Chapter Summaries

Chen Yu recruited Gan Ning into Peach Blossom Spring, bestowed Kyogre’s power on him, and confirmed his naval talent in an exercise against Zhao Yun. With the navy’s preparations complete, Chen Yu and Liu Bei reflected on building a lasting order through benevolent governance as Peach Blossom Spring prepared to conquer the Flower Country.

• Chen Yu and Guo Jia met Gan Ning and persuaded him to leave the Happo Navy and serve Peach Blossom Spring as an independent commander.
• Chen Yu bestowed Kyogre’s power on Gan Ning, awakening his extraordinary ability to control water.
• Gan Ning led the Brocade Sail Battalion against Zhao Yun’s White Dragon fleet and won the naval exercise by a narrow margin.
• Chen Yu declared that Peach Blossom Spring was ready to conquer the Flower Country, while Guo Jia said the Happo Navy would provide the needed opportunity.
• Chen Yu and Liu Bei discussed establishing a new order through benevolent governance as Peach Blossom Spring entered a period of preparation.

Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, and Gan Ning trained to refine their Haki and newly acquired powers while Guo Jia and Zhao Yun refined the Surprise Attack on Flower Capital plan. Chen Yu and Liu Bei strengthened Peach Blossom Spring’s support among the people, and the group ended the day confident as they prepared for the coming battle.

• Guan Yu practiced circulating Armament Haki through the wind around him to build a dynamic field of defense and attack.
• Huang Zhong sent an invisible Haki shock wave past a distant seabird, developing silent arrows of intent without using arrows.
• Zhang Fei and Gan Ning sparred on the beach, testing how their contrasting powers and fighting styles could work together as Zhao Yun offered advice.
• Guo Jia and Zhao Yun used a game of Go to refine their strategy for the Surprise Attack on Flower Capital, considering an assault from the sky.
• Chen Yu and Liu Bei visited newly acquired towns and villages, addressing local problems, overseeing land distribution, and winning the people’s trust.
• Chen Yu raised a toast with his allies in Huaxia City, and they pledged themselves to the coming victory.

Chen Yu and Guo Jia planned a covert airborne strike on Yujing while Peach Blossom Spring prepared a public feint and secured neutral neighbors. The chapter ended with the operation ordered for the following dawn and midnight, as Guan Yu and Zhao Yun prepared to carry the army near the capital.

• Chen Yu accepted Guo Jia’s plan to distract Yujing’s defenders with a frontal feint while Guan Yu and Zhao Yun led a secret airborne assault.
• Guan Yu and Zhao Yun trained to fly with precision and concealment, while Zhang Fei, Gan Ning, and Huang Zhong prepared for their assigned roles.
• Chen Yu visited newly occupied villages, aided the wounded, and promised lighter taxes, land, and homes to win the people’s support.
• Qi Ming tacitly allowed Peach Blossom Spring’s fleet to operate near his defense zone, and Chinjao agreed to keep the Happo Navy out of the conflict.
• Chen Yu ordered Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to transport the army near Yujing and strike its palace and the First Treasures Navy’s main camp, while Zhang Fei, Gan Ning, and Huang Zhong launched a dawn feint.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun launched a surprise night assault on Yujing City, striking the First Treasures Navy camp and the imperial palace at the same time. Zhao Yun captured the Chancellor but faced the palace guardian Nian Genyao, while Guan Yu overwhelmed the navy’s Pillar in battle.

• Guan Yu led a hundred elite soldiers through the night sky toward the First Treasures Navy camp, while Zhao Yun flew toward the imperial palace to capture King Luo Shunzhi and the Chancellor.
• Zhao Yun crashed through the Hall of Supreme Harmony, defeated the guards, and captured the fleeing Chancellor near the king’s bedchamber.
• Nian Genyao emerged from the Hall of Mental Cultivation and attacked Zhao Yun with powerful Armament Haki.
• Guan Yu descended on the First Treasures Navy camp and struck Luo Duo'er with a powerful wind-blade slash.
• Guan Yu pressed his advantage against Luo Duo'er, throwing the camp’s soldiers into chaos as the Pillar began to show signs of defeat.

