Recaps

Mystogan visited Fairy Tail to take an S-Class mission, and Laxus challenged Xi Feng over the guild’s strongest title. After Natsu and Happy stole a mission request to save Galuna Island, they left it behind at Lucy’s home, where she discovered something about the request that surprised and delighted her.

• Xi Feng sensed Mystogan’s sleep spell, caught Erza as the guild members fell asleep, and greeted Mystogan when he entered to register an S-Class mission.
• After Mystogan left and the guild woke, Lucy learned that Mystogan hid his face, while Laxus revealed that he had seen it and challenged Xi Feng to a fight.
• Laxus declared that he would keep the title of Fairy Tail’s strongest, while Mira explained to Lucy that S-Class missions were dangerous and that she was an S-Class Mage.
• At Lucy’s home, Natsu and Happy tried to persuade her to join their stolen S-Class mission to save Galuna Island, but she refused.
• Natsu and Happy flew out of Lucy’s window and accidentally left the mission request behind; Lucy picked it up and was surprised and delighted by what she read.

Xi Feng, Gray, and Wendy set out for Galuna Island to find Natsu and the others after they took an S-Class mission without permission. On the island, they headed toward a disturbance in the forest as Natsu, Lucy, and Happy encountered a giant rat.

• Mira reported that an S-Class request sheet had disappeared, and the guild realized Natsu and Happy had taken the mission to Galuna Island.
• Makarov agreed to send Xi Feng after them, and Gray and Wendy joined the rescue party.
• Xi Feng, Gray, Wendy, and Carla reached Galuna Island after rowing there the next day and heard a commotion in the forest.
• Natsu, Lucy, and Happy went to investigate the island and were confronted by an enormous rat.

Xi Feng joined Lucy and Natsu on the island, where he investigated ancient ruins and discovered Deliora frozen underground. As the group hid from three newcomers, they overheard them mention the Moon Drop and the island’s curse.

• A mouse’s foul gas knocked out Natsu and sickened Lucy, but Gray defeated the creature with ice spears.
• Xi Feng warned Lucy, Natsu, and Happy that taking an S-Class mission without permission could get them expelled, then accepted the mission and asked Lucy what was happening on the island.
• Xi Feng led the group to ancient ruins, where Natsu broke the floor and sent everyone falling into a chamber below.
• The group discovered Deliora frozen in the ruins, and Gray reacted with shock and fury at seeing the demon again.
• Xi Feng and the others hid as Yuka, Toby, and Sherry arrived and discussed the Moon Drop, the island’s curse, and an injured mouse named Angelica.
• Yuka noticed the icebound Deliora and suspected that intruders were nearby.

Xi Feng’s group confronted Lyon as he prepared to revive Deliora, and Gray fought his former fellow disciple over Ur’s death. After Lyon ordered his followers to prepare a ritual and kill the island’s villagers, Xi Feng recognized the masked old man as Ultear and claimed he could bring Ur back to life.

• Gray demanded to know why Lyon and his followers had brought Deliora to the island, and Lyon revealed that he wanted to defeat the demon to surpass Ur.
• Lyon blamed Gray for Ur’s death, then attacked him; Gray fought back but was overwhelmed by Lyon’s dynamic ice magic.
• Xi Feng stopped Natsu from interrupting Gray and Lyon’s fight, while Sherry and the others blocked the rest of the group.
• Lyon ordered his followers to prepare the ritual and kill the island’s villagers, so Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy pursued them.
• A masked old man blocked Xi Feng, who identified him as Ultear and said he could bring Ur back to life.

Xi Feng resurrected Ur with the Cup of the Underworld, allowing her to reunite briefly with Ultear before Deliora’s roar interrupted them. Ur faced the demon again, while Ultear disappeared and Gray and Lyon’s fight left Lyon intent on confronting Deliora.

• Xi Feng projected the Cup of the Underworld and used it to resurrect Ur before Ultear.
• Ur recognized Ultear and tried to approach her, but Ultear shouted for her to stay away; Ur wept with relief that her daughter was alive.
• Deliora roared as Gray defeated Lyon, but Lyon refused to give up his plan to surpass Ur by defeating the demon.
• Ur stepped in front of Xi Feng and Deliora, thanked Xi Feng for letting her see Ultear again, and prepared Absolute Ice Make.

Xi Feng explained that his life was linked to Ur’s after he resurrected her, and Deliora crumbled after the lingering effects of Ur’s Iced Shell finally killed it. Ur reunited with Gray and Lyon on Galuna Island, but the group learned that the islanders’ curse came from Moon Drop Magic and remained unresolved.

