Recaps

Moria attacked Zoro, Sanji, and the others, but Xia Chen intervened before Moria could kill Sanji. Xia Chen defeated Moria with a powerful blow and challenged him to repeat his threat.

• Moria overpowered Zoro and Sanji, trapping Sanji in a Shadow Box and preparing to kill him.
• Robin restrained Moria while Usopp and the others rushed to rescue Sanji, but Moria broke free and swung his shadow blade.
• Xia Chen blocked Moria’s attack, sent Sanji to Robin, and faced Moria in a series of clashes that revealed Moria’s Admiral Candidate-level strength.
• Moria declared that no one would escape the Florian Triangle, and Xia Chen warned him that he had not yet shown his full power.
• Xia Chen struck Moria with Thunder Bagua and Heaven-Pillar, sending him into a crater and leaving the island covered in cracks.
• Xia Chen looked down at Moria and told him to repeat what he had said.

Xia Chen fought Moria, who absorbed 500 shadows to greatly increase his strength, and countered by using Dharma Heaven and Earth to grow larger than Oars. He overwhelmed Moria and walked toward him after smashing him into the island.

• Moria recovered from Xia Chen’s attack, recognized his Conqueror’s Haki Coating, and absorbed 500 shadows with Shadow’s Asgard.
• Moria struck Xia Chen with his enlarged strength, but Xia Chen blocked the punch with Conquer Three Worlds: Ragnaraku.
• Xia Chen used Dharma Heaven and Earth to grow to more than three times Oars’ size, astonishing Moria, Luffy, and Usopp.
• Moria attacked Xia Chen’s foot with an Armament Haki-coated fist, but Xia Chen kicked him aside and punched him into the ground, cracking the island.
• Xia Chen shrank back to his original size and walked toward Moria.

Xia Chen defeated Moria and spared his life after Rocks offered him the Mythical Zoan Cat-Cat Fruit: White Tiger Form. Afterward, Xia Chen encouraged Luffy, who was discouraged by how much stronger Xia Chen was.

• Xia Chen prepared to kill the defeated Moria, but Rocks asked him to let Moria go.
• Xia Chen demanded compensation, and Rocks offered him the Mythical Zoan Cat-Cat Fruit: White Tiger Form in exchange for Moria's life.
• Xia Chen accepted the fruit and later stored it in System Space.
• Sanji questioned Xia Chen about calling Moria average, while Zoro asked whether Moria was dead; Xia Chen said someone had intervened to save him.
• Luffy worried that he was still too weak and might have needed Xia Chen to save him, so Xia Chen encouraged him to grow stronger with time and battles.
• Luffy pointed out that Xia Chen was younger yet much stronger, and Xia Chen told him not to compare himself to an exception before offering to show him something.

Usopp ate the Mythical Zoan White Tiger Fruit as the Straw Hats prepared to sail for Water 7 and welcomed Brook aboard the Going Merry. On Thriller Bark, Moria confronted Kuma about his Revolutionary Army ties and suggested Xia Chen had spared him for a reason, prompting Kuma to investigate.

• Usopp decided he wanted the White Tiger Fruit, and Xia Chen gave it to him; Usopp ate the whole fruit and retched.
• The Straw Hats returned to the Going Merry, and Luffy called for a banquet to welcome Brook aboard.
• Xia Chen looked back toward where Rocks was and said they would meet again before boarding the ship.
• Kuma confronted the injured Moria and threatened to expose his hidden strength, while Moria revealed that he knew Kuma was in the Revolutionary Army.
• Moria pointed out that Xia Chen had spared him, and Kuma decided to investigate why.

Kuma left Moria alive after a powerful, unseen Conqueror’s Haki warned him off, and Rocks ordered Moria to support Xia Chen. The crew reached an uninhabited island, where Xia Chen showed off his newly acquired top-tier Armament Haki and flirted with Robin.

• A powerful Conqueror’s Haki restrained Kuma and warned him that he would die if he tried to kill Moria again, so Kuma vanished without attacking.
• Rocks appeared before the injured Moria, who knelt and called him Master; Rocks ordered him not to oppose Xia Chen and to help him, then revealed he had found the hosts of the last two Divine Fruits.
• Half a month later, the crew reached an uninhabited island, and Nami used her newly mastered Observation Haki to confirm there was no one there.
• Luffy and Zoro led the others into the jungle to find food, while Nami, Robin, and Xia Chen stayed on the shore.
• Xia Chen tested the top-tier Armament Haki he had gained from checking in and noted that the island lacked Aokiji and the refugees he had expected to find.
• Xia Chen suddenly appeared beside Robin after she teased him about admiring her from too far away.

