Arc 18Chapters 426–442

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Ch. 426Zoro's Resolve!

Mihawk defeated Shanks in a clash of Divine Departure, leaving Shanks mortally wounded. On the commanders’ battlefield, Zoro pushed himself to the brink against Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro and unleashed a decisive Conqueror’s Haki-coated attack.

  • Mihawk and Shanks clashed with Divine Departure and opened a vast chasm in the Red Line.
  • Mihawk acknowledged Shanks before leaving, while Shanks collapsed from a nearly fatal chest wound.
  • Zoro endured Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro’s attacks and taunted him despite being outmatched.
  • Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro transformed into a skeletal horse and attacked Zoro with green flames and bone blades.
  • Zoro fought back with Three-Sword Style and Asura, but Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro shifted into human-beast form and drew Shodai Kitetsu.
  • Zoro unleashed Conqueror’s Coating: Asura: Annihilation against Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro’s Sword-Drawing Oni Giri.

Ch. 427Straw Hat to the Rescue!

Zoro unlocked Conqueror’s Haki Coating and badly wounded Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, but exhaustion left him on the verge of defeat. Luffy arrived in Gear Fifth to save him, and Nusjuro charged at them both as the battle continued.

  • Zoro awakened Conqueror’s Haki Coating and carved a huge wound into Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, though their clash chipped one of Zoro’s swords and sent him flying.
  • Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro healed his wound and forced the exhausted Zoro into a prolonged fight, eventually overpowering him.
  • Luffy reached Mary Geoise, entered Gear Fifth, and punched aside Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro’s strike before it could finish Zoro.
  • Luffy and Zoro bickered while Luffy promised to recover Zoro’s sword, and Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro charged at them both with the Shodai Kitetsu.

Ch. 428Nika vs. the Five Elders!

Luffy joined Zoro’s battle against Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, but was repeatedly overpowered until Zoro was wounded and Luffy awakened his Nika form. Luffy then turned the fight around with his rubber powers, while Lin Yuan and Imu continued facing each other nearby.

  • Luffy entered Gear Fourth and attacked Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, but Nusjuro sent him crashing through tree stumps.
  • Zoro warned Luffy to stay alert, then fought Nusjuro while Luffy tried to attack again and was knocked away.
  • Zoro’s Famous Sword shattered during the clash, and Nusjuro slashed his chest as Luffy watched in alarm.
  • Luffy awakened his Nika form and fought Nusjuro with increased strength, elastic movements, and relentless punches.
  • Luffy wrapped his limbs around Nusjuro and hurled him over a hundred meters, enraging him into his skeletal horse form.
  • Nusjuro unleashed green fog, but Luffy turned the fog and ground into rubber and struck the horse from below with a rubber attack.

Ch. 429The Fruit's Wild Powers!

Luffy fought Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro with his growing and changing powers while Zoro subdued the Shodai Kitetsu. Mihawk arrived and told Zoro they would attack Nusjuro together because the other battles could not wait.

  • Luffy grew to a hundred meters tall and rode Nusjuro in his bone-horse form, shrugging off his bone spurs as he struck him.
  • Zoro seized the Shodai Kitetsu and used his Conqueror's Haki to suppress the cursed sword.
  • Nusjuro blasted Luffy away, but Luffy countered his bone-hoof attack, grew to two hundred meters, and slammed him into the ground.
  • Nusjuro shifted forms and used chilling fog and speed, but Luffy blew away the fog and continued trading blows with him.
  • Mihawk arrived and watched Zoro subdue the Shodai Kitetsu before telling him to attack Nusjuro together.

Ch. 430The Battle Begins to Tip

Mihawk and Zoro joined Luffy to defeat Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, though his body still showed signs of life. Mihawk and Luffy then entered other battles, shifting the balance as Redfield revealed the Seven Star Sword.

  • Mihawk and Zoro joined Luffy in attacking Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, exploiting his distraction and preventing him from recovering.
  • After an hour of relentless attacks, Mihawk cut Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro in half and decapitated him, but Luffy sensed traces of life remaining.
  • Luffy turned Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's remains to rubber, and Mihawk burned his body while Zoro took his head toward the sea.
  • Mihawk and Luffy went to support other fighters, while Zoro stayed behind to recover before joining the battle.
  • Mihawk took on one of the powerhouses fighting Redfield, who drew the Seven Star Sword and announced he would kill his opponents.

Ch. 431The Terrifying Strength to Kill Three Single-Handed!

Redfield and Mihawk fought three World Government Admirals, with Redfield using his two swords and special Observation Haki to dominate the battle. After Redfield claimed all three kills, the pair rested and discussed Mihawk’s future family before the war continued.

  • Redfield used Two-Sword Style and his ability to read opponents’ thoughts to keep two Admirals on the defensive while Mihawk fought a third.
  • Mihawk empowered Yoru and cut off his opponent’s arm, while Redfield transformed his cane sword, pierced one Admiral’s head, and bound another.
  • Redfield killed the wounded Admiral and then took the final Admiral’s kill during a clash with Mihawk, prompting Mihawk to curse him.
  • Redfield and Mihawk ate and drank wine to recover, then agreed that Mihawk would fight Redfield after the war.
  • Redfield urged Mihawk to marry Maya and have a child, while Mihawk resolved to steal Redfield’s kills next time.

Ch. 432Imