Chapter Summaries

After learning that Blackbeard had captured Ace, Whitebeard summoned the Whitebeard Pirates’ mysterious Zero Division Captain, Ye Yu, to deal with him. The young, seemingly lazy Ye Yu agreed to demonstrate his strength to the skeptical captains.

• Whitebeard told his captains that Blackbeard had defeated Ace and handed him over to the Marines, then warned them that pursuing Teach could get them captured.
• Whitebeard named Ye Yu, the Whitebeard Pirates’ Zero Division Captain, as a better choice than Marco to face Blackbeard.
• Ye Yu emerged from seclusion eating a hamburger and drinking cola, surprising the captains with his youthful appearance.
• Ye Yu recalled that he had gained immense Conqueror’s Haki through daily system check-ins while spending ten years relaxing instead of training.
• The captains doubted Ye Yu’s strength, so Whitebeard asked him to demonstrate what he could do, and Ye Yu agreed.

Ye Yu faced down Atmos after the Whitebeard Pirates mocked his claim to be Zero Division captain. When Atmos attacked, Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed him and stunned the crew, leaving Marco and the others convinced Ye Yu’s Haki surpassed Whitebeard’s and even Red-Hair’s.

• Atmos stepped forward to challenge Ye Yu while the Whitebeard Pirates’ grunts gathered to watch and bet on the fight.
• Ye Yu refused to surrender his Zero Division captain privileges and questioned whether defeating Atmos would prove he was the strongest captain.
• Atmos attacked Ye Yu with his twin blades, but Ye Yu released enough Conqueror’s Haki to force Atmos to his knees and knock many grunts unconscious.
• Marco, Jozu, and Vista recognized Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki, and Vista declared it might surpass Whitebeard’s and Red-Hair’s.
• The stunned crew looked to Whitebeard, realizing he had brought a monster into the Whitebeard Pirates.

Ye Yu claimed his Conqueror's Haki had reached its peak and promised to kill Blackbeard within three days, despite still lacking Armament and Observation Haki. Marco blocked him from leaving until he proved he could defeat Blackbeard, so Whitebeard proposed a match between them.

• Whitebeard said Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki had once matched his own, but he did not know how Ye Yu had grown during ten years of seclusion.
• Atmos admitted defeat after Ye Yu suppressed him with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ye Yu claimed he had spent ten years mastering Conqueror’s Haki and said he no longer needed Armament or Observation Haki.
• Marco warned that Blackbeard was dangerous and offered to handle him, while Ye Yu privately relied on his Haki’s power to damage bodies and capture Logia users.
• Ye Yu promised to bring back Blackbeard’s head within three days, but Marco stopped him from leaving until they fought.
• Whitebeard proposed a match between Ye Yu and Marco, and Ye Yu agreed on the condition that no one else challenge him afterward.

Ye Yu fought Marco and revealed a terrifying application of Conqueror’s Haki that could strike Marco through his Phoenix flames. Marco returned in his hybrid form and challenged Ye Yu to counter his speed despite lacking Observation Haki.

• Edward Newgate predicted Ye Yu would defeat Marco, and the pirates began betting on the fight.
• Marco transformed into his Phoenix form and flew toward Ye Yu, who struck first with manifested Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ye Yu’s Haki formed a massive fist that sent Marco crashing into the ship’s deck.
• Whitebeard identified Ye Yu’s technique as a rare advanced application of Conqueror’s Haki that he had seen Rocks master.
• Marco emerged from the crater in his hybrid form and vanished in a burst of speed, asking how Ye Yu would handle his attacks without Observation Haki.

Ye Yu defeated Marco using his Conqueror’s Haki barrier and suppression, earning the Whitebeard Pirates’ recognition. He left by boat to confront Blackbeard, with the crew warning him to be careful and promising to celebrate with him when he returned.

• Marco attacked Ye Yu in his phoenix form, but Ye Yu’s passive Conqueror’s Haki barrier stopped his kick and blasted him down.
• Whitebeard identified Ye Yu’s defense as a Conqueror’s Haki barrier and said it surpassed the level Rocks had reached.
• Ye Yu pinned Marco with Conqueror’s Haki, and Marco admitted defeat and accepted that Ye Yu did not need Armament or Observation Haki.
• Jozu, Vista, and the other Whitebeard Pirates acknowledged Ye Yu as their Zero Division captain.
• Ye Yu departed by boat to kill Blackbeard as the Whitebeard Pirates bid him farewell and urged him to stay safe.

