Arc 34War Against Im

Chaos revived Stussy, gathered greater power, and led the Richest Group into a war against the World Government and Im. After three days of devastation, Chaos detonated the Super Great Ivans on Pluto with Im, while his allies returned to find his soul clone still dormant.

  • Chaos captured Ochoku and took the Tanuki Fruit, then used the underworld path to consume incomplete Devil Fruit demons and strengthen the Richest Group before reviving Stussy.
  • Chaos underwent Law’s Immortality Operation, then took the Kumo Kumo no Mi from Hody Jones on Fish-Man Island and claimed the island for the Richest Group.
  • Archino attacked the Straw Hat Pirates’ island, killed Momonosuke and several Straw Hats, and fought D until Chaos arrived and joined the battle.
  • Chaos and D fought across Uranus and space until the Richest Group trapped D in an asteroid explosion, captured him, and took his Brain-Brain Fruit for Caesar.
  • Chaos forced Kaido and Blackbeard to join the Richest Group, then fired a planet-destroying cannon that obliterated Mary Geoise and began the war against Im and the World Government.
  • Chaos fought Im across the world for three days, destroying islands and countries before drawing their battle into space and reaching Pluto.
  • Chaos grappled Im and ordered the Super Great Ivans detonated, destroying Pluto and creating a second sun.
  • Stussy and the others returned to their moon base and found that Chaos’s clone, which held half his soul, had not awakened, so Baccarat said they would need to walk the road to the underworld again.
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Ch. 834The Emperor Who Trod the Heavens to Descend!!!

Chaos learned that Ochoku had the Inu Inu Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Tanuki Fruit, and hurled a spear across the sea to seize it. He arrived on Yaglands Island, where Ochoku lay pinned by the spear as Chaos descended before the stunned crowd.

  • Betty told Chaos that Ochoku possessed the Tanuki Fruit on Yaglands Island, and Chaos decided to retrieve it himself for Stussy.
  • Chaos used Observation Haki to locate Ochoku, then hurled a ten-colored spear across the sea toward the island.
  • Pirates witnessed the spear’s passage and recognized it as an attack by the Gaia Great Emperor.
  • Ochoku and Silver Axe drank in a tavern beside the box holding the Tanuki Fruit when the spear struck, sending Ochoku through buildings and pinning him to a mountainside.
  • Silver Axe rushed to Ochoku, and the people of Yaglands Island watched Chaos descend from the sky amid a dramatic display.

Ch. 835The Third God Incident

Gaia Chaos appeared on Yaglans Island to claim the Tanuki Fruit and confront Ochoku and Silver Axe, who had attacked the Richest Group during the Third God Incident. He captured Ochoku alive for his Regeneration Fruit, killed Silver Axe, and left the island as its people survived.

  • Chaos retrieved the Tanuki Fruit from the ruins of a tavern as Ochoku broke free and Silver Axe prepared to fight.
  • Ochoku recognized Chaos’s power and fled, urging Silver Axe to escape in the opposite direction.
  • Chaos used Almighty Push to block Ochoku’s escape and destroy half his body, then bound him with Chains of Heaven to capture him alive.
  • Chaos overwhelmed Silver Axe with ten-colored weapons and gold dust, causing him to explode.
  • Chaos departed with Ochoku as the people of Yaglans Island breathed a sigh of relief.

Ch. 836A New Journey: Entering the World of the Dead

Chaos and the Richest Group opened a road to the underworld while attempting to resurrect Stussy, then tested what happened to Devil Fruit users and ordinary pirates who entered it. The tests suggested the dead traveled onward, but Devil Fruit users had strange, altered souls, and even Haki could only delay the road’s deadly effects.

  • The Navy learned that Gaia had killed Silver Axe and taken Ochoku from Yagras Island, while the Richest Group’s attack on Impel Down had freed the Demon Heir and Charlotte Family members.
  • Chaos decided to begin Stussy’s resurrection, and he and the Richest Group followed the familiar ritual until a mysterious road to the underworld appeared.
  • Chaos ordered Caesar to bring test subjects and sent a Devil Fruit user onto the road, where the man’s body melted and his strange soul vanished into the distance.
  • Chaos then tested an ordinary pirate and found that his soul looked human, unlike the beast-human souls of Zoan users and the unusual souls of Paramecia users.
  • Chaos continued the tests and discovered that Haki users resisted the road longer, though their Haki was quickly depleted.

