Chapter Summaries

Ling Xuan learned that the Navy would not support his fight against Kaido and Big Mom, while Dragon decided the Revolutionary Army would stay out of the conflict. As Kaido’s Tobi Roppo sailed toward the East Blue, Sasaki, Fuzzie F, and Page One spotted something alarming in the sky.

• Zephyr told Ling Xuan that the Five Elders had prevented the Navy from sending him support, and Ling Xuan resolved to face Kaido and Big Mom himself.
• Sengoku told Garp that he might resign because he had become an obstacle to the Navy carrying out justice.
• Dragon asked Sabo whether the Revolutionary Army should help Ling Xuan, and Sabo advised him to stay out to protect their cooperation.
• Dragon ordered Sabo to monitor developments involving Kaido and Big Mom while both men returned to their duties.
• Fuzzie F, Sasaki, and Page One discussed the Calamities’ deaths and their mission to the East Blue before Sasaki spotted something in the sky that alarmed them.

Ling Xuan encountered a Beasts Pirates ship and demanded that its crew take him to Kaido. After Fuzzie F recognized him as the Navy Admiral who had killed the Calamities, Ling Xuan knocked out Page One and Sasaki with Conqueror's Haki and confronted Fuzzie F, while Smoothie and Charlotte Cracker approached Wano Country.

• Ling Xuan spotted a Beasts Pirates ship and landed on its deck, where Page One and Sasaki transformed into their hybrid Zoan forms.
• Ling Xuan ordered the crew to take him to Kaido, and Fuzzie F recognized him as the Navy Admiral who had killed the Calamities.
• Page One and Sasaki collapsed unconscious after Ling Xuan released Conqueror's Haki.
• Fuzzie F gave his name, blamed Kaido for the attack on Ling Xuan's G-3 Marine Base, and begged for forgiveness as Ling Xuan approached him.
• Smoothie and Charlotte Cracker saw the outline of Wano Country while sailing toward it.

Ling Xuan ambushed Big Mom Pirates Sweet Commanders Charlotte Cracker and Smoothie near Wano, defeating Cracker with one punch and making Smoothie take him ashore. After reaching Wano, Ling Xuan sensed something and flew off, leaving Smoothie bewildered and Cracker gravely injured.

• Smoothie asked Charlotte Cracker whether Big Mom intended to keep working with Kaido's Beasts Pirates, and Cracker questioned the alliance as their ship approached Wano.
• Ling Xuan flew onto their ship, and Smoothie identified him as the Navy Admiral hated by Big Mom.
• Ling Xuan shattered Cracker's Hard Biscuit and Armament Haki with one punch, blasting him onto Wano's shore.
• Ling Xuan ordered Smoothie to take him to Charlotte Linlin, then traveled with her to Wano and used Observation Haki to search the area.
• Smoothie found Cracker alive but severely injured, while Ling Xuan sensed something, blasted into the sky, and left her behind.

Ling Xuan found Smoker imprisoned in Wano Country’s quarry, freed him, and set off to avenge the Marines and confront Kaido and Big Mom. Smoker stayed behind to deal with his captors and wondered whether an admiral could truly defeat a Yonko.

• Ling Xuan flew toward the quarry after using Observation Haki to search for Smoker and Tashigi.
• Smoker endured forced labor and repeated beatings from a guard while thinking of avenging the fallen Marines and rescuing his subordinates.
• Ling Xuan arrived at the quarry and knocked out the guards and prisoners with Conqueror’s Haki before freeing Smoker from his Seastone shackles.
• Ling Xuan told Smoker to search for Tashigi and the others, then left to confront Kaido and Big Mom himself.
• Smoker stopped the guard who had tormented him and demanded to know where he thought he was going.

Ling Xuan reached Onigashima and used his power to tear the island into pieces, drawing Kaido out of his drunken stupor. Yamato noticed the destruction and headed toward Onigashima as Kaido confronted Ling Xuan, who remained calm before the enraged dragon.

• Ling Xuan sensed Kaido's powerful aura and flew toward Onigashima.
• Kaido woke up, drank several barrels of wine, and transformed into his Azure Dragon form as he prepared to leave his cave.
• Onigashima shook and split into several fragments, sending Beasts Pirates members into the sea.
• Yamato felt the tremors, realized they were coming from Onigashima, and hurried toward the island.
• Kaido concluded that someone had caused the destruction and demanded that the culprit reveal himself.
• Ling Xuan appeared before Kaido, who accused him of destroying Onigashima.

