Chapter Summaries

Ye Chuan killed Blackbeard when he tried to seize Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then ended Whitebeard’s life as the wounded legend stood at the brink of death. The battlefield was left stunned and furious at Ye Chuan for killing the World’s Strongest Man.

• Blackbeard arrived with the Impel Down prisoners and ordered them to kill the gravely wounded Whitebeard.
• Ye Chuan blocked Blackbeard and resisted his Dark Water because his power did not come from a Devil Fruit.
• Ye Chuan struck Blackbeard with a Conqueror’s Haki-infused slash, then killed him by tracing a death line with Black Blade Shusui.
• The surviving Blackbeard Pirates fled, while Marco silently thanked Ye Chuan for avenging the traitor and saving Whitebeard.
• Ye Chuan used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to trace Whitebeard’s death line, and Whitebeard fell peacefully as Ye Chuan’s inheritance progress rose to 36.5%.
• The Marines and pirates witnessed Whitebeard’s death and condemned Ye Chuan for killing him.

Ye Chuanliu defeated Marco and Akainu during the Paramount War before Red-Haired Shanks intervened and brought the fighting to an end. As Ye Chuanliu sailed away with the Straw Hat Pirates, the world learned Whitebeard had died and saw Ye Chuanliu’s new 3 billion Beli bounty.

• Marco attacked Ye Chuanliu to avenge Pops, but Ye Chuanliu blocked his strike and sent him flying.
• Akainu joined the fight, but Ye Chuanliu split his magma attack, severed his right arm, and wounded Marco.
• Marco and Akainu resumed their attacks until Red-Haired Shanks appeared and asked everyone to stop fighting.
• The Paramount War ended, and news spread that Whitebeard had died and Marineford had been nearly destroyed.
• Ye Chuanliu sailed toward the Sabaody Archipelago with the Straw Hat Pirates as his new 3 billion Beli bounty made headlines around the world.

After the Paramount War, Ye Chuan encouraged Luffy to train, tested Zoro’s swordsmanship, and prepared to sail for Fish-Man Island as the Straw Hat Pirates began their two-year separation. At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders reviewed the war and recognized Ye Chuanliu as a dangerous wildcard whose power defied their usual countermeasures.

• When the Thousand Sunny returned to Sabaody, Rayleigh suggested that the Straw Hat Pirates train separately for two years, and Ye Chuan told Luffy that strength was the only way to protect the people he cared about.
• Before the crew separated, Zoro asked Ye Chuan to spar; Ye Chuan stopped Zoro’s Three Thousand Worlds with an ordinary branch and advised him to learn from Hawkeye.
• The Straw Hat Pirates departed for two years of training, while Ye Chuan, Robin, and Perona set course for Fish-Man Island.
• The Five Elders watched a recording of the Paramount War and condemned the costly Marine victory, noting the damage to Marineford and Akainu’s lost arm.
• The Five Elders discussed Ye Chuanliu’s immense, unfamiliar strength and learned that he was not a Devil Fruit User.

The Five Elders learned that Imu had marked Ye Chuanliu as a top-level threat and ordered an all-out effort to eliminate him. After Rayleigh finished coating their ship, Ye Chuan and his companions descended toward Fish-Man Island, where Madame Shyarly foresaw the island being destroyed by a black-haired swordsman.

• Imu appeared to the Five Elders and classified Ye Chuanliu as a threat on the level of the D. Clan and the Ancient Weapons.
• The bald Elder ordered the highest-level response plan, faster Seraphim development, CP0's strongest agents, and a search for Ye Chuanliu's weaknesses.
• Rayleigh completed the ship's coating and warned Ye Chuan to use his power wisely rather than become the next Rocks.
• Ye Chuan and his companions said goodbye to Rayleigh and began their descent through the sea toward Fish-Man Island.
• Madame Shyarly saw a vision of a black-haired man destroying all of Fish-Man Island with a single slash and spat out her coffee.

Madame Shyarly prophesied that a man wielding a Black Blade would destroy Fish-Man Island, and King Neptune identified the man as Ye Chuanliu. As Hody Jones prepared a coup and Big Mom’s envoys arrived to collect sweets, Robin discovered the Sea Forest Poneglyph’s revelations about Joy Boy, Poseidon, and Noah.

