Chapter Summaries

Ling Xuan learned that Blackbeard Teach had defeated Aokiji and Akainu, then rushed toward Whole Cake Island to confront him. As Ling Xuan traveled, Imu arrived at the island in a lavish ship and drew the greed of the Blackbeard Pirates.

• Ling Xuan instructed Kizaru to keep the defeated pirates under control, while Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks accepted their loss.
• Vice Admiral Pix reported that Blackbeard Teach had defeated Aokiji and Akainu, who were now missing.
• Ling Xuan unleashed a powerful aura and departed, while Kizaru prepared to escort Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks to Navy Headquarters.
• Ling Xuan used his newly awakened Wado Ichimonji to race toward Whole Cake Island, reflecting that Blackbeard Teach's unexpected strength might be tied to his own interference or the world's consciousness.
• Imu arrived at Whole Cake Island aboard a luxurious ship, and the Blackbeard Pirates at the docks stared at her and the treasure aboard with greedy excitement.

Imu arrived at the Blackbeard Pirates’ dock and slaughtered the members who tried to approach her. As Blackbeard Teach celebrated capturing two Navy Admirals, Jesus Burgess went to confront the intruder and returned mortally wounded, leaving Teach to head outside.

• Imu killed the Blackbeard Pirates members who rushed toward her at the dock.
• Blackbeard Teach told Jesus Burgess and the other captains that he planned to keep the captured Navy Admirals alive and humiliate them.
• A pirate lackey interrupted the celebration to report that someone had killed their men.
• Blackbeard Teach ordered Jesus Burgess to capture the intruder alive, and Burgess left with the lackey.
• Jesus Burgess was thrown into the castle covered in blood with both hands severed and a fatal wound in his abdomen.
• Blackbeard Teach confirmed Jesus Burgess was dead and went outside to confront the intruder.

Sengoku sent Garp and Zephyr to support Kizaru after hearing that Ling Xuan had captured Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks, while Blackbeard Teach faced the powerful Imu at Whole Cake Island. Imu’s overwhelming aura left Teach ordering his commanders to retreat as he prepared to confront her.

• Sengoku learned from Kizaru that Ling Xuan had captured Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks, while Blackbeard Teach threatened Aokiji and Akainu.
• Sengoku found Garp and Zephyr fishing and told them what had happened, then the three set out to support Kizaru.
• At Whole Cake Island, Imu called Blackbeard Teach a descendant of the D Clan, and Teach demanded to know who she was.
• Blackbeard Teach let his commanders test Imu, but she made their attacks vanish without a trace.
• Imu released a terrifying pressure that shook Whole Cake Island, and Blackbeard Teach ordered his commanders to get away.

Blackbeard Teach attacked Imu with a Thunder Dragon, but she reflected his lightning back as a vastly stronger torrent that devastated the dock. Teach recognized her as a formidable opponent and, enraged by her contempt, began unleashing the powers of both his Devil Fruits.

• Blackbeard Teach summoned a lightning dragon and sent it charging at Imu while his crew praised him and Doc Q and other commanders fled farther away.
• Imu returned the Thunder Dragon and released a torrent of lightning that carved a huge canyon and turned the pirates who remained nearby to ash.
• Teach narrowly dodged the reflected lightning, surveyed the destruction, and demanded to know who Imu was.
• Imu dismissed Teach as unworthy of knowing her name, provoking his anger.
• Teach declared that Imu had made him angry and began gathering the Dark-Dark Fruit and Tremor-Tremor Fruit powers between his hands.

Blackbeard Teach unleashed his two Devil Fruit powers against Imu, but she answered with overwhelming force and defeated him. Ling Xuan reached the ruined Whole Cake Island, found Blackbeard dying, and learned that a beautiful woman had inflicted his injuries.

• Blackbeard Teach used the Dark-Dark Fruit and Lightning-Lightning Fruit to attack Imu with a black vortex and a storm of lightning.
• Imu revealed her immense power and overwhelmed Blackbeard Teach with a flash of white light.
• Ling Xuan sensed a powerful aura while traveling to Whole Cake Island and hurried toward the island.
• Ling Xuan arrived to find Whole Cake Island devastated and discovered Blackbeard Teach grievously injured among the ruins.
• Blackbeard Teach confirmed Ling Xuan's identity and indicated that Akainu and Aokiji were alive, allowing Ling Xuan to locate them with Observation Haki.
• Ling Xuan asked who had defeated Blackbeard Teach, and Blackbeard said it was an absolutely beautiful woman.