Ling Xuan confronted Kaido alone on Onigashima, easily cutting apart his Heat Breath before challenging him to use his full strength. Kaido answered with Thunder Bagua, shattering Onigashima, while Black Maria and Loki assumed Ling Xuan had died; the chapter ended with a sudden scream nearby.

• Kaido recognized Ling Xuan as the Navy Admiral who had killed his three Calamities and realized he had come to Wano alone.
• Ling Xuan drew Wado Ichimonji and sliced Kaido’s Heat Breath into extinguished fragments, shocking Black Maria and Loki.
• Kaido transformed into human form, and Ling Xuan descended to Onigashima and urged him to use his strongest moves.
• Kaido unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki-coated Thunder Bagua, and the impact broke Onigashima apart and exposed the sea.
• Black Maria and Loki believed Ling Xuan had died in the destruction, but a sudden scream interrupted them.

Ling Xuan survived Kaido’s attack unharmed and proved his overwhelming strength in a clash with Kaido’s flaming dragon form. Kaido fled with Ling Xuan to find a place where they could fight properly.

• Black Maria and Loki saw Ling Xuan alive and uninjured after Kaido’s attack had destroyed Onigashima.
• Kaido questioned Ling Xuan, who dismissed Thunder Bagua as insufficient and told Kaido to die if that was his best.
• Kaido attacked with Fire Dragon’s Great Torch, but Ling Xuan coated himself in Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki and punched the flaming dragon away.
• Kaido recognized Ling Xuan’s strength and grew wary, then invited him to fight elsewhere.
• Ling Xuan followed Kaido as they flew away, leaving Black Maria and Loki frightened below.

Yamato learned that Ling Xuan had defeated Kaido and rushed after them, while Smoothie and Katakuri warned Big Mom about Ling Xuan’s arrival in Wano. The chapter ended with Katakuri reaching Big Mom’s residence on Cake Island.

• Yamato arrived at the ruined site of Onigashima and asked Black Maria and Loki what had happened.
• Loki told Yamato that Ling Xuan had fought Kaido and that Kaido had left after the battle turned against him.
• Black Maria and Loki identified Ling Xuan in Yamato’s newspaper, and Yamato excitedly ran in the direction he had gone.
• Smoothie told Katakuri that Ling Xuan had come to Wano and severely injured Charlotte Cracker, so Katakuri hurried to alert Big Mom.
• Katakuri reached Big Mom’s residence on Cake Island and heard her eating in the hall.

Big Mom learned that Ling Xuan had injured Charlotte Cracker in Wano and decided to go there, while Katakuri failed to dissuade her. Meanwhile, Ling Xuan and Kaido began a devastating battle in Kaido’s strongest form, leaving Wano shaken by their clash.

• Katakuri told Big Mom that Ling Xuan had entered Kaido’s territory in Wano and severely injured Charlotte Cracker.
• Big Mom ordered her crew to prepare to go to Wano, then used her Conqueror’s Haki to silence Katakuri when he tried to object.
• Kaido transformed into his Orc form and confronted Ling Xuan on an open stretch of land.
• Kaido attacked Ling Xuan with King Kong Fang, but Ling Xuan met the attack with his fist and powerful Armament Haki.
• The collision devastated the surrounding land and shook Wano, causing Kurozumi Orochi’s residence to nearly collapse; Orochi ordered his subordinates to investigate.

Kurozumi Orochi, Smoothie, and Yamato witnessed an extraordinary earthquake that came from Ling Xuan and Kaido’s battle. Yamato reached the battlefield and saw Ling Xuan unharmed while Kaido was badly wounded, leaving Ling Xuan demanding that Kaido surrender.

• Kurozumi Orochi ordered his subordinates to notify Kaido after the earthquake damaged the General's Mansion.
• Smoothie steadied the injured Charlotte Cracker during the tremors and heard doctors suspect the quake was unusual.
• Yamato rushed toward Ling Xuan and Kaido, threw away her kanabo to move faster, and sheltered in a pit as their battle shook the area.
• Yamato saw Kaido bleeding and exhausted while Ling Xuan remained uninjured and composed.
• Ling Xuan told Kaido to surrender, and Kaido called him an arrogant brat.

