Chapter Summaries

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.

Julian received a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit from Saint Venus Nasjuro for delivering Pluto, then demanded another reward for killing Kozuki Bull-Horse but left with only one fruit. The Gorosei decided to control Julian by targeting the women close to him, choosing a Navy Major General first, while Julian prepared to return to the Flame Dragon Kingdom.

• Julian met the Gorosei and accepted a white Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit from Saint Venus Nasjuro for delivering Pluto.
• Saint Saturn questioned Julian about Kaido, Wano Country, and Julian's flying ship, and Julian argued back and mocked him.
• Julian asked for another Devil Fruit in exchange for killing Kozuki Bull-Horse, but Saint Venus Nasjuro refused because he disliked Julian's tone.
• After Julian left, Saint Saturn and the other Gorosei discussed how to rein him in, and Saint Saturn proposed capturing the women close to him.
• The Gorosei chose a Navy Major General as their first target while Julian headed toward the reception hall to return to the Flame Dragon Kingdom.

After Saint Roswald tried to force Alice into becoming his maid, Julian’s group beat him in the Holy Land. Julian then incapacitated hundreds of guards with his Conqueror’s Haki as the group prepared to leave.

• Allison and Pekki explained that Saint Roswald had tried to seize Alice and threatened to enslave them.
• Julian ordered George to punish Saint Roswald, who struck him with his Bear King Flame Gun and broke both his legs.
• As guards arrived, Julian told George to keep beating Saint Roswald, who finally begged for mercy.
• Julian released his Conqueror’s Haki and knocked hundreds of Holy Land Guards unconscious.
• Alice apologized for causing trouble, but Julian reassured her that he could handle any number of opponents.

Julian confronted Saint Figarland Garling in the Holy Land and unleashed devastating sword attacks that wrecked Pangea Castle and surrounding areas. As more powerful fighters rushed into the battle, Julian used Divine Speed to appear beside Saint Julian.

• Saint Figarland Garling arrived with the Holy Knights, and Julian mocked him while demanding the Devil Fruit the Gorosei owed him.
• Herbert summoned the Flame Dragon Ark, and Julian told Galette to leave the fight because she was too weak.
• Julian fired a Flame Kami-Atsu Slash, which clashed with Saint Garling's attacks and blasted the guards away while damaging Pangea Castle.
• Julian launched a second enormous Flame Kami-Atsu Slash, and Saint Garling and other powerful fighters countered it, causing another explosion that devastated the Holy Land.
• More fighters rushed toward Pangea Castle as Julian used Divine Speed to appear beside Saint Julian, astonishing the CP0 Chief Officer and the commander of the Holy Land Knights.

Julian captured Saint Garling and demanded that the Gorosei trade Devil Fruits for his release, then faced a vast force surrounding Pangea Castle. As his allies fought to open an escape route, Julian waited for Galette to get clear so he could fight without holding back.

• Julian overwhelmed Saint Garling with Conqueror's Haki and a Tyrant Fist: Divine Dragon Impact, then ordered Herbert to hold him as a hostage.
• Julian confronted the Gorosei, denounced the Celestial Dragon Government, and declared that he would overthrow it.
• The Gorosei's forces surrounded Pangea Castle in overwhelming numbers, while Herbert threatened them with Saint Garling and George held a Celestial Dragon family head.
• Leo attacked the airborne forces with flames, and Pierre used his Magnet-Magnet Fruit to send flying swords after them and clear a path.
• Julian told Alice to protect Galette and waited for her to escape the danger before he stopped holding back.

Julian held off the Gorosei’s forces while waiting for the Flame Dragon Ark to arrive and evacuate his allies. He overwhelmed much of the Holy Land with his Conqueror’s Haki, and the standoff ended with Julian and Saint Saturn threatening each other’s captured people.

• Julian traded insults with Saint Saturn as both sides waited for their contingencies to unfold.
• Herbert spotted the Flame Dragon Ark, and Julian ordered his allies to leave while he held off the Gorosei.
• Julian used his Conqueror’s Haki to paralyze attackers and knock out thousands of people across the Holy Land.
• Herbert transformed into a pink azure dragon and carried Saint Garling and Julian’s allies aboard the Flame Dragon Ark.
• Saint Saturn revealed that he had captured people from Marine Headquarters and Julian’s women, while Julian threatened Saint Garling and ordered Herbert to cut off his arm.

Julian threatened the Gorosei with the lives of Saint Julian and Saint Roswald while insisting that the World Government hand over Devil Fruits. When Saint Saturn transformed and attacked, Julian revealed his awakened Flame Dragon form and launched a slash at him.