Ling Xuan killed Blackbeard Teach, rescued Aokiji and Akainu, and returned to Navy Headquarters as the Marines celebrated their victory over the Dual Emperor Alliance. The identity of the woman who had wounded Blackbeard remained unknown, and Aokiji began telling Akainu how he first met Ling Xuan.

• Ling Xuan questioned Blackbeard Teach about the mysterious woman, then granted his request for a quick death and killed him.
• Ling Xuan freed Aokiji and Akainu from the Seastone prison and told them that Blackbeard Teach was dead.
• Aokiji and Akainu reacted with disbelief at Ling Xuan's victory and wondered whether he had also defeated the Dual Emperor Alliance.
• Aokiji recalled his first meeting with Ling Xuan and began telling Akainu about it.
• Hours later, Marines gathered at Navy Headquarters' docks to welcome the returning forces and celebrate capturing the Dual Emperor Alliance's Great Pirates.

Vice Admiral Tsuru learned that Ling Xuan had defeated Blackbeard Teach and that Aokiji and Akainu were safe, while Navy Headquarters celebrated the capture of Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks. Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Kizaru approached headquarters with their prisoners, preparing to welcome a new era.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru answered Aokiji's call and learned that Akainu was with him and Blackbeard Teach was dead.
• The Marines at Navy Headquarters erupted in cheers after hearing that Teach had been killed and the Dual Emperor Alliance captured alive.
• Nami told Kuina and Yamato the news, and they hurried back to the kitchen after realizing Ling Xuan had not returned.
• Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Kizaru sailed toward Navy Headquarters with Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks held aboard their fleet.
• Sengoku ordered Kizaru to have the soldiers straighten their appearance before arriving at headquarters.

After returning near Navy Headquarters, Ling Xuan contacted Monkey D. Dragon and urged the Revolutionary Army to intensify its campaign after the Dual Emperor Alliance and Blackbeard Teach had been dealt with. He also asked Dragon to investigate the mysterious woman who nearly killed Teach, while Morgans waited impatiently for the Navy’s promised major announcement.

• Ling Xuan landed on a deserted island and told Monkey D. Dragon that he had settled matters with the Dual Emperor Alliance and Blackbeard Teach, urging the Revolutionary Army to act more aggressively.
• Ling Xuan asked Monkey D. Dragon to investigate the woman who had left Blackbeard Teach near death, and Dragon agreed to send him information in a few days.
• Monkey D. Dragon summoned Sabo, shared Ling Xuan’s news, and agreed with him that the Revolutionary Army should increase pressure on the World Government.
• Monkey D. Dragon and Sabo began discussing how to escalate the Revolutionary Army’s actions.
• Morgans waited at the World Economy News Agency for Navy Headquarters to release its major news and complained about the delay.

Morgans received Navy news that the Navy had defeated Blackbeard Teach and brought the pirate era to an end, then ordered the World Economy News Agency to print it immediately. As Red-Haired Shanks, Whitebeard Edward, and their subordinates were escorted toward Impel Down, the Five Elders secretly prepared a rescue operation, and Smoker’s crew watched for trouble.

• Morgans confirmed the Navy fax was genuine and ordered the presses to run around the clock so the world would learn that the pirate era was over.
• Ling Xuan sent Kizaru, Smoker, and other Marines to escort Red-Haired Shanks, Whitebeard Edward, and their subordinates to Impel Down.
• Garp questioned Ling Xuan’s serious approach to the escort, but Ling Xuan hinted that Garp would soon understand.
• The Five Elders confirmed the prisoners were being transferred and agreed to use their final operatives to try to rescue them.
• Tashigi asked Smoker whether the mission was dangerous, and Smoker told her to wait and see as she scanned the sea.

The Marines foiled a CP0 attack on a decoy escort warship, while Sengoku delivered Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks to Impel Down. At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders struggled to respond to the failed plot and renewed Revolutionary Army activity.

• Tashigi watched Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu join Smoker and the Vice Admirals in defeating attackers who tried to destroy the decoy escort warship.
• Aokiji and Akainu said the attackers had acted as Marshal Xuan predicted, and Smoker ordered the decoy warship back to Headquarters.
• Sengoku brought Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks to Impel Down, where Magellan welcomed him and anticipated the arrival of two more Yonko prisoners.
• A bald Five Elder learned that the CP0 mission had failed and that every agent had self-destructed after the Marines ambushed them.
• The Five Elders questioned the bald Five Elder about Lord Imu as reports showed the Revolutionary Army had become active again and affiliated nations were requesting Marine reinforcements.

