Chapter Summaries

The Limitless Pirates’ Expo concluded with the Thousand Year Dragon auction bringing in 239 billion Berry, and Li Yuan announced a Swordsmanship Tournament featuring many renowned Great Swordsmen. As the attendees left and the buyers faced danger beyond Venice Island, Li Yuan gathered the Dragon Bone buyers separately from Roger, Whitebeard, and the others.

• Golden Lion won the Sea-Splitter for 800 million Berry, and Whitebeard bought the Wave-Wave Fruit for 650 million.
• Li Yuan bought the Cloud-Cloud Fruit for 2 billion Berry, while Golden Lion acquired a Pig-Crocodile Fruit and other factions bought Devil Fruits.
• The Thousand Year Dragon was divided into five lots and sold for a total of 239 billion Berry, with Li Yuan, Golden Lion, and allied pirates buying several parts; the final buyer’s identity remained unknown.
• Li Yuan announced that registration for the Swordsmanship Tournament would begin the next day and named himself, Golden Lion, Redfield, Ochoku, Silver Axe, John, Roger, and Rayleigh among its participants.
• After the Expo ended, Li Yuan separated the Thousand Year Dragon Bone buyers from Roger, Whitebeard, and the other pirates who had not bought any.

Li Yuan arranged for Lazuli to make Longevity Potions from Golden Lion and John's Thousand Year Dragon Bone while preparations continued for the World Kendo Tournament. The tournament began with 1,086 Swordmaster contestants competing for forty-five places in the top sixty-four alongside nineteen Great Swordsmen.

• Li Yuan agreed to make two enhanced and eight standard Longevity Potions from Golden Lion and John's Dragon Wings in exchange for one standard dose, and Lazuli completed them after three days of work.
• John admitted he had taken treasure from God Valley while Li Yuan and the others pursued escaped Celestial Dragons.
• Asura Doji brought Dwight Roberts and his disciple Mihawk to Li Yuan, who granted Roberts a place directly in the top sixty-four.
• Li Yuan warned Golden Lion and the others to keep the potions secret, and they took them away to test rather than drinking them immediately.
• Registration for the World Kendo Tournament closed with 1,086 Swordmaster contestants, and nineteen Great Swordsmen had also entered.
• The tournament began with Swordmasters competing in fifteen randomly assigned matches, with the top forty-five advancing to the top sixty-four.

After the top sixty-four Swordmasters were announced, Li Yuan met Toki, who had traveled eight hundred years into the future. He fed her and flew her toward Wano Country, where she would learn about the changes that had taken place during her absence.

• The Swordmaster tournament announced its top sixty-four contestants and paused for three days before the final rounds.
• Li Yuan noted that only he and Asura Doji from the Limitless Pirates had qualified, and hoped Asura Doji would become a Great Swordsman.
• Toki arrived outside Wano Country, discovered her money was gone, and failed to get a pastry from a market vendor.
• Li Yuan recognized Toki, gave her a pastry, and took her to a restaurant for a meal.
• Toki learned that Li Yuan was Wano Country's current Shogun, and he offered to take her back.
• Li Yuan carried Toki into the air and flew toward Wano Country while she clung to him in embarrassment.

Li Yuan brought Toki to the World Kendo Tournament and began the first round after the sixty-four contestants drew their numbers. He faced the Great Swordsman Kiyuen Kuniichi, who unleashed a berserk Sword Intent technique as their match continued.

• Li Yuan left Toki in Kuri with money, then later took her through Mirror Space to the Battle Golden Pyramid after she expressed a wish to see the tournament.
• Li Yuan showed Toki around the pyramid and arranged a private viewing room for her before the tournament began.
• The sixty-four contestants drew lots, with Li Yuan drawing number 10 and Roger drawing number 64; the contestants then went to their first-round arenas.
• Li Yuan met Kiyuen Kuniichi, a Great Swordsman, and countered his Phantom Sun Red with Sea Abyss: Great Sea Swallows Sun.
• After Li Yuan sent Kiyuen Kuniichi crashing into the arena wall, Kiyuen Kuniichi recovered and charged again with Azure Sky, a technique that intensified his destructive Sword Intent.

