Recaps

At the CP9 selection grounds on Crown Hao Island, Beiyuan Heng drew the attention of Cipher Pol officials with his unusual greatsword training and mastery of Iron Body. After gaining a new Perseverance trait, he set his sights on Rob Lucci as the opponent he intended to defeat.

• Laskey asked Kalifa which trainee she rated most highly, and Kalifa named Rob Lucci as an overwhelming genius.
• Beiyuan Heng swung a barbell-sized greatsword while using Iron Body, impressing the gathered officials and drawing Kalifa and Laskey to watch.
• Laskey learned that Beiyuan Heng came from a North Blue training base, had mastered the Six Powers early, and had devised his own applications of them.
• Kalifa dismissed Beiyuan Heng as unimpressive compared with Lucci, while Beiyuan Heng met Lucci's gaze and thought that he had finally found his target.
• Beiyuan Heng's Diligent trait transformed into the green Perseverance trait, and he reflected that he had deliberately attracted attention to advance his strength and challenge Lucci.

Beiyuan Heng challenged Rob Lucci, demonstrated his mastery of Life Return, and took the first CP9 selection test. His Doriki score of 850 surpassed Lucci’s previous batch-leading score of 800, leaving the trainees stunned.

• Beiyuan Heng challenged Rob Lucci, who acknowledged Heng’s skill with Geppo and Paper Arts but said Heng could not yet defeat him.
• Beiyuan Heng used Moonwalk: Treading Void to reach the rest area, then demonstrated Life Return to recover his stamina, impressing Lucci, Laskey, and the other trainees.
• Laskey reviewed Beiyuan Heng’s record and praised his years of training and unusual mastery of the Six Powers and Life Return.
• Laskey asked Beiyuan Heng to strike him without using techniques to measure his Doriki Value, and Heng landed a powerful punch.
• Kalifa saw that Beiyuan Heng had scored 850 Doriki, exceeding Lucci’s score of 800, and reacted with disbelief.

Beiyuan Heng impressed the CP9 trainees with his 850 Doriki and began the second test, a race to the tower. After swiftly defeating two members of his group and watching Jabra flee, he combined his Moonwalk technique with Soru and sped toward the tower.

• Kalifa revealed Beiyuan Heng's 850 Doriki, shocking the trainees and earning Rob Lucci's respect.
• Laskey eliminated trainees below 80 Doriki and set the remaining contestants a group race to the island's tower.
• Jabra joined Beiyuan Heng's group and plotted with two other trainees to stop him, then fled as soon as the contest began.
• Beiyuan Heng knocked out one opponent with a hand chop and shattered another's Iron Body with Shigan.
• Beiyuan Heng used Moonwalk: Treading Void: Soru to shoot through the air toward the tower.

Beiyuan Heng caught Jabra near the finish line, defeated him despite Jabra’s attempted ambush, and completed the assessment. The examiner declared him a CP9 member and gave him a chance to gain a new trait.

• Beiyuan Heng caught up with Jabra near the finish line and struck him with a Rankyaku.
• Jabra endured the Rankyaku, surrendered, then tried to ambush Beiyuan Heng with Shigan: Fang Fist.
• Beiyuan Heng used Iron Body: Utsugi to rebound Jabra’s attack and knock him unconscious.
• Beiyuan Heng reached the finish line, where the examiner told him he had joined CP9 and offered him a full-head mask.
• Beiyuan Heng accepted the CP9 profession and gained a new opportunity to draw a trait.

Beiyuan Heng challenged Rob Lucci to decide first and second place in CP9’s final assessment, then met him in a fierce fight. Their battle continued as Beiyuan Heng’s Six Powers Mastery began developing toward a blue trait.

• Laskey announced that the newly established CP9 members would fight for rankings and priority access to World Government resources.
• Beiyuan Heng rejected the drawing of lots and challenged second-ranked Rob Lucci to a direct match for first place.
• Lucci accepted the challenge, and the other trainees agreed to let them decide the top two rankings.
• Beiyuan Heng and Lucci exchanged powerful blows, forcing Lucci to use Iron Body and then Paper Arts to defend himself.
• Beiyuan Heng copied Jabra’s Iron Body: Wolf Fang Fist, and his Six Powers Mastery began deepening toward a blue trait.

