Chapter Summaries

Leiyin returned Robin to Totto Land, then went alone to Cloudy Island to face Kaido and the Beasts Pirates in their promised rematch. He routed the Zoan army and repelled King of Disaster and Queen of Calamity, then sent Kaido flying, but the enemy forces charged him again.

• Leiyin killed Fister and wiped out the Beasts Pirates crew that had attacked Robin, then brought her to Totto Land.
• Leiyin set out alone for Cloudy Island to honor his promise to fight Kaido's crew by himself.
• Leiyin used Silver Blade Flash to cut through the charging Zoan army and rout its members.
• King of Disaster and Queen of Calamity attacked Leiyin, but he blocked their strikes with Twin Spiraling Shurikens.
• Kaido struck at Leiyin, who met his punch and sent him flying; Kaido, the calamities, and the Zoan users charged again.

Leiyin devastated the Beasts Pirates with Sage Art lightning attacks, then fought Kaido with his Armament Haki and Susanoo techniques. The chapter left Kaido facing Leiyin’s enormous Topmost Buddha Manifestation in fear.

• Leiyin created thousands of Sage Mode clones and used Super Great Ball Rasengan attacks to cripple the Beasts Pirates and paralyze King and Queen.
• Kaido shook off the numbness and charged Leiyin, but Leiyin struck him with Overlord Iron Body Fist and sent him crashing into a crater.
• Leiyin activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and Fourth Form Susanoo, then blasted Kaido nearly a thousand meters with a Sage Art Rasengan.
• Leiyin summoned the immense True Several Thousand Hands—Topmost Buddha Manifestation, frightening Kaido and shaking Cloudy Island.

Leiyin killed Beasts Kaido after crushing him with the True Several Thousand Hands—Topmost Buddha Manifestation, then collected Poneglyph rubbings while searching for the route to Laugh Tale. The chapter left him ascending toward the sky island above Jaya Island.

• Leiyin used the True Several Thousand Hands—Topmost Buddha Manifestation to overwhelm Kaido, disperse Cloudy Island's clouds, and nearly annihilate the Beasts Pirates.
• Leiyin drew the Kusanagi Sword and killed the weakened Kaido with Kusanagi—Silver Blade Flash.
• Leiyin found the Poneglyph on Cloudy Island, made a rubbing, and flew toward the Grand Line in search of the final Road Poneglyph.
• Leiyin secretly entered Alabasta's royal tomb and took a rubbing of its Poneglyph.
• Leiyin flew toward Jaya Island and began ascending toward the sky island, encountering the Knock Up Stream on the way.

Leiyin reached Sky Island, refused to pay the entry fee, and overwhelmed its guards with Conqueror’s Haki. After learning where Enel was, he flew toward him.

• Leiyin slew a sea serpent and other Sea Kings while ascending through the current, then landed on the White Sea.
• At the Gate of Heaven, Leiyin refused to pay one billion Exol and knocked the gatekeeper unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Enel sensed an outsider’s arrival aboard the Ark Maxim and ordered his forces to catch the intruder.
• Leiyin defeated the members of God’s Team with Conqueror’s Haki, spared their captain, and demanded to know where Enel was.
• After the captain revealed Enel’s location, Leiyin flew toward it.

Leiyin confronted Enel aboard the Ark Maxim and proved that Enel’s lightning could not harm him, then countered Enel’s strongest discharge with a Sage Art attack. Their clash shook the Sky Island, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Leiyin flew up to the Ark Maxim and faced Enel, who challenged him with God's Judgment.
• Enel struck Leiyin with Thunder Beast and Thunder Dragon, but Leiyin remained unharmed and punched Enel in the stomach.
• Leiyin explained that lightning-natured chakra had neutralized Enel’s attacks and that Armament Haki let him hit Enel’s physical body.
• Enel used Raigo and then unleashed One hundred million volts—Discharge, but Leiyin met it with Sage Art—Wind-Lightning Spiraling Shuriken.
• The attacks collided in an earth-shaking clash across the Sky Island.

