Arc 32Gold City Returns

Stussy restored Chaos by finding his final soul fragment, then died as his soul disappeared. Chaos revived with the Revive-Revive Fruit and turned Gold City’s return into a gathering of rival powers, leaving the Richest Group fighting Whitebeard’s forces while Chaos’s survival was revealed.

  • Stussy found Chaos’s last soul fragment on Goat Island and returned him to life, then collapsed as her soul vanished.
  • Chaos searched for the Revive-Revive Fruit, revived Zeus and Prometheus, and defeated Borsalino before making her a Richest Group executive.
  • The Richest Group attacked the Red-Haired Pirates, killed Shanks and Beckman, and recovered the Revive-Revive Fruit, which Chaos used to revive his clone.
  • As Gold City reappeared, the Navy, Blackbeard Pirates, Beasts Pirates, Whitebeard’s forces, and other factions converged on it.
  • Archino fought the arriving forces with Enel, Crocodile, and Kuma, while Chaos shielded Gold City and let the rival factions enter.
  • Crocodile and Bonis repelled Golden Lion Shiki’s attacks, then Crocodile fought Blackbeard and was overwhelmed by his crew.
  • Chaos protected Crocodile and repaired Gold City during Blackbeard’s assault, while Borsalino revealed she had joined the Richest Group.
  • A golden throne appeared as Whitebeard attacked, and Betty’s ghosts struck the Whitebeard Pirates and Charlotte Family.
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Ch. 783Yellow Springs Held No Trace of Chaos's Soul

At Pluto Base, Stussy and the others tried to revive Chaos by sending a clone into the Yellow Springs to retrieve his soul, but it found nothing. Stussy remembered that Chaos had encountered Big Mom’s soul inside the Soul-Soul Fruit, giving them a new lead.

  • Stussy and the others gave a Chaos-bloodline clone the Revive-Revive Fruit, killed it, and watched it return to life with the fruit’s power.
  • After a year of sparring, the clone learned to enter the Yellow Springs, but each visit ended without finding Chaos’s soul.
  • The clone searched the Yellow Springs repeatedly, but after a month it still returned empty-handed and began to age.
  • Stussy despaired over Chaos’s body and struggled to remember an important detail about his soul.
  • Stussy recalled that Chaos had encountered Big Mom’s soul inside the Soul-Soul Fruit, and the group decided to find the fruit.

Ch. 784The Remnant Souls in the Soul-Soul Fruit, Sacrifice

Stussy and the others recovered the Soul-Soul Fruit and fed it to Chaos's incomplete body, reviving his heartbeat but not his consciousness. They sacrificed Prometheus and Zeus to restore the missing layers of his soul, leaving his friends waiting to see whether he would awaken.

  • Enel and Kuma reached Demon Valley Town before Katakuri's group and Aokiji, took the Soul-Soul Fruit from the auction house, and returned to the Pluto base.
  • Betty fed the Soul-Soul Fruit to Chaos's incomplete body, and his heartbeat restarted, but he did not regain consciousness.
  • The clone discovered that the soul in the fruit was incomplete, and Stussy decided to sacrifice Prometheus and Zeus, who each held two more layers of Chaos's soul.
  • Prometheus and Zeus willingly agreed to help save Chaos, and the clone drew out their four soul layers, leaving them as a flame and a thundercloud.
  • Baccarat and Betty preserved Prometheus and Zeus's forms in containers as everyone waited for Chaos to awaken.

Ch. 785Resurrection Failed, I Lost My Patience

After the clone’s attempt to restore Chaos failed, Stussy ate the Revive-Revive Fruit and went to the Underworld to find his remaining soul fragments. She returned empty-handed, leaving Chaos’s revival unresolved.

  • The clone revealed that Chaos’s soul was still incomplete, and the others suspected the missing fragments were in the Underworld.
  • Stussy decided to eat the Revive-Revive Fruit and search for Chaos herself, despite knowing its power would cost her life.
  • Stussy overpowered Caesar, took the extracted Revive-Revive Fruit, and ate it before leaving to develop its abilities.
  • Half a year later, Stussy sent her soul to the Underworld and searched for fifteen minutes while the others waited at the Pluto base.
  • Stussy returned without finding Chaos’s soul or sensing his presence, confirming the clone had not lied.

