Chapter Summaries

Yu Zhi urged Bibi Dong to accept that Qian Renxue had been innocent, and Bibi Dong resolved to apologize while demanding that Yu Zhi help her daughter accept him. The Sky Screen then showed Whitebeard arriving at Marineford and unleashing two colossal tsunamis, leaving viewers stunned by his destructive power.

• Yu Zhi told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue had never been guilty, and Bibi Dong realized she still loved her daughter and wanted to apologize.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Yu Zhi help Qian Renxue forgive her and accept him, and Yu Zhi reluctantly agreed.
• The Sky Screen showed Whitebeard's Moby Dick surfacing inside Marineford's bay as Whitebeard arrived to rescue Ace.
• Whitebeard struck the air with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, tilting the sea and raising two tsunamis taller than Marineford.
• Viewers across the continent reacted in alarm to Whitebeard's power and wondered how the Marines could survive the attack.

Aokiji froze Whitebeard’s tsunamis and the surrounding sea, but Whitebeard shattered Aokiji’s ice spears and forced him to evade with his elemental body. After witnessing Aokiji’s immense ice power, Snow Empress and Ice Empress considered obtaining an ice-type Devil Fruit to strengthen themselves and survive their next lightning tribulation.

• Bo Saixi explained that Whitebeard had created the tsunamis with Tremor Power, alarming the Sacred Pillar Douluo with the scale of his destructive ability.
• Aokiji froze Whitebeard’s two tsunamis with Ice Age and attacked him with ice spears.
• Whitebeard shattered the spears with a shockwave, forcing Aokiji to transform into ice and freeze the sea into a vast field.
• Snow Empress judged Aokiji’s ice power to surpass her own and discussed its potential with Ice Empress.
• Snow Empress proposed that they seek an ice-type Devil Fruit if they could enter the Summit War Dungeon, hoping it would help them survive their next lightning tribulation.

Hawk-Eye Mihawk tested his strength against Whitebeard with a devastating slash, which Diamond Jozu intercepted and deflected. Watching the strike, Sword Douluo Chen Xin recognized a new path beyond Martial Souls and Soul Skills and was enlightened about the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

• Hawk-Eye stepped forward to challenge Whitebeard and unleashed a powerful slash with Yoru.
• Diamond Jozu intercepted the slash with his diamond body and forced it into the sky, though the strike carved a vast fissure through the ice.
• The Sky Screen identified Jozu as the Whitebeard Pirates’ Third Division Commander and explained the Diamond-Diamond Fruit’s defensive ability.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin watched Hawk-Eye’s strike and summoned his Seven Kill Sword, absorbed by the swordsmanship he had witnessed.
• Bone Douluo Gu Rong reassured Ning Rongrong that Chen Xin was not discouraged but had glimpsed a path he had never reached.
• Chen Xin declared that Hawk-Eye’s sword had revealed how his own swordsmanship had been constrained by Martial Souls and Soul Skills.

The Clear Sky Sect debated whether Hawk-Eye’s swordsmanship threatened the Clear Sky Hammer’s standing, while Tang San worried that Diamond Jozu could counter the Tang Sect’s hidden weapons. As the Sky Screen showed Kizaru attacking Whitebeard and Marco intercepting him, it revealed Marco’s regenerative Phoenix powers and bounty.

• Tang Xiao argued that only rare talents could master swordsmanship enough to threaten the Clear Sky Sect, and the elders accepted his reasoning.
• Tang San told Tang Xiao that Diamond Jozu’s diamond body countered the Tang Sect’s bladed hidden weapons, and Tang Xiao comforted him.
• Kizaru launched a surprise attack on Whitebeard with Yasakani no Magatama, but Marco flew in and blocked the light bullets.
• Marco used his Phoenix flames to heal his wounds and charged Kizaru, striking him through buildings with a kick.
• Kizaru reappeared with slightly dirty clothes, and the Sky Screen identified Marco as a Mythical Zoan user with a bounty of 1.374 billion Berries.

After watching Kizaru and Marco fight, Spirit Hall’s worshippers reconsidered how Martial Souls should be ranked, while Di Tian and the Star Dou Forest’s ferocious beasts wondered whether One Piece Continent could let beasts become gods beyond the God Realm’s control. The beasts were left hoping the continent offered freedom from divine tribulations and restrictions.

• Qian Daoliu explained that Kizaru was a purer source of light than an Angel Martial Soul and identified Marco’s Phoenix as a God-Level Martial Soul.
• Qian Daoliu classified the Six-Winged Angel as a Mythical Zoan and reassured Golden Crocodile Douluo that the Golden Crocodile King could count as an Ancient Species.
• Guang Ling Douluo proposed creating new Martial Soul rankings based on One Piece’s classifications, and Qian Daoliu assigned Yu Zhi to lead the work after the Sky Screen ended.
• Bi Ji asked Di Tian about Marco’s Phoenix, and Di Tian recognized it as a divine beast from the Dragon God Era that he had never encountered before.
• Di Tian concluded that beasts on One Piece Continent might be able to become gods, and he suggested the continent could be outside the God Realm’s rules and free of its tribulations.

