Recaps

Jiang Bai went to Phantom Lord to punish its members for destroying Fairy Tail’s guildhall and confronted Gajeel, the chief culprit. After defeating Gajeel and warning Jose, Jiang Bai left Phantom Lord’s guildhall reduced to dust.

• Jiang Bai warped from the ruins of Fairy Tail’s guildhall to Phantom Lord’s hall in Oak Town.
• Jiang Bai destroyed Phantom Lord’s iron doors and broke the limbs of the members who attacked him with Telekinesis.
• Jiang Bai confronted Gajeel, who claimed he was defending Phantom Lord and challenged Jiang Bai to a fight.
• Jiang Bai stopped Gajeel’s Iron Dragon’s Club with Infinity, broke it with Telekinesis, and pinned Gajeel to the ground.
• Jiang Bai used Unlimited Void to knock Gajeel unconscious and warned him to tell Jose that another attack would mean Phantom Lord’s end.
• Jiang Bai left as Phantom Lord’s guild building was reduced to dust.

After Jiang Bai destroyed Phantom Lord's Oak Town branch and defeated Gajeel, Jose ordered an all-out assault on Fairy Tail. At Fairy Tail's damaged guild hall, the members learned from a newspaper that Jiang Bai had already destroyed the branch, while Jose's attack was being prepared.

• Phantom Lord survivors carried unconscious Gajeel to headquarters and told Jose that Jiang Bai had destroyed their Oak Town branch and overwhelmed them.
• Jose dismissed Mirajane as a threat, ordered Element 4 summoned, and prepared Phantom Lord to attack Fairy Tail.
• Jose ordered Gajeel healed and sent to fight Fairy Tail's fire Dragon Slayer if he recovered.
• Natsu demanded that Makarov let him fight Phantom Lord, while Gray urged him to trust the master and Lucy wondered where Jiang Bai was.
• A Fairy Tail member brought news that the Oak Town branch had been destroyed, and the guild members recognized Jiang Bai in the newspaper photograph.

Fairy Tail celebrated Jiang Bai’s destruction of a Phantom Lord branch, while Natsu regretted missing the fight after misunderstanding Jiang Bai’s signal. Jiang Bai returned safely and told Natsu that Phantom Lord’s Gajeel was about as strong as he was, leaving Natsu eager to fight the Iron Dragon Slayer.

• The guild learned from a newspaper that Jiang Bai had destroyed a Phantom Lord branch and beaten its members, prompting everyone to celebrate.
• Mirajane explained that Jiang Bai had tapped Natsu’s head as a signal to join him, and Natsu regretted failing to understand it.
• Makarov admitted he had expected Jiang Bai to attack Phantom Lord and urged the guild to hit back if its members caused trouble again.
• Jiang Bai returned to the guild unharmed, and Makarov welcomed him with relief and praise.
• Jiang Bai said Gajeel was about as strong as Natsu but could take more punishment, and Happy revealed that Gajeel was Phantom Lord’s Iron Dragon Slayer ace.
• Natsu insisted that he wanted to fight Gajeel despite having no idea why.

Jiang Bai realized Levy and her teammates were in danger just as Jose threatened Fairy Tail with their lives and challenged Makarov to come alone. Makarov headed toward Phantom Lord’s fortress, which had arrived near Magnolia, while leaving the guild in Jiang Bai’s care.

• Jiang Bai learned Levy, Sarukusuke, and Droy were away on a job and feared Phantom Lord might target them.
• Jose sent a magical projection showing the three Fairy Tail members gravely injured and nailed to a wall, then demanded Makarov come alone.
• Makarov declared that Fairy Tail would go to war with Phantom Lord after he rescued Levy and the others, and entrusted the guild to Jiang Bai.
• Jiang Bai warned that Jose and Phantom Lord had already arrived, and their mobile fortress stopped in a lake near Fairy Tail.
• Makarov left alone for the fortress after telling the guild members to stay safe.

Makarov entered Phantom Lord’s fortress to rescue his guild members, but Jose used Levy as a hostage to force him to kneel. Jiang Bai appeared in time to rescue Levy and knock Jose away, leaving Makarov relieved.

• Jiang Bai warned Makarov that Aria could drain magic with wind attacks and promised to intervene if needed.
• Aria ambushed Makarov with Airspace: Extinction, but Makarov dodged and knocked him out with Giant Magic.
• Jose confronted Makarov, revealed that he had released two captives but kept Levy, and demanded that Makarov kneel.
• Jiang Bai used Space Transfer to snatch Levy from Jose and kicked him away.
• Makarov relaxed when Jiang Bai arrived and praised him for the rescue.

