Recaps

Chaos and Big Mom fought fiercely while their crews clashed around them. Chaos’s strongest Rokushiki attack barely weakened Big Mom, leaving him considering a trip to Wano Country to improve his Armament Haki.

• Katakuri, Crocodile, Enel, and the others began fighting as the Charlotte family’s weaker members were scattered.
• Chaos and Big Mom exchanged devastating attacks that carved a vast basin into the battlefield.
• Big Mom unleashed a Conqueror’s Haki-enhanced roar, and Chaos answered with his Hellfire: Emperor’s Spear.
• Chaos saw that Big Mom had barely been weakened and decided he would have to visit Wano Country to strengthen his Haki.

Chaos fought Big Mom across Cake Island, but even Betty’s strength-enhancing ability could not give him the advantage. He unleashed a final attack from Shakyamuni as the surrounding fighters retreated from the coming blast.

• Big Mom overwhelmed Chaos in their initial clash, so Chaos called for Betty to boost his strength.
• Betty used her Inspiration-Inspiration Fruit ability to draw out the power of Chaos and the nearby fighters.
• Chaos struck Big Mom with Karmic Fire: Emperor's Spear, but she survived with only moderate injuries and retaliated with powerful attacks.
• Chaos and Big Mom traded blows, with Chaos suffering more damage as his Armament Haki ran low.
• Chaos merged with Shakyamuni and fired Golden Karmic Fire at Big Mom, who countered with Emperor Sword: Ikoku Breaker Blade.
• Crocodile, Archino, Stussy, and the others retreated as the attacks created a vast explosion, while Katakuri could not stop them.

After retreating from Totto Land, Chaos and his crew recovered and compared their fights with Big Mom’s forces. Chaos admitted he was not yet strong enough to challenge Big Mom and announced he would withdraw from the world to consolidate his training.

• Kuma and Ivankov helped restore Chaos’s strength while the crew escaped Totto Land on a cloud.
• Chaos said he had underestimated Big Mom and discussed the limits of his Armament Haki and Golden Molten Fire mode.
• Crocodile boasted about his fight with Katakuri, but Chaos and Betty mocked his claim.
• Stussy, Archino, Betty, Kuma, and Ivankov recounted their opponents, while Enel bragged that he had fought only weak enemies.
• Chaos stopped the crew’s quarrel and announced that he would retire from the world for a while to focus on training.
• Crocodile objected, saying they had only just finished training and still had unfinished business in the underworld.

Chaos announced that he was going to Wano Country to train in Ryuo, leaving his organization to act independently while he traveled under a new appearance. After Dragon confronted him for ending the battle before the Revolutionary Army arrived, Chaos compensated him with one hundred billion, and Dragon expected Chaos's name to dominate the news.

• Chaos told his group he was leaving for Wano Country to train and said they could choose whether to train or pursue their own plans.
• Chaos rejected Betty's request to accompany him, changed his appearance with Life Return, and promised to teach the group the technique when he returned.
• Stussy answered Dragon's call, and Dragon angrily complained that the battle had ended before he could help.
• Chaos offered Dragon one hundred billion for making the trip, and Dragon accepted the payment.
• Dragon's companions realized that Golden Emperor was the benefactor who had funded the Revolutionary Army, and Dragon predicted Chaos would make the front page after Big Mom's defeat.

After the Richest Group’s attack on Totto Land made headlines, its representatives went their separate ways from Poppy Island while Stussy and Betty stayed behind to manage affairs. Chaos arrived in Wano Country disguised and determined to secretly learn Flowing Cherry, convinced his talent would make the training quick.

• Newspapers reported that Gaia Chaos and seven representatives had devastated Cake Island and wounded Big Mom, bringing the Richest Group renewed fame.
• At Marineford, Sakazuki burned the newspaper and vowed to kill Chaos and Ivankov after becoming a man again.
• In the ruins of Cake Island, Big Mom raged and ordered her crew to find Chaos so she could drain his soul.
• On Poppy Island, Enel, Kuma, and Crocodile departed, while Ivankov and Archino stayed briefly and Stussy and Betty remained to handle the business.
• Stussy recalled Chaos's instructions to keep a low profile and focus on training while he was away studying.
• Chaos went undercover in Wano Country to learn Flowing Cherry, estimating that it would take him no more than three months.

