Chapter Summaries

Ye Chuan effortlessly stopped Natsu, Gray, and Erza when they challenged him, leaving Lucy and Levy with a new appreciation of his strength. With Magnolia enjoying peace under Ye Chuan’s protection, Makarov restarted Fairy Tail’s postponed S-Class Mage Promotion Exam and announced its candidates.

• Ye Chuan summoned low-level undead to clean his villa and tend Robin’s garden.
• Natsu, Gray, and Erza attacked Ye Chuan to resume their interrupted guild battle, but he stopped their attacks with Limitless, [Fireball], and Conqueror’s Haki without leaving his chair.
• Lucy and Levy witnessed the defeated trio leave Ye Chuan’s villa and recognized how overwhelmingly strong he was.
• Makarov announced that the S-Class Mage Promotion Exam was back on and named Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Cana Alberona, Levy McGarden, Elfman Strauss, and Fried Justin as candidates.

Ye Chuan partnered with Cana for Fairy Tail’s S-Class exam so he could reach Tenrou Island, where Robin had uncovered clues about ancient magic and Zeref. The exam began, and while the other candidates faced formidable guardians, Ye Chuan, Cana, and Robin strolled onward.

• Makarov announced that S-Class exam candidates had to choose a partner and travel to Tenrou Island for the trials.
• Cana worried that she could not find a strong partner, while Robin told Ye Chuan that Tenrou Island might hold secrets about ancient magic, Mavis Vermillion, and Zeref.
• Ye Chuan wrote his name beside Cana’s on the registration board, explaining that he wanted to visit the island and needed her to show him the way.
• Makarov accepted Ye Chuan as Cana’s partner, and the candidates and their partners traveled to Tenrou Island by speedboat.
• Makarov began the exam’s first round, sending the candidates down one of eight paths to defeat their guardians; Natsu and others encountered powerful mages like Gildarts and Erza.
• While the other candidates fought their guardians, Ye Chuan, Cana, and Robin walked leisurely along their path.

Ye Chuan effortlessly passed the first S-Class trial with Cana, then watched Grimoire Heart invade Tenrou Island and drain Fairy Tail’s wizards through the Tenrou Tree. He confronted Azuma beneath the tree and revealed that he could command it directly.

• Ye Chuan passed Gildarts without fighting, reached the beach first, and relaxed there with Robin and Cana.
• Makarov declared the candidates had passed the first trial and sent them to find Mavis Vermillion’s grave for the second.
• Ye Chuan sensed Grimoire Heart’s airship arrive and recognized its master, Hades, as Fairy Tail’s second master.
• The Seven Kin of Purgatory attacked the scattered Fairy Tail members, and Azuma merged with the Tenrou Tree to drain the guild wizards’ magic.
• Ye Chuan left Robin at the villa, appeared before Azuma beneath the tree, and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki as he claimed he could command the tree.

Ye Chuan defeated the Seven Kin of Purgatory, confronted Hades aboard Grimoire Heart’s airship, and withstood his strongest spells. Ye Chuan then cast [Skyfall], sending a pillar of light crashing into Hades’s demon heart.

• The Tenrou Tree severed its magic connection to Azuma, and Ye Chuan knocked Azuma unconscious with a knife-hand strike.
• Ye Chuan defeated Rustyrose by cutting apart his imagined guardian knight, then knocked him out with a kick.
• Ye Chuan crushed Kain Hikaru’s voodoo doll with [Heart Grasp], causing Kain’s curse to fail and knocking him unconscious.
• Ye Chuan nullified Zancrow’s god-slaying flames and defeated him with a touch to the forehead.
• Ye Chuan entered Grimoire Heart’s airship control room and told Hades he had put the Seven Kin to sleep.
• Hades unleashed Amaterasu 100 Forms: Pandemonium and Devil’s Law, but Ye Chuan’s [Infinity] barrier nullified both spells before he cast [Skyfall] at Hades’s demon heart.

Ye Chuan severed Hades’s connection to his demon heart, but Zeref appeared and killed Hades with his death curse. Zeref begged Ye Chuan to kill him, only for Ye Chuan to discover that Zeref had been stripped of the right to die, before a terrifying presence descended over Tenrou Island.

• Ye Chuan used the Black Blade Shusui to cut the Death Line on Hades’s demon heart, leaving Hades aged and powerless.
• Zeref appeared on the airship wreckage, and his death curse killed Hades while Ye Chuan’s Limitless barrier blocked its effects.
• Zeref attacked Ye Chuan and begged him to end his suffering, but his attacks failed against Ye Chuan’s barrier.
• Ye Chuan used his Mystic Eyes and found no Death Line or Point of Death on Zeref, concluding that the curse had stripped Zeref of the right to die.
• A terrifying presence descended over Tenrou Island, darkening the sky and leaving the Fairy Tail members unable to move.