After Whitebeard explained that the crew had to prepare for Ace’s public execution and an imminent war with the Marines, Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki passed 5,000 and earned him a Devil Fruit ten-pull. He obtained several fruits, including the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Search-Search Fruit, then set his sights on Blackbeard, whose crew was gathered on Robina Island when someone appeared at the villa door.

• Whitebeard told his captains that Sengoku would publicly execute Ace and warned them not to sail out alone before the coming war with the Marines.
• Ye Yu added 400 Conqueror’s Haki points, surpassed 5,000, and received a Devil Fruit ten-pull from the system.
• Ye Yu obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Search-Search Fruit, and other fruits, converted them into real Devil Fruits, and planned to sell them on the black market.
• Ye Yu used the Search-Search Fruit’s tracking ability to pursue his plan to find and kill Blackbeard.
• Blackbeard bragged to Burgess and Lafitte about defeating Ace and gaining strength from the Dark-Dark Fruit as his crew feasted on Robina Island.
• A figure appeared at the door of the villa where Blackbeard and his crew were gathered.

Ye Yu confronted Blackbeard and his crew, stopping Van Augur’s bullet from hitting a woman who had warned him about Doc Q’s explosive apple. He revealed that he had come to take Blackbeard’s head, and Blackbeard prepared to fight.

• Ye Yu arrived eating the pork knuckle prepared for Blackbeard, and Doc Q offered him an explosive apple.
• The blonde beauty warned Ye Yu, so Van Augur fired at her, but Ye Yu stopped the bullet with an invisible force.
• Ye Yu thanked the blonde beauty and sent her away before the fight; she ran to report what happened to the village chief.
• Blackbeard recognized Ye Yu as the Whitebeard Pirates’ Zero Division captain and asked why he had come.
• Ye Yu said he was there to take Blackbeard’s head, prompting Blackbeard to angrily boast about the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Ye Yu unleashed his Conqueror's Haki against Blackbeard and his crew, destroying the villa and knocking out the pirates one by one. With Blackbeard left standing alone, village chief Rona and Lily watched from the forest, astonished by Ye Yu's power.

• Blackbeard tried to recruit Ye Yu, but Ye Yu insulted him and refused.
• Ye Yu released his Conqueror's Haki, blowing apart the villa and leaving Blackbeard's crew terrified and unable to attack.
• Doc Q collapsed unconscious, followed by Van Augur as Ye Yu intensified his Haki.
• Ye Yu unleashed his full Haki, knocking out Burgess and the rest of Blackbeard's subordinates while Blackbeard trembled.
• Ye Yu faced Blackbeard Teach alone as Rona and Lily watched from a forest one kilometer away and celebrated Ye Yu's victory over the crew.

Ye Yu faced Blackbeard Teach, who unleashed his darkness and Black Vortex against him. Ye Yu brushed off the attack and summoned a massive Conqueror's Haki Buddha Palm, leaving Blackbeard terrified as it descended.

• Villagers watched Ye Yu defeat the pirates and wondered whether he belonged to one of the Four Emperors' crews, while Lily trusted him to be good.
• Blackbeard Teach recovered his fighting spirit and confronted Ye Yu, claiming his darkness had already reached him.
• Blackbeard used Black Vortex to try to pull Ye Yu into the darkness, but Ye Yu remained unmoved by the suction.
• Ye Yu dismissed Blackbeard's strength and formed a massive Conqueror's Haki Buddha Palm above him.
• Blackbeard recognized the attack as Conqueror's Haki Manifestation and realized he could not dodge it.

Ye Yu defeated Blackbeard Teach with his Conqueror’s Haki after overpowering Blackbeard’s dark energy. When Blackbeard tried to trick him with a promise to save Ace, Ye Yu’s invisible barrier stopped the attack, and Ye Yu began unleashing Almighty Push.

• Blackbeard Teach gathered his dark energy into a massive attack, but Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki suppressed it and crushed Blackbeard into the ground with a giant Buddha Palm.
• Blackbeard Teach surrendered and begged Ye Yu to spare him, claiming he could help save Ace from Impel Down.
• Blackbeard Teach feigned exhaustion and attacked Ye Yu with Dark Water, but Ye Yu’s invisible barrier blocked his fist.
• Blackbeard Teach realized Ye Yu could use Conqueror’s Haki for both offense and defense, and Ye Yu announced that he would give him a taste of Almighty Push.
• Ye Yu’s barrier expanded and burst outward with overwhelming force.

Ye Yu killed Blackbeard Teach and his crew, then learned that his attack had left Blackbeard alive only for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power to reduce him to dust. After receiving a new Blink skill, Ye Yu set off toward a Marine warship to find food.

