Recaps

Xia Chen took Robin and Nami to explore the ship in the sky while Sanji tried to follow with Luffy and Zoro. Sanji managed to bring Luffy up but left Zoro behind, and a strange song began playing as Zoro waited angrily on the Going Merry.

• Robin agreed to visit the sky ship with Xia Chen, and Sanji revealed that he had learned Geppo by running through the air.
• Robin chose Xia Chen over Sanji, and Nami changed her mind and joined them after seeing Xia Chen carry Robin.
• Xia Chen flew up with Robin and Nami, while Sanji failed to carry Luffy and Zoro together and crashed onto the deck.
• Xia Chen and the two women entered the dusty, rotten-smelling ship, and Sanji later reached it with Luffy but decided not to fetch Zoro.
• Zoro waited on the Going Merry, realized Sanji had left him behind, and threatened to cut him down when he returned.
• A strange, catchy song reached everyone’s ears.

Xia Chen and the others found no useful clues about reaching Sky Island, so they boarded the Masira Pirates' ship to ask for help. Masira agreed to take Luffy to his boss, who had researched Sky Island.

• Masira and his crew spotted the Going Merry floating in the sky and mistakenly thought they were hallucinating.
• Xia Chen told the crew that his cloud could not fly high enough to reach Sky Island, and he suggested asking nearby sailors for directions.
• Luffy, Xia Chen, and the others boarded the Masira Pirates' ship and asked how to reach Sky Island, but the crew initially denied knowing anything.
• Masira warmed to Luffy after Luffy said he looked like an ape and called him his brother.
• Masira said his boss had researched Sky Island and agreed to take Luffy and the others to meet him.

Xia Chen reached Jaya Island with the Straw Hats and attacked Doc Q of the Blackbeard Pirates, intending to draw out and kill the rest of the crew. The chapter ended with Xia Chen waiting in Mock Town after launching Doc Q into a mountain.

• Luffy and the others revealed to Masira that they could fly through the air and had visited the sky ship, causing Masira to drop his demands and hurry them toward Jaya.
• The group reached Jaya Island, where Xia Chen told the others he was going to kill someone and sped toward Mock Town.
• Zoro sensed Xia Chen's killing intent, and Luffy led the others toward Mock Town instead of going to Masira's boss.
• Xia Chen checked in at Jaya Island and used his advanced Observation Haki to find Doc Q.
• Xia Chen struck Doc Q with Great Vajra: Thunder Bagua, killing him and sending his body crashing into a mountain outside town.
• Xia Chen waited in Mock Town for the other Blackbeard Pirates to arrive.

Xia Chen ambushed Blackbeard and his crew, killing Doc Q and then defeating the others with a powerful Hakai. Blackbeard survived the attack, but Xia Chen raised his club to finish him off.

• Xia Chen decided he would kill Blackbeard and his crew to protect the Pirate Empress.
• Blackbeard arrived, and Xia Chen revealed that he had killed Doc Q before attacking him.
• Van Augur and Jesus Burgess intervened, learned Xia Chen had an eight-hundred-million bounty, and discovered Doc Q was dead.
• Xia Chen unleashed Hakai, killing Jesus Burgess and Van Augur and leaving Blackbeard barely alive.
• Xia Chen brought his club down toward Blackbeard's head, but it struck with a clang.

Xia Chen fought Golden Lion Shiki after Shiki stopped him from killing Blackbeard. Their battle escalated as Xia Chen used his clone and newly created attacks, and Shiki acknowledged him as a worthy opponent before they charged at each other again.

• Golden Lion Shiki blocked Xia Chen from killing Blackbeard and refused to explain himself.
• Xia Chen attacked Shiki, and their sword-and-club clash showed Shiki’s formidable strength despite his age and injuries.
• Xia Chen summoned a clone, and the two used Thunder Bagua together against Shiki.
• Shiki unleashed Lion’s Might: Earth Roll, but Xia Chen shattered the advancing lion heads with Earth Splitter.
• Xia Chen’s clone struck Shiki with Sea Overturner, then Xia Chen hit him with Heaven-Pillar and smashed him into the ground.
• Shiki rose again, acknowledged Xia Chen as qualified to fight him, and charged at him.

