Chapter Summaries

Zephyr recognized Ling Xuan as an exceptional prospect and began his first training drill by ordering the trainees to run hundreds of laps. Ling Xuan kept running long after the others collapsed, and as he neared his limit, Zephyr prepared to support him.

• Zephyr sensed Ling Xuan's potential, called out Gude by mistake, then asked Ling Xuan for his name.
• Zephyr ordered most trainees to run five hundred laps and the prospects he had named to run one thousand.
• Ling Xuan completed five hundred laps and continued running while Gude and the other trainees collapsed.
• After running eight hundred laps over several hours, Ling Xuan slowed to a walk but kept moving toward the finish.
• Zephyr watched Ling Xuan approach his absolute limit and prepared to go support him.

Ling Xuan completed Zephyr’s thousand-lap training, earning the instructor’s admiration and praise. After Zephyr sought more information from Smoker and Kuzan, Ling Xuan woke refreshed and returned to training, where the other trainees admired his achievement.

• Ling Xuan completed Zephyr’s thousand laps despite his exhaustion, becoming the only person Zephyr had seen finish the task flawlessly.
• Zephyr offered Ling Xuan a day off, but Ling Xuan declined and said he could handle the next day’s training.
• Zephyr called Smoker and learned that Ling Xuan was the promising trainee Smoker had recommended, then praised Ling Xuan as an outstanding prospect for the Navy.
• Zephyr called Kuzan to ask about Ling Xuan’s strength, and Kuzan revealed that Ling Xuan was a Great Swordsman.
• Ling Xuan slept until dawn, recovered from the previous day’s exertion, and went to the training field.
• The assembled trainees admired Ling Xuan for completing a thousand laps, while those who had avoided him regretted underestimating him.

Ling Xuan met Zabuto and watched the trainees compete in Zephyr’s combat tournament, while Zephyr left Ling Xuan out of the matches. Zabuto won the final bout against Gude, who then stepped forward to address Zephyr.

• Zabuto introduced himself to Ling Xuan and learned that Ling Xuan had no Devil Fruit powers.
• Zephyr replaced running practice with one-on-one combat matches among the trainees.
• Ling Xuan watched the matches and considered asking Zephyr to teach him Haki or the Six Powers.
• Zabuto defeated Gude in the final match and was declared the tournament’s winner.
• Gude stepped forward and called out to Zephyr after the tournament ended.

Gude challenged Ling Xuan after learning he had skipped the matches, and Zephyr arranged for them to fight so the trainees could see Ling Xuan’s strength. Ling Xuan began a single full-strength attack, and the sky darkened as a ray of light appeared.

• Gude questioned why Ling Xuan did not have to compete, and Zephyr said he had other plans for him.
• Gude asked to fight Ling Xuan, and Zephyr agreed so he could witness Ling Xuan’s strength.
• Zephyr told Ling Xuan to attack at full strength but not kill Gude, and Ling Xuan accepted.
• Zephyr ordered the trainees to move hundreds of meters away before Ling Xuan and Gude faced off.
• Gude insisted Ling Xuan attack first, and Ling Xuan announced he would use one move.
• Ling Xuan drew his training sword and began the Infinite Moon Shadow Stick as dark clouds filled the sky and a ray of light appeared.

Ling Xuan’s sword technique brought twin moons into the sky and sent a powerful aura across Navy Headquarters. The Navy’s strongest officers gathered at the Elite Training Camp base, where the source of the sword energy remained inside.

• Ling Xuan’s Infinite Moon Slash split the clouds and summoned the Frost Moon beside the bright moon, overwhelming Zephyr with its sword aura.
• Momousagi and Chaton sensed the aura coming from the Elite Training Camp base and went to investigate.
• Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu each detected the top-tier Great Swordsman’s aura and headed toward the base.
• Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru sensed the aura during an argument over Sengoku’s stolen cookies, then went to the Elite Training Camp base.
• Momousagi and Chaton greeted Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru at the base entrance, and the group entered to investigate.
• Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji arrived at the entrance one after another.

Ling Xuan revealed himself as a top-tier Great Swordsman, drawing the Navy’s senior officers to the Elite Training Camp. After Sengoku and Garp competed with Zephyr to recruit him, Ling Xuan chose to remain Zephyr’s disciple and learn the Six Powers and Haki before pursuing his ambition to end the Great Pirate Era.

