Chapter Summaries

Crocodile revealed his towering sand giant, the Tsar, and fought Number 10’s crystal giant in a destructive battle. Crocodile gained the upper hand with a clever maneuver, but Number 10 struck back, leaving the two giants locked in a brutal exchange.

• Crocodile unleashed Erosion Samsara and formed a hundred-meter sand giant called the Tsar.
• Number 10 copied Crocodile’s technique with his awakened Crystal-Crystal Fruit and formed a giant of blue crystal.
• Crocodile and Number 10 entered their giants and clashed with Haki-coated weapons, sending devastating shock waves through the area.
• Mantis King and Chameleon King watched and judged the giants to be flashy but vulnerable against powerful fighters.
• Crocodile used the Tsar’s extra sand hands to pin the crystal giant and drive it into the ground.
• Number 10 avoided the attack by shifting his position and pierced the Tsar with a crystal spike, beginning a fierce exchange of blades and spikes.

Chaos watched Crocodile and Number 10 fight, but Number 10 overwhelmed Crocodile and humiliated him. Chaos intervened, and his clash with Number 10 began as Kuma appeared beside the defeated Crocodile.

• Crocodile attacked Number 10, but Number 10 used Life Return and a Rokushiki technique to badly injure him.
• Number 10 stood over Crocodile and tried to stomp him into the ground.
• Chaos blocked Number 10's foot and unleashed his Goldenization, Life Return, and Conqueror's Haki.
• Number 10 admitted he had humiliated Crocodile to provoke Chaos, then clashed fists with him.
• Kuma appeared beside Crocodile and watched Chaos and Number 10's clash destroy the surrounding hills.

Chaos and Number 10 traded devastating attacks before escalating their fight into a brutal physical brawl. As the battle continued, both men refused to back down, and Chaos relished the chance to fight purely with his body.

• Chaos and Number 10 exchanged powerful blows, then clashed with a thousand-meter Tempest Kick and their crystal and golden machine guns.
• Number 10 awakened his Devil Fruit and transformed the ground into crystal, prompting Chaos to decide to capture him alive and learn how he awakened it.
• Chaos assembled his Golden Armor while music played, enraging Number 10 and prompting them to charge at each other again.
• Number 10 formed crystal arms from the ground, and Chaos countered with golden arms as Goddess of the Heavens arrived with Bear, Crocodile, and Archino watching.
• Chaos and Number 10 grappled, striking each other with their heads, knees, and shoulders while refusing to use their Devil Fruits.
• Chaos continued the bare-knuckle fight with Number 10, enjoying the primal brawl despite their injuries.

Chaos and Number 10 fought across a devastated landscape, trading weapon strikes until Chaos used his newly developed Golden Molten Fire to overwhelm Number 10. Chaos survived the finishing attack and walked along the scorched avenue, ready to continue.

• Chaos and Number 10 resumed their hand-to-hand battle, exchanging blows that shattered hills and reshaped the surrounding terrain.
• Number 10 turned the ground into crystal spikes and attacked with a crystal halberd, while Chaos countered with Soru, Tempest Kicks, and Thunder Bagua.
• Chaos activated Golden Molten Fire, infusing his spiked club with Armament Haki-fueled energy and heat.
• Chaos struck Number 10 with Golden Molten Fire: Thunder Bagua, breaking his halberd and sweeping him away in a vast explosion that destroyed half a mountain.
• Chaos inspected his ruined club, then formed a replacement from flying gold and stepped onto the red-hot avenue.

Number 10 unleashed a final crystal attack, but Chaos defeated him with a devastating Golden Molten Fire: Thunder Bagua. With Kuma restoring Chaos's strength and Number 10 kept alive for questioning, the crew prepared to rest and fish for a Lantern Fish the next day.

• Number 10 used Crystal World: Amara to launch a massive Haki-coated crystal spike at Chaos.
• Chaos countered with Golden Molten Fire: Thunder Bagua, shattering the spike and blasting Number 10 down a fiery canyon that reached the sea.
• The Mantis King decided not to attack Chaos, while Kuma, Crocodile, and Archino joined Chaos on the battlefield.
• Crocodile brought back the barely breathing Number 10, and Kuma stabilized him so Chaos could question him about Devil Fruit awakening.
• Stussy, Betty, and Ivankov returned after defeating their opponents, and Chaos told the crew to rest before fishing for a Lantern Fish the next day.

