Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi devoured Sea Kings in his Candlelight form, growing from thirty-five to sixty-six meters tall while gaining the admiration and Faith Points of the people. Back at the palace, he discovered that the Sea Kings’ essence had greatly enhanced his blood’s healing power and gave Youth Preserving Pills to Galette, Tsunade, and Uchiha Mikoto.

• Lin Qi swallowed a three-hundred-meter Sea King and grew to forty meters, then hunted another and reached forty-three meters.
• By nightfall, Lin Qi had eaten an eight-hundred-meter Sea King and grown to sixty-six meters, while crowds gathered to praise him for protecting fishermen.
• Lin Qi grilled hundreds of thousands of fish with a lightning strike and fed them to the gathered residents, gaining more Faith Points.
• At the palace, Lin Qi tested his healing and realized the Sea Kings’ essence had made his blood capable of rapidly healing severe injuries and accelerating growth.
• Lin Qi gave Youth Preserving Pills to Galette, Tsunade, and Uchiha Mikoto.

Lin Qi used the Cursed Emerald to eliminate successive Kings of the Willis Kingdom, then recruited the Ninth Prince as a puppet ruler. After poisoning him to ensure his obedience, Lin Qi killed the Ninth Prince’s uncle and ordered him to seize power within a month.

• Lin Qi hid the Cursed Emerald in the Willis King’s throne, and the old King became obsessed with it before choking to death a week later.
• The First Prince and then the Sixth Prince became King and died in bizarre accidents, while rival princes and a Grand Duke also died in the struggle for the throne.
• After the last Grand Duke forced the Ninth Prince onto the throne, Lin Qi visited him at night and promised to keep him alive in exchange for obedience.
• Lin Qi gave the Ninth Prince poison and required him to take an antidote every six months, then left to kill his uncle and other opposition.
• Lin Qi returned with blood on Demon Blade Heart Crossing and gave the Ninth Prince one month to take control of the Kingdom.

Lin Qi expanded his covert control across West Blue but faced financial strain as war disrupted trade and Doflamingo interfered with the Black Market. He decided to target Golden Emperor Gild Tesoro for funds and began considering how to do so without drawing the World Government’s attention.

• Lin Qi used five puppet Kings to drive wars across West Blue, prompting other nations to conquer territory and form alliances.
• Six months later, his agents had infiltrated the upper ranks of five major Kingdoms, and thirty-three of West Blue’s fifty-eight nations were under his control.
• Kabuto Yakushi reported that Doflamingo was suppressing their Black Market operations, and Lin Qi ordered a warning sent to him.
• Lin Qi saw that war had caused the Empire’s treasury to run a deficit and decided he needed a major source of money.
• Lin Qi identified Gild Tesoro, the Golden Emperor, as his target and found coordinates on Shyarly’s note for the current month.
• Lin Qi considered the World Government’s ties to Tesoro and realized he needed to act quickly, quietly, and without revealing his identity.

Lin Qi and Fisher Tiger entered the Golden Giant Ship to meet Gild Tesoro, hoping to negotiate by reminding him that they had once saved him. As the bunny girl guided them toward the gambling area, they heard patrons mocking a blind gambler.

• Lin Qi told Fisher Tiger that Gild Tesoro had once been enslaved by the Celestial Dragons and warned him to follow his lead while they met the Golden Emperor.
• Lin Qi and Fisher Tiger flew aboard the Gran Tesoro, guarding themselves against the gold dust drifting through its entrance.
• Lin Qi exchanged one hundred thousand Berries for gambling chips and accepted the bunny girl’s offer to guide them around the ship.
• The bunny girl drove Lin Qi and Fisher Tiger toward the gambling area in a Golden Race Car, while Lin Qi noticed laborers trapped working for Tesoro.
• Before they reached the tables, Lin Qi and Fisher Tiger heard people laughing at a blind old man who was trying to gamble.

Lin Qi met Issho, whom he recognized as Fujitora, then gambled at a Casino to win his way into the VIP room and meet Gild Tesoro. After building his winnings to ten million Berries, Lin Qi wagered everything on five sixes, shocking the crowd and alarming the dealer.

