Chapter Summaries

Fairy Tail won after Natsu defeated Saber Tooth's Twin Dragons, and Jubardi announced that the final rankings were about to be revealed. The ranking list began with Fairy Tail Team B in first place.

• Jubardi announced Fairy Tail's victory after Natsu defeated Saber Tooth's Twin Dragons.
• The crowd cheered for Fairy Tail.
• Jubardi said the final rankings would be revealed.
• The list showed Fairy Tail Team B in first place with 54 points.

The group discovered a cavern filled with dragon remains, and Ye Yang explained that the site had been a battlefield where a single dragon killed many others during the Dragon King Festival. Wendy summoned the soul of Gildarts, the Emerald Dragon, who recounted the war between dragons over whether humans and dragons should coexist.

• Natsu identified the remains as dragons and said he could not smell Igneel among them.
• Ye Yang explained that the dragons had died at least four hundred years earlier, during the Dragon King Festival, when dragons fought until only one remained to become Dragon King.
• Ye Yang asked Wendy to use the magic he had taught her to search for a dragon soul, and Wendy summoned Gildarts from the cavern's remains.
• Gildarts joked that he would eat Wendy, then refused to answer Ye Yang because he considered humans food; Happy persuaded him to speak by pointing out that he was a cat.
• Gildarts described how dragons once ruled the world and split into opposing factions over a proposal for humans and dragons to coexist peacefully.
• Gildarts said he had fought against coexistence, hated humans, and still wanted to taste one again.

Gildarts's fading soul revealed that Acnologia had been a human Dragon Slayer who became the Dragon King, and warned that Dragon Slayers ultimately turned into dragons. Ye Yang reassured Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy, then learned that Alkadious and Yukino wanted Lucy's help with a plan to defeat Zeref and Acnologia.

• Gildarts explained that humans taught Dragon Slayer magic, turned against the dragons who had helped them, and that Acnologia became a dragon after bathing in dragon blood and slaughtered the other dragons.
• Gildarts warned Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy that Dragon Slayers would eventually become dragons before his soul vanished.
• Ye Yang confirmed Gildarts had not lied and promised Wendy that she and the other Dragon Slayers would not become dragons.
• Ye Yang revealed that Alkadious and Yukino had been listening; Alkadious said their discoveries matched the ancient history, though Zeref had caused Acnologia's transformation.
• Alkadious asked Lucy to help because they needed a Celestial Spirit Mage, and Yukino said their plan could defeat Zeref and Acnologia.

Alkadious revealed that the Grand Magic Games had gathered power to open the Moon Eclipse Gate and travel four hundred years into the past to kill Zeref. Ye Yang rejected the plan, warning that changing the past could create an unknown future, and Fairy Tail was surrounded by soldiers after refusing to cooperate.

• Alkadious explained that the Grand Magic Games had gathered residual Magic Power to open the Moon Eclipse Gate with the twelve Golden Zodiac Keys.
• Alkadious asked Lucy to join the plan to travel into the past and kill Zeref, but Ye Yang refused and showed the group a vision of branching timelines.
• Ye Yang argued that changing the past could leave the world ruled by dragons and erase their present, while Natsu, Erza, and the others declared they would defeat Acnologia themselves.
• Alkadious rejected Ye Yang’s confidence and ordered the guards to arrest Fairy Tail for trespassing in the Royal Palace.
• Natsu and another Fairy Tail member tried to fight, but their Magic Power was drained and they collapsed.

Ye Yang and Fairy Tail uncovered the Moon Eclipse Gate plan, but the Minister of Defense arrested Arcadius and Yukino Aguria for treason and sent the others away. The final day of the Grand Magic Games began with the guilds entering the arena, while Saber Tooth’s missing guild master and one of its cats drew attention.

