Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan found the Lanternfish, recovered the Pure Gold from its head, and rescued its long-trapped inhabitants. He reunited Miskina Ashiya with his daughter Miskina Olga, recruited Ashiya, and released the Lanternfish before returning to the Limitless Sea.

• Shyarly divined the Lanternfish's location, and Li Yuan found it sleeping on the seabed.
• Li Yuan knocked the Lanternfish unconscious and had Koya lift it above the sea.
• Li Yuan entered the Lanternfish and took the Pure Gold from the lantern on its head.
• Li Yuan found Miskina Ashiya, the creator of Pure Gold, and promised to help him find his daughter in exchange for his service.
• Li Yuan and Ashiya found Miskina Olga in another stomach and reunited the father and daughter.
• Koya lowered the Lanternfish back into the sea, and Li Yuan's group returned to the Limitless Sea.

Li Yuan gave Lazuli and the other women Pure Gold bracelets, explaining their benefits and risks. Meanwhile, Dragon began building the Self-Defense Army, Yadina approved its large weapons order, and Lafitte continued his brutal patrols on Wilmer Island.

• Li Yuan gave four Pure Gold bracelets to his women and explained that wearing them would preserve their bodies but stop their physical development.
• Dragon and Ivankov planned to grow the Self-Defense Army by recruiting supporters, acquiring weapons, and overthrowing oppressive kingdoms.
• Yadina investigated the Self-Defense Army, learned that Dragon led it, and approved its five-billion-Berry weapons order.
• Yadina arranged for the Self-Defense Army to receive the Limitless Pirates' retired conventional weapons.
• Lafitte's violent enforcement of the law kept order on Wilmer Island, though many residents and nobles resented him.

Wei Zhuang invited Lafitte to join Reverse Sand, then led him to face Marine Vice Admiral Kuzan. After explaining why he had killed Michael Vice Admiral Andre, Wei Zhuang attacked Kuzan and revealed greater strength than the Marines had expected.

• Wei Zhuang invited Lafitte to join Reverse Sand, and Lafitte followed him to witness a battle before deciding.
• Kuzan arrived on Wilmer Island to capture Wei Zhuang and sent his deputy and Warships away from the port.
• Wei Zhuang ordered Enel and the others to clear civilians from the area while Kuzan questioned him about Michael Vice Admiral Andre’s death.
• Wei Zhuang explained that he had killed Andre for aiding human traffickers, then drew Futsu-no-Mitama and attacked Kuzan with four real sword strikes.
• Kuzan used Observation Haki and his Devil Fruit to evade two strikes and unleashed Frozen Time Capsule, freezing Wei Zhuang’s Night Guard barrier.
• Kuzan noticed two deep sword wounds on himself and realized Wei Zhuang was a Great Swordsman with Shadow Power.

Wei Zhuang battled Kuzan for an hour, using his shadow powers and swordsmanship to wound the Marine Vice Admiral without gaining a decisive advantage. Enel and Bavet Vincent joined the fight, forcing Kuzan to retreat toward the Great Sea.

• Wei Zhuang escaped Kuzan’s ice attacks and struck him with six shadowy sword phantoms, leaving him with deep wounds.
• Kuzan and Wei Zhuang continued fighting inside Wei Zhuang’s moving shadow domain, while their attacks endangered spectators and Lafitte watched with Enel.
• After an hour, Wei Zhuang acknowledged Kuzan’s strength and signaled that he would stop fighting him alone.
• Enel attacked with a gigantic barrier hammer, but Kuzan blocked it with ice pillars and dodged the blow.
• Bavet Vincent fired Armament Haki-coated attacks at Kuzan, who used an ice substitute and fled toward the Great Sea.

Wei Zhuang recruited Lafitte into Reverse Sand and gave him an Ancient Type Bat-Bat Fruit. Back in the Limitless Sea, Li Yuan tested Faraday’s progress, then allowed him to go out and train while warning him to avoid top fighters.

• Wei Zhuang stopped Enel and the others from pursuing Kuzan, then welcomed Lafitte into Reverse Sand after he agreed to join.
• Wei Zhuang gave Lafitte an Ancient Type Bat-Bat Fruit, and Lafitte ate it immediately.
• Faraday returned to the Limitless Sea and asked Yadina if he could go out and train.
• Li Yuan took Faraday to an uninhabited island, tested his techniques, and beat him while pointing out flaws in his fighting.
• Li Yuan acknowledged Faraday’s improvement and allowed him to train outside, warning him that he should flee from top-tier fighters.

