Recaps

Arthur fought Golden Lion among the floating islands, testing the legendary pirate's abilities and discovering that the wheel lodged in his head prevented him from using Observation and Conqueror's Haki. Their sword attacks escalated, and Golden Lion narrowly avoided Arthur's slash, which cleaved an island in two.

• Arthur attacked Golden Lion with lightning, destroying one island and blasting a huge hole through another as Golden Lion sent rocks and islands flying toward him.
• Golden Lion appeared with Oto and Kogarashi replacing his feet and challenged Arthur, who tested him with Conqueror's Haki.
• Arthur suspected the ship's wheel lodged in Golden Lion's head had left him unable to use Observation and Conqueror's Haki.
• Arthur and Golden Lion exchanged waves of golden sword pressure as King's Horse carried Arthur into close combat.
• Arthur slashed at Golden Lion from over a hundred meters away, and Golden Lion dodged by instinct as the strike split an island cleanly in two.

Arthur defeated Golden Lion after destroying the island that held his ambitions and exploiting his loss of Haki. Golden Lion died with the Holy Lance through his throat, and the islands he had kept floating began to fall as an image bird recorded the scene.

• Golden Lion attacked Arthur and King's Horse with floating debris, earth lions, and sword pressure, while Arthur defended himself and studied his weaknesses.
• Arthur transformed the Holy Lance and hurled a lightning pillar at Strong World, destroying Golden Lion's most important island and provoking his rage.
• Golden Lion sent two enormous islands toward Arthur, but Arthur charged into the attack instead of fleeing.
• Golden Lion lost sight of Arthur in the smoke and revealed his position by shouting for him.
• Arthur pierced Golden Lion's throat with the Holy Lance, killing him, and Golden Lion's floating islands began to fall as an image bird recorded the death.

Arthur’s defeat of Golden Lion Shiki became front-page news, strengthening his reputation as the King of Knights. As Whitebeard prepared for a future confrontation with him, Arthur told Doflamingo that his growing fame was still not enough and hinted at challenging the Four Emperors.

• Doflamingo sent Big News Morgans footage of Arthur defeating Golden Lion Shiki, and Morgans prepared to publish it.
• Hundreds of thousands of News Coos delivered the story worldwide, and the image of Arthur piercing Shiki’s throat convinced readers of the legend’s death.
• Whitebeard learned of Shiki’s death and, despite Marco’s warnings, insisted that no one could harm one of his sons without facing him.
• Arthur told Doflamingo that his new fame was not enough, then hinted that he might challenge all the Four Emperors.
• Arthur praised Morgans’s work and asked Doflamingo to thank him and apologize for the expense.

Arthur’s crew encountered a gigantic lanternfish and discovered that Alchemi, the legendary island containing Pure Gold, lay inside it. Arthur had Nami steer the Don Stallion into the creature, leaving the crew on course to explore the island.

• Nami steered the Don Stallion through violent weather while Arthur blasted a sea serpent that attacked the ship.
• A gigantic lanternfish surfaced beside the Don Stallion, and Hancock prepared to attack it before Arthur stopped her.
• Arthur recognized the lanternfish as the creature that carried Alchemi and its legendary Pure Gold.
• Arthur told Nami not to use her ability and ordered her to steer the Don Stallion straight into the lanternfish.

Arthur and the women reached Myskina Acier’s laboratory on Alchemi and found the legendary Pure Gold, which could grant eternal life. Arthur forged it into jewelry for himself, Nami, Robin, and Hancock, leaving them hopeful that they would never have to part.

• Arthur brought the Don Stallion into Bonbori and rode with Nami, Robin, and Hancock to the laboratory beneath the crocodile-head trap.
• Nami found the Pure Gold, and Arthur confirmed that its creator and his daughter had lived for two hundred years.
• Nami, Robin, and Hancock celebrated the prospect of eternal life and agreed with Arthur that they would never part.
• Arthur used Lightning Alchemy to forge the Pure Gold into four named rings, necklaces, and earrings, exhausting himself in the process.
• Nami, Robin, and Hancock worried over Arthur and promised to make him pay for pushing himself too hard.

