Chapter Summaries

Jiang Han revealed the powerful figures contained in his World Seed and demanded that the Demon Lord and his allies join him on the Heaven-Slaying Road. After their clash ended without a clear victor, Jiang Han turned to the Time God and the Space God and told them their road had not ended, leaving them shocked by his words.

• Jiang Han opened his World Seed and revealed more than a thousand powerful figures, including God Kings and beings beyond Heaven Rank, as the Demon Lord recognized a familiar aura in him.
• The Gravekeeper, the Unnamed God and Devil, Black Rise, and Dugu Xiaoxuan appeared or spoke from beyond the barrier, each reacting to the Demon Lord and asking about the past or their loved ones.
• The Demon Lord accused Jiang Han of imprisoning his old companions, and Jiang Han said he intended to take them all onto the Heaven-Slaying Road.
• The Demon Lord warned that even the ancient gods had failed to reach the Heavenly Dao and unleashed Invert Yin and Yang, Dreamlike Empty Flowers, but Jiang Han countered the attack with a golden fruit and neither gained the upper hand.
• The Demon Lord warned Jiang Han that the Heavenly Dao was more terrifying than he imagined, while Jiang Han walked over to the Time God and the Space God.
• The Time God and the Space God thanked Jiang Han for saving them, and he told them they deserved Heavenly Retribution but that their road was not over, leaving them furious and confused.

Jiang Han subdued the Time God and Space God as the Demon Lord opened the Reincarnation Gate and summoned the Ghost Lord and Dugu Baitian. Dugu Baitian emerged and questioned the Demon Lord about Chen Nan, then reunited with his daughter Dugu Xiaoxuan after Jiang Han removed the barrier separating them.

• Jiang Han seized the Time God and Space God's hearts and sent them into his small world.
• The Demon Lord opened the Reincarnation Gate and summoned the ancient gods.
• The Ghost Lord emerged from the gate as a skeleton, regenerated his body, and matched the Demon Lord's presence.
• Dugu Baitian came through the gate, drew the crowd's attention to Chen Nan, and asked the Demon Lord why Chen Nan had not reached the legendary realm.
• Dugu Xiaoxuan recognized her father, and Jiang Han removed the barrier so she could cross over and embrace Dugu Baitian.

Jiang Han and the Ancient Gods ascended the Nine Heavens, battling their way through its first seven levels before reuniting Chen Nan with his father, Chen Zhan. As they entered the bright Eighth Heaven, Jiang Han explained that the current Heavenly Dao was corrupted and sought to destroy the world to preserve itself.

• The Ancient Gods entered the First Heaven and annihilated its hundred thousand heavenly beasts, then the Demon Lord and Ghost Lord led battles against the giants of the Second Heaven and the creatures of the Third.
• Jiang Han arrived at the Fourth Heaven and destroyed the first three continents with a single strike, while the Ancient Gods fought onward through the upper levels.
• In the Seventh Heaven, the Ancient Gods found Chen Zhan, who had slain its Fallen Angels; Chen Nan tearfully reunited with his father, and they agreed to face the Heavenly Dao.
• Jiang Han explained to Chen Nan that the original Heavenly Dao embodied the will of all beings, while the current one was corrupted and destroyed worlds to prevent a new Heavenly Dao from forming.
• The Ancient Gods advanced to the Eighth Heaven, where an unseen voice greeted them and they prepared to face the dangers of its vast, brightly lit plain.

Dugu Baitian and the Ancient Gods fought Chaos King, Azure Heaven, and their allies, while Chen Zhan revealed his immense strength against Nether Heaven. As a mysterious giant emerged and claimed to rule the world, the Ancient Gods turned their attention to Jiang Han, whose confrontation with Azure Heaven was about to begin.