• Xi Feng told Ur that their lives were linked, then explained that Deliora had died as Ur’s Iced Shell slowly drained its life over ten years.
• Ur learned that Lyon had brought Deliora to Galuna Island, and Virgo found clothes for her before she went to see Gray and Lyon.
• Ur slapped Lyon for his actions, then comforted Gray and reunited with both of her former pupils.
• Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy arrived, and Xi Feng told them Deliora’s death had not lifted the curse caused by Moon Drop Magic.
• Ur asked Lyon about the Moon Drop Magic, and Lyon said he did not know how to restore the villagers and left the matter to Fairy Tail.

Xi Feng and his companions uncovered the truth about Galuna Island, then returned to Magnolia to find Fairy Tail’s guild hall destroyed by Phantom Lord. The chapter ended with Xi Feng asking what had happened as Mira confirmed the attack and said the guild members were safe in the basement.

• Xi Feng shattered the false sky over Galuna Island and explained that the villagers were demons whose memories had been confused by Moon Drop waste gases.
• Ur decided to return to Fairy Tail, while she urged Lyon to find a guild and a new goal.
• Xi Feng collected the 7 Million J reward and distributed shares to Gray, Wendy, and Carla, giving Lucy a key while Natsu and Happy received nothing.
• At the Magic Council, Ultear doubted her memories of Ur as Jellal discussed their plans and Deliora’s death.
• Xi Feng and the others returned to Magnolia, where Lucy learned Xi Feng used Celestial Spirit Magic only a little and relied on Virgo.
• The group found Fairy Tail’s hall reduced to ruins by Phantom Lord, and Mira told Xi Feng that the members were safe in the basement.

After Gajeel attacked Fairy Tail members Jade and Troy, Makarov led Fairy Tail in a retaliatory assault on Phantom Lord. He transformed into a giant and crushed the attackers who targeted him.

• Makarov dismissed the damage to Fairy Tail's guildhall and warned Natsu not to retaliate, while Xi Feng urged the guild to stay alert.
• Ur introduced herself to Makarov as Gray's teacher and thanked Xi Feng for bringing her back.
• Gajeel ambushed Jade and Troy in an alley and left them battered and pinned to a tree.
• After seeing Jade and Troy's injuries, Makarov ordered Fairy Tail to make Phantom Lord pay.
• Makarov led Fairy Tail's members in an attack on Phantom Lord's guildhall, where he transformed into a giant and swept away the members who surrounded him.

Xi Feng rescued Lucy from Jose by using a one-second time stop, but the effort left him drained. After Fairy Tail regrouped, Phantom Lord brought its moving guildhall to their doorstep and fired Jupiter, demanding that they surrender Lucy.

• Xi Feng rescued Lucy from Jose’s thought body and helped Makarov escape Phantom Lord.
• Xi Feng explained that he had stopped time for one second and needed to recover his magical power.
• Back at Fairy Tail, Lucy thanked Xi Feng, and he told her that guild members were family.
• Phantom Lord’s enormous moving guildhall approached Fairy Tail, and Jose fired Jupiter at the guildhall.
• Makarov blocked Jupiter with Three God Pillars while Fairy Tail’s members rejected Jose’s demand to hand over Lucy Heartfilia.

After Xi Feng destroyed Jupiter, Jose stripped Makarov of his magic power and transformed Phantom Lord’s guildhall into a Magic Giant. Natsu flew to confront Jose but encountered Totomaru, whose fire magic could not stop the Fire Dragon Slayer.

• Xi Feng sliced Jupiter and its emplacement in half, while Makarov confronted Jose.
• Jose used an invisible space to blast Makarov away and drain his magic power, and Wendy began treating him.
• Natsu and Happy flew toward Phantom Lord as its guildhall transformed into a Magic Giant.
• Natsu landed on the Magic Giant, overcame his motion sickness, and called for Jose to face him.
• Totomaru confronted Natsu and redirected Natsu’s flames so he repeatedly punched himself.
• Totomaru sent blue-green flames at Natsu, who ate them, and realized fire would not work on either of them.

Natsu defeated Totomaru while Mira sent Lucy to safety as the Fairy Tail wizards moved to stop the Magic Giant’s spell. Xi Feng froze Juvia and cleared the rain from the sky, leaving her gazing at blue skies and sunlight for the first time.