Kuzan failed to get Borsalino’s help against Reverse Sand and was ordered by Sengoku to focus on other pirates. Meanwhile, Li Yuan tasked Yadina with approaching the Tontatta peacefully, then traveled with her to the Kingdom of Prodence to learn King’s Fist, where they spent the day exploring together.

• Kuzan asked Borsalino to help capture Reverse Sand, but Borsalino refused and suggested he seek other reinforcements.
• Sengoku told Kuzan to leave Reverse Sand alone and clear out the other pirates in the West Blue.
• Li Yuan asked Yadina to persuade the Tontatta to relocate willingly and to search for the Heal-Heal Fruit or its user.
• Li Yuan said he wanted to learn the Kingdom of Prodence’s King’s Fist, and Yadina offered to accompany him.
• Li Yuan and Yadina traveled through the Mirror World to Prodence and spent the day visiting its streets, food stalls, and circus.

Li Yuan visited the Kingdom of Prodence and asked Elizabello II to demonstrate the King's Fist, which he blocked with ease. Impressed by its power, Li Yuan asked Elizabello II to teach him the technique.

• Elizabello II reprimanded Elizabello III for resisting lessons in the Limitless Pirates' rules and reminded him of the kingdom's submission to Li Yuan's crew.
• Li Yuan and Yadina arrived at the palace, and Yadina asked Elizabello II to demonstrate the King's Fist for Li Yuan.
• At the seaside, Li Yuan stopped Elizabello II's strongest ordinary punch with one finger.
• Elizabello II explained how the King's Fist worked, charged it for an hour, and unleashed it at Li Yuan.
• Li Yuan blocked the King's Fist with one hand and estimated that it was at least twenty times stronger than Elizabello II's ordinary punch.
• Li Yuan asked Elizabello II to teach him the King's Fist, and Elizabello II agreed.

Li Yuan learned Elizabello II’s King’s Fist in a few hours and unleashed a blow powerful enough to split the sea and depress the seabed. He began planning to combine the technique with Hakoku, but first needed to solve its lengthy charging time.

• Yadina explained that Li Yuan’s blood-red lightning was an advanced application of Conqueror’s Haki and invited Elizabello III to join the Limitless Pirates; he eagerly accepted.
• Elizabello II taught Li Yuan the King’s Fist, which Li Yuan mastered after several hours.
• Li Yuan studied how the King’s Fist stored energy inside the body and found that charging for an hour filled his body to its limit.
• Li Yuan unleashed the King’s Fist, sending a shockwave through the sea that carved a passage over a thousand meters wide and depressed the seabed by more than a hundred meters.
• Li Yuan concluded that the King’s Fist could strengthen Hakoku, but its charging time had to be addressed before he could combine them.

Li Yuan rewarded Elizabello II after mastering the King's Fist and stayed with Yadina for a few more days. Meanwhile, Gecko Moria challenged Kaido for control of World's former territory, and their battle continued after Kaido wounded him and Moria's shadow attack failed to stop Kaido.

• Li Yuan gave Elizabello II a Gravity Bracelet as thanks for teaching him the King's Fist, then agreed to spend a few more days with Yadina.
• Gecko Moria led his Zombie Army toward the Beasts Pirates' headquarters and declared that defeating Kaido and Crocodile would secure the territory for him.
• Gecko Moria and Kaido clashed with their weapons, and Moria followed with a Shadow Blade Slash that Kaido evaded in Human-Dragon Form.
• Kaido struck Moria with Thunder Bagua, sending him flying, while Moria's Horn Spear Shadow pierced Kaido's scales but stopped at his bones.
• Kaido charged at Moria with another Thunder Bagua, and Moria swapped places with a distant shadow to evade him.

Kaido defeated Gecko Moria and Crocodile as the Beasts Pirates seized World's territory. Crocodile and Moria escaped, but Kaido celebrated his crew’s victory and its rise among the New World’s great pirate crews.

• Kaido overwhelmed Gecko Moria after Moria absorbed shadows and grew to enormous size, leaving him unconscious and barely alive.
• Kaido fought Crocodile, pierced his sand defenses with Heat Breath, and pinned him down, but Crocodile escaped underground.
• Moria’s subordinates rescued him while holding off King, Queen, and the other Beasts Pirates.
• Queen told Kaido that the Beasts Pirates had won and claimed World's territory, and Kaido celebrated their new standing.

Li Yuan perfected a way to combine the King's Fist with Hakoku and began teaching the technique to qualified officers of the Limitless Pirates. Meanwhile, Whitebeard defeated Brandon after both pirates awakened their Devil Fruits, though Brandon escaped, leaving Whitebeard to claim his territory.

