Recaps

Robin learned that Joy Boy caused the second destruction of the world by misusing the Ancient Weapons, while Dorry and Brogy wondered what Luffy, the third Nika, might bring. Xia Chen asked to visit Elbaf’s Underworld, and Dorry agreed despite briefly hesitating over someone imprisoned there.

• Robin told Dorry and Brogy what she knew about Joy Boy, and they explained that he sank the world by two hundred meters through his misuse of the Ancient Weapons.
• Dorry and Brogy called Luffy the third Nika, and Dorry said the World Government’s destruction made any future upheaval seem less significant.
• Xia Chen asked Dorry to take the group to Elbaf’s Underworld, prompting Luffy and the others to ask what it was.
• Dorry explained that Elbaf included the Sun World, the Heaven World atop the Treasure Tree Adam, and the snowy Underworld at its lowest level.
• Dorry hesitated over someone imprisoned in the Underworld, then decided Xia Chen could handle the danger and led the group there.

Dorry led the group down a suspension bridge toward the Underworld, where Loki’s castle was hidden by mist. After Xia Chen assured them the mist was harmless, Luffy drank a barrel of absinthe and fell asleep, while an unseen voice accused Dorry of ruining its plan.

• Dorry warned the group that Loki had taken over the former giant detention center and that they might clash with him.
• Zoro welcomed the prospect of a fight, and the group crossed the suspension bridge toward the Underworld.
• Mist concealed the castle, but Xia Chen used his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to inspect it and told everyone it was safe to enter.
• The group found barrels of absinthe, and Dorry explained that the liquor was called the Green Fairy because it could knock drinkers out.
• Luffy drained a barrel of absinthe, passed out, and was kicked onto Dorry’s shoulder by Sanji.
• A voice from the mist accused Dorry of ruining its plan.

Loki rushed up to Xia Chen and knelt, calling him the Lord God who had saved the world. Xia Chen denied knowing why Loki believed this, while the Straw Hat Pirates and Elbaf warriors reacted with shock and amusement.

• Loki emerged from the mist and hurried toward Xia Chen with a fanatical look.
• Loki dropped to his knees before Xia Chen and called him the Lord God he had been waiting for.
• Dorry and Brogy struggled to believe that the arrogant Loki had knelt before anyone.
• Xia Chen asked Loki why he called him Lord God, and Loki declared that Xia Chen had saved the world and kept it alive.
• Zoro teased Xia Chen about his exalted status, and the others burst into laughter.

Xia Chen stopped Chopper from attacking him and made Usopp back down with a display of his strength. He then ordered Loki to stop calling him “Lord God” and lead the group through the castle to the Underworld.

• Usopp and Chopper laughed at Xia Chen, so he mocked their bounties and called Chopper a tanuki.
• Chopper charged at Xia Chen in his combat form, but Xia Chen froze him with a single word and left him immobilized.
• Usopp reconsidered confronting Xia Chen and quickly denied wanting to dance when Xia Chen challenged him.
• Xia Chen told Loki not to call him “Lord God” and ordered him to take the group through the castle to the Underworld.
• Loki agreed and led everyone toward the castle.

Loki showed Xia Chen and the others his miniature building-block world, where he kept many pets. Luffy rode and accidentally knocked out Loki’s Bee Soldiers, and Loki gathered them up while insisting he was not angry.

• Loki welcomed everyone into his miniature building-block world and explained that he had built it.
• Luffy grabbed a Bee Soldier and climbed onto its back, inviting the others to ride too.
• The other Bee Soldiers attacked Luffy, who knocked them all unconscious.
• Loki gathered the Bee Soldiers into his palm and explained that they were his pets.
• Luffy apologized for hurting the Bee Soldiers, and Loki assured him he was not angry.

After celebrating Robin and Saul’s reunion at Loki’s castle, Xia Chen slipped away from the banquet and used Observation Haki to search the area. He found something lurking in the darkness at the roots of Treasure Tree Adam.

• Everyone toured Loki’s castle, saw his varied pets, and gathered for a banquet celebrating Robin and Saul’s reunion.
• Xia Chen left the banquet, pretending to get some air, and went outside the castle.
• Xia Chen rose into the air and spread his Observation Haki in every direction.
• Xia Chen appeared at the roots of Treasure Tree Adam and walked toward pairs of enormous, trembling red eyes in the darkness.

Xia Chen found Loki, the chained prince of Elbaf, and challenged his claim to be the Sun God. Loki eventually admitted that he was not the real Sun God because the Sun God would never lose.

• Xia Chen frightened the surrounding creatures and reached Loki, who was bound in Seastone chains.
• Loki asked who Xia Chen was, and Xia Chen called himself an ordinary pirate.
• Loki praised Xia Chen's strength and declared himself Elbaf's strongest warrior and the Sun God.
• Xia Chen questioned Loki's claim and reminded him that Red Hair had defeated and imprisoned him.
• Loki raged against Xia Chen, then calmed down and admitted he was not the real Sun God.

