, majestic and awe-inspiring.
"That's right, I completely agree with that!" Just then, Gajeel also strode to Natsu's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him. His eyes were now completely enveloped in darkness, deep and mysterious.
Accompanying his low growl, a layer of ink-black scales also began to rapidly cover his strong body, these scales tightly connected, like an indestructible armor.
At the same time, a black Iron Dragon phantom also appeared in mid-air, echoing the red giant dragon behind Natsu.
"I... I want to fight with Everyone too!!" Wendy, who had been silently weeping on the side, finally stopped her tears. She clenched her teeth, her delicate body trembling slightly, but her eyes became exceptionally firm.
The next moment, she let out a soft cry, and all the long-hidden power within her instantly erupted.
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