Chapter Summaries

Valkyrie won the beauty-pageant event for Mermaid Heel, while Lu Li’s team remained ahead in the overall standings. Lu Li bought a Divinely Granted Tome from the Brawl Shop, then watched Valkyrie prepare to fight Pantyhose Milk Tea in a one-on-one match.

• Valkyrie overtook Mirajane in the final voting and won the special event, bringing Mermaid Heel close to Lu Li’s team in points.
• Valkyrie punished Blood Rain for secretly taking photos, then asked her to send the pictures retouched.
• Lu Li’s team defeated Blue Pegasus, and Lu Li suspected Spirit Void Hall had rigged the draw to keep him from facing Mermaid Heel.
• Lu Li and his companions visited the Brawl Shop, where Valkyrie bought the only Ultimate Training Ground Pass and Lu Li purchased a Divinely Granted Tome.
• The draw matched Mermaid Heel against Sabertooth in one-on-one battles, and Pantyhose Milk Tea faced Valkyrie as Lu Li watched.

Valkyrie defeated Pantyhose Milk Tea with one punch, securing Mermaid Heel's victory over Sabertooth on the third day of the Grand Magic Games. Later, Lu Li rescued a future Lucy from Rogue and learned that she feared the Eclipse Gate would destroy the world.

• Valkyrie refused to draw her blade and held off Pantyhose Milk Tea's light-and-darkness attacks with her fist technique.
• Pantyhose Milk Tea used a bloodline forbidden technique, but Valkyrie shattered his attack and knocked him out of the arena with one punch.
• Pantyhose Milk Tea conceded, confirming Mermaid Heel's victory over Sabertooth as Valkyrie returned to her guild companions.
• Lu Li sensed a chase in an alley, killed the pursuer with a blade aura, and caught the injured future Lucy as she collapsed.
• Future Lucy warned Lu Li that the Eclipse Gate must not be opened or the world would be destroyed, and he urged her to return to the guild with him.

Future Lucy warned Lu Li and the Fairy Tail guild that ten thousand dragons would emerge through the Eclipse Gate, but the dragons appeared a day early during the Grand Magic Games. Spirit Void Hall revealed that the Dragon King Festival was the day’s special event: the guilds would have to fight the dragons trapped inside a magical replica of Fiore.

• Future Lucy told Lu Li that Rogue had pursued her to use ten thousand dragons against Acnologia, and Lu Li revealed that he had already killed Rogue.
• Future Lucy reunited with the Fairy Tail guild and warned everyone not to let the Eclipse Gate open, while Lu Li considered how the kingdom’s plan might still unfold.
• On the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games, dragons emerged from the Eclipse Gate and flew toward the venue, alarming Future Lucy and the audience.
• Jellal, Ultear, and Meldy saw the dragons head for the venue, and Jellal rushed to warn Fairy Tail and urge Lucy to close the Eclipse Gate.
• Spirit Void Hall’s magical space trapped the dragons inside a replica of Fiore, and Pumpkin Referee asked the gathered guilds to drive them away.
• The Explorers realized that the Dragon King Festival was the Grand Magic Games’ special event, and the guilds and Dragon Slayer Mages prepared to hunt dragons.

Fairy Tail and the other guilds entered a magic space to hunt ten thousand dragons before time ran out, with the contest also threatening to erase the team with the fewest kills. Lu Li stunned the spectators by cutting down ten dragons with one slash, while Future Lucy realized this timeline differed from the one she remembered.

• Pumpkin Referee announced the dragon-hunting contest, and the mission rules warned that escaping dragons would cost teams points and the team with the fewest kills would be erased.
• Natsu, Gray, Laxus, Erza, and other Fairy Tail members volunteered to fight, while Lu Li stopped Lucy from joining and entered the magic space with the team.
• Future Lucy noticed that Lu Li's presence and Fairy Tail's victories differed from her memories, then watched him appear in the ruined capital surrounded by dragons.
• Lu Li summoned A'Huo, who attacked the dragons and quickly killed a Wood Dragon before engaging a Flame Dragon.
• Lu Li drew Prison Demon and killed ten charging dragons with a single slash, thrilling the spectators and reassuring Future Lucy.
• Valkyrie found a large gathering of dragons destroying a city and rested her hand on her blade.

The mages battled the dragons in the magical space, while Lu Li, Valkyrie, and Pantyhose Milk Tea rapidly hunted them down. As the surviving dragons gathered in central Fiore, the three strongest fighters confronted three Seventh Order dragons and launched their attack.