Akainu shattered Jozu’s hurled iceberg with Great Eruption and mocked Whitebeard, who cooled and blocked a magma fist. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang predicted the Marines would win by wearing down Whitebeard, while the battle continued with naval bombardments and clashes across the ice.

• Jozu hurled a massive iceberg at Akainu, who destroyed it with Great Eruption and sent magma raining onto the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Whitebeard blocked a magma fist with Murakumogiri, cooled the magma into rock, and traded taunts with Akainu.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang argued that the Marines would win by exhausting Whitebeard and targeting him first.
• The Marines’ cannon barrage sank pirate ships, while Whitebeard, Jozu, and Vista intercepted shells so the pirate forces could advance.
• Marine Giants attacked Vista, drawing him into defense and allowing the cannons to resume their bombardment.

The Sky Screen showed two Marine recruits wavering amid the battlefield, while Heaven Dou’s leaders debated whether to adopt the cannons and Tang San reacted to seeing gunpowder weapons on another continent. The chapter left Qian Renxue’s plan to delay Heaven Dou’s decision in place and Tang San silently struggling against Tang Xiao’s advice about honor.

• The blond Marine recruit urged the frightened pink-haired recruit to flee the battlefield, while the pink-haired recruit hesitated between survival and his ideals.
• Marshal Ge Long urged Xue Ye to mass-produce the cannons, but Qian Renxue warned that arming commoners could destabilize the empire and proposed waiting to see what Star Luo Empire did.
• Xue Ye agreed to wait, then asked Ge Long about deserters; Ge Long condemned the Marine recruits, especially the pink-haired one who aspired to become an Admiral.
• Tang San was shocked to see cannons on the One Piece Continent because he had regarded gunpowder as his secret advantage.
• Tang San condemned the fleeing Marines to conceal his reaction, and Tang Xiao advised him not to treat honor as the foundation of everything.

Little Oars Jr. charged through the Marines to rescue Ace while Whitebeard’s pirates advanced behind him. The Sky Screen then revealed Boa Hancock’s stone-turning powers, and Bibi Dong and Yu Zhi discussed her abilities.

• Little Oars Jr. ignored cannon fire, destroyed Marine warships, and killed a Giant Vice Admiral as he pushed toward the Execution Platform to save Ace.
• Whitebeard warned Oars against charging recklessly, then ordered the pirates to cover his advance.
• The Sky Screen revealed Oars’s identity as a 38-meter Ancient Giant with a 550 million Belly bounty, drawing astonished reactions from the Douluo Continent.
• Boa Hancock turned bullets and pirates to stone with Mero Mero Mellow, then attacked Marines and pirates alike with her kicks.
• Bibi Dong asked Yu Zhi about Hancock’s powers, and he explained how her beauty could petrify those attracted to her while her kicks threatened anyone she struck.

Little Oars fought through devastating attacks from Kuma and Doflamingo to reach Ace on the Execution Platform. Though gravely wounded and losing a leg, he kept crawling forward, determined to save his friend.

• Kuma struck Oars with Ursus Shock, leaving him bloodied and struggling to stand.
• Memories showed Ace giving Oars a straw hat, which Oars treasured as he resolved to keep reaching the Execution Platform.
• Oars endured heavy cannon fire and charged toward the platform despite Ace and the pirates urging him to retreat.
• Oars attacked Doflamingo, but Doflamingo appeared above him and severed one of his legs with threads.
• After falling to his knees, Oars rallied at Ace's cry and used his remaining strength to inch toward the Execution Platform.

Gecko Moria killed Oars just before he could reach Ace, prompting grief and debate among those watching the Sky Screen. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang took Doflamingo’s thread ability as proof of his belief that there were no useless Martial Souls and broke down in Flender’s arms.

• Gecko Moria formed a spear from his shadow bats and pierced Oars, who died reaching for Ace and murmuring his name.
• Ace cried out for Oars as onlookers argued over the battle and the pirates who had failed to protect him.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong mourned Oars while Ning Fengzhi and the two Douluo discussed the Shichibukai’s abilities and the limits of Oars’s chances.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo assessed Gecko Moria, Kuma, and Doflamingo, noting how Doflamingo had developed an ordinary thread Martial Soul into a formidable weapon.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that Doflamingo’s thread proved there were no useless Martial Souls, and Flender comforted him as he broke down in tears.
• Zhao Wuji privately wondered whether Yu Xiaogang himself was the useless one but chose not to say it aloud.

