Chapter Summaries

After Li Yuan killed Saint Mars, Im awakened and learned what had happened, but dismissed Li Yuan as a threat because he was not D. The remaining Five Elders planned to rebuild their forces and suppress the Limitless Pirates while Li Yuan arranged to publicize Saint Mars’s death and fed the Seven Star Sword.

• The four surviving Five Elders discovered Saint Mars had died and feared Li Yuan’s strength, while Im awoke and summoned them.
• Saint Saturn and the others told Im that Li Yuan had killed Saint Mars; Im ordered them to choose a replacement Five Elder and handle the matter themselves.
• The Five Elders agreed to recruit a new Environment God, use proxies to raise funds, and secretly combine Army and CP forces to fight the Limitless Pirates.
• Li Yuan sent Morgans a photograph of Saint Mars’s death and instructed him to put it on the newspaper’s front page.
• Li Yuan brought the Seven Star Sword to the Blood Pool, where it circled him before going to feed.

After Saint Mars’s death, the Seven Star Sword developed a true Sword Spirit that Li Yuan named Star Spirit, and he tested its power on Beast Island. News of Li Yuan killing a Five Elder spread worldwide, prompting pirate crews to pursue expansion and Sengoku to recall Garp and halt Marine operations against the Limitless Pirates.

• The Seven Star Sword finished consuming Saint Mars’s blood essence, formed a Sword Spirit, and Li Yuan named it Star Spirit.
• Li Yuan ordered Star Spirit to hunt on Beast Island, where it quickly killed two crocodiles and more than fifty fierce beasts before returning to him.
• Newspapers reported that Li Yuan had killed Saint Mars, stirring ambitions among powerful pirates across the world.
• Golden Lion celebrated the Five Elder’s death but wondered how Li Yuan had overcome the Five Elders’ recovery abilities and what Devil Fruit he had eaten.
• Whitebeard ordered his crew to expand and seize territory from Brandon after Marco brought him the news.
• Sengoku halted Marine operations against the Limitless Pirates and ordered Garp to return to Marineford with Kuzan and the other four youngsters.

Judge celebrated Germa's expansion and the success of his Snail Ship and Superhuman experiments after Vinsmoke Sora gave birth to quadruplets. Li Yuan approved the research with changes to preserve emotions, and arranged for Judge's wife and youngest child to move to the Limitless Sea for treatment.

• Judge completed the Snail Ship, and a clone reported that Vinsmoke Sora was about to give birth.
• Judge's wife gave birth to three sons and a daughter, and Judge found that the children had unusually strong bones and dormant Bloodline Factors.
• After learning that Saint Mars had been killed, Judge ordered Germa to expand its territory and sent the Snail Ship and Superhuman research to Li Yuan.
• Soros told Li Yuan that Snail Ships could be stopped by Conqueror's Haki and that Judge's Superhuman experiment removed emotions; Li Yuan approved improvements and ordered tests that preserved emotions.
• Li Yuan asked Yadina to bring Judge's wife and youngest child to the Limitless Sea for treatment and to prepare for future cases.

After Doflamingo learned that Li Yuan had killed Saint Mars, he abandoned thoughts of challenging Esdeath and prepared to move the Donquixote Family toward the New World under the Limitless Pirates’ protection. Meanwhile, Li Yuan continued intensive training on Elebic Island and planned to confront Im only after he and his crew had reached their peak.

• Doflamingo returned from Beast Island, but Diamante told him that Li Yuan had killed Saint Mars and that Akame had received an 800-million-Berry bounty.
• After reading the news, Doflamingo celebrated Saint Mars’s death and decided to relocate the Donquixote Family toward the New World, seeking protection from the Limitless Pirates.
• Li Yuan trained on Elebic Island by squatting with Eva under intense Gravity while tempering his body, Haki, and blood.
• Li Yuan expanded his Observation Haki across the island and practiced using it to perceive the insides of a tiger, though he could not yet see its organs clearly.
• Li Yuan concluded that his Haki and Vampire ability still had room to develop and planned to challenge Im after completing his training and bringing the Limitless Pirates to their peak.

Yadina negotiated a deal with Doflamingo, trading the Limitless Pirates’ protection and advice on a New World base for several powerful Devil Fruits. Doflamingo agreed to relocate but insisted that his family conquer its own territory, then ordered preparations to expand while preserving its North Blue business.

• After relaxing in Yadina’s office, Li Yuan and Yadina answered a Den Den Mushi call from Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo offered the Gold-Gold Fruit and Spring-Spring Fruit in exchange for the Limitless Pirates’ protection as his family moved to the New World.
• Yadina demanded the fruits for two years of nominal protection and two more fruits to identify a suitable island, then offered to clear its pirate occupants for one additional fruit.
• Doflamingo refused to pay for help conquering the island, and Yadina arranged to complete their deal at Fish-Man Island.
• After ending the call, Doflamingo destroyed the surrounding buildings in anger, then told Trebol to establish Grand Line strongholds and prepare to expand into the New World without abandoning the North Blue business.