• The spectators watched the guilds fight the dragons, while many mages—including Erza, Jellal, and Mirajane—struggled and some suffered casualties.
• Lu Li saved Fairy Tail members across the battlefield, empowered Laxus with his lightning, and killed more than a thousand dragons in ten minutes; Valkyrie and Pantyhose Milk Tea also slaughtered dragons at great speed.
• The dragons withdrew into groups, and Lu Li, Valkyrie, and Pantyhose Milk Tea drove them toward central Fiore as the number of dragons fell below one thousand.
• Natsu, Erza, Laxus, and Gajeel discussed their difficult fights, while Gajeel recalled learning the truth of the Dragon King Festival from a dragon ghost beneath the arena.
• A Flame Dragon, a Water Dragon, and a Wood Dragon—all in the Seventh Order—confronted the three hunters; Lu Li absorbed the Flame Dragon's breath, and he, Valkyrie, and Pantyhose Milk Tea attacked together.

Lu Li and Valkyrie led the slaughter of the ten thousand dragons, ending the Dragon King Festival and giving Mermaid Heel first place in the event. As the guilds prepared for the final day, Blood Rain predicted a points-focused battle, and Lu Li visited the brawl shop to spend his accumulated rewards.

• Lu Li, Valkyrie, and Pantyhose Milk Tea fought through the dragon horde, and Lu Li ordered A'Huo to devour the fallen dragons.
• The officials declared Mermaid Heel the Dragon King Festival winner with 5,634 kills, ahead of Fairy Tail and Sabertooth.
• The magical space released the mages, and Lu Li returned to his companions as Mermaid Heel tied Fairy Tail at 54 guild points while his individual score remained far ahead.
• Blood Rain explained to Valkyrie that the final day's contest might let teams seize points, and Valkyrie resolved to defeat Lu Li.
• The officials canceled the afternoon battle segment and postponed the final rules until the next day.
• Lu Li visited the brawl shop to exchange his points and learned that a new special item appeared each day.

Lu Li borrowed points from Black Lily to buy and absorb the Primordial Spirit Seed, strengthening his vitality and recovery before the Grand Magic Games’ final guild-wide brawl. The battle began with Lu Li and Valkyrie confronting each other as contestants across the arena started collapsing under their clashing auras.

• Lu Li learned that the Primordial Spirit Seed cost 600 points and borrowed 100 points from Black Lily under a contract.
• Lu Li exchanged for the seed, absorbed it overnight, and gained increased Life Source, recovery, healing, and stamina.
• Lu Li joined Fairy Tail Guild’s final-day team with Black Lily, Demon Spirit, Fatty, and Laxus after the brawl rules were announced.
• The guilds entered the prepared brawl arena, and Lu Li and Valkyrie faced one another as the final battle began.
• Lu Li’s purple-black mist and Valkyrie’s dark-red blood mist clashed, while contestants around the arena fell in succession.

Lu Li and Valkyrie cleared the battle royale arena of nearly everyone through their overwhelming pressure, then faced each other in a duel. Valkyrie won their first exchange and cut Lu Li in half, but his body healed immediately, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Lu Li and Valkyrie unleashed their murderous auras and intimidation, eliminating most Explorers while sparing the native competitors.
• Lu Li and Valkyrie agreed to fight alone, and their companions withdrew while Pantyhose Milk Tea stayed at the arena's edge to watch.
• Valkyrie advanced on Lu Li with mounting murderous intent, and Lu Li activated Demon Advent and Six Paths Reincarnation before attacking her.
• Valkyrie overcame Lu Li's opening slash and pressed him back with superior martial arts momentum, cutting him in half with Sky Clear.
• Lu Li's body rapidly healed, and he acknowledged Valkyrie's superior speed and technique as the duel continued.

Lu Li fought the Valkyrie in the arena, using Demon Transformation and Prison Demon to withstand her attacks as he learned from her superior martial skill. Under pressure, his blade technique neared Saint-Level, and he began to seize the initiative as he closed in on her.

• The Valkyrie explained that Lu Li could integrate Soul Intent into his Origin Seed, then challenged him to show his full strength.
• Lu Li unleashed Final Release—Demon Transformation, and the spreading demonic mist contaminated Pantyhose Milk Tea before the Valkyrie's Soul Intent swept it away.
• Lu Li and the Valkyrie clashed blades, and she realized Prison Demon’s destruction-type gem could wear down Clear Sky; she then challenged him to attack with everything he had.
• Lu Li switched to the Human Path and fought the Valkyrie with blade strikes against her punches, creating devastating shockwaves that the Spirit Void Hall referee had to contain.
• As the fight continued, Korelie recognized that Lu Li’s blade technique was approaching Saint-Level, and Wang Xiaoxiao observed that he was beginning to seize the initiative.

Lu Li and Valkyrie fought to a standstill as they tested each other’s martial skill, with Lu Li’s blade damaging her and his demonic corruption threatening the arena. Valkyrie then revealed she had held back her bloodline power and began to unleash her peak strength.

