Chapter Summaries

Fanxin and Inazuma watched Impel Down suppress the prisoner uprising while Luffy endured Magellan’s poison, and the Marines transported Ace to Marineford. After the rebellion was crushed, they discovered Luffy had recovered and was ravenously eating, leaving Inazuma impressed by his strength.

• Fanxin and Inazuma chose not to intervene as the Marines took Ace to Marineford and Magellan’s forces fought the prison uprising.
• The prisoners freed inmates from multiple levels, but Magellan and a tall guard at the exit defeated the uprising after more than ten hours.
• Fanxin offered Inazuma a way to leave Impel Down, and Inazuma said the Revolutionary Army would discuss whether to go with him.
• Fanxin and Inazuma saw food being carried to Luffy’s cave and realized Luffy had purged the poison in less than a day.
• Inazuma began believing Fanxin’s claim that Luffy was Dragon’s son after seeing his rapid recovery and unusual abilities.

Fanxin prepared to escape Impel Down with Straw Hat Luffy and Ivankov’s group, while Luffy recovered and insisted on going to Marine Headquarters to save Ace. The chapter left Fanxin preparing to take the okama into Diamond Space before departing.

• Fanxin told Inazuma and Ivankov he could help them escape, and they agreed to leave after deciding they could not overcome Magellan and the hidden expert.
• Straw Hat Luffy ate all the food nearby, recovered from the poison, and returned to his normal size.
• Fanxin told Luffy that Ace had been taken to Marine Headquarters, and Luffy agreed to go there with him after resting.
• Ivankov confirmed that his group would leave with Fanxin, and Fanxin placed Luffy inside Diamond Space.
• Fanxin summoned Ren Fang and asked him to prepare space in Diamond Space for the okama joining them.

Fanxin escaped Impel Down by entering the sea through a breach on the fourth level, while carrying Ivankov and the okama in his Diamond Space. Magellan and the tall man realized they could not pursue him and turned to restoring order in the prison.

• Ren Fang moved the Diamond Beasts aside, then Fanxin gathered Ivankov and the okama in the Diamond Space and explained his escape plan and possible trip to Marine Headquarters.
• Fanxin left the Diamond Space, headed to the fourth level, and destroyed the routes behind him as Magellan pursued him toward the Blue Gorillas' hunting ground.
• Fanxin revealed that he could survive underwater using a Diamond Beast body, then entered the sea despite Magellan's Poison Dragon attack.
• Magellan told the tall man that Fanxin had escaped through the fourth-level breach, and they concluded his Soul Clan abilities and Conqueror's Haki made him impossible to catch.
• The tall man told Magellan to restore order while he remained on guard, and Magellan went to deal with the prison's chaos and shortage of guards.

Fanxin reached Marine Headquarters and joined the Whitebeard Pirates, postponing his challenge to Whitebeard until after the battle while agreeing to help rescue Ace. He released the Impel Down escapees onto Whitebeard’s ship, where Whitebeard tried to dissuade Straw Hat Luffy from entering the dangerous fight.

• Bingfeng, Wang Yan, and Ren Fang took turns flying Fanxin toward Marine Headquarters, where they arrived as the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates were already fighting.
• Fanxin told Ren Fang he would join the battle and went with her to find Whitebeard, intending to discuss rescuing Fire Fist Ace.
• Fanxin introduced himself to Marco and challenged Whitebeard, but Whitebeard postponed their fight until after the battle; Fanxin agreed and offered to work with him.
• Fanxin released the Impel Down escapees from the Diamond Space, and Marco recognized Straw Hat Luffy as Ace’s younger brother.
• Luffy insisted on rescuing Ace himself, while Whitebeard warned him that he could die on the battlefield.

Fanxin, Straw Hat Luffy, and their allies joined Whitebeard’s forces at Marineford and began advancing toward the Execution Platform to rescue Ace. Fanxin left Smoker alive after defeating him, and he and Langyue continued into the square.

• Luffy declared that he would rescue Ace and claim the title of Pirate King, while Whitebeard confirmed that Fanxin’s group were his allies.
• Kizaru attacked Whitebeard, but Marco transformed into a phoenix, stopped the attack, and kicked Kizaru into a wall.
• Fanxin and the others set out for the Execution Platform; Whitebeard decided to watch their progress and prepare to help them against the Marines.
• Fanxin and Langyue used Langyue’s darkness and chill to bypass groups of Marines as they advanced.
• Smoker blocked Fanxin, but Fanxin caught his smoke fist with Haki and stopped just short of cutting off his hand, then warned him not to interfere again.
• Fanxin and Langyue continued toward the square, with Langyue clearing the way ahead.

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.