• Natsu outsmarted Totomaru’s flame control and knocked him unconscious with Fire Dragon’s Iron Fist.
• Cana identified the Magic Giant as a Mage, and Mira warned that its Purgatory Shatter spell could destroy everything as far as Cardia Cathedral.
• Gray and Elfman charged to stop the Magic Giant, while Mira put Lucy to sleep and had Reedus carry her somewhere safe.
• Xi Feng headed toward the Magic Giant’s head, but Juvia confronted him with Water Lock and he froze her with Hyōrinmaru.
• Xi Feng praised Juvia’s sunshine doll, promised she would thaw in an hour, and cleared the rain to reveal the blue sky and sun to her.

Mira transformed into Satan Soul and defeated Gajeel while protecting Lucy and Reedus, as Natsu struggled against Aria inside Phantom Lord's Magic Giant. Xi Feng intervened when Aria drained Natsu's magic, but Aria activated a deadly spell affecting everyone nearby.

• Aria confronted Natsu and Happy, claiming he was the strongest of the Element 4 and attacking Natsu with Airspace magic.
• Gajeel found Mira, Lucy, and Reedus; he wounded Reedus and taunted Mira as she tried to protect them.
• Mira unleashed Satan Soul, overwhelmed Gajeel, and ordered him to leave Fairy Tail alone.
• Aria battered Natsu, then used Airspace: Metsu to reduce his magical power to zero.
• Xi Feng arrived and kicked Aria away from Natsu, but Aria activated Death Airspace: Metsu, causing Natsu and Happy to suffer.

Xi Feng defeated Jose and froze the Phantom Soldiers, helping Fairy Tail win its battle against Phantom Lord. After the guild celebrated its victory amid the ruins, Lucy apologized for the damage and injuries, but her friends reassured her that she was family and they had chosen to fight.

• Xi Feng froze Aria, while Erza, Elfman, and Gray defeated the remaining members of the Element 4.
• Jose ordered Gajeel to fight, and the Phantom Soldiers emerged from the Magic Giant's rubble to attack Fairy Tail.
• Natsu and Gajeel fought as Dragon Slayer Mages, while Jose attacked Xi Feng and boasted about making Makarov despair.
• Xi Feng unleashed Bankai-Daiguren Hyōrinmaru and Four Realms Freeze, freezing Jose, the Phantom Soldiers, and the surrounding ruins.
• Fairy Tail celebrated defeating Phantom Lord, and Xi Feng left the guild's ruined building for Makarov to deal with.
• Lucy apologized for the injuries and destruction, but Xi Feng and the guild members comforted her and told her she was family.

After Fairy Tail was cleared of wrongdoing, Jellal questioned Makarov about Ur’s apparent return and resurrection magic, while Yajima helped deflect the council’s demands. Later, Xi Feng joined Erza, Lucy, Wendy, and Happy on a casino outing after comforting Erza about a recurring nightmare.

• The Magic Council disbanded Phantom Lord, stripped Jose of his Ten Wizard Saints status, and found Fairy Tail innocent without punishment.
• Jellal showed Makarov a photograph of Ur alive and raised the possibility that Fairy Tail had resurrection magic, but Yajima argued that such magic was private and costly.
• Makarov told Yajima that Xi Feng was behind Ur’s return, and Yajima warned him that resurrection could attract dangerous attention.
• At Akane Beach, Xi Feng relaxed with Erza, Lucy, and Wendy while Juvia watched from nearby, wishing Xi Feng would notice her swimsuit.
• Erza woke from a nightmare about the Tower of Heaven, and Xi Feng comforted her until she calmed down.
• Lucy invited Xi Feng and Erza to an underground casino, where they went with Wendy and Happy after Erza changed using Requip Magic.

Xi Feng and Erza were confronted at the casino by Shu, Millianna, Wally, and Simon, former companions who blamed them for betraying the group. Xi Feng attacked Wally after he threatened Lucy, but Simon plunged the casino into darkness, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Juvia met Xi Feng at the casino, and he agreed to ask the guild master about letting her join Fairy Tail.
• Erza won repeatedly at a gaming table until Shu appeared and challenged her and Xi Feng to bet their lives.
• The casino went dark, and Shu used cards to capture people while Millianna bound Lucy and grabbed Carla.
• Shu accused Erza and Xi Feng of betraying their former friends, and Wally and Simon joined them.
• Wally aimed his gun at Lucy, but Xi Feng kicked him away before Simon cast Dark Moment and plunged the casino into darkness.

