Chapter Summaries

Ye Yang and his companions attended a welcoming banquet with King Skali, who proposed a contest to settle the Seven Kings’ objections over Kanzaki Honoka’s death. Ye Yang’s group agreed, and he asked where the missing eighth opponent was.

• Skali stopped an attendant from attacking Ye Yang and welcomed him and his companions as honored guests.
• Ye Yang’s group declined the scented clothes, freshened up, and followed Emerus to a banquet while Erza urged everyone to stay alert.
• At the banquet, Ye Yang explained that his group had come from another world to travel and that they had clashed with Kanzaki Honoka’s people.
• Skali said Kanzaki Honoka’s death needed an explanation for the other Seven Kings and proposed that eight of Ye Yang’s group face the seven remaining kings in a contest.
• Natsu eagerly accepted the challenge, and Ye Yang agreed on behalf of his group before asking where the final opponent was.

Tikal arrived as the eighth candidate, startling the Seven Kings, and Ye Yang agreed to compete at Antis Arena in two days. Skali made the contest a wager for Ye Yang’s incapacitating magic, but Ye Yang negotiated five tons of gold as the prize and planned to explore the Kingdom before the competition.

• Tikal appeared alive after twelve years and declared himself the eighth candidate, provoking the Seven Kings.
• Skali introduced Tikal as his second son and explained that he had recently released him from imprisonment.
• Tikal shook Ye Yang’s hand and was shaken by a vision of Ye Yang’s overwhelming power.
• Emerus announced that the competition would take place at Antis Arena in two days, where the contest could be settled regardless of life or death.
• Skali demanded Ye Yang’s magic as the wager, and Ye Yang negotiated five tons of gold in exchange for it if he won.
• Ye Yang declined a guide and said his group would explore the Kingdom before the competition; after the banquet, the Princes and Seven Kings gathered in the council hall.

The Kingdom of Aetherland’s rulers agreed to stall for time before the Supreme God descended, while the Revival Army investigated their plans. Mo Lan revealed that Tikal had slaughtered his home city and vowed to kill him.

• Tikal said that Ye Yang’s group was powerful and warned that the outcome of the match depended on the seven kings.
• Skali silenced the arguing rulers, ordered them to avoid conflict until the Supreme God descended, and warned that losing the match would cost them their thrones.
• After the council’s events reached the Revival Army, Mo Lan and the others questioned why Skali had welcomed Ye Yang’s group and discussed the unknown prince Tikal.
• Mo Lan revealed that he was the sole survivor of the Blood Slaughter and identified Tikal as the demon who had killed everyone in his city.
• Mo Lan vowed to take Tikal’s head to avenge the people he had lost.

Ye Yang explained why he accepted Skali’s duel proposal and planned to infiltrate the Royal Palace for information before the match. Natsu revealed he could separate his soul from his body and joined Ye Yang, though he nearly missed their midnight departure by falling asleep.

• Ye Yang told Selene and the others that Skali’s duel was likely meant to stall for time while they waited for god Mash or an apostle.
• Ye Yang assigned the others to gather rumors while sightseeing and said he would infiltrate the Royal Palace.
• Natsu separated his soul from his body, but only Ye Yang could see him, and the others panicked when they thought Natsu had stopped breathing.
• Gray suggested Natsu could explore the palace unseen, and Ye Yang agreed to bring him along for their midnight mission.
• Ye Yang found Natsu asleep at midnight, woke him with a punch, and reminded him to use Thought Projection before they left.

Ye Yang and Natsu investigated underground, discovering that Tikal had been held in a hidden cell and that Skali was secretly visiting a barrier-protected room. After overhearing Skali speak with Ming Hui about delaying events until the Lord God descended, they left without uncovering what was inside, while Skali grew suspicious and set a trap at the basement entrance.

• Ye Yang and Natsu found a dungeon-like cell with torn chains and recognized Tikal’s scent, suggesting he had been imprisoned there for a long time.
• Ye Yang and Natsu followed footsteps and discovered Skali sneaking farther underground.
• Skali searched for whoever he sensed nearby but failed to notice Ye Yang and Natsu, who stopped outside a room protected by a barrier.
• Skali spoke with Ming Hui through a crystal ball, reporting that matters were proceeding normally and being told to delay events until the Lord God descended.
• Ye Yang and Natsu searched Skali’s study, found only policy documents, and left after learning how to return to the hidden room.
• Skali noticed that scrolls on his desk had been moved and placed a magic array at the basement entrance to detect anyone entering.

