Recaps

Houka fused sixth Lu Ya with Demon Merry, creating Demon Lu Ya, who entered the Divine Battlefield wielding the Nineteen Kings' weapons. As the brothers' chosen pairings were revealed, Charlotte Linlin returned to fuse with Katakuri and fight alongside him.

• Sixth Lu Ya chose Demon Merry, while Kamui chose Bullet or Dracule Mihawk instead of the stronger fighters, and Houka lent him the Fate Ring.
• Houka fused sixth Lu Ya with Demon Merry, and Demon Lu Ya discovered the Nineteen Kings' weapons stored in his black flame-cloud eyes.
• Houka stopped Demon Lu Ya from playing with the weapons, and Demon Lu Ya charged into the Divine Battlefield with the Xingtian Axe.
• Demon Lu Ya announced his brothers' chosen partners, revealing that Kamui had chosen Bullet and Mihawk, which angered Golden Lion Shiki and Silver Axe Xiong.
• Charlotte Linlin left the battlefield to collect Katakuri, and Houka fused mother and son so they could fight together.

Babel, Gier Buster, and the other fighters accepted that they could not keep up with the divine battle, while Silver Axe Xiong and Bullet were forced to withdraw. Golden Lion Shiki struggled to endure the Ocean God and sought help from Kamui and Lu Ya, but Houka insisted he rely on himself.

• Babel and Gier Buster gave up trying to join the divine battle, and Bolo Gram, Sambel, Ganzi, and Malone urged them to accept their limits.
• Silver Axe Xiong and Bullet exhausted themselves and withdrew, while Dracule Mihawk endured the battle and broke through to the threshold of King-level.
• Golden Lion Shiki, wounded and running out of stamina, asked Kamui to switch with him, but Kamui refused so he could keep experiencing the fight through Mihawk.
• Golden Lion Shiki asked Lu Ya to lend him Demon Merry, but Lu Ya refused despite his own injuries.
• Houka told Golden Lion Shiki to stop relying on outside strength, and Shiki angrily accused Houka of hypocrisy and favoritism.

Houka gave Golden Lion Shiki a Forest Circlet that rapidly healed him, and Shiki returned to the divine battle hoping to advance to Demigod. The Ocean God quickly crushed him again, leaving Houka to carry him back to the viewing platform as the battle continued.

• Houka asked the officers who would fuse with Shiki, but King Basta, Babel, Sambel, Silver Axe Xiong, and Bullet all refused or stayed silent.
• Houka gave Shiki a Forest Circlet with powerful regenerative abilities, and Shiki put it on before charging back into the God-level battlefield.
• The Ocean God redirected part of Its attack toward Shiki and blasted him away with a Divine-Level Advanced Conqueror's Haki attack.
• Shiki's circlet could not heal him quickly enough, and Houka teleported over to catch the half-dead fighter and return him to the viewing platform.
• Gier Buster and Gram joked that Shiki's defeat helped Houka, while Silver Axe Xiong took comfort in Shiki's failure to advance.
• Babel watched Houka's divine sons, and Houka discovered where certain souls drifted after death.

Houka seized the Death God's origin and transformed Yellow Springs Hell into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, establishing an Underworld that could draw in nearly every soul. His announcement interrupted the Ocean God's battle with the Demigods, who still had not met Houka's demand for one of them to become a True God.

• Houka discovered that Yellow Springs Hell was a local space for the dead, then seized the Death God's origin and authority to create the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Houka used divine power, souls, and the wishes of living beings to establish the six paths, including an Eighteen Levels of Hell for punishing grievous sins.
• After more than ten days, Houka completed the Underworld's foundations and announced that it would guide reincarnation and reward good while punishing evil.
• The Ocean God and the exhausted Demigods heard Houka's declaration and stopped fighting, but the Ocean God still needed them to keep battling to fulfill its mission.

Houka returned from creating the Six Paths of Reincarnation and watched the exhausted fighters leave the divine war, while Katakuri endured in hopes of awakening his Soul Fire. Houka turned Fate God into the Master of the Hell Path and considered assigning Ocean God another role in the Underworld.

