Chapter Summaries

Ling Yuan extinguished the fire Xiao Shi caused and restored the burned forest with Black Abyss White Flower, while Laxus overwhelmed Hades in battle. Hades rose again and revealed his hidden power, but Laxus unveiled Dragon Force, leaving Makarov and Hades stunned.

• Ling Yuan turned the seawater around Tenrou Island into rain to extinguish the forest fire, then comforted Xiao Shi and warned her to avoid causing destruction near others.
• Ling Yuan used Black Abyss White Flower’s Holy Lance: Lily of the Valley to restore the burned forest, then embraced Xiao Shi as Mavis and Zeref shared a tender moment.
• Laxus shattered Hades’s magic and chains, battered him with lightning, and struck him with Thunder Mercury: Crimson Imperial Thunder.
• Hades stood up after Laxus’s attack, revealed his purple eye, and declared that he would show Laxus the abyss of magic.
• Laxus revealed Dragon Force, causing Hades to lose his composure and Makarov to realize Laxus had been holding back.

Ling Yuan brought Zeref and Mavis toward Natsu while Natsu fought Zancrow, a God Slayer who could devour dragon flames. After Ling Yuan gave Natsu true god flames to consume, Natsu gained power to challenge Zancrow, and their battle continued.

• Ling Yuan told Zeref that Natsu was on Tenrou Island and warned him to keep his identity secret, but Mest overheard and fled after learning Zeref and Mavis’s secret.
• Zancrow mocked Natsu, devoured his dragon flames, and overwhelmed him with the Fire God’s flames.
• Natsu tried to swallow Zancrow’s flames but could not withstand their power, until Ling Yuan’s Collapsing Roar of the Flame Demon Dragon struck through the island and interrupted the fight.
• Ling Yuan gave Natsu orange flames to consume, and Natsu’s body developed dragon scales as he absorbed them.
• Zancrow attacked with Fire God’s Dinner, but Natsu scattered the black flames with Dragon God’s Wing Attack.

Natsu defeated Zancrow and Ling Yuan extracted his God-Slaying flames, while Laxus unleashed Electro Hypostasis against Hades. Ling Yuan and the others descended Tenrou Island, and Natsu was left confused by Zeref’s tender attention.

• Natsu overpowered Zancrow with his Dragon Slayer magic, then collapsed from exhaustion after defeating him.
• Ling Yuan told Natsu that Grimoire Heart had come to find Zeref and extracted Zancrow’s God-Slaying Fire into a crystal.
• Zeref gently touched Natsu’s head but avoided revealing who he was, leaving Natsu baffled.
• Laxus fought Hades, summoned Electro Hypostasis to destroy Hades’s rubble demons, and replenished his magic by devouring its lightning.
• Ling Yuan and the others descended Tenrou Island, and Ling Yuan threw Ultear into the sea when she tried to seize Zeref.

Mavis revealed that Aku no Lugia was approaching, drawn by the mass death aboard Hades's airship, while Zeref asked for a chance to atone. Laxus confronted Hades with the Electro Hypostasis and overwhelmed him, leaving Hades paralyzed as the threat of the Black Dragon remained.

• Makarov reunited with Mavis, who introduced Zeref as her lover, and Natsu and Erza stopped Gray from attacking him.
• Mavis warned that Aku no Lugia was coming, and Ling Yuan explained that Zeref's Key contained the souls of roughly one or two hundred thousand victims.
• Gildarts revealed his wooden prosthetic limbs and said that fleeing was the only way to survive Aku no Lugia.
• Laxus and Electro Hypostasis burst out of Hades's airship and trapped Hades inside an electric prison.
• Laxus struck Hades with a series of powerful lightning attacks, leaving him paralyzed on the ground.

After Hades was defeated, Laxus rallied the shaken guild members and Ling Yuan healed and restored them. Acnologia arrived on Tenrou Island, and the chapter ended with the guild facing the Black Dragon.

• Makarov praised Laxus after Laxus and Ling Yuan found Hades defeated, though something was still keeping Hades alive.
• Laxus shocked Natsu with Electro Hypostasis, then urged him and the others to keep fighting and return to the guild; Natsu regained his resolve to find Igneel.
• Laxus thanked Ling Yuan, who told Venti to rest and used the Blazing Key to put her and the others to sleep, healing their injuries and restoring their magic power.
• Zeref and the others sensed Acnologia approaching, and Laxus mistook the Black Dragon for Ling Yuan's pet before Ling Yuan corrected him.
• Acnologia landed on Tenrou Island as the Fairy Tail members stared in fear at the enormous dragon.

