Arc 2From Ring Tree to White Island

Luo Han saved Ring Tree Island from the Sea Kings, then left with Cole and joined the Rocks Pirates to protect his home. After fighting the Marines and studying Cole’s Haki, Luo Han resolved to strengthen his Psychokinesis for the battle at God's Island.

  • Luo Han and the islanders prepared to flee as eight Super Giant Sea Kings attacked Ring Tree Island, but Luo Han used Five-Sense Control to make the Sea Kings kill one another.
  • After the island survived, Luo Han trained with Cole and the elders, then agreed to join the Rocks Pirates when Rocks arrived and threatened Ring Tree Island.
  • Luo Han and Cole chose to sail with Whitebeard and Golden Lion in pursuit of the Roger Pirates, while the Rocks crew split up to pursue its other plans.
  • A Marine force led by Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr attacked Whitebeard and Golden Lion, and Luo Han and Cole fought Zephyr for three days before the sides withdrew.
  • At White Island, Luo Han and Cole sparred and Luo Han studied Cole’s Armament Haki, concluding that each person’s Haki was a unique force field that could not be copied.
  • After returning to the ship, Luo Han decided to develop his Psychokinesis to match the fluidity, explosive force, and defense of Rocks’s Armament Haki before the battle at God's Island.
Chapters 27–51 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 27Ring Tree Island Crisis

Luo Han began patrolling Ring Tree Island’s waters as growing numbers of intelligent Large Sea Kings gathered to wait for the Divine Tree’s Scale Fruit. He feared the island could not withstand their eventual attack and resolved to become stronger, while a massive rainstorm threatened to change the sea’s salt concentration.

  • Uncle Kate assigned Luo Han to patrol alone toward Green Cliff and partnered Cole with himself as the Hunting Squad prepared for the crisis.
  • Luo Han flew along the boundary waters and sensed more than four Large Sea Kings, some as long as eight thousand meters, gathered beneath the sea.
  • Luo Han recalled how the Sea Kings had steadily assembled over six months, apparently waiting for the Scale Fruit to ripen, and doubted the island could defeat them.
  • Luo Han considered escaping with some islanders if the Sea Kings attacked, but worried that Grandma Mo and the older generation would refuse to abandon anyone.
  • A torrential rainstorm began, and Luo Han watched the Sea Kings while worrying that the rain could lower the surrounding waters’ salt concentration and prompt an attack.

Ch. 28Large Sea Kings

Luo Han, Uncle Kate, and Cole patrolled Ring Tree Island as Large Sea Kings rose from the sea and surrounded the island, then submerged without attacking. Luo Han and Uncle Kate realized the Sea Kings might return when the Scale Fruit matured, leaving them to continue patrols while facing the possibility of evacuating the island.

  • Uncle Kate used Observation Haki from Cole's back to check the waters, while Luo Han sensed enormous bubbles rising from the seafloor.
  • Large Sea Kings surfaced around Ring Tree Island, and their waves crashed against the island as residents watched and prayed.
  • Luo Han froze before the Sea Kings as they looked toward the island, then watched them submerge without attacking.
  • Luo Han worried the Sea Kings would return when the Scale Fruit matured, while Uncle Kate regretted being too weak to protect the island.
  • Luo Han, Uncle Kate, and Cole continued patrolling through the day, and the Hunting Squad decided that only the three of them would patrol from then on.

Ch. 29Super Giant Sea King

Luo Han intensified his cultivation as Super Giant Sea Kings gathered around Ring Tree Island, but he still could not find a way to save its people. He decided to try recording the Sea Kings’ physical auras to accelerate his growth and told Uncle Witt his plan before their patrol.

  • Luo Han reassured Grandma Mo after returning home, then visited Green Cliff and later struggled to sleep as he recalled freezing in fear during the patrol.
  • Luo Han asked Uncle Witt to let him cultivate with three Rainbow Light Fish each night, and over the following months his body grew stronger.
  • With one month until the Scale Fruit ripened, Uncle Kate and Luo Han sensed a twenty-thousand-meter eel-shaped Sea King and the other Super Giant Sea Kings surrounding Ring Tree Island.
  • Uncle Witt and Uncle Kate resolved to keep looking for a way to save the islanders, while Luo Han continued cultivating and considered using Divine Sense to record Sea Kings’ physical auras.
  • Luo Han flew Uncle Witt to the border zone and explained that he wanted to record the physical talent auras of the Super Giant Sea Kings.