Jiang Bai rescued Levy and returned to Fairy Tail as Makarov fought Jose, while Phantom Lord launched an attack on the guild. Jiang Bai swallowed Phantom Lord’s Jupiter blast with a new Space Magic move, and the two guilds began an all-out battle.

• Jiang Bai carried the gravely injured Levy back to Fairy Tail, where Porlyusica began treating her, while Makarov battled Jose.
• Jiang Bai rallied Fairy Tail as Phantom Lord’s members attacked, and Jose ordered Aria to fire Jupiter despite the danger to his own guild members.
• Jupiter fired at Fairy Tail, but Jiang Bai used Space: Devour to make the blast disappear into a black void.
• Phantom Lord’s mages poured out of the fortress, and Gray, Elfman, and Natsu faced Juvia, Sol, and Gajeel as the battle spread.
• Cana, Macao, and Wakaba struggled to hold back Totomaru while Aria recovered inside the guild.

Natsu defeated the injured Gajeel and took over Cana, Macao, and Wakaba’s fight against Totomaru. Elfman confronted Sol’s taunts about Lisanna and unleashed a controlled Full-Body Take Over: Beast King's Soul, defeating him and revealing that Jiang Bai’s brutal training had taught him to master the form.

• Natsu overwhelmed Gajeel’s Iron Dragon’s Roar with his Fire Dragon’s Roar, leaving the injured Gajeel unconscious.
• Natsu joined Cana, Macao, and Wakaba against Totomaru, whose magic redirected Natsu’s flames, and fought him to a stalemate.
• Sol taunted Elfman about Lisanna’s death and attacked him with sand and rocks, then restrained him and struck him repeatedly.
• Elfman admitted he had been too weak to protect Lisanna and resolved to protect his guildmates, recalling how Jiang Bai trained him to control the Beast King’s power.
• Elfman transformed into the Beast King with his mind clear, broke free of Sol, and knocked him unconscious with one punch.

Natsu defeated Totomaru in close combat, while Gray overcame Juvia after her anger made her unleash stronger water magic. Aria tried to ambush Jiang Bai, but his immense magic power rendered the attack ineffective, and Jiang Bai destroyed him.

• Totomaru redirected Natsu's Fire Dragon's Roar and made him retch with a foul-smelling flame, but Natsu charged in and defeated him with his superior physical strength.
• Juvia became enraged when Gray called her rain annoying and attacked him with powerful water magic.
• Gray froze the water and ground around Juvia with Ice-Make: Ice Age, defeating her as the rain stopped and the sky cleared.
• Aria ambushed Jiang Bai with Airspace: Extinction, but the spell erased only a small portion of Jiang Bai's magic power.
• Jiang Bai used Cursed Technique Reversal: Red to destroy Aria, leaving no trace of him.

Jiang Bai easily overwhelmed Jose after Makarov finished beating him, leaving the Phantom Lord master buried in the fortress rubble. Below, Natsu joked that Makarov would fare just as badly against Jiang Bai, and Makarov punished him by punching him into the ground.

• Makarov battered Jose with Giant Magic, then handed him over to Jiang Bai while pretending to leave the glory to the younger generation.
• Jose attacked Jiang Bai with Darkness Invasion, but Jiang Bai absorbed the beams with Blue and countered with Red, which Jose dodged using teleportation magic.
• Jiang Bai stopped Jose's Wraith Wave with Infinity, erased his Shadow Soldiers with Telekinesis, and punched him through the fortress walls.
• Lucy and the guild members watched Jiang Bai's effortless victory, while Mirajane confirmed that he was merely playing with Jose.
• Natsu asked whether Makarov would also be toyed with by Jiang Bai, and Makarov responded by punching Natsu into the ground.

Jiang Bai defeated Jose’s undead army with his newly developed Sea of Mystic Weapons and pinned Jose down, while Makarov stopped him from killing the defeated guild master. Jose then taunted Makarov about Fairy Tail’s strengths, including Lucy’s wealthy family.

