Chapter Summaries

Jinbe confronted the Pirate Alliance’s First Fleet over Jazz, then searched the sea after the fleet withdrew. Jazz had escaped with Anrield and the young sailor, who were recovering on a fishing boat beside a cliff.

• Jinbe demanded that the middle-aged man hand over Jazz, but the man said Jazz had escaped on his own.
• Jinbe chose not to board the warships and let the First Fleet sail away, warning that his Boss’s forces would advance into the Four Emperors’ territories.
• The middle-aged man invited Jazz to join him if he ever felt unappreciated under Ronglin, while Jinbe said Jazz was destined to command the First Fleet.
• Jinbe searched beneath the water for Jazz after finding no trace of him in the bay.
• Jazz carried Anrield and the young sailor through the sea until they reached a fishing boat beside a cliff.

Jazz rescued Anrield and another fat man from the Pirate Alliance, then escaped across the sea with them. Ronglin arrived to check on Jazz, praised his judgment, and warned him that he had been reckless and should seek reinforcements next time.

• Jazz carried the two fat men through the sea until a fishing boat rescued them.
• Jazz rested aboard the boat while the two men admired his composure, then Ronglin descended from the sky to find them.
• Ronglin explained that he had come after hearing Jazz had gone to the Pirate Alliance, and he directed the fisherman toward the harbor.
• Anrield exaggerated Jazz's actions while recounting their escape, and Ronglin praised Jazz for staying calm and knowing when to retreat.
• Ronglin cautioned Jazz for confronting the Pirate Alliance alone and told him to request reinforcements and continue training.

Ronglin reunited with Jazz and learned from Jinbe that the Pirate Alliance’s First Fleet greatly outmatched his Second Fleet. He decided to put his Elite Plan into action, though Jinbe warned that such a powerful force would be difficult to control.

• Ronglin rushed to the harbor after learning Jazz had entered danger and found him and his companions aboard a fishing boat.
• Jinbe arrived after searching the nearby waters and explained that he had fought the Pirate Alliance before learning Jazz had already escaped.
• Jinbe told Ronglin that the Pirate Alliance’s First Fleet could likely defeat the Second Fleet in a direct battle.
• Ronglin announced his Elite Plan to use Devil Fruits researched by Caesar to create a powerful unit for decisive battles.
• Jinbe cautioned that the elite force could be hard to control, and Ronglin said its members would need a leader who could command their respect.

Ronglin appointed Anrield commander-in-chief of the newly established Third Fleet and assigned Jazz an even more important role in his plans for the New World. After offering the sailor Pig Head a chance to try the first Devil Fruit Caesar develops, Ronglin reached the harbor and spotted a commotion aboard his ship.

• Ronglin told Anrield that he would command the Third Fleet, whose recruits would have their former crews broken up and reorganized.
• Anrield thanked Ronglin and promised to become his most reliable subordinate, while Jazz protested that the title belonged to him.
• Ronglin told Jazz and the others that they would support his coming rise in the New World.
• Ronglin praised Pig Head and offered him a chance to try the first Devil Fruit Caesar develops.
• Ronglin's fishing boat entered the harbor, where he saw people arguing on the deck of his ship.

Ronglin returned to find his subordinates injured after fighting over whether to join him or abduct Caesar, and he declared that his crew would not engage in piracy. Old Cai of the Eight Treasures Navy asked Ronglin to open the Frozen Continent’s treasury, explaining that Chinjao’s relentless training to reclaim its treasures was endangering his health.

• Ronglin paid the fisherman and told a subordinate who objected that he was not a pirate and forbade his followers from piracy.
• Ronglin learned that his crew had split into factions after he left, with some trying to seize Caesar; Old Cai and his men intervened, and the attackers fled.
• Ronglin thanked Old Cai for helping Caesar, then kicked Caesar away after Caesar scoffed at needing help.
• Old Cai explained that Garp had destroyed Chinjao’s weapon thirty years earlier, leaving Chinjao unable to open the Frozen Continent.
• Old Cai asked Ronglin to open the Eight Treasures Navy’s vault because Chinjao’s training to regain access was threatening his health.

Ronglin agreed to help Old Cai open the Frozen Continent treasury in exchange for half its treasure. He then explained how his new recruits would be organized into an elite combat unit or the Third Fleet.