Xia Chen fought Golden Lion while the Straw Hat Pirates and other pirates watched from a safe distance. After refusing Golden Lion’s offer to become his subordinate, Xia Chen met his Thousand-Cut Valley with Hakai, which continued toward Golden Lion.

• Pirates gathered outside Mock Town and watched the battle, while Bellamy learned that one fighter was Xia Chen, whose bounty was eight hundred million.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived, recognized that they could not interfere, and watched Luffy call out to Xia Chen.
• Xia Chen healed the sword wound Golden Lion had inflicted and refused to reveal how he recovered so quickly.
• Golden Lion offered to recruit Xia Chen, but Xia Chen refused and said he intended to kill him for spoiling something good.
• Golden Lion attacked with Lion: Thousand-Cut Valley, and Xia Chen used Hakai to destroy the incoming slashes before the attack continued toward Golden Lion.

Xia Chen initially overwhelmed Golden Lion, but Golden Lion removed the ship's wheel from his head and unleashed the power and resolve he had lost. After overpowering Xia Chen with devastating slashes, Golden Lion left him wounded and questioning whether the attacks were coated in Conqueror's Haki.

• Golden Lion used the Float-Float Fruit to evade Xia Chen's attack, but Xia Chen struck him with two powerful blows and drove him into a deep crater.
• As Xia Chen moved in to finish Golden Lion, Golden Lion countered with a powerful slash and erupted with Conqueror's Haki after removing the ship's wheel from his head.
• Golden Lion explained that the wheel had made him timid, and that fighting Xia Chen reminded him of the fearless man he had once been.
• Golden Lion declared he had regained ninety percent of his former strength and attacked Xia Chen with successive sword slashes.
• Xia Chen was driven into the ground and badly wounded, then asked Golden Lion whether his slashes were coated in Conqueror's Haki.

Xia Chen fought Golden Lion, whose strength pushed him to master Conqueror's Haki Coating, and the two clashed until Golden Lion died from his injuries. Xia Chen passed out after promising to reach the pinnacle, and Luffy and the others later found him amid the devastation on Jaya Island.

• Xia Chen fought Golden Lion and endured severe injuries while realizing how far he remained from the strongest fighters.
• Xia Chen mastered Conqueror's Haki Coating during the battle and launched his final attack, Heaven-Pillar, against Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion unleashed one last burst of strength and sent Xia Chen flying, but then collapsed as his life faded.
• Golden Lion told Xia Chen to stand at the world's pinnacle and died, while Xia Chen declared that he would before passing out.
• Luffy and the others searched the devastated Jaya Island and found Xia Chen lying in a pool of blood.

After Xia Chen was gravely injured, Luffy and the others protected him from pirates seeking his bounty before taking him to Masira's boss. Xia Chen woke after half a day, surprising everyone, though his injuries and recovery remained a concern.

• Chopper found Xia Chen near death and said there was little chance he could save him, so Nami urged him to treat Xia Chen immediately.
• Pirates tried to claim Xia Chen's eight-hundred-million bounty, and Luffy, Zoro, and the others fought them with help from Bellamy.
• After nearly two hours, Luffy and the others defeated the pirates, and Bellamy said he had helped because he admired Xia Chen's strength.
• Luffy and the others took Xia Chen to Masira's boss, where Nami watched over him as he remained unconscious.
• Xia Chen woke after half a day, and Chopper explained that his unusually strong constitution had surprised him.

Xia Chen recovered from his severe injuries by eating an enormous amount of food, shocking the Straw Hats with his Mythical Zoan healing ability. He revealed that Golden Lion Shiki had been the one to injure him, but learned that Shiki’s body had vanished before the crew arrived.

• Nami scolded Xia Chen when he tried to sit up, and he reassured her before eating a huge quantity of food.
• Xia Chen removed his bandages and healed all his wounds in front of the crew, using up the food he had eaten and leaving himself hungry again.
• Xia Chen told Robin and Sanji that he had killed two of the people he had sought and had fought an old man, whom he identified as Golden Lion Shiki.
• Robin explained that Shiki was a legendary pirate who had once contended with Pirate King Roger, shocking the crew.
• Xia Chen learned that the crew had found him alone and that Bellamy had helped them afterward, prompting him to murmur Bellamy’s name.