Ch. 786The Emperor's Return—How Long Was I Dead?

Stussy found Chaos's final soul fragment on Goat Island and helped restore him to life after four years and three months. As Chaos awoke, Stussy's soul left her body, and he was too weak to save her.

  • After Pure Gold stopped working, Stussy grew old while searching the Underworld for Chaos's last soul fragment.
  • Stussy remembered Chaos calling Goat Island his starting point and persuaded the others to search there.
  • Stussy sensed Chaos's fragment in the hills of Goat Island, and Kuma brought it back through a mirror.
  • Stussy guided the fragment into Chaos's incomplete body, and Chaos regained consciousness after four years and three months.
  • Stussy collapsed and her soul emerged; Chaos could not use his Soul-Soul Fruit power to stop it from disappearing.

Ch. 787The Choice, Gold City Emerges

After returning to life, Chaos ate the Gold-Gold Fruit and began rebuilding his strength while seeking the Revive-Revive Fruit. Two years later, Gold City appeared in the New World, drawing the Marines, pirate crews, and Revolutionary Army toward the Richest Group’s headquarters.

  • Chaos ate the Gold-Gold Fruit, sensed that his Devil Fruit powers could advance further, and ordered his followers to search for the Revive-Revive Fruit.
  • Two years passed as the Straw Hat Pirates prepared to face the Beasts Pirates and considered how they would eventually confront the Richest Group over the Road Poneglyphs.
  • Shanks and Beckman examined the Revive-Revive Fruit after a Red-Haired Pirates crew member found it, and Beckman worried that it was ominous.
  • A communications officer told Sakazuki that Gold City had appeared in the New World, and she ordered the Marine Admirals to return before setting out to seek support from Mary Geoise.
  • Whitebeard, Katakuri, and their allies prepared to sail for Gold City as the Blackbeard Pirates, Beasts Pirates, Revolutionary Army, and other factions also mobilized.

Ch. 788The Day You Became Like Them?

Chaos returned to Gold City and prepared to restore Prometheus and Zeus before confronting the imprisoned Borsalino. He offered her freedom through a fight or a place in the Richest Group, and she agreed to join after fighting him first.

  • Baccarat and Betty told Chaos that Gold City’s return would attract forces from across the world, while the group continued searching for the Revive-Revive Fruit to bring Stussy back.
  • Chaos inspected Prometheus and Zeus’s preserved forms and planned to restore them by infusing them with souls.
  • Chaos visited Borsalino, revealed that he had returned from the dead, and cut away her Seastone device.
  • Chaos gave Borsalino the choice to defeat him and escape, die trying, or join the Richest Group.
  • Borsalino recognized that Chaos had become nearly like the beings from the Summit War and agreed to join the Richest Group after fighting him.

Ch. 789Creating Conqueror's Haki Homies

Chaos tested Borsalino, drained his lifespan to six months, and began making him a member of the Richest Group. He revived Zeus by giving the lightning Homie Conqueror’s Haki, then prepared to revive Prometheus.

  • Enel objected to Borsalino joining, but Chaos confirmed the decision and took the group to an island in the Calm Belt.
  • Borsalino fought Chaos in Light God Mode, was defeated in two moves, and accepted his loss.
  • Chaos drained Borsalino’s lifespan, leaving him six months to live unless he earned Chaos’s trust.
  • Enel summoned Thunder Welcome, and Chaos infused Zeus’s form with soul power and Conqueror’s Haki to revive it as a powerful Homie.
  • Zeus called Chaos Father, demonstrated its three-colored lightning, and flew off to test its new body.

Ch. 790They Were All Starting to Suspect It Was a Trap

Chaos revived Prometheus, welcomed Borsalino as the Richest Group’s tenth executive, and learned that the Revive-Revive Fruit might be with the Red-Haired Pirates. He took his group to confront Shanks’s crew, as other powerful factions gathered around Gold City and the Red-Haired Pirates suspected the spectacle was a trap.