Ch. 837Eating the Gold-Gold Fruit Devil

Chaos used the Revive-Revive Fruit clone to enter the path through the underworld and drew out the Gold-Gold Fruit devil. After defeating and eating it, he regained the fruit’s power and felt some of his restraints lift, though the world still seemed to reject him.

  • Chaos stepped onto the underworld path and found that Armament Haki could withstand its crushing force, while another force extracted the Gold-Gold Fruit’s power.
  • Chaos stopped resisting, and a golden devil resembling him emerged from his body and claimed it would take his body.
  • The Gold-Gold Fruit devil attacked Chaos with his own fruit techniques, but Chaos overwhelmed it with Haki and powerful attacks.
  • Chaos defeated the devil and ate the clump of energy it became, regaining the Gold-Gold Fruit’s power and feeling lighter and more complete.

Ch. 838The Demon World, the Incomplete Power of Demons

After learning that Devil Fruit powers came from demons in the Demon World, Chaos and his crew considered how to claim their power without being dragged there. Chaos devoured the incomplete Soul Demon and sent his clone to retrieve Stussy, while Enel fought and devoured the incomplete Rumble-Rumble and Return-Return Fruit demons.

  • Chaos explained that demons lived in the Demon World and that consuming one could grant more power, but completely replacing a demon would pull the eater into that world.
  • Chaos devoured the incomplete Soul Demon, strengthening his Gold-Gold Fruit and Soul Fruit powers, then sent his Underworld clone to find Stussy.
  • Archino asked to enter the Underworld Road, and Chaos agreed that he and the others could go.
  • Enel entered the Underworld Road and forced the incomplete Rumble-Rumble Fruit and Return-Return Fruit demons from her body.
  • After Enel struggled against both demons, Chaos held back the Rumble-Rumble Fruit demon, allowing Enel to defeat the Return-Return Fruit demon and devour both.

Ch. 839The Fourth God

Enel failed to become a god, but Archino forced a brief breakthrough by multiplying his power with the Growth-Growth Fruit. The Richest Group’s members consumed their incomplete Fruit Devils and grew stronger, while Chaos planned to bring Stussy back to life.

  • Enel’s power surged, but he failed to break through the barrier to godhood.
  • Archino fought the Heat-Heat Fruit Devil and the Growth-Growth Fruit Devil until Chaos restrained the Heat-Heat Devil.
  • Archino used the Growth-Growth Fruit to break through and briefly gain a god’s fighting strength, but the power quickly faded.
  • Chaos realized Archino had forced his breakthrough and could not sustain his godlike power for long.
  • Crocodile and the others defeated and consumed their incomplete Fruit Devils, greatly increasing their strength.
  • The Richest Group finished consuming the incomplete devils, leaving Stussy’s revival as their remaining task.

Ch. 840I'd Chosen My Second Devil Fruit Before I Died

Chaos and his allies successfully resurrected Stussy and celebrated her return at a banquet. Later, Stussy revealed she had chosen the Mini Fruit as her second Devil Fruit, and Chaos suggested investigating the Giant Race to find it.

  • Chaos and the others revived Stussy, though they failed to extract the Revive-Revive Fruit from the Underworld clone.
  • The group held a banquet in Gold City to celebrate Stussy's return and Archino's strength.
  • After recovering from the celebration, Stussy told Chaos she had chosen the Mini Fruit as her second Devil Fruit and still wanted the Kumo Kumo no Mi.
  • Chaos proposed investigating the Giant Race and named Lilienstmark as a possible Mini Fruit user.

Ch. 841Having the Immortality Operation

Chaos gave Borsalino the Tanuki Fruit, then had Trafalgar Law perform the Immortality Operation on him. The operation strengthened Chaos’s life force and froze his appearance and body in time, while Law died; the chapter ended with a pirate party elsewhere in the New World.

