Chapter Summaries

Ling Xuan and Zabuto went to the Plaji Island Marine branch to ask for help finding Gude, who had disappeared amid human traffickers’ activities. Major General Glade mobilized the branch to search the island, and the Marines uncovered some clues within three hours.

• Ling Xuan and Zabuto went to the local Marine base after suspecting human traffickers had captured Gude.
• Major General Glade met shipyard owner Saxos, who had donated fifty million Beli to the branch.
• Glade and the branch’s senior officers welcomed Vice Admiral Ling Xuan, and Zabuto explained Gude’s disappearance.
• Ling Xuan asked Glade to find Gude alive or recover his corpse, and Glade promised to complete the mission.
• Glade mobilized the branch and personally led searches across Plaji Island, prioritizing Moonlight Bar.
• After three hours, the Marines uncovered some clues from witnesses to the events at Moonlight Bar.

Major General Glade traced the human trafficking operation to Saxos Shipyard, where Saxos implicated the Donquixote Family. Ling Xuan ordered Glade to retrieve a Den Den Mushi, setting up a confrontation with Doflamingo’s network.

• Major General Glade interrogated Serslan, whose accomplices identified him as their leader, and Serslan confessed that Saxos Shipyard had ordered the trafficking.
• Glade led naval soldiers to surround Saxos Shipyard, where Saxos fainted after learning Glade was leading the force.
• Glade returned to Ling Xuan with Saxos, who revealed that the Donquixote Family was behind the operation and that Gude and the trafficked people had already been taken away.
• Ling Xuan asked whether Saxos had a Den Den Mushi for contacting the Donquixote Family and ordered Glade to retrieve it.
• Zabuto worried that Ling Xuan planned to oppose Doflamingo, but Ling Xuan reassured him that he was unafraid and intended to defeat Doflamingo eventually.

Ling Xuan contacted Doflamingo and demanded the return of his subordinate, Gude, but Doflamingo refused and challenged him. After learning Ling Xuan’s formidable record, Doflamingo began preparing for a confrontation and called Kaido.

• Ling Xuan called the Donquixote Family and demanded that Doflamingo return Gude, but Doflamingo mocked him and refused.
• Ling Xuan told Zabuto that they would leave for Dressrosa in five days to retrieve Gude.
• Doflamingo ordered his subordinates to investigate Ling Xuan and learned that he was a Navy vice admiral and Admiral Candidate who had captured Golden Lion Shiki.
• Doflamingo considered calling Ling Xuan to repair their relationship, but the Den Den Mushi he had used was smashed, so he decided to make preparations instead.
• Doflamingo called Kaido.

Doflamingo recruited Kaido’s three Calamities to help him face Ling Xuan, while Sugar turned the captured Gude into a toy. The Calamities arrived in Dressrosa and began feasting at the palace as Ling Xuan’s ship continued sailing toward them.

• Doflamingo told Kaido about Ling Xuan capturing Shiki, and Kaido agreed to send King, Queen, and Jack to Dressrosa.
• Kaido ordered the three Calamities to help Doflamingo confront Ling Xuan.
• Sugar and Trebol found Gude awake, knocked him unconscious, and Sugar used her Hobby-Hobby Fruit to turn him into a toy soldier.
• Doflamingo welcomed King, Queen, and Jack to Dressrosa, and they went to the palace to eat and drink.
• Ling Xuan and his companions continued sailing from Plaji Island, five days into their voyage.

Ling Xuan reached Dressrosa with Kuina, Nami, and Zabuto to confront Doflamingo and secure Gude’s release. The Donquixote Family learned of their arrival as the group headed toward the palace.

• Ling Xuan reassured Kuina and Nami that he was fine and trusted that Gude was still safe, while keeping Gude’s Vivre Card close.
• After several more days at sea, Ling Xuan’s ship reached Dressrosa, and he agreed to let Kuina and Nami accompany him ashore.
• Ling Xuan told Zabuto they would go directly to Doflamingo, then led the group toward the palace through the commercial district.
• The Donquixote Family’s intelligence network spotted Ling Xuan’s group and reported their arrival to senior officers.

