Recaps

Fanxin fought Tyrant Kuma to free himself and continue toward Akainu, then was forced into a duel with Hawk-Eye. He held his own against the World's Greatest Swordsman as the battle continued.

• Fanxin stayed behind so Straw Hat Luffy could advance, but Tyrant Kuma attacked him relentlessly while the other Shichibukai watched.
• Fanxin concluded that the marines had turned the real Tyrant Kuma into a killing weapon, then worked with Langyue to blind him and knock him into the bay without killing him.
• As Fanxin and Langyue moved on, Hawk-Eye arrived and challenged Fanxin to a fight before he could pass.
• Fanxin sent Langyue ahead to help Straw Hat Luffy, then fought Hawk-Eye with both Haki-coated swords as marines and pirates cleared the area.
• Fanxin kept up with Hawk-Eye and attacked whenever he saw an opening, but Hawk-Eye dodged his strikes and the duel remained unresolved.

Fanxin and Hawk-Eye agreed to settle their fight with one move each, and Fanxin proved he could withstand Hawk-Eye’s slash and match its power with the Dragon-Slaying Sword. Hawk-Eye let him pass, and Fanxin continued onward despite internal injuries, determined to save Ace before training further.

• Hawk-Eye proposed that he and Fanxin decide the outcome with one move each, and Fanxin agreed so he could continue toward his urgent business.
• Fanxin stood in the path of Hawk-Eye’s slash and blocked it with Diamond Armor and Haki, though the impact injured his internal organs.
• Fanxin attacked with the Dragon-Slaying Sword, and its black sword energy canceled out Hawk-Eye’s green sword energy.
• Hawk-Eye praised the strange blade and honored their agreement, allowing Fanxin to pass without stopping him again.
• Fanxin ran onward while clutching his injured chest, resolved to save Ace and train properly afterward.

Fanxin helped Straw Hat Boy break through the Marines toward the execution platform, then faced Donquixote Doflamingo, who tried to recruit him and attacked when he refused. Fanxin revealed that his Soul Clan nature let his soul resist Doflamingo’s body-controlling Parasite, and Doflamingo began attacking him directly.

• Fanxin caught up with Straw Hat Boy and offered to clear a path through the Marines so he could reach Ace.
• Fanxin defeated the Marines blocking them and sent Straw Hat Boy and his allies through toward the execution platform.
• Donquixote Doflamingo approached Fanxin and offered to join forces because of his strength and Conqueror’s Haki.
• Fanxin rejected Doflamingo because he despised his cruel dealings and human trafficking.
• Doflamingo used Parasite to control Fanxin’s body, but Fanxin said his soul could resist because he was a member of the Soul Clan.
• Doflamingo threatened to wipe out the Soul Clan and attacked Fanxin while continuing to control his body.

Fanxin cut through Doflamingo’s strings, but Doflamingo pursued him as he tried to reach the execution platform. Little Fox awakened and held Doflamingo back, leaving Fanxin to confront Kizaru and continue toward Ace.

• Doflamingo attacked Fanxin with Five Color Strings, but Fanxin used the Dragon-Slaying Sword to cut the string controlling him.
• Doflamingo created a second version of himself and chased Fanxin when he fled.
• Kizaru blocked Fanxin’s path, trapping him between the two powerful pursuers.
• Little Fox revealed that it had restored its soul by devouring soul power and taking over a Diamond Beast, then emerged to help Fanxin.
• Little Fox struck Doflamingo with invisible attacks until he stopped pursuing Fanxin.
• Fanxin charged at Kizaru with two blades, determined to break through and reach Ace.

Fanxin and Little Fox wounded Kizaru and pushed onward toward the execution platform, where they caught up with Straw Hat Boy and the others. When Fanxin saw Squard stab Whitebeard from behind, he asked Little Fox to send him over so he could attack Squard.

• Fanxin fought Kizaru while Little Fox waited for an opening, then helped draw Kizaru close enough for Fanxin to stab him in the chest.
• Kizaru escaped with a rib wound and stayed behind when the Whitebeard Pirates' commanders arrived, allowing Fanxin to continue forward.
• Fanxin caught up with Straw Hat Boy and urged him to rest, but Straw Hat Boy insisted on pressing ahead to save Fire Fist Ace.
• Fanxin saw Squard run Whitebeard through with a sword and asked Little Fox to send him over so he could cut Squard down.

Fanxin reached Whitebeard after Little Fox launched him across the battlefield and challenged him over Squard’s betrayal. Their clash of Conqueror’s Haki split the sky, and as the chapter ended, Sengoku sent Akainu to deal with the wounded Whitebeard while Garp was tasked with stopping Fanxin.