• Lin Qi recognized the blind gambler Issho as Fujitora, spoke with him briefly, and watched him leave.
• Lin Qi deliberately lost an early bet, then used his sharp hearing to win and steadily grow his chips.
• A gambler who kept losing after following Lin Qi’s bets became furious and fainted, while word spread that an expert had arrived.
• Lin Qi’s winnings reached ten million Berries, prompting the Casino to replace the dealer with an experienced one.
• The new dealer secretly rolled five of a kind, but Lin Qi wagered all his assets on five sixes, causing the dealer’s expression to change.

Lin Qi won two billion Berries by correctly guessing five sixes, then learned the Casino was unlikely to let him and Qing'er leave. He brought Qing'er and Fisher Tiger to the Golden Slot Machine, where he considered chasing its thirty-billion-Berry jackpot.

• Lin Qi warned the dealer against cheating, then correctly guessed that all five dice showed six and collected two billion Berries in chips.
• Lin Qi gave Qing'er a ten-million-Berry chip, and she warned him that Casino winners had disappeared after being taken away.
• Lin Qi told Qing'er to stay by his side and promised to take her out of the Casino.
• Lin Qi asked Qing'er for a simple game with a huge prize, and she led him to the Golden Slot Machine.
• Qing'er explained the machine's rules and thirty-billion-Berry jackpot, while Fisher Tiger doubted anyone could see its rapidly spinning symbols.

Lin Qi cleared the Golden Slot Machine at Gild Tesoro’s Casino, winning thirty billion Berries’ worth of chips. Tesoro sent Baccarat to invite him to the VIP room, while Fujitora stayed nearby in case Lin Qi’s companion faced danger.

• Lin Qi inserted ten thousand chips and used his eyesight and speed to line up apples on the Golden Slot Machine.
• Fisher Tiger watched Lin Qi fill two thousand rows with apples and realized he was relying on his own ability rather than cheating.
• Gild Tesoro ordered Baccarat to bring Lin Qi to the VIP room, then killed the two Dealers who had shaken Lin Qi’s dice cup.
• Lin Qi filled all three thousand six hundred rows with apples, cleared the challenge, and drew cheers from the crowd.
• Fujitora sensed hostile presences near Lin Qi and stayed close to protect his companion if necessary.
• Casino attendants gave Lin Qi thirty billion Berries’ worth of chips, and he pushed their heavy cart away with one hand.

Lin Qi and Fisher Tiger met Gild Tesoro in the VIP Casino, where Tesoro offered them a chance to win ten billion Berries. After Lin Qi won two rounds with impossible dice tricks, he confronted Tesoro about the woman he had lost.

• Baccarat led Lin Qi, Fisher Tiger, and Bunny Girl into the VIP Casino, where Gild Tesoro invited Lin Qi to gamble for ten billion Berries.
• Tesoro recognized Fisher Tiger and Lin Qi, then offered to let them leave with their winnings because he owed them a debt of gratitude.
• Lin Qi insisted on gambling, and he stopped Baccarat from touching him before the first round.
• Tesoro rolled one point, but Lin Qi's dice had shattered; Tesoro counted the round as his own win.
• Tesoro rolled the maximum score in the second round, but Lin Qi used electromagnetic force to remake his dice into a swarm of tiny dice and won.
• Tesoro prepared to pay Lin Qi ten billion Berries, but Lin Qi pointed out the bare ring finger on Tesoro's left hand and asked whether he still remembered her.

Lin Qi proposed working with Tesoro to fight the Celestial Dragons, and Tesoro challenged him to prove his strength. Their battle began in the Golden Arena, where Tesoro unleashed his Golden Divine Fire and Lin Qi dodged the blast.

• Lin Qi offered to help Tesoro deal with the Celestial Dragons in exchange for Tesoro providing money, and Tesoro questioned whether Lin Qi was strong enough.
• Tesoro led Lin Qi and Fisher Tiger to the Golden Arena and attacked with Golden Bomb and a Golden Wave.
• Lin Qi shrugged off Tesoro’s gold fragments and froze the Golden Wave, warning Tesoro to fight seriously.
• Tesoro created a hundred-meter Golden Giant and fired Golden Divine Fire at Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi used Shave to appear atop the Golden Giant as the laser struck the arena floor, while Baccarat refused Tanaka’s offer to watch and learned he had drained her luck.

Lin Qi defeated Tesoro, gained his support and limitless gold for the effort to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, then escorted Qing'er home to Pinwheel Village. After Qing'er reunited with her mother, Lin Qi slipped away to explore the village in disguise.