Lao G reported that Ling Xuan had arrived in Dressrosa, prompting Doflamingo to summon the Calamities to confront him. Ling Xuan continued toward the palace after knocking out Kyros and Riku Dold III, whose encounter left Riku Dold III hopeful about Ling Xuan’s strength.

• Lao G told Doflamingo that the Navy Vice Admiral he had ordered the Family to watch for had arrived in Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo summoned King of Wildfire, Jack of Drought, and Queen, who confidently agreed to confront Ling Xuan.
• Kyros and Riku Dold III tried to warn Ling Xuan and his companions away from Doflamingo’s territory.
• Ling Xuan used Conqueror's Haki to knock out Kyros and Riku Dold III, then continued toward the palace with Kuina and the others.
• After waking, Riku Dold III identified Ling Xuan’s power as exceptionally profound Conqueror's Haki, and Kyros reacted with shock.

Kyros and Riku Dold III hurried to the Dressrosa palace after seeing Ling Xuan’s overwhelming power, hoping he might defeat Doflamingo. There, Ling Xuan confronted Doflamingo and the Calamities, and Jack charged at him; the chapter ended as Ling Xuan unleashed Moonlit Infinite Slash.

• Riku Dold III picked up the one-legged toy soldier and headed for the palace with Kyros, who wanted to judge Ling Xuan’s strength for himself.
• Doflamingo told Ling Xuan that his people were dead and called on the three Calamities to attack.
• Jack of Drought transformed into his mammoth form and charged Ling Xuan with Elephant Charge.
• Ling Xuan told Kuina and Nami to close their eyes as Jack rushed toward him.
• Ling Xuan used Moonlit Infinite Slash, and a full moon appeared in the daytime sky.

Ling Xuan had killed Jack with one move, but King and Queen launched a furious counterattack as Doflamingo and the Dressrosa survivors watched. Ling Xuan prepared to defend Nami, Kuina, and Zabuto with a powerful iaido slash as the battle against the remaining Calamities began.

• Doflamingo ordered the Donquixote Family officers to retreat and proposed joining forces with King and Queen, but they refused his help.
• Riku Dold III explained to Kyros that King and Queen were Kaido’s Calamities and that Jack had been the weakest of the three.
• King transformed into his hybrid pteranodon form and fired powerful shockwaves at Ling Xuan.
• Queen unleashed his Ice Oni virus, prompting Ling Xuan to prepare True Iaido Slash with Wado Ichimonji.

Ling Xuan killed King and Queen with his True Iaido Slash, then forced Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family officers to surrender. He had Sugar restore Dressrosa’s toy soldiers, and Kyros returned to human form as Riku Dold III remembered him.

• King and Queen unleashed their strongest attacks, but Ling Xuan’s True Iaido Slash overwhelmed them and pulverized them.
• Doflamingo watched the Three Calamities fall and tried to escape, but Ling Xuan confronted him.
• Doflamingo surrendered, and the Donquixote Family’s senior officers followed.
• Ling Xuan asked about his people, and Doflamingo ordered Sugar to release the toys from her Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability.
• Kyros returned to human form, and Riku Dold III recognized his son-in-law.

After defeating Doflamingo and restoring Dressrosa, Ling Xuan attended a celebration before retrieving two Devil Fruits for Kuina and Nami. The next morning, Sengoku ordered him to stay in Dressrosa briefly and then rest.

• Riku Dold III toasted Ling Xuan at the palace banquet, where the people celebrated Dressrosa’s liberation.
• Ling Xuan visited Doflamingo’s storeroom and took the Cloud-Cloud Fruit and Mountain-Mountain Fruit for Kuina and Nami.
• Ling Xuan gave Kuina and Nami the Devil Fruits, but they misunderstood his intentions and left embarrassed when he told them to eat the fruits completely.
• Ling Xuan reported the events in Dressrosa to Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who praised his work and said he would send Kizaru.

Ling Xuan’s report about Doflamingo and Kaido’s Calamities led Sengoku to send Kizaru to Dressrosa and arrange for the story to reach the World Economy News Agency. After several days teaching Kuina and Nami, Ling Xuan saw Kizaru arrive to take Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family officers into custody.

