Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai warned the Straw Hat Pirates about a powerful Shichibukai ahead, then traveled to Marineford for a meeting. There, he clashed briefly with Doflamingo before entering the Shichibukai gathering, where a giant mocked his strength.

• Ye Liangnai told Nico Robin he might need her help translating something and warned Luffy that another powerful Shichibukai lay ahead.
• Ye Liangnai left the Straw Hat Pirates without fighting them, and Zoro advised the crew to stay cautious.
• Jesus Burgess asked why Ye Liangnai had not attacked the Straw Hats, and Ye Liangnai said pirates did not need to obey the Marines.
• Ye Liangnai arrived at Marineford and confronted Doflamingo, stopping his blade at Doflamingo's neck after Doflamingo tried to control him with threads.
• Ye Liangnai and Doflamingo went with Momonga to the Shichibukai meeting, where a horned giant mocked Ye Liangnai's ability to hold his position.

At the Shichibukai gathering, Sengoku announced that Blackbeard would replace Jinbe and that the Shichibukai must fight Whitebeard’s forces after Blackbeard captured Ace. Ye Liangnai challenged Hawkeye Mihawk at Marineford, and their duel began with Mihawk countering Ye Liangnai’s opening attack and unleashing a powerful Sword Wave.

• Ye Liangnai noted that Jinbe was the only absent Shichibukai before Sengoku arrived with Blackbeard and announced that Blackbeard would take Jinbe’s place.
• Blackbeard greeted Ye Liangnai, and Sengoku revealed that Blackbeard had captured Ace, prompting a war declaration against Whitebeard and ordering the Shichibukai to participate.
• Doflamingo offered to work with Ye Liangnai, but Ye Liangnai refused and challenged Hawkeye Mihawk to a fight.
• Sengoku approved the duel, and the group went to a reinforced Marineford training ground as Marines and Shichibukai gathered to watch.
• Ye Liangnai charged Hawkeye Mihawk, who blocked his strike, praised its power, knocked him back, and sent a terrifying Sword Wave toward him.

Ye Liangnai fought Hawk Eyes, who overwhelmed him until he unleashed his Crimson Wings and matched the World's Greatest Swordsman with his full strength. As the duel pushed Ye Liangnai's swordsmanship and Haki forward, he suddenly released a vast surge of sword intent and forced Hawk Eyes back.

• Hawk Eyes repeatedly battered Ye Liangnai with powerful Sword Waves and drove him to one knee, while Doflamingo watched warily.
• Ye Liangnai revealed his Crimson Wings, blasted Hawk Eyes backward, and struck with enough force to surprise him.
• Hawk Eyes answered with a purple Nether Aura, and the two clashed in a fierce duel that shook the training ground and injured nearby Marines with its aftershocks.
• Ye Liangnai welcomed the pressure of Hawk Eyes's attacks as it strengthened his swordsmanship and Haki, while Sengoku noted how rapidly his power had grown.
• Ye Liangnai cried out for his swordsmanship to break through, releasing a vast surge of sword intent that shattered the ground and forced Hawk Eyes backward.

Ye Liangnai and Hawk Eyes fought a final exchange that left both wounded and split the sky, while Ye Liangnai broke through to lv4 swordsmanship. After healing and setting out for Fish-Man Island, Ye Liangnai confronted Blackbeard, who admitted he had considered ambushing him.

• Ye Liangnai and Hawk Eyes traded a final blow, splitting the training ground and sky and leaving both of them injured.
• Ye Liangnai acknowledged his defeat, and the system rewarded him with lv4 swordsmanship, a new title, and 900,000 Enhancement Points.
• Ye Liangnai spent 300,000 Enhancement Points to heal his wounds, then ate at a tavern before heading for his ship and the next Poneglyph location, Fish-Man Island.
• Ye Liangnai confronted Blackbeard in a secluded corner, and Blackbeard admitted he had planned to ambush him but had found no opportunity.

After leaving Blackbeard, Ye Liangnai reached Sabaody Archipelago to prepare his ship for the journey to Fish-Man Island. He extorted nearly one hundred million in treasure from local pirates and found Rayleigh at Shakuyaku’s bar to ask him to coat the ship.

• Blackbeard escaped into the darkness after warning Ye Liangnai that they might meet again, and Ye Liangnai vowed not to give him that chance.
• Ye Liangnai returned to the Moby Dick and told Nous and Jesus Burgess that he had fought Hawk Eyes before setting course for Fish-Man Island.
• At Sabaody Archipelago, Ye Liangnai left Nous and Jesus Burgess to guard the ship while he searched for a coating mechanic.
• A group of pirates tried to rob Ye Liangnai, but he overwhelmed them with his aura and forced them to hand over nearly one hundred million in treasure.
• Ye Liangnai visited Shakuyaku’s Rip-off Bar and asked Rayleigh to coat his ship.