Leiyin defeated Enel by using the heat from his Great Flame Bullet to create storm clouds, then channeling their lightning into Kirin. Their battle exposed the Golden Bell beneath the clouds, and Leiyin rushed to claim it.

• Leiyin struck at Enel with a Wind-Lightning Spiraling Shuriken and a Sage Art: Great Flame Bullet, but Enel countered with El Thor.
• Enel transformed into his Two Hundred Million Volts Thunder God form as Leiyin used the steam clouds to summon Kirin.
• Kirin overpowered Thunder God and left Enel numb and unable to move.
• Leiyin heard an explosion near the Ark Maxim and saw a bright light, so he left Enel and hurried toward it.
• The battle had opened the ground and revealed the Golden Bell, which Leiyin had been searching for.

Leiyin gathered rubbings of historical Poneglyphs and brought them to Robin, who found clues to the location of the fourth Road Poneglyph. By plotting coordinates and interpreting a poem, the crew concluded that the final one was at the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

• Leiyin took a rubbing of the Poneglyph beneath the Golden Bell and rang the bell on the sky island.
• Leiyin brought several Poneglyph rubbings to Totto Land, where Robin studied and translated them.
• Robin found a clue placing the fourth Road Poneglyph somewhere in the Calm Belt near Amazon Lily.
• Robin plotted coordinates near the Red Line, Enies Lobby, and the Calm Belt, then translated a poem about a fortress and a place of torment.
• Bacchusot recognized the coordinates and clues as pointing to the Navy's Triangle Zone, and Bon Kurei exclaimed that the last Road Poneglyph was at the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Leiyin and his crew concluded that the final Road Poneglyph was hidden in Mary Geoise and argued over whether to attack the World Government’s seat. Most commanders rallied behind Leiyin, but Kraven opposed the attack, leaving the crew’s next move uncertain.

• Baby-5, Hancock, Sandersonia, and Ryuuma Borun interpreted the poem as pointing to Mary Geoise and reasoned that the Celestial Dragons had hidden the final Road Poneglyph there.
• Borun-Ryuuma and Darius offered to follow Leiyin in attacking Mary Geoise, and other crew members joined them.
• Galdino and several division captains voiced fear about fighting the Five Elders and the World Government, while Darius and Bentham rebuked their reluctance.
• Leiyin called for the willing crew members to set out, seize the stone tablet, and overthrow the World Government’s rule.
• Leiyin asked the silent Kraven for his thoughts, and Kraven said Mary Geoise must not be attacked.

Kraven deduced that the final Road Poneglyph was on Impel Down’s sixth level, not in Mary Geoise. As the crew rallied to raid the prison, Leiyin said he would go alone.

• Kraven compared the poem with the coordinates and argued that it described Impel Down, which was near Daughter Island in the Calm Belt.
• Kraven interpreted “Hell of Infinite Torment” as Impel Down’s sixth level, locating the final Road Poneglyph there.
• Leiyin thanked Kraven, and the crew celebrated their chance to reach Laugh Tale.
• Darius urged the crew to storm Impel Down, but Galdino warned them about Magellan and the prison’s danger.
• Darius grabbed Galdino by the collar, and Leiyin said he would go to Impel Down alone.

Leiyin decided to infiltrate Impel Down alone to find the Road Poneglyph, then left after Hancock safely gave birth to their daughter, Lei Xiaoxiao. He reached Infinite Hell and began searching for the stone slab, where Avalo Pizarro confronted him.

• Leiyin explained that entering Impel Down alone would be safer and more effective than bringing his crew.
• Hancock gave birth safely to a daughter, and Leiyin named her Lei Xiaoxiao.
• After staying home for several days, Leiyin flew to Impel Down for his third visit.
• Leiyin disguised himself as a Blue Gorilla to infiltrate the prison, then flew down to Infinite Hell as a sparrow.
• Leiyin searched Infinite Hell for the Road Poneglyph and encountered the chained Avalo Pizarro.