• Stussy, Amatsuki Toki, and Princess Ariel wondered whether reincarnation could preserve memories, while Stussy hoped Houka would find a way to grant immortality.
• Whitebeard Newgate, Ryuma, Redfield, and Shamrock withdrew after reaching their limits, while Loki continued fighting to become a True God before Rocks.
• Houka separated Kamui, Ryuma, and Shamrock, noticed Kamui's second Soul Fire beginning to form, and encouraged his sons about their awakening bloodlines.
• Katakuri kept fighting despite his exhaustion, and Houka delayed ending the divine war when he noticed Katakuri's abnormal change.
• Houka gave Fate God Death God's power and authority, named him the Master of the Hell Path, and sent him into the Underworld.
• Houka considered stripping Ocean God of his authority and making him a path master and god of a Blood Sea in the Underworld.

After the exhausting battle, Houka treated the surviving youngsters and transformed the defeated Ocean God into the Lord of the Hungry Ghost Path. In the Underworld, Pontus joined Heaven's Mandate as one of Houka's Six Paths officials, while both former ancient gods confronted their diminished status.

• Demon Merry withdrew from the battle, and Houka treated the exhausted youngsters after Rocks and Charlotte Linlin ended their participation.
• Katakuri awakened his Ancient Moon talent and a second Soul Fire before collapsing, while Houka restored his soul; Loki was eventually defeated, and Houka saved Shanks from his body.
• The Ocean God agreed to serve Houka, who extracted his Ocean Authority and fused him with Death God's power, making him the Blood Sea God and Lord of the Hungry Ghost Path.
• Houka brought the new Lord of the Hungry Ghost Path to the Underworld and assigned him to manage the Six Paths alongside Heaven's Mandate, the Lord of the Hell Path.
• Heaven's Mandate studied the Underworld's punishments, while Pontus questioned how the Death God's authority had become so powerful and resented his new subordinate position.

After the divine war, Houka established peace, assigned the defeated Ocean God to the Underworld, and returned to develop Pangu Continent. In the days that followed, young fighters pursued new abilities while Houka watched a passage forming toward other worlds.

• Heaven's Mandate explained the Six Paths of Reincarnation to Pontus, who rejected his advice and held onto their grudge.
• Houka told the gathered fighters that the Ocean God would serve as an Underworld official, then directed Shiki to challenge the Demigods before seeking Demon Merry.
• Rocks and Newgate claimed Shiki as their sparring partner, and Houka led everyone back to Elbaf to develop Pangu Continent.
• Gram asked Houka to bring Marco from the other timeline, and Houka agreed as the group celebrated the start of a new era.
• Katakuri awakened his Soul Fire talent, Kamui gained another chance to awaken Soul Fire, and Ryuma and Shamrock showed signs of awakening.
• Houka observed a passage forming between the Lost World and another world and wondered whether it connected to Toriko or Dragon Ball.

Over two years, Houka developed Pangu Continent, expanded teleportation and reincarnation systems, and accelerated industrialization while waiting for another world passage. When the Straw Hat Pirates encountered Toriko and Komatsu in an overlapping sea, Houka tried to preserve the connection and searched for the Toriko World’s World Will.

• Totto Land and the former Rocks Pirates officers expanded their kingdoms, while Kamui, Katakuri, Ryuma, Shamrock, Shanks, and Lu Ya set out to explore Pangu Continent.
• Houka established teleportation arrays across both spacetime realms, created Yellow Springs Hell, and strengthened the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Under Houka’s guidance, Vegapunk and other scientists advanced industry, spreading railways, sea trains, steam-powered ships, and aircraft across Pangu Continent.
• Two years later, the Straw Hat Pirates encountered Toriko and Komatsu in a sea where their worlds overlapped, and Luffy and Toriko agreed to travel together to a gourmet island.
• Houka tried to preserve the passage between the worlds by merging the Rainbow Mist into the overlapping space, then investigated the Toriko World and questioned whether it had a World Will.