Xia Chen and the Straw Hats prepared to reach Sky Island with Cricket and the Saruyama Alliance’s help. After setting sail, the three ships found the whirlpool that would lead them to the Knock Up Stream.

• Xia Chen explained that Golden Lion would have died from removing the ship’s wheel from his head, and that their fight had only hastened his death.
• Cricket reinforced the Going Merry and told Xia Chen and the others that the Knock Up Stream was expected around noon the next day.
• Xia Chen shared roasted dinosaur meat with Cricket, Masira, and the others before the crew got some sleep.
• At dawn, Luffy and the Straw Hats boarded the reinforced Going Merry and set sail with Masira’s two ships as the Saruyama Alliance escorted them.
• Masira’s divers searched for the current beneath the Cumuloregalis Cloud and reported a whirlpool, so Masira changed course toward it.

Xia Chen and the Straw Hats rode the Knock Up Stream into the sky, reaching the clouds on their way to Sky Island. After helping Nami and Robin breathe through the cloud passage, Xia Chen fought off the crew’s angry attack, and the Going Merry floated onward above the clouds.

• Nami realized the whirlpool’s disappearance meant the Knock Up Stream was about to erupt, and the crew braced themselves as the current lifted the Going Merry.
• Nami directed the crew to raise the sails and turn the rudder, allowing the ship to take flight up the water column while Cricket watched and wished them luck.
• Xia Chen used the Water Avoidance Art to protect himself, Nami, and Robin as the Going Merry plunged through the clouds, while Luffy and the others struggled to breathe.
• After the ship emerged from the clouds, Luffy and the others confronted Xia Chen for protecting only Nami and Robin, then all five attacked him and were knocked back with matching handprints on their faces.
• Sanji marveled that the Going Merry could float on clouds, and Luffy wondered why ships could not always do that.

The Straw Hats traveled through the White Sea, fought off a masked attacker, and met the Knight of the Sky after Xia Chen sensed him with Mantra. Xia Chen explained Sky Island terminology, prompting Nami to question how much he really knew about the place.

• Usopp tried to leap into the White Sea, but Xia Chen kicked him back and warned him he could not return to the ship.
• Chopper spotted a sunken ship and a bull-masked man approaching, so Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked him and drove him away.
• Xia Chen recognized the attacker as Wyper of the Shandia People and noted the crew’s developing combat abilities and Haki.
• Xia Chen called out an observer in a cloud, and the Knight of the Sky descended onto the ship and asked whether Xia Chen had found him using Mantra.
• Xia Chen explained that Mantra was Observation Haki and that the Blue Sea meant the sea beneath the clouds, leading Nami to challenge his claimed lack of knowledge about Sky Island.

Xia Chen concealed his knowledge of Sky Island behind a story about recovered memories, then revealed that the City of Gold lay in Upper Yard. As the crew prepared to head there, Gan Fall warned that Upper Yard was forbidden and trespassers would face God's Judgment.

• Xia Chen claimed he had only just remembered extra information and identified Gan Fall as Sky Island's former god, explaining that Roger had told him about Gan Fall.
• Gan Fall joined the crew's laughter, and he explained to Nami that Angel Island lay on the White-White Sea, ten thousand meters above them, accessible by a cloud waterfall for a toll.
• Xia Chen offered to pay the toll and persuaded the crew to explore Sky Island before searching for the City of Gold in Upper Yard.
• Xia Chen revealed that Upper Yard was half of Jaya Island, which the Knock Up Stream had blasted into the sky, and explained why Sky Islanders valued its soil as Vearth.
• Gan Fall warned the crew that Upper Yard was a forbidden land and that anyone caught entering would suffer God's Judgment.

Luffy and the others learned that Enel, the new God of Skypiea, wielded lightning, but they remained eager to fight him. Before parting from Gan Fall, Xia Chen obtained an Impact Dial and showed the crew how it could store and release force.

• Gan Fall warned Luffy and the others that Enel commanded lightning and was the strongest human he had ever seen, but Luffy and Zoro were excited to challenge him.
• At the waterfall cloud river, Gan Fall said farewell to the group and gave Xia Chen an Impact Dial when Xia Chen asked for one.
• Xia Chen asked Chopper to punch the Impact Dial, and Chopper's stored blow left him thinking he was weak when the shell remained intact.
• Xia Chen explained that the Impact Dial stored impacts and could release them later, prompting Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji to praise Chopper's strength while avoiding a test punch.

