Recaps

Garp attacked a CP0 agent after hearing that Lin Xuan was blamed for the Impel Down riot, while Sengoku ordered an investigation to prevent a clash with the World Government. At Impel Down, Lin Xuan learned the riot was a setup against him and headed toward the upper levels as a large force gathered outside.

• Garp’s punch devastated Sengoku’s office, and Sengoku stopped him from killing the wounded CP0 agent.
• Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji arrived, and the CP0 agent reported that Level Six prisoners had been released and Magellan had been killed.
• Garp erupted with Conqueror’s Haki after hearing Lin Xuan was implicated, but agreed to give Sengoku half an hour to verify the report.
• The Five Elders discussed their plan to keep Lin Xuan imprisoned at Impel Down after the unrest was quelled.
• Shiryu told Magellan that the riot had been arranged as a trap for Lin Xuan, then died from his wounds.
• Lin Xuan said he would kill those who sought to kill him and headed for the upper levels with Magellan as a jailer reported at least twenty Marine warships outside the Gate of Justice.

Lin Xuan fused with Zenitsu Agatsuma’s template as Marines gathered outside Impel Down, where Magellan emerged and confirmed the crisis was over. A CP0 agent rushed through the gate and ran straight into Lin Xuan’s ambush.

• Lin Xuan crushed the jailer’s Den Den Mushi and fused with Zenitsu Agatsuma’s template, gaining lightning and explosive speed.
• Kizaru, Akainu, Sengoku, Garp, and a CP0 agent waited outside the sealed Gate of Justice as Sengoku suspected the riot had been suppressed.
• The gate opened, and Magellan emerged bloodied and told Sengoku that it was over.
• The CP0 agent charged through the gate despite Sengoku’s warning that Magellan was luring them into a trap.
• Lin Xuan confronted the CP0 agent in the darkness and struck with a flash of blue-white lightning.

Lin Xuan crippled a CP0 agent inside the Gate of Justice, prompting three CP0 agents to rush in while Sengoku hesitated to intervene. Lin Xuan killed one of them with a single sword strike, leaving Black Three and another agent facing him.

• Lin Xuan broke the first CP0 agent’s arms and kneecaps, then lifted him by the throat against a wall.
• The injured agent cried out for Black Three, alerting the fleet outside the Gate of Justice.
• Kizaru, Akainu, and Sengoku reacted to the cry as three CP0 agents emerged from the Marines’ warship and charged through the gate.
• Sengoku hesitated to stop the CP0 agents, torn between protecting Lin Xuan and preventing a clash with the World Government.
• Lin Xuan called the approaching agents escaped prisoners and drew Murakumo as Black Three and his companions attacked.
• Lin Xuan moved with a flash of lightning and beheaded one CP0 agent, leaving Black Three and the final agent in shock.

Lin Xuan endured a coordinated CP0 attack and used his overwhelming strength to kill two agents, while Black Three realized Murakumo was about to break. Sengoku shouted for Lin Xuan to stop, but the sword shattered, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Two CP0 agents stabbed Lin Xuan with Finger Pistol, but their fingers could barely pierce his body.
• Lin Xuan unleashed Spiritual Pressure, broke one agent’s wrist, and struck him down before killing the other with Murakumo.
• A disabled CP0 agent fired Flying Finger Pistol at Lin Xuan, and his attack left cracks in Murakumo.
• Black Three noticed the sword was failing as Sengoku shouted for Lin Xuan to stop.
• Murakumo shattered into thousands of fragments around Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan defeated the CP0 agents at the Gate of Justice and unleashed a sword strike that split the sea, then claimed he had mistaken Black Three for a prison escapee. Sengoku backed Lin Xuan and accused Black Three of violating Marine procedure, leaving him isolated and unable to defend himself.

• Lin Xuan killed a CP0 agent with a barrage of blade fragments and cornered Black Three.
• Lin Xuan formed a hundred-meter sword from the fragments and slashed toward Black Three, splitting the pier and the sea while leaving Black Three unharmed.
• Lin Xuan apologized for going too hard and complained to Sengoku that intruders had entered the Gate of Justice.
• Garp laughed and defended Lin Xuan, while Black Three accused him of killing his companions and demanded Sengoku arrest him.
• Sengoku challenged Black Three's authority and accused his group of being Revolutionary Army infiltrators attempting a prison break.
• Akainu walked away without helping Black Three, and Kizaru joked that the sword strike had frightened him.

Magellan revealed that the Five Elders had arranged for Shiryu of the Rain to kill him, free Level 6 prisoners, and frame Lin Xuan. After Black Three reported the failed mission and accused Lin Xuan of treason, an emergency call reached the Five Elders while Doflamingo was with Issho in Mary Geoise.

