Chapter Summaries

After absorbing Vergo’s energy, Xia Qiu grew stronger and reunited with Robin, who warned him that fighting Kaido was dangerous. He watched Ace and Sabo spar, then gave Sabo the Dark-Dark Fruit, gaining a powerful ally for the battles ahead.

• Xia Qiu absorbed Vergo’s Reinforcement Energy and improved his physical strength, defense, and Armament Haki.
• Robin reunited with Xia Qiu, expressed relief that he was safe, and warned him against trying to kill Kaido; she still promised to help him.
• Xia Qiu returned with Robin and watched Ace and Sabo spar, where Sabo’s physical skill and Ace’s Observation Haki and Devil Fruit abilities were revealed.
• After Ace and Sabo debated who had won, Xia Qiu gave Sabo the Dark-Dark Fruit as payment for his support.
• Sabo tested the fruit’s ability to absorb attacks, pull in Devil Fruit users, nullify their powers, and crush anything drawn into its smoke.
• Sabo thanked Xia Qiu and promised to support him in future battles, while Ace challenged him to spar again after he mastered the fruit.

Xia Qiu spared Caesar in exchange for having him clone the dragons, then sent Ace, Mr. Christmas, Robin, and Hack to Dressrosa to investigate Doflamingo’s officers. The team set out by boat, while Xia Qiu and the others prepared to attack Doflamingo in three days.

• Xia Qiu learned that Caesar could clone the dragons with suitable equipment and spared his life, then swallowed Monet’s corpse.
• Buffalo and Baby 5 reported the disappearances of Vergo, Monet, and Caesar to Doflamingo, who confirmed both officers were dead and ordered his defenses strengthened.
• Xia Qiu assigned Ace, Mr. Christmas, Robin, and Hack to scout Dressrosa and locate Sugar and Jola, with Sugar marked as the first target.
• Ace, Mr. Christmas, Robin, and Hack departed for Dressrosa aboard Ace’s flame-powered boat.
• Xia Qiu told Law and the others to prepare to kill Doflamingo in three days.

Xia Qiu tested how much his defense, speed, and attack power had improved, then challenged Sabo to block his full-force charge. After overpowering Sabo, Xia Qiu prepared to fight Doflamingo and awaited the last of the information.

• Xia Qiu asked Law to slash his leg, and Law's Haki-enhanced attack barely damaged his hardened scales.
• Xia Qiu tested his Shave and Geppo, moving 120 meters in an instant and leaping high into the air.
• Sabo observed Xia Qiu's movement and concluded Baroque Works was likely behind CP9's disappearance.
• Vivi sparred with Hachi while Sabo trained his Dark-Dark Fruit against Heckle, absorbing Heckle's attacks and restricting his movement.
• Xia Qiu charged Sabo with Shave, Tooth Gun, and Armament Haki; Sabo failed to stop him, and the impact shattered two of Xia Qiu's teeth and sent Sabo flying.
• Xia Qiu decided he was ready to fight Doflamingo and waited for the final information to arrive.

Doflamingo prepared Dressrosa’s forces for Baroque Works, then learned the enemy had appeared on the southern coast and ordered Pica to reinforce the defenders. Sengoku responded by dispatching two admirals and three vice admirals to Dressrosa to capture Ace.

• Doflamingo assigned his officers and troops to defend Dressrosa’s approaches, protect Sugar, and watch for Baroque Works.
• Violet reported that the Giant Beast was attacking ships and men on the southern coast, while Doflamingo saw Zala’s Vivre Card burning.
• Violet located Byrnndi World and Lao G facing a Fish-Man and Baroque Works president Heckle, and Doflamingo ordered Pica to support them.
• Doflamingo asked the Marines for reinforcements and prepared for the battle to begin.
• Sengoku ordered Kizaru, Aokiji, Momousagi, and two other vice admirals to head to Dressrosa.

Baroque Works began its attack on Dressrosa, drawing Marine forces toward the island as Mahbais and Lao G confronted Heckle and Hack. Xia Qiu watched the opening fights and waited for Law to lose to Doflamingo before making his move.

• Momousagi and Aokiji set out for Dressrosa after Marine Headquarters ordered them to assist Kizaru against Baroque Works.
• Morsambia left G5 Branch for Dressrosa while Vergo remained missing.
• After Giant Beast appeared on the southern coast, Mahbais, Jola, and Lao G prepared to defend Passion Street.
• Heckle and Hack ambushed the group, and an unseen shooter killed Jola.
• Mahbais rose to fight Heckle while Hack challenged Lao G, and Xia Qiu decided to wait for Law's defeat before acting.

