Chapter Summaries

Chaos revealed himself as the one controlling the Goddess of the Heavens after she killed Jax and his men. The pirates recognized him as the Golden Emperor, Gaia Chaos, and feared the Flying Pirates’ retaliation.

• Jax attacked the Goddess of the Heavens, but her injuries healed while she battered and trapped him in gold.
• The Goddess of the Heavens killed Jax’s rescuers with a barrage of golden needles, then released Jax’s lifeless body.
• The Goddess of the Heavens knelt and bowed toward Chaos, revealing that he controlled her.
• Chaos appeared on the Goddess of the Heavens’ palm, and the Marines and pirates identified him as the Golden Emperor, Gaia Chaos, whose first bounty was 123 million.

Chaos attacked the Marines on Sabaody Archipelago to earn a higher bounty, then fought Vice Admiral Ox to test his close-combat skills. The battle continued with both men exchanging powerful blows.

• Chaos sent a barrage of golden weapons at the Marines, forcing Vice Admiral Ox to order a retreat.
• Ox charged through the smoke and clashed fists with Chaos, who knocked him into the ground.
• Chaos jumped down to fight Ox directly while the Goddess of the Heavens rose above Sabaody Archipelago.
• Ox activated Life Return, increasing his physical power, and charged at Chaos again.
• Chaos and Ox traded punches and elbows, tearing up the ground and snapping nearby red trees.
• Chaos landed after their midair clash and reveled in the thrill of the fight.

Chaos and Ox fought at high speed, trading Six Powers techniques and devastating blows as both struggled to overcome the other’s defense. Chaos ended the chapter with the advantage after his Goldenization reinforced his Armament Haki and Iron Body, and he began a relentless barrage against Ox.

• Chaos and Ox exchanged powerful close-range attacks, with both using Armament Haki and Six Powers techniques.
• They pushed their Observation Haki and Shave to the limit, dodging and counterattacking through a blur of afterimages.
• Chaos and Ox continued their fight through the air and into the town, where their blows destroyed trees and buildings.
• Chaos seized Ox by the ankle and repeatedly slammed him into the ground, but Ox countered with a Finger Gun Barrage.
• Chaos and Ox struck each other while defending with Iron Body and Armament Haki, but Chaos’s Goldenization gave him the stronger defense.
• Chaos pursued the injured Ox, struck him with a series of kicks and a knee, and drove him into the ground as his barrage continued.

Chaos defeated Ox with martial arts, but Garp arrived and struck Chaos down before challenging him. Chaos chose to fight Garp despite the overwhelming gap in strength, and their battle continued with Garp holding the advantage.

• Chaos battered Ox until Garp caught Chaos's finishing kick and sent him crashing into a trench.
• Garp handed the injured Ox to the Marines and approached Chaos, while the pirates panicked at his arrival.
• Chaos resisted Garp's oppressive aura, armored himself in black-and-gold, and refused to retreat.
• Chaos attacked first, but Garp blocked his punches and kicks before countering and sending him through trees.
• Chaos used Soru to evade Garp and continued trading blows, but Garp blocked his knee and landed lightly on his feet.

Chaos fought Garp on Sabaody Archipelago but was badly outmatched and escaped using golden weapons and Marines as a distraction. The Marines then considered the threats posed by the Flying Pirates and the Golden Emperor, while Tsuru predicted that Golden Lion would spare Chaos.

• Chaos transformed the Goddess of the Heavens into a colossal Golden Sword and attacked Garp, who stopped it with one hand.
• Garp used flowing Armament Haki and powerful shock waves to shatter Chaos's weapons and defenses, leaving Chaos badly injured.
• Chaos controlled golden dust on nearby Marines and sent them, the Chains of Heaven, and weapons against Garp while he fled.
• Garp returned to the Marine base with Ox, Kuzan, and his subordinates, then asked how long it would take to finish coating a warship so he could pursue Roger.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and Tsuru reviewed reports about Dragon Horn Jax and Chaos; Sengoku worried that Golden Lion might recruit or kill Chaos, while Tsuru said Golden Lion would not kill him.

The Marines publicized Gaia Chaos’s Gold-Gold Fruit and raised his bounty, making the Golden Emperor famous and drawing pirate crews toward him. Golden Lion Shiki’s fleet began discussing who would capture Chaos, leaving the hunt for him poised to begin.