Xia Chen reassured Robin that the crew would protect her and warned her about CP9 in Water 7, strengthening her resolve to stay with them. Meanwhile, the Five Elders learned that Ace was captured by Blackbeard and discovered Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son.

• Xia Chen told Robin not to face danger alone and promised the crew would protect her, prompting Robin to embrace him as she remembered Saul’s words.
• Xia Chen warned Robin that CP9 agents in Water 7 would try to seize Pluton’s blueprints and urged her not to surrender, assuring her he could protect the crew.
• Luffy and Sanji returned with ingredients and found Robin in Xia Chen’s arms, leaving Sanji despairing over his love life.
• The crew celebrated around a campfire while the Five Elders discussed Blackbeard’s capture of Fire Fist Ace.
• Saturn revealed that Fire Fist Ace was Roger’s son, convincing the Five Elders that they could not release him.

The Straw Hats spotted Yokozuna, a giant frog swimming freestyle, and chased him until they discovered railway tracks on the sea. Xia Chen explained that they were for a Sea Train, which soon struck Yokozuna and sent him flying into the water.

• Zoro warned Luffy and the others not to be afraid, then told them he had seen a giant frog swimming freestyle.
• Usopp and the others laughed at Zoro until they saw Yokozuna swimming and joined Luffy in chasing him.
• Nami discovered the frog and ordered everyone to turn back, but Luffy said he wanted to catch it for dinner.
• Xia Chen stopped the crew and pointed out that Yokozuna was standing over railway tracks on the sea.
• Xia Chen identified the tracks as belonging to a Sea Train, which approached with Yokozuna waiting in its path.
• The Sea Train struck Yokozuna and sent him flying into the sea, while Luffy cried out for his frog meat.

The Straw Hats met Kokoro and Chimney at the Sea Train station, learned about Yokozuna and the train, and got directions to Water 7. They set sail for the island, where they hoped to find a shipwright to repair the Merry, and spotted it ahead.

• Luffy told Chimney that the crew were pirates chasing a frog, and Kokoro arrived with a Den Den Mushi but forgot what she meant to do after drinking.
• Kokoro and Chimney explained that Yokozuna repeatedly challenged the Sea Train and was accustomed to being struck by it.
• Nami asked about Water 7, and Kokoro described its shipyards and recommended that the crew find Iceburg, giving them a marked map.
• The crew said goodbye to Kokoro and Chimney and sailed toward Water 7 while joking about what kind of shipwright they should find.
• Xia Chen called the crew to the bow, where they could see Water 7 ahead.

The Straw Hats entered Water 7, where Xia Chen upgraded his Observation Haki and detected CP0 agents watching them. The crew split up to handle their plans, then Luffy, Nami, and Usopp headed to exchange gold while Xia Chen went with Robin and Chopper.

• The Going Merry arrived in Water 7, and Xia Chen’s Observation Haki upgraded to top tier, extending his sensing range and Future Sight.
• Zoro noticed that the locals were unusually unconcerned about the pirates, and Xia Chen spotted two masked CP0 agents in an alley.
• Xia Chen’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed the agents, who withdrew to report his strength to their captain.
• The crew split up, with Luffy, Nami, and Usopp assigned to exchange gold, Sanji shopping for ingredients, and Xia Chen accompanying Robin and Chopper.
• At the city entrance, Luffy rushed into Bull Rental and asked to rent bulls before Nami could find out what they were.

Xia Chen and his companions toured Water 7, where Xia Chen enjoyed the city with Robin and Chopper. Their outing ended when CP9 agent Blueno confronted them, and Xia Chen killed him as the rest of CP9 arrived.