Peach Blossom Spring captured Yujing after Guan Yu and Zhao Yun defeated the city’s defenses, forcing King Luo Shunzhi to abdicate. Chen Yu then declared the new country of Hua and renamed the capital Chang'an, though its authority still extended only across the Capital Region.

• Guan Yu’s hundred elite soldiers attacked the First Treasures Navy’s camp, while Zhao Yun wounded and captured Nian Genyao inside the imperial city.
• Zhao Yun forced King Luo Shunzhi to issue an edict of abdication as Zhang Fei led the main force through the opened gates and the defenders surrendered.
• Huang Zhong’s Sharpshooter Battalion suppressed resistance, Gan Ning seized the docks, and Peach Blossom Spring raised its flag over Yujing before dawn.
• Liu Bei reassured the people, exempted them from taxes, punished corrupt officials, and opened the granaries to distribute grain.
• Chen Yu abolished the name Flower Country, declared the new dynasty Hua, renamed Yujing Chang'an, and appointed officials and generals to govern and defend it.
• Chen Yu promulgated policies including equal distribution of farmland and lighter taxes, but Hua’s rule still covered only the Capital Region.

After taking Chang'an, Chen Yu and his allies confronted resistance from Flower Country’s factions and rising concern among neighboring powers. They agreed to consolidate their base, secure the Capital Region, and expand carefully, as the struggle for the West Blue entered a more dangerous phase.

• Liu Bei restored order in Chang'an while Guo Jia uncovered signs of unrest and resistance among former Flower Country nobles and officials.
• News of Yujing’s fall prompted royal and regional factions to reject Peach Blossom Spring, while pirates, neighboring states, the Marines, and the World Government monitored the crisis.
• Zhang Fei urged an immediate attack, but Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, and Liu Bei argued for securing Chang'an and guarding against outside intervention.
• Guo Jia proposed consolidating Chang'an, eliminating nearby hostile forces, and gradually bringing the rest of Flower Country under control; Chen Yu approved the plan and assigned responsibilities.
• Chen Yu ordered envoys to seek help from Qi Ming and Chinjao in guarding the shipping lanes, while the army trained and Guo Jia expanded his intelligence network across the West Blue.

Chen Yu ordered Hua Country’s generals to eliminate three former Flower Country strongholds threatening the Capital Region, and the Five Tigers captured them in swift assaults. Hua Country secured its capital region, while Chen Yu and Guo Jia prepared to reclaim more territory amid growing threats.

• Chen Yu ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to take Iron Mountain Fort, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to break Yuan River City, and Gan Ning to blockade waterways and support both forces.
• Guan Yu climbed Iron Mountain Fort’s cliff, killed Wang Pan with one stroke, and helped Zhang Fei’s troops capture the stronghold.
• Huang Zhong shot Han Dang from a distance, and Zhao Yun boarded the enemy flagship; Hua Country’s navy destroyed the disorganized fleet, and Yuan River City’s defenders surrendered.
• Zhang Fei smashed Lin Gorge Pass’s gate with one punch, killed Sun Xiu, and captured the pass.
• Hua Country’s victory secured the Capital Region and spread the fame of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning as the Five Tigers of Hua Country.
• Chen Yu warned Guo Jia that the World Government and other powerful enemies might turn against Hua Country, and Guo Jia said they would strengthen their foundations and reclaim their former lands.

After Prince Fu Luo Yongzhen established a rival court in Jinling under Duan Hong’s influence, Chen Yu decided Hua Country had to conquer the south. He appointed Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, and Guo Jia to lead a swift campaign from Xiakou as preparations began and Jinling’s leaders remained divided.

• Prince Fu Luo Yongzhen proclaimed himself ruler of the restored Flower Country in Jinling, with Duan Hong holding the real power.
• Chen Yu’s advisers urged caution about Jinling’s river defenses, and Guo Jia identified the court’s internal divisions and strategic weaknesses.
• Chen Yu appointed Gan Ning to command the navy, Zhao Yun to lead the land forces, and Guo Jia as military adviser for a surprise advance from Xiakou.
• Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong were assigned to guard Hua Country’s rear while Liu Bei oversaw supplies and domestic affairs.
• Gan Ning and Zhao Yun began training their forces, while Guo Jia planned the route and sent spies to spread rumors between Duan Hong and Luo Yongzhen.
• At a Jinling banquet, Duan Hong boasted that his navy could defeat Hua Country, while Luo Yongzhen worried about both the northern threat and Duan Hong’s ambition.