• Ling Xuan returned to Zephyr after his sword aura knocked out Gu Yi and the other trainees.
• Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and other senior officers arrived, and Zephyr confirmed that Ling Xuan had unleashed the attack.
• Garp invited Ling Xuan to become his subordinate, while Sengoku also showed interest in taking him on; Zephyr objected to their attempts to claim his disciple.
• After considering their offers, Ling Xuan politely declined Sengoku and Garp and chose to stay with Zephyr to learn the Six Powers and Haki.
• Ling Xuan reaffirmed his goal of rising through the Navy and helping bring the Great Pirate Era to an end.

After Ling Xuan’s swordsmanship drew the Five Elders’ attention, they ordered him to join their intelligence department, but he refused. Sengoku appointed him a Headquarters Major General and G3 Branch Officer instead, and one month later Ling Xuan graduated early in a ceremony attended by the Navy’s highest-ranking officers.

• Zephyr took Ling Xuan to Sengoku’s office, where Sengoku explained that the Five Elders had ordered him to report to their intelligence department.
• Ling Xuan refused the order, and Sengoku offered him an appointment as a Headquarters Major General and Grand Line G3 Branch Officer.
• Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru arranged Ling Xuan’s early graduation to keep him in the Navy and out of the Five Elders’ reach.
• One month later, Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, the three Admirals, and other officers attended Ling Xuan’s graduation ceremony at Navy Headquarters.
• Kuina admired Ling Xuan in his Justice Coat, while his classmates compared his rapid promotion with their long training ahead.

Ling Xuan graduated as a rear admiral and left Navy Headquarters with Kuina to take command of the G3 Branch. After arriving, he met Colonel Gled and the branch soldiers, who welcomed his relaxed approach to leadership.

• Sengoku promoted Ling Xuan to rear admiral at his graduation ceremony, while Zabuto and Gude regretted that they had fallen behind him.
• Three months later, Ling Xuan departed for the G3 Branch with Kuina, and Zephyr told Aokiji that Ling Xuan's talent surpassed his expectations.
• Aokiji wondered whether Ling Xuan had mastered the Six Powers and Haki in under three months and pondered whether a new era would arise around him.
• Ling Xuan checked his panel and saw that he had learned the Six Powers and Three Haki at beginner level.
• After ten days to half a month at sea, Ling Xuan arrived at the G3 Branch and instructed its soldiers to return to their duties.
• Colonel Gled led Ling Xuan and Kuina to the office, while the soldiers appreciated their new commander's easygoing manner and asked Headquarters soldiers about him.

Ling Xuan settled into his command of the G3 Branch, developed his Life Return abilities, and led the branch through three peaceful, successful months. As the new year began, Smoker called to congratulate him on becoming a rear admiral.

• Colonel Gled showed Ling Xuan and Kuina to his spacious office, and Ling Xuan agreed that Kuina could stay there with him.
• Kuina set out to explore the G3 Branch, imagining that she would serve as Ling Xuan's eyes and ears.
• Ling Xuan checked his skills and found that intermediate Life Return let him control his body with unusual precision and seemed to increase his lifespan.
• Over the next three months, Kuina helped the G3 Branch settle into a harmonious routine while Ling Xuan defeated dozens of notorious pirate crews.
• Ling Xuan watched the Marines train as the new year began, then answered a call from Smoker, who praised his rapid promotion to rear admiral.

Ling Xuan learned that Smoker was astonished by his rank and swordsmanship, then reflected on his stalled progress in Life Return and Haki. As he considered taking action, a strange falling-rock incident at G3 Branch prompted Colonel Gled to report to him.

• Smoker told Ling Xuan he was a top-tier Great Swordsman and regretted that he had taken a post at G3 Branch so soon.
• Smoker considered leaving Loguetown or serving at Ling Xuan’s branch, but decided against both; Tashigi then asked to use the Den Den Mushi to contact Ling Xuan and the others.
• Ling Xuan checked his status panel and realized his advanced Life Return and intermediate Three Haki had reached a bottleneck.
• A G3 Branch lookout reported that huge rocks and clumps of earth had fallen from the sky into the sea.
• Colonel Gled noted that it was the fifth such incident that month and decided to report it to Rear Admiral Ling Xuan.

Colonel Gled reported that five objects had fallen from the sky around the G3 Branch, and Ling Xuan connected their landing sites into a pentagon surrounding the base. Suspecting he had identified the cause, Ling Xuan flew toward the nearest site with Kuina to investigate, but the chapter ended as he offered to carry her on his back in the cold air.