• Demon Lord, Ghost Lord, and the Time-Space Great God engaged Chaos King, Tongtian, and Guang Yuan as the battle erupted across the land.
• Chen Zhan joined the fight, severely injuring Nether Heaven with All of Eternity is Empty before pressing him with Eternal Haste.
• Azure Heaven targeted a mysterious figure, but another mysterious expert intervened; Dugu Baitian then attacked Taishang.
• A gigantic figure emerged from a rift, claimed to be the master of the world, and launched an attack at the assembled fighters.
• The Ancient Gods watched Jiang Han and wondered whether he could face Azure Heaven, while Gravekeeper and Xuan Xuan reacted to the impending confrontation.

Jiang Han joined the Ancient Gods’ battle against Heaven’s Way and faced Azure Heaven, while five other Heaven Defying Rank fights raged across the Eighth Heaven. Jiang Han injured Azure Heaven and shifted the battle’s momentum, but a massive rift opened above the battlefield, releasing an even more terrifying power.

• The Gravekeeper told Xuan Xuan that Jiang Han was stronger than her master, while Taishang worried that Azure Heaven would not defeat Jiang Han in time to help him against Dugu Baitian.
• Dugu Baitian and Taishang began fighting as the Demon Lord, the Netherworld Ghost Lord, the Time-Space Great God, and Chen Zhan clashed with Heaven’s Way’s other champions.
• A vast rift opened in the sky, and Jiang Han and Dugu Baitian vowed to resist the unknown power as the Ancient Gods charged the Chaos Heavenly Beasts.
• Azure Heaven unleashed three divine spears, but Jiang Han’s Nine Heavens Tribulation Light shattered them and pierced Azure Heaven, forcing it into human form, injured.
• Jiang Han’s success inspired the Ancient Gods, and Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, the Ghost Lord, the Time-Space Great God, and Chen Zhan gained the upper hand in their fights.
• Another massive rift appeared above the continent and poured out a power so overwhelming that it filled everyone with despair.

Jiang Han trapped Azure Heaven in the Photon Prison, rapidly eroding his power until he cried out to the Heavenly Dao for help. The Heavenly Dao awakened and sent scarlet hands to retrieve its Heaven Defying Rank allies, while Jiang Han continued holding Azure Heaven captive and the other Ancient Gods failed to stop the hands.

• Jiang Han overwhelmed Azure Heaven and enclosed him in the Photon Prison, where its power repeatedly transformed him and drained his strength.
• Xuan Xuan recognized Chen Nan as Little Baitian reborn and watched proudly as he fought the heavenly beasts.
• Azure Heaven begged the Heavenly Dao for help, awakening a vast presence in the Ninth Heaven.
• The Demon Lord, the Ghost Lord, and Dugu Baitian attacked the Ninth Heaven with their divine artifacts, but a river of blood shattered them.
• Dugu Baitian wounded Taishang while the Heavenly Dao summoned six scarlet hands to seize its allies.
• The scarlet hands carried away Taishang, Chaos King, and the other targets despite the Ancient Gods' attacks, while Jiang Han kept Azure Heaven trapped in the Photon Prison.

Jiang Han destroyed Azure Heaven with a single sword strike, and the Ancient Gods defeated the Chaos Heavenly Beasts before advancing to confront the Heavenly Dao. As the Heavenly Dao revealed power beyond Jiang Han’s expectations, the Demon Lord and Dugu Baitian fused their God and Devil Diagrams and prepared to enact their original plan.

• The blood-red hands carried away Taishang, Chaos King, Guang Yuan, Tongtian, and Nether Heaven, but Jiang Han cut apart the hand attacking his Photon Prison and killed Azure Heaven.
• The Ancient Gods and the five Heaven Defying Rank experts slaughtered the Chaos Heavenly Beasts, then followed the Demon Lord and Dugu Baitian into the Ninth Heaven.
• The Ancient Gods found the Heavenly Dao as a colossal sphere with a red vertical eye, while Taishang and the other four Heaven Defying Rank experts discovered Azure Heaven was dead.
• Jiang Han sensed that the Heavenly Dao’s true strength far exceeded his estimate, and the Demon Lord and Dugu Baitian agreed to proceed with their original plan.
• Dugu Baitian empowered Chen Nan’s God and Devil Diagram, and it merged with the Demon Lord’s diagram to form a complete world.
• The Demon Lord and Dugu Baitian apologized to the Ancient Gods, who declared their readiness to die in order to destroy the Heavenly Dao.