Acnologia descended on Tenrou Island and attacked the Fairy Tail members, but Ye Chuan stopped its dragon breath and challenged the black dragon. Ye Chuan summoned Perfect Susanoo and coated it in Armament Haki and Magic Weapon as his battle with Acnologia continued.

• Makarov recognized Acnologia as the black dragon descended from the clouds.
• Acnologia unleashed dragon breath at the Fairy Tail members, and Ye Chuan cleaved the attack apart with his black blade.
• Acnologia attacked Ye Chuan with its tail, prompting Ye Chuan to summon Perfect Susanoo.
• Ye Chuan battled Acnologia with Susanoo's Totsuka Blade, but its strikes barely marked the dragon's scales.
• Ye Chuan covered Susanoo in Armament Haki and activated Armament Enhancement and Magic Weapon.

Ye Chuan defeated Acnologia by combining his powers and striking at the concept of his Dragon King existence, forcing Acnologia to flee Tenrou Island. Back in Magnolia, Ye Chuan rejected the title of First of the Ten Wizard Saints and settled into a quiet life with Robin while continuing to train.

• Ye Chuan enchanted his Armament Haki-coated Susanoo, then wounded Acnologia through his supposedly indestructible dragon scales.
• Acnologia changed into his humanoid form and attacked Ye Chuan with greater speed and strength, but Ye Chuan predicted his movements.
• Ye Chuan dispelled Susanoo and used Shusui, the Six Eyes, and the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to sever Acnologia's Dragon King existence.
• Acnologia lost his Dragon King power and fled Tenrou Island through a spatial rift, while Zeref silently left as well.
• The Fairy Tail members returned to Magnolia and received a heroes' welcome, and Ye Chuan refused the Magic Council's offer to make him First of the Ten Wizard Saints.
• Ye Chuan and Robin settled into a peaceful life, with Robin organizing Tenrou Island materials and Ye Chuan continuing his training.

Ye Chuan agreed to enter the Grand Magic Games as Fairy Tail’s one-man Team A, then used the Door-Door Fruit to bypass the Sky Labyrinth and appear at its finish just after the preliminary round began. He asked the stunned referee to confirm that he had finished first.

• Ye Chuan dismissed the Magic Council’s motives for reviving the Grand Magic Games but agreed to participate because he was bored.
• Ye Chuan insisted on a team slot by himself, and Makarov reluctantly accepted.
• Ye Chuan and Robin arrived in Crocus, where Fairy Tail’s teams met before the Sky Labyrinth preliminary round.
• Natsu declared that he would beat Ye Chuan and prove himself Fairy Tail’s strongest wizard.
• When the Sky Labyrinth began, Ye Chuan analyzed its route with the Six Eyes and opened a Door-Door Fruit portal straight to the finish.
• Ye Chuan stepped out before referee Mato and asked whether taking the shortcut made him first.

After Fairy Tail's Team B reached the Sky Labyrinth finish the morning after a grueling night, the Grand Magic Games began in Crocus. Ye Chuan entered the arena alone as Fairy Tail's Team A, shocking the crowd, and the first day's event was announced as Hidden.

• Mato saw the timer at thirty seconds and froze as Fairy Tail's Team B arrived the next morning to find Ye Chuan relaxing with tea and a newspaper.
• Chapati introduced the eight teams that advanced from the Sky Labyrinth preliminary at Domus Flau.
• Fairy Tail's Team B entered the arena to loud cheers, followed by Chapati announcing Team A's thirty-second first-place finish.
• Ye Chuan emerged alone and told Chapati that Team A was just him, provoking disbelief and anger from the spectators.
• Makarov covered his face in exasperation as the Grand Magic Games began its first-day event, Hidden, and a magical town appeared in the arena.

Ye Chuan used Infinity to repel every attack during the first day's match, then flew over the chariot course on the second day and secured Fairy Tail Team A's victory. The Magic Council upheld his win because the rules had not explicitly forbidden flying.

• Ye Chuan sat in the central square and used Infinity to block attacks from Lyon, Loka, and Kagura Mikazuchi, finishing the first day's match with zero points.
• Chapati and Yajima reacted to Ye Chuan's impenetrable defense, and Fairy Tail Team A drew attention after his performance.
• Natsu collapsed from motion sickness during the chariot event, while Gajeel struggled to move along the course.
• Ye Chuan used Flight to soar past the contestants and reach the finish line first.
• Mato called Ye Chuan's shortcut a foul, but the Magic Council upheld Fairy Tail Team A's victory because flying was not explicitly prohibited.

