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A month later, at the Dragon Guild of the Magic Circle, Elefseria couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at George:
"You truly are a genius at learning magic. Back in my day, it took me three full years to master Dragon Slayer Magic, and yet you've learned it in just one month.
It seems your race is far from ordinary!"
George was unlike any magical cat Elefseria had ever seen. Not being human, he possibly possessed a magical talent far beyond that of humans, which could explain how he had grasped the theoretical knowledge of Dragon Slayer Magic so quickly.
"Maybe," George replied noncommittally, nodding slightly.
The truth was, his ability to learn the theoretical knowledge of Dragon Slayer Magic in just one month had absolutely nothing to do with the magical aptitude of this body.
Just look at Happy—the magical cat race likely didn't have any exceptional magical talents apart from proficiency in flight magic.
The real reason George had managed to learn it so fast was because, over the past month, he had devoted the full mental capacity of all his clones entirely to studying the theory of Dragon Slayer Magic with focused intensity.
"Next, I'm going to take you to the Great Labyrinth of the Earth Dragon God, where you'll absorb the dragon power of the Earth Dragon God as a catalyst. Once that's done, you'll be able to harness that power and become a Dragon Slayer of Earth. You'll gain the ability to enhance your magic power by consuming earth."
With that, Elefseria activated a teleportation spell, taking George with him. After several consecutive teleportations, they arrived at the entrance to a vast underground labyrinth.
Whether one learned Dragon Slayer Magic by self-study, was taught directly by a dragon, or used a Dragon Lacrima, the essential requirement remained the same: a dragon's power was needed as a catalyst to become a true Dragon Slayer.
When taught directly by a dragon, the dragon would willingly inject its power into the person's body. Using a Dragon Lacrima involved absorbing the dragon power stored within the crystal. Self-study required one to use auxiliary Dragon Slayer Magic to draw a small portion of a dragon's power from its body.
In all cases, the prerequisite was the presence of a dragon. It was impossible to acquire dragon power out of thin air.
George himself had become a Dragon Slayer of the Law Dragon by secretly absorbing a portion of that dragon's power. His knowledge of the Black Dragon and the Five God Dragons had also come from that Law Dragon.
He had agreed to let George stay in the castle to study Dragon Slayer Magic precisely because he had sealed away the Earth Dragon God. If George could truly learn the theoretical knowledge, he could then absorb the Earth Dragon God's power.
"You can absorb the dragon power right here at the entrance," Elefseria said, before teleporting back to the Dragon Guild of the Magic Circle.
However, George didn't follow Elefseria's instructions. He didn't immediately sit down and absorb the Earth Dragon God's power to complete the final step of becoming a Dragon Slayer.
Over the course of the past month spent with Elefseria, George had gained a much deeper understanding of the dragon race, Dragon Slayer Magic, and related matters.
In fact, among the dragons who had fled from the Eastern Continent to the Northern Continent, six stood out as the most powerful: the Gold Dragon God, the Wood Dragon God, the Water Dragon God, the Fire Dragon God, the Earth Dragon God, and the Moon Dragon God.
Of these six divine dragons, the Earth Dragon God was considered the weakest, so he wasn't George's top choice.
More importantly, Earth Magic didn't offer any special advantages for George. The thought of having to scoop up and eat a mouthful of dirt during battle to power up his magic felt downright demeaning.
His true targets were the powers of the Fire Dragon God and the Wood Dragon God, so he could become either a Fire or Wood Dragon Slayer.
The Dragon Lacrima fused in the Middle-Earth and Harry Potter worlds were both of the fire element. If he could also become a Fire Dragon Slayer in this world, then the power of his fire-based Dragon Slayer Magic would undoubtedly receive a significant boost.
If he chose water, there was a high chance that the elemental mismatch would lead to fusion failure.
As for gold, he couldn't determine what kind of boost it might offer, and the Gold Dragon God was far too mysterious—even Elefseria didn't know its name. Because of that, not even tracking spells could locate it.
Although he knew the name of the Moon Dragon God, he had no idea what its element was. He had attempted to use a tracking spell on it, but surprisingly, he couldn't track it at all.
It could be dead, sealed, possess anti-tracking properties, or perhaps exist in a different dimension altogether. Given the many possibilities, he had simply given up.
Now, if he chose wood, based on his understanding, wood nurtures fire. That would mean it could significantly enhance his fire magic as well.
He believed it could fuse with the fire-aligned dragon lacrima from the other two worlds, allowing him to not only unleash powerful Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, but also wield Wood Dragon Slayer Magic.
Moreover, wood symbolized life. If he became a Wood Dragon Slayer, his vitality should drastically increase.
With greatly enhanced vitality, he wouldn't have to worry about backlash from using Fairy Law. And if he ever pushed himself too far, eating a few thousand-year-old trees would likely restore him quickly.
At the same time, he was studying life magic from the elves in Middle-Earth. If he acquired the physique of a Wood Dragon Slayer, it could greatly accelerate his learning progress.
Of course, whether things would truly unfold as he imagined remained to be seen—he would have to verify it over time.
The real difficulty was that even if he didn't aim to kill or seal the Five Dragon Gods, but merely tried to sneak close and absorb a bit of dragon power from their bodies, it still wouldn't be easy.
His plan was to try it first—if it worked, great; if not, he had the sealed Earth Dragon God as a fallback.
Worst case, he could return here and obediently absorb the Earth Dragon God's power. Eating dirt was unappealing, but not entirely useless. It wouldn't be a terrible outcome.
In the future, when his strength reached a higher level, he might be able to try absorbing and fusing multiple types of dragon power. Maybe then, he could evolve into something like the Black Dragon, an entity with the power to devour all magic and convert it into his own magical energy.
According to Elefseria, the Black Dragon was so powerful precisely because it could ignore all forms of magic.
He finally understood why Gildarts' incredibly destructive Crush Magic hadn't harmed the Black Dragon at all.
Because the magic was already devoured upon contact—the only thing that landed was a regular punch.
To defeat the Black Dragon, one had to rely solely on physical attacks.
He had also learned more definitive information about Dragon Lacrima.
Embedding a Dragon Lacrima allowed one to bypass the need for advanced study of Dragon Slayer Magic and rely solely on the power within the lacrima to become a Dragon Slayer. However, the lacrima would also suppress the Dragon Seed. Even if one developed their dragon power to its limit, they would never transform into a dragon.
In other words, only he, Natsu, and Gajeel had the potential to eventually transform into powerful dragons, while Laxus, at most, would become a humanoid giant dragon.
So, if he didn't want to rely on full dragon transformation and intended to stick to using Animagus to shift forms, all he needed to do was embed a Dragon Lacrima in his body *before* complete dragonification. That way, he could halt the transformation process.
However, for Dragon Slayers like Laxus, if the Dragon Lacrima were removed, they'd lose the ability to use Dragon Slayer Magic altogether.
In contrast, he, Natsu, and Gajeel didn't have this limitation.
"Reveal direction—Ignia!"
Casting a tracking spell to locate the Fire Dragon God, George spread his wings and flew along the golden arrow pointing the way.
(End of Chapter)