  • Chaos offered Borsalino the Tanuki Fruit, and she ate it before leaving to develop its abilities.
  • Chaos went to Caesar’s laboratory to find the Op-Op Fruit user and requested the Immortality Operation.
  • Caesar presented the controlled Trafalgar Law, and Chaos examined Law’s memories before ordering him to perform the operation.
  • Law performed the Immortality Operation on Chaos and died, but the Op-Op Fruit did not reappear nearby.
  • Chaos felt his life force increase and learned that his appearance and body had been frozen in time, then agreed to let Caesar run tests.
  • A pirate ship held a party in the New World, where a new crewmate had joined six months earlier.

Ch. 842Found the Kumo Kumo no Mi

Chaos learned that the Kumo Kumo no Mi had been found on Fish-Man Island and went there himself, where he interrupted Hody Jones's attempted coup. After discovering Shirahoshi had joined the Straw Hat Pirates, he was left with the Sea King's whereabouts revealed but unresolved.

  • Betty told Stussy that the Kumo Kumo no Mi had been found on Fish-Man Island, and Chaos decided to go there himself.
  • Chaos traveled to Fish-Man Island and found Hody Jones holding Neptune and his sons captive while preparing to wage war against humans.
  • Madame Shyarly recognized Chaos as the Gaia Great Emperor she had foreseen destroying Fish-Man Island.
  • Chaos took the Kumo Kumo no Mi from Hody Jones's treasure chest, stopped Hody from breathing, and compelled the charging fish-man pirates to kill themselves.
  • Chaos questioned Neptune about the Sea King, then searched his memories and learned that Shirahoshi had joined the Straw Hat Pirates.

Ch. 843This Is What a God Is

Chaos killed Hody Jones and the attacking fish-men, then claimed Fish-Man Island for the Richest Group, leaving Neptune and Shyarly alive. Meanwhile, Sun King Don Archino arrived on an island where the Straw Hat Pirates were gathered.

  • Chaos used Almighty Push to erase hundreds of thousands of pirate fish-men and a vast section of Fish-Man Island.
  • Chaos returned Neptune's soul to his body and claimed Fish-Man Island for the Richest Group, and Neptune submitted.
  • Shyarly realized that the future she had divined had changed, and the survivors slowly recovered from Chaos's Conqueror's Haki.
  • Don Archino sped across the New World, evaporating seawater and alarming pirates along his path.
  • Don Archino arrived at the Straw Hat Pirates' island, where Jinbe identified him as the Sun King and shielded the others.

Ch. 844The Straw Hat Pirates Fall Apart

Archino attacked the Straw Hat Pirates, killing Momonosuke and devastating the crew while demanding that Luffy summon God D. After Shirahoshi and Lily were seized by an unknown pair of hands, Archino overwhelmed the survivors, leaving Luffy, Zoro, Robin, and Jinbe fighting for their lives.

  • Archino ordered Lilienstmark to summon God D, and Momonosuke charged him in revenge for what the Richest Group had done to Wano.
  • Archino killed Momonosuke with a heat ray, and Hiyori rushed to attack him as the Straw Hat crew joined the fight.
  • Shirahoshi summoned the Sea Kings, but Archino unleashed Solar Storm and devastated the island, leaving several Straw Hats badly injured.
  • Two unseen hands took Shirahoshi and Lily from Archino, and the enraged crew attacked him again.
  • Archino's Solar Storm left Nami, Hiyori, and Carrot near death and gravely wounded Zoro, Sanji, Jinbe, Robin, and Luffy; Archino then killed Sanji with High Temperature Gun.
  • Luffy, Zoro, Jinbe, and Robin shattered Archino's Sun Garuda and sent him flying, but their attack did not injure him.

Ch. 845The Entire Straw Hat Pirates Were Wiped Out

Archino overwhelmed the Straw Hat Pirates, killing Zoro, Robin, Jinbe, and Luffy while capturing Shirahoshi and Lily. Dragon and Garp arrived too late to save them and attacked Archino in fury.

