Chapter Summaries

Gildarts announced that he and Ye Yang would join Fairy Tail’s S-Class Trial, and the selected Mages began choosing partners. Juvia partnered with Lisanna after Gray chose Leo, while Elfman was left facing Evergreen’s intense attention.

• Mirajane revealed that her Magic Power had returned, and Gildarts announced that he and Ye Yang would enter the trial.
• The guild members discussed the selected Mages and their chances, while Gajeel learned that his poor reputation had kept him off the list.
• Natsu chose Happy as his partner and ran off with him to train.
• Juvia said she wanted to partner with Gray, but Leo appeared and revealed that he had already agreed to team up with Gray.
• Lisanna offered to partner with Juvia, leaving Elfman disappointed when Evergreen fixed her gaze on him.

Levy agreed to join Gajeel in the S-Class Trial, while Carla foresaw a disastrous future and urged Wendy to partner with Mest. The trial began on the way to Tenrou Island, where Freed trapped the other teams behind a rune barrier as Levy prepared to undo it.

• Gajeel offered to help Levy become S-Class, and she accepted him as her partner while Salsam and Dorryan looked on in dismay.
• Carla saw a vision of a devastated island with Ye Yang facing a terrible threat, then urged Wendy to accept Mest's invitation to partner in the trial.
• One week later, Makarov brought the participants to Tenrou Island and explained the nine routes and their challenges, officially starting the S-Class Mage Trial.
• Happy carried Natsu ahead, while Freed and Bickslow escaped through a rune barrier they had placed on the ship, trapping the remaining teams for ten minutes.
• Levy stepped forward with her pen and offered to break Freed's rune barrier.

Levy and Evergreen escaped the ship’s spell with their partners, while the others raced to the island and entered its trial caves. Natsu faced Ye Yang and struggled against his overwhelming strength, as Freed and Bickslow began fighting San Mao and Er Gou in another cave.

• Levy rewrote the ship’s spell so only she and Gajeel could pass through, then Evergreen followed with Elfman, leaving the others behind.
• Natsu entered Cave E with Happy and found Ye Yang waiting as the trial’s opponent.
• Ye Yang easily blocked Natsu’s attacks and sent him flying, then reminded him to fight calmly instead of charging in.
• Natsu returned with flames mixed with Golden Flame and vowed to make Ye Yang move one step, but Ye Yang blocked his roar and blasted him back.
• Freed and Bickslow encountered San Mao and Er Gou in another cave, and the two pairs began fighting.
• San Mao dodged Freed’s Dark Text: Black Aura and reappeared beside him as Freed used Dark Text: Rebound.

San Mao and Er Gou defeated Freed and Bickslow, while Gray and Leo overcame Wendy and Mest. Elfman and Evergreen, badly injured by Mirajane, came up with a plan to challenge her.

• San Mao and Er Gou fought Freed and Bickslow, with San Mao destroying Freed's reflection magic and Er Gou enduring Bickslow's dolls and Freed's pain magic.
• San Mao and Er Gou unleashed a powerful counterattack that shattered the dolls and knocked Freed and Bickslow unconscious; San Mao carried the injured Er Gou away.
• Freed and Bickslow woke and acknowledged how formidable Er Gou and San Mao were, while Freed said the next year's applicants would face a tougher trial.
• Gray and Leo fought Wendy and Mest, with Leo knocking Mest unconscious and Gray freezing Wendy's feet in the cave.
• Elfman and Evergreen struggled against Mirajane until Evergreen whispered a plan to Elfman, who reluctantly agreed to try it.

Elfman and Evergreen attacked Mirajane while Juvia and Lisanna struggled against Erza, and Lucy and Cana faced Gildarts in the cave. Their coordinated tactics trapped Gildarts in sleeping smoke, prompting him to unleash a vast surge of Magic Power.

• Evergreen distracted Mirajane, allowing Elfman to charge her in Beast King form and send her flying.
• Juvia and Lisanna fought Erza, whose Sea King's Raging Waves clashed with Juvia's Water Flow Typhoon.
• Lucy and Cana entered the cave and found Gildarts guarding the way to the next stage.
• Gildarts easily defeated Taurus and dispelled Cana's lightning, but Cana and Lucy teamed up with cards and summoned spirits to attack him.
• Cana's sleeping-gas card was carried around Gildarts by Scorpio's sandstorm, and Gildarts unleashed a tremendous surge of Magic Power.