Beiyuan Heng overwhelmed Rob Lucci in a Six Powers duel, matching and surpassing Lucci’s advanced techniques before defeating him with Rokuogan. Lucci lay defeated as the spectators stared in stunned silence.

• Lucci unleashed advanced Six Powers techniques, but Beiyuan Heng evaded and countered his attacks.
• Lucci copied Beiyuan Heng’s Iron Body: Utsugi by observing it, though the move left him injured and unpracticed.
• Beiyuan Heng copied Lucci’s Rankyaku: Tail Whip and overpowered Lucci in a clash of spiraling slashes.
• Beiyuan Heng bound Lucci with Rankyaku: Entangling Shadow and struck him with Secret Art of the Six Powers: Rokuogan.
• Lucci fell to the ground, and the spectators realized that the famed genius had lost.

Beiyuan Heng defeated Rob Lucci and was named commander of the new CP9 agents, while the victory drew the attention of the World Government’s upper ranks. During the voyage to Enies Lobby, Beiyuan Heng gained traits that strengthened his talent and training potential, including one tied to remaining CP9’s strongest genius.

• Beiyuan Heng defeated Rob Lucci, who regained consciousness, admitted defeat, and vowed to win next time.
• Laskey named Beiyuan Heng the top-ranked agent and commander, with Lucci as his second-in-command, before the eight new CP9 agents left Crown Hao Island for Enies Lobby.
• Sengoku reviewed the new CP9 roster and briefly wondered where Beiyuan Heng had come from.
• Topman Warcury praised Spandam over the Ohara matter and assigned him a mission after reading that Beiyuan Heng had defeated Lucci.
• During the voyage, Beiyuan Heng gained the [Genius (Blue)] and [Strongest Genius of CP9 (Limited)] traits and celebrated their potential.

Beiyuan Heng drew the approachable trait Basking in Spring Breeze as his CP9 team reached Enies Lobby. There, Spandine introduced his son Spandam before announcing a new government mission.

• Beiyuan Heng used his remaining draw and gained Basking in Spring Breeze, a trait that made others instinctively favor and trust him.
• Kalifa noticed Beiyuan Heng seemed different, while Lucci continued sparring with him during training aboard the warship.
• The team's heavy training nearly exhausted the ship's food supply before Laskey led them to Enies Lobby.
• Laskey brought the new CP9 members to the Judicial Tower, where Spandine introduced himself and his son Spandam.
• Spandine presented a confidential report and announced that the government had a new mission to uphold justice.

Beiyuan Heng and Lucci arrived in the Karandi Kingdom to deal with the Iron Hook Pirates, who had captured 500 soldiers and threatened the king. Beiyuan Heng rejected Lucci’s plan to kill the captives and promised to rescue them, earning the king’s trust before the mission began.

• Spandine ordered Beiyuan Heng and Lucci to carry out the World Government’s mission in the Karandi Kingdom.
• On the journey, Beiyuan Heng resolved to save the captured soldiers, while Lucci said they did not deserve rescue.
• The king and his ministers debated how to respond to the Iron Hook Pirates, who demanded the king abdicate.
• Lucci told the king that he intended to eliminate both the pirates and the captured soldiers, frightening the court.
• Beiyuan Heng calmed the court, asserted that he was in command, and promised to bring all 500 soldiers back and crush the pirates.
• The king entrusted the mission to Beiyuan Heng, and the ministers set aside their doubts about the two envoys.

Beiyuan Heng stopped Lucci from killing the five hundred Karandi soldiers held hostage by pirates and reassured them that their king and kingdom were safe. He then challenged Lucci’s belief in Dark Justice, leaving Lucci staring at him in silence.

• Pirates brought Lucci into the warehouse prison and told the soldiers he was a World Government envoy captured by them.
• The soldiers questioned Lucci about their king and kingdom, but he counted the hostages and prepared to kill them with Rankyaku.
• Beiyuan Heng appeared and restrained Lucci, stopping his attack before it could reach the soldiers.
• Beiyuan Heng assured the soldiers that their king was fine and the kingdom was safe, and promised to free them soon.
• Beiyuan Heng told Lucci that his understanding of Dark Justice was too shallow, and Lucci stared intently at him.

Beiyuan Heng led the kingdom soldiers to surround the pirates after freeing five hundred captured soldiers. He emerged unharmed from the pirates’ mortar fire and identified himself as CP9 before declaring judgment in the name of justice.