• Lu Li cut Valkyrie’s forearm with Prison Demon, and she countered by crushing his ribcage before his body healed.
• Valkyrie removed the healing-blocking effect and purged Lu Li’s spreading black corruption with her abundant vitality, while Pantyhose Milk Tea withdrew from the arena.
• Lu Li and Valkyrie exchanged hundreds of attacks, damaging their clothing and equipment until Valkyrie protected Clear Sky with Soul Intent.
• Wang Xiaoxiao repaired the weakening arena barrier as Lu Li and Valkyrie continued fighting evenly.
• Lanke explained that both fighters had held back because they wanted to test each other at full strength, then Valkyrie revealed she had not yet used her bloodline power.
• Valkyrie’s wounds vanished as crimson blood energy erupted, consumed the black mist, and formed demonic markings across her face.

Valkyrie awakened her Bloodline power and overwhelmed Lu Li, repeatedly destroying his body and spirit despite his regeneration and defenses. Lu Li kept fighting and counterattacked, but Valkyrie’s superior strength left him in grave danger as the duel continued.

• Valkyrie awakened her Bloodline power, and spectators realized she had been holding back while Lu Li faced a vastly stronger opponent.
• Valkyrie crushed Lu Li’s defenses with a punch and blew his body apart, but Lu Li protected his true spirit and regenerated.
• Valkyrie offered Lu Li a chance to stop, but he asked whether she would surrender in his place, prompting her to attack without restraint.
• Valkyrie repeatedly sliced apart Lu Li’s body and battered his spirit, while he survived with recovery abilities, blinking, and Lone Hero’s Armor’s invincibility skill.
• Lu Li counterattacked with Prison Demon, but Valkyrie overpowered his blade and inflicted severe damage as he struggled to stay alive.

Lu Li was overwhelmed by Valkyrie until his shattered true spirit transformed into a pitch-black monster that pierced and wounded her. The monster then screamed and broke apart, revealing Lu Li again as he told something not to interfere.

• Lu Li endured Valkyrie's relentless attacks with his recovery and combat insight, while observers feared he would die.
• Valkyrie shattered Lu Li's body and true spirit, but his death-immunity barrier did not activate.
• Lu Li's remains gathered into a black monster that devoured Valkyrie's crimson mist and pierced through her chest.
• Valkyrie wounded the monster and healed herself, but it pierced her again and blasted away half her body.
• The monster began screaming, shed its black exterior, and exploded apart to reveal Lu Li, who muttered, "Don't fucking interfere."

Lu Li survived Valkyrie's attacks by awakening his Martial Furnace and using her techniques to refine his martial arts, though the process consumed his lifespan. As the Grand Magic Games approached its deadline, he finally went on the offensive against Valkyrie for a decisive clash.

• Lu Li recovered after a strange black substance repaired his soul, while Lanke realized his return might have greater significance.
• Lu Li endured Valkyrie's relentless attacks and used his Martial Furnace to study and refine his martial arts.
• Mandala and Blood Rain recognized that Lu Li was transforming, but warned that his life force was running out.
• Blood Rain realized the betting pool had no provision for a draw as the competition's final hours approached.
• Lu Li emerged with white hair and an aged voice, then attacked Valkyrie as both fighters unleashed their martial arts auras and plunged the arena into chaos.

Lu Li and Valkyrie fought to a standstill until midnight, then unleashed their decisive strikes as the death-prevention barrier teleported them outside the arena. Wang Xiaoxiao declared the match over and announced that the Grand Magic Games had a result, leaving Lu Li unsure who had won.

• Lu Li and Valkyrie continued their fierce duel for hours, matching each other's Martial Arts and recovery abilities as midnight approached.
• Korelie worried that the contestants had to leave when the final day ended, while Wang Xiaoxiao said the match would still have a winner.
• Valkyrie proposed deciding the match with one move, and Lu Li concealed his momentum before preparing a late strike.
• Valkyrie attacked with Clear Sky as Lu Li unleashed Martial Saint Swordsmanship—Guixu, and their blades collided in a burst of black and crimson force.
• The death-prevention barrier teleported Lu Li and Valkyrie beyond the arena, where Wang Xiaoxiao stopped them and declared the match over at midnight.
• Lu Li learned that the Grand Magic Games had a result but remained unsure how the match had been counted.

Lu Li led End Space to victory in the Space Brawl, then prepared to clear the Fairy Tail world despite his depleted lifespan. As he joined Fairy Tail in investigating threats and seeking resources, he discovered that the books he had brought might be connected to Tartaros.

• Lu Li and Valkyrie fought to a draw, and Fairy Tail and Mermaid Heel tied for first place in the Grand Magic Games.
• Korelie declared Lu Li the Space Brawl champion for End Space, while Valkyrie and Origin Space placed second.
• Mandala left Mermaid Heel and joined Fairy Tail, then Lu Li, Black Lily, and Mandala planned to seek Zeref and collect World Core fragments.
• Black Lily suggested searching the resource-rich world for medicine that might restore Lu Li's vitality, and Lu Li agreed.
• Jellal warned Erza that Tartaros planned to attack the Magic Council, and Lu Li asked whether they meant the worn magic books he had brought.