• Natsu and Gajeel lost their Magic Power near the Moon Eclipse Gate, but Ye Yang incapacitated the approaching soldiers and warned Alkadious not to involve Fairy Tail.
• The Minister of Defense arrested Alkadious, Arcadius, and Yukino Aguria, then ordered everyone else to leave.
• Ye Yang led Fairy Tail away, and Gray noted the suspicious timing of the gate opening and the date July 7th before Ye urged everyone to rest for the final day.
• Jubardi, Yakima, and Mato-kun introduced the final day of the Grand Magic Games as the guilds entered the arena.
• The audience noticed that Saber Tooth’s guild master and one of its cats were missing as the guild entered with an unusual atmosphere.

The final day of the Grand Magic Games began as guild members battled across Crocus, while Fairy Tail's mages split up to fight on their own. Sting rapidly eliminated Lamia Scale and Serpent's Scale opponents, bringing Saber Tooth to within one point of Fairy Tail.

• Jubardi announced the rules for the citywide survival battle, including points for defeating opponents and a bonus for defeating a guild captain.
• Ye Yang said Fairy Tail's mages could each enjoy the match, and Natsu, Gajeel, Laxus, and Erza headed off separately.
• Yuka and Toby of Serpent's Scale defeated Nobaly of Lamia Scale, while Blue Pegasus defeated Beth and Arani of Mermaid Heel.
• Lyon and Jura eliminated two more Lamia Scale members, and Sting knocked out Lamia Scale captain Bacchus, eliminating the guild from the competition.
• Sting then knocked out Yuka and Toby, raising Saber Tooth's score to 53 and leaving it one point behind Fairy Tail.

Ye Yang confronted Minerva after Saber Tooth surged into first place, but Kagura intervened to protect Millianna. Ye Yang overwhelmed Kagura in battle, and the chapter ended with her struggling to withstand his black sword aura.

• Saber Tooth eliminated Blue Pegasus's Ichiya, Ren, Ivan, and Jenny, earning eighteen points and taking first place while Fairy Tail remained scoreless.
• Ye Yang sensed Minerva and appeared before her, but she vanished and Kagura took the blow meant for her.
• Minerva threatened Millianna to force Kagura to fight, and Kagura stood between Ye Yang and Minerva to protect her companion.
• Ye Yang shattered Kagura's scabbard and repeatedly overpowered her with his swordsmanship despite her Gravity Magic.
• Kagura used Fearless Heavens: Soaring Style, but Ye Yang's black sword aura shattered her attack and forced her backward.

Laxus and Jura fought a fierce battle, while Natsu battled Lyon in the Grand Magic Games. Laxus and Jura remained locked in combat, and Lyon trapped Natsu inside a massive iceberg.

• Laxus challenged Jura, and the two exchanged powerful lightning and earth attacks.
• Laxus broke through Jura's stone and iron defenses, but Jura retreated and barely blocked Laxus's lightning with a magic shield.
• Natsu fought Lyon, breaking through his ice shield and defeating his Giant Ape with fire.
• Natsu's flames overwhelmed Lyon's ice eagle and melted his ice wall, but Lyon repeatedly dropped ice fists to restrict Natsu's movements.
• Lyon encased Natsu in a block of ice and refroze it with his Magic Power, trapping him inside a massive iceberg.

Rogue defied Minerva’s orders and challenged Gajeel, but a dark presence took control of him and overwhelmed Gajeel with shadow magic. Gajeel swallowed the shadow power, transformed into an Iron Shadow Dragon, and began awakening Dragon Power.

• Rogue ignored Minerva’s orders and attacked Gajeel, who initially knocked him down and tried to walk away.
• A dark shadow entered Rogue and gave him immense power, allowing him to batter Gajeel with shadow attacks and trap him in the ground.
• Gajeel remembered Ye Yang’s explanation that dragons could absorb magic of other attributes and swallowed Rogue’s shadow power.
• Gajeel transformed into an Iron Shadow Dragon and unleashed a surge of dark Magic Power.

Gajeel defeated the shadow-controlled Rogue, who remembered his future plan and urged Rogue to protect Frosch. Ye Yang rescued Kagura and Millianna from Minerva, then faced Minerva and three other Saber Tooth members who surrounded him, though Makarov and Mavis believed Saber Tooth had already lost.