• Jose sacrificed much of his life force to summon an undead army and sent it after Jiang Bai and the Fairy Tail members.
• Jiang Bai used Divine Control: Sea of Mystic Weapons to annihilate the undead army and pinned Jose to the ground with four psychic longswords.
• Makarov stopped Jiang Bai from finishing Jose, intending to leave the defeated master to the Magic Council and bear any blame himself.
• Jose mocked Makarov by listing Fairy Tail’s powerful members and revealing that Lucy was heir to a wealthy family, shocking Natsu and Happy.
• Makarov said he regarded every guild member as his child and the guild as their home, while Jose dismissed his words with a sneer.

Jose launched a final attack on Makarov, who defeated him with Fairy Law. The Magic Council investigated the guild war, confirmed Phantom Lord had started it, and released Fairy Tail without charge.

• Jose secretly gathered his remaining magic power to launch one last attack, and Makarov told Jiang Bai to leave the fight to him.
• Makarov cast Fairy Law after giving Jose three seconds to admit his wrongdoing, and the spell erased Jose and his dark magic.
• Jiang Bai shielded Mirajane from the spell’s light while Natsu, Lucy, and Happy complained that it had blinded them.
• With Jose dead, Phantom Lord’s members lost their will to fight, and the Magic Council’s troops arrived to arrest them and take Fairy Tail members in for questioning.
• Phantom Lord’s captured members confessed to starting the war, and the Council released Fairy Tail without charge.

The Magic Council voted to strip the late Jose Porla of his Ten Wizard Saints title and grant it to Jiang Bai. When Fairy Tail returned to Magnolia, its battered guild building collapsed, and Jiang Bai tried to console the sobbing Makarov by suggesting they build a larger guild hall.

• The Magic Council debated how to respond after Jiang Bai defeated Jose Porla, and Siegrain argued that the council should correct its ranking rather than hide the truth.
• The council unanimously removed Jose Porla's Ten Wizard Saints title and awarded it to Jiang Bai.
• Makarov and the Fairy Tail members returned to Magnolia at dawn and watched their damaged guild building collapse.
• Makarov sat in the rubble and wept, while the guild members gathered around to comfort him.
• Jiang Bai told Makarov that they could use the collapse as a chance to build a bigger guild hall.

Lucy apologized for Phantom Lord’s attack, but Natsu reassured her that Fairy Tail considered her one of their own. After Lucy explained why she had left home, Erza returned and revealed that she and Mystogan had destroyed Phantom Lord’s branch guilds.

• Mirajane noticed Lucy’s guilt and asked everyone to hear what she wanted to say.
• Lucy blamed herself for the guild’s ruin, but Natsu told her Fairy Tail knew her only as Lucy, a member of the guild.
• Lucy explained that she had run away from her father’s plans to use her in a marriage alliance and had found a real home in Fairy Tail.
• Cana offered to have Gildarts scare Lucy’s father, and Lucy agreed after learning he might only demolish an unused villa.
• Jiang Bai corrected Happy’s claim that he was the guild’s strongest, took one of Happy’s dried fish, then returned it after teasing him.
• Erza came back, blamed herself for being away, and revealed that she and Mystogan had destroyed Phantom Lord’s branch guilds; Mirajane welcomed her home.

The Magic Council awarded Jiang Bai the seventh-place Ten Wizard Saints title, delighting Fairy Tail and especially Makarov. As the guild continued rebuilding, Natsu challenged Jiang Bai, but Erza knocked him down and sent him and Gray back to work.

• Fairy Tail members rebuilt their guild when Magic Council envoys arrived with a medal and certificate naming Jiang Bai a Ten Wizard Saints mage.
• The guild cheered at the news, and Makarov cried with joy before explaining that Jiang Bai's title would bring Fairy Tail more jobs and money.
• Jiang Bai complained that he had been ranked seventh and considered challenging the first-ranked mage, but decided to stay and help finish the guild.
• Makarov took Jiang Bai's medal and certificate, eager to display them beside his own badge, while Mirajane and Erza expressed their pride in Jiang Bai.
• Natsu charged at Jiang Bai to challenge him, but Erza knocked him out and ordered him and Gray to return to rebuilding the guild.

Laxus returned to Fairy Tail’s construction site and insulted its weaker members, provoking Jiang Bai and the others. After Laxus left, Mirajane explained that he was the guild master’s grandson and that Jiang Bai was the likelier successor, though he had no interest in leading.

