Recaps

Qi Yan, competing as Yoriichi Tsugikuni, faced Clay in the second semifinal and used Transparent World to read his movements and intimidate him. Clay repeatedly imagined being killed by Qi Yan’s counters and could not find an opening, leaving the match unresolved.

• The crowd cheered for Yoriichi Tsugikuni as he entered the arena, and Clay challenged him to a fight.
• Qi Yan warned Clay that his Lightning magic had outpaced his swordsmanship, but Clay rejected the lecture.
• Clay used Lightning Clone to circle Qi Yan at high speed, and Qi Yan activated Transparent World to read his body and anticipate his attack.
• Clay tried to attack from behind but sensed Qi Yan’s killing intent and retreated to the arena wall in terror.
• Clay imagined Qi Yan severing his neck every time he considered attacking, while the commentator explained that Qi Yan kept reading and countering him.
• Clay angrily shouted at the commentator after the crowd learned why he was fleeing.

Qi Yan, fighting as Yoriichi Tsugikuni, defeated Nine-Star Swordsman Clay and advanced to the tournament final against Arthur. After an hour of recovery, Qi Yan and Arthur began their decisive battle, which ended with their first attacks colliding.

• Clay unleashed his ultimate technique, but Qi Yan evaded it with an afterimage and struck him down with Sun Breathing, Tenth Form: Glorious Grace.
• The crowd declared Yoriichi Tsugikuni the winner, while Erza admired his swordsmanship and Arthur prepared for their coming match.
• Qi Yan returned to the waiting room, canceled his transformation, and recovered his magic before the final.
• Qi Yan and Arthur entered the arena as the tournament finalists and began their battle.
• Arthur fired a barrage of swords of light, and Qi Yan countered with solar slashes before their attacks collided.

Qi Yan and Arthur fought fiercely, with Qi Yan gaining the advantage through superior swordsmanship. As Arthur unleashed Light’s Judgment, Qi Yan entered a sudden state of insight and blocked the attack, splitting the enormous golden sword in two; Arthur and the crowd were left stunned.

• Qi Yan wounded Arthur with a sequence of Sun Breathing attacks and sent him crashing into the arena wall.
• Arthur stood back up, admitted that he had overestimated himself, and said he wanted to discover the true gap between them.
• Arthur gathered magic power into his blade and prepared Light’s Judgment, while Qi Yan focused on a strange new sensation as magic flowed into his sword.
• Arthur brought the enormous sword of light down on Qi Yan, who remained still until he instinctively raised his blade to block.
• Qi Yan’s blade snapped Arthur’s golden sword of light in two, leaving Arthur and the venue stunned.

Qi Yan defeated Arthur in the World's Strongest Swordsman Tournament by cutting apart Light's Judgment and demonstrating overwhelming swordsmanship. As the king planned to recruit him for the campaign against the Demon Dragon, a scout reported that at least a hundred thousand monsters were approaching the city.

• Qi Yan entered a state of enlightenment, then casually slashed through the arena without harming its surroundings.
• Qi Yan declared Arthur ignorant of swordsmanship, and Arthur knelt and admitted defeat.
• The tournament crowd hailed Qi Yan as the winner and the Sword God, while the king recognized the vast gap between their skill.
• The king considered inviting Qi Yan to join the campaign against the Demon Dragon.
• A soldier reported that at least a hundred thousand monsters were heading toward the city, and the king ordered soldiers, citizens, and swordsmen to prepare for battle.

After winning the swordfighter tournament as Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Qi Yan was interrupted before he could collect his prize when a Monster Tide approached the city. He joined Erza at the city wall, where the king suspected Demon Dragon Alazam was behind the attack, and the monsters arrived as the defenders prepared for battle.

• Qi Yan accepted Arthur's praise after the award ceremony began, but the announcer postponed it after reporting that over one hundred thousand monsters were approaching.
• Qi Yan promised to help if needed, canceled his Yoriichi Tsugikuni disguise, and later agreed to join Erza in defending the city.
• Qi Yan and Erza reached the city wall, where the king explained that Monster Tides were usually caused by powerful monsters driving weaker ones from the Great Monster Forest.
• The king suspected Demon Dragon Alazam had caused the unusually large Monster Tide and asked Erza whether she had seen Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
• A roar shook the ground, and the defenders spotted the approaching monsters.

