Recaps

The Vinsmoke Family helped the King's Void Hall infiltrate Whole Cake Island, but Niji and Yonji provoked Charlotte Linlin and ruined their plan to destroy Sister Carmelo's photograph. Yun Ye ordered his forces to begin a full assault, leaving the battle about to start.

• Judge confirmed that the Vinsmoke Family had secured entry routes for the King's Void Hall, and Yun Ye told him to prepare to act once the Big Mom Pirates appeared.
• Charlotte Linlin welcomed the tea party guests and demanded that Judge let his eldest daughter marry Charlotte Oven as part of their cooperation.
• Niji insulted Charlotte Linlin, and Yonji backed him, causing the Big Mom Pirates' officers to surround the Vinsmoke Family.
• Judge realized that Niji's outburst had ruined their plan to use a bomb to destroy the giant cake and Sister Carmelo's photograph.
• Yun Ye abandoned his plan to wait for Charlotte Linlin's mental blow and ordered Hawkins to prepare the King's Void Hall forces to attack.
• Ye Qi received Yun Ye's order on the outskirts of the All Nations Sea and told her subordinates to prepare to move.

The King's Void Hall launched a full-scale assault on the Big Mom Pirates during Big Mom's tea party, with Judge's bomb helping the Vinsmoke Family escape before Yun Ye arrived to protect them and attack Big Mom. As the fighting spread across Whole Cake Island, the five Ten Blades confronted the Big Mom Pirates' officers.

• Ye Qi's subordinates detonated bombs on an island, and Tesoro, Gibosen, Feld, and the Hawkins Pirate Crew attacked Big Mom Pirates strongholds across the All Nations Sea.
• Judge triggered his hidden device as the gift box exploded, and Katakuri's mochi hand failed to contain the blast that scattered Big Mom and her officers.
• Big Mom attacked the Vinsmoke Family, but Yun Ye blocked her thunderflame strike with Danku and blasted her into a building with Raien Baku.
• Yun Ye revealed himself at the tea party as King's Void Hall forces breached Whole Cake Island, and Katakuri and the other officers prepared for war.
• Ye Qi, Tesoro, Hawkins, Gibosen, and Feld arrived to face the Big Mom Pirates' officers, with Ye Qi confronting Smoothie and Tesoro confronting Katakuri.

Yun Ye and Big Mom began their long-awaited fight as the King's Void Hall officers clashed with the Big Mom Pirates' officers across Whole Cake Island. Ye Qi nearly killed Smoothie with a surprise attack, but Katakuri and Tesoro intervened, leaving the officer battles unresolved.

• The King's Void Hall officers arrived on Whole Cake Island, and Yun Ye and Big Mom exchanged attacks before beginning a fierce battle that shook the island.
• Hawkins fought Perospero, used his Curse Doll ability to redirect injuries to Big Mom Pirates members on a nearby island, and forced Perospero to retreat behind a Candy Wall.
• Ye Qi fought Smoothie and used the More-More Fruit to land a lethal-speed attack, severing Smoothie's right arm when danger warnings forced her to adjust her strike.
• Katakuri and Tesoro intervened, striking Smoothie and Ye Qi respectively and sending both fighters flying back.

The King's Void Hall and the Big Mom Pirates fought across Whole Cake Island while Yun Ye battled Charlotte Linlin. Katakuri and Tesoro’s clash left both injured, and Yun Ye and Charlotte Linlin continued their fierce fight as she unleashed a storm of lightning and fire.

• Katakuri disrupted Ye Qi’s attack on Smoothie, and Tesoro fought Katakuri with his awakened Golden Fruit before Katakuri overwhelmed his golden giant.
• Ye Qi joined Tesoro against Katakuri, and their combined attack injured all three fighters before Tesoro charged back into battle and Ye Qi resumed fighting Smoothie.
• Feld and Gibosen fought Big Mom Pirates officers while arriving King's Void Hall members clashed with the remaining combatants across Whole Cake Island.
• Yun Ye said Charlotte Linlin’s Haki had weakened, but she insisted his own strength had grown and continued their battle.
• Yun Ye evaded Charlotte Linlin’s attacks, and she unleashed Thunder Flame Storm, filling the sky around him with lightning and fire.

Yun Ye battled Charlotte Linlin and proved strong enough to suppress her, while she mistook his power-up for life-force consumption. Charlotte Linlin then activated Soul Return, gathering the Homies’ souls across the All Nations Sea to transform into a much stronger state and threaten Yun Ye.

• Yun Ye charged through Charlotte Linlin’s lightning and flames, repeatedly driving her back with his attacks.
• Streusen intervened against Yun Ye, but his age and a clash between the emperors’ attacks left him injured.
• Yun Ye and Charlotte Linlin traded blows until he struck her hard enough to make her bleed, while she questioned how much lifespan his power-up consumed.
• Charlotte Linlin sensed an abnormal connection in Yun Ye’s soul and guessed that someone was supplying him with life force.
• Charlotte Linlin invoked Soul Return, drawing Homie soul fragments from across the All Nations Sea into herself and growing stronger.
• Yun Ye recognized that Charlotte Linlin’s transformation resembled Gecko Moria’s Shadow’s Asgard and felt its rising aura threaten him.

Yun Ye and Charlotte Linlin fought a destructive battle across Whole Cake Island, with Linlin drawing power from the souls of Homies throughout the All Nations Sea. As Yun Ye unleashed his combined forms and struck with Serious Punch, his attack pierced through Linlin’s strongest sword strike and carved a trench through the sea, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• The Homies across the All Nations Sea lost their souls and flew toward Whole Cake Island, alarming civilians and revealing the scale of the battle.
• Katakuri, Smoothie, and the other fighters sensed Linlin’s terrifying power, then resumed their clashes as Tesoro charged Katakuri.
• Linlin transformed and used her four Homies to battle Yun Ye, and their blows shattered Whole Cake Island into pieces.
• Yun Ye pierced Linlin with Super Electromagnetic Cannon, but Linlin healed herself with soul power and continued fighting him.
• As Yun Ye’s condition worsened, he used Kaidō: Withered Tree Meets Spring to lock his injuries and activated both Thunder God Form and Explosive Flame Unrivaled.
• Linlin unleashed Conquest of the Sea, but Yun Ye’s Serious Punch pierced through her attack and split the sea and clouds along its path.

Yun Ye killed Big Mom with a single devastating punch, leaving the Big Mom Pirates leaderless and Whole Cake Island in ruins. He spared Katakuri and left the All Nations Sea poised for a struggle over Big Mom’s vacant territory, while gaining the Hollowfication Mask and more Achievement Points.

• Yun Ye used Instant Burst to destroy Big Mom completely, splitting the sea and clouds before his stamina gave out.
• The Big Mom Pirates sensed Big Mom’s death, and Katakuri ordered his siblings to flee while he and Perospero held off the King's Void Hall officers.
• Yun Ye arrived, stopped the fight, and spared Katakuri because Katakuri had once refrained from attacking him while he was injured.
• Yun Ye left Whole Cake Island with the King's Void Hall, expecting rivals such as Blackbeard and escaped prisoners to contest the All Nations Sea and generate future Achievement Points.
• Yun Ye gained 2,000 Achievement Points and the Destroyer title, which rewarded him with an unused Hollowfication Mask.

After Charlotte Linlin’s death, Katakuri resolved to protect the Big Mom Pirates and claim the Four Emperor position as the New World descended into turmoil. News of the Quincy’s victory stirred rival powers into action, while Doflamingo grew furious that Portgas D. Ace was coming to challenge him in Dressrosa.

• Katakuri watched Yun Ye leave, then resolved to defend the All Nations Sea and seek enough strength to become a Four Emperor.
• King's Void Hall returned with plundered treasure as Morgans publicized Charlotte Linlin’s death, prompting pirates across the world to react.
• King of Tyranny and Catarina considered seizing the Big Mom Pirates’ territory and discussed recruiting Ace or Blackbeard.
• Kaido ordered an investigation of Whole Cake Island to find out whether the Quincy had taken the Red Poneglyph, while Whitebeard and Red-Haired prepared for the turmoil.
• Doflamingo worried about the Quincy’s growing power and became enraged that Ace had uncovered his role in the Kingdom of Prodence and was heading to Dressrosa.

Doflamingo learned the Spade Pirates had arrived in Dressrosa and prepared to confront them, while the Five Elders and Navy leaders responded to Big Mom’s fall by considering new Shichibukai and expanding Navy forces into the New World. The Navy chose Akainu and Kizaru to take up positions there, while the proposed worldwide draft was postponed.