• Herbert threatened to cripple Saint Julian, while George threatened to cut off Saint Roswald's arm if the Gorosei tried to arrest Gion.
• Julian rejected Steel Bone Kong's appeal to spare his son, claiming Gion was not part of his kingdom and demanding Devil Fruits instead.
• Julian insulted Saint Saturn and spat at him, prompting Saint Saturn to transform into a demon-like creature.
• Herbert warned Saint Saturn that he would harm Saint Julian if Saturn moved, while Julian transformed into his awakened Flame Dragon Beastman Form.
• Julian drew the Seven Star Sword and sent a powerful Flame Kami-Atsu slash toward Saint Saturn.

Julian’s Kami-Atsu Slash badly wounded Saint Saturn, but his Immortal Body healed him, prompting Julian to prepare a stronger attack. The Gorosei and the Holy Knights launched a combined assault as Julian and his allies struck back, leaving Pangea Castle ablaze with colliding attacks.

• Saint Saturn blocked Julian’s Kami-Atsu Slash but suffered a deep wound and Conqueror’s Haki shockwaves before his Immortal Body healed him.
• Saint Nasujuro of Venus froze and extinguished Julian’s scarlet flames, then threatened him on behalf of the World Government.
• Julian challenged the Gorosei to an exchange of hostages and warned that he could strike Saint Saturn again.
• Julian infused the Seven Star Sword with Conqueror’s Haki, Armament Haki, demonic fire, and scarlet flames as the Gorosei transformed into awakened Mythical Zoan forms.
• Herbert fired a Flame Dragon Breath while Julian unleashed another Kami-Atsu Slash, and the Holy Knights, Steel Bone Kong, and the Gorosei counterattacked.
• The opposing attacks collided over Pangea Castle, filling the ruins with multicolored explosions.

Julian rescued Gion and Tenoch, while his crew captured and humiliated Saint Roswald. Julian and Herbert then battered Saint Mars Mas, but their fight was interrupted when Im emerged and extinguished the flames consuming the Holy Land.

• Julian used Divine Speed to reach Gion, then carried her and Tenoch back to the Flame Dragon Ark and promised to avenge them.
• Alice treated the badly injured Saint Garling while George, Pekki, and Leo prepared to beat Saint Roswald and record it.
• Herbert fought Saint Mars Mas in his Azure Dragon Form, and Julian joined him as they blasted Mars Mas with successive waves of dragon breath.
• A giant black hand emerged from the sky, extinguished the flames across the Holy Land, and Im asked who had disturbed his slumber.

Julian and the Flame Dragon Ark’s crew escaped a massive attack from Imu-sama after Julian and Herbert combined their powers into Ocean Sovereignty. The Gorosei then ordered their forces to prepare to destroy the Flame Dragon Kingdom.

• Julian warned Herbert and the others that the voice from the Holy Land belonged to an opponent they could not defeat, and ordered the Flame Dragon Ark to accelerate.
• A giant black hand emerged from the void ahead, and Julian, Herbert, Alice, George, Pierre, Pekki, and the Division Captains prepared their strongest attacks.
• Julian and Herbert used Ocean Sovereignty against the black hand, and their combined attack shattered it even as the hand crushed their technique.
• Imu-sama admitted that Mu had underestimated Julian and Herbert, while Julian and Herbert realized how close they had come to being destroyed.
• Mars Mas and Ghost Bird Ittsu Jinten returned to the Holy Land, where Saint Saturn ordered the Gorosei to gather their forces and destroy the Flame Dragon Kingdom.

After returning to the Flame Dragon Kingdom, Julian prepared a worldwide livestream to expose the World Government’s crimes after it branded him a rebel and threatened to destroy his kingdom. He began reading out the government’s alleged atrocities as people across the Sea waited to hear the truth.

• Julian returned to the Flame Dragon Ark after using Ocean Sovereignty, then promised his allies he would defend the Flame Dragon Kingdom if it were attacked.
• After twelve days of flight, Julian arrived home and ordered Pablo to begin the broadcast preparations.
• Julian met Kuma, Ginny, and Dragon in the castle and explained that he planned to expose eight hundred years of World Government enslavement.
• Julian read a list of crimes, including the God Valley hunts, oppressive Heavenly Gold, the planned massacre of Patri’s civilians, Ohara’s destruction, human experiments, and the conquest of the Giant Kingdom.
• Morgans’s News Bird had spent twelve days announcing the livestream, while the Gorosei’s declaration that Julian was a rebel and their threat to attack his kingdom had stirred public outrage.
• At noon, Julian began the worldwide livestream and started revealing the World Government’s crimes.