Baroque Works launched an assault on Dressrosa, drawing the Donquixote Family’s officers into battles across the island. Law headed to confront Doflamingo while Xia Qiu faced a massive figure emerging from underground.

• Diamante and Baby5 flew toward the Royal Highlands, but Nico Robin, Cecilia, and Hachi stopped them and declared that they would be their opponents.
• Trebol shielded Sugar from a gunshot, then Law arrived with Vivi and Mr. Christmas, left them to fight Trebol and Sugar, and went to find Doflamingo.
• Dellinger and Senor Pink set out to support Lord Tontatta, but Koala and Mr. 2 Bon Clay blocked their way.
• Sabo searched the Underground Factory for Pica, defeated its manager Queen, and left to continue looking for him.
• A massive figure made of rock and earth burst from the ground near Xia Qiu, who prepared to fight and said he would eat his attacker.

The Baroque Works fighters battled the Donquixote Family across the Royal Highlands as Heckle killed Mahbais and then faced Lao G. The chapter left Cecilia, Robin, and the others still fighting while Lao G challenged Heckle.

• Alken found Gladius guarding the back entrance and prepared to fight him.
• Ace told Caesar that he would stay to confront any admiral who arrived rather than flee.
• Heckle evaded Mahbais's attack, killed him with an Armament Haki punch, and left Hack to handle the body.
• Lao G restored himself to his prime, defeated Hack, and challenged Heckle to battle.
• Cecilia fought Baby 5, blocked her missile explosion, and continued despite her reopened abdominal wound.
• Robin incapacitated Buffalo, but a distant voice called out, "Death Stardust."

Diamante, Senor Pink, Dellinger, and Trebol fought the allies of Xia Qiu during the assault on the Toy Factory. Sabo rescued Koala and defeated Dellinger, while Vivi killed Sugar and incapacitated Trebol, leaving the allies free to help the remaining fighters.

• Diamante used his fluttering steel cape and party poppers to hold off Hachi and wound Robin, while Baby5’s explosion sent the already injured Cecilia flying.
• Senor Pink and Mr. 2 Bon Clay fought to a stalemate as Koala battled Dellinger and was badly wounded by his speed and strength.
• Sabo rescued Koala, then used threads to slow Dellinger before striking him unconscious with his water pipe.
• Vivi fought Trebol and Sugar, unleashed a Sandstorm that destroyed the Tower of Officers, and drained the moisture from Trebol’s mucus to expose and slash him.
• Mr. Christmas shot Sugar through the head, killing her, and said the group would go help the others.

Doflamingo learned that his forces were under attack across Dressrosa as Alken, Heckle, and Xia Qiu defeated Gladius, Lao G, and Pica. After consuming Pica and Mahbais, Xia Qiu sent Heckle to join Ace and rushed to support Law at the Royal Highlands.

• Violet reported the attacks at the Underground Factory and Toy House, then offered to help Nami after spotting her.
• Alken defeated Gladius in an explosive fight, though he suffered serious injuries.
• Heckle defeated Lao G after their powerful exchange and left carrying Mahbais while supporting Hack.
• Xia Qiu broke through Pica's stone statue, impaled Pica, and swallowed him.
• Xia Qiu swallowed Mahbais, sent Heckle to rendezvous with Ace, and charged toward the Royal Highlands to support Law.

Cecilia defeated Baby5 but was left too injured to fight when Bellamy arrived. Kyros returned to his original form, killed Bellamy and Diamante, and left to help others while Cecilia and Hachi guarded the entrance.

• Cecilia endured Baby 5's explosion and knocked her unconscious with a Haki-infused kick.
• Bellamy arrived and attacked the injured Cecilia, but Robin restrained him long enough for a stranger to intervene.
• The stranger revealed himself as Kyros and killed Bellamy after overpowering his Armament Haki.
• Kyros fought Diamante and killed him with the Thunder Destruction Sword, avenging Scarlet.
• Kyros offered to help fight Doflamingo, but Cecilia and Hachi told him to guard the entrance instead, so he left to find others who needed help.

Nami reassured Violet that Baroque Works would leave Dressrosa after defeating Doflamingo, while the World Government planned to capture King Neptune to draw out Whitebeard if its attempt to capture Ace failed. In the royal palace, Doflamingo aimed to kill Law, but a massive creature burst through the wall before he could fire.

