Recaps

As the Divine Battlefield wars continued, Houka used his Zhulan fusion clone to overwhelm the weakened Ocean God Pontus and taunted the ancient gods. He left Pontus to fight the clone while turning his attention to the more formidable Earth God Gaia and the Earth God’s Hellfire Serpent.

• Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and forces from across the world suppressed pirate uprisings as the battles continued.
• Houka’s Zhulan clone combined lunar gravity and other abilities to disrupt Pontus’s ocean powers and gain the upper hand.
• Houka decided to target the Ocean God in another spacetime and identified Luffy and Chopper as threats to contain.
• Pontus abandoned any hope of allying with Houka and urged Gaia to kill him.
• Houka taunted Gaia about relying on the Hellfire Serpent while preparing his Forest God power to counter the Earth God.

Houka recognized that the Fate God had helped him only to use him against the Earth God and Ocean God, then planned to eliminate him. As Houka fought the near-invincible Earth God, the Fate God watched, confident the battle served its plan to become the world's sole God King.

• Houka acknowledged that the Fate God had aided him while intending to kill him eventually, but he resolved not to sacrifice his life to repay the favor.
• Houka fought the Earth God in close combat, facing the ancient deity's overwhelming defenses, regeneration, and destructive flames.
• The Fate God recalled how Houka's unexpected growth had changed its plans and made him a stronger candidate to defeat the Earth God and Ocean God.
• The Fate God watched Houka's battle and planned to merge with the world will, believing it would ultimately rule as the world's only God King.

Imu regained full strength after accepting the Fate God's guidance, turning the fight against seven demigods into a more dangerous battle. Houka recognized the Fate God's interference and prepared to leave this world and grow stronger elsewhere.

• Rocks and the other demigods decided to keep destroying Imu's immortal body so Demon Merry could devour Imu's power, while Redfield and Newgate pledged to protect Merry.
• Imu received a sudden surge of fortune and power, recovered the strength Demon Merry had consumed, and abandoned the plan to control Roger for the moment.
• Rocks warned the others as Imu's aura strengthened, and Imu believed Roger could help turn the seven demigods into four opponents.
• The Fate God used the gift of restored power to keep Imu under its guidance and prevent Roger from being used too soon.
• Houka deduced that the Fate God was trying to prolong the conflict and resolved to leave for another world and spacetime to grow stronger.

Houka withdrew from his fight with the Earth God, saying the war could end without killing him, and turned his attention to Imu and the Devil Shadow Zone. Watching through the Divination Orb, the Fate God weighed whether to let Houka take Imu as a bargaining chip while keeping him from devouring the Earth God and Ocean God.

• The Earth God suspected Houka had lost his fighting spirit because the Fate God might have targeted Houka’s loved ones, but Houka said the war could end without killing him.
• Houka explained that he needed to grow stronger and planned to hunt gods in another timeline, then return for a final battle against the Earth Gods and Fate Gods of both timelines.
• The Earth God blocked Houka’s path and threatened him not to kill Imu or establish the Devil Shadow Zone, while Houka said he would stop Imu from creating the Divine Barrier.
• The Fate God watched Houka retreat from the Red Line and wondered whether Imu was Houka’s real target and a way to break the deadlock.
• The Fate God considered letting Houka take Imu but decided he needed to prevent Houka from devouring both the Ocean God and the Earth God.

Houka withdrew his allies into the Lost World, leaving the Fate God’s plans in disarray while the Earth God and Imu prepared to strengthen their positions. Inside the Lost World, Shiki eagerly anticipated traveling to another timeline, where Houka intended to target the Ocean God.

