Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai used Barrett's attack to infiltrate Whole Cake Island, steal Big Mom's weakness, and reach the Poneglyph. He faced Charlotte Mondol there as Big Mom joined the battle and time ran short.

• Barrett confronted Katakuri, who recognized him as a dangerous opponent and sensed trouble ahead.
• Ye Liangnai landed on Whole Cake Island and waited for Big Mom to leave her residence and head toward the harbor.
• While Barrett drew attention away, Ye Liangnai reached the framed photograph of the nun and took it.
• Ye Liangnai went to obtain the Poneglyph and encountered Charlotte Mondol, who tried to stop him.
• Ye Liangnai threatened Mondol and hurried to get past him before Big Mom or Katakuri could interfere.

Ye Liangnai killed Mondol, took rubbings of the three Poneglyphs, and claimed the Devil Fruit that formed from Mondol’s corpse. Katakuri arrived and fought Ye Liangnai, landing a powerful blow before abruptly dodging an incoming attack.

• Mondol tried to store the Poneglyph in a book, but Ye Liangnai pierced and killed him, then flattened a group of people with Phoenix Pressure.
• Ye Liangnai made rubbings of the three stone tablets and put the papers away as Katakuri arrived.
• Ye Liangnai took the Devil Fruit that formed on Mondol’s corpse and calmly faced Katakuri.
• Katakuri attacked Ye Liangnai, who blocked his strike and broke through Katakuri’s Mochi Wall with advanced Armament Haki.
• Katakuri used Mochi Twin Donuts: Mighty Mochi to punch through Ye Liangnai’s chest, but Ye Liangnai survived and prepared to retaliate.
• Katakuri sensed an incoming threat and hastily dodged as Ye Liangnai began an attack.

Ye Liangnai wounded Katakuri and escaped into the air as a Fire Phoenix, while Barrett and Big Mom continued their devastating battle on Whole Cake Island. The island’s destruction intensified as Barrett began merging it into himself and charged at Big Mom.

• Ye Liangnai used Flash Erasure to cut the house in half and leave Katakuri with a serious wound.
• Ye Liangnai transformed into a Fire Phoenix and flew away, while Katakuri alerted the forces on Whole Cake Island and vowed not to let him escape.
• Barrett and Big Mom traded powerful blows that devastated Whole Cake Island and drove the Big Mom Pirates away from their battle.
• Big Mom struck Barrett with Shocking Thunder, but he rose from the ruins and began using his Merge-Merge Fruit to absorb the island.
• Big Mom tried to stop Barrett before his merging was complete, and he charged her, meeting her in another destructive clash.

Barrett fought Big Mom across Whole Cake Island until Ye Liangnai pierced her with Delusion Breaker. Ye Liangnai grabbed Barrett and tried to escape, but Big Mom summoned Zeus to attack them.

• Barrett and Big Mom traded devastating blows, and Barrett formed a steel armor suit to resume their fight.
• Big Mom split Whole Cake Island in two and tried to force Barrett into the sea.
• Ye Liangnai threw Delusion Breaker at Big Mom, piercing her chest despite her defenses.
• Ye Liangnai transformed into Phoenix Form, grabbed Barrett, and tried to leave.
• Big Mom called Zeus and ordered him to strike Ye Liangnai as lightning gathered around them.

Ye Liangnai tried to escape Big Mom and her crew with Barrett after using Phoenix Hao Ri to disperse the thunderclouds and knock Zeus from the sky. Big Mom and Katakuri caught up, and Ye Liangnai ended the chapter surrounded by flying Big Mom Pirates.

• Ye Liangnai used Phoenix Hao Ri to evaporate the thunderclouds, knocking Zeus down and clearing the sky.
• Ye Liangnai fled with Barrett, but Big Mom rode Prometheus after them and attacked with Shocking Thunder.
• Katakuri struck Ye Liangnai in the chest with Mochi Twin Donuts: Mighty Mochi, making him cough up blood.
• Katakuri ordered the air unit to hold Ye Liangnai back, and Big Mom's flying pirates surrounded him.

