Recaps

The Straw Hat Pirates helped Fish-Man Island defeat Hody Jones, while Xia Chen recovered the ancient robot Vegito and placed the island under their protection. After sailing into the New World and encountering Zephyr, the crew reached Punk Hazard, where Kin'emon searched for his son and Caesar Clown fled from the intruders.

• Hody Jones seized Neptune and tried to take the throne, but Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Hody and his forces while Xia Chen fought Vegito and gained the robot’s loyalty.
• Vander Decken sent Noah toward Fish-Man Island, but Xia Chen arrived in Vegito and destroyed the ship before it could crush the island.
• Xia Chen told Big Mom’s emissaries that Fish-Man Island was under the Straw Hat Pirates’ protection, and the crew departed with Jinbe planning to join them later.
• Big Mom learned that Xia Chen had claimed Fish-Man Island for the Straw Hats, while the crew rescued the injured former Admiral Zephyr, who insisted on being called Z.
• On Secon Island, Aokiji defeated Zephyr after he refused to abandon his plan to destroy an End Point, and Zephyr died after asking Aokiji to spare his subordinates.
• The Straw Hat Pirates landed on Punk Hazard, where Xia Chen killed a dragon and recognized Kin'emon, who attacked Zoro while searching for his son Momonosuke.
• Caesar Clown learned that the intruders were the Straw Hat Pirates and fled Punk Hazard with Monet after realizing he had sent men after a Wano samurai.

Xia Chen killed Oden and Momonosuke, helped Luo bring down Vergo, and set Doflamingo’s downfall in motion while facing Kaido in a fierce battle. The stretch left Kaido newly strengthened and Luffy trading increasingly powerful blows with Doflamingo in the Flower Field arena.

• Zoro defeated Kin'emon, who collapsed unconscious, and asked Chopper to treat both of them as a tremendous rumbling shook Punk Hazard.
• Oden appeared before Momonosuke, but Xia Chen arrived, defeated and killed them both, then told Luffy and his crew what he had done.
• Luo seized Caesar and Monet’s hearts, but Vergo overpowered the wounded Luo until Luffy arrived and defeated Vergo with his Haki-coated attacks.
• Xia Chen told Doflamingo that he was unworthy of being his opponent, then went to Mary Geoise and confronted the Five Elders about the Revolutionary Army’s destruction.
• Doflamingo arranged a trade for Caesar and Dragon’s Storm-Storm Fruit, while Xia Chen flew to Green Bit and fought Kaido, whose Haki Xia Chen later helped advance through punishing training.
• Luffy’s crew entered Dressrosa and learned from Luo and Violet about Sugar’s ability to turn people into toys and erase them from memory, while Doflamingo prepared a deadly arena.
• Luffy confronted Doflamingo in the Flower Field arena, and the two exchanged powerful attacks as Doflamingo threatened to stop holding back.

After defeating Doflamingo, Xia Chen rescued Sabo from Imu’s control and continued his journey through Gran Tesoro, where he confronted Tesoro and Stephen Gek. The Five Elders learned Imu intended to face Xia Chen, while Xia Chen joined Luffy and the others on their way to the Pirate Expo on Delta Island.

• Luffy defeated Doflamingo, freeing Dressrosa’s transformed people, while Xia Chen left Kaido recovering and flew to the island.
• Xia Chen found Imu controlling Sabo, fought him, and froze him, while Imu revealed that he had used Sabo to kill Dragon and destroy the Revolutionary Army.
• Sabo told Luffy that Imu had controlled him, and Xia Chen left Doflamingo alive before using Planetary Devastation against him.
• Sabo accepted the Storm-Storm Fruit and vowed to change the world, while Xia Chen and the Straw Hat Pirates headed for Gran Tesoro.
• Xia Chen killed the Celestial Dragons aboard Gran Tesoro, exposed Tesoro’s treatment of Dika, and froze Stephen Gek after he tried to steal Xia Chen’s talent.
• Xia Chen returned to Amazon Lily, where the Five Elders learned that Imu planned to deal with him personally, while Kaido and Big Mom clashed over Kaido’s improved Haki.
• Sabo killed a Cipher Pol agent and challenged the World Government on Buji Street, while Xia Chen agreed to join Luffy at the Pirate Expo and invited Hancock.
• Festa asked Bullet whether to change their plan because Xia Chen was coming, but Bullet insisted they proceed, while Bartolomeo struck down Dorry and attacked him with Barrier Crash.

Xia Chen defeated Bullet at the Pirate Expo, but Gar used the Time-Time Fruit to send him into the past. There, Xia Chen joined the Rocks Pirates as Rocks’s equal, demonstrated his strength to Whitebeard and Kaido, and began teaching the crew Observation Haki Killer.

• Bartolomeo recognized Luffy and Chopper as his senpais, while Zoro got lost and crossed paths with Cavendish.
• Xia Chen dropped a meteor on the pirates climbing the Knock Up Stream, and Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Nami worked together to deflect it into the sea.
• Bullet defeated the Worst Generation and fought Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp before Xia Chen arrived and beat him with a giant made of golden-patterned rocks.
• Xia Chen revealed that Roger’s treasure was an Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale, but Gar sent him into the past with the Time-Time Fruit, leaving the Straw Hats to sail on without him.
• Xia Chen learned he had arrived in Sea Circle Calendar year 1484, destroyed the Cat Hunter Pirates, and traveled to Hachinosu to challenge the Rocks Pirates.
• Xia Chen defeated Shiki and joined the Rocks Pirates as a captain equal to Rocks, alarming the Marines and prompting Kong to summon a meeting.
• Xia Chen defeated Whitebeard in a duel, explained Observation Haki Killer to the Rocks Pirates, and agreed to teach them the ability.
• Kaido challenged Xia Chen and was knocked unconscious, after which Xia Chen told Kerr to arrange his treatment and invite him to train.