Ling Xuan overwhelmed Kaido, who refused to surrender, while Kurozumi Orochi learned that Onigashima and the Beasts Pirates had vanished. Orochi hurried to investigate, and Smoothie left with the unconscious Charlotte Cracker to await Big Mom.

• Kaido recognized that Ling Xuan vastly outmatched him but angrily refused to surrender, even if Ling Xuan had surpassed Rocks.
• Kurozumi Orochi's returning subordinate reported that Onigashima and the entire Beasts Pirates were gone, and that he had not seen Kaido.
• Orochi ordered an investigation and led his samurai toward the place where Onigashima had stood, fearing what Kaido's disappearance could mean for his rule.
• Smoothie carried the unconscious Charlotte Cracker away, planning to wait for Big Mom's arrival and hoping her presence would keep Ling Xuan from pursuing them.
• Orochi and his samurai followed a route known to his family toward Onigashima's former location.

Kurozumi Orochi reached the place where Onigashima had stood and found only a vast abyss, then discovered evidence of a battle that had destroyed the island. Momonosuke and the Scabbards secretly watched him before withdrawing, while Yamato witnessed the fighters’ battle continuing through the night.

• Kurozumi Orochi found Onigashima missing and ordered his guards to search the surrounding area.
• Kurozumi Orochi recognized Beasts Pirates debris and human bones, concluding that a devastating battle had destroyed the island.
• An earthquake struck, killing more than a hundred of Kurozumi Orochi’s guards.
• Momonosuke and the Scabbards watched Kurozumi Orochi; Momonosuke left with them while Kanjuro stayed behind to observe.
• Kanjuro chose to follow Kurozumi Orochi rather than approach the area within Kaido’s Observation Haki range.
• Yamato watched as the battle continued into the night, shaking the ground and opening enormous craters.

Ling Xuan defeated Kaido after a grueling battle and asked Yamato to consider becoming a Marine, then enlisted her help carrying the unconscious Kaido. Meanwhile, Kurozumi Orochi searched for the missing Beasts Pirates, and Smoker rescued Tashigi and the surviving Marines in Wano Country.

• Ling Xuan defeated Kaido in a battle of endurance, and Kaido passed out from exhaustion.
• Yamato celebrated Ling Xuan's victory, and he invited her to join the Marines; she agreed to help transport Kaido but postponed her decision.
• Kurozumi Orochi sent samurai across Wano Country to search for Kaido's remaining men and learn what had happened to the Beasts Pirates.
• Smoker used his Logia powers to rescue Tashigi and other imprisoned Marines, who praised his supposed escape from captivity.

After Smoker led the surviving Navy soldiers across Wano Country to the coast, they found the Big Mom Pirates arriving and hid among the vegetation. Big Mom landed while worrying that Kaido was not answering her calls, and Smoothie hurried over carrying the unconscious Cracker.

• Smoker told the survivors that Ling Xuan had come to rescue them, then led them toward Wano Country's coast.
• Smoker and the surviving Navy soldiers crossed the changed terrain, helping wounded comrades along the way.
• At the coast, Tashigi spotted approaching ships, and Smoker recognized the Big Mom Pirates' flags.
• Smoker ordered the Navy survivors to hide beneath the shoreline plants as Big Mom's fleet landed.
• Big Mom wondered why Kaido had not answered her Den Den Mushi calls, while Smoothie arrived carrying Cracker and was scolded.

Big Mom captured Smoker and his Marines and demanded answers, while Momonosuke and the Scabbards confronted Kurozumi Orochi at the General's Mansion. Orochi recognized them and transformed into Yamata no Orochi as Momonosuke became a giant pink dragon, leaving the two sides poised to fight.

• Big Mom discovered Smoker and his Marines hiding, sent pirates to capture them, and threatened Smoker when he demanded that she release his comrades.
• Kurozumi Orochi, unable to find his servants or learn where Kaido had gone, stepped outside and found Momonosuke and several Scabbards in his mansion.
• Momonosuke ignored the Scabbards' warnings and transformed into a pink dragon to confront Orochi.
• Orochi recognized the Scabbards and Momonosuke, mistook them for the cause of Kaido's disappearance, and vowed to eliminate them.
• Momonosuke transformed into a massive pink dragon, and Orochi transformed into an eight-headed serpent that crushed buildings in the General's Mansion.

