Arc 5The Demon at Marineford

Wangchuan revived Rika, negotiated with Tengen, and traveled to Marineford, where he offered to help Whitebeard rescue Ace. After overwhelming Marines and pirates with his powers, he faced Kuzan alone and was frozen in ice.

  • Wangchuan revived Rika Orimoto in a clay body, then agreed to meet Jujutsu Society’s higher-ups and considered buying more Demon templates.
  • Wangchuan admitted to Masamichi Yaga that the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings had helped him kill higher-ups, then met Tengen and agreed to redirect Earth’s cursed energy to the moon.
  • Wangchuan traveled through a gate of Hell to Marineford during the Paramount War and decided to help Whitebeard save Ace.
  • Wangchuan deflected Kizaru’s attack and extinguished Akainu’s magma with water dragons, then accepted Whitebeard’s offer of a partnership and promised to keep Ace safe.
  • Wangchuan entered the battle, repelled Marines and cannon fire, threw Vice Admiral John aside, and stopped Kuzan’s Ice Saber with an invisible barrier.
  • Wangchuan used lightning to split Yamakaji’s saber and knock out fighters from both sides, then activated the Tchang Zu template as Kuzan ordered everyone else to retreat.
  • Wangchuan challenged Kuzan to fight at full strength, and Kuzan encased him in ice while wondering whether his changed powers had removed his barrier.
Chapters 101–125 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 101Satoru Gojo's conflict!

In the days after the meteorite strikes, Wangchuan and Satoru Gojo discussed Suguru Geto’s body and the rumors that Wangchuan could resurrect the dead. Wangchuan expected Geto’s followers to seek him out, while Gojo privately weighed his wish to bring Geto back against respecting Geto’s choice to die.

  • Satoru Gojo and Wangchuan watched a news report that blamed the ruined areas of Kyoto and Tokyo on meteorite impacts, and Gojo praised Wangchuan’s dramatic attack on the curses.
  • Satoru Gojo told Wangchuan that he had handed Suguru Geto’s body to Geto’s family, including Nanako, Mimiko, Miguel, and the others who had followed him.
  • Wangchuan reasoned that Geto’s followers would come to him after hearing he had resurrected Riko Amanai and Yu Haibara, and planned to negotiate a price for reviving Geto.
  • Wangchuan told Satoru Gojo he would let him know if Geto’s followers contacted him, then left to see Yuta.
  • Alone in the lounge, Satoru Gojo admitted to himself that he wanted Geto back but would not stop Geto’s family if they chose to seek his resurrection.

Ch. 102Bargaining chips? Mu Xi's Cursed Technique!

After Huojin’s death, Kenjaku’s group learned that Mu Xi could use her Cursed Technique to revive him by trading human lives or powerful sorcerers. They agreed to gather bargaining chips, while Kenjaku took a particular interest in Mu Xi’s technique.

  • Jogo, Hanami, Dagon, and Mahito mourned Huojin and discussed his death at Wangchuan’s hands.
  • Kenjaku criticized Jogo for ignoring his warning not to confront Wangchuan or Satoru Gojo.
  • Kenjaku asked Mu Xi whether she could bring Huojin back, and she summoned a scale showing that his life required a substantial sacrifice.
  • Mu Xi said Huojin’s revival would cost nearly ten thousand ordinary humans, several hundred Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers, or one Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer.
  • Dagon offered to capture humans, and Jogo, Hanami, Mahito, and Suishi agreed to help gather bargaining chips.
  • Kenjaku left while privately admiring Mu Xi’s Cursed Technique.

Ch. 103Make a move against Wangchuan?

The Jujutsu Higher-Ups discussed Wangchuan’s ability to resurrect the dead and debated whether to approach, control, or attack him. A photograph of the devastation he caused in Kyoto left them confronting the danger of provoking him.