• Li Yuan combined the King's Fist's accumulated energy with Hakoku, creating a slash powerful enough to tear through the sea and blast a crater into the seabed.
• Li Yuan taught Asura Doji and the other officers who had mastered Life Return how to use the King's Fist and adapt it to their fighting styles.
• Whitebeard and Brandon fought over John’s former territory, and both revealed that they had awakened their Devil Fruits.
• Whitebeard overwhelmed Brandon with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit and martial strength, but Brandon blocked a final attack and fled.
• Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates celebrated Whitebeard’s victory and prepared a feast to mark their takeover of Brandon’s territory.

After the New World territorial war ended, Li Yuan planned to expand the Limitless Pirates’ influence by sending Artel McLaren to join the coming Shichibukai. He also welcomed the Tontatta to a new home in the Limitless Sea and met their princess, Mansherry.

• News reports described Kaido’s victory in the territorial war, Whitebeard’s gains, and the defeats of Crocodile and Gecko Moria.
• Artel McLaren reached the summit of the Battle Golden Pyramid, and Li Yuan tasked him with making a name for himself and joining the future Shichibukai.
• Li Yuan allowed Artel McLaren to bring members of his secret training cohort, while reflecting on how to spread the Limitless Pirates’ influence without attracting attention.
• Yadina told Li Yuan that the Tontatta had been brought to the island near Soros’s laboratory and that their princess Mansherry had the Heal-Heal Fruit.
• Li Yuan visited the Tontatta, granted them land and protection, and met Mansherry as their chief, Mulligan Mesia, and the others welcomed him as their savior.

The World Government debated how to restore its wealth and suppress growing threats, then established the Shichibukai system to contain pirates. Crocodile and Gecko Moria accepted invitations to join, each hoping to use the title for his own purposes.

• Saint Saturn, Saint Nusjuro, Saint Warcury, and Saint Mars discussed rebuilding Mary Geoise, raising revenue, and confronting the Self-Defense Army and the spread of piracy.
• Saint Saturn proposed recruiting Gecko Moria and Crocodile as Shichibukai, and the other World Government leaders agreed.
• After fleeing Kaido, Crocodile traveled to Alabasta seeking the Ancient Weapon Pluton and agreed to become a Shichibukai when CP0 offered to revoke his bounty and grant him legal status.
• Gecko Moria initially tore up the World Government's invitation, but Willow Gagura urged him to use the title to deter Kaido, and Moria accepted.

Doflamingo hijacked a Celestial Gold shipment and used it to force the Five Elders to reserve him a Shichibukai position. The Five Elders agreed to his demand but failed to learn who had sold him the shipping information, and they gave him one day to return the gold.

• Doflamingo trapped the Celestial Gold ship in his Birdcage, killed its guards, and hid the stolen cargo.
• The Five Elders ordered other shipments to change routes and paused Celestial Gold collection while they investigated the robbery.
• Doflamingo called Saint Peter and threatened to take the gold to the New World unless the World Government negotiated with him.
• Doflamingo demanded a Shichibukai position and refused to identify the source of the route information, saying he had bought it in the Underworld for one hundred million Berry.
• Saint Peter agreed to reserve Doflamingo a position and gave him one day to return the gold, while Saint Nusjuro ordered an investigation of Celestial Gold personnel and routes.

After Doflamingo became a Shichibukai, Artel McLaren built up the Snake Pirates, won a Shichibukai position, and received a new assignment from Li Yuan. The chapter left Artel preparing to seize Verut and replace Giberson as the Warehouse King of the Dark World.

• The World Government confirmed Doflamingo as a Shichibukai, forcing Tsuru to abandon her pursuit while Doflamingo planned to move his weapons trade underground and expand his influence.
• Artel McLaren led the Snake Pirates on raids across the Grand Line, raising his bounty to 110 million Berry as Sengoku chose not to send Marines after him.
• Artel entered the New World, fought Kumas and Chinjao, and lost most of his crew before returning to the first half of the Grand Line.
• The World Government invited Artel to become the fourth Shichibukai, and he informed Li Yuan of his success.
• Li Yuan ordered Artel to take Verut, rebuild his crew, and eliminate Giberson so he could replace him as the Warehouse King of the Dark World.

Wei Zhuang attacked Dragon Pieckro’s hidden base on Rolandas Island and defeated the King of Assassins despite his invisibility and counterattack. Wei Zhuang claimed Dragon Pieckro’s poisoned Great Grade Sword and planned to have it forged together with Lafitte’s Staff Blade.

