Arc 19The Blood Dragon’s Rebellion

Yang Hao built his strength and crew, rescued Luffy, and prepared to overthrow the World Government. After killing the Five Elders and Saint Saturn, he gathered Devil Fruit powers for the Infinity Stones and reached Blackbeard’s floating-island base.

  • Yang Hao fought Blackbeard’s crew at Impel Down, escaped the prison’s destruction, and helped free Ace at Marineford while defeating several enemies and taking their Devil Fruit powers.
  • Yang Hao survived the war, gained the Blood Dragon admiral-candidate codename, shared Tyrant Body Haki with senior Marines, and left for Sabaody and Fish-Man Island.
  • Yang Hao killed Ryokugyu, exposed Hody Jones as Otohime’s murderer, secured use of Noah, and agreed to train Luffy after Garp brought him aboard.
  • Yang Hao gathered Luffy’s companions, Hancock, and Mihawk, then proposed that they join him in destroying the World Government and replacing its order.
  • Yang Hao spent two years training his crew and cutting a passage through Reverse Mountain with Noah as Sengoku and Tsuru prepared forces for the coming battle.
  • Yang Hao killed CP0 agents, Weevil, and four of the Five Elders, then went to Egghead and killed Saint Saturn before reviving Kuma with Bonney’s power.
  • Yang Hao took Kurozumi Kanjuro’s and Charlotte Pudding’s Devil Fruit powers, learned that Charlotte Linlin had gone to ally with Kaido, and arrived at Blackbeard’s floating-island base.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao trained with Momonga, learned to cut steel, and used a flying slash to kill a Sea King as they waited for the Kuja Pirates. Hancock finally arrived and refused to join the war, demanded to keep her Warlord title, and claimed the Marines’ cargo, while Yang Hao prepared to intervene.

  • Yang Hao reflected on the One Piece world’s powers and trained his body with Life Return.
  • Momonga gave Yang Hao a sword and sparred with him, teaching him how swordsmanship and Haki worked together.
  • Yang Hao learned to cut steel and continued training with Momonga, who also studied Yang Hao’s Shave-infused swordsmanship.
  • A Sea King attacked the warship, and Yang Hao cut it in two with a flying slash, astonishing Momonga and the Marines.
  • Hancock arrived at the warship, kicked a kitten aside, and told Momonga she would not join the war but wanted to keep her Warlord title and take the ship’s cargo.
  • Yang Hao put on Momonga’s Justice coat and prepared to step in as Hancock confronted the Marines.

Ch. 452Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao stopped Boa Hancock from petrifying the Marines and forced her to agree to answer the World Government’s summons by exposing that he knew her secret. After demonstrating overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki, he prepared to travel with Momonga to Impel Down to investigate Zoan Fruit awakening and seek a way to restore his severed limbs.

  • Hancock used Mero Mero Mellow on the Marines, but Yang Hao’s sword pressure cleared their minds and prevented the attack from working.
  • Yang Hao revealed the Celestial Dragon hoofprint on a coin and said he knew Hancock’s past, provoking her to unleash Conqueror’s Haki.
  • Yang Hao’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed Hancock’s, cracked the warship’s deck, and knocked out most of the Marines.
  • Yang Hao demanded that Hancock come immediately, and she left for Amazon Lily after agreeing to do so under threat of exposure.
  • Momonga praised Yang Hao’s newly awakened Haki and decided to go with him to Impel Down once Hancock arrived.

Ch. 453Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao and Momonga escorted Boa Hancock to Impel Down, where Yang Hao investigated the Jailer Beasts to advance his Devil Fruit awakening. He began transforming his Husky Fruit power into a Martial Soul, while Luffy’s presence and Yang Hao’s suspicions about Blackbeard remained unresolved.