Fairy Tail and Zeref fought Acnologia on Tenrou Island, but their attacks barely affected the Black Dragon. Acnologia unleashed its breath attack, forcing Zeref to shield everyone as the island began to sink.

• Zeref recognized Acnologia and joined Fairy Tail in confronting the Black Dragon.
• Natsu, Venti, Laxus, and Gajeel attacked Acnologia, but their strikes failed to harm it.
• Xiao Shi blocked Acnologia's tail, while Laxus and the Dragon Slayers launched a stronger counterattack that still left Acnologia unharmed.
• Hades woke, saw Acnologia fighting Fairy Tail, and concluded that the era was about to end.
• Zeref warned Natsu as Acnologia charged its breath attack, then raised a barrier to protect everyone from the blast.
• Acnologia's breath cracked the ground and made Tenrou Island sink as Zeref strained to hold the barrier.

Ling Yuan and his summoned allies joined Belleronus in battling Aku no Lugia, whose Dragon's Breath she had managed to suppress. As Xiao Li and Xiao Fei trapped the Black Dragon alongside Belleronus and a Jörmungandr, Ling Yuan said the fight would become more interesting when Little Black appeared.

• Belleronus arrived just in time to block Aku no Lugia's Dragon's Breath, then fought him in the sky.
• Belleronus struck Aku no Lugia with a pink Imaginary Barrier, and the two dragons clashed with their roars and Dragon's Breaths.
• Belleronus summoned a Dragon Meteor Swarm and used Core of the Sea to pull the fallen Aku no Lugia into a whirlpool.
• Ling Yuan summoned Xiao Li and Ophis, then sent Xiao Li and Xiao Fei to help fight Aku no Lugia.
• Xiao Li transformed into a Flood Dragon and raised eight enormous Rock Spines around Aku no Lugia as a Jörmungandr emerged from a rift.
• Laxus asked about another fighter, and Ling Yuan said Little Black had yet to appear.

Ling Yuan’s three dragons overwhelmed Acnologia, while Zeref froze the tsunami threatening Tenrou Island. Ling Yuan then gave Laxus a God-Slaying Magic Crystal, and as Acnologia returned, Laxus prepared to fight beside him.

• Ling Yuan told Laxus that Dragon Force could not match a real dragon and gave him a God-Slaying Magic Crystal to combine with his Dragon-Slaying power.
• Ophis, Xiao Li, and Belleronus battered Acnologia with their attacks and drove him into the seabed.
• Zeref used Heaven’s Frost to freeze the tsunami Acnologia’s battle had sent toward Tenrou Island.
• Acnologia broke through the ice, but Ophis struck him back into the sea before Ling Yuan recalled the three dragons.
• Acnologia charged toward Tenrou Island again, and Ling Yuan announced that it was his and Laxus’s turn as black lightning surrounded Laxus.

Laxus and Ling Yuan attacked Acnologia together, revealing Laxus's God-Slaying Magic and driving the Black Dragon into human form. Their battle continued as Laxus and Ling Yuan landed heavy blows, and Acnologia countered with his own magic before a new black-flame attack came at him.

• Laxus unleashed God-Slaying Magic against Acnologia, and his attack caused the Black Dragon pain.
• Ling Yuan followed with Flame Demon Dragon's Roar, sending Acnologia crashing into the sea.
• Acnologia emerged in human form, and Zeref explained that he had once been human before dragon blood transformed him.
• Laxus fought Acnologia in close combat and struck him into an ice pit with Dragon God's Jaw.
• Laxus kicked Acnologia toward Ling Yuan, who used Boost to punch him into the sky.
• Acnologia blocked Laxus's roar, then attacked with Black Dragon's Claw before pitch-black flames slashed toward him.

After Laxus and Ling Yuan defeated Acnologia, Ling Yuan healed him and offered a contract that would make him Ling Yuan’s mount if he lost a rematch. The duel began in the Dimensional Battlefield, where Ling Yuan revealed a second Black Dragon identical to Acnologia.

• Laxus struck Acnologia with black lightning, sending him crashing into the sea.
• Ling Yuan found the wounded Acnologia and offered to heal him in exchange for a rematch, with the loser bound by a contract.
• Acnologia accepted the terms, and Phoenix restored his injuries and magic power.
• Ling Yuan transported everyone to the Dimensional Battlefield for a one-on-one duel.
• Ling Yuan summoned Feather of the End, an identical Black Dragon, leaving Acnologia and Zeref stunned.