Arthur went to a snowbound New World island to challenge Kuzan, the former Marine Admiral who had become a ronin. They began fighting, and Arthur sought to defeat Kuzan to advance his victory record.

• Arthur left Nami, Robin, and Hancock aboard the Don Stallion and rode the King's Horse toward the island's snowy peak.
• Arthur found Kuzan sheltering in a cave and told him he had come for a fight.
• Kuzan and Arthur exchanged attacks, with Arthur shattering Kuzan's ice projectiles using Excalibur.
• Kuzan questioned Arthur's real reason for coming, but Arthur's target was simply to defeat him.

Arthur sought out Kuzan to gain the power needed for his plan, and the two fought on a winter island. Arthur unleashed a devastating strike that nearly split the island and severely damaged Kuzan, but Kuzan survived through his ice-based regeneration.

• Arthur explained that his attributes were nearing a breakthrough and that he needed a stronger trump card before challenging the Four Emperors and the Marines.
• Arthur attacked Kuzan with a two-seal Excalibur blast, which Kuzan survived by reforming from ice and snow.
• Kuzan became serious and fired an Ice Time Capsule projectile, which froze Arthur's golden sword pressure before it could reach him.
• Kuzan sensed danger and launched a rapid barrage, but Arthur unleashed a peak strike that carved an enormous trench through the island and split its central snow peak.
• Kuzan lost the left half of his body but regenerated it with ice and snow, while Arthur regretted that his strike had not finished him.

Arthur fought Kuzan on the winter island and revealed that he possessed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, prompting Kuzan to retreat after Arthur’s lightning attack. Arthur detected Kuzan hiding in the frozen sea and prepared to stop him from escaping.

• Kuzan froze the winter island and attacked Arthur with ice while Arthur evaded on the King's Horse and answered with lightning.
• Arthur hurled a 200 Million Volt Thunder Lance at Kuzan, causing a huge explosion and freezing the sea for hundreds of nautical miles.
• Hancock ordered Nami to take the Don Stallion and the women into the alternate space while Arthur continued fighting alone.
• Arthur realized Kuzan had concealed himself in the ice and was fleeing, then formed another lightning lance to pursue him.

Arthur absorbed Raijin Island’s natural lightning into the Holy Lance to push the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power beyond its 200 million volt limit. As the lance transformed under the growing charge, Arthur continued absorbing lightning, but its final form remained uncertain.

• Arthur defeated Kuzan with a lightning attack aimed at his predicted escape route and received a system victory and a boost to his attributes.
• Arthur traveled to Raijin Island to use its abundant lightning to develop the Holy Lance’s power.
• Arthur charged the Holy Lance to 200 million volts and drew on Raijin Island’s lightning to exceed that limit.
• Lightning repeatedly struck Arthur and flowed through his energy shield into the Holy Lance, which transformed into a bladed lance.

Arthur trained on Raijin Island for three months and completed his 500 Million Volt Spear of Judgment, a devastating attack that destroyed the island. After reuniting with Nami and Hancock, he left with his new finishing move as Doflamingo continued to face Whitebeard’s growing pressure over Viola.

• Arthur threw the Holy Lance into the sea, unleashing its stored lightning and triggering a vast vortex and tsunami that flooded half of Raijin Island.
• Arthur spent three months training on Raijin Island while Doflamingo struggled to resist Whitebeard’s frequent efforts to rescue Viola.
• Arthur unleashed his completed 500 Million Volt Spear of Judgment, destroying Raijin Island and dispersing its thunderclouds.
• Nami and Hancock watched the attack from the Don Stallion, and Hancock marveled at Arthur’s strength.
• Arthur explained that the new technique exceeded the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s former limit but consumed two-tenths of his stamina each time.

Arthur entered Totto Land on the King's Horse, brushing aside Charlotte Smoothie's attack and heading for Whole Cake Island to make big news. Perospero, Katakuri, and Cracker prepared to stop him, but Cracker's attempt to intimidate him failed beneath Arthur's overwhelming pressure.

