Apart from the Igneel manifested by Kenichi on Tenrou Island that one time, Erza and Mirajane had never truly seen Igneel.
But Natsu had been constantly chattering about Igneel in the guild since he was a child.
So Erza and Mirajane knew that Igneel was Natsu's foster father.
Now, hearing Ignia claim to be Igneel's son, Erza and Mirajane were naturally somewhat surprised.
However, the Fire Dragon God hadn't come here to socialize.
He ignored Erza and Mirajane's surprise and stared directly at Kenichi, saying, "Are you the human raised by Igneel?"
"No!"
Seeing Kenichi deny it, Ignia's flame-filled eyes fixed intently on Kenichi, as if trying to see if he was lying, because he had already sensed the aura of Fire Dragon Slayer Magic on Kenichi.
Kenichi was also completely unafraid, meeting Ignia's gaze without any retreat.
After all, he wasn't the human raised by Igneel.
The human raised by Igneel was Natsu.
While Ignia and Kenichi were staring each other down, they had already begun a covert contest of strength.
They saw the flames flickering around Ignia's body grow significantly larger.
At that moment, the temperature near him reached a terrifyingly high level.
Soon, the deck of the magic airship spontaneously combusted.
And the steel railings began to melt.
But quickly, a piercing cold directly froze everything on the deck, including the flames.
Viewed from the sky, Kenichi and Ignia, standing opposite each other, one represented extreme cold, the other extreme heat.
Extreme cold and extreme heat clashed against each other.
"Kenichi…"
Seeing Kenichi and Ignia locked in their contest, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy all looked very tense.
Although Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy knew Kenichi was strong, Kenichi had just fought a major battle with the Water Dragon God, so Kenichi's Magic Power must not have recovered yet.
If he fought the Fire Dragon God now, it would be very disadvantageous for him.
"Mira, Wendy!"
After calling out to Mirajane, Erza immediately activated her magic power.
"Requip!"
In the next second, the silver-white armor on Erza's body transformed into the Flame Empress Armor, which had resistance to fire.
Mirajane and Wendy also prepared themselves, ready to use their respective magics at any moment to counter the Fire Dragon God.
The Fire Dragon God, seeing the stances of Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy, curled the corner of his mouth, then withdrew his magic power.
"Whether you are the human raised by Igneel or not, since you defeated Mercphobia, you must have some strength."
"I came here to fight you. However, you just fought Mercphobia, so your strength probably isn't at its peak. Defeating you now wouldn't be very meaningful."
"One week. I'll give you one week. I'll come find you in one week!"
Without waiting for Kenichi's agreement, Ignia finished speaking, his body transformed into a giant dragon, and he flew towards the distant sky.
Seeing Ignia leave, Kenichi, Erza, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.
Kenichi was very clear about his own condition.
The previous fight with the Water Dragon God had consumed a lot of his Magic Power.
If he fought the Fire Dragon God, who was no weaker than the Water Dragon God, right now, he would likely be at a disadvantage.
But Kenichi wasn't afraid of the Fire Dragon God attacking either.
Even if he really couldn't win, he could just shrink Wendy, Mirajane, and Erza and take them to a different dimension.
"He's finally gone!"
Wendy, watching Ignia's massive form disappear over the horizon, said with relief.
However, Erza still had a furrowed brow.
"What do we do if the Fire Dragon God comes back in a week? I think his Magic Power is even greater than the Water Dragon God's!"
Hearing Erza, Kenichi withdrew his gaze from the vanished Fire Dragon God and said, "Then let's prepare a bit."
Kenichi had also sensed that the Fire Dragon God's strength surpassed the Water Dragon God's.
Although Kenichi had defeated the Water Dragon God, it was a hard-won victory.
Kenichi knew that if he fought the Fire Dragon God with his current strength, it would probably be even more difficult.
But since there was still a week, Kenichi could use this time to farm Magic Power attributes more diligently using Hades and Rustyrose.
Once his Magic Power increased to over 100,000, dealing with the Fire Dragon God would be simple.
However, if Kenichi wanted to double his Magic Power in a short time, it probably wouldn't be as leisurely as before.