Chapter Summaries

Mo Xingchen spent the day teaching Ace about flames before drinking and accidentally unleashing destructive sword slashes through the night. He woke to find the damage, learned what had happened, and discovered that his swordsmanship had reached the Wood Sword Realm.

• Mo Xingchen patiently taught Ace about combustion and flame temperatures with explanations and experiments until dusk.
• Mo Xingchen joined the young men for a barbecue, reflected on his bonds with them, and got drunk while toasting the moon.
• Mo Xingchen woke the next day amid a landscape scarred by sword slashes and found Ace and the others hiding behind a boulder.
• Ace explained that Mo Xingchen had danced with Chun Jun and unleashed Flying Slashes while drunk, forcing everyone to hide through the night.
• Mo Xingchen embarrassedly claimed he had been testing their emergency response, then returned Chun Jun to Luo and fled to the ship.
• Mo Xingchen realized his swordsmanship had advanced to the Wood Sword Realm, while the exhausted young men fell asleep on the beach.

Mo Xingchen redirected Ace from developing his Devil Fruit toward strengthening his physique and Haki while they traveled the seas. At Marine Headquarters, Garp and Sengoku traded barbs over their sons, grandsons, and disciples.

• Ace used battles with pirates to refine his fighting style, making his flames hot enough to melt steel.
• Mo Xingchen told Ace to pause Devil Fruit training and wear Seastone cuffs while he trained his physique and Haki.
• Mo Xingchen explained that powerful attacks were useless without the strength to endure blows and land them.
• Garp visited Sengoku’s office, complained that Ace and Luffy had become pirates, and ate Sengoku’s rice crackers.
• Garp and Sengoku argued over their relatives’ ranks and reputations before Sengoku demanded that Garp put down the rice crackers.

As Ace’s rising bounty drew the attention of Shanks, Whitebeard, and Big Mom, Big Mom ordered Katakuri to invite him to her tea party and arrange a marriage. Mo Xingchen, Ace, and Luo continued training as they reached Wano Country, unaware of the danger gathering around Ace.

• Shanks and his crew celebrated Ace’s 500 million Berry bounty, while Shanks wondered how Ace had obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Whitebeard read about Ace’s strength and ordered Marco to find him and make him Whitebeard’s son.
• Big Mom collected the residents’ lifespans and ordered Katakuri to invite Ace to her tea party for a possible marriage, threatening the old rules if he refused.
• Katakuri left the hall worried that Big Mom would target one of Ace’s relatives if Ace rejected the proposal.
• Mo Xingchen watched Ace and Luo train while Ace’s crew sailed toward an island surrounded by cliff waterfalls, which Mo Xingchen recognized as Wano Country.

Mo Xingchen sent Deuce and the others up to Wano Country while remaining behind on the ship, then meditated until a signal from the island made him suspect Ace and the others had encountered Kaido. He climbed the waterfall to investigate, hoping the confrontation might help Ace and Luo grow stronger.

• Mo Xingchen refused to go ashore and used a rope to launch Deuce and the others up the cliff.
• Ace climbed the cliff with repeated leaps, and Luo used his Room ability to reach the top.
• Mo Xingchen stayed alone on the ship, restrained his anger toward Wano Country, and entered meditation.
• After waking hungry, Mo Xingchen noticed dark clouds and a Spade Pirate Flag signal over Wano Country.
• Mo Xingchen suspected Ace and the others had encountered Teacher Kaido and climbed the waterfall to investigate.

Mo Xingchen found Tama in Wano and learned that Ace and the others had gone to the Flower Capital to confront Orochi, but had not returned after ten days. After Tama chose to trust him over waiting for a prophesied rescue, Mo Xingchen carried her off to make her wish come true.

• Tama recognized Mo Xingchen from a portrait Ace had drawn and asked whether he was a god who could grant wishes.
• Tama told Mo Xingchen that Ace and the others had gone to the Flower Capital after Luo warned them to wait for him if they did not return within ten days.
• Mo Xingchen asked Tama whether she would wait for the Kozuki Family or seize the opportunity before her.
• Tama grabbed Mo Xingchen's robe and said she believed in him, so he lifted her and vanished with her.

Kaido subdued Ace, Luo, and their crew in the Flower Capital, while Deuce warned that Mo Xingchen was coming as reinforcements. Mo Xingchen arrived at the city gate with Tama, where an encounter with Daikoku ended with Daikoku drawing his sword at her.