• Trebol gave Doflamingo a report on the Spade Pirates, and Doflamingo ordered his men to prepare to teach them a lesson.
• The Five Elders discussed the Quincy’s growing threat, considered Blackbeard Teach and Fire Fist Ace as Shichibukai nominees, and sent their proposal to Sengoku.
• Sengoku presented the two nominations to Navy leaders, and Garp reacted with surprise when he heard Ace’s name before hiding his feelings.
• Akainu objected to expanding the Shichibukai, while Tsuru and Sengoku discussed using Blackbeard to counter Whitebeard.
• The Navy leaders considered a worldwide draft but postponed it and decided to increase their New World deployment.
• Akainu volunteered for the New World, and Sengoku assigned Kizaru to join him.

Ace and the Spade Pirates challenged Doflamingo in Dressrosa, while Deuce uncovered the truth about the kingdom and freed the people Sugar had turned into toys. Doflamingo began contracting Birdcage around the island, leaving Ace injured and Dressrosa’s residents trapped as the battle continued.

• Ace and his companions fought their way to Dressrosa’s royal palace, where Ace battled the Donquixote Family officers and then Doflamingo, learning to harden his Armament Haki under pressure.
• Deuce investigated Dressrosa and learned from Riku Dold III about the toys, Sugar, and the Donquixote Family’s crimes.
• Deuce found Sugar and knocked her unconscious while fighting Gladius, causing the toys to revert and Dressrosa’s residents to remember their lost loved ones.
• Doflamingo realized his crimes had been exposed, unleashed Birdcage over Dressrosa, and vowed to kill everyone on the island before the truth could spread.
• Ace and Doflamingo clashed with their Conqueror’s Haki and fought with their Devil Fruit powers; Doflamingo pierced and injured Ace with haki-coated threads.
• Doflamingo explained that Birdcage would trap the island for an hour, while residents discovered the threads cut through people and blocked Den Den Mushi calls, then fled toward the center.

Ace and Doflamingo fought fiercely as the Birdcage crushed Dressrosa, until Yun Ye arrived and destroyed it with a Cero. Ace and Doflamingo both fell badly wounded, and Yun Ye revealed that Ace, captain of the Spade Pirates, was his nephew.

• Ace and Doflamingo traded powerful attacks inside the palace while the shrinking Birdcage killed Dressrosa's residents.
• Yun Ye reached Dressrosa, tested the Birdcage, then tore through it with a Cero.
• With Doflamingo distracted by the Birdcage's collapse, Ace strengthened his Flame Emperor and defeated him, though both fighters suffered severe wounds.
• Dressrosa's residents cheered as the Birdcage vanished, while the Spade Pirates and Donquixote Family officers rushed to their injured captains.
• As Doflamingo moved to attack Ace and the Spade Pirates, Yun Ye arrived, healed Ace with Recovery, and told Doflamingo that Ace was his nephew.

Yun Ye captured Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family after Ace defeated Doflamingo, exposing another Shichibukai’s attempt to seize a kingdom. As the World Government and Navy struggled with the fallout, Redfield attacked an Army garrison on the Red Line to draw out Kong, and Sengoku joined their battle.

• Yun Ye defeated Doflamingo, subdued the Donquixote Family officers, and took them away after warning Ace and his crew not to act recklessly.
• News of Doflamingo’s scheme spread, prompting member nations to demand the abolition of the Shichibukai system; Ace’s bounty rose above six hundred million berries, and Doflamingo was wanted for nine hundred million.
• Sengoku chose not to recall Akainu and Kizaru from the New World, but learned that Redfield had attacked an Army stronghold on the Red Line.
• Kong confronted Redfield at the garrison, and the two fought as Redfield sought revenge for his earlier defeat.
• Sengoku arrived and joined Kong against Redfield, whose awakened Vampire Fruit let him transform into scarlet bats and evade their attacks.

Redfield’s attack left Sengoku gravely weakened and forced him to resign, setting off a Navy leadership struggle that ended with Akainu as Fleet Admiral and Aokiji leaving the Navy. The Shichibukai system was abolished, new Admirals were appointed, and Katakuri defended the All Nations Sea, while Zephyr grew furious over Nightblade’s continued exclusion from promotion.