Yadina and Li Yuan discussed using Doflamingo as a source of Devil Fruits while keeping their dealings profitable. After Stella won over a large audience with her performance, Li Yuan gave Tesoro the Gold-Gold Fruit to help him gain the strength he needed to protect her and pursue a place among the Limitless Pirates’ core officers.

• Yadina praised Doflamingo as a useful Devil Fruit middleman, and Li Yuan said they should take benefits from him without pushing him too far.
• Stella performed her new song, “We Are,” on Venice Island, captivating the audience and earning loud cheers.
• Tesoro celebrated Stella’s success, and Li Yuan warned him that his current strength was not enough to protect her.
• Tesoro vowed to become a core officer so he could protect Stella, and Li Yuan gave him the Gold-Gold Fruit.
• Tesoro accepted the fruit and promised Li Yuan he would not disappoint him.

Bullet and Kaido fought for six days, and Bullet mastered Conqueror’s Haki Infusion during their battle before Kaido learned it as well. Kaido eventually fled, while Li Yuan decided he might use Kaido to train the Limitless Pirates’ officers, and Bullet asked to challenge Li Yuan for the First Mate position.

• Kaido fell from the sky onto Fengmilu Island, where Bullet recognized him and began fighting him while the Limitless Pirates crew watched.
• Bullet and Kaido battled for three days and three nights, and Bullet mastered Conqueror’s Haki Infusion after Kaido helped him complete a new technique.
• Kaido learned Conqueror’s Haki Infusion during their renewed clash, and the two fought to a standstill for another three days and three nights.
• Kaido fled when his stamina ran low and he sensed Hermes nearby, while Hermes told Bullet he would challenge him after mastering Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.
• Li Yuan revealed he had watched the fight and considered using Kaido to train his officers, then congratulated Bullet on his achievement.
• Bullet told Li Yuan he wanted to challenge him for the First Mate position, and Li Yuan agreed to fight him after they returned.

Bullet challenged Li Yuan for the First Mate position, but Li Yuan overwhelmed him with his swordsmanship while Bullet improved through their fight. After Bullet endured seven hours beneath Li Yuan’s sword and fainted from blood loss, Li Yuan declared him First Mate and offered guidance to Hermes and Chinjao.

• Half a month after returning from his battle with Kaido, Bullet challenged Li Yuan for the First Mate position at the Limitless Pirates’ training base.
• Bullet unleashed his Human-Beast Form, Life Return: Strength Enhancement, and a punch combining Hasshoken, gravity, Haki, and Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, but Li Yuan shattered it with a sword strike.
• Li Yuan repeatedly wounded Bullet with the Seven Star Sword and compressed slashes, while Bullet followed Li Yuan’s advice and refined his Eightfold Strength through the battle.
• Bullet compressed his Eightfold Strength into Sevenfold Strength and continued fighting, but Li Yuan’s next slash knocked him down and he fainted from blood loss.
• Li Yuan announced that Bullet had lasted seven hours and met the requirements to become First Mate of the Limitless Pirates.
• Li Yuan asked Hermes and Chinjao to come forward for guidance.

Li Yuan trained the Limitless Pirates' officers, then Bullet's promotion to First Mate sparked rival New World crews to create First Mate positions of their own. Li Yuan chose to keep developing steadily and avoid upsetting the balance of power until his children had grown up.

• Li Yuan fought the Limitless Pirates' officers at once, injuring them with repeated slashes until they fainted.
• The Limitless Pirates announced Bullet's promotion to First Mate, and news of the demanding trial he had endured spread through the New World.
• Golden Lion appointed Reinhardt First Mate of the Flying Pirates, while Whitebeard made Marco First Mate of the Whitebeard Pirates and Charlotte Linlin named Katakuri First Mate of her crew.
• Li Yuan and Yadina discussed how rival crews were copying the Limitless Pirates to compete with their growing reputation.
• Li Yuan said the Limitless Pirates would continue their planned development, building their strength without changing the balance among New World pirates.

Li Yuan rescued Robin from her life on the run and reunited her with Dr. Clover, the Ohara scholars, and Saul before bringing her into the Limitless Pirates’ care. Meanwhile, Doflamingo failed to take Erickson Island and fled after Lawsh Abbott and Kostadin Ali overwhelmed him.