• Old Cai offered Ronglin half the Frozen Continent treasury, and Ronglin agreed to go with him in two days.
• Ronglin planned to use the time before the major New World conflict to advance Caesar's Artificial Devil Fruit research and train his troops.
• Ronglin told the newly recruited pirates that Devil Fruit users joining his elite combat unit had to surrender command of their crews.
• Ronglin said he would consolidate those crews into a large fleet rather than disband them.
• Ronglin allowed recruits to keep their crews, but said they would be assigned to the Third Fleet under its commander instead of joining the elite combat unit.

Ronglin organized his new recruits into the Third Fleet and the Elite Combat Group, then sent Anrield to demand payment and submission from the pirates who had tried to plunder Caesar. After two days of preparation, Ronglin departed with Old Cai for the Frozen Continent while Anrield stayed behind to carry out his orders.

• Ronglin appointed Anrield commander of the Third Fleet and said that strength alone would not earn anyone authority; they had to prove their worth and earn his approval.
• The pirates divided over Ronglin's conditions, leaving only ten willing to join the Elite Combat Group and some others to serve in the Third Fleet.
• Ronglin ordered Anrield to offer the territory leaders who had tried to plunder Caesar a choice between paying one billion Beli and joining his forces or facing Ronglin himself.
• Anrield accepted the mission, and after two days of reorganizing the fleet, he set off to deliver Ronglin's warning and then return to the Ashil Kingdom.
• Ronglin departed with Old Cai for the Frozen Continent, while the Elite Combat Group sailed separately under the Pig Head sailor.

Ronglin and Old Cai reached the Frozen Continent to uncover the Eight Treasures Navy’s ancestral treasure, while Kaido learned that Ronglin had rejected him and ordered a strike against Ronglin’s forces. As Jazz prepared to test the ice, a mysterious attacker crashed down and forced him to dodge.

• Old Cai praised Ronglin for earning the loyalty of newly recruited pirates, and Ronglin said he treated them openly and gave them what they wanted.
• After learning Ronglin had rejected his offer and threatened to declare war, Kaido ordered his subordinate to use Coachman’s fleet to confront him.
• Ronglin and his group arrived at the Frozen Continent, where Old Cai promised him half the treasure if he opened the ice.
• Ronglin asked Jazz to try breaking the ice, but Jazz sensed a terrifying presence and dodged as a black shadow smashed down where he had stood.

Jazz fought a mysterious attacker and awakened Armament Haki under pressure, though the enemy overwhelmed him. Ronglin rescued Jazz and praised his progress, while the attacker remained a threat.

• The Black Shadow attacked Jazz, who dodged and countered with Fish-Man Karate: Three Thousand Tiles.
• The Black Shadow broke through Jazz's attack with Eight-Impact Fist and shattered his fist with an Armament Haki strike.
• Jazz resisted a second blow and awakened Armament Haki, but the Black Shadow defeated him and pursued him again.
• Ronglin intercepted the Black Shadow and caught the injured Jazz.
• Ronglin told Jazz that his injuries mattered less than awakening Armament Haki and said he would eventually surpass the attacker.

Jazz awakened Armament Haki, while Chinjao attacked Ronglin for bringing an outsider to the Eight Treasures Navy’s treasure vault. Ronglin repelled Chinjao’s strikes and left him facing a final warning as the fight paused.

• Ronglin told Jazz that he had awakened Armament Haki and asked him to focus on sensing it.
• Ronglin’s blow knocked Black Shadow back, revealing Chinjao and shocking Old Cai and his men.
• Old Cai explained that he had invited Ronglin to help open the treasure vault, but Chinjao insisted he needed no help and attacked Ronglin.
• Ronglin blocked Chinjao’s Eight-Impact Fist with Arc Wall and redirected another shockwave, while Chinjao continued attacking with Armament Haki.
• Ronglin moved Jazz out of the way as Chinjao’s Martial Head struck Jade Ice Mountain without breaking it, then warned Chinjao with his gaze not to attack again.

Chinjao attacked Ronglin after Old Cai tried to stop him, and the clash revealed that Chinjao had awakened Conqueror's Haki. Ronglin answered with overwhelming Conqueror's Haki and blasted Chinjao across Jade Ice Mountain, leaving him unable to rise.