• Ye Yu left Blackbeard gravely injured after combining Almighty Push with Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, and he killed Blackbeard's unconscious subordinates.
• Lily and the village chief watched Blackbeard sit up, then saw the lingering vibrations shatter his bones and turn him to dust.
• The island residents found the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates dead, while Lily looked after Ye Yu with fear and unease.
• Ye Yu received 300 points of Conqueror's Haki and the Blink skill, which let him move instantly within one hundred meters.
• After spending the night hungry, Ye Yu detected a Marine warship and decided to board it for food.

After Ye Yu defeated the Blackbeard Pirates on Robina Island, Morgans published a report identifying him as the Whitebeard Pirates' mysterious Zero Division Commander. The Marines learned of his strength, and Sengoku concluded that the Whitebeard Pirates were more powerful than he had expected.

• Beech told Morgans that an unknown young man had wiped out Blackbeard Teach and his crew on Robina Island.
• Morgans confirmed Teach's identity and arranged an investigation, then wrote a report linking Ye Yu to the Whitebeard Pirates' Zero Division.
• The World Economy News Paper distributed the report around the world the next morning.
• Sengoku read the news at Marine Headquarters, and Garp celebrated Teach's defeat.
• Sengoku judged Ye Yu to be potentially Admiral-level and decided a meeting was needed to discuss the Whitebeard Pirates' strength.

Kaido, Big Mom, and Shanks reacted to the news that Ye Yu had defeated Blackbeard and his crew, with Shanks eager to meet him. Meanwhile, Ye Yu boarded a Marine warship to eat and sleep, then told Whitebeard he was still aboard it, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates astonished.

• Kaido dismissed reports of Ye Yu’s strength, while Big Mom ordered Perospero to arrange for Ye Yu to be brought to Totto Land.
• Benn Beckman told Shanks that Blackbeard Teach had died, and Shanks expressed interest in meeting Ye Yu.
• Ye Yu caught up to a Marine warship, boarded it, and ate in its mess hall while the Marines mistook him for a new recruit.
• Ye Yu found a private dorm room and went to sleep until a Transponder Snail call woke him.
• Marco, Jozu, Vista, and Whitebeard congratulated Ye Yu over the call, and Ye Yu revealed he was freeloading meals and sleeping aboard a Marine warship.

Ye Yu learned that the Marines were sailing to Dressrosa to recruit Donquixote Doflamingo for their coming conflict with Whitebeard, and he decided to persuade Doflamingo to join Whitebeard instead. The ship reached Dressrosa the next morning, while Major Benge remained unconscious after Ye Yu used Conqueror’s Haki on him.

• Whitebeard warned Ye Yu to return before the Navy discovered him, but Ye Yu ended their call and went back to sleep.
• Ye Yu overheard Marines discussing Ace’s coming execution and their mission to recruit Donquixote Doflamingo in Dressrosa.
• Ye Yu decided to convince Doflamingo to join the Whitebeard Pirates, or kill him if he refused.
• Major Benge ordered Ye Yu to run as punishment, but Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki made him collapse unconscious.
• Vice Admiral Bastille called for the absent Major Benge after the Marines reached Dressrosa, and Ye Yu realized Benge was still unconscious from his attack.

Ye Yu confronted Vice Admiral Bastille aboard a Marine warship and used his Conqueror’s Haki to defeat the Marines. He revealed himself as the Whitebeard Pirates’ hidden Zero Division captain, then left Bastille unconscious on the deck.

• Ye Yu told Bastille that his Conqueror’s Haki had knocked Major Benge unconscious and demanded that the Marines leave Doflamingo to the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Bastille attacked Ye Yu with his Shark Cutter, but the weapon stopped short of him, and Ye Yu said Bastille was too weak.
• Bastille ordered the Marines to attack, but Ye Yu released Conqueror’s Haki that knocked out everyone aboard except Bastille.
• Ye Yu identified himself as the Whitebeard Pirates’ Zero Division captain, and Bastille recognized the reported captain who had destroyed the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Ye Yu continued pressuring Bastille with his Conqueror’s Haki until Bastille collapsed unconscious onto the deck.

After defeating Bastille, Ye Yu traveled to Dressrosa under the guise of a Marine rear admiral to invite Donquixote Doflamingo to fight the Whitebeard Pirates. He subdued Dellinger outside Doflamingo’s palace, prompting Doflamingo and his officers to investigate the Conqueror’s Haki they sensed at the gate.

• Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki surpassed 5,400 points after he defeated Vice Admiral Bastille, and he headed to Dressrosa to meet Donquixote Doflamingo.
• Dellinger greeted Ye Yu and escorted him to Doflamingo’s palace after Ye Yu claimed Fleet Admiral Sengoku had sent him to invite Doflamingo to fight the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ye Yu left the toy carriage and walked toward the palace, calling Doflamingo a nobody when Dellinger tried to stop him.
• Dellinger transformed and attacked Ye Yu, but Ye Yu released a trace of Haki and knocked him down without looking at him.
• Doflamingo sensed Conqueror’s Haki outside the palace, and he ordered his officers to open the gates so they could see who had arrived.

Ye Yu arrived at Dressrosa and overwhelmed Donquixote Doflamingo and his officers with his Conqueror's Haki before settling into the king's palace to eat and drink. Doflamingo questioned Ye Yu's strength, and Ye Yu warned him not to repeat Blackbeard's mistake of attacking him because he lacked Armament and Observation Haki.

• Doflamingo recognized Ye Yu as the Whitebeard Pirates' Zero Division captain who had wiped out the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Ye Yu demanded wine and food, then walked past the Donquixote Family officers toward Doflamingo's palace.
• Doflamingo and his officers confronted Ye Yu, but Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki shattered Doflamingo's sunglasses and knocked the officers and guards unconscious.
• Ye Yu stopped his Haki, entered the palace, and began eating and drinking on the throne of Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo questioned how Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki could surpass Whitebeard's, and Ye Yu said he only knew Conqueror's Haki and warned that Blackbeard had died after attacking him over his lack of other Haki.

Ye Yu visited Donquixote Doflamingo to recruit him to the Whitebeard Pirates’ coming war against the Marines, but Doflamingo refused to commit unless Ye Yu proved the Pirates would win. Ye Yu promised to kill a Marine Admiral as the first demonstration of his strength, leaving Doflamingo stunned and doubtful.

• Ye Yu overpowered Doflamingo’s officers, demanded wine, and explained that he had come to discuss a deal.
• Doflamingo recognized that the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates were heading toward a major battle over Ace’s capture.
• Ye Yu asked Doflamingo to join the Whitebeard Pirates and attack Marine Headquarters instead of assisting the Marines.
• Doflamingo refused to choose a side without proof that the Whitebeard Pirates could defeat the Marines.
• Ye Yu declared that he would kill a Marine Admiral to prove his strength, shocking Doflamingo.

Ye Yu tested Donquixote Doflamingo’s loyalty by demonstrating overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki, then offered him the tax revenue from three nations in exchange for protecting them. Doflamingo agreed to consider turning against the Marines at Marineford if Ye Yu proved his strength, while Ye Yu began planning how to rescue Ace.

• Donquixote Doflamingo attacked Ye Yu with Sixteen Holy Bullets: God Thread, but Ye Yu stopped the threads with his Conqueror’s Haki without pausing his meal.
• Doflamingo recognized Ye Yu’s strength and negotiated for the tax revenue of three nations in return for protecting them, while Ye Yu warned him not to claim their administrative authority or play tricks.
• Ye Yu and Doflamingo agreed that Doflamingo would turn against the Marines during the Marineford War if Ye Yu’s strength earned his approval, but would otherwise help fight the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ye Yu called the Whitebeard Pirates and shared a plan to snatch Ace and possibly win the battle, then left Jinbe at Fish-Man Island as time ran short.
• Trebol, Pica, and Diamante recovered from Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki and saw him holding Doflamingo’s treasured wine.

Ye Yu left Dressrosa with Donquixote Doflamingo’s gifts and headed for the Sabaody Archipelago, planning to confront an admiral. Jack the Drought attacked Ye Yu’s warship over the Artificial Devil Fruits aboard, but Ye Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki disabled the Mammoth’s cannons.

• Donquixote Doflamingo declared Ye Yu his business partner, let him spare the Marines, and sent him away with supplies and Artificial Devil Fruits.
• Donquixote Doflamingo told his executives that Ye Yu represented the coming new era, while Ye Yu gained Conqueror’s Haki and the Magma-Magma Fruit ability from the system.
• Ye Yu set course for the Sabaody Archipelago, hoping to take down an admiral while Kizaru was there.
• Jack the Drought spotted the Artificial Devil Fruit boxes on Ye Yu’s warship and ordered the Mammoth to pursue and attack it.
• Ye Yu used his Conqueror’s Haki to turn the cannonballs into duds, then the force flattened the Mammoth’s cannons when Jack ordered another volley.