Ye Yang and Erza visited an armor shop, where they discovered the mysterious Fairy Soul Guardian Spirit armor. After Erza put it on, Ye Yang awakened the power inside its gemstone, revealing a small female elf with Wings of Light.

• Skali watched Ye Yang and his companions leave and ordered Emerus to keep an eye on them without letting anyone disturb them.
• Erza and Ye Yang visited the Royal Capital’s largest armor market, where Erza showed the shopkeeper her Six Dragon Armor.
• The shopkeeper took them to an inner room and described the Dragon Scale Oath Armor, the Wind Chant Demon Pattern Armor, and the Fairy Soul Guardian Spirit.
• Erza put on the Fairy Soul Guardian Spirit, but it showed no signs of enhancing her abilities.
• Ye Yang told Erza to channel her Magic Power into the armor’s gemstone, then sent a Light Particle into it.
• The gemstone awakened, and a small female elf with Wings of Light appeared.

Ye Yang and Erza encountered Lutia, an elf queen who had awakened from the armor Erza wore but found her magic sealed inside it. Lutia decided to travel with them to recover her power, while Ye Yang and Erza prepared to continue their act before the people monitoring them arrived.

• Lutia emerged from Erza's armor, demanded it back, and attacked Ye Yang and Erza with elf magic, but discovered her power was gone.
• Ye Yang took Lutia and two other sets of armor away from the shop, leaving enough money behind, and Erza found Lutia's magic sealed in the armor's gemstone.
• Lutia remembered being sealed in her armor and said a ball of light had awakened her; Ye Yang recognized it as his Light Element.
• Lutia introduced herself as Lutia, admitted her memories were fragmented, and agreed to travel with Ye Yang and Erza to recover her magic.
• Erza and Ye Yang decided to look elsewhere because the people monitoring them might soon arrive.

Natsu, Lucy, and Happy met Bai Mo after he rescued Happy from a cat trafficker, and they learned that Bai Mo had left the Silver Dragon Army because he refused to slaughter villagers. The chapter ended with Natsu mentioning the Revival Army aloud in a restaurant, silencing everyone around him.

• Lutia teased Ye Yang about being hunted, and Natsu told Lucy that they had found a suspicious place but had left it alone because it appeared to have a mechanism.
• A cat trafficker abducted Happy, but Bai Mo intercepted him and defeated him with a silver dragon magic circle.
• Natsu and Lucy thanked Bai Mo and invited him to eat with them, where they introduced themselves and learned his name.
• Bai Mo explained that he had left the Silver Dragon Army because he refused to follow orders to slaughter villagers.
• Lucy began to ask Bai Mo about joining the Revival Army, but he covered her mouth and warned that mentioning it in the Royal Capital was forbidden.
• Natsu asked what was wrong with the Revival Army, and the restaurant fell silent.

Bai Mo helped Lucy and Natsu escape the King's Army after trouble broke out in a restaurant, then warned them not to mention the Revival Army in the Royal Capital. As the group continued shopping, Laxus detected Skali's watcher, while Gray and Wade encountered several figures blocking their way.

• Bai Mo grabbed Lucy and fled the restaurant, and Natsu and Happy escaped through a window as the King's Army arrived.
• Natsu, Lucy, and Happy evaded the soldiers, and Bai Mo warned them not to mention the Revival Army before disappearing into the crowd.
• Natsu and Lucy decided to keep shopping, while Laxus used electromagnetic force to detect people watching him, Wendy, and Carla, including a likely scout sent by Skali.
• Gray urged Wade to change out of his armor and greatsword, then realized he himself had been walking around in his underwear.
• Gray and Wade changed clothes, but several figures blocked their path, and Gray demanded to know what they wanted.

Gray and Wade fought off a street gang while Vermilion Bird and Selene sensed a powerful swordsman arriving for the tournament. Meanwhile, Ye Yang infiltrated Skali’s hidden chamber, impersonated him, and learned that Ming Hui’s faction was harvesting negative energy through brutal oppression to prepare for the Main God’s awakening.

• Gray stripped down to his underwear to provoke the thug leader, and Wade defeated him while Gray froze the gang’s underlings in place.
• Vermilion Bird sensed the Sword Saint’s powerful Sword Intent as Himura Sakutsuki passed by in a carriage, and both men looked forward to fighting each other in the tournament.
• Ye Yang entered the chamber beneath the study, used transformation magic to take Skali’s appearance, and activated the crystal ball.
• Ye Yang told Ming Hui that Skali had filled the negative-energy supply by provoking rebellions and crushing them, and Ming Hui approved the method as preparations for the Main God’s awakening.