• The Earth God’s Conqueror’s Haki warning sent Imu fleeing, while Houka blasted the fighters aboard the Flying Warship into the Lost World.
• Imu’s demonic-energy clones occupied the demigods as the Demon Merry devoured several and grew stronger; Houka stopped Loki from pursuing Imu and ushered the others through the Rainbow Gate.
• Houka brought Roger into the Lost World and vanished with the group, prompting the Fate God to realize that its pawns and control over Houka had slipped away.
• The Fate God restored Imu’s strength and planned to push the Earth God toward a war against the World Will; the Earth God recognized the Fate God’s intervention and decided to gamble.
• In the Lost World, Shiki celebrated the prospect of traveling to another timeline, while Loki learned that Houka intended to kill that timeline’s Ocean God.

Houka returned to the New World and headed for the Calm Belt to kill the Ocean God, but the World Will awakened and the Fate God sent the Rain God Puppet to provoke him. The Ocean God mistook Houka for a potential ally and offered to protect him, giving Houka the chance to approach and prepare to devour him.

• The New World Government and its allies suppressed pirates seeking to become Emperors, while Tillyna's crew grew under the protection of her connection to Rocks.
• Houka led his companions to the Red Line, then went alone toward the Calm Belt to hunt the Ocean God.
• The World Will awakened when Houka appeared, but Houka concealed his divine aura and evaded its curse.
• The Fate God ordered the Rain God Puppet to attack Houka, hoping to force him to reveal his divine power and be erased by the World Will.
• The Ocean God welcomed Houka as a possible ally and urged him to enter the Calm Belt for protection from the Rain God.
• Houka used the Ocean God's offer to approach him and began gathering power to sever his connection to the Divine Barrier and kill him.

Houka killed Pontus, the Ocean God, and seized the Ocean Authority, causing the Calm Belt to vanish and the world’s seas to reconnect. The Earth God turned his fury on the human fighters while Houka’s clones continued attacking the Rain God Puppet.

• The Earth God struck down Loki, Rocks, Newgate, and the other Demigods, then failed to reach Houka because Houka’s Forest and Rain God clones blocked his attacks.
• Houka devoured Pontus’s true god origin and seized the Ocean Authority, causing the Calm Belt to disappear and the Sea Kings to go berserk.
• The Fate God realized Houka could kill Fallen Ancient Gods protected by Divine Barriers, while Houka’s clones surrounded and carved up the Rain God Puppet.
• Charlotte Linlin and Roger celebrated Pontus’s death, and Roger wondered whether killing the Earth God could collapse the Red Line.
• The enraged Earth God attacked the Roger Pirates, but Rocks and the other Demigods blocked his divine palm as Rayleigh led Roger and Garp to safety.

Houka fused a third divine authority by refining the Rain God Puppet, then rejected the Earth God’s offer to join forces against the world will and attacked it. The Earth God retreated behind the Red Line’s Divine Barrier, leaving Houka facing its defenses and the threat of the world will’s punishment.

• Boa Hancock heard a broadcast slandering Houka and wanted to rush to his aid, but she returned to Amazon Lily after Granny Gloriosa warned that the vanished Calm Belt left the island exposed.
• Houka fused with the Rain God Authority, refined the battered Rain God Puppet, and gained power capable of reaching the Ocean God or Earth God at their peaks.
• The Earth God offered to help Houka kill the Fate God and challenge the world will, explaining where they might appear and where the Fate God was hiding.
• Houka thanked the Earth God but refused its offer and attacked it with vines, trees, and the combined powers of the Ocean and Rain Authorities.
• The Earth God fled into the Red Line’s nearly perfect Divine Barrier and warned Houka that the world will would punish him.

Houka revealed himself as the new Ocean God and ended the Sea King uprising around Fish-Man Island. After rescuing Princess Shirahoshi, he asked Luffy and Chopper to lend him their strength so he could bring down the Red Line and reconnect the Four Blues.

