Chapter Summaries

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.

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.