• Xia Chen, Chopper, and Robin rented Bulls and split from Nami, Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji to explore Water 7.
• Xia Chen bought all the Water Water Meat at a stall after he, Robin, Chopper, and their Bulls enjoyed it.
• Chopper rushed into a bookstore while Xia Chen and Robin strolled nearby, and Xia Chen noticed a masked figure watching them.
• Blueno revealed that he was CP9, and Xia Chen vanished with him before Robin found Xia Chen pinning him down in an alley.
• Xia Chen crushed Blueno's throat, then blocked an attack and saw the rest of CP9 arrive.

Xia Chen faced CP9 and CP0, who had joined forces with Aokiji, Kuma, and Garp to capture him and Robin. He sent Robin to escape, then transformed and used overwhelming Conqueror's Haki to stop their pursuit.

• Lucci confronted Xia Chen over his attack on a CP9 member, and Xia Chen threatened to kill him and the others.
• A CP0 leader revealed that the government planned to execute Xia Chen and Robin alongside Ace and eliminate the Straw Hat crew.
• Xia Chen learned that Blackbeard had captured Ace and saw Aokiji, Kuma, and Garp arrive with CP0.
• Xia Chen secretly told Robin to run, and she fled while Garp appeared conflicted about protecting Luffy.
• Xia Chen transformed into his Demonized Form, created three copies of himself, and used Conqueror's Haki to knock down CP9 members pursuing Robin.

Xia Chen fought Garp, Aokiji, Kuma, and CP0 with his main body and three powerful clones as the Marines tried to capture him. While Luffy’s crew rushed to escape the island, Xia Chen began a fierce clash with Garp.

• Xia Chen sent his three clones to face CP0, Aokiji, and Kuma while he charged Garp.
• Luffy and his crew met Robin, Chopper, and Sanji, and Robin urged them to flee to the Going Merry.
• Zoro saw Marine warships surrounding the Going Merry and prepared for a fight.
• Xia Chen overwhelmed the CP0 agents while his other clones battled Aokiji and Kuma.
• Garp returned from being driven into the sea and acknowledged Xia Chen’s strength.
• Xia Chen and Garp collided with Thunder Bagua and Fist Bone: Impact, destroying the nearby buildings.

Xia Chen overwhelmed Garp and the CP0 and CP9 agents while Aokiji realized their mission was likely doomed. Xia Chen and his clone launched Hakai at Garp, who braced himself with Fist Bone • Impact.

• Xia Chen and Garp traded blows, and Xia Chen gained the upper hand as Garp’s age began to affect him.
• Xia Chen used Dharma Heaven and Earth to smash the CP0 and CP9 agents into the sea.
• Aokiji recognized that Xia Chen’s clones were overpowering their opponents and feared the consequences if Xia Chen joined Whitebeard’s rescue of Fire Fist Ace.
• Aokiji warned Garp to move as Xia Chen and his remaining clone raised their staffs and unleashed Hakai.
• Garp gathered his Haki into his right fist and met the attack with Fist Bone • Impact.

Xia Chen defeated Garp, Aokiji, and Kuma, then turned on the CP0 agents. When Saint Charlos provoked him, Xia Chen killed two agents and pursued Charlos, while the CP0 captain turned to face him.

• Xia Chen's Hakai overwhelmed Garp until Aokiji and Kuma joined in and the three wore the attack down, leaving them exhausted.
• Xia Chen pressed his advantage and knocked Garp, Aokiji, and Kuma into the ice.
• Saint Charlos arrived with two CP0 agents, insulted Xia Chen, and ordered them to capture him as a slave.
• The CP0 captain warned the two agents to flee with Charlos, but Xia Chen dodged their attacks and struck them down.
• Xia Chen pursued Charlos, and the CP0 captain turned to confront him, saying Xia Chen had forced him to act.

Xia Chen was gravely injured by a weapon that unleashed Imu’s stored Conqueror’s Haki, then fell into a losing fight against the CP0 captain, Aokiji, and Garp. After deciding to retreat, he vanished and appeared behind Charlos, asking what the Celestial Dragon planned to make him do as a slave.

• The CP0 captain fired a weapon that released Imu’s immense Conqueror’s Haki, shattering Xia Chen and his clone’s Hakai and sending Xia Chen crashing into the ice.
• Xia Chen recognized the attack as Haki stored for later release and, despite his severe injuries, fought back when the CP0 captain charged him.
• Aokiji, Garp, and another fighter joined the battle, overwhelming Xia Chen as his stamina ran low and his injuries worsened.
• Xia Chen decided Robin and the others had likely escaped and chose to retreat after doing one last thing.
• Charlos celebrated Xia Chen’s apparent defeat and bragged about making him a slave, but Xia Chen appeared behind him and asked how he intended to do it.