  • Momonga asked what Yang Hao had given Boa Hancock, but Yang Hao refused to reveal her secret and warned that she would kill anyone who learned it.
  • Boa Hancock arrived, demanded to visit Ace, and sailed with Momonga and Yang Hao to Impel Down, where she was startled to see Yang Hao’s missing limbs.
  • Yang Hao warned Momonga that Blackbeard might have another plan and asked him to learn about Blackbeard from Ace, while privately intending to gain strength by killing prisoners.
  • At Impel Down, Yang Hao and Hancock underwent inspection, and Luffy secretly revealed himself before Yang Hao noticed him.
  • Yang Hao told Sadi that he wanted to study the Jailer Beasts to heal his severed limbs, then examined the failed awakening of Minochihuahua.
  • Yang Hao awakened his Husky Fruit and began using his Golden Finger to alter its power into a Martial Soul.

Ch. 454Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao regenerated his limbs, awakened his Devil Fruit, and slaughtered escaped prisoners in Impel Down as the prison descended into chaos. Blackbeard approached to free Level Six’s criminals, while Shiryu began plotting to destroy the prison, and Boa Hancock followed Yang Hao in terror.

  • Yang Hao used Life Return and a steady supply of food to regenerate his hands and feet while his awakened Devil Fruit strengthened his body.
  • Momonga warned Yang Hao that Blackbeard had vanished and was likely heading to Impel Down; they agreed to hold the prison until Zephyr arrived.
  • Yang Hao told Sadi about the threat, borrowed Shiryu’s cursed sword Raiu, and began killing escaped prisoners while transforming the blade with his killing intent and Armament Haki.
  • Magellan went to guard Level Six and released Shiryu, who discovered Raiu was missing and destroyed the prison’s Den Den Mushi communications.
  • Yang Hao avoided Luffy’s group while killing prisoners across Impel Down, with Sadi excited by the slaughter and Boa Hancock following in fear.

Ch. 455Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao confronted Blackbeard’s group at Impel Down, defeated Shiryu’s attack, and absorbed the Pegasus Fruit power from Stronger. As Blackbeard fled deeper into the prison, Yang Hao prepared for the coming battle and warned Momonga to evacuate the guards and secure the ships.

  • Yang Hao spotted Blackbeard’s group arriving at Impel Down and saw Shiryu slice apart the Marine warships while Stronger carried the group through the air.
  • Shiryu invited Blackbeard to join forces, then led him and his crew into Impel Down to reach Level Six and confront Magellan.
  • At Level Four, Shiryu attacked Yang Hao to reclaim Raiu, but Yang Hao cut through his strike and wounded him before Blackbeard pulled him away with Black Vortex.
  • Yang Hao cleaved apart Blackbeard’s Black Hole, wounded Stronger, and stayed behind when Blackbeard and his crew fled deeper into the prison.
  • Yang Hao refined the Dark-Dark Fruit power he had intercepted and extracted the Pegasus Fruit origin from Stronger, adding its power to his Husky martial spirit.
  • Yang Hao told Momonga that Shiryu had attacked the fleet and advised him to evacuate the guards, secure the ships, and prepare for the coming battle.

Ch. 456Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Blackbeard’s crew broke through Impel Down and clashed with Yang Hao, who chose to hold them back while the Marines flooded the prison. Zephyr and Garp arrived as Yang Hao faced mounting danger on the fourth level.

  • Blackbeard’s crew defeated Magellan, and Shiryu shackled him before Blackbeard recruited prisoners and gave Shiryu the Poison-Poison Fruit.
  • Luffy’s group found the first-level control room disabled, leaving them unable to open the Gate of Justice or escape by ship.
  • Blackbeard’s crew reached the fourth level, where Yang Hao told Momonga to flood Impel Down, then sent Boa Hancock and Sadi upward and collapsed the elevator shaft behind him.
  • Yang Hao confronted Blackbeard’s crew and fought to hold them back as seawater poured into the prison; Shiryu attacked with a poison dragon, and Yang Hao’s blade eventually shattered under the assault.
  • Zephyr and Garp arrived at Impel Down, and Momonga told Zephyr that Yang Hao was fighting Blackbeard’s crew on the fourth level.