• Magellan confirmed to Sengoku that the Five Elders had ordered Shiryu of the Rain to assassinate him and release the Level 6 prisoners, intending to blame Lin Xuan.
• Garp smashed the surveillance console in fury and wanted to confront the Five Elders, but Sengoku stopped him.
• Lin Xuan said the plot gave him an excuse to cut down anyone who challenged him, while Sengoku decided to demand an explanation in Mary Geoise.
• A Marine lieutenant commander reported that Black Three had contacted the Five Elders and accused Lin Xuan of treason.
• In Mary Geoise, Doflamingo praised the Five Elders' plan to ruin Lin Xuan, and Issho said it was time to draw in the net.
• An emergency CP0 Den Den Mushi rang in the Hall of Power, interrupting Doflamingo and Issho.

After Lin Xuan crushed the Impel Down riot and thwarted the World Government’s plan, Dapusi arranged for him to deliver a Shichibukai invitation to Portgas D. Ace. Three days later, Lin Xuan sailed toward an island to resupply while Momousagi Gion tried to challenge him and offer Ace’s location.

• Black Three reported that Lin Xuan had rescued Magellan, crippled Shiryu and the Level 6 criminals, and killed his three companions during the mission.
• Issho crushed the Den Den Mushi in anger, and Dapusi proposed sending Lin Xuan on the first Shichibukai invitation mission to meet Portgas D. Ace.
• Doflamingo welcomed the plan, anticipating a clash between Lin Xuan and Ace.
• Three days after leaving Impel Down, Lin Xuan sailed alongside Gion’s warship, and Gion challenged him in exchange for Ace’s location.
• Lin Xuan refused Gion’s offer and ordered Smoker to dock at a nearby green island for supplies.

Lin Xuan and Gion searched a harbor town for the Spade Pirates, and Lin Xuan found their trail at a tavern where information about them also involved Whitebeard. When the tavern's owner demanded eighty million Beli and Lin Xuan said he had no cash, he offered Jackal Od's head instead, provoking laughter from Od and the crowd.

• Lin Xuan gave Gion a black cloak to conceal her Marine uniform as they entered the harbor town.
• Lin Xuan led Gion to a crowded tavern and asked the proprietress, Sally, for information about the Spade Pirates.
• Sally demanded eighty million Beli and explained that the information also involved Whitebeard, while Gion objected to the price.
• Lin Xuan agreed to the price but said he had no money, and four pirates moved to threaten him and Gion.
• Lin Xuan identified Jackal Od as a Beasts Pirates subordinate with a ninety-three-million-Beli bounty and offered Od's head to cover the bill.
• The tavern crowd and Od laughed at Lin Xuan's offer.

Lin Xuan fought off Jackal Od’s men and effortlessly killed all four, then evaded Od’s furious sword attacks until agreeing to face him directly. The chapter ended as Od brought his blade down and Lin Xuan raised his bare hand to meet it.

• Lin Xuan taunted Jackal Od, and four pirates attacked him when Od’s men took offense.
• Lin Xuan swiftly crippled two attackers and killed the other two, leaving the tavern stunned.
• Gion realized Lin Xuan’s strength had earned his position as the Marines’ Fourth Admiral, while Sally watched him warily.
• Jackal Od charged Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan evaded his sword strikes and agreed to stop dodging.
• Od leaped at Lin Xuan with a two-handed blow, and Lin Xuan raised his bare hand without a weapon or Armament Haki.

Lin Xuan revealed himself as Marine Admiral War Demon after effortlessly stopping Jackal Od’s attacks. He used a dimensional slash to pursue the fleeing pirate, and the chapter ended as Od believed he had escaped the cut.

• Lin Xuan caught Jackal Od’s scimitar barehanded and remained unharmed when Od attacked in his Dog-Dog Fruit, Jackal Form.
• Sally and the pirates recognized Lin Xuan as the newly appointed Marine Admiral, War Demon, and the surviving pirates fled the tavern.
• Gion questioned whether Lin Xuan would pursue Od and take Sally’s information by force, while Lin Xuan said he had come to collect a debt.
• Lin Xuan drew his sword and used Magic Field: Dimensional Slash against the fleeing Od.
• A black rift silently sliced through the landscape and passed through Od, who froze and thought he had dodged it.

Lin Xuan killed Jackal Od with a devastating slash, collected the information he had paid for, and left with Gion. The story then shifted to Dressrosa, where Doflamingo returned to his palace and mocked Viola for hoping Lin Xuan would overthrow him.

• Lin Xuan's slash cut Jackal Od in half and carved a massive rift across the horizon, terrifying the pirates nearby.
• Lin Xuan took the information from Sally, paid her with a gold coin, and left the tavern with Gion, teasing her about her shaken reaction.
• Sally ordered her people to clean up, claim Od's bounty, and conceal the incident before calling her family with a pink Den Den Mushi.
• At the King's Plateau, Trebol and Diamante worried about Doflamingo's three-day absence, while Viola warned them about the newly promoted Admiral Lin Xuan.
• Doflamingo returned to the palace and taunted Viola for hoping Lin Xuan would kill him and restore the Riku Family's name.

