Chapter Summaries

Ren and Morgana flew to confront Deliora after it attacked Ren’s territory, while Gray recklessly tried to fight the monster. Ulu reached Gray just in time to shield him from Deliora’s roar.

• Ren ordered Kayle to guard the castle, then left with Morgana to destroy Deliora.
• Ren and Morgana flew toward the town as Deliora’s attack shattered buildings and sent residents fleeing.
• Gray attacked Deliora with Ice Make, seeking revenge for his parents, but his ice lances barely scratched it.
• Ulu recognized Gray’s magic and rushed toward him with Lyon as Deliora turned its roar on Gray.
• Ulu cast Ice Make—Shield, blocking Deliora’s sound waves before they could tear Gray apart.

Ulu reunited with Gray and fought Deliora to protect him and Lyon, while Ultear watched the reunion from a distant castle and reacted with hatred. Ren and Morgana observed Ulu’s powerful ice magic as her assault on Deliora continued.

• Ulu scolded Gray for confronting Deliora alone, then softened and patted his head as Ultear watched through Kayle’s crystal screen and grew furious.
• Lyon warned Ulu as Deliora attacked, and Ulu trapped its claw with Ice Make—White Rose Garden.
• Ulu shielded Gray and dodged Deliora’s magic beam with Ice Make—Frozen Floor, but the blast destroyed the town.
• Ren and Morgana arrived and watched Ulu’s fight, with Ren noting something unusual about her body.
• Deliora’s stomp shattered the ground, so Ulu passed Gray to Lyon and attacked with Ice Make—Rose Garden, sending thorny ice growths against the monster.

Ulu froze Deliora and bound him with sealing chains, but the devil broke free and attacked her. Ren intervened with Bingwu Yang Sacred Fire, then charged Deliora to test the legacies of the two monarchs.

• Ulu trapped Deliora in ice and bound him with magical sealing chains, while Gray celebrated what he believed was his parents’ revenge.
• Ren warned that Zeref’s devils were dangerous, and Deliora shattered the ice and chains.
• Deliora fired a massive energy pillar at Ulu, who was nearly out of magic.
• Ren’s golden fireball destroyed Deliora’s attack and burned him with Bingwu Yang Sacred Fire.
• Ren charged Deliora with his right fist wreathed in flames, ready to test the legacies of the two monarchs.

Ren attacked Deliora with golden-flame punches, broke its horn, and then used Requip Magic to summon the Heaven's Wheel Armor. He left Deliora under a barrage of swords as Ulu, Gray, and Lyon watched in astonishment.

• Ren used successive golden-flame punches to knock Deliora down and drive its head into the ground.
• Ren unleashed Black Flame Dragon's Iron Fist and shattered Deliora's horn.
• Ren summoned the Heaven's Wheel Armor with Requip Magic, surprising Ulu, Gray, and Lyon.
• Ren activated Myriad Swords Return, sending countless swords raining down on Deliora.

Ren overwhelmed Deliora, severing his right arm with the Dingsi Nether Yin Spirit Fire, while Ulu and Gray watched in shock. Deliora unleashed a massive lightning blast, and Ren answered with Black Flame Dragon's Roar.

• Ren's halberd clashed with Deliora's arm before he engulfed it in Dingsi Nether Yin Spirit Fire and cut off Deliora's right arm.
• Deliora rolled in agony as the fire clung to his wound, and Gray and Ulu reacted with disbelief at Ren's strength.
• Morgana appeared beside Ulu and told her to stay out of Ren's fight.
• Ren's Purgatory Armor melted from the heat of his flames, prompting him to consider designing and forging armor that could withstand them.
• Deliora gathered air and magic power into a huge magic circle and fired a pillar of lightning at Ren.
• Ren inhaled and formed a black-and-gold magic circle, then began releasing Black Flame Dragon's Roar with his two spirit fires.

Ren defeated Deliora with a Dragon Slayer roar combining Ultimate Yang Fire and Ultimate Yin Fire, leaving Ulu and her disciples astonished by his many abilities. After Deliora vanished without leaving a corpse, Ren searched the battlefield and found a statue where the Devil had disappeared.