Ch. 457Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao and the Marines fought to contain the escaping prisoners at Impel Down, but Golden Lion Shiki lifted the prison out of the sea and carried the criminals away. As they headed for Marineford, Yang Hao secured Hancock’s reluctant help and prepared to report to Headquarters.

  • Garp and Zephyr arrived to help Yang Hao, driving Blackbeard’s group back and sealing the elevator shaft while Garp and Zephyr fought Bullet and the other escapees.
  • As Impel Down flooded, Golden Lion Shiki lifted the prison out of the sea, and the criminals knocked Garp, Zephyr, and Yang Hao aside.
  • Yang Hao killed Catarina Devon and extracted the origin of her Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit before Shiki flew off with Impel Down toward Roger’s son.
  • Yang Hao urged Zephyr and Garp to hurry to Marineford, then threatened Hancock and persuaded her that cooperating could help protect Amazon Lily.
  • Yang Hao apologized to Momonga for breaking the sword he had lent him and implied that Headquarters should prepare a replacement.

Ch. 458Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao, using the name Tren, returned with Garp and the others and proposed secretly cooperating with Whitebeard to rescue Ace while targeting Blackbeard and Akainu. As the Marines prepared for the coming battle, Sengoku revealed that Tren had become a powerful ally, and the warship continued toward Marine Headquarters.

  • Zephyr's warship arrived, and Yang Hao, Garp, Momonga, and Boa Hancock boarded before heading to the mess hall.
  • Yang Hao asked Garp about saving Ace, then proposed that Whitebeard's forces restrain Akainu while the Marines dealt with Blackbeard and the other Impel Down escapees; Garp agreed not to tell Sengoku directly.
  • Yang Hao trained with Garp in the air, using their fight to learn Garp's Iron Bone technique and improve his hand-to-hand combat and Armament Haki.
  • Sengoku met with Tsuru, the three Admirals, Momousagi, and Chaton, and assigned them to prepare for Blackbeard, Shiki, and the other escaped criminals.
  • Sengoku told the group that Zephyr's student Tren had combat power comparable to an Admiral, while Tsuru privately recognized that Tren's Devil Fruit was an ordinary Zoan rather than a Mythical Zoan.

Ch. 459Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Sengoku and the Marines faced Shiki, Blackbeard’s forces, and the Whitebeard Pirates as Impel Down was hurled toward Marine Headquarters. Yang Hao arrived with Garp and Zephyr, then secretly contacted Whitebeard to discuss a possible cooperation.

  • Sengoku chose Dragon as Yang Hao’s Marine codename and had Tsuru prepare the great sword Moon for him.
  • Whitebeard triggered a seaquake, and Kuzan froze the tsunami before Shiki flew in with Impel Down and attacked Marine Headquarters.
  • Sengoku, the admirals, Gion, and Chaton were pushed back by Shiki and the escaping prisoners, while Blackbeard prepared to seize Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
  • Shiryu poisoned and defeated Gion, taking her sword, as Shiki lifted Impel Down to smash it down again.
  • Mihawk sensed the arriving Marines, and Yang Hao’s slash split Impel Down before Garp and Zephyr shattered it with their Haki punches.
  • Yang Hao reached Tsuru, learned that Shiryu had taken the sword meant for him, and secretly asked Whitebeard to choose whether to cooperate.

Ch. 460Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao helped Whitebeard agree to rescue Ace and eliminate Teach, then fought the Blackbeard Pirates’ allies while Ace escaped. Whitebeard’s crew tracked down Teach as Yang Hao continued hunting opponents across Marine Headquarters.