Hua Country captured Jinling after Gan Ning routed the vanguard at Red Cliffs and Zhao Yun killed Duan Hong and led a surprise attack on the city. The southern powers submitted, and Chen Yu and Guo Jia prepared to consolidate Hua Country’s gains while anticipating the World Government’s response.

• Gan Ning used Kyogre’s power to destroy Duan Hong’s ambush fleet at Red Cliffs and kill its leading general.
• Zhao Yun crossed the river, climbed Caishi Rock, and killed Duan Hong, causing the fortress’s defenders to collapse.
• Guo Jia planned a feint at Jinling’s northern walls while Zhao Yun led elite troops through the southern shoals to attack the city.
• Zhao Yun broke Jinling’s southern gate as Gan Ning attacked from the north, and Luo Yongzhen surrendered while the city fell.
• Chen Yu ordered benevolent rule in Jinling, and the southern powers submitted to Hua Country.
• Chen Yu and Guo Jia discussed Hua Country’s military strength and prepared for the World Government’s next move.

After taking Jinling, Chen Yu focused on winning the south through tax relief, land distribution, famine aid, and Liu Bei’s direct engagement with the people. Hua Country organized military and diplomatic campaigns to reclaim Flower Country’s remaining regions, and Chen Yu left Liu Bei and Guo Jia responsible for strengthening southern governance and planning the next stage.

• Chen Yu and Liu Bei turned the former court palace in Jinling into a headquarters and issued an edict waiving taxes, addressing corruption, redistributing land, and providing relief.
• Liu Bei traveled through towns and villages to hear grievances, while the new policies helped build popular acceptance of Hua Country.
• Guo Jia divided the unsubdued regions into sectors, and Hua Country assigned Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, and Huang Zhong to diplomatic and military operations suited to each area.
• Remote towns and some major cities surrendered or offered allegiance, and Chen Yu retained capable officials and treated those who submitted leniently.
• Liu Bei reported that southern governance and spring-plowing preparations were progressing, while Guo Jia reported on resistance; Chen Yu ordered them to continue consolidating the south and prepare a detailed plan to reclaim the rest of Flower Country.

Chen Yu accepted Marine Admiral Aokiji Kuzan’s invitation to Tequila Wolf while Hua Country faced rebellions and pirate raids across the West Blue. After Huang Zhong and Gan Ning secured the western frontier and southeastern sea routes, Chen Yu and Guo Jia sailed to meet the Marines as Hua Country’s forces prepared for further threats.

• Guo Jia presented the Marines’ invitation to Chen Yu, who decided to meet Aokiji and assigned his generals to defend Hua Country while he traveled with Guo Jia.
• After the commander of Wolf Mountain Fort rebelled and allied with the Bone-Crusher Pirates, Huang Zhong and Huang Xu seized the fort, rescued the envoy, and captured the ringleaders.
• Gan Ning defeated the Sea Eagle Pirates after using the currents to expose their concealed ships and dragging their captain from the air.
• Chen Yu and Guo Jia finalized their plans and departed aboard the Chang'an for Tequila Wolf.
• Guan Yu guarded Chang'an, Zhang Fei patrolled the borders, Liu Bei oversaw domestic affairs, and Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning held their assigned positions.

Chen Yu and Guo Jia met Admiral Aokiji at Tequila Wolf, where Guo Jia countered Marine questioning and Chen Yu demonstrated overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki. After Aokiji reported them to the Five Elders, Chen Yu ordered Hua Country to accelerate its preparations, leaving it under heightened World Government surveillance.