Cana’s secret came out during the S-Class Trial, and Gildarts learned that she was his daughter. After they reconciled, the story returned to Ye Yang’s trial, where Natsu reignited his flames and prepared to attack again.

• Gildarts overwhelmed Cana and Lucy with his Magic Power and refused to let Cana pass the stage.
• Lucy revealed that Gildarts was Cana’s father, and Gildarts reacted with confusion before recognizing her as Cornelia’s daughter.
• Cana told Gildarts she had hidden their relationship because she feared bringing him shame, and Gildarts apologized for not realizing she was his daughter.
• Cana called Gildarts Dad, and he embraced her, asking for the chance to be her father.
• At Ye Yang’s trial, Natsu understood Ye Yang’s advice about the Flame of Emotion and reignited his flames to attack him.

Ye Yang tested Natsu’s strength and judged him ready to become an S-Class mage after Natsu surrendered under Ye Yang’s overwhelming Haki. The other examination candidates continued their trials, with Gray and Leo arriving to find Gajeel and Levy already there.

• Natsu absorbed Ye Yang’s golden sparks and attacked with Solar Flare: Heaven-Burning Blades, but Ye Yang’s barrier stopped the strike.
• Ye Yang unleashed his Haki, forcing Natsu to surrender, then told him that understanding his own strength meant he had passed the examination.
• Ye Yang encouraged Natsu by saying he would discover Igneel’s whereabouts when he became strong enough, and Natsu ran ahead determined to become S-Class.
• Erza defeated Juvia and Lisanna, while Gray and Leo arrived to find Gajeel and Levy at their destination.
• Levy said she barely remembered Mest, though she had the impression that he existed.

Makarov announced that all nine participants had passed the first round of the S-Class examination and explained that they must find Mavis’s grave and return its token within six hours. As the candidates began, Mest recovered and offered to show Wendy a scenic spot, while Carla and Lili flew toward Tenrou Island, worried about Wendy.

• San Mao brought the unconscious Er Gou back, and Lucy and Cana revealed that Gildarts had tested them; Natsu and Happy also returned after Ye Yang defeated Natsu but approved their passage.
• Evergreen and Elfman rejoined the group, and Makarov announced that all nine candidates had passed the first round through victories or approval from their examiners.
• Makarov explained that the second round required candidates to find Mavis’s grave and bring its token back within six hours, while facing both their fellow candidates and Tenrou Island’s monsters.
• Mest woke beside Wendy, apologized for losing, briefly ate unusual wild plants, and then offered to take her to a scenic spot.
• Carla and Lili flew toward Tenrou Island, and Carla worried that Wendy was in danger while teamed with Mest.

Carla told Lili that her visions made her suspect Mest had infiltrated Fairy Tail and altered the guild members’ memories. Meanwhile, Demon Heart located Zeref and prepared to attack Fairy Tail on Tenrou Island, while the guild members recovered from their battles and teased Mirajane about Ye Yang.

• Carla explained to Lili that Shagotte had identified her recurring images as visions of the future, and she now suspected Mest was not truly a guild member.
• Ultear found Zeref asleep through a crystal ball and reported that Fairy Tail’s main members were gathered on Tenrou Island.
• Hades and the Seven Kin of Purgatory prepared to confront Fairy Tail and awaken Zeref’s power.
• Erza helped Mirajane treat her wounds as Mirajane explained that Elfman and Evergreen had used a fake marriage proposal to distract her.
• Lisanna teased Mirajane about marrying Ye Yang and warned that Icarus might take him, while Erza and Mirajane insisted Ye Yang was not planning to pursue anyone.

Ye Yang sensed an extraordinarily powerful intruder on Tenrou Island and rushed to find him. He arrived as Zeref’s deadly curse threatened Natsu, Elfman, and Evergreen, then blocked it and left Zeref stunned by his power.

• Ye Yang sensed a powerful presence on Tenrou Island, identified Mest as suspicious, and sent Erza to find Wendy while Mirajane alerted the guild master.
• Elfman and Evergreen encountered Zeref near the First Master's grave, and his curse began withering the surrounding plants.
• Natsu arrived and blocked Zeref’s spreading aura, then struck him after Zeref spoke as though they knew each other.
• Zeref’s curse surged again, but Ye Yang appeared and contained it with Conqueror's Color.
• Ye Yang explained that the aura was a curse, and Zeref demanded to know what power had stopped the Curse of the Ankseram God.

