Recaps

Luffy, Nami, and Zoro fought Chief Jailer Sadi as they tried to escape Impel Down and reach Marine Headquarters to rescue their friend. Zoro’s sword strike seemed to hit Sadi, but she opened her eyes to discover what had happened.

• Sanji admired Sadi while Zoro asked who she was, and Sadi identified herself as Impel Down’s Chief Jailer and blocked their escape.
• Luffy caught Sadi’s whip, and Nami attacked her with a 30 Million Volts Thunderbird.
• Sadi endured Nami’s stronger 60 Million Volts Thunder Dragon and destroyed it with her Haki-coated whip.
• Zoro drew his sword and cut through Sadi’s whip with a powerful blade aura, leaving her unable to escape.
• Sadi closed her eyes as the blade aura struck, then opened them when she felt no pain.

Usopp used his White Tiger powers to disperse Magellan’s Poison Cloud as Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji fought the warden. The fight remained evenly matched until Xia Chen arrived with a group of dangerous prisoners, including Shiryu, leaving Magellan facing a much greater threat.

• Magellan confronted Sadi and the escaping Straw Hat Pirates, then attacked them with Poison Cloud.
• Usopp formed a tiger from white mist and used Tiger Roar to blow apart Magellan’s poison and strike his venom wall.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked Magellan, but he evaded their blows and countered with venom.
• After several minutes of fighting, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji struggled to land hits on Magellan while conserving Haki.
• Xia Chen arrived with Crocodile, Jinbe, Catarina Devon, Sanjuan Wolf, and Shiryu, and Magellan recognized the threat.

Xia Chen and the Level Six prisoners fought Magellan as they tried to escape Impel Down. After they overwhelmed him, Magellan rose to defend the prison, and Xia Chen prepared to face him personally before sensing an incoming threat.

• Magellan confronted Shiryu about joining Xia Chen, and Shiryu admitted he had accepted Xia Chen's offer to escape and indulge his hobby.
• Xia Chen recruited the Level Six prisoners to help him reach Marine Headquarters and rescue Robin, then led the group toward the prison's upper levels.
• Magellan transformed into his red Venom Demon and charged the escapees, but the prisoners attacked together, shattered the giant, and left Magellan gravely injured.
• Magellan refused to yield despite his injuries, so Xia Chen entered his Demonized Form and approached him with his club.
• When Xia Chen came within ten meters of Magellan, he sensed something and raised his club just before a powerful blow struck.

Xia Chen and the prisoners escaped Impel Down after Momousagi and Chaton grabbed the injured Magellan and fled. As the group prepared to sail to Marine Headquarters aboard the Ark-Ark Maxim, Usopp revealed that the Going Merry had been sunk, and Xia Chen vowed to make the Marines pay.

• Momousagi and Chaton took the injured Magellan and escaped by Geppo, leaving Xia Chen and the prisoners to break out of Impel Down.
• Xia Chen and the others escaped with nearly all the prison’s inmates, while Buggy gathered a large following among the upper-level prisoners.
• Xia Chen summoned the Ark-Ark Maxim and told Nami to power it with her Devil Fruit ability as the group prepared to head for Marine Headquarters.
• Usopp revealed that the Going Merry had been sunk during the fight with the Marines, and Xia Chen promised revenge.
• Usopp regained his resolve and boarded the Ark-Ark Maxim with Xia Chen, who vowed that the Marines and World Government would regret their actions.

Xia Chen watched the Marine Headquarters broadcast from the Ark and assessed the forces gathered to execute Robin. He decided he would save her despite the possible threat from Imu, then noticed that the Execution Platform had three sections.

• Xia Chen traveled toward Marine Headquarters on the Ark while watching a live broadcast, waiting for Whitebeard's crew to arrive before making his move.
• Xia Chen spotted Boa Hancock among the Shichibukai and admired her beauty.
• Xia Chen saw CP0, CP9 with Rob Lucci, all Five Elders, and the Holy Knights led by Figarland Saint Garling gathered at Marine Headquarters.
• Xia Chen worried that Imu might intervene, but resolved to save Robin regardless.
• Xia Chen noticed that there were three Execution Platforms.