Xi Feng captured Simon, Shu, Millianna, and Wally, then agreed to return to the Tower of Heaven to confront Jellal. After showing the others what had really happened eight years earlier, he reached the tower with Simon and the others, put Shu to sleep, and prepared to go ahead alone.

• Xi Feng subdued Simon, captured Millianna and Shu, and agreed to go to the Tower of Heaven after Erza begged him not to go.
• Xi Feng left Erza with Wendy and Lucy, told Juvia and the others not to follow, and traveled by boat with Simon, Shu, Millianna, and Wally.
• Shu accused Xi Feng of betraying the group eight years earlier, so Xi Feng used Kyoka Suigetsu to show them what had happened.
• Simon, Shu, Millianna, and Wally realized they may have wrongly blamed Xi Feng and Erza, while Shu struggled to accept the truth.
• At the Tower of Heaven, Xi Feng told Simon, Shu, Millianna, and Wally to leave him to face Jellal, then put Shu to sleep and asked Simon to look after the others.

Erza learned that Xi Feng had gone alone to the Tower of Heaven, so she and her friends set out to follow him. Xi Feng defeated several of Jellal’s allies and fought Ikaruga, who discovered too late that their duel had been an illusion.

• Erza woke at the tavern and learned that Xi Feng had left with her former companions for the Tower of Heaven.
• Erza told her friends about their childhood as slaves at the Tower, and they insisted on accompanying her.
• Xi Feng reached the island and burned the soldiers who tried to stop him.
• Vidaldus Hawk and Owl attacked Xi Feng, but he killed them with flames.
• Ikaruga challenged Xi Feng to a sword fight and wounded him with her superior swordsmanship.
• Ikaruga’s apparent victory dissolved as she realized Xi Feng had trapped her in an illusion.

Xi Feng defeated Ikaruga and wounded Jellal with Senbonzakura, but Jellal still smiled as Etherion struck the Tower of Heaven. Erza and the others reached the tower’s vicinity and watched Etherion engulf it, leaving Xi Feng’s fate unknown.

• Xi Feng spared Ikaruga and invited her to join his guild, then continued toward Jellal despite her warning that Etherion would strike soon.
• Xi Feng used Senbonzakura to destroy Jellal’s Binding Snakes and tear through the Tower of Heaven, eventually leaving Jellal badly wounded.
• Erza’s group met Simon and the others at sea, learned Xi Feng had gone to face Jellal alone, and heard that he had told them to stay away from the tower.
• Erza tried to fly to the Tower of Heaven after Etherion appeared, but Gray and Simon restrained her as she broke down crying.
• Etherion struck the Tower of Heaven, engulfing it in light, while the Magic Council believed everyone inside had been destroyed.

Xi Feng defeated Jellal with his Senbonzakura techniques as the Tower of Heaven’s Magic Crystal began to collapse under the strain of Etherion’s power. As Xi Feng fled the exploding tower, he saw Jellal trapped inside the crystal and sinking out of sight.

• Jellal revealed that Etherion had transformed the Tower of Heaven into a Magic Crystal containing 2.7 billion Ethelia, then merged with Siegrain to regain his strength.
• Xi Feng wounded Jellal and trapped him in Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, but Jellal broke free with Dark Paradise and attacked again.
• Xi Feng unleashed Devastation Scene-Senbonzakura Kageyoshi and Final Scene-White Emperor Sword against Jellal as Jellal called down Seven-Star Sword.
• Erza, Lucy, and Gray watched the Tower of Heaven explode from the sea, and Gray warned that the stored magic power could destroy everyone nearby.
• Xi Feng realized the Magic Crystal was collapsing and ran to escape, then spotted Jellal trapped inside it before Jellal sank from view.

After the Tower of Heaven exploded, Xi Feng returned safely to Fairy Tail with Ikaruga, whom he had rescued. Ikaruga joined the guild and agreed to spar with Erza, whose armor she swiftly shattered.

• Etherion shot into the sky and vanished, and Erza searched the Tower of Heaven ruins for Xi Feng before breaking down in tears.
• A pink-haired woman found Xi Feng unconscious on a beach, carried him away, and later arrived with him at Fairy Tail's guildhall.
• Xi Feng reunited with the guild, comforted Erza, and introduced Ikaruga as a powerful Magic Swordsman who would join the guild.
• Erza challenged Ikaruga to a spar, and the guild members gathered to watch and place bets.
• Ikaruga struck Erza with a flurry of sword slashes, shattering her armor and astonishing the onlookers.

