Recaps

Fanxin tested Smoker’s Logia powers in Loguetown, handed Arlong and the others over to the Marines, and escaped after discovering that wind and sand could disrupt Smoker’s smoke form. He then sailed with his companions to Reverse Mountain, where they narrowly saved their ship from crashing onto land and entered the Grand Line.

• Fanxin told the old man at the Roger Tavern that he planned to form a pirate crew and sail to the Grand Line, then headed for Marine headquarters to test Smoker’s Logia powers.
• Fanxin attacked the Marines in soul form and challenged Smoker, handing over Arlong and the others before watching Smoker capture them.
• Smoker’s smoke form made Fanxin’s punches useless, but Fanxin used the Wind and Sand Tower to disrupt Smoker and escape the Marine branch.
• Fanxin rejoined Ren Fang and the others, and they departed Loguetown for the Grand Line.
• At Reverse Mountain, Fanxin’s crew tied themselves to the ship and used their Flight Armor to steer it away from solid ground as it fell.
• The ship landed safely in the sea, and Fanxin declared that they had entered the Grand Line.

Fanxin and his companions followed Giant Dragon’s directions to the former continent where Diamond King was believed to live, then prepared to search the seabed for him. Giant Dragon cleared the sea from a vast area for four days, and Wang Yan began turning the exposed ground into magma to draw Diamond King out, but diamond spikes attacked her.

• Fanxin’s group entered the Grand Line, abandoned their ship because its course was disrupted by magnetic fields, and flew to an island to rest.
• Giant Dragon directed Fanxin to travel about a thousand li along the Calm Belt to find Diamond King, then explained that the former continent had sunk beneath the sea.
• Fanxin waited a day, arranged for Wang Yan to get a body only after the coming fight, and gathered everyone to confront Diamond King.
• Giant Dragon drained the seawater from an area several hundred li wide and warned Fanxin that the dry seabed would last only four days.
• Wang Yan turned the seabed into magma to flush out Diamond King, but countless diamond spikes struck toward her from a distance.

Fanxin and his allies cornered Old Diamond King, but discovered that he was asleep and could only be reached through his mouth. Fanxin chose to risk the Wind and Sand Tower to pry it open, while Giant Dragon revealed that he was dying and explained the Soul Clan’s plan to restore their people’s bodies with Diamond Beasts.

• Wang Yan escaped the Diamond Beasts’ attacks wounded, and Fanxin warned the group that their enemies might use Haki.
• Langyue drove the Diamond Beasts out of hiding, and Fanxin trapped Old Diamond King inside a tornado so the group could attack him.
• Wang Yan, Ren Fang, and Little Black attacked Old Diamond King, but he remained unharmed and asleep.
• Giant Dragon explained that Old Diamond King slept for ten years and could only be reached through his mouth, so Fanxin decided to risk the Wind and Sand Tower to force it open.
• Fanxin sent Ren Fang, Wang Yan, and Little Black out of the tornado, and Giant Dragon told him he was dying and had lived for centuries to repay the Soul Clan.
• Giant Dragon revealed that the Soul Clan’s ancestors had raised Diamond Beasts to give their people powerful bodies after their own bodies became frail.

Fanxin learned that the Soul Clan had sacrificed their souls to keep Giant Dragon alive and protect the Diamond Beast, then entered Old Diamond King to begin fusing with it. Giant Dragon died after sending Fanxin’s companions to cultivate on the island, where they waited for him to emerge.

• Giant Dragon told Fanxin that the Soul Clan chose him because he possessed Conqueror’s Haki and revealed that clan members had willingly given up their souls to sustain him.
• Giant Dragon explained that Fanxin’s parents and some Soul Clan members were still alive in hiding, and Fanxin vowed to become strong enough to protect them.
• Fanxin used the Wind and Sand Tower to open Old Diamond King’s mouth, and Giant Dragon destroyed most of Fanxin’s soul body so he could enter.
• Fanxin entered Old Diamond King as the Wind and Sand Tower broke apart, and Diamond Beasts surrounded the king as the wind and sand disappeared.
• Giant Dragon told Ren Fang and the others that Fanxin’s fusion would take three to four months, then disintegrated and died.
• Ren Fang set Wolf Valley in the island’s center, and she, Su Hai, Wang Yan, Little Black Cat, and Langyue began cultivating while they waited for Fanxin.

