Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan confronted Brain as Nirvana awakened, revealing the enormous weapon beneath the earth. Brain invited Chen Fan to rule the world with him and warned that Chen Fan’s companions could not keep pace with him.

• Chen Fan defeated the remaining members of Grind 7 while Brain watched from hiding.
• Chen Fan recognized Brain, who was surprised to learn that Chen Fan had come to destroy Nirvana.
• Brain activated Nirvana, and Chen Fan carried Wendy and Charle into the sky as the colossal spider-like weapon rose from the ground.
• Cobra tried to probe Chen Fan’s mind but could not read anything from him.
• Brain invited Chen Fan to join him and argued that Chen Fan’s companions were not strong enough to stand beside him.

Chen Fan bet Brain that his companions would defeat the Oración Seis and promised to destroy Nirvana if they succeeded. Brain activated Nirvana to test its power while Natsu and Happy fought to reach the top, leaving the bet unresolved.

• Chen Fan wagered that his companions could defeat Brain's subordinates, and Brain accepted, boasting that Midnight's Reflection Magic made him nearly unbeatable.
• Brain sent Cobra to check on Angel and the others, but Cobra sensed danger around Chen Fan and could not penetrate the barrier around Wendy and Charle with his hearing.
• Natsu raced up Nirvana's leg, and Brain ordered Cobra to stop him before activating Nirvana's power system.
• Nirvana began moving, and its shaking left Natsu dizzy and vomiting until Cobra kicked him off the leg.
• Happy caught Natsu in midair and flew back toward the top, where he spotted Chen Fan and Wendy.

Natsu fought Cobra while Chen Fan watched with Wendy and Charle, revealing that Angel had been defeated. Cobra continued to overpower Natsu, who tried to set up a surprise attack but was ambushed instead.

• Natsu accused Chen Fan of betraying them, but Chen Fan, Wendy, and Charle insisted they had been kidnapped.
• Natsu fought Cobra and was repeatedly outmatched as Brain watched with growing confidence.
• Brain told Chen Fan that Cobra seemed stronger, but Chen Fan maintained that he was not joking about his bet.
• A mark vanished from Brain's face, and Chen Fan revealed that Angel had been defeated.
• Cobra intensified his attacks on Natsu, who tried to hide and launch a surprise attack but was kicked in the face.

Lucy and Gray encountered Jura and Hoteh aboard the moving city Nirvana, where Hoteh explained its origins as ancient magic meant to switch light and darkness. The city had since fallen into the hands of people pursuing evil goals.

• Happy flew off with Natsu while Lucy and Gray explored Nirvana, which looked like a town built into a walking ruin.
• Jura and Hoteh arrived, and Jura told Lucy and Gray that Hoteh was now their companion.
• Lucy and Gray discussed Hoteh's changed personality and learned that Sherry had already returned to normal.
• Hoteh explained that the Nirbit tribe created Nirvana about four hundred years earlier to preserve peace by switching light and darkness.
• Gray recognized the irony that Nirvana, a city made for peace, was being used for evil goals.

Gray, Lucy, and Jura encountered Midnight while Brain controlled Nirvana from the King's Chamber. Midnight attacked after Hoteye said he had realized Brain was wrong, leaving Gray, Lucy, and Jura sprawled in a crater.

• Nirvana lit up again as Brain controlled the city's movement from the King's Chamber, and Hoteye told Gray and the others that Brain could not use other magic while doing so.
• Midnight appeared and said only he knew where Brain intended to take Nirvana.
• Hoteye told Midnight he had not betrayed Brain but believed Brain was wrong about twisting human hearts with magic.
• Midnight attacked, collapsing buildings and leaving Gray, Lucy, and Jura sprawled in a huge pit.

Hoteye fought Midnight while Gray, Jura, and Natsu confronted the members of Grind 7. Natsu’s battle with Cobra continued, and Cobra avoided answering whether he could hear Chen Fan’s thoughts.

• Jura told Gray that Hoteye had collapsed the ground to save them, and Hoteye urged them to reach the King's Chamber while he fought Midnight.
• Hoteye revealed that his real name was Richard and attacked Midnight with Flowing Ground.
• Natsu continued fighting Cobra, whose ability to hear thoughts let him anticipate Natsu’s attacks.
• Happy tested Cobra’s magic by thinking about fish, and Cobra correctly revealed what Happy was thinking.
• Natsu asked whether Cobra could hear Chen Fan’s thoughts, but Cobra’s expression froze and he refused to answer.

Natsu and Happy fought Cobra, who revealed that he was a Poison Dragon Slayer and began overwhelming Natsu with corrosive attacks. As their battle shook Nirvana, Chen Fan reassured Wendy that Natsu could handle Cobra.