A massive Monster Tide struck the city, bringing nine Nine-Star Monsters against its defenders. With Yoriichi Tsugikuni missing and the city facing destruction, Qi Yan stepped forward to handle the threat.

• Soldiers fired cannons at the approaching horde while swordsmen fought the monsters that reached the walls.
• Alan, Clay, and Arthur engaged the One-Horned Blood Ape, Nine-Headed Serpent, and Kui Lion.
• Erza leaped from the wall to face the Silver Moon Wolf as more Nine-Star Monsters emerged from the forest.
• The king realized the city lacked enough Nine-Star Swordsmen and urgently asked where Yoriichi Tsugikuni was.
• Qi Yan declared that he would handle the monsters.

Qi Yan transformed into Ulquiorra Cifer and unleashed his First-Stage Resurrección to fight five Nine-Star Monsters. He killed the Three-Headed Frost Bird with an exploding Moonlight Sword, while his transformed state could last only a short time and four monsters remained.

• Qi Yan offered to face the five Nine-Star Monsters, warning the king that he might need protection after using his power.
• Qi Yan used Full Takeover to become Ulquiorra Cifer, then released Black Winged Demon and transformed further as black rain of liquefied magic power fell.
• The Three-Headed Frost Bird flew toward the city walls and froze many swordsmen with its breath.
• Qi Yan threw a cyan Moonlight Sword through the Three-Headed Frost Bird's freezing breath and into its body.
• Qi Yan detonated the Moonlight Sword, and the blast killed the Three-Headed Frost Bird.

Qi Yan joined the battle against the Nine-Star Monsters and killed several in rapid succession, turning the tide and drawing the remaining monsters’ attention. The chapter ended with Qi Yan blocking the Mammoth King’s powerful trunk strike without falling.

• The crowd recognized Qi Yan as Erza’s companion after he killed the Three-Headed Frost Bird in one move.
• Qi Yan flew at the Hellfire Tiger, endured its flames, and killed it by piercing its head with the Moonlight Sword.
• The remaining Nine-Star Monsters abandoned their opponents and charged at Qi Yan together.
• Qi Yan blasted the Earthshaking Bear with an explosion after wounding it with a Moonlight Sword.
• The Dark Panther King bit Qi Yan’s arm, but Qi Yan killed it with a Black Cero that also destroyed many monsters and carved a passage through the forest.
• The Mammoth King struck Qi Yan with its trunk, but Qi Yan stood his ground and blocked the attack with his arm.

Qi Yan defeated the five Nine-Star Monsters and helped the humans drive back the monster horde, but a sinister young man appeared and was identified as Demon Dragon Alazam. The chapter left the king warning everyone to watch out for the newly revealed threat.

• Qi Yan defeated the Mammoth King with Black Cero, then returned to the city wall exhausted and unable to fight further.
• Arthur, Clay, and Erza defeated their Nine-Star opponents, while the One-Horned Blood Ape fled and the remaining monsters scattered.
• A severed One-Horned Blood Ape head landed among the celebrating humans, and a purple-haired young man emerged from the forest.
• The young man said he had ordered the monsters to attack for revenge against someone who had sealed him away for four hundred years.
• The king recognized the young man as Demon Dragon Alazam and warned everyone to watch out.

Demon Dragon Alazam broke free from his seal and overwhelmed the king and the Nine-Star Swordsmen, leaving Qi Yan to consider reclaiming one of his gold cards. Just as Qi Yan was about to choose, his monthly lottery draw produced a purple result.

• The king identified the purple-haired young man as Demon Dragon Alazam, who revealed that he had been sealed by Celys and intended to take revenge on the country and eat its people.
• Arthur, Clay, and Erza attacked Alazam, but their strongest techniques failed to injure him.
• The king confronted Alazam with a Dragon-Slaying Sword, but Alazam shattered it, seized the king, and injured the fighters who rushed to help.
• Qi Yan weighed reclaiming either Ulquiorra or Yoriichi Tsugikuni to gain strength, but the system announced his monthly lottery draw.
• Qi Yan chose to draw and stared in disbelief when a purple star appeared on the system panel.