  • Archino created a blazing fireball, and Chaos infused it with Prometheus’s form, soul, and black-red lightning to revive him.
  • Chaos returned to Gold City and announced that Borsalino would become the Richest Group’s tenth executive, despite Betty’s objections.
  • Baccarat reported that the Revive-Revive Fruit might be in the hands of the Red-Haired Pirates, and Chaos set out to find it.
  • Chaos and his group left Gold City as the Marines, Blackbeard, Whitebeard, Kaido, the Revolutionary Army, the Shichibukai, and underworld factions made their moves.
  • Beckman suspected Gold City’s appearance was a trap, and Shanks’s crew saw Enel and Kuma arrive before a pair of hands reached through Kuma’s mirror.

Ch. 791Words Become Law: Stop Breathing

The Richest Group attacked the Red-Haired Pirates to seize the Revive-Revive Fruit, overwhelming them and destroying their ship. As Shanks and the surviving officers struggled to recover, Gild Tesoro appeared alive and used his power to stop them from breathing.

  • Crocodile demanded that Shanks hand over the Revive-Revive Fruit, and Shanks refused.
  • Crocodile’s casual sand strike knocked back one of Shanks’s officers, prompting the Richest Group to launch a full assault.
  • The Richest Group’s attacks devastated the seabed, destroyed the Red-Haired Pirates’ ship, and killed many officers, but Shanks, Beckman, Yasopp, and others survived.
  • Kuma opened a mirror that revealed Gaia Chaos and the supposedly dead Gild Tesoro, shocking Shanks and the surviving pirates.
  • Gild Tesoro commanded the surviving Red-Haired Pirates to stop breathing, and several officers collapsed as they struggled for air.

Ch. 792There Was a Gap Between Gods and Mortals

Chaos slaughtered the Red-Haired Pirates with overwhelming power, leaving Shanks and Beckman as the only survivors. Shanks was gravely wounded, and Crocodile struck Beckman as the chapter ended.

  • Shanks and Yasopp attacked Chaos, but a sudden golden spear pierced Yasopp, and Zeus and Prometheus devoured his soul.
  • Chaos summoned weapons that killed the Red-Haired Pirates' commanders, while Shanks and Beckman barely evaded the first attacks before being wounded and pinned down.
  • Zeus and Prometheus learned from the commanders' memories that the Revive-Revive Fruit was on Saint Voss Island, and Chaos sent Enel to retrieve it.
  • Shanks charged Chaos in rage, but Chaos dodged his sword and pierced his chest with a Serious Punch.
  • Beckman rushed to save Shanks, but Crocodile kicked him, broke his arms, and sent him flying.

Ch. 793Red-Haired Pirates' Downfall, What Exactly Is a God?

Crocodile defeated Beckman after Chaos killed Red-Hair and stored his soul, ending the Red-Haired Pirates. Back at Gold City, Chaos revived a clone with the Revive-Revive Fruit and revealed that he was an alien, leaving Borsalino stunned by the talk of life on the moon and other stars.

  • Beckman asked whether Gaia had become a god, then attacked Crocodile and died fighting him.
  • Chaos stored Red-Hair and Beckman’s souls, and the group returned to Gold City as Enel brought back the Revive-Revive Fruit.
  • Chaos’s clone ate the fruit, Betty killed it, and its soul returned to its body, bringing it back to life.
  • Chaos explained that his soul had returned to his original home because he still had unresolved feelings about it.
  • Chaos told the group he was an alien, but Betty and Baccarat dismissed the revelation and argued that his power proved it.
  • Borsalino asked what aliens and people from the moon were, and Baccarat explained that they came from outer space, leaving Borsalino stunned.

Ch. 794That Was a Dimension You Couldn't Understand

Chaos ordered Caesar and Crocodile to educate Borsalino while preparing to take her into outer space for training. The Red-Haired Pirates were reported wiped out, and Sakazuki’s forces advanced on Cake Island, determined to seize Gold City and destroy the Richest Group.

  • Chaos dismissed Betty and Caesar’s questions about his origins, then ordered Caesar to teach Borsalino astronomy and Crocodile to teach her the Richest Group’s principles.
  • Chaos told his clone to accompany him into outer space for a sparring session with Borsalino.
  • News spread that the Red-Haired Pirates had been wiped out, and islands in their territory were flying the Richest Group’s flag.
  • Sakazuki, Tsuru, Sengoku, and other Navy and Army officers discussed whether the Richest Group had destroyed the Red-Haired Pirates.
  • Sakazuki declared that she would destroy the Richest Group and take Gold City as her forces sailed toward Cake Island.

