Recaps

Ares continued his extreme training while Whitebeard and Golden Lion praised his rapid growth and compared him favorably to Charlotte Linlin. Kaido arrived to challenge him, but Ares refused, leaving Kaido furious and demanding a fight.

• Ares performed squats beneath a hill weighing dozens of tons as Whitebeard and Golden Lion watched.
• Whitebeard and Golden Lion praised Ares’s progress and said he could surpass Charlotte Linlin, whom they regarded as naturally powerful but undisciplined.
• Kaido arrived with Streusen and resolved to defeat Ares after losing to him before.
• Kaido challenged Ares, but Ares refused, saying Kaido was too weak to make a fight enjoyable.
• Kaido accused Ares of being afraid to lose and demanded that he fight.

Kaido challenged Ares, who kept training with a mountain on his back, and destroyed the mountain to force a fair fight. Kaido revealed that he had learned Armament Haki, and Ares advanced on him as the duel began.

• Golden Lion and Whitebeard urged Ares to accept Kaido's challenge, while Streusen worried that Kaido's new Armament Haki might change the outcome.
• Ares agreed to fight but continued doing squats with the mountain on his back, angering Kaido.
• Kaido punched the mountain and shattered it, then declared that he had endured a month of brutal training to defeat Ares.
• Ares emerged from the dust and told Kaido he hated having his training interrupted, then prepared to fight him.
• Kaido hardened his arm with Armament Haki, surprising Golden Lion as Streusen watched the two face off.

Ares effortlessly defeated Kaido and endured his furious attacks without injury, leaving Kaido devastated by the gap between them. When Kaido said Linlin’s body was tougher than his, Ares became intensely interested.

• Kaido charged Ares with an Armament Haki punch, but Ares dodged and slammed Kaido’s head into the ground.
• Golden Lion and Whitebeard praised Ares’s skill and argued over who deserved credit for training him.
• Kaido attacked again in humiliation and rage, but Ares caught his wrist and told him he was not even qualified to be his opponent.
• Kaido struck Ares repeatedly, yet could not move or injure him, and he lamented that only Linlin’s body might be tougher.
• Ares seized on Kaido’s remark about Linlin and asked whether her body was harder than his.

Ares learned that Linlin was known as the Steel Balloon, while Kaido, rejected by Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Ares, awakened Conqueror's Haki. Kaido regained his resolve to grow stronger and pursue Linlin's Devil Fruit, as Streusen worried about Linlin's interest in Ares.

• Kaido told Ares that Linlin's skin was harder than steel, and Whitebeard and Golden Lion ordered Kaido to leave.
• Kaido vowed to defeat Ares, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion and become the strongest, then awakened Conqueror's Haki.
• Streusen explained Conqueror's Haki and told Kaido that Rocks D. Zebek was the only Rocks Pirate who could master it.
• Kaido resolved to train his Haki and obtain the Devil Fruit Linlin treasured, and Streusen encouraged him to recover from defeat.
• Streusen wondered how he could help Linlin pursue Ares while Whitebeard and Golden Lion guarded him closely.

After defeating Kaido, Ares planned to begin the second stage of body tempering, using fire to strengthen his physique. He learned that he would soon join Golden Lion and Whitebeard on a mission to meet the Roger Pirates, then went to Linlin’s room to investigate her steel skin.

• Streusen worried that Ares’s strength would make Linlin’s assignment difficult, but took comfort in Kaido having learned Armament Haki.
• Whitebeard and Golden Lion praised Ares, and Ares decided to try fire forging to overcome his training bottleneck.
• Golden Lion told Ares and Whitebeard they would sail in two days to invite the Roger Pirates, whose powerful crew excited Ares.
• Ares went to find Linlin so he could learn why her body was so tough.
• Streusen told Linlin how Ares had defeated Kaido, and Linlin eagerly declared that she wanted Ares.
• Ares arrived at Linlin’s room, stunning Streusen when he opened the door.

Ares visited Linlin to investigate why her body was so tough, but she grabbed him and tried to eat him. Their struggle wrecked the room, and Linlin was sent crashing through a wall before charging back at Ares in a rage.