  • Yang Hao persuaded Whitebeard to cooperate, then secretly passed Ace the key to his Seastone shackles under cover of Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
  • Yang Hao killed Shiryu and Lafitte, drove off the remaining Blackbeard Pirates, and defeated Byrnndi World to claim his More-More Fruit power.
  • Yang Hao stopped Boa Hancock from pursuing the Blackbeard Pirates and sent her to fight elsewhere.
  • Whitebeard attacked Marine Headquarters, allowing Marco and the others to destroy the execution platform and free Ace.
  • Whitebeard ordered Ace to find Teach, and Ace joined Marco and the others in pursuing the Blackbeard Pirates after eating.
  • Yang Hao split the building where Teach was hiding with a slash, guiding Ace and his allies into a fight with the Blackbeard Pirates.

Ch. 461Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

The battle at Marineford worsened when Blackbeard killed Jozu and Whitebeard attacked Akainu, forcing Hancock to petrify the combatants and halt the fighting. Yang Hao secured Jozu’s Devil Fruit power and, as the Red Hair Pirates approached, told Sengoku that another powerful force had arrived.

  • Douglas Bullet awakened his Clank-Clank Fruit and fused Marineford’s ruins, warships, and weapons into a colossal Haki-coated construct.
  • Akainu attacked Ace, and Blackbeard killed Jozu before Yang Hao arrived, drove Blackbeard off, and took Jozu’s Diamond Fruit power.
  • Whitebeard attacked Akainu in fury, and the Whitebeard Pirates joined the battle against the Marines.
  • Hancock petrified the fighting Marines and pirates, while Ain and Binz protected her as she recovered.
  • Yang Hao monitored the battlefield and waited for the Red Hair Pirates, then told Sengoku that a powerful group had arrived.

Ch. 462Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao used a life-burning slash to split Douglas Bullet’s monster and force the battle to end, then collapsed into a black egg to recover and transform his body. The Marines and Whitebeard’s forces withdrew, while Sengoku prepared to reprimand Akainu for provoking the war.

  • Sengoku agreed to protect Yang Hao while he prepared a powerful attack, and Yang Hao ignited phoenix fire with his life force to unleash a crimson blade aura.
  • Yang Hao’s slash cut through Douglas Bullet and his combined monster, then reached the Red Hair Pirates, who barely stopped it through their combined efforts.
  • Sengoku declared the war over, but Yang Hao secretly struck Shiki and severed both his legs before Garp, Zephyr, and Kizaru attacked him.
  • Blackbeard’s group fled with Shiki, Whitebeard ordered his forces to withdraw, and the Red Hair Pirates arrived as both sides began retreating.
  • Yang Hao’s body began to collapse after he extinguished the flames, so he enclosed himself in a black egg to recover and merge collected genes into his body.
  • Sengoku asked Garp and Zephyr to watch over Yang Hao, then took Akainu aside to reprimand him for mishandling the conflict.

Ch. 463Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

After rebuilding his body, Yang Hao recovered and recommended Kizaru as Sengoku’s successor as Fleet Admiral. He revealed Tyrant Body Haki, a new power he had developed by combining life force with Zoan vitality, and began explaining how it strengthened the body.

  • Yang Hao emerged from his Haki cocoon with tiny regenerated limbs, then ate a huge amount of Sea King meat while Ain helped him.
  • Sengoku met privately with Yang Hao, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru and confirmed that he planned to resign as Fleet Admiral.
  • Yang Hao reviewed the files on Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru, then argued that Kizaru was best suited to mediate between the Marines and the World Government.
  • Tsuru, Garp, and Zephyr reconsidered their preferred successor and agreed that Kizaru was a suitable choice.
  • When Tsuru asked how his strength had grown so far beyond an ordinary Zoan user, Yang Hao revealed Tyrant Body Haki and demonstrated its effects.

Ch. 464Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao awakened Tyrant Body Haki in Zephyr, Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru, then absorbed portions of Sengoku’s and Tsuru’s Devil Fruit powers to develop his abilities. After recovering from his injuries, he prepared to be stationed at Reverse Mountain and spoke with Kizaru about the Marines and the World Government.