• Natsu attacked Cobra while Cobra was distracted by listening to his thoughts, but Cobra caught his fist and corroded it with poison.
• Cobra transformed his arm into a lizard-like claw and revealed that he was the Poison Dragon Slayer.
• Cobra's attacks numbed Natsu, but Natsu and Happy charged at him with a Fire Dragon's Iron Fist.
• Cobra countered with Poison Dragon Fang, and their clash shook Nirvana and drew the attention of Gray, Lucy, and Jura.
• Wendy urged Chen Fan to help Natsu, but Chen Fan told her to trust her companion.

Chen Fan challenged Brain’s belief that companions were inferior to loyal subordinates, while Natsu and Happy defeated Cobra. Brain then betrayed Cobra and threatened to turn Natsu into a puppet, prompting Chen Fan to declare Natsu his companion.

• Brain rejected Chen Fan’s view of companionship and insisted Nirvana would give him everything he wanted.
• Natsu and Happy fell from the sky after defeating Cobra, and Natsu collapsed from exhaustion.
• Cobra tried to kill the helpless Natsu, but Brain struck Cobra and stopped him.
• Brain revealed that he considered Cobra worthless and had disposed of him, enraging Natsu.
• Brain said he would make Natsu his first puppet, and Chen Fan refused to let him take his companion.

Chen Fan defended Natsu and the others from Brain’s attacks, then overwhelmed Brain with his mysterious power. The chapter ended with Chen Fan’s strength leaving Wendy, Charle, Natsu, and Happy stunned.

• Chen Fan rejected Brain’s offer to become his companion and called himself a good person while calling Brain a bad guy.
• Brain sent his Darkness Whirl spell toward Natsu and Wendy, and Chen Fan raised a wall to block it.
• Chen Fan told Brain that his power was not magic, then reflected Brain’s Darkness Rhapsody spell back at him.
• Chen Fan appeared in front of Brain and attacked, causing buildings along a straight line to collapse.
• Wendy, Charle, Natsu, and Happy were shocked by Chen Fan’s power, and Happy promised to side with him if Natsu provoked him again.

Chen Fan defeated Brain, the leader of Grind 7, but Nirvana continued moving because the chain magic remained active. With civilians in its path, Lucy and the others realized they still had to stop it, while Chen Fan chose to let them handle the crisis.

• Chen Fan told Wendy to use her magic to steady Natsu, who admitted his brain did not work well after Chen Fan threatened to hang him like a kite.
• Lucy, Gray, and Jura arrived and learned that Chen Fan had defeated Grind 7's leader.
• Natsu confronted the helpless Brain, who acknowledged Chen Fan's power and collapsed as the mark on his face vanished.
• Nirvana shook but continued moving, and Chen Fan explained that it would keep going until every member of Grind 7 was defeated.
• Lucy warned that civilians lay ahead, while Chen Fan stayed silent because he wanted the others to resolve the danger themselves.

Natsu and the others decided to destroy Nirvana’s central core while Chen Fan went to confront Midnight. Midnight defeated Richard, then encountered Erza, whose sword attack curved away from him.

• Jura told Natsu and the others that destroying Nirvana’s central core would stop the weapon, and that Chen Fan had gone to handle Midnight.
• Natsu and the others agreed to search for Nirvana’s core instead of finding Midnight.
• Midnight stood up after Richard knocked him into a pit and used his Heavenly Eye to overwhelm him.
• Richard collapsed before Midnight, and another mark disappeared from Brain’s face.
• Erza encountered Midnight and swung her sword at him, but the blade curved away before it could hit him.

Erza’s attacks failed against Midnight’s Refraction Magic, which twisted her armor and reflected her weapons. Chen Fan rescued her from Midnight’s next attack, then traded jokes with her while Midnight prepared another magical strike.

• Erza tried a greatsword and then a barrage of swords against Midnight, but his magic bent and reflected them.
• Midnight twisted Erza’s armor and sent sand and stones at her.
• Chen Fan appeared in front of Erza, caught her, and stopped Midnight’s attack.
• Chen Fan began explaining his history with Brain, but Erza interrupted him and scolded him for groping her.
• Chen Fan teased Erza about becoming a hero’s bride, and a wave of magic suddenly shot toward them.

Chen Fan protected Erza from Midnight and revealed that Midnight’s magic was an imitation of his own ability. The chapter ended with Chen Fan demonstrating the power gap by nearly crippling Midnight with an attack he could not sense.

• Chen Fan deflected Midnight’s magic while protecting Erza, who said she knew Midnight’s flaws and could defeat him.
• Chen Fan set Erza down but stood between her and Midnight, insisting he did not want her to fight.
• Midnight attacked Chen Fan with magic and a punch, but Chen Fan reflected every attack back at him.
• Chen Fan told Midnight that his magic was an inferior imitation of an ability Brain had copied from him.
• Midnight resolved to defeat Chen Fan to become the strongest, and Chen Fan triggered an unseen explosion beneath him that Midnight narrowly avoided.