• Ares told Linlin he had come to learn why her body was so tough, and she invited him to examine her hand.
• Linlin grabbed Ares and pulled him into her embrace, but he kicked her and tried to break free.
• Ares unleashed his special Armament Haki, heating his body until Linlin cried out from the heat.
• Linlin was kicked through the wall and landed on Streusen, then got up and charged back into the room, threatening to eat Ares.

Linlin’s Food Craving Syndrome flared up, and she relentlessly attacked Ares while Streusen tried to distract her and get Ares away. After Ares knocked Linlin through the ceiling, he picked up a Devil Fruit, leaving Streusen shocked and demanding that he put it down.

• Linlin’s craving turned violent, and she smashed through the room’s wall while pursuing Ares.
• Streusen transformed chunks of stone into food with his Eat Eat Fruit and tried to draw Linlin’s attention away from Ares.
• Streusen entered the room and urged Ares to flee before Newgate and Shiki discovered the commotion.
• Ares spotted an azure-blue, scale-patterned Devil Fruit inside an iron box as Linlin pounced on him.
• Ares used Blood-colored Armament—Bull Head to strike Linlin into the ceiling, then picked up the Devil Fruit despite Streusen’s warning.

Ares ate Linlin’s Mythical Zoan Dragon Devil Fruit despite Streusen’s warning, then discovered its power while fighting Streusen. Linlin found Ares in her rampage, and Streusen’s question about Ares knowing the Six Powers went unanswered.

• Streusen tried to stop Ares from eating the Dragon-form Zoan Devil Fruit, but Ares ate it and recoiled at its terrible taste.
• Ares recognized the fruit’s potential to improve his recovery, while Linlin smashed through the walls searching for him.
• Streusen attacked Ares with a sword slash, but Ares blocked it with his arm and flung it aside.
• Ares unleashed a Rankyaku-like kick and charged Streusen with a powerful punch, forcing Streusen to retreat.
• Streusen asked how Ares knew the Six Powers, but Linlin arrived and called out to Ares.

After eating Linlin’s Devil Fruit, Ares transformed into the Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon and rose above Hachinosu, throwing the island into panic. As the Rocks Pirates’ officers reacted to his appearance, the dragon unleashed a torrent of fire from the sky.

• Linlin flooded Ares with purple liquid while he began transforming, and Streusen recognized the Azure Dragon Form.
• Ares burst through the castle ceilings as a colossal blue-and-yellow dragon, darkening the sky over Hachinosu with thunderclouds and lightning.
• The island’s residents panicked, while Kaido realized Linlin had given the Devil Fruit to Ares and angrily left to confront her.
• Ochoku, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Silver Axe watched the dragon, with Golden Lion eager to fight it.
• Ochoku shouted that the dragon was breathing fire as a sea of flames poured down from the sky.

Golden Lion Shiki charged the giant dragon Ares and was knocked from the sky by its powerful slashes. As Rocks sent Whitebeard to stop Charlotte Linlin’s rampage, the dragon descended toward Linlin, leaving Whitebeard wondering whether it was connected to her.

• Golden Lion Shiki flew through the dragon’s flames and challenged it, hoping to slay a dragon.
• Ares swung a claw and unleashed four enormous slashes that struck Shiki and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Silver Axe and Whitebeard reacted to the dragon’s strength, while Rocks questioned why it had appeared on Hachinosu Island.
• After learning that Charlotte Linlin’s Food Craving Syndrome had turned her into the “Natural Destroyer,” Rocks sent Whitebeard to stop her.
• Ares descended from the thunderclouds toward Linlin, and Whitebeard wondered whether the dragon had something to do with her.

Ares fought Golden Lion in Azure Dragon Form while his Devil Fruit triggered a violent clash of memories and souls in his mind. After their slashes collided and cleared the storm clouds, Golden Lion suspected the dragon was Ares and asked him directly.