Ding Si oversaw the animation department’s demanding work before returning to his manga, while readers discovered that Unit 01 had released Your Lie in April. Readers initially laughed at its cheerful opening, but the story’s turn toward tragedy left them complaining and suspecting Unit 01 was another account of the old bastard.

• Ding Si corrected the animation staff’s work and left them to develop the story framework while he returned to drawing manga.
• Unit 01’s new work, Your Lie in April, appeared on World Novels and surprised readers who expected another Gundam story.
• Readers debated whether the unfamiliar romance would be depressing, then started reading despite their fears.
• Readers laughed at the early plot, including Kaori’s first encounter with the male lead, and hoped the story would be healing.
• As the plot turned sad around the halfway point, readers slowed down and complained that Unit 01 was copying the old bastard’s depressing style.

Netizens condemned Unit 01 for Your Lie in April after Kaori’s death, while Shen Kuo kept reading in hopes of a happier resolution. He finished the story in tears, feeling that its moving ending offered only incomplete comfort.

• Netizens flooded Your Lie in April with criticism and bad reviews, while reporters amplified the controversy around Unit 01.
• Shen Kuo decided to continue reading despite Kaori’s death because he hoped the remaining chapters might bring a surprise.
• Shen Kuo read Kaori’s reflections on her struggle and her promise to perform with Kosei Arima again.
• Kosei Arima completed a moving performance, while Kaori remained dead and lived on in his heart.
• Shen Kuo finished the story in tears and felt that Unit 01 had left its readers only partly healed.

Ye Liangnai celebrated the Lightning Pirate Group’s gains after it reclaimed much of the Beasts Pirates’ territory and recruited ten thousand pirates. Sakazuki learned that the group had gathered all the Road Poneglyphs, but hesitated to attack because the Marines lacked the strength to contain the New World if the conflict destabilized it further.

• Ye Liangnai arrived at the group’s gathering and invited everyone to celebrate with a banquet.
• Nous reported that the group had reclaimed sixty percent of the Beasts Pirates’ territory and gained ten thousand new recruits.
• Ye Liangnai welcomed the newcomers as family, and they joined the Lightning Pirate Group’s celebration.
• A SWORD rear admiral told Sakazuki that the Lightning Pirate Group had gathered all the Road Poneglyphs and could travel to Raftel.
• Sakazuki condemned Ye Liangnai but recognized that attacking him could throw the New World into greater chaos.

Sakazuki and Sengoku discussed how the Marines would deal with Ye Liangnai, whose strength and ability to fly made him a dangerous opponent. They decided to wait for the New World’s forces, especially Big Mom, to weaken him before making a decisive strike.

• Sengoku told Sakazuki that the Five Elders wanted the Marines to stop the Lightning Pirate Group from revealing the secret of the Final Land.
• Sakazuki proposed sending Fujitora, but Sengoku warned that Ye Liangnai had grown from around Shichibukai level to nearly Yonko level.
• Sengoku said Aokiji would have countered Ye Liangnai best, while Fujitora and Kizaru together could still pose a serious threat.
• Sengoku advised waiting for the New World’s monsters to react to Ye Liangnai obtaining all the Poneglyphs and provoking Big Mom.
• Sakazuki agreed to wait for the right moment, then dismissed Sengoku, who left chuckling.

Ye Liangnai organized his crew and assigned them a half-year training period to prepare for an approaching storm. He then entered the sea to refine his ability, while Ruri sent the crew to train on nearby islands and kept Fish-Men ready to rescue him.

• Ye Liangnai told Nous and Ruri to stabilize morale and train the crew while he strengthened himself for the coming storm.
• Ye Liangnai ordered Dogus and Ruri to negotiate with Doflamingo for SMILE Fruits, and told Caribou and the other captains to supervise training on nearby islands.
• Ye Liangnai established ranks and rewards within his crew, then warned them that they would face the sea's strongest fighting force in half a year.
• Ye Liangnai stripped down and leaped into the sea to refine his ability's awakening, worrying some of his subordinates.
• Ruri reassured the crew that Fish-Men were ready to rescue Ye Liangnai and sent everyone to train on the surrounding islands.

Ruri and Jesus Burgess set off for Dressrosa while the crew began a six-month training plan. Ye Liangnai entered the sea to train his power, leaving the Sea Kings fleeing from the heat he unleashed.