Ch. 30Recording Sea King Talent Auras

Luo Han recorded the physical talent aura of a 20,000-meter Eel-shaped Super Giant Sea King, then recovered with Rainbow Light Fish before resuming patrol with Uncle Witt. When a gigantic Crab-shaped Sea King appeared, Uncle Witt concluded the Sea Kings would not attack before the Scale Fruit ripened and proposed searching for nearby islands to evacuate everyone from Ring Tree Island.

  • Luo Han used Divine Sense to record the Eel-shaped Super Giant Sea King's physical talent aura while Uncle Witt kept watch.
  • Luo Han completed the recording, and Uncle Witt fed him two Rainbow Light Fish to restore his strength.
  • Luo Han and Uncle Witt encountered a huge Crab-shaped Sea King, and Uncle Witt decided they should stop patrolling and find a way to evacuate Ring Tree Island.
  • Luo Han and Uncle Witt joined Uncle Kate and the others, returned to Ring Tree Island, and explained the danger to everyone.
  • Uncle Witt proposed that Luo Han and he, and Cole and Kate, search in separate directions for nearby islands so they could evacuate people in batches.

Ch. 31Seeking an Island

Luo Han searched the sea with Uncle Witt for an island where Ring Tree Island’s people could relocate before the Scale Fruit ripened. Finding only stationary clouds in the distance, Luo Han suspected an island lay beneath them and urged Uncle Witt to investigate.

  • Luo Han resolved to find an island so everyone could leave Ring Tree Island, and Uncle Witt and Cole agreed to search with him.
  • Uncle Kate warned Uncle Witt to keep an eye on Luo Han and prepare to take Grandma Mo away if necessary.
  • Luo Han reassured Grandma Mo, then used Mind Guidance to evolve his physical talent and strengthen his Psychokinesis.
  • Luo Han and Uncle Witt flew out from Green Cliff and searched the sea, but saw no islands from above or along their route.
  • Luo Han noticed motionless clouds in the distance and told a concerned Uncle Witt that an island might be beneath them.

Ch. 32Mind Fruit Breakthrough

Luo Han and Uncle Witt searched for a way off Ring Tree Island but found no islands, while Super Giant Sea Kings multiplied and panic spread. With the Scale Fruit close to ripening, Luo Han prepared to take as many people as he could and accepted that he might not be able to save everyone.

  • Uncle Witt explained that they could not search farther without risking losing Ring Tree Island, and Luo Han agreed to return and try another direction.
  • Luo Han and Uncle Witt searched for a day, but neither their group nor Uncle Kate found an island.
  • As days passed and five Super Giant Sea Kings were confirmed near Ring Tree Island, residents gathered outside Luo Han's home, pleading for him to take their loved ones.
  • With roughly three days left before the Scale Fruit ripened, Luo Han resolved to leave the next day and use all his strength to save as many people as possible.
  • Luo Han sensed families across Ring Tree Island sharing a peaceful evening together and finally let go of his obsession.

Ch. 33"Sorry"

After his Mind Fruit ability broke through, Luo Han heard the Divine Tree speak and learned that the Scale Fruit would ripen at noon the next day. He named the Divine Tree Luo Huan, called her his little sister, and joined Uncle Witt in warning the islanders to prepare to leave.

  • Luo Han sensed strange fluctuations after his Mind Fruit broke through and heard the Divine Tree apologize and introduce herself.
  • The Divine Tree told Luo Han that her Scale Fruit would ripen at noon the next day and urged everyone to leave quickly.
  • Luo Han named the Divine Tree Luo Huan and promised to treat her as his little sister.
  • Luo Han told Uncle Witt that the Scale Fruit would ripen early, and Uncle Witt believed him and set plans to gather the islanders at the island's summit in the morning.
  • Uncle Witt and Uncle Kate began warning every household while Luo Han returned home and continued communicating with Luo Huan.

