Chapter Summaries

Streusen and the Big Mom Pirates tried to restrain Big Mom until another cake arrived, while Yun Ye overwhelmed Katakuri in their fight. Yun Ye defeated Katakuri and urged him to stop limiting his strength by serving others.

• Streusen kicked Big Mom's hand away and told Cracker and the other ministers that another cake was on its way.
• Cracker, Smoothie, and the ministers joined forces to hold Big Mom back as she attacked them with Napoleon.
• Yun Ye and Katakuri exchanged attacks, with Katakuri using his awakened mochi powers and Observation Haki to evade Yun Ye's strikes.
• Yun Ye used iron sand and electricity to catch Katakuri's foot, then urged him to pursue his own strength instead of serving anyone.
• Yun Ye struck Katakuri with a full-force penetrating punch, sending him flying and leaving him unable to stand.

Yun Ye defeated Katakuri and fought Cracker while Charlotte Linlin remained in an eating-disorder frenzy. When Yun Ye spotted the Big Mom Pirates bringing Linlin a cake to calm her, he rushed to stop them, and Cracker risked everything to block his path.

• Yun Ye defeated Katakuri, leaving him unable to fight and shocking the Big Mom Pirates and their guests.
• Cracker left the battle against Charlotte Linlin to confront Yun Ye, while Smoothie and Perospero continued trying to contain Linlin.
• Yun Ye pierced Cracker's biscuit shields and gained the upper hand after several exchanges.
• Yun Ye spotted a massive cake being carried toward Linlin and dashed toward it, intending to prevent her from regaining her senses.
• Cracker chased Yun Ye and unleashed Cracker Wave, but Yun Ye shattered the sword aura with Raien Baku as Cracker braced himself to stop him.

Yun Ye abandoned his attempt to destroy the cake and watched Smoothie restore Big Mom’s sanity, then faced the enraged Emperor in battle. Big Mom overwhelmed his defenses and pressed her attack as the fight continued.

• Cracker took Yun Ye’s attack head-on and launched a final slash, forcing Yun Ye to block it instead of reaching the cake.
• Smoothie led Big Mom to the cake, and Big Mom ate it and regained her sanity.
• Big Mom blamed Yun Ye for ruining her tea party and rebuked Katakuri and Cracker, while Yun Ye challenged Katakuri to seek supremacy for himself.
• Big Mom attacked Yun Ye with Thunder Shock, and Yun Ye countered with Raien Baku.
• Big Mom fired her new Light Cannon, shattered Yun Ye’s Dankū, crushed his Raien Baku, and charged at him with Napoleon.

Yun Ye unleashed his strongest attacks against Charlotte Linlin, and their final clash devastated Whole Cake Island. Both were seriously injured, but Yun Ye escaped, leaving witnesses to regard him as an emperor-level fighter as news of the battle spread across the world.

• Yun Ye struck Charlotte Linlin with Cero and continued trading attacks with her, injuring her while sustaining damage himself.
• As Charlotte Linlin’s attacks sent Yun Ye flying and broke his arm, he decided he might not survive if the fight continued and began drawing lightning from the storm clouds.
• Yun Ye unleashed Lightning Kirin and Five Dragon Annihilation, while Charlotte Linlin spent a year of her lifespan to answer with Resounding Light Sword: Hegemony.
• Their attacks collided and shattered the island, seriously injuring both fighters and throwing Charlotte Linlin into an abyss.
• Charlotte Linlin emerged wounded and searched for Yun Ye, but he called out from above and escaped before she could catch him.
• Witnesses fled and judged Yun Ye to have emperor-level strength, while news of his battle with Charlotte Linlin spread around the world.

After the Quincy defeated Big Mom at Whole Cake Island, Morgans spread news of the battle and the Quincy's enormous bounty throughout the seas. Whitebeard's crew learned that Gamenio had fled to Paradise with the Copy Fruit, while the Hundred Beasts Pirates worried about their vulnerable position and the world watched for a new struggle over the Emperors' territories.

