Chapter Summaries

Lu Li learned that the Space Brawl would take place in the Fairy Tail world and discussed the competition with Fat Dragon’s chat group. As the group’s betting pool grew, high-ranking Explorers heavily favored the mysterious Valkyrie, leaving Lu Li with long odds.

• End Space explained that the Space Brawl’s winner would claim the transformed competition world, and Lu Li learned Arcane Space had chosen Fairy Tail as the venue.
• Lu Li joined Fat Dragon’s chat group, where members discussed the competition and joked about his being a Sixth Order contestant despite killing Yhwach.
• Blood Rain opened a betting pool, and group members began wagering on Lu Li, Valkyrie, and themselves to win the championship.
• Seventh and Eighth Order Explorers placed large bets on Valkyrie, pushing the odds between her and Lu Li to 10:1 as Lu Li wished he had Inheritance Crystals to bet on himself.
• Dragon Snake Rising Land wagered one Complete Inheritance Crystal on Valkyrie, raising the odds to 19:1 and delighting the Explorers who had bet on Lu Li.

Lu Li sought Inheritance Crystals to bet on himself in the Nine Great Spaces Space Brawl, but Chuchu warned him that Valkyrie could defeat him and urged him to run if they met. He gathered crystals, commissioned a pendant from Chuchu, and later enhanced Soul Eater Ring to +11, leaving him better prepared for the coming tournament.

• Lu Li decided to bet on himself in the Space Brawl, but Manjushage's wager changed the odds and reduced his expected winnings.
• Lu Li asked Chuchu for Inheritance Crystals and learned that she considered Valkyrie of Origin Space an unbeatable, innate cheat who possessed no Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Li commissioned a pendant from Chuchu for seven million and, following her advice, contacted Mandala and Black Lily to exchange funds for crystals.
• Lu Li sold items from his general store and traded twelve million Doomsday Coins to Mandala for thirty Inheritance Crystals.
• Ten days later, Lu Li enhanced Soul Eater Ring to +11, increasing its power to inflict True Damage and strengthening his preparations for the Space Brawl.

Lu Li upgraded Prison Demon and Starry Sky, then collected Crimson Twilight, a pendant built around his high-risk, high-reward fighting style. After Chuchu warned that Valkyrie might be able to kill him in one hit, Lu Li entered the space battle royale eager to fight her.

• Lu Li embedded Blood of the End in Prison Demon, unlocking its execution effect, and raised Starry Sky’s Life Source bonus to 60% with a Blood Energy Stone.
• Chuchu presented Lu Li with Crimson Twilight, whose omnivamp, Charm reduction, and stacking damage amplification suited his combat style.
• Chuchu warned Lu Li that Valkyrie might one-shot him and said his varied abilities could leave him vulnerable in a direct clash.
• Lu Li returned to the training grounds, spent five days adapting to his powers, and placed twenty-eight Inheritance Crystals on himself in the group pool before teleportation.

Lu Li arrived at the Space Brawl outpost, learned the tournament rules, and teamed up with Black Lily after effortlessly defeating her in the preliminary arena. As contestants began forming teams, Lu Li’s overwhelming strength drew wary attention, while Scheming Mind hinted that Three-Eyed Lord and Boundless Taoism were overlooking something.

• Lu Li arrived at the Space Brawl outpost and learned that arena combat would equalize contestants’ basic attributes while granting each contestant a death-immunity barrier.
• Lu Li reviewed the preliminary rules and discovered his Song of War trait boosted his team’s damage by 15%, while Black Lily’s Harmony Brings Wealth trait increased rewards by 30%.
• Black Lily asked to team up with Lu Li, and he defeated her in five seconds without breaking her protective barrier.
• Three-Eyed Lord and Boundless Taoism urged Lu Li to join their combat-focused team, but Lu Li declined and kept Black Lily as his teammate.
• Three-Eyed Lord revealed that his scouting skill showed only question marks for Lu Li, and he warned Boundless Taoism that the tournament included monsters.
• Scheming Mind laughed at Three-Eyed Lord and Boundless Taoism’s plan to stack combat traits, suggesting they had oversimplified the preliminaries.