Ye Yang uncovered Skali’s plan to move negative energy through the mines during the duel, then met Lutia, the elf queen sealed inside Erza’s armor. Lutia identified Skali as a Death Apostle who cultivated death energy, suggesting he may have made a deal with the Death God.

• Ye Yang overheard Skali arrange to transport negative energy toward the mines during the duel, then left to investigate.
• Skali held a banquet while Emerus reported the group’s movements to him.
• Ye Yang and his companions met Lutia, who revealed she was the elf queen and that her Magic Power was sealed in Erza’s armor.
• Lutia recognized Selene as a dragon, and Erza and Laxus discussed fighting each other with Lutia’s Magic Power.
• Lutia sensed heavy death energy on Skali and explained that he was a Death Apostle who might have made a deal with the Death God.

Ye Yang and Lutia discussed the hidden force behind the attempt on his life as the Eight Kings assessed his group. On the day of the tournament, Ye Yang joined King Skali at the enormous arena, where the matches and betting were about to begin.

• Ye Yang told Lutia that the old man who had targeted him was only a lackey and that a nonhuman force stood behind him.
• Emerus thanked Ye Yang on Skali’s behalf, while the Seven Kings discussed the strength of Ye Yang’s group and Tikal focused on Laxus.
• Skali’s tournament brought tens of thousands of spectators to the Royal Capital’s arena, where commentator Kokoal introduced Skali and Ye Yang.
• Ye Yang and Skali discussed the arena’s betting system, and Ye Yang agreed to bet on his teammates after they saw which fighters would take the field first.

Ye Yang demonstrated overwhelming Magic Power, shattered a Magic Power Measurer, and then showed precise control by matching Skali’s reading. Skali chose Ye Yang’s side to send out a competitor first, then introduced Tikal as the Eight Kings’ new leader and announced that the Flame King had died.

• Skali and Ye Yang agreed to measure their Magic Power to decide which side would compete first, and Ye Yang’s first release shattered the device.
• Ye Yang and Skali tested a second Magic Power Measurer, where Ye Yang precisely matched Skali’s reading.
• Skali chose to let Ye Yang’s side send out a competitor first, and the remaining seven kings entered the arena led by Tikal.
• Skali announced that the Flame King had died fighting the rebel army and identified Tikal as his second prince and the team’s new leader.

Skali introduced his returning son Tikal, whom Mo Lan blamed for destroying his family and city, before the opening battle between Himura Sakutsuki and Vermilion Bird began. The two swordsmen traded techniques, and Vermilion Bird hinted that his swordsmanship did not belong to him alone.

• Skali announced Tikal's return, and Mo Lan tried to rush at the man he accused of killing his family before Lei Jin restrained him.
• Ye Yang's group entered the arena, and Skali chose Himura Sakutsuki to fight first while Vermilion Bird volunteered for the opposing side.
• Kokoal introduced Himura Sakutsuki as the Sword Saint and described Vermilion Bird as a top swordsman from Another World.
• Himura Sakutsuki and Vermilion Bird exchanged rapid sword strikes, then tested each other with quick-draw attacks and sword auras.
• Vermilion Bird praised Himura Sakutsuki's Quick Draw Technique and said his own swordsmanship did not belong to him alone.

Vermilion Bird and Himura Sakutsuki escalated their swordsmanship duel after revealing their true abilities. Their battle continued with Himura Sakutsuki’s Sword Intent swords attacking Vermilion Bird, who countered with the power of a massive dragon.

• Erza admitted that Vermilion Bird’s swordsmanship surpassed hers, and Lutia advised her to stop forcing herself to create a sword style before she was ready.
• Himura Sakutsuki unleashed abyssal Magic Power and Sword Intent, and the two swordsmen’s auras clashed without their blades touching.
• Vermilion Bird revealed that a dragon had passed down his swordsmanship, prompting Himura Sakutsuki to question why dragons studied human swordsmanship.
• When Himura Sakutsuki refused to retract his remark, Vermilion Bird charged and fought through his opponent’s growing array of flying swords.
• Vermilion Bird summoned a massive dragon phantom that shattered dozens of incoming swords, then struck at Himura Sakutsuki, who raised his swords to defend himself.