Xia Chen arrived at Marineford aboard the Ark Maxim as Whitebeard prepared to rescue Ace, drawing the attention of the Marines and World Government forces. The chapter left the execution and battle on the brink of beginning, with Xia Chen approaching his next check-in.

• Xia Chen was puzzled to see Franky among those about to be executed and wondered why the World Government had arrested him.
• Whitebeard and his allied pirate crews surfaced in Marineford Bay, and Whitebeard resolved to save Ace despite the odds.
• Xia Chen spotted Marineford from the Ark Maxim and anticipated receiving a valuable check-in reward.
• The Ark Maxim arrived above Marineford, and Sengoku, Garp, the Admirals, and the World Government forces focused on Xia Chen and the Level Six prisoners behind him.
• Saint Nusjuro silenced Saint Saturn when Saturn questioned the purpose of their lord's massive deployment.

Xia Chen unlocked Stone Monkey Form as the Ark descended toward Marineford, where Whitebeard’s forces and the execution platform’s prisoners watched his arrival. He promised Robin that he would free her, then vanished in a flash of light.

• The system advanced Xia Chen’s fruit, devouring Demonized Form and unlocking Stone Monkey Form, which increased his attack and defense while reducing his speed.
• Nami guided the Ark downward as Whitebeard considered how Xia Chen’s strength could help rescue Ace.
• Franky hoped Xia Chen’s arrival might save him from execution, while Ace regretted his capture and feared for Whitebeard and the crew.
• Robin remembered Xia Chen’s promise not to abandon her and cried as she watched her companions arrive.
• Xia Chen told Robin they were getting her out, then disappeared in a streak of light.

Xia Chen rescued Nico Robin from the Execution Platform and freed her Seastone Handcuffs before clashing with Kizaru. Kizaru recognized Xia Chen’s Observation Haki Killer, concealed the damage from the Marines, and kept their morale high as the confrontation continued.

• Xia Chen used the Flying Nimbus to snatch Nico Robin from the Execution Platform and take her to the Ark Maxim.
• Xia Chen shattered Robin’s Seastone Handcuffs and told her she was safe.
• Kizaru attacked Xia Chen, but Xia Chen dodged his kick and punched him into a wall.
• Kizaru realized Xia Chen had used Observation Haki Killer and hid his pain from the Marines.
• Kizaru let the Marines believe he had shrugged off Xia Chen’s attack, while Xia Chen watched with interest.

Xia Chen fought Aokiji at Marineford, then confronted Whitebeard and challenged whether the aging pirate still deserved his title as the World's Strongest Man. Their Conqueror's Haki clashed as pirates and Marines watched, leaving the reason for Xia Chen’s challenge unresolved.

• Xia Chen shattered Aokiji’s ice attacks, then struck him into the sea, where Aokiji froze the inner bay as he emerged wary of Xia Chen’s growing strength.
• Pirates under the Whitebeard Pirates charged toward the Execution Platform to rescue Ace, and Xia Chen recognized Squard among them.
• Xia Chen flew to Whitebeard and questioned whether he was still worthy of being called the World's Strongest Man.
• Xia Chen and Whitebeard unleashed matching Conqueror's Haki, knocking out fighters from both sides as Marco stopped Jozu from intervening.
• Xia Chen and Whitebeard continued their Haki clash, and both eventually laughed.

Xia Chen and Whitebeard agreed to fight the Five Elders and Marine forces to rescue Ace as the battle spread across the battlefield. The Marines still held a slight advantage, and the Shichibukai began to enter the fight.

• Xia Chen and Whitebeard laughed together, then agreed to face the Five Elders and clear the way to save Ace.
• Xia Chen watched Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Chopper, Robin, and Brook fight Marines across the battlefield.
• Xia Chen ordered the pirates he had freed from Infinite Hell to honor their agreement and join the battle.
• The freed pirates charged into the Marines, prompting Headquarters Vice Admirals to confront them as the war intensified.
• Doflamingo transformed the ground beneath him into white strings, and Hawk-Eyes began drawing his blade.