Ch. 795The Ones Who Probably Couldn't Hold Out

The Blackbeard Pirates, Whitebeard’s allies, and other major factions reacted to news that the Richest Group had wiped out the Red-Haired Pirates and raced toward Gold City or Cake Island to pursue their goals. On the Thousand Sunny, Nami read the report and feared Luffy would hear about it.

  • Dibby showed Blackbeard the report of the Red-Haired Pirates’ destruction, and the Blackbeard Pirates debated whether the Richest Group’s weapons could have made it possible.
  • Blackbeard ordered his crew to hurry to Gold City so he could seize the city and the Road Poneglyphs.
  • Newgate agreed that the Richest Group’s weapons could have overwhelmed the Red-Haired Pirates, while Ace and the others continued toward Cake Island to reclaim it.
  • The Beasts Pirates, Revolutionary Army, Shichibukai, and Flying Pirates also set out to pursue their own aims, with Dragon asking Garp to help the Revolutionaries.
  • Nami bought a newspaper aboard the Thousand Sunny, saw the report, and said they could not let Luffy hear about it.

Ch. 796The Price of Growing Up, the Collapse of One's Worldview

The Straw Hat Pirates learned that the Richest Group had wiped out the Red-Haired Pirates, and Luffy withdrew after realizing he could not challenge them without endangering his crew. On the moon, Borsalino saw Sea Star from space and began questioning what he knew about the world.

  • Momonosuke, Sanji, and the others reacted with shock and anger to the news that the Richest Group had destroyed the Red-Haired Pirates.
  • Luffy took the newspaper from Nami and read the report, then asked to be left alone and went into the cabin.
  • Nami, Zoro, Sanji, and Robin recognized how the crew's weakness had changed Luffy, while Zoro returned to training and Sanji offered dessert to the others.
  • Caesar showed Borsalino Sea Star from the moon and told him he had an hour before lessons on the Group's principles and culture.
  • Borsalino marveled that Sea Star was a round planet and chose to learn more about astronomy.

Ch. 797Special Effects Update, Three-Way Collision

On Mercury, Chaos tested his evolved physical strength and created a dazzling ten-colored aura from his powers. Meanwhile, Sakazuki, Kaido, and Blackbeard converged near Cake Island and began fighting over Gold City.

  • Chaos assessed his godlike physical abilities after training for two years and decided to update his special effects.
  • Chaos combined Prometheus's flames, Zeus's lightning, Haki, Life Return, and his Devil Fruit powers into a ten-colored haze and aura.
  • Sakazuki led the Navy toward Cake Island as Sengoku, Aokiji, Shalulia, and others spotted Gold City ahead.
  • The Navy, Beasts Pirates, and Blackbeard Pirates met near Cake Island, with Kaido and Blackbeard confronting Sakazuki over Gold City.
  • Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and Kaido unleashed attacks against one another, and Kuzan froze the sea to protect the crews and ships from the blast.

Ch. 798A New Level: Demigod

Archino intervened in the standoff between Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and Kaido, revealing power that Sengoku and Tsuru identified as demigod-level. He unleashed a massive sun, but the gathered fighters joined forces to repel it, sending him hurtling into the atmosphere as the battlefield was engulfed in heat and light.

  • Crocodile and the others watched Gold City shake as Marines, Blackbeard Pirates, and Beasts Pirates gathered outside.
  • Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and Kaido confronted one another on the frozen sea, and Kaido attacked them.
  • Archino interrupted with Double—Solar Storm, destroying the fleets and leaving the surviving powerhouses above a vast crater.
  • Sengoku and Tsuru recognized Archino's strength as a new demigod level, while Kaido, Blackbeard, and Sakazuki survived the blast.
  • Archino formed a hundred-thousand-meter sun and sent it crashing toward the battlefield and Gold City.
  • The assembled fighters joined forces to push the sun back and detonate it, and the explosion hurled Archino into the atmosphere as the world turned searing white.

Ch. 799A Clash of Flashy Ultimate Attacks

Archino, Enel, Crocodile, Kuma, and Betty unleashed boosted ultimate attacks against the Beasts Pirates, Blackbeard Pirates, and Marines, who joined forces to withstand them. Chaos stopped the resulting shock wave from reaching Gold City, and the surviving enemies emerged gravely injured.