• Laxus mocked Jiang Bai for failing to protect Fairy Tail and called Levy, Sarukusuke, and Droy weak burdens.
• Mirajane and Erza confronted Laxus, and Jiang Bai demanded that he apologize to Mirajane, Levy, and the others.
• Laxus challenged Jiang Bai’s authority, but backed down when Jiang Bai reminded him of their past fights; Laxus vowed to expel weak members and make Fairy Tail the strongest guild before flying away.
• Jiang Bai comforted Levy and the others, saying Phantom Lord would have started a war regardless and promising to beat Laxus again if he caused trouble.
• Mirajane told Lucy that Laxus was the master’s grandson and could inherit the guild, but Jiang Bai was the likelier successor because Laxus wanted the position and Jiang Bai did not.

Fairy Tail continued rebuilding its guildhall while Makarov weighed retirement and considered who could succeed him. As Lucy and Levy gossiped about Jiang Bai, Erza, and Mirajane, their conversation was interrupted by people arriving to ask for Loke.

• Natsu, Gray, and Erza competed to carry logs after Jiang Bai told Natsu and Gray that the work would build their bodies and magic power.
• At the bonfire, Makarov considered retiring but worried that none of the candidates was suitable, and decided to remain guild master for another ten years or so.
• The guild members continued rebuilding, with Jiang Bai supervising while Lucy and Levy grew close as friends.
• Lucy asked Levy about Jiang Bai, Erza, and Mirajane's relationship, and Jiang Bai teased Levy after she claimed to be the same size as Lucy.
• Visitors arrived at the guild asking where Loke was.

Lucy brought Loke back to Fairy Tail, where he revealed that he was Leo, the Celestial Spirit of the Lion, and reaffirmed that he would remain a member of the guild. The guild welcomed him, and Loke gave Jiang Bai and the others resort tickets before preparing to spend less time in the human world.

• A group of Loke's girlfriends crowded Mirajane with questions, and Jiang Bai claimed Mirajane as his while sending the women toward a random park in search of Loke.
• Jiang Bai asked Lucy to find Loke, and the next day she returned to the guild with him.
• Loke revealed that he was Leo, the Celestial Spirit of the Lion, and apologized for hiding his identity.
• Loke told the guild he would remain a Fairy Tail mage but could not stay in the human world for long periods.
• Natsu and Gray welcomed Loke, and Loke gave Jiang Bai and the others tickets to a luxury resort hotel.

Fairy Tail's group spent a day at Akane Beach, where Jiang Bai enjoyed time with Erza while Juvia secretly watched Gray. The group grew bored of swimming, and Lucy blamed Natsu for frightening her about a sea ghost.

• Jiang Bai felt disappointed that Mirajane could not join the beach outing because she was needed at the guild, while Natsu, Gray, and Happy charged into the sea.
• Erza and Lucy showed Jiang Bai their swimsuits, and he praised Erza while giving Lucy a dismissive compliment.
• Jiang Bai and Erza noticed Juvia hiding beneath a beach umbrella and watching Gray, and he teased Erza about mistaking her for a threat.
• Juvia became jealous when Lucy approached Gray and privately resolved that Gray should belong only to her.
• Natsu, Gray, and Happy got bored of the sea, and Lucy complained that she felt someone watching her.
• Natsu joked that a sea ghost was stalking Lucy, so she punched him and shouted that her dripping swimsuit was wet with seawater.

Jiang Bai followed Natsu, Lucy, and Erza to the hotel casino, where he helped Natsu and Lucy win before Wally attacked Natsu. Natsu survived Wally’s gunshot and knocked him unconscious, leaving the Tower of Heaven incident underway.

• Lucy persuaded Erza to visit the casino, so Jiang Bai followed them rather than stay behind.
• Natsu lost Happy’s fish money, and Jiang Bai used his magic to win chips for Natsu and Lucy before refusing to help them further.
• Wally confronted Natsu at the casino, threatened him with a gun, and shot him while Lucy cried out.
• Jiang Bai recognized the start of the Tower of Heaven storyline and remained calm as Natsu got back up unharmed.
• Natsu struck Wally with Fire Dragon’s Iron Fist and knocked him unconscious.

Simon, Sho, and Millianna captured Erza and Wally while trying to bring Jiang Bai to Jellal, but Simon revealed he had been pretending to serve Jellal and wanted to help his friends escape. Sho tried to seal Jiang Bai with his card magic, but it failed, leaving Sho’s faith in Jellal shaken.

