Recaps

Lu Li led the Demon Slayer Corps through the battle that killed Muzan and ended the Corps, then returned to End Space to settle his rewards and trade valuable items. The stretch left him preparing for his next journey with new gear, resources, and a fresh supply of Doomsday Coins.

• Lu Li defeated Gyokko, Enmu, and their Explorer allies at Natagumo Mountain, then brought Tamayo and Yushiro to Corps headquarters.
• Lu Li persuaded the Hashira to train and taught them his Ghost God technique while the Corps prepared to lure Muzan out.
• Qingfeng tricked Lu Li into Infinity Castle, where Lu Li wounded Muzan and battled the Upper Ranks as Muzan fled to hunt Nezuko.
• The Nine Pillars attacked Muzan at headquarters while Lu Li defeated Akaza and Kokushibo, captured Nakime, and returned to join the fight.
• Lu Li restrained Muzan and destroyed his body and soul, ending the battle, and weeks later, Kagaya Ubuyashiki disbanded the Corps.
• Lu Li said goodbye to his companions, returned to End Space, and received settlement rewards and four reward choices.
• Lu Li opened his chests, obtained Muzan’s Follow Your Heart Pendant, enhanced his attributes, and began selling surplus items.
• Lu Li traded the Other Shore Oni Bloodline to Xue Feng and sold his specialization scroll to Black Lily.

Lu Li entered Udon Prison and used stories, questions, and practical advice to help Yamato reconsider her identity and reconcile with Kaido. Kaido appointed Yamato shogun and ordered Lu Li to help her take over Wano Country, where they set out to remove Orochi.

• Lu Li reinforced Prison Demon, bought equipment from Titan, and took the Unrivaled Title before entering the One Piece world as a prisoner in Udon Prison.
• Lu Li met Yamato and offered to share stories of the outside world in exchange for learning Wano’s Haki techniques, mastering Flowing Sakura and beginning to learn Observation Haki through their training.
• Lu Li challenged Yamato’s beliefs about Kozuki Oden and Kaido, prompting her to question her identity and recognize that she had been protected by her father.
• Lu Li urged Yamato to empathize with hungry prisoners and act as herself, and she gave them food before deciding she wanted to help Wano Country as Yamato.
• Lu Li advised Yamato to apologize to Kaido and use her status to help the people, and Kaido restored her position as Oni Princess and agreed to free Lu Li.
• Kaido tested Lu Li’s proposals for Wano Country, and Lu Li warned him about food shortages, corruption, and factory pollution before Kaido agreed Orochi should be replaced.
• Kaido appointed Yamato shogun and ordered Lu Li to assist her in taking over Wano Country, while Lu Li accepted a hidden mission to kill Orochi and help Yamato become shogun.
• Lu Li and Yamato traveled toward the Flower Capital, where Yamato said she had a plan to kill Orochi.

Lu Li helped Yamato take control of Wano, then reshaped its economy and persuaded Kaido to present himself as the country’s protector. After earning a place among Kaido’s top officers, Lu Li left Wano with the Beasts Pirates to pursue a Sky Island Poneglyph and recruit Issho.

• Lu Li and Yamato executed Kurozumi Orochi, and Yamato became shogun with Lu Li as her military adviser.
• Lu Li arranged food relief and recruited Shimotsuki Yasuie to govern Kuri while planning factories, jobs, and infrastructure for Wano.
• Lu Li used Pica’s Stone-Stone Fruit to expand factory production and persuaded Kaido to improve wages, training, and working conditions.
• Lu Li convinced Kaido to shut down the unprofitable Artificial Devil Fruit factories and turn Wano’s prosperity into a foundation for challenging the World Government.
• Kaido named Lu Li an All-Star and military strategist, while Lu Li’s reforms and a public home distribution helped Kaido gain the people’s trust.
• King reported that Issho had driven him from a Sky Island Poneglyph, and Lu Li persuaded Kaido to take him along to recruit the swordsman.
• Lu Li entrusted Wano’s projects to Yamato and Kanjia, then sailed with Kaido, King, and the Beasts Pirates toward Zenith of the West.
• Doflamingo sent Black Lily to kill Lu Li, but she instead sought him as a possible ally against Shin Izumi, while Lu Li prepared to test a new move on a ship of Explorers.

Lu Li traveled to Sky Island Bilka, where he fought Shin Izumi and Enel while uncovering a plot tied to the Pioneer Mission. After defeating them, he escaped Aramaki’s pursuit, but the world believed he had died, leaving Kaido to prepare for war.

• Lu Li recruited Xue Feng’s group, awakened Conqueror’s Haki, and gained Fujitora Issho as a new Beasts Pirates All-Star.
• Kaido and Big Mom clashed over the Sky Island expedition while Lu Li and his companions escaped toward Bilka, where the Marines pursued them.
• Lu Li reached Bilka and confronted Enel and Shin Izumi after Enel attacked the city and Shin Izumi identified Lu Li as his target.
• Lu Li fought Enel and Shin Izumi as Black Lily cursed Enel and held him back from using the Ark Maxim.
• Lu Li killed Shin Izumi and Enel, then discovered Uranus construction blueprints and gave them to Ulti to take to King or Kaido.
• Aramaki pursued Lu Li across Bilka, and Lu Li hid underwater until the return light carried him away.
• Aramaki reported that Lu Li had drowned, and Kaido, believing Lu Li dead, ordered the Beasts Pirates home to prepare for war.