Momonosuke and the Scabbards fought Kurozumi Orochi at the General's Mansion, but Orochi unleashed his Innate Fire and left Momonosuke badly burned. As Orochi lay near death, Big Mom appeared and gave him hope.

• Kanjuro realized Momonosuke had likely gone after Kurozumi Orochi and hurried to the General's Mansion.
• Momonosuke and the Scabbards battled Yamata no Orochi, damaging him and severing one of his final two heads.
• Yamata no Orochi used his tail to stop the Scabbards from striking his remaining heads and wounded them instead.
• Yamata no Orochi unleashed Heavenly Fire, engulfing the General's Mansion ruins and badly burning Momonosuke.
• Momonosuke fell from the sky as his transformation ended, while the Scabbards struggled to rise from the rubble.
• Big Mom appeared and mocked Yamata no Orochi, reviving his hope as he recognized her.

Big Mom arrived in Wano looking for Kaido and learned that he and the Beasts Pirates had vanished, possibly after a Navy admiral defeated him. She sent her crew to investigate while remaining behind with the Scabbards, Kurozumi Orochi, and Smoker’s captured Navy unit.

• Big Mom’s arrival frightened the Scabbards, while Kurozumi Orochi shrank back to his original form and flattered her to stay alive.
• Tashigi asked Smoker what would happen to the captured Navy soldiers, and Smoker told them to wait because Ling Xuan might come save them.
• Big Mom asked Orochi where Kaido was, and Orochi explained that Onigashima and the Beasts Pirates had disappeared.
• Big Mom suspected Kaido might have been defeated by Ling Xuan, then ordered her crew to gather information throughout Wano.
• Smoker refused Tashigi’s suggestion to escape while Big Mom remained nearby, and Big Mom sent her remaining sons to fetch desserts.

After Ling Xuan defeated Kaido, he continued toward Kurozumi Orochi’s former General’s Mansion with Yamato and the Scabbards. Big Mom sensed an approaching presence with an overwhelming aura, summoned her three Hozumi, and prepared to confront it.

• Kanjuro struggled to believe Kaido had been defeated, and Yamato explained that Ling Xuan was an admiral before following him with Kaido in tow.
• Kanjuro hurried after Ling Xuan and Yamato as they continued toward someone waiting ahead.
• Big Mom ate the desserts brought to her while Kurozumi Orochi recounted what he had witnessed.
• Big Mom sensed a powerful presence approaching and grew furious that it dared come toward her.
• An equally overwhelming aura swept over the gathering, knocking weaker people down and causing Momonosuke to faint again.
• Big Mom summoned her three Hozumi, and the Big Mom Pirates recognized that she was preparing for a serious fight.

Ling Xuan arrived at the battlefield, where his reputation as the Navy’s strongest Admiral stunned the assembled fighters and put Big Mom on guard. Big Mom confronted him, leaving their encounter poised to begin.

• Big Mom sensed a powerful familiar aura, while Smoker, Tashigi, and the Scabbards speculated about who had arrived.
• Ling Xuan appeared with Kanjuro, and Smoker and Tashigi recognized him with relief.
• Smoothie identified Ling Xuan as the Admiral who had defeated Cracker and earned numerous legendary titles, shocking the battlefield.
• Kurozumi Orochi tried to placate Ling Xuan and beg Big Mom for protection, but Big Mom blasted him away and he fainted.
• Big Mom challenged Ling Xuan about killing Kaido, and Ling Xuan confirmed his identity.

Ling Xuan faced Big Mom, who attacked him with Zeus’s lightning, but he emerged completely unharmed. After moving Smoker and the Scabbards to safety, Ling Xuan returned to the battlefield and advanced toward Big Mom.

• Big Mom demanded to know where Kaido was, but Ling Xuan ignored her and walked toward her.
• Big Mom’s anger summoned Zeus’s powerful lightning attack, while Smoker and the Scabbards fled the area.
• Zeus’s lightning struck Ling Xuan, but the attack left him completely unharmed.
• Ling Xuan reassured the Scabbards that Kanjuro was safe, then moved Smoker and the Scabbards farther from the battlefield.
• Ling Xuan returned to face Big Mom as she considered how to attack him next.