• Gajeel pursued the shadow-controlled Rogue underground, struck him with several Iron Shadow Dragon attacks, and left Rogue's body powerless as the shadow fled.
• Rogue awoke with no memory of the fight, and Gajeel told him to protect Frosch and consider joining Fairy Tail.
• Ye Yang agreed to help Kagura save Millianna, but Minerva ambushed Kagura and returned the unconscious Millianna.
• Ye Yang blasted Minerva away, healed Kagura with Yang Power, and sent Kagura away with Millianna.
• Minerva revealed that she had chosen the location for an ambush, and three other Saber Tooth members emerged to surround Ye Yang.
• Jubardi announced Ye Yang's apparent predicament, while Yakima, Makarov, and Mavis predicted that Saber Tooth's plan would fail.

Laxus defeated Jura in a close-quarters duel, giving Fairy Tail 66 points, while Natsu broke free from Lyon's ice and attacked with a combined fire technique. Ye Yang overwhelmed Ouga, Rufus, and Sting, but Sting powered up with Rufus's magic and launched a barrage of light at him.

• Laxus and Jura traded physical blows before their finishing attacks collided, and Jura fell while Laxus remained standing.
• Jubardi announced that Fairy Tail had reached 66 points, with Ye Yang's battle against the strongest four left to decide the victory.
• Natsu melted and shattered Lyon's iceberg, then hurled a combined Dragon and Sun fireball at him.
• Sting apologized to Ouga and Rufus and asked them to join forces against Ye Yang.
• Ye Yang quickly sent Ouga, Rufus, and Sting flying, then overwhelmed Ouga's lightning attack with a Cero.
• Minerva threatened Sting over Lector, so Rufus gave Sting his magic, allowing Sting to launch White Dragon's Holy Ray at Ye Yang.

Ye Yang defeated Sting with a Light Kick and confronted Minerva after she saw her plan fail. The chapter ended with Ye Yang asking whether she had any other tricks.

• Ye Yang reappeared behind Sting and said that speed was power.
• Ye Yang kicked Sting into the ground, creating a massive crater.
• Ye Yang appeared at the crater’s mouth and asked whether Sting had any other tricks.
• Minerva panicked after seeing Ye Yang defeat her prepared plan alone.

After Fairy Tail won, Kagura and Millianna watched the projection and praised the man’s strength. Millianna recovered from her minor injuries and vowed to settle the score herself next time.

• Kagura heard that Fairy Tail had won and marveled at the man in the projection.
• Millianna woke up and said the victory had been expected because the man had surpassed humanity’s limits.
• Kagura asked whether Millianna was all right.
• Millianna said her injuries were minor and vowed to settle the score herself next time.

As July 7 arrived, Princess Jade opened the Moon Eclipse Gate to prepare for the dragon horde, while Lucy grew suspicious of the plan. After receiving a report from Southern Cross, Lucy tried to stop the gate from opening, but the soldiers seized her.

• At Fairy Tail, Makarov ordered Mirajane and Erza to find Lucy at the Royal Palace while Ye Yang slept through their attempts to wake him.
• Princess Jade brought Lucy beneath the Moon Eclipse Gate and explained that it had to be opened at midnight after seven years of gathering Magic Power.
• Lucy and Yukino inserted all twelve Golden Keys into the gate, and Princess Jade ordered it opened as the lunar eclipse began.
• When July 7 arrived, the guilds took their positions in the Royal Capital, and the Moon Eclipse Gate released immense Magic Power despite no sign of the dragon horde.
• After receiving a report from Southern Cross, Lucy shouted that the gate must not be opened and tried to pull out the keys, but Princess Jade ordered the soldiers to stop her.

Lucy struggled against her restraints as she learned the gate connected time and space and would transform during the eclipse, linking to four hundred years ago. The ground then began shaking violently, alarming Arcadius.

• Lucy struggled to break free of her restraints but could not escape.
• Lucy learned the device was a gate connecting time and space, not a cannon, and had no second form.
• Lucy said the gate would transform on the night of the eclipse and connect to four hundred years ago.
• The ground shook violently, and Arcadius asked what was happening.