  • Yang Hao explained Tyrant Body Haki and guided Zephyr, Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru to awaken it, restoring their bodies to their peak condition.
  • Sengoku named Yang Hao the admiral candidate codename Blood Dragon, and Yang Hao absorbed some of Sengoku’s Buddha Fruit power and Tsuru’s Wash-Wash Fruit power.
  • Sengoku warned Yang Hao to keep his new abilities secret, and Yang Hao requested a transfer to Reverse Mountain, which Sengoku approved.
  • Yang Hao spent half a month regenerating his hands and feet before leaving his room aboard the Marines’ temporary headquarters fleet.
  • Kizaru visited Yang Hao with bananas and complained that Yang Hao’s proposed assignment would bring him trouble; Yang Hao remarked that the World Government wanted a dog, not true justice.

Ch. 465Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao strengthened his ties with Navy leaders by granting Kizaru and Momousagi Tyrant Body Haki, while developing alloy technology and Justice Power. After Garp bragged about beating Whitebeard, Sengoku asked Yang Hao whether his latest effort had succeeded.

  • Yang Hao gave Kizaru Tyrant Body Haki, explained how it worked, and exchanged Den Den Mushi frequencies with him.
  • Momousagi returned the sword originally prepared for Yang Hao, received Tyrant Body Haki, and asked to exchange swordsmanship insights with him.
  • Yang Hao built a network among Navy leaders, studied Wapometal and other materials, and advanced his Justice Power using several Devil Fruit energies and Faith Power.
  • Garp told Yang Hao that he had beaten Whitebeard and joked that Whitebeard was now his good son because Ace was Garp's grandson.
  • Sengoku asked Yang Hao whether his recent effort had succeeded, while privately monitoring the fluctuations from the nearby child he was helping conceal.

Ch. 466Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao developed a transferable power of justice with Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru, then set out to obtain Noah and began destroying the Sabaody Archipelago to disrupt the pirates’ route to the New World. As the Marines prepared to rescue civilians and leave for the New World, Sengoku and Tsuru discussed finding the pirate who had attacked Zephyr and assessed the newly recruited Admirals.

  • Yang Hao shared his power of justice with Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru, who discussed spreading it through the Marines under Sengoku’s name.
  • Yang Hao left the Marine fleet with Ain and Binz, planning to visit Fish-Man Island for Noah and to study Treasure Tree Adam.
  • Yang Hao began cutting down the Sabaody Archipelago’s mangroves, freeing imprisoned slaves and avoiding harm to civilians as the Celestial Dragons called for Marine support.
  • Akainu sent Ryokugyu and Fujitora to reinforce Sabaody, while Sengoku and Tsuru arranged to rescue civilians and relocate them before the Marines departed for the New World.
  • Sengoku told Tsuru to find the pirate who had attacked Zephyr and discussed his concerns about the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the newly recruited Admirals.

Ch. 467Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao killed Admiral Ryokugyu while destroying the mangroves on Sabaody Archipelago, then traveled to Fish-Man Island to seek the ship Noah. He persuaded Prince Fukaboshi to arrange a meeting with King Neptune by offering information about Queen Otohime’s assassination.

  • Fujitora and Ryokugyu arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, where Ryokugyu attacked civilians while trying to stop Yang Hao.
  • Yang Hao emerged from the sea and killed Ryokugyu with a flying slash, then extracted the Woods-Woods Fruit power.
  • Fujitora reported Ryokugyu’s death to Akainu, who ordered him to prioritize protecting the Celestial Dragons.
  • Yang Hao reunited with Ain and Binz aboard their submarine, and they headed to Fish-Man Island so he could borrow a ship.
  • Yang Hao told Fukaboshi he had information about Otohime’s assassination, and Fukaboshi brought him to meet Neptune.
  • Neptune asked Yang Hao whether he knew who had killed Otohime.