  • An elder reported that Riko Amanai and Yu Haibara had been resurrected beside Satoru Gojo, and the Higher-Ups concluded that Wangchuan had used magic.
  • The elders considered obtaining control of Wangchuan’s resurrection ability, but questioned how they could approach him and whether Satoru Gojo would intervene.
  • The head elder asked whether Wangchuan had acted from goodwill or through a transaction, and another elder confirmed that he had acted without seeking their approval.
  • A supervisor brought photographs showing a perfectly circular, five-hundred-meter area in Kyoto that Wangchuan had melted into blackened ground.
  • The head elder warned that Wangchuan could resurrect people or erase places, and asked who among them could survive his displeasure if negotiations failed.

Ch. 104Whatever the Cost!

After Suguru Geto’s death, Miguel told the Pan Xing Cult that rumors credited Wangchuan with bringing Riko Amanai and Yu Haibara back to life. Nanako and Mimiko hoped he could revive Geto, and Miguel decided to approach Wangchuan to learn what it would cost.

  • Nanako and Mimiko mourned beside Suguru Geto’s coffin while the others reflected on his defeat.
  • Miguel reported that credible black-market rumors said Wangchuan had resurrected Riko Amanai and Yu Haibara.
  • Nanako and Mimiko resolved to seek Wangchuan’s help to bring Geto back, despite the price.
  • Larue warned them not to act rashly, and Miguel agreed that they needed to find out what Wangchuan would demand.
  • Miguel said he would visit Wangchuan alone in a few days to sound him out, accepting the risk for Geto’s sake.

Ch. 105Rebirth! Rika Orimoto!

Wangchuan began a ritual to give Rika Orimoto a real body, using lunar soil to create a vessel for her soul. The light faded to reveal a living girl lying in the coffin.

  • Okkotsu asked Wangchuan to help Rika return to her former self, and Wangchuan told him to call her out.
  • Rika appeared as a childlike spirit and told Wangchuan she wanted to become real again.
  • Wangchuan revealed his demon body and summoned a coffin containing a clay body made from lunar soil.
  • Rika said goodbye to Okkotsu and entered the clay figure as Wangchuan performed the ritual.
  • The clay figure transformed, and a living, breathing girl appeared in the coffin.

Ch. 10632 Demon Coins! Choosing a template!

Wangchuan watched Rika awaken and reunite with Okkotsu, then arranged to meet Yuji and the Jujutsu Society higher-ups. With 32 Demon Coins saved, he decided to redeem another Demon template before visiting other worlds.

  • Rika woke in her coffin and reunited with Okkotsu, who welcomed her back as they teased each other.
  • Wangchuan answered Yuji Itadori's call and agreed to visit Sendai in a few days for a meal.
  • Mei Mei told Wangchuan that Jujutsu Society higher-ups were seeking introductions and offering large sums for his resurrection services.
  • Wangchuan agreed to meet the higher-ups the next day and heard that people outside Jujutsu Society were also asking about him.
  • Wangchuan checked his panel, saw he had 32 Demon Coins, and considered redeeming another Demon template before visiting other worlds.

Ch. 107Three Demon Templates!

Wangchuan visited Uncle's Antique Shop, learned that its inventory expanded with his exploration, and considered buying the costly Encyclopedia of Spells. He asked the system for three demon templates suited to him and examined Basha, Hsi Wu, and Tchang Zu, leaving the choice unresolved.

  • Wangchuan opened Uncle's Antique Shop and learned that exploring new worlds could unlock more items.
  • Wangchuan learned that the Encyclopedia of Spells contained over 183,400 spells and cost 100 Demon Coins, so he decided to revisit it after collecting more templates.
  • Wangchuan asked the system to recommend three templates, and it presented Basha, the Water Demon, whose powers complemented his Moon Demon Template.
  • Wangchuan assessed Hsi Wu's control over the sky and atmospheric conditions as valuable for mobility and strategic support.
  • Wangchuan examined Tchang Zu's lightning authority and noted its exceptional destructive power and ability to counter curses and spiritual entities.