Li Yuan defeated Kiyuen Kuniichi, while Asura Doji and Kozaburo broke through to Great Swordsman during their three-day duel. After the next tournament rounds, the top eight were decided, and Marine Headquarters discussed recruiting skilled swordsmen.

• Li Yuan defeated Kiyuen Kuniichi with his Sea Abyss Sword Intent and spared his life.
• Asura Doji and Kozaburo fought for three days before both advanced to Great Swordsman, and Asura Doji won their match.
• Rayleigh eliminated Asura Doji in the round of thirty-two, while Li Yuan advanced with ease.
• Red the Aloof eliminated John, and Li Yuan defeated Roberts in the round of sixteen.
• Li Yuan, Red the Aloof, Golden Lion, Roger, Rayleigh, Ochoku, Silver Axe, and Genryusai Shigekuni became the tournament's top eight.
• Steel-Bone Kong and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed recruiting swordsmen who were not pirates into the Marines.

Li Yuan fought Golden Lion in the Swordsmanship Tournament, overwhelming him with his mastery of three fused Sword Intents while Golden Lion used the match to temper his swordsmanship. The other tournament bouts also continued, with Rayleigh facing Red the Aloof, Roger defeating Silver Axe, and Ochoku narrowly beating Genryusai Shigekuni.

• Li Yuan and Golden Lion recalled their past sparring and the favor Li Yuan still owed him before beginning their match.
• Li Yuan fused his three Sword Intents and struck Golden Lion with the Blood Dragon Severing Air Slash, sending him crashing into the arena wall.
• Golden Lion repeatedly charged back despite being outmatched, using Li Yuan as a whetstone to strengthen his swordsmanship without relying on his Float-Float Fruit.
• Red the Aloof fought Rayleigh, while Chinjao reinforced the arena wall after Red's Wave Slash threatened to break through it.
• Roger defeated Silver Axe, whose swordsmanship was weaker than Ochoku's.
• Ochoku narrowly defeated Genryusai Shigekuni after overcoming the flames produced by his elemental Sword Intent.

Li Yuan defeated Golden Lion and then Red the Aloof in the World Kendo Tournament, securing a place in the finals against Roger. Redfield took third place, while the tournament’s final showdown was announced for three days later.

• Li Yuan overwhelmed Golden Lion with the Seven Star Sword, and Golden Lion conceded after using his Float-Float Fruit to escape the decisive strike.
• The semifinal pairings were drawn, matching Li Yuan against Red the Aloof and Roger against Ochoku.
• Li Yuan and Red the Aloof fought for seven days, with Li Yuan gaining the advantage until Red the Aloof conceded.
• Roger defeated Ochoku, and Roberts encouraged Hawkeye Mihawk to train for future tournaments.
• The hostess announced that Li Yuan and Roger would meet in the finals, and Redfield defeated Ochoku to claim third place.

Li Yuan and Roger fought the World Kendo Tournament final at full strength, trading powerful Haki-infused sword techniques in an evenly matched duel. The battle continued as Li Yuan discovered that Roger’s Voice of All Things Observation Haki let him draw on the wind to aid himself and hinder his opponent.

• Li Yuan and Roger met in the eighteenth-floor arena, while the Limitless Pirates officers and other powerhouses prepared to protect the spectators from the battle’s aftermath.
• Li Yuan and Roger clashed their Conqueror’s Haki, splitting the clouds, while Bullet and Chinjao used their own Conqueror’s Haki to help shield the stands.
• Roger opened with Divine Departure, and Li Yuan countered with God Slayer; neither gained the advantage, so they withdrew and continued the duel.
• Li Yuan formed a thousand-meter Blood Dragon with his sword technique, but Roger found its weakness with the Voice of All Things and shattered it with Divine Departure.
• Li Yuan launched Hakoku, and Roger’s Divine Departure forced him back; the two then fought at full strength, with neither able to prevail.
• Li Yuan realized Roger’s Voice of All Things let him borrow the wind’s power and use air currents to hinder Li Yuan’s movements.