• Lin Qi defeated Tesoro and healed his injuries, then revealed himself as a Marine Admiral involved in rescuing slaves.
• Tesoro agreed to support Lin Qi and help destroy the Celestial Dragons, appointing Baccarat as their contact and promising an initial shipment of funds.
• Lin Qi took Fisher Tiger and Qing'er from the Golden Giant Ship, returned Fisher Tiger to Fish-Man Island, and flew with Qing'er toward the East Blue.
• After half a month, Lin Qi brought Qing'er to Pinwheel Village, where she reunited with her mother.
• Lin Qi declined Qing'er's mother's offer of a meal and vanished, leaving Qing'er to call her thanks after him.

Lin Qi killed Dongo and the mountain bandits who threatened Makino, then learned where Dadan and Luffy were staying. After finding Ace and Luffy declaring their plans to become Pirate King, Lin Qi carried them outside to cure their king obsession.

• Lin Qi killed Dongo and his bandits after they attacked Makino's tavern.
• Makino told Lin Qi that Luffy usually stayed with Dadan, and Lin Qi went to Dadan's residence.
• Lin Qi beat up the mountain bandits at Dadan's residence and asked when Luffy would return.
• Ace and Luffy arrived, arguing over who would become Pirate King.
• Lin Qi grabbed Ace and Luffy and carried them outside to break their king habit.

Lin Qi left Foosha Village after beating Luffy and Ace for wanting to become Pirate King, then hurried back to the Marine Base when Garp told him Zephyr had lost an arm to a pirate. He found Zephyr grieving his fallen students and reflecting on the tragedy that had once made him abandon mercy toward pirates.

• Lin Qi beat Luffy and Ace until Luffy still insisted he would become Pirate King, while Dadan tried to intervene and then backed down.
• Lin Qi gave Dadan Sea Kings meat for the children and left Foosha Village after learning she knew Garp.
• Garp called Lin Qi and told him that a pirate had cut off Zephyr's arm, so Lin Qi immediately returned to the Marine Base.
• Lin Qi visited Zephyr, who had grown frail and sleepless while mourning the students killed during the attack.
• Zephyr reflected on his career, the pirates who murdered his family after he spared them, and his decision to stop showing pirates mercy and become a Marine instructor.

Lin Qi gave Zephyr his blood, restoring his health and regenerating his severed arm. He then visited Ain and Binz, where he asked to examine Ain’s injured leg.

• Zephyr told Lin Qi that he intended to take revenge on the pirates himself, and Lin Qi offered him a cup of his blood.
• After drinking Lin Qi’s blood, Zephyr recovered his strength and regrew his right arm.
• Zephyr thanked Lin Qi and urged him to visit Ain and Binz in the next ward.
• Lin Qi met Ain on crutches and Binz, who asked for and received an autograph on his bandages.
• Lin Qi asked to examine Ain’s injured leg, and Ain blushed as she wondered whether he was interested in her.

Lin Qi healed Ain’s thigh wound, while Zephyr misread their conversation and decided Ain deserved a proper status. After Zephyr formed the Pirate Guerilla Squad, Lin Qi joined his warship to support him and keep him from confronting Whitebeard Jr. alone.

• Lin Qi removed Ain’s bandages and healed the scar on her thigh, and Ain kissed his cheek before running off.
• Zephyr overheard their exchange, mistakenly assumed they had become intimate, and resolved to make Lin Qi give Ain a proper status.
• Lin Qi learned that Zephyr had formed the Pirate Guerilla Squad and that Ain and Binz had joined it to hunt Pirates.
• Lin Qi summoned Mark and set out to help Zephyr, worried he might challenge Whitebeard Jr.
• Lin Qi boarded Zephyr’s warship, and Zephyr looked toward the sea with killing intent.

Lin Qi sailed with Zephyr and the Marines, who encountered Blood Butcher Kaiserv’s pirate fleet. Zephyr confronted Kaiserv after the pirate mocked his family, but Kaiserv appeared unharmed after catching Zephyr’s cannonballs.

• Lin Qi reunited with Ain and welcomed the injured Binz aboard as the Marines departed.
• Ain chatted with Lin Qi while Zephyr watched over them, and Binz and Mark competed on deck.
• Zephyr’s Marines quickly destroyed a small pirate crew before finding Kaiserv’s five-ship fleet the next day.
• Zephyr ordered the Marines to bombard the pirate ships, and Kaiserv’s Scythe-Scythe Fruit commander cut down the incoming cannonballs.
• Zephyr knocked the commander into the sea with a cannonball, then faced Kaiserv, who mocked his family.
• Zephyr hurled cannonballs at Kaiserv, but Kaiserv caught them with Armament Haki and emerged unharmed.