Lu Li assembled a team with Black Lily and Demon Spirit, choosing their economic traits to maximize rewards, then selected Fairy Tail Team A as their starting faction. After the preliminary round ended, the teams were deployed into the Fairy Tail world, where Lu Li arrived in a packed arena beside familiar faces from the manga.

• Lu Li defeated Ape's Fire and Demon Spirit, then chose Demon Spirit for her 40% economic trait and sent Ape's Fire to find another team.
• Lu Li challenged Scheming Mind's team and watched Black Lily and Demon Spirit fight before knocking all three opponents off the arena without breaking their barriers.
• Lu Li's team became the first to advance in its division, and he chose Fairy Tail Team A after Valkyrie's team selected Mermaid Heel.
• Ape's Fire joined Three-Eyed Lord's team and became its captain as the remaining preliminary matches concluded.
• The spaces deployed the advancing teams into the Fairy Tail world, where Lu Li appeared in a grand arena beside familiar faces.

Lu Li reviewed the tournament rules and his identity as an S-Class Fairy Tail mage before spotting Valkyrie, Origin Space’s overwhelmingly powerful contestant. He welcomed the prospect of fighting her, while Natsu vowed to improve Fairy Tail’s standing in the official competition.

• Lu Li learned that the enhanced Fairy Tail world had a high energy level and that he had returned to Fairy Tail as an S-Class mage after leading the guild for two years.
• Lu Li reviewed the tournament’s scoring and team rules, noting that personal points could be exchanged for Inheritance Crystals and that guild members could compete in place of Explorers.
• Lu Li saw an Explorer fail to threaten Raven Tail’s guild master because contestants could not maliciously harm members of their own guild.
• Lu Li noticed Valkyrie among Mermaid Heel’s members and recognized her as Origin Space’s contestant; Mandala and the other Explorers nearby reacted to her overwhelming presence and 163 attributes.
• Valkyrie’s Soul Intent approached Lu Li but withdrew before probing him, and Lu Li eagerly wanted to fight her.
• Natsu asked whether Fairy Tail Team A had placed last in the preliminaries and promised to show everyone a different side of Fairy Tail in the official competition.

Lu Li entered the Grand Magic Games’ Hidden competition, aiming to win the guild points and farm personal points. The competitors were teleported into a city crowded with convincing, dangerous duplicates, and the chapter ended as contestants began losing points amid the confusion.

• Natsu urged Fairy Tail on and asked Lu Li to challenge him after the Games, while Lucy and Erza quieted him as the rules were announced.
• The Pumpkin Referee introduced Hidden, in which guild competitors had to identify and attack seven opponents among lifelike duplicates; Lu Li realized the event’s personal rewards could be amplified by his team’s economy bonus.
• Lu Li volunteered for Fairy Tail’s first match despite Erza suggesting Gray, and he entered the arena intending to win and build up his King of Panache effect.
• The competitors were teleported into the city, where moving duplicates matched the originals’ appearances, auras, attributes, and abilities.
• Fairy Tail’s members worried that Lu Li could lose points by striking fakes, while the scores on the big screen showed competitors rapidly losing points.

As the battle’s dummies entered a berserk state and began using contestants’ abilities, most competitors lost points while Lu Li remained tied for first. With the match nearing its end, Lu Li emerged from the crowd and rose into the air, drawing attacks from the other Explorers.

• The competitors struggled to distinguish real targets from dummies, and Ape's Fire lost points rapidly with his reckless attacks.
• Pumpkin Referee announced that the dummies had entered a berserk state, and they began using magic and destroying places to hide.
• The dummies overwhelmed the contestants, knocking Mandala out of hiding and leaving Pantyhose Milk Tea under siege while Lu Li remained unscored.
• Korelie and Wang Xiaoxiao discussed the contestants’ poor showing and observed that Lu Li’s dummy seemed unusually powerful.
• Lu Li stepped out from among the dummies and rose into the sky, prompting the other Explorers to attack him.