Li Yuan defeated Roger after a ten-day battle and became the World's Greatest Swordsman. As the world celebrated his victory, young Gion vowed to defeat him one day to avenge her grandfather Gokai.

• Li Yuan strengthened himself with Life Return and kept pressing Roger, while the spectators and officials watched their battle.
• After seven days, Roger formed a tornado across the arena, shifting the fight back in his favor, but Li Yuan showed no sign of exhaustion.
• On the tenth day, Li Yuan unleashed Blood Moon Soaring, and Roger was blasted into the arena wall after countering it with Divine Departure.
• Roger admitted defeat, and Li Yuan was declared the winner of the First Swordsmanship Tournament and the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Gion watched Li Yuan's victory broadcast with Gokai and vowed to enter the World Kendo Tournament and defeat Li Yuan.

After the World Kendo Tournament ended, the Battle Golden Pyramid became a popular training ground and source of wealth for the Limitless Pirates. As Fish-Man Island struggled with increased pirate traffic and slave hunters, Neptune and Otohime decided to seek protection from the Limitless Pirates.

• Li Yuan and the other seven finalists collected their tournament rewards, while Roger, Buggy, and Shanks celebrated over the treasure.
• Whitebeard urged Marco and Vista to train harder, and the tournament’s swordsmen began gathering at the Battle Golden Pyramid to fight for points and rewards.
• The Limitless Pirates’ Battle Golden Pyramid attracted fighters from around the world, and its owners expected to recover their construction and tournament costs within a few years.
• As more pirates and slave hunters arrived, Fish-Man Island suffered growing losses, and Neptune asked Otohime how they could protect it.
• Otohime recommended approaching Li Yuan’s Limitless Pirates through Jellal, and Neptune agreed to seek their protection.

Li Yuan took the Hades to Fish-Man Island after Neptune asked the Limitless Pirates to protect it in exchange for pledging allegiance. After driving off a Sea King and killing pirates who challenged him at the port, Li Yuan arrived to find the mermaids crowding around him.

• Jellal told Li Yuan that Fish-Man Island wanted the Limitless Pirates' protection, and Li Yuan decided to visit Neptune with Jellal.
• Li Yuan set sail aboard the Hades, alarming the Navy, and the ship was coated before descending toward Fish-Man Island.
• A Sea King attacked the Hades, but Li Yuan drove it away with Conqueror's Haki and advised Bullet to use the same tactic in the future.
• The Hades reached Fish-Man Island, where Neptune came to welcome Li Yuan after guards reported his arrival.
• Bullet and Asura Doji killed pirates who challenged Li Yuan, while Li Yuan dismissed others seeking to join the crew and stepped into a crowd of admiring mermaids.

Li Yuan visited Fish-Man Island with Toki, heard Otohime’s dream of peaceful coexistence, and offered the island a protected settlement in the Limitless Sea in exchange for a Fish-Man Fleet and the island’s allegiance. Otohime agreed to promote the plan and decided to travel to the new settlement herself, while Neptune reluctantly insisted she take guards.

• Li Yuan and Toki toured Fish-Man Island before Neptune invited them to a banquet at Dragon Palace.
• Li Yuan asked Otohime about her ideals, then argued that Fish-Men and humans could not coexist as equals while Fish-Man Island remained weak.
• Li Yuan offered Fish-Man Island a protected island in the Limitless Sea, proposed forming a Fish-Man Fleet led by Jellal, and asked Neptune for the Energy Steroid.
• Otohime publicized the agreement and volunteered to live on the new island to prove the Limitless Pirates could be trusted.
• Neptune argued with Otohime about her plan to leave, then agreed she could go if she brought guards.

Li Yuan took the Limitless Pirates to Fish-Man Street after their recruitment on Fish-Man Island stalled, using force and a speech about escaping poverty and oppression to invite its residents to join. He left the Fish-Men with two days to decide before the pirates departed, while Jellal stayed behind to introduce himself.