Chaos and the Richest Group settled into the Draifort Hotel, where he threatened captured CP0 agent Number 10 to learn about Devil Fruit awakenings. Number 10 revealed no clear method for awakening, leaving Chaos to conclude that users had to keep developing their powers until they naturally met the conditions.

• Chaos tipped the hotel owner with a shower of gold coins and had the Richest Group shown to the hotel’s most luxurious rooms.
• After recovering over a meal, Chaos summoned Number 10 and threatened him with torture unless he discussed Devil Fruit awakenings.
• Number 10 agreed to talk, and Chaos and the others questioned him for twenty minutes about awakenings and his underwear.
• Number 10 said his awakening had happened suddenly after he broke through a mental and spiritual shackle, but he could not explain how or why.
• Chaos considered possible differences among Zoan, Logia, and Paramecia awakenings and decided that users had to keep developing their powers without any known shortcut.

Chaos and his crew entered the gigantic Lantern Fish to find the Pure Gold and Mischina Asier, while the Mantis King and Chameleon King followed them inside. Chaos found no sign of Asier in the first stomach and headed onward, as the Mantis King arrived in the second.

• Chaos told the group he planned to unite the underworld and make its forces repay their gains from the Red Light District.
• A Lantern Fish appeared beside Momigert Island, drawn by Chaos’s golden Goddess of the Heavens, and Chaos identified it as the creature holding the Pure Gold.
• Chaos sent Stussy, Betty, Crocodile, and Archino to provide cover, then entered the Lantern Fish with Kuma and Ivankov.
• The Mantis King and Chameleon King followed into the Lantern Fish, while Explosion Monarch Gottdi raced away and a Marine ordered Sengoku to Momigert Island.
• Chaos searched the first stomach, found only extinct animals and ruins, and decided to proceed to the next stomach in search of Mischina Asier.
• The Mantis King arrived in the second stomach and saw an island filled with beaches, vegetation, and extinct animals.

Chaos found Mischina Asier hiding among dinosaurs on the island and brought him to the ruins containing the Pure Gold. After breaking through Asier’s traps, Chaos reached the laboratory and took the fist-sized lump of Pure Gold.

• Chaos located Asier disguised as a baby dinosaur and lifted him from the nest.
• Chaos knocked out the island’s creatures with Conqueror’s Haki and welcomed Asier to the Richest Group.
• Chaos, Kuma, Ivankov, and Asier passed through the ruins, destroying Asier’s traps along the way.
• Chaos found the escape passage leading to Asier’s laboratory and claimed he could see the future.
• Chaos entered the laboratory, smashed the glass container, and grabbed the glowing Pure Gold.

Chaos recovered the Pure Gold and reunited Asier with Olga, then took control of the Lantern Fish’s vast gold hoard and shaped it into a giant Buddha. The chapter left Chaos preparing to cut through the Lantern Fish and emerge into daylight.

• Chaos learned that Asier was over two hundred years old but could not control the scientifically synthesized Pure Gold, so he kept Asier alive and planned to reunite him with Olga.
• Chaos and his group found Olga, and Kuma and Ivankov fought the Mantis King and Chameleon King while Asier reunited with his daughter.
• Chaos entered the gold-filled space inside the Lantern Fish’s head and established control over its gold.
• Chaos shaped the gold into a 200-meter-tall Buddha called Shakyamuni, split off a Goddess of the Heavens, then merged her back into the Buddha.
• Chaos formed a golden sword for Shakyamuni and prepared to break through the Lantern Fish’s flesh, sensing that it had not dived into the sea.

Chaos brought Asier and Olga out of the Lantern Fish, then decided to lure the creature toward Sky Island so he could store its Pure Gold. He left Ivankov and Kuma behind, while Gotdi learned that Ssubik and Nirudall were still alive and moving toward the Grand Line.

• Chaos emerged with Olga and Asier, and Shakyamuni carried them up to the Golden Giant Ship, where they reunited with Stussy and the others.
• Chaos abandoned his plan to cut open the Lantern Fish and ordered Stussy to steer the ship toward Sky Island, using the Pure Gold to lure the creature.
• The Lantern Fish dove beneath the sea, leaving Kuma and Ivankov fighting the Mantis King and the Chameleon King inside its mouth.
• Gotdi arrived at Momigert Island, learned Ssubik and Nirudall had gone into the Lantern Fish, and then met Sengoku before departing.
• Gotdi called Bettina to check their vivre cards, learned they were intact and moving toward the Grand Line, and sped off to find them.