• Madame Shyarly prophesied that a Black Blade wielder would destroy Fish-Man Island, spreading panic across the island.
• King Neptune recognized Ye Chuanliu as the man in the prophecy and ordered Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi to escort him to Ryugu Palace with honors.
• Ye Chuanliu attended a banquet with Neptune, while Shirahoshi watched him fearfully from behind a screen.
• Robin asked to visit the Sea Forest, where she deciphered the Poneglyph as Joy Boy’s apology and learned that Shirahoshi was Poseidon and Noah was meant to carry Fish-Man Island’s people to the surface.
• Hody Jones learned that Neptune had invited Ye Chuanliu to Ryugu Palace and ordered his officers to seize the palace and execute the royal family that night.
• Baron Tamago and Pekoms arrived to collect Big Mom’s monthly sweets, learned that Neptune was entertaining an important guest, and received a fresh newspaper.

Ye Chuan arrived at Fish-Man Island, where Hody Jones launched a rebellion against Ryugu Palace and demanded that Neptune hand him over. Ye Chuan used Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate nearly all of Hody’s hundred thousand rebels, leaving Hody furious and stunned.

• Baron Tamago and Pekoms learned of Ye Chuan’s bounty and fled Ryugu Palace after his presence terrified them.
• Hody Jones swallowed Energy Steroids, transformed, and led a hundred thousand Fish-Man District rebels in an attack on Ryugu Palace.
• Hody demanded that Neptune hand over Ye Chuan or face a massacre, while Ye Chuan and Robin watched from the palace.
• Hody took more Energy Steroids and challenged Ye Chuan, who released Conqueror’s Haki and knocked out nearly all the rebels.
• Hody Jones remained standing with a few core officers and roared at Ye Chuan in fury.

Ye Chuan defeated Hody Jones, refused King Neptune’s offer of Fish-Man Island’s allegiance, and took Big Mom’s Vivre Card from Baron Tamago and Pekoms. He entered the New World with Robin and Perona, heading toward Big Mom’s territory in pursuit of stronger opponents and a Road Poneglyph.

• Hody Jones attacked Ye Chuan and then targeted Robin, but Ye Chuan protected her with Susanoo and killed Hody with a single slash.
• King Neptune offered Ye Chuan Fish-Man Island’s allegiance and protection, but Ye Chuan declined and left.
• Ye Chuan restrained Baron Tamago and Pekoms and took Big Mom’s Vivre Card.
• Ye Chuan returned to the sea’s surface and entered the New World with Robin and Perona aboard his ship.
• Perona panicked when she realized they were heading toward Big Mom’s territory, while Ye Chuan pursued stronger opponents and Robin hoped to find a Road Poneglyph.

Ye Chuan arrived at Totto Land with Robin and Perona to gather intelligence before confronting the Big Mom Pirates. After he used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to kill the soul fragment inside a Homie, Big Mom sensed the attack and erupted in fury.

• Robin handed Ye Chuan chilled juice and massaged his shoulders as the crew approached Totto Land.
• Ye Chuan docked at Biscuit Island with Robin and Perona to gather intelligence about Big Mom’s territory.
• Ye Chuan used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to identify and cut the Death Line of a soul fragment inside a singing teacup Homie.
• The teacup lost its life and shattered, while Big Mom sensed that a fragment of her soul had been erased.
• Big Mom unleashed her Conqueror’s Haki and demanded to know who had attacked her Homies.

After killing Big Mom’s Homies, Ye Chuan challenged her by heading toward Whole Cake Island, but Charlotte Cracker intercepted him and was killed. Charlotte Katakuri then appeared, furious, as Ye Chuan’s inheritance progress reached 41.5%.

• Big Mom ordered her children and officers to search Totto Land for the intruder who killed her Homies, and Ye Chuan set out for Whole Cake Island with Robin and Perona.
• Charlotte Cracker confronted Ye Chuan on Biscuit Island and demanded that he surrender and come before Big Mom.
• Ye Chuan cut through Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers and killed Cracker with a slash from Black Blade Shusui.
• The system reported that Cracker’s death increased Ye Chuan’s second inheritance template progress by 5%, bringing it to 41.5%.
• Charlotte Katakuri appeared before Ye Chuan, his eyes scarlet with rage.

Ye Chuan defeated Katakuri by using the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to cut off the future Katakuri foresaw, then overcame him in a clash of strength and Haki. After Totto Land panicked over the defeat of two Sweet Commanders, Ye Chuan reached Whole Cake Island and split the cake castle with a slash.

• Katakuri attacked Ye Chuan with Mogura and mochi fists, but Ye Chuan blocked his strikes and struggled to land a hit against Katakuri's future-seeing Observation Haki.
• Ye Chuan used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to kill the future Katakuri had foreseen, disrupting his Observation Haki and leaving him vulnerable.
• Katakuri awakened his Mochi-Mochi Fruit and attacked with Horn Mochi, but Ye Chuan defeated him in a clash of Conqueror's Haki and strength.
• The system reported that Ye Chuan's Second Inheritance template progress rose by 7% to 48.5%, while Homies and Totto Land's ministers panicked over Cracker and Katakuri's defeats.
• Ye Chuan reached Whole Cake Island and split the enormous cake castle in two with a slash from Black Blade Shusui.