• Robin left her hiding place on Likardo Island, and Li Yuan convinced her that Dr. Clover and the other Ohara scholars had survived.
• Li Yuan and Shakky brought Robin to the Sky Island, where Dr. Clover explained how the Limitless Pirates had rescued the scholars and welcomed Robin back.
• After spending half a month with the scholars, Robin agreed to leave with Li Yuan and joined Asuna and Shyarly as a new companion.
• Esdeath took Asuna, Shyarly, Perona, and Robin to Elbaf, where Robin reunited with Saul.
• On Erickson Island, Doflamingo was overwhelmed by Lawsh Abbott and Kostadin Ali and escaped toward the port.
• Abbott and Kostadin agreed to divide Macaulay Aram’s territory and to join forces again if Doflamingo returned.

Doflamingo traded the Snow-Snow Fruit and Gas-Gas Fruit for Akame’s help in taking Erickson Island, where she killed Abbott and Kostadin and secured the island for the Donquixote Family. Doflamingo accepted the Limitless Pirates’ protection, while Sengoku and Tsuru discussed creating four Marine Admiral positions.

• After Doflamingo failed to seize Erickson Island, he contacted Yadina and offered two Logia Devil Fruits in exchange for the Limitless Pirates’ help.
• Akame accepted the fruits, traveled to Erickson Island with Doflamingo, and knocked out more than five hundred pirates with her Conqueror’s Haki.
• Akame defeated Abbott and Kostadin with her sword and cursed power, and the curse later killed them.
• Doflamingo claimed Erickson Island for the Donquixote Family and ordered his officers to spread word that the Limitless Pirates protected them.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku complained about the Shichibukai and discussed with Tsuru how to establish four Admiral positions.

Akame returned to the Limitless Pirates with two Devil Fruits and was assigned to accompany Kumas to Zou, where he planned to challenge King Abedo and bring the Mink Tribe under the crew’s protection. After explaining his hopes for the tribe’s future, Kumas prepared to duel Abedo for the crown.

• Akame returned home, gave Li Yuan the two Devil Fruits after dinner, and agreed to accompany Kumas to Zou the next day.
• Akame and Kumas traveled to Zou with twenty Mink followers, and Kumas reunited with the tribe after nearly twenty years away.
• Anand welcomed Kumas and introduced him to King Abedo, who questioned why he had returned.
• Kumas announced that he intended to challenge Abedo for the throne and explained that he wanted the Mink Tribe to gain protection, territory, and stronger healthcare through the Limitless Pirates.
• Abedo accepted Kumas’s challenge, and the Minks gathered to watch their duel.

Kumas defeated Abedo, became king of the Mink Tribe, and led forty tribespeople to join the Limitless Pirates, where Li Yuan agreed to help resolve the tribe’s fertility crisis. Meanwhile, Reinhardt told Golden Lion his theory that Uranus remained high above the world and could target locations by locating Den Den Mushi-like signals, and they planned to investigate further.

• Kumas used Sulong at will and defeated Abedo in their duel, then demonstrated that he could activate and deactivate the transformation freely.
• Abedo yielded the throne to Kumas and agreed to manage the Mink Tribe on Zou while Kumas led those who settled on the Great Sea.
• Kumas recruited forty Mink Tribe members to join the Limitless Pirates, and Li Yuan promised to ask Lazuli to help the tribe’s babies survive.
• Reinhardt told Golden Lion that Uranus might be hidden at an extreme altitude and use Den Den Mushi-like signals to target attacks.
• Golden Lion agreed to continue investigating World Government officials and to search the sky with Reinhardt and other flyers.

Li Yuan and Shakky stole Robot Emit from a World Government warehouse, and Li Yuan sent it to Soros for research into its ancient technology and Joy Boy’s sealed Conqueror’s Haki. The Five Elders suspected the Limitless Pirates but chose to rebuild the World Government’s strength, and seven years passed as Li Yuan’s crew continued to grow.

• Shakky found Robot Emit hidden in a warehouse at Holy Land Mary Geoise and told Li Yuan.
• Li Yuan and Shakky used a Signal Jammer and Mirror Devouring to steal Emit in under three seconds.
• Li Yuan explained that Emit contained Joy Boy’s Conqueror’s Haki and ordered Soros to study the robot without disturbing its Knot or supplying it with energy.
• The Five Elders blamed the Limitless Pirates for the theft and discussed their dwindling Seastone supplies, but decided to restore the World Government’s strength before confronting them.
• Seven years passed, bringing the story to Sea Garden Calender 1507.

Seven years of change strengthened the Limitless Pirates, and Li Yuan approved mass production of their powerful new combat robot. The first robot was named Tyr 1, while Caesar and Soros were sent off to enjoy paid leave.