Vermilion Bird defeated Himura Sakutsuki by surpassing his sword domain, and Himura admitted defeat. Ye Yang chose Natsu for the second match, prompting the Seven Kings to discuss the advantage his fire magic would give him.

• Himura Sakutsuki entered a sword domain and challenged Vermilion Bird to test his mastery.
• Vermilion Bird entered the domain and shattered Himura’s strike with a slash from the higher realm of the Sword Domain.
• Himura knelt, acknowledged his defeat, thanked Vermilion Bird for his guidance, and retracted his earlier words.
• Tikal mocked Himura, while Skali praised Vermilion Bird and asked Ye Yang who would fight next.
• Ye Yang chose Natsu for the second match after ignoring his repeated offers to go first.
• The Seven Kings recognized Natsu and remarked that his fire magic would be a disadvantage for them, especially since none of them knew Water Magic.

Shiratori Nagisa faced Natsu Dragneel in the second match and used a refined technique to neutralize Natsu’s attacks. As Natsu struggled to find a way through, Ye Yang and Skali discussed the differences between how wizards trained in their worlds.

• Emerus asked the gathered contestants to choose who would compete, and Shiratori Nagisa volunteered for the match.
• Kokoal announced that Natsu Dragneel would face Shiratori Nagisa, prompting Lucy and Happy to worry about Nagisa’s ability to fly.
• Natsu charged Shiratori Nagisa with Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon, but Nagisa redirected his attacks and left Natsu off balance.
• Erza, Laxus, Lucy, and Gray assessed Natsu’s disadvantage, while Laxus said Natsu would need to exploit the extreme heat of his flames.
• Ye Yang and Skali discussed the training habits of wizards in their respective worlds as Natsu continued to face Shiratori Nagisa.

Natsu fought Shiratori Nagisa in the arena, struggling to land a hit against his wind defenses before unleashing increasingly powerful fire attacks. The chapter ended with Natsu’s flaming blade storm colliding with Shiratori Nagisa’s enlarged wind bird in a violent explosion.

• Natsu dodged Shiratori Nagisa’s tornado and wind blades, then shaped a fireball into a serpent that Shiratori Nagisa shredded with the Wind God Clothes.
• Natsu blanketed the enclosed arena with flames, forcing Shiratori Nagisa to defend himself with wind shields.
• Shiratori Nagisa turned the flames into a fiery tornado and pulled Natsu toward it, but Natsu entered Flame Emperor Mode and weakened the tornado.
• Shiratori Nagisa fired a hurricane arrow that absorbed the tornado’s wind power and expanded into a giant wind bird.
• Natsu formed a massive flaming blade and sent a storm of fiery blades crashing into Shiratori Nagisa’s wind bird.

Natsu used a trick with flame ropes and enlarged fireballs to blast Shiratori Nagisa into a crater, exposing the cruelty beneath his polished noble persona. As Shiratori erupted in a Black Storm, Ye Yang explained how he had recognized the young noble’s calculating nature and hinted at the danger of hidden threats.

• Natsu gathered flames at his fingertips, fired ten shots with Fire Ropes, then sent energy through the ropes to enlarge the fireballs and engulf Shiratori Nagisa in an explosion.
• Shiratori Nagisa crashed into the arena floor, climbed from the crater in disarray, and unleashed a violent Black Storm as he called Natsu a commoner.
• Shiratori Nagisa’s fans recoiled at his changed demeanor, while the Six Kings and Tikal showed no surprise at his true nature.
• Ye Yang told Skali that Shiratori Nagisa’s public noble image was a crafted persona and recalled how his expression had turned cold during their first meeting.
• Ye Yang warned that hidden dangers were especially frightening, and Skali praised his powers of observation.

Natsu defeated Shiratori Nagisa in the arena, giving the Otherworld Team two consecutive victories over the Eight Kings. Skali arranged a meeting with all Eight Kings after the banquet, while Natsu returned to his teammates boasting that he could win the remaining matches.

• Shiratori Nagisa unleashed his sinister black wind magic and trapped Natsu inside a massive wind sphere.
• Natsu broke free with his flames, activated Dragon Power, and fought Shiratori Nagisa in a head-on clash.
• Natsu burned away Shiratori Nagisa’s hurricane magic and struck him with Flame Dragon Emperor's Crimson Sun Thousand Miles, leaving him severely scorched.
• Kokoal declared the Otherworld Team the winner and ended the day’s matches.
• Skali told Emerus to summon all Eight Kings to the conference room after the banquet.
• Natsu offered to fight all the remaining matches, but Gray reminded him he had already competed.