Crocodile encountered Douglas Bullet on Golt Island, and their clash began after Bullet challenged him. The chapter left their fight unresolved and recounted Bullet’s brutal childhood and rise as a boy soldier before he went to sea.

• Crocodile killed more than thirty Aquite Pirates who came after him, hoping to learn the Golden Emperor’s whereabouts.
• Douglas Bullet entered the tavern, identified Crocodile, and released his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking everyone within a thousand meters unconscious.
• Bullet challenged Crocodile, who dismissed him, and the two collided, destroying the tavern and starting their battle.
• Bullet’s past revealed that he was abandoned as a baby, betrayed by his comrades and later by General Douglas, then destroyed his country and army before fleeing to sea.

Crocodile and Douglas Bullet fought across the ruins, trading powerful Haki-coated attacks until Crocodile decided to use his full strength. Crocodile transformed the surrounding land into a vast desert and unleashed his ultimate move against Bullet.

• Bullet's history, Devil Fruit, combat skills, and Haki were described as Crocodile faced him in battle.
• Bullet attacked Crocodile with his ring-blade, but Crocodile parried and countered with sand spears and a giant Desert Treasure Blade.
• Bullet broke through Crocodile's attacks and struck him in the stomach before Crocodile escaped with Elementalization.
• Crocodile hit Bullet with a massive Sand Fist, then acknowledged that Bullet had earned a fight at full strength.
• Crocodile turned the land within a thousand meters into sand and unleashed Erosion Samsara: Great World against Bullet.

Ivankov continued fleeing Sakazuki across the Grand Line while Sakazuki ignored orders to hunt him. Elsewhere, Richest Group representatives clashed with powerful opponents, and Enel faced the young Dracule Mihawk in a contest.

• Ivankov used his hormones and improved movement techniques to escape Sakazuki, who continued pursuing him and was ridiculed in the News Paper.
• Kuzan and Don Archino met in the New World and began fighting with ice and heat.
• Tyrant Bartholomew Kuma fought Jozu in Whitebeard's territory, while Marco, Vista, and others watched and questioned Kuma's low bounty.
• Enel and Dracule Mihawk, after taking a dislike to each other in a tavern, prepared to settle their dispute with a contest.

Over six months, the Richest Group members made waves across the seas while Chaos trained in Wano Country. After mastering the Flowing Sakura technique and advancing his Armament Haki to its third stage, Chaos celebrated his progress at a teahouse.

• Crocodile recovered from his defeats by Bullet and Whitebeard, returned to spreading his ideas, and saw his bounty rise to 630 million.
• Archino escaped Kuzan, mastered all six techniques, awakened Life Return, and raised his bounty to 513 million while rampaging across the seas.
• Kuma, Ivankov, and Enel each grew stronger and gained higher bounties as they fought, fled, or challenged powerful opponents.
• Chaos spent six months in Wano Country and learned the Flowing Sakura technique four months into his stay.
• Chaos trained his Armament Haki to the third stage the day before visiting a teahouse in Kuri to celebrate.

The Marines mobilized to prevent the Roger, Flying, and Whitebeard Pirates from converging, but Roger and Golden Lion Shiki met in the Edowar Sea before the Marine forces arrived. Zephyr confronted Whitebeard to keep him away, then retreated as Whitebeard unleashed a massive attack that sent towering tsunamis toward the sea.