  • Zoro used his final attack against Archino, but Archino pierced his chest with heat vision and killed him.
  • Luffy and Jinbe fought Archino together, but Archino wounded them and Robin sacrificed herself to block his fatal strike against Luffy.
  • Jinbe sent Luffy away to escape, then died fighting Archino; Luffy grieved for his fallen crew and gave up resisting.
  • Archino killed Luffy just as Dragon and Garp arrived, leaving Shirahoshi and Lily as the only surviving Straw Hat allies, both captured.
  • Dragon and Garp attacked Archino, and Garp’s punch sent him plunging into a massive crater.

Ch. 846Artificial Intelligence: Heavenly King Form, Activate

Chaos learned that Archino was drawing out D and set out with Stussy as the Richest Group ambushed the Revolutionary Army. After Garp and Dragon were killed, the Heavenly King arrived and activated her destructive second phase to target Archino.

  • Chaos declined Stussy's suggestion to contact Old Don, then left Gold City with her for the battle.
  • Enel and Ivankov brought the Richest Group out of hiding, and its fighters killed the seven Revolutionary Army fighters.
  • The Richest Group overwhelmed Garp and Dragon, killing Dragon and then decapitating Garp.
  • The group returned to hiding, leaving Archino alone to face the arriving Heavenly King.
  • The Heavenly King declared Archino her target, activated Phase Two, and unleashed a rain of black beams.

Ch. 847The D's Ability

Archino and the champions destroyed the Heavenly King, but D appeared before they could return to the alternate space. Archino entered Sun God mode and attacked D, who struck him with an invisible force and left him bleeding.

  • Archino fought the Heavenly King for an hour as its attacks intensified and drained his stamina.
  • Crocodile and the champions joined the battle, broke through the Heavenly King’s defenses, and destroyed it together.
  • D appeared after the group prepared to return to the alternate space, and Crocodile recognized him as a god.
  • Archino used the Growth-Growth Fruit to enter Sun God mode, unleashing an aura that shook the battlefield and affected nearby islands.
  • D realized Archino was temporarily borrowing godlike power from a Devil Fruit and warned that it would not last.
  • Archino attacked D with a sun-shaped fist, but D’s invisible force struck him and made him spit blood.

Ch. 848The Devil Fruit That Represented Wisdom

Archino and D unleashed godlike powers in a devastating battle that devastated the landscape and threatened nearby islands. Enel and the others escaped to the moon, while a mysterious figure above the Red Line predicted D would lose everything; the author noted that updates would resume after the New Year holiday.

  • D used his Brain-Brain Fruit powers to summon a meteor, but Archino destroyed it with Garuda.
  • D and Archino traded devastating attacks, and Archino’s arm was severed before Enel, Bear, and Ivankov restored him.
  • Betty empowered Archino, who resisted D’s Absolute Command and struck back with Sun Fist.
  • Archino and D’s Solar Storm and Psychic Storm collided, forcing the others to flee through Bear’s mirror to the moon as nearby islands faced destruction.
  • A hazy figure above the Red Line called D’s ideals wrong and predicted that he would lose everything.
  • The author announced that updates would resume after the New Year holiday.

Ch. 849Holding a Beauty, Turning His Back on His Subordinate—His Combat Power Soared Without Limit

Chaos arrived in time to stop D from killing Archino, then confronted D in space as their clashing powers caused disasters across the Sea Star. The chapter left Chaos and D fighting near Uranus, with Chaos questioning why D had not developed space technology.

  • Archino, badly wounded after fighting D, nearly fell to D's Divine Fall attack.
  • Chaos arrived carrying Stussy and blocked D's attack with Almighty Push, while Baccarat and the others emerged to treat Archino.
  • Chaos accused D of breaking their agreement, then resisted D's attempt to attack his mind with Expropriation.
  • Chaos and D flew into space and clashed with their full power, producing three suns in the sky and disasters across the Sea Star.
  • Chaos questioned why D had not used the Brain-Brain Fruit to develop technology and explore the universe, but D refused to entertain his questions.
  • Chaos and D exchanged more invisible attacks, which eventually crashed down onto Uranus.