• Redfield fought Sengoku and Kong on the Red Line, badly wounding both before fleeing in his aged form.
• Sengoku resigned as Fleet Admiral and recommended Aokiji, while the Five Elders backed Akainu; Akainu won their ten-day battle, and Aokiji left the Navy.
• The Reverie abolished the Shichibukai system, and Akainu launched a worldwide draft that brought Aramaki and Momousagi into the Admiral ranks.
• Katakuri defeated challengers to the All Nations Sea, fought Kaido to a draw, and secured control of the territory for the remnants of the Big Mom Pirates.
• Akainu refused to promote Nightblade, and Zephyr became furious at what he saw as the Navy and World Government suppressing his disciple.

The former Shichibukai reacted to the World Government abolishing their positions, while conspirators in Fish-Man Island’s prison planned a revolt. Blackbeard Teach set sail for Fish-Man Island with his crew, intending to seize it and challenge both Whitebeard and the World Government.

• Perona woke Moria with the news that the Shichibukai had been abolished, but Moria dismissed the threat of the Marines finding Thriller Bark.
• Boa Hancock brushed off the abolition, while Grandma Gloriosa warned her to prepare for Akainu’s hardline Marines; Hawk Eye left Kuraigana Island hoping to spar with Nightblade.
• Jinbe told King Neptune he would remain on Fish-Man Island, and Neptune explained that he had imprisoned Arlong after Arlong attacked pirates and trade workshops.
• Arlong, Hody Jones, and Vander Decken IX plotted to escape, use the E.S. Rage Drug, and overthrow Fish-Man Island, while Vander Decken offered information that could distract Jinbe.
• Blackbeard Teach learned that the Shichibukai system had been abolished and ordered Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, Lafitte, and Doc Q to sail for Fish-Man Island.

Yun Ye considered leaving the Navy if Akainu pushed him too far, while Akainu sent him to pursue Hawk Eye after the swordsman attacked Navy bases. At G-4 Branch Base, Vice Admiral Kage prepared to hold off Hawk Eye and called for reinforcements.

• Zephyr praised Xiaoya's talent and diligence, while Yun Ye said he wanted her to stay safe and let her choose between martial arts and swordsmanship.
• Akainu decided to target the Four Emperors eventually and ordered Yun Ye to pursue Hawk Eye after Hawk Eye attacked a Navy branch base.
• Yun Ye reflected on the Navy's support and Sengoku's failed efforts to change it, then considered joining Zephyr to establish an independent Navy if the Navy went too far.
• Hawk Eye arrived at G-4 Branch Base and wondered whether Night Blade would come to confront him.
• Vice Admiral Kage learned Hawk Eye was attacking, alerted Headquarters, and sent distress signals to nearby Navy ships.

Yun Ye arrived at the G-4 Navy Branch Base and fought Hawk Eye, who had overwhelmed its defenders. Their sword duel left Yun Ye at a disadvantage until he activated Bankai—Heavenly Lock Slash; the battle continued as Hawk Eye found an opening to strike.

• Yun Ye diverted his warship toward the distress signal and rushed ahead to the G-4 Navy Branch Base after sensing Hawk Eye there.
• Hawk Eye battered the Navy soldiers and forced Vice Admiral Kage back until Yun Ye arrived and told Kage to evacuate the others.
• Yun Ye and Hawk Eye clashed as swordsmen, and Yun Ye struggled to match Hawk Eye's technique and powerful sword intent.
• Yun Ye activated Bankai—Heavenly Lock Slash, increasing his speed and strength, and drove Hawk Eye into the base's ruins.
• Hawk Eye broke free of the rubble and resumed attacking; after Yun Ye evaded his sword force, Hawk Eye seized the opening and brought his sword down.

Yun Ye fought Hawk Eye in a prolonged sword duel, then used his Hollowfication Mask to overwhelm and defeat him. Afterward, Yun Ye recovered at the G-4 branch base and toured the Grand Line while news spread that he had taken the title of the world’s greatest swordsman.

• Yun Ye and Hawk Eye exchanged increasingly powerful sword attacks as their Haki, speed, and swordsmanship pushed the battle to its limit.
• Yun Ye activated his Hollowfication Mask, gaining a major boost in physical power and high-speed regeneration.
• Hawk Eye broke through his limits and unleashed a powerful slash, but Yun Ye’s Moon Fang Heaven Piercer overcame it and blasted him away.
• Yun Ye struck Hawk Eye with another slash that split the sea and sky, then learned from the System prompt that Hawk Eye had survived.
• Hina searched for Hawk Eye but could not approach through the returning seawater, so Yun Ye let the search go and recovered at the G-4 branch base.
• Yun Ye stayed away from headquarters after reporting to Akainu, while news spread that Hawk Eye had been defeated and the world’s greatest swordsman title had changed hands.