• Jellal reported that the pirates had recruited only a little over a hundred weak Fish-Men, so Li Yuan decided to recruit on Fish-Man Street.
• Fish-Man Street thugs insulted the pirates, and Li Yuan ordered Bullet and Asura Doji to beat the Fish-Men without killing them.
• Bullet defeated Tiger in one punch, and Li Yuan used Conqueror's Haki to pin the gathered Fish-Men to the ground.
• Li Yuan urged the Fish-Men to join the Limitless Pirates so they could grow stronger and change their lives, inviting them to the port before the pirates left in two days.
• After Li Yuan departed, Jellal remained behind and introduced himself as a Battalion Commander of the Limitless Pirates.

Jellal persuaded over a thousand Fish-Men to join the Limitless Pirates, and Li Yuan settled them on Flower Island while planning to build a large Fish-Man Fleet. Meanwhile, Lazuli received a sample of the Rage Drug for her research, and Dufeld’s MADS organization successfully copied the propulsion system from ships made by Thomas Shipyard.

• Jellal defeated Fish-Men who challenged him and shared how joining the Limitless Pirates had transformed his life, prompting many Fish-Men to seek recruitment.
• Tiger let Fish-Men join the Limitless Pirates while declaring that he would form his own Fish-Man pirate crew.
• More than a thousand Fish-Men joined the Hades, and Li Yuan placed them under Jellal’s command as the first recruits for a planned fleet of at least fifty thousand.
• Li Yuan arranged for Mari and Emile to guard Fish-Man Island, then settled the recruits on Flower Island and left Jellal and Yadina to manage them.
• Li Yuan gave Lazuli the Rage Drug to study for her research into medicines that could stimulate human potential.
• Dufeld learned that MADS had reverse-engineered the propulsion system used on Thomas Shipyard’s ships and considered expanding its technological research.

After spending time with Toki, Li Yuan ate the Mythical Zoan Vampire Form Devil Fruit and discovered that it greatly enhanced his physique and granted him new abilities. He became so absorbed in training that his family finally persuaded him to return home.

• Li Yuan spent several days on a honeymoon trip with Toki before going to Onigashima to train.
• Li Yuan decided his progress had slowed and ate the Vampire Form Devil Fruit he had been saving.
• Li Yuan transformed into Human-Beast Form, then used the Seven Star Sword and his vampire powers to drain a rhinoceros and heal his injuries.
• Li Yuan tested his newfound strength and abilities, then trained relentlessly for two months while gathering blood to replenish himself.
• Yadina and the others worried about Li Yuan neglecting his family, and he agreed to go home with them for a meal.

Golden Lion investigated the Roger Pirates’ search for Poneglyphs and considered pursuing clues to the Ancient Weapons, while Li Yuan recruited fifteen loyal operatives to infiltrate the Navy. By Sea Garden Calender 1493, Li Yuan had greatly advanced his Devil Fruit training and relaxed with Shakky in Wano.

• Reinhardt told Golden Lion that the Roger Pirates had been searching the New World for Poneglyphs, and Golden Lion ordered continued surveillance before deciding whether to act.
• Reinhardt warned that attacking the Roger Pirates could let rival crews benefit, but Golden Lion believed Li Yuan would not attack the Flying Pirates while they opposed the World Government.
• Li Yuan asked Elliot Munis to join the Navy and rise into its core leadership, and Munis accepted the mission.
• Li Yuan selected fifteen people to become Navy spies and asked Shakky to arrange their identities and enlistment.
• By Sea Garden Calender 1493, Li Yuan had nearly absorbed the power of his newly acquired Devil Fruits and spent time relaxing with Shakky.

Li Yuan learned that World was searching for a Navy-held weapon and went with the Dark Guards to seize it from Colbert Island. After Li Yuan killed the Navy guarding the base, World arrived, setting up a confrontation over the Dyna Stone.