The Five Elders learned that Imu had defeated this generation’s Awakened One but had fallen asleep again, leaving them to deal with Ling Xuan and the fallout from their failed attack on a Navy escort ship. At Impel Down, Sengoku and Magellan brought Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks to the Sixth Floor, where Golden Lion Shiki, Kaido, and Big Mom Charlotte Linlin wondered who was arriving.

• The bald Five Elder told the other Five Elders that Imu had defeated the Awakened One and gone back to sleep without saying when she would act against Ling Xuan.
• The Five Elders agreed to withdraw their forces, comply with Navy demands, and keep their Celestial Dragon descendants in Mary Geoise until Imu awakened.
• Whitebeard Edward, Red-Haired Shanks, and their pirate officers arrived at Impel Down in Seastone restraints, and Magellan led them inside with Sengoku.
• Sengoku agreed to accompany Magellan as he escorted Whitebeard Edward and Red-Haired Shanks to the Sixth Floor.
• Golden Lion Shiki, Kaido, and Big Mom Charlotte Linlin heard the approaching footsteps and wondered which prisoners were coming.

Red-Haired Shanks and Whitebeard Edward were brought to Impel Down’s Sixth Floor, where they reunited with Kaido, Big Mom, and Golden Lion Shiki. At Navy Headquarters, Ling Xuan learned from Monkey D. Dragon that the mysterious woman was likely Imu, and he left work believing their final confrontation was approaching.

• Red-Haired Shanks and Whitebeard Edward arrived on Impel Down’s Sixth Floor and greeted Kaido, Big Mom, and Golden Lion Shiki.
• Sengoku came out and shouted at the prisoners, prompting them to realize he might have been captured too.
• Ling Xuan spoke with Monkey D. Dragon, who reported that a woman matching Ling Xuan’s description had appeared at God Valley and in records across several centuries.
• Ling Xuan concluded that the woman who defeated Blackbeard Teach was Imu, the hidden ruler behind the Five Elders.
• Ling Xuan warned Dragon that their moment to reveal their plans was near, then left Navy Headquarters for home.

Over the past year, Ling Xuan led the Marines in wiping out piracy while secretly supporting the Revolutionary Army, and the Five Elders complied with his every demand. He gathered Marine leaders and retired veterans at Navy Headquarters, where they awaited an explanation for the meeting.

• Ling Xuan returned to his residence, where Gu Yimu, Nami, and Yamato welcomed him home.
• Under Ling Xuan's leadership, the Marines swept piracy from the Grand Line and Four Seas, while the Five Elders supplied his demands.
• With Ling Xuan's secret support, Monkey D. Dragon's Revolutionary Army grew stronger and changed the regimes of several small countries.
• Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru wondered why Ling Xuan had summoned them and other Marine officers to Navy Headquarters.
• Ling Xuan arrived, greeted Garp and the retired Marines, and asked Garp to sit back down.

Ling Xuan gathered Navy Headquarters’ senior officers to discuss advancing the Navy’s reforms, prompting the veterans to suspect he was about to reveal a plan from the previous year. A week later, the Five Elders braced themselves to answer another call from Navy Headquarters.

• Ling Xuan greeted Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, Zephyr, and the other returning veterans before convening the Navy’s senior officers.
• Smoker reported that the Navy had grown to five Admirals, 360 Vice Admirals, and 2,500 Rear Admirals.
• Ling Xuan addressed the gathered officers and said they could choose whether to participate in the next step based on the previous year’s experiments.
• Aokiji, Kizaru, Sengoku, Garp, and the other veterans suspected Ling Xuan was about to reveal the plan they had heard about a year earlier.
• One week later, the Five Elders heard the Den Den Mushi ring, and the bald Five Elder reluctantly got up to answer it.

The Five Elders learned that the Revolutionary Army and Navy had joined forces and that more than twenty allied nations had fallen. Hoping Imu could save them, they rushed to wake her as Ling Xuan led the Navy toward Mary Geoise.

