Chapter Summaries

Yun Ye fought Katakuri to a stalemate before unleashing Instant Burst and overpowering his awakened mochi attack. Big Mom crashed into their battle, and Yun Ye challenged Charlotte Linlin directly, leaving the two Big Mom Pirates facing his massive Lightning Flame Pillar.

• Yun Ye and Katakuri traded powerful attacks, with Katakuri using future sight and awakened mochi to keep Yun Ye under pressure.
• Yun Ye fully unleashed Instant Burst and forced his Lightning Flame Pillar through Katakuri's enormous mochi fist.
• Big Mom flew into Yun Ye's attack by accident, detonating it and interrupting the fight.
• Big Mom accused Yun Ye of interfering in her battle with Whitebeard, while Katakuri promised to defeat him.
• Yun Ye challenged Charlotte Linlin and fired a massive Lightning Flame Pillar at Big Mom and Katakuri.

Yun Ye fought Big Mom, whose Soul-Soul Fruit revealed an abnormal passage in his soul, but her strength left him at a serious disadvantage. He hurled a Thunder Spear at her, but it shattered without harming her.

• Big Mom countered Yun Ye’s Lightning Flame Pillar with Elbaf Spear, but Yun Ye blocked the attack with Danku.
• Yun Ye and Big Mom exchanged Haki-infused punches, and both were sent flying, though Yun Ye was injured while Big Mom remained unharmed.
• Big Mom sensed a passage in Yun Ye’s soul and said she wanted to extract it and study him.
• Yun Ye and Big Mom continued trading attacks, with Big Mom overpowering him despite his advantage in speed.
• Yun Ye threw his Thunder Spear at Big Mom, but it shattered against her body without causing damage.

Yun Ye discovered Conqueror's Haki Infusion while fighting Big Mom and unleashed a barrage that sent her into a magma-filled abyss. Exhausted and injured, he escaped the battlefield, leaving Big Mom's fate uncertain.

• Yun Ye fought Big Mom while Whitebeard watched, and Katakuri realized Yun Ye had held back during their earlier fight.
• Jozu found Cracker's true body and sent him flying, while Vista clashed with Smoothie.
• Yun Ye endured Big Mom's attacks, figured out Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and was badly injured by her punch.
• Yun Ye infused his fists with Conqueror's Haki and struck Big Mom with a full-strength barrage, sending her into an abyss as magma flowed below.
• Katakuri let Yun Ye go and vowed to defeat him and avenge Snack, and Yun Ye escaped by boat.

Yun Ye left Xebec Island while Whitebeard and Big Mom continued their battle, which ended with the Big Mom Pirates retreating. News of his fight with Big Mom spread across the world, raising his bounty to one billion and establishing the title “Four Emperors.”

• Big Mom emerged from underground, failed to find Yun Ye, and turned her anger on Whitebeard as Yun Ye sailed away.
• Whitebeard and Big Mom fought for another day and night before the Big Mom Pirates retreated with losses on both sides.
• Morgans reported the battle, and the World Government raised Yun Ye’s bounty to one billion Berries as the title “Four Emperors” spread.
• Doflamingo and the Donquixote executives discussed Yun Ye’s growing strength and worried about their fragile alliance with him.
• Dark World kings reconsidered how to deal with Yun Ye, while the Red Hair Pirates discussed his ambitions and the threat he posed to the balance of the New World.

Ye Qi prepared the Night Color Killer Organization to leave Sabaody for the Quincy’s territory in the New World and went to find Rayleigh to coat their ship. Rayleigh and Shakky learned that the Quincy had sent her, deepening their interest in his identity.

• Ye Qi told the Night Color Killer Organization that the Quincy had ordered them to travel to Moonlit Island, the headquarters of King's Void Hall.
• Ye Qi directed the group to gather supplies and stop at Shakky's Rip-off Bar on Island Thirteen to find the coating master Old Rayleigh.
• Rayleigh and Shakky discussed the Quincy’s recent clash with Kizaru and speculated that he was connected to Roger.
• Ye Qi entered the bar and asked for Old Rayleigh to coat her ship.
• Rayleigh asked who had sent Ye Qi, and she cautiously identified her lord as the Quincy, leaving Rayleigh and Shakky stunned.

Kaido became curious about Quincy’s growing reputation and planned to travel to Paradise to kill the Marine who had taken their Mythical Zoan. In North Blue, Judge reconsidered how he raised his children, while Hawkins continued his journey through the Grand Line as a wanted pirate.