Erza’s duel with Ikaruga was interrupted when Laxus attacked Gajeel and Juvia before leaving the guild in anger. As Harvest Season approached, Fairy Tail held its Miss contest, and Xi Feng accidentally hinted to Ur that he knew something about her time on Galuna Island.

• Ikaruga shattered Erza’s Heaven’s Wheel Armor, and Erza prepared to fight in Pure Heart Clothing before Laxus interrupted them.
• Laxus struck Gajeel with a Thunderbolt, then Xi Feng protected Juvia from another attack and Laxus left after condemning the guild.
• Ikaruga and Erza’s duel ended without a result, while Ikaruga, Juvia, Gajeel, and Ur settled into Fairy Tail.
• Makarov and Xi Feng discussed Laxus’s return as they prepared for the Harvest Season and the Fairy Tail Miss contest.
• Cana, Juvia, Mira, Erza, Wendy, Ikaruga, Levy, Bisca, and Lisanna performed in the contest, drawing varied reactions from the crowd.
• Ur stood beside Xi Feng during the contest, and he accidentally began to mention Galuna Island before stopping himself.

During Fairy Tail's festival, Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe turned the event into a battle royale and held several women hostage as stone statues. Xi Feng broke Freed's Magic Formula with a projected dagger, freeing the way out as the guild's internal fighting continued.

• Ur teased Xi Feng about having seen her scar, then pounced on him until Makarov's coughs made them realize everyone was watching.
• Evergreen interrupted Lucy's performance, petrified Lucy and Erza with her magic, and set the stage curtain alight.
• Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe appeared, declared the women hostages, and challenged Fairy Tail to defeat them within three hours or watch the captives turn to sand.
• Freed's Magic Formula blocked Makarov, Xi Feng, Ur, and other guild members from leaving, while a rule caused Fairy Tail members to fight one another.
• Xi Feng used Projection-Rule Breaker to shatter the Magic Formula, astonishing Makarov.

Xi Feng freed the petrified Fairy Tail members, but Laxus escalated the battle by activating the Thunder Palace and threatening Magnolia. As the guild members sought a way to stop it, Gray defeated Bickslow in a shopping mall.

• Xi Feng used Rule Breaker to restore Erza, Juvia, and the other petrified women, who learned that Laxus had turned them into hostages.
• Evergreen discovered that her petrification magic had been broken, and Freed realized Xi Feng had likely undone his Magic Formula; Laxus refused to stop and set out to find new hostages.
• Natsu woke and charged outside as Laxus announced that he had activated the Thunder Palace; Makarov collapsed in pain while Laxus demanded control of Fairy Tail.
• Levy warned the guild about the lightning Magic Crystals above Magnolia, and Xi Feng cautioned that attacking them could reflect damage onto the attackers before pointing the group toward the cathedral.
• Gray froze Bickslow's puppets during their fight in a shopping mall, then rushed in and struck Bickslow under the chin.

Gray defeated Bickslow’s trap only after Ur intervened, while Mira forced Evergreen to surrender. Erza confronted Freed as he tried to clear her from Laxus’s path, and their fight continued with Erza pressing the attack.

• Bickslow trapped Gray in an alley where magic was forbidden and had mannequins attack him, but Gray charged through the barrage before collapsing.
• Ur froze Bickslow and carried the unconscious Gray away.
• Mira dodged Evergreen’s petrifying attacks with her eyes closed, overpowered her, and made her surrender.
• Erza confronted Freed over his attacks on their guildmates and challenged him to a fight.
• Erza equipped her Black Wing Armor, struck Freed, and pushed through his explosive Dark Ecriture; Freed wrote another spell across his chest.

Erza defeated Freed and persuaded him to reconnect with the Fairy Tail guild, while Xi Feng fought Laxus after refusing to let him continue the Thunder Palace attack. Laxus activated Fairy Law over Magnolia, leaving Xi Feng and the city’s residents in its light.

• Erza defeated Freed, spared him, and took his hand as she reminded him that the guild was his family.
• Freed broke down, admitted he had never wanted to hurt his comrades, and accepted Erza’s invitation to the Grand Magic Parade.
• Xi Feng confronted Laxus in the cathedral and fought him using Incursio and then Boosted Gear Scale Mail.
• Laxus and Xi Feng exchanged powerful attacks that destroyed the cathedral as Fairy Tail members watched the pillar of light rise.
• Laxus activated Fairy Law, spreading its light across Magnolia while Xi Feng sensed its calming magic.