Zongman: All Heavens and Worlds Begin with the Devil's Curse

It's like a mountain that's been set ablaze.

Rage and hatred intertwined in the demon's mind, and it immediately increased the output of magic from its mouth, making the beam of light even stronger, and the skeletal dragon was forcibly pushed open from its body.

It thought it had the upper hand.

The next moment, a pair of enormous wings engulfed in jet-black flames suddenly unfurled from the skeletal dragon's body.

Chapter 310 The Roar of the Bone Dragon

The flames swirled like clouds, yet were as black as iron.

It cast a huge shadow on the ground.

These are the wings of the Broken Bone Dragon, which are also made of fire-based dragon-slaying magic. The scattered skeleton of the wings is burning in the flames.

From the tips of these wings, deep blue patterns emerge, extending along the tail to the body of the skeletal dragon, into its hollow abdomen, and finally reaching its ferocious head.

It was at this moment that the Bone Dragon let out a roar.

He forcefully pressed his body down to the ground despite the demon's magical beams, and his ferocious, sharp forelimbs grabbed the demon's head with their claws.

Its attribute-less body allowed it to adapt to the demon's magic very quickly. The beam of light could no longer affect it, leaving only a pure impact, but this was suppressed by the power generated by its wings.

The demon suddenly realized that the dragon was much stronger than it had imagined.

He was pinned down and unable to move.

"Destroy it," Ximu commanded from the sky.

As soon as he finished speaking, a hollow echo suddenly came from the body of the Bone Dragon.

hum-

It was as if some enormous machine had started up at that moment.

The buzzing continued and gradually intensified, making people's eardrums ring.

At the same moment.

The deep blue patterns radiating from the wings toward the dragon's head suddenly lit up. The magic power of the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic flowed along these two patterns, along its rugged spine, into its belly, and converged from the wings toward the dragon's head.

The flames on the wings gradually dimmed, but the patterns spreading towards the dragon's head shone brighter.

Until a pitch-black magic circle formed in front of the dragon's head.

The magic circle was imprinted with distorted magical characters, which lit up like a halo, and the buzzing sound reached its peak at this moment.

The skeletal dragon forcefully pried open the demon's head with both palms, tearing a crack in it. He hovered in the air, aiming the magic circle at the demon from above.

The demon seemed to realize something.

It struggled frantically, but could not escape its confinement.

The being that brought fear is now unable to stop feeling fear itself; its empty eyes are filled with despair.

Once the magic circle was fully charged, a jet-black beam of magical energy shot out from the mouth of the skeletal dragon.

It rushed into the demon's mouth, filling its body.

"No—" The demon only managed to utter one byte before all that remained was a muffled, painful scream.

The roar of the Bone Dragon pierced through its body.

It entered through its mouth, swelling its demonic body to its limit, its interior already burned into black remnants.

The demon remained frozen in place, maintaining the same posture as a moment ago, completely still.

In the distance, Ximu nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand.

The enormous, skeletal dragon charged toward him, then, as it approached, it transformed into the frame of a pitch-black magic book and slowly hovered.

So the Celestial Codex continued to quietly surround Ximu, as if nothing had happened.

Only that demon.

It remains in the same posture it was in when it died, as if it is telling the terrifying story it just told.

Ximu flapped its wings and flew to the side of the mountain-sized body, stretched out its finger, and mischievously poked it lightly.

It was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The enormous demonic body instantly shattered into black dust, which drifted and scattered in the air.

Black dust rained down from the sky.

The powerful demon on whom Erigor had placed his hopes fell and vanished into thin air.

"Is it over?" Lucy murmured on the ground.

Having witnessed a battle of giant beasts at such close range, she still felt a sense of wanting more.

“We have another powerful partner.” Natsu looked at Shimuk with great enthusiasm.

The fact that the opponent could summon such a powerful bone dragon meant that the opponent's strength was far greater than he had imagined.

Several pairs of eyes were fixed on Ximu in the sky, watching him fly in from afar, land easily on the ground, and even have the energy to gracefully bow to Zhou Lan.

"How about it, boss?" Ximu grinned. "I told you, I'll have a way."

With a youthful smugness on his face, he immediately went to Zhou Lan's side after the battle and cheerfully asked her how she had performed.

"Perfect! You're much smarter than I imagined, my little brother." Zhou Lan naturally didn't hold back her praise.

And that is indeed the case.

When he gave the remaining skeleton of the black dragon Acnologia to Ximu to create the Codex of the Sky, he really didn't expect Ximu to use it in this way.

Although they were both demon wizards, his younger brother's creativity and imagination were indeed much richer than his mature self.