Ye Chuan fought Big Mom as she unleashed her Homies and overwhelming power, pushing him to the brink. He activated the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and cut the death lines of Prometheus and Zeus, leaving Big Mom horrified as both Homies lost their power and dissipated.

• Big Mom rose from her ruined castle and attacked Ye Chuan with fire from Prometheus and lightning from Zeus.
• Ye Chuan used Susanoo to defend himself, but Big Mom battered it with Napoleon and forced him to evade her attacks.
• Big Mom struck Ye Chuan with a blazing beam, grazing him and leaving blood at the corner of his mouth.
• Ye Chuan activated the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and saw death lines at the cores of Prometheus and Zeus.
• Ye Chuan cut both Homies’ death lines with Shusui, causing them to lose their power and dissipate.

Big Mom sacrificed a year of her lifespan to strengthen herself and fought Ye Chuan in a brutal clash of swordsmanship and Haki. Unable to find Big Mom’s hidden death line beneath the souls and lifespans she had stolen, Ye Chuan faced her Soul Pocus as she demanded his life or surrender.

• Big Mom flew into a rage after Ye Chuan destroyed Prometheus and Zeus, then used Soul Pocus to enlarge and empower herself.
• Big Mom transformed Napoleon into a sword and attacked Ye Chuan, who met her with Shusui and Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.
• As their battle continued, Ye Chuan realized his strikes could barely harm Big Mom and that her strength and vitality overwhelmed him.
• Ye Chuan activated his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and saw Big Mom’s core death line buried beneath countless stolen death lines, so he deactivated the eyes.
• Big Mom mistook Ye Chuan’s pause for fear and used Soul Pocus, asking, “Life or Treat?!” as a force began pulling at his soul.

Ye Chuan defeated Charlotte “Big Mom” Linlin by using the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to sever her causal connection to the Soul-Soul Fruit, leaving Totto Land’s Homies lifeless. Exhausted but alive, he received a 20% increase in his inheritance progress and sensed a deeper connection to the Root.

• Big Mom’s Soul Pocus failed to affect Ye Chuan, leaving her open to attack.
• Ye Chuan used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to identify and sever Big Mom’s causal ties to the Soul-Soul Fruit and Mother Carmel.
• The Homies across Totto Land lost their souls and reverted to inanimate objects as Big Mom’s power collapsed.
• Ye Chuan struck down Big Mom with a final sword slash, then fell to one knee from exhaustion.
• The system increased Ye Chuan’s inheritance progress by 20% to 68.5%, and he sensed the gateway to the Root more clearly.

After Ye Chuanliu publicly killed Big Mom and destroyed her pirate crew, the World Government declared him a new Emperor of the Sea and raised his bounty to four billion Beli. News of his victory stunned the world and drew the attention of powerful figures, while Ye Chuan and his allies searched the ruins of Whole Cake Chateau for treasure and Poneglyphs.

• Robin helped an exhausted Ye Chuan reach the ruined treasury, while Perona searched for Big Mom's Poneglyphs.
• Morgans received secret reports and a blurry photograph of Big Mom's death, then prepared to publish the news worldwide.
• The Five Elders raised Ye Chuanliu's bounty to four billion Beli and proclaimed him a new Emperor of the Sea.
• Rayleigh, Luffy, Vivi, and Crocodile each reacted to reports of Ye Chuanliu's victory, with Luffy renewing his resolve to grow stronger.
• Kaido ordered Jack to investigate Ye Chuanliu, while Doflamingo recognized him as a major threat to the Donquixote Family's SMILE trade.

Ye Chuan killed Jack the Drought with a single slash, then changed course for Dressrosa after learning that Doflamingo was offering a clue to Laugh Tale. Ye Chuan, Robin, and Perona arrived on the island and sensed that its cheerful appearance concealed widespread anger.

• Ye Chuan studied his four-billion-Beli bounty poster and set course for Wano Country to confront Kaido and seek its Road Poneglyph.
• Jack the Drought ordered his crew to attack Ye Chuan’s ship instead of retreating to report to Kaido.
• Ye Chuan destroyed Jack’s ship and its crew with one slash, raising his inheritance progress to 73.5%.
• Robin read that Doflamingo had announced a competition in Dressrosa with a clue to Laugh Tale as its prize, and Ye Chuan decided to go there.
• Ye Chuan, Robin, and Perona arrived in Dressrosa, where Perona admired the living toys while Ye Chuan and Robin sensed that something was wrong.