• Morgans published a report claiming the Quincy had defeated Big Mom and issued him a bounty of 2.33333 billion Berries.
• Whitebeard and Marco reacted to the news, while a hidden schemer grew curious about the Quincy's Element Devil Fruit.
• A division commander told Whitebeard that Gamenio had gone to Paradise, and Marco recalled stopping him from copying Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Whitebeard dismissed Gamenio's attempted theft as a minor incident because Marco had prevented him from copying the ability.
• Queen, Jack, and King worried about the Hundred Beasts Pirates' stability without Kaido, though King expected the Quincy to need time to recover.
• The Marines, Revolutionary Army, Shichibukai, Red-Haired, and other factions assessed the news as ambitious challengers eyed the Emperors' positions.

Yun Ye rested aboard Felick’s merchant ship after leaving the All Nations Sea and arranged for normal trade with the Noel family’s confectionery business. He compared the strength of his Quincy and Marine identities, judging the Quincy slightly stronger for now.

• Felick recognized Yun Ye’s importance and agreed to take him back to Moonlit Island.
• Yun Ye tried the Noel family’s pastries and arranged for someone to negotiate a trade with Felick’s family.
• Yun Ye reviewed his System Panel and considered how Instant Burst amplified his Cero and Five Dragons Calamity.
• Yun Ye compared his Quincy and Marine forms, concluding that the Quincy had more powerful offensive options while the Marine’s Bankai mainly enhanced his ice abilities.

After Ye Qi made a name for herself in the New World, the Navy received the gravely injured Zephyr, whose defeat was used to promote the pirate Gamenio. The Five Elders invited Gamenio to become a Shichibukai and prepared to act against the Quincy as CP agents moved toward the New World.

• Yun Ye returned to Moonlit Island to train while Ye Qi absorbed Piekro's forces and raised her bounty to 200 million Berries.
• Zephyr returned to Navy Headquarters unconscious with severe lung injuries after protecting his recruits from Gamenio and his pirates.
• Gamenio used news of Zephyr's defeat to seek recognition and a Shichibukai position, hoping to copy the powers of the Three Admirals.
• The Five Elders decided to have the Navy invite Gamenio to become the final Shichibukai.
• The Five Elders learned that CP agents were moving against the Quincy and ordered Stussy to investigate while the Navy prepared to act.

Yun Ye learned that the World Government had chosen Gamenio as the final Shichibukai and would hold the first full meeting at Navy Headquarters, despite Gamenio's attack on Zephyr. After refusing to help notify the Shichibukai, Yun Ye visited Zephyr, who was recovering and disappointed by the World Government's decision.

• Yun Ye treated Zephyr with Kaido after Gamenio's attack, but Zephyr suffered severe aftereffects and lost more strength.
• Sengoku announced that the Five Elders had selected Gamenio as the final Shichibukai and ordered a full meeting at Navy Headquarters.
• Momonga, Garp, Akainu, Yun Ye, and other Marines protested the decision, but Sengoku said he could not overrule the Five Elders.
• Yun Ye refused Sengoku's request to notify a Shichibukai and left the meeting after deciding to handle the matter in his own way.
• Yun Ye visited the recovering Zephyr, explained the meeting's outcome, and heard Zephyr say that Sengoku was helpless to change it.

Yun Ye reassured Zephyr that he would not recklessly challenge the World Government over its decision to make Zephyr’s attacker a Shichibukai, while privately leaving open the possibility of retaliation if provoked. Days later, the Shichibukai’s first compulsory meeting began, and Doflamingo and Gecko Moria arrived at Navy Headquarters.

• Zephyr warned Yun Ye not to act foolishly over the World Government’s decision, and Yun Ye promised to be careful.
• Yun Ye told Hina, Ain, and the others that the Five Elders had ordered the attacker made a Shichibukai, leaving the group angry and guilty about Zephyr’s injuries.
• The Navy began contacting the Shichibukai and dispatching warships to summon them, while news of the meeting spread throughout the sea.
• After a peaceful stretch of more than a dozen days, the Shichibukai’s compulsory first meeting began at Navy Headquarters.
• Doflamingo arrived at the harbor and wondered if he was first, then Gecko Moria came ashore and greeted him.

The Shichibukai gathered at Navy Headquarters after the Navy ordered them to attend, and several of them nearly came to blows before the newest member arrived. The meeting had not yet begun, and the assembled Shichibukai waited to see whether Night Blade would appear.