• Tsuru and Sengoku realized the news about Chaos and the Gold-Gold Fruit could no longer be suppressed, so Tsuru decided to publicize it.
• The next day, newspapers announced that Chaos had killed Dragon Horn Jax, challenged Golden Lion, and received a 567-million-berry bounty.
• Pirates across the seas became eager to seize Chaos, and countless crews turned toward the Grand Line.
• At a gathering in Golden Lion Shiki’s skyborne stronghold, his captains read the news about the Golden Emperor.
• Lone Wolf Spand and Great Kong Omit each claimed they could bring Chaos back, while Crystalis laughed at Omit.

The Flying Pirates ordered Spand to capture Gild Tesoro alive, while Chaos learned that Marines had made him a worldwide target by spreading stories about his power and his supposed threat to the Golden Lion. After recovering from his injuries, Chaos disguised himself and headed into Sabaody’s lawless districts.

• Empress Khel offered to capture Gild Tesoro, but the Golden Lion assigned the task to Spand and gave him ten days to bring Tesoro back alive.
• A fierce-looking man read news about Tesoro and vanished from a tavern on a snowy island.
• Chaos hid in Grove 66, read reports that portrayed him as a threat, and resolved to improve his Haki or awaken his abilities.
• Chaos spent two days keeping a low profile while recovering, then dyed his hair gold and disguised himself with sunglasses, earrings, and a cigar.
• Chaos rode a bubble car through Grove 5, an area known for trafficking shops, auction houses, and lawless districts.

Chaos found Crocodile still on Sabaody Archipelago and watched him defeat a pirate crew before trying to recruit him. When Crocodile attacked instead, Chaos badly injured him and pursued him as he fled.

• Chaos sensed Crocodile in Grove 8 and traveled there, killing several groups of would-be robbers along the way.
• Chaos watched Crocodile defeat more than thirty pirates, then spoke with him about the time he had saved his life.
• Chaos offered to take Crocodile on as a subordinate and warned him to submit or run.
• Crocodile attacked Chaos with Crescent Dune, but Chaos dodged and kicked him through the red trees, destroying his bubble car.
• Crocodile fled in sand form, and Chaos pursued him with an Armament Haki-infused Tempest Kick.

Chaos defeated Crocodile and forced him to submit, while testing the limits of his Divine Control. Crocodile accepted the choice to live for now, but remained resentful as Chaos looked ahead to future excitement.

• Chaos battered Crocodile with Haki-coated kicks and golden weapons, leaving him badly injured in a crater.
• Chaos covered Crocodile with golden powder and attempted to control him, but Crocodile expelled the powder through Elementalization.
• Chaos bound Crocodile with the Chains of Heaven and gave him two choices: submit or die.
• After Crocodile questioned whether Chaos feared a temporary surrender, Chaos warned him not to attempt another kill unless he was certain of success.
• Crocodile threatened that Chaos would regret his arrogance, while Chaos declared that his life was all about thrills and excitement.

Chaos planned to train with Seastone and strengthen his Armament Haki, then told Crocodile that he intended to draw attention by visiting a Marine base. Crocodile feared the danger of staying with Chaos, but Chaos declared he would protect him and hinted that Crocodile had a role to play.

• Chaos decided to rest for the day and visit a Marine base the next day to obtain Seastone for training.
• Chaos considered fan theories about Armament Haki and resolved to improve his Haki regardless of how its stages were classified.
• Crocodile warned Chaos that visiting a Marine base near Marineford would attract trouble, addressing him as Boss.
• Chaos said he wanted attention, promised to protect Crocodile, and threatened to leave him behind if he could not keep up.
• As Crocodile worried about the dangers of staying with Chaos, Chaos told him it was his turn to step up.

Chaos waited at the tavern on Sabaody Archipelago as pirates converged to capture him, then used the Goddess of the Heavens and his golden weapons to slaughter the attackers. Crocodile fought the cannon fodder below while an even larger crowd rushed toward Grove 8.