• A pirate reported to the captain that the five hundred captured soldiers had escaped from the warehouse, and the furious captain ordered the pirates to bring their mortars.
• The pirates found the warehouse empty, then saw kingdom soldiers surround them and demand their surrender.
• The captain dismissed the soldiers and ordered his pirates to aim their mortars at the young man in white who appeared at the warehouse.
• The king worried about the mortars, but Lucci assured him that the World Government’s decision was reliable.
• The pirates fired their mortars at Beiyuan Heng, but he walked out of the flames without a scratch.
• Beiyuan Heng identified himself as CP9 and declared that he would judge the pirates in the name of justice.

Beiyuan Heng returned from the Karandi Kingdom after demonstrating his resilience and completing the mission, gaining the upgraded trait [Iron Skin and Iron Bones (Green)]. Spandine accepted his flamboyant approach, leaving Beiyuan Heng free to keep testing CP9's limits as he continued training.

• Beiyuan Heng endured mortar blasts and defeated the pirates in the Karandi Kingdom, leaving the king, soldiers, and Rob Lucci astonished.
• Beiyuan Heng gained [Iron Skin and Iron Bones (Green)] as [Toughness (White)] upgraded after the mission.
• Beiyuan Heng returned to Enies Lobby, where Kalifa told him that Chief Spandine wanted to see him.
• Spandine praised Beiyuan Heng and Lucci for completing the mission but advised Beiyuan Heng to keep a lower profile.
• Beiyuan Heng interpreted Spandine's mild response as permission to continue acting openly and went to train.

After two and a half years of training, Beiyuan Heng defeated Lucci and the other CP9 members before leaving on a borrowed assignment to Marine Headquarters. He arrived at Marineford amid a severe manpower crisis caused by Fish-Man Tiger, whose new bounty poster lay on Sengoku’s desk.

• Beiyuan Heng defeated Lucci in a sparring match and criticized the flaws in his fighting style.
• Beiyuan Heng gave the CP9 members a round of special training and reassured them that his transfer to the Navy was only a borrowed assignment.
• Beiyuan Heng left the training room and set out for Marineford.
• Marineford struggled to handle distress calls and demands for reinforcements from Mary Geoise.
• Sengoku examined a wanted poster for Fish-Man Tiger, carrying a bounty of 230,000,000 Berry.

After Fisher Tiger freed thousands of slaves in Mary Geoise, Beiyuan Heng traveled toward Marine Headquarters and received a secret CP9 mission to find him. Beiyuan Heng used his remaining draw, gaining a new trait that strengthened several existing ones as he looked forward to acting more publicly.

• Fisher Tiger received a 230 million Berry bounty after breaking into Mary Geoise and freeing its slaves, prompting Marine Headquarters to mobilize.
• Beiyuan Heng reviewed his traits aboard a warship and considered how his swimming, eating, and swordsmanship abilities had improved.
• Spandine called Beiyuan Heng and ordered him to find Fisher Tiger during his service at Marine Headquarters.
• Beiyuan Heng spent his last draw and gained [Celebrity (Blue)], which caused [Perseverance (Green)] and [Agility (Green)] to advance into blue traits.
• Beiyuan Heng welcomed his increased strength and anticipated using his Marine position to act more openly.

Beiyuan Heng arrived at Marine Headquarters as a commodore after being transferred from CP9, and Sengoku assigned him to search for Fisher Tiger near Sabaody. Garp learned about Beiyuan Heng’s transfer and praised his strength after reading his file.

• Sengoku discovered his premium senbei were gone and suspected Garp, then learned Beiyuan Heng had arrived.
• Beiyuan Heng reported to Sengoku, who explained that he was now a Marine Headquarters commodore and ordered him to search for Fisher Tiger near Sabaody.
• Beiyuan Heng accepted the mission and left to take command of a warship.
• Garp entered Sengoku’s office, ate half the senbei, and asked who Beiyuan Heng was.
• Sengoku told Garp about Beiyuan Heng’s transfer from CP9, and Garp read his file and approved of his ability.

Beiyuan Heng took command of a Marine warship with Hina and Smoker and arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago to search for Fisher Tiger while targeting pirates in its lawless districts. He chose to operate openly as a Marine, declaring that his justice was open and honorable.