• Nami told Violet that Baroque Works had no interest in ruling Dressrosa and would leave once Doflamingo was defeated.
• Kizaru arrived in Dressrosa and began fighting Ace, while Heckle prepared to move Caesar from a clinic after Hack treated him.
• Sakazuki persuaded the Five Elders to consider capturing King Neptune to lure Whitebeard to Marie Geoise if they could not capture Ace.
• The Five Elders learned that Baroque Works had attacked Dressrosa and that Sengoku had sent Kizaru, Aokiji, Momousagi, and G-5 Marines.
• Doflamingo aimed his gun at the wounded Law and offered to spare Law's allies if Law performed the immortality operation on him.
• A massive creature smashed through the palace wall and charged at Doflamingo before he could shoot Law.

Xia Qiu fought Doflamingo, who used his awakened String-String Fruit to restrain and outmaneuver him. With Sabo’s hidden intervention, Xia Qiu defeated and ate Doflamingo, then regrouped with his injured companions and set out to meet Ace as the larger battle loomed.

• Xia Qiu rescued Law from the rubble and sent him away with Mr. Christmas while Sabo and the others withdrew.
• Doflamingo offered Xia Qiu an alliance, but Xia Qiu refused and Doflamingo raised a Birdcage around the battlefield.
• Doflamingo used his awakened strings to bind Xia Qiu and gained the advantage, but Xia Qiu escaped his restraints and unleashed a powerful aerial attack that collapsed the Royal Highlands.
• Sabo secretly immobilized Doflamingo with Black Smoke, allowing Xia Qiu to strike him down and eat him.
• Mr. Christmas brought out the injured Cecilia, Law, Alken, Robin, and Koala, and Xia Qiu and Sabo led the group away to meet Ace.

Xia Qiu’s group reunited Luffy with Sabo and joined Ace in driving Kizaru away, then fled Dressrosa by ship as Kizaru continued to harass them. Xia Qiu attacked the pursuing fleet underwater while Kizaru called for reinforcements, and Momousagi and Aokiji raced to intercept the group near the Calm Belt.

• Luffy recognized Sabo, and the brothers reunited before joining the others to find Ace; Nami also reunited with Marcel, while Brook and Vivi joined the group.
• Xia Qiu, Sabo, Vivi, and Ace attacked Kizaru together, but Kizaru used their force to escape into the sky; he then fired on them from a distance as the group fled.
• Ace, Sabo, and Luffy embraced, and the group boarded a Baroque Works ship, treating the injured while fending off cannonballs and lasers.
• Nami steered the ship northwest toward the Calm Belt, and Xia Qiu dived underwater to attack the Marine warships pursuing them.
• Kizaru ordered Morsambia to evacuate the damaged giant warship and pursue alone, while Momousagi and Aokiji sped toward the Calm Belt to intercept the group.

Sabo, Vivi, Nami, Mr. Christmas, and Xia Qiu used their abilities to evade Kizaru, but Aokiji and Momousagi intercepted the ship in the Calm Belt. As the crew faced them, Jack and Kizaru arrived, leaving them surrounded by a formidable force.

• Vivi and Nami stalled Kizaru with sandstorms and fog while Sabo recovered, then Xia Qiu carried the ship through Mr. Christmas's spatial doorway as he drew Kizaru away.
• Mr. Christmas kept the spatial passage open until the ship entered the Calm Belt, where Aokiji froze the sea and Ace used his flames to hold back the ice.
• Momousagi attacked the ship, but Sabo blocked her and she retreated beside Aokiji; Vivi admitted to her master that she had not been forced to join the others.
• Aokiji identified Robin's connection between Baroque Works and the Revolutionary Army and said he and Momousagi intended to keep the crew trapped until reinforcements arrived.
• Jack the Drought approached with the Beasts Pirates, and Kizaru rejoined Aokiji, surrounding the crew with two admirals, a vice admiral, and Jack's forces.

Ace and Sabo organized the Baroque Works fighters to face the Marines and Jack Pirates while they waited for the president to arrive. The battle began, and Heckle used Super Soru to evade Jack’s attacks, but he still had to hold the powerful pirate back.

• Ace planned to fight Aokiji, Sabo took Kizaru, and Hachi and Vivi agreed to face Momousagi while Heckle’s group held off Jack’s men.
• Kizaru, Momousagi, and Aokiji prepared to attack as Jack ordered his pirates to charge; both sides rushed into battle.
• Luffy attacked Jack to distract him, but Jack shrugged off the strike and hit Luffy before Heckle landed an Armament Haki punch on Jack’s back.
• Jack barely reacted to Heckle’s punch, then drove Heckle back with a fast elbow and pursued him with another powerful attack.
• Heckle evaded Jack’s punch with Super Soru and resolved to keep holding him off until the president arrived.