Qi Yan recycled Kisame Hoshigaki’s character card to restore and increase his magic power, then confronted the Demon Dragon threatening the kingdom. He revealed that he was the mysterious swordsman Yoriichi Tsugikuni and prepared to fight the dragon.

• Qi Yan recycled Kisame Hoshigaki’s purple character card and gained two stars of magic power.
• The king ordered the citizens to flee after the Demon Dragon shattered his sword and defeated his strongest attack.
• Qi Yan approached the dragon, picked up the injured Erza, and promised to handle the fight himself.
• Qi Yan used Full Takeover to transform into Yoriichi Tsugikuni, stunning the people who recognized the world’s strongest swordsman.
• Qi Yan told the king that Yoriichi Tsugikuni was his alias and joked that they could simply kill the Demon Dragon.

Qi Yan confronted the purple-haired Giant Dragon after it seized the king, and his blade forced the dragon to retreat. As the king and others withdrew, Qi Yan dodged an attack that split the city in half, then wounded the dragon with a fiery slash.

• Qi Yan approached the purple-haired young man and swung at his wrist, making the dragon release the king and retreat from the perceived danger.
• Qi Yan checked that the king was unharmed and told him to lead everyone back into the city, so the king ordered a retreat.
• The purple-haired young man sent claw slashes through Qi Yan and cut through the city, destroying its walls and buildings.
• The purple-haired young man charged Qi Yan with Dragon Power, but Qi Yan dodged with Sun Breathing Form Sun Rainbow and appeared beside him.
• Qi Yan struck the purple-haired young man in the neck with a solar-flame slash, sending him crashing through trees and drawing blood.

Qi Yan battled Demon Dragon Alazam after Alazam transformed into his purple Giant Dragon form, repeatedly wounding him with Sun Breathing techniques. As Alazam shattered the ground to stop Qi Yan, Qi Yan gathered power for Sun Breathing, Thirteenth Form.

• The purple-haired youth transformed into a massive purple Giant Dragon and unleashed a shockwave that devastated the area.
• Qi Yan split Alazam’s dragon breath and wounded him with a flaming slash, then mocked his contempt for humanity.
• Qi Yan struck Alazam with several Sun Breathing forms, cutting his body and knocking back his claws and fist.
• Alazam pursued Qi Yan and shattered the ground with Earth Shatter, while Qi Yan balanced on a chunk of earth and prepared Sun Breathing, Thirteenth Form.

Qi Yan severely wounded Demon Dragon Alazam by exploiting the weaknesses he had opened in its scales, but Alazam unleashed a Dragon Roar that devastated the city and appeared to kill him. As Alazam prepared to attack the survivors, Qi Yan emerged alive through a tear in space, leaving Alazam shocked.

• Qi Yan used his earlier attacks to target openings in Demon Dragon Alazam’s scales, inflicting severe injuries and damaging its internal organs.
• Demon Dragon Alazam flew into the sky and unleashed Dragon Roar, destroying more than half the city and leaving Qi Yan presumed dead.
• Demon Dragon Alazam landed among the survivors and gathered magic power to kill them.
• Qi Yan appeared from a black void created by a tear in space, and Erza and the others rejoiced while Alazam stared in disbelief.

Qi Yan survived Demon Dragon Alazam’s Dragon Roar by hiding between dimensions, then transformed into his Segunda Etapa form to fight the wounded dragon. With only a little over a minute before his magic power ran out, he battered Alazam and prepared to fire a Black Cero.

• Qi Yan used Descorrer to hide in the gap between dimensions until Demon Dragon Alazam’s Dragon Roar ended.
• Qi Yan released his First-Stage Resurrección, then transformed into Segunda Etapa after Alazam dismissed his strength.
• Qi Yan admitted he could maintain Segunda Etapa for only a little over a minute, alarming the humans and exciting Alazam.
• Qi Yan kicked Alazam into the air, slammed it into the ground, and hurled it into a small mountain, worsening its injuries.
• Qi Yan dodged Alazam’s dragon breath with Sonído, appeared behind it, and gathered black energy to fire Black Cero.