• Moria and Doflamingo discussed attending to keep their Shichibukai titles as Mihawk arrived and explained that he wanted to see the others.
• Boa Hancock arrived and entered the conference room, followed by Crocodile and Jinbe.
• Crocodile provoked Moria over his defeat by Kaido, and the two nearly fought before Jinbe's arrival interrupted them.
• Gamenio arrived last, completing the gathering of all six Shichibukai.
• Doflamingo and the others wondered which Navy officers would appear, and several expressed interest in meeting Night Blade.

Yun Ye arrived at the Shichibukai gathering and attacked Gamenio after the Fraudster provoked him over Zephyr. His slash sent Gamenio crashing through a wall and left the other Shichibukai watching him warily.

• Doflamingo warned Gamenio that Yun Ye was Zephyr's disciple, but Gamenio dismissed the danger because he was a Shichibukai.
• Yun Ye entered the gathering, introduced himself as Vice Admiral Night Blade, and recognized Gamenio as the one person he did not know.
• Gamenio provoked Yun Ye by insulting Zephyr and questioning his reputation, while the other Shichibukai watched for Yun Ye's response.
• Yun Ye drew Silver Fiber and slashed Gamenio, breaking through his Armament Haki and sending him flying through a wall into a crater.
• Doflamingo, Crocodile, Moria, Hawk Eye, Boa Hancock, and Jinbe reacted to Yun Ye's attack, and Hawk Eye recognized him as a Great Swordsman.

Yun Ye nearly killed Gamenio at Navy Headquarters before Kizaru and Akainu intervened. Yun Ye refused Akainu’s order to stop, leaving the two Marines poised to clash.

• Yun Ye severed one of Gamenio’s arms and wounded him further when Gamenio redirected a sword slash with his copied ability.
• Yun Ye blocked Kizaru’s golden attack and smashed Gamenio into a crater with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Akainu protected Gamenio from Yun Ye’s final blow, while Kizaru arrived and Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, Zephyr, and Aokiji reacted to the confrontation.
• Yun Ye told Akainu he would bear the consequences and asked him to step aside, but Akainu ordered him to stop in the name of Navy discipline.
• Yun Ye and Akainu unleashed opposing cold and magma forces as they stood ready to fight.

Yun Ye fought Akainu to reach Gamenio, and used an Ice Doppelganger to trick the admiral and kill the Shichibukai. The chapter ended with Yun Ye confronting Akainu over his attempt to kill him as both men’s killing intent rose.

• Yun Ye unleashed Bankai and clashed with Akainu while Marines and the other Shichibukai watched in shock.
• Yun Ye and Akainu traded powerful ice-and-magma attacks, and Akainu grew enraged when Yun Ye refused to back down.
• Akainu exploited Yun Ye’s opening and struck what appeared to be a fatal blow, piercing through his head.
• Yun Ye’s apparent body shattered into ice, revealing that he had used an Ice Doppelganger to distract Akainu.
• Yun Ye appeared before Gamenio and killed him by piercing his head with Silver Fiber and freezing him solid.
• Yun Ye confronted Akainu for trying to kill him, and both men faced each other with killing intent.

Yun Ye killed Gamenio and fought Akainu at Navy Headquarters, escalating the duel with his ultimate ice technique as Akainu awakened his magma powers. Sengoku and the others intervened before the battle could continue, leaving Yun Ye and Akainu to stop with their hostility unresolved.

• Yun Ye killed Gamenio, shocking the Shichibukai and the Marines watching nearby.
• Akainu attacked Yun Ye, and their clashes of magma and ice damaged the arena and left Yun Ye injured.
• Yun Ye unleashed Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral as Akainu awakened his Fruit and transformed the ground into erupting volcano craters.
• Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, Aokiji, and Kizaru arrived and blocked the two fighters' attacks.
• Yun Ye dispersed his ice and sheathed Silver Fiber, while Akainu stopped under Aokiji and Tsuru's intervention but continued glaring at him.

After killing Gamenio and clashing with Akainu, Yun Ye was demoted to Rear Admiral, while Zephyr and Garp helped shield him from harsher punishment. The World Government blamed the Hawkins Pirate Crew for Gamenio’s death, forcing Hawkins to flee toward Sabaody as Yun Ye considered helping him.