The Going Merry passed Heaven’s Gate, and Xia Chen and the crew reached Sky Island. After checking in on Angel Island and gaining advanced Conqueror’s Haki and Observation Haki Killer, they explored the shore and met a winged girl who greeted them with “Belly button!”

• Granny Amazon charged the crew for passage through Heaven’s Gate, mistook Chopper for a pet, and sent them toward the White-White Sea aboard an Express Shrimp.
• The Express Shrimp launched the Going Merry onto Sky Island, where Xia Chen checked in at Angel Island and upgraded his Conqueror’s Haki while learning Observation Haki Killer.
• Xia Chen caught a pumpkin-like drink from Luffy, drank it, and then led the crew toward the island to explore.
• A winged girl came down the stairs, greeted the crew with “Belly button,” and left them confused.

Xia Chen and the Straw Hats visited Conis and Pagaya on Angel Island, then explored Lovely Street. Xia Chen took Robin to the Golden Bell Tower, where he revealed that he had brought her to see a Poneglyph, leaving her demanding to know how he knew her secrets.

• Conis welcomed Luffy and his companions to her home, where they met her father, Pagaya, and ate Sky Fish prepared by Pagaya and Sanji.
• Conis guided the group around Angel Island to Lovely Street, where Usopp wanted to buy shells and asked Xia Chen to lend him money.
• Usopp and Sanji noticed that Xia Chen and Robin had disappeared, while Luffy joked that they were probably exploring on their own.
• Xia Chen took Robin on the Flying Nimbus to the Golden Bell Tower and showed her the huge structure.
• Xia Chen told Robin that he had brought her to see a Poneglyph, and Robin asked how he knew she was searching for them and could read Ancient Script.

Xia Chen revealed what he knew about the Ancient Weapons to Robin, then confronted Enel at his shrine and easily defeated him. Enel decided to launch the Ark for Endless Vearth the next day, unsettled by Xia Chen’s presence.

• Robin deciphered the Poneglyph and learned it described Poseidon’s location on Fish-Man Island.
• Xia Chen told Robin that the Alabasta Poneglyph contained information about Pluton and claimed to know the Ancient Weapons’ locations and who held Pluton’s blueprints.
• Xia Chen sent Robin to read Roger’s message, then vanished to visit Enel in the shrine.
• Enel could not sense Xia Chen with Mantra and threatened him, but Xia Chen punched him through the shrine and caught his lightning attack with Armament Haki.
• Xia Chen spared Enel, reasoning that he could serve as an opponent for Luffy and the others to improve their Haki.
• Enel let Xia Chen leave and decided to launch the Ark for Endless Vearth the next day because Xia Chen’s strength made him uneasy.

Xia Chen launched the Going Merry toward Upper Yard by striking the sea, while Wyper led the Shandia People on a surprise attack to reclaim their homeland. Gan Fall tried to stop them, but their confrontation was interrupted when the sky suddenly darkened.

• Xia Chen told Luffy and the others that he and Robin had found something interesting, then the crew planned to search for gold in Upper Yard.
• When the Going Merry could not move in the windless White-White Sea, Xia Chen punched the sea and sent the ship flying toward Upper Yard.
• Xia Chen explained that his technique used Armament Haki, inspiring Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji to want to learn it.
• Wyper led the Shandia People toward Upper Yard, determined to reclaim their ancestral land and defeat Enel.
• Gan Fall confronted Wyper and refused to let the Shandia People pass, so Wyper aimed his rocket launcher at him.
• Just before Wyper and Gan Fall fought, the sky suddenly darkened and everyone looked up.

Luffy and his crew clashed with Wyper and the Shandia People after the Going Merry crashed near them, and the fight escalated when they learned the crew sought gold in Upper Yard. Xia Chen stopped the remaining Shandia People and warned them not to attack again, leaving both sides badly injured and hostile.

• The Going Merry crashed into the sea near Wyper and the Shandia People, and Luffy apologized after learning the ship had nearly hit them.
• Wyper rejected Luffy's apology, fired another shell, and attacked again after hearing that the crew planned to find gold in the sacred land.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji struck Wyper and fought the Shandia People, leaving most of them unconscious and severely wounded.
• Xia Chen immobilized Wyper, warned the Shandia People that another attack could get them killed, and blasted the few conscious fighters away.

