Recaps

Akainu joined Kizaru to confront Ye Yang and Ulquiorra, but Ulquiorra’s Cero Oscuras blasted away half of Kizaru’s body. Ye Yang then ordered Ulquiorra to reveal his true power, and Ulquiorra began releasing it by drawing his Zanpakutō and saying, “Enclose, Black-Winged Demon.”

• Akainu arrived with several hundred Marines, and Kizaru identified Ye Yang and Ulquiorra as Admiral-level members of the Dark Forbidden Legion.
• Akainu attacked Ye Yang with Great Eruption, but Ulquiorra blocked the magma fist with Cero.
• Kizaru fired Yasakani no Magatama at Ye Yang and Ulquiorra, and Ulquiorra’s Cero Oscuras swallowed the light bullets and blasted away Kizaru’s upper body.
• Akainu vowed not to let Ye Yang and Ulquiorra escape, while the Marines watched in terror and Kizaru rebuilt his body from light.
• Ye Yang challenged Akainu’s confidence and told Ulquiorra to show his true power; Ulquiorra drew his Zanpakutō and began his release.

Ulquiorra transformed into his Black-Winged Demon form, and Kizaru and Akainu reconsidered their chances against him and Ye Yang. Kizaru drew Ulquiorra into an aerial fight so Akainu could capture Ye Yang, but Ye Yang secretly altered Ulquiorra’s behavior, sending him after Kizaru instead.

• Ulquiorra invoked Black-Winged Demon and transformed as dark green rain briefly fell, alarming Kizaru and Akainu.
• Ye Yang taunted the Admirals, earning 5,000 Negative Points from Akainu and 2,000 from Kizaru.
• Kizaru told Akainu to capture Ye Yang while he held off Ulquiorra, and Akainu agreed.
• Kizaru fired lasers at Ulquiorra, then hovered above him and began preparing Yasakani no Magatama.
• Ye Yang secretly affected Ulquiorra, who then launched himself toward Kizaru in the sky.

Ulquiorra outmaneuvered and badly wounded Kizaru, who learned that Ulquiorra had been buying time for Akainu to arrive. Ulquiorra then revealed that Ye Yang was the king of the Dark Forbidden Legion and that he was only Ye Yang’s guard.

• Kizaru unleashed Yasakani no Magatama at Ulquiorra, but Ulquiorra vanished and reappeared to strike him with the Moonlight Sword.
• Ulquiorra’s attack blasted Kizaru into the ground and left him badly wounded.
• Kizaru asked why Ulquiorra had not used Armament Haki earlier, and Ulquiorra claimed he had spared Kizaru to keep Akainu from retreating.
• Ye Yang revealed that he had temporarily controlled Ulquiorra’s body using the Forbidden Magic Book and had used Armament Haki himself.
• Kizaru urged Akainu to attack, but Ulquiorra said Ye Yang was not his accomplice and revealed that Ye Yang was the king of the Dark Forbidden Legion.

Ye Yang revealed his Susanoo and overwhelmed Akainu while Ulquiorra continued fighting Kizaru. Akainu realized Ye Yang was a Four Emperor-level threat, but Susanoo repeatedly struck him down without letting him retaliate.

• Akainu attacked Ye Yang with Canine Red Lotus, but Ye Yang summoned Susanoo and emerged unharmed inside the towering blue-flamed giant.
• Ulquiorra appeared behind Kizaru and attacked him with his Moonlight Sword, forcing Kizaru to block with Ama no Murakumo.
• Akainu launched Great Eruption at Susanoo, but Ye Yang split the magma fist with a chakra blade.
• Akainu judged Ye Yang to be a Four Emperor-level fighter and considered retreating to report the threat to Marine headquarters.
• Susanoo repeatedly slashed Akainu into liquid magma, and Akainu realized Ye Yang was deliberately toying with him.

Ye Yang forced the Marines to surrender and shielded them from Akainu’s attacks. After Akainu tried to kill the surrendering Marines, Ye Yang’s defense left them unharmed and turned them against the Marines, and he urged them to expose what had happened.