• Chinjao ignored Old Cai and charged at Ronglin, knocking Old Cai's subordinates aside with his powerful airflow.
• Ronglin struck Chinjao's forehead with Haki, but the clash produced lightning as Chinjao awakened Conqueror's Haki.
• Chinjao claimed he could defeat Ronglin and kept forcing his way forward.
• Ronglin released his Conqueror's Haki across Jade Ice Mountain, overwhelming Old Cai's men and striking Chinjao with lightning.
• Ronglin blasted Chinjao dozens of yards away, leaving him paralyzed in the snow while Old Cai rushed to his side.

Ronglin restored Chinjao’s lost Headbutt after defeating him, and Chinjao used it to open the Jade Ice Mountain and reveal the Eight Treasures Navy’s treasure vault. Chinjao nearly collapsed from exhaustion just after celebrating.

• Ronglin warned Chinjao that possessing Conqueror’s Haki did not make him invincible.
• Ronglin pointed out that Chinjao’s Headbutt had grown back, and Chinjao confirmed it by seeing his reflection in the ice.
• Chinjao thanked and flattered Ronglin, then recovered enough to test whether his restored Headbutt could open the Jade Ice Mountain.
• Chinjao coated his Headbutt in Armament Haki and split the ice apart, revealing the treasure beneath it.
• Chinjao celebrated regaining access to the treasure vault, then swayed and nearly collapsed as Old Cai rushed to help him.

Ronglin refused payment for helping Chinjao recover his Headbutt, and Old Cai was moved by what he believed was Ronglin’s selfless righteousness. Old Cai pledged himself and the Eight Treasures Navy to Ronglin, leaving Chinjao to consider the weight of his grandson’s decision.

• Chinjao said his collapse came from overexertion, and Old Cai helped him rest.
• Old Cai offered Ronglin half the treasure as payment, but Ronglin refused it.
• Moved by Ronglin’s apparent righteousness, Old Cai asked to fight alongside him against Kaido.
• Old Cai pledged his life and the weapons under his command to Ronglin, who accepted.
• Chinjao reminded Old Cai that his allegiance would bind the entire Eight Treasures Navy, and Old Cai affirmed his decision.

Ronglin gained the Eight Treasures Navy’s allegiance and returned to his ship without taking the treasure in Jade Ice Mountain. As the war between Fire Fist and Blackbeard ended with the three Admiral candidates intervening, Ronglin set sail to see what had happened and check on his Third Fleet.

• Old Cai and Chinjao pledged the Eight Treasures Navy’s loyalty to Ronglin, who left Jade Ice Mountain’s treasure in their hands.
• Ronglin’s crew welcomed him back, and Jazz explained why he had returned empty-handed.
• Ronglin ordered the ship to return so he could check on the war between Fire Fist and Blackbeard and his Third Fleet.
• Blackbeard’s forces drove Fire Fist’s remaining forces back as battles devastated the surrounding islands.
• Fujitora, Green Bull, and Momousagi attacked both pirate forces, forcing Fire Fist to escape and Blackbeard to retreat.
• Kaido stayed out of the conflict, while Charlotte Linlin continued trying to bring Ronglin into her family.

Ronglin ordered his Second and Third Fleets to gather and marched toward the Lodun Islands to assert his power. The mobilization alarmed the Marines, and Sengoku asked Tsuru for her assessment as they considered how to respond.

• Ronglin criticized Anrield’s Third Fleet for its repeated defeats, while Jinbe argued that the newly reorganized force had done reasonably well.
• Caesar praised Hawkins and Bilida for leading the Second Fleet to defeat the Pirate Alliance’s newly formed fleet while rescuing Coachman’s forces.
• Ronglin ordered the Second and Third Fleets to assemble so he could make an example of those who defied him.
• Ronglin openly led his forces toward the Lodun Islands, drawing spies, small pirate crews, and the attention of Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku convened the Vice Admirals to discuss the threat, and a Vice Admiral suggested recalling Kuzan and Sakazuki before Sengoku asked Tsuru for her opinion.

Sengoku accepted Tsuru’s recommendation to leave the conflict with Ronglin to Mary Geoise, while Ronglin launched an attack on Duke Lodun’s territory. Duke Lodun gathered help from Blackbeard and other powers, and the chapter ended with the Second Fleet drawing enemy fire as Ronglin’s forces prepared to encircle the islands.