• Ruri departed for Dressrosa with Jesus Burgess, while Nous headed into the mountains to train amid lightning.
• Former Flying Six members questioned whether Burgess deserved his place among the Three Heavenly Kings and waited to judge his performance.
• Dogus told Caribou that he would train him in Armament Haki, improve his Observation Haki, and develop his Devil Fruit ability.
• Dogus warned Caribou that the Five Generals would train together and urged him to grow stronger so they would not be looked down upon.
• Ye Liangnai entered the sea despite being weakened by it, determined to raise his strength to Admiral level.
• Ye Liangnai unleashed intense heat and fiery attacks, boiling the seawater and driving the surrounding Sea Kings away.

Ye Liangnai pushed his Devil Fruit ability to its limits in the sea despite the danger and weakness, while the world reacted to the Lightning Pirate Group’s growing power. The chapter left countless forces watching the group as turmoil spread across the New World.

• Ye Liangnai unleashed slashes and heat that cleared the surrounding sea, killing a Sea King that approached him.
• Ye Liangnai endured the sea’s debilitating effects to improve his Devil Fruit ability, saving his limited Enhancement Points for his Haki and swordsmanship.
• Two soldiers worried when Ye Liangnai stayed underwater, but Doran assured them that rescuers were monitoring him and would keep him safe.
• People discussed the Lightning Pirate Group inheriting the Beasts Pirates, gathering every Poneglyph, and drawing the attention of Big Mom, the Red-Haired Pirates, the New Whitebeard Pirates, Demon Descendant Barrett, the Golden Emperor, and Zephyr.
• Countless eyes focused on the Lightning Pirate Group as the New World fell into unprecedented turmoil.

Ruri confronted Doflamingo in Dressrosa and forced him to accept a deal involving Artificial Devil Fruits. Meanwhile, CP0 captain Rob Lucci searched for Ye Liangnai, and a Revolutionary Army leader asked whether the Poneglyphs made their next target a woman.

• Ruri demanded a yes-or-no answer from Doflamingo about the deal, and he agreed to it.
• Doflamingo attacked Ruri with his control string, but she pulled him in and struck him with Dark Water, temporarily canceling his ability.
• Dogus warned Doflamingo not to underestimate Ruri, and Doflamingo agreed to discuss the handover details.
• Rob Lucci ordered a red-masked CP0 agent to hurry their search for Ye Liangnai as CP0 prepared to target the Lightning Pirate Group's upper ranks.
• On Baltingo, a green-robed man asked whether Ye Liangnai's gathering of the Poneglyphs made a woman their next target.

After three months of seclusion, Ye Liangnai emerged and unleashed a terrifying display of heat and Conqueror’s Haki before the Lightning Pirate Group. Sakazuki and Ace had spent the intervening time wondering where he was and reflecting on his actions.

• Sakazuki learned that the Lightning Pirate Group’s movements and base remained unknown, and he ordered the Marines to investigate them.
• Ace wondered where Ye Liangnai had gone and struggled with his mixed feelings about Whitebeard’s death and Ye Liangnai’s help against Blackbeard.
• Three months passed before Ye Liangnai burst from seclusion in a blaze of heat near the island.
• Ye Liangnai’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked many pirates unconscious and forced the island’s monstrous beasts to the ground.
• Nous praised Ye Liangnai’s overwhelming power as the Lightning Pirate Group’s other members watched in awe.

Ye Liangnai reached the ultimate form of his awakened Phoenix ability and spent 1.5 million Enhancement Points to strengthen his Haki. After completing the enhancement, he stood ready to face a Marine Admiral as Nous congratulated him.

• Ye Liangnai completed his Ability awakening and asked the system to enhance his Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
• The system began the 1.5-million-point enhancement, and Ye Liangnai fell into the sea as the process took hold.
• The Fish-Men rushed to rescue Ye Liangnai, but he burst out of the sea in human-beast form, surrounded by powerful energy.
• After half an hour, Ye Liangnai's aura vanished, and his status showed advanced Haki and a power level of 94, just below a Marine Admiral's 95.
• Ye Liangnai declared that he had reached the top of the world, and Nous congratulated him on gaining the power to face an Admiral.