• Beiyuan Heng collected his justice coat and a white Den Den Mushi, then introduced himself as captain and Commodore to the Marines aboard his warship.
• Hina welcomed Beiyuan Heng, while Smoker challenged his qualifications and demanded proof of his strength.
• Beiyuan Heng sailed with Hina and Smoker to the Sabaody Archipelago, where he docked at a secluded harbor in District 1 to avoid alerting his targets.
• Beiyuan Heng planned to search for Fisher Tiger, fight pirates in the lawless districts, build his reputation, and improve his traits; he also considered finding a better sword.
• Hina suggested changing out of their Marine uniforms to search discreetly, but Beiyuan Heng agreed with Smoker that they should act openly and honorably as Marines.

Beiyuan Heng stopped pirates from selling Camie and Pappag into slavery and took control of the area with Navy soldiers. Camie and Pappag were freed and thanked him.

• A gang of pirates ambushed Camie and Pappag, trapping them in an iron-spiked net and stuffing them into a backpack.
• Beiyuan Heng caught a pirate’s wrist as he tried to strike the backpack, then defeated the gang’s leader with one punch.
• Beiyuan Heng announced a Navy investigation and ordered the entire area locked down as Navy soldiers sealed it off.
• Beiyuan Heng opened the backpack, freeing Camie and Pappag, who thanked him for rescuing them.

Beiyuan Heng saved Camie and Pappag from pirates and questioned them about Fisher Tiger, but Pappag denied knowing anything. With the mermaid and starfish threatened by the greedy crowd, Beiyuan Heng kept them with the Marines and ordered the pirates judged by the severity of their crimes, with the worst executed on the spot.

• After Beiyuan Heng introduced himself as a Marine commodore, Camie agreed to answer his questions while Pappag guarded her.
• Beiyuan Heng asked whether they knew Fisher Tiger, and Pappag denied knowing anything about him.
• Beiyuan Heng warned Camie and Pappag that the crowd coveted Camie and told them to stay with him for safety.
• Hina arrived and asked whether Beiyuan Heng had learned anything, while Smoker asked what to do with the captured pirates.
• Beiyuan Heng rejected taking all the pirates to court and ordered minor offenders thrown out of Sabaody and those guilty of heinous crimes executed on the spot.

Ryan Hunter learned that Marine Commodore Beiyuan Heng was advancing through Sabaody and decided to confront him despite Kaido’s orders to keep a low profile. As Beiyuan Heng patrolled Area 5, Ryan’s pirates surrounded him and announced their leader’s identity.

• An intelligence agent told Ryan Hunter that Beiyuan Heng had been clearing pirates and was nearing Area 5.
• Ryan Hunter dismissed concerns about Kaido’s orders and prepared to teach Beiyuan Heng a lesson.
• Beiyuan Heng patrolled Area 5 before pirates emerged from nearby alleys and shops to surround him.
• Beiyuan Heng demanded to know who had sent the pirates, and a scar-faced pirate identified their leader as Ryan Hunter.

Beiyuan Heng demanded that Ryan Hunter come face him, then challenged the Beasts Pirates to attack him together. He killed four masked assassins in a single exchange, leaving the crowd stunned as Ryan Hunter’s response remained to come.

• Beiyuan Heng mocked the pirates and ordered them to bring Ryan Hunter to him.
• Ryan Hunter arrived with masked assassins and confronted Beiyuan Heng about causing trouble in Sabaody.
• Beiyuan Heng declared that he was upholding justice and challenged Ryan Hunter and his subordinates to attack together.
• Four masked assassins rushed Beiyuan Heng with blades, but he used one attacker’s weapon and controlled gusts of air to turn their swords against them.
• Beiyuan Heng killed all four assassins in a single exchange, stunning the pirates and onlookers.

Beiyuan Heng fought Finn Harris and then Ryan Hunter, whose Thunder Bagua-like attack forced him into a fierce close-quarters battle. Ryan transformed into his Honey Badger form, and the chapter ended with the two clashing amid the devastated battlefield.