Upon receiving his brother's praise, Ximu beamed with joy. He then turned to Lucy and Natsu and said, "Mission accomplished."

"That's really impressive. I wonder what the reward will be?" Ximu raised an eyebrow.

Natsu was quite pleased to hear this.

But Lucy's heart skipped a beat.

broken.

It's not quite what she initially imagined.

"The reward... should be quite generous..." Lucy murmured uncertainly.

The compensation wasn't very generous.

When he returned to the guild that night, the payment for the commission was also delivered.

This was a temporary and urgent mission, and it was quite difficult. The promised reward was enough to make the three of them rich.

However, very few are actually delivered, and they are almost identical to ordinary, low-difficulty commissions.

"Why!?" Lucy demanded loudly.

Although she did almost nothing, as a partner working together, she had to fight for her partner's rights.

Guild Master Makarov glanced at her, then his gaze fell on Ximu. After coughing awkwardly twice, he said:

"The reward was originally very high, but..."

He paused for a moment, as if he was trying to find the right words.

"After deducting the damage to the kingdom's land and the impact on nearby towns caused by your battle, the compensation has actually been fully deducted and compensated. Fortunately, the other guild leaders have made some personal thanks for your rescue."

Makarov glanced at the few pitiful coins spread out on Lucy's pale palm and said helplessly, "So you still have... a little bit left."

Makarov had no reason to lie.

Lucy then suddenly realized something.

Nishiki, this new member, is very strong, but in some aspects, he is even better than Natsu.

She could almost foresee where the bulk of her future commissions would go.

That is compensation.

She froze on the spot, as if struck by lightning.

"So the reward is just some money?" Ximu nonchalantly tossed the money in his hand into the air.

"It's yours."

Lucy immediately came back to life and quickly caught it.

She was finally satisfied.

Chapter 311 Rising to Fame

Some time has passed since the defeat of the demon in the Iron Forest.

Ximu has been making headlines during this period.

The battle between the remains of the black dragon Acnologia and the demon Larabai of the Magic Flute had a wide-ranging impact.

More importantly, many guild leaders of the Justice Guilds also witnessed this scene.

After all, the battle was taking place so close to them, or rather, Erigor and the demons he unleashed were coming for them.

When Ximu stood tall in the sky, they had all witnessed the boy's abilities to some extent.

As a result, one thank-you letter after another was sent to Fairy Tail from various guilds.

Compared to this, the personal compensation offered by the association presidents seems rather insignificant.

Everyone knows that a dazzling new star is rising.

Regardless of which guild a powerful mage currently belongs to, it is worthwhile to cultivate relationships and win them over.

The name of the mage Ximu began to circulate among the various guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore.

At the same time, a question popped into Natsu's head.

"Partner... uh, Lord Shiki?" Upon meeting Shiki again, Natsu finally asked the question that had been bothering him. "Speaking of which, everyone in the guild has a brand tattooed on their body..."

His gaze swept over Ximu, but it seemed that Ximu did not have this idea.

The brand is a guild's identifier and also a testament to the guild's cohesion.

Even when out and about, powerful guild members can sometimes resolve many problems simply by showing their brand.

Fairy Tail is clearly one of the most powerful guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore, but Nishiki seems completely indifferent.

"This..." Ximu glanced at the Fairy Tail mark on Natsu's body, waved his hand and said, "I don't like to get tattoos on my body. If I were to get a tattoo, it should be something that belongs to me, Ximu."

“Fairy Tail…” He examined Natsu’s mark, which was indeed quite distinctive, and smiled, “It doesn’t sound as interesting as Devil Tail.”

Natsu was taken aback.

This statement makes it sound like Ximu is already planning to start his own business.

Keep in mind that he had only just joined the guild.

Did Makarov know about this?

Ximu seemed to have seen through Natsu's thoughts, and waved his hand dismissively, saying, "That old man already knew."

After all, rumors are flying around, and it's predicted that Ximu will become a strong contender for the title of one of the Ten Holy Mages.

Although Ximu himself didn't care about this dubious position.

Zhou Lan, on the other hand, seemed to have thought of something when she heard the keyword "Devil's Tail".

I'm starting to lose my composure.

In the present timeline that he intervened in, the Ximu who was almost pushed back to the gates of hell by Jackie Chan and had his tail snapped off with an ordinary door does not exist.

But the name still sounds a bit too much of a hellish joke.

Natsu left, full of questions.

However, since Chairman Makarov did not express any objection, there was no need for him to say anything.

"What do you think of Erigor's wind magic?" Zhou Lan asked Ximu after Natsu left.

Hearing Zhou Lan's question, west Mu shook his head helplessly.