Ling Yuan defeated Aku no Lugia with Feather of the End, healed him, and formed a contract with the black dragon. The group returned to Tenrou Island, where Xiao Shi asked Ling Yuan where Aku no Lugia was.

• Feather of the End overwhelmed Aku no Lugia and blasted away most of his body with Dragon's Breath.
• Ling Yuan had Phoenix heal Aku no Lugia, who admitted defeat and submitted to him.
• Ling Yuan contracted Aku no Lugia, absorbing him into his arm and gaining Black Dragon Dragon-Slaying Magic.
• Ling Yuan gave Laxus a Black Dragon Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystal, and Laxus accepted it after learning how it worked.
• Ling Yuan, Laxus, Mavis, and Zeref returned to Tenrou Island, where Xiao Shi asked where Aku no Lugia was.

After the Black Dragon was destroyed, Ling Yuan told Gray that his father was alive but bound to Tartarus’s demon Keith, leaving Gray to weigh whether Zeref could save him. At Tenrou Grave, Ling Yuan used Creation Force to restore Zera’s body, and Mavis watched her friend reappear.

• Makarov learned that the Black Dragon had been destroyed, while Ling Yuan told Natsu that Aku no Lugia had not seen Igneel in two hundred years.
• Zeref asked to join Fairy Tail, and Mavis welcomed him; Gray said he would wait until he was stronger before acting impulsively.
• Ling Yuan told Gray that his father was hiding in Tartarus and that Keith’s death would kill him, while Zeref might be able to save him.
• Makarov canceled the S-class exam and gave the exhausted guild members half a day to rest on Tenrou Island.
• At Tenrou Grave, Ling Yuan scanned Zera’s lingering information and magic, then used Creation Force to restore her body as Mavis watched.

Ling Yuan revived Zera, and Zeref and Mavis reunited with her before the group returned toward Magnolia on Acnologia’s back. The Council survivors also headed for Magnolia, where Mest continued to grieve over those they had left behind.

• Ling Yuan completed Zera’s revival, and Mavis eagerly reunited with her as Zeref greeted her.
• Mavis told Zera that Zeref’s curse had been lifted and that he had joined Fairy Tail.
• Ling Yuan told Zeref that Mavis would need to return to her original body after they reached the guild, since her body would not last once the curse was gone.
• Acnologia carried the Fairy Tail members toward Magnolia, while Natsu challenged him and argued with Gajeel.
• Zeref watched Mavis and Zera together and hoped their life together could last forever.
• Laharl comforted Mest aboard the Council’s warship and told him they would reach Magnolia in an hour.

After returning from Tenrou Island, Fairy Tail welcomed Zeref, Zera, and the restored First Master Mavis, while Ling Yuan celebrated the guild’s warm family atmosphere. The chapter ended as Makarov began telling everyone about an announcement from the Fiore Kingdom.

• Venti and the others met the Council’s warships after Aku no Lugia carried them away, leaving Laharl and Mest astonished that the guild had survived the dragon’s attack.
• The Fairy Tail members returned to Magnolia through Imaginary Space, and Natsu explained that the dragon had interrupted his S-Class exam.
• Makarov introduced Zeref and Zera as new guild members, then showed Mavis her restored body and presented her to the guild as its First Master.
• Mavis affectionately patted Makarov’s head and reminded the guild that its members were family; Makarov then punched Natsu out of the guild for teasing him.
• Ling Yuan showed his Fairy Tail tattoo, revealed that Mavis had carved it herself, and declined Mavis’s suggestion that he formally join the guild.
• Makarov began to tell the guild about an announcement made by the Fiore Kingdom that afternoon.

Ling Yuan returned home after learning about the Grand Magic Fighting Tournament and urged Mavis and Zeref to reconnect with August. The next day, he gave Wang Ming a God-Slaying Magic Crystal and sent Katarina a group reward that triggered a strange reaction.

• Makarov read the announcement for the Grand Magic Fighting Tournament, and Mavis and the guild members agreed to participate.
• Ling Yuan left Fairy Tail with Xiao Shi and encouraged Mavis and Zeref to acknowledge August before they returned to the western continent.
• Ling Yuan woke up cold after Xiao Shi claimed the blankets and kicked him off the bed, then rested on Ranran's lap downstairs.
• Ling Yuan gave Wang Ming a God-Slaying Magic Crystal, which Wang Ming initially mistook for something to eat.
• Ling Yuan sent a group Red Packet, and Katarina collapsed as the surrounding wind began rushing toward her.