Lu Li revealed that Zeref ruled the neighboring Alvarez Empire and helped Mavis confront the Ankhseram Curse that had trapped her in a crystal. After Black Lily restrained the curse and Lu Li healed Mavis, he extracted its source, freeing her and leaving her pleading for Zeref to be freed too.

• Lu Li said he had destroyed Tartaros and revealed that Zeref was alive and ruling the Alvarez Empire.
• Mavis told the guild about her history with Zeref and explained that the Ankhseram Curse had left her body sealed beneath the guild.
• Lu Li and Black Lily freed Mavis's body from its crystal and treated her while Black Lily restrained the death curse.
• Lu Li used a World Core Extractor to remove the Ankhseram Curse from Mavis and obtained its source as a Celestial-Grade Bloodline item.
• Mavis rejoiced that the curse was gone and begged Lu Li to free Zeref as well.

Lu Li brought Mavis and a Fairy Tail team to the Alvarez Empire so Mavis could confront Zeref, but their arrival led them to the Spriggan 12. The chapter ended as God Serena attacked Lu Li, with the result obscured by smoke.

• Lu Li told Mavis that Fairy Heart had vanished after her Ankhseram Curse was lifted, and invited her to travel with him to see Zeref.
• Mavis recovered before the Fairy Tail Guild, and Lu Li finalized a team of Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Wendy's regular team to accompany them to the Alvarez Empire.
• Lu Li's group teleported to the Royal Capital and encountered Brandish, who agreed to take them to the palace after Lu Li stopped her magic and said they had come to deliver a wife to Zeref.
• At the palace, the group met the Spriggan 12, including August, Irene, and God Serena; August mistook Lu Li for someone holding Brandish hostage.
• God Serena attacked Lu Li with Dragon-Slaying Magic before Brandish could stop him, and the blast swallowed them in smoke as Natsu and Brandish shouted their names.

Lu Li killed God Serena, then revealed that August was Mavis's son and reunited the two. When Irene moved to capture the intruders, Lu Li revealed that Erza was her daughter and subdued her; the Spriggan 12 halted when the Emperor declared Lu Li's group were not enemies.

• Lu Li killed God Serena and told August to recognize Mavis, prompting August to realize she was his mother.
• Mavis embraced August, and Brandish and Irene stopped the Spriggan 12 from interrupting their reunion.
• Irene raised a magic circle to capture Lu Li's group, but Lu Li revealed that Erza was her daughter and warned Irene to stand down.
• Lu Li subdued Irene, bound her, and sent her to Erza while the remaining Spriggan 12 hesitated to fight.
• The Emperor appeared and told everyone to stop, and the Spriggan 12 knelt and addressed him as Your Majesty.

Lu Li lifted the Ankhseram Curse from Zeref, allowing him to reunite with Mavis, August, and Larcade as his remaining lifespan began to run out. At a meal in the Alvarez Empire, Zeref agreed to tell Lu Li where Acnologia was, but the Black Dragon arrived at the Imperial Capital before he could finish.

• Zeref learned that Mavis’s curse had been lifted and asked Lu Li to remove his own, accepting that he might have only months left to live.
• After Lu Li extracted Zeref’s curse, Zeref reunited with Mavis and discovered that August was their son; Larcade also joined the family embrace.
• Irene revealed the truth of her past to Erza, and Erza embraced her mother before the group accepted Zeref’s invitation to the imperial palace.
• At dinner, Zeref offered to help Lu Li find a medicinal valley, and Lu Li asked for information about Acnologia.
• Zeref began explaining where Acnologia spent most of the year, but he and Irene sensed the Black Dragon approaching the Imperial Capital.

Acnologia attacked the Alvarez Empire seeking a newly born Dragon King, but Lu Li confronted him alone and revealed overwhelming power. After Lu Li severed Acnologia’s wing, the Black Dragon took human form and prepared to fight him while Igneel and Grandeeney protected the people.

• Acnologia flew into the Imperial Capital, and Zeref realized the Black Dragon had come for someone behind him.
• Lu Li used gravity to force Acnologia down, then ordered Zeref and the Spriggan 12 to protect the capital while he fought alone.
• Acnologia searched for the dragon he had sensed, and Natsu and Wendy saw Igneel and Grandeeney emerge from within them.
• Lu Li activated his powers, suppressed Acnologia, and severed the Black Dragon’s left wing with a single slash.
• Acnologia changed into human form, and Igneel asked whether Lu Li needed help as Lu Li advanced to continue the battle.