• Fanxin asked Little Fox to send him flying toward Whitebeard and told it to stay beside Straw Hat Boy.
• Fanxin tried to kill Squard, but Whitebeard stopped his blade and insisted that he would handle his son himself.
• Fanxin and Whitebeard fought, then agreed to settle their dispute in one decisive exchange while making arrangements for who would rescue Ace.
• Their clash unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocked many people unconscious, and split the sky as Garp and Sengoku discussed Fanxin’s past.
• Garp and Sengoku argued over their responsibility for Fanxin’s rise before Sengoku ordered Garp to stop him.
• Garp warned that Whitebeard might go berserk after Squard wounded him, and Sengoku said Akainu would deal with Whitebeard.

Fanxin arranged to carry Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates toward the Execution Platform, where Little Fox’s attraction power launched him and Marco through the air. Sengoku ordered Akainu and the other Marines to stop them, and Marco prepared to shield Fanxin as their attacks closed in.

• Ace regretted pursuing Blackbeard and watched helplessly as Whitebeard’s crew fought to rescue him, while Garp left the Execution Platform rather than endure the strain of watching.
• Fanxin persuaded Whitebeard to let him send him toward the Execution Platform, then rebuked Squard for believing Akainu’s lies and let him return to the fight.
• Fanxin placed Whitebeard and nearby members of the Whitebeard Pirates, Ren Fang, Bingfeng, and Wang Yan inside Diamond Space, while Marco stayed outside to protect him.
• Little Fox used Ultimate Attraction to launch Fanxin and Marco toward the Execution Platform, and Sengoku ordered Akainu to attack Little Fox.
• Little Fox repelled Akainu and endured his magma attacks, then sent Fanxin and Marco flying toward the platform as Admirals and Vice Admirals moved to intercept them.
• Fanxin told Marco to use his Phoenix ability to protect them from the approaching attacks.

Fanxin devised a secret plan with Whitebeard and infiltrated the Execution Platform, where he knocked Sengoku away and rescued Ace. He fled with Ace while Whitebeard and the pirates held off the pursuing Marines so Fanxin could remove Ace’s restraints.

• Whitebeard attacked the Execution Platform with his earthquake power, but the Three Admirals blocked the blow.
• Fanxin proposed that Whitebeard draw the Marines’ attention while he secretly rescued Ace, and Whitebeard agreed.
• Fanxin sent Wang Yan underground, left Ren Fang inside the Diamond Space, and allowed Bingfeng to act independently.
• Fanxin possessed a Marine, distracted Sengoku with a false report, then struck Sengoku and put Ace in the Diamond Space.
• Fanxin escaped the platform after cutting Ace’s Seastone chains, and Sengoku ordered the Marines to pursue him.
• Fanxin asked Whitebeard and the pirates to hold off the Marines while he removed Ace’s handcuffs and shackles.

Fanxin freed Ace and fled with his companions toward the sea while suspecting Blackbeard had engineered the war to steal Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit. At the shore, Fanxin’s group prepared the Whitebeard Pirates’ ships, but many pirates remained trapped in the fighting.

• Fanxin sent Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Langyue to hold off the marines, then freed Ace from his shackles inside Diamond Space.
• Ace chose to return to the battle, and Fanxin followed him out before leading his companions toward the sea.
• Fanxin reasoned that Blackbeard might be using the battle to obtain Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit and gain its power.
• Little Fox helped repel pursuing marines as Fanxin’s group reached the shore and Wang Yan and Bingfeng cleared the ships.
• Fanxin watched the battle from a warship’s mast and considered pulling the Whitebeard Pirates toward the shore, but Little Fox warned that the force could kill them.

After Ace was freed, Whitebeard ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to retreat while he stayed behind to cover them. As Ace and Luffy neared the shore, Akainu attacked, burned Ace’s fist, and turned toward the rushing Luffy.

• Ace joined Whitebeard, who ordered him and Marco to lead the pirates toward the shore while he stayed behind to cover their retreat.
• Ace bowed in gratitude to Whitebeard, then took Luffy and fled as Whitebeard split the island with his earthquake ability to block the Marines.
• Aokiji blocked Ace and Luffy, but after their firebird overcame his ice bird, he let them continue toward the shore.
• Akainu confronted Ace and Luffy, so Ace sent Luffy ahead and fought Akainu alone.
• Akainu’s magma burned Ace’s fist, and when Luffy ran back to help, Akainu charged toward him instead.

