Chapter Summaries

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.