Chapter Summaries

Xia Qiu and his allies fought off a squad of Beasts Pirates scouts, then split their forces to attack the enemy fleet and prevent its troops from landing. Xia Qiu headed underwater with Ace, Heckle, and Vivi to confront Kaido, while Sabo and Law led the others toward the southern coast.

• Xia Qiu ordered the wounded and doctors inland, then allowed Law, Robin, and Koala to stay and fight.
• Xia Qiu spotted four bird-form scouts, and Mr. Christmas, Vivi, Heckle, Robin, Ace, Luffy, and Mr. 2 Bon Clay fought them; three were captured, but the crow escaped.
• Xia Qiu killed the three captured Beasts Pirates and decided to attack the main ship before the enemy could encircle them.
• Xia Qiu sent Sabo and Law with the others to stop the Beasts Pirates from landing on the southern coast.
• Xia Qiu, Ace, Heckle, and Vivi set out to attack the main ship and force Kaido and the enemy forces into the sea.

Ace, Vivi, and Xia Qiu launched a coordinated ambush on Kaido, but Kaido withstood their attacks until Xia Qiu rammed him into the sea. Ace faced Queen, one of Kaido’s Calamities, while Heckle was intercepted by other attackers.

• Kaido ordered his fleet to continue toward Ace, who waited beneath a gathering sea of fire as Vivi moved to stop the ships on the flank with tornadoes.
• Ace unleashed Flame Emperor: Dead Fire Sea while Xia Qiu charged Kaido, but Kaido scattered much of the fire, blocked Xia Qiu, and defended himself with Armament Haki.
• Xia Qiu pressed Kaido toward the ship’s edge as Ace attacked again, but Queen and other airborne attackers arrived; Queen confronted Ace, while the others surrounded Heckle.
• Kaido struck Xia Qiu’s head, but Xia Qiu’s tentacles slammed into Kaido’s legs and drove him into the sea, where Xia Qiu challenged him to fight underwater.

Whitebeard and Red-Hair decided not to interfere as Kaido attacked Baroque Works, while Red-Hair and Usopp noticed memories of their sons had mysteriously returned. Xia Qiu dragged Kaido underwater, but learned Kaido was a Fighting Fish half-giant who could survive there, and the two resumed their fight on the seabed.

• Whitebeard refused Marco and Jozu's pleas to help Ace and Nami, saying they had chosen their own war against Kaido.
• Red-Hair explained that Whitebeard had no reason to intervene, while Usopp and Red-Hair recalled that they had recently forgotten their sons, Usopp and Luffy.
• Xia Qiu dragged Kaido deep underwater and slammed him into the seabed, but Kaido survived and spoke beneath the water.
• Kaido revealed that he was a Fighting Fish half-giant with gills, half Fighting Fish, one-quarter human, and one-quarter giant blood.
• Kaido said he would kill Xia Qiu to avenge Jack, and the two charged at each other and exchanged blows.

Heckle fought Queen’s flying force while Ace battled Queen as the Beasts Pirates’ invasion threatened the island from several directions. As the southern ships approached, Mr. Christmas proposed using his Spatial Dimension to let Law sabotage them from inside.

• Heckle knocked out the Crow Birdman, Parrot Birdman, and Hummingbird Birdman, but Carlos, the Swallow Birdman, and the Pigeon Birdman prepared to attack him together.
• Queen overwhelmed Ace with Rankyaku, but Ace used his ability to conceal his real body and revealed that he could see the future.
• Sabo, Robin, Law, Koala, Nami, and Mr. Christmas assessed the four pirate ships approaching from the south and worried about the injured Law and incoming forces from other directions.
• Mr. Christmas proposed transporting the group inside the ships so Law could cut through their keels, and Law agreed that he could manage it.

Law, Sabo, Mr. Christmas, and Hachi attacked Kaido’s fleet, sinking one ship before Hachi encountered Oren and his Fish-Man crew. Meanwhile, Xia Qiu fought Kaido underwater, withdrew from the seafloor to limit Kaido’s movement, and turned to attack him head-on.

• Mr. Christmas opened a Space Door, and Sabo carried the exhausted Law to the main ship with Hachi and Mr. Christmas.
• Law used Room and Chamber of Slaughter to cut through the ship’s middle, killing pirates and causing the vessel to collapse and sink.
• Hachi entered the water, killed pirates while searching for Ken, and was confronted by Oren and three other Fish-Men, who rescued a Devil Fruit user.
• Kaido and Xia Qiu exchanged powerful blows underwater, and Xia Qiu used his Conqueror’s Haki to withstand Kaido’s attack.
• After Kaido damaged Xia Qiu’s tentacles and pressured him on the seafloor, Xia Qiu swam upward to restrict Kaido’s movement.
• Xia Qiu stopped retreating and turned to bite at the pursuing Kaido.