Ye Yang woke to find a dragon attacking Fairy Tail, struck it back, and sent the guild members to help defend the kingdom. Natsu stayed behind to fight Atlas Flame, while Ye Yang headed to support the others and Princess Jade drew courage from his arrival.

• Juvia woke Ye Yang by trapping him in a water sphere, and Makarov sent him to deal with the Fire Dragon.
• Ye Yang punched Atlas Flame away and forced back his fire breath with a Cero, but let Natsu take over when Natsu asked to eat the dragon’s flames.
• Ye Yang ordered the others to evacuate and support the other guilds, assigned Wendy to help Erza at the Royal Capital, and warned everyone that only Dragon Slayer Magic could harm dragons.
• Natsu climbed onto Atlas Flame and began devouring his fire, resisting the dragon’s attempts to shake him off.
• Princess Jade blamed herself for the destruction until Ye Yang shouted from the sky, and Lucy and Mirajane reassured her that Ye Yang could handle the dragons.

Korginis mocked the humans for believing they could fight a giant dragon and threatened to eat them. He activated a magic circle, leaving Lucy and the others unable to see.

• Korginis laughed at the humans and called them foolish for trying to fight a giant dragon.
• Korginis declared that the humans were food and threatened to eat them all.
• Lucy and the others prepared for battle.
• Korginis waved his hand and activated a magic circle.
• A dazzling light blinded the group, and Erza shouted that she could not see.

Sting and Rogue’s fusion attack failed to harm the Wind Dragon, while Ye Yang defeated the Dark Dragon Beli with one kick. As dragons converged on Beli and Laxus set out to help, Future Rogue released giant eggs across the Royal Capital, which hatched into Dragonkin.

• Sting revealed that he and Rogue had killed their dragons at the dragons’ own request, then joined Rogue in using fusion magic against the Wind Dragon.
• The Wind Dragon emerged unharmed and attacked Ouga and the others, while Lamia Scale’s group failed to damage the Dark Dragon Beli.
• Ye Yang struck Beli with a powerful kick, defeating it and urging the gathered fighters to flee.
• Future Rogue ordered three dragons to support Beli, and Laxus headed toward the battle after learning Ye Yang had gone there.
• Future Rogue ordered Gureia to scatter Dragon Eggs over the Royal Capital, and the eggs hatched into small Dragonkin.

Gray, Icarus, and the others struggled against the newly hatched Dragonkin, while Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy fought Gildarts in the Royal Capital. Laxus arrived and stopped Gildarts’s attack, leaving the battle between the two as the story’s focus.

• Gray froze the ground to trip the charging Dragonkin, but their tough hides and energy attacks overwhelmed the group’s defenses.
• Wendy enchanted Erza and Mirajane with Dragon Slayer Attribute magic, and Erza managed to draw a shallow wound from Gildarts before he smashed the plaza and sent them flying.
• Gildarts prepared to leave and support the other dragons, but Laxus struck him with lightning and told Erza, Wendy, and Lucy to help the others instead.
• Laxus intercepted Gildarts’s attack with a punch, stopping the Emerald Dragon’s claw and making Gildarts recognize the threat he posed.

Laxus fought the Emerald Dragon, overwhelmed it with lightning, and collapsed after knocking it unconscious. Makarov learned that the dragon near the Royal Palace had disappeared and that Laxus had stayed there.

• Laxus dodged the Emerald Dragon’s attacks and struck it with his Lightning Dragon’s Halberd.
• The Emerald Dragon trapped Laxus in a Binding Array, but Laxus transformed into a giant and overpowered it in human form.
• The Emerald Dragon broke the Binding Array and struck Laxus into the sky, but Laxus returned with heavenly lightning and electrocuted it unconscious.
• Laxus collapsed from his injuries as his Magic Source absorbed the remaining heavenly lightning.
• Warren told Makarov that the dragon near the Royal Palace had disappeared, and Makarov learned that Laxus was the one who had remained there.