Chapter Summaries

Fanxin avoided a premature clash with Big Mom and had Little Black Cat submerge the ship after suspecting they were being followed. Big Mom’s agents lost track of the ship and searched for it while Fanxin’s crew planned to stay underwater for three days.

• Fanxin refused to fight the Four Emperors until his strength and crew were better prepared, then warned the monkey to find another way to defend its home from Big Mom’s pirates.
• Fanxin and his crew left the area and continued sailing aimlessly while he and Ren Fang returned to cultivating aboard the ship.
• Big Mom ordered the man in the suit and his two companions to track Fanxin until her reinforcements arrived, but Fanxin’s ship submerged and disappeared from their sight.
• The man in the suit reported the loss to Big Mom, who cursed him and ordered the trio to find Fanxin themselves.
• The man in the suit’s group called for reinforcements and split up to search the sea, while Fanxin told Little Black Cat to keep the ship underwater for three days.
• Fanxin told Ren Fang that he felt watched and wanted to avoid danger until the crew was stronger, though Ren Fang argued they should strike back and make a name for themselves.

Fanxin’s ship surfaced after three days underwater and was surrounded by Big Mom’s forces, who demanded Caesar. Fanxin refused to surrender him and sent Wang Yan to fight Dillon, leaving both sides poised for a larger battle as their duel continued without a clear winner.

• After three days underwater, Fanxin’s ship surfaced and found itself surrounded by ships commanded by Big Mom’s subordinates.
• Fanxin refused Dillon’s demand to hand over Caesar and appointed Wang Yan to fight him.
• Wang Yan used magma attacks to threaten Dillon’s ships and crew, then fought him in the air with her Flight Armor.
• Fanxin predicted the fight would end in a draw while Little Black Cat mobilized robots and both sides prepared for battle.
• Wang Yan kept Dillon from advancing, mocked his strength, and challenged him to show his full power.

Wang Yan used her upgraded Magma World to trap and defeat Dillon, whose power potion ran out before he could escape. After explaining that Ren Fang’s small worlds enabled the upgrade, Wang Yan and Bingfeng led Fanxin onward and froze the ships blocking their way.

• Dillon swallowed a power potion, grew stronger, and overwhelmed Wang Yan until she trapped him inside her Magma World.
• Dillon broke through one Magma World but found another waiting outside, and his potion’s effects expired before he could escape.
• Wang Yan withdrew the world and left Dillon defeated, then told Fanxin that Ren Fang’s small worlds had helped her upgrade her ability.
• Wang Yan said Bingfeng had learned the same technique, and Fanxin ordered them to clear the ships ahead.
• Bingfeng trapped the ships in a small world and froze nearly everyone aboard into ice sculptures.

Fanxin and his crew escaped Dillon’s pirates and continued toward Zou, where they expected to face Kaido. Fanxin reorganized his fighters for the coming danger, then began fusing his abilities while training in a storm.

• Bingfeng froze Dillon’s pirates long enough for Fanxin and his crew to escape, and Fanxin warned Big Mom that he would eventually come for her.
• After being thawed, Dillon took responsibility for the failed mission, ordered the other fleets to stop pursuing Fanxin, and returned to base to recover.
• Little Black Cat told Fanxin that their next destination was Zou, Kaido’s territory, and Fanxin explained that their defeat of Doflamingo had made them enemies of Kaido.
• Fanxin reorganized his crew into teams, appointed Little Black Cat to lead the crew and robot army, and instructed everyone to flee from opponents they could not defeat.
• As a storm gathered, Fanxin used Doflamingo’s ability to fly into the sky and draw lightning while he began fusing more than a dozen of his abilities.

Fanxin tested the abilities he gained by devouring souls, unleashing storms and tsunamis before rejoining his crew. After reaching an island to rest and barbecue, he heard a crew member scream and sent the others to investigate.

• Fanxin tested his inherited whip, lightning, and storm abilities, causing violent weather and a tsunami that forced Little Black Cat and the crew to dive underwater.
• Fanxin resolved to strengthen his diamond body by finding materials for the Diamond Beast to devour and planned to ask others to search for them.
• Fanxin landed on a damaged pirate ship, reassured its frightened crew, then returned to his own ship and warned his allies to stay clear when he used powerful attacks.
• Fanxin told Ren Fang and the others to fight together, then asked Little Black Cat to scout for an island where the crew could rest.
• Fanxin's crew reached an island and began hunting for a barbecue, but a sudden scream prompted Fanxin to send the others to investigate.