Ye Liangnai and his companions descended to Fish-Man Island aboard the Moby Dick, with Kraken carrying them to Dragon Palace City. The guards treated them as hostile intruders, but Prince Shark recognized Ye Liangnai as the Shichibukai “Lightning Killer.”

• Ye Liangnai hired Rayleigh to coat the Moby Dick, then set out from Sabaody Archipelago with Nous and Jesus Burgess.
• At eight thousand meters below the surface, Nous struck a gigantic octopus with lightning, and Ye Liangnai cut its tentacles before persuading Kraken to take them to Dragon Palace City.
• Ye Liangnai warned Nous that the ship’s coating would burst; after it did, the sea weakened Nous, and the group was carried into Dragon Palace City.
• Dragon Palace City guards surrounded the three as pirates and rejected Ye Liangnai’s request to speak with King Neptune.
• Prince Shark arrived, recognized Ye Liangnai as the Shichibukai “Lightning Killer,” and remained wary of the group.

Ye Liangnai visited Dragon Palace City to copy its Poneglyph, then killed Vander Decken IX and sank Noah after Vander Decken attacked him. Neptune invited Ye Liangnai to stay on Fish-Man Island for two days, where they celebrated the removal of the threat to Shirahoshi.

• Prince Shark agreed to take Ye Liangnai to King Neptune after Ye Liangnai promised to view the Poneglyph and leave without causing trouble.
• Neptune permitted Ye Liangnai to copy the Poneglyph, and Ye Liangnai finished making a rubbing.
• A flying axe attacked Ye Liangnai, who recognized it as Vander Decken IX's and learned that Prince Shark had long suffered his attacks.
• Ye Liangnai used Delusion Breaker to kill Vander Decken IX and sink Noah two kilometers away.
• Neptune thanked Ye Liangnai and invited him to stay for two days, and Ye Liangnai celebrated with him while their companions talked.

Ye Liangnai returned to Sabaody Archipelago as the Eleven Supernovas gathered and began clashing across the island. After Shakuyaku warned Luffy to avoid Ye Liangnai, Ye Liangnai encountered several Supernovas at a restaurant and sent Burgess to deal with the approaching Kid.

• Ye Liangnai and Jesus Burgess returned from Fish-Man Island, and Ye Liangnai noted that ten days remained before the Whitebeard Pirates' attack.
• News spread that Straw Hat Luffy had defeated Moria and that the Eleven Supernovas had gathered on Sabaody Archipelago, where Eustass Kid and Capone Bege clashed.
• Monk Urouge and Slaughter Demon Killer fought until Red Flag Diego Dorgle interrupted them, while Trafalgar Law questioned Dorgle about how many people he had defeated.
• Shakuyaku warned Luffy and his crew that Ye Liangnai was far beyond their strength and told them to avoid provoking him.
• Ye Liangnai entered a restaurant with Burgess and Nous, recognized Jewelry Bonney, Apoo, and Hawkins, and told Burgess to drive back the hostile Kid.

Jesus Burgess and Nous fought Kid and Killer after the Kid Pirates confronted Ye Liangnai’s crew on Sabaody. Burgess overwhelmed Kid in their clash, while Nous defeated Killer with a lightning-fast kick, leaving the watching Supernovas wary of Ye Liangnai.

• Jesus Burgess intercepted Kid and knocked him through a building with a powerful punch.
• Kid attacked Burgess with a giant iron fist, but Burgess countered and shattered Kid’s steel arm.
• Kid unleashed a storm of steel and then clashed with Burgess in a fierce hand-to-hand fight.
• Killer tried to strike Burgess from behind, but Nous blocked his attack and challenged him to fight.
• Nous outpaced Killer and sent him crashing through a Yalman Red Tree with a Flash Kick.
• Apu, Hawkins, and the other spectators grew more wary of Ye Liangnai after seeing Nous’s strength.

Ye Liangnai watched Jesus Burgess crush Eustass Kid, then headed to an auction on Sabaody Archipelago after hearing that a mermaid would be sold there. As the auction began and people were put on display as commodities, Ye Liangnai waited to see whether Monkey D. Luffy would intervene or he would have to save the mermaid himself.