• Houka appeared in the deep sea and subdued the rampaging Sea Kings with his aura and a single command.
• Nami praised Houka, while Robin suspected he had caused the uprising; King Neptune promised him anything in return for Princess Shirahoshi's safety.
• Houka told Princess Shirahoshi that he was the new Ocean God and that he had another daughter named Shirahoshi who was also Poseidon, then took her back to Fish-Man Island.
• Houka asked Luffy and Chopper to become his strength, and revealed that their Devil Fruits were the Mythical Zoan abilities of the Sun God Nika and Forest God.
• Houka told the group that the Calm Belt had been broken and that he planned to bring down the Red Line and reconnect the Four Blues.

Houka challenged the world will, combining five divine authorities and nine soul powers to withstand its Heavenly Tribulation Light. He blocked the attack, leaving the Earth God shocked and the Fate God’s plans in jeopardy.

• Houka revealed his immense strength and provoked the world will, while the Earth God and Fate God prepared to exploit a clash between them.
• The world will took the form of a heavenly eye and immediately attacked Houka with Heavenly Tribulation Light, frightening the Earth God and reminding the Fate God of his ambitions.
• Rocks, Redfield, Golden Lion Shiki, and the others saw the world darken, and Charlotte Linlin rushed toward the attack before Rocks and the others stopped her.
• Houka transformed into his God King True Body and summoned the Five-God Wheel Disk, with his Nine-Colored Divine Disk supplying him with power.
• Houka’s five-colored divine light met the Heavenly Tribulation Light and blocked it, stunning the Earth God.

Houka survived the Enhanced Heaven's Tribulation Light and exposed the Fate God's scheme, leaving the Fate God in hiding and the wounded Earth God trapped with him. Houka resumed his attack on the Earth God as the World Will's eye began to disappear.

• Houka severed the Earth God's connection to the Red Line and overwhelmed him with Forest God, Rain God, and Ocean God powers while his clone stalled the Fate God.
• The Fate God provoked the World Will into firing an Enhanced Heaven's Tribulation Light at him and Houka, then used Fate's Pull to transfer himself out of the blast through the Earth God.
• The Fate God reclaimed the Fate Source and Forest God Source from the Earth God, while the Earth Source and Hellfire Serpent Source were annihilated as bait.
• The Fate God sensed that Houka's divine authorities remained and fled, realizing his plan had failed.
• Houka emerged from the Nine-Colored Divine Light and attacked the injured Earth God while the World Will's eye slowly vanished.

Houka used the World Will’s power to destroy the Red Line and Calm Belt, create the Pangu Continent, and establish the Pangu Empire under his rule. He brought his family and allies to this timeline, then set out to hunt the one remaining Fallen Ancient God, the Fate God.

• Houka combined the Red Line’s landmass with the New World, created the Pangu Continent, and restored its land with the Rain God’s and Forest God’s powers.
• The Fate God abandoned his lair on the Final Island and fled as Houka reshaped the world.
• Houka declared the Pangu Empire the world’s sole empire and announced that all races would share the name Pangu People and equal rights and duties.
• Houka stripped Luffy, Chopper, and Princess Shirahoshi of their former divine powers, giving them altered abilities and blessings instead.
• Houka brought his women, children, and allies to this timeline, confirmed that all Fallen Ancient Gods but the Fate God had been dealt with, and moved Mary Geoise to Elbaf as the Pangu Holy Land.
• Houka told his family and allies to develop the Pangu Continent while he went after the Fate God.

Houka used Life Willpower to locate the Fate God, who was hiding with Lord Bonbori and Pure Gold, and began searching the West Blue for the giant lanternfish. Meanwhile, the Rocks Pirates and people across the world reacted to Houka turning the New World into the Pangu Continent, while Houka's search for the Fate God continued.

• The Fate God ignored Acier and Olga, who had been trapped for two hundred years, and fled with Lord Bonbori deeper into the sea.
• Houka found a man's wish for help among the currents of Life Willpower and learned that the Fate God was hiding inside the giant lanternfish.
• Houka teleported to the West Blue, ordered Sea Kings to search for Lord Bonbori, and tried to lure it with a glow resembling Pure Gold.
• The Rocks Pirates reunited with Houka's family and discussed the Pangu Continent, while Roger planned to seek the Final Island and Shiki eyed land for himself.
• People across the world, including Kozuki Hiyori, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Straw Hat Pirates, reacted to Houka's transformation of the sea into land.