  • Archino faced the three factions alone until Enel, Crocodile, and Kuma joined the fight, and Betty boosted all four with her flag.
  • Enel, Crocodile, Archino, and Kuma unleashed their ultimate attacks as Kaido, Blackbeard, Sakazuki, and the other fighters counterattacked together.
  • Baccarat warned Chaos that the shock waves threatened Gold City, and Chaos appeared above the city and used Almighty Push to block them.
  • After the clash, the shock wave had carved a vast abyss but had stopped before Gold City, while the enemy forces' subordinates were wiped out and their surviving leaders were gravely injured.

Ch. 800A Little Confidence: Drop the "I Feel"

Enel and the others halted their fight with Blackbeard, Kaido, and Sakazuki, then guided the three forces into Gold City to await the other powers. Chaos prepared to use Gold City to draw out D and Imu, while admitting that both still outmatched him for now.

  • Enel and the others stopped gathering their ultimate attacks after Chaos ordered them to let the three forces enter Gold City and wait for the world to assemble.
  • Betty persuaded Blackbeard, Kaido, and Sakazuki to avoid fighting and head into Gold City, and they agreed to preserve their forces.
  • More than half an hour later, Blackbeard’s Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the Navy arrived at Gold City with their main forces, alarming the other people there.
  • Enel asked Chaos why he did not eliminate the arriving forces, but Chaos said he had lost interest in fighting them and wanted to face D and Imu.
  • Chaos told Baccarat to be confident, then assessed that D and Imu were still stronger than him, though he believed he could eventually surpass them.

Ch. 801The Most Difficult Generation

As powerful pirates, Underworld rulers, Supernovas, and the Revolutionary Army gathered in Gold City, Doflamingo weighed his chances of claiming a share while Dragon recognized the city would be difficult to take. The fireworks launched the night’s festivities as more living legends continued to arrive.

  • Doflamingo entered Gold City with Trebol and the Donquixote officers, learned that the Beasts Pirates, Blackbeard Pirates, and Navy were already there, and decided to wait for an opening.
  • Doflamingo encountered Buffalo Aquit haggling over a thousand Berries and acknowledged that the shabby-looking Shichibukai was dangerous.
  • Dracule Mihawk, Edward Weevil, Miss Bakkin, several powerful pirate crews, and the Underworld rulers arrived to seek a share of Gold City.
  • Eustass Kidd and Killer reached the city, followed by Jewelry Bonney, Capone Bege, and Urouge, while Hawkins, Drake, and Apu arrived with the Beasts Pirates.
  • Dragon watched the fireworks from a hotel balcony with Garp and other Revolutionary Army officers and worried that taking Gold City would be difficult.
  • More powerful figures, including living legends described as remnants of an era, continued to arrive in Gold City.

Ch. 802The Richest Group Was Here to Get to Work

Whitebeard and the other major powers arrived in Gold City as tensions rose, until Golden Lion Shiki sent a massive island crashing toward the city. Crocodile appeared as the Tsar, caught the island and cast it away, leaving Shiki facing the gathered powers.

  • Whitebeard and his pirates arrived in Gold City, joining the Beasts Pirates, Blackbeard Pirates, and Navy already there.
  • Kaido, Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and other powerful figures watched one another as the city grew tense.
  • Golden Lion Shiki sent a massive island hurtling toward Gold City, alarming its residents and drawing every major figure's attention.
  • Crocodile appeared in midair, formed the Tsar, caught the island, and threw it away from the city.
  • Crocodile's Tsar swept away the clouds, and Shiki called for him to join the Flying Pirates as its vice captain.

Ch. 803Gaiya Was Destined to Become King of the World

Crocodile refused Golden Lion’s offer and declared that Gaiya would become King of the World, while Bonis destroyed a falling island and rejected recruitment as well. Blackbeard then called for the Richest Group’s other fighters to come out, making clear that the assembled factions intended to take Gold City after defeating them.