Ye Yang confronted Zeref on Tenrou Island, where their powers clashed and shook the island. Meanwhile, Wendy exposed Mest’s lies and he escaped, leaving Wendy safe with Carla and Lili.

• Ye Yang identified Zeref as the immortal Black Mage and explained the Curse of the Ankseram God, while reassuring Natsu that his scarf could recover.
• Zeref ignored Ye Yang’s warning and asked about his power, so Ye Yang attacked as the Curse surged and their forces collided.
• Fairy Tail members across the island sensed Ye Yang’s Haki, and Gildarts and the others turned their ship back toward Tenrou Island.
• Wendy realized Mest had lied about past trials and accused him of deceiving her, then Carla and Lili arrived to protect her.
• Mest vanished when Lili attacked, and Carla checked that Wendy was unharmed.

Ye Yang captured Zeref and warned the Fairy Tail mages that more invaders had landed on Tenrou Island. As the guild gathered in response to Erza’s distress signal, Gajeel rescued Levy from two attackers.

• Ye Yang knocked Zeref unconscious, explained that he had sealed away his power, and sent the others to gather while he carried Zeref to find Makarov.
• Erza spotted a Magic Boat bearing Heart of a Demon’s emblem, fired a distress signal, and ran to search for Wendy.
• The Fairy Tail mages headed for the temporary base after seeing Erza’s signal.
• Gajeel argued with Levy, who ran off in tears, then spotted the signal and rushed after her.
• Two attackers ambushed Levy, but Gajeel blocked a blade with his Iron Dragon Sword and protected her.

Gajeel and Levy fought Demon Heart mages Yumaz and Kawaz after the pair declared war on Fairy Tail. Gajeel overwhelmed Yumaz at first, but Yumaz used Solid Script: Speed to target Levy, leaving her defending herself as he attacked.

• Levy recognized Yumaz and Kawaz as Demon Heart mages, and they declared war on Fairy Tail.
• Yumaz used Solid Script: Blast, but Levy canceled it with Solid Script: Silence while Gajeel dodged his charge.
• Gajeel broke through Yumaz’s Solid Script: Guard with Iron Dragon Lance: Kishin and knocked him into a tree.
• Kawaz attacked Gajeel with eggs, but Gajeel blocked them with an iron shield.
• Yumaz used Solid Script: Speed to circle Gajeel and Levy, then appeared before Levy and attacked her barrier with Solid Script: Slash.

Gajeel fought Yumaz and Kawaz while Levy escaped to warn the others that Heart of a Demon’s main force was coming. After Levy found Ye Yang and asked him to save Gajeel, Yumaz struck Gajeel down, but a streak of golden light hit Yumaz before he could kill him.

• Gajeel shielded Levy from Kawaz’s Egg Heavy Rain and urged her to flee and warn everyone about Heart of a Demon’s main force.
• Levy escaped after creating iron for Gajeel to eat, while Gajeel stopped Yumaz from pursuing her.
• Levy encountered Ye Yang, told him Gajeel was badly injured and fighting Heart of a Demon, and ran back to help.
• Gajeel struggled against Yumaz and Kawaz’s coordinated attacks as his injuries worsened.
• Yumaz used Dark Sword: Iaido to shatter Gajeel’s steel skin and knock him to the ground.
• A streak of golden light struck Yumaz and sent him crashing through trees before he could behead Gajeel.

Ye Yang rescued Gajeel and Levy, then hurled Kawaz toward Demon Heart’s Magic Boat with a warning to withdraw. As Demon Heart attacked the island, Makarov fought the airship until Hades confronted him with Demon Law, leaving Makarov shocked by the magic.

• Ye Yang defeated Kawaz, threatened Demon Heart’s guild master, and threw Kawaz toward the Magic Boat.
• Levy found Gajeel, gave him Ye Yang’s potion, and took him toward the gathering point.
• Makarov saw Demon Heart’s Magic Boat approaching and smashed it with Giant Magic, but Ultear restored it with Arc of Time.
• Hades ordered Caprico to lead the others onto the island while he stayed behind to face Makarov.
• Makarov activated Fairy Law, but Hades countered with Demon Law, prompting Makarov to recognize the magic in shock.