• Kaido read about Quincy’s exploits, then told King he would head to Paradise to kill the Marine who had stolen their Mythical Zoan.
• Judge feared Quincy’s growing power and decided against modifying Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji again, reconsidering his belief that removing emotions made them stronger.
• Judge told Reiju that she and Sanji had the greatest potential among his children, and Reiju left his office hopeful about seeing Sanji again.
• Hawkins’s crew spotted a Marine warship, and Hawkins calmly ordered them to flee, confident they had a one hundred percent chance of escape.
• Hawkins recalled how Marines had tried to label him a pirate for credit, leading him to kill them, earn a bounty, escape a North Blue Marine encirclement, and reach the Grand Line.

Yun Ye consolidated his forces in the New World while training to increase his strength, and Navy Yun Ye went to meet new recruits at G7 Branch Base. The chapter ended with Lieutenant General Doberman confronting him at the harbor.

• Yun Ye had Ye Qi and the Night Bar members train and sent the rest to build an intelligence network among the New World’s forces.
• The Dark World’s rulers approached Yun Ye to arrange transactions, and Stussy invited him to visit, but he refused because he was injured and suspected the World Government might act soon.
• Yun Ye trained in his territory, focused on improving his Armament Haki, and considered how to gain more Achievement Points.
• An officer told Navy Yun Ye that new branch members had arrived, so Yun Ye washed up and headed to the harbor.
• Navy Yun Ye saw Lieutenant General Doberman speaking with Colonel Hill, and Doberman criticized him for keeping a lieutenant general waiting.

Yun Ye learned that Kaido had left Wano Country and was heading toward Paradise, possibly to target him, while Navy Headquarters prepared to respond. The chapter left the Navy discussing how to handle the Four Emperors’ growing power in the New World.

• Yun Ye challenged Vice Admiral Doberman’s authority, and Colonel Hill intervened before their confrontation turned physical.
• Hill told Yun Ye that Headquarters had lost track of Kaido, who had left the New World for Paradise and might be seeking revenge on him.
• Hill explained that Fleet Admiral Sengoku had ordered Yun Ye to stand by and that an admiral was on the way.
• At Navy Headquarters, Sengoku, Tsuru, Fire Fist Mountain, and Garp discussed Kaido’s movements and the possibility that he was targeting Yun Ye.
• Sengoku said Aokiji was already heading to Yun Ye and that he had ordered Kizaru to hurry there as well.
• Sengoku shifted the meeting to the Navy’s response to the Four Emperors’ forces in the New World.

The Marines debated how to respond to the Four Emperors, the declining prestige caused by the Shichibukai, and the need to fill the system’s remaining positions. While patrolling the Grand Line, Aokiji spotted Beast Kaido flying toward the G7 Branch Base and warned Borsalino that trouble was coming.

• Sengoku rejected Akainu’s proposal to move Marine Headquarters into the New World, warning that it could force the Marines to face all four Emperors.
• Garp criticized the Shichibukai system for damaging the Marines’ reputation, while Sengoku ordered officers to screen candidates for the remaining Shichibukai positions.
• Aokiji froze the Broken Fang Pirate Crew’s ship and the surrounding sea with a single Ice Bird Beak.
• Marines aboard Aokiji’s warship spotted an azure dragon flying overhead, and Aokiji recognized it as Beast Kaido.
• Aokiji rushed toward the G7 Branch Base with Geppo and called Borsalino to report that Kaido was on the move.

Kizaru was called away from his vacation as Kaido headed to attack the G7 Branch Base. Big Mom, the Red-Haired Pirates, and other powerful factions learned of Kaido’s move, while Hawk Eye warned Shanks that the sea’s fragile peace might soon collapse.

• Aokiji called Kizaru about trouble, and Kizaru vanished from the vacation island, causing the pirates there to panic and flee.
• Big Mom heard that Kaido had provoked the Marines again and said he would be difficult to defeat or kill; Katakuri continued training after his defeat by Yun Ye.
• Hawk Eye visited Shanks, and they discussed Kaido’s actions, the balance between the great powers, and the possibility that the sea would descend into turmoil.
• The Whitebeard Pirates, Shichibukai, Dark World, Revolutionary Army, and other influential groups learned that Kaido was heading toward the Marines.
• Kaido flew toward the G7 Branch Base, intending to destroy it before Aokiji arrived.

Kaido attacked the G7 Branch Base and fought Yun Ye, who faced the Emperor with his sword and ice abilities. Their battle continued as Kaido overwhelmed and countered Yun Ye’s attacks.