Hawk-Eyes and Doflamingo attacked Xia Chen, but he stopped both attacks without moving and struck Doflamingo for underestimating him. Kizaru caught the launched Doflamingo, but Xia Chen’s force sent them several kilometers from Marineford, leaving Kizaru alarmed by its power.

• Hawk-Eyes fired powerful flying slashes at Xia Chen and Whitebeard while Doflamingo attacked Xia Chen with Ever White.
• Diamond Jozu intercepted Hawk-Eyes' slash aimed at Whitebeard, while Xia Chen stopped both attacks with a golden halo without moving.
• Xia Chen appeared behind Doflamingo and struck him with a punch after accusing him of looking down on him.
• Kizaru caught the flying Doflamingo, but Xia Chen's force carried them several kilometers away from Marineford.
• Kizaru wondered whether Doflamingo had been seriously injured by the blow.

Xia Chen considered Hancock’s unexpected reaction, then challenged Blackbeard and learned that a mysterious black-robed figure had stopped him from killing Xia Chen after the fight with Golden Lion. Blackbeard revealed he had taken Golden Lion’s body, and Xia Chen began to suspect the identity of the figure who had saved him.

• Kizaru carried the unconscious Doflamingo toward Marineford after Xia Chen’s full-power punch knocked him out.
• Xia Chen noticed Hancock blushing when she met his gaze and suspected Charlos’s death had caused her favorable impression of him.
• Xia Chen chose not to approach Hancock and instead asked Blackbeard to exchange blows and reveal who had taken Golden Lion’s body.
• Blackbeard claimed that all Devil Fruit abilities were useless against him and floated into the air, hinting that he had Golden Lion’s body.
• Blackbeard said a black-robed figure had stopped him from killing Xia Chen while Xia Chen was unconscious.
• Xia Chen connected the figure to Golden Lion’s appearance on Jaya Island and began to suspect who the black-robed figure was.

Xia Chen faced Blackbeard while Luffy used Xia Chen’s taunts to provoke and defeat Rob Lucci. Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki drew the attention of Marineford’s leaders, and Sengoku complained to Garp about Luffy becoming a pirate.

• Xia Chen decided to play along with whoever might have been watching him, then insulted Blackbeard as Blackbeard charged at him.
• Rob Lucci confronted Luffy, who taunted him with a line learned from Xia Chen and provoked him into attacking.
• Luffy entered Gear Second, dodged Lucci’s attack, and struck him in the stomach with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Luffy released Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out many Marines and briefly dazing Lucci before approaching him.
• Sengoku blamed Garp for allowing Luffy to become a pirate, and Garp said his attempts to stop him had failed.

Luffy overwhelmed and defeated Lucci with Gear Third, then continued toward the Execution Platform and was confronted by the CP0 agent Purple Rat. Purple Rat struck Luffy hard enough to send him flying across the ice, and Luffy rose to face him.

• Kizaru decided to avoid fighting Xia Chen again, while Aokiji and Akainu reacted to Luffy's strength and threat.
• Luffy battered Lucci with a barrage of attacks, leaving him badly injured and unable to keep up.
• Luffy used Gear Third and Giant Elephant Gun to smash Lucci into a wall and knock him unconscious.
• Luffy continued toward the Execution Platform, where Purple Rat of CP0 announced that he intended to kill him.
• Purple Rat vanished and struck Luffy, sending him skidding across the ice, but Luffy stood up and acknowledged his strength.

Xia Chen defeated Blackbeard despite his Dark-Dark Fruit having no effect, then killed him underwater and retrieved two fruits from his body. He wondered how Blackbeard’s death would alter the story as Luffy faced Purple Rat elsewhere.