Chen Fan revealed that he could control anything with magnitude and direction, then defeated Midnight and resisted his illusions. He identified the limits of Midnight’s Refraction Magic, leaving Midnight horrified that Chen Fan and Erza had discovered his secret.

• Chen Fan told Midnight that he could control everything from the elements to space and time, then knocked him into buildings with a single strike.
• Midnight rose again and claimed his power grew in the depths of midnight, while Erza warned Chen Fan to retreat.
• Midnight’s apparent monstrous transformation shattered as Chen Fan exposed it as an illusion that had failed to affect him.
• Midnight guessed that Chen Fan needed physical contact to use his power, and Chen Fan explained that Midnight could apply Refraction Magic to himself or an enemy, but not both.
• Chen Fan pointed out that Erza had also deduced Midnight’s limitation when he dodged her earlier sword instead of using Refraction Magic.

Chen Fan defeated Midnight and hurried toward Nirvana’s center with Erza after an explosion, while Brain awakened in a terrifying new state. The Skull Magic Staff sensed the danger approaching Natsu and the others.

• Chen Fan used a laser-fast coin attack to overwhelm Midnight, then knocked him unconscious.
• The final mark vanished from Brain’s face, and an explosion sounded from Nirvana’s central building.
• Chen Fan carried Erza toward the center, where Natsu and the others might be in danger.
• The Skull Magic Staff warned Natsu, Lucy, and Gray that someone was coming as it trembled in fear.
• Brain opened his eyes with blood-red whites and a sinister, destructive presence.

Zero awakened from Brain after the members of Grind 7 were defeated and attacked the Fairy Tail mages. Gray protected the injured Jura and Wendy from Zero’s assault as Natsu and the others prepared to fight.

• Charle explained that Brain had sealed away his destructive personality, Zero, behind six locks tied to the members of Grind 7.
• Zero emerged and ordered Kurodova to stand down, declaring that he would handle the mages himself.
• Zero unleashed his magic power and targeted the injured Jura and Wendy.
• Gray blocked Zero’s attack with an Ice Wall and challenged him for targeting those who could not defend themselves.

Zero defeated Gray and Natsu and attacked Lucy and Happy, but Chen Fan arrived in time to protect them. With Erza and Wendy nearby, Chen Fan learned that Jura had collapsed after using up his magic power protecting the others.

• Gray's ice wall shattered, and he took the blast while shielding Wendy, Charle, and Jura, leaving him badly hurt.
• Natsu attacked Zero, but Zero blocked his punches and blasted him through the ceiling.
• Zero turned his attack on Lucy and Happy, but Chen Fan arrived and shielded them while carrying Erza.
• Wendy told Chen Fan that Jura had collapsed after exhausting his magic power, and said his injuries were not serious.

Chen Fan returned to the injured Fairy Tail wizards and confronted Zero, who attacked after Chen Fan sent Erza to check on Natsu and Gray. Chen Fan revealed that his ability could overpower Zero in close combat and sent him crashing through buildings.

• Jura woke and told Chen Fan that the group had fallen into the enemy's trap.
• Wendy cried over Gray's injuries, and Chen Fan reassured the Fairy Tail wizards before telling Erza to check on Natsu and Gray.
• Zero attacked as Erza prepared to leave, but Chen Fan's voice forced Zero to defend himself.
• Zero used Darkness Rhapsody, but Chen Fan reflected the attack and Zero dodged it.
• Chen Fan charged Zero and sent him flying through several buildings, leaving Zero shocked by the ability behind Chen Fan's strength.

Chen Fan defeated Zero and then flew to intercept Nirvana’s magical attack on Cait Shelter. The chapter ended as he raised his hand before the spell reached him.

• Chen Fan struck Zero unconscious and left Brain’s fate to the Magic Council.
• Wendy warned Chen Fan that Nirvana was about to attack Cait Shelter.
• Chen Fan reassured Wendy and flew toward Nirvana as it prepared its spell.
• Erza, Lucy, Happy, Wendy, Charle, and Jura watched as Chen Fan faced the attack, with Lucy saying they believed in him.
• Nirvana fired its black-and-white spell at Cait Shelter, and Chen Fan extended his hand toward it.

Chen Fan deflected Nirvana’s attack, then brought the giant structure crashing down and shattered its six magic crystals. After Erza confronted him, a transparent barrier appeared and Jura began revealing words in the air.

• Chen Fan redirected Nirvana’s magic into the sky, while Gray recovered with Wendy’s healing and Natsu woke up upset about being defeated.
• Chen Fan encouraged Natsu to grow stronger through failure, then asked the others whether they wanted to fly before stomping on Nirvana.
• Nirvana plunged into the ground, shattering its six magic crystals and leaving most of the group battered from the fall.
• Erza pounded on Chen Fan for failing to explain his plan, while his reaction made the others uncomfortable.
• A transparent wall blocked Natsu and Gray, and Jura touched the air as words appeared.