Ch. 108Redemption! Meeting Tengen!

Wangchuan redeemed three templates, gaining water, lightning, and sky powers along with new cursed techniques. After teasing Yuta Okkotsu about Rika Orimoto, he learned that Master Tengen wanted to see him at the Tombs of the Star Corridor and agreed to go.

  • Wangchuan redeemed the Shendu, Basha, and Hsi Wu templates, leaving him with two Demon Coins and several new cursed techniques.
  • Wangchuan tested his water, lightning, and sky demon chi and briefly unfurled Hsi Wu's wings.
  • Wangchuan found Yuta Okkotsu and Rika Orimoto sitting together and teased Okkotsu about being too close to eleven-year-old Rika.
  • Masamichi Yaga told Wangchuan that Master Tengen wanted to see him at the Tombs of the Star Corridor.
  • Wangchuan agreed to go with Masamichi Yaga to meet Tengen.

Ch. 109Changes! Parasites!

Masamichi Yaga confronted Wangchuan about his increasingly cold demeanor and the deaths of Jujutsu Society’s higher-ups. Wangchuan admitted he had ordered the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings to kill them, then challenged Yaga to deny that he felt pleased by their deaths.

  • Masamichi Yaga noticed Wangchuan’s changed manner and told him he seemed to be growing colder.
  • Masamichi Yaga confronted Wangchuan in the elevator about the deaths of higher-ups who had previously drawn Wangchuan’s ire.
  • Masamichi Yaga traced the killers’ cursed residue to the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings he had passed to Wangchuan.
  • Wangchuan admitted that the three brothers had helped him dispose of some of the higher-ups.
  • Wangchuan defended the killings as a benefit to Jujutsu Society and asked whether Masamichi Yaga had ever secretly felt pleased.

Ch. 110A Change! Tengen!

Wangchuan entered Tengen’s domain after Masamichi Yaga warned him about his increasingly casual attitude toward killing. Tengen revealed that she could not read Wangchuan as she could other beings, and he accepted that her omniscience had limits.

  • Masamichi Yaga warned Wangchuan that killing people himself violated the Jujutsu Society’s rules and said Wangchuan had become colder.
  • Wangchuan suggested that his former personality might have been an act, then left Masamichi Yaga and headed toward Tengen.
  • Wangchuan sensed the power of Tengen’s barrier before entering the vast white space where she waited.
  • Wangchuan teased Tengen by comparing her to a thumb, and she described him as an unreadable book unlike anyone she had encountered.
  • Wangchuan told Tengen that her omniscience had limits.

Ch. 111Me? I'm a demon!

Wangchuan explained to Tengen that he came from beyond the reach of her barriers and admitted that he was a demon. Tengen accepted his claim, then began to explain why she had established barriers in Japan.

  • Wangchuan told Tengen that her omniscience was limited to the barriers in Japan and that he came from beyond them.
  • Tengen questioned Wangchuan about reviving the dead and asked what he was and where he came from.
  • Wangchuan demonstrated his water power and said he was a demon, which Tengen believed because he had no cursed energy.
  • Tengen said she had never seen another demon, then invited Wangchuan to sit with her in the white space.
  • Tengen asked Wangchuan whether he knew why she had established barriers in Japan, and he said he was listening.

Ch. 112A favor! A reward!

Tengen explained that she had concentrated the world's Cursed Energy in Japan to slow humanity's evolution and preserve ordinary people, then asked Wangchuan for a favor. Wangchuan initially declined to interfere, but stopped and returned when Tengen promised a substantial reward.

  • Tengen told Wangchuan that a thousand years earlier she had created a barrier to draw the world's Cursed Energy into Japan.
  • Tengen explained that she wanted to delay humanity's evolution into beings with Cursed Energy, which would leave ordinary humans unable to survive.
  • Tengen said her choice had caused deaths in Japan and made her lose her human form, and asked Wangchuan how he viewed it.
  • Wangchuan said he was only a Demon passing through and left without intending to interfere in the world's affairs.
  • Tengen called after Wangchuan and said she had invited him to ask for a favor.
  • Wangchuan turned back when Tengen offered a substantial reward and asked how much it was and how she would pay.