• Yun Ye contemplated his swordsmanship and continued training while the Marines prepared for Kaido’s arrival.
• Kaido crashed into the training ground, confronted Yun Ye, and demanded that he leave the Marines and join his crew.
• Yun Ye refused, and he and Kaido began fighting, with Kaido overpowering Yun Ye in their opening clash.
• Yun Ye evaded Kaido’s attacks and used ice to create spikes and an Extreme Ice Slash that froze Kaido’s dragon body briefly.
• Kaido broke free of the ice, attacked with Bad Wind and Heat Breath, and shattered Yun Ye’s next ice slash.

Kaido attacked Yun Ye at the Marine branch, forcing Smoker, Drake, and Doberman to join the fight. Yun Ye revealed his Mythical Zoan fruit’s name and blasted Kaido into a mountain, but Kaido emerged unharmed and challenged him to show more power.

• Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out Marines, and Smoker and Drake rushed to the training grounds to help Yun Ye.
• Doberman attacked Kaido with Rokushiki and sword techniques, but Kaido countered with a fiery blast and brushed off their attacks.
• Kaido struck Doberman with Thunder Bagua, sending him crashing through a building despite his Iron Body and Armament Haki.
• Yun Ye attacked with ice blades and named his fruit the Human-Human Fruit Mythical Zoan: Death God Form.
• Yun Ye froze Kaido and then blasted him through the ice into a mountain with Moon Fang Heaven Piercer.
• Kaido emerged uninjured and demanded to see Yun Ye’s transformation, while Yun Ye explained that his fruit had granted powers but no transformation or physical enhancement.

Yun Ye realized his abilities should complement his swordsmanship, reached the realm of a Great Swordsman, and fought Kaido in a devastating battle. As Yun Ye neared his limit, Aokiji arrived and joined him against Kaido, leaving the fight poised to continue with two Marines facing the Emperor.

• Yun Ye had an epiphany during his battle with Kaido and raised his Swordsmanship Proficiency to 90, unleashing sword intent that resisted Kaido's Conqueror's Haki.
• Yun Ye and Kaido exchanged powerful attacks, and their clash of sword intent and Conqueror's Haki shook the island and terrified the Marines watching from the base.
• Aokiji raced toward the island as Yun Ye and Kaido's clash ended with both fighters crashing down, leaving Yun Ye badly battered and Kaido trapped beneath a towering iceberg.
• Kaido broke free of the iceberg and advanced on Yun Ye, who said someone had come to take over for him as Aokiji arrived.
• Kaido attacked Aokiji, who blocked the strike and then joined Yun Ye; Yun Ye launched Moon Fang Heaven Piercer to begin their fight against Kaido.

Yun Ye and Aokiji fought Kaido together, freezing him briefly before he broke free and overwhelmed them with another attack. Aokiji then prepared to use his newly mastered Natural-type awakening, warning Yun Ye that its power might affect him.

• Yun Ye, Aokiji, and Kaido battled for hours while Kaido resisted their combined attacks.
• Kaido struck Yun Ye through a mountain, but the combined chill from Yun Ye and Aokiji began slowing Kaido's movements.
• Yun Ye trapped Kaido in the Six Garments Ice Purification Array as Aokiji unleashed Ice Age, sealing him inside a towering iceberg.
• Kaido shattered the iceberg and attacked Yun Ye and Aokiji with Thunder Roar Eight Trigrams and Demolition Gust.
• Aokiji told Yun Ye to stand back because he had recently mastered Natural-type awakening, and Yun Ye agreed to retreat if he could not withstand its power.

Aokiji awakened his Logia and fought Kaido, but Kaido overpowered him until Yun Ye unlocked Bankai and joined the battle. Yun Ye and Aokiji combined their strongest attacks to freeze Kaido completely, leaving the Four Emperor defeated inside a massive iceberg.

• Aokiji revealed that his Logia awakening let him freeze particle motion, strengthening his ice and slowing Kaido's movements.
• Kaido countered Aokiji's awakened ice with his Flame Dragon form and Flame Bagua, smashing Aokiji into a crater before Aokiji reformed from ice.
• Yun Ye raised his Hyōrinmaru proficiency to 80 and unveiled his Bankai, Great Crimson Lotus Ice Wheel Pillar.
• Yun Ye and Aokiji fought Kaido together, repeatedly freezing him as their battle devastated the island and continued until midnight.
• Yun Ye unleashed Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral while Aokiji released his awakened Extreme Cold World, and Kaido answered with Flame Bagua.
• The combined attacks froze Kaido inside a towering iceberg, defeating the Four Emperor.

