Chapter Summaries

Chaos fought Whitebeard without using his Devil Fruit powers, then summoned the Goddess of the Heavens and unleashed a series of attacks. Whitebeard countered them with overwhelming force, leaving Chaos gravely injured after a serious punch.

• Chaos continued exchanging blows with Whitebeard, who held back while Chaos used the fight to train.
• Stussy asked Crocodile whether they should intervene, but Crocodile told her to wait for the signal.
• Chaos summoned the Goddess of the Heavens and sent a barrage of weapons at Whitebeard, who shattered them with his power.
• Chaos struck Whitebeard with his Emperor's Spear and followed with a spear attack and Chains of Heaven, but Whitebeard blocked or destroyed each assault.
• Chaos formed a colossal golden sword and brought it down on Whitebeard, who shattered it with a punch and sent Chaos flying, gravely injured.

Chaos accepted that Whitebeard had beaten him but refused to give up, only for Golden Lion Shiki to arrive and demand Gild Tesoro. Whitebeard and Shiki clashed, sending shock waves and Conqueror’s Haki across Sabaody Archipelago and leaving most people dead or unconscious.

• Chaos ran out of strength and Haki, admitted he could not seriously injure Whitebeard, then stood again and refused to accept defeat.
• Whitebeard asked Chaos if he wanted to continue, but he and Sengoku turned toward an approaching island in the sky.
• Golden Lion Shiki arrived with five fleet commanders and announced that he wanted Gild Tesoro and his power.
• Whitebeard claimed Chaos as his son, but Shiki insisted on taking him because Chaos had killed one of Shiki’s men.
• Whitebeard and Shiki clashed with their weapons, unleashing black-and-red lightning and a shock wave that swept across Sabaody Archipelago.
• Chaos was thrown aside, while weak-willed people died and most survivors were knocked unconscious; only Lone Red and Sengoku remained standing unharmed nearby.

Whitebeard, the Golden Lion, and Sengoku clashed with their Conqueror's Haki on Sabaody, drawing Lone Red into the battle and threatening the island. Chaos then challenged the four wills to inspire Crocodile and Stussy, and Crocodile rose to face the pressure.

• Whitebeard and the Golden Lion collided, splitting the sky and devastating the area around Red Tree 1, so Sengoku transformed and attacked them to stop the destruction.
• Whitebeard and the Golden Lion met Sengoku's strikes, and their clash knocked out most people on the island as Tsuru rushed toward Red Tree 1.
• Lone Red joined Whitebeard, the Golden Lion, and Sengoku, creating a four-way Conqueror's Haki clash that shook the island and surrounding seas.
• Chaos urged Crocodile and Stussy to face their fear, then stepped into the clash himself despite the crushing pressure and blood running from his mouth.
• Inspired by Chaos's advance, Crocodile shouted that he would not be frightened and struggled back to his feet.

Stussy and a growing number of fighters pushed toward the center to endure the Conqueror’s Haki clash, while the four powerful Haki users intensified the pressure across Sabaody. Chaos’s Conqueror’s Haki broke through under the strain, and Tsuru arrived determined to bring the Golden Emperor under Marine control.

• Stussy remembered her desire for freedom, swore to pursue the life she wanted, and joined Chaos and Crocodile in pressing onward.
• Whitebeard’s commanders, Big Mom’s Cracker, the Golden Lion’s allies, and Marines including Borsalino and Momonga followed their example.
• Whitebeard, the Golden Lion, and Sengoku sustained the Haki trial, and Lone Red unleashed his full Conqueror’s Haki against them.
• The four men’s Haki collided with greater force, shaking Sabaody and driving Chaos to the brink as he pushed forward.
• Chaos’s Conqueror’s Haki surged and broke through under the extreme pressure.
• Tsuru arrived, focused on Chaos, and resolved to bring the Golden Emperor under Marine control.

Zephyr rushed toward the Sabaody Archipelago as Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Lone Red, and Sengoku clashed. Chaos fought off Tsuru and seized Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria as hostages, then headed toward the battle while keeping the Marines at bay.

• Zephyr sensed the clash at Sabaody and sped ahead, while Kuzan stayed behind.
• Tsuru struck Chaos, sending him into the ruins, then pursued him as Crocodile and Stussy struggled under the Conqueror's Haki pressure.
• Chaos used his Observation Haki and Gold-Gold Fruit to draw Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria toward him, prompting Tsuru to stop attacking.
• Chaos restrained Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria with golden streams and warned Tsuru not to interfere.
• Chaos resisted the four powerful wills and walked toward Whitebeard and the others, using the Celestial Dragons as leverage against the Marines.

