Chapter Summaries

Saint Gilm and Gunko unleashed Nightmare Creatures to test Xi Yan, who drove the freed slaves toward escape and fought the monsters in Mary Geoise. Xi Yan discovered that the creatures resurrected, used Yomitsu Toki to immobilize two of them, and confronted Gunko.

• Saint Gilm transformed into a half-kirin, put the guards to sleep with his Mythical Zoan ability, and created Nightmare Creatures while Gunko dealt with nearby slaves.
• Xi Yan told the freed slaves his name was Ōtsutsuki Xi Yan and urged them to escape Mary Geoise while he stayed to fight.
• Xi Yan repelled a suited attacker and battled the Nightmare Creatures, killing a black giant and striking down a flying dragon before the giant resurrected.
• Xi Yan spotted Gunko observing from above and used Yomitsu Toki to immobilize the black giant and the dragon.
• Xi Yan turned to face Gunko as she watched to see whether the two Nightmare Creatures would rise again.

Xi Yan fought Gunko and Saint Gilm’s Nightmare Creatures during the slaves’ uprising, discovering that Gunko could redirect attacks and that the creatures could revive by replacing damaged Nightmare energy. Saint Gilm kept sending energy to the battlefield but fell asleep from his Devil Fruit’s side effect, while Gunko’s indiscriminate barrage struck everyone below.

• Saint Gilm realized Xi Yan’s ability stopped Nightmare Creatures from reviving normally, then sent replacement Nightmare energy toward the battlefield.
• Gunko redirected Xi Yan’s spear with her arrows, and Xi Yan guessed that she had an Arrow-based Devil Fruit ability.
• Xi Yan’s attack shook the buildings, prompting the slaves to charge the panicked guards as both sides resumed fighting.
• A black giant revived after replacing its damaged Nightmare energy, and Xi Yan resolved to destroy the creatures to track the energy back to Saint Gilm.
• Xi Yan fought the revived giant and dragon while Gunko unleashed Haki-infused arrows that struck slaves, guards, clones, and Nightmare Creatures alike.
• Saint Gilm sent out more Nightmare energy, then fell asleep from his Devil Fruit’s side effect as the Five Elders discussed their inability to overcome it.

Xi Yan used Yasaka Magatama and the Kido Time Piercing Spear against Saint Gilm’s Nightmare Creatures, while Gunko survived an apparent blast and attacked him again. The chapter left Xi Yan defending himself from Gunko’s arrow barrage after she shattered his Earth Flow Wall.

• Xi Yan hurled a Yasaka Magatama into the Nightmare Creatures, and Saint Gilm replenished them with nightmare energy from the Nightmare Nest.
• Saint Saturn and Saint Vowchuri discussed capturing Xi Yan alive, while Saint Mars asked when Borsalino would arrive.
• Xi Yan detonated a Yasaka Magatama beside Gunko, then pierced the regenerating Nightmare Creatures with Kido Time Piercing Spears and froze their wounds with Yomitsu Toki.
• Xi Yan dismissed Susanoo because it was straining his body, but Gunko suddenly pierced him with a Haki-coated arrow; he recovered using Kido Mitama Son.
• Gunko launched Arrow Rain, and Xi Yan raised an Earth Flow Wall that broke under her barrage as several arrows flew toward his head.

Xi Yan fought Gunko and the Nightmare Creatures, then discovered that Gunko’s Arrow Fruit could redirect attacks and make them track him. He protected fleeing slaves and countered with the Kyojitsu Kuu Kyuu, whose arrows pierced Gunko and began pursuing her as she fled.

• Xi Yan sealed Gunko underground with an Earth Release technique, then defeated several Nightmare Creatures using his attacks and Susanoo.
• Gunko escaped from underground and struck Xi Yan with a homing Violent Arrow Fist, sending him crashing through buildings.
• Gunko’s Falling Arrow Rain killed many slaves and guards, but Xi Yan protected a few slaves with Susanoo and urged them to flee.
• Gunko fired at the escaping slaves, but Xi Yan knocked her arrow aside and attacked her with the Kido Time Piercing Spear and the Kyojitsu Kuu Kyuu.
• Xi Yan’s Kyojitsu Kuu Kyuu arrows pierced Gunko and remained untouchable, then tracked her as she flew away.