• Pirates identified Chaos as the Golden Emperor and gathered outside the tavern, hoping to capture him alive and claim his wealth.
• Chaos told Crocodile to handle the weaker attackers while he faced sixteen stronger pirates who had gathered on nearby rooftops.
• Chaos summoned the Goddess of the Heavens, revealing his identity to people across half the Sabaody Archipelago and drawing crowds toward Grove 8.
• The sixteen pirates charged Chaos, but he used golden weapons to pursue and impale them as Crocodile killed attackers below.
• One pirate reached for Chaos, but the Chains of Heaven bound him before golden weapons pierced and killed him.

Chaos slaughtered thousands of pirates in Sabaody Archipelago's Area 8, then left with Crocodile for the Marine base. Vice Admiral Ox learned Chaos was approaching and prepared to report his presence to Marineford.

• Chaos used the Goddess of the Heavens to rain golden weapons on Area 8, killing the pirates who charged at him.
• Crocodile watched Chaos's power with dread as thousands of pirates and thugs died in the massacre.
• Chaos and Crocodile left Area 8, intending to visit the Marine base on Sabaody Archipelago.
• At the Marine base in Grove 60, Ox admitted he could not defeat Chaos and ordered a report to Marineford.
• A Marine rushed in to announce that Chaos had killed many pirates in Grove 8 and was heading toward the base.

Vice Admiral Tsuru mobilized to capture the Gild Tesoro after he remained on Sabaody, while Chaos forced Vice Admiral Ox’s garrison to surrender its Seastone. The Marines began fetching the stockpile under threat, as Tsuru’s warship headed toward the island.

• Tsuru learned that the Gild Tesoro remained on Sabaody and ordered Anka, Domir, and Canis to accompany her there.
• Tsuru informed Fleet Admiral Kong that she would lead the capture mission herself.
• Chaos confronted Ox and demanded the garrison’s Seastone and surrender, threatening to kill the Marines if they refused.
• Chaos turned the Goddess of the Heavens into a mass of weapons aimed at the garrison, and Ox agreed to surrender the Seastone to spare his Marines.
• Ox ordered Marines to retrieve the Seastone while Chaos gave them three minutes.

Chaos captured Ox and ten Marine officers to force Ox to teach him Life Return, while Tsuru arrived at Sabaody and prepared to pursue him. The chapter left Ox bound on an island near the Calm Belt, with Chaos promising to release him within three months whether or not he learned the technique.

• Chaos tested Crocodile with Seastone handcuffs, then bound Ox and ten Marine officers with Chains of Heaven and coated them in golden dust.
• Chaos took the captives from Sabaody, where thousands of people had died and news of his attack spread across the archipelago.
• Tsuru arrived at the Marine base and heard the account of Chaos's capture of Ox and the officers.
• Tsuru inferred that Chaos wanted to learn Life Return from Ox and ordered the Marines to resume the pursuit.
• At an island near the Calm Belt, Chaos told Ox he would release him within three months, whether or not he learned Life Return.

Spand pursued Gild Tesoro toward Sabaody while powerful figures gathered there, but Tesoro vanished. A month later, Chaos trained Life Return on an island, and Spand—after a string of clashes and injuries—was ordered to serve under Jelly Queen Annie.

• Spand read that Gild Tesoro had killed thousands of pirates and captured Vice Admiral Ox, then learned Tsuru was leading the Navy’s pursuit.
• Spand set out for Sabaody, while a cloaked figure arrived there and used powerful Observation Haki before disappearing.
• Chaos made Ox submit and studied Life Return while Crocodile trained on the island; Chaos imagined using the technique to control his body and improve his stamina.
• A month passed without any sign of Gild Tesoro, as several Great Pirates and powerful figures searched Sabaody.
• Spand clashed with the Roger Pirates and Garp at Fish-Man Island, then fought Perospero’s group and Gecko Moria in Sabaody, suffering injuries and losing most of his men.
• After Spand failed to find Gild Tesoro, the Admiral sent Jelly Queen Annie to capture him and ordered Spand to obey her.

Chaos released Ox and the Marines, then returned to the Calm Belt to train with Crocodile using Seastone. Tsuru learned how quickly Chaos had mastered Life Return, and his bounty rose to 783 million as the search for him spread to Skypiea Island.

