Chapter Summaries

Ren Fang, Langyue, and Little Black Cat awakened the Wolf God’s remnant soul in Wolf Valley by using Langyue’s blood. The Wolf God agreed to give them Wolf Valley and offered them gifts for freeing him.

• Langyue called to the golden wolf, but it did not respond, so the group searched for a way to awaken it.
• Little Black Cat proposed burning or smashing the wolf, and Langyue fought the cat to protect the ancestor while Ren Fang searched for clues.
• Ren Fang suggested making the golden wolf recognize Langyue as its master with a drop of blood.
• Langyue spilled blood onto the golden wolf, which began shining and transformed from a statue into a living golden wolf.
• The golden wolf revealed that he was the deceased Wolf God’s remnant soul and agreed to give them Wolf Valley, offering gifts in return for freeing him.

Little Black Cat secured Wolf Valley for Fanxin, but the Wolf God explained that the tower would lose its special abilities once he left and gave Fanxin God's Protection instead. The Wolf God then offered Wolf Valley to Ren Fang, who accepted after Fanxin urged her to take it.

• Little Black Cat asked the Wolf God for composite metal and Wolf Valley; the Wolf God could not provide the metal but agreed to give Fanxin the tower.
• Little Black Cat brought Fanxin to the Wolf God, who explained that Wolf Valley would only remain useful as storage once his consciousness left it.
• The Wolf God sensed Fanxin belonged to the Soul Clan and gave him God's Protection, a defense against invading souls.
• The Wolf God offered Wolf Valley to Ren Fang, and Fanxin encouraged her to accept because he already had the Wind and Sand Tower.

After the Wolf God gave Wolf Valley to Ren Fang and passed his memories and techniques to Langyue, Fanxin’s group left the valley and prepared to leave the Calm Belt. Their exploration of the island revealed a hidden clan whose chief asked Fanxin to take its children to an inhabited landmass, and Fanxin encouraged him to consider leaving the island himself.

• The Wolf God gave Wolf Valley to Ren Fang, then entered Langyue and vanished after passing on his memories and martial arts techniques.
• Fanxin’s group left Wolf Valley, and Fanxin fell asleep while the Blood King abandoned his attempt to seize Fanxin’s mind after encountering a powerful Giant Dragon soul.
• Little Black Cat persuaded Fanxin to explore the island’s central ruins, where a spear-wielding native warned Fanxin to leave by noon the next day.
• The native clan’s chief agreed to ask Fanxin to transport the clan’s children away from the island and brought a Devil Fruit as payment.
• Fanxin told the chief that he was also a wanted man and urged him not to let fear of the government keep the clan trapped on the island.
• Fanxin declined the Devil Fruit and suggested the chief’s people could use its power to defend themselves, with non-users helping them avoid the sea.

Fanxin helped the Iron Clan leave the Calm Belt, then set sail with his friends to find a navigator and reach Marine Headquarters. At Syrup Village, he met Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Nami, and the group was confronted by a long-nosed man pretending to command eight thousand men.

• Tieshan convinced the Iron Clan to leave their hiding place, divide into two groups, and investigate who had wrongly branded them criminals.
• Fanxin and his companions carried the Iron Clan across the Calm Belt on Langyue's air wolf and parted ways with them at an inhabited island.
• After drifting for ten days, Fanxin's crew reached Syrup Village to buy food and met Luffy, Zoro, and Nami; Fanxin asked Nami to navigate them to Marine Headquarters, but she demanded one hundred million gold coins.
• Fanxin refused to pay Nami the full amount upfront and headed toward the village, intending to take her along despite her refusal.
• A long-nosed man stopped the group and claimed he had eight thousand men, but Nami exposed his bluff, leaving him panicked.

Usopp welcomed Straw Hat Luffy and Fanxin’s group into his village after they learned his father Yasopp was with Shanks. As Luffy went to ask a mansion’s owner for a ship, Fanxin’s group left the restaurant and were attacked by government agents hunting Fanxin, who then waited for them outside the village.

• Nami exposed Usopp’s boast as a bluff, and Straw Hat Luffy and Zoro frightened him into lowering his slingshot.
• Straw Hat Luffy told Usopp that his father Yasopp was on Shanks’s ship, and Usopp invited the group to eat in the village.
• Fanxin learned the village market lacked enough food, while Straw Hat Luffy decided to ask the owner of a mansion for a large ship.
• Five suited men entered the restaurant, and Xu Hai attacked Ren Fang with a chair before Fanxin’s group left to avoid fighting near the old restaurant owner.
• Xu Hai revealed that the men were government agents assigned to hunt Fanxin, and Shangguan Yunfei ordered them to eat before pursuing him.
• In the woods outside the village, Fanxin said he would kill the agents, and Ren Fang remarked that Xu Hai had seemed to target them deliberately.

