Recaps

At the Whole Cake Island Tea Party, Julian confronted Dorak Piekro and the King of Slaves over the bounty on his head, then killed them despite Charlotte Linlin’s warning. Julian and Linlin clashed, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Julian questioned the King of Assassins, Dorak Piekro, about the bounty, while Umity and Du Feld were allowed to stand aside.
• Charlotte Linlin threatened Julian when he challenged Dorak Piekro and the King of Slaves, and both sides prepared to fight.
• Julian used Divine Speed to block the two kings from escaping, then killed them with his magma dragon attack.
• Linlin roared at Julian, but he overpowered her sonic chant with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Linlin attacked Julian with Napoleon, and their Haki-infused strikes collided, sending red lightning and dust across the Tea Party.

Julian battled Charlotte Linlin on Whole Cake Island, overpowering her attacks and knocking out Prometheus and Zeus. He left Charlotte Linlin furious and challenged her to find another way to defeat him.

• Julian’s Flame Dragon Impact scattered Charlotte Linlin’s Ikoku slash and knocked Prometheus unconscious, but she revived him with her soul power.
• Julian transformed into his Flame Dragon Beastman Form and struck with Kami-Atsu, scattering Charlotte Linlin’s Great Freedom Heavenly God and sending her flying.
• Charlotte Linlin and her Homies were injured or knocked unconscious by the slash’s shockwave, while buildings and cake towers across Whole Cake Island were destroyed.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked with Ikoku, and Julian answered with his own Ikoku, causing the slashes to collide and devastate the battlefield.
• Julian told Charlotte Linlin he had learned the Elbaf Spear at a glance and taunted her because his Conqueror’s Haki had broken her soul attacks.

Julian fought Charlotte Linlin across Whole Cake Island, overpowering her despite her soul-based abilities and immense durability. After Julian left her badly wounded, Linlin healed herself and ordered him and the Flame Dragon Kingdom to leave, ending any chance of reconciliation.

• Charlotte Linlin tried to steal the lifespan of those who feared her, but Julian interrupted her Soul Chant with Conqueror's Haki and lightning.
• Linlin revived Zeus and Prometheus, then attacked Julian again, but his Kami-Atsu Slash sent her flying.
• Julian and Linlin fought fiercely, destroying buildings across Whole Cake Island until Katakuri and Galette called for them to stop.
• Linlin launched an Ikoku Slash, but Julian's Kami-Atsu Slash struck her stomach and sent her crashing through buildings.
• Linlin healed her wounds with her soul, then ordered Julian and the Flame Dragon Kingdom to leave Whole Cake Island for good.
• Julian departed, followed by the people of the Flame Dragon Kingdom and Leo.

After leaving Whole Cake Island, Julian and the Flame Dragon Kingdom celebrated their victory aboard the Flame Dragon Ark while preparing to go to Wano Country. Julian then negotiated with Saint Saturn for a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit in exchange for helping find the Kozuki Pirates, and eagerly flattered Saint Venus J. Sun when he took the call.

• Big Mom expelled Julian and his group from Whole Cake Island, while Katakuri reflected on Julian’s Haki and Pedro Peropero and the Candy Ministers began repairing the island.
• Julian apologized to Galette for getting her kicked out, and she eventually agreed he had done the right thing; Alice teased Julian about defeating his mother-in-law.
• Leo showed Julian photographs of his battle with Big Mom, and Julian ordered him to have Morgans edit and publicize the images to make Big Mom look more badly beaten.
• Julian led the Flame Dragon Kingdom group aboard the Flame Dragon Ark, announced they would head to Wano Country to deal with Kaido, and celebrated their victory with his crew.
• Saint Saturn called Julian and asked him to find the Kozuki Pirates; Julian agreed in exchange for a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, then switched to flattering Saint Venus J. Sun when he took the Den Den Mushi.

Julian accepted the Gorosei’s order to eliminate the Kozuki Pirates and promised to recover the Pluto warship in exchange for Devil Fruits and Celestial Dragon status for the Kate Family. He then arranged a staged battle with Herbert and the Flying Sky Generals to make the Kozuki Pirates appear to vanish for a few years.

• Saint Venus J. Sun praised Julian for defeating Big Mom and ordered him to wipe out the Kozuki Pirates after their latest provocation at Punk Hazard.
• Julian pledged to kill Kozuki Bull-Horse, recover the Pluto warship, and serve the World Government, and Venus promised him Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits and Celestial Dragon status for his family.
• After the Gorosei ended the call, Julian showed Herbert the Kozuki Pirates’ updated bounty poster, which listed Kozuki Bull-Horse at 2.5 billion Belly.
• Julian ordered Herbert and the ten Flying Sky Generals to wear their Oni-Witcher Sets and stage a battle so the Kozuki Pirates could disappear for a few years.
• Julian told Leo to film a documentary about the staged fight, and Leo proposed a title presenting Julian as the hero who defeated the Kozuki Pirates.