• Ye Yang mocked Akainu and offered the Marines a choice between dying and surrendering, and all of them laid down their weapons.
• Akainu emerged from the magma and attacked the surrendering Marines, but Ye Yang blocked his strike with Susanoo.
• Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcano, and Ye Yang protected himself and the Marines with a Wooden Ingot Wall.
• The Marines survived unharmed and condemned Akainu for trying to kill them, with several declaring that they would quit the Marines.
• Ye Yang urged the Marines to tell their fellow Marines what had happened and reveal the Marines’ true face.

Ye Yang let hundreds of Marines leave Sabaody to spread word of Akainu’s actions and stir resentment against the Marines. As Ulquiorra unleashed his full power on Kizaru, Ye Yang prepared to finish his fight with Akainu.

• Ye Yang allowed the Marines to board three warships and leave, while Akainu could only watch.
• Kizaru tried to catch the departing Marines, but Ulquiorra kicked him out of his path.
• Ulquiorra declared that he would use his full power, seized Kizaru, and dragged him through the terrain before striking him with Cero Oscuras.
• Ye Yang revealed that he had saved the Marines mainly to gain Negative Points from the resentment of Marine leaders.
• Ye Yang pointed Susanoo’s four blades at Akainu and announced that he would end their battle.

Ye Yang endured Akainu’s barrage with Susanoo and countered with Yasaka no Magatama, whose explosion shook the Sabaody Archipelago. Akainu survived the attack but fell into a crater, leaving Ye Yang in control of the fight.

• Akainu charged past Susanoo and unleashed a series of magma attacks against Ye Yang.
• Ye Yang revealed that Akainu’s bombardment had only slightly cracked Susanoo and prepared to counterattack.
• Susanoo formed five blue Yasaka no Magatama and hurled them at Akainu.
• Akainu became unable to move after recognizing Ye Yang’s eyes as the cause, and the magatama struck him in a massive explosion.
• The blast shook the Sabaody Archipelago, and Akainu crashed into the ground, where Ye Yang noted that he had survived.

Ye Yang spared the defeated Akainu and Kizaru, then learned that Ulquiorra could remember and learn powers after Ye Yang controlled his body. After Sengoku called Akainu’s Den Den Mushi, Ye Yang demanded ten Devil Fruits and one billion Beli in exchange for releasing the two Admirals.

• Ye Yang ordered Ulquiorra to spare the unconscious Akainu and Kizaru and return to him.
• Ulquiorra said he had felt Ye Yang use Armament Haki and believed he could learn it quickly; Ye Yang realized possessing a body could help its owner learn this world’s powers.
• Ulquiorra retrieved Akainu’s ringing Den Den Mushi and handed it to Ye Yang.
• Ye Yang answered Sengoku’s call, confirmed Akainu and Borsalino were alive for now, and identified himself as the person Sengoku suspected had attacked the Celestial Dragons.
• Ye Yang demanded ten Devil Fruits and one billion Beli in exchange for releasing Akainu and Borsalino.

Ye Yang negotiated with Sengoku over the ransom for Akainu and Kizaru, using the captive Admirals to pressure the Marines. Sengoku agreed to pay ten Devil Fruits and one billion Beli for both men, and Ye Yang demanded that he deliver it promptly.

• Ye Yang rejected Sengoku’s offer to release Akainu and Kizaru without compensation, then ended the call and earned Negative Points from Sengoku’s anger.
• Ye Yang ignored Sengoku’s first five calls before answering the sixth and insisting on a sincere offer.
• Sengoku proposed five Devil Fruits and five hundred million Beli, and Ye Yang treated that price as applying to each Admiral.
• Ye Yang demanded ten Devil Fruits and one billion Beli for Akainu and Kizaru, warning Sengoku that pirates in the New World might offer more.

Sengoku agreed to ransom the two captured Admirals for six Devil Fruits and 1.5 billion Beli, while Ye Yang used his Negative Points to upgrade Ulquiorra to four stars. Ulquiorra’s power increased by about 50%, leaving Ye Yang to judge that he could now overwhelm an Admiral.