Xia Chen brought the Going Merry to Upper Yard and explained that Enel and his followers guarded the gold. The crew split up to enter the four ordeals, leaving Xia Chen to face the remaining gate as the others expected him to go in.

• Xia Chen left the Shandia People behind, while Gan Fall stayed to help them and lamented their refusal to heed his warnings.
• Enel sensed that the Shandia People had vanished and prepared to enjoy one last fight before leaving for Endless Vearth, unaware that Xia Chen was approaching.
• The Going Merry landed near Upper Yard, where Luffy rushed off to search for gold and Xia Chen warned the crew that Enel and his followers might resist them.
• Zoro and Sanji argued over who would defeat their opponents, and Nami punched them both with Conqueror's Coating.
• The crew reached the four ordeal gates, and Zoro chose iron, Sanji chose string, and Luffy chose balls.
• When Xia Chen asked the remaining crew which ordeal they wanted, Usopp suggested that Xia Chen should enter the last one.

Xia Chen left the Straw Hats to handle the trials themselves, while Nami and Robin headed for the Sacrificial Altar. Zoro met Ohm in the Ordeal of Iron and decided to use the fight to practice awakening Observation Haki.

• Xia Chen refused to take a trial and vanished, leaving Usopp and Chopper to choose what to do.
• Nami and Robin left for the Sacrificial Altar, and Chopper goaded Usopp into entering the Ordeal of Swamp before following him in fear.
• Zoro wandered through the Ordeal of Iron until Ohm attacked him with Iron Cloud and introduced himself as the priest overseeing the trial.
• Ohm sent his dog Holy to test Zoro, but Zoro cut Holy down with a single sword attack.
• Ohm attacked Zoro, who recognized his Observation Haki and resolved to fight him to develop the same ability.

Luffy defeated Satori in the Ordeal of Balls, while Sanji defeated Shura in the Ordeal of String and Zoro forced Ohm to point out the cloud river. The three Straw Hats headed toward the Sacrificial Altar, leaving only the fight involving the two “brave” warriors unresolved.

• Sanji became trapped by Shura’s string clouds, but later defeated him and sent him flying with a kick.
• Luffy entered the Ordeal of Balls, dodged a snake, and overwhelmed Satori with a Gum-Gum Gatling attack.
• Zoro defeated Ohm and got him to point the way toward the cloud river.
• Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro headed toward the Sacrificial Altar as the battle involving the two “brave” warriors remained unresolved.

Usopp and Chopper encountered Gedatsu, the priest in charge of the Ordeal of Swamp, after Usopp accidentally pulled him from the ground while trying to lift a spider. They exploited Gedatsu’s confusion and blindness, then attacked him as Chopper charged in with a powerful strike.

• Usopp tried to impress Chopper by lifting a spider but pulled Gedatsu out of the ground instead.
• Gedatsu introduced himself as the priest in charge of the Ordeal of Swamp, then revealed that he could not see because his eyes had rolled back.
• Usopp and Chopper recognized Gedatsu as an idiot and quietly planned their attack.
• Gedatsu filled the area around himself with Swamp Cloud and challenged them to approach.
• Usopp hit Gedatsu with a Gunpowder Star, setting his clothes on fire, and Chopper leaped toward him with Kokutei.

Usopp and Chopper defeated Gedatsu, completing the defeat of all four priests, while Enel set out to confront the Blue Sea people himself. Xia Chen seized the Ark Maxim, then rushed toward a clash between Zoro and Enel, who wondered why Zoro’s attacks could hit him.

• Usopp and Chopper knocked Gedatsu out with a combination of kicks and an Impact Dial, then headed for the Sacrificial Altar to beat the others there.
• Enel sensed that all four priests had been defeated and left the shrine to face the intruders himself.
• Xia Chen knocked out the fifty Divine Soldiers with Conqueror's Haki and took the Ark-Ark Maxim from a cave.
• Xia Chen sensed a huge clash and hurried toward it after realizing Zoro had encountered Enel.
• Zoro and Enel fought amid lightning and sword slashes, and Enel asked Zoro why his attacks could touch him.