Julian staged a battle against the Kozuki Pirates on a barren island while Leo filmed it, then defeated and killed Kozuki Bull-Horse for the performance. Leo captured a picture of Julian standing over the fallen Herbert as he swung his sword.

• Julian praised Leo for using his brains and sent him to find the best camera angle.
• Julian used Seimei Kikan to digest his meal, then ordered the Division Captains to prepare for their entrance.
• The Flame Dragon Ark landed near the barren island, where George identified the Kozuki Pirates and Julian ordered their defeat.
• Herbert, playing Kozuki Bull-Horse, and the Ten Great Sky Generals confronted Julian and the Flame Dragon Kingdom fighters, and the two sides began a staged battle.
• Julian overpowered Herbert with a flaming slash, walked up to the fallen Kozuki Bull-Horse, and killed him while Leo took a photograph.

Morgans's heavily exaggerated reports announced that Julian had defeated Big Mom, provoking reactions across the seas and within the Flame Dragon Kingdom. The chapter ended with Noah and the other children heading to lunch at Beatrice's villa after discussing Julian's victory and their own ambitions.

• Morgans's News Birds spread edited photographs and reports claiming Julian had defeated Big Mom with a single slash, and newspapers carried the story across the seas.
• Rookies, pirates, bounty hunters, World Government kings, Sengoku, and the Whitebeard Pirates reacted to Big Mom's reported defeat, while Whitebeard declared that his crew would face Julian if he came for them.
• Flame Dragon Kingdom citizens celebrated Julian's victory, and Noah, Nock, and Noland discussed his strength and their hopes of becoming powerful swordsmen.
• Norton arrived late for swordsmanship training, and Numin called the children to lunch at Beatrice's villa.
• Noah and the other children asked Beatrice to prepare their favorite dishes for dinner, then Noah praised her cooking as he ate lunch.

Julian arranged publicity for his fabricated victory over Kozuki Bull-Horse and showed Venus Nusjuro staged execution footage, earning a promise of a reward. Afterward, he returned to his cabin, where Alice and Galette were still sleeping.

• Julian instructed Herbert to have Morgans publish a report claiming he had killed Kozuki Bull-Horse and wiped out the Kozuki Pirates.
• Julian called the Holy Land and provoked Saint Saturn before speaking with Venus Nusjuro about the supposed victory.
• Julian told Venus that he had killed Kozuki Bull-Horse and sent execution footage, and Venus promised to reward him when he delivered the Pluto warship.
• Julian reflected that Leo had made the staged execution footage convincing and praised him for his work.
• Julian greeted his crew and returned to his cabin, where Alice and Galette were sleeping.

Julian read a flattering newspaper account of his killing Kozuki Bull-Horse and discussed publicity and strength with Herbert. As the Flame Dragon Ark reached Wano Country’s stormy Inner Sea, Julian prepared to rely on Herbert to handle the dangerous air currents.

• Julian left Alice and Galette to rest and joined his crew for lunch.
• Herbert showed Julian a newspaper praising his killing of Kozuki Bull-Horse and declaring him the era’s foremost Sword God.
• Julian offered to pay Morgans more for publicity and promised Herbert coverage if he reached Advanced Emperor Level.
• Julian considered which of his children might become top-tier Emperor Level fighters and wondered whether Nozhan and Nolong would inherit Big Mom’s abilities.
• Garud reported that storms and Vortex Airflows in Wano Country’s Inner Sea had made the Flame Dragon Ark unable to fly normally, and Herbert agreed to handle the problem.

Julian arrived in Wano Country aboard the Flame Dragon Ark and confronted Kaido about Kozuki Oden and Momonosuke. After learning Kaido had let Momonosuke escape, Julian attacked, as the Beasts Pirates mobilized to join the fight.

• Herbert transformed into a giant dragon and calmed the dangerous seas around Wano Country so the Flame Dragon Ark could pass.
• Julian told George he had wanted to kill Momonosuke for five years and wondered what had happened in Wano since his last encounter with Kaido.
• Kaido appeared above Wano, told Julian that Oden was dead and that Momonosuke had escaped, and asked whether Julian had come to start a war.
• Julian declared that Kaido would not escape and transformed into a Flame Dragon to attack him.
• King and Queen sailed out with Beasts Pirates forces, and Queen predicted that Kaido would defeat Julian.