Jiang Han arrived at Impel Down and encountered Buggy during his attempted escape from Crimson Hell. Buggy recruited Jiang Han as a helper, while Jiang Han examined the prison and recalled the story’s events.

• Buggy abandoned seven prisoners in a cell after escaping, claiming Sea Stone bars prevented him from freeing them.
• A dark rift opened before Buggy, and Jiang Han appeared, startling him and the prisoners.
• Jiang Han recognized Buggy and praised him as a former member of Gol D. Roger’s crew.
• Buggy boasted about sailing with Roger and Shanks, then invited Jiang Han to help him escape Impel Down.
• Jiang Han called himself a small-time pirate who had just broken out of prison and looked around while recalling the story.

Jiang Han freed Buggy and the prisoners in Impel Down, but learned that Ace had already been moved for his execution. After Luffy arrived to rescue Ace, they ran into the second-floor jailers, and Luffy charged into battle as Jiang Han followed the fleeing group.

• Jiang Han used lightning to cut through the cell bars and free Buggy and the prisoners, then sensed that Ace was no longer in Impel Down.
• A prisoner warned Jiang Han, Buggy, and the others that the Navy had discovered their disturbance and was coming to surround them.
• Pirates across the sea learned that Ace would be executed in three hours and discussed the impending clash between the Navy and Whitebeard's crew.
• Luffy arrived at Impel Down searching for Ace, and Jiang Han told him that Ace was no longer there.
• Jailers raised the alarm and pursued Jiang Han, Buggy, and Luffy as they ran toward the second floor.
• Luffy used his rubber ability to charge the second-floor jailers, while Buggy and the prisoners fled and Jiang Han followed at an unhurried pace.

As the Marines prepared at Marineford for Whitebeard's arrival and Ace's execution, Luffy and his allies advanced through Impel Down while Magellan moved to stop them. The chapter ended with Magellan confronting Luffy's group at the entrance to the fourth floor.

• Sengoku warned Garp not to interfere as Marineford prepared for the coming battle, while Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and the Seven Warlords awaited Whitebeard.
• Hancock prayed for Luffy's safety as the Marines stood ready across Marineford.
• Luffy and the escaped prisoners caused chaos on Impel Down's first three floors, with Jiang Han floating alongside them.
• Magellan learned of the breakout, watched surveillance footage, and headed toward the fourth floor.
• Luffy's group reached the fourth-floor entrance, where Magellan's black trident struck the ground and the prisoners and guards recognized him.

Jiang Han intervened as Magellan overwhelmed Luffy and the prisoners, burning away Magellan’s poison attack and defeating the warden with one punch. With Magellan down, Jiang Han led Buggy, Mr2, Mr3, and the freed prisoners toward the exit.

• Luffy attacked Magellan with Gatling and Bazooka, but Magellan poisoned his arms and blasted him into a wall.
• Magellan launched Poison Puffer at the prisoners, but Jiang Han used flames to destroy the venom before it could hit them.
• Jiang Han revealed himself, and Magellan demanded to know who he was and whether he had come to rescue Ace.
• Jiang Han evaded Magellan’s three Poison Dragons and struck him in the chest with an Armament Haki-coated fist, sending him crashing into a crater.
• Jiang Han urged the prisoners to escape, then led Buggy, Mr2, Mr3, and the others toward the exit while watching for another attack.

Jiang Han left Impel Down with Luffy and other escapees after deciding to free its remaining prisoners, while Magellan warned Sengoku that a powerful pirate was heading for Marineford. As Whitebeard arrived to rescue Ace and unleashed massive tsunamis, Jiang Han’s group rushed toward the battlefield.