• Chaos delivered Ox and the five Rear Admirals and captains to Skypiea Island, freed them, and flew away after telling them to raise his bounty.
• Chaos made Crocodile train with Seastone cuffs, then cuffed himself and practiced moving despite the weakness.
• Crocodile struggled to crawl while Chaos used the Seastone training to work on his strength and Haki.
• Ox and the others reported the past month to Tsuru, who was alarmed that Chaos had mastered Life Return in twenty-five days.
• Chaos’s bounty rose from 567 million to 783 million, and pirates flocked to Skypiea Island looking for him.
• Tsuru followed Ox’s directions to the island where the Marines had been held, but found it empty.

Roger and Garp clashed at sea before Roger’s crew escaped, while the chapter then followed Chaos and Crocodile after three more months of brutal Seastone training. Crocodile had gained a basic grasp of Haki but still knew Chaos could defeat him in seconds.

• Sambel warned Roger that Garp had caught up with the Ol Jackson, and Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban went to meet the Marines.
• Garp attacked Roger, their clash cleared the storm clouds, and Roger ordered his crew to flee.
• News of the clash reached Marineford as Marines, pirates, and kingdoms across the world made their moves while Gild Tesoro remained missing.
• Chaos called Crocodile out of the cave and demonstrated his strength with a slash that nearly brought the entrance down.
• Crocodile reflected that three months of Seastone training had taught him basic Armament and Observation Haki, though Chaos remained far stronger.

After three months of training, Gild Tesoro left the island with Crocodile and targeted the World Government’s Heavenly Gold to announce his return. He attacked a Gilgamesh Kingdom tribute convoy at sea, where a CPO agent met his first strike.

• Chaos ended his Seastone training and decided to leave with Crocodile to seek real combat and make trouble.
• Chaos chose the World Government’s Heavenly Gold as his target and identified the Gilgamesh Kingdom’s tribute convoy as a likely opportunity.
• A CPO agent and a Rear Admiral escorted the Gilgamesh Kingdom’s Heavenly Gold toward the Sabaody Archipelago as Marines gathered there to guard the tribute ships.
• Gild Tesoro appeared above the convoy aboard the Goddess of the Heavens, and the CPO agent and Rear Admiral recognized him.
• Chaos sent a golden ribbon at the convoy, and the CPO agent blocked it with an Armament Haki strike.

Chaos used his Gold-Gold Fruit and Armament Haki to overwhelm the Marines while Crocodile fought CPO. CPO kept stalling as the damaged ships filled with stranded Marines and reinforcements from Marineford were expected to arrive.

• CPO fought Chaos’s golden ribbon, but Chaos restored it after CPO broke it and then coated it with Armament Haki.
• Chaos sent the ribbon and ten Chains of Heaven after CPO, injuring him and wrecking the warship while Marines’ bullets failed to stop the gold.
• The golden ribbon broke into the merchant ship’s Heavenly Gold storage and absorbed the gold, while CPO escaped the wreckage and faced Chaos’s attacks again.
• Chaos ordered Crocodile to test his training by fighting CPO, and Crocodile joined the battle while Chaos watched from his throne.
• A Rear Admiral attacked Chaos, but the Goddess of the Heavens blocked him and crushed him with another hand.
• Crocodile held a slight advantage over CPO after ten minutes, while the Marines waited at sea for reinforcements from Marineford.

Chaos fought Borsalino after the Marine arrived to capture him for robbing the Heavenly Gold tribute, and he tried to recruit him before launching a serious assault. Borsalino narrowly avoided Chaos’s sword, but the fight remained unresolved as blood sprayed from his cut cheek.

• Chaos sensed Borsalino approaching from the Sabaody Archipelago, and Borsalino arrived to capture him for robbing the Heavenly Gold tribute.
• Borsalino attacked Chaos with a laser and Yasakani no Magatama, but Chaos and the Goddess of the Heavens defended themselves with Haki-coated weapons.
• Chaos invited Borsalino to join him and become one of the most arrogant men in the world, but Borsalino answered by kicking him with light.
• The Goddess of the Heavens protected Chaos from the kick, and Chaos rose from his throne to fight Borsalino at full strength.
• Chaos, the Goddess of the Heavens, and Gate of Babylon pressured Borsalino, who dodged their attacks before Chaos slashed his cheek with a black-and-gold longsword.