Lu Li used his mastery of the arena’s small world to evade attacks and strike the Explorers, earning Fairy Tail ninety-one points in the first competition. After the match, Sabertooth’s guild master berated Chana, while Lu Li celebrated his enormous rewards and looked forward to the afternoon events.

• Lu Li analyzed the arena, then used lightning to hit the Explorers while evading attacks and avoiding the dummies.
• Lu Li struck Mandala and Pantyhose Milk Tea repeatedly, and Fairy Tail finished with ninety-one points as Sabertooth scored minus three.
• Spectators cheered Lu Li and Fairy Tail, while Makarov and Mavis celebrated their victory.
• Guild Master Jieman berated Chana for placing second, but Sting and Lusifa defended him, and Jieman relented.
• The Valkyrie comforted Mandala, while Blood Rain noted that Lu Li had profited from the match and her betting pools.
• Lu Li received 127 points as captain and looked forward to the afternoon’s combat events.

At Fairy Tail’s midday celebration, Lu Li revealed that he was a Dragon Slayer Mage with a Flame Dragon companion named A'Huo. After showing A'Huo to the guild, he told Natsu and Gajeel that the dragons they were searching for were inside their bodies.

• Natsu asked Lu Li what kind of Mage he was, and Lu Li said he was a Dragon Slayer Mage with a dragon companion.
• Lu Li summoned A'Huo in the plaza, frightening the onlookers and stunning Fairy Tail with the dragon's immense presence.
• Natsu and Gajeel asked A'Huo about Igneel and Metalicana, but A'Huo only meowed, and Lu Li said it knew nothing.
• Lu Li told Natsu he had gathered information about Igneel during his travels and had some guesses about the dragon's whereabouts.
• Lu Li revealed that Igneel, Metalicana, and the other dragons had not abandoned their foster children but were inside their bodies, shocking Natsu and Gajeel.

After the morning event, Lu Li restored Wendy’s Mana with his healing magic, allowing her to recover in time to rejoin Fairy Tail. The afternoon’s 2v2 battle event began with Mermaid Heel matched against Blue Pegasus, who had to choose their first participant.

• Lu Li explained that Igneel was inside Natsu and would appear when he chose, reassuring Natsu that his father was safe.
• Mirajane asked Lu Li about Fairy Tail’s lineup for the afternoon’s 2v2 matches, and he decided to wait for the draw before choosing.
• Lu Li visited Wendy in the infirmary and used Healing Kidō to restore her health and Mana, astonishing Wendy and Granny Porlyusica.
• Wendy thanked Lu Li and joined Fairy Tail’s members as they headed to the arena for the afternoon event.
• Pumpkin Referee announced that Mermaid Heel would face Blue Pegasus, which had to reveal its first participant, leaving the Explorer team grim.

The Grand Magic Games matches revealed how teams could exploit the rules by pairing Explorers with full-strength native fighters. As Fairy Tail prepared to face Sabertooth, Lu Li let Natsu take the first match, then summoned A'Huo to strengthen him after Sabertooth's Sting and Rogue consumed Pantyhose Milk Tea's light and dark energy.

• Kagura defeated Blue Pegasus's Nichiya in seconds, while Lamia Scale and Raven Tail won their matches by exploiting the tournament rules and using native fighters.
• Sabertooth's Pantyhose Milk Tea wanted Sting and Rogue to fight Fairy Tail, but Demon Spirit and Black Lily warned Lu Li that going first could leave him vulnerable to the rules.
• Lu Li agreed to let Natsu face Sting and Rogue after deciding Fairy Tail could counter Sabertooth's tactics with its second pick.
• Pantyhose Milk Tea gave Sting and Rogue light and dark energy to consume before their match, but Lu Li summoned A'Huo and ordered it to breathe fire on Natsu.