Ch. 113Halting the process! A deal!

Wangchuan accepted Tengen’s offer to stop humanity from naturally producing cursed energy by carving an array on the moon. He told her the work would take a year, but planned to delay it until after Gojo and Sukuna’s battle and use the stored cursed energy to strengthen himself.

  • Wangchuan agreed to work for Tengen in exchange for as much money as he wanted.
  • Tengen asked Wangchuan to permanently halt humanity’s evolution into jujutsu sorcerers, explaining that her barriers could only delay it.
  • Wangchuan proposed carving a lunar array to draw Earth’s cursed energy to the moon, ending the natural emergence of sorcerers and cursed spirits.
  • Tengen accepted the cost of ending her era, and Wangchuan took the job.
  • Wangchuan told Tengen the array would take a year, but privately admitted he could finish it in days and intended to wait for Gojo and Sukuna’s battle.
  • Wangchuan planned to convert the cursed energy gathered on the moon into his own magic power.

Ch. 114The next world! Ice Age!

Kenjaku took Suguru Geto's body from the Time Vessel Association, leaving Nanako and Mimiko to discover the empty coffin and alert Miguel. Wangchuan left the Moon through the gate of Hell for another world, where he heard someone shout, "Ice Age!!"

  • Kenjaku admired Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation and carried his body away from the Time Vessel Association.
  • Nanako and Mimiko found Suguru Geto's coffin empty and called Miguel for help.
  • Miguel learned Geto's body was missing and decided to prioritize finding Wangchuan.
  • On the Moon, Wangchuan reviewed the quiet state of events on Earth and opened a gate of Hell to visit another world.
  • Wangchuan stepped through the gate and heard someone shout, "Ice Age!!"

Ch. 115The Paramount War! Whitebeard!

Wangchuan found himself aboard Whitebeard’s ship during the Paramount War and watched the battle begin. As Whitebeard’s forces charged to rescue Ace, Wangchuan decided he would help Whitebeard.

  • Wangchuan realized he had arrived at Marineford during the Paramount War and watched Whitebeard face Kuzan.
  • Whitebeard shattered Kuzan’s ice spears, and Kuzan froze the bay so the pirates and Marines could fight across the ice.
  • Whitebeard’s pirates charged toward Marineford while Wangchuan watched from the Moby Dick.
  • Wangchuan saw Ace on the Execution Platform and heard Sengoku declare that the Whitebeard Pirates would be destroyed.
  • Whitebeard urged his crew to bring Ace back, and Wangchuan decided to help Whitebeard.

Ch. 116A demon passing through!

Wangchuan mysteriously boarded the Moby Dick and introduced himself to Whitebeard as a demon passing through, claiming he had come to watch the battle. As Dracule Mihawk prepared to strike, Wangchuan watched with confidence while Whitebeard remained wary and focused on the war.

  • Wangchuan climbed onto the Moby Dick’s bow without Whitebeard noticing until he was close.
  • Whitebeard questioned Wangchuan’s identity, and Wangchuan said he was neither Navy nor pirate and had come from somewhere far away.
  • Wangchuan called himself a demon passing through and said he might help Whitebeard if paid, but for now he only wanted to watch.
  • Whitebeard warned Wangchuan that not everyone would survive the battle, then returned his attention to Marineford.
  • Wangchuan pointed out that Dracule Mihawk was about to make his move and said he wanted to see what the world’s top fighters could do.

Ch. 117Hawkeye! Banter!

Dracule Mihawk attacked Whitebeard with a massive sword slash, but Diamond Jozu blocked it before it could reach the Moby Dick. As Jozu returned to the battlefield, Wangchuan mused that he could sell him for a lot of money.