Leiyin explored Impel Down’s Infinite Hell and encountered the legendary pirate Patrick Redfield, known as Lone Red. After hearing about Redfield’s endless isolation, Leiyin reflected on the prison’s loneliness as its true punishment.

• King of Tyranny and Catarina Devon questioned Leiyin as he passed through Infinite Hell, but he continued onward.
• Leiyin saw San Juan Wolf in his enormous solitary prison and moved deeper into the corridor.
• Leiyin sensed a terrifying aura, followed it to the corridor’s end, and found Patrick Redfield bound in Seastone chains.
• Leiyin recognized Redfield as Lone Red and asked whether his long imprisonment had made him lonely.
• Redfield described the darkness and isolation of Infinite Hell, and Leiyin reflected on how loneliness could be worse than physical torment.

Leiyin freed Lone Red from Impel Down’s Seastone prison and asked him to fight. Their battle stirred the prisoners on the sixth floor, while Director Magellan hurried to investigate.

• Leiyin told Lone Red he had come to find the Road Poneglyph and asked whether he wanted to escape.
• Leiyin cut through Lone Red’s Seastone prison with his Kusanagi Sword, and Lone Red healed and thanked him for freeing him.
• Leiyin asked Lone Red to fight, and Lone Red agreed to exchange a few moves.
• A guard told Director Magellan that Leiyin and Lone Red were on the sixth floor, and Magellan went to the monitoring room.
• Leiyin attacked Lone Red with Chidori Sharp Spear, which Lone Red dodged as the lightning blasted a hole in the wall.
• The prisoners of Impel Down shouted excitedly as they watched Leiyin and Lone Red fight.

Leiyin battled Lone Red, testing his defenses and regeneration with fire, lightning, and black flames. Lone Red restored his youth and unleashed a massive blood attack, leaving Leiyin preparing to counter it.

• Leiyin used a fire technique, but Lone Red swallowed the flames with blood mist.
• Leiyin struck Lone Red with Chidori, and Lone Red healed the wound within seconds.
• Leiyin activated Sage Mode and Amaterasu, but Lone Red severed his burning arm and grew a new one.
• Lone Red’s aura surged as he transformed into a young man and launched his Blood Sea attack at Leiyin.
• Leiyin formed a hand seal with dozens of shuriken as the blood mass rushed toward him.

Leiyin found and sealed the Road Poneglyph after his battle with Lone Red, who escaped Impel Down. Magellan confronted Leiyin as he tried to leave, and their fight began.

• Leiyin and Lone Red’s attacks collided on Impel Down’s sixth level, blasting away rubble and revealing a red stone tablet.
• Leiyin recognized the tablet as a possible Road Poneglyph, sealed it in a scroll, and thanked Lone Red.
• Lone Red transformed into a vampire and flew away, while Magellan ordered his men not to pursue him.
• Leiyin met Magellan on the fifth level, where Magellan refused to let him go and launched three poison pillars at him.
• Leiyin’s aura knocked down the guards and jailers, and he charged at Magellan’s venomous dragons with chakra armor and an Armament Haki-coated fist.

After escaping Magellan at Impel Down, Leiyin brought the final Road Poneglyph to Totto Land, where Nico Robin plotted the coordinates to Laugh Tale. Leiyin set out with his crew, but after sailing more than eight hundred nautical miles through calm weather, the group began to suspect something was wrong.

• Leiyin struck Magellan, then used Flying Thunder God Second Stage to escape after deciding he had already accomplished his purpose at Impel Down.
• Leiyin revealed the final Road Poneglyph in Totto Land, completing the set of four.
• Nico Robin marked the four coordinates, found the central point identifying Laugh Tale, and estimated it was about twelve hundred nautical miles away.
• Leiyin declared that he would find out for himself whether Laugh Tale and its treasure were real, and his crew prepared to depart.
• After two days of preparation, Leiyin sailed toward Laugh Tale with Baby-5, Hancock, Leiming, Lei Xiaoxiao, and officers aboard twenty-six warships.
• After traveling over eight hundred nautical miles in clear, calm weather, the crew wondered whether they had taken the wrong route.