• Golden Lion attacked the descending dragon with two powerful sword slashes, and Ares instinctively countered with a slash from his tail.
• The slashes collided in a blinding blast, shocking Whitebeard and drawing out his desire to fight Ares.
• Rocks ordered John and Ochoku to protect the islanders, then went with Newgate and Golden Lion to find Linlin and learn why Ares had targeted her.
• Ares struggled with chaotic memories, including visions of a straw-hatted young man’s voyage and memories from Blue Star, as the Devil Fruit affected his mind.
• The shock wave scattered the thunderclouds, and Golden Lion approached Ares and asked whether he was Ares.

Ares transformed into an Azure Dragon and fought the Golden Lion while lost in a frenzy, revealing the strength of his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit. Rocks and Whitebeard learned Ares had eaten the fruit, and Kaido collapsed in despair after realizing it was the fruit he had wanted.

• Ares unleashed a fiery Dragon Breath at the Golden Lion, who cut through the flames and attacked him with his swords.
• Ares's dragon scales turned red as he used Blood-colored Armament to withstand the Golden Lion's slash, prompting Shiki to recognize him.
• Streusen told Rocks and Whitebeard that the dragon was Ares, and Whitebeard learned Linlin had not caused Ares's transformation but that Ares had obtained a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Whitebeard shouted to Shiki not to hurt Ares, while Rocks marveled that Ares had reached officer-level strength in just over a month.
• Ares overwhelmed the Golden Lion with his durability and relentless attacks, and the Golden Lion countered his flames with Lion's Might—Sky Scroll.
• Kaido collapsed after hearing Ares had eaten the Mythical Zoan fruit he wanted and wondered whether he could still defeat him.

Kaido struggled with his doubts about ever surpassing Ares, then awakened Conqueror’s Haki after declaring that he would never give up. Ares answered Kaido’s will with a thunderous roar and an overwhelming surge of dragon’s might, while his battle with the Golden Lion continued above Hachinosu Island.

• Kaido watched Ares fight the Golden Lion and feared that he would never surpass Ares, especially after Ares gained a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Whitebeard fought Linlin during her Food Craving Syndrome, while their clashes and the battle overhead set parts of Hachinosu Island ablaze as residents evacuated.
• Ares attacked the Golden Lion with his dragon claws, tail, and head, and the Golden Lion worried that Ares could eventually become too strong to defeat.
• Captain John warned Rocks that their battle threatened Hachinosu Island, and Rocks prepared to intervene.
• Kaido stood and vowed that he would never admit defeat and would keep trying to surpass Ares, awakening Conqueror’s Haki.
• Rocks and the Golden Lion recognized Kaido’s powerful will, and Ares turned toward him and unleashed a roar and a tremendous dragon’s might.

Ares awakened an overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki that stunned the Rocks Pirates and dropped thousands of people. He struck Golden Lion while everyone was distracted, then attacked Charlotte Linlin with Dragon Breath as Whitebeard dodged clear.

• Ares awakened Conqueror’s Haki, and its force knocked thousands of people unconscious.
• Golden Lion, Captain John, and Rocks reacted with shock and acknowledged Ares’s terrifying power, while Kaido despaired at being outshone again.
• Ares seized Golden Lion’s momentary distraction and smashed him into the ground with his dragon tail.
• Rocks sent Captain John to check on Golden Lion and moved to stop Ares.
• Ares descended toward Charlotte Linlin and unleashed Dragon Breath, forcing Whitebeard to retreat as the flames engulfed Linlin.

Ares battled Charlotte Linlin in his Azure Dragon Form, and the fight tore through Skull Castle. When Linlin realized she was about to give birth, Whitebeard stepped in to fight Ares while she sought shelter to deliver her baby.

• Ares charged Linlin through the flames and battered her across the grounds, damaging Skull Castle.
• Linlin drew Napoleon and struck Ares with her Wei-Kingdom slash, then clashed with his jaws repeatedly.
• Linlin realized she was about to give birth and called on Whitebeard to hold Ares back.
• Whitebeard attacked Ares with a quake-powered punch, sending the dragon's head crashing into a building.
• Linlin smashed into a building, crouched behind its ruined wall, and began giving birth.