Ch. 468Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao helped Neptune identify Queen Otohime’s killer, Hody Jones, by using his Observation Haki to track emotional fluctuations across Fish-Man Island. Neptune lent Yang Hao Noah for three years, and the chapter ended with Marco and Ace visiting him at a banquet.

  • Yang Hao deduced that a fish-man had killed Queen Otohime and offered to use his Observation Haki to expose the culprit.
  • After Vander Decken IX attacked Shirahoshi, Yang Hao tracked down the Flying Pirates and captured Decken, earning Neptune’s trust.
  • Yang Hao sensed suspicious fish-men gathering in Fish-Man Street, and Neptune ordered Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi to seal off the area.
  • Yang Hao identified Hody Jones as Otohime’s murderer, and Neptune promised him the use of Noah for three years.
  • Yang Hao met Marco and Ace at Neptune’s banquet, where Marco joked that Yang Hao owed the Whitebeard Pirates protection money.

Ch. 469Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao used Vander Decken IX to send Noah from Fish-Man Island toward the surface, while Ace and Marco wondered about Luffy and Rayleigh complained after Garp beat him. Garp then took Luffy and Boa Hancock by warship to Noah, where Luffy mistook the colossal ship for a gift.

  • Yang Hao hypnotized Vander Decken IX and made him use his Devil Fruit power to move Noah toward the surface, with Fukaboshi guiding it.
  • Ace and Marco reflected on Luffy's training under Rayleigh, unaware that Garp had beaten Rayleigh and taken Luffy away.
  • Rayleigh told Shakuyaku that Garp had dismissed his teaching and suspected Blood Dragon was the new teacher chosen for Luffy.
  • Garp sailed with Luffy and Boa Hancock to Noah, and Luffy excitedly asked if the enormous ship was meant for him.
  • Garp punched Luffy and told him he had prepared a fist instead.

Ch. 470Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Garp brought Luffy to Yang Hao’s ship for training, and Yang Hao forcibly kept him aboard by threatening his companions. Boa Hancock asked about Amazon Lily’s future, prompting Yang Hao to explain that he wanted to cure the world’s root problems and overthrow the World Government.

  • Garp brought Luffy and Boa Hancock aboard Yang Hao’s ship and asked him to train Luffy to endure punishment.
  • Yang Hao agreed to train Luffy, but Luffy refused to become a Marine and insisted he would become the Pirate King.
  • Yang Hao knocked Luffy down, threatened his companions, and arranged for Garp to announce Luffy’s capture so the Straw Hat Pirates would come looking for him.
  • Garp caught a Sea King for the group’s meal while Ain prepared it.
  • Boa Hancock asked about Amazon Lily’s future, and Yang Hao said the world’s root problems had to be cured before it could have a true future.
  • Yang Hao explained that his knowledge of criminals’ memories had shaped his view of the world, and Hancock realized he intended to overthrow the World Government.

Ch. 471Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao reaffirmed his plan to overthrow the World Government and build a new order, while Boa Hancock joined his ship and he continued developing the World Tree Martial Soul. Nami and the others arrived to rescue Luffy but were caught, and Yang Hao invited Mihawk to exchange a strike.

  • Yang Hao argued that the growing pirate crisis required a new order, and Garp warned that he would stop him if he acted without enough strength.
  • Boa Hancock returned with her belongings and settled aboard Yang Hao's ship, declaring that her choices needed no one's approval.
  • Yang Hao nurtured a Treasure Tree Adam sapling to fuse into his World Tree Martial Soul, seeking a new energy source for cultivation.
  • Nami, Sanji, Nico Robin, and the others secretly boarded to find Luffy, but Yang Hao revealed that he had been waiting for them.
  • Ain knocked Luffy and Sanji aside and ordered Sanji to cook, while Yang Hao told Zoro he was not ready to challenge him and invited Mihawk to exchange a strike.

Ch. 472Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao defeated Mihawk, recruited him, and explained his plan to unite his companions against the World Government and establish a new order. He introduced Tyrant Body Haki as a way to strengthen people, then left the crew wondering how he would move the giant ship.