  • Golden Lion offered Crocodile and other powerful fighters a share of the world, but Crocodile swore to put Gaiya on the throne and destroy anyone who stood in his way.
  • Inside the Gaia Building, Chaos praised Crocodile’s devotion and invited someone else to take action.
  • Bonis volunteered to fight, and Chaos approved his choice.
  • Golden Lion dropped another island toward Gold City, but Bonis split it apart with his sword techniques before it could hit.
  • Golden Lion tried to recruit Bonis, who said he acknowledged only his boss.
  • Blackbeard announced that the factions had come to seize Gold City and demanded that Crocodile call out the Richest Group’s other fighters.

Ch. 804These Were All Ruthless

Crocodile fought Blackbeard and the Blackbeard Pirates in Gold City, overwhelming several of them despite Blackbeard’s Devil Fruit-nullifying power. As Blackbeard unleashed an explosion, the other powerful onlookers intervened to counter it but held back from attacking Crocodile themselves.

  • Blackbeard grabbed Crocodile with Dark Water, but Crocodile used Life Return and Ryuō Haki to kick him through several buildings.
  • Crocodile spread a desert across Gold City and struck Lafitte and the other Blackbeard Pirates with powerful streams of sand.
  • Crocodile shattered Burgess’s arm in a head-on clash, then drained Great Barrel’s left arm until Great Barrel tore it off.
  • Devon retreated as Blackbeard recovered and unleashed an explosion, prompting Whitebeard, Kaido, Sakazuki, the Supernovas, and the underground kings to counter the blast while holding back.

Ch. 805The Smiles Gradually Disappeared

Crocodile fought Blackbeard and his crew in Gold City, enduring their explosions and coordinated attacks until they forced him to his knees. The chapter ended with Crocodile bloodied and furious, as a murderous atmosphere spread across the city.

  • Tsuru and the others noticed that Gold City’s golden ground and buildings had barely been damaged by Blackbeard’s explosions.
  • Crocodile countered Blackbeard’s Dark Water with Haki-infused sand spears, but Blackbeard unleashed a stronger explosion.
  • Blackbeard’s crew ambushed Crocodile, and Blackbeard’s darkness swallowed Crocodile’s sand jaws to open the way for their attacks.
  • Crocodile defended himself with Tsar’s Guard, but Blackbeard and his crew overwhelmed him with a combined assault.
  • The darkness receded to reveal Crocodile badly wounded and kneeling, and he declared that they had made the Emperor kneel.

Ch. 806Could That Man Really...

Crocodile unleashed a devastating assault on Blackbeard’s crew, but Blackbeard countered with a colossal explosion that somehow left Crocodile unharmed and Gold City nearly intact. The Marines and other powerful fighters suspected Chaos had intervened, raising the possibility that he had returned despite being believed dead.

  • Chaos began controlling Gold City to limit the damage as Crocodile’s fury mounted.
  • Crocodile hurled a massive Sandstorm at Blackbeard and his crew, and Blackbeard used Dark Hole to hold it back while his allies attacked Crocodile.
  • Crocodile summoned a giant Tsar and launched a second ultimate attack, but Blackbeard rushed him and unleashed Full-Body Explosion.
  • Ten-colored misty gold protected Crocodile while Chaos restored most of Gold City, leaving the explosion’s destruction confined to a small area.
  • Tsuru and Sengoku suspected Chaos had returned, but Sakazuki insisted he was dead even as other fighters considered the possibility.

Ch. 807The Ten-Colored Haze That Sat Upon the Throne

Borsalino revealed that he had joined the Richest Group, and the Gold Emperor appeared on a golden throne, stunning Gold City. Whitebeard attacked, but Betty blocked his blow and the Richest Group launched a battle against the Whitebeard Pirates.

  • Borsalino declared that he had left the Marines and become the Richest Group’s laid-back representative, rejecting Sakazuki’s accusations.
  • Borsalino hinted that the Gold Emperor was alive as a golden platform and throne appeared, and a ten-colored haze settled upon it.
  • Whitebeard struck at the throne from afar, and Betty boosted the Richest Group representatives before blocking his attack.
  • Betty unleashed Negative Ghosts and Ghost Bombs against the Whitebeard Pirates, while the pirates counterattacked and the battlefield erupted.
  • The ghosts struck members of the Whitebeard Pirates and Charlotte Family, leaving Jozu overwhelmed with despair.
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