Doflamingo chose to publicize Lin Xuan’s killing of a Beasts Pirates officer to provoke Kaido into confronting the Marine Admiral. On Onigashima, Kaido’s All-Stars suggested Lin Xuan might provide the fight Kaido wanted, though Jack dismissed the threat.

• Trebol asked Doflamingo whether the Donquixote Family should erase the news of Lin Xuan’s actions on Haji Island.
• Doflamingo decided to spread the story and use Kaido against Lin Xuan, leaving Viola frightened by his plan.
• Kaido crashed into Onigashima after another failed attempt to die by jumping from the sky.
• King suggested Kaido seek out the newly appointed Marine Admiral Lin Xuan for entertainment.
• Jack laughed off the suggestion and claimed he would kill Lin Xuan if the Admiral entered the New World.

Kaido ordered Jack to hunt down Marine Admiral Lin Xuan after Doflamingo revealed that Lin Xuan had defeated Beasts Pirates on his turf. As pirate fleets pursued Lin Xuan’s warship, Garp set out from Marine Headquarters to protect his grandson.

• Doflamingo told Kaido that Lin Xuan had wiped out a Beasts Pirates crew, and Kaido crushed the Den Den Mushi after hearing his name.
• Jack demanded permission to attack Lin Xuan, but Kaido ordered him to bring back Lin Xuan’s head or lose his own.
• Sengoku learned that Doflamingo was spreading Lin Xuan’s location to pirates across the New World, while Garp asked for a warship to go to his grandson.
• Sengoku arranged for the Science Unit to provide Garp’s ship with Seastone Weapons and supplies, and Garp departed Marine Headquarters.
• Lin Xuan’s warship came under fire from a pursuing pirate fleet, and Gion warned that the exhausted crew could not keep fleeing.

Lin Xuan sent his ship toward Oles Island, welcoming the chance to fight a Calamity as Kaido’s bounty hunters pursued him. After he destroyed Shark-Slayer’s ship with one slash and Zoro and Sanji routed the remaining pirates, the warship continued toward the island, where Lin Xuan hoped to encounter the approaching Calamity.

• Lin Xuan chose to sail to Oles Island rather than flee from the bounty hunters, and Gion warned him that the lawless port was dangerous.
• Lin Xuan slashed Shark-Slayer’s ship in two, cutting through the sea and forcing the other pursuing pirates to flee.
• Zoro and Sanji intercepted the fleeing pirates and destroyed their ships, while Sea Kings devoured those who fell into the water.
• Lin Xuan said they could now deal with the remaining pursuers and awaited the Calamity as the warship sailed toward Oles Island.
• Hina teased Gion about her reaction to Lin Xuan, and Gion denied having feelings for him.

Lin Xuan arrived at Oles Island to eliminate the Beasts Pirates and considered challenging Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, to test his strength. He killed Sheepshead with a single sword-pressure attack and entered the tavern, where a pirate captain tried to rally the terrified survivors against him.

• Lin Xuan approached Oles Island, and the pirates at the docks panicked at the sight of the Marine Admiral known as the War Demon.
• Lin Xuan leaped onto the dock, used Observation Haki to locate the strongest pirates, and headed for the Lion's Throat tavern.
• Lin Xuan killed the lookout with a sword-pressure strike that continued into the tavern and struck Sheepshead, leaving him dead.
• Lin Xuan entered the tavern as the pirate captains recoiled in fear, and a one-eyed captain urged them to attack him together.

Lin Xuan destroyed Oles Island with a single sword slash and sent a surviving pirate to deliver a challenge to Kaido. A photograph of the devastation reached Jack the Drought, leaving the Beasts Pirates stunned that Lin Xuan had challenged Kaido without even mentioning Jack.

• Lin Xuan stopped Sheepshead’s Horn Cannon with his palm, then drew Murakumo and unleashed a devastating slash that erased Sheepshead, the pirates, and much of Oles Island.
• Lin Xuan spared a distant, badly injured pirate and ordered him to tell Kaido that a Marine in the East Blue wanted him to come fight.
• The survivor crawled toward the beach to carry Lin Xuan’s message back to the New World as Lin Xuan left for the dock, drinking rum.
• Aboard the Beasts Pirates’ ship, Jack the Drought impatiently headed toward Oles Island while Ginrummy showed him an intelligence photograph of the island’s enormous gorge.
• Jack read Lin Xuan’s written challenge to Kaido, and the Beasts Pirates realized Lin Xuan had not mentioned Jack at all.