Chapter Summaries

Hina and Loki helped turn the tide against the Five Elders, but the pirates continued to suffer heavy losses. Rayleigh took on Saint Gorosei while Moria hesitated to reveal what he had been hiding.

• Fengxi and the other Five Elder slaughtered the lower-ranking pirates, while Hina fought four Vice Admirals with her Spirit Maple Fruit and sent a small tree person to launch Loki into the air.
• Loki attacked Fengxi from behind, wounded him by stabbing his exposed rear, then grew to twenty meters tall with his Muscle-Muscle Fruit and toppled him.
• Fengxi recovered and attacked Loki with wind blades, but Moria used a shadow substitute to pull Loki out of danger.
• Rayleigh stepped in to fight Saint Gorosei and told the others to reveal their hidden strength against the other immortal monster.
• Moria noticed everyone looking toward him and worried that Rayleigh’s challenge had been aimed at him.

Moria used twenty thousand shadows to overwhelm Saint Pete’s Sand Worm form, while Empress and Zhishagong began a fierce battle. The chapter left Kizaru facing Jerry and Spike, wary of their resemblance to Tom.

• Moria absorbed twenty thousand shadows, grew to thirty meters tall, and hurled the Sand Worm through a defensive wall.
• Moria beat Saint Pete and sliced off the Sand Worm’s head, but its regeneration kept it alive as Moria’s shadow-fueled strength began to seem temporary.
• Empress donned Ghost Armor while Zhishagong transformed into a nine-tailed fox, and the two women clashed with Ghost Qi and Fox Fire.
• Gion continued suppressing the Knights of God as spectators noticed Kizaru facing a dog and a mouse in the broadcast.
• Kizaru asked Jerry and Spike how they were connected to Tom, while the two animals exchanged a silent look.

Jerry and Spike stalled Kizaru with their apparent immortality until Sengoku forced him to attack, and Ilulu then confronted Kizaru in her dragon form. Kizaru’s attacks failed to harm Ilulu, leaving him questioning her strength and his dangerous Navy job.

• Jerry and Spike silently agreed to stall Kizaru, then transformed into swordsmen and let him wonder about their strength.
• Kizaru fired Lasers at Jerry and Spike, whose heads grew back, but Sengoku threatened to withhold his pay if he kept wasting time.
• Kizaru flattened Jerry and kicked Spike aside, then beat them repeatedly until they stopped resisting and lit cigars.
• Kizaru turned to leave, but Ilulu arrived through a teleportation window, transformed into her dragon combat form, and punched the ground apart as he escaped her strike.
• Kizaru attacked Ilulu with Yasakani no Magatama, but she flew through the explosions unharmed, and he wondered how her body and clothes had resisted his attack.

Saint Eugene shot Ilulu with a Haki-infused bullet, but Tom redirected the shot and cost Eugene one of his testicles. Tom, Jerry, and Spike confronted the wounded Celestial Dragon as the battle continued under a worldwide broadcast.

• Saint Eugene used his Phantom-Phantom Fruit to create a sniper rifle and shot Ilulu during her fight with Kizaru.
• Ilulu was struck in the forehead and sent skidding across the battlefield, while the rifle’s second shot hit Saint Eugene and destroyed one of his testicles.
• Tom took the sniper rifle, then appeared with Jerry and Spike to attack Saint Eugene while he was injured.
• Jerry mocked Saint Eugene with a sign, and Tom taunted him by writing that one testicle still worked.
• Saint Eugene created dozens of phantom copies and surrounded the trio, while Saint Saturn scolded him over his undignified fighting stance.
• Saint Eugene angrily snapped back at Saint Saturn, insisting that he cover his injury because of the pain.

Kuina fought Hawk Eyes and endured his sword strike, awakening the sword intent that made her a Great Swordsman. After she collapsed, Hawk Eyes protected her from the Marines, while the other battles continued.

• Spike, Tom, and Jerry attacked Saint Eugene's phantoms, while Ilulu pulled a bullet from her forehead and blamed Kizaru for the shot.
• Hawk Eyes defeated Kuina but stopped Black Blade Night just before her eyes when she refused to back down.
• Hawk Eyes unleashed a powerful sword strike for Kuina to study, and she awakened her own sword intent, crossing into Great Swordsman level before collapsing.
• Marines rushed to kill the unconscious Kuina, but Hawk Eyes cut down several of them and stood guard over her.
• Robin ordered someone to bring Kuina back from the battlefield.