Lu Li watched Natsu absorb A'Huo's flames and defeat Sabertooth's Twin Dragons, while the day's matches earned him points. That night, the Valkyrie rejected Scheming Mind's intelligence about Prison Demon and insisted she would face an unknown battle on her own terms.

• A'Huo breathed dragon fire at Natsu, who absorbed the flames and entered Dragon Force as spectators disputed whether it was cheating.
• Pumpkin Referee ruled that Dragon Slayer Mages could absorb their corresponding energy, and Lu Li sent A'Huo back to the Pet Space.
• Natsu overwhelmed Sting and Rogue before Gajeel could join the fight, securing Fairy Tail's victory and earning Lu Li more points.
• Jiemma berated Sabertooth's defeated Twin Dragons and killed Sting's cat, prompting Sting to kill Jiemma and Pantyhose Milk Tea to seize control of the guild.
• Scheming Mind offered the Valkyrie intelligence about Prison Demon, but she refused it, dismissed him, and returned to watching the city lights.

The Demon Subjugation Hall’s hidden rules forced contestants to face monsters whose attributes scaled above their own, making the event especially dangerous for high-ranking Explorers. Lu Li volunteered for Fairy Tail, and the chapter ended as the contestants gathered to draw lots before entering the hall.

• Pumpkin Referee announced the Demon Subjugation Hall, where contestants would draw lots, choose how many monsters to challenge, and earn points for each kill.
• The Explorers learned that Spirit Void Hall’s monsters would synchronize to each contestant’s attributes, with stronger grades gaining larger attribute advantages and suppression abilities rendered ineffective.
• Wang Xiaoxiao and Korelie discussed how difficult the event would be, while Valkyrie entered the arena to represent Mermaid Heel.
• Erza volunteered for Fairy Tail, but Lu Li insisted on taking the challenge himself, and the guild’s companions cheered him on.
• Fat Daoist apologized to Lu Li for his actions and offered him his points from the event, while Demon Spirit questioned the deal.
• Lu Li joined the other space contestants as the Demon Subjugation Hall descended into the arena, and Pumpkin Referee prepared to begin the lottery.

Lu Li manipulated the lot drawing to claim the first challenge, then shocked the crowd by choosing to face all one hundred monsters in the Demon Subjugation Hall alone. As waves of powerful exotic beasts surrounded him, he summoned Great Emperor Fengdu to fight.

• Lu Li used the World Master's power to draw the first lot, while Valkyrie used her Causality Soul Intent to draw the second.
• Lu Li chose to challenge one hundred monsters, alarming the crowd and worrying his Fairy Tail companions.
• Lu Li entered the Demon Subjugation Hall, where its rules synchronized the monsters' attributes with his and placed them in the Seventh Order realm.
• D-rank through A-rank exotic beasts appeared, followed by a Kun Peng, as the monsters surrounded Lu Li.
• Lu Li smiled and summoned Great Emperor Fengdu.

Lu Li used his Molding Magic and Fairy Spirit Seed to summon powerful Heroic Spirits and beasts inside the Demon Subjugation Hall. He cleared the hall in seconds, leaving the arena stunned and Fairy Tail’s supporters celebrating.

• Great Emperor Fengdu appeared beside Lu Li and destroyed the fifty D-rank beasts with one sword strike, prompting spectators to accuse Lu Li of cheating.
• Pumpkin Referee explained that Lu Li’s summons came from his Molding Magic, and the Fairy Tail Guild members defended his use of them.
• Explorers realized Lu Li’s Fairy Spirit Seed let him replenish his Soul Source, while his Heroic Spirits had higher attributes than the beasts in the hall.
• Lu Li summoned Yhwach and more than a hundred powerful beasts, then ordered them and Great Emperor Fengdu to attack.
• The Heroic Spirits wiped out the remaining beasts, including the S-rank Kun Peng, and Lu Li cleared the Demon Subjugation Hall as the crowd erupted in cheers.

