Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan killed Saint Horun, then pursued the Celestial Dragons evacuating God Valley and claimed twelve Devil Fruits. Charlotte Linlin rescued Kaido from Marines and Celestial Dragon subordinates after he was beaten nearly to death.

• Li Yuan caught Saint Horun as he fled, cut him down, and killed the Marines and World Government personnel who charged at him.
• Li Yuan found treasure but no Devil Fruits at God Valley’s center, sensed four groups carrying the fruits, and pursued the nearest one.
• Li Yuan killed the CP Members, slaves, and five Celestial Dragons guarding the group, then collected twelve Devil Fruits.
• Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and Whitebeard intercepted other evacuation groups and took their Devil Fruits, while John collected treasure instead.
• Kaido was beaten nearly to death before reaching God Valley’s center, and Charlotte Linlin arrived on Zeus and struck down his attackers.

Charlotte Linlin revived Kaido with an Azure Dragon Devil Fruit, but Whitebeard knocked him back down as the pirates continued looting God Valley. Li Yuan, Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Golden Lion divided the remaining treasure and discussed their plans after leaving the Rocks Pirates.

• Charlotte Linlin fed Kaido a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, reviving him as an azure dragon, and Whitebeard blasted him out of the sky; Kaido recovered and searched God Valley for treasure.
• The Rocks Pirates officers killed nearly all the God's Knights and scattered to loot, while Li Yuan found that some treasure in the core area had already been taken.
• Li Yuan proposed dividing the remaining treasure four ways, and he, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Charlotte Linlin each took a share.
• Li Yuan noted that Ochoku had abandoned his fight with Saint Garling, leaving Rocks to face Garling, Garp, and Saint Saturn while the other officers looted.
• Golden Lion said the four had already left the Rocks Pirates, and they shared their plans: Charlotte Linlin wanted Whole Cake Island, Whitebeard planned the Whitebeard Pirates, Li Yuan planned the Limitless Pirates, and Golden Lion planned the Flying Pirates and world conquest.

The Roger Pirates arrived at God Valley and joined Garp, Saint Garling, and Saint Saturn in overwhelming Rocks, while Rocks’s former officers stood aside. Li Yuan and his allies left with their treasure as his invited reporters documented the island’s events for a campaign to expose the World Government’s crimes.

• Li Yuan, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Charlotte Linlin rejected Golden Lion’s invitation to join his crew.
• Roger and the Roger Pirates met Li Yuan’s group, then went to confront Rocks after learning he was fighting Saint Saturn, Garp, and Saint Garling.
• Roger and Rayleigh attacked Rocks, and Garp, Saint Saturn, and Saint Garling joined them, leaving Rocks outnumbered by five opponents.
• John, Ochoku, Silver Axe, and World’s group chose not to help Rocks and instead focused on treasure.
• Li Yuan, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Charlotte Linlin flew toward their ship with their loot while reporters recorded God Valley’s battle.
• Li Yuan revealed that he had arranged for the reporters to document the events and intended to spread information that would undermine the World Government.

The Rocks Pirates officers watched Roger, Garp, and the World Government kill Rocks at God Valley, then retreated when reinforcements arrived. Back on Hachinosu Island, Li Yuan proposed a peaceful plan to divide Rocks’s treasure, Devil Fruits, and followers among the former officers.

• Roger, Garp, Saint Saturn, and Saint Garling joined forces to defeat Rocks, while Li Yuan caught Rocks’s Shura Sword after it was knocked away.
• Roger confirmed that Rocks was dead, and Li Yuan and the other officers moved to attack the World Government forces before four more Five Elders arrived and Marine reinforcements approached.
• Golden Lion used the Float-Float Fruit to carry the Rocks Pirates officers back to the New World, leaving the World Government forces at God Valley.
• On Hachinosu Island, Li Yuan proposed dividing Rocks’s treasure and Devil Fruits equally and letting his former followers choose which crews to join.
• Golden Lion and the other officers accepted Li Yuan’s distribution plan.