• Kong ordered Garp and Sengoku to the New World, assigned Zephyr to block Whitebeard, and later sent Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan as well.
• Roger and Golden Lion Shiki met in the Edowar Sea and clashed with Conqueror's Haki as Sengoku and Garp approached aboard Marine warships.
• Zephyr's fleet intercepted Whitebeard, who announced that he intended to send Roger and Shiki a present rather than fight Zephyr directly.
• Whitebeard struck the air with his power, prompting Zephyr to order the Marine ships to retreat.
• Whitebeard's attack split the sea and raised tsunami waves more than ten thousand meters high.

Chaos arrived at the Battle of Edowar Sea with an extravagant golden-flower avenue and musical fanfare, stunning Roger, Shiki, the Marines, and the watching pirates. Sakazuki recognized Chaos and blamed him for his present condition.

• Shiki invited Roger to join him in overthrowing the World Government, but Roger refused and declared he had his own dream.
• Shiki and Roger prepared to fight as Garp, Sengoku, and the Marines watched, fearing the Roger Pirates would be overwhelmed.
• Chaos sensed the powerful presences and used Pure Gold to make a grand entrance above the battlefield.
• Chaos recognized the scene as the Battle of Edowar Sea and savored the attention his entrance drew.
• Buggy and the others wondered who Chaos was, while Sakazuki identified him and seethed with hatred.

Gaia Chaos made a grand return during the confrontation between the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates, revealing himself to both crews and refusing Golden Lion Shiki's offer to join him. As Chaos prepared to leave the Edowar Sea incident, a colossal tsunami swept toward the gathered forces.

• Sengoku recognized the returning Golden Emperor, while Garp stopped Sakazuki from charging at him.
• Chaos's Conqueror's Haki joined the clash between Roger and Golden Lion Shiki, and Shiki identified him as Gaia Chaos.
• Chaos revealed his appearance, and Shiki offered to make him a subordinate; Chaos mocked the offer and refused.
• Chaos warned Roger that he would survive the day and urged Shiki to leave, then started to depart without fighting.
• A massive tsunami blotted out the horizon and destroyed pirate ships, prompting Sengoku and the crews to order a retreat.

After six months of training, Chaos returned to Poppy Island, where Stussy and Betty had kept the Richest Group’s operations running. He reunited with them and told Stussy to summon the others, then went to take a bath.

• Chaos arrived at Poppy Island on a golden avenue of flowers, alerting spies and reporters that the Golden Emperor had returned.
• Stussy welcomed Chaos at the manor, and they discussed his training and the island’s affairs over coffee.
• Betty burst into Stussy’s office and complained that she had been stuck handling business and training for six months.
• Betty climbed into Chaos’s lap, but he showed no interest in her advances, and she climbed off in disgust.
• Chaos told Stussy to notify the others, then went to take a bath while Betty cursed him for rejecting her offer to join him.

After the Edowar Sea battle made headlines, Roger wondered about Gaia Chaos and his claims about the future. Chaos learned that Ivankov was in danger at Whiskey Peak and set out to help him.

• The newspaper reported that the Roger Pirates and Flying Pirates had vanished after clashing in severe weather, while Golden Lion survived by sending much of his fleet into the sky.
• Roger discussed Gaia Chaos with Rayleigh and said he looked forward to meeting him again before heading off to a banquet.
• Stussy told Chaos that Ivankov had sent a distress call from Whiskey Peak, where Sakazuki had cornered him.
• Chaos took the visual Den Den Mushi and chart from Stussy, then flew away along a golden avenue toward Whiskey Peak.

On Whiskey Peak, Sakazuki cornered Ivankov after pursuing him for six months, but Chaos arrived and defeated Sakazuki with a single punch. Chaos left Sakazuki alive, and the furious Marine roared his name as Chaos departed.

• Sakazuki's Marines surrounded Ivankov in Whiskey Peak, and Sakazuki struck him down with Hell Hound.
• Sakazuki threatened to kill Ivankov regardless of whether Ivankov turned him back into a man.
• Chaos made a dramatic entrance, and his Conqueror's Haki knocked out many Marines and onlookers.
• Sakazuki attacked Chaos, but Chaos dodged and hit him with a Flowing Cherry Serious Punch that severely damaged his internal organs.
• Chaos spared Sakazuki and left, while Sakazuki shouted Gaia's name in rage.