Ch. 850The Future Predicted Against the Future Predicted, the Evolution of Species

D and Chaos fought across Uranus, matching each other’s future predictions and trading attacks that devastated the planet. After D’s guaranteed-hit spear wounded Chaos, both regenerated and resumed their battle, which continued into space.

  • D and Chaos’s Future Prediction canceled out as they dodged and countered each other across Uranus.
  • D summoned the Taiyi Divine Dragon and clashed with Chaos, devastating a vast stretch of the planet.
  • D used Death Thorn Eternal to pierce Chaos’s heart, but Chaos tore out and crushed the spear before attacking D with Soul Deprivation and Golden Divine Fire.
  • D and Chaos healed their wounds, summoned new weapons, and resumed fighting with their strongest attacks.
  • Their battle continued through Uranus and into space, destroying more of the planet and nearby meteorite fields.

Ch. 851Damn, There Was an Ambush

Chaos and D fought across Uranus while the Richest Group prepared a trap to exploit Chaos’s near defeat. Ivankov and Kuma rescued Chaos and brought him to the moon, leaving D caught in the blast of the Super Great Ivans.

  • Chaos and D fought for a day and night, destroying mountains and carving vast fissures into Uranus.
  • Stussy, Betty, Crocodile, Kuma, Caesar, and the others prepared an asteroid packed with Super Great Ivans as a trap for D.
  • D gained the advantage over Chaos, who revealed that he could turn his body into golden sand and regenerate.
  • Chaos and D continued fighting in space until Chaos was reduced to half a body and Ivankov and Kuma pulled him into an alternate space.
  • Ivankov and Kuma transported Chaos to the moon through Kuma’s mirror, while the Super Great Ivans detonated around D.

Ch. 852Everyone, Become Gods

Chaos and the Richest Group escaped after Chaos badly wounded D and Caesar took the Brain-Brain Fruit. They planned to stay away from Sea Star and spend decades growing stronger and developing technology to defeat Im.

  • Chaos and his allies survived Polar Day's explosion, found D barely alive, and fled when Im approached.
  • On Eris, Chaos ordered Caesar to strip D's Brain-Brain Fruit, and Caesar ate it as his second Devil Fruit.
  • Im searched for Gai after realizing D had lost, but she could not find him.
  • The Richest Group gathered on Eris, where Chaos reviewed their dual Devil Fruit abilities and told Caesar to develop advanced weapons.
  • Caesar promised to research technology, and Chaos proposed that they all become gods over the next forty or fifty years.

Ch. 853Sixty Years, Big Trouble

Sixty years after the Richest Group’s fall, Blackbeard and Kaido prepared to fight again in the New World. Their battle was interrupted when Enel descended from the sky and declared that the world would fall under her rule.

  • The World Government ruled much of the world while powerful pirates, including Blackbeard and Kaido, remained beyond its control.
  • Blackbeard learned that Kaido had brought the Beasts Pirates to challenge him and went to meet him.
  • Kaido proposed joining forces to conquer the New World and eventually destroy the World Government, but Blackbeard refused and called for battle.
  • As the two pirate crews began fighting, a peach-colored bolt of lightning plunged toward the battlefield, prompting Kaido, Blackbeard, and others to try to stop it.
  • Enel appeared amid the lightning and declared herself the Heavenly Punishment Representative and Thunder God, vowing to rule the world.

Ch. 854The Legendary Gaia Great Emperor

Thunder God Enel and Gaia Great Emperor Chaos returned after sixty years, overwhelming Kaido, Blackbeard, and the gathered pirates before revealing the Richest Group’s advanced weapons. The chapter ended as Chaos ordered a planet-destroying cannon to fire at Mary Geoise, catching Imu and the World Government by surprise.

  • Enel descended amid a rose-colored lightning strike and stopped Kaido and Blackbeard, revealing that members of the Richest Group had survived the war sixty years earlier.
  • Chaos appeared before Kaido and Blackbeard, compelled Blackbeard to kneel, and demanded that both Emperors join the Richest Group.
  • Chaos reduced Kaido and Blackbeard’s lifespans to one month, seized control of the gathered pirates’ lives, and left them with fragments of the Richest Group’s plans against the World Government.
  • Five hours later, Chaos and his allies aboard Caesar’s advanced spaceship prepared a planet-destroying cannon aimed at Holy Land Mary Geoise.
  • Chaos ordered the cannon to fire at Imu, and the beam raced toward Mary Geoise as Imu, the Five Elders, Kong, and powerful Celestial Dragons sensed the threat.