Houka worked to stabilize the passage between Toriko World and the overlapping worlds while the Straw Hat Pirates and Toriko’s group discovered they came from different worlds. The chapter left Toriko and Komatsu stunned by the Straw Hats’ stories about Houka and his power.

• Houka tested his powers and merged part of the Lost World’s space with the pocket dimension to stabilize the passage to Toriko World.
• Robin and Sanji questioned Toriko, Komatsu, and their companions after realizing they did not know about Houka, Pangu Continent, or the Straw Hats’ world.
• Toriko and Komatsu learned that they were in a different world and that the Straw Hats came from another spacetime.
• Luffy and Nami described Houka’s strength and his creation of Pangu Continent, but Toriko doubted their claims.
• Robin warned Toriko that Houka had destroyed the World Government and killed its centuries-old rulers, leaving Komatsu shaken.

The Straw Hat Pirates and Toriko’s group worried that Houka might threaten Toriko’s world as their worlds overlapped. After a day together, the passage began pulling both groups home, while Houka’s efforts to stabilize it caused the convergence of the One Piece, Toriko, and Dragon Ball worlds to approach ahead of schedule.

• Nami and Robin discussed Houka’s power and the possibility of targeting hated organizations, while Toriko worried that Houka could threaten the IGO and his world.
• Robin suggested Houka might control passages between worlds, making Toriko fear that their worlds’ different powers would not protect them.
• As the groups learned about each other, Toriko grew wary of the connection while Luffy became eager to explore the gourmet world.
• Houka worked to stabilize the passage between the Lost World, One Piece World, and Toriko World, where images of a Dragon Ball World aircraft appeared in the gray mist.
• After a day on the gourmet island, the space distorted and began pulling the Straw Hat Pirates and Toriko’s group back to their own worlds.
• The groups said goodbye, unaware that the passage connecting the three worlds was undergoing an anomaly.

Houka appeared before the Straw Hat Pirates and Toriko’s group as they returned from the Gourmet World, revealing he had watched that world for years. He identified Toriko as Acacia’s son and reassured everyone that he would not destroy their world.

• Houka stabilized the passage to the Toriko World and appeared as the Straw Hat Pirates and Toriko’s group said goodbye.
• Nami excitedly greeted Houka, while Toriko and Komatsu feared the powerful god had come to their world.
• Houka told Nico Robin that he had watched the Gourmet World for two or three years and had not expected the Straw Hat Pirates to enter it.
• Luffy asked Houka to take the group on an adventure without damaging Toriko’s world, and Houka promised he would not destroy it.
• Houka revealed that Toriko was the son of Acacia and Froese and had three Gourmet Demons inside him, leaving Toriko bewildered.
• Houka told Toriko that his bloodline gave him a starting point, but reaching the summit still depended on his own effort.

Houka confirmed that Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji could awaken Conqueror’s Haki before the Straw Hats returned to their own sea. He then appeared in Toriko’s world, declared he would leave its human affairs alone, and prepared to explore the Gourmet World.

• Luffy insisted he was hardworking, while Zoro and Sanji grumbled about his and Sanji’s strength and bloodline talent.
• Houka told Sanji he and Zoro could awaken Conqueror’s Haki and called them Luffy’s wings.
• The Straw Hat Pirates vanished back to their sea as Toriko and Komatsu’s worlds separated.
• Houka appeared aboard Toriko’s boat and reassured Toriko that he had no plans to destroy the Human World.
• Houka said he would explore the Gourmet World, then vanished to stabilize the space-time passage.
• Toriko hurried back with Komatsu to tell Chairman Ichiryū about Houka.

Houka brought the Straw Hat Pirates, Boa Hancock, Marco, and Ace to his timeline to explore the Floating Divine Realm’s Future City. Along the way, he killed Kozuki Momonosuke and the returning retainers, then showed his guests the advanced city where his children trained through games.