• Finn Harris attacked Beiyuan Heng with Air Bullets, but Beiyuan Heng evaded them using Paper Arts and slipped behind him.
• Beiyuan Heng struck Harris over the heart with Shigan: Fang, but Harris hardened his muscles to block the blow and retreated in alarm.
• Ryan Hunter silenced the jeering pirates and attacked Beiyuan Heng with his spiked club, which Beiyuan Heng met with a long sword.
• Beiyuan Heng returned the force of Ryan's Thunder Bagua-like strike with Iron Body: Utsugi Resonance, making Ryan stumble backward.
• Ryan transformed into his Dog-Dog Fruit: Honey Badger Form, shattered Beiyuan Heng's sword, and resumed attacking as Beiyuan Heng blocked the spiked club with his hardened hands.

Beiyuan Heng defeated Ryan Hunter after enduring his imitation of Kaido’s Thunder Bagua and countering with Armament Haki, Rankyaku, and Rokuogan. Ryan regained consciousness in agony and realized that his Honey Badger Fruit’s regeneration, rather than his strength, had let him survive Kaido’s attack.

• Ryan Hunter intensified his beast form and launched a suicidal assault, but Beiyuan Heng blasted him through several buildings.
• Ryan Hunter’s wounds repeatedly healed as he attacked, while Beiyuan Heng’s precise strikes gradually slowed his regeneration.
• Ryan Hunter used Virtue: Bagua, but Beiyuan Heng protected himself with a pitch-black coating that sent the club’s recoil back through Ryan’s arms.
• Beiyuan Heng restrained Ryan Hunter with Rankyaku: Entangling Shadow and knocked him unconscious with Rokuogan.
• Ryan Hunter woke on the ground, badly injured, and realized he had only survived Kaido’s Thunder Bagua because of the Honey Badger Fruit’s ability.

Beiyuan Heng captured Ryan Hunter and cleared the pirates from Area 5, then held a celebration banquet for the Marines and civilians. His victory spread his reputation across the Sabaody Archipelago, while Kizaru visited the district and Beiyuan Heng continued practicing with his sword.

• Hina trapped the fleeing pirates with Feather Cage, and Beiyuan Heng ordered the Marines to arrest them.
• Beiyuan Heng rejected Ryan Hunter's offer to bargain and ordered Smoker to imprison him for transfer to Impel Down.
• After the remaining pirates in Area 5 were dealt with, Beiyuan Heng declared a celebration banquet to reward the exhausted Marines.
• Several days later, Marines and civilians gathered at Roger's Bar, where Kizaru visited Area 5 and lounged after briefly praising Beiyuan Heng.
• Beiyuan Heng credited the Marines' collective effort in his banquet speech, then continued practicing swordsmanship around the district.

Several months after arriving at Sabaody Archipelago, Beiyuan Heng gained new traits and unlocked the Swordsman profession after a samurai from Wano Country praised his swordsmanship. He used the profession’s reward draw to gain Iron Grip, strengthening his hands, and realized he could have crushed Ryan Hunter’s spiked club with it.

• Beiyuan Heng noticed that his panel had gained Calm and Somewhat Famous, traits linked to his experiences facing pirates and becoming known in several regions.
• He realized that a samurai from Wano Country had recognized his swordsmanship after sparring with him in Region 5, unlocking the Swordsman profession.
• Beiyuan Heng found that the Swordsman profession had deepened his understanding of swordsmanship and considered how his other professions might boost his abilities.
• He washed his hands and face before using his profession reward draw, which gave him the Iron Grip trait.
• Beiyuan Heng tested his stronger grip and concluded that he could deform or crush ordinary steel, and could have crushed Ryan Hunter’s spiked club.

Beiyuan Heng fought a group of Sun Pirates Fish-Men in Sabaody Archipelago's Area 8 after stumbling upon them during a patrol. When Hatchan launched a spinning six-blade attack, Jinbe emerged from the sea and struck Beiyuan Heng with a powerful current, leaving the fight poised to escalate.

• Beiyuan Heng encountered Sun Pirates Fish-Men in Area 8 and sent his accompanying Marine soldiers to summon reinforcements before fighting the group.
• Beiyuan Heng used Demon Cutter to hold off the Fish-Men while investigating why they had come to the surface.
• Hatchan attacked Beiyuan Heng with his Six-Sword Style Secret Technique: Six-Sword Dance.
• Jinbe emerged from the sea and hurled a powerful torrent at Beiyuan Heng, who narrowly dodged it.