Chapter Summaries

Luffy and Kaido unleashed their strongest attacks against each other above Punk Hazard, splitting the island and its cloud-covered sky in a catastrophic clash. As the sunlight broke through, Kaido realized Luffy had held back his Hassaikai without yielding.

• Luffy launched a light-speed attack at Kaido, infusing his black-gold fist with Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaido recovered from the attack's shock and countered with Extreme Thunder Bagua.
• Luffy's fist and Kaido's club collided with a thirty-centimeter gap between them, where their Haki tore at each other.
• The clash released a devastating shockwave that split Punk Hazard with a deep fissure and tore open the clouds above it.
• Doflamingo watched the sky split open as Kaido realized Luffy's fist was holding his Hassaikai aloft.

Kaido overpowered Luffy and smashed him into Punk Hazard, destroying Caesar’s base and research in a massive impact. Doflamingo urged Caesar to value survival and judged that the Straw Hat Pirates had little chance against Kaido without Ronan.

• Kaido unleashed his full strength and broke through Luffy’s defenses.
• Kaido struck Luffy with the Hassaikai, sending him crashing into Punk Hazard and leveling the island’s terrain.
• The shockwave obliterated Caesar’s experimental base, SAD workshop, and gigantification research.
• Doflamingo comforted Caesar and warned him that staying alive mattered more than the destroyed base and experiments.
• Doflamingo concluded that only Ronan could contend with Kaido, leaving them a chance to escape.
• Caesar realized that schemes and intelligence were fragile against overwhelming violence.

Usopp nearly hit Kaido in the eye with a Haki-coated bullet from his slingshot, drawing the Emperor’s furious attention. As Kaido charged toward him, Sanji praised Usopp for making a monster like Kaido dodge.

• Usopp cried out for the others to save Luffy, but Zoro stopped him and said Luffy would be fine before preparing to fight.
• Kaido prepared to attack Luffy again, but Usopp’s Haki-coated bullet forced him to dodge and narrowly missed his eye.
• Kaido traced the shot to Usopp and swore to kill him before charging toward the Straw Hat crew.
• Usopp admitted that Kaido had sensed him as soon as he fired and that their strength gap was overwhelming.
• Sanji told Usopp that making Kaido feel threatened and dodge had already been an impressive shot.

Kaido charged the battlefield, but Nami struck him with a massive lightning attack that left him unharmed. As Zoro stepped forward, he unleashed his Thunder True Qi, Indestructible Diamond body, and blood-red Shura killing intent, leaving the battlefield poised for his confrontation with Kaido.

• Usopp fled to search for higher ground while Zoro stayed to face Kaido.
• Nami summoned a vast lightning storm that slammed the charging Kaido into the battlefield.
• Kaido emerged from the lightning unharmed and revealed that he had anticipated the attack and chosen not to dodge.
• Zoro told Nami to fall back, then awakened his Thunder True Qi and strengthened his body with Indestructible Diamond.
• Zoro released Shura's blood-red killing intent, cracking the ground and freezing the battlefield's ash and wind.

Zoro unleashed his Asura Three Sword Style secret technique against Kaido, turning Punk Hazard into a colorless battlefield and piercing Kaido with a blood-red strike. The chapter ended with the attack passing through Kaido as he swung Thunder Bagua.

• Zoro drew Third Generation Kitetsu and Shusui, took Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, and challenged Kaido to a fight to the death.
• Zoro manifested his three-headed, six-armed Shura phantom and unleashed One Great, Three Thousand, Great Thousand Worlds, stripping the battlefield of color.
• Doflamingo watched from behind a pillar and panicked at the strength of Zoro's attack.
• Kaido sensed the mortal danger, called Zoro by his full name, and countered with Thunder Bagua.
• Zoro became a beam of blood-red light and pierced through Kaido from below.

Zoro’s strongest slash badly wounded Kaido, but Kaido’s inhuman regeneration and relentless counterattack pushed Zoro to his limits. Sanji intervened with a lightning-fast kick, and the chapter ended as he ignited his leg with blue flames for a powerful follow-up attack.

• Zoro struck Kaido with an overpowered slash that cut deeply across his chest, but Zoro lamented that he still could not cut Kaido in half.
• Kaido’s wound stopped bleeding and began to regenerate, and he praised Zoro before charging back into battle.
• Kaido overwhelmed the weakened Zoro with repeated blows and prepared a finishing strike.
• Sanji intercepted Kaido’s attack with a lightning-charged kick, but Kaido blocked it with his hardened arm.
• Sanji activated Diable Jambe: Limit—Hell Spin, igniting his leg in blue flames.

Zoro and Sanji injured Kaido, but his Mythical Zoan recovery healed his broken arm and chest. Luffy returned to join them, and the trio began coordinating their attacks to keep Kaido under relentless pressure.