• Kaido offered the defeated pirates a chance to join his crew, and Deuce said their Captain’s elder was on the way.
• King identified Ace and noted that Luo had no known bounty poster, while Kaido waited to see who would arrive.
• Mo Xingchen reached the Flower Capital carrying Tama, who was dizzy from the journey.
• Daikoku and the Oniwabanshu tried to bar Mo Xingchen from entering the city.
• Tama vomited on Daikoku, apologized, and was threatened when he drew his sword and swung at her.

Mo Xingchen entered the city with Tama, killed the guards who had blocked the gates, and handed her to CP0 agent Maha before confronting Kaido and the Beasts Pirates. After Kaido attacked and Jack charged, Mo Xingchen overpowered Jack until he transformed into a mammoth.

• Mo Xingchen killed Daikoku and the gate guards, then carried Tama into the city while explaining that the guards helped tyrants who kept her hungry.
• Mo Xingchen teased Tama about using Water Release, and their conversation eased her fear as they walked through the deserted streets.
• CP0 agent Maha greeted Mo Xingchen, who entrusted Tama to him before appearing before Kaido and asking him to hand over the people Mo Xingchen sought.
• Kaido threw a wine barrel at Mo Xingchen, and Jack charged at him with his sickles.
• Mo Xingchen dodged the barrel, pinned Jack down, and punched him until Jack transformed into a giant mammoth.

Mo Xingchen defeated Jack and badly injured King before clashing with Kaido, who intervened to protect his men. After their powers sent them flying apart, Mo Xingchen sensed that Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki had weakened because he had lost his drive.

• Mo Xingchen dodged Jack’s stomp, knocked him unconscious with a punch, and pulled out one of his tusks.
• King attacked Mo Xingchen to protect Jack, but Mo Xingchen struck him repeatedly with Wind God Leg.
• Mo Xingchen prepared to finish King, but Kaido blocked the attack with his spiked club and clashed with Mo Xingchen.
• Kaido unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, and Mo Xingchen judged it strong but lacking the resolve and fighting spirit he had once possessed.
• Mo Xingchen reflected that Kaido had lost his drive by numbing himself with alcohol and waiting for Joy Boy to appear.

Mo Xingchen overwhelmed Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki, then taunted him through a barrage of attacks before blocking and blasting him with an Eight Trigrams formation. Kaido transformed into a massive azure dragon above the Flower Capital, and Mo Xingchen prepared to face him.

• Mo Xingchen unleashed a Mental Storm that sent Beasts Pirates flying and forced Kaido back, then joked that the effort had left him oxygen-deprived.
• Kaido attacked Mo Xingchen with Eight Precepts, but Mo Xingchen evaded the strike and mocked Kaido’s move names and Buddhist references.
• Kaido bombarded Mo Xingchen with Vajra · Arrow attacks, then rushed him in the air with Kundali · Dragon Ascendant Army.
• Mo Xingchen raised an Eight Trigrams Diagram to block Kaido’s attacks and detonated it, blasting Kaido into the ground.
• Kaido rose from the impact in his massive azure dragon form above the Flower Capital, while Mo Xingchen watched from a rooftop.

Denjiro prepared to protect Hiyori Kozuki and seize an opportunity to restore the Kozuki Family if the unknown fighter defeated Kaido. At Marineford, Vice Admiral Tsuru caught Sengoku dyeing his hair before reporting that Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin were both moving to recruit Ace.

• The people of the Flower Capital saw Kaido in the sky, prayed for his defeat, and some headed toward the battlefield for news.
• Denjiro went to find Hiyori Kozuki, intending to protect her and prepare to restore the Kozuki Family if Kaido fell.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru walked in on Sengoku dyeing his hair, and he ended up with patchy black-and-white hair before fixing it.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru gave Sengoku reports about Ace's growing strength and his defeats of famous Great Pirates.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru told Sengoku that Whitebeard Edward and Charlotte Linlin had taken an interest in Ace and were making moves to recruit him.