  • Dracule Mihawk raised Black Blade Yoru and launched a powerful slash toward Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick.
  • Wangchuan admired the slash’s size and precision while Whitebeard waited without changing his stance.
  • Diamond Jozu charged in and blocked the slash with his diamond-hard body, knocking it into the sky.
  • Doflamingo noticed Wangchuan beside Whitebeard and speculated that the young man must be someone important.
  • Jozu checked that Whitebeard was safe, asked who Wangchuan was, then returned to the battlefield.
  • Wangchuan watched Jozu leave and thought that the living human-shaped diamond could fetch a high price.

Ch. 118Blasting Kizaru away! Me? Tso Lan!

Wangchuan offered to help Whitebeard save his family in exchange for payment, and Whitebeard demanded proof of his strength. After Wangchuan deflected Kizaru’s attack and blasted him into a wall, Whitebeard recognized him and learned his name.

  • Wangchuan offered to fight for Whitebeard in exchange for treasure, promising to help Whitebeard and his son leave Marineford safely.
  • Kizaru appeared above the Moby Dick and fired Yasakani no Magatama at its bow.
  • Wangchuan deflected Kizaru’s light bullets, sending them into the Marine Headquarters walls and gun emplacements.
  • Wangchuan struck Kizaru with repulsive force, hurling him into a distant wall and silencing the battlefield.
  • Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates wondered who Wangchuan was, while Whitebeard laughed and asked his name.
  • Wangchuan told Whitebeard his name was Wangchuan and added that he could also be called Tso Lan.

Ch. 119Shock! Authority over water!

Wangchuan secured a partnership with Whitebeard to protect Ace in exchange for payment after the battle. When Akainu attacked Marineford with magma fireballs, Wangchuan controlled the seawater to form water dragons that extinguished them, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates wondering who had intervened.

  • Doflamingo, Gecko Moria, and Akainu watched Wangchuan and recognized him as a powerful, unfamiliar figure.
  • Wangchuan asked Whitebeard if he was strong enough, and Whitebeard agreed to partner with him.
  • Wangchuan accepted payment on credit after learning Whitebeard had brought no treasure, and promised to keep Ace safe.
  • Akainu sent a barrage of magma fireballs down toward the Moby Dick and the surrounding bay.
  • Wangchuan raised water dragons from beneath the ice and used them to extinguish the falling magma.
  • Marco and the other commanders looked at the dissipating water and asked who had stopped Akainu's attack.

Ch. 120Garp's thoughts!

Wangchuan’s water dragons stopped Akainu’s attack, and Whitebeard and the Marines wondered at his two different abilities. Garp realized that Wangchuan’s strength gave his imprisoned grandson a better chance of surviving.

  • Jozu and Vista admitted they could not tell who had summoned the water dragons, while Marco suspected Wangchuan.
  • Whitebeard asked Wangchuan about the water dragons, and Wangchuan said he was a demon with several abilities.
  • Akainu recognized Wangchuan at the bow of the Moby Dick and reacted angrily.
  • Tsuru identified Wangchuan as the one who had created the water dragons and concluded that his two attacks worked on different principles.
  • Garp asked Bogard for information about Wangchuan, but Bogard found no matching records or wanted posters.
  • Tsuru told Garp that he was happy because Wangchuan’s strength improved his grandson’s chances of survival, and Garp fell silent.

Ch. 121Oars!

Little Oars Jr. charged into Marineford to save Ace as Wangchuan praised Whitebeard’s crew and decided to enter the battle. The chapter left Wangchuan walking toward the battlefield while Whitebeard watched him and Oars advance.

  • Tsuru judged Wangchuan to be as strong as an Admiral or one of the Four Emperors, and Garp said he would try to stop him if he went after Ace.
  • Little Oars Jr. broke through the Marine defenses at the bay entrance and charged toward the Execution Platform to save Ace.
  • Wangchuan told Whitebeard that he admired how the Whitebeard Pirates protected civilians, and Whitebeard described his crew as family.
  • Whitebeard warned Oars not to charge too far ahead, but Oars promised to save Ace and continued toward Marine Headquarters.
  • Wangchuan said he would enter the battle early, leaped down from the Moby Dick, and walked toward the fighting.

