Chapter Summaries

Qi Yan entered the World's Strongest Swordsman Tournament as Yoriichi Tsugikuni and encountered Erza among the contestants. After Clay won Group A's survival match, Erza entered the arena for Group B.

• Qi Yan registered for the tournament under the name Yoriichi Tsugikuni after learning the champion would win 20 million J.
• Erza threw a swordsman who harassed her to the ground, and Nine-Star Swordsman Arthur ordered the contestants to behave.
• Qi Yan learned that he was in Group D and Erza was in Group B as the tournament announced that only one contestant from each group would advance.
• Clay used lightning and swordsmanship to defeat the Group A contestants and become the sole survivor.
• Erza stood and headed into the arena when Group B was called.

Erza Scarlet defeated three Eight-Star Swordsmen to win Group B, drawing cheers from the audience and the king’s attention. Group C then began, and Arthur overwhelmed more than a hundred contestants with a single sword strike.

• Erza Scarlet repelled the swordsmen who targeted her and became the last contestant standing alongside three Eight-Star Swordsmen.
• The three Eight-Star Swordsmen teamed up against Erza, but she exploited openings and defeated them one by one to win Group B.
• The king watched Erza’s performance and reviewed files identifying her as Fairy Tail’s S-Rank Mage and Qi Yan as the mage who destroyed Camille’s Phantom Thief Guild.
• Arthur entered Group C to loud cheers, and Qi Yan learned that Arthur was considered the strongest Nine-Star Swordsman.
• When Group C began, Arthur unleashed Light's Radiance and defeated more than a hundred contestants with one strike.

Qi Yan entered the final group of the Sobeia Kingdom’s swordsmanship competition and concealed his strength until the match began. He defeated every contestant, including the Nine-Star Swordsman Alan, with a single Sun Breathing technique, leaving the kingdom’s top swordsmen stunned.

• Arthur defeated all the contestants in his group with one strike, impressing the audience and Erza.
• Qi Yan entered the arena for the final group, where spectators focused on the popular young Nine-Star Swordsman Alan.
• As the match began, Qi Yan used Sun Breathing: Eleventh Form: Sun Halo Dragon, Head Dance and sent every contestant flying.
• Erza, Clay, and Arthur stood in shock as Qi Yan emerged unharmed and the arena fell silent.
• The king recognized that Qi Yan’s swordsmanship far surpassed Arthur’s and rose in disbelief while watching the screen.

Qi Yan, transformed as Yoriichi Tsugikuni, overwhelmed the tournament’s contestants and earned the crowd’s title of God of Swordsmanship. After the king arranged the semifinals, Erza and Arthur prepared to fight, and Arthur urged her to use her magic.

• Qi Yan defeated more than a hundred contestants, including Nine-Star Swordsman Alan, without seriously injuring anyone.
• The audience hailed Yoriichi Tsugikuni as the God of Swordsmanship, while Qi Yan returned to the D-area lounge and dispelled his transformation.
• The king learned that no one named Yoriichi Tsugikuni appeared in the city records and arranged the semifinal matchups.
• The tournament announced that Arthur would face Erza and Clay would face Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
• Arthur recognized Erza as the Fairy Queen and encouraged her to use her full magical strength in their match.

Arthur defeated Erza Scarlet in the first semifinal after they traded powerful sword attacks and armor changes. The second semifinal between Clay and Yoriichi Tsugikuni was announced, and the crowd erupted in anticipation.

• Arthur opened the match by breaking Erza's sword and challenged her to fight at full strength.
• Erza used Heaven's Wheel Armor and several other requipped armors to battle Arthur, but neither gained the upper hand.
• Arthur unleashed Light's Judgment, shattered Erza's Adamantine Barrier and shields, and sent her flying.
• Erza admitted defeat, and Arthur was declared the winner of the first semifinal.
• The announcer introduced the second semifinal between Clay and Yoriichi Tsugikuni, prompting the spectators to cheer for the Sword God.

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.