Sengoku learned that Mo Xingchen was fighting Kaido in Wano Country and sent Garp and Sakazuki to support him and bring him back. In the Flower Capital, Mo Xingchen evaded Kaido’s attacks and struck him with a powerful lightning technique.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru showed Sengoku photographs of Ace and Mo Xingchen in Wano Country, prompting Sengoku to worry that Mo Xingchen had confronted the Beasts Pirates alone.
• Sengoku ordered Garp to sail to Wano Country, and Vice Admiral Tsuru persuaded him to send Sakazuki as well so the two would escort Mo Xingchen back to Marine Headquarters.
• Kaido attacked Mo Xingchen with Heat Breath, Bad Wind, lightning, and Tornado Bad Wind, but Mo Xingchen dodged or redirected the attacks.
• Mo Xingchen appeared above Kaido and used Palm Thunder, blasting the dragon with purple lightning and making him scream in pain.

Mo Xingchen faced Kaido’s strongest attack with a sword technique fashioned from a peach branch and cut the dragon down. The people of the Flower Capital celebrated Kaido’s defeat while the Beasts Pirates despaired.

• Kaido recovered from Palm Thunder, criticized Mo Xingchen’s evasive fighting style, and transformed into a flaming dragon armored with fire and Conqueror’s Haki.
• Mo Xingchen shaped a peach branch into a sword and declared that he could fight directly despite preferring to dodge.
• Kaido unleashed Flame Dragon Torch: Rising Dragon: Blazing Bagua, and Mo Xingchen answered with Tai Xu Sword Intent.
• Mo Xingchen passed through Kaido in a flash, and a deep slash split the enormous dragon from beneath its jaw to its tail as it fell from the sky.
• The people of the Flower Capital cheered Kaido’s defeat while King the Conflagration, Jack the Drought, and the other Beasts Pirates mourned.
• Deuce excitedly shook Ace and praised Mo Xingchen for defeating Kaido and the Beasts Pirates.

After defeating Kaido, Mo Xingchen punished Maha for reporting his whereabouts without permission and destroyed Kurozumi Orochi’s residence with divine lightning. The chapter ended with Mo Xingchen finding no sign that Orochi had survived the strike.

• Maha brought Tama to Mo Xingchen and said he had reported Mo Xingchen’s victory to Guernica.
• Mo Xingchen questioned Guernica about Maha’s mission and ordered him to report Mo Xingchen’s whereabouts to the Gorosei.
• Mo Xingchen spared Maha’s life but ordered him to cut off the hand he had used to make the unauthorized call, and Maha obeyed.
• Luo explained to Ace and the others that Maha had reported Mo Xingchen’s whereabouts and tried to shift responsibility for his mission.
• Mo Xingchen learned that Kurozumi Orochi’s residence held only Orochi and a few trusted subordinates, then erased it with purple lightning.
• Mo Xingchen searched the crater with his spiritual power and found no sign that Kurozumi Orochi had survived.

After defeating Kaido and destroying Kurozumi Orochi’s residence, Mo Xingchen agreed to the Gorosei’s request to spare Kaido and rejected Denjiro’s appeal to restore the Kozuki Family. He named Tama the new Shogun of Wano Country.

• The Gorosei called Mo Xingchen and asked him to spare Kaido because the World Government needed Wano Country’s Seastone, and Mo Xingchen agreed.
• Mo Xingchen told the Gorosei that he had come to Wano Country to deal with the people obstructing its Seastone trade.
• Denjiro introduced Hiyori Kozuki and asked Mo Xingchen to return Wano Country’s rule to the Kozuki Family.
• Mo Xingchen ordered the Beasts Pirates remnants to kill Denjiro, and they hacked him to death.
• Hiyori Kozuki declined to become Shogun, and Mo Xingchen declared Tama the new Shogun of Wano Country.

After Mo Xingchen defeated Kaido, he named Tama shogun, but Kozuki Sukiyaki returned and challenged the decision. Sukiyaki proposed letting the people of the Flower Capital choose their ruler, leaving Mo Xingchen to consider his demand.

• Mo Xingchen named Tama shogun of Wano Country, and Tama worried that she did not know how to rule.
• Master Feiche arrived with Komachiyo, learned that Kaido had been defeated, and objected to Tama becoming shogun.
• Master Feiche revealed that he was Kozuki Sukiyaki, former shogun and father of Kozuki Oden, and the people recognized him.
• Mo Xingchen confronted Kozuki Sukiyaki, who said the people should choose their leader and rejected Tama's appointment.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki proposed using the wishes of the people of the Flower Capital to decide whether he should become shogun again.

Mo Xingchen let the people choose between Kozuki Sukiyaki and Tama as Wano Country’s shogun, then tested Sukiyaki’s claim to the people’s support by forcing him to face Kaido and the civilians who had chosen him. The chapter ended with Sukiyaki trapped inside a wall of flames and ordered to kill the people behind him within ten minutes.