Wounded and surrounded, Chaos used Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria as leverage while Tsuru and the Marines confronted him. After Stussy warned that Mary Geoise and Marine Headquarters made the situation too dangerous, Chaos chose to retreat, leaving Crocodile frustrated and still overconfident.

• Jelly Queen attacked Chaos, and Strong Man Paster, Charming Idol Groot, Consort Jessica, and Lone Wolf Spand joined the confrontation.
• Chaos threatened to kill Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria unless the Marines let him go, prompting Tsuru and the nearby Marines to face him.
• Stussy warned Chaos that the Celestial Dragons could be abandoned and that staying near Mary Geoise and Marine Headquarters put the crew at risk.
• Chaos accepted Stussy's advice and decided to retreat, while Crocodile resisted the decision and insisted he was not losing himself.
• Chaos reflected that the encounter had sharpened his Conqueror's Haki and confirmed that facing strong opponents and life-or-death situations would help him grow.

Chaos tried to leave Sabaody Archipelago, but the arrival of Zephyr, Kaido, and Explosion Monarch Gottdi brought more powerful fighters into the already chaotic standoff. Sengoku and Zephyr redirected Gottdi and Kaido’s explosive clash toward the sea and ordered the combatants to take their fight elsewhere, while the Celestial Dragons remained in Chaos’s hands.

• Chaos attempted to escape aboard the Goddess of the Heavens, but Marco the Phoenix blocked their path as Whitebeard’s allies watched from below.
• Zephyr arrived and confronted Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Lone Red, then Kaido descended from the storm clouds and attacked him with Thunder Bagua.
• Zephyr held his ground against Kaido, who laughed and prepared to continue fighting.
• Explosion Monarch Gottdi arrived, giving Nero Dal and Perospero’s group the backing they had been waiting for.
• Kaido attacked Gottdi, and their clash erupted into an explosion that Sengoku and Zephyr redirected out to sea.
• Sengoku warned the assembled fighters to leave Sabaody Archipelago if they wanted to continue fighting, noting that Chaos still held the Celestial Dragons.

The Five Elders ordered Kong and the Navy to contain the crisis on Sabaody Archipelago without provoking the gathered pirates, while Katakuri chose to withdraw. Chaos used Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria as hostages to escape Kaido, leaving Sengoku and the Marines to face the remaining threats.

• The Five Elders decided to let Gild Tesoro leave Sabaody Archipelago and sent Kong there to prevent the pirates from joining forces.
• Katakuri arrived, assessed the danger, and withdrew with Perospero, Cracker, and the others on Zeus.
• Kuzan arrived with Marines as Chaos tried to leave, but Jelly Queen and the others blocked him, and he placed the unconscious Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria beside himself as hostages.
• Kaido attacked Chaos, but Sengoku intercepted the blow to protect Saint Roswald.
• Chaos flew away with the hostages and promised to release them once he was safe, while Tsuru stopped Jelly Queen and Zephyr, Borsalino, Kuzan, and the Marines moved to act.
• Golden Lion urged Sengoku and Zephyr to leave the Navy and join him in overthrowing the World Government.

Gild Tesoro escaped the fighting at Sabaody Archipelago while the major pirate crews and Marines clashed, then headed for Sky Island with Stussy and Crocodile. News of the battle spread worldwide, and Zephyr returned to Marine Headquarters after recovering Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria.

• Golden Lion and Sengoku fought across the sea, while Kaido joined their battle; Whitebeard fought Lone Red, and their crews withdrew or were captured as the fighting continued.
• Gild Tesoro escaped the chaos with Stussy and Crocodile and chose to travel to Sky Island.
• News reports announced the destruction at Sabaody, the capture of several Flying Pirates, Golden Lion's escape, Kaido's disappearance, and Gild Tesoro's successful escape after kidnapping Celestial Dragons.
• Zephyr returned to Marine Headquarters, where Tsuru noted that Gild Tesoro had released Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria as promised.
• A Rear Admiral reported that CPO agents had taken Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria back to Mary Geoise.

Kong rejected trusting the Gold Emperor, while the Five Elders ordered Stussy and her Red Light District eliminated after learning she had betrayed them. When CP9 attacked Stussy’s organization, Chaos decided to retaliate and head to Enies Lobby to secure Pure Gold.