Ares fought Whitebeard after gaining the Mythical Zoan Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon Form, and displayed immense strength and destructive power. As the battle continued, Rocks assessed Ares’s abilities while the crew watched, and Silver Axe lamented that Ares had surpassed him.

• Linlin gave birth while the Rocks Pirates’ officers watched, and Whitebeard and Ares began battling.
• Ares and Whitebeard traded devastating attacks, with Whitebeard praising Ares’s strength and defense.
• Rocks explained that Ares’s Azure Dragon fruit was exceptionally powerful and suited to him, though Ares still lacked experience and stamina.
• Golden Lion complained that Ares had attacked him, and Rocks speculated that Linlin had provoked Ares.
• Rocks judged Ares stronger than most Marine Headquarters vice admirals but not yet as strong as Zephyr, the Navy’s reserve admiral.
• Silver Axe admitted that Ares had likely surpassed him, and Rocks scolded him for neglecting training.

Linlin gave birth to triplets while Ares fought Whitebeard in his Azure Dragon form. Rocks knocked Ares unconscious and sent him for medical treatment, then demanded that Linlin explain what had happened.

• Linlin gave birth to triplets, and Streusen named them Nusterudi, Baskardi, and Dosmarche before taking them away.
• Linlin complained that Ares had eaten the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit she had saved and worried about how to subdue him.
• Rocks intervened in Ares and Whitebeard’s battle, struck Ares unconscious, and stopped the fight.
• John examined Ares and said his brain might be injured, so Rocks ordered him to find a way to treat him.
• Silver Axe carried Ares away for treatment while Whitebeard and Rocks worried that Ares might go berserk again.
• Rocks and Whitebeard questioned Linlin, who insisted she had done nothing and complained that Ares had eaten her treasured fruit.

Whitebeard fought Linlin after she lost Ares and his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, but Rocks stopped them and forced the underground leaders to rebuild the damaged island. Hours later, Ares remained unconscious despite Captain John’s treatment, leaving Whitebeard and Golden Lion guarding him as they waited for him to wake.

• Whitebeard slashed Linlin and clashed with her after she blamed him for taking Ares’s side, until Rocks’s Conqueror’s Haki stopped their fight.
• Rocks warned Linlin to stop using tricks on Ares, and Whitebeard left to check on him.
• Underground leaders demanded compensation for the damage on Hachinosu, but Rocks attacked their spokesman and ordered them to rebuild Skull Castle.
• Captain John examined Ares and found that his body had healed, but his consciousness remained unresponsive.
• Whitebeard and Golden Lion stood guard outside Ares’s room while Captain John said they could only wait for Ares to wake on his own.

Ares remained unconscious while Whitebeard and the Golden Lion worried over him, and his soul entered memories of his former life as Li Yang. Meanwhile, Marine Fleet Admiral Kong learned of Ares’s powers and resolved to stir conflict within the Rocks Pirates.

• Captain John told Whitebeard and the Golden Lion that Ares’s body was unharmed but that no one could predict when he would wake.
• Whitebeard and the Golden Lion stood beside Ares’s bed and urged him to recover.
• Ares followed a light through a dark world and began reliving memories of Li Yang’s life.
• A Marine informant told Kong that Ares had eaten a Mythical Zoan, awakened Conqueror’s Haki, and become powerful enough to require an Admiral to defeat.
• Kong ordered the informant to keep watching the Rocks Pirates without exposing their identity and considered provoking a conflict within the crew.
• Ares watched One Piece through the memories of ten-year-old Li Yang and wondered why the anime featured Devil Fruits and Gold Roger.

After watching the Summit War through Li Yang’s memories, Ares vowed to prevent the deaths of the people he considered family and to change the future. He woke beside Shiki and Newgate, recounted how he obtained his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and called Newgate “Big Brother.”

• Ares watched Whitebeard Newgate die in the Summit War and swore he would not let the tragedy happen again.
• Ares’s soul returned to his body strengthened by Li Yang’s memories, and his Conqueror’s Haki grew stronger.
• Shiki and Newgate rejoiced when Ares woke, and Shiki said Rocks had postponed the mission while Ares recovered.
• Ares told Shiki and Newgate how he had visited Linlin, eaten the Devil Fruit, and lost consciousness.
• Newgate raged at Linlin, but Ares vowed to defeat her himself and called Newgate “Big Brother,” delighting him.