Chaos rescued Ivankov and learned that Borsalino had captured Enel, so he intercepted the Marine warship carrying her. Chaos trapped Borsalino and the Marines in a golden Birdcage and sent the unconscious Enel to Ivankov.

• Chaos questioned Ivankov about his six months of training and judged that his combat strength had doubled.
• Stussy told Chaos that Borsalino had captured Enel and was taking her to Marineford.
• Chaos decided to go after Borsalino and set out with Ivankov.
• Borsalino learned that the Marines hoped to recruit Enel, who remained unconscious aboard the warship.
• Chaos and Gild Tesoro trapped the warship in a golden Birdcage and turned its Marines to gold dust.
• Chaos found Enel in Seastone handcuffs and sent her to Ivankov, who jabbed her in the kidney.

Chaos defeated Borsalino by trapping him in the Birdcage, then had Ivankov transform him into a woman by changing only two body parts. Borsalino and Sakazuki ended up in the Marine infirmary, where Kong and Tsuru wondered how Borsalino would react.

• Borsalino failed to escape Chaos's contracting Birdcage, and Chaos stabbed him before knocking him unconscious.
• Enel woke up in Seastone handcuffs, and Chaos ordered Ivankov to alter Borsalino's body.
• Ivankov changed Borsalino into a woman while leaving his face and the rest of his body untouched.
• The Marines took the unconscious Borsalino back to Marineford, worried about what he would do when he woke.
• Kong and Tsuru examined Borsalino and Sakazuki in the infirmary as other Marines gathered to see Borsalino's transformation.

Borsalino woke in the infirmary transformed by Gaia Chaos and unleashed a destructive rampage across Marineford. After Kong and Tsuru restrained him, Sakazuki and Borsalino discussed Gild Tesoro’s advanced Armament Haki and decided they needed to train.

• Borsalino woke beside Sakazuki, saw his transformed body, and erupted in rage, shouting Gaia Chaos’s name.
• Borsalino fired lasers indiscriminately through Marineford until Kong struck him and stopped his rampage.
• Kong, Tsuru, Sakazuki, and Borsalino regrouped in the Fleet Admiral’s office, where Tsuru urged them to reassess Gild Tesoro’s strength.
• Sakazuki explained that Gild Tesoro’s Haki had struck through his defense, and Tsuru concluded that he had mastered advanced Armament Haki techniques.
• Sakazuki asked Kong for several months’ leave to train, and Borsalino said he intended to do the same.

Chaos reunited with his crew on Poppy Island and learned that no one had heard from Archino, who Betty feared had been beaten to death. The next day, Enel challenged Ivankov but lost after three hours of fighting, leaving both injured and showing how much they had grown stronger.

• Chaos returned to Poppy Island with Enel and Ivankov, where Kuma, Stussy, and Betty were waiting.
• Stussy said Archino had not been in contact, and Betty suspected he had been beaten to death.
• The next morning, Enel challenged Ivankov, Betty, and Chaos to prove his strength, then fought Ivankov in a fierce battle.
• Ivankov taunted Enel into close combat and used underhanded tactics to gain the upper hand after three hours.
• Kuma expelled their injuries while Chaos praised both fighters' progress.

Betty challenged Chaos, who answered with a devastating Armament Haki shock wave and left her gravely injured before Kuma and Ivankov treated her. After explaining the move’s limits, Chaos inspired Enel to retreat into the mountains to develop his own version.

• Betty challenged Chaos and asked him not to use his Devil Fruit powers, and he agreed to fight her in the ruins.
• Chaos unleashed his Almighty Push shock wave three times, smashing Betty into the rubble and leaving her unconscious with severe internal injuries.
• Kuma and Ivankov treated Betty and brought her back from the brink of death.
• Chaos explained that Almighty Push was a pure Armament Haki attack that consumed too much Haki to use more than once at full strength.
• Enel became excited by the move and flew into the mountains to train and try to imitate it with his Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Chaos explained that Crocodile had brought back Zou’s Road Poneglyph, which could help locate Laugh Tale and would become important when the Roger Pirates found the island. He also revealed what he knew about the Ancient Weapons before leaving the others to ponder his predictions.