• Arthur gave Doflamingo a miniature Image Bird and pressed him to finish developing a version capable of live broadcasts.
• Arthur rode the King's Horse openly over Totto Land, drawing the attention of its sentries.
• Charlotte Smoothie attacked Arthur with a massive sword pressure, but Arthur destroyed it with Excalibur and continued toward Whole Cake Island.
• Smoothie realized Arthur meant to disturb Big Mom and ordered her subordinates to warn Perospero and the others.
• Perospero, Katakuri, and Cracker gathered on Whole Cake Island as Arthur approached, and Cracker's intimidating presence was overwhelmed by Arthur's pressure.

Arthur arrived at Whole Cake Island and challenged Charlotte Katakuri, revealing lightning attacks that heightened the Charlotte brothers’ suspicions about his Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Katakuri accepted a one-on-one duel, and the chapter ended with him catching Arthur’s Holy Lance in a trident and forcing it into a spinning clash.

• Charlotte Katakuri told his brothers not to interfere and confronted Arthur as he arrived above the coast.
• Arthur teased Katakuri’s future sight, then fired an electromagnetic cannon that Katakuri evaded while carrying Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker to safety.
• Arthur summoned the Holy Lance and challenged Katakuri to fight him alone, while Perospero and Cracker withdrew.
• Arthur attacked the three brothers with a Thunder Dragon, and Katakuri shattered it before rushing at Arthur.
• Katakuri caught Arthur’s Holy Lance between his trident’s blades and began spinning the weapon against it.

Arthur defeated Charlotte Katakuri on Whole Cake Island, exploiting his electrical powers and matching Katakuri’s ability to foresee the future. The victory brought Arthur to 99 consecutive wins, while Katakuri crashed through a cake-shaped building.

• Arthur realized that Katakuri could foresee the future too, so he stopped relying on close-range thrusts and pierced Katakuri’s shoulder with a lightning beam.
• Arthur’s Inazuma Kick overpowered Katakuri’s Armament Haki-coated kick and mangled his right leg.
• Katakuri enlarged his arm to block Arthur’s Divine Judgment, but Arthur countered with a 200 Million Volt Railgun that blasted off Katakuri’s right arm.
• Arthur kicked Katakuri through a cake-shaped building after asking whether Katakuri had kept his back off the ground since birth.
• Arthur received the system notification that he had won his 99th consecutive battle.

Arthur rode to the center of Whole Cake Island and confronted Charlotte Linlin, whose Conqueror’s Haki clashed with his above the island. Their battle began with powerful attacks and a sword clash that split the sky, and the chapter left their fight underway.

• Arthur summoned thunderclouds, prompting Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker to let him pass after Zeus relayed Charlotte Linlin’s order.
• Arthur rode King's Horse to Charlotte Linlin, while Charlotte Perospero sent Charlotte Cracker to check on Katakuri and began evacuating the residents.
• Arthur and Charlotte Linlin clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, creating a vast dome of pressure and a vortex in the clouds.
• Charlotte Linlin proposed marriage to Arthur, then attacked after he refused and answered her Life or Death question with “Life.”
• Arthur blocked Charlotte Linlin’s palm strike with an electrified kick and fired a 150 Million Volt Divine Judgment, which she shattered with one slap.
• Arthur summoned the Sword of Promised Victory and clashed with Charlotte Linlin’s Napoleon, and their sword aura and Conqueror’s Haki split the sky.

Arthur fought Charlotte Linlin, using his lightning powers and swordsmanship to send her flying, but she quickly charged back at him. After Arthur kicked her through a wall, her cries grew more tearful and his Observation Haki warned him of danger.

• Arthur used his lightning shield to withstand Prometheus and fought Charlotte Linlin in a contest of strength while Dong Stallion traded attacks with Prometheus.
• Charlotte Linlin recognized Arthur as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user who had killed the Celestial Dragons and asked him to marry her, but Arthur refused and struck her with a lightning-enhanced golden slash.
• Charlotte Linlin recovered, summoned her Homies, and attacked Arthur with Flame Jet, but he countered with Divine Judgment.
• Charlotte Linlin charged Arthur with Napoleon, but Arthur teleported behind her and kicked her through a wall.
• Arthur's Future Sight warned him as Charlotte Linlin's cries grew more tearful and her pressure intensified.