Ye Chuan entered the Corrida Colosseum tournament in disguise after sending Perona to investigate Dressrosa, and discovered that Doflamingo had set a trap around a Road Poneglyph offered as the prize. He deliberately let Rebecca defeat him, disrupting Doflamingo’s plans as the match ended in stunned silence.

• Ye Chuan ordered Perona to secretly reconnoiter Dressrosa, then went with Robin to see the Colosseum show.
• Ye Chuan disguised himself as a masked swordsman and registered for the tournament while Doflamingo watched and ordered Trebol to oversee the trap.
• Ye Chuan recognized a Road Poneglyph behind the tournament prize covering, and Robin discreetly confirmed it was genuine.
• Ye Chuan sensed hostile watchers and decided to disrupt Doflamingo’s plan by losing his match to Rebecca.
• Rebecca attacked Ye Chuan with her defensive sword style, and he eventually pretended to stumble so she could push him out of the arena.
• Rebecca won, leaving her and the Colosseum crowd stunned.

Ye Chuan rescued Rebecca from Trebol and brought her to a hideout, where she revealed Doflamingo’s abuses in Dressrosa. Perona incapacitated Sugar, lifting the toy curse and triggering a mass uprising, while Rebecca recovered her memories of her father, Kyros.

• Trebol attacked Rebecca backstage, but Ye Chuan killed him and escaped with her, raising his inheritance progress to 75.5%.
• At the hideout, Robin comforted Rebecca as she recounted Doflamingo’s rule, and Perona reported the toy factory and Sugar to Ye Chuan.
• Ye Chuan sent Perona to target Sugar, who was about to turn captured gladiators into toys.
• Perona’s ghost overwhelmed Sugar with negativity, causing her to faint and lifting the toy curse across Dressrosa.
• Thousands regained their memories and rose against the Donquixote Family, while Rebecca remembered her father, Kyros.

Rebecca asked Ye Chuan to take her to the palace so she could avenge her father, while Sugar’s collapse sparked a revolt across Dressrosa. On King's Plateau, Robin confronted Diamante alone and used her giant, black-coated arms to pin down the ground altered by his Flag-Flag Fruit.

• Rebecca grieved for her father and asked Ye Chuan to take her to the palace to kill Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo learned that Sugar had collapsed and that the country was in revolt, then reacted with fury.
• Citizens, pirates, and gladiators formed a resistance and charged toward King's Plateau as Donquixote Family officers mobilized to suppress them.
• Diamante taunted Rebecca about her mother’s death, and Robin restrained Rebecca before she could attack him.
• Robin challenged Diamante and used Mil Fleur: Gigantesco Mano to anchor the fluttering ground created by his Flag-Flag Fruit.

Robin defeated Diamante, and Ye Chuan killed him and Pica as Doflamingo watched his officers fall. Doflamingo unleashed Birdcage over Dressrosa, but an enormous Azure Divine Dragon appeared above the island.

• Robin used her Armament Haki-coated Flower-Flower Fruit ability to break Diamante's body and knock him unconscious.
• Rebecca cried with relief as Robin avenged her mother, and Ye Chuan stopped Robin from finishing Diamante before cutting his tendons and killing him.
• Ye Chuan used his Sharingan to locate Pica inside the giant stone figure and killed him with a single slash.
• Doflamingo raged as Trebol, Diamante, and Pica were defeated, then activated Birdcage to trap everyone in Dressrosa.
• A furious dragon roared overhead, and an enormous Azure Divine Dragon coiled above Dressrosa, blotting out the sky.

Kaido arrived in Dressrosa to help Doflamingo defeat Ye Chuan, who was trapped inside the shrinking Birdcage. Ye Chuan cut open the cage and split Kaido’s Bolo Breath, then faced Kaido’s hybrid form in a direct clash.

• Kaido appeared above Dressrosa as Doflamingo’s Birdcage closed in around Ye Chuan and the island.
• Ye Chuan unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki and cut a massive opening through the Birdcage with Shusui.
• Kaido fired a Bolo Breath at Ye Chuan, who cleaved the blast in two with a sword stroke.
• Doflamingo attacked Ye Chuan with rocks controlled by threads while Kaido transformed into his hybrid form.
• Kaido charged Ye Chuan with Hassaikai, and Ye Chuan met the strike with Shusui coated in Conqueror’s Haki.