Xia Chen killed Saint Charlos and threatened the CP0 captain before an unexpected King's Gun attack sent him crashing into the sea. White Dove arrived, revealed that Saint Nusjuro had sent her as backup, and ordered a search for Xia Chen.

• Xia Chen smashed Saint Charlos with his club while Garp and the others made no move to stop him.
• Xia Chen threatened the CP0 captain, Purple Rat, and prepared to flee.
• A King's Gun attack struck Xia Chen and sent him into the sea, leaving him unconscious and badly injured.
• White Dove arrived and told Purple Rat that Saint Nusjuro had sent her with the King's Gun.
• Purple Rat organized a search for Xia Chen, ordering his team to find him alive or recover his body.

After Dragon rescued Xia Chen from the sea, Xia Chen learned that Luffy and the others had been captured and sent to Impel Down. Recovering from his injuries, he decided it was time to make a major move against the World Government.

• Purple Rat and White Dove failed to find Xia Chen, and White Dove ordered the arrest of the Straw Hat Pirates.
• White Dove revealed that six Navy Vice Admirals had been sent to capture Luffy and the others, leaving Garp distressed and Aokiji determined to keep Luffy alive.
• Xia Chen woke in Dragon’s care and learned that Dragon had rescued him after he fell into the sea.
• Dragon told Xia Chen that three days had passed and that Luffy and the others had been imprisoned in Impel Down.
• Xia Chen questioned Dragon’s failure to rescue Luffy, then examined his injured body and prepared to make a major move.

After recovering from his injuries on Baltigo, Xia Chen prepared to infiltrate Impel Down and asked Dragon to gather intelligence about Luffy and the others. He also reminded Sabo of his childhood with Luffy and Ace, restoring Sabo’s memories.

• Xia Chen finished eating and asked Dragon for Impel Down’s location, then declared that he would go alone to rescue the prisoners.
• Xia Chen removed his bandages and astonished the Revolutionary Army as his injuries rapidly healed.
• Xia Chen asked Dragon to contact Ivankov and find out where Luffy and the others were being held, while Sabo questioned how Xia Chen knew about the secret plan.
• Xia Chen asked Sabo if he remembered Luffy and Ace, then told him about their childhood and Sabo’s apparent death in a cannon attack.
• Sabo recovered his lost memories and thanked Xia Chen, while Koala objected to Xia Chen bringing up Sabo’s past.

Xia Chen and Sabo decided to rescue Luffy and their companions from Impel Down, while Dragon kept the Revolutionary Army captains from joining them. Dragon revealed where the prisoners were held, leaving Xia Chen aware that Ace’s execution was set for the next day.

• Sabo agreed to join Xia Chen in rescuing Luffy and Ace, and Koala and other Revolutionary Army members volunteered to come too.
• Xia Chen challenged the volunteers’ strength by unleashing his Conqueror’s Haki, and Dragon answered with his own powerful Haki.
• Dragon learned what had happened and forbade his captains from joining the rescue, but told Sabo to stay safe.
• Dragon told Xia Chen that four of Luffy’s group were on Impel Down’s sixth level and four were on the fifth.
• Xia Chen realized that Ace’s execution at Marine Headquarters was scheduled for the next day, leaving little time to rescue him.

Xia Chen infiltrated Impel Down as a mosquito to rescue Luffy and the others, while Magellan dismissed the warnings about his arrival. After meeting Buggy on the first underground level, Xia Chen agreed to help him escape if he did him a favor.

• Xia Chen told Sabo to wait outside Impel Down and transformed into a mosquito to sneak inside.
• Domino warned Magellan that Xia Chen might come to break out the prisoners, but Magellan insisted the prison's defenses would stop him.
• Xia Chen reached Crimson Hell and surprised Buggy by revealing himself after entering as a mosquito.
• Xia Chen told Buggy he had come to rescue Luffy and the others, and Buggy explained that he had been captured while searching for treasure near a Marine Base.
• Buggy begged Xia Chen to take him along, and Xia Chen agreed on the condition that Buggy do him a favor.