  • Yang Hao defeated Mihawk in one exchange, then invited him to join the crew and train; Mihawk accepted.
  • Yang Hao told the crew he had killed Ryokugyu and revealed how much he knew about their pasts and ties.
  • Yang Hao proposed that they join forces to destroy the World Government and replace its order, and he explained a system without privileges or national divisions.
  • Yang Hao described strength as the new goal and awakened Tyrant Body Haki in the crew, while revealing that Luffy already had it.
  • Franky asked how Yang Hao would move the giant ship, and Yang Hao answered, "With fists."

Ch. 473Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao completed two years of training and broke through Reverse Mountain to lead Noah into the New World, forcing the Marine and World Government to prepare for the final battle. The Five Elders saw the breach in the Red Line as a direct threat to their rule.

  • Yang Hao trained his crew aboard Noah as they blockaded Reverse Mountain and helped Marines suppress pirates across the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line.
  • Two years after the Summit War, Yang Hao reached his limits, created a World Tree on Noah, and decided to set out for the New World.
  • Yang Hao formed a giant Haki avatar and carved a passage through Reverse Mountain, then propelled Noah through it with help from Luffy and the others.
  • Yang Hao told the crew that they would face the World Government and that he needed special Devil Fruits to evolve the Infinity Stones; he then ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
  • Sengoku and Tsuru began gathering reliable forces for the final battle, while the Five Elders examined a photograph of the passage Yang Hao had cut through the Red Line.

Ch. 474Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

The Five Elders set a trap for Yang Hao by making Weevil a Seven Warlord, but Yang Hao anticipated their move and headed to kill him. After killing Weevil and Miss Buckin, Yang Hao faced the four Elders who arrived to ambush him, while Saint Saturn was away at Egghead.

  • The Five Elders ordered CP0, led by Rob Lucci, to investigate Yang Hao, but the World Tree killed the agents and Yang Hao extracted Blueno's Door-Door Fruit origin.
  • Yang Hao used Rob Lucci's memories and a Den Den Mushi to send false intelligence, and the Five Elders approved Weevil's Seven Warlord status as bait.
  • Crane warned Yang Hao that the offer was likely a trap, and Yang Hao accepted the chance to confront the Five Elders.
  • Yang Hao killed Weevil with the God-Slaying Spear, then killed Miss Buckin as World Government spies watched.
  • Four of the Five Elders arrived through a pentagram array, and Yang Hao prepared to fight them after they transformed into enormous creatures.

Ch. 475Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Yang Hao killed the Five Elders who confronted him, rescued Kizaru and Vegapunk on Egghead, and revived Kuma using Bonney’s Devil Fruit power. He then began gathering abilities to create the remaining Infinity Stones, leaving for Blackbeard’s floating-island base after learning Big Mom had gone to ally with Kaido.

  • Yang Hao killed Saint Nusjuro and the other three Five Elders, then learned from their memories that Saint Saturn had gone to Egghead.
  • Yang Hao contacted Kizaru, arrived on Egghead, killed Saint Saturn, and learned that Kizaru had protected Vegapunk by destroying the Mother Flame and its fusion reactor.
  • Yang Hao extracted Bonney’s Age-Age Fruit power to evolve the Time Stone and used it to revive Kuma; he told Kizaru that he possessed Devil Fruit powers rather than the fruits themselves.
  • Yang Hao traveled to Wano Country, killed Kurozumi Kanjuro, and took the Brush-Brush Fruit’s power as a foundation for the Reality Stone.
  • Yang Hao found Charlotte Pudding on Whole Cake Island, extracted her Memo-Memo Fruit power for the Mind Stone, and learned that Charlotte Linlin had gone to ally with Kaido.
  • Yang Hao traveled to Blackbeard’s floating-island base, where Blackbeard was expecting the World Government to target Yang Hao.
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