• Simon attacked Gray and Juvia with dark magic, then vanished after receiving instructions not to hurt the blonde girl or the cat.
• Sho sealed Erza inside a card, and he, Simon, and Millianna planned to trade her for the captured Wally before taking Jiang Bai to Jellal.
• Gray returned to Jiang Bai’s group with Juvia, and Simon, Sho, and Millianna emerged to confront them.
• Jiang Bai told Simon that he and Erza had searched for him and that his younger sister, Kagura, was safe and strong.
• Simon revealed he had only pretended to trust Jellal and urged Sho and Millianna to escape with Jiang Bai’s help; Millianna believed him, but Sho refused.
• Sho tried to seal Jiang Bai with his card magic, but the spell had no effect, and Jiang Bai dismissed it as only useful against Lucy and Happy.

After Sho’s sealing magic failed, Erza reunited with Simon and learned about Jellal’s plan for the Tower of Heaven. The group sailed to the island to rescue Rob, while Siegrain told the Magic Council that his younger brother Jellal had built the Tower.

• Sho’s cards cracked, and Erza broke free and returned to the group.
• Simon explained the Tower of Heaven’s history and Jellal’s plan, and revealed that Rob had told them about Fairy Tail.
• Jiang Bai and the others decided to rescue Rob and sailed with Simon toward the Tower of Heaven, leaving Sho and Millianna to watch over Wally.
• The group spotted the Tower of Heaven on an island, while Siegrain told the Magic Council that Jellal had built the R-System.

Jiang Bai and his companions reached the Tower of Heaven, where he assigned them to confront its defenders. Natsu was swallowed by Owl while protecting Happy, and Gray set out to rescue him.

• Jiang Bai sensed Jellal and several strong opponents inside the tower, while Simon explained that Jellal had moved the slaves elsewhere.
• Natsu and Happy charged into the tower, and Jiang Bai sent Gray after them while assigning Lucy and Juvia to confront a guitarist.
• Jiang Bai told Simon to wait outside as he headed toward the tower.
• Owl ambushed Natsu and swallowed him after Natsu threw Happy clear of danger.
• Happy tearfully told Gray what had happened, and Gray promised to rescue Natsu.

Jiang Bai and Erza reached the upper tower, where Erza fought Ikaruga in a pure swordsmanship duel and defeated her. Elsewhere, Gray let Owl swallow him so he could freeze the enemy from within, then escaped with the unconscious Natsu.

• Ikaruga challenged Erza to a sword fight, and Jiang Bai continued toward the tower’s summit after Erza asked him to go ahead.
• Erza equipped two ordinary katanas and fought Ikaruga, blocking her Moonless Style attacks with precise swordsmanship.
• Erza split Ikaruga’s Garuda Flame attack and broke her katana, stopping her blade just short of Ikaruga’s throat.
• Owl used his flames to pressure Gray from the air, while Gray pretended to be exhausted and waited for an opening.
• Gray let Owl swallow him and Natsu, then froze Owl from the inside until his body exploded.
• Gray emerged from the ice fragments carrying the unconscious Natsu to safety.

Jiang Bai confronted Jellal at the top of the Tower of Heaven and effortlessly defeated his strongest magic and speed. After rendering Jellal unconscious, Jiang Bai expected Siegrain to arrive soon.

• Jiang Bai entered the tower’s summit and found Jellal waiting on the throne.
• Jellal revealed his face, then attacked Jiang Bai with Seven Star Sword, but Jiang Bai emerged unharmed.
• Jellal used Meteor to attack at high speed, but Jiang Bai kicked him back down and appeared behind him.
• Jellal unleashed Dark Paradise, but Jiang Bai erased it with one finger, breaking Jellal’s will.
• Jiang Bai knocked Jellal unconscious with a stomp and remarked that Siegrain should arrive soon.

Siegrain persuaded the Magic Council to approve firing Etherion at the Tower of Heaven by claiming Jellal planned to resurrect Zeref. After Jellal left to reunite with his other half, Ultear prepared to use the attack to test whether it could kill Jiang Bai.

• Siegrain told the Magic Council that Jellal was his twin brother and had rebuilt the R-System to resurrect Zeref.
• Siegrain urged the councilors to fire Etherion, and the vote passed despite Yajima and others opposing it.
• Siegrain told Ultear that his other half at the Tower of Heaven had been defeated by Jiang Bai and said he would return to make his power whole.
• Ultear agreed to cause trouble at the Council after Etherion fired, then join Jellal.
• After Jellal vanished, Ultear revealed that she knew his plan was doomed and intended to use Etherion to test whether it could kill Jiang Bai.