Akainu recruited Ryokugyu for the Pacifista Project and considered using Navy Zoan users as sources of vitality. Meanwhile, Vergo concluded that Ace was Roger’s son, and Blackbeard’s crew reached Fish-Man Island, where they defeated members of the New Fish-Man Pirates and learned of their alliance with Vander Decken IX.

• Akainu asked Ryokugyu to become a Pacifista test subject, and Ryokugyu agreed after learning the project’s requirements.
• Ryokugyu told Akainu that Zoan users could supply vitality, and Akainu considered using Navy personnel, including Xiaoya.
• Vergo pieced together clues from Ace’s name and origins and concluded that Ace was Roger’s surviving son raised by Garp.
• Blackbeard brought his crew to Fish-Man Island, intending to claim it as the first step in rebuilding his power.
• Hammond and Hyouzou led members of the New Fish-Man Pirates in confronting Blackbeard’s crew, but the pirates defeated and captured them.
• Lafitte learned that Arlong led the New Fish-Man Pirates, Hody Jones was his vice-captain, and they had allied with Vander Decken IX to seize Fish-Man Island.

Blackbeard's crew raided the New Fish-Man Pirates' hideout, defeated Arlong and Hody Jones, and captured Vander Decken IX. After learning that Princess Shirahoshi was the Ancient Weapon Poseidon, Blackbeard set his sights on Ryugu Palace.

• Blackbeard led his crew into the Sea Forest and confronted Arlong and the New Fish-Man Pirates.
• Hody Jones took Energy Steroids and fought Burgess, who defeated him and overwhelmed the rest of the fish-men.
• Blackbeard ordered Lafitte to interrogate Arlong, Hody Jones, and their men, while Doc Q studied the Energy Steroids.
• Vander Decken IX arrived at the hideout and was captured by Blackbeard's crew.
• Lafitte revealed that Shirahoshi was Poseidon, the Ancient Weapon who could command the Sea Kings, and Blackbeard turned his ambition toward Ryugu Palace.

Ace visited Fish-Man Island to apologize to Jinbe, but joined him in defending Ryugu Palace when Arlong and Hody Jones attacked with a drug-enhanced army. Blackbeard’s crew watched from the shadows and planned to seize the island and capture Ace, while Jinbe knocked Arlong away in their first clash.

• Ace apologized to Jinbe at Ryugu Palace, learned that prisoners had escaped, and offered to help search for them.
• A soldier reported that Arlong and Hody Jones had gathered over ten thousand fighters near the Sea Forest and were attacking Ryugu Palace, so Jinbe and Ace rushed to confront them.
• Blackbeard’s crew revealed that they had hypnotized Arlong and Hody Jones and were using Doc Q’s enhanced energy steroids to make the attackers disposable weapons.
• Ace unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking several thousand attackers unconscious, and Blackbeard recognized him as Whitebeard’s Second Division commander and decided he could capture him.
• Arlong and Hody Jones ordered their forces to take the energy steroids, and Ace attacked the charging army with Fire Fist while Jinbe confronted Arlong.
• Arlong used 3000 Brick Fist against Jinbe, but Jinbe countered with 5000 Brick Fist and blasted him into the rocks.

Ace and Jinbe fought Blackbeard’s group after Hody Jones and Arlong regained their memories and exposed the crew’s control over them. Jinbe wounded Lafitte and Burgess, while Ace and Blackbeard’s clash ended with both fighters blasted apart.

• Ace helped the Ryugu Palace soldiers fight the drug-fueled New Fish-Man Pirates while Jinbe battled Arlong and Hody Jones.
• Hody Jones regained his memories and warned Arlong that Blackbeard’s crew had hypnotized them, prompting Blackbeard and his crew to reveal themselves.
• Ace recognized Blackbeard as the man who killed Thatch and attacked him, while Blackbeard’s crew engaged Jinbe.
• Doc Q triggered poison in Arlong and Hody Jones, causing the effects of the deadly drugs to overwhelm them and leave them near death.
• Jinbe fought Burgess, Lafitte, and Van Augur, pierced Lafitte and Burgess with Fish-Man Karate, and gained the upper hand.
• Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit to grab Ace and suppress his powers, but Ace escaped Blackbeard’s follow-up strike with an explosive burst of flame.