Fanxin and his companions learned that the World Government had tracked them using an undercover agent and had come to capture or kill them. Fanxin refused to surrender and fought Shangguan Yunfei, whose speed left him and the others struggling to defend themselves.

• Ren Fang said the attacker had seemed to recognize them, and Fanxin decided to wait for the men to explain their motives.
• Shangguan Yunfei ordered Fanxin to put on handcuffs and revealed that the World Government wanted to capture or kill the group after an undercover agent overheard their conversation with Garp.
• Fanxin refused to surrender because he still intended to avenge his family, and Shangguan Yunfei ordered his men to attack.
• Fanxin faced Shangguan Yunfei while Ren Fang, Little Black Cat, and Langyue fought the other agents.
• Shangguan Yunfei used Soru to move too quickly for Fanxin to follow, forcing Fanxin and his companions to focus on defense.

Fanxin defeated Shangguan Yunfei and Sam with his newly acquired suction ability while Ren Fang, Little Black Cat, and Langyue continued fighting the remaining agents. Afterward, Blood King threatened to interfere in Fanxin’s battles unless Fanxin found him a suitable body, and Fanxin urged him to attack the giant dragon in his mind.

• Ren Fang, Little Black Cat, and Langyue returned to the ground to fight the agents and gradually adapt to their speed.
• Fanxin sensed Shangguan Yunfei’s soul, used suction to pull him close, crippled his leg, and shot him dead.
• Fanxin pulled Sam into his grasp and crushed his throat, then left Ren Fang to face Long Xinqi herself.
• Fanxin told Little Black Cat and Langyue about the deaths, buried the two agents, and watched the ongoing battles from a tree.
• Blood King demanded that Fanxin find him a stronger body or face interference in future battles.
• Fanxin told Blood King he could attack the giant dragon, insisting nothing would happen.

Fanxin told the Blood King that the Wolf God had made his brain domain invulnerable and urged him to fight the Giant Dragon instead. The Giant Dragon revealed Fanxin’s emperor-level aptitude and warned that an attack on his brain domain would kill the Blood King, who refused to believe him.

• Fanxin told the Blood King that his brain domain was invincible and warned him not to interfere with his actions.
• The Blood King pressured the Giant Dragon into appearing and insisted that killing him would let him take over Fanxin’s body.
• The Giant Dragon explained that Fanxin had emperor-level aptitude and recounted how his infant cry unleashed Conqueror’s Haki and a soul attack against the invaders who attacked the Soul Clan.
• The Giant Dragon said the Soul Clan had protected Fanxin’s soul, making his brain domain indestructible and the Blood King’s plan impossible.
• The Blood King rejected the Giant Dragon’s warning that attacking Fanxin’s brain domain would kill him.

Giant Dragon left Fanxin’s mindscape after Blood King refused to heed his warning, but he explained that Fanxin would eventually need a stronger body to grow and take revenge on the Soul Clan’s destroyers. Fanxin accepted that he would abandon his body and planned to use Blood King’s ability against him, then watched the battles below as Ren Fang fought Long Xinqi at close quarters.

• Giant Dragon warned Blood King that taking over Fanxin’s body could make it self-destruct and kill him, but Blood King began attacking Fanxin’s mindscape after Giant Dragon left.
• Giant Dragon told Fanxin that Soul Clan members needed stronger bodies to keep growing, and Fanxin agreed to abandon his body so he could one day challenge Akainu.
• Giant Dragon told Fanxin to obtain Blood King’s ability and explained that self-destructing his body would expose Blood King to light and kill him.
• Fanxin accepted Giant Dragon’s plan, put the giant tower into the Wind and Sand Tower, and watched the three battles below.
• Ren Fang abandoned her empty guns and fought Long Xinqi at close quarters, using her special ability to make it difficult for him to defeat her.

Ren Fang, Langyue, and Little Black Cat defeated the remaining agents while Fanxin announced he would soon take soul form to confront the Blood King. The group decided to travel with Straw Hat Boy and his companions rather than force Nami to navigate for them, then split up to buy supplies and find Straw Hat Boy.

• Ren Fang trapped Long Xinqi in reinforced soil, broke both his arms, and left him alive after Fanxin told her to decide what to do with her prisoner herself.
• Langyue defeated its opponent by suffocating him inside a giant air wolf, then broke his legs and left him in the woods.
• Little Black Cat killed Xu Hai by burning him with its brown alchemy flame after luring him close enough to grab it.
• Fanxin told Ren Fang and the others that he planned to abandon his body and take soul form to settle his coming conflict with the Blood King.
• Ren Fang persuaded Fanxin not to force Nami to navigate, and they agreed to travel with Straw Hat Boy's group for part of their journey.
• Little Black Cat spotted Straw Hat Boy and his companions from the sky, while Ren Fang took Langyue to buy supplies and Fanxin headed toward the group with Little Black Cat.