Garp and Sengoku fought Big Mom while Kaido and Big Mom unleashed a devastating combined attack on Marine Headquarters. The strike nearly split the headquarters in half and carved a vast rift through the sea, leaving the witnesses stunned.

• Marigold and Sandersonia thanked Hawk Eyes, carried the severely injured Kuina away, and returned with her to the West Sea.
• Garp slammed Big Mom into the ground and struck her again, while Sengoku helped him overpower her.
• Kaido recognized Steel Bone Kong’s attempts to provoke him and called Big Mom to perform their combined technique.
• Kaido and Big Mom unleashed Sea Dominator, forcing Sengoku, Garp, and Steel Bone Kong to retreat as the shockwave cut through Marine Headquarters and split the sea.
• Riku Dō, Rebecca, Violet, and Kyros watched the broadcast in Dressrosa and reacted with shock at the Four Emperors’ power.

Blackbeard’s stolen warship was swept into Marine Headquarters by the tsunami, where he persuaded Sengoku to accept his help as a Shichibukai. His arrival enraged the Whitebeard Pirates, and Ace declared that he would kill the man who betrayed them.

• Kaido and Big Mom’s clash sent a tsunami toward the Blackbeard Pirates, and the waves hurled their stolen warship into Marine Headquarters.
• The warship crashed onto the ice, leaving Blackbeard and his crew battered but alive.
• Sengoku questioned Blackbeard about invading Impel Down and demanded to know Magellan’s fate.
• Blackbeard claimed he had gone to stop Rayleigh and offered to help the Marines fight the Pirates, so Sengoku agreed to keep him as a Shichibukai if he performed well.
• The Whitebeard Pirates reacted with fury to Blackbeard’s arrival, and Luffy tried to attack him before Ace stopped him.
• Ace named Blackbeard as his enemy and declared that he would kill him.

Whitebeard and Golden Lion fought Akainu and Saint Saturn while Blackbeard faced the Whitebeard Pirates over Thatch’s death. Golden Lion used his Devil Fruit to trap the immortal Saint Saturn in a massive sphere and hurl him into the sea.

• Blackbeard greeted Ace and provoked the Whitebeard Pirates, who cursed him for betraying their family.
• Whitebeard asked Blackbeard why he had killed Thatch, and Blackbeard refused to explain his choice.
• Blackbeard declared that he was now Blackbeard, and Whitebeard moved to kill him for Thatch’s sake.
• Saint Saturn called on Akainu to intervene, and Whitebeard blocked their attacks before Golden Lion joined the fight.
• Whitebeard and Golden Lion struck Saint Saturn, whose body healed after being torn in half.
• Golden Lion encased the recovering Saint Saturn in a massive sphere and threw him into the sea.

Saint Saturn fell into the sea, and Blackbeard joined the battle against the Whitebeard Pirates. Blackbeard captured Luffy to force Ace to kill himself, but Weevil and Hina intervened, leaving the brothers alive.

• Saint Saturn sank into the sea, and Garp joined Akainu against Whitebeard and Golden Lion while Sengoku and Steel Bone Kong held off Big Mom and Kaido.
• Sengoku urged Blackbeard to fight, and Blackbeard sent Shiliew of the Rain, Evil King of Tyranny, and his other men after the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Blackbeard used Dark Water to pull Ace toward him, but Luffy took Ace's place and Blackbeard seized him, striking him while suppressing his Devil Fruit power.
• Blackbeard threatened to kill Luffy unless Ace killed himself, and Ace stabbed toward his own throat before Weevil caught the blade and stopped him.
• Hina kicked Blackbeard away and freed Luffy, who embraced Ace and sobbed as Ace reassured him.

Lin Qi defeated Iden Sheng in the Ink-Wash Space and forced Qiuyue Gong to end it by destroying the town, then found an embarrassing secret in the Heart Nurturing Residence. Elsewhere, Moria’s shadow-fueled strength began to fail while Saint Pete threatened him, and Sasuke rushed in to intervene.

• Lin Qi filled his Halo with Candlelight Flame, melting Qiuyue Gong’s chains and driving back her Garudas before he killed Iden Sheng with twin blades.
• Qiuyue Gong’s attacks vanished, and Lin Qi destroyed the town to pressure her into ending the Ink-Wash Space.
• Lin Qi entered the Heart Nurturing Residence and found cabinets labeled with intimate descriptions and numbered boyfriends, prompting Qiuyue Gong to make the space vanish.
• Moria’s strength waned as shadows escaped his body, and Saint Pete refused to forgive him.
• Moria resumed attacking Saint Pete, but Sasuke charged out with Susanoo activated and ordered Moria to move.