• Chen Yu and Guo Jia arrived at Tequila Wolf and met Aokiji and the Marines for talks about Hua Country’s expansion and its members’ abilities.
• Guo Jia deflected the Marine vice admiral’s questions and challenged the Marines’ failure to control pirate-ravaged areas of the West Blue.
• Aokiji questioned Chen Yu about the abilities of his generals and associates, but Chen Yu acknowledged their powers without revealing their origins or exact types.
• At the training ground, Guo Jia disrupted Vice Admiral Strawberry’s attack with Uxie’s Power, and Chen Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked dozens of Marine officers unconscious.
• Guo Jia warned Chen Yu that the display would attract the World Government’s attention, and Chen Yu ordered Hua Country to strengthen its internal affairs, army, and defenses.
• Aokiji reported Chen Yu’s Conqueror’s Haki potential and Guo Jia’s mental powers to the Five Elders, who ordered continued surveillance without rash action.

Chen Yu ordered Hua Country to pacify Flower Country on four fronts, and his generals swiftly defeated the remaining resistance. With Flower Country unified, reports of Cipher Pol activity and a Beasts Pirates fleet left Hua Country preparing for greater threats.

• Chen Yu assigned Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning to campaigns across the east, north, west, and rear while Liu Bei and Guo Jia managed domestic affairs and strategy.
• Guan Yu and Gan Ning defeated Xiahou Jie's forces at Haizhou, captured more than ten cities, and trapped Xiahou Jie at Donghai City.
• Zhang Fei shattered Nurhamo's cavalry at Blackwind Pass, killed Nurhamo, and forced the northern tribes to surrender.
• Zhao Yun captured Xiliang City, killed Han De and his four sons, and helped pacify the western frontier; Huang Zhong and Gan Ning secured the rear.
• By late summer, Liu Bei reported that Flower Country had been unified and its new policies were taking hold, while Guo Jia warned that Cipher Pol and a Beasts Pirates fleet were active nearby.
• Chen Yu ordered Hua Country's forces to recover, rebuild, and prepare for the external threats gathering around the West Blue.

After unifying Flower Country, Chen Yu visited thirteen-year-old Monkey D. Luffy in Foosha Village and secretly used creation energy to support his future growth. He left Luffy to pursue his dream, curious about the role he would play in the changing world.

• Chen Yu opened a gate from Zichen Hall in Chang'an to Foosha Village and watched Luffy train against a boulder.
• Chen Yu warned Luffy that pursuing freedom would mean facing powerful enemies and serious dangers, but Luffy said he was not afraid.
• Chen Yu subtly improved Luffy's potential and placed a faint protective mark on him.
• Chen Yu told Luffy to gain the strength to protect his freedom, then vanished without revealing his identity.
• Luffy returned to training, determined to become stronger and fulfill his dream.

Chen Yu and his ministers organized a search for rare materials and forged the first divine weapon blanks for him and his generals. The blanks still needed to be nurtured through Haki and battle, while Hua Country’s rising strength drew a deeper shadow over the West Blue.

• Chen Yu ordered Guo Jia and Liu Bei to find extraordinary materials for divine weapons and described his plan to forge a sword named Tai'a.
• Prospecting teams found meteoric iron, ten-thousand-year cold iron, earth-core flame marrow, and lightning-struck wood, while Guo Jia recruited the master smith Mr. Ouye.
• Chen Yu used Arceus's Power to unite the meteoric iron and cold iron in the Divine Weapons Pavilion’s furnace, and Mr. Ouye forged the sword blank and the generals’ weapon blanks.
• Chen Yu named his sword blank Tai'a, and Mr. Ouye explained that the weapons needed Haki and bloodshed in battle to awaken.

Chen Yu completed the T'ai A Sword’s Spirit Awakening as Hua Country prepared for an invasion by the Tidal Ripper pirates. Guan Yu led the coastal defense and fought Captain Jacks on the beach, where the battle remained unresolved.

• Chen Yu awakened the T'ai A Sword with his essence blood and Arceus's Power, while Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning awakened their own weapons.
• After the Tidal Ripper pirates approached Hua Country’s eastern coast, Chen Yu appointed Guan Yu Eastern Border Commander and placed Gan Ning’s navy and Zhao Yun’s cavalry under his command.
• Gan Ning’s Brocade Sail Battalion clashed with the pirates at sea, suffered losses, and retreated to lure them toward the prepared beach defenses.
• Guan Yu met Jacks’s landing force with five thousand elite troops, while Zhao Yun and the White Horse Volunteers waited to attack the flank.
• Guan Yu deflected Baroque’s water attack and Carl’s sniper shot, then wounded Jacks and cut through the pirates with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
• Zhao Yun attacked Baroque as Gan Ning counterattacked from the sea, while Guan Yu continued fighting Jacks amid the chaos on the beach.