• Sanji broke Kaido's left forearm with a rapid barrage of kicks, and Kaido unleashed a Conqueror's Haki shockwave that hurled Zoro and Sanji away.
• Kaido healed his broken arm and chest while threatening to kill them, and Zoro and Sanji agreed to rotate their attacks and deny him time to recover.
• Luffy emerged from the crater and clashed with Kaido's Hassaikai in a barrage of punches.
• Zoro attacked Kaido with Purgatory Oni-giri as Sanji launched a flaming kick at the back of his right knee.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji drove Kaido back in battle, leaving Doflamingo stunned by their strength and Ronan’s absence. When Doflamingo tried to flee, Ronan appeared beside him and made clear that his status and connections could not protect him.

• Luffy held Kaido’s Hassaikai while Zoro and Sanji struck his opposite sides, sending Kaido flying.
• Doflamingo saw Kaido forced back and realized Ronan had still not joined the fight.
• Doflamingo tried to signal Caesar and his remaining subordinates to retreat.
• Ronan appeared beside Doflamingo and asked where he was going.
• Doflamingo feared Ronan could kill him effortlessly, while Ronan turned his gaze toward the shattered basin.

After two days and nights of fighting on Punk Hazard, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji steadily improved while battling Kaido. Realizing they might wear him down, Kaido transformed into a dragon and fled into the clouds, vowing to remember the defeat.

• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji endured Kaido’s attacks and repeatedly stopped him from defeating them one by one.
• Luffy strengthened his Conqueror’s Haki, Zoro improved his sword slashes, and Sanji sharpened his Observation Haki and speed during the battle.
• Kaido realized the three were using him as a whetstone and feared they would wear him down.
• Kaido swept Hassaikai around him to force the three back, then transformed into a dragon and escaped into the clouds.

After Kaido fled from Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, the exhausted Straw Hats reflected on how much they had grown during their two-day battle. Kaido then encountered Ronan waiting in the sky, and Ronan blocked his escape.

• Kaido escaped into the clouds while Luffy shouted that their fight was not over, but Zoro said Ronan was waiting for him.
• Sanji, battered and exhausted, credited his stamina with helping the trio survive Kaido's relentless attacks.
• Zoro reset his dislocated shoulder and said the battle had strengthened him, while Luffy celebrated mastering his Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
• Kaido flew far from the ruins and relaxed after confirming the Straw Hats had not followed him.
• Ronan appeared on Kaido's path through the Sea of Clouds and told him he would not be leaving.

Ronan effortlessly split Kaido's Bolo Breath and humiliated him by standing on his head, leaving Kaido enraged and forced to abandon his dragon form. Ronan then offered to spare Kaido's life if he served as his mount.

• Kaido unleashed a massive Bolo Breath at Ronan, but Ronan split the attack with a flick of the Eighteen-Foot Spear.
• Ronan crossed the distance and stood on Kaido's head, insulting him as Kaido tried and failed to throw him off.
• Kaido transformed into his Hybrid Form and confronted Ronan, still consumed by rage and humiliation.
• Ronan praised Kaido's dragon body and offered to spare his life if Kaido became his mount.

After Ronan declared that Kaido would become his mount, Kaido suppressed his rage, gathered all his strength, and launched a desperate attack. Ronan remained unmoved and prepared to beat him to death.

• Doflamingo panicked at Ronan's declaration, while the Straw Hat Pirates reacted with excitement, approval, and alarm.
• Kaido calmed from his fury and recalled that no one had dared address him so condescendingly since the Rocks era.
• Kaido compressed his Conqueror's Haki and life potential into a final, deadly assault.
• Kaido shattered his Flame Cloud, charged Ronan, and swung Hassaikai at him.
• Ronan called Kaido a stubborn fool and said he would beat him to death.

Ronan overwhelmed the exhausted Kaido as their clashes drove the already-ruined Punk Hazard toward sinking beneath the sea. With the island expected to disappear within two hours, the Straw Hats split up to escape while Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji stayed to watch the fight; Ronan then landed a decisive blow on Kaido.

• Ronan and Kaido's Conqueror's Haki-infused weapons collided, and the shockwaves accelerated Punk Hazard's collapse as seawater flooded the island.
• Robin explained that the island's crust was failing, and Nami estimated that Punk Hazard would sink completely within two hours.
• Nami led Chopper, Usopp, Robin, Brook, and Franky to find the Sunny Merry while Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji stayed to watch Ronan and Kaido fight.
• After fighting for two days and two nights, Kaido weakened as Ronan continued to overpower him.
• Kaido abandoned his defense for a desperate attack, but Ronan dodged and struck him in the chest with the Eighteen-Foot Spear.

Ronan’s spear strike shattered Kaido’s body and drove him into a flooded crater on Punk Hazard, leaving his Mythical Zoan recovery exhausted and his wounds unable to heal. As the seawater rose around him, Kaido rejected Ronan’s pity and prepared to face death as a pirate.