• The bald Five Elder learned that the Revolutionary Army had overthrown more than twenty allied nations with the Navy's help, and the news left the Five Elders in despair.
• The Five Elders realized their government was weakened and turned to Imu as their last hope.
• The Five Elders hurried after the bald Five Elder to wake Imu from her sleep.
• Ling Xuan led two warships carrying the Navy's strongest officers toward Mary Geoise, leaving weaker officers to help the Revolutionary Army clear the remaining battlefields.
• Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru discussed their unexpected alliance with the Revolutionary Army as the Red Line came into view.

Ling Xuan encouraged Smoker to set aside his doubts until the decisive war ended, while Akainu reported that the Revolutionary Army had seized more than twenty World Government member states. The Five Elders awakened Imu, who demanded to know what had happened.

• Ling Xuan reassured Smoker that people could forge a better future together and urged him to focus on the coming battle.
• Akainu reported that the Revolutionary Army had taken control of more than twenty World Government member states.
• The Five Elders hurried through Mary Geoise to the forbidden area where Imu slept, while Celestial Dragons continued discussing their slaves.
• The bald Five Elder climbed the golden staircase with his First Generation Demon Sword, but Imu's Conqueror's Haki blasted him back and left him bleeding.
• Imu sat up after being awakened and asked the Five Elders what had happened and how long she had been asleep.

Imu awakened after more than a year of sleep and learned that Ling Xuan had disrupted the world. After sensing Imu’s overwhelming aura, Ling Xuan left his warship to approach Mary Geoise alone, while the others prepared to follow the original plan.

• Imu punished the Five Elders for waking her, then learned that Ling Xuan had caused trouble during her sleep.
• Ling Xuan sensed Imu’s powerful aura and decided to go openly to Mary Geoise ahead of the fleet.
• Ling Xuan told the five admirals to follow the original plan and avoid unnecessary battles before he left the warship.
• The five admirals informed Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and the others that Ling Xuan had gone ahead.
• Sengoku agreed to continue with the plan, while Tsuru warned Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr not to deviate from it.

Ling Xuan reached Mary Geoise and used his Conqueror's Haki to knock out the Celestial Dragons and their CP0 guards, hoping to draw Imu out. Imu sensed his overwhelming aura and went to confront him, while the Five Elders abandoned their dying comrade and left the forbidden grounds.

• Ling Xuan flew to the Red Line Continent, climbed to Mary Geoise, and searched for Imu with his Observation Haki.
• Unable to locate Imu, Ling Xuan appeared in a crowded street and provoked the Celestial Dragons into ordering their guards to seize him.
• Ling Xuan released his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out the Celestial Dragons and their CP0 protectors, then waited for Imu.
• Imu sensed Ling Xuan's immense aura, remembered Joy Boy, and vanished to follow the aura.
• The Five Elders refused to save their dying bald companion, who died after coughing up blood, and they left the forbidden grounds.
• Imu arrived at the source of Ling Xuan's aura.

Ling Xuan met Imu at the Red Line, while Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru arrived at Mary Geoise to carry out their mission. As explosions spread across the Holy Land, the Five Elders assumed Imu’s awakening would ensure victory.

• Imu mistook Ling Xuan for Joy Boy before recognizing him and demanding to know how he knew her name.
• Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, Tsuru, and the five Navy Admirals reached the Red Line and traveled by special bubbles to Mary Geoise.
• The group began its plan, with Aokiji and the other Navy Admirals leaving to carry out their tasks.
• An explosion sounded, and Tsuru suspected Ling Xuan had found an opponent; Sengoku’s group continued its mission.
• Explosions multiplied across Mary Geoise, and the remaining four Five Elders wondered whether the Navy and Revolutionary Army had attacked before trusting in Imu’s awakening.

Ling Xuan fought Imu across Mary Geoise and rejected her offer to make him a Five Elder. After his Wado Ichimonji wounded her, Imu became furious and began fighting in earnest.

• The remaining Five Elders fled to hide after seeing the bald Five Elder die, leaving Imu to face Ling Xuan.
• Ling Xuan and Imu clashed above Mary Geoise, and their shockwaves shattered buildings throughout the city.
• Imu recognized Ling Xuan and offered him a position as a Five Elder, but he refused because their paths were different.
• Imu threatened Ling Xuan for rejecting her, and he drew Wado Ichimonji and attacked, splitting the clouds and striking her through her defenses.
• Imu rose from the wreckage, injured and disheveled, as Ling Xuan revealed that his weapon ignored armor and taunted her about being old.
• Imu surged with a stronger aura and prepared to fight seriously, while Ling Xuan eagerly challenged her to show her true strength.