You have got to feel bad for Arlock. He burns off his face to get a God of War and it gets two-shot by some random guy. If the fight had involved all of the Fairy Tail team like Lullaby it would have felt a bit more reasonable and made these Gods feel at least somewhat intimidating.
I understand that this is supposed to showcase everyone's growth but it is quickly becoming the Natsu show. So far Natsu has curb-stomped that top guild at the magic games, Bluenote Stinger, Arlock and now a literal God. While it is true that Natsu will eventually deal with major foes like Acnologia and Zeref, it would be a bit ironic that a series so obsessed with bonds and friendship would have one person do the heavy lifting while everyone else just spectates. Teamwork is not necessarily a bad thing in a big fight. For example, in Rave Master everyone worked together to take down Pumpkin Doryu and it really made the whole 'bonds' concept feel like it actually mattered.
I will admit that there was some nice emotion presented in this chapter, but it seemed so token and just there for sake of the filling an invisible quota for friendship speeches.