"Raging Bees!"
Azuma, one of Grimoire Heart's Seven Kin of Purgatory, waved his hands, and a green magic circle appeared before him. Countless thick trees emerged from the magic circle, and their powerful force directly launched Mirajane, in her Demon form, into the sky.
At the same time, flower buds bloomed at the ends of the trees, all exploding like bombs.
"Sister!"
Seeing Mirajane get blown away, her sister Lisanna's face turned pale with fright.
Fortunately, Mirajane's Demon form had incredibly strong defense, and she quickly recovered, then flung a black energy orb back at Azuma below.
"Demon Blast!"
"As expected of the S-Rank Demon Mirajane, she really does have some skill. In that case, let me play a little longer!"
After the explosion, Azuma dismissed the large protective trees, which were mostly destroyed, and an excited expression appeared on his face.
He loved fighting strong opponents, and her strength was worth him wasting a bit more time here.
However, Mirajane's expression changed, because the countdown on the timed magic bomb on her sister Lisanna was already under twenty seconds.
If she couldn't defeat Azuma within twenty seconds, her sister Lisanna would die before her eyes once again.
But she had only just recovered her magic power, so her strength wasn't at its peak, while Azuma was a solid S-Rank Mage. Forget winning in twenty seconds; even if they kept fighting, she would most likely be the one to lose.
Therefore, after a period of internal struggle, she chose to abandon the fight and instead flew to her sister Lisanna, embracing her.
"Lisanna, I don't have enough magic power to defeat him, but I will never let you die before my eyes again."
As the magic bomb's countdown reached its last second, she mustered her remaining magic power and transferred the magic bomb from Lisanna to her own back.
After the explosion, she would use her body to shield her sister.
"Boom!"
The sound of an explosion rang in her ears.
However, strangely, she didn't feel any damage from the explosion.
"Mirajane-nee, Lisanna-nee, are you two alright?"
Wendy's familiar voice rang out. Mirajane dispelled her Demon transformation, hugged Lisanna, and turned her head, just in time to see Natsu's tall back and Wendy, who looked worried, beside him.
"Wendy, Natsu?"
"Mirajane, Lisanna!"
At this moment, Happy and the other two small cats also descended from the sky.
It turned out that Adam, seeing the battle below, had directly teleported over with Wendy, then used the Shield Charm's magic defense barrier to block the explosion damage from the magic bomb.
"You're... the Dragon Slayer Natsu? Didn't that Zancrow fellow find you?
That's fine, you all come at me together. That'll be even more interesting!"
When Azuma saw Natsu, controlled by Adam, appear with Wendy and the three cats, he didn't show any worry; instead, he became even more excited.
He was confident in his own strength; even if all of them attacked him, they would definitely not be his match.
"Zancrow? Oh, that guy who called himself a God Slayer Mage? I've already killed him."
Adam replied indifferently, ignoring Azuma's disbelief, and continued:
"I heard you specialize in the Lost magic Arc of Time. In that case, I'll use Wood Release to deal with you!"
He clapped his hands together:
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Jutsu!"
A giant Wood Dragon formed above Adam's head, then roared as it charged towards Azuma.
"What? You can use the Arc of Time too!"
Azuma was immediately shocked. According to his information, this guy named Natsu should be a Fire Dragon Slayer Mage, only capable of using Fire Dragon Slayer Magic.
"Interesting. Let's see whose Arc of Time is stronger then."
After his surprise, he wasn't afraid, because he didn't believe the opponent's Arc of Time was stronger than his own.
The green magic circle lit up again, and countless trees surged forth, intertwining in the air to form the shape of this World's dragons, flapping their wings as they met Adam's Wood Dragon.
"Mere form without substance."
Adam shook his head at the sight.
The Wood Release he was currently using was Wood Release enhanced by extracting the Ten-Tails' power, much stronger than what the First Hokage and Madara used, essentially comparable to a true God Tree. It was not something ordinary Wood magic could contend with.
Sure enough, the moment the two dragons collided in mid-air, Azuma's Wood Dragon immediately developed cracks; it was no match for Adam's Wood Dragon at all.
"Explode!"
Azuma's face showed surprise, and he immediately roared, controlling his Wood Dragon to completely explode.
As a Lost magic, the Arc of Time was not just ordinary Wood magic; it also possessed explosive properties.
"How is that possible?"
Unfortunately, after the violent explosion, Adam's Wood Dragon was completely unharmed and continued to charge at him.
Clearly, that level of explosion was insufficient to destroy a Wood Dragon with the strength of a God Tree.
"Block it for me!"
The green magic circle lit up again, and countless trees surged forth, forming shields that blocked his path.
"Why is it so strong? It seems this is the only way. I originally wanted to keep playing."
Seeing his defenses, composed of Arc of Time magic, being shattered layer by layer by the Wood Dragon and about to hit him, Azuma gritted his teeth and quickly disappeared into the trees.
He had arrived on Tenrou Island a long time ago and then merged his Arc of Time magic with the towering trees of Tenrou Island.
This way, if he wished, he could instantly strip all of Fairy Tail's Mages on Tenrou Island of their magic power, control all the trees on Tenrou Island, and exert his magic's power to its fullest.
"Our magic power!"
At this moment, Mirajane and the others also suddenly discovered that the little magic power they had just recovered had all been siphoned away.
"Five Elements Seal."
Similarly, Adam also felt the magic power within Natsu's body being drained through the Fairy Tail mark on his arm, so he raised his hand and cast a seal to block this magic power absorption.
As Fairy Tail's sacred ground, Tenrou Island could bestow blessings and magic power enhancement upon any Mage with a Fairy Tail mark.
But likewise, if one controlled the great trees of Tenrou Island, one could also use this point to drain the magic power of Fairy Tail Mages.
As the former second Guild Master and current Grimoire Heart Guild Master, Hades naturally knew this, which was why he had Azuma infiltrate Tenrou Island in advance to slowly erode and control the Tenrou Tree with his magic power.
"Let's see how you'll fight me now!"
Under Azuma's control, all the trees on Tenrou Island began to grow wildly, then concentrated and attacked the Wood Dragon and Adam.
The momentum looked quite terrifying.
"True Several Thousand Hands."
Adam raised an eyebrow, and from beneath the Wood Dragon, a hundred-meter-tall wooden man extended, and from beneath the wooden man, a thousand-meter-tall Thousand-Hand Buddha extended.
After the Thousand-Hand Buddha appeared, countless massive hands overwhelmingly slammed down towards the wildly growing trees and Azuma, who had just hidden within the trees.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The entire small island vibrated from the impact of the attack.
A moment later, Wendy and the others found that all their magic power had returned.