• The Shichibukai left after Sengoku and the other Marines stopped Yun Ye and Akainu, and Zephyr claimed responsibility for Yun Ye’s actions.
• Sengoku convened the Marine high command, then reported the incident to the Five Elders, who decided not to pursue Yun Ye further because Garp and Zephyr supported him.
• Yun Ye was demoted from Vice Admiral to Rear Admiral and remained at the Training Camp to continue developing his Advanced Armament Haki.
• The World Government falsely announced that the Hawkins Pirate Crew had killed Gamenio, raising Basil Hawkins’s bounty to 300 million berries.
• Hawkins divined that staying put carried a ninety-percent chance of death, so he ordered his crew to sail for the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Yun Ye learned that Hawkins had been framed and considered using his Quincy identity to help him and recruit him.

Kaido awakened in the sixth level of Impel Down, where he found himself frozen alongside infamous prisoners from earlier eras. He told Redfield about the current state of the seas in exchange for help breaking free, but remained trapped in the ice.

• Kaido regained consciousness, unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, and clashed with Bullet's Haki across the prison cells.
• Kaido realized he was imprisoned on Impel Down's sixth level and recognized Redfield, Bullet, World, and other notorious prisoners.
• Kaido struggled against the ice and Seastone chains, then proposed trading news about the outside world for help escaping.
• Redfield agreed to hear Kaido's news, and Kaido explained that the Four Emperors now dominated the seas and described the Marines' situation.
• The other prisoners reacted to Kaido's account, including his defeat by Aokiji and a Marine Rear Admiral, while Kaido remained intent on escaping.

Kaido sought help from the prisoners to escape his ice prison, while Vice Warden Hancock revealed news about the outside world and praised the Quincy’s victories. Kaido and Redfield worked together until the ice around Kaido finally cracked.

• Kaido asked the prisoners for help breaking his ice seal, and Redfield agreed to work on it with his swordsmanship and Haki.
• Vice Warden Hancock inspected the cells, then told the prisoners that the Quincy had defeated Cracker and Katakuri and fought Big Mom, earning a bounty of over two billion Beli.
• Kaido and Bullet argued over Hancock’s account of the Four Emperors and the Quincy, and Kaido promised to prove his strength after escaping.
• Kaido used his flames to melt the ice while Redfield helped, and their efforts opened a fissure in Kaido’s ice prison.

Kaido broke free from the ice imprisoning him in Impel Down, while the resulting tremors alerted the guards and prisoners throughout the prison. He began breaking open the other Level Six cells as Magellan, Hancock, and Shiryu prepared to respond.

• Redfield wounded Kaido with a slash that pierced the ice, while Bullet and the other prisoners used their Conqueror's Haki to weaken it.
• Kaido's struggle shook Impel Down, and guards identified Level Six as the source of the disturbance.
• Magellan ordered the guards to prepare and headed toward Level Six, while Hancock and Shiryu also armed themselves and set out.
• Kaido transformed into his Human-Beast Form and smashed the ice with his flaming spiked club until it shattered.
• Kaido knocked away the Seastone chains and destroyed the cage of a nearby prisoner, as the other criminals begged him to free them.

Kaido freed Bullet and Redfield from their Seastone restraints, and the three prepared to break out of Impel Down together. Magellan and Shiryu arrived to stop them, but Shiryu immediately attacked Kaido, starting the battle.

• Kaido smashed Bullet’s Seastone shackles, and Bullet endured the blows until his Devil Fruit power returned.
• Redfield revealed he had secretly cut through his own shackles and agreed to escape with Kaido.
• Bullet tested his restored strength while Redfield went to look for the keys and food.
• Magellan and Shiryu descended from the elevator, and Magellan ordered Hancock to alert the Navy.
• Shiryu attacked Kaido despite Magellan’s warning, and Kaido countered with Great Vajra Thunder Bagua.

Sengoku dispatched Kizaru, Aokiji, and Yun Ye to stop Kaido and the Level Six prisoners after they broke out of Impel Down. As Aokiji and Yun Ye sailed toward the prison, Yun Ye reflected on his recent training and new strength.

• Sengoku learned that Kaido had escaped Impel Down and ordered Kizaru to respond despite his day off.
• Sengoku sent Aokiji and Yun Ye to Impel Down, hoping they could freeze Kaido again.
• Aokiji told Yun Ye that Kaido, Bullet, Redfield, and other prisoners had broken through Level Six and were overwhelming Magellan and Shiryu.
• Aokiji and Yun Ye boarded a warship and sailed toward Impel Down.
• Yun Ye reviewed his improved Haki and abilities, including his advanced Thunder God Form Instant Burst.