Fanxin fought the Blackbeard Pirates after Shiryu and Burgess revealed that Bingfeng and Wang Yan had been caught in Blackbeard’s power. While Fanxin battled Shiryu, Ren Fang rescued injured crew members and found Bingfeng and Wang Yan facing Blackbeard, who was waiting for Fanxin to arrive.

• Bingfeng and Wang Yan went to investigate a sound, while Fanxin and Ren Fang stayed behind; Shiryu of the Rain and Burgess later revealed that Blackbeard’s Dark-Dark Fruit had taken the two fighters.
• Fanxin sent Ren Fang, Little Fox, Lin Haicheng, Jesse, Little Black Cat, and Yuning away from the battlefield, then attacked Burgess and overpowered him.
• Shiryu of the Rain intervened, and Fanxin fought him with Haki, lightning, and Super Long Whip, leaving their battle at a stalemate.
• Ren Fang and Little Fox found the injured crew and sent them back to the ship before checking on Bingfeng and Wang Yan.
• Ren Fang and Little Fox reached Bingfeng and Wang Yan, who were struggling against Blackbeard’s darkness and earthquake powers as he challenged Fanxin to come fight him.

Fanxin evacuated his companions and then unleashed a storm and falling planets against Blackbeard’s crew, but Blackbeard countered his attacks. Fanxin confronted Blackbeard directly, and their fight continued as neither gave way.

• Ren Fang warned Wang Yan and Bingfeng that Fanxin planned to destroy the island, so they and the others escaped and signaled that they were safe.
• Fanxin summoned seven planets, stirred up a storm with Yuning, and attacked the island to keep Blackbeard’s crew from escaping.
• Blackbeard reshaped the island and shattered Fanxin’s falling planets, so Fanxin descended and challenged him directly.
• Blackbeard’s darkness ability failed to strip Fanxin of his powers, and Fanxin endured a powerful tremor-enhanced punch with his defenses.
• Fanxin and Blackbeard traded attacks with Lightning Fist, Darkness Fist, and Super Long Whip, then Fanxin insisted they settle who was stronger.

Fanxin fought Blackbeard as the island collapsed under falling planets, earthquakes, lightning, and dark energy, but Blackbeard escaped before Fanxin could send him into the sea. Fanxin regrouped with his companions, sent the badly injured to Wolf Valley for care, and continued the voyage while staying alert for another attack.

• Fanxin fought Blackbeard while planets fell toward the island, and Blackbeard's powers triggered a massive collapse that swallowed Fanxin underground before he broke free and returned to the surface.
• Fanxin fired a red signal flare to warn everyone to retreat, then battled Blackbeard with lightning and his Super Long Whip as the island broke apart and seawater surged in.
• Fanxin tried to destroy the ground beneath Blackbeard, but Blackbeard escaped with Shiryu of the Rain while the chaos prevented Fanxin from pursuing him.
• Fanxin returned to the ship and told Wang Yan and the others that Blackbeard had escaped and that they would need to exploit his Devil Fruit weakness in a future fight.
• Fanxin ordered Ren Fang to send the severely injured companions to Wolf Valley for round-the-clock care, then had Little Black Cat change course and resumed monitoring the ship for danger.

Fanxin reached Zou and confronted Kaido of the Beasts’ subordinates, forcing them to let him and his companions ashore. He left a celestial body suspended above the island, held back by a web of strings, as the group continued toward the island’s center.

• Fanxin explained Blackbeard’s weakness to seawater and told Little Black Cat that he would handle Blackbeard while the others did their own jobs.
• Blackbeard, Shiryu of the Rain, and Burgess survived at sea, discussed how difficult Fanxin would be to defeat, and later reached an uninhabited island before sailing away from him.
• Fanxin’s ship reached Zou, where Little Black Cat identified Kaido of the Beasts’ flag; Fanxin took Ren Fang, Little Fox, Bingfeng, and Wang Yan ashore while the others hid the ship underwater.
• Kaido’s subordinates confronted Fanxin and tried to bar him from the island, so he summoned a huge celestial body and threatened to destroy the island unless they let him pass.
• Fanxin’s threat made the subordinates yield, and he used the String-String Fruit to form a web beneath the falling celestial body and keep it from crushing them.

Fanxin left Kaido's island after warning his subordinates, then searched for a Sky Island with his companions. There, he encountered Urouge and later saw Kaido of the Beasts approaching, leaving the group braced for a possible fight.

• Fanxin explored Kaido's island with his companions, then departed after taunting Kaido's subordinates and warning them he would return for their captain.
• Fanxin took his companions into the sky, where he and Little Black Cat found a floating Sky Island and landed on it.
• Little Black Cat and Little Fox stayed behind to study the island while Fanxin and Ren Fang explored and met Urouge, captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates.
• Fanxin and Urouge rested without conflict until the Sky Island began shaking and a gigantic man approached.
• Little Black Cat identified the newcomer as Kaido of the Beasts, and Fanxin told his companions to stay together in case they had to fight.