• Jesus Burgess broke Eustass Kid's arm and battered him into a pit, declaring himself the weakest member of Ye Liangnai's crew.
• Ye Liangnai told Nous and Burgess to explore on their own and warned them to avoid the Celestial Dragons.
• Ye Liangnai heard that a mermaid was being auctioned and went to the auction house, intending to intervene if necessary.
• Trafalgar Law followed Ye Liangnai, while Eustass Kid and Nami also arrived at the auction house.
• The auction began, displaying people of many races and captured pirates as commodities.

Ye Liangnai bought a female shipwright at the Sabaody auction, where Saint Charlos claimed Keimi as his own. Luffy and Zoro crashed into the auction house, and Charlos shot Hachi as Luffy struggled to stop himself from attacking the Celestial Dragon.

• Ye Liangnai bid two million and one Beli for the female shipwright after the crowd ignored her.
• Saint Charlos arrived and offered five hundred million Beli for Keimi, silencing the auction house and crushing Nami’s plan to buy her.
• Luffy and Zoro burst through the ceiling, and Luffy rushed to save Keimi while Hachi warned him not to provoke a Celestial Dragon.
• Charlos discovered Hachi was a fish-man and shot him, knocking him to the ground.
• Hachi grabbed Luffy’s foot to restrain him, but Charlos shot Hachi several more times, leaving him badly wounded.

Straw Hat Luffy punched Saint Charlos, triggering a battle between the Straw Hat Pirates and the Celestial Dragons’ guards. Ye Liangnai appeared to seize Keimi, but he and Trafalgar Law removed her explosive collar and revealed that they were saving her.

• Straw Hat Luffy punched Saint Charlos after he shot Hachi, and Roronoa Zoro and Sanji prepared to fight as the crowd fled.
• Saint Rosward fired at Straw Hat Luffy and ordered his guards to summon a Marine Admiral, while the guards surrounded the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Ye Liangnai stood up, and Saint Rosward’s guards identified him as the Shichibukai known as “Lightning Killer.”
• Saint Rosward ordered Ye Liangnai to protect the Celestial Dragons, but Ye Liangnai refused and carried Keimi away from the auction stage.
• Ye Liangnai asked Trafalgar Law to remove Keimi’s collar, and Law cut off and restored her head without harming her.
• Ye Liangnai set Keimi down safely, and the Straw Hat Pirates realized he had been rescuing her.

Ye Liangnai evaded Sengoku’s order to capture Luffy by revealing Rayleigh’s presence, then left the auction house with Keimi while the Marines prepared to pursue the pirates. From a rooftop, he watched Luffy, Kid, and Law face the Marine blockade and urged Keimi to leave the island with Rayleigh.

• Keimi thanked Ye Liangnai for saving her, and he explained that he was repaying a favor to King Neptune.
• Sengoku ordered Ye Liangnai to capture Luffy, but Ye Liangnai claimed he could not act because Dark King Rayleigh was there.
• Rayleigh knocked out Saint Rosward’s guards with his Haki, collected the injured Hachi, and left with Ye Liangnai.
• Ye Liangnai slipped past the Marines outside the auction house while Luffy, Kid, and Law emerged and drew the soldiers’ attention.
• Ye Liangnai watched the Marines surround the pirates from a rooftop and told Keimi to leave the island with Rayleigh.

Ye Liangnai defeated a pirate who tried to recruit him, then encountered Marine Admiral Kizaru on Sabaody. Kizaru ordered him to help suppress the pirates, delaying his crew’s departure.

• Ye Liangnai killed Gambis the Shark Tooth Man with Phoenix Fire Feathers as the pirates fled Sabaody.
• Kizaru arrived and prepared to take the surrounding pirates to Impel Down while Ye Liangnai left.
• Ye Liangnai reunited with Jesus Burgess and Nous aboard the Moby Dick and introduced the shipwright Ruri.
• Kizaru appeared behind Ye Liangnai’s crew and relayed Sengoku’s order for Ye Liangnai to help suppress the pirates.
• Ye Liangnai agreed to the order and flew away in his crimson phoenix form, telling his crew to wait.

Ye Liangnai overwhelmed pirates across Sabaody Archipelago, capturing Apoo and defeating Urouge while the Marines pursued the fleeing crews. After the Straw Hat Pirates defeated a Pacifista, Ye Liangnai descended to confront them.

• Ye Liangnai attacked Apoo and his crew with Phoenix Meteor Kill, incapacitating Apoo before Marines captured him.
• Ye Liangnai pierced Urouge's iron pillar, wounded him, and knocked him unconscious before leaving Sentomaru to handle the rest.
• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and the other Straw Hat Pirates combined their attacks to destroy the Pacifista blocking their escape.
• Ye Liangnai descended in front of the Straw Hat Pirates and greeted them.