Katarina awakened with Sky Dragon-Slaying Magic after a vision of her power swept Gildarts, Gajeel, and Duke Kraes away. She challenged Duke Kraes to prove her new strength and left him impressed when her wind blades sliced through his stone attack.

• Katarina's wind magic erupted around her, revealing a dragon-like phantom as Gildarts, Gajeel, and Duke Kraes were blasted back.
• Ling Yuan's group members discussed the Lost Magics they received, while Laxus objected that Ling Yuan had sent out Fairy Tail's Three Great Magics.
• Kiana complained about Kevin, and Elysia teased her before admitting she could not defeat him either.
• Katarina woke beside Gajeel, discovered she could control wind, and declared that she had finally made it through.
• Katarina asked Duke Kraes to fight her, then used Sky Dragon's Wing Attack to cut apart his rock spikes.

Katarina revealed her Dragon-Slaying Magic by fighting Duke Kraes and fainted after unleashing her strongest attack. After discussing newly gained abilities in the group chat, Ling Yuan returned to class, where a nervous white-haired girl approached him and his friends.

• Katarina used Heavenly Dragon's Claw, Wave Wind, and Dance to battle Duke Kraes, impressing him and the Duchess.
• Katarina unleashed Heavenly Dragon's Roar, exhausted her magic, and fainted; Duke Kraes caught her and praised her strength.
• In the group chat, the First Prince revealed he had gained Flame Dragon-Slaying Magic, while Ling Yuan explained Laxus's demon-slaying magic and refused Laxus's request to exchange abilities.
• Ling Yuan asked Joachim to give Seele a scythe-shaped key, then left the group chat as class ended.
• Ling Yuan agreed to carry Wang Ming's textbooks, and a nervous white-haired, red-eyed girl approached the group.

Ling Yuan declined Ling Yue’s request to become his disciple, then received Sun Breathing from his check-in system and later took Sakuya and Kallen to an amusement park. There, he spotted Ling Yue entering a battle and watched as her match began.

• Ling Yue asked Ling Yuan to take her as a disciple so she could become stronger, but he refused, and she left discouraged.
• Ling Yuan received Sun Breathing as his daily check-in reward and later noticed Ling Yue studying attentively in class.
• Ling Yue comforted herself with her little black snake, Xiao Meng, after she failed to approach Ling Yuan again.
• Ling Yuan took Sakuya and Kallen to an amusement park, where they watched battles in the arena.
• Ling Yuan recognized Ling Yue as she entered the arena to fight an opponent whose Contract Beast crackled with yellow lightning.

Ling Yuan accepted Ling Yue as his apprentice after learning that her parents were killed in Norse and discovering that her Contract Beast, Xiao Meng, was Jörmungandr. He received the skill Legend of Sparks, then took Ling Yue, Kallen, and Sakuya to lunch and arranged to begin training the next day.

• Ling Yue defeated her opponent’s Thunder Lion with Xiao Meng’s psychic power, and Ling Yuan’s system prompted him to take her as an apprentice.
• Ling Yue told Ling Yuan that she wanted strength to avenge her parents, who had been killed in Norse, and he recognized Xiao Meng as Jörmungandr.
• Ling Yuan agreed to take Ling Yue as his apprentice, and the system awarded him Legend of Sparks for subduing a Child of the Plane.
• Ling Yuan returned Jörmungandr to Ling Yue and brought her, Kallen, and Sakuya to lunch.
• Ling Yuan told Ling Yue that they would start training the next day because he had promised to spend the day with Kallen and Sakuya.

Ling Yuan learned more about Ling Yue’s tragic past and her status as the world’s Child of Destiny, then accepted her as his disciple despite the danger of the Norse Pantheon’s warrant. The next morning, Wang Ming mistook Ling Yue’s early visit for proof that she was his destined partner.

• Ling Yue told Ling Yuan she dreamed of opening a pet shop, and he urged her to live in the present before taking her to enjoy the amusement park.
• After dinner, Ling Yuan announced that he had taken Ling Yue in, and Wang Jing explained that her researcher parents had died in a laboratory explosion a year earlier.
• Ling Yuan revealed that Ling Yue was wanted by the Norse Pantheon and called her the world’s protagonist, saying she might even shake the world.
• The next morning, Wang Ming told Ling Yuan that Ling Yue was his other half because she had waited outside since eight o’clock.