Xi Yan used Causality Thunderstorm to destroy Gunko and the Nightmare Creatures, discovering that the attack could kill them and shatter nightmares. Saint Gilm realized Xi Yan’s arrows countered his power, then attacked the guards who had awakened and learned its weakness.

• Gunko redirected Xi Yan’s arrows, but they returned, and one pierced her; she failed to remove it or make her Haki affect it.
• Gunko launched a huge Haki-coated arrow at Xi Yan, who detonated the arrows with Causality Thunderstorm, destroying her and the Nightmare Creatures they had struck.
• Xi Yan found that the Nightmare Creatures hit by the explosions did not revive and headed down to fight the remaining creatures.
• Saint Gilm learned that the awakened guards had all seen a pale gold arrow in their nightmares and realized Xi Yan’s attacks could shatter nightmares and kill his creatures.
• Saint Gilm decided the guards could not be allowed to reveal his ability’s weakness, coated his fork in Armament Haki, and attacked them.

Xi Yan fought Gunko, whose immortal body let her regenerate, and tried to suppress her recovery before Borsalino arrived to intervene. Xi Yan explained that he had come to free the slaves and shock the World Government, while Borsalino concealed his apparent amusement.

• Saint Galin refused to fight Xi Yan personally and ordered Saint Somaz to assist if Borsalino and Gunko could not defeat him.
• Xi Yan saw Gunko regenerate a head and realized she possessed an immortal body, then prepared to test whether his Kido Time Piercing Spear could suppress her recovery.
• Gunko took to the sky, but Xi Yan used clones and Water Release attacks to pursue and wound her.
• Xi Yan charged Gunko with the Kido Time Piercing Spear, but Borsalino arrived and kicked the weapon aside, sending Gunko falling before she caught herself with an arrow.
• Borsalino asked Xi Yan why he had attacked Mary Geoise, and Xi Yan said he wanted to free the slaves and shock the World Government.

Xi Yan fought Gunko, Borsalino, Saint Gilm, and the Nightmare Creatures as the World Government forces tried to bring him down. Saint Gilm’s hypnosis failed, and the chapter ended with Xi Yan attacking Saint Gilm with Susanoo’s free fist while their weapons were locked together.

• Gunko repaired her body and returned to the battlefield beside Borsalino, while Saint Gilm arrived with Nightmare Creatures to support them.
• Saint Gilm hit Xi Yan with his Deep Sleep Beam, but Xi Yan resisted the hypnosis because his mental strength surpassed Saint Gilm’s.
• Borsalino pierced Xi Yan’s head with a laser, but Xi Yan vanished and reappeared beside Saint Gilm.
• Xi Yan attacked Saint Gilm with Susanoo’s Kido Time Piercing Spear, and Saint Gilm blocked it with his Haki-coated fork.
• Saint Gilm claimed the Mythical Zoan Kirin Fruit made him strong, so Xi Yan swung Susanoo’s other fist at his head.

Xi Yan captured Saint Gilm with Sea Stone handcuffs and discovered that Im-sama’s power was sustaining his regeneration. When Xi Yan tried to extract information, he sensed another consciousness and saw a strange black shadow inside Saint Gilm’s mind.

• Saint Gilm attacked the slaves who mistook him for a monster, while Xi Yan fought Gunko and Borsalino and was knocked through Mary Geoise’s buildings.
• Xi Yan noticed Saint Gilm’s rapidly healing arm and decided to test him with Sea Stone handcuffs.
• Xi Yan and his clone caught Saint Gilm between the handcuffs and an Earth Flow Spear, suppressing his Kirin form and weakening his regeneration.
• Xi Yan pinned Saint Gilm with Susanoo’s spear and used Yomitsu Toki to freeze the healing of his wounds.
• Xi Yan tried to extract information from Saint Gilm with an illusion, but detected another strand of mental power and saw a strange black shadow in his consciousness.

Xi Yan battled Borsalino and Gunko in Mary Geoise, then his clones captured Gunko while her immortal body was still damaged. After Xi Yan headed toward a new opponent near Pangea Castle, the Five Elders discussed defending the castle and keeping him away from Im-sama.