Aokiji and Yun Ye defeated Kaido by freezing him in an enormous iceberg, and the Marines celebrated their victory after assessing the damage to G7 Branch Base. Days later, news of Kaido’s defeat reached the Whitebeard Pirates, who wondered whether the Marines could keep him imprisoned.

• After the battle, Yun Ye and Aokiji discussed Kaido’s condition and decided to report the situation to Sengoku.
• Smoker and the other Marines reached the battlefield, saw Kaido frozen in the iceberg, and celebrated the victory.
• The Marines counted few casualties but found that G7 Branch Base was unusable, and Aokiji called Sengoku to report what had happened.
• Several days later, Marco brought Whitebeard news that Kaido had been defeated and might be imprisoned in Impel Down.
• Whitebeard noted that the Marines could not execute Kaido and considered the implications of Aokiji and Yun Ye freezing him together.

News of Kaido’s defeat sent shockwaves through the seas as the Hundred Beasts Pirates struggled to maintain control in Wano. Two days earlier, the Navy had transported the still-frozen Kaido to Impel Down, where they prepared to take him directly to Level Six.

• Shanks, Big Mom, Crocodile, and Doflamingo reacted with shock to reports that the Navy had defeated Kaido.
• Queen suggested disbanding the Hundred Beasts Pirates, but King ordered the crew to stay together and wait for Kaido’s return; Jack expressed disbelief that Yun Ye had frozen him.
• King ordered Queen to warn Orochi against seizing Kaido’s Wano holdings, while unrest began stirring across the country.
• Kizaru praised Yun Ye’s strength after arriving at G7, and Aokiji told Yun Ye to return to Navy headquarters with them under Sengoku’s transfer order.
• Sengoku decided to imprison Kaido in Impel Down and assigned Aokiji, Kizaru, and Yun Ye to guard him during the journey.
• The warship carried Kaido’s iceberg through the Calm Belt to Impel Down, where a passage leading to Level Six had been opened.

After Kaido was delivered to Impel Down, Yun Ye headed toward Navy Headquarters and used his new Kido Unlock skill to obtain Five Dragon Annihilation. At Impel Down, Magellan imprisoned Kaido on Level Six, shocking the prisoners who recognized him.

• Aboard the warship, Aokiji and Kizaru discussed Yun Ye's likely promotion as Yun Ye considered his mission complete.
• Yun Ye reviewed his System Panel, spent Kido Unlock on Way of Destruction #99: Five Dragons Calamity, and saved his remaining Achievement Points.
• Magellan led the jailers as they brought the iceberg containing Kaido into Level Six.
• Magellan secured Kaido's iceberg in a cell with Seastone chains while Level Six's prisoners watched.
• A prisoner recognized Kaido, and the revelation drew the attention of the other prisoners, including Douglas Bullet.

The prisoners on Impel Down's sixth level learned that Beast Kaido had been captured and frozen, prompting Douglas Bullet to test him with Conqueror's Haki. The clash spiraled into chaos, and Kaido began releasing Conqueror's Haki despite remaining unconscious.

• Magellan inspected Kaido's ice prison and left after confirming that the iceberg and chains were secure.
• Patrick Redfield and other prisoners recognized Kaido and discussed his reputation and capture.
• Bullet directed his Conqueror's Haki at Kaido, and Byrnndi World blocked it with his own, drawing other prisoners into the clash.
• Redfield suppressed most of the competing Haki and struck down Vasco Shot when he challenged him.
• Kaido's unconscious body released a powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki, reigniting the clash and startling the prisoners.

Bullet and the prisoners discussed the possibility of escaping Impel Down, while Yun Ye returned to Navy Headquarters and was mistaken for the new recruits’ instructor. He accepted Zephyr’s implied request and faced a recruit who challenged him to prove his strength.

• Bullet taunted Redfield about helping Golden Lion escape, and Redfield explained how their cooperation had enabled Golden Lion to cut off his feet.
• Bullet asked the prisoners whether they wanted to see the outside world, prompting World, Pizarro, Catarina, and Sanjuan Wolf to react before Redfield dismissed their chances of escaping.
• Yun Ye arrived at Navy Headquarters, reported to the Fleet Admiral, and went to the Recruit Camp.
• The new recruits mistook Yun Ye for their instructor, and Zephyr silently encouraged him to accept the role.
• Yun Ye warned the recruits to recognize their weaknesses and explained that strong candidates could enter the Elite Camp early.
• A burly recruit asked whether defeating Yun Ye would prove he was strong enough.