Arc 4Chapters 76–91

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Ch. 76Blackbeard's Hunting Ground

Lin Yan and the combined fleet entered Blackbeard’s ambush in the Ancient Ruins, where they fought the Blackbeard Pirates, CP0, and three contaminated Energy Constructs. Lin Yan wounded Blackbeard, but the ruins began collapsing before they could finish their battle, leaving both sides to retreat as the fleet prepared to continue toward Laugh Tale.

  • The combined fleet emerged from the fog and was ambushed by the Blackbeard Pirates and CP0 at the Ancient Ruins.
  • Lin Yan assigned Dragon and Sabo to confront CP0 and the perimeter forces while his allies engaged Blackbeard’s officers.
  • Blackbeard activated the ruins’ defense system, unleashing three Energy Constructs that disrupted the fleet and weakened Lin Yan’s domain.
  • Blackbeard attacked Lin Yan with his Dark-Dark and Tremor-Tremor Fruit powers, but Lin Yan eroded the Gravitational Singularity and kicked Blackbeard into the ruins.
  • Blackbeard awakened a giant fusion of darkness and Devil Fruit powers, but the ruins’ self-destruct program triggered and forced both sides to retreat.
  • The fleet escaped the collapsing ruins at the cost of sunken ships and casualties, and Lin Yan ordered repairs before continuing toward Laugh Tale.

Ch. 77Through the Eye of the Storm

Lin Yan and the allied fleet raced to the Eye of the Storm to perform the Resonance Ritual and open the way to Laugh Tale. After surviving the storm, they reached the island’s threshold, only for the Blackbeard Pirates and CP0 to arrive behind them.

  • Robin deciphered Red-Haired’s rubbing and explained that the fleet needed to reach the Eye of the Storm within thirty-six hours and unite the powers of Nika, Poseidon, and Pluton.
  • Lin Yan ordered the fleet to concentrate its fastest ships and sail for the Eye of the Storm, while he prepared to guide the Resonance Ritual with Ace, Luffy, and Sabo anchoring his will.
  • As the fleet plunged into the storm wall, Lin Yan harmonized the three powers by finding their shared purpose, and his brothers helped stabilize him.
  • The allied fleet crossed the storm and emerged in a tranquil sea, where Robin recognized the distant island as Laugh Tale.
  • The Blackbeard Pirates and CP0 followed into the final waters, and Marshall D. Teach claimed that One Piece would be his while CP0 requested authorization for “Divine Punishment.”

Ch. 78Landfall! The legendary island-Laugh Tale

Lin Yan and his allies landed on Laugh Tale, discovered an ancient inscription explaining the origins of Devil Fruits, and passed the Heart-Reflecting Corridor’s trial. As they reached Crystal Mountain’s gate, CP0 agents and Blackbeard Pirates ambushed them.

  • Blackbeard and CP0 held back as Lin Yan organized the allied fleet’s approach to Laugh Tale and split the landing party into exploration teams.
  • Lin Yan, Ace, Luffy, Sabo, Robin, and Zoro found a Primordial Inscription that described Devil Fruits as ancient biotechnological adaptations whose system had later been corrupted.
  • The core team reached the Heart-Reflecting Corridor, where each member faced visions of their deepest fears and broke through them with their resolve.
  • The Revolutionary Army and Blackbeard Pirates clashed elsewhere on the island, but Lin Yan led the core team onward toward Crystal Mountain.
  • At the Silver Gate, CP0 agents attacked Lin Yan while Catarina Devon, Avalo Pizarro, and other Blackbeard Pirates targeted Ace, Luffy, and Sabo.

Ch. 79The last of the Roger Pirates

Lin Yan and his companions reached Laugh Tale’s Hall of Truth, where Rayleigh explained that the ONE PIECE held erased history and a choice for the future. After passing three trials and unlocking the summit, they found the ancient legacy as Blackbeard, the World Government, and Imu’s followers arrived, leaving Lin Yan to face a three-way battle.

  • Lin Yan’s group opened the Silver Gate and was transported into Laugh Tale, where Rayleigh, Crocus, and the other surviving Roger Pirates subdued the CP0 agents and Blackbeard officers.
  • Rayleigh revealed that the ONE PIECE was erased history, knowledge, and a choice for the future, then sent Lin Yan’s group up Crystal Mountain while the Roger Pirates stayed behind to guard against intruders.
  • At the three trials, Lin Yan and Luffy earned the Key of Will, Robin and Sabo earned the Key of Wisdom, and Ace and Zoro earned the Key of Strength.
  • The three keys opened the path to the Hall of Truth, where Lin Yan’s group discovered the historical archive, the Ancient System blueprint, and Joy Boy’s gift and master access key.
  • Blackbeard’s crew, CP0 and the Holy Knights, and a Celestial Dragon leading Priests of God broke into the Hall of Truth, and Lin Yan stepped forward as the final battle began.