• Sengoku accepted Ye Yang’s demand for six Devil Fruits and 1.5 billion Beli, and arranged to deliver the ransom at the Sabaody Archipelago.
• After ending the call, Sengoku lost his temper and smashed the wooden table fragments on the floor.
• Ye Yang learned that Sengoku had earned him more than ten thousand Negative Points and checked his balance.
• Ye Yang spent Negative Points to upgrade Ulquiorra to four stars.
• Ulquiorra said his power had increased by roughly 50%, and Ye Yang concluded that he had reached the peak of his first-stage Resurrección.

Ye Yang exchanged Akainu and Kizaru for Sengoku’s ransom, but Sengoku attacked as Ye Yang tried to leave. Ye Yang summoned Susanoo and called down a huge meteor, leaving Sengoku, Garp, and the remaining Vice Admiral facing an overwhelming threat.

• Sengoku and Garp arrived with six Devil Fruits and a bankbook card to ransom Akainu and Kizaru.
• Ye Yang checked the ransom and had Akainu and Kizaru returned to Sengoku, who sent Vice Admirals Weasel and Yamakaji to carry them to the warship for treatment.
• As Ye Yang turned to leave, Sengoku transformed into a Golden Great Buddha and attacked him with a shock wave.
• A dark green ray intercepted Sengoku’s attack, and Ye Yang accused the Marines of breaking their word.
• Ye Yang activated Susanoo, prompting Sengoku, Garp, and the remaining Vice Admiral to recognize the giant as a formidable threat.
• Ye Yang used Tengai Shinsei, and a meteor hundreds of meters across appeared through the clouds above them.

Ye Yang refused Sengoku’s demand to withdraw the meteorite threatening Sabaody Archipelago, leaving the Navy to stop it themselves. Garp asked Ye Yang not to attack while they tried, and Ye Yang agreed.

• Sengoku, Garp, and Dauber realized the falling meteorite could destroy Sabaody Archipelago and kill its civilians.
• Sengoku asked Ye Yang to take the meteorite back in exchange for being allowed to leave, but Ye Yang refused and threatened to fight.
• Garp stopped Sengoku from charging at Ye Yang, and Sengoku regained his composure.
• Sengoku and Garp decided they would have to stop the meteorite themselves, though Sengoku feared Ye Yang might attack them.
• Garp asked Ye Yang not to attack while they dealt with the meteorite, and Ye Yang agreed to do him the favor.

Ye Yang left Sengoku and Garp alive after promising to depart, while they struggled to stop the meteor he had created. At the Sabaody Archipelago, Ye Yang explained to Ulquiorra that he wanted his enemies alive to gain more from them, and Ulquiorra began to understand his strategy.

• Ye Yang kept his promise and left Sengoku, Garp, and Vice Admiral Doberman, while Sengoku suspected he might still be nearby.
• Sengoku ordered Garp and Doberman to help him stop the approaching meteor and destroy it if possible.
• Garp slowed the meteor with his strength while Sengoku and Doberman attacked it with their techniques.
• At the port in Area 17, Ulquiorra asked Ye Yang why he had spared the Navy officers, and Ye Yang said he wanted to keep them alive to gain more from them.
• Ulquiorra killed a Sea King that tried to swallow them, and after other Sea Kings devoured its corpse, he said he thought he understood Ye Yang's strategy.

Sengoku, Garp, and three Vice Admirals fought to stop a meteorite from hitting Sabaody Archipelago, but Ye Yang summoned a second one that overwhelmed Garp. Ye Yang listened to the resulting Negative Points as he and Ulquiorra continued toward Fish-Man Island beneath the sea.

• Sengoku and Garp continued attacking the first meteorite, and two Vice Admirals arrived to help destroy it.
• A second meteorite appeared and crashed into the first, injuring Garp and leaving him unable to slow their combined descent alone.
• Sengoku joined Garp in supporting both meteorites while ordering the three Vice Admirals to attack them with everything they had.
• Deep beneath the sea, Ye Yang heard the Forbidden Magic Book award him Negative Points and remarked that his surprise had angered Sengoku and Garp.
• Ye Yang and Ulquiorra traveled toward Fish-Man Island, using Susanoo and a spiritual-power sphere to protect themselves from the deep-sea currents.