Akainu killed Ace as Ace shielded Luffy, then Fanxin intervened to protect Luffy and fought Akainu. Jinbe carried Luffy toward the shore, but Kizaru destroyed the ships and confronted Jinbe, who refused to hand Luffy over.

• Akainu pursued the exhausted Luffy, but Ace blocked his magma punch and was gravely wounded while saving his younger brother.
• Akainu tried to kill Luffy again, and Fanxin arrived in time to block the attack and send Jinbe to carry Luffy away.
• Jinbe carried Luffy from the battlefield as the Whitebeard Pirates took Ace's body toward the shore, while Fanxin held Akainu off in a fierce fight.
• Kizaru attacked Jinbe with a laser and destroyed the ships, preventing their escape by sea.
• Kizaru ordered Jinbe to hand over Luffy and offered to spare him, but Jinbe refused.

Wang Yan and Little Fox worked to keep Kizaru from reaching Jinbe and the unconscious Straw Hat Boy as they escaped. Kizaru abandoned the chase and focused on Little Fox, leaving the others with time to get away.

• Kizaru attacked Jinbe, but Wang Yan blocked his lasers and told Jinbe to escape with Straw Hat Boy.
• Wang Yan fought Kizaru with magma attacks and Haki, stalling him while Jinbe departed.
• Kizaru flew past Wang Yan to pursue Jinbe, and Wang Yan called on Little Fox to stop him.
• Little Fox used attraction and repulsion to interrupt Kizaru’s attacks and protect Jinbe and Straw Hat Boy.
• Kizaru gave up pursuing Jinbe and Straw Hat Boy and turned his full attention to Little Fox.

Little Fox kept Kizaru occupied, then rescued Straw Hat Boy from a mysterious black current that Fanxin identified as Blackbeard’s power. Blackbeard arrived at Marineford with notorious followers and headed for Whitebeard, while the Whitebeard Pirates prepared to escape amid the chaos.

• Little Fox fought Kizaru to a standstill, and Kizaru withdrew when he could no longer pursue Straw Hat Boy.
• Little Fox pulled Straw Hat Boy’s ship away from the black current, then took him from Jinbe and brought him to Fanxin.
• Fanxin put Straw Hat Boy in his Diamond Space and led the group toward Whitebeard after his attack vanished into the black energy.
• Fanxin guessed the black current belonged to Blackbeard and suspected that Blackbeard could wield two Devil Fruits.
• Blackbeard emerged from the black current with several notorious followers and headed toward Whitebeard as the Whitebeard Pirates held back from attacking him.
• The Whitebeard commanders urged their people to escape while the Marines were distracted by Blackbeard’s arrival.

Blackbeard confronted the gravely wounded Whitebeard and used the Dark-Dark Fruit to suppress his tremor power, but Whitebeard fought back and vowed to avenge Ace. Fanxin and Little Fox watched from a distance as the battle continued, waiting for the right moment to act.

• The marines watched as Blackbeard approached Whitebeard and mocked him, while Whitebeard threatened to kill him.
• Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit to devour Whitebeard’s power and explained that he had killed the Fourth Division commander to obtain it.
• Whitebeard struck Blackbeard with his blade and tremor power, then declared that he would avenge Ace and finish him.
• Whitebeard and Blackbeard continued fighting as the marines stood aside, hoping they would weaken each other.
• Little Fox asked Fanxin whether they should intervene, and Fanxin chose to wait while Little Fox warned that Whitebeard could fall at any moment.

Fanxin tried to bargain with Blackbeard for part of his soul in exchange for staying out of the battle, but Blackbeard refused. Fanxin then fought him, forcibly took part of his soul and ability, and left with Whitebeard’s soul as well; Whitebeard asked him to escort the Whitebeard Pirates to the New World.

• Fanxin confronted Blackbeard about his plan and offered to keep others from joining the fight if Blackbeard gave him part of his soul.
• Blackbeard refused Fanxin’s deal, so Fanxin ordered Little Fox to keep Blackbeard’s companions away and charged at him.
• Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit to grab Fanxin, who sent his soul into Blackbeard and devoured a large portion of Blackbeard’s soul before escaping back to his body.
• Fanxin showed Whitebeard the soul he had taken and explained that he wanted to study Blackbeard’s ability.
• Whitebeard agreed to give Fanxin part of his soul, and Fanxin placed both souls in the Soul Tower.
• Whitebeard asked Fanxin to take the members of the Whitebeard Pirates to the New World.

Fanxin warned Whitebeard that Blackbeard planned to steal the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then tried to escape Marineford with his companions and the Whitebeard Pirates. The Three Admirals blocked their way, and Fanxin attempted to convince them that Blackbeard was the greater danger, but Akainu accused Fanxin of being a threat because he had taken several powerful souls.