Qi Yan killed the Demon Dragon Alazam with his Thunder Spear, completing his SS-Rank mission, but collapsed from exhaustion afterward. Three days later, he woke up with Erza beside him and prepared to visit the king to collect his rewards.

• The wounded Demon Dragon fled into the sky, planning to wait out Qi Yan’s transformation before attacking again.
• Qi Yan threw a Thunder Spear at the Demon Dragon, whose wounds flared and prevented it from dodging; the blast killed it.
• The crowd celebrated the Demon Dragon’s death, and the system confirmed Qi Yan had completed the mission and earned two ten-pulls.
• Qi Yan released his Take Over state, collapsed, and passed out; his system panel later showed four-star magic power and twenty draws available.
• Erza told Qi Yan he had been unconscious for three days and that the king was safe.
• Qi Yan got out of bed and set off with Erza to see the king and collect his mission reward and tournament prize.

Qi Yan and Erza declined the king’s offer to stay in the Sobeia Kingdom and accepted only the agreed-upon fifty million J reward before leaving for Fairy Tail. They departed as celebrated heroes, and Qi Yan ended the journey eager to split the money with Erza.

• Qi Yan and Erza told the king they were leaving, and Qi Yan refused his offer to become president of the Swordsman Guild.
• The king offered them one hundred million J, but Qi Yan and Erza insisted that their agreed reward was fifty million J and accepted only that amount.
• The king arranged a carriage and personally saw Qi Yan and Erza off from the palace.
• Citizens cheered Qi Yan and Erza as their carriage crossed the capital, and Arthur said goodbye to them at the city gates.
• Erza asked Qi Yan how it felt to be a hero, and Qi Yan suggested they split the money.

Qi Yan and Erza divided their mission reward, and Erza asked Qi Yan to teach her swordsmanship; he offered to spar with her instead. Back at the Fairy Tail guild, Makarov scolded them for taking an SS-Rank Quest, but let them go after they promised not to do it again.

• Qi Yan kept 20 million J from the tournament prize and split the 15-million-J mission reward equally with Erza.
• Erza asked Qi Yan to become her master and teach her swordsmanship, but he said he could spar with her by taking over Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
• Qi Yan and Erza returned to Magnolia and learned newspapers across Ishgar had reported their encounter with the Giant Dragon.
• Erza explained to Makarov that she and Qi Yan had accepted an SS-Rank Quest and described the king's plan to slay the dragon.
• Makarov angrily reprimanded Qi Yan and Erza, then let them leave after they promised not to take such a risk again.

After returning to Fairy Tail, Qi Yan explained that his Take Over Magic summoned heroic spirits from other worlds and told the guild about Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Ulquiorra. He went home with Mira and Elfman, received Mira’s Goddess’s Blessing, and prepared to try another draw.

• Natsu asked Qi Yan whether the Giant Dragon knew where Igneel was, and Qi Yan said it did not.
• Qi Yan told the guild that his magic Took Over the souls of heroic spirits from other worlds, then shared Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s tragic history and Ulquiorra’s story.
• Qi Yan answered the guild members’ questions about the Swordsman Tournament, the monster tide, and the Giant Dragon before the members dispersed.
• Qi Yan went home with Mira and Elfman, then asked Mira for Goddess’s Blessing to improve his chances of summoning a powerful heroic spirit.
• Mira gave Qi Yan her blessing, and he returned home, opened the system interface, and prepared to make another draw.

Qi Yan’s first ten-card draw yielded only blue and white cards, but his next draw produced a purple Ace and a gold character card. The chapter ended with Qi Yan stunned by the identity of the gold card’s character.

• Qi Yan complained to the system after his first ten-card draw produced no purple or gold cards, and the system explained the odds.
• Qi Yan tried again, and his second ten-card draw produced a purple card and a gold card.
• Qi Yan revealed that the purple card was Ace, the One Piece character known as Fire Fist.
• Qi Yan turned to the gold card, saw the character on it, and was utterly shocked.

Qi Yan drew the golden character card for Toji Fushiguro and tested his new powers by taking over Ace and then Toji. He ended the chapter feeling the immense physical strength of Toji’s body and preparing to try it out.