• Houka planned to explore the Gourmet World and use its dangerous beasts as a training ground for his companions.
• Houka promised Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates a visit to his timeline, then set off to collect Marco and Ace.
• Houka sensed the World Will alert in Kuri and turned Kozuki Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Raizo, Kikunojo, and Kanjuro to ashes, taking their Devil Fruits.
• Houka brought Boa Hancock, Marco, Ace, and the Straw Hat Pirates to the Floating Divine Realm in his timeline, where Gram and Newgate joined them.
• Houka showed the group the Future City, where his children trained with games, including Kozuki Zoro practicing with toy cursed blades.

Robin toured Future City and decided to pursue Houka so she could preserve Ohara’s legacy and keep visiting its World Library. Newgate and the others arrived to enjoy the city, while Houka described plans to expand its technology and Newgate began inviting old friends for a reunion.

• Luffy, Cracker, and Will fought virtual monsters in Future City, while Nami and Usopp explored its machines and games.
• Robin discovered Ohara’s books and Poneglyphs in the World Library, then resolved to take the initiative with Houka so she could protect Ohara’s legacy.
• The Straw Hat Pirates enjoyed Future City, and Newgate, Marco, Gram, and their companions arrived after their reunion.
• Newgate complained that Houka had kept Future City secret and decided to stay in the Floating Divine Realm for months; Houka explained that the city was still being developed with the Vegapunks and other scientists.
• Newgate began contacting Rocks, Redfield, and other friends to invite them to Future City, while Houka teased him about finding a wife and passing on his bloodline.
• Newgate shared news of Basta’s newborn daughter Perona, Roger’s marriage to Davy D. Tina Jet, Ace’s care for Rouge, and Dragon’s studies with Vegapunk.

Vegapunk and Dragon discussed research, while Rocks, Shiki, and the others gathered in Future City and explored its games. Ace was overwhelmed by the tangled family relationships in this time-space, and Marco decided to stay behind and retire.

• Young Vegapunk planned stronger clones and new research, while both Vegapunks left to study the otherworldly gourmet monster.
• Dragon watched Luffy on the surveillance screen and considered calling Garp to tell him his grandson from another time-space had arrived.
• Newgate summoned Rocks, Shiki, Linlin, and the others to Future City, where they became absorbed in its games and attractions.
• Ace learned how Roger, Rocks, Teach, Rouge, and Dragon were connected in this time-space and worried that he and Luffy might become brothers.
• Marco told Ace not to return to this time-space and announced that he would retire there, leaving the Whitebeard Adventure Crew to Ace.

Houka granted Marco a legal identity so he could remain in this time-space, while Ace brought Rouge to Future City and planned to reveal the family ties between Luffy, Rouge, and Dragon. Elsewhere, Lu Ya and Shanks set out toward a miraculous dragon vein in the Kawagoe Mountains, where Katakuri met Kamui and received a Devil Fruit.

• Houka gave Marco a legal identity, following Dracule Mihawk and Demon Heir Bullet, who had also chosen to stay in this time-space.
• Ace took Rouge to Future City and sought out Luffy, intending to reveal their relationship and Luffy's connection to Dragon.
• Lu Ya and Shanks headed toward Victory Kingdom, but Shamrock urged them to visit a newly appeared dragon vein in the Kawagoe Mountains.
• Katakuri traveled near the mountains while searching for a second Devil Fruit, hoping to find the Glint-Glint Fruit.
• Kamui caught up with Katakuri and tossed him a golden Devil Fruit as a gift.

Kamui gave the Glint-Glint Fruit to Katakuri and lent Shamrock the Fate Ring as his brothers reunited near an illusory Dragon Vein. When Lu Ya jumped toward it and the others rushed after him, the brothers vanished into the distortion, and Houka appeared before the Dragon Vein.

• Kamui gave Katakuri the Glint-Glint Fruit, and Katakuri ate it to gain a second Devil Fruit ability.
• Kamui told Katakuri that his own third ability came from the Sound-Wave Fruit.
• Ryuma and Shamrock reunited with Kamui and Katakuri, and Kamui lent Shamrock the Fate Ring to help him awaken his Soul Fire.
• Katakuri sensed an opportunity near the Dragon Vein, and Lu Ya arrived with Shanks.
• Lu Ya leaped toward the illusory Dragon Vein, Shanks chased him, and Kamui, Shamrock, Ryuma, and Katakuri followed as they all vanished.
• Houka left his game with Rocks, Newgate, and Shiki and appeared before the illusory Dragon Vein.