Leiyin and his crew survived the Wind and Lightning Sea, Fire Sea, and Ice Blade Sea before reaching Laugh Tale and finding Roger’s Poneglyphs and treasure. When Leiyin opened a golden chest, a black hole pulled him inside, leaving his crew shouting after him.

• Leiyin and his crew fought through violent storms and lightning, losing two ships before escaping the Wind and Lightning Sea.
• Leiyin shielded the fleet from raining fire with a water barrier and protected the crew from falling ice blades with wooden shelters.
• Robin guided the fleet to Laugh Tale, where the crew found Roger’s Poneglyphs and a great treasure.
• The crew celebrated their arrival and called Leiyin the Pirate King.
• Leiyin opened a golden chest, and a black hole sucked him in despite his crew’s cries.

Navy Headquarters discussed the East Blue pirates defeated by Monkey D. Luffy and approved a 30 million Beli bounty for him. The Straw Hat Pirates reached Rogue Town and split up to shop, unaware that someone was watching them.

• Major Brannew reported that Arlong, Kuro, and Buggy's crews had been defeated in the East Blue, and a rear admiral called for Luffy to receive a 30 million Beli bounty.
• Nami read that Leiyin's bounty had risen to 2.65 billion Beli after the Heavenly Gold was robbed.
• Sanji chased Luffy and Usopp for stealing food, then bickered with Zoro until Nami knocked both men down.
• Nami told the crew they were nearing Rogue Town, where Sanji explained that Gol D. Roger had been born and executed.
• The Straw Hat Pirates arrived in Rogue Town, borrowed money from Nami, and split up to shop as an unknown watcher observed them.

Smoker responded to a report of pirates causing trouble at Rogue Town’s execution plaza, where Luffy encountered Alvida and a newly arrived group of cloaked figures seeking revenge. The group revealed that they wanted to kill Luffy and Leiyin, but their leader’s identity remained unknown.

• Smoker apologized to a little girl after her ice cream hit his pants and gave her money for a replacement.
• A marine reported trouble at the execution plaza, and Smoker ordered the units to surround it and secure the harbor.
• Luffy stood on the execution platform until Alvida struck a patrol officer and confronted him.
• Alvida explained that she had eaten the Slippery-Slippery Fruit and joined forces with people who were also after Luffy.
• The cloaked group revealed themselves, and their leader declared a desire for revenge against Luffy and Leiyin.

Buggy and the Buggy Pirates captured Luffy in Loguetown and prepared to execute him on the platform where the Pirate King had died. As Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Usopp rushed to save him, Buggy brought down his sword, and Luffy smiled as he faced death.

• Alvida joined Buggy's crew after she and Buggy discovered they both hated Luffy.
• Kaby shackled Luffy on the execution platform, and Buggy announced that he would execute him.
• Nami, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp arrived at the square and saw Luffy trapped.
• Zoro scattered Buggy's pirates with Three Sword Style—Tornado, while Usopp's Fire Star fell short of the platform.
• Luffy declared that he would become the Pirate King, then smiled and apologized to his friends as Buggy brought down his sword.

Yutian rescued Luffy from Buggy’s execution platform and led the Straw Hat Pirates toward the harbor as Smoker approached. Buggy pursued them, but Yutian revealed he had once been aboard Buggy’s ship and defeated Buggy and his allies in an instant.

• Yutian smashed the execution platform, knocking Buggy out and freeing Luffy from his shackles.
• Luffy thanked Yutian, and Yutian led Luffy and the others toward the harbor to escape Smoker.
• Buggy recovered and rallied Alvida, Kaby, Moji, and the other pirates to chase the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Yutian told Buggy he had once been on his ship, though Buggy did not recognize him.
• Yutian used an unknown technique to knock Buggy, Kaby, Moji, Alvida, and the pursuing pirates to the ground.