Arthur recovered from his setback against Charlotte Linlin and struck back with the 200 Million Volt Thunder Lance, but she survived and summoned a tsunami to threaten Whole Cake Island. As the wave approached, Arthur hurled his awakened Holy Lance in a 500 Million Volt attack, whose impact was left unresolved.

• Charlotte Linlin injured Arthur with Elbaph Spear: Ikoku Sovereignty, and Dong Stallion died before returning to the Holy Lance.
• Arthur replaced Excalibur with the Holy Lance and hurled the 200 Million Volt Thunder Lance at Charlotte Linlin, blasting her through buildings.
• Charlotte Linlin survived the strike and created a tsunami that threatened to engulf Whole Cake Island.
• Arthur prepared the 500 Million Volt Spear of Judgment and threw the purple lance toward the tsunami as Charlotte Linlin hovered above it.

Arthur defeated Charlotte Linlin by knocking her into the sea, destroyed Whole Cake Island, awakened Rhongomyniad, and revived Dong Stallion. In Dressrosa, Doflamingo watched the battle footage and called Morgans to report Big Mom’s defeat, leaving Morgans eager to publish the news.

• Arthur’s purple pillar split the tsunami, devastated Whole Cake Island, and sent Charlotte Linlin into the sea, where she was defeated but survived.
• Arthur received the system’s hundred-victory reward, fully awakened Rhongomyniad, and felt his strength rise to the level of a Yonko.
• Arthur summoned the revived Dong Stallion and rode away from the whirlpool-filled sea.
• In Dressrosa, Doflamingo watched footage of Arthur’s battle and became excited that his new backer had defeated Big Mom and destroyed Whole Cake Island.
• Doflamingo called Morgans, told him Big Mom had been badly wounded and Whole Cake Island destroyed, and warned him not to claim that she was dead.

Arthur learned that Doflamingo had finished the main unit for the next phase of his plan, while news of his victory over Big Mom stirred ambition across the New World. The chapter left Doflamingo mobilizing workers to install live broadcast screens around the world.

• Morgans’s newspaper reported that Arthur had defeated Big Mom and Katakuri and sunk Whole Cake Island, prompting pirates to covet the Big Mom Pirates’ territory.
• Doflamingo called Arthur and confirmed that the main unit was finished, with the rest of the project expected to take about a month.
• Arthur agreed to begin the plan’s second phase and asked Doflamingo to bring him the main unit.
• Doflamingo contacted Morgans and used his Underworld influence to send uniformed workers around the world to install live broadcast screens in remote places.

Arthur arranged for a worldwide livestream system so he could challenge Kaido in front of the world and claim the title of Strongest in Single Combat. Doflamingo found a battlefield and summoned Kaido, who arrived demanding confirmation that the challenge was real.

• Arthur and the three women married privately during their travels and later arrived in Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo showed Arthur the livestreaming Image Birds and explained that Morgans, Gild Tesoro, and he had financed the global broadcast equipment.
• Arthur told Doflamingo he wanted to claim the title of Strongest in Single Combat by fighting Kaido before the world.
• Doflamingo agreed to find an island and deliver Arthur's challenge to Kaido, who would come because of their past defeat.
• Seven days later, Kaido emerged unharmed from a crater and demanded that Doflamingo confirm the challenge was genuine.

Arthur prepared to face Kaido on Weilasituodi as Nami and the others began broadcasting the confrontation worldwide. The broadcast drew the attention of people and major powers, while Whitebeard's crew learned the battle was at least fifteen days away.

• Arthur told Nami to protect Hancock and Robin and ordered the Image Birds to begin the live broadcast as Kaido's tsunami approached Weilasituodi.
• The world's broadcast screens lit up and showed the island from six angles, sparking discussions across the seas.
• Kaido arrived after the tsunami receded and roared for the King of Knights, prompting viewers to realize he was there to fight Arthur.
• Nami and the others switched the broadcast to Arthur, and crowds gathered around the screens to watch the coming battle.
• Sakazuki watched the broadcast and reflected on how quickly Arthur had become a powerful figure in the New World.
• Whitebeard ordered his crew to learn the battle's location and asked how long it would take to reach Weilasituodi.