Li Yuan proposed a month-long Pirate Expo on Hachinosu Island, where the Rocks Pirates’ officers and other pirates could trade and recruit in peace. After the World News Economics Society spread news of the God Valley massacre and the World Government ordered a campaign against the Rocks remnants, the pirates left Hachinosu, and Li Yuan returned to Venus Island with seven thousand recruits.

• Li Yuan proposed that Hachinosu Island host a month-long Pirate Expo, and Golden Lion and the other officers agreed to maintain order.
• Morgans persuaded Mensa to prepare the World News Economics Society to flee and release news of the God Valley massacre through underground channels.
• The revelations about the Celestial Dragons’ deaths and the Pirate Expo spread worldwide, drawing Dark World figures to Hachinosu Island, where Li Yuan traded for valuables and Devil Fruits.
• Agriculture God Saint Peter condemned the World News Economics Society, while the Five Elders ordered the Marines to suppress the Rocks Pirates’ remnants and Steel-Bone Kong sent Sengoku and Zephyr to the New World.
• After the month-long Expo, Whitebeard left first, followed by Li Yuan with seven ships and seven thousand recruits; Ochoku stayed behind to claim Hachinosu Island.
• Li Yuan returned to Venus Island and began counting the gains from his trip.

Li Yuan distributed training materials and powerful Devil Fruits to Bullet and Nepal as he prepared to strengthen the Limitless Pirates. Bullet gained the Mythical Zoan Kong Titan Form, Nepal received the Invisibility Fruit, and Li Yuan funded Shakky and Lazuli’s intelligence network.

• Li Yuan cataloged his Devil Fruit haul from God Valley and Hachinosu, stored the fruits and Earth Destroyer, and found a Longevity Potion recipe requiring Thousand Year Dragon Bone.
• Karu reported that the crew had occupied half the surrounding islands, while Petri said medicinal herb cultivation on Venus Island was complete; Li Yuan ordered the captains and vice-captains to seize the remaining islands.
• Li Yuan let Bullet and Nepal choose their training paths, and Bullet chose martial arts while Nepal chose gunsmanship.
• Li Yuan gave Bullet the Mythical Zoan Kong Titan Form fruit and Nepal the Invisibility Fruit; Bullet transformed into a golden beast and discovered he had gained gravity powers.
• Shakky and Lazuli reported that they had established mirrors across the territories and taken over nearly half of Rocks’ intelligence network, and Li Yuan gave them ten billion to maintain it.

Li Yuan prepared to conquer Wano Country, arranging food supplies and administrators while planning to win the people’s support. Kurozumi Orochi sought an alliance with Li Yuan to seize the shogunate, and Li Yuan agreed to hear about Wano Country’s situation as he considered using Orochi as a scapegoat.

• Li Yuan told Shakky and Lazuli he planned to conquer Wano Country, and assigned Shakky to buy food and Lazuli to organize charity and recruit administrators.
• Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru warned Kurozumi Orochi that Li Yuan’s pirates were near Wano Country, and Orochi decided to ally with Li Yuan in exchange for control of the country’s administration.
• Kurozumi Semimaru contacted Li Yuan, who acknowledged his plan to conquer Wano Country and challenged the Kurozumi Clan to prove its worth as an ally.
• Li Yuan agreed to hear about Wano Country’s conditions, intending to exploit Orochi’s ambitions and make him a villain in the eyes of the people.
• Kurozumi Semimaru described Wano Country’s regions and clans, then explained that Oden Kozuki was working to restore order in Kuri.

Li Yuan entered Wano Country to seize Kuri and recruit its strongest force, Asura Doji. After confronting Asura Doji’s bandits, he challenged their leader to a duel.

• Li Yuan decided to enter Wano Country, and Shakky made him two large Mirrors before he flew to Kuri.
• Li Yuan explored Kuri, observed Asura Doji’s bandits raiding the town, and followed them to their mountain stronghold.
• Li Yuan subdued the bandits with Conqueror’s Haki, prompting Asura Doji to rush back to the stronghold.
• Li Yuan told Asura Doji he intended to make Kuri his territory and asked him to serve under him.
• Asura Doji agreed to test Li Yuan’s strength, and Li Yuan drew Futsu-no-Mitama for their duel.