Xia Chen freed Buggy’s Seastone cuffs and arranged for him to release the prisoners above when a disturbance began. He reached the fifth underground level and reunited with Nami, Usopp, the tanuki, and Brook, breaking their cuffs as well.

• Xia Chen told Buggy to wait until he caused a disturbance before freeing the prisoners on the upper levels.
• Xia Chen shattered Buggy’s Seastone Handcuffs and weakened two cell bars, warning him to wait for the signal before escaping.
• Xia Chen flew to Impel Down’s fifth underground level, where Usopp, Nami, the tanuki, and Brook discussed his expected rescue.
• Xia Chen appeared before his friends, and Nami happily embraced him.
• Xia Chen broke the Seastone Handcuffs on Nami, Usopp, the tanuki, and Brook.

Xia Chen and his companions prepared to free the prisoners and rescue Luffy and the others from Impel Down. Xia Chen unleashed Dominion, blasting a hole through the prison and drawing Magellan’s attention as Buggy saw the sky through the ruined floors.

• Xia Chen told Usopp and the others to release the prisoners on their floor while he went to the sixth basement level to rescue Luffy and the others.
• Xia Chen used Conqueror’s Haki to silence the prisoners, then broke one pirate’s cell open while refusing to free the rest himself.
• Xia Chen and his clone struck the ceiling with Dominion, sending a powerful attack wave through the levels above.
• Magellan felt Impel Down shake and hurried toward the source of the attack.
• Buggy watched the attack blast through the prison and saw the blue sky and white clouds through the hole.

Xia Chen reached Impel Down’s Infinite Hell and freed Luffy and the others, learning that Robin and Ace had already been taken to Marine Headquarters for execution. He sent Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji to reunite with Nami while he stayed behind to handle the prisoners in the surrounding cells.

• Xia Chen tested his new, wide-ranging Dominion technique, then hurried toward Infinite Hell before Magellan and reinforcements could stop him.
• Magellan found the vast hole through Impel Down and called Marine Headquarters, requesting two Admirals to deal with the intruder.
• Xia Chen entered Infinite Hell and overwhelmed the prisoners’ contempt with his powerful Conqueror’s Haki as he searched for Luffy.
• Luffy told Xia Chen that the Marines had taken Robin and Ace to Marine Headquarters for a joint execution.
• Xia Chen freed Luffy and the others, then sent Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji to meet Nami while he remained among the cells.

Xia Chen offered Level Six prisoners their freedom in exchange for helping him attack Marine Headquarters and rescue Ace. After Byrnndi World reneged on the deal, Xia Chen knocked him unconscious with one punch and warned the others not to break their agreement.

• Xia Chen offered Crocodile, Jinbe, Shiryu, Catarina Devon, Sanjuan Wolf, and the other prisoners freedom if they joined his assault on Marine Headquarters.
• Crocodile, Jinbe, and numerous other pirates agreed, and Xia Chen released them from their cells.
• Byrnndi World refused to honor the deal and mocked Xia Chen, admitting he had only pretended to agree.
• Xia Chen struck Byrnndi World with one punch, sending him crashing into a cell and leaving him unconscious.
• Xia Chen reminded the freed pirates of their agreement and approached Byrnndi World as he warned what would happen to anyone who broke it.

Xia Chen secured the More-More Fruit and left the sixth floor, while Magellan fought the escaping prisoners and pursued the deeper threat. Luffy and his companions reunited with Usopp, Nami, Brook, and Chopper on the fifth floor, but a woman appeared and threatened to capture the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Xia Chen took the More-More Fruit into his System Space, warned the remaining prisoners, and headed out with his group.
• Magellan used Poison Dragon to defeat fleeing prisoners on the fourth floor, then headed toward the fifth floor, determined to stop the escapees despite the Marines' refusal to send Admirals.
• Usopp, Nami, Brook, and Chopper confirmed they had freed the prisoners on their side of the fifth floor and waited for Luffy and the others.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji arrived, and Zoro explained that Xia Chen had stayed behind to handle something.
• Sanji told the group they needed to escape and then rescue Robin from Marine Headquarters, prompting Nami to ask whether Robin had been captured.
• An alluring woman appeared and said she could capture the Straw Hat Pirates all at once.