• Qi Yan recognized the golden character card as Toji Fushiguro, the Heavenly Restriction Tyrant.
• Qi Yan took over Ace, gained his memories, and tested his Logia ability by turning into flames and flying around the courtyard.
• Qi Yan returned to normal and decided that Ace’s purple character card could serve as a combat card because it consumed less magic power than a golden card.
• Qi Yan took over Toji Fushiguro and experienced his memories, including his final moment before Megumi Fushiguro.
• Qi Yan felt Toji Fushiguro’s overwhelming physical strength, stretched until his joints cracked, and decided to test his body.

Qi Yan tested the immense speed of his Take Over form, suffered severe muscle pain, and recovered as his friends celebrated his new home. Half a year later, a black-robed cult prepared to sacrifice villagers to summon Zeref before a freckled young man arrived to confront them.

• Qi Yan ran a lap around Magnolia in thirty-three seconds, then collapsed in agony when he released his Take Over form.
• Qi Yan recovered character cards to gain half a star of magic power, which eased his pain, and learned how many points different cards provided.
• Natsu, Gray, Erza, Mira, and the others surprised Qi Yan with a housewarming barbecue, and he felt he had truly joined Fairy Tail.
• Half a year later, more than a thousand members of a Black Magic Cult prepared to sacrifice three hundred villagers to summon Zeref in the Orario Kingdom.
• A freckled young man in an orange cowboy hat blew open the cult's gate and called out to its members.

Qi Yan defeated the Black Magic Cult, rescued its kidnapped villagers, and collected his reward before returning to Hargeon Harbor. There, he followed a crowd seeking a famous wizard called the Fire Dragon and heard Natsu shout, "Igneel!!"

• The Black Magic Cult attacked Qi Yan, but he used his Fire powers and Takeover form to defeat its members, including Lord Quill.
• Qi Yan told the waiting army captain that he had cleared the hideout and pointed out the kidnapped villagers inside.
• The army rescued the villagers, took the Black Magic Cult members into custody, and paid Qi Yan ten million J.
• The captain told his soldiers that Qi Yan was the wizard behind the major incident in the Sobeia Kingdom half a year earlier.
• Qi Yan returned to Hargeon Harbor after a twenty-day trip and followed a crowd looking for the famous Fire Dragon.
• Qi Yan saw a middle-aged wizard surrounded by girls, then heard a familiar voice shout, "Igneel!!"

Qi Yan reunited with Natsu and Happy, then met Lucy Heartfilia after she thanked them for breaking the Charm magic affecting her. Lucy talked about wanting to join a famous guild, leaving Qi Yan, Natsu, and Happy bemused by how much she talked.

• Natsu and Happy encountered a self-proclaimed Fire Dragon mage who used Charm magic to enchant the girls, then left after Natsu rejected his autograph.
• Qi Yan reunited with Natsu and Happy, who were hungry after paying compensation for another job, and offered to take them to an affordable restaurant.
• Lucy Heartfilia thanked Natsu and Happy for interrupting the mage and breaking the Charm magic, then offered to buy them a meal.
• Lucy introduced herself as an unaffiliated mage and explained that she wanted to join a famous guild with powerful mages.
• Qi Yan, Natsu, and Happy told Lucy she sure could talk after she spoke at length about guilds and jobs.

Qi Yan, Natsu, and Happy discovered that a man calling himself the Fire Dragon was impersonating a Fairy Tail wizard and flying girls to a party aboard his ship. Natsu and Happy rushed to confront him, while Qi Yan followed; aboard the ship, Lucy exposed the man’s attempt to drug her.

• Lucy told Qi Yan, Natsu, and Happy that she had come to Hargeon looking for a way to join Fairy Tail, and she treated them to a meal.
• Qi Yan recognized the Fire Dragon as a man impersonating Fairy Tail and resolved to deal with him.
• After hearing that the Fire Dragon’s ship was holding a party, Natsu and Happy flew after it, and Qi Yan transformed into Ulquiorra Cifer and followed.
• The Fire Dragon invited Lucy to the ship’s party by promising to help her join Fairy Tail.
• The Fire Dragon used magic to float drugged wine toward Lucy, but she knocked it away and confronted him.