Julian and Kaido fought above Wano Country, trading dragon breaths before transforming into humanoid dragon forms for a high-speed weapon battle. The chapter ended with both fighters moving too quickly for most observers to follow as their forces watched with Observation Haki.

• Kaido and Julian rejected each other’s recruitment offers and clashed with dragon breaths, creating a huge explosion above Wano Country.
• Kaido copied Julian’s Divine Speed and unleashed rapid-fire dragon breaths, which Julian deflected away from the surrounding ships and waters.
• Kaido and Julian changed into their Azure Dragon and Fire Dragon Beastman Forms and faced each other with their weapons.
• Alice and Galette urged Julian to strike Kaido’s supposed weak point, but Herbert explained that a dragon’s reverse scale triggered a dangerous power-up rather than a simple weakness.
• Julian entered Flame Emperor God of War Form while Kaido entered Great Wisdom Thunder Dragon Bagua form, and both exchanged rapid blows with the Seven Star Sword and Hachisai Kai.

Julian and Kaido exchanged increasingly powerful Haki-coated attacks in the sky, shattering space and sending shockwaves across the battlefield. They remained evenly matched and resumed their rapid clash, with Kaido preparing another blow as Julian challenged him to strike.

• Julian and Kaido unleashed Flame Divine Departure and Thunder Bagua, and their Haki-coated weapons clashed hard enough to shatter space.
• Herbert dispersed the shockwaves while Queen ordered the Beasts Pirates to move their ships back, and Leo flew farther from the battle.
• Julian and Kaido survived the blast and resumed trading more than a hundred blows a minute, leaving the Flame Dragon Ark's crew complaining about the noise and danger.
• Kaido warned Julian to block his next move, and Julian accepted his challenge.

Julian and Kaido escalated their battle as Kaido activated Inverse Scale Form and Julian answered with Crimson Lotus Flame Emperor Mode. Their next clash left Julian struggling to hold his ground.

• Julian's Flame Kami-Atsu collided with Kaido's Gozanze Indra, shattering space and raising a massive mushroom cloud as Herbert shielded the Flame Dragon Ark from the shockwaves.
• Kaido activated Inverse Scale Form, turning crimson and greatly increasing his power.
• Julian transformed into Crimson Lotus Flame Emperor Mode, covering his body and wings with magma.
• Kaido attacked with Gozanze Thunderfall, and Julian countered with Crimson Lotus Kami-Atsu, aided by the Seven Star Sword's green Demonic Fire Sword Aura.
• Their weapons clashed again, twisting the space around them, while the Flame Dragon Ark's crew saw that Julian was struggling to hold on.

Julian was overwhelmed by Kaido’s Inverse Scale Form and suffered a devastating blow that sent him falling from the sky. As the Flame Dragon Kingdom’s fighters rushed to avenge him, Herbert transformed and attacked Kaido with a powerful Fire Dragon Breath.

• Kaido intensified his assault, struck Julian with Divine Dragon Tail Sweep, and sent him falling before smashing his head with Great Wisdom Thunder Bagua.
• Kaido pursued the helpless Julian and landed another club blow, leaving the Flame Dragon Kingdom’s crew convinced that their lord had been killed.
• Herbert blamed himself for mentioning the inverse scale, declared Julian his own inverse scale, and transformed into a fierce flood dragon.
• Pierre caught Julian with flying swords as Doronsa, George, Pekki, Leo, and the Ten Sky Generals charged at Kaido to avenge Julian.
• Herbert activated Inverse Scale Form and fired a massive Fire Dragon Breath at Kaido, while George urged the others not to interfere with Lord Bright King.

After Julian fell unconscious, Alice and Pierre saved him as he awakened his Devil Fruit and recovered. The group then learned that the Ming King had cut down Kaido.

• Pierre caught the unconscious Julian and carried him back to the Flame Dragon Ark, where Alice used lightning to restart his heart.
• As Julian’s life flashed before him, he resolved to survive and recognized the Flame Dragon as himself.
• Scarlet flames surrounded Julian, healed his injuries, and revealed dragon pupils before his eyes returned to normal.
• Julian told Alice and Galette that the Fire Dragon Soul had acknowledged him and his Devil Fruit had awakened, and promised not to push himself so hard again.
• Pierre spotted Kaido being cut down by the Ming King, and Julian hurriedly looked into the sky.

Herbert used his Inverse Scale Form and powerful dragon techniques to badly wound Kaido, while Kaido remained determined to keep fighting. As the Beasts Pirates debated whether to retreat from Wano Country, the battle between the two dragons continued.