• Tsuru persuaded Sengoku to report Ronglin’s actions to Mary Geoise and let the Celestial Dragons handle the conflict.
• Ronglin gave Anrield a chance to redeem himself and ordered the Second Fleet to attack Duke Lodun, the Third Fleet to scout and guard against surprise attacks, and the Eight Treasures Navy to block enemy escape.
• Duke Lodun sought aid from Blackbeard, who sent Burgess and Shiryu, while other threatened powers also gathered forces to defend the Lodun Islands.
• Bilida and Hawkins led the Second Fleet into range and spread out to lure the defenders into wasting ammunition while avoiding a direct assault.
• Ronglin watched the maneuver as the Third Fleet searched nearby waters and the Eight Treasures Navy moved behind the islands to cut off retreat.

Ronglin prepared to confront Blackbeard’s fleet after it arrived as reinforcements for the Lodun Islands. As the Second Fleet engaged the enemy, Ronglin praised Jazz for deflecting a cannonball and announced that he would take the field.

• Anrield reported that two powerful fleets were attacking his patrol wings, and Ronglin ordered them to scatter and lure the attackers into an encirclement.
• Jazz identified the approaching fleet as Blackbeard’s, and Ronglin sensed two formidable fighters aboard and ordered the Second Fleet to turn back and attack them.
• A voice from Blackbeard’s fleet called on Ronglin to surrender, while the Lodun Islands’ defenders cheered at the arrival of reinforcements.
• Bilida and Hawkins split the Second Fleet into two forces and charged Blackbeard’s fleet as it began firing its cannons.
• Jazz caught an incoming cannonball with his strength and redirected it into the sea, earning Ronglin’s praise.
• Ronglin told Jazz and Jinbe to protect his ship as he prepared to take the stage.

Ronglin attacked Blackbeard’s fleet alone, overwhelming Burgess and drawing out Shiryu. After Shiryu’s surprise strike failed, Ronglin invited him to join his crew.

• Ronglin declined Jinbe’s offer to fight and charged toward Blackbeard’s fleet, striking Burgess’s ship with City Crusher.
• Burgess tried to counter Ronglin’s blow but was blasted into the deck, and Shiryu shattered the attack before it hit the ship.
• Ronglin landed on Burgess’s ship and easily stopped Burgess’s attack, broke his bracer, and sent him flying with a shockwave.
• Shiryu launched a surprise sword strike, but Ronglin sensed him and dodged, leaving the ship’s bow badly damaged.
• Ronglin faced Shiryu and offered him a chance to join his crew if he was willing to turn over a new leaf.

Ronglin fought Burgess and Shiryu aboard Blackbeard’s fleet while using his powerful shockwaves to destroy their warships. He left both opponents unable to stop him as the surrounding ships split apart.

• Shiryu demanded the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and attacked Ronglin, who dodged his sword strike.
• Burgess joined the attack, but Ronglin’s shockwave forced him to retreat and blasted a hole through a warship.
• Ronglin struck another nearby vessel with a shockwave, splitting it apart and causing heavy casualties.
• Burgess and Shiryu attacked together, but Ronglin unleashed his Human Cannonball technique and shattered their attacks.
• Ronglin’s shockwave pierced several ships and split them in two, while Burgess watched in anger.
• Ronglin calmly told Burgess that destroying enemy ships was perfectly normal.

Ronglin overwhelmed Burgess and Shiryu while Bilida and Hawkins devastated Blackbeard's fleet. Shiryu fled, but Anrield and the others blocked his escape as Ronglin left the remaining battle to his subordinates.

• Shiryu attacked Ronglin from behind, but Ronglin shattered his sword energy with his palm.
• Bilida and Hawkins assaulted Blackbeard's warships, throwing the fleet into disarray.
• Ronglin broke apart Burgess's shockwave and struck him with rippling force, leaving him badly injured.
• Ronglin destroyed Shiryu's tornado attack with Haki: Starfall, and Shiryu jumped into the sea to escape.
• Ronglin's Conqueror's Haki knocked the charging pirates unconscious, while Burgess pleaded with him for mercy.
• Bilida and Hawkins closed in on Shiryu as Anrield blocked the route ahead, and Ronglin left the battle to his subordinates.