Ch. 122Wangchuan made his move!

Wangchuan advanced through the Marine forces, deflecting their attacks and overpowering Vice Admiral John with an invisible force. He launched John toward the Shichibukai plaza, where Doflamingo, Mihawk, and the others reacted to Wangchuan’s power.

  • Wangchuan effortlessly lifted and threw aside Marine soldiers who tried to stop him.
  • Wangchuan deflected cannon fire with an invisible barrier and halted Vice Admiral John’s greatsword strikes.
  • Wangchuan lifted John into the air, then hurled him toward the Marines’ plaza.
  • Doflamingo laughed at John’s arrival, Mihawk recognized Wangchuan, and Hancock refused to intervene.

Ch. 123Kuzan!

Wangchuan advanced through the battlefield, repelling everyone and everything in his path, until Marine Admiral Kuzan confronted him. Kuzan attacked with Ice Saber, but the blade stopped two meters from Wangchuan, leaving the outcome uncertain.

  • Doflamingo caught Vice Admiral John with threads and flung him safely into the Marine plaza, then turned his attention to Wangchuan.
  • Wangchuan walked through the fighting, repelling nearby soldiers, weapons, and cannonballs to clear a path.
  • A Rear Admiral attacked Wangchuan with an Armament Haki-coated fist, but Wangchuan sidestepped and sent him flying into the ice.
  • Kuzan emerged from the icy mist and confronted Wangchuan, recognizing him as the man who had sent Borsalino flying.
  • Kuzan launched an Ice Saber at Wangchuan, but the blade stopped two meters from his chest.

Ch. 124A Vice Admiral Defeated in an Instant! Tchang Zu's Authority!

Wangchuan stopped Kuzan’s ice attack and unleashed a lightning storm that defeated Vice Admiral Yamakaji and incapacitated everyone nearby, including Whitebeard Pirates and Marines. Marco questioned whether Wangchuan was truly an ally, while Kuzan reassessed his strange powers; Wangchuan ended by calling the fallen fighters ants.

  • Kuzan’s ice blade stopped against an invisible barrier around Wangchuan, who shattered it with a flick of his finger.
  • Yamakaji charged Wangchuan with an Armament Haki-coated saber, but Wangchuan released lightning that split the blade and sent Yamakaji crashing through two walls.
  • Wangchuan’s lightning shock wave swept through everyone within thirty meters, knocking out Marines and Whitebeard Pirates alike.
  • Marco avoided most of the blast with his blue flames and wondered whether Wangchuan was an ally or simply too powerful to control his attacks.
  • Kuzan recovered from the lightning and concluded that Wangchuan’s abilities involved repulsion, water control, and lightning.
  • Wangchuan looked over the fallen fighters and told them that ants should lie on the ground and tremble.

Ch. 125Kuzan vs. Wangchuan!

Wangchuan switched from the Tso Lan template to Tchang Zu, gaining a volatile temperament and electric power while losing his invisible barrier. Kuzan cleared the battlefield and froze Wangchuan with a focused Ice Age, then wondered whether the template switch had forced him to give up his defense.

  • Wangchuan activated the Tchang Zu template and felt its explosive emotions and electric power alter him.
  • Kuzan noticed Wangchuan's changed presence and realized his invisible barrier had disappeared.
  • Kuzan ordered the Marines and pirates to retreat so he could face Wangchuan alone.
  • Wangchuan challenged Kuzan to fight at full strength as electricity surged in his hand.
  • Kuzan used a concentrated Ice Age to encase Wangchuan in a ball of ice.
  • Kuzan studied the frozen Wangchuan and considered whether switching powers had cost him his barrier.
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