Fanxin took over Old Diamond King's body, reshaped it into his former human appearance, and returned to Wolf Valley. He formed the Heavenly Soul pirate crew, helped Wang Yan begin creating a body of her own, and set sail with his companions.

• Fanxin devoured Old Diamond King's soul, replenished his own power, and transformed the Diamond Beast's body into a human form.
• Fanxin discovered a Diamond Space, stored the Diamond Beasts inside it, and returned to Ren Fang, Wang Yan, Su Hai, and the others.
• Fanxin promised to help Wang Yan gain a body and declared that his pirate crew would be called Heavenly Soul.
• Fanxin gave Wang Yan a Diamond Beast and soul power so she could begin fusing with it, then helped Ren Fang draw and hang the crew's pirate flag.
• After resting five days in Wolf Valley, Fanxin and his companions boarded their ship and set sail.

Fanxin’s newly formed Heavenly Soul crew encountered a Navy warship, and he let Langyue disable it while waiting to face its strongest fighter. Ren Fang trained Su Mei and Su Hai to survive future battles, while Little Black Cat prepared the ship for danger.

• Fanxin raised the pirate flag and ordered Ren Fang to train Su Mei and Su Hai inside Wolf Valley so they could protect themselves.
• Fanxin told Little Black Cat to build robots to guard the ship and promised to seize ships for materials for its super warship.
• A Navy warship rammed Fanxin’s ship, and Fanxin refused the marines’ demand to surrender.
• Langyue used giant water wolves to soak the warship’s cannonballs, leaving Torre to order a close-range attack.
• Fanxin assigned Langyue to drive the marines off the warship and Little Black Cat to protect their ship, while Ren Fang took Su Mei and Su Hai to cook.
• Langyue sent water wolves beneath the warship to tear at its hull as the marines fired on them.

Fanxin boarded the marines’ warship after Mingcheng’s crossbow destroyed Langyue’s giant air wolf and defeated most of the marines. He began fighting Mingcheng, who used his crossbow to keep Fanxin at a distance, while Fanxin started damaging the ship to limit his opponent’s options.

• Mingcheng woke aboard the warship, used his crossbow to destroy Langyue’s giant air wolf, and drove off the giant wolves with arrows.
• Fanxin flew to the warship and survived ten minutes of gunfire by activating Diamond Armor.
• Fanxin defeated the marines in close combat, wounded Torre, and confronted Colonel Mingcheng.
• Mingcheng questioned Fanxin about becoming a pirate, and Fanxin explained that the marines’ pursuit of Soul Clan survivors had left him no choice.
• Mingcheng attacked Fanxin with his instant-fire crossbow, dodging to maintain distance, while Fanxin began slashing apart the warship.

Fanxin drove Colonel Mingcheng from the burning warship, then agreed to spare the Marines while Langyue evacuated them. After Mingcheng escaped and reported Fanxin to Marine Headquarters, Fanxin returned to the ship and dove to recover composite metal, where he spotted a bright light on the seabed.

• Fanxin ordered Little Black Cat to burn the warship, forcing Fanxin and Colonel Mingcheng to flee into the air; Mingcheng used his crossbow to fly and avoid close combat.
• Mingcheng asked Fanxin to spare his hundreds of Marines, and Fanxin agreed while Langyue carried them toward land in giant air wolves.
• Fanxin and Mingcheng fought in midair until Mingcheng fled; Fanxin abandoned the pursuit and returned to his ship.
• Mingcheng called Marine Headquarters to report Fanxin and request a wanted notice, then resolved to train in close combat.
• Little Black Cat finished burning the warship, and Fanxin dove to the seabed to collect composite metal.
• Fanxin found a multicolored lump that looked like composite metal, searched the seabed for more, and headed toward a bright light he noticed nearby.