Ch. 34Sea King Attack

Luo Han evacuated most of Ring Tree Island’s residents onto a floating rock platform and Cole, but Grandma Mo chose to stay behind. As Sea Kings attacked the Divine Tree and its roots, Luo Han realized he could use the Mind Fruit to block their senses, though the battle remained unresolved.

  • Luo Han, Cole, Uncle Witt, and Uncle Kate prepared to evacuate the island’s residents while Grandma Mo insisted on staying behind.
  • Luo Han sent a floating rock layer into the sky with women, children, and disabled residents, while the able-bodied boarded Cole in his Kun form.
  • Luo Han reluctantly left Grandma Mo on Ring Tree Island as the Sea Kings approached the Divine Tree’s ripened Scale Fruit.
  • The Divine Tree’s roots and Salt-Eating Sharks held off the Sea Kings until eight Super Giant Sea Kings led a counterattack and began devouring the roots.
  • Luo Han sensed that the Scale Fruit’s scent was drawing the Sea Kings through the roots and realized he could use the Mind Fruit to control their five senses.

Ch. 35Manifesting Illusion

Luo Han manifested Five Senses Control and turned the Sea Kings attacking Ring Tree Island against one another, saving the island before collapsing from exhaustion. After waking, he reunited with Grandma Mo and learned that Cole was watching the island’s boundary for more Sea Kings.

  • Luo Han told Uncle Witt he could hide Ring Tree Island and make the Sea Kings leave, then asked to return to the island so he could develop his ability.
  • Luo Han used the Mind Fruit to alter the Sea Kings’ senses, causing them to attack one another until the Super Giant Sea Kings were dead.
  • Luo Han exhausted himself and fell from the sky, and Uncle Kate caught him as Ring Tree Island’s residents celebrated their survival.
  • Luo Han woke to find Grandma Mo preparing food, then saw the residents curing Sea King meat and helping gather salt.
  • Uncle Witt told Luo Han that Cole had gone to watch the boundary, and Luo Han flew off to find him.

Ch. 36Barbecue Banquet

After awakening a new Mind Fruit ability, Luo Han celebrated the end of the Sea King crisis with Cole and the islanders. He shared his plans to find a Human-Human Fruit for Divine Tree Xiao Huan before going to sleep.

  • Luo Han reunited with Cole at the boundary zone and explained that his Five-Sense Control had made the Sea Kings kill one another.
  • Uncle Witt and Uncle Kate decided Luo Han and Cole were ready to learn the Hegemony Secret Technique and Haki.
  • Luo Han, Cole, and the islanders held a barbecue banquet to celebrate surviving the crisis.
  • Luo Han used Psychokinesis to create a rainbow-lit spectacle above Ring Tree Island and shaped faces in the display for the children.
  • Luo Han thanked Divine Tree Xiao Huan for inspiring Five-Sense Control and promised to find a Human-Human Fruit so Xiao Huan could have a human body.

Ch. 37Pirate Ship Falling from the Sky

A pirate ship fell from the sky onto Ring Tree Island, bringing a newspaper with Rocks’s declaration that he would conquer the New World. Inspired by the news, Luo Han revealed his Conqueror’s Haki and planned to spend the next four years training in Haki before going to sea.

  • Luo Han and Uncle Kate found an empty pirate ship on the seabed, and Luo Han moved it to the island summit for the islanders to salvage.
  • Luo Han read Rocks’s declaration in the newspaper and released Conqueror’s Haki, knocking several islanders unconscious.
  • The Gorosei ordered CP0 to watch Rocks, while Roger and the Roger Pirates set sail for the New World.
  • Luo Han told Uncle Kate and Uncle Witt he wanted to learn Haki and wait four years before putting to sea.
  • Luo Han ate a Scale Fruit, sensed his physique rapidly improving, and went to train on the first level.

Ch. 38The World Two Years Later

Uncle Witt and Uncle Kate trained Luo Han and Cole in Haki and physical combat as the Rocks Pirates reshaped the New World. Two years later, Luo Han and Cole began sparring, testing the strength they had gained.