Ye Chuanliu effortlessly killed all one hundred beasts in Pandemonium and defeated Wizard Saint Jura Neekis in one second, drawing the attention of Fiore’s military. Defense Minister Dutton and Arcadios then revealed a plan to use the Eclipse Gate to travel four hundred years into the past and kill Zeref before he became immortal.

• Erza Scarlet challenged and defeated all one hundred Magical Beasts in Pandemonium.
• Ye Chuanliu killed every beast inside Pandemonium with a single Finger of Death without entering it.
• After Ye Chuanliu’s opponents repeatedly forfeited, he defeated Jura Neekis in one second during the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games.
• Dutton and Arcadios visited Ye Chuanliu and revealed their plan to use the Eclipse Gate to travel into the past and eliminate Zeref.

Ye Chuan and Robin uncovered a connection between an eclipse and the world’s major events, while Fairy Tail’s Team A won the Grand Magic Games after Ye Chuan effortlessly incapacitated the other contestants. Future Lucy arrived to warn that over ten thousand dragons would destroy Fiore, and seven dragons emerged from the Eclipse Gate as the city’s wizards struggled to stop them.

• Robin told Ye Chuan that the Dragon King Festival, Zeref’s birth, and Acnologia’s appearance all coincided with an eclipse.
• Ye Chuan defeated the Grand Magic Games contestants with ease, then knocked out everyone except Fairy Tail with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Fairy Tail’s Team A won the Grand Magic Games, leaving the spectators and Kagura in awe of Ye Chuan.
• Future Lucy fell through a time rift and warned that over ten thousand dragons would destroy Fiore.
• Future Rogue secretly opened the Eclipse Gate, and seven dragons emerged into Crocus.
• The wizards attacked the dragons, but their magic could not harm the dragons’ scales.

Ye Chuan single-handedly hunted down six dragons attacking Crocus, leaving only their enormous king, Motherglare, and Future Rogue Cheney. His dragon hunt had advanced his Ainz Ooal Gown inheritance to 40%, while Rogue watched in terror as his plan fell apart.

• Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, and Laxus attacked an emerald dragon together, but its breath blasted them into the ruins.
• Ye Chuan entered the battlefield in his Perfect Susanoo and crushed the rock dragon with Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue.
• Ye Chuan froze the flame dragon with Ice River Shattering and killed the sea dragon with a slash after cutting through its wave.
• Ye Chuan hunted down three more dragons using his swordsmanship, cursed techniques, and Tier Magic as the mages watched in stunned silence.
• Ye Chuan's Ainz Ooal Gown inheritance progress reached 40%, and only Motherglare remained.
• Future Rogue Cheney stood on Motherglare's head and trembled in disbelief at Ye Chuan's defeat of the dragons.

Ye Chuan defeated Motherglare and sent Future Rogue back through the closing Eclipse Gate, ending the Dragon King Festival crisis. Months later, Robin found records identifying Tartaros and its plan to erase all Magic Power from Ishgar.

• Ye Chuan used the Perfect Susanoo's Yasaka Magatama to destroy Motherglare's dragon eggs and miniature dragons, then killed Motherglare and raised his fourth inheritance progress to 45%.
• Ye Chuan sent the defeated Future Rogue through the Eclipse Gate, which then closed, and Hisui E. Fiore thanked him on behalf of the kingdom.
• Months later, Ye Chuan summoned a level 70 Death Knight and considered assigning it household duties.
• Robin told Ye Chuan that Tartaros was based on the mobile fortress Hades Island and was led by the Nine Demon Gates.
• Robin revealed that Tartaros sought to activate Face, a super-True Magic weapon capable of erasing all Magic Power across Ishgar.

Ye Chuan invaded Tartaros alone, using his powers to defeat its defenders as he advanced toward the guild’s center. After overcoming Silver Fullbuster, he freed him from the demonic factor controlling him, and Silver passed away peacefully.

• Ye Chuan told Robin to notify Fairy Tail that he was heading out to attack Tartaros alone, while Robin warned the guild not to get in his way.
• Ye Chuan teleported to Hades Island and killed the charging low-ranking demons and modified soldiers with Despair Aura V.
• Ye Chuan nullified Jackal’s explosions with Infinity and knocked him unconscious, then used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to turn Franmalth’s absorption curse against him.
• Ye Chuan walked through Torafuzar’s poisoned seawater with Poison Immunity and defeated him with Heart Grasp.
• Ye Chuan summoned Frost Dragon Skeletons to fight Silver Fullbuster, defeated him by exhausting his magic, and severed the demonic factor controlling him so Silver could pass away peacefully.