• Dragon Pieckro blamed the Quicksand Guild for cutting his assassination business in half and considered asking the Marines and World Government to suppress it.
• When intruders stormed his base, Dragon Pieckro transformed into a chameleon and tried to escape through a secret passage.
• Wei Zhuang blocked the passage, exposed Dragon Pieckro’s invisibility, and attacked him with his Night Angel powers and sword techniques.
• Dragon Pieckro’s strongest strike failed to hit Wei Zhuang’s six shadow doubles, and their combined slashes left him defeated.
• Wei Zhuang identified Dragon Pieckro’s sword as the Great Grade Sword: Ghost Poison and told Lafitte he would have it forged together with Lafitte’s Staff Blade.

Wei Zhuang took control of Dragon Pieckro’s assassin base, but Shakky arrived and confronted him for rejecting her plan to inherit the Quicksand Guild. After using the Mind Mirror to extract Dragon Pieckro’s secrets, Wei Zhuang reaffirmed his choice to build Reverse Sand on his own, while Shakky decided Akame would inherit the guild.

• Wei Zhuang ordered his allies to capture Dragon Pieckro and take over his assassin network, and Enel and the others cleared the base of Dragon Pieckro’s subordinates.
• Shakky arrived, stopped Lafitte from attacking, and scolded Wei Zhuang for pursuing the King of Assassins position instead of taking over the Quicksand Guild.
• Shakky used the Mind Mirror on Dragon Pieckro while Wei Zhuang questioned him and recorded details about his assassins, channels, and training methods.
• Shakky asked Wei Zhuang again to inherit the Quicksand Guild, but he refused and apologized for choosing to build his own force.
• Shakky left, saying Akame would take over the Quicksand Guild and warning Wei Zhuang not to let his younger sister surpass him.

Atel seized Giberson’s Dark World business while Doflamingo planned to become the first Broker King, and Judge returned to Germa and took control to lead its expansion. At Wano Country’s forging factory, Faraday’s Supreme Grade Sword, First Generation Raikiri, was completed, and Li Yuan examined it before Faraday could claim it.

• Atel captured Warehouse King Giberson with Shakky’s help and took over his assets, prompting Dufeld to hide and Doflamingo to plan his entry into the Dark World as Broker King.
• Judge returned to Germa with two hundred clones, met with Giji, and became ruler of the kingdom after Giji handed over his position.
• Judge led Germa’s rapid territorial expansion with support from the Limitless Pirates as the World Government and Navy lacked the strength to intervene.
• Faraday visited Niu Lishan’s forging factory as Niu Lishan completed his Supreme Grade Sword using Faraday’s blood for its final tempering.
• First Generation Raikiri awakened its Lightning Sword Intent, and Li Yuan took the sword to examine it before Faraday could touch it.

Li Yuan received the First Generation Raikiri, then accepted Whitebeard’s challenge after learning the World Government may have orchestrated the incident that provoked it. The duel was set for Brand Island five days later, leaving Li Yuan eager to test himself against Whitebeard.

• Faraday received the First Generation Raikiri, a Supreme Grade Sword that matched his Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and flew off to test its power.
• Li Yuan rewarded Niu Lishan for forging the sword and told Wei Zhuang to visit home more often; Wei Zhuang then asked Niu Lishan to fuse two blades into a Staff Blade-shaped weapon.
• At the Reverie, the Affiliated nations agreed to higher Celestial Gold in exchange for greater rights and more Marine protection from pirates.
• Yadina told Li Yuan that Whitebeard had challenged him after Mari killed Whitebeard’s newly acknowledged son, Albertus Gomez, and said the World Government was suspected of stirring up conflict.
• Li Yuan accepted Whitebeard’s challenge for five days later at Brand Island and told Yadina to warn Whitebeard to prepare doctors.

News of Whitebeard and Li Yuan’s duel drew powerful pirates and observers to Brand Island, while the World Government’s attempt to exploit Li Yuan’s absence failed after the Limitless Pirates purged its spies. Whitebeard and Li Yuan arrived on opposite ends of the island, poised to begin their battle.

• The duel announcement prompted Kaido, Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Gai Nie, Hawk Eyes, Doflamingo, and other pirates to head for Brand Island.
• The Five Elders ordered an operation to steal the Limitless Pirates’ weapons research and Thousand Year Dragon Bone, but learned that ninety-five percent of their infiltrators had already been killed.
• Shakky told Li Yuan that the Limitless Pirates had eliminated nearly all spies, and Li Yuan approved the purge.
• Marco regretted that the Whitebeard Pirates were too weak to face the Limitless Pirates, while Whitebeard explained that the duel would let him avenge Albertus Gomez without risking his crew in a wider war.
• Great Pirates and other observers gathered offshore at Brand Island, where Kumas warned them that the fighters’ clashes could kill anyone who approached too closely.
• Whitebeard and Li Yuan arrived by separate ships, leaped ashore at opposite ends of the island, and sensed each other nearby.