Arthur revealed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power by striking Kaido with a 200 Million Volt Thunder Lance, shocking observers across the world. Kaido survived the attack and hinted that he had fought Arthur before, while the Five Elders debated whether to place a bounty on the King of Knights.

• Arthur rode Dong Stallion down from a snowy mountain and charged Rhongomyniad with lightning.
• Arthur hurled a 200 Million Volt Thunder Lance at Kaido, publicly revealing his Rumble-Rumble Fruit power.
• Shanks, Benn Beckman, and the Red Hair Pirates watched the broadcast and recognized the attack as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power.
• Kaido emerged largely unharmed, threatened Arthur, and prompted observers to suspect he had previously suffered a defeat at Arthur’s hands.
• The Five Elders discussed Arthur’s hidden strength and whether to put a bounty on him, then agreed to wait until his battle with Kaido ended.

Arthur and Kaido clashed on Weilasut uodi, unleashing powerful Haki, lightning, and swordsmanship before Kaido emerged from Arthur’s attacks with a deep but nonfatal wound. The battle continued as Kaido welcomed the pain and Arthur recognized how difficult it would be to bring him down.

• Arthur and Kaido began their battle with a clash of Conqueror’s Haki that darkened the sky and knocked birds unconscious.
• Arthur met Kaido’s punch with an Inazuma Kick, and the two exchanged blows amid a growing cloud of dust and lightning.
• Arthur summoned the 250 Million Volt Thunder Dragon, which engulfed Kaido and drove him underground, carving a giant crater into the island.
• Arthur raised Excalibur and delivered a Great Swordsman’s slash as Kaido erupted from the crater, sending him flying and cutting a fissure across the island and sea.
• Kaido climbed out with a deep wound on his back, laughed with excitement, and Arthur recognized that even his strongest slash had not stopped him.

Arthur abandoned his attempt to use Excalibur against Kaido and unleashed Rhongomyniad instead, destroying the island of Weilasituodi. The attack’s aftermath left Kaido’s fate unresolved in the excerpt.

• Kaido interrupted Arthur’s charge-up of True Name Release: Excalibur with a powerful punch, but Arthur dodged.
• Arthur decided against a prolonged fight and replaced Excalibur with the Holy Lance, Rhongomyniad.
• Arthur mounted Dong Stallion and released Rhongomyniad’s seven seals, striking Kaido and Weilasituodi with the lance.
• Rhongomyniad’s blast pulverized the entire island and carved a vast wound into the sea.

The world learned that Arthur had killed Kaido with Rhongomyniad, and the news set off a struggle over the Beasts Pirates’ territory. Morgans prepared to publicize Arthur’s victory as the Whitebeard Pirates prepared to act.

• Arthur and Dong Stallion left after the golden pillar of light erased an island, while the world watched the battle screens go dark.
• The Beasts Pirates learned that Kaido’s Vivre Card had burned to nothing, and the news spread among powerful factions.
• Doflamingo and Morgans celebrated their partnership with Arthur and discussed claiming a share of the Beasts Pirates’ territory with Gild Tesoro.
• Morgans and the World Economy News Paper published a front page announcing the transfer of the title “Strongest in Single Combat” and showing Arthur’s attack.
• The Whitebeard Pirates prepared to make their move amid the upheaval caused by Kaido’s death.

Arthur’s defeat of Kaido shook the New World, while Whitebeard’s crew tried to resolve their standoff with Doflamingo over Viola and Dressrosa. Doflamingo rejected Whitebeard’s offer and chose to rely on Arthur, leaving Whitebeard to consider contacting Gemini.

• News of Kaido’s death sparked a scramble among pirates for his territory, and Whitebeard reassured his crew while ordering Marco to offer Doflamingo a settlement over Viola and Dressrosa.
• Arthur admitted to Doflamingo that he had narrowly defeated Kaido by exploiting the terrain, Kaido’s arrogance, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Marco called Doflamingo on Whitebeard’s behalf and offered to end their grievances if Doflamingo released Viola and Riku Doldo III and returned Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo revealed that he knew Whitebeard’s side was aware he was a Celestial Dragon, but refused Marco’s offer and chose to stand with Arthur.
• Whitebeard accepted Doflamingo’s refusal, and Marco suggested contacting Gemini; Whitebeard said he would think about it.