• Fanxin told Whitebeard that Blackbeard had engineered the war to weaken him and take his tremor ability, and Whitebeard accepted the warning.
• Fanxin left with Bingfeng, Wang Yan, Langyue, and Little Fox, then helped the Whitebeard Pirates evacuate while Bingfeng froze the pursuing warships.
• Fanxin offered his condolences to Marco and departed across a road of ice, but Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu surrounded his group.
• Kizaru demanded that Fanxin hand over Straw Hat Boy, but Fanxin refused and warned the Admirals that Blackbeard intended to take Whitebeard’s ability.
• Fanxin explained Blackbeard’s powers, his Impel Down recruits, and his plan to kill Whitebeard, urging the Admirals to intervene.
• Akainu dismissed Fanxin’s warning and called him the greater threat because he had devoured Whitebeard’s, Blackbeard’s, and Ace’s souls.

Fanxin and his companions fought the Three Admirals until Whitebeard’s death drew everyone’s attention, giving Fanxin a chance to escape into the sea. Injured and hiding in Diamond Space, Fanxin decided to seek Trafalgar Law’s help to save the Straw Hat Boy, then set off toward the Supernovas.

• Fanxin divided his companions among the Three Admirals, and the two sides fought to a stalemate.
• After Blackbeard killed Whitebeard and covered his body with a black cloth, Fanxin used the distraction to put Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Langyue into Diamond Space.
• Fanxin and Little Fox fled toward the sea, but the Admirals attacked him underwater until he retreated into Diamond Space, badly injured.
• Fanxin said they needed Trafalgar Law to treat the Straw Hat Boy and threatened to take Law’s ability if he refused.
• Wang Yan melted the ice blocking their way, and Fanxin left Diamond Space to head toward the Supernovas.

Fanxin forced Trafalgar Law to treat Straw Hat Boy, then brought him and the medical equipment away while waiting to see how the battle at Marineford ended. Blackbeard continued rampaging with the Dark-Dark and Tremor-Tremor Fruits as Sengoku and Garp confronted him.

• Fanxin found Trafalgar Law and threatened him into operating on the critically injured Straw Hat Boy.
• Law treated Straw Hat Boy’s physical injuries and gave Fanxin medical equipment, warning that Straw Hat Boy’s emotional wounds could still endanger his recovery.
• Fanxin paid Law, promised him a future favor, and moved Straw Hat Boy and the equipment into the Diamond Space.
• Fanxin and Little Fox returned to Marineford in soul forms, possessed Marines, and watched the battle from a safe place.
• Blackbeard devastated Marineford with his two Devil Fruit powers while fighting Sengoku and Garp, who joined forces to stop him.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp fought Blackbeard as casualties mounted, until Red-Haired Shanks arrived and called for the war to end. Blackbeard withdrew, and Sengoku agreed to stop the fighting.

• Fleet Admiral Sengoku attacked Blackbeard with Buddha Fruit shockwaves while Vice Admiral Garp fought Blackbeard's subordinates.
• Fanxin sensed a ship approaching and told Little Fox that Red-Haired Shanks's arrival would soon end the war.
• Shanks landed with eight companions and urged both sides to stop fighting, then challenged Blackbeard to withdraw.
• Blackbeard decided not to risk fighting Shanks and left with his subordinates.
• Shanks warned the Marines that the Red Hair Pirates would fight them if they continued, and Sengoku agreed to end the war.

Shanks secured Whitebeard’s body and ended the Marines’ standoff, while Fanxin returned to give Ace’s body to Shanks and take Luffy somewhere safe. When Sengoku and the Admirals tried to attack Fanxin, he took refuge behind Shanks, who agreed to take him along.

• Shanks asked for Whitebeard’s body, and Sengoku agreed, declaring the battle over and ordering the Marines to treat the wounded.
• Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates carried Whitebeard’s body to shore, and Shanks learned that Fanxin had taken Ace’s body and the Straw Hat Boy.
• Fanxin told Little Fox he would give Ace’s body to Shanks and take the Straw Hat Boy somewhere safe to recover and train.
• Fanxin and Little Fox resumed their true forms, prompting Sengoku and the Three Admirals to prepare to attack Fanxin.
• Fanxin ran behind Shanks to avoid fighting the Marines, and Shanks said he would take Fanxin with him.

Fanxin left Marineford under Sengoku’s order and set out to take Luffy away, while Shanks’s crew returned to the New World. After Fanxin encountered Boa Hancock’s snake following him at sea, he surfaced to find out why she was tracking him.