  • Uncle Witt explained the three types of Haki and assigned Luo Han to study the Six Powers and Armament Haki while Cole trained with Uncle Kate.
  • Luo Han and Cole trained their bodies in the mornings and Haki in the afternoons, while Luo Han developed Psychokinesis and Illusion at night.
  • Over two years, Luo Han improved his physical talent and grew to two meters eighty, while Cole reached seven meters tall.
  • Luo Han learned from the newspapers that the Rocks Pirates had conquered islands and gained members including Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom, and Kaido, while the Roger Pirates and Marines entered the New World.
  • Uncle Witt and Uncle Kate arranged a spar between Luo Han and Cole, who clashed fists as Cole used Observation Haki to detect Luo Han's attack.

Ch. 39Eighteen Years Old

At eighteen, Luo Han and Cole prepared to leave Ring Tree Island because they had eaten nearly all the Sea Kings nearby. They tested their abilities in an aerial fight, ending with their physical strength and Haki evenly matched.

  • During a sparring match, Cole’s Beast Transformation kick sent Luo Han flying, and Luo Han explained that he could not fuse Psychokinesis into his body while using Armament Haki.
  • Over the next two years, Luo Han and Cole continued sparring and consumed nearly all the Sea Kings around Ring Tree Island.
  • At eighteen, Luo Han asked Cole to go out to sea with him, and Cole agreed because they needed more meat and he wanted to fight stronger opponents.
  • Luo Han and Cole fought two thousand meters above the island, where Luo Han’s Psychokinesis walls stopped Cole’s attacks.
  • After Luo Han withdrew his Psychokinesis, the two clashed with Armament Haki and matched each other in strength and speed.

Ch. 40Rocks Arrives

After training with Cole, Luo Han learned that Xiao Huan’s golden fruit was her child and agreed to take it on his voyage. The next day, the Rocks Pirates arrived at Ring Tree Island, and Luo Han faced their captain as Rocks demonstrated his overwhelming mastery of Armament Haki.

  • Luo Han ended his fight with Cole and went to see Xiao Huan, who revealed that the golden fruit was her child and asked him to take it when he set sail.
  • Luo Han agreed to bring Xiao Huan’s child on his voyage, then told Grandma Mo he planned to leave in a few days; she offered to prepare supplies.
  • The following afternoon, Luo Han and Cole spotted a pirate ship approaching Ring Tree Island, and Uncle Kate identified it as the Rocks Pirates.
  • Luo Han released his Conqueror’s Haki toward the ship, but Rocks overwhelmed it with his own and flew toward the island.
  • Luo Han sensed that Rocks used a dense, flowing layer of Armament Haki to fly and recognized its formidable power.

Ch. 41Join or Be Destroyed

Rocks forced Luo Han and Cole to join the Rocks Pirates, and they left Ring Tree Island with him. After sailing through the night and for another six hours, the crew reached Bot Island.

  • Rocks challenged Luo Han and Cole to join him or be destroyed, then effortlessly nullified Luo Han's strongest Psychokinesis attack with his Armament Haki.
  • Luo Han agreed to join the Rocks Pirates to protect Ring Tree Island, and Rocks required Cole to join as well.
  • Luo Han said goodbye to Grandma Mo, while Cole and Luo Han parted from their family and friends on the island.
  • Luo Han and Cole joined Golden Lion, Big Mom Linlin, and the other pirates aboard Rocks's ship, which set course for Green Cliff to pursue Roger's crew.
  • The Rocks Pirates sailed away from Ring Tree Island overnight and reached Bot Island after another six hours at sea.

Ch. 42Bot Island

Rocks arrived at Bot Island and announced plans to divide the Rocks Pirates between conquering the New World and pursuing Roger. Luo Han and Cole chose to follow Whitebeard, while Shiki tried to recruit them for his own ship.

  • Rocks and his crew reached Bot Island, where the islanders welcomed them and Rocks ordered a feast.
  • Linlin asked Cole to become her subordinate, but Cole said he would only follow Luo Han; Ochoku mocked Cole and Linlin rejected Ochoku.
  • At the feast, Rocks said he had nearly found a great treasure and planned to pursue Roger while his crew conquered the remaining New World islands.
  • Whitebeard and Shiki agreed to pursue Roger, and Luo Han asked to join Whitebeard's group with Cole.
  • Whitebeard warned Luo Han and Cole not to hold them back, then Shiki asked whether they wanted to join his ship.