Tillyna set out to collect powerful Devil Fruit abilities, while the visitors on Elbaf discussed the abilities they hoped to claim and worried about conflicting with people in this timeline. Houka's power to remove abilities without killing their users gave them hope, and Kamui assured his siblings that their father would find everyone a new ability.

• Tillyna celebrated obtaining the Copy-Copy Fruit and led her crew to explore Pangu Continent, planning to hunt for powerful abilities and help Jesus Burgess and Van Augur.
• Golden Lion Shiki left Elbaf to hunt another version of himself, while Silver Axe Xiong lamented that the Dice-Dice Fruit user had already been captured by Houka.
• Babel and Basta asked Rocks if he could extract Devil Fruit abilities without killing their users, and Rocks told them Houka could do it.
• Whitebeard Newgate reassured Polo Gram that Houka and Linlin would not take Marco's Phoenix ability, and advised him to help Marco find a replacement.
• Stussy revealed she had obtained the Nine-Tailed Fox Ability, while the other women discussed the abilities and family members they hoped to find in this timeline.
• Kamui announced that his Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi had merged successfully and that Katakuri's Qilin Ability had been obtained, then promised to help his siblings find abilities.

Houka cornered the Fate God in the deep sea, defeated and refined him into a ring spirit, then claimed his authority over fate. After healing Myskina Olga and reuniting her with Dr. Acier, Houka prepared to return and investigate other worlds and the Yellow Springs Hell.

• Houka froze the sea and trapped the Fate God inside a gigantic anglerfish, preventing the god from escaping.
• The Fate God accepted defeat and asked Houka to preserve his soul so he could curse his counterpart from another spacetime.
• Houka forged a Pure Gold ring and refined the Fate God, placing his weakened soul inside it to create the Fate Ring.
• Houka healed Myskina Olga with the Forest God's power and reclaimed the Pure Gold ring from her.
• Dr. Acier embraced Olga, while Houka claimed the Fate God's authority and considered exploring other worlds and the Yellow Springs Hell.

Houka returned to Elbaf after defeating the Fate God and reshaping the world, while leaders and nations adjusted to Pangu Continent’s new dominance. He agreed to return to another spacetime so Loki and Rocks could fight its gods, but first turned his attention to Boa Hancock and other matters in this world.

• Houka freed Dr. Asei and Olga from the giant lanternfish, which fled back into the deep sea after he left.
• Vegapunk and Doflamingo traveled toward Elbaf as Pangu Continent became the world’s new center of power, while Boa Hancock fought pirates invading Amazon Lily and longed to see Houka.
• Houka showed Loki and Rocks the Fate God, explaining that he had stripped away the god’s source power and authority and made him into the Fate Ring.
• Loki and Rocks demanded the chance to kill gods in their own spacetime, and Houka agreed to return after handling a few matters in this world.
• Houka entrusted Asei and Olga to Stussy after sensing Boa Hancock’s intense power of faith.

Houka captured Rudder Shiki, took control of the Floating Archipelago, and brought its islands and Amazon Lily to Elbaf. He reassured his allies that he would secure the Devil Fruit Abilities they wanted without harming their users.

• Houka knocked out Rudder Shiki, controlled the falling islands, and had his Blood Shadow Bats devour most of the pirates aboard.
• Houka recovered Devil Fruit Abilities from the islands, turned them back into Devil Fruits, and told Golden Lion Shiki to return to Elbaf.
• Golden Lion Shiki returned to Elbaf with Malone, while Houka brought Amazon Lily and its affiliated islands near Elbaf.
• Houka took Boa Hancock to meet his other women and ordered Granny to stay on Amazon Lily.
• Silver Axe Xiong, Ganzi, and Gier Buster asked Houka for specific Devil Fruit users, while Roger asked whether stripping an ability would harm its user.
• Houka promised his allies that he would not leave them behind and said he could remove Devil Fruit Abilities without causing harm.