Lin Qi used his Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate Kaiserv’s crew, but Kaiserv escaped after defeating Mark and was pursued by Lin Qi. Lin Qi caught up to him and prepared to use Heart Crossing to devour Kaiserv’s Demon Axe.

• Lin Qi stopped Zephyr from confronting Kaiserv and revealed himself, prompting Kaiserv to abandon his plan to fight and look for a way to escape.
• Lin Qi unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out Kaiserv’s three thousand pirates and damaging their ships.
• Kaiserv pretended to avenge his crew, then fled; Mark pursued him but was knocked into the sea with a blow from Kaiserv’s axe.
• Lin Qi caught up to Kaiserv and recognized his axe as a Demon Soldier, while Heart Crossing formed a ghost claw to try to devour it.

Lin Qi fought Kaiserv, whose Demon Axe consumed him and restored his body before he unleashed a devastating stored-power explosion. Lin Qi survived unharmed, killed Kaiserv, and returned to the Marines’ cheers.

• Kaiserv struggled to block Lin Qi’s powerful sword strikes, and Lin Qi’s Thousand Leaf Gara slash cut him in half at the waist.
• Kaiserv offered his heart to the Blood Axe, which restored his body, fused with his arm, and took control of him.
• Kaiserv fled, then turned back and detonated five years of power stored in the Blood Axe against Lin Qi.
• Zephyr reassured Ain and Mark that Lin Qi would survive as the explosion blasted a vast pit into the sea.
• Lin Qi emerged unharmed, beheaded Kaiserv, severed his fused arm, and drew cheers from the Marines.

Lin Qi and the Pirate Guerilla Squad continued clearing pirates with almost no Marine casualties while Ain grew closer to him. After the Marines rescued a badly abused slave girl, Lin Qi saved her with his blood, and her account pointed to powerful nobles whose actions the Marines were legally barred from stopping.

• Lin Qi had the Heart Crossing Demon Blade absorb the Demon Axe and led the squad through several days of fighting, using Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate pirates while the Marines finished them off.
• Ain massaged Lin Qi on the beach as Mark wrote down rules for picking up girls, and Zephyr watched them with bemusement.
• Lin Qi read Morgans’s scandalous newspaper headlines, including a rumor about his private life, and grew angry at the report.
• The Marines pulled a near-drowned girl from the sea, and Lin Qi revived her with a drop of his blood.
• Ain learned that the girl had been abused as a slave and thrown overboard, while Lin Qi and Zephyr suspected nobles and recognized that Marine law prevented them from acting against them.

Lin Qi tracked the girl to a luxury ship belonging to the Osc Kingdom and found its nobles abusing slaves in imitation of the Celestial Dragons. He killed the Second Prince and his guards, then headed into the cabin where the nobles’ cruel games continued.

• Lin Qi used Observation Haki to leave the ship unnoticed and followed the currents to a decorated vessel flying the Osc Kingdom’s flag.
• The Second Prince shot an attendant for questioning him and ordered slaves thrown overboard so he could practice shooting.
• The Second Prince fired at Lin Qi, who caught the bullet and returned it, killing a guard instead.
• Lin Qi resisted the guards’ gunfire and blades, seized the Second Prince, and shot him dead with his own Golden Revolver.
• Lin Qi killed the remaining guards and entered the cabin, where nobles tortured slaves in grotesque games.

Lin Qi infiltrated a ship where nobles tortured enslaved people for entertainment and began killing the crew. He reached the First Prince, crushed his arm, and left him screaming for help.

• Attendants dragged a slave from the prison and delivered him to Prince William and the nobles, who used him as a target in a cruel dart game.
• Lin Qi sensed the abuse aboard the ship with Observation Haki and killed the Guards who confronted him.
• Lin Qi advanced through the ship, slaughtering the nobles’ subordinates as he searched for the people responsible.
• Lin Qi entered a room where a barely alive man had been mutilated and confronted the First Prince.
• The First Prince demanded that Lin Qi identify himself, so Lin Qi crushed the First Prince’s arm and severed his hand.