• Kizaru and Akainu prepared to fight Shanks over Fanxin, but Sengoku ordered them to let Fanxin go because the Soul Clan made him nearly impossible to kill.
• Shanks led his crew and the other pirate ships away from Marineford, while Fanxin gave Ace’s body to Marco and said he would care for the injured Luffy.
• Fanxin told Shanks he intended to challenge him in the New World, and Shanks accepted the prospect of their future fight.
• Shanks’s crew replenished supplies at the Sabaody Archipelago, coated their ship, and sailed toward the New World.
• Fanxin noticed Boa Hancock’s enormous snake following him underwater, recognized it as her pet, and surfaced to look for her.

Fanxin escaped with Hancock and the Straw Hat Boy while Ivankov headed back to his kingdom, then made plans to take Luffy to Amazon Lily. He let Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Langyue leave to gain experience, and three days later surfaced to board the Kuja Pirate Ship.

• Fanxin met Hancock and Ivankov aboard a warship, agreed to take Hancock and her pet snake with him, and learned that Ivankov would return to the Kamabakka Kingdom.
• Hancock found the unconscious Luffy inside the Diamond Space, while Fanxin and Wang Yan decided to take him to Amazon Lily to recover.
• Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Langyue set off to gain experience after Fanxin gave them Den Den Mushi and pieces of his Vivre Card.
• Fanxin reassured Ren Fang that he would seek a suitable Devil Fruit for her at Mary Geoise and continued toward Amazon Lily.
• Three days later, Hancock asked Fanxin to return to the surface, where he saw the Kuja Pirate Ship and leaped aboard.

Fanxin brought Boa Hancock back to the Kuja Pirate Ship, where he overcame the crew’s suspicion and joined Hancock on the voyage to Amazon Lily with Luffy still in his Diamond Space. After discussing Hancock’s plans and his own ambitions, Fanxin went to treat his internal injuries.

• The Kuja women attacked Fanxin, but he used Conqueror's Haki to incapacitate many of them before Boa Mary stopped the fight and asked about Hancock.
• Fanxin released Boa Hancock from his Diamond Space, and she reunited with Boa Mary aboard the ship.
• Hancock agreed to let Fanxin accompany her to Amazon Lily while Luffy remained in his Diamond Space until his condition improved.
• The ship set sail for Amazon Lily, and Fanxin asked Hancock why she avoided the New World and whether she would follow Luffy there.
• Fanxin went to rest and treat his internal injuries with medicinal powder, while Ren Fang prepared a hot bath for him.

Fanxin brought the injured Luffy to Amazon Lily, where Hancock’s attempt to admit him was blocked by Elder Nyon, so Fanxin took him to recover in the island’s forest. After nine days asleep, Luffy woke and began recklessly reopening his wounds, while Ren Fang tried to stop him and restore his shattered confidence.

• Mary and Sonia told Fanxin that the ship had reached Amazon Lily, and he and Ren Fang went ashore with Hancock’s crew.
• Amazon Lily’s citizens threatened Fanxin for being a man, but Hancock ordered them to stand down and escorted him toward the palace.
• Elder Nyon refused to let Fanxin enter because the island’s rule allowed no exceptions, so Fanxin chose to stay in the forest with Luffy instead.
• Fanxin and Ren Fang cared for Luffy as he slept for nine days, then Fanxin left to hunt Sea Kings while Ren Fang watched over him.
• Luffy woke, destroyed his medical equipment, and attacked the forest until Ren Fang tried to restrain him.
• Ren Fang reminded Luffy of Ace’s last request and urged him to keep pursuing his dream, but Luffy said he was useless and could not become Pirate King.

Fanxin tried to pull Luffy out of despair over Ace’s death by confronting him with his potential and revealing that he had awakened Conqueror’s Haki. Luffy followed Fanxin into the forest, and the chapter left him learning that Kuma had sent the Straw Hats away to protect them and help them grow stronger.

• Ren Fang found Luffy awake but hopeless and went to ask Fanxin to speak with him.
• Fanxin confronted Luffy about giving up, shared that the Navy had slaughtered his clan, and urged him to train so he could avenge Ace.
• Fanxin led Luffy into the forest and used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out most of a pack of fierce beasts.
• Fanxin explained Haki and revealed that Luffy had unleashed Conqueror’s Haki at Marineford, knocking out the executioners and others.
• Fanxin told Luffy that his family’s bloodline gave him great potential and urged him to rise again and seek revenge on Akainu.
• Fanxin explained that Kuma had sent Luffy and his crew to different parts of the world to protect them and give them time to grow stronger.