Sasuke and Moria fought Saint Pete, while Lin Qi rescued the Empress from Zhishagong. After Lin Qi killed Iden Sheng, the battles across the fronts began to conclude, with Gion winning her duel and slaying a Knight of God.

• Sasuke used Amaterasu against Saint Pete, but Saint Pete shed the burning parts of his body and regenerated.
• Moria landed a final punch on Saint Pete, then collapsed as his shadows left him; Sasuke carried him toward safety, but refused Robin's offer to retreat.
• Lin Qi emerged from the ink-wash space, saw Saint Pete fly past, and rushed to protect the Empress from Zhishagong.
• Lin Qi seized Zhishagong's tail and told the injured Empress to retreat; Zhishagong attacked him with all nine tails.
• After Lin Qi killed Iden Sheng, Gion defeated her opponent in a quick duel and slew a member of the Knights of God.

The World Government’s forces began to lose ground, prompting Im to mark Marine Headquarters for destruction. As Im’s green-sky attack struck, Lin Qi recognized the danger and hurried to evacuate his allies, leaving the island’s fate uncertain.

• Saint Gorosei grew desperate as the World Government’s side lost fighters and he struggled against Rayleigh.
• Im drew a red X over Marine Headquarters on a map, declaring that useless things had no need to exist.
• Green radiance filled the sky, and Lin Qi recognized it as the attack that had destroyed Lulusia Kingdom.
• Lin Qi used Robin’s transport windows to send his allies toward the West Sea and warned the fighters to find cover.
• Crimson pillars of light struck Marine Headquarters, and Lin Qi evacuated everyone from the West Sea before the third pillar fell.

Crimson pillars of light devastated the Marine and pirate forces at Marine Headquarters, and Lin Qi warned Whitebeard that an even greater strike would destroy the island. Whitebeard asked Golden Lion to stack his remaining Sky Islands and prepared to face the bombardment alone so his sons could escape.

• Crimson pillars of light killed and wounded Marine officers and members of the Big Mom, Beasts, and Whitebeard Pirates.
• Kaido accused Sengoku and Steel Bone Kong of attacking his subordinates, but Sengoku denied responsibility.
• Saint Pete blamed the King of West Blue for the bombardment while the Five Elders stayed silent as Im-sama’s actions continued.
• Whitebeard asked Lin Qi how long the attacks would last, and Lin Qi warned that the final strike would erase Marine Headquarters’ island.
• Whitebeard told Golden Lion to stack his remaining Sky Islands and announced he would endure the coming attacks alone to protect his sons.

As a green pillar of light gathered over Marine Headquarters, Akainu demanded that Saint Pete stop it, while Whitebeard rose to meet the attack and protect his sons. The blast struck before Ace could reach him, and the worldwide broadcast cut out, leaving viewers unable to learn what happened.

• Akainu grabbed Saint Pete and demanded that he stop the attack, while Sengoku assumed the World Government was behind it.
• Whitebeard climbed onto the highest remaining Skypiea and said he would protect his sons, then entrusted the Whitebeard Pirates to Ace and Marco if he died.
• Ace flew toward Whitebeard as a massive green pillar of light descended over Marine Headquarters.
• The attack's light and heat overwhelmed the Marines and pirates, while Buggy and his crew panicked.
• The Den Den Mushi used for Buggy's broadcast went blind, cutting off the worldwide transmission.
• Dadan shook the projectionist and demanded that he restore the broadcast, but Nojiko calmed her and the projectionist fled.

Whitebeard used the full power of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit to hold back the World Government’s nation-destroying attack over Marine Headquarters. He survived the blast but fell from the sky, his body badly battered and his lifespan nearly spent, while the Marines he saved could no longer bring themselves to attack the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Vivi, King Cobra, and people across the seas worried about Lin Qi and Luffy after witnessing the attack, while Riku Dō and Kyros realized its power must have limits.
• Whitebeard unleashed Sky Quake and clashed with the descending green light, destroying six Skypieas as shockwaves devastated Marine Headquarters.
• Ace was knocked down by the shockwaves, and Gaban restrained him from rushing toward Whitebeard.
• Lin Qi sensed that Whitebeard was burning through his remaining lifespan as he continued resisting the attack.
• Whitebeard exhausted the light pillar’s energy and fell from the sky after saving the Marines.
• Ace ran toward Whitebeard as the surviving Marines looked on with gratitude, and most could no longer bring themselves to attack the Whitebeard Pirates.