• Mo Xingchen let the civilians choose their preferred shogun, and most stood with Kozuki Sukiyaki while Hiyori Kozuki supported Tama.
• Mo Xingchen revealed that Kaido was still alive, prompting the civilians who had supported Sukiyaki to kneel and pledge loyalty to Kaido.
• Mo Xingchen enclosed Kaido, Sukiyaki, and Sukiyaki’s supporters in a wall of flames and challenged Sukiyaki to kill Kaido.
• Sukiyaki admitted that he was not good at fighting, so Mo Xingchen gave him ten minutes to kill everyone behind him.
• Kaido laughed as Sukiyaki and the civilians reacted in horror to Mo Xingchen’s demand.

Mo Xingchen forced Kozuki Sukiyaki to choose between fighting and killing his own supporters, then challenged Kaido’s admiration for Kozuki Oden. The slaughter continued as Mo Xingchen turned toward the surviving civilians and declared that time was up.

• Mo Xingchen threatened to kill Kozuki Sukiyaki if he did not make a choice, and Sukiyaki turned on his supporters, slaughtering them as others died trying to escape the Samadhi True Fire.
• Mo Xingchen criticized Wano’s people for refusing to resist and rejected Kaido’s claim that Kozuki Oden had been a hero.
• Mo Xingchen asked whether Kaido had read Oden’s diary, and Kaido admitted that he had.
• Mo Xingchen told Kaido to read fewer diaries, then turned toward the roughly one hundred survivors and said time was up.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki ignored Mo Xingchen and continued swinging his chipped sword.

Mo Xingchen exposed Kozuki Sukiyaki’s failed attempt to reclaim the shogun’s throne, driving him mad and ordering the pirates to memorialize his betrayal. Tama, shaken by what happened, asked Mo Xingchen to take her with him, and he agreed.

• Mo Xingchen stopped Kozuki Sukiyaki from attacking and declared that he had failed the challenge to become shogun.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki accused Mo Xingchen of deceiving him, then broke down and went mad as survivors and witnesses looked on with hatred.
• Mo Xingchen ordered the pirates to behead the corpses and erect a mound with a sign naming Kozuki Sukiyaki and the Kozuki Family.
• Mo Xingchen prepared to leave the Flower Capital with Ace and Luo, but Tama grabbed his clothes and begged to go with him.
• Mo Xingchen lifted Tama by the back of her collar and agreed to take her along.

Mo Xingchen left Wano Country after defeating Kaido, while Kaido wondered whether Joy Boy existed and reflected on Mo Xingchen’s song. On the way back to the ship, Mo Xingchen explained his choices to Luo and encouraged Ace and Tama, ending the journey in song.

• Kaido asked Mo Xingchen why he was leaving without making demands, and Mo Xingchen departed with Tama while singing about there being no savior.
• Kaido listened to Mo Xingchen’s song and wondered whether Joy Boy existed.
• Luo asked Mo Xingchen why Kaido had questioned him, and Mo Xingchen explained that Kaido expected conditions in exchange for being spared.
• Mo Xingchen reassured Ace that his efforts to help people were not pointless and encouraged him to take his time choosing how to make things better.
• Tama tried to ask Mo Xingchen a question, but he refused to listen, and Ace advised her to ask him for money.
• Mo Xingchen drank from his Wine Gourd and sang about youthful chivalry as the group headed back to the ship.

Mo Xingchen and Luo waited for Garp to escort them from Wano Country to Marine Headquarters, while Tama and Komachiyo caused comic chaos aboard the warship. As the Marines sailed away, Mo Xingchen hinted to Garp that he had an idea.

• Before Garp arrived, Mo Xingchen returned to Onigashima and gathered Poneglyph information for Robin.
• Mo Xingchen, Luo, and Tama met Garp and Bogard at the warship, while Mo Xingchen's reckless jump frightened Tama and Komachiyo.
• Komachiyo fell into the sea, swam to the warship, and was mistaken by Garp for food.
• The Marine ships departed Wano Country, and Luo recounted the events there to Garp as Tama explored the ship with Komachiyo.
• Garp praised Mo Xingchen's growth and said he was glad his disciple would secure the Marines' future.
• Mo Xingchen leaned toward Garp and whispered that he had an idea.