Fanxin persuaded Straw Hat Luffy and Nami to let him travel with their group, then urged Usopp to pursue his dream of becoming a pirate. While waiting by the shore, Fanxin, Usopp, and Luffy overheard Kuro and Jango planning an attack on the village, and Kuro confronted them after discovering they were listening.

• Fanxin asked Straw Hat Luffy to let him travel aboard the group’s ship, and won Luffy and Nami’s agreement with food and treasure despite Zoro’s objections.
• Fanxin met Ren Fang, then found Usopp and Luffy by the cliff and encouraged Usopp to leave the village and act on his dream of becoming a pirate.
• Fanxin, Usopp, and Luffy spotted Kuro speaking privately with Jango below the cliff and listened to their conversation.
• Jango told Kuro that the Black Cat Pirates were ready to attack the village, and Kuro ordered him to strike at daybreak and use hypnotism to make Kaya sign over her property.
• Kuro noticed the group above the cliff and confronted them, while Fanxin challenged him for plotting to harm Kaya.

Fanxin and his companions confronted Captain Kuro and Jango, whose planned attack on the village was set for the next morning. After Luffy was hypnotized and fell off a cliff, Ren Fang found him unharmed, and Zoro later explained that the Gum-Gum Fruit protected him from the fall.

• Fanxin and Luffy mocked Kuro's claims, while Jango tried to hypnotize them with a swinging ring; Luffy stared at it, fell asleep, and tumbled off a cliff.
• Ren Fang jumped down to check on Luffy and found him unharmed and still asleep, then carried him back up to Fanxin.
• Fanxin challenged Kuro and Jango over their plan to attack the village, then left with Luffy after warning them not to underestimate his group.
• Jango questioned whether they should change the plan, but Kuro insisted they would attack the next morning and went toward the villa after shedding his butler disguise.
• Fanxin handed the sleeping Luffy to Zoro, who explained that the Gum-Gum Fruit made Luffy resistant to injuries from falls.

Fanxin learned that Kuro planned to attack the village and seize Kaya’s property, then organized a plan to expose him and stop the pirates. The group reached Kaya’s villa, where Kaya woke as Fanxin carried her from her bed, and Ren Fang prepared to take her place.

• Fanxin told Nami, Zoro, and the others that Kuro and the hypnotist planned to bring their crew to attack the village and force Kaya to surrender her family’s property.
• Nami, Zoro, and Fanxin agreed to stop Kuro, and Fanxin proposed having Kaya witness Kuro’s treachery before they attacked him.
• Usopp returned injured after Kaya disbelieved his warning, so Fanxin sent him, Zoro, Nami, and Luffy to stop the pirates from landing while he and the others protected Kaya.
• Fanxin, Ren Fang, and their companions reached the villa, and Little Black Cat reported that Kuro was still several hundred meters away.
• Fanxin entered Kaya’s bedroom and carried her from bed, but she woke; he assured her they would not hurt her and told Ren Fang to take Kaya’s place.

Fanxin and Ren Fang exposed Kuro’s murderous intent to Kaya and waited for his pirate crew to attack the village. When the battle began at the shore, Zoro and the others were in serious trouble against the Black Cat Pirates.

• Fanxin hid Kaya on the villa roof while Ren Fang posed as her in bed, and he told Kaya that Kuro was a pirate planning an attack.
• Kuro crushed Kaya’s custom glasses, wounded Merry, and stood over Ren Fang with his blades at her neck without striking.
• Fanxin had his soul clone treat Merry’s wounds and told Kaya to wait until morning for the planned fight against Kuro and his crew.
• Kuro left the villa for the shore after his crew missed their agreed arrival time, and Fanxin and Ren Fang followed him.
• Kaya stayed behind to care for Merry, then went out toward the shore.
• Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Luffy fought the Black Cat Pirates, but Jango hypnotized Luffy and the Nyaban Brothers kept Zoro occupied.

Fanxin and his allies defeated the Black Cat Pirates’ forces while Zoro beat the Nyaban Brothers, and Luffy awakened to fight Captain Kuro. Fanxin left the battle to Luffy and sent Usopp to Kaya, then stayed near the village to prevent Kuro from reaching her as their fight began.