• Gunko and Borsalino attacked Xi Yan, who shot Saint Gilm with a golden arrow and blasted him into the ruins before their assaults shattered his Susanoo.
• Xi Yan fought back, and one of his clones pierced Gunko with a water attack and struck her with lightning, leaving her cut apart but alive thanks to her immortal body.
• Xi Yan hurled a Yasaka Magatama toward Pangea Castle, but a Flying Slash from the city destroyed it, so he rushed to confront the attacker.
• Borsalino learned from Gunko that the attacker was Saint Shamrock, then left to support him while Gunko began regenerating.
• Xi Yan's Shadow Clones restrained Gunko with Earth Release techniques and carried her away to attempt sealing her immortal body.
• Saint Nusjuro, Saint Saturn, Saint Vowchuri, and Saint Mars discussed the threat to Pangea Castle and agreed to intercept Xi Yan if he attacked again.

Xi Yan's clones sealed Gunko with the Eight Trigrams Sealing and set out to capture Saint Gilm, while Im ordered Saint Somaz to test whether destroying the seal's vessel would free Gunko. Saint Somaz met the clones while escorting the injured Saint Gilm and asked whether they believed in love.

• Xi Yan's clones activated the Eight Trigrams Sealing and pulled Gunko inside before the black matter on her body could transform her.
• The clones sent the guard carrying Gunko's seal to safety and went looking for Saint Gilm, intending to seal him and prevent him from releasing the Black Creature.
• Im realized that the seal had severed her connection with Gunko and ordered Saint Somaz to kill the guard carrying the seal as an experiment.
• Saint Somaz apologized to Gunko, then dragged the Sea Stone-cuffed Saint Gilm toward the guard but encountered Xi Yan's clones.
• Xi Yan's clones blocked Saint Somaz from taking Saint Gilm, noticed the symbol on his arm, and grew wary before Saint Somaz asked whether they believed in love.

Xi Yan faced Saint Shamrock and Borsalino in Mary Geoise, discovering that Saint Shamrock resembled Shanks and could wield Conqueror's Haki. After their attacks repeatedly destroyed his Susanoo and body, Xi Yan learned through his clone that the Arrow Woman had been sealed and prepared to act so he could escape.

• Xi Yan mistook Saint Shamrock for Shanks, then wondered whether he was Shanks's twin brother when he saw he lacked Shanks's scar.
• Saint Shamrock told Borsalino that the Five Elders had ordered Xi Yan's capture, and Borsalino drew Ame no Murakumo to fight alongside him.
• Saint Shamrock's Conqueror's Haki-infused Divine Descent shattered Xi Yan's Susanoo and cut him in half, but Xi Yan returned using his right eye's ability.
• Borsalino and Saint Shamrock attacked Xi Yan together, and Saint Shamrock transformed his Paired Knife into a three-headed Cerberus that drilled into Susanoo.
• Saint Shamrock's Divine Descent and Cerberus's attack destroyed Susanoo and blasted Xi Yan apart, but Xi Yan reappeared and learned his clone had sealed the Arrow Woman.
• Xi Yan decided it was time to begin acting so he could retreat from Mary Geoise safely.

Xi Yan battled the God's Knights and Borsalino in Mary Geoise until he awakened Conqueror's Haki, then used the confusion to begin escaping. The pursuers chased him toward the edge of the Holy Land as his increasingly slow resurrections suggested he was nearing his limit.

• The Five Elders decided to let their forces wear down Xi Yan rather than join the battle themselves.
• Borsalino cut Xi Yan in half, and the pursuers timed his resurrection as it took a minute and a half.
• Saint Shamrock offered to spare Xi Yan if he surrendered, but Xi Yan rejected the offer and awakened Conqueror's Haki.
• Xi Yan used a Smoke Screen and Pale Gold Long Arrows to cover his escape, then fled while the God's Knights pursued him.
• Gunko pierced Xi Yan with a Haki-coated arrow, but he began reviving again after two minutes.
• Xi Yan continued toward the edge of Mary Geoise, intending to reach the Calm Belt.