Li Yuan defeated Asura Doji, won his allegiance, and gave him the Great Grade Sword Earth Destroyer. With Asura Doji and his bandits joining him, Li Yuan began consolidating Kuri, while Oden Kozuki heard that Asura Doji was sweeping through the bandits.

• Asura Doji repeatedly attacked Li Yuan, who effortlessly defeated him twenty-five times and demonstrated a Great Swordsman's power by splitting a mountain with a slash.
• Asura Doji agreed to follow Li Yuan, who helped him stand and gave him the Great Grade Sword Earth Destroyer.
• Asura Doji invited his more than two hundred bandits to join Li Yuan, and they all agreed before following him down the mountain.
• Li Yuan brought the bandits to his residence, where a doctor and medicine from Lazuli treated their injuries.
• After the bandits recovered, Li Yuan planned to unite Kuri by recruiting its bandits, using money and food, and establishing local governance; Asura Doji led the effort against those who resisted.
• Kin'emon told Oden Kozuki that Asura Doji was sweeping through Kuri's bandits, and Oden wondered whether Asura Doji had given up banditry.

Li Yuan and Oden Kozuki finished clearing out Kuri’s bandits and prepared to fight over control of the region. As the two sides arranged to meet in three days, Kurozumi Orochi’s faction watched and continued stirring resentment against the Kozuki Clan.

• Oden Kozuki and Kin'emon agreed to clear the northern bandits while Asura Doji’s side handled the south, planning to face each other once Kuri was pacified.
• Li Yuan praised Asura Doji for building a force of more than seven hundred and gave him a swordsmanship manual, along with a simpler manual he could share with trusted subordinates.
• After learning that Oden Kozuki had nearly cleared the north, Li Yuan ordered his crew to meet and defeat him in three days.
• Oden Kozuki agreed to meet Li Yuan in three days, while Kin'emon warned that Li Yuan intended to seize Kuri from them.
• Kurozumi Semimaru told Kurozumi Orochi that Li Yuan was stronger than Oden Kozuki, and Kurozumi Higurashi reported that blame for unrest had been directed at the Kozuki Clan.

Li Yuan and Oden Kozuki fought to decide who would control Kuri, and Li Yuan overwhelmed Oden with his Conqueror’s Haki and swordsmanship. Oden lay gravely injured in the crater left by Li Yuan’s final strike.

• Li Yuan reviewed reports on events across the New World while preparing to claim Wano Country.
• Li Yuan and Oden Kozuki met in the wilderness with their followers and Wano’s Daimyos watching from a distance, and agreed that the loser would withdraw from Kuri.
• Li Yuan unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, overpowering Oden’s newly awakened Haki and scattering the clouds above them.
• Li Yuan struck Oden with Void-Breaking Sword Art, sending him flying and injuring his internal organs.
• Li Yuan followed with Mountain-Crushing Earth-Sundering Slash, crushing Oden into the ground and leaving him near collapse.

Li Yuan defeated Oden Kozuki, took control of Kuri, and announced plans to establish the Limitless Sword Hall. As Wano Country’s leaders prepared to unite against him, Oden Kozuki warned them that their chances of victory were extremely low and urged them to consider surrendering.

• Li Yuan defeated Oden Kozuki, claimed Kuri and his two Great Grade Blades, and ordered Oden’s followers to leave without harming the territory or undermining his rule.
• Li Yuan’s followers celebrated taking Kuri, and he told Asura Doji that he had spared Oden because he had plans for conquering all of Wano Country.
• News of Oden’s defeat spread through Wano Country, and Kurozumi Orochi ordered his allies to accelerate their plan against the Kozuki Family.
• Li Yuan formally became Kuri’s Daimyo and announced that he would build the Limitless Sword Hall to teach swordsmanship to selected adults and youths.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki and the Daimyo agreed to gather Wano Country’s forces and attack Li Yuan once Oden recovered, but Oden warned them that Li Yuan was far stronger and urged them to consider handing Wano Country over.

Li Yuan prepared for a decisive battle after Wano Country’s Daimyo gathered over fifteen thousand samurai to attack Kuri. As the people rallied behind him for founding Limitless Sword Hall, he set out to defeat the samurai and bind them alive.