• Herbert struck Kaido's chest with Divine Sword: Void Cross Slash, and Julian recognized how much Herbert's Haki and combat strength had increased.
• Herbert unleashed Divine Dragon Hurricane: Tornado Execution Slash, forcing George, Allison, Pekki, and the Ten Sky Generals to retreat from the battlefield.
• Herbert's tornado attack repeatedly cut Kaido and left his chest severely wounded, though Kaido insisted Herbert still could not kill him.
• Herbert identified himself as the Guardian King of the Flame Dragon Kingdom and vowed to take Kaido's life.
• Julian thought that Sen would gain strength from finishing off the wounded Kaido.
• King the Conflagration panicked over the Flame Dragon Kingdom's fighters, while Queen proposed withdrawing from Wano Country and King objected.

Kaido and Herbert unleashed their strongest attacks after Kaido revealed his Demon Clan Bloodline ability to burn life force. As Julian watched their clash, he discovered his Haki and Devil Fruit powers had advanced, and he remained ready to intervene.

• Kaido activated Life Burn and revealed that his Inverse Scale Eight Trigrams awakening came from his Demon Clan Bloodline, not his Devil Fruit.
• Herbert gathered flame and storm energy into his twin swords and charged Kaido with his Divine Sword Flame Storm Void Slash.
• Kaido countered with Great Wisdom Thunder Bagua as Pierre sent the grounded captains away and Ilman’s group retreated from the battle’s aftermath.
• Julian used future sight to foresee Kaido overpowering Herbert and realized that Kaido’s Azure Dragon Fruit could replenish the life force he burned.
• Herbert and Kaido collided with Conqueror’s Haki-infused attacks, tearing apart the sky above Wano Country.
• George, Pekki, and the others called for Herbert to avenge Julian, then saw Julian on the Flame Dragon Ark and realized he was alive.

Julian returned alive just as Kaido defeated Herbert, then revealed his awakened Flame Dragon form and challenged Kaido. Kaido rejected Julian’s offer to help him awaken, and the two prepared to fight.

• Allison and the others revealed they had held Julian’s seventh-day memorial and planned for Noah to inherit his position, prompting Julian to fly away in anger.
• Kaido defeated Herbert with Great Wisdom Thunder Bagua, dispelling Herbert’s Flood Dragon Beastman Form and sending him falling from the sky.
• Julian caught the injured Herbert with Mud Giant Hands and sent him to the Flame Dragon Ark for treatment.
• Kaido greeted Julian excitedly after discovering he was alive, and Julian reassured Herbert that he had not been expected to defeat Kaido.
• Julian and Kaido argued over Haki, Devil Fruit awakenings, and Roger before Julian transformed into his awakened Humanoid Flame Dragon form.
• Julian offered to help Kaido awaken if he joined the Flame Dragon Kingdom, but Kaido refused and challenged him to prove his strength.

Julian overpowered Kaido in their clash above Onigashima and battered him with an eighty-hit barrage. Kaido fell from the sky toward the sea, and Julian decided not to kill him because Kaido’s final attack had helped him fully awaken his Devil Fruit.

• Kaido attacked Julian with Great Wisdom Thunder Bagua, but Julian met his club with a Conqueror’s Haki-infused punch that split the clouds over Wano.
• Kurozumi Orochi learned that the clouds above Onigashima had split and hoped Kaido’s opponent would defeat him, while Yamato cheered Julian on.
• Julian blasted Kaido in the face with Cleaving Flame Divine Dragon Impact, then caught up to him with Divine Speed.
• Julian struck Kaido with Supergod: Eighty Consecutive Strikes, leaving him bloodied, badly battered, and without his spiked club.
• Kaido fell toward the sea, and Julian chose not to kill him because Kaido’s final attack had helped awaken Julian’s Devil Fruit completely.

After defeating Kaido, Julian confronted King the Conflagration and learned about his Lunarian past and loyalty to Kaido. Julian then led his crew to Wano Country to seize its Devil Fruits, Seastone, and swordsmanship, leaving the invasion underway.

• King the Conflagration carried the unconscious Kaido back to the Beasts Pirates' ship, and Julian followed using Divine Speed.
• Julian recognized King as Abel from Punk Hazard and asked whether any Lunarians had survived; King described his people's persecution and said Kaido could change the world.
• Julian told King that Kaido could surpass Joy Boy, then departed after telling him to find another general for Wano Country.
• Julian ordered his crew to invade Wano Country and take its Seastone and Devil Fruits, declaring that the samurai who resisted should be killed.
• The Flame Dragon Ark reached the Flower Capital, where Julian ordered his divisions to prioritize Devil Fruits, Seastone, and Wano Country's swordsmanship, and they charged into the city.