Fanxin gathered treasure from the seabed and sailed to Sea Heart Island to buy ore, only to find that bandits had taken over and were exploiting the miners. After Langyue drove off their cannon attack, Fanxin set out to free the island’s people and build their resolve to reclaim their homeland.

• Fanxin collected a luminous pearl and other seabed treasures, then let Little Black Cat keep the materials he needed for the super warship.
• Fanxin learned that Luffy had received a thirty-million bounty and decided to sail to Sea Heart Island for ore and supplies.
• Bandits threatened Fanxin’s ship with cannons and demanded a ten-million-gold entrance fee, so Fanxin ordered Langyue to deal with them.
• Langyue used a giant air wolf to swallow the cannonballs and hurl them back, destroying the cannons and scattering the bandits.
• Fanxin hid the ship and, after seeing chained miners being brutally punished, agreed to help them resist and reclaim their homeland.

Fanxin prepared the island’s common people to resist Kunlong’s gang while the gang’s leaders debated how to handle the Heavenly Soul Pirates. Fanxin went to meet Kunlong, leaving Ren Fang, Langyue, and Little Black Cat to help the people, and ended up calmly drinking tea as Kunlong’s men aimed their guns at him.

• Fanxin persuaded the common people to resist the gang’s underlings and secretly spread word for them to prepare.
• Kunlong hesitated to confront Fanxin, then sent A Fei to invite him to negotiate while Lin Haicheng set up his sniper rifle.
• Fanxin accepted the invitation and told Langyue and Little Black Cat to help the common people if fighting began.
• At the building, Fanxin kicked A Fei away, and Ren Fang prepared to face the gang members surrounding them.
• Fanxin met Kunlong and dismissed his gang as insignificant, so Kunlong’s men aimed their guns at him.
• Fanxin showed no fear and calmly poured and drank tea as Kunlong gloated over having him at gunpoint.

Fanxin defeated Kunlong and helped Sea Heart Island’s people rise against the gang, then planned to buy ore using the gang’s hidden money. Lin Haicheng revealed himself and Fanxin offered him a place among his crew, but Lin Haicheng agreed only on the condition that Fanxin fulfill a request.

• Fanxin survived the gangsters’ gunfire, shot Kunlong in both legs, and ordered the men to surrender so the island’s people could judge their boss.
• Ren Fang summoned the islanders, who attacked the gang members while Little Black Cat and Langyue helped prevent them from using their guns; some islanders also burned the gang’s boats.
• Fanxin declined to steal the ore and told Little Black Cat to find the gang’s money so they could buy it from the people.
• Lin Haicheng emerged with a sniper rifle after Fanxin’s companions arrived, and Fanxin revealed he had sensed him hiding nearby for nearly half an hour.
• Fanxin invited Lin Haicheng to join his crew, and Lin Haicheng said he would go with him if Fanxin fulfilled one condition.

Fanxin gathered ore and distributed Kunlong’s fortune to the people of Sea Heart Island before setting sail with Lin Haicheng toward Banana Island. Their journey was interrupted by a battle between pirates and the navy, and Fanxin prepared his crew, including the Su sisters, to fight.

• Lin Haicheng agreed to join Fanxin’s crew and guide him to Banana Island so they could confront the pirates who had taken over his hometown.
• Fanxin and Little Black Cat collected Kunlong’s hidden fortune and ore while the townspeople dealt with the defeated gang members.
• After three days, Little Black Cat scattered the billion in money over Sea Heart Island, and Fanxin’s crew slipped away by ship.
• Fanxin set course for Banana Island as Lin Haicheng explained why he had spent years trying to take control of a gang and rescue his village.
• Cannon fire woke the crew when they encountered a naval battle, and Fanxin let Ren Fang bring the Su sisters into the fight for real combat experience.

Fanxin’s crew destroyed a pirate ship that tried to use them as a shield, then fought off the marines who surrounded them. As Ren Fang, the Su sisters, and Langyue boarded the warships for combat experience, Fanxin swam ahead to support them.