Chaos and his allies lured the Lantern Fish with Pure Gold, injured it, and cut off its gold-bearing growth. Chaos claimed the gold, then joined Crocodile and Archino inside the stunned fish, where Ivankov, Kuma, the Mantis King, and the Chameleon King were waiting.

• Chaos left Gan Fall and the others on God Island, then took Stussy, Betty, Crocodile, and Archino out to sea to lure the Lantern Fish with Pure Gold.
• The Lantern Fish emerged, and Crocodile struck its growth with a massive Desert Treasure Blade while Chaos and Archino attacked its head.
• Crocodile cut off the growth, and Stussy and Betty began transporting it on the White Sea while Chaos established his medium in the gold.
• Chaos entered the Lantern Fish, claimed the gold, and returned as Crocodile set out to find Ivankov and Kuma.
• Crocodile, Chaos, and Archino found Ivankov and Kuma alongside the battered Mantis King and Chameleon King inside the Lantern Fish.

Chaos and his allies fought Mantis King and Chameleon King inside the Lantern Fish, where Kuma and Archino badly injured the latter and Chaos crushed Mantis King with a single attack. The Lantern Fish fled into the sea, and the surviving fighters escaped as Mantis King rapidly recovered from his devastating wounds.

• Archino attacked Mantis King, then Crocodile and Ivankov joined the fight while Kuma prepared Paw Impact.
• Archino forced Chameleon King out of hiding and pierced his shoulder with High Temperature Gun, while Ivankov blasted him with Explosive Death Glare.
• Kuma struck Chameleon King with Paw Impact, causing a devastating explosion inside the Lantern Fish.
• Chaos rushed in and broke through Mantis King's defense with Golden Molten Fire Thunder Bagua, sending him crashing into the Lantern Fish's inner wall.
• The Lantern Fish began diving, and Chaos and his allies escaped as Chameleon King disappeared with the creature.
• Chaos saw Mantis King survive the attack and rapidly recover thanks to his awakened Zoan ability.

Chaos killed Mantis King to keep the secret of Pure Gold, then returned to Sky Island and shared pieces of it with his crew. The World Government remained uncertain whether Pure Gold existed, while Gotdi raced toward the place where Ssubik had died.

• Chaos pursued Mantis King and killed him with a Thunder Bagua followed by Emperor's Spear, preventing him from revealing that Chaos had Pure Gold.
• Crocodile and the others caught up with Chaos, who said his stamina and Armament Haki were nearly depleted and returned to Sky Island.
• Gotdi saw that Ssubik's Vivre Card had burned out and rushed toward its last location.
• In Mary Geoise, the Five Elders discussed their losses and ordered agents to watch Gild Tesoro and the Explosion Monarch, noting they could not confirm whether Pure Gold had been found.
• At breakfast on Sky Island, Chaos gave six Pure Gold rings to his companions, who put them on.

Betty and Ivankov relaxed on Sky Island while Chaos and Stussy searched for Bika, where Chaos expected to find Enel. After locating the island, Chaos subdued the young Enel and planned to bring Bika closer to Sky Island.

• Betty and Ivankov enjoyed coffee on Sky Island while Chaos and Stussy searched the clouds for Bika.
• Chaos used his Observation Haki to locate Bika, where Enel was training with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power.
• Chaos invited Enel to join him, but Enel attacked and Chaos knocked aside his lightning.
• Chaos used his Conqueror’s Haki to knock Enel unconscious, then asked Stussy to see if she could guide Bika closer to Sky Island.
• Chaos decided they would return to Sky Island, confident that Bika would eventually meet it or Stussy could guide it later.

Chaos brought Enel, a boy who had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, back to God Island and told the Richest Group he was one of them. After Enel attacked Ivankov, Ivankov overwhelmed him and used Female Hormone to transform him into a girl.

• Betty and Ivankov questioned Chaos and Stussy about the child they had brought back, and Stussy revealed that Enel had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Enel woke in the Golden Palace, recognized Chaos, and learned that the group expected him to join them.
• Ivankov approached Enel, who attacked with lightning when Ivankov threatened him with a minor operation.
• Ivankov dodged Enel's attacks and endured his strongest discharge without harm.
• Ivankov struck Enel, injected him with Female Hormone, and transformed him into a girl.