Fire Fist Ace chose the Heat-Heat Fruit Ability and asked Houka to take him to another timeline to see his mother, Portgas D. Rouge. Before returning to their original timeline, Houka left his family and allies behind with protection and prepared to take the others into a divine battle.

• Golden Lion Shiki taunted Fire Fist Ace and Roger, while the younger Shiki made the other Golden Lion with the ship's wheel disappear.
• Fire Fist Ace rejected Roger's advice and chose Don Accino's Heat-Heat Fruit Ability so he could withstand magma and swim in it.
• Davy D. Tina Jet learned that Portgas D. Rouge was Roger's wife in another timeline, and Ace asked Houka to take him there to see his mother.
• Houka granted Ace's request, replaced his ability with the Heat-Heat Fruit Ability, and fused the Flame-Flame Fruit Ability into Babel.
• Houka gave Boa Hancock, Nico Robin, Nami, and others luck buffs, left his family and allies in the timeline under Davy Jones and the Seraphim guards, and prepared to depart with those eager to fight Imu.

Houka and his companions returned to the main timeline, leaving Roger to join the coming battle with the Demon Merry. In their absence, the Fate God helped Imu restore his power and spread the Devil Shadow Zone, while the Earth God prepared to challenge the World Will.

• Roger asked Houka how he could resist Imu's control, and Houka sent the Demon Merry with him.
• Roger declared that he would prove Three-Color Haki could let a human fight gods, and his Conqueror's Haki changed slightly.
• Houka gathered everyone and returned to the main timeline.
• The Fate God helped Imu recover and establish the Devil Shadow Zone, while the Earth God resolved to challenge the World Will before Houka returned.
• The Devil Shadow Zone spread across Marineford and other islands, forcing civilians to flee and pray for rescue.
• The Fate God struggled to protect Imu from the World Will's attacks and urged him to hurry.

Imu discovered that the Fallen Ancient Gods had used him as bait to draw the World Will’s attacks, then died beneath its second Heavenly Tribulation Light. The Earth God and Ocean God entered the Eye of Heavenly Punishment but could not overcome its cursed power, while the Fate God waited to take control of the World Will.

• The Earth God and Ocean God urged Imu to face the Heavenly Tribulation Light, and Imu realized they had made him their shield.
• Imu, the Earth God, and the Ocean God combined their powers against the first blast, but it wounded Imu and failed to stop the Heavenly Tribulation Light.
• The Earth God and Ocean God charged into the Eye of Heavenly Punishment as the World Will gathered a second blast, while the Fate God supported the plan from behind the scenes.
• Imu faced the second blast alone and was swallowed by its annihilating power.
• The Earth God and Ocean God found the World Will choked by cursed power and could not reach its core.
• The Earth God called for Heaven's Mandate as the Fate God waited for the others to exhaust themselves and planned to replace the World Will.

Houka emerged with the nearly dead Imu, fed him to Demon Merry, and revealed that he could withstand the Eye of Heavenly Punishment’s cursed power. He pulled the weakened Ocean God out for Rocks and the others to fight, while the Earth God and Fate God remained trapped inside with him.

• Houka carried the barely breathing Imu out of the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, and Loki and Rocks found their godslaying target almost dead.
• Houka fed Imu to Demon Merry, who began digesting the Demigod and moving toward the True God realm.
• The Fate God sensed Houka’s World Will aura and rushed into the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, where it, the Earth God, and the Ocean God saw that Houka was unaffected by the cursed power.
• The Ocean God begged Houka for mercy, and Houka pulled it from the cursed power and threw it outside for Rocks and the others to fight.
• Rocks led the charge against the weakened Ocean God as Loki, Roger, Golden Lion Shiki, Silver Axe Xiong, and others joined the battle.