• The stubbled pirate captain tried to put his ship behind Fanxin’s and use it to absorb the marines’ cannon fire, then ordered his crew to attack when Fanxin refused.
• Little Black Cat set the pirate ship’s mast and sails ablaze, while Langyue flooded the vessel and soaked its cannons.
• Fanxin sailed past the marines, but four warships surrounded his ship and demanded his surrender; he chose to fight when they opened fire.
• Langyue’s water wolves shielded Fanxin’s ship from cannonballs, and Lin Haicheng flew up in the Flight Armor to snipe at the marines without killing them.
• Ren Fang took the Su sisters to the warships for combat practice, and Langyue followed to protect them.
• Little Black Cat stayed to hide the ship while Fanxin jumped into the sea and swam toward the warships.

Fanxin flooded four marine warships, protected Ren Fang and the Su sisters, and fought four Marine Headquarters colonels. After defeating three of them, he faced Zhang Yu, whose Haki let him read and block Fanxin’s attacks; their battle continued with Zhang Yu claiming the advantage.

• Fanxin blasted holes in four warships, boarded Ren Fang’s ship, and watched over his crew while they fought the marines.
• Fanxin defeated marines who kept attacking him, then assessed the Su sisters’ progress as they defended themselves.
• Zhang Yu, Zhang Han, Wang Hai, and Li Haiquan confronted Fanxin, and Fanxin introduced himself as captain of the Heavenly Soul Pirates.
• Zhang Han’s bullets and Li Haiquan’s blades failed to harm Fanxin, but Zhang Yu revealed that he could coat his saber in Haki.
• Fanxin injured Zhang Han, Wang Hai, and Li Haiquan with Diamond Spikes, then fought Zhang Yu with his two blades.
• Zhang Yu used Observation Haki to anticipate Fanxin’s attacks and Armament Haki to block them, while the three injured colonels discussed reporting Fanxin to headquarters.

Fanxin defeated Zhang Yu by unleashing the Diamond Beasts against the marines, then prepared his crew for the Marine Headquarters’ likely retaliation. He entered Diamond Space to train against the beasts’ Haki-infused attacks, leaving himself in a dangerous struggle to learn Haki.

• Fanxin sent Langyue, Little Black Cat, and the others away, then released five hundred Diamond Beasts to attack Zhang Yu and the marines with Diamond Spikes.
• Zhang Yu and the surviving marines retreated to their last warship, and Zhang Yu vowed to have headquarters place a bounty on Fanxin.
• Fanxin caught up with his crew and told them to prepare flying armor and prioritize retreating when danger became overwhelming.
• Fanxin decided he needed to learn Haki and entered Diamond Space to train by dodging the Diamond Beasts’ Haki-infused spikes.
• The Diamond Beasts struck Fanxin repeatedly, cracking his Diamond Armor as he continued to dodge without fighting back.

Fanxin trained in his Diamond Space, then encountered a gigantic sea serpent after his ship sheltered underwater from a storm. He sent his companions to safety and prepared to subdue the serpent, hoping to use his dragon blood and Giant Dragon’s soul to help it evolve into a dragon.

• Fanxin trained against the Diamond Beasts for three hours, then agreed to let Ren Fang enter the Diamond Space only if she followed his orders.
• Fanxin and his companions took the ship underwater to avoid a storm, where a giant sea serpent appeared beside them.
• Fanxin decided to keep the sea serpent as a pet and ordered Ren Fang, the Su sisters, Little Black Cat, and Lin Haicheng to hide in Wolf Valley.
• Fanxin told Langyue that he planned to use his dragon blood and Giant Dragon’s soul to help the serpent evolve into a dragon.
• Fanxin opened the ship’s shield and left to confront the sea serpent after Langyue moved the ship to safety.

Fanxin defeated and subdued the sea serpent, made Wolf Valley’s fourth level its ocean home, and continued sailing with his companions. At Banana Island, he learned that Liu Bahu was exploiting the residents and arranged to confront him, leaving the islanders prepared to hide when the fight began.