Xia Qiu weakened Kaido with poison during their underwater fight, while Heckle and Ace struggled against their opponents as the weather changed. The chapter ended with lightning striking Queen just as she was about to hit Ace.

• Xia Qiu poisoned Kaido through the water and his teeth, then charged at him as the toxin began weakening him.
• Swallow Birdman, White Dove Birdman, and Carlos attacked Heckle from the air, forcing him to rely on Armament Haki and watch his stamina.
• Heckle noticed the wind and dark clouds gathering, which he suspected were caused by Ace's flames.
• Queen said Ace was nearing his limit, then gained the upper hand as Ace's speed and recovery slowed.
• Queen brought her blades down on Ace, but lightning fell from the sky and struck her.

Nami’s lightning strike thinned the enemy ranks, but the Straw Hats and their allies were soon overwhelmed by powerful Zoan fighters. Sabo arrived to stop Flood Ken’s attack on Koala, while an injured Law called on Zoro for help against the mantis captain.

• Nami used electric bubbles and lightning to knock out many of the enemies swimming toward shore.
• Luffy, Zoro, Robin, Koala, and the others fought the pirates who reached the beach, while Robin killed the Dragonfly Person after exposing her position.
• Flood Ken transformed into a Titan Python and charged at Koala, but Sabo emerged through an Air Door and blocked him with Dragon's Claw.
• Law intercepted the mantis captain’s attack on Zoro, then asked Zoro to help him fight.
• Zoro agreed and attacked the mantis captain with his three swords.

Dragon arrived to stop the battle, rescued Ace, Vivi, and Heckle, and persuaded Ace to withdraw rather than risk further losses. He then reached Ken and Sabo’s fight, where his intervention halted Sabo’s attack and left fighters collapsing under his overwhelming presence.

• Dragon rescued Ace from Queen’s attack and brought Vivi and the badly injured Heckle to safety.
• Dragon warned Queen and Ace about the risks of continuing the battle, and Ace agreed to leave with him.
• Queen ordered Carlos and the fleets to follow Dragon’s group while she pursued them.
• Ken and Sabo remained evenly matched as Luffy, Koala, Law, and Zoro struggled against their opponents.
• Dragon arrived at Ken and Sabo’s battle, slammed Ken’s Titan Python form into the ground, stopped Sabo from attacking, and released a force that made fighters collapse.

After Dragon forced a truce with Queen and Ken, he urged Xia’s allies to leave the island while Xia fought Kaido underwater. Mr. Christmas chose to stay behind and wait for Xia, while the others prepared to depart.

• Queen persuaded Ken to retreat beyond twelve nautical miles and wait for Kaido rather than continue fighting Dragon, Sabo, and Ace.
• Dragon gathered Xia’s allies and argued that they could not help Xia underwater and would be killed if they stayed after Kaido won.
• Cecilia, Robin, and Vivi objected to leaving Xia, while Mr. Christmas said he could hide and wait for him alone.
• Heckle agreed that Mr. Christmas would stay with food, a Den Den Mushi, and a Vivre Card while everyone else left.

Xia Qiu and Kaido continued their exhausting fight until Fish-Men arrived with news that Dragon had rescued Baroque Works and Queen had allowed them to escape. With his allies safe, Xia Qiu fled, devoured three Fish-Men and began eating a Sea King to recover while Kaido pursued him.

• Queen told Ken that Dragon’s arrival made pursuing the escaping Baroque Works members too dangerous, and they went to await news from the Fish-Man squad.
• After an hour and a half of fighting, Xia Qiu realized his injuries and dwindling Haki put him at a disadvantage against Kaido.
• A Fish-Man captain reported that Dragon had rescued the others and left, and Kaido sent the Fish-Men away before setting out to deal with Xia Qiu.
• Xia Qiu attacked and swallowed three fleeing Fish-Men, then escaped from Kaido once he knew Baroque Works had gotten away.
• Xia Qiu rammed into a Sea King, ate its flesh to recover, and resumed fighting Kaido around the creature.

Xia Qiu and Kaido continued their brutal fight after twelve hours, with Xia Qiu’s healing and Kaido’s worsening injuries gradually shifting the advantage. While the battle continued underwater, Robin and Mr. Christmas waited anxiously on the island, hoping Xia Qiu would return safely.