• Ren's fire pillar overwhelmed Deliora's thunderous attack, engulfed him, and destroyed his remaining arm until his screams faded.
• Ulu recognized Ren's attack as Dragon Slayer Magic, while Gray and Lyon admired his many spells and asked whether learning many kinds of magic made someone strong.
• Ulu struck Gray and Lyon and told them to specialize in Ice Make, warning that their talent would not support learning several kinds of magic.
• Ren noted that Zeref's Devils vanished when killed and searched the battlefield for anything Deliora had left behind.
• Ren found a statue at the place where Deliora had disappeared.

Ren destroyed Deliora and explained how Zeref’s Devils differed by their vessels and ranks. He then brought Ulu face to face with her daughter, Ultear, whose resentment left Ulu shaken as Ren proposed they return to the castle to learn the truth.

• Ren crushed Deliora’s worn toy vessel and described the three types of Devils Zeref created.
• Ren questioned Ulu about her daughter and pointed out that Tia was approaching through the sky.
• Ulu recognized Tia as her daughter and rushed toward her, while Ultear confronted Ulu with resentment.
• Kayle told Ren that Tia had insisted on coming, and Ren said the matter could finally be resolved.
• Ulu recalled being told that her daughter had died and looked to Ren for answers.
• Ren suggested that Ulu and Ultear return to the castle, where they would learn everything.

Hades studied footage of Ren killing Deliora, ordered an investigation into him, and prepared to seek Fire God Slayer Magic while explaining the path toward godhood. Meanwhile, Ulu struggled to reconcile with Ultear, and Ren questioned how Ulu could be a virgin while having a daughter.

• A surviving observer reported Deliora's destruction to Hades, who ordered a thorough investigation into Ren.
• Hades told his subordinate to search ruins for Fire God Slayer Magic and find a child capable of learning it.
• Hades explained that God Slayer Magic came from gods who opened a tenth Magic Power Source, while he had opened only eight.
• Hades warned his created shadowy figure not to question him about whether gods still existed, then dismissed it.
• Ulu tried to apologize to Ultear, but Ultear met her attempts with resentment.
• Ren asked Ulu how she could have a daughter if she was a virgin, leaving Ulu startled.

Ulu revealed that Ultear was born from an ancient ice Elemental Spirit using Ulu’s flesh and Time Magic, and explained why she had tried to limit Ultear’s Ice Magic. After discovering the spirit’s power had vanished from Ultear, Ren realized it had awakened Qing Zhi, who had absorbed its essence and memories.

• Ulu told Ultear that she was her daughter, created when an ancient Elemental Spirit used Ulu’s flesh and Time Magic to form a baby.
• Ulu explained that practicing Ice Magic could awaken the Elemental Spirit’s power and memories within Ultear, so she had restricted her training and sought Time Magic for her.
• Ren questioned why Ultear’s hidden power had not grown despite her practicing Ice Magic, and Ulu checked her magic.
• Ulu discovered that the Elemental Spirit’s power had disappeared from Ultear and told Ren what she found.
• Ren realized that the Elemental Spirit’s essence had awakened Qing Zhi, who had absorbed its power and memories.

Ren learned that Aokiji’s awakening had depended on an Elemental Spirit, making it difficult to awaken his other sleeping subordinates. After Tia learned the truth about her mother, Ulu and her disciples stayed at Ren’s castle, while Aokiji prepared to investigate dangerous ruins.

• Ulu explained that the spirit inside Tia had vanished without harming her, and said Tia could grow powerful by focusing on Ice Magic with Time Magic as support.
• Ulu told Tia that she had left her hometown rather than abandon her daughter for a man who had wanted her to give Tia up, and Tia ran away in tears.
• Ren invited Ulu, Gray, and Lyon to stay at the castle and said they might become members of his future guild; Ulu agreed to join.
• Ren discussed the difficulty of finding Elemental Spirits with Kayle and Aokiji, and told Aokiji to search for spirits or places that might nurture them.
• Aokiji told Ren he had found a dangerous ruin tied to a 100 Years Quest and planned to investigate it, and Ren allowed him to go.

Ren learned that Qing Zhi had found several Celestial Spirit Keys, including Virgo’s Golden Key, and urged him to collect more while helping Hogue advance in the Magic Council. When Qing Zhi revealed that mysterious ruins lay on Galuna Island, Ren recognized the place and decided to join him, leaving Qing Zhi to head there first.