Rob Lucci found Ye Liangnai and signaled for a Marine Headquarters admiral’s forces to surround the Lightning Pirate Group. Ye Liangnai struck him with Delusion Breaker, but Rob Lucci transformed and counterattacked with the Six King Cannon.

• Rob Lucci ambushed Ye Liangnai, who blocked his attacks and mocked him for serving the World Government again.
• Rob Lucci fired a signal flare and announced that a Marine Headquarters admiral’s army would soon surround the Lightning Pirate Group.
• Nous attacked Rob Lucci with lightning as he fled, but Ye Liangnai stopped Nous and sent Delusion Breaker through Rob Lucci’s chest.
• Rob Lucci transformed into his leopard-human form, coated himself in Armament Haki, and unleashed the Six King Cannon against Ye Liangnai.

Ye Liangnai defeated Rob Lucci with an Armament Haki-enhanced strike and ordered his crew to sail onward as they prepared for a possible Marine Admiral. Nearby, Fujitora sensed Lucci’s defeat and agreed that the Marines had chosen the wrong time to destroy the Lightning Pirate Group.

• Ye Liangnai overwhelmed Rob Lucci with Armament Haki: Impact, leaving him badly wounded and falling toward the sea.
• Ye Liangnai ordered Doran to capture Rob Lucci and asked his crew if they were ready to face a Marine Admiral.
• The crew answered confidently, and Ye Liangnai ordered them to set sail while worrying that Fujitora could be especially dangerous at sea.
• Fujitora sensed Rob Lucci’s presence weaken and concluded that Sengoku was right: it was not yet the best time to eliminate the Lightning Pirate Group.

Fujitora launched a meteor attack while flying toward Ye Liangnai’s group to test whether they had the strength to rule the seas. Nous and Ruri worked to stop the meteor as Ye Liangnai prepared to face Fujitora, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Fujitora swung his blade to summon a massive meteor and flew toward Ye Liangnai’s group.
• Ye Liangnai recognized Fujitora’s arrival, and Nous volunteered to stop the meteor while Ye Liangnai took on Fujitora.
• Ruri offered to help Nous, while Foz F, Jiumu, and Ulti prepared to fight Fujitora.
• Nous transformed into a thunderbird and split the descending meteor into dozens of pieces with his Wind Thunder Feather Slash.
• Ruri used Dark Hole to envelop the falling meteor fragments with black mist.

Ye Liangnai battled Fujitora, whose gravity-powered sword strikes shook the island while Ye Liangnai remained unharmed. The fight continued on land, with Fujitora’s attack twisting and crushing a quarter of the island.

• After the meteorite vanished, Ye Liangnai challenged Fujitora and asked whether he was satisfied with the display.
• Fujitora said he did not wish to fight Ye Liangnai, but drew his sword to carry out the Fleet Admiral’s mission.
• Ye Liangnai and Fujitora clashed their blades from a distance, their Armament Haki sending shockwaves through the sea.
• Ye Liangnai retreated to the island, telling Fujitora that the ship could not withstand their battle.
• Fujitora used Gravity Sword: Fierce Tiger, forcing Foz F and the others to transform to withstand the attack’s aftershock.
• Ye Liangnai transformed into a flame-wreathed Phoenix and remained unaffected as Fujitora’s attack compressed and split a quarter of the island.

Ye Liangnai and Fujitora fought with overwhelming force as Fujitora’s gravity and Ye Liangnai’s flames, Haki, and rapid sword strikes devastated the island. Ye Liangnai pressed Fujitora into close-quarters combat, and their clash continued amid widespread destruction.

• Ye Liangnai’s Delusion Breaker strike failed to reach Fujitora when Fujitora used Gravity: Reverse.
• Fujitora trapped Ye Liangnai with Gravity Command: Hell Journey, but Ye Liangnai resisted in Phoenix Man form.
• Ye Liangnai countered with repeated Delusion Breaker attacks, reinforced with Armament Haki and high-temperature flames.
• Their battle split the island, drove beasts into the sea, and damaged nearby ships.
• Ye Liangnai rushed in close, forcing Fujitora into a destructive hand-to-hand fight.