Xia Chen challenged Loki’s belief that the Sun God was unbeatable and revealed that the current Sun God, Nika, had appeared. Loki reacted with shock and excitement at the possibility of facing him.

• Loki insisted that the Sun God was the strongest and argued that Joy Boy had lost only because the Celestial Dragons ganged up on him.
• Xia Chen pointed out that Joy Boy and the Great Kingdom had ultimately been defeated and erased from history.
• Xia Chen asked Loki what he would do if given the chance to fight the current Sun God.
• Loki realized Xia Chen meant Nika and shouted in disbelief and excitement, wondering whether the third Nika had appeared.

Xia Chen freed Loki from his Seastone chains after Loki agreed to fight the current Nika. He told Loki to come to Road's palace the next afternoon, leaving Loki wary of defying him.

• Xia Chen offered Loki freedom if he would fight the current Nika, and Loki chose to accept.
• Xia Chen shattered Loki's Seastone chains with a touch, leaving Loki stunned.
• Xia Chen told Loki that Nika was at Road's palace and ordered him to come the next afternoon.
• Xia Chen warned Loki not to arrive in the morning and vanished, while Loki decided to obey to protect his life.

Loki headed for Rod's palace, eager to fight the current Nika, while Xia Chen offered Luffy the giant as an opponent. Luffy excitedly went to meet Loki, and Xia Chen invited the others to watch.

• Loki left Treasure Tree Adam and walked toward Rod's palace, looking forward to fighting Luffy.
• Luffy sensed a powerful presence approaching while he ate meat in the castle.
• Xia Chen identified the approaching figure as Loki, prince of the Giant Kingdom and its strongest giant, whom Shanks had once struggled to defeat.
• Luffy accepted the chance to fight Loki and ran toward the door.
• Xia Chen invited the others to come watch the fight, and they agreed.

Luffy rushed out of the castle and confronted Loki, who recognized him as a powerful opponent. Their first clash unleashed a massive shock wave that devastated the surrounding landscape.

• Luffy transformed into Gear Fourth: Boundman and flew toward Loki.
• Loki struck Luffy with lightning, but Luffy continued forward unharmed.
• Loki charged at Luffy and swung his enormous hammer at close range.
• Luffy used King Kong Gun to meet Loki’s hammer blow.
• Their collision produced a vast shock wave that crushed trees, tore up the ground, and swept away the snow.

Luffy recovered from Loki’s powerful blow and awakened his Gear Five form, convincing Loki that he was Sun God Nika. As Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki erupted and cleared the sky, the battle reached a new stage.

• Loki overpowered Luffy and sent him crashing into a snow-covered mountain, triggering an avalanche.
• Xia Chen and the others watched from the sky as Zoro recognized Loki’s strength and said he wanted to fight.
• Luffy burst out of the snow, praised Loki’s strength, and said he would get serious.
• Luffy’s heartbeat sounded like the Drums of Liberation as he transformed into a white warrior.
• Loki recognized Luffy as Sun God Nika, and Luffy released a powerful burst of Conqueror’s Haki that scattered the clouds.

Luffy and Loki exchanged powerful blows, with Luffy’s rubbery body absorbing Loki’s hammer strike and sending Loki crashing into a snowy mountain. Loki emerged exhilarated and charged at Luffy again, eager to fight the Sun God.

• Loki swung his enormous hammer at Luffy, who stuck to it and climbed onto it.
• Luffy vanished from Loki’s view and punched him in the face, stretching Loki’s head before the rebound sent him flying.
• Loki crashed into a snowy mountain, triggering an avalanche that shook the Underworld.
• Luffy bounced off the ground laughing as Loki emerged from the snow, dizzy but delighted.
• Loki praised Luffy’s strength and leaped toward him for another attack.

Luffy and Loki fought an enormous, hard-hitting battle while Xia Chen sensed a strange fluctuation and prepared to part ways with the Straw Hats. Before he could explain, a violent tremor shook the sky and the world around them.

• Luffy enlarged himself to Loki’s size and traded powerful blows with him.
• Loki delighted in feeling pain and continued charging at Luffy.
• Xia Chen sensed a strange fluctuation while drinking tea and said that the day had finally come.
• Xia Chen addressed Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, and Jinbe, saying their journey together had been wonderful but his would end.
• A violent tremor shook the clouds and made everyone feel as though the entire world was shaking.

Xia Chen stopped the world from sinking by driving the complete Jingu Bang into the seabed, then left the world as Luffy and the others watched. He awoke in an unfamiliar place.

• Xia Chen saw the seas rising across the world and realized humanity faced extinction, so he transformed into the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.
• Xia Chen used the Jingu Bang to stabilize the seabed, causing the rising waters to recede and the submerged islands to reappear.
• Xia Chen said goodbye to everyone and departed through a hole in the sky as Luffy and the others realized he had left.
• Xia Chen awoke in a dim, unfamiliar place and asked where he was.