Ivankov transformed Enel into a girl, and Chaos's group unanimously voted to raise him as one. Two days later, Enel sat helplessly at a café on Angel Island, his lightning powers suppressed by a bracelet.

• Ivankov used a hormone injection to transform Enel into a girl, and Enel attacked him in fury.
• Betty proposed raising Enel as a girl, and Chaos and the others voted unanimously in favor.
• Enel spent two days trying to ambush Ivankov and Betty across God Island.
• Stussy and Betty took Enel to a café on Cute Street, where he wore a princess dress and felt his mindset changing.
• Enel discovered a bracelet had taken away his control over lightning and left him too weak to move easily.

Stussy taught Enel about Devil Fruits, Haki, and the wider world before Archino put him through exhausting strength training. That night, Chaos and the others reviewed Stussy’s report on powerful underworld figures, including the three who currently held the most influence.

• Stussy explained Enel’s Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Seastone, Haki, and the powerful people waiting below the White Sea.
• Stussy and Betty brought Enel back to God Island, where Archino began teaching him to train while wearing Seastone.
• Enel failed to move a huge golden weight, then dragged a smaller one for a few steps before continuing to train through the day.
• Stussy delivered her report to Chaos and shared copies with the others at dinner.
• Chaos and the others read about the underworld’s major figures and learned that Tobacco Man Sachit, Slavery King Coridas Tolo, and Charming Woman Medusa held the greatest influence.

Chaos chose the Charming Woman, Medusa, as the Richest Group’s first target and ordered Stussy and Betty to prepare to seize her pharmaceutical business. Meanwhile, Golden Lion learned that three Flying Pirates captains had died fighting the Roger Pirates and heard that the Explosion Pirates, Gild Tesoro, and the World Government were searching for something.

• Chaos weighed the risks of taking over the forces behind Tobacco Man, the Slavery King, and the Charming Woman, and asked Stussy whether the Red Light District could absorb one of them.
• Betty objected to Stussy taking charge of the underworld business, so Chaos decided that both women would oversee it and ordered preparations to begin.
• Chaos selected Medusa, the Charming Woman, as the Richest Group’s first target, and Stussy set out to alert the Red Light District to prepare for a takeover.
• Eliza told Golden Lion that Beloya, Ugg, and Traca had died after failing to recruit the Roger Pirates and fighting them.
• Eliza reported that the Explosion Pirates, Gild Tesoro, and the World Government were searching for something, and Golden Lion ordered her to keep investigating.

Golden Emperor Gaia Chaos arrived at Poppy Island with Stussy, Belo Betty, and Enel beneath a dramatic storm of clouds and lightning. The island panicked as Chaos’s enormous hand descended, then withdrew, leaving the group to appear in a beam of golden light.

• Poppy Island was introduced as the Charming Woman Medusa’s prosperous drug-trading stronghold, where merchants, pirates, and World Government agents gathered.
• Charlotte Galette oversaw the Big Mom Pirates’ shipment of medicine and other goods while a CP0 agent was aboard a World Government ship.
• A vast hand of black clouds and lightning descended toward Poppy Island, sending its residents into panic and prompting Medusa to look up at the apparent attack.
• Slippery Man Delis recognized the spectacle as Chaos’s handiwork, while Exploding Bear Trusia watched with plans to settle his old score.
• The giant hand stopped above the island and withdrew as a golden beam opened in the storm, revealing Chaos, Stussy, Belo Betty, and Enel.

Chaos confronted the Charming Woman, Medusa, on Poppy Island and overwhelmed her forces with his speed and Conqueror’s Haki. He continued toward Medusa as her surviving men struggled to reach him.

• Chaos and his three companions flew toward Medusa’s estate while her subordinates gathered to defend it.
• Chaos offered Medusa the choice to submit or die, then killed a mocking thug with an invisible finger pistol.
• Medusa ordered her forces to attack, but Chaos’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out the surrounding thugs.
• Medusa offered one hundred million for Chaos’s death as a few men resisted his Haki and charged him.
• A golden sword pinned one attacker to the ground while Chaos kept walking toward Medusa.