• Colonel Gled told Ling Xuan that five ships and boulders had fallen near the G3 Branch during the month.
• Ling Xuan marked the five impact sites on a map and connected them into a pentagon around the base.
• Ling Xuan said he needed to investigate in person and led Colonel Gled outside.
• Ling Xuan took Kuina into the air with Moonwalk and headed for the nearest impact site.
• Ling Xuan gave Kuina his Justice Coat and asked if she wanted him to carry her on his back.

Ling Xuan carried Kuina into the sky to investigate the falling debris and confirmed that Golden Lion had islands floating overhead. He returned to the G3 Branch base with Kuina and, after eating, prepared to tell Colonel Gled what he had found.

• Ling Xuan explained his Golden Lion theory to Kuina as they climbed, and she fell asleep on his back during the journey.
• After nearly seven hours, Ling Xuan spotted Golden Lion's floating islands but decided to return with Kuina and come back prepared to confront the legendary pirate.
• Ling Xuan plunged back toward the G3 Branch base and slowed his fall with Moonwalk before landing safely.
• Colonel Gled welcomed Ling Xuan and arranged for Kuina to be taken back to her room and food brought to his office.
• After eating, Ling Xuan listened as Gled asked whether he had discovered the cause of the falling debris.

Ling Xuan learned that Golden Lion was above the G3 Branch and refused to call Headquarters for help, deciding to capture him alone. After preparing for three days, Ling Xuan flew to the floating islands, where he struggled to find Golden Lion without endangering the base below.

• Colonel Gled learned that Ling Xuan had identified Golden Lion as the threat above the G3 Branch and urged him to call Headquarters for reinforcements.
• Ling Xuan refused support, telling Gled to watch over the branch while he handled Golden Lion himself.
• Gled agreed but resolved to contact Headquarters if the base came under serious threat.
• Three days later, Ling Xuan left Kuina behind and flew alone toward the floating islands with Wado Ichimonji.
• Ling Xuan reached the islands and wondered how to locate Golden Lion without risking the G3 Branch below.

Ling Xuan used Observation Haki to search the islands for Golden Lion Shiki and approached the Flying Pirate Group’s central island. He met Shiki face-to-face, and the chapter ended with Shiki silencing his subordinates after they insulted Ling Xuan.

• Ling Xuan swept an island with Observation Haki, found no sign of Shiki, and began scanning the islands one after another.
• After finding no one on more than a dozen outer islands, Ling Xuan headed toward the inner region, while a Flying Pirate Group lookout spotted him and reported to Shiki.
• Shiki ordered his crew to go meet the approaching Marine, and Ling Xuan sensed Shiki’s malicious presence and continued toward it.
• Ling Xuan and Shiki detected each other, and Ling Xuan landed on the central island and asked whether Shiki was the legendary pirate.
• The Flying Pirate Group pirates berated Ling Xuan, but Shiki roared at them to shut up, recognizing Ling Xuan as a formidable opponent.

Ling Xuan confronted Golden Lion Shiki, easily countering his sword attacks before Shiki escalated the fight with his Devil Fruit powers. The chapter ended with Shiki closing nine island-sized lion-shaped masses of earth around Ling Xuan and his own trapped subordinates.

• Golden Lion Shiki invited Ling Xuan to join his crew, but Ling Xuan refused, and Shiki attacked him with Slash Wave.
• Ling Xuan drew Wado Ichimonji and destroyed Shiki’s sword waves with a slash that also sent the Flying Pirate Group pirates flying.
• Shiki asked whether Ling Xuan was a newly appointed Navy Admiral, and Ling Xuan revealed that he was only a Navy Rear Admiral.
• Shiki attacked with Lion's Roar: Ground Roll, but Ling Xuan shattered the lion-shaped masses of earth with several slashes.
• Shiki transformed nine surrounding islands into lion heads and sent them closing around Ling Xuan’s island, trapping his own pirates in the attack.

Ling Xuan unleashed his True Iaido Slash against Golden Lion Shiki, erasing the central island and then Shiki’s island-based attack. Shiki was defeated, and Ling Xuan prepared to return to Marine headquarters.