• Xia Qiu and Kaido rested beside a Sea King’s corpse, ate to recover, and acknowledged each other’s strength after fighting for twelve hours.
• Xia Qiu and Kaido resumed their battle, while Xia Qiu judged that his healing and Kaido’s accumulating injuries were beginning to favor him.
• Queen ordered the Fish-Man squad to check the underwater fight regularly, rearranged the Beasts Pirates’ patrols, and took up a lookout position.
• Robin and Mr. Christmas used a Space Door to evade the Beasts Pirates and checked the area for danger before returning to rest beneath a tree.
• Robin kept watch while Mr. Christmas slept, worrying that Xia Qiu might not survive his fight with Kaido.

Xia Qiu and Kaido fought for thirty-six hours, rested to recover, and resumed their battle after Kaido received his Spiked Club. While their allies waited and prepared for the possibility of attacking the Beasts Pirates, King Cobra arranged to leave Alabasta with Commodore Hina to meet the World Government.

• After thirty-six hours of fighting, Xia Qiu and Kaido were badly injured and stopped to eat and rest beside Sea King corpses.
• Xia Qiu recovered some stamina and healed faster than Kaido, then prepared to attack him while Kaido was weakened.
• A Spiked Club fell from the sky, and Kaido took it before fighting Xia Qiu again, shifting the battle's advantage toward himself.
• Heckle told Cecilia and the others that Xia Qiu and Kaido had no winner yet, and Ace, Law, and Sabo agreed to attack the Beasts Pirates if Kaido won while badly injured.
• Dragon decided to help the group defeat the Beasts Pirates if Xia Qiu died, then left to attend to other matters.
• Cobra learned from Igaram that preparations were complete and planned to travel with Commodore Hina to meet the World Government.

After thirty-six hours of fighting, Xia Qiu and Kaido were both gravely injured, and their clash left Kaido's Spiked Club shattered and his left arm severed. Xia Qiu gained enough strength by eating Kaido's arm and a Sea King to keep recovering, while Kaido waited for a chance to finish him.

• Xia Qiu and Kaido rested beneath the sea, both badly injured, as Kaido noticed cracks in his Spiked Club.
• Xia Qiu attacked Kaido again, and Kaido shattered his club against Xia Qiu's skull before Xia Qiu tore off Kaido's left arm.
• Xia Qiu swallowed Kaido's arm and used the energy from it to withstand Kaido's attack, knocking Kaido down.
• Xia Qiu used Paper Arts to reach a Sea King's corpse and ate its flesh to restore his strength and heal his injuries.
• Kaido watched Xia Qiu recover and felt excited by the possibility that Xia Qiu might kill him.

As Xia Qiu continued fighting Kaido, the Whitebeard and Big Mom Pirates weighed the consequences of the conflict, while Neptune went to Mary Geoise and was arrested. Akainu revealed that the World Government planned to sentence Neptune to death and use him to draw out Whitebeard.

• Whitebeard praised Xia Qiu's endurance against Kaido, and Marco reported that Ace and Nami planned to attack the Beasts Pirates again.
• Katakuri refused Smoothy's proposal to attack the weakened Beasts Pirates, deciding instead to let both sides exhaust themselves.
• Neptune left Fish-Man Island for the World Government conference despite his sons' concerns, hoping to protect his people by taking responsibility for helping Ace escape.
• Akainu arrested Neptune at Mary Geoise and announced that he would be sentenced to death, intending to lure Whitebeard into rescuing him.

Xia Qiu recovered while wearing Kaido down, then moved to kill him after Elss escaped with Kaido’s warning. Queen and the Beasts Pirates chose to remain on the island and fight rather than obey Kaido’s order to flee.

• Kali and Elss tried to carry the badly wounded Kaido away, but Kaido ordered them to warn Queen and flee as Xia Qiu killed the other Fish-Men.
• Kali attacked Xia Qiu to cover Elss’s escape, but Xia Qiu killed Kali and failed to catch Elss.
• Over the next twenty-four hours, Xia Qiu repeatedly drained Kaido’s strength while recovering through feeding, leaving Kaido unable to fight back effectively.
• Elss reported Kaido’s warning to Queen and Ken, and Queen concluded that Kaido was likely in danger and ordered the fleet to leave.
• Ken and the combat captains vowed to stay and fight for Kaido, and Queen chose to remain with them.