Houka stabilized a fragile Space-Time Passage and sent a clone after the six Ancient Moon brothers, who had crossed into the world of Loulan. In the Land of Wind, the brothers met Sally and learned about the hidden villages and their powerful leaders.

• Houka discovered that Lu Ya had become the Child of the World, stabilized the dragon-vein-shaped Space-Time Passage, and sent a clone through it.
• On Future Island, Rocks, Newgate, Shiki, Redfield, and Houka’s women worried about his sudden departure and the missing boys.
• The six Ancient Moon brothers arrived in a desert, where Shanks pulled Lu Ya out of the sand and scolded him before the brothers discussed finding a way home.
• The brothers encountered Sally near the Loulan Ruins, and Katakuri threatened her until Kamui urged him to calm down.
• Sally explained that they were at the desert border of the Land of Wind and named Hiruzen Sarutobi and Rasa among its powerful figures, prompting Lu Ya to ask about Magnet Release.

Lu Ya and the others met Sally in New Loulan Village, learned about the shinobi world and the Dragon Vein, and decided to explore before seeking a way home. They set out toward the Sand Hidden Village, leaving Sally terrified by their monstrous transformations.

• Lu Ya summoned a dream feast to supplement the village’s meager meal, and the youths ate while Kamui reassured the frightened Sally that they were human.
• Houka watched the group and considered the shinobi world’s timeline, the Dragon Vein, and the Six Paths Sage while his main body worked to stabilize a spacetime passage.
• Sally explained that the five great shinobi villages were at peace and told them her late mother Sara had left her a chakra blade connected to the Dragon Vein.
• Kamui agreed to let his brothers gather information for a few days before looking for a way home, despite their eagerness to visit the Sand Hidden Village.
• Sally pointed the group toward the Sand Hidden Village, and the youths transformed into monstrous forms, leaving her convinced they were monsters or tailed beasts.

Kamui and the Ancient Moon brothers left New Loulan Village for the Sand Village, while Sally stayed behind with a Transponder Snail to contact them if needed. Rumors that five monsters were approaching sent Rasa scrambling to prepare for an attack, but Kamui planned to enter the Sand Village in human form and gather information first.

• Lu Ya invited Sally to join the group, but she begged them to keep New Loulan Village secret, so Kamui left her a Transponder Snail.
• Katakuri revealed that he had gained the Logia Glint-Glint Fruit ability, while Kamui said his third ability was the Paramecia Sound-Wave Fruit.
• The six Ancient Moon brothers raced toward the Sand Village, and Katakuri carried an exhausted Lu Ya when he could no longer fly.
• Reports that five monsters were heading for the Sand Village reached Rasa and the Land of Wind's daimyo, and Rasa ordered the village's forces to prepare for battle.
• Kamui stopped his brothers from charging into the Sand Village and told them to infiltrate it, assess its strength, and gather information first.

The Sand Village prepared for five reported monsters, but the six Ancient Moon brothers infiltrated the village and were discovered. Kamui struck Rasa with a barrage of blasts that pierced his Gold Dust Wall, leaving the brothers unimpressed by Rasa.

• Rasa, Granny Chiyo, and the Sand Village leaders discussed the approaching monsters and considered whether they could become allies through summoning contracts.
• The Sand Village's sensory barrier sounded an alarm, and Rasa and Granny Chiyo hurried back to confront intruders inside the village.
• The six Ancient Moon brothers realized their attempted infiltration had failed and prepared to fight the approaching Sand Village ninjas.
• Kamui transformed into Yamata no Orochi and attacked Rasa with laser sonic blasts, which pierced and shattered his Gold Dust Wall.
• The brothers debated whether Rasa's gold-controlling technique resembled a Gold-Gold Fruit Ability or Magnet Release, then judged that he did not seem very strong.