Whitebeard avenged Oars by killing a Giant Vice Admiral and ordered his crew to advance over Oars’s body, while Doflamingo subdued a Division Commander. Koby and Helmeppo fled the battle and witnessed Akainu kill a deserter before Akainu left to begin a planned operation.

• Whitebeard crushed a Giant Vice Admiral who attacked him, then ordered his pirates to step over Oars’s body and continue advancing.
• A Whitebeard Division Commander charged Doflamingo over Oars’s death, but Doflamingo bound him with his powers.
• After seeing a Rear Admiral die, Koby grabbed Helmeppo and fled toward the rear residential area.
• Akainu condemned a Marine deserter and killed him with magma as Koby and Helmeppo watched.
• A Marine messenger told Akainu that the planned operation was about to begin, and Akainu left to carry it out.

At Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu and the worshippers recognized Doflamingo’s thread abilities and condemned the World Government’s use of the Navy to cloak injustice. At Clear Sky Sect, Tang San defended dying for a sect’s honor, angering the elders and deepening his resentment toward them and Tang Hao, while the Sky Screen showed the pirates breaking through the Navy’s defenses.

• Qian Daoliu explained that Doflamingo used Mū-form threads to bind and control his enemies, then condemned his desire to plunge the world into chaos and the Navy’s protection of his crimes.
• At Clear Sky Sect, Tang San argued with the First Elder that a sect without honor and backbone had no reason to survive, prompting Tang Xiao to call his view extreme.
• The elders, including Tang Hao, used their Soul Power to force Tang San to his knees, and Tang Xiao intervened to end the pressure.
• Tang San lowered his head rather than continue arguing, but silently resented the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao and wished his uncle were his father.
• On the Sky Screen, the pirates crossed Oars and broke through the Navy’s first line of defense as a blue-haired woman urged them forward.

As the Sky Screen showed Doflamingo manipulating Atmos and declaring that victors define justice, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi rejected his reasoning and defended their own accounts of justice. The broadcast then showed Sengoku ordering Tsuru to begin a plan as Whitebeard’s pirates broke through the bay defenses.

• Doflamingo forced Atmos to attack his own companions, then claimed that only the victors had the right to define justice.
• Qian Daoliu denounced Doflamingo’s argument, reaffirmed Spirit Hall’s duty to stop Evil Soul Masters, and vowed to kill Doflamingo if a Dungeon chose him.
• Bo Saixi and Sea Maiden Douluo rejected Doflamingo’s logic, while Bo Saixi warned Sea God Island against provoking the Snow Empress in the Far North.
• Marines reported that Whitebeard’s pirates had breached two defensive lines, and Sengoku told Tsuru to initiate the plan.
• Tsuru transformed two attacking pirates into flat, laundry-like figures and ordered the soldiers on every ship to be notified.

The Sky Screen revealed Tsuru’s Purification Martial Soul before showing Garp’s memories of raising Ace and Luffy and his anguish at Ace’s execution. Garp remained beside Ace on the Execution Platform and insisted he would not betray the Marines.

• The Sky Screen introduced Vice Admiral Tsuru and explained how her Purification Martial Soul weakened and pacified people.
• The Sky Screen showed Garp receiving the infant Ace from Portgas D. Rouge and returning to the present beside Ace on the Execution Platform.
• In Garp’s memories, he tried to stop Ace from becoming a pirate, while Luffy declared he wanted to go to sea too.
• Garp shared a meal with Ace and Luffy and argued with Ace about becoming a Marine or a pirate.
• Garp wept over Ace’s refusal to follow the path he had chosen, but told Sengoku he would have acted already if he intended to betray the Marines.

During the Marineford battle, Luffy and a group of escaped prisoners arrived by air and reunited with Ace on the Execution Platform. The Sky Screen introduced Luffy’s Rubber Martial Soul and Ivankov’s Hormone Martial Soul, while Akainu marked Luffy for elimination.

• The Marines received orders to execute Ace immediately, but noticed a ship and several figures approaching through the sky.
• Luffy’s group crashed into the water, and Jinbe rescued the Devil Fruit users as Luffy searched for Ace.
• Luffy spotted Ace on the Execution Platform and shouted that he had come to save him; Ace recognized him in return.
• Sengoku blamed Garp for Luffy’s arrival, while the Marines and Shichibukai reacted to the newcomers, including Ivankov and Crocodile.
• Akainu identified Luffy as Garp’s grandson and Dragon’s son, then declared that Luffy must be eliminated.
• The Sky Screen revealed Luffy’s Level 79 Rubber Martial Soul and Ivankov’s Level 93 Hormone Martial Soul, including its ability to change a person’s sex.