Ch. 80A three-way melee! The path to an audience at the summit

Lin Yan and the Straw Hats fought Blackbeard and the World Government forces inside Laugh Tale's Hall of Heroes, where Robin copied Joy Boy's legacy and Lin Yan purified Blackbeard's chaotic transformation. As the CP0 commander tried to seize the golden orb and the high priest attacked the historical records, Imu descended and froze the battlefield to claim the legacy.

  • Blackbeard, the CP0 commander, and the high priest each tried to seize or destroy Joy Boy's legacy as Lin Yan defended Robin and the data.
  • Laugh Tale activated its Hall of Heroes, sending heroic spirits to hold back Blackbeard and the World Government forces while Robin copied the schematics.
  • Lin Yan, Ace, Luffy, and Sabo attacked Blackbeard, but he fused his stolen powers and souls into a chaotic form that devoured nearby energy.
  • Lin Yan combined the brothers' strength with the Genesis Flame to purify Blackbeard, leaving Marshall D. Teach unconscious as Robin completed the data copy.
  • The CP0 commander tried to bind and steal the golden orb while the high priest attacked the historical records, and Sabo shielded the records from the beam.
  • Imu appeared beyond the shattered dome and froze everyone as a voice declared that the legacy belonged under God's control.

Ch. 81The One Piece! The True Face of ONE PIECE

Lin Yan inherited Joy Boy’s gift and awakened the Nika Core completely, then joined his companions in resisting Imu’s attempt to erase Laugh Tale. Their combined power triggered a Trinity resonance that wounded Imu and halted the attack, while signs of upheaval spread across the world.

  • Lin Yan broke through Imu’s time-stasis long enough to awaken Joy Boy’s golden orb, which dissolved its chains and merged with his Nika Core.
  • Lin Yan reached 100% Devil Fruit Awakening and inherited the highest access privileges of the Ancient System, while time resumed and his companions regained movement.
  • Imu used Divine Punishment: End-[Void Zeroing] to collapse the spherical space, and Lin Yan countered with Rule Rewrite: Domain Expansion-[World Flame: Genesis Garden].
  • Lin Yan rallied Ace, Luffy, Sabo, Robin, Zoro, Sanji, and the others to strengthen his domain and send a counterstrike toward Imu’s consciousness, while calling on Shirahoshi and Dragon.
  • Poseidon, Uranus, and Pluton resonated through Lin Yan, amplifying the counterstrike until it injured Imu and drove away the silver-gauntleted hand.
  • Lin Yan confirmed that they had secured the truth and Joy Boy’s key, as Rayleigh and the others hurried toward them and a global storm began to gather.

Ch. 82Devouring and purification - the end of the Dark-Dark Fruit

Lin Yan used the Ancient System and the group’s united will to strip the Dark-Dark Fruit from Blackbeard and seal its essence on Laugh Tale. Dragon then reported that Uranus was unstable and Imu remained in control, leaving Lin Yan and his companions racing to find a way to stop the coming disaster.

  • Lin Yan chose to purify and separate the Dark-Dark Fruit rather than kill Blackbeard, and Rayleigh led the group to Laugh Tale’s Stasis Chamber.
  • Lin Yan connected with an original Ancient System protocol, while his companions supported him as he severed the fruit’s ties to Blackbeard and sealed its essence in crystalline amber.
  • Blackbeard survived powerless and gravely wounded, and Lin Yan entrusted the sealed fruit core to Rayleigh and Crocus to hide on Laugh Tale.
  • Dragon contacted Lin Yan and reported that the Revolutionary Army had disrupted Uranus but could not control it, while Imu’s counterattack and the weapon’s instability threatened the world.
  • After the call failed, Lin Yan ordered Rayleigh to take the group to Roger’s Final Log and the system records so they could find a way to stop Imu and stabilize Uranus.

Ch. 83Inheriting authority: the Nika Core's complete awakening

Lin Yan and his companions uncovered Roger’s records and the Ancient Kingdom’s system archives on Laugh Tale, learning that a dangerous forced reset of Uranus might be their only chance to stop its collapse. They repaired the island’s emergency warp device and teleported to the Red Line, where the final battle awaited.

  • Rayleigh led Lin Yan, Robin, and the others through the Memory Corridor to Crystal Mountain’s central archive, where Robin read Roger’s Final Log and Lin Yan absorbed the system records.
  • Lin Yan learned how Imu had corrupted the Ancient Kingdom’s network and found a risky plan to reset Uranus using Nika authority, Poseidon’s support, and a stabilizing power source.
  • Lin Yan’s Nika Core fully awakened, allowing him to sense the planet’s energy network and understand Genesis Flame as the power to define and rewrite states of existence.
  • Robin discovered Laugh Tale’s emergency warp device, and Lin Yan’s companions agreed to help reach Uranus’s control hub despite the plan’s low odds of success.
  • Robin, Franky, Usopp, Brook, Rayleigh, and Crocus repaired the warp ring and channeled Laugh Tale’s energy into it.
  • Lin Yan used Trinity resonance with Shirahoshi and Dragon to activate the warp, transporting himself and his core companions to the Red Line.