Ch. 43First Battle at Sea

Luo Han and Cole fought Ochoku and Silver Axe after the two mocked them, proving their strength to the Rocks Pirates. Rocks then divided his crew into three groups, and Luo Han and Cole joined Whitebeard aboard a ship to pursue the Roger Pirates.

  • Luo Han attacked Ochoku with Psychokinesis, while Cole struck Silver Axe with a Haki-infused punch, sending both men flying.
  • Ochoku and Silver Axe charged back into battle, but Luo Han blocked Ochoku’s Haki-infused slashes and knocked him around with Psychokinesis while Cole fought Silver Axe to a stalemate.
  • Rocks assigned Newgate and Shiki to pursue the Roger Pirates, Charlotte Linlin and John to conquer the remaining New World islands, and the rest to return to Hachinosu Island with him.
  • Whitebeard praised Luo Han and Cole, then invited them to come with him; Luo Han noticed Kaido standing beside Charlotte Linlin before boarding a ship with Cole and Whitebeard.

Ch. 44The Sea of the Strong

Luo Han and Cole began their pirate life aboard the Rocks Pirates’ ship, where they survived the New World’s hailstorm and an Upward Sea Current. The ship continued onward after Golden Lion used his power to keep it aloft.

  • Luo Han and Cole boarded the Rocks Pirates’ ship and spoke with Whitebeard about why they had gone to sea.
  • Golden Lion warned Luo Han and Cole that they still needed to prove themselves, and Whitebeard cautioned them about their coming battle with the Roger Pirates.
  • A violent hailstorm struck the ship, and Luo Han, Cole, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion worked together to guide it through.
  • Luo Han met Sister Shaku, who told him that the New World’s weather was usually even more dangerous.
  • An Upward Sea Current tilted the ship and sent pirates tumbling, but Luo Han used Psychokinesis to save them.
  • Golden Lion held the ship in midair with his Float-Float Fruit power until the current passed.

Ch. 45They’re All Traitors

Luo Han and Cole feasted with Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Sister Shaku, discussing their plans to leave the Rocks Pirates and grow stronger. The next morning, Marines attacked their ship, and the pirates recognized Garp among the approaching forces.

  • Luo Han explained his Mind-Mind Fruit ability to Whitebeard, while Golden Lion again invited him to join his future crew.
  • Luo Han, Cole, and Sister Shaku flew to a nearby island, where Whitebeard hosted a feast and asked Cole about his Kun Kun Fruit.
  • Whitebeard and Golden Lion discussed how the Rocks Pirates' members planned to leave eventually, and Luo Han said he wanted to grow stronger but did not want to become a pirate.
  • Sister Shaku told Luo Han she already liked someone, and Whitebeard said Luo Han would meet that person soon.
  • The pirates returned to their ship for the night, and the next morning Luo Han woke to warnings of an attack by three Marine warships.
  • The pirates armed themselves, recognized Garp among the Marines, and prepared to fight.

Ch. 46Encounter with the Three Admirals of the Marines

Luo Han and Cole faced Zephyr while Whitebeard and Golden Lion battled Garp and Sengoku, as the Marines attacked the pirate ship. The chapter ended with Cole matching Zephyr’s strength in a fist clash, and Zephyr asking why he had become a pirate.

  • Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr confronted Whitebeard and Golden Lion, and Golden Lion opened the battle with flying slashes that the Marines intercepted.
  • Sengoku ordered the Marines and pirates to fire their cannons, but both sides deflected the shots while Garp and Sengoku engaged Whitebeard and Golden Lion.
  • Luo Han knocked Zephyr off the pirate ship, and Sister Shaku sailed the ship away while Luo Han and Cole stayed to fight him.
  • Cole transformed and attacked Zephyr with his Divine Fist Style, then matched Zephyr’s Haki-covered punch before Zephyr asked who he was and why he had become a pirate.

Ch. 47Fierce Battle with Zephyr

Luo Han and Cole fought Zephyr, using their abilities together to knock him back, while Zephyr's attacks and Cole's immense power threatened to reshape the island and sea. The battle continued with Zephyr still standing and Cole preparing powerful attacks, leaving the outcome undecided.