Yu Zhi explained to Bibi Dong that Luffy’s Rubber Martial Soul was actually the Sun God, while the Sky Screen showed Luffy stopping Crocodile from attacking Whitebeard at Marineford. After the screen revealed that Shanks had bet his arm on the new era, Spirit Hall’s worshippers debated what powerful being had wounded him in East Blue.

• Bibi Dong sensed a strange, godlike power within Luffy, and Yu Zhi identified his true power as the Sun God.
• Jinbe announced that he was resigning as a Shichibukai, while Garp questioned Crocodile’s motives for joining Luffy’s group.
• Crocodile rushed to attack Whitebeard, but Luffy stopped his Golden Hook and said he would not let him attack Ace’s old man.
• Whitebeard recalled Shanks saying he had bet his arm on the new era, prompting viewers to speculate about Shanks’s connection to Luffy.
• Mighty Lion Douluo and the other Spirit Hall worshippers wondered whether a true god or a divine beast had wounded Shanks in East Blue.

Luffy confronted Whitebeard and declared that he would save Ace, then charged toward the Execution Platform. After Kizaru nearly killed him, Ivankov saved him and faced a Kuma who attacked with light beams, leaving Luffy to press on alone.

• Luffy told Whitebeard he would become Pirate King and save Ace, then leaped from the ship to lead a charge toward the Execution Platform.
• Kizaru blasted the front of the pirates' formation and prepared to strike Luffy as he charged at him.
• Ivankov used Death Wink to knock Luffy clear of Kizaru's laser, which exploded where Luffy had been standing.
• Tyrant Kuma appeared and fired three light beams at Ivankov, who dodged them and demanded to know why Kuma was attacking an old friend.
• Ivankov told Luffy to leave Kuma to him, and Luffy sprinted toward the Execution Platform.

Xue Ye, Qian Renxue, and Ge Long analyzed the Navy’s apparent plan to execute Ace early as a strategy to manipulate Whitebeard. On the Sky Screen, Moria used stolen shadows and corpses to overwhelm Luffy, while Ace tried to make Luffy leave before Luffy declared that he came because Ace was his brother.

• Ge Long warned Xue Ye that the Navy’s delay in executing Ace seemed suspicious, and Qian Renxue suggested the execution order had been deliberately publicized to confuse the pirates.
• Ge Long reasoned that Sengoku could trap Whitebeard whether he believed the order or dismissed it, and Xue Ye and Qian Renxue praised the strategy.
• Luffy pushed through stronger Navy soldiers as Moria stole shadows and animated corpses into Zombies that surrounded him.
• Navy officers and Zombies trapped Luffy, and Ace shouted at him to leave, pretending he did not want Luffy’s help.
• Luffy broke through the blockade and declared that he had come because he was Ace’s little brother, prompting memories of their childhood brotherhood oath.

Luffy continued charging through the Marine battlefield to save Ace, while Sengoku revealed that Luffy was Dragon’s biological son. Seeing the sacrifices made for him, Ace accepted his fate calmly, and Hancock helped Luffy by giving him the key to Ace’s Sea Prism Stone chains.

• Jinbe used seawater to collapse Moria’s Zombies and free their stolen shadows, then told Luffy to keep moving.
• Sengoku announced that Luffy was Ace’s sworn brother and Dragon’s biological son, and Luffy used Gear 3 to knock down a Giant Vice Admiral.
• Ace reflected on Whitebeard and Luffy’s love, accepted whatever fate awaited him, and apologized to everyone he had drawn into the battle.
• Xue Ye, Qian Renxue, and Ge Long discussed Ace’s acceptance of his fate and Luffy’s family ties while the battle continued.
• Smoker stopped Luffy with a Sea Prism Stone weapon, but Hancock kicked him away and gave Luffy the key to Ace’s chains.

Hancock protected Luffy from Smoker after falling in love with him, while Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire flared at the sight of her and was extinguished by heavenly lightning. The Sky Screen then revealed that Kuma had become a World Government weapon and lost his consciousness, leaving Ivankov shaken as Kuma attacked him.

• Hancock disabled Smoker’s Sea Prism Stone weapon and ordered him to retreat so Luffy could continue toward the Execution Platform.
• At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire erupted after he heard Hancock’s voice, and Zhao Wuji summoned heavenly lightning to extinguish it.
• The lightning left Ma Hongjun naked and twitching atop Zhao Wuji, while Yu Xiaogang backed away to avoid being struck.
• Ivankov confronted Doflamingo about Kuma, and Doflamingo revealed that Vegapunk had modified Kuma into a Human Weapon whose consciousness had vanished.
• Kuma scanned Ivankov and fired a beam at him, leaving Ivankov to wonder what his old friend had endured.