• Golden Lion Shiki mocked Ling Xuan, believing he was frightened, but Ling Xuan calmly challenged his assumptions.
• Ling Xuan drew Wado Ichimonji and began gathering the power of his True Iaido Slash, erasing the central island and sending the Flying Pirate Group pirates falling.
• Golden Lion Shiki transformed dozens of nearby islands into lion heads and sent them crashing down with Lion's Might: Thirty-Six Layered Earth Roll.
• Ling Xuan unleashed True Iaido Slash and erased Shiki’s island attack, leaving Shiki to acknowledge his defeat.
• Ling Xuan reflected on the move’s power and backlash, then decided to head back as dawn appeared.

After a day and night of falling debris and people, Colonel Gled learned that Ling Xuan had defeated and captured Golden Lion Shiki and the Flying Pirate Group. Gled reported the victory to Navy Headquarters, where the news sparked excitement and Fleet Admiral Sengoku was expected to speak with him.

• Colonel Gled saw people falling into the water near G3 Branch and ordered the Marines to rescue them.
• The Marines recovered the Flying Pirate Group, including the wounded Golden Lion Shiki, and Gled realized Ling Xuan had defeated the legendary pirate.
• Ling Xuan ate in his office with Kuina beside him and told Gled to handle Shiki through standard procedure because he was still alive.
• Gled reported the captured Flying Pirate Group to Navy Headquarters and guaranteed the report was true with his life and position.
• Navy Headquarters celebrated the victory, and Vice Admiral Hiken told Gled that Fleet Admiral Sengoku might speak with him.

Vice Admiral Hiken reported that Headquarters Major General Ling Xuan had captured the Flying Pirate Group, including Golden Lion Shiki, prompting Fleet Admiral Sengoku to summon Navy Headquarters’ senior officers. The Marines celebrated Ling Xuan’s achievement, while Zephyr and Garp argued over who would get to train him.

• Vice Admiral Hiken told Fleet Admiral Sengoku that Ling Xuan had captured the Flying Pirate Group at G3 Branch, including Golden Lion Shiki.
• Fleet Admiral Sengoku urgently summoned the Marines at Headquarters holding the rank of major general or above, along with Zephyr.
• Vice Admiral Hiken announced the capture at the meeting, shocking Garp, Zephyr, and the other officers.
• Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji praised Ling Xuan’s achievement and discussed his promise as a Marine.
• Garp asked Zephyr to let Ling Xuan serve under him, while Zephyr privately resolved to criticize Ling Xuan for not reporting the capture directly.

The Navy promoted Ling Xuan to Vice Admiral and Admiral candidate after he defeated and captured Golden Lion Shiki, then publicized the victory worldwide. As the news reached Whitebeard and Kaido, both reacted to Shiki’s fall and Ling Xuan’s growing reputation.

• Sengoku’s meeting assigned Kizaru to escort Golden Lion and approved Ling Xuan’s promotion to Vice Admiral and Admiral candidate.
• Kizaru departed Navy Headquarters aboard a large warship to escort Golden Lion back.
• Vice Admiral Hiken sent the Navy’s press release to the World Economy News Agency, where Morgans ordered it printed with a sensational headline.
• Within days, newspapers reporting Shiki’s capture spread worldwide, and Whitebeard reflected on the fading old era while recognizing Ling Xuan’s name.
• In Wano Country, Kaido reacted angrily to Shiki’s capture and received a call on his Den Den Mushi.

Kaido, Big Mom, Mihawk, and Shanks reacted to the news of Ling Xuan capturing Golden Lion Shiki. Kizaru collected Shiki and his crew from G3 Branch while Ling Xuan returned to Loguetown, where he reunited with Smoker and said he had come to see everyone.

• Big Mom called Kaido to discuss Shiki's capture, and Kaido vowed to remember Rear Admiral Ling Xuan.
• Mihawk wondered whether Ling Xuan was a Devil Fruit user or a swordsman, while Shanks praised the Navy's new figure and reaffirmed his hopes for Luffy.
• Kizaru arrived at G3 Branch, took Shiki and the Flying Pirate Group into custody, and learned that Ling Xuan had already left.
• Gled celebrated Ling Xuan's promotion to Vice Admiral by ordering a banquet at G3 Branch.
• Ling Xuan returned to Loguetown with Kuina and met Smoker, who admitted the gap between them was enormous.
• Smoker asked Ling Xuan what he planned to do after returning to the Four Seas, and Ling Xuan replied that he had come to see everyone.