Whitebeard announced that the pirates would leave after blocking a devastating attack, but Marco realized his body was failing and he could no longer fight. As Lin Qi intervened to protect him, Steel Bone Kong struck Whitebeard from behind and blew away half his head.

• Marco examined Whitebeard and secretly realized that his body was near death and he could no longer fight.
• Whitebeard declared that the Whitebeard Pirates were leaving, while the Marines, Kaido, and Big Mom held back from attacking.
• The Sand Worm swallowed Ace, Jozu, and others, and Whitebeard cut it apart to free them.
• Lin Qi rushed toward Whitebeard as Saint Gorosei emerged to attack, and Lin Qi blocked the spiked fist and hurled him away.
• Steel Bone Kong struck Whitebeard while Lin Qi was occupied, blowing away half of Whitebeard's head.

Steel Bone Kong killed the weakened Whitebeard, and Lin Qi stopped Ace from charging at him before confirming that Whitebeard could not be saved. Whitebeard unexpectedly regained enough strength to speak, leaving the battlefield to listen to his final words.

• Steel Bone Kong struck down Whitebeard, and Lin Qi punched Steel Bone Kong away as Saint Pete praised the attack.
• Ace blamed himself for Whitebeard's death and charged at Steel Bone Kong, but Lin Qi knocked him unconscious and Luffy carried him away.
• Jozu brought Lin Qi to Whitebeard, but Lin Qi said he could not save him, prompting the Whitebeard Pirates to mourn and divide over whether to fight or retreat.
• Whitebeard suddenly coughed up blood and began speaking, and everyone on the battlefield fell silent to hear him.

Whitebeard said farewell to his sons and allies, giving them instructions before using his final breath to declare that One Piece was real. His words reached the entire world and promised to intensify the Great Pirate Era.

• Whitebeard told the Whitebeard Pirates not to seek revenge and to escape safely, then asked Marco to support Ace as the next captain.
• Whitebeard gave Jozu and the division commanders personal instructions, asked Marco to look after Weevil, and urged his allies not to harm his sons.
• Kaido and Big Mom mourned Whitebeard, while Golden Lion promised to protect the Whitebeard Pirates after his death.
• Lin Qi revived the dying Den Den Mushi with his blood and forced it to resume broadcasting Whitebeard's final words.
• Whitebeard declared, "ONE PIECE is real!" to the entire world, and Sengoku felt a sudden exhilaration at the thought of the World Government's troubles.

Whitebeard declared that One Piece existed, then died standing after the World Government broadcast his final moments across the world. Sengoku tried to let the Whitebeard Pirates leave in exchange for Whitebeard’s body and Ace, but Marco refused, and allied pirates helped cover their retreat.

• Whitebeard’s declaration that One Piece existed stunned the world, and he died standing as Blackbeard laughed.
• Ain’s Devil Fruit ability wore off after Whitebeard died, and island broadcasts announced his death while people around the world reacted.
• Sengoku offered Marco safe passage if the Whitebeard Pirates surrendered Whitebeard’s body and Ace, but Marco refused.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to attack, though they held back against the Whitebeard Pirates while remaining fierce against the Beast God Pirates.
• Golden Lion and Rayleigh helped cover Marco’s retreat, and Kaido and Big Mom ordered their crews to withdraw as well.
• The Whitebeard Pirates withdrew past the Marines’ second line of defense with help from the allied fighters.

Blackbeard’s crew stole Whitebeard’s heart while Weevil fought them, and the Whitebeard and Roger Pirates escaped Marine Headquarters amid the chaos. As the Marines prepared to pursue them, Shanks arrived with his crew and greeted Rayleigh, Gaban, and Buggy.

• Blackbeard lured Weevil toward him, but Weevil nearly killed Blackbeard with a blow from Murakumogiri.
• Blackbeard’s commanders attacked Weevil, while Lafitte used hypnosis to steal Whitebeard’s heart from his corpse and the Blackbeard Pirates escaped.
• Marco called Weevil back, and the Whitebeard Pirates and Roger Pirates boarded their ship as the Marines withdrew from the fighting.
• Big Mom and Kaido used Sea Dominator to split Marine Headquarters and create a shockwave barrier that let the pirates escape pursuit.
• Shanks arrived with his crew, and he greeted Rayleigh, Gaban, and Buggy as the Marines considered pursuing the escaping pirates.