Hades defeated Makarov in their confrontation, but Ye Yang arrived and challenged him with powerful defensive magic. Elsewhere, Azuma attacked Wendy, Carla, and Lili, and Mest appeared to save them.

• Hades overwhelmed Makarov with his magic after questioning the meaning of light, darkness, good, and evil.
• Ye Yang intercepted Hades's attack on Makarov and used Three Divine Pillars to counter Hades's Amaterasu Hundred Style.
• Azuma ambushed Wendy, Carla, and Lili, identifying himself as one of Demon Heart's Seven Kin of Purgatory and declaring that he was hunting Fairy Tail.
• Mest protected Wendy, Carla, and Lili from Azuma's explosion after they had assumed he had left.

Azuma attacked Wendy, Mest, Carla, and Lili, overwhelming them until Erza arrived to protect them. Elsewhere, Natsu and Happy found Demon Heart’s forces on the shore, and Natsu defeated their wizards as they fled.

• Mest revealed he had been sent by the Magic Council to investigate Fairy Tail, but Azuma attacked him and Wendy with explosive magic and a storm of leaves.
• Wendy and the cats tried to escape, but Azuma blocked their paths and knocked them down, then defeated Mest.
• Azuma moved to attack Wendy, but Erza arrived and challenged him after checking on Wendy, Carla, and Lili.
• Natsu and Happy spotted Demon Heart members landing on the island, and Natsu attacked them with his Fire Dragon magic.
• Natsu scattered the remaining wizards, who panicked and fled after he destroyed their magic projectiles and blasted their ranks.

Natsu fought Zancrow, a Fire God Slayer whose flames he could not initially consume, while Gray, Cana, Lucy, and Leo battled waves of Demon Heart mages. Natsu began to drain away Zancrow’s strength, but then felt his own Magic Power rapidly disappearing, and the surrounding enemy soldiers vanished without explanation.

• Zancrow burned the fleeing mages to ashes and revealed that he was a Fire God Slayer whose flames Natsu could not eat.
• Natsu and Zancrow exchanged attacks, matching dragon flames against divine flames despite Zancrow’s confidence in his power.
• Zancrow provoked Natsu into charging, but Natsu reversed his grip, struck him, and trapped him in dragon flames.
• Natsu felt his Magic Power rapidly draining while Gray, Cana, Lucy, and Leo were surrounded by another large group of Demon Heart mages.
• The enemy soldiers around Gray’s group suddenly vanished, leaving the four of them confused.

Lucy, Gray, Cana, and Leo fought Caprico and his summoned allies, but their magic proved ineffective. After the Great Tenrou Tree fell and drained their Magic Power, Huayuan entered Fairy Tail’s camp and was confronted by Icarus.

• Caprico blocked Gray’s and Cana’s attacks, knocked Cana unconscious, and fought Gray and Leo while they struggled to hurt him.
• Er Gou and San Mao joined the fight, and Caprico summoned San Jiao Xin and Samakunn to face them.
• Sagittarius exchanged arrows with an enemy archer as the Great Tenrou Tree collapsed, draining the fighters’ Magic Power and causing Sagittarius to vanish.
• Caprico sent the weakened Gray and Leo flying while San Jiao Xin forced Er Gou and San Mao back.
• Juvia left camp to search for Gray, and Lisanna and Mirajane went to find Elfman, leaving Icarus behind.
• Huayuan entered Fairy Tail’s camp looking for its members, and Icarus confronted him with a blade.

Icarus defeated Huayuan at the hidden site, while Elfman and Evergreen faced Rustyrose and his guardian beast on Tenrou Island. Rustyrose blocked their escape and threatened to kill them both.

• Huayuan realized Icarus had come with Fairy Tail and attacked her, but she cut through his steel form and killed him with Yaksha Sky Flash.
• Elfman transformed into Beast King form and tried to stop the giant monster pursuing him and Evergreen, but his attacks had no effect.
• Rustyrose revealed himself as one of Demon Heart's Seven Kin of Purgatory and identified the monster as his guardian sacred beast, Belcusas of Gale.
• Rustyrose repelled Elfman's attack with Golden Shield, then struck Evergreen with a jet-powered kick.
• Elfman protected Evergreen and urged her to find the boss while he held Rustyrose off, but Rustyrose sent Belcusas behind them and blocked their escape.