Julian and his division captains overwhelmed Wano Country’s defenses as he invaded the shogun’s residence to kill Kurozumi Orochi and claim his Devil Fruit. After using future sight to predict its rebirth, Julian found the Yamata no Orochi Fruit in a pineapple.

• George and Pekki led the charge through Flower Country, while Pierre and Allison drove the guards from Usagi-gai Prison.
• Julian flew to the shogun’s residence as Kurozumi Orochi received reports that the invaders had taken Flower Capital’s courtesan and Usagi-gai.
• Julian trapped Kurozumi Orochi in a Mud Space and killed him with a Kami-Atsu Slash from the Seven Star Sword.
• Julian spun Kurozumi Orochi’s Devil Fruit soul among a bag of fruits and used Observation Haki future sight to predict which fruit it would possess.
• Julian watched the soul possess a pineapple, creating a red Yamata no Orochi Fruit with seven snake-head-like leaves.

Julian looted the shogun’s residence and returned to the Flame Dragon Ark with manuals and treasure. There, he found Kozuki Hiyori and Black Maria among the people his division captains had brought aboard, then ordered the ship toward Wano Country’s waterfall.

• Julian dismissed Mud Space, reflected on the limits of his awakened Earth-Earth Fruit, and looted the shogun’s residence for sword manuals and gold.
• Julian rejected the maids in the shogun’s rear courtyard, while Alice appeared and questioned him about seeking women.
• Allison and Pierre returned with Seastone, and Rekdon brought back courtesans and girls from Flower Country’s pleasure districts.
• Julian recognized Kozuki Hiyori, who stayed aboard the Flame Dragon Ark because she hoped he could help restore Wano Country.
• George returned with Black Maria and the Tarantula-form Bug-Bug Fruit, which Julian accepted before ordering the ship toward Wano Country’s waterfall.

Julian tested his improved swordsmanship by slashing open Wano Country's waterfall, causing the sea level to fall and revealing the ancient warship Pluto. He sent Herbert into the waterfall to retrieve it.

• Rekdon arranged for the rescued Courtesans to find companions, while he planned to send the young women to Flame Dragon School.
• Julian flew to Wano Country's waterfall and used Kami-Atsu to widen its breach, making the sea level begin to fall.
• Herbert recovered his strength as Julian's slash revealed that his swordsmanship had advanced to high-level Great Swordmaster.
• After more than an hour, the weakened current exposed a huge black ship inside the waterfall, which Julian recognized as the ancient weapon Pluto.
• Julian ordered Herbert to retrieve Pluto, and Herbert transformed into a red flood dragon and flew into the waterfall.

Julian’s group carried the Pluto warship toward the Holy Land while Kaido recovered from his defeat and decided to build a school of strength in Wano. The chapter left Kaido recruiting Yamato as his first student after she demanded that he open Wano’s borders.

• Herbert lifted the Pluto warship with Flame Clouds and carried it behind the Flame Dragon Ark as Julian’s group set course for the Holy Land.
• Leo showed Julian a recording of his sword strike, and Julian asked him to give Ming Wang more screen time.
• Kaido woke up injured and mourned his defeat, but King reassured him by saying Julian had called him the strongest teacher on the Sea.
• Queen explained what a teacher did, inspiring Kaido to recruit talented people and spread Wano’s teachings across the Four Seas.
• Kaido ordered King to organize Wano and bring him food, then began eating until his fallen teeth grew back.
• Yamato demanded that Kaido open Wano’s borders, and Kaido declared that she would be his first student if she could defeat him.

Julian arrived at Branch G1 with the battered Pluto warship in tow and continued on to Mary Geoise to meet the Gorosei. As the global sea level rose, he entered Pangea Castle with Alice, Galette, and his companions while the Ten Great Sky Generals stayed behind to guard the Flame Dragon Ark.

• Julian noticed the sea level had risen another half meter and worried that something was wrong with the world.
• CP0 captain Justin and the Marines welcomed Julian at Branch G1, then helped haul the Pluto warship toward the Holy Land.
• Julian flattered Justin, learned that he earned one hundred thousand Berries a month, and considered using money to recruit CP0 members.
• Julian invited Alice and Galette to tour Mary Geoise with him and warned his companions not to meddle with anything.
• Ilman and the Ten Great Sky Generals remained aboard the Flame Dragon Ark as Julian's group entered Pangea Castle to meet the Gorosei.