Fanxin followed Kaido in a jump from Sky Island and summoned seven enormous planets to make the descent more dangerous. After the planets and Kaido destroyed Kid’s island base, the island began moving, suggesting Kaido had survived.

• Kaido jumped from Sky Island, and Fanxin followed him down while summoning seven planets to pursue them.
• Little Black Cat and Ren Fang saw the planets falling toward them and returned with the others to the safety of Wolf Valley.
• Kid and Hawkins ordered their crew to flee the island and abandon their ships as the planets approached.
• Fanxin dodged the impact and used the String-String Fruit to save Kid’s ships, while Kaido and the seven planets smashed the island.
• Kid confronted Fanxin over the loss of his base, but the island began moving before they could fight.
• Fanxin realized Kaido might still be alive beneath the island.

Fanxin fought Kaido after Kaido survived his fall, while Kid challenged the Beast and was swiftly defeated. Fanxin traded powerful blows with Kaido and provoked him by claiming he had destroyed Kaido’s fleet, leaving the battle raging as the island began to sink.

• Kaido emerged alive from the shattered island, and Fanxin agreed to fight him.
• Kaido destroyed one of Kid’s ships, then defeated Kid in battle until Fanxin intervened.
• Fanxin sent Kid and the others away from the fight, fused with the Diamond Beasts, and stood against Kaido’s attacks.
• Fanxin unleashed lightning, rain, and other abilities as he and Kaido fought at close range.
• Fanxin told Kaido that he had wrecked his fleet, enraging Kaido and causing the island to collapse into the sea.
• Fanxin deflected Kaido’s distant shockwave with a punch and insisted that Kaido could not stop him from escaping.

Fanxin escaped Kaido, warned Kid to avoid the Four Emperors until he was stronger, and searched for a permanent base with Little Fox. After settling his people and rare beasts on a springlike island, Fanxin organized its defenses and began cultivating as rumors of important figures heading their way raised concerns.

• Fanxin fled Kaido with Little Fox's help, while Kid and his crew escaped after a mysterious suction force pulled their ships away.
• Fanxin warned Kid that he was not ready to challenge the Four Emperors, and Kid's crew left the area while keeping a low profile.
• Fanxin and Little Fox spent two months searching for a home, then chose an island where spring lasted all year and rare beasts lived.
• Fanxin had Ren Fang enlarge and secure Wolf Valley on the island, assigned the rare beasts the first level, and organized patrols and defenses.
• A month later, Fanxin's group had transformed the island into a settlement, but Bingfeng and Wang Yan urged caution, and Fanxin warned that important figures might soon pass through.
• Fanxin sent the rare beasts into Wolf Valley for safety and went underwater to cultivate while the others carried out their duties.

Red Hair arrived at Wolf Valley and asked Fanxin to lend him Caesar, who Fanxin agreed to hand over. After three days of feasting and conversation, Red Hair left with Caesar as the New World faced growing turmoil.

• The Red Hair Pirates approached Wolf Valley, and Little Black Cat confronted them until Fanxin arrived and welcomed them inside.
• Fanxin hosted Red Hair and his crew, and Red Hair asked to borrow Caesar for an important task.
• Fanxin agreed and gave Red Hair the key to Caesar's Seastone restraints while they discussed upheaval in the New World and Luffy.
• After three days, Fanxin handed Caesar over, and Caesar left with Red Hair after Fanxin threatened to give him to Big Mom.
• Red Hair and his crew sailed away from Wolf Valley with Caesar.

Fanxin and Ren Fang went to Milo Island to buy supplies and arrange their wedding, then encountered Sengoku as they prepared to leave. Sengoku tried to arrest Fanxin over their past conflict, and the chapter ended with him blasting Fanxin away with shockwaves.

• Fanxin and Little Black Cat agreed to remain in hiding for now, and Fanxin took Ren Fang shopping to spend time with her.
• Fanxin proposed marrying Ren Fang, and they agreed to announce the wedding two months in advance in hopes that his missing parents would hear about it.
• Fanxin and Ren Fang bought food, wedding clothes, and rings on Milo Island, then hired a wedding planning company.
• After Marines arrived to capture local pirates, Sengoku stopped Fanxin from leaving and invited him to drink; Fanxin instead challenged him to attend the wedding.
• Sengoku demanded that Fanxin come with him, so Fanxin sent Ren Fang into the Diamond Space and refused to surrender.
• Sengoku attacked Fanxin with shockwaves from the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Daibutsu, blasting him far away.