• Jiang Han left Impel Down with Luffy and the others, and Magellan contacted Sengoku to warn him about Jiang Han and his likely destination.
• Ace was brought to Marineford’s execution platform, and Garp left Sengoku’s side to go below.
• Forty-three allied pirate ships approached Marineford before Whitebeard and his commanders emerged from beneath the bay.
• Whitebeard greeted Sengoku and reassured Ace, then struck the air with his fists and raised enormous tsunamis toward Marineford.
• Fifty nautical miles away, Jiang Han told Luffy, Buggy, Mr2, Jinbe, Crocodile, and Ivankov that Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit had caused the upheaval, and Luffy ordered the ship onward to save Ace.

The Marines and Whitebeard Pirates fought fiercely at Marineford as Luffy’s group hurried to rescue Ace. Sengoku learned that Impel Down had been breached, and a warship carrying prisoners suddenly crashed onto the battlefield.

• Aokiji froze the tsunami, and the Marines began bombarding the Whitebeard Pirates as both sides charged into battle.
• Hawkeye Mihawk attacked Whitebeard, but Diamond Jozu blocked his slash; Kizaru then attacked Whitebeard, and Phoenix Marco intercepted him.
• Akainu joined the battle with his Great Eruption while Luffy urged Jinbe to hurry their warship toward Marineford and Jiang Han reassured him that Ace was safe.
• Whitebeard rescued a surrounded commander as the fighting intensified, while Marco clashed with Kizaru and Akainu battled Whitebeard.
• A Marine officer told Sengoku that Magellan had reported a prison break, that Blackbeard had taken Level Six prisoners, and that a powerful intruder had appeared.
• A lookout spotted an approaching group of prisoners, and their massive warship fell from the sky and crashed onto the battlefield.

Luffy reached Marineford to rescue Ace and relied on Jiang Han to protect him from Garp. Jiang Han sent Garp crashing into the ice, then announced that he intended to put an end to the war.

• Luffy leaped from the warship and charged toward Ace, telling Whitebeard that he was relying on Jiang Han for help.
• Garp intercepted Luffy on the execution platform and prepared to stop his grandson from reaching Ace.
• Luffy called for Brother Jiang, and Jiang Han appeared in a flash and struck Garp into a crater in the ice.
• The Marines and pirates reacted with shock as Garp rose from the crater and demanded to know who Jiang Han was.
• Jiang Han told Garp he was a newly sailed pirate and said he would put an end to the war.

Jiang Han overwhelmed Akainu, freed Ace, and stunned the forces gathered at Marineford. As Blackbeard arrived with escaped prisoners, Jiang Han defeated Kizaru with a Sword of Light.

• Jiang Han countered Akainu’s magma attack and knocked him into a crater, leaving his condition unknown.
• Jiang Han shattered Ace’s Sea Stone cuffs, and Ace rescued Luffy as the Whitebeard Pirates cheered.
• A Marine lookout reported another warship, and Blackbeard arrived with San Juan Wolf, Evil King Bartolomeo Pizarro, Drunkard Bacchus Shot, Crescent Moon Hunter Catarina, and Shiliew of the Rain.
• Kizaru attacked Jiang Han with a Sword of Light, but Jiang Han’s matching blade shattered Kizaru’s sword and cut his chest, sending him flying.

Jiang Han revealed multiple Devil Fruit powers, defeated Blackbeard and wiped out his crew, then forced the Whitebeard Pirates to retreat from Marineford. Sengoku held the Marines back, while Luffy and Ace left with Whitebeard, grateful to Jiang Han and looking ahead to their future.

• Jiang Han displayed the Glint Fruit and then lightning powers, stunning the battlefield and prompting Mihawk to admit the strength gap was too great.
• Jiang Han struck Blackbeard with a lightning beam that overwhelmed the Dark-Dark Fruit and left him badly injured.
• Shiliew of the Rain and the other Blackbeard Pirates attacked Jiang Han, but his Nine Heavens Thunderfall struck their warship and incapacitated them all.
• Jiang Han asked Whitebeard to leave Marineford, and Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat with Luffy and Ace.
• Sengoku chose to hold the Marines in place rather than pursue the departing Whitebeard Pirates.