Ch. 84Sabo and Dragon's Choice, Uranus Stirs

Dragon and the Revolutionary Army fought to keep Uranus’s control hub accessible as Imu accelerated its life-draining Final Cleansing program. Sabo joined the defense, then Lin Yan and his companions arrived; Lin Yan and Robin headed into Uranus’s core to attempt a Forced Reset with less than a thirty percent chance of success.

  • Dragon used an overloaded terminal to send Lin Yan Uranus’s coordinates and disrupt Imu’s control, while the Revolutionary Army suffered heavy losses against the Holy Knights and CP0.
  • Uranus intensified its life-draining beams, causing devastation worldwide as Akainu learned that Koby had taken a fleet toward the Red Line and Shirahoshi reached out to Lin Yan through the Sea Kings.
  • Sabo arrived to help defend Dragon, rallied the Revolutionary Army, and fought the Holy Knights and CP0 while Dragon used his blood and power to stabilize the connection to Uranus’s core.
  • The masked Holy Knights leader attacked Dragon, but Lin Yan and his companions emerged from a blue vortex, and Lin Yan deflected the spear before it could strike a vital spot.
  • Lin Yan ordered his companions to hold the platform and clear the battlefield, then he and Robin entered the passage to attempt a Forced Reset of Uranus.

Ch. 85Imu's arrival: The will of the Empty Throne

Lin Yan and Robin reached Uranus's core and activated its Forced Reset protocol, stripping Imu of direct control and damaging his fused will. Imu survived and fled toward the chamber of the Empty Throne as worldwide disturbances worsened, leaving the final battle ahead.

  • Lin Yan and Robin navigated Uranus's energy turbulence, found a maintenance chamber, and took a backup duct toward the core.
  • Robin discovered that Imu had fused his will with Uranus and identified the Forced Reset protocol as a way to attack him.
  • Lin Yan fought Imu's conceptual attacks while Robin located the emergency access point, then Lin Yan opened a path for her to inject the reset authorization.
  • Robin activated the Forced Reset, and Dragon and Sabo disrupted Imu's attempt to detonate Uranus with a Concept Disruption Bomb.
  • Uranus's core reset and Imu's will was badly damaged, but global energy and climate disturbances intensified as Imu fled toward the chamber of the Empty Throne.

Ch. 86Trinity · Complete Resonance!

After resetting Uranus, Lin Yan discovered that true Trinity resonance came from uniting bonds, power, and purpose, and joined his will with Ace, Luffy, Sabo, and their companions. Recovered and strengthened, Lin Yan opened the way to the Empty Throne chamber and led the others toward Imu as the final confrontation approached.

  • Lin Yan, Dragon, and the others regrouped in the ruined Core Space while Chopper and the Medical Corps treated the gravely wounded Sabo, and they learned Imu had withdrawn to the Empty Throne chamber.
  • Lin Yan realized that brotherhood and shared convictions could create a true Trinity resonance, then asked Ace, Luffy, and their companions to lend him their wills and strength.
  • Lin Yan, Ace, and Luffy connected their wills with Sabo's and their companions', restoring Lin Yan's strength and awakening a warm four-colored resonance.
  • Lin Yan touched the sealed runic door with the resonance, and it melted away to reveal the stairway to the Empty Throne chamber.
  • Lin Yan, Ace, Luffy, and their companions descended toward Imu while Dragon, Chopper, and the Medical Corps stayed behind to guard and care for the wounded.

Ch. 87The battle to slay a god: the sun's trajectory

Lin Yan and his companions confronted Imu in the Empty Throne chamber, where Imu used divine powers to erase existence, regress spacetime, and impose eternal stasis. Lin Yan unleashed a creation-powered attack that shattered Imu’s domain, but Imu transformed into a world-devouring void and began the final crisis.

  • Lin Yan, Ace, Luffy, and the others reached the Empty Throne chamber and faced Imu, who declared their rebellion a futile challenge to divine order.
  • Imu attacked Lin Yan with Existence Denial and Spacetime Regression, but Lin Yan used Rule Rewriting: Definition Reinforcement to anchor himself in the present with his companions’ support.
  • Imu rose from the throne and invoked Myriad Things Return to Order: Eternal Stasis, threatening to freeze Lin Yan and his companions within an unchanging domain.
  • Lin Yan ignited the hopes and wills of his companions and unleashed Trinity: Final Resonance—Primordial Creation: Dawn’s Radiance, breaking Imu’s domain and cracking Imu’s form.
  • Imu survived the attack and transformed into the expanding Void Devouring, threatening to consume Lin Yan, his companions, and everything in the chamber.