  • Zephyr attacked Cole and Luo Han, punching both of them down onto the island despite Luo Han's warning and psychic defense.
  • Luo Han used Psychokinesis to throw Zephyr into Cole's punch, sending Zephyr crashing into the island's depths.
  • Garp, Sengoku, Whitebeard, and the others paused to assess Luo Han's difficult-to-evade ability, then resumed fighting as Sister Shaku watched from the pirate ship.
  • Zephyr returned unharmed and charged Luo Han, but Luo Han dodged and struck him with Psychokinesis toward Cole, who prepared a Giant Spear: Hegemony Country.
  • Zephyr dodged Cole's attack with Geppo, and the resulting shockwave tore a deep channel through the sea as Luo Han and Zephyr landed nearby.

Ch. 48The Battle Ends

Cole fought Zephyr for three days and nights while Luo Han supported him, and the battle ended when the fighters called a truce. After Cole recovered by eating, he found his Haki had grown stronger, and the ships continued toward White Island.

  • Whitebeard, Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr reacted to Cole using Elbaf's Spear, Hegemony Country, while Whitebeard said Cole likely was not from Elbaf.
  • Luo Han told Cole to use Zephyr as a sparring partner and protected him from Zephyr's attacks as they fought.
  • Cole and Zephyr battled for three days and nights until Cole wanted food, and Sengoku and the others stopped fighting too.
  • Garp and Whitebeard traded threats before the Marines and the Rocks Pirates returned to their ships.
  • Cole ate enough to recover from his injuries and discovered that his Haki had grown more solid.
  • The ships sailed toward White Island.

Ch. 49The World's Accelerating Course

Rocks used a newspaper report about the Rocks Pirates splitting their forces to provoke the World Government and accelerate events across the world. On White Island, Luo Han learned that Rocks had ordered the pursuit of the Roger Pirates, and Golden Lion explained that Roger might now be heading toward them.

  • Rocks confirmed that his news agency had circulated word of the Rocks Pirates’ divided forces, while the Gorosei ordered continued surveillance and sent CP0 to find the agency owner.
  • Pirates across the Four Blues grew more eager to sail for the Grand Line, while Marines struggled with repeated attacks on Loguetown and the Fleet Admiral questioned the restrictions on its defense.
  • Luo Han and the others arrived at White Island and read the newspaper, where Luo Han realized Rocks had deliberately publicized the division of his forces.
  • Whitebeard told Luo Han they were searching for the Roger Pirates by visiting inhabited islands, and Golden Lion said Roger might stop fleeing and head toward them.

Ch. 50Battle Summary

After their defeat by Zephyr, Luo Han and Cole reviewed the battle and trained at night, testing their strengthened Haki and Psychokinesis. Luo Han realized his abilities still had weaknesses and began examining Cole’s Armament Haki for another way to improve.

  • Luo Han took Cole high above White Island to discuss how Zephyr adapted to Psychokinesis and defeated them.
  • Luo Han and Cole clashed in the air, and Luo Han found that his Psychokinesis was less condensed and could not attack inside living bodies.
  • They landed on the uninhabited side of the island and exchanged Haki-coated punches, but Cole’s stronger Haki left Luo Han’s hands reddened.
  • Luo Han asked Cole to display his Armament Haki so he could study it with Divine Sense, and Cole covered his body in Haki, appearing as a ten-meter black giant.

Ch. 51The Perfect Plan to Grow Stronger

Luo Han examined Cole's Haki and realized it could not be copied, then returned to the ship with Cole and Whitebeard. After a quiet night and morning, Luo Han decided to focus on developing his Psychokinesis to prepare for the coming battle at God's Island.

  • Luo Han sensed Cole's Haki and concluded that each person's Haki was a unique bodily force field that could not be copied.
  • Luo Han and Cole returned to the ship, where they found Whitebeard drinking; Cole slept on the deck, and Luo Han rested nearby.
  • Luo Han woke at dawn, ate breakfast, and flew above the town to enjoy the peaceful morning scenery.
  • Luo Han decided to develop his Psychokinesis toward the fluidity, explosive force, and defense of Rocks's Armament Haki so he could survive the battle at God's Island.
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