The Ocean God attacked Rocks and the other Demigods, but Houka ordered him to fight them as a test. The Ocean God agreed after Houka promised he could live if any of them advanced to True Gods, leaving the Demigods facing his full strength.

• Lord Yu declared himself a True God under Houka, but Rocks attacked him and the Ocean God answered with a massive seawater beast.
• Loki froze much of the beast, Newgate struck it with a quake, and Rocks swallowed seawater with a vortex of darkness as the Demigods pressed the attack.
• The Ocean God retreated into the Calm Belt to recover, and Houka warned him not to flee while ordering him to use its power against the Demigods.
• The Ocean God asked whether training the Demigods into gods would earn him a place under Houka, who promised his life if one advanced and the title of Divine Master if more than two did.
• The Ocean God unleashed his killing intent and demanded that the Demigods use all their power, while Houka urged them silently to survive.

Houka attacked the Fate God as the Fate God and Earth God unleashed the World Will’s curse in a desperate bid to kill him. Houka began devouring both gods, while the battles outside the Eye of Heavenly Punishment continued to turn against those controlled by the Fate God.

• Houka realized the Fate God had taken control of Roger and other members of the D Clan, then charged the Fate God with earth divine power and World-Destroying Hellfire.
• The Fate God and Earth God triggered a massive eruption of the World Will’s cursed power and tried to perish together with Houka.
• Houka used the Nine-God Wheel Disk and Nine-Soul God Disk to seize and forcibly refine the Fate God and Earth God.
• Demon Merry stopped Roger’s sneak attack on Golden Lion Shiki, wounded Roger, and then joined Houka inside the Eye of Heavenly Punishment.
• Loki and the other Demigods kept the Ocean God occupied as Roger, Tina Jet, Presley, and Iron Fist Garp fought their opponents across the battlefield.

Houka defeated the Fate God, weakened the berserk D Clan members, and gave them a blessing to counter the Fate God's curse while he continued refining the Earth God. The D Clan and Roger were subdued, and Garp woke up only to be beaten by Sengoku and the other Marines for attacking them while berserk.

• Vegapunk led the Seraphim and other forces to suppress the berserk D Clan members, ordering them to capture the clansmen alive.
• Houka refined the Fate God, rejected its curse, and absorbed its True God Origin and authorities into the Nine-God Wheel Disk to strengthen his refinement of the Earth God.
• After the Fate God fell, Houka countered its control over the D Clan with a fortune blessing, and the clansmen's enhanced strength faded.
• Roger regained consciousness after Golden Lion Shiki and the others nearly beat him to death, while Gram, Malone, and the others captured and beat Presley.
• The D Clan members across the Sky Archipelago Nations were subdued, and the Marine officers restrained Garp after he woke up and attacked them while berserk.
• Sengoku called Garp a rabid mad dog and led the injured Marine officers in beating him.

Ocean God fought the Demigods as they risked their lives to pursue godhood, while Houka defeated Earth God and the Hellfire Serpent and claimed the curse origin. Houka reforged the collapsing Red Line into Pangu Continent, bringing both spacetime worlds under his control.

• Ocean God attacked Rocks, Charlotte Linlin, Whitebeard Newgate, and Loki with deadly resolve after realizing Houka had defeated Fate God.
• Redfield and Golden Lion Shiki joined the battle, and Bullet, Dracule Mihawk, Silver Axe Xiong, Babel, and Gier Buster charged in while Basta stayed back.
• Houka finished refining Earth God and the Hellfire Serpent and absorbed their True God Origins and authorities into the Nine-God Wheel Disk.
• Houka cleansed and absorbed the Curse Origin of All Races, causing the Eye of Heaven to fade and sunlight to return.
• Houka withdrew Imu's Demon Shadow Zone and reforged the collapsing Red Line into Pangu Continent, claiming both spacetime worlds.