• Kong argued that the Marines still needed to control the Gold Emperor, and Tsuru noted that raising his bounty would not help.
• The Five Elders confirmed Stussy’s betrayal and ordered CP9 to dismantle her Red Light District.
• Stussy learned that CP9 was attacking her organization and went to Chaos for help.
• Chaos finished training on God Island Apis and ordered preparations to leave for Enies Lobby the next day.

Chaos changed his appearance and took Stussy and Crocodile to Music Island to find music for his entrance. After arriving, he saw that the Marines had raised only Stussy’s bounty, and his mood soured.

• Chaos showed off his new golden dragon tattoo and halo, then asked Stussy where music was popular.
• Chaos ordered Stussy to tell Dragon to meet them at Music Island, and Dragon agreed.
• Chaos, Crocodile, and Stussy arrived on Music Island, where Chaos’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out the people around them.
• Chaos took a newspaper from a struggling pirate and saw that only Stussy’s bounty had increased, leaving him angry that his own bounty remained unchanged.

After his bounty remained unchanged, Chaos went to Music Island and forced its musicians to arrange and record melodies he hummed. As Crocodile and Stussy fought off an attack outside, the musicians began working on his second piece.

• Crocodile and Chaos saw that their bounties had not increased, and Stussy discovered her new 360 million bounty in the newspaper.
• Chaos, Crocodile, and Stussy reached a concert on Music Island, where Chaos knocked out the audience with Conqueror's Haki and struck down a white-haired musician who challenged him.
• Chaos ordered the musicians to arrange four pieces he would hum, and Crocodile and Stussy brought more musicians to help complete the first arrangement.
• The musicians recorded the first piece on a Tone Dial, and Chaos rewarded them with gold coins.
• Pirates, island guards, and Marines arrived to attack, so Crocodile and Stussy left the hall while Chaos began humming his second piece.

Chaos had the musicians record four battle BGMs on Music Island, then met Dragon and gave him a mountain of gold. The chapter ended at Enies Lobby, where young trainees endured brutal CP9 training.

• Chaos praised the musicians after they performed the first new BGM and had them record two more, including the battle songs Flight of the Silverbird and Victory.
• Chaos paid the musicians with gold and left Music Island with Crocodile and Stussy after Dragon collected a mountain of gold.
• Dragon used Conqueror's Haki to knock down people who tried to approach the gold before leaving with it.
• At Enies Lobby, a CPO agent oversaw children undergoing punishing training, while the CP9 agents were away on missions against Stussy's influence.

Golden Emperor Gaia Chaos made a spectacular entrance at Enies Lobby and destroyed the Judicial Tower, then ordered Crocodile and Stussy to deal with the World Government’s forces. After Crocodile defeated the CPO, Chaos warned the Five Elders to leave the Red Light District alone, while the World Government ordered Sengoku to capture him.

• Chaos descended from the sky with Crocodile and Stussy as a colossal golden sword and the song “Victory” destroyed the Judicial Tower.
• Chaos sent Crocodile to defeat the CPO and told Stussy to deal with Oimo, Kashii, and the guards approaching from the second main gate.
• At Mary Geoise, the Five Elder with the flat cap ordered Sengoku to capture Chaos, allowing lethal force if necessary.
• Crocodile defeated the CPO within ten minutes and dragged him before Chaos, though Crocodile was injured too.
• Chaos told the CPO to warn the Five Elders that the Red Light District was under his protection and threatened to cut down any World Government agents who interfered.

After destroying Enies Lobby, Chaos headed for Water Seven with Stussy to meet her remaining trusted subordinates, while the World Government ordered Sengoku to capture him within a month. As Chaos approached Water Seven, an unnatural storm swept over the city.

• Stussy defeated two giants and several Enies Lobby guards, then left with Chaos and Crocodile aboard the Goddess of the Heavens.
• Stussy told Chaos that her three remaining trusted subordinates had arrived in Water Seven, and he agreed to meet them despite the possibility of a trap.
• A red-haired man at a Water Seven hotel sat with CPO and CP9 agents while Stussy's three female subordinates lay injured or dead nearby.
• Sengoku reported Enies Lobby's destruction to one of the Five Elders, who ordered him to capture the Golden Emperor within a month.
• A sudden, violent storm darkened Water Seven, alarming residents who wondered whether Aqua Laguna had arrived early.