• Fanxin and the Diamond Beasts overwhelmed the sea serpent, and Fanxin controlled it with a dragon soul and healed it with dragon blood.
• Fanxin placed the sea serpent and sea beasts in Wolf Valley’s fourth level, which he and Ren Fang planned to develop as an ocean world and home for the Soul Clan.
• After half a month of sailing, Fanxin and his companions reached Banana Island with Lin Haicheng, who went to look for his uncle.
• Fanxin learned from a local owner that Liu Bahu seized the islanders’ earnings and returned only a tenth of their money.
• Fanxin told the owner he intended to kill Liu Bahu, promised to leave afterward, and agreed to confront him while the residents hid.

Fanxin infiltrated Liu Bahu’s club, fought past his guards, and confronted the island’s oppressive boss. After Liu Bahu punched him in the nose, Fanxin remained unharmed, leaving the crowd stunned and the fight poised to escalate.

• Fanxin secured the middle-aged seafood-market boss’s promise to help the islanders take shelter when the attack began.
• Fanxin used Little Black Cat to scout Liu Bahu’s forces, then went to Liu Bahu’s lavish club and broke through the guards who tried to stop him.
• A woman in red told Fanxin that Liu Bahu’s club forced women to work there and threatened their families, then led Liu Bahu downstairs to meet him.
• Fanxin told Liu Bahu he had come to take his head, and Liu Bahu attacked him with a punch.
• Liu Bahu’s fist struck Fanxin’s nose, but Fanxin remained completely unharmed.

Fanxin fought Liu Bahu and unleashed Diamond Spikes that began destroying Liu Bahu’s club, while Little Black Cat organized rescues and armed the islanders. Ren Fang and the Su sisters battled Liu Bahu’s forces as the islanders prepared to join the fight.

• Fanxin dodged Liu Bahu’s attacks, warned the crowd to flee, and used Diamond Spikes to damage the club.
• Fanxin ordered Little Black Cat to rescue the hostages, relay orders to Ren Fang and Lin Haicheng, and find Liu Bahu’s armory.
• Ren Fang and the Su sisters fought Liu Bahu’s subordinates with help from Langyue’s little wolves.
• Little Black Cat sent robots to kill the men guarding the armory and move its weapons to the islanders.
• Little Black Cat killed the men in black threatening the islanders and distributed weapons, prompting the islanders to prepare to fight.

Little Black Cat organized robots and civilians against Liu Bahu’s men while Lin Haicheng returned to Banana Island and reunited with his uncle, Lin Tieshan. After Lin Haicheng joined the fighting, Little Black Cat sent civilians toward the shore so Fanxin could unleash his full strength against Liu Bahu.

• Little Black Cat directed hundreds of robots and armed civilians to fight Liu Bahu’s men, reducing civilian casualties as the gang retreated through the streets.
• Lin Haicheng returned to his former home in the slum and reunited with his uncle, Lin Tieshan, giving him money and gold bars.
• Lin Haicheng told Lin Tieshan that Fanxin’s small pirate crew planned to kill Liu Bahu, but Lin Tieshan doubted they could succeed and insisted on joining the fight.
• Little Black Cat called Lin Haicheng and told him Fanxin had already attacked Liu Bahu’s club, so Lin Haicheng assembled his sniper rifle and hurried out.
• Lin Haicheng knocked Lin Tieshan unconscious to keep him from joining the battle, then attacked Liu Bahu’s men and met up with Little Black Cat.
• Little Black Cat said Fanxin was holding back because civilians were nearby and began directing them toward the shore so Fanxin could fight without restraint.

Fanxin held off Liu Bahu until Little Black Cat evacuated the civilians, then attacked and learned that Liu Bahu’s body was nearly impervious to blades. As Fanxin probed for Liu Bahu’s hidden weak point, Liu Bahu grew desperate and offered him half his wealth to leave.

• Lin Haicheng took up a sniping position while Little Black Cat began evacuating the civilians so Fanxin could fight without endangering them.
• Fanxin dodged Liu Bahu’s attacks and held back until Little Black Cat confirmed the civilians were safe.
• Fanxin challenged Liu Bahu, who revealed that government allies had helped him rule the area for eighteen years; Fanxin said he was a newly active pirate who had destroyed five warships.
• Fanxin attacked with his blades, but Liu Bahu blocked them with his steel-hard fists and body, so Fanxin set out to find his vital weakness.
• Fanxin switched to diamond spikes and pressed Liu Bahu into retreat, prompting Liu Bahu to offer half his wealth if Fanxin would leave.