• Fanxin pushed the Black Cat Pirates back, and Ren Fang, Little Black Cat, and Langyue defeated the pirates and broke their legs.
• Zoro recovered his swords with Fanxin’s help and defeated the Nyaban Brothers with Tiger Hunt after Jango took Nami hostage and then released her.
• Luffy woke after Jango stepped on his face, hurled Jango into a tree, and waited for Captain Kuro to arrive.
• Fanxin sent Usopp to meet Kaya and guarded the route to the village while Luffy faced Kuro alone.
• Luffy struck Kuro with his stretching arms and revealed that he had eaten the Gum-Gum Fruit, then Kuro launched a rapid counterattack.

Luffy defeated Kuro, ending the threat to Kaya and her village. Kaya arranged for Merry to give the group a large ship, and after three days they reached the shore to see it ready.

• Luffy endured Kuro’s slashes, then used his stretching body to trap and headbutt Kuro before knocking him toward the shore.
• Kuro’s injured pirates carried him back aboard their ship and sailed away, while Fanxin and the others prepared to leave.
• Kaya thanked the group and asked them to stay a few days, offering them a large ship in return for their help.
• Merry agreed to give Luffy and the others a ship for free after learning they had driven Kuro away.
• Three days later, Kaya led the group to the shore, where they saw the sheep-headed caravel, and Luffy eagerly jumped aboard.

Fanxin sailed alongside Straw Hat Luffy's crew and negotiated with Blood King to exchange his body for a portion of Blood King's soul. Before the noon deadline, Fanxin challenged Zoro to a fierce spar on a deserted island, where their fight continued with Fanxin daring Zoro to cut through steel.

• Merry introduced the Going Merry, and Nami learned how to operate it before the two ships sailed toward the Grand Line.
• Fanxin offered Blood King his body in exchange for a portion of Blood King's soul, and Blood King agreed and prepared the soul fragment for the next day.
• Fanxin shared Ren Fang's snacks with Nami, Zoro, and Usopp, then arranged a spar with Zoro on a deserted island.
• Fanxin used repulsion to send Zoro flying and later caught Zoro's sword with his protected hand.
• Fanxin struck Zoro fifteen times with repulsive force, but Zoro refused to release his sword and continued fighting.
• Fanxin reinforced his body with Xiaojin's abilities and clashed with Zoro's swords, challenging him to cut through steel.

Fanxin and Zoro fought to a standstill before ending their duel with their strongest attacks. After dinner, Fanxin urged Luffy's crew to find a cook, and the next morning Luffy proposed practicing with the cannons as they sailed toward the Grand Line.

• Fanxin and Zoro fought for another half hour, and Fanxin suggested they settle the match with one final move.
• Zoro used Three Thousand Worlds, while Fanxin countered with Fist of Wind and Sand; the attacks canceled each other out, and they returned to the others without a clear winner.
• At dinner aboard Fanxin's ship, Fanxin reminded Luffy that he would leave after reaching his destination and advised the crew to find a cook.
• The crew ate dinner, stood watch overnight, and set sail toward the Grand Line after breakfast.
• Bored aboard the ship, Luffy suggested that the crew practice firing cannonballs.

Fanxin traded his body to the Blood King in exchange for the Blood King's soul, then left in soul form as the Blood King took over. The Blood King attacked Fanxin's companions, and Fanxin helped them escape aboard the Going Merry while preparing to face him.

• Fanxin inspected the soul the Blood King offered, then used the giant tower to draw his own soul power into it as the Blood King took over his body and mind domain.
• Fanxin left his body, and the Blood King fused with it and departed the bedroom.
• The Blood King knocked Little Black Cat and Langyue into the sea, and Fanxin struck him with a repulsive force while Langyue went to rescue Little Black Cat.
• Fanxin warned Ren Fang that the Blood King was free and told her to take the Going Merry away; Ren Fang started the engine after Usopp attached the chain to the ship.
• The Blood King emerged unharmed from the sea on a blood-red board and confronted Fanxin as Fanxin joined Langyue on a giant water wolf.

Fanxin faced Blood King on the open sea while Little Black Cat, Langyue, Straw Hat Luffy, and Zoro stayed to support him. The battle began with Blood King countering Fanxin’s attacks, and Fanxin hinted that he had not yet shown his real strength.

• Blood King dismissed Fanxin’s warnings and insisted he could kill him and the others before recovering.
• Fanxin warned Little Black Cat and Langyue to avoid Blood King’s blood, but both chose to stay and fight.
• Straw Hat Luffy returned with Zoro, and Langyue caught them with an air giant wolf before placing them on water giant wolves.
• Blood King attacked the group with Blood Shigan, but Fanxin protected himself with a tornado and sand.
• Fanxin struck with repeated Fists of Wind and Sand, but Blood King formed a blood-red dragon that tore them apart.
• Fanxin told Blood King that the attack had only been an appetizer and that the real fight had not begun.