• Ronan struck Kaido with his spear and sent him crashing into Punk Hazard, creating a vast crater that seawater flooded.
• Kaido struggled to his feet and discovered that his body could no longer heal its catastrophic injuries.
• Ronan watched Kaido from above, and Kaido shouted that he needed no pity and demanded another fight.
• As the crater filled with seawater, Kaido recalled how he had come to protect Doflamingo’s SAD production and how the Straw Hat Pirates and Ronan had brought him to the brink of death.
• Kaido accepted that he was about to die and laughed as he resolved to spend his remaining strength in a final blaze.

Ronan was about to deliver Kaido’s final blow when King and three CP0 agents intervened, revealing an unlikely alliance. The chapter ended with Ronan facing the newcomers above the collapsing Punk Hazard.

• Kaido unleashed his remaining Conqueror’s Haki and prepared to make one final stand against Ronan.
• Ronan began swinging his spear at Kaido, but his Observation Haki alerted him to an attack from the cliffs.
• King launched a Fire Dragon Emperor at Ronan, who split the fiery dragon with a horizontal spear slash.
• King appeared beside the gravely wounded Kaido, and Ronan recognized him as the Beasts Pirates’ King.
• Three masked CP0 agents appeared alongside King, and Ronan recognized the alliance between the Beasts Pirates and the World Government.

Ronan refused the World Government’s order to spare Kaido, while King and CP0 tried to create an opening to rescue the dying Emperor. Two CP0 agents took a life-draining drug to boost their strength, and King launched a desperate assault on Ronan.

• A CP0 agent ordered Ronan to keep Kaido alive, revealing the World Government’s need to protect its Seastone supply from Wano.
• Ronan rejected the order and challenged CP0 and King to stop him.
• King told the three CP0 agents to hold Ronan back long enough for him to carry Kaido away.
• Two CP0 agents swallowed a deadly steroid drug that greatly increased their power while draining their life force.
• King seized the opening created by their transformation and charged at Ronan.

King unleashed his strongest fire dragon against Ronan, but Ronan shattered it with a single spear strike and sent King crashing into an ice formation. Two drug-enhanced CP0 agents then combined their mutations with Life Return and attacked Ronan with Admiral-level physical force, though Ronan still dismissed them as trash.

• King poured his strength and Haki into a colossal magma fire dragon and launched it at Ronan.
• Ronan shattered the dragon with his spear, and the resulting force blasted King into the ruins of an ice formation.
• The two CP0 agents completed their drug-induced mutations and used Life Return to push their physical power to the threshold of Admiral level.
• The CP0 agents unleashed a storm of dark red Super Rankyaku slashes at Ronan.
• Ronan acknowledged their briefly heightened destructive power but called them trash.

Ronan effortlessly defeated two CP0 agents who attacked him over Punk Hazard. The surviving CP0 leader took a forbidden drug and unleashed his ultimate power, appearing above Ronan to attack.

• Ronan shattered the first CP0 agent’s Rankyaku storm and smashed him into Punk Hazard.
• Ronan broke the second CP0 agent’s Finger Gun, struck him with an air palm, and sent him into the seawater.
• The CP0 leader removed his mask and swallowed the Death-Defying Secret Drug.
• The CP0 leader used Life Return: Ultimate Unsealing, transformed, and rushed above Ronan to attack.

King rescued the unconscious Kaido from the flooded crater while a CP0 Officer desperately held Ronan back. As King fled Punk Hazard, Ronan stopped to face the officer and prepared a powerful spear attack.

• The CP0 Officer fought Ronan with desperate, life-draining attacks, buying King time to escape.
• King crawled from the wreckage, saw the CP0 Officer protecting Kaido, and vowed to remember the favor.
• King found the unconscious Kaido in the flooded crater and transformed into his ancient pterosaur form to carry him away.
• Ronan spotted King fleeing with Kaido, but the CP0 Officer intercepted him again with a reckless attack.
• Ronan stopped and prepared to strike the CP0 Officer with his black-gold spear.

Ronan killed the CP0 Officer with his Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain technique, while King escaped across the sea. On Punk Hazard’s last safe high ground, Law arrived with the rescued giant children and survivors, bringing him face-to-face with Doflamingo and Caesar.

• Ronan unleashed Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain, obliterating the CP0 Officer and tearing a long rift through the clouds.
• King fled beyond the sea horizon, and Ronan chose not to pursue him.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji waited for the Sunny Merry on Punk Hazard’s highest remaining ground while Doflamingo and Caesar stood nearby.
• Law used his Op-Op Fruit to bring the giant children and surviving research facility guards from the collapsing underground facility to the high ground.
• Caesar demanded that Law return his experimental subjects, and Law warned him to worry about his own life.
• Doflamingo turned toward Law with a menacing laugh.