• Qing Zhi told Ren he had found several Celestial Spirit Keys, including the Golden Zodiac key for Virgo, and planned to send them through Hogue.
• Ren asked Qing Zhi to collect as many keys as possible, especially Golden Zodiac keys, and to help Hogue rise within the Magic Council.
• Qing Zhi described mysterious ruins on an island called Galuna Island, where a tribe of devils guarded the area and many explorers had disappeared.
• Ren recognized Galuna Island and told Qing Zhi to wait for him, suggesting the ruins might be connected to Karna, the son of the sun god.
• Qing Zhi set off for Galuna Island by riding his bicycle over the sea on a path of ice, while Ren ended their call.

Ren traveled by magic airship toward Galuna Island with Ulu and Morgana, expecting to investigate its mysterious ruins and face a major battle. Before they arrived, black-robed intruders landed on the island and were attacked by a sudden rain of spears.

• Ren decided to take Ulu and Morgana to Galuna Island while Kayle stayed to guard the castle.
• Ren, Ulu, and Morgana set off aboard Ren's magic airship, and Ulu explained why she had refused to join a guild.
• Ulu asked Ren about the people behind the research facility where Tia had been tortured, and Ren warned that its mastermind matched one of the Four Heavenly Kings in strength.
• Ulu resolved to become stronger so she could avenge what had happened to her child, and Ren offered to help her.
• A group of black-robed figures landed on Galuna Island and received orders over a Magic Crystal to clear out the devils and explore the ruins.
• Spears suddenly filled the sky as the black-robed leader ordered the group to prepare for battle.

Hades identified the demons’ black flames on Galuna Island as Fire God Slayer Magic and ordered Grimoire Heart’s airship to approach. Qing Zhi reached the island first, where he and Ren recognized the flames’ unusual power as the battle between the demons and invading mages raged.

• Demons on Galuna Island hurled spears coated in black flames at the mages aboard a ship, and the flames burned through spells and resisted water.
• Hades concluded that the flames were Fire God Slayer Magic and ordered Grimoire Heart’s airship to fly to Galuna Island at full speed.
• Qing Zhi froze a tsunami while riding toward the island, then discovered that a black flame could melt through his ice without going out.
• Qing Zhi contacted Ren through a Magic Crystal and showed him the battle between the island’s demons and the invading mages.
• Ren recognized the flames as resembling the Fire God Slayer Magic used by Zancrow and noted that they differed from his own Dingsi Nether Yin Spirit Fire.

Ren realized that Grimoire Heart was also seeking the god’s ruins on Galuna Island and sent Aokiji to confront them while he headed there with support. Aokiji froze the island’s beach and coastline, but the forest and its flaming cauldron resisted his ice magic as the battle between the Devils and wizards intensified.

• Ren recognized Grimoire Heart’s ship near Galuna Island and warned Aokiji that they would face the guild over the ruins.
• Ren ordered Aokiji to defeat Grimoire Heart’s forces and reach the central temple, while Morgana took the airship toward the island and contacted Kayle for support.
• Aokiji crossed the sea and used Ice Age to freeze the beach, coastline, and nearby wizards.
• The Devils in the forest resisted the cold and fought the wizards, while Aokiji noticed that a cauldron burning with black flames blocked his ice magic.
• The surviving wizards rushed toward the cauldron for warmth as the Devils defended it, and Aokiji advanced toward the flames.

Qing Zhi, known as the Ice Wanderer, entered Galuna Island’s ruins despite Grimoire Heart’s warning, prompting Hades to consider recruiting him with the Three Great Fairy Magics. Hades revealed that Grimoire Heart’s guild mark used Law Magic to bind its bearers to the guild.

• Qing Zhi froze a Grimoire Heart subordinate and defied a hooded figure who warned him to leave Galuna Island.
• The hooded figure reported Qing Zhi’s strength and history to Hades, who ordered Grimoire Heart to hurry to the island and investigate recruiting him.
• Hades proposed offering Qing Zhi the Three Great Fairy Magics if he joined Grimoire Heart.
• The hooded figure worried Qing Zhi might take the spells and leave, but Hades explained that Grimoire Heart’s Law Magic mark bound members to serve the guild for life.

Hades explained that Fairy Law was based on law magic and said he had created Devil's Law, then ordered Grimoire Heart to hurry toward Galuna Island. Ren and Qing Zhi explored the island's blazing forest and found its opulent temple, where the temple's defenses melted Qing Zhi's ice puppet.