• Ling Xuan wondered how Kuina and Nami were developing their Devil Fruits while he waited in Dressrosa for Kizaru.
• Sengoku sent Kizaru and Navy soldiers to Dressrosa to escort Doflamingo, then ordered Vice Admiral Hiken to prepare a report for the World Economy News Agency.
• Hiken sent the polished report to the agency, and Morgans ordered the factories to spread news of the Calamities’ deaths and Doflamingo’s arrest around the world.
• Ling Xuan spent several days teaching Kuina and Nami to use their Devil Fruits.
• Kizaru arrived at the Dressrosa prison, where Doflamingo remarked that he had expected a vice admiral to escort him.

Kizaru arrested Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family after Ling Xuan had already left Dressrosa, while news of the Calamities’ deaths and Doflamingo’s capture spread around the world. Kaido vowed revenge and began gathering the Beasts Pirates, as the Five Elders expected him to create trouble for Ling Xuan.

• Kizaru had Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family fitted with Seastone handcuffs and escorted onto a warship, then learned Ling Xuan had left Dressrosa a day earlier.
• The World Economy News Agency published news of the Calamities’ deaths and Doflamingo’s arrest, featuring Ling Xuan in the accompanying photograph.
• Whitebeard Edward and his division commanders read the report, and Whitebeard predicted Kaido would soon go berserk.
• Fuzzie F brought the newspaper to Kaido, who erupted in anger and ordered the Beasts Pirates to gather for revenge.
• The Five Elders discussed the news and expected Kaido, aided by his ties to Charlotte Linlin, to cause trouble for Ling Xuan.

The Five Elders rejected Sengoku’s proposal to promote Ling Xuan, while Kaido mobilized the Beasts Pirates to seek revenge for the deaths of his Calamities and Doflamingo’s capture. As the Grand Line reacted to the looming conflict, Luffy secretly set sail from Windmill Village in a barrel to pursue his dream.

• The Five Elders rejected Sengoku’s request to promote Ling Xuan, and Sengoku expected Kaido’s response to raise Ling Xuan’s prestige.
• Kaido gathered the Beasts Pirates on Onigashima and vowed to find Ling Xuan and avenge his fallen subordinates.
• Fuzzie F led the pirates in cries for revenge, while Yamato left, eager to meet Ling Xuan and pursue her own desire to set sail.
• Kaido ordered the Beasts Pirates to move out, and news of their full mobilization shook the Grand Line.
• Luffy climbed into a dry barrel and drifted away from Windmill Village to begin his journey toward becoming Pirate King.
• Maggie and Chief Urup Slap discovered Luffy had left, and the chief encouraged her to trust that Luffy would chase his dream.

Big Mom decided to join Kaido in hunting Navy Vice Admiral Ling Xuan, sending shockwaves across the Grand Line. Whitebeard chose to protect his territory and sons, while Shanks reminisced with Mihawk about Luffy.

• Maggie accepted the Village Chief's decision and prayed that the sea would watch over Luffy.
• Big Mom ordered Katakuri to gather the Big Mom Pirates so she could hunt Ling Xuan alongside Kaido.
• The news that Kaido and Big Mom had joined forces spread across the Grand Line, delighting Morgans and prompting extra newspaper editions.
• Marco warned Whitebeard Edward about the alliance, and Whitebeard ordered his crew to consolidate their territory and defend his sons if threatened.
• Shanks told Hawk Eyes Mihawk again about meeting Luffy and asked him to visit the boy when he set sail.

Nodafa brought the Red Hair Pirates news that Kaido and Big Mom had allied after Ling Xuan killed Kaido’s Calamities and Doflamingo was captured. At Navy Headquarters, Sengoku ordered Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji to warn the two Yonko and confront them if they refused, and the Navy began assembling.

• Nodafa reported that Kaido and Big Mom had joined forces, and Shanks used his aura to calm him enough to explain the newspaper’s account.
• Nodafa said Kaido’s three strongest Calamities had been killed and Doflamingo captured, prompting Kaido to search the Grand Line for Ling Xuan; Mihawk became eager to meet the swordsman.
• Sengoku convened senior Navy officers to discuss the alliance, while Akainu urged the Navy to capture the pirates and the others weighed Sengoku’s intentions.
• Sengoku ordered Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji to go to the New World and warn Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, authorizing action if they refused.
• Sengoku declared the order a death order, dismissed the meeting, and Navy soldiers began assembling.