Sabo, Ace, Vivi, Hachi, and Heckle fought the Marines and Jack across the battlefield. Jack pinned Heckle after he shielded Alken, but a massive figure descended before Jack could strike.

• Sabo used Black Hole to pull Kizaru close and continued their fierce fight while Ace clashed with Aokiji.
• Vivi and Hachi confronted Momousagi, who broke four of Hachi's six blades before they attacked her from above and below.
• Heckle used Super Soru to land repeated blows on Jack, while Luffy and Zoro intercepted Jack's allies.
• Jack abandoned his fight with Heckle to attack the injured Alken, but Heckle blocked the blow with full-body Armament Haki and exhausted his reserves.
• Jack pinned Heckle in an ice pit and raised his curved blade to kill him, but a massive figure fell from the sky.

Xia Qiu fought Jack in a contest of brute strength and defeated him with a devastating aerial headbutt. Jack sank into the sea, and Xia Qiu swam after him, intending to consume him.

• Xia Qiu struck Jack, then ordered Heckle to help Momousagi while he continued the fight.
• Jack transformed into his mammoth form and charged Xia Qiu, but Xia Qiu shattered his tusks and overpowered him in a head-on clash.
• Xia Qiu launched himself into the air and used Super Gravity Armament Headbutt to crush Jack's head and spine.
• Jack fell into the ocean and reverted to his original form as he sank, while Xia Qiu assessed his own injuries.
• Xia Qiu plunged into the sea and swam toward Jack, intending to make him part of himself.

Vivi, Hachi, and Heckle fought Momousagi while Sabo and Ace battled Kizaru and Aokiji, until Xia Qiu arrived and the Marines fled. After Jack’s defeat, Akainu persuaded the Five Elders to approve his plan to eliminate Whitebeard.

• Momousagi nearly killed Vivi, but Heckle intervened and joined Vivi and Hachi in holding her off.
• Sabo gained the advantage over Kizaru, while Ace and Aokiji fought to a stalemate amid flames and ice.
• Momousagi and Kizaru broke away from their fights, and Xia Qiu arrived, ordering Sabo and Heckle not to let them escape.
• Xia Qiu chased the fleeing Marines but was frozen and struck by Kizaru’s laser, allowing Aokiji, Momousagi, and Kizaru to escape; he then returned to recover and prepare for war against Kaido.
• Akainu learned that Jack had been killed and that the Marines had withdrawn, then argued that Kaido would keep Baroque Works from joining Whitebeard.
• The Five Elders accepted Akainu’s plan, and he declared that he would erase Whitebeard from the era.

After the battle with Jack’s forces, Xia Qiu’s crew reached an uninhabited island to recover while Luffy and his crew decided to stay and train before facing the New World again. Xia Qiu accepted them for two years and suggested new ways for Luffy to use his Devil Fruit, while a massive goshawk watched the group from above.

• Xia Qiu helped the ship cross Aokiji’s vast frozen sea, and the crew arrived at the uninhabited island to treat their injuries.
• Xia Qiu told Robin he could heal himself and urged her to take care of her back wound as the crew tended to their seriously injured companions.
• Ace and Sabo warned Luffy and Zoro that they were not strong enough to face Kaido’s forces, and Luffy agreed to stay and train.
• Xia Qiu accepted Luffy’s crew for two years, with the condition that they train and join the group’s battles.
• Xia Qiu suggested that Luffy use his rubber body to increase his strength and speed, and Luffy eagerly went to test the ideas.
• A massive goshawk watched Xia Qiu’s group from the sky before flying away.

Perona and Lucci learned that Xia Qiu’s bounty had risen sharply after the battle at Dressrosa, while Xia Qiu’s injured group recovered and prepared to fight Kaido in ten days. The Beasts Pirates surrounded their island with Kaido aboard, forcing Xia Qiu to face the fight sooner than planned.

• Perona read Lucci the news of Doflamingo’s death and the new bounties, and Lucci guessed that Xia Qiu had killed Jack and attracted the Marines’ attention.
• Xia Qiu and the others recuperated on a deserted island in the Calm Belt while their companions trained and tended to the wounded.
• Xia Qiu urged Robin to stay out of the coming battle against Kaido, but Robin insisted she would go if Xia Qiu promised to protect himself.
• Mr. Christmas spotted the Beasts Pirates approaching, with Kaido on the largest ship, and warned that more than a dozen ships had surrounded the island.
• Xia Qiu ordered the group to fight and vowed that none of the Beasts Pirates would leave alive.