• Hades said guild emblems did not all possess law magic and explained how he had created Devil's Law from his own principles.
• Hades ordered Grimoire Heart's airship to reach Galuna Island quickly while pursuing both the Ice Wanderer and the island's treasure.
• Qing Zhi explored Galuna Island while Ren watched through a Magic Crystal ball, and Qing Zhi explained that the island's fire-rich environment made its trees absorb heat.
• Qing Zhi found the temple, and Ren warned him that its intense heat could weaken his Ice Magic.
• Qing Zhi sent an Ice Make—Ice Puppet toward the temple, but the entrance's red gemstones released flames that melted it.

Qing Zhi hid from Hades and Grimoire Heart as they arrived on Galuna Island and blasted a path through the forest to the temple. Hades tried to recruit Qing Zhi with promises of powerful magic, while Ren joked about the offer and Qing Zhi dismissed it as too cheap.

• Qing Zhi sensed danger, used Shave to escape, and concealed himself after Ren identified the approaching airship as Grimoire Heart’s.
• Hades used Amaterasu Twenty-Eight Forms to devastate the forest, then blasted a road to the temple with Amaterasu Twenty-Nine.
• Hades reached the temple with the shadow and black-robed figures, and explained that Galuna Island’s heat weakened Qing Zhi’s Ice Magic.
• Hades called out to Qing Zhi and offered him the position of vice guild master, the Three Great Fairy Magics, and help finding Ice God Slayer Magic.
• Ren joked that Qing Zhi could trade his services for Hades’s magic, but Qing Zhi replied that the offer was not enough.

Hades attacked the temple doors with Amaterasu: Hundred Forms, but the doors answered with a pillar of black fire. Aokiji emerged from the forest and launched an ice attack at Hades, whose calm reaction left the confrontation unresolved.

• Hades warned Aokiji to leave and ordered his subordinates to open the temple doors, but ten black-robed figures were consumed by flames when they touched them.
• Hades used Amaterasu: Hundred Forms against the doors, and their embedded gems formed a magic circle that unleashed black fire to meet his beam.
• Ren told Aokiji to move, and Aokiji charged from the forest with powerful cold air.
• Aokiji cast Ice Magic—Ice Block: Pheasant Beak, freezing and destroying many of Hades's subordinates as the ice bird rushed toward Hades.
• The shadowy figure began to tremble in the cold, while Hades smiled as if Aokiji's arrival had not surprised him.

Hades and Qing Zhi traded powerful attacks outside the temple, damaging the plaza and bringing the temple doors close to opening. Hades tried to recruit Qing Zhi, but after Qing Zhi refused, a Fire Make spell struck Hades’s defense and engulfed his shadowy companion.

• Hades countered Qing Zhi’s ice attack with Amaterasu: Hundred Forms and Tree Arc—Earth Roar, and their blasts destroyed much of the plaza and forest.
• The temple’s doors developed a crack as the attacks ceased, and Qing Zhi approached Hades through the fading shock waves.
• Hades offered Qing Zhi a place as Grimoire Heart’s vice master and access to powerful ice magics, but Qing Zhi refused because he had joined a newly founded guild.
• Hades threatened to destroy Qing Zhi’s guild, then raised Defensive Magic Circle—Three Pillar Gods when he sensed danger.
• Qing Zhi used Fire Make—Itto Kaso, and the falling blade of flame struck Hades’s defense and engulfed the shadowy figure beside him.

Ren arrived on Galuna Island and confronted Hades, the president of Grimoire Heart, after Hades destroyed the shadow that had accompanied him. Their magic clashed across the island, and the chapter left Ren’s flame Susanoo facing Hades’s magically manifested Dragon.

• Hades watched the shadow die, revealed his Devil’s Eye, and used its power to break through the flames and defensive array.
• Ren arrived on Galuna Island and revealed that Aokiji served under him, then claimed the temple and challenged Hades.
• Hades attacked with Amaterasu: Hundred Forms, and Ren countered with Fire Make—Blazing Sun; their clash devastated the Devil village and stirred a tsunami.
• Hades used Arc of Embodiment to create a Dragon that attacked Ren with Dragon Roar.
• Ren summoned Fire Make—Susanoo, and the crimson warrior raised its shield against the Dragon’s attack.