• Crocodile returned to Poppy Island with a crimson Road Poneglyph, and Chaos recognized it as the stone protected by the Mink Tribe of Zou.
• Chaos explained that four Road Poneglyphs could reveal Laugh Tale’s location and predicted that Roger would find it, be executed, and spark the Great Pirate Era.
• Chaos told Crocodile and the others that Pluton’s blueprints were in Water Seven, while the actual battleship was elsewhere.
• Chaos said Poseidon would be born as Shirahoshi, the mermaid princess of Fish-Man Island, but admitted he did not know where Uranus was.
• Chaos ordered Stussy to store the Poneglyph and left, while Crocodile and the others wondered how much he knew.

Crocodile challenged Chaos for leadership of the Richest Group, but Chaos defeated him with a devastating Flowing Sakura: Thunder Bagua. After Crocodile received treatment, Chaos prepared to explain Flowing Sakura to the group.

• Ivankov, Enel, Betty, Kuma, and Stussy discussed who could challenge Chaos as Crocodile prepared to fight him.
• Crocodile transformed the surrounding land into a desert and attacked with Tsar and Desert Strangulation.
• Chaos unleashed Golden Molten Fire: Flowing Sakura: Thunder Bagua, overwhelming Crocodile and carving a vast canyon through the land and sea.
• Chaos carried the badly injured Crocodile back, and Kuma and Ivankov treated him while Betty complained about Chaos's earlier treatment of her.
• Chaos said he would explain Flowing Sakura, and Crocodile pointed out that Old Don was absent.

Chaos demonstrated Ryuō Haki to his crew and planned to rescue Archino, who had been captured by Kaido. He said he would leave the next day and announced his return to the world.

• Chaos used Ryuō Haki to destroy a rock from the inside, then taught the technique to his crew.
• Two days earlier, Archino fought Kaido on Granitz Island, but Kaido defeated and captured him.
• Stussy learned from Cocoss that Archino was being held on Onigashima.
• Chaos said he would leave the next day, suspecting Kaido had either recruited Archino or used him as bait.
• Chaos declared that he, the Golden Emperor, Gaia Chaos, had returned to the scene.

Gaia Chaos arrived at Onigashima and devastated much of the island with a giant Buddha-shaped attack before confronting Kaido. Their first clash shook the sky and sea, leaving the fight unresolved.

• A vast Buddha-shaped attack struck Onigashima, destroying buildings and mountains and leaving a huge handprint in the ground.
• Kaido woke amid the ruins, and Gaia Chaos appeared with six figures of light as the surviving Beasts Pirates watched.
• Chaos approached Kaido while his BGM played, and Kaido attacked him without warning.
• Chaos and Kaido exchanged blows, each staggering the other as their clash split the sky and churned the sea.
• Crocodile and the others watched the battle from midair and moved away from its center.

Chaos and Kaido fought a devastating hand-to-hand battle, each trading powerful blows across the island. Chaos managed to injure Kaido with Ryuō Haki and throw him to the ground, but both fighters remained battered and ready to continue.

• Chaos and Kaido exchanged blows that shattered hills and carved ravines across the island.
• Kaido grabbed Chaos by the foot and taunted him, but Chaos struck Kaido in the chest hard enough to injure his internal organs.
• Chaos and Kaido resumed their clash, trading Haki-coated punches and kicks as shockwaves devastated the battlefield.
• Chaos grabbed Kaido by the horns, threw him over his shoulder, and slammed him into the ground before Kaido retaliated and sent him flying.
• Chaos and Kaido continued fighting at full strength, both bleeding and injured but rapidly recovering.