• Oden Kozuki and the Daimyo agreed to mobilize Wano Country’s samurai against Li Yuan while preserving a route for their descendants to escape if they lost.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki urged Oden Kozuki to survive and produce an heir, while Limitless Sword Hall attracted aspiring students and angered traditional samurai.
• Kurozumi Orochi refused to join the war and instead informed Li Yuan of Wano Country’s plans; Li Yuan considered exploiting Orochi and pursuing the Shimotsuki Clan’s craftsmanship.
• As Wano Country’s samurai left their territories, Kurozumi Orochi seized land and stirred public anger, while the Daimyo ignored the people’s complaints.
• Asura Doji warned Li Yuan that over fifteen thousand samurai led by the Daimyo had entered Kuri, but Li Yuan ordered his men to bring chains and handcuffs and invited the people to watch.
• Li Yuan’s men spread word that the Daimyo and Shogun were attacking him for establishing Limitless Sword Hall, prompting Kuri’s residents to hope he would win.

Li Yuan faced the forces of Wano Country and used his Conqueror's Haki to knock out more than fifteen thousand samurai before defeating Oden Kozuki and the Daimyo in battle. As the wounded survivors realized they could not win, Shimotsuki Ushimaru urged Oden to escape, but Oden refused to run.

• Asura Doji brought nearly a thousand Kuri followers to support Li Yuan, who promised to establish Limitless Sword Halls across Wano Country and give commoners the chance to learn swordsmanship.
• The four Daimyo and Oden Kozuki arrived with more than fifteen thousand samurai, but Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki knocked the samurai unconscious.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Yasui, the other Swordmasters, the Daimyo, and Oden Kozuki attacked Li Yuan together, but his Avici Three Blades killed three Swordmasters and badly wounded the others.
• Li Yuan followed with Sea of Corpses and Blood, defeating Oden Kozuki and the five Daimyo with a second devastating sword strike.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru told Oden Kozuki to flee while the others created an opening, but Oden refused to run.

Li Yuan defeated Oden Kozuki and the Daimyo, killed Oden, and moved to take control of Wano Country while searching for the escaped Kozuki Sukiyaki. He began demanding the captured samurai’s surrender, and a third of those in the first prison cell agreed.

• Li Yuan used Blood Slaughter: Inescapable Hell to defeat Oden Kozuki and the five other leaders, then killed Oden despite the pleas of Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Shimotsuki Yasui.
• Li Yuan ordered Asura Doji to imprison the surviving samurai and learned that Kozuki Sukiyaki had escaped with Wano Country’s seeds, so he asked Shakky to watch ships in the surrounding seas.
• Asura Doji gave Li Yuan Oden’s two swords, and Li Yuan ordered his crew to occupy the Capital of Flowers, announce his rule, establish the Limitless Sword Hall, and recruit more followers while leaving Kurozumi Orochi alone for now.
• Kurozumi Orochi celebrated the deaths of Oden Kozuki, the Daimyo, and Kozuki Sukiyaki, while Kurozumi Semimaru warned him to be cautious around Li Yuan.
• Two days later, Li Yuan killed the samurai who interrupted his offer to accept their surrender, then threatened the prisoners and promised to reunite those who submitted with their families.
• A third of the samurai in Cell No. 1 agreed to surrender, while others protested that they had promised to avenge the Daimyo.

Li Yuan subdued most of Wano Country’s samurai, acquired five Devil Fruits including two Mythical Zoans, and intercepted Kozuki Sukiyaki’s fleeing ship. After killing the Shogun and his companions, Li Yuan returned to Wano Country to study its swordsmanship and Ryou teachings.

• Li Yuan persuaded more than eight thousand samurai to surrender and sent the remaining holdouts to mine Seastone.
• Asura Doji brought Li Yuan five Devil Fruits, including the Mythical Zoan Okuchi no Makami and Daibutsu fruits; Asura Doji declined to eat one for now.
• After Shakky reported a Wano Country ship near Moss Island, Li Yuan traveled through Mirror Space and flew to intercept it.
• Yamagachi Senshi tried to hold Li Yuan off while Kozuki Sukiyaki fled, but Li Yuan killed them and everyone aboard the ship.
• Li Yuan claimed the ship’s treasure, declared the Kozuki Family finished, and returned to Wano Country to examine its swordsmanship and Ryou manuals.