Stussy arrived in Water 7 with a massive cloud-made Goddess of the Heavens looming over the city, then confronted the CPO agents who had been waiting for her. The agents demanded that she capture the Golden Emperor to redeem herself, while her badly injured allies watched with renewed hope.

• Stussy used the Kumo Kumo no Mi to form a colossal Goddess of the Heavens from storm clouds, terrifying Water 7 and ships far out at sea.
• Stussy and a Golden Warrior resembling Chaos landed outside the hotel and flew up to the balcony where the CPO agents waited.
• Stussy identified the agents as Sabertooth, Squirrel, Macaque, and Pangolin, while Kaismi, Lili, and Cocoss recognized her and regained hope.
• Squirrel accused Stussy of betraying the CPO for the Golden Emperor, and Macaque and Pangolin warned that Number 10 was furious and that capturing the Golden Emperor could redeem her.
• Stussy showed fear when Macaque mentioned Number 10.

The Golden Warrior and Stussy fought the CP agents, and Crocodile arrived to face Pangolin. Crocodile chose to test his trained physical skills against Pangolin without relying on his Sand-Sand Fruit.

• The Golden Warrior threatened Squirrel after she challenged him, but Squirrel attacked and he pierced her heart with a sudden golden spike.
• Sabertooth, Macaque, and Pangolin attacked the Golden Warrior, while Stussy blocked Pangolin; six more Golden Warriors arrived, and one carried Kaismi, Lili, and Cocoss away.
• Crocodile appeared and fought Pangolin, whose Zoan Hybrid Form and attacks forced Crocodile to take the battle seriously.
• Crocodile used Shave to engage Pangolin hand-to-hand, eager to prove himself without the Sand-Sand Fruit.

Chaos received Stussy’s three loyal workers, Cocoss, Lili, and Kaismi, while the Golden Warrior fought the CPO agent Sabertooth below. Sabertooth endured the Golden Warrior’s attacks and prepared to defend himself from Gild Tesoro’s gold dust.

• The Golden Warrior carried Cocoss, Lili, and Kaismi through the clouds to meet Chaos, whose divine appearance left them stunned.
• Chaos asked the three women to introduce themselves, and they identified themselves as Stussy’s workers.
• Chaos sent the women and the golden platform plunging toward the battle below, where Sabertooth fought the Golden Warrior.
• Sabertooth used his Ancient Zoan Saber-toothed Tiger form, Haki, and combat skills to withstand the Golden Warrior’s attacks and regenerate from his wounds.
• Sabertooth recognized Gild Tesoro’s gold dust gathering around him and used Life Return and Armament Haki to seal his body against it.

Sabertooth battled the Golden Emperor’s remote Goddess of the Heavens while Chaos visited Tom at Dock One to demand the Pluton blueprints. The chapter ended with Chaos threatening Tom and claiming that he knew Tom had the designs.

• The Goddess of the Heavens attacked Sabertooth with a storm of golden weapons and chains, but he dodged and fought his way toward the Golden Emperor’s sensed location.
• The chains tried to trap Sabertooth in a Birdcage, but he escaped before it closed and continued fighting as the Goddess re-formed.
• Chaos went to Dock One and met Tom and Iceburg, then asked Iceburg to leave so he could speak privately with Tom.
• Chaos dispersed his golden halo over Tom to prevent him from killing himself, then demanded the Pluton blueprints.
• Tom pretended not to know about the blueprints, while Chaos said he knew Tom had them and threatened him with calm, matter-of-fact violence.

Chaos attacked Tom and Iceburg to force Tom to reveal the location of the Pluton blueprints, but gave up when Tom refused to talk. Meanwhile, Stussy fought Macaque, using her Devil Fruit powers and lightning-filled clouds to wound him and keep him from escaping.

• Chaos pinned Tom and wounded Iceburg while demanding the Pluton blueprints, but Tom denied knowing anything about them.
• Chaos stopped his sword just short of Iceburg, released Tom, and vanished without taking the blueprints.
• Tom treated Iceburg, who survived but passed out, while Chaos decided to wait for a better chance to obtain the blueprints.
• Macaque confronted Stussy and demanded that she return with him, then attacked when she refused.
• Stussy evaded Macaque with Elementalization and filled the area with dark lightning clouds that followed him into the sky.
• Stussy struck Macaque with a Finger Pistol, leaving a bloody wound, while he tried unsuccessfully to escape the clouds.