Guan Yu killed the Tidal Ripper Pirates' captain Jacks and Hua Country decisively defeated the invading force, establishing its military prestige. Chen Yu ordered Liu Bei and Guo Jia to strengthen internal affairs and intelligence as powerful factions began watching Hua Country.

• Guo Jia directed Zhao Yun to break through the pirates' left flank while Gan Ning's Brocade Sail Battalion harried their fleet.
• Guan Yu used the awakened Green Dragon Crescent Blade to defeat Jacks's Abyssal Strangulation and sever his head.
• Zhao Yun captured Leno, Gan Ning and his fighters captured Baroque, and Huang Zhong forced Carl to surrender as the pirates' morale collapsed.
• Guan Yu ordered Jacks's head displayed at Donghai City's gate and the other prisoners escorted to Chang'an.
• News of Hua Country's victory spread across the West Blue and reached the World Government, making hostile factions wary.
• Chen Yu praised Guan Yu's victory and instructed Liu Bei to maintain internal affairs and Guo Jia to expand the intelligence network.

After defeating the Tidal Ripper pirates, Hua Country focused on consolidating its territory by expanding industry, education, and intelligence operations. As its new institutions began strengthening the country, the Five Elders ordered increased surveillance and covert pressure, leaving Liu Bei and Guo Jia wary of a growing threat.

• Chen Yu accepted Liu Bei and Guo Jia’s plans for internal governance, industry, talent cultivation, and intelligence expansion.
• Guo Jia oversaw the new Directorate of Works, where Mo Heng led weapons production and warship development.
• Liu Bei established the Academy of Natural Philosophy and the Military Academy, where Zhao Yun and Hua Country’s generals trained new recruits.
• The Five Elders ordered Cipher Pol Aigis Zero to intensify surveillance of Hua Country, directed the Marine Science Unit to study the Tidal Ripper wreckage, and allowed information about Hua Country to reach West Blue powers.
• Liu Bei told Guo Jia that border friction and covert interference were increasing, and Guo Jia warned that Hua Country could face stronger enemies than the Tidal Ripper pirates.

Chen Yu awakened Huang Xu’s Decidueye power and trained him in its precise, concealed sniping techniques. Huang Xu vowed to use his new abilities to protect Hua Country and left to tell his father the news.

• Chen Yu summoned Huang Xu to the Observatory and explained that he would grant him a new path beyond his father Huang Zhong’s command of time.
• Chen Yu infused Huang Xu with Decidueye’s power, transforming his appearance and awakening his ability to sense and track his surroundings.
• Huang Xu demonstrated Spirit Shackle Arrow, Leaf Storm, and a Shadow Sneak counter during Chen Yu’s tests.
• Chen Yu showed Huang Xu how his new perception could spot distant threats and charged him with becoming Hua Country’s sharpest eye and deadliest arrow.
• Huang Xu promised to serve as the empire’s shield and spear, and Chen Yu sent him to tell Huang Zhong the news.

Chen Yu brought the Two Treasures Navy and Happo Navy under Hua Country’s control as the World Government’s pressure grew. After Chen Yu restored Chinjao’s drill head, the navies pledged their service, leaving Hua Country stronger and ready to face the coming crisis.

• Guo Jia warned Chen Yu that Cipher Pol Aigis Zero was active in the West Blue, and Chen Yu decided to bring the remaining Flower Country forces under Hua Country’s control.
• Chen Yu and his generals visited the Two Treasures Navy, where Guan Yu defeated Qi Ming in a brief clash and Qi Ming agreed to submit while retaining the navy’s organization.
• Chen Yu provoked Chinjao with Garp’s message, and Zhang Fei fought him until the old Happo Navy Pillar recovered his spirits and accepted Chen Yu’s offer.
• At a military parade in Chang’an, Chen Yu used Arceus’s Power to restore Chinjao’s drill head, prompting Chinjao and Qi Ming to pledge themselves and their navies to Hua Country.