Ye Liangnai turned on the Straw Hat Pirates and drove them away, but Kizaru arrived and attacked them. Rayleigh intervened to protect the crew and began fighting Kizaru, while Ye Liangnai flew after the fleeing Straw Hats.

• Ye Liangnai warned the exhausted Straw Hat Pirates that they had to defeat him before Kizaru arrived, and Luffy ordered the crew to scatter and meet at the Thousand Sunny in three days.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked Ye Liangnai, who overwhelmed them with sword waves and sent the crew flying without pursuing them.
• Kizaru appeared, blasted the area with Light Cannons, and pinned Zoro beneath his foot as the Straw Hats' attacks passed harmlessly through his light body.
• Rayleigh arrived and kicked Kizaru's attack away, then blocked him while the Straw Hats escaped; Ye Liangnai transformed into a Fire Phoenix and flew off.
• Kizaru and Rayleigh began a fierce sword fight, while Usopp carried Zoro and spotted Ye Liangnai flying after the fleeing crew.

Ye Liangnai and his crew crossed dangerous waters to reach Luikavina Island, where another information Poneglyph was located. After surviving a Sea King nest and extreme weather, they were ambushed by underwater attackers and confronted by a powerful man who challenged Ye Liangnai for his Shichibukai position.

• The Straw Hat Pirates attacked Ye Liangnai as he flew away from Sabaody, then focused on escaping.
• Ye Liangnai reunited with Jesus Burgess and Nous, gave Nous a chart to Luikavina Island, and warned him about the dangerous route.
• Nous guided the Moby Dick through a Sea King nest and extreme weather, and Ruri reported that the ship was undamaged.
• Ye Liangnai sensed underwater attackers near a calm stretch of sea, and Nous struck them with lightning.
• The attackers sent up a bright signal before diving back underwater, while Ye Liangnai defended himself from iron arrows and a heavy-sword wielder.
• A massive man charged at Ye Liangnai and challenged him for his Shichibukai position, and Ye Liangnai eagerly accepted the fight.

Ye Liangnai defeated the hulking Steel-Steel Fruit user, while Nous overwhelmed his opponent and struck down the surrounding enemies. The remaining grunts began to consider retreating after seeing their boss and vice-captain captured.

• Ye Liangnai clashed with the hulking man, whose Steel-Steel Fruit and Steel Skin let him withstand attacks and counter with a powerful spear.
• Ye Liangnai broke the man's spear, pierced through his steel defense, and blasted him into the sea with Phoenix Meteor Kill.
• Nous struck down his distracted opponent with lightning and blasted enemies across the surrounding waters.
• Jesus Burgess defeated the last grunt near him and complained that Nous had left him little to fight.
• Ye Liangnai and Nous captured their opponents as the remaining grunts feared being wiped out.

After capturing two New World pirates, Ye Liangnai claimed an island as a base and enhanced his Phoenix Devil Fruit ability. He then led his crew onto Luikavina Island, where its monstrous beasts watched them cautiously.

• Ruri identified Ye Liangnai's captive as Spear of Domination Stro and Nous's captive as Mox, and Ye Liangnai ordered both locked up as a gift for Sengoku.
• Ye Liangnai claimed the abandoned island as a base, gathered its treasure, and resupplied before setting sail for Luikavina Island.
• Ye Liangnai spent 800,000 Enhancement Points to advance his Devil Fruit ability, gaining the Phoenix Hao Ri skill and a dramatic increase in strength.
• Ye Liangnai's crew landed on Luikavina Island, where he warned them about its dangerous creatures and sensed a deer king with strength comparable to a 900 million Beli bounty.
• The island's giant beasts watched the crew from the forest, but Ye Liangnai's kingly aura kept them from attacking.

Ye Liangnai passed Sayebia’s Poneglyph test on Luikavina Island and began sailing back toward Marineford to join the Summit War. At Marineford, Sengoku received confirmation that the Marines’ preparations were proceeding on schedule.

• Ye Liangnai and his companions encountered Sayebia, a mountain-sized Sky Giant Deer guarding a Poneglyph, who challenged Ye Liangnai to withstand one full-power strike.
• Ye Liangnai transformed into a Fire Phoenix and used Armament Haki and sword techniques to repel Sayebia’s attack, earning permission to see the Poneglyph.
• Ye Liangnai made a rubbing of the Poneglyph, then left the island with Jesus Burgess, Nous, and the others to sail toward Marineford.
• Sengoku learned that elite Marine soldiers and key Vice Admirals were gathering for the war, and a war officer reported that headquarters had sent Vice Admirals to summon the Shichibukai.