After waking from a three-day unconsciousness, Ares accepted Kaido as his subordinate, and the group celebrated with a drunken feast. The next morning, Ares resumed training, eager to test how much his Devil Fruit’s improved recovery would enhance it.

• Whitebeard and Golden Lion welcomed Ares as their little brother, while Golden Lion told him he had been unconscious for three days.
• Kaido entered Ares’s room and asked to become his subordinate, saying he would witness Ares become the world’s strongest creature.
• Ares accepted Kaido and promised to reach the pinnacle of the world, and the four men celebrated by drinking and eating together.
• The next morning, Ares woke amid the others and the scattered wine bottles, then went to the training ground to test his improved recovery.

Ares discovered that his recovery and perception had improved, then trained with Kaido before trying to understand the Breath of All Things. He awakened a powerful sword slash, leaving Kaido astonished.

• Ares noticed his body recovered faster and his senses had sharpened, so he increased the force of his self-striking training.
• Ares reflected on the possible fate of the Rocks Pirates and reaffirmed his resolve to protect his family and pursue his dream.
• Kaido joined Ares in training and struggled with the pain, while Ares advised him to use less force.
• Ares took Kaido to a secluded training site and focused on understanding the Breath of All Things.
• Ares concentrated his will and released a dazzling, razor-sharp slash that shocked Kaido.

Ares strengthened his slashes by comprehending the Breath of All Things, then transformed into the Human-Beast Form of his Mythical Zoan and prepared to test it against Golden Lion. The chapter ended as Ares charged and unleashed his Great Ape King Fist.

• Ares demonstrated a powerful slash and explained that he had trained in slashing for just over a month, leaving Kaido astonished.
• Ares unleashed an even stronger blue slash after comprehending the Breath of All Things, while Kaido asked whether he could learn to slash with his body.
• Ares and Kaido trained through the morning, and Captain John examined Ares and confirmed that his body had no problems.
• Ares activated his Mythical Zoan Human-Beast Form, growing to around six meters tall with blue scales, horns, claws, and a dragon tail.
• Ares charged at Golden Lion and attacked with his Great Ape King Fist.

Ares fought Shiki the Golden Lion in a fierce battle, matching his swordsmanship with overwhelming strength and endurance. After Whitebeard reminded him to use his flames, Ares unleashed a Dragon Breath that Shiki blocked with a raised stone wall.

• Ares and Shiki clashed with fists and twin swords as Shiki used Armament Haki to defend against Ares's barrage.
• Shiki unleashed Two Sword Style—Lion's Might, but Ares shattered the attack with Blood-colored Armament—Leopard Lunge.
• Ares swept Shiki back with Dragon Tail Sweep, then knocked away his Slashing Waves with his arms.
• Shiki blocked Ares's next powerful punch with Armament Haki as Whitebeard praised Ares's growth and urged him to use flame attacks.
• Ares breathed fire at Shiki, who raised a thick stone wall with his Float-Float Fruit ability.

Ares trained with Golden Lion and Kaido, exchanged Vivre Cards with Golden Lion, and spoke with Whitebeard about death and their dreams. He declared that he would become a Famous Sword surpassing the Supreme Grade and usher in an era named Ares.

• Golden Lion ended his two-hour spar with Ares, whose growing strength and relentless attacks had exhausted him.
• Kaido asked to spar with Ares and was beaten badly while Golden Lion and Whitebeard laughed.
• Golden Lion gave Ares his Vivre Card and received pieces of Ares's card, giving one piece to Whitebeard.
• As the group headed toward town, Ares asked Whitebeard whether he had thought about dying, and Whitebeard said a person should live happily, achieve their dream, and protect what mattered.
• Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and Kaido shared their ambitions, and Ares declared that he would forge himself into a Famous Sword beyond the Supreme Grade and usher in an era named Ares.