Fanxin refused Liu Bahu’s offer and fought him after Liu Bahu activated Vajra Shield and attacked the islanders. Fanxin evacuated the islanders, destroyed Banana Island’s center with the Diamond Beasts, captured Liu Bahu, and left the island with Liu Bahu’s subordinates fleeing.

• Fanxin rejected Liu Bahu’s offer of half his fortune and said he had come to take Liu Bahu’s head.
• Liu Bahu activated Vajra Shield, which reflected Fanxin’s attacks, then targeted the islanders to pressure him.
• Fanxin ordered Little Black Cat and Langyue to evacuate the islanders, then released the Diamond Beasts to attack Liu Bahu.
• The Diamond Beasts’ assault split Banana Island in two, and Fanxin stopped the attack when Liu Bahu’s soul aura was faint but still present.
• Fanxin found Liu Bahu underwater, rendered him unconscious, extracted his soul into the Soul Tower, and carried his body back to the island.
• Fanxin handed Liu Bahu’s body to Lin Haicheng, and Liu Bahu’s subordinates fled Banana Island by boat.

Fanxin helped the islanders recover Liu Bahu’s stolen fortune and arranged for it to be guarded until it could be distributed. He then rescued the Su sisters and returned to watch Ren Fang’s ongoing fight.

• After Liu Bahu died, the islanders rushed to his club to search for their stolen money, and Fanxin let them compete for it without using force.
• A woman in red led Fanxin to Liu Bahu’s secret underground base, where he found eight rooms of gold and banknotes and arranged to distribute the fortune to the islanders the next day.
• Fanxin summoned Langyue and Little Black Cat to guard the base, then left to find Ren Fang and the Su sisters.
• Fanxin found Ren Fang fighting an evenly matched opponent, and she sent him east to help the Su sisters, who were cornered and out of ammunition.
• Fanxin defeated Liu Bahu’s subordinates with Diamond Spikes, gave Su Mei Flight Armor, and sent the sisters to safety before returning to watch Ren Fang fight.

Ren Fang defeated the whip-wielding woman with Xiaojin’s help, while Fanxin’s crew settled in after Liu Bahu’s defeat and Banana Island celebrated its freedom. Fanxin then questioned Liu Bahu’s soul in the Soul Tower for the Vajra Shield cultivation method, but Liu Bahu tried to bargain for his continued existence.

• Ren Fang trapped the whip-wielding woman underground, freed herself, and let her go after the woman admitted defeat.
• Fanxin reunited with Little Black Cat and the others and announced they would stay on Banana Island for five days before setting sail.
• Banana Island’s residents celebrated Liu Bahu’s death, and Lin Haicheng returned to Lin Tieshan’s home and confirmed he would become a pirate.
• Lin Haicheng told Lin Tieshan that Fanxin planned to distribute the money Liu Bahu had extorted from the islanders.
• Fanxin entered the Soul Tower and asked Liu Bahu for the method to cultivate the Vajra Shield, but Liu Bahu demanded a benefit in exchange.

Fanxin forced Liu Bahu to reveal the Vajra Shield cultivation method, then released him on a deserted island before resuming the voyage. After bounty hunters arrived for Fanxin’s eighty-million-gold bounty, he faced Aluo, whose broadsword could cut the ship, leaving the crew scrambling to protect their pirate flag.

• Fanxin threatened Liu Bahu until he gave up the Vajra Shield cultivation method, then promised to release him so he could leave the Soul Tower.
• Fanxin distributed money to the islanders, spent several days on Banana Island, and set sail with his companions.
• Fanxin released Liu Bahu on a deserted island, and Liu Bahu rushed into the forest while Fanxin returned to the ship.
• A bounty hunter boarded the ship, introduced himself as Aluo, Mountain-Cleaving Blade Aluo, and challenged Fanxin.
• Aluo’s broadsword severed the mast, so Fanxin ordered Little Black Cat to protect the pirate flag as Little Black Cat warned that the ship could not withstand the fight.