Jiang Han ended the Marineford battle by forcing the Marines and pirates to stand down, then took Ivankov to the Revolutionary Army Base and obtained Nico Robin's release. News of his power and ten-billion-Beli bounty spread worldwide, drawing the attention of Imu and the Big Mom Pirates.

• Jiang Han drew a line across the battlefield and threatened anyone who crossed it, so Sengoku ordered the Marines to let the pirates leave.
• Shanks arrived with the Red Hair Pirates, spoke with Luffy, and departed with the other pirate crews as Jiang Han returned to Buggy's ship.
• Jiang Han took Ivankov to Dragon and secured Nico Robin's departure from the Revolutionary Army Base.
• The Marines set Jiang Han's bounty at ten billion Beli, and newspapers carried news of his intervention around the world.
• The Five Elders told Imu about Jiang Han, and Imu ordered them to monitor him closely.
• At Cake Island, a man handed Big Mom a newspaper and told her to read it before asking about her cake.

Jiang Han brought Robin to Cake Island to find a Poneglyph and asked Big Mom for access to it. The Three Sweet Commanders confronted him, and Cracker summoned an army of Biscuit Soldiers as the standoff escalated.

• Big Mom became determined to recruit Jiang Han after reading about his power, while Katakuri urged her to learn more about him first.
• Kaido read the Marineford report and ordered Jack to investigate Jiang Han discreetly.
• At Baltigo, Jiang Han asked Robin to decipher the four Poneglyphs leading to Laugh Tale and said he knew where they were.
• Jiang Han took Robin to Cake Island, where he told the guards and Charlotte Linlin that he had come for a Poneglyph.
• Katakuri, Cracker, and Smoothie confronted Jiang Han, and Katakuri warned Flampé not to interfere after seeing a dangerous future.
• Cracker challenged Jiang Han and summoned ranks of Biscuit Soldiers by clapping.

Jiang Han overwhelmed Big Mom’s forces on Cake Island, defeated Cracker, and seized Zeus and Prometheus before humiliating Big Mom with a flurry of slaps. Big Mom recovered and unleashed a full-power sword strike, while Jiang Han vanished just before it hit.

• Jiang Han destroyed Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers with lightning and knocked Cracker unconscious in one strike.
• Big Mom arrived on Cake Island and attacked Jiang Han, but he absorbed Zeus and Prometheus into his hands and made them vanish.
• Big Mom invoked her lifespan-stealing power against Jiang Han, but he appeared beside her and struck her until she flew into a building.
• Big Mom recovered, vowed to kill Jiang Han, and launched her Elbaf Spear · Weigoku attack despite Katakuri’s warning.
• Jiang Han vanished just as Big Mom’s sword light was about to reach him.

Jiang Han killed Big Mom and took her Poneglyph, then set off with Nico Robin for Wano Country. News of Big Mom’s death spread across the seas, prompting reactions from the Marines, World Government, Revolutionary Army, Whitebeard’s crew, and Shanks and Mihawk.

• Jiang Han stopped Big Mom’s strongest attack with two fingers, shattered her sword, and killed her with a slash.
• Jiang Han threatened Katakuri into retrieving the Poneglyph, then departed with Nico Robin for Wano Country.
• Newspapers reported Big Mom’s death, and Sengoku, Garp, Kizaru, and Aokiji discussed Jiang Han’s growing threat at Marine Headquarters.
• Imu ordered the Five Elders to monitor Jiang Han, while Dragon and Ivankov discussed his search for Final Island.
• Ace, Luffy, Whitebeard, and Marco reacted to the news aboard Whitebeard’s ship, and Mihawk told Shanks that he appeared to possess one of the four red Poneglyphs.