• Luffy charged at Purple Rat, eager to fight him using his divine sit-up skill.
• Xia Chen overpowered Blackbeard, whose Dark-Dark Fruit could not affect him, and sent him through the ice into the sea.
• Xia Chen followed Blackbeard underwater and struck his head with Ragnarok, killing him.
• Xia Chen retrieved two fruits from Blackbeard’s body and wondered whether his death would send the world’s story further off course.

Xia Chen stopped Squard from assassinating Whitebeard, and Whitebeard reassured his crews that they were all his sons. The pirates regained their resolve, while Xia Chen assessed Whitebeard’s failing health and wondered how it would affect his coming fight with Akainu.

• Xia Chen flew in and kicked Squard before he could attack Whitebeard.
• Squard accused Whitebeard of hiding Ace’s parentage and sacrificing the subordinate crews, shaking their morale.
• Whitebeard embraced Squard, explained that the crews could leave freely, and said he would not blame them for what they chose to believe.
• Whitebeard urged the pirates to decide for themselves, and they rallied against the Marines.
• Sengoku glared at Xia Chen, who examined Whitebeard’s poor condition and wondered how he would fare against Akainu.

Zoro, Sanji, and the Straw Hat crew fought Marines across the battlefield while Luffy continued his one-sided battle with Purple Rat. Luffy entered Gear Second and charged again, but a voice calling for him to stop briefly distracted him.

• Zoro faced Marine Vice Admiral Mole and used Demon Aura: Nine-Sword Style as they charged at each other.
• Sanji confronted Black Snake, whom he had lost to in Water 7, and sent him flying with a powerful kick.
• Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook attacked groups of weaker Marines together, then rested before fighting again.
• Purple Rat struck Luffy into the ice, but Luffy dodged his next punch and activated Gear Second to attack again.
• A voice calling, “Mr. Luffy, please stop fighting!!!” distracted Luffy as he charged at Purple Rat.

Luffy was badly injured by Purple Rat after Koby distracted him, then confronted Koby for urging him to abandon the war while his brother faced execution. Koby’s words and acceptance of Purple Rat’s praise convinced Luffy to attack him, but someone intervened just as Koby froze in fear.

• Koby called for Luffy to stop fighting, but Luffy condemned him for asking that while Luffy’s brother was about to be executed.
• Luffy and Koby argued over Koby’s betrayal, and Purple Rat praised Koby and promised to report his performance to Sengoku.
• Luffy rejected Koby and charged at him, intent on killing him despite his injuries.
• Koby froze as Luffy attacked, but an unknown figure appeared in front of him.

Luffy fought Purple Rat while Koby struggled with jealousy and fear, hoping the CP0 agent would defeat him. Xia Chen arrived and let Luffy handle Purple Rat, then asked Koby how he wanted to die.

• Luffy clashed with Purple Rat, and Koby was shocked by how much stronger Luffy had become.
• Koby admitted he wanted Purple Rat to defeat Luffy so he could escape Luffy’s shadow, then realized Xia Chen had heard him.
• Xia Chen appeared, and Luffy agreed to continue fighting Purple Rat without his help.
• Purple Rat charged at Luffy again, while Xia Chen turned to the fallen Koby and asked how he wanted to die.

Xia Chen killed Koby despite Garp’s arrival, then challenged Garp over his choice to uphold justice against his family. Their battle began while Luffy fought Purple Rat, and Xia Chen sent Garp flying with a powerful strike.

• Xia Chen grabbed Koby and killed him by breaking his neck, even as Garp shouted for him to stop.
• Garp caught Koby’s body, removed his Marine coat, and declared that he would get justice for his disciple.
• Xia Chen challenged Garp to finish their unfinished fight from Water 7, and they clashed with their staff and fist.
• Luffy and Purple Rat were thrown off balance by the shock wave, and Luffy struck Purple Rat while he was distracted.
• Xia Chen broke the balance between himself and Garp and struck him hard enough to send him flying.