Ye Chuan defeated Tartaros and used Wish Upon a Star to permanently disable all the Faces across Ishgar. After Zeref retrieved the Book of E.N.D. and Acnologia departed, the destruction of Tartaros terrified the remaining Dark Guilds and left Ishgar awaiting the coming clash.

• Ye Chuan overcame Kyoka and Sella’s curses, then confronted Tartaros’s master, Mard Geer.
• Mard Geer’s attacks failed against Ye Chuan’s Infinity barrier, and Ye Chuan cut the death line of Memory of Death before it could erase him.
• Ye Chuan used Wish Upon a Star to undo the seals on every Face and make them impossible to activate again.
• Ye Chuan killed Mard Geer with Heart Grasp, and his Ainz Ooal Gown Inheritance Progress rose to 90%.
• Zeref retrieved the Book of E.N.D., while Acnologia faced Ye Chuan briefly before flying away.
• Ye Chuan erased Tartaros in less than a day, frightening the remaining Dark Guilds into hiding and leaving the legal guilds in an uneasy peace.

The Magic Council feared Ye Chuan’s overwhelming power while he and Robin studied Tartaros’s records. Zeref arrived to invite Ye Chuan to Alvarez for a decisive duel, and after Ye Chuan accepted, Makarov ordered Ishgar’s guilds to mobilize for war—only for Ye Chuan to say the war had already begun.

• The Magic Council’s leaders and guild masters discussed their fear of Ye Chuan and the threat he posed to the balance of the continent.
• Ye Chuan studied Tartaros’s records and concluded that Zeref had given form to human emotions and concepts through Black True Magic.
• Zeref appeared at Ye Chuan’s villa and explained his plan to invade Ishgar, take Fairy Heart, and travel into the past to end his curse.
• Zeref invited Ye Chuan to Alvarez for a duel that would decide the world’s fate, and Ye Chuan accepted.
• Makarov, Erza, Natsu, and the others arrived, and Makarov ordered Ishgar’s guilds to prepare for an all-out war.
• Ye Chuan interrupted Makarov and told him that the war had already begun.

Ye Chuan used Gate to invade the Alvarez Empire alone and defeated Ajeel Raml by changing the desert into a swamp. As Irene Belserion and Invel Yura confronted him, Irene cast Universe One, but Ye Chuan remained calm and declared it could not overcome absolute Infinity.

• Ye Chuan told Robin to guard the place, then opened Gate to the Alvarez Empire and stepped through alone.
• Ajeel Raml attacked Ye Chuan with Sand Burial in the desert.
• Ye Chuan used Control Weather to bring rain, neutralized Ajeel’s sand magic, and knocked him unconscious; his Ainz Ooal Gown Inheritance Progress rose to 96%.
• Ye Chuan continued toward Vistarion, where Irene Belserion and Invel Yura appeared to stop him.
• Irene cast Universe One to distort the continent’s coordinates, but Ye Chuan analyzed the magic and said it could not break through absolute Infinity.

Ye Chuan defeated Irene and Invel, then overcame August and revealed the truth about August’s parentage. As Ye Chuan continued toward Zeref’s palace, the remaining Spriggan 12 surrounded him.

• Irene and Invel attacked Ye Chuan, but he severed the magic sustaining Irene’s dragon form and knocked Invel unconscious.
• August confronted Ye Chuan near Vistarion, and Ye Chuan defeated him with swordsmanship and Haki despite August’s ability to copy and nullify magic.
• Ye Chuan told August that Zeref and Mavis Vermillion were his parents, and August’s will collapsed as his life faded.
• Ye Chuan continued toward the Alvarez Empire’s royal palace, where Brandish and the remaining Spriggan 12 surrounded him.

Ye Chuan defeated the Spriggan 12 and confronted Emperor Zeref at the Alvarez Empire's Royal Palace. Before their duel could begin, Acnologia emerged from the Rift in Time and challenged them both.

• Brandish's size-changing magic failed against Ye Chuan's Infinity, and he knocked her unconscious through a door created by the Door-Door Fruit.
• Neinhart's summoned corpses were overwhelmed by Ye Chuan's Greater Undead Army Summoning, while Ye Chuan severed Selene the Moon Dragon's connections to his eight Dragon Slayer Lacrimas.
• Ye Chuan defeated the remaining members of the Spriggan 12, including Jack Lessio, Wahl Icht, and Bloodman.
• Ye Chuan reached the Royal Palace, where the million-strong Alvarez army stood back as Emperor Zeref greeted him from a balcony.
• As Ye Chuan and Zeref prepared to fight, the world froze and Acnologia descended through the Rift in Time, declaring that he would end their game and the era.