The Five Elders debated why the Blood-Eyed Ninja had attacked Mary Geoise and concluded that revenge was his likely motive, while also hoping to seize his abilities. After learning Morgans had published news of the invasion, they pressured him into offering compensation and preparing a report claiming the Ninja had died, though Morgans agreed to publish it only after receiving proof.

• The Five Elders discussed the Blood-Eyed Ninja's Conqueror's Haki and considered whether he had come to rescue slaves, steal treasure, or seek revenge.
• Saint Peter argued that the destruction of the East District and the dead Celestial Dragons suggested the Blood-Eyed Ninja had attacked Mary Geoise for revenge.
• A guard reported that the invasion had appeared in the newspaper, enraging the Five Elders, who contacted Morgans.
• Morgans pretended he knew nothing about the article, then agreed to compensate the Five Elders and promised to identify a culprit.
• Saint Vowchuri asked Morgans to publish that the Blood-Eyed Ninja had been killed, and Morgans agreed to prepare the report once the Five Elders sent proof.
• Morgans told Mosel to handle the Ninja's promised payment through the usual procedure and give it to the other Straw Hat Pirates if the Ninja was dead.

Xi Yan appeared to be dead after Gunko riddled him with arrows, while the God's Knights waited to see whether he would resurrect again. After learning that news of his attack on Mary Geoise had already reached the World Economic News Agency, they photographed his body to support a counter-narrative and ordered the escaped slaves hunted down.

• Xi Yan claimed his resurrection ability was stronger than the God's Knights expected, but Gunko attacked and left him motionless with Haki-imbued arrows.
• Saint Shamrock told Saint Saturn that Xi Yan had been killed again, and Saint Vowchuri asked Saint Gilm to photograph the body for the newspaper.
• Nusjuro revealed that a newspaper had reported Xi Yan's infiltration of Mary Geoise, so the God's Knights decided to publish news that he was dead.
• Saint Vowchuri ordered the Marines and CP Members to capture the escaped slaves, dismissing concerns about the Marines' depleted forces.
• Saint Gilm used his Devil Fruit ability to pull a camera from Saint Somaz's dream and took several photographs of Xi Yan.
• Saint Somaz said Xi Yan might resurrect around the five-minute mark, and Saint Shamrock waited to see whether he was truly dead.

Xi Yan escaped the Red Line cliff by jumping ten thousand meters into the sky, but Saint Shamrock, Gunko, and Borsalino pursued him. As they clashed in midair, Xi Yan resisted their attacks while trying to conceal how much strength he had left.

• Xi Yan revived after five minutes, then used a Smoke Screen and Water Shockwave to escape his pursuers by jumping from the cliff.
• Gunko and Saint Shamrock pursued Xi Yan on an Arrow Bird while Borsalino followed; Saint Gilm and Saint Somaz stayed behind and decided to send photos back.
• Xi Yan used Water Severing Wave to pierce Gunko's Arrow Bird and Borsalino, but Gunko redirected the attack away from the bird.
• Borsalino repeatedly used Yata no Kagami to strike Xi Yan with light-speed kicks, sending him flying toward Gunko and the others.
• Xi Yan countered Borsalino's kick with Monster Strength Fist, and Saint Shamrock drew his blade and shouted, "Cerberus!!!"

Xi Yan fought off Cerberus and Borsalino while Saint Shamrock pursued him, but a Conqueror’s Haki-coated slash cut him in half and Gunko riddled his body with arrows. After the group waited more than ten minutes and believed Xi Yan dead, an eel-like Sea King swallowed his corpse, and Saint Shamrock killed the creature with a single slash.

• Cerberus launched its spinning heads at Xi Yan, but Xi Yan’s clone paralyzed them with a lightning-infused Water Dragon attack.
• Borsalino struck Xi Yan’s Susanoo, and Xi Yan transformed it into flesh-and-blood armor and counterattacked with the Kido Time Piercing Spear.
• Saint Shamrock’s Conqueror’s Haki-coated slash shattered Susanoo and cut Xi Yan in half, after which Gunko pierced him with arrows.
• Saint Shamrock and Gunko waited more than ten minutes and saw no sign that Xi Yan had revived, so Gunko lifted his body from the sea with arrows.
• An eel-like Sea King swallowed Xi Yan’s corpse, and Saint Shamrock split the Sea King in two with a Flying Slash.