Li Yuan ignored pleas from Wano's suffering outer islands while Kuri and the Capital of Flowers prospered under his rule. Meanwhile, Baikal Kingdom's Third Prince Garcia provoked the Limitless Pirates on Sonina Island, where Kano and Bullet overwhelmed his forces and Garcia called for help.

• Li Yuan continued studying and training while Kurozumi Orochi oppressed the people of Wano's four outer islands.
• Three months later, the people of Kuri and the Capital of Flowers harvested their crops and applied to lease more farmland.
• Third Prince Garcia ordered his ship to Sonina Island despite Renard's warning that it lay near the Limitless Pirates' territory.
• Garcia's soldiers attacked the Limitless Pirates at the port, and Kano and Bullet went to confront them.
• Kano defeated Renard, while Bullet slaughtered the kingdom soldiers, prompting Garcia to call his father for help.

The Limitless Pirates captured Baikal Kingdom's Third Prince Garcia, prompting Marine Admiral Sengoku to confront Li Yuan on Sonina Island. Li Yuan and Sengoku traded powerful attacks, and the chapter ended as Li Yuan launched a devastating slash from above.

• King Soman asked the Marines and World Government for help after the Limitless Pirates captured Garcia on Sonina Island.
• Bullet defeated the Baikal soldiers and captured Garcia, while Kano killed the butler Renard.
• When Sengoku's warship arrived, Kano and the pirates fled, but Li Yuan appeared and ordered them to stand and fight.
• Li Yuan and Sengoku clashed with their Haki and attacks, and the impact split the clouds as the pirates and Marines fought nearby.
• Li Yuan wounded Sengoku with a powerful slash, but Sengoku counterattacked and kicked Li Yuan into the sky.
• Li Yuan steadied himself with Geppo and dove toward Sengoku with his Mountain-Crushing, Earth-Rending Slash.

Li Yuan and Sengoku fought a brutal battle, repeatedly trading devastating sword strikes and shockwave attacks. As the Limitless Pirates gained the upper hand elsewhere, their duel continued with both men badly wounded and neither able to finish the other.

• Sengoku struck Li Yuan with a full-force shockwave while Li Yuan cut deeply across the Great Buddha, and both were blasted away bleeding.
• Li Yuan admitted Sengoku’s shockwaves hurt, then charged back in and continued trading wounds with him as Sengoku angrily blamed him for Impel Down’s destruction.
• Aila overwhelmed Kano until Karu arrived to help, while Bullet transformed into a Kong Titan beast and struck back against Heilman.
• Karu’s arrival helped the Limitless Pirates gain the upper hand, while Li Yuan and Sengoku kept fighting on a separate battlefield for more than an hour.
• Li Yuan stabbed toward Sengoku’s heart, but Sengoku twisted aside and hit him with a powerful shockwave; Li Yuan nearly had his bones shattered, while Sengoku’s chest was nearly pierced through.

Li Yuan and the Limitless Pirates defeated the Marines on Sonina Island, while Li Yuan fought Sengoku for five days before withdrawing when Marine reinforcements arrived. Back on Venus Island, Li Yuan announced a rank system and monthly rewards for the Limitless Pirates.

• Sengoku ordered the surviving Marines to retreat, and Li Yuan attacked the three Warships before Sengoku protected them long enough for them to escape.
• A Marine Colonel reported the battle to Steel-Bone Kong, who sent Zephyr to support Sengoku while Garp pursued Roger.
• Kano led the pirates away from the battlefield, and Li Yuan and Sengoku continued fighting on Sonina Island for five days without a winner.
• Li Yuan left after sensing Zephyr's arrival, and Sengoku told Zephyr that Li Yuan had already escaped.
• Li Yuan returned to Venus Island and established four ranks for the Limitless Pirates, offering each rank a different monthly Berry reward.