Ch. 855All Their Morale Was Shattered

Chaos and the Richest Group confronted Im and the surviving World Government leaders after a devastating strike destroyed Mary Geoise and split the Red Line. Chaos fought Im while his allies faced the demoralized Elders, and the Blackbeard Pirates and Beasts Pirates opened their attack on the Navy.

  • A massive bombardment obliterated Mary Geoise and tore a vast gap through the Red Line, while Chaos's ship prepared to fire again.
  • Im, the Five Elders, Kong, the Army Admiral, and a handful of powerful Celestial Dragons escaped the destruction and faced the arriving Richest Group.
  • Chaos and Im clashed with Conqueror's Haki before disappearing to fight, and Chaos ordered his allies to take out the others.
  • Enel and the Richest Group's fighters regained their Devil Fruit powers, while Archino revealed that he had reached the God Domain and shattered the Five Elders' morale.
  • The Blackbeard Pirates and Beasts Pirates joined forces to attack the Navy, bombarding them with Great Ivans as the war for world rule began.

Ch. 856All Life Was Sent Back to the Beginning

Chaos and Imu fought across the world with godlike powers, causing a catastrophe that threatened to erase nearly all life. After exchanging devastating injuries and regenerating, they faced each other again, both using Future Prediction to anticipate their next moves.

  • Imu used his domain to create an earthen giant, water giants, a meteor, and lightning to attack Chaos, who defended himself with Almighty Push.
  • Chaos broke through Imu's assault, seized him, and drove him across islands and seas as their battle spread destruction around the world.
  • People across the world learned that God had returned and prayed for help, while the Five Elders, Sakazuki, Kong, Enel, Stussy, and the others struggled to respond.
  • Chaos and Imu exchanged mortal blows, tearing apart each other's bodies before their different regeneration powers healed them.
  • Chaos and Imu faced each other from a distance and used Future Prediction to anticipate their attacks and defenses.

Ch. 857The So-Called God Was a Demon

Chaos and Imu fought for three days, devastating Sea Star and killing most of its population before carrying their battle into outer space. When Chaos drew Imu as far as Mars, Stussy and the others began preparing to ambush Imu, though their plan depended on Chaos being willing to pay a heavy price.

  • Imu and Chaos battled across the South Blue, destroying islands and killing countless people as survivors cursed them as demons.
  • Chaos escaped Imu’s magma and force attacks, then clashed with him in a battle that unleashed a world-shattering disaster across Sea Star.
  • Chaos and Imu fought through the Grand Line and New World, destroying Dressrosa, Onigashima, Cake Island, and Wano Country, while Zunesha was torn apart.
  • After three days of fighting and mass destruction, Chaos and Imu regenerated from devastating injuries and continued their battle into outer space, reaching Mars.
  • Stussy and the others turned from their fight with the Five Elders and prepared to ambush Imu, following their plan for when Chaos drew the battle into space.

Ch. 858It Seems We'll Have to Walk the Road to the Underworld Again

Chaos sacrificed himself to kill Im by detonating Pluto and its Super Great Ivans, while the Richest Group escaped to the moon. They went to the research lab expecting Chaos to revive in a prepared clone, but the clone had not awakened, leaving them to suspect the plan had failed.

  • The Five Elders retreated from the battle, and Stussy stopped the others from pursuing so they could focus on Im.
  • Chaos and Im resumed their fight on Pluto, where Chaos realized he could not survive the battle unless he took Im down with him.
  • Chaos grappled Im and ordered the detonation of the Super Great Ivans, causing Pluto to explode and creating a second sun.
  • Stussy and the others returned to the moon's underground base to check the clone containing half of Chaos's soul.
  • Betty and the others found that Chaos's clone had not awakened, and Baccarat suggested they would have to walk the road to the underworld again.
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