After Lu Li’s summons cleared the Demon Subjugation Hall, the organizers used a magic crystal to rank the remaining contestants by offensive power. As Valkyrie prepared to strike, she asked whether she would have to pay if she broke it.

• Explorers and livestream viewers discussed how Lu Li’s Fairy Spirit Seed and Valhalla made his summons overwhelmingly powerful, and the organizers confirmed his result was valid.
• Korelie provided a magic crystal for testing the contestants’ same-tier offensive power, and Pumpkin Referee demonstrated how it worked.
• My Big Stick is a Bit Thick scored 331, while Wandering Mage scored 289, and the other contestants took turns testing their attacks.
• Pantyhose Milk Tea scored 2681, shocking Korelie, while Three-Eyed Lord scored 301.
• Valkyrie approached the crystal last and asked Pumpkin Referee whether she would have to compensate the organizers if she broke it; Korelie told her to go all out.

Valkyrie shattered the competition’s testing crystal with a single punch, and Fairy Tail continued its winning run. On the third day, the Grand Magic Games began a beauty pageant, leaving Valkyrie unsure who from Mermaid Heel should compete.

• Valkyrie scored 9999 on the testing crystal and destroyed it, stunning the arena and earning Mermaid Heel second place in the competition portion.
• Lu Li celebrated Fairy Tail’s victory with his guildmates, then earned 168 points when Fairy Tail’s Team A defeated Team B in the one-on-one matches.
• The Grand Magic Games announced a beauty pageant, and guilds began choosing contestants for the audience vote.
• Fairy Tail put forward Erza, Lucy, the Mirajane sisters, Wendy, Demon Spirit, and Black Lily, while Valkyrie and Mermaid Heel struggled to decide who would participate.

The Grand Magic Games’ beauty-pageant mission began, with Lu Li’s team and Fairy Tail members competing for audience votes that could become team points. Mirajane surged into the lead in the swimsuit round, while Demon Spirit and Black Lily also competed.

• Lu Li urged Demon Spirit and Black Lily to enter the pageant so their votes could earn points for his team, while Lucy and the Fat Daoist stopped him from competing himself.
• Pumpkin Referee explained that contestants could choose male or female themes and that audience members had one vote; members of the guilds could not vote.
• Blood Rain, Mandala, Kagura, and You Rong were pushed into the arena, joining contestants from Fairy Tail and other guilds.
• Pumpkin Referee announced butlers as the male theme and swimsuits as the female theme, and the mages changed before taking the stage.
• Mirajane outperformed Jenny with her modeling and passed ten thousand votes, putting Fairy Tail Team B far ahead in the round.
• Demon Spirit used her charm ability but failed to overtake Mirajane, while Black Lily entered in her altered bandage swimsuit.

The swimsuit and costume contest continued through its first two themes, with Valkyrie’s cross-dressing earning huge support and Mirajane leading the women’s votes. As the final first-love theme began, contestants appeared one by one, and the chapter ended with a woman emerging from the changing room and stunning the audience.

• Black Lily, Mandala, Blood Rain, and Three-Eyed Lord competed in the women’s swimsuit theme, while Ape's Fire mocked Three-Eyed Lord from the stands.
• Blue Pegasus’s hosts impressed the audience in the men’s theme, but Valkyrie’s handsome butler look earned eleven thousand votes and nearly matched Mirajane.
• The beast-girl theme gave Mirajane the lead, while Erza and Valkyrie also gained votes; Valkyrie glared at Blood Rain after Blood Rain helped with her makeup.
• Pumpkin Referee announced the first-love theme, and Minerva sent Yukino onto the stage in a wedding dress, earning her over a thousand votes.
• Mirajane gained several thousand votes in an everyday outfit, while Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Demon Spirit, and Black Lily received few or no votes.
• As the first-love round continued, a woman emerged from the changing room and caused the audience’s votes to shift dramatically.