After Xia Qiu gained the upper hand against Kaido, his allies prepared to attack the Beasts Pirates directly. Meanwhile, Whitebeard learned that King Neptune had been framed and sentenced to execution, and Fish-Man Island agreed to wait for Whitebeard’s rescue attempt while seeking to cooperate with his crew.

• Mr. Christmas and Robin learned that Kaido had lost an arm and a leg, then sent word to Ace’s group to attack the Beasts Pirates directly.
• Heckle told Ace, Sabo, and the others that Xia Qiu had gained the upper hand, and they set sail to attack the Beasts Pirates with help from Mr. Christmas and Robin.
• Marco gave Whitebeard news that King Neptune had been arrested, falsely accused, and sentenced to public execution on the twenty-second.
• Whitebeard recognized that the World Government had staged the execution to lure him out and vowed to rescue Neptune himself.
• Sharktooh and Ryuboshi prepared to go save Neptune, but after receiving Whitebeard’s message, they agreed to wait and seek a joint rescue with the Whitebeard Pirates.

After absorbing Kaido’s energy, Xia Qiu grew far stronger and returned to attack the Beasts Pirates, who were preparing defenses on the island. The chapter ended as he burst from the wreckage of their main ship and lunged at Queen and Ken.

• Xia Qiu endured the pain of absorbing Kaido’s Reinforcement Energy, Evolution Energy, and Haki as his body transformed.
• Xia Qiu tested his increased speed and strength, then ate a Sea King and discovered that the Beasts Pirates were still on the island.
• Queen organized the Beasts Pirates’ defenses and warned Ken that Kaido’s injury could invite attacks from their enemies.
• Xia Qiu smashed through the Beasts Pirates’ main ship and lunged at Queen and Ken.

Xia Qiu crushed the Beasts Pirates’ forces and grew stronger by devouring their fighters. He reunited with Robin, who had stayed on the island waiting for him.

• Xia Qiu charged through the Beasts Pirates’ captains and Calamities, breaking their attacks and knocking many of them away.
• Xia Dong unleashed Conqueror’s Roar, incapacitating or killing hundreds, then hunted down Queen, Carlos, Ken, and the other powerful fighters.
• Xia Qiu devoured the fallen fighters and absorbed their Reinforcement Energy while the remaining pirates fled.
• Mr. Christmas and Robin watched Xia Qiu’s victory, and Robin cried with relief when she saw that he was alive.
• Xia Qiu found Robin at a Space Door, leaned against her, and thanked her for waiting for him.

Sabo and the others prepared to attack the Beasts Pirates, but learned that Xia Qiu had already slaughtered them after killing Kaido. As they reunited with Xia Qiu, Ace revealed that the Marines had captured King Neptune and planned to execute him to lure Whitebeard, who asked Xia Qiu for help.

• Sabo laid out a plan for attacking the Beasts Pirates, and everyone aboard agreed to fight.
• Heckle received word that Xia Qiu had wiped out the Beasts Pirates, and the group later captured a fleeing Crow-Man who confirmed the news.
• Sabo and the others reached the island and reunited with Xia Qiu, who said he had killed Kaido and needed seven or eight days to recover.
• Ace told Xia Qiu that the Marines had captured King Neptune and planned to execute him to lure Whitebeard, who wanted Xia Qiu's help.
• Xia Qiu asked Ace to explain exactly what had happened.

Xia Qiu and his allies prepared to exploit the coming execution of King Neptune to attack the World Government, while reports falsely claimed Xia Qiu and Baroque Works had been destroyed. As Xia Qiu questioned whether he truly wanted to rule the world, he remembered his happier time with Robin.

• News reports claimed Kaido had vanished, Baroque Works had been destroyed, and Xia Qiu, Law, Ace, and other leaders had died; the photographs shocked people around the world.
• Manboshi, Sharktooh, Ryuboshi, Hody Jones, and Shirahoshi grieved over the news while preparing to rescue King Neptune with Whitebeard's help.
• Sengoku and the Navy officers dismissed intelligence claiming Giant Beast had defeated Kaido alone, debated the battle's outcome, and decided to proceed with their plan against Whitebeard.
• Dragon and Sabo planned to attack Mary Geoise when Xia Qiu and Whitebeard moved against the Navy, while Sabo prepared to expose his condition to World Government agents.
• Whitebeard accepted Xia Qiu's help to rescue King Neptune, and Marco began making preparations.
• Heckle told Xia Qiu that everything was arranged, and Xia Qiu said they would appear before the world on the day King Neptune was executed before reflecting that he had been happier with Robin on the isolated island.