Saint Shamrock, Borsalino, and Gunko battled Sea Kings while searching for the Blood-Eyed Ninja’s corpse, but several huge Sea Kings escaped. Xi Yan later resurrected inside a hippopotamus Sea King, revealing that he had used his right eye ability to fake his death and keep the World Government from hunting him during the Straw Hat Pirates’ two-year training.

• Saint Shamrock’s group encountered gigantic Sea Kings after smaller ones devoured the wounded Sea King carrying the Blood-Eyed Ninja’s corpse.
• Saint Shamrock used Conqueror’s Haki and ordered Gunko and Borsalino to attack the fleeing Sea Kings, but some escaped with one of them sacrificing itself.
• A giant Sea King blocked Saint Shamrock’s Flying Slash with Armament Haki before the others sank away, and Saint Shamrock decided to take the remaining Sea Kings back and search their bodies.
• Three hours later, Xi Yan resurrected inside a hippopotamus Sea King and revealed that his right eye ability had let him delay his resurrection and deceive the World Government.

Kaido and Big Mom learned that Xi Yan had invaded Mary Geoise and considered whether to help him, while other forces reacted to the shocking news. The Yonko stayed focused on their campaigns, but Big Mom ordered her crew to find Xi Yan if he survived, and the chapter ended with people celebrating his attack.

• Kaido praised Xi Yan and wanted to recruit him, but King and Queen reminded him that the Beast Pirates had to keep fighting for Whitebeard Pirates territory.
• Kaido decided not to leave after King reasoned that Xi Yan had likely already escaped Mary Geoise or been killed; then Kaido smashed his wine pot and marched toward an island the Beast Pirates were targeting.
• Big Mom learned that the Beast Pirates were fighting across Whitebeard Pirates territory and decided she could not leave Totto Land before Katakuri returned.
• Montd'Or showed Big Mom the report that Xi Yan had invaded Mary Geoise, and Big Mom ordered him to find Xi Yan and bring him to Totto Land to marry Galette if he survived.
• People in other places praised Xi Yan's attack on the Celestial Dragons and raised their glasses to the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

Zoro read the news about Xi Yan’s attack on Mary Geoise and concluded that the crossed-out 3D and 2Y mark meant the Straw Hats should reunite in two years, then resolved to seek out Hawkeye. At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders learned no corpse of the Blood-Eyed Ninja had been found and continued to believe he was dead while planning their next steps.

• Zoro got lost and returned to Perona’s castle, where they bought a newspaper from a News Bird with his last 1,000 Beli.
• Perona found the report that Xi Yan had wreaked havoc in Mary Geoise, and Zoro interpreted the mark on Xi Yan’s arm as a message to regroup in two years.
• Zoro rejected Perona’s suggestion that Luffy might be dead, saying he trusted his companions, then heard that Moria’s life and death were unknown and turned back toward the crying Perona.
• A guard told Saint Saturn that repeated searches of the Super Sea King bodies had found no trace of the Blood-Eyed Ninja’s corpse.
• The Five Elders discussed whether the Blood-Eyed Ninja could have survived, but Saint Peter said Saint Shamrock and Borsalino had confirmed his death.
• Saint Saturn left to look for a blood sample while the other Elders worried about their losses and awaited Morgans’s newspaper.

Xi Yan returned to Sabaody after recovering his hidden belongings from Mary Geoise and reunited with Shakky, bringing her a bag of Devil Fruits. He told her how he escaped the World Government and rescued Camie, leaving Shakky stunned by Camie’s repeated misfortune.

• Xi Yan returned to Sabaody, read a newspaper reporting that the Blood-Eyed Ninja had been executed, and laughed at the World Government’s false announcement.
• Shakky beat two troublemakers who had kicked down her tavern door, then recognized Xi Yan when he arrived.
• Xi Yan showed Shakky a bag of Devil Fruits, repaired her door, and returned to his original appearance.
• Xi Yan explained that he had planned to infiltrate Mary Geoise but instead killed the crew of a slave ship and disguised himself as one of them.
• Xi Yan told Shakky that the ship’s only captives were Camie and her friend, who had been swallowed by a Sea King and captured when it was caught.