Sengoku sent Navy Headquarters forces toward Kaido and Big Mom’s crews, while Zephyr confronted him over the order that would put Ling Xuan in danger. Meanwhile, Ling Xuan’s ship rode the Sea Cyclone into the sky, bringing Mont Blanc Cricket closer to finding the Golden City.

• Zephyr rushed into Sengoku’s office and challenged his decision, warning that it would make Kaido and Big Mom target Ling Xuan.
• Sengoku showed Zephyr, Garp, and Tsuru the Five Elders’ rejection of Ling Xuan’s promotion and explained that he wanted Ling Xuan to bear a heavier burden.
• Aboard the Da Meiduo, Kuina and Nami questioned whether a current could carry the ship into the sky, and Mont Blanc Cricket affirmed his belief in the Sea Cyclone.
• Ling Xuan told Mont Blanc Cricket and his companions to return to the cabin as the Sea Cyclone arrived, then held Kuina’s and Nami’s hands.
• The Da Meiduo followed the cyclone toward its center and soared into the sky, leaving Gude and Zabuto astonished that Ling Xuan had been right.

Ling Xuan and his companions rode the Sea Cyclone to the White Sea, then bypassed the Gate of Heaven and reached the White White Sea. As they prepared to head for the Golden City, Gan Fall arrived and mistook Ling Xuan for Roger because of his imposing back.

• The Da Meiduo rose through the Sea Cyclone, thrilling Mont Blanc Cricket and his companions as they approached the sky.
• Ling Xuan explained that they had reached the White Sea and that the Golden City lay higher up in the White White Sea.
• At the Gate of Heaven, Nami refused to pay the fee, and the group rode an Express Shrimp past the entrance.
• The group arrived in the White White Sea and urged Ling Xuan to take them to the Golden City.
• Gan Fall landed on the Da Meiduo atop Pierre, explained that Pierre was a Sky Point Bird who had eaten the Horse-Horse Fruit, and mistook Ling Xuan for Roger.

Mont Blanc Cricket told Gan Fall about his family's four-century search for the Golden City, but Gan Fall warned that Enel now ruled Sky Island and urged them to leave. Ling Xuan reassured the group, while Enel became interested after hearing that Blue Sea visitors had entered without paying his fee.

• Mont Blanc Cricket recounted his family's generations-long search for the Golden City to Gan Fall.
• Gan Fall explained that Enel had taken control of Sky Island and warned the group that their lives were in danger.
• Kuina and Nami expressed confidence in Ling Xuan, who said he should be strong enough to face Enel.
• The Four Priests reported to Enel that Blue Sea visitors had entered Sky Island without paying, and Enel showed interest.

Enel overheard Ling Xuan and his companions discussing the Golden City and rushed to Angel Island. He attacked Ling Xuan with lightning for showing no reverence, leaving the group in danger.

• Enel dismissed the trembling priests and used Mantra to listen across the island, hoping to hear someone speaking ill of him.
• Enel overheard Ling Xuan and the others mention the Golden City and realized they were nearby.
• Ling Xuan sensed Enel approaching and warned everyone to step back, but Mont Blanc Cricket, Gude, and Zabuto reacted too slowly.
• Enel appeared above Angel Island as its residents begged for mercy, while Ling Xuan remained calm and Kuina and Nami took shelter behind him.
• Enel accused Ling Xuan of showing no reverence and fired an El Thor lightning bolt at him.

Ling Xuan extinguished Enel’s lightning and drew him away from Angel Island to fight on God’s Island. As word spread, Gan Fall and the Shandia learned what had happened, while Ling Xuan faced the Four Priests.

• Ling Xuan snuffed out Enel’s lightning with a gust of wind, then left Angel Island to keep the battle away from its people, and Enel chased after him.
• Gan Fall arrived at Angel Island, heard Kuina and Nami’s account, and rode Pierre toward God’s Island.
• Aisa told the Great Elder and Wyper that a Blue Sea stranger had withstood Enel’s lightning, and Wyper took her to show him where Ling Xuan had gone.
• The Four Priests tried to stop Ling Xuan on God’s Island, but he dispersed an Impact Dial attack and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki upon them.