Xia Chen overwhelmed Garp in their battle, alarming the Marines until Sengoku blamed Garp’s age to restore their confidence. Sengoku privately recognized Xia Chen’s true strength, conferred with the Five Elders, and announced that the execution ceremony would begin.

• Xia Chen struck Garp repeatedly, sending him crashing through the ice and preventing him from fighting back.
• The Marines panicked at Garp’s defeat, but Sengoku urged them not to lose confidence and claimed Garp had weakened with age.
• Whitebeard dismissed Sengoku’s explanation, while the Marines regained their enthusiasm.
• Sengoku privately acknowledged that Garp had lost little strength over the years and grew more wary of Xia Chen.
• Sengoku spoke with the Five Elders, returned to the Execution Platform, and announced that the execution ceremony would begin immediately.

Sengoku ordered Ace and Franky's execution to begin early, but Xia Chen stopped the executioners and blocked Sengoku from killing Ace himself. Sengoku realized Xia Chen had used a clone, while Xia Chen claimed the ability had no restrictions, and Sengoku vowed to keep him there.

• Sengoku ordered the executioners to kill Ace and Franky immediately, while Whitebeard's shock wave was stopped by the three Admirals.
• Purple Rat struck Luffy as he tried to save Ace, then attacked him while he was distracted.
• Xia Chen immobilized the executioners, leaving their blades suspended ten centimeters from Ace and Franky's necks.
• Sengoku tried to strike Ace himself, but Xia Chen blocked his golden palm with a black rod.
• Sengoku recognized Xia Chen's clone ability and questioned its restrictions, but Xia Chen claimed it had none.
• Sengoku told Xia Chen that he would not let him leave.

Sengoku, the Five Elders, and Figarland Saint Garling attacked Xia Chen, revealing that the war’s real purpose was to kill him rather than execute Ace. After they destroyed his clone, Xia Chen inferred that they had targeted his life before and began to understand their motives.

• Sengoku transformed and broke apart the Execution Platform, while Xia Chen kicked Ace to safety on the Flying Nimbus.
• Sengoku, the Five Elders, and Figarland Saint Garling launched seven attacks at Xia Chen, repeatedly battering him into the sea.
• The attackers believed they had weakened Xia Chen by destroying his clone, but Xia Chen’s original body remained unharmed and dismissed the clone.
• Xia Chen deduced that he was the real target of the war and connected the attack to the earlier attempt on his life in Water 7.
• Xia Chen murmured “Hades... Pluton...” and said he understood.

Xia Chen fought the Five Elders and shattered Marineford with a single blow, leaving the battlefield stunned. As Akainu moved to attack Xia Chen, Whitebeard intervened and confronted him.

• Xia Chen summoned six clones and charged the Five Elders, then enlarged himself and struck at them with his staff.
• Sengoku was hit by the edge of Xia Chen’s staff, while its impact split Marineford into countless pieces of land.
• Marines and pirates reacted in shock to Xia Chen’s power, and Akainu resolved to join the fight against him.
• Whitebeard stopped Akainu with a strike from Murakumogiri and declared that he would keep Akainu from reaching Xia Chen.
• Akainu threatened to kill Whitebeard before Xia Chen, and Whitebeard laughed, proclaimed his name, and struck the air with both fists.

Xia Chen used his clones and original body to overwhelm Saint Saturn, then struck him with Dominion at close range. The attack blasted through Saturn and Marineford’s ice barrier, leaving the battlefield stunned as Xia Chen inspected Saturn’s ruined body.

• Aokiji froze the tsunami and surrounding sea, joining Marineford’s scattered land into a larger battlefield.
• Xia Chen focused his original body and a clone on Saint Saturn while his other clones fought the remaining opponents.
• Xia Chen sent Saint Saturn flying, immobilized him, and dismissed his other clones, briefly making the other fighters believe the clones had a time limit.
• Xia Chen and a clone unleashed Dominion on the immobilized Saint Saturn, blasting through him and shattering much of the ice wall.
• Whitebeard and the others stared in shock at Dominion’s power as Xia Chen looked over Saint Saturn’s inhuman body.