Ch. 88Authority inheritance - The Nika Core's complete awakening

Lin Yan drew on the shared hopes of people around the world to awaken the Nika Core and defeat Imu’s Void Devouring, restoring what the void had consumed. When the wreckage of Uranus began to collapse, he used his new authority and his companions’ support to stabilize it and redirect its energy, leaving the world safe as sunlight reached the Empty Throne chamber.

  • Sabo arrived with a communicator carrying the Revolutionary Army’s and other people’s wills, while Princess Shirahoshi, Rayleigh, Crocus, and people across the world sent their hopes toward Lin Yan.
  • The torrent of shared will reignited Lin Yan’s Nika Core and gave him the power to counter Imu’s void with an authority that restored what had been erased.
  • Lin Yan’s primordial light engulfed Imu, whose Void Devouring vanished along with Imu, and the chamber and its surroundings returned to existence.
  • The unstable wreckage of Uranus threatened to explode, so Lin Yan asked his companions to protect him and act as anchors while Dragon and Sabo contacted outside forces.
  • Lin Yan connected to Uranus and redirected its energy into the planet’s circulation while people across the world supported him with their trust and prayers.
  • Uranus’s energy eruption subsided, and Lin Yan collapsed into Ace and Luffy’s arms as sunlight entered the Empty Throne chamber.

Ch. 89The system's choice and the world's future

After defeating Imu and stabilizing Uranus, Lin Yan proposed making the hidden history public and convening a worldwide conference so the people could decide the world’s future. He rejected the Empty Throne as a symbol of rule by a single authority, destroyed it, and prepared to write a letter to the world.

  • Dragon reported that fighting and disorder continued worldwide as the World Government’s authority collapsed and Marines, nations, and pirates split into factions.
  • Robin explained the risks and tradeoffs of repairing, shutting down, or destroying the ancient system, and Lin Yan rejected making that decision for everyone.
  • Lin Yan proposed revealing the historical truth, temporarily stabilizing the ancient systems, and convening representatives from across the world to establish a new order together.
  • Dragon, Sabo, Ace, Luffy, and the others supported Lin Yan’s plan, with the Revolutionary Army and Dawn Alliance agreeing to help protect the conference without dictating its outcome.
  • Lin Yan refused to sit on the Empty Throne and shattered it with his golden light, then said they would clean up the battlefield and write a letter to the world.

Ch. 90The world's dawn · Each setting sail

After Imu’s defeat, Lin Yan and his allies helped stabilize the world and establish a new international convention, while the Straw Hat Pirates and Ace prepared to pursue their own journeys. Lin Yan set sail aboard the Dawn Ark as its captain, bound first for Fish-Man Island and then wherever the new era needed help.

  • Lin Yan, Dragon, and Luffy publicized the hidden history and helped neutralize ancient weapons while Shirahoshi, Franky, and others took on roles in rebuilding the world.
  • After months of negotiations, representatives gathered in Wano Country and approved a draft World Basic Convention and created a loose World United Coordination Organization.
  • Issho became the Navy’s temporary Fleet Admiral as the organization and Revolutionary Army worked to restructure the old World Government and maintain order.
  • At a farewell feast in Wano Country, Ace chose to sail independently, Sabo stayed to help the Revolutionary Army, and the Straw Hat Pirates departed aboard the Thousand Sunny.
  • Lin Yan named the Dawn Ark a special envoy ship for the World United Coordination Organization and set sail toward Fish-Man Island with Robin, Dragon, Sabo, Marco, and other companions.

Ch. 91Set sail toward an infinite tomorrow

Lin Yan and the Dawn Ark crew set sail from Wano on a peace mission, leaving Ace and Luffy to chart their own courses. As they head toward Fish-Man Island, Lin Yan reflects on the uncertain but hopeful new era and the work still needed to build trust and protect people.

  • Lin Yan reviewed the Dawn Ark's planned route with Robin, beginning with Fish-Man Island and Princess Shirahoshi, then East Blue and other regions.
  • Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and Dragon exchanged farewells with Lin Yan as their ships prepared to depart in different directions.
  • Lin Yan welcomed the Dawn Ark's diverse crew and ordered them to raise the sails for Fish-Man Island.
  • The Dawn Ark, Thousand Sunny, and Phoenix left Wano, each sailing toward a different destination.
  • Jinbe asked whether the crew should intervene in reported regional conflicts, and Lin Yan told him to gather information without acting unless necessary.
  • Lin Yan sensed people across the seas struggling with injustice and change, then looked toward the uncertain possibilities of the new age.
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