Fanxin fought Sengoku, then escaped and returned home to announce his wedding to Ren Fang, hoping the news would draw out his parents. The wedding announcement spread throughout the New World, prompting Blackbeard to plan an attack and the Straw Hat Pirates to set sail for Fanxin’s territory.

• Fanxin used lightning, his Super Long Whip, and the Seven Star Sword against Sengoku, then flew away after Sengoku shattered the falling planets.
• Fanxin returned to his territory and announced that he would marry Ren Fang in three months, asking his allies to publicize the wedding and his background to attract his missing parents.
• Wang Yan warned Fanxin that enemies might disrupt the wedding, and Fanxin said he would arrange for powerful guests and defenders to protect it.
• Little Black Cat sent out the wedding news, which spread throughout the New World and drew attention from pirates, marines, the Revolutionary Army, and gangs.
• Blackbeard decided to use the wedding to attack Fanxin and sent Burgess to gather the crew and depart.
• Nami told the Straw Hat Pirates about the wedding, and they agreed to sail to Fanxin’s territory, though Sanji warned that trouble was likely.

With threats gathering around Fanxin and Ren Fang’s wedding, Fanxin recruited Li Kecheng and arranged for allies to help guard the celebration. Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Little Fox delivered an invitation to the Straw Hat Pirates and then reached the Red Hair Pirates, where they went to find their captain.

• Fanxin asked Li Kecheng to leave seclusion and help protect the wedding, and Li Kecheng agreed to show up.
• Fanxin sent Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Little Fox to invite the Straw Hat Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Red Hair Pirates.
• The trio found the Straw Hat Pirates and gave Luffy a wedding invitation; he promised they would arrive on time.
• After traveling through a storm and continuing for twenty-five days, the trio found the Red Hair Pirates vacationing on a deserted island.
• Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Little Fox landed at the Red Hair Pirates’ ship and followed a crewman to meet their captain.

Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Little Fox delivered invitations for Fanxin and Ren Fang’s wedding, then returned to the base with a message from Fanxin’s paternal cousin. The Soul Clan had confirmed that Fanxin’s parents would attend, leaving him relieved as the wedding preparations continued.

• Wang Yan invited Shanks to the wedding, but he declined because he needed to keep Kaido in check and avoid drawing trouble to Fanxin; he planned to guard the area and send a gift instead.
• Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and Little Fox delivered an invitation to Marco and the scattered remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, who had not decided whether to attend.
• On their way back, the three met a suited man who claimed to be Fanxin’s paternal cousin and said Fanxin’s parents would attend the wedding.
• The cousin gave Wang Yan a document containing a vast fluctuation of soul power and warned that anyone who attacked a member of the Soul Clan would be wiped out.
• Wang Yan returned to the base and gave Fanxin the document; he recognized its soul power as proof of the Soul Clan’s involvement and rejoiced that his parents would come.

Fanxin and Ren Fang completed their wedding preparations after learning that Fanxin’s parents and many members of the Soul Clan would attend. Meanwhile, Blackbeard gathered with other powers near Fanxin’s base, where Shanks confronted him and vowed to stop him from disrupting the wedding.

• Fanxin told Ren Fang that his parents and many members of the Soul Clan would come to the wedding, easing her worries about their families’ approval.
• Fanxin and Ren Fang finished the arrangements, tried on their wedding clothes, took photographs, and visited their future home in Wolf Valley.
• Ren Fang worried that Blackbeard, Kaido, Big Mom, and the Navy might attack together, and Fanxin said he would use the Soul Tower and his strengthened soul power to defend the wedding.
• Blackbeard waited fifty li from Fanxin’s base for potential allies, while Kaido, Big Mom, and others gathered nearby.
• Shanks arrived and warned Blackbeard not to attack Fanxin, declaring that he would intervene if Blackbeard caused trouble.

Red Hair fought Blackbeard to stop him from threatening Fanxin’s wedding, while Fanxin’s parents and the Soul Clan arrived to support their son. Fandi took over the battle and began attacking Blackbeard from within, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Blackbeard attacked Red Hair and the Red Hair Pirates with the powers of his two Devil Fruits, sparking a fierce battle between their crews.
• Fantian and Ji Ruxue arrived with the Soul Clan to find Fanxin, and Fantian sent the young clan members to disable Blackbeard’s men before the wedding.
• Fandi appeared during Red Hair’s fight with Blackbeard, introduced himself as Fanxin’s older male cousin, and offered to take over.
• Fandi dodged Blackbeard’s attacks and closed in on him, then split his soul and sent one part into Blackbeard’s body.