• Shakky reported that John, Silver Axe, Ochoku, Brandon, and World raided the Four Seas, while the Roger Pirates returned to the first half of the Grand Line and the World Pirates searched the New World.
• Li Yuan ordered Shakky to monitor MADS and have Net investigate the World Pirates’ search, while Steel-Bone Kong learned World was pursuing the Navy’s Dyna Stone on Colbert Island.
• World reached Colbert Island as Vice Admiral Meiwen Wells tried to evacuate the Dyna Stone, but Nepal and Li Yuan secretly entered the base with five hundred Dark Guards and killed the Navy soldiers in the storage room.
• When the base alarm sounded, Li Yuan confronted Meiwen Wells, knocked out a thousand Navy soldiers with Conqueror’s Haki, and killed the Vice Admiral with the Seven Star Sword.
• World sensed Li Yuan’s Haki, rushed to the base, and declared he would not let Li Yuan take everything before Li Yuan greeted him.

Li Yuan and World split the Dyna Stone they seized from Colbert Island, while the Marines discovered the loss and began planning retaliation. Li Yuan secured the stone across several islands and tasked Yumaz with developing ways to detect, mine, and weaponize it.

• Li Yuan offered World the Dyna Stone from the second storage base to avoid a fight that could trigger an explosion, and World accepted.
• Li Yuan's Dark Guards removed the Dyna Stone, documents, equipment, and instruments from Base No. 1, while World's crew took the stone from the other storage room.
• World told Byojack about the seizure, and Byojack advised him to hide most of the Dyna Stone in the Calm Belt and leak the Limitless Pirates' involvement to the Marines.
• Sengoku found Colbert Island's Marines dead and its stores emptied, then reported the loss to Steel-Bone Kong, who ordered him to make the World Pirates pay.
• Li Yuan divided the Dyna Stone among three islands and ordered bases built there to reduce the risk of a single explosion.
• Li Yuan gave Yumaz the Dyna Stone documents and a sample, tasking him with creating a detector, checking mining equipment, and exploring explosive cannonballs and remote detonation.

Dragon killed Saint Leshek after the Celestial Dragon murdered Little Jasmine’s mother and threatened the girl, then took the unconscious child away. Steel-Bone Kong ordered Dragon’s capture and tried to contain the news, but Morgans publicized the killing worldwide.

• Little Jasmine paid for Dragon’s food and told him where she lived so he could repay her.
• Dragon found Saint Leshek holding Little Jasmine at gunpoint after he had shot and killed her mother.
• Saint Leshek ordered CP0 to attack Dragon, and the agent blasted him away before Saint Leshek aimed at Little Jasmine again.
• Dragon killed Saint Leshek with a Wind Blade, defeated the CP0 agent, and carried the unconscious Little Jasmine away.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru told Steel-Bone Kong what happened, and he ordered Sengoku to capture Dragon while trying to suppress the news.
• Morgans published news of Saint Leshek’s death, and reports spread around the world that a Marine had killed a Celestial Dragon.

After Dragon killed a Celestial Dragon, Li Yuan focused on recruiting MADS scientists and waited for the Life Design Blueprint to be completed. When rival forces raided the institute, Li Yuan moved to secure its scientists, and Kano rescued Caesar and Judge from CP0 agents.

• Steel-Bone Kong and Golden Lion reacted to news of Dragon killing a Celestial Dragon, while Li Yuan declined to pursue Dragon and ordered Shakky to recruit MADS scientists for the Limitless Pirates.
• Six months later, Caesar persuaded Judge to join the Limitless Pirates by offering generous terms, money, weapons, and a Space Scroll.
• Saint Saturn reported Dragon was still missing and said Vegapunk had completed the Life Design Blueprint, prompting the Five Elders to order Vegapunk's recruitment.
• After Shakky reported that forces were moving against the MADS Research Institute, Li Yuan brought five thousand Dark Guards and officers to surround it and rescue the scientists.
• CP0 agents confronted Caesar and Judge, but Kano intervened, wounded the agents, and directed the two scientists toward safety.