• Li Yuan won the second Swordsmanship Tournament against Red the Aloof and announced that future winners could challenge him.
• Otohime and Shirahoshi lived safely on Flower Island for a year after Li Yuan’s officers removed hidden dangers on Fish-Man Island.
• The Limitless Pirates expanded across the Four Seas, reaching seven hundred thousand public personnel and two million hidden personnel as the World Government struggled to maintain control.
• Caesar and Soros presented Li Yuan with an eight-meter combat robot equipped with advanced weapons, flight, detection, and self-destruct systems.
• Li Yuan ordered production of the robots according to the Limitless Pirates’ needs and named the first one Tyr 1.
• Li Yuan doubled Caesar’s compensation and gave him and Soros half a month of paid leave, and Caesar dragged Soros out of the laboratory.

Sengoku promoted Munis, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino to Marine Admirals as the New World pirates prepared to invade the South Sea. The Five Elders planned an operation against the Self-Defense Army, then learned that every New World pirate crew was mobilizing.

• Sengoku promoted Munis, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino to Marine Admirals, giving them the codenames Red Scorpion, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru.
• Golden Lion proposed invading the South Sea, and Li Yuan agreed to join forces with him and seize territory for the Limitless Pirates.
• Shakky told Li Yuan that the Limitless Pirates already secretly controlled connected territories in several South Sea countries, while Li Yuan ordered preparations for conquest routes.
• Golden Lion contacted the other Great Pirates, who began gathering forces and building ships to cross the Calm Belt into the South Sea.
• The Five Elders planned to deploy the four Admirals, World Government forces, and CP against Dragon's Self-Defense Army, while keeping Garp and Sengoku ready to counter the Limitless Pirates.
• The Five Elders received intelligence that every New World pirate crew was mobilizing and recognized the threat as a potential disaster for the World Government.

The Five Elders, Doflamingo, and the Limitless Pirates learned that the Op-Op Fruit had surfaced in the North Blue and moved to secure it. Li Yuan sent Faraday, Esdeath, and Nepal to retrieve it, while Lazuli prepared new medicines for the coming conflict.

• The Five Elders agreed to send Kizaru and Aramaki to seize the Op-Op Fruit from Marine defector Barrels, while Doflamingo raced toward the North Blue to claim it.
• Li Yuan ordered Faraday to retrieve the fruit and sent Esdeath and Nepal to support him, intending to give it to Law.
• Li Yuan visited Lazuli's Lab, praised Law for recovering from Lead Disease, and told him to work hard toward becoming a great doctor.
• Lazuli showed Li Yuan her Healing Pills and Stamina Pills and explained that their limited ingredients prevented large-scale production.
• Yadina gave Li Yuan twenty Healing Pills and five Stamina Pills, and Li Yuan assigned the Healing Pills to Esdeath and Bullet while keeping the Stamina Pills for himself.

Barrels prepared to sell the Op-Op Fruit for six billion Berry, but Kizaru arrived to seize it before the trade began. Faraday then appeared and confronted Kizaru, leaving the two powerful fighters facing off over the fruit.

• Barrels and his subordinate waited for the Quicksand Guild to trade six billion Berry for the Op-Op Fruit.
• Doflamingo headed for the island, but he saw Kizaru and another fast-moving figure arrive ahead of him.
• Kizaru demanded that Barrels hand over the Op-Op Fruit, then killed three pirates and threatened Barrels when the crew opened fire.
• Faraday arrived in a burst of purple lightning and asked Barrels where the Op-Op Fruit was so they could trade.
• Kizaru attacked Faraday with beams from all ten fingers, but Faraday transformed his body to let the beams pass through.

Faraday and Kizaru fought over the Op-Op Fruit while Barrels tried to escape with it. As Aramaki and Doflamingo headed toward the island’s center, Esdeath blocked their way.

• Faraday wounded Kizaru in a sword fight and forced him to rely on his speed and light powers to evade further attacks.
• While Faraday and Kizaru clashed in the sky, Barrels dug up the Op-Op Fruit and planned to flee the island.
• Aramaki told Doflamingo to cooperate with the Five Elders’ order to seize the fruit, and they flew toward the island’s center together.
• Esdeath appeared in their path, and Doflamingo’s desire for the Op-Op Fruit faltered when he saw her.

Esdeath confronted Aramaki to secure the Op-Op Fruit for the Limitless Pirates and overwhelmed him with her ice and sword attacks. Aramaki regenerated from severe injuries and trapped her in a forest of wooden spikes, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Esdeath arrived and warned everyone away, prompting Doflamingo to abandon the confrontation and flee.
• Aramaki attacked Esdeath, but she froze him and shattered his wooden defenses with a powerful slash.
• Esdeath struck Aramaki again with a Conqueror's Haki-coated attack, destroying his wooden dragon and injuring him.
• Aramaki regenerated and continued fighting, while Esdeath charged through his forest domain and cut apart his branches.
• Aramaki unleashed Forest Cage, enclosing Esdeath in wooden spikes and attacking her from every direction.