Kamui and his companions invaded the Sand Village to gather information, but the village’s defenders confronted them and a battle erupted. Katakuri and Kamui overwhelmed the Sand ninjas while Lu Ya attacked Gaara, leaving Rasa wounded and Shamrock disappointed that his Fate Ring had not reacted.

• Kamui transformed into an eight-headed dragon and confronted Rasa, while Granny Chiyo summoned the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets.
• Rasa questioned the intruders, and Kamui admitted they had sneaked into the village to gather information and were open to sparring.
• Katakuri killed more than a dozen sealing ninjas and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out nearby civilians and shinobi.
• Kamui froze the Sand Village with Ice Age, while Lu Ya smashed Gaara’s Sand Hand and pursued his gourd, only to hit a Sand Clone.
• Katakuri struck Rasa through his Gold Dust Shield, leaving him badly injured as Granny Chiyo, Ebizo, and the Sand shinobi rushed to protect him.
• Shamrock checked his Fate Ring and found that it still had not reacted.

Shanks and Shamrock saw Gaara transform into the berserk One-Tail Shukaku and decided his powers could make a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit. As the battle spread across the Sand Village, the brothers and their allies fought the Sand ninja while Lu Ya and Shamrock confronted Shukaku, and Orochimaru became interested in the powerful newcomers.

• Gaara lost control and transformed into his full One-Tail Shukaku form, prompting Shanks to order that he be captured and turned into a Devil Fruit.
• Sunagakure Jonin attacked Shanks and Shamrock, but Shanks shattered their ninjutsu with a massive flying sword slash and asked to learn their techniques.
• Kamui froze Chiyo's puppet collection, while Ryuma cut Maki down before Maki escaped with a Substitution Technique, and Katakuri charged after Rasa.
• Katakuri used Qilin Nightmare: Fear Demon to manifest figures from the Sand ninja's greatest fears, then continued pursuing Rasa as Temari and Kankuro tried to stop him.
• Lu Ya challenged Shukaku with Gear Fourth, and Shamrock transformed into a blue-flamed cat and attacked; Shukaku blocked him with a Sand Shield before unleashing a sandstorm.
• Lu Ya struck Shukaku with Crow Cannon while Shamrock split the sandstorm with Hell Funeral, and Orochimaru watched the battle and decided he wanted to control or trick the newcomers.

Kamui revealed that he and his brothers had come from the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire to explore, while Chiyo tried to negotiate with them and stop the fighting. Shukaku caught Lu Ya and Shamrock in his Imperial Funeral Seal, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Chiyo saw that the brothers were overwhelming Shukaku, Maki, and Rasa, and offered to provide them with information to stop the battle.
• Kamui said his brothers were enjoying the fight and that Katakuri would not stop until he had settled his anger over a future he had seen.
• Chiyo asked Kamui who they were, and he introduced himself as Gu Yue Shenwei of the Kogetsu Clan from the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire.
• Chiyo offered an apology and asked Kamui to persuade Katakuri to spare Rasa, but Kamui said only their father might be able to change Katakuri's mind.
• Shukaku seized an opening and trapped Lu Ya and Shamrock inside layered sand pyramids with his Imperial Funeral Seal.

Kamui, Ryuma, and Shanks fought Shukaku after it sealed Shamrock and Lu Ya, while Orochimaru appeared and offered help. Shamrock and Lu Ya broke free, and Katakuri’s battle ended with the appearance of the father he feared, leaving the Sand Village leaders stunned.

• Ryuma and Shanks transformed, overwhelmed the Sunagakure Jonin, and attacked Shukaku until it retreated underground.
• Kamui rushed to the pyramid to check on Shamrock and Lu Ya, while Chiyo tried to free her frozen puppets.
• Orochimaru appeared and offered to undo Shukaku’s seal, but Kamui refused his help and confronted him.
• The pyramid shook violently, and Shamrock and Lu Ya blasted apart Shukaku’s strongest seal.
• Katakuri fought the Sand Village with summoned MMA monsters until a vision of Houka MMA appeared, revealing that he feared his father.
• Kamui comforted Katakuri, while Orochimaru, Rasa, and Chiyo stared in shock at the figure they took for a god.