Blackbeard defeated Ace and Jinbe, seized Fish-Man Island, and began plotting to use Shirahoshi and the Sea Kings against Whitebeard. After Madame Shyarly called for help, Yun Ye headed for Fish-Man Island, but his Quincy disguise was spotted at Sabaody, where he secured a coated boat and left despite Kizaru’s arrival.

• Ace unleashed a massive pale-gold flame attack against Blackbeard, but Blackbeard shot him and won the clash.
• Blackbeard threatened Jinbe with Ace and Fish-Man Island’s residents, captured Jinbe, and took control of Fish-Man Island and Ryugu Palace.
• Blackbeard learned that Shirahoshi could summon Sea Kings and planned to use them against Whitebeard and seize the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• After Madame Shyarly called him for help, Yun Ye decided to go to Fish-Man Island and traveled to Sabaody to arrange a coated boat.
• Navy surveillance identified Yun Ye’s Quincy mask, prompting Akainu to send Kizaru to investigate.
• Rayleigh helped coat Yun Ye’s boat, and Yun Ye threatened Kizaru before diving beneath the sea; Kizaru let him leave and reported back to Akainu.

Yun Ye arrived at Fish-Man Island after Madame Shyarly warned him that pirates had seized Ryugu Palace, and he set out to rescue its rulers and Shirahoshi. He freed the captives at Hard Shell Tower and went to confront Blackbeard and his crew, who were approaching.

• Yun Ye subdued and killed Burgess at Fish-Man Island’s entrance, then visited Madame Shyarly at the Mermaid Café to learn that Blackbeard’s pirates had taken Ryugu Palace and defeated Jinbe.
• Madame Shyarly explained her prophecy of a battle between darkness and flames followed by giant Sea Kings surrounding the island, and Yun Ye promised to protect Fish-Man Island in repayment for her earlier divination.
• Yun Ye infiltrated Ryugu Palace, sensed that Shirahoshi, Jinbe, Ace, King Neptune, Queen Otohime, and others were imprisoned in Hard Shell Tower, and hurried there.
• Blackbeard sensed Yun Ye’s arrival and led his crew toward Hard Shell Tower, while Yun Ye knocked out the guards with Conqueror’s Haki and broke into the tower.
• Yun Ye healed Ace and revealed himself to him, then gave the captives keys and left to face Blackbeard and his approaching crew.

Yun Ye confronted Blackbeard at Ryugu Palace and overwhelmingly defeated him despite Blackbeard wielding two Devil Fruit abilities. Blackbeard ordered Lafitte to awaken Shirahoshi so her power could summon the Sea Kings, and Shirahoshi began crying as her ability stirred.

• Blackbeard offered Yun Ye an alliance using Shirahoshi’s identity as Poseidon, but Yun Ye rejected him and challenged him to fight.
• Yun Ye crushed Blackbeard’s crew with powerful attacks and explained that advanced Haki could resist the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Blackbeard revealed a second Devil Fruit, the Impact Fruit, but Yun Ye still overpowered him with a Cero and Black Coffin.
• Blackbeard escaped the attack through his Dark Vortex and ordered Lafitte to awaken Shirahoshi and summon the Sea Kings.
• Lafitte snapped his fingers, and Shirahoshi woke in a daze and began wailing, sending strange ripples outward.

Shirahoshi’s awakening summoned hundreds of Sea Kings toward Fish-Man Island as Yun Ye fought Blackbeard, who had attacked the island and learned Shirahoshi’s secret. Blackbeard used Energy Steroids to boost his strength and keep fighting, but Yun Ye remained in control as their battle continued.

• Shirahoshi’s soul fluctuation summoned Sea Kings from across the depths, and Jinbe knocked her unconscious to stop her crying.
• Yun Ye accused Lafitte of awakening Shirahoshi and confronted Blackbeard over the Mermaid Princess’s secret.
• Yun Ye repeatedly overwhelmed Blackbeard, who ordered Lafitte, Van Augur, and Doc Q to retreat and then begged Yun Ye to spare him.
• Blackbeard swallowed an Energy Steroid, gaining enough strength to briefly contend with Yun Ye, and Jinbe and Ace arrived to witness the fight.
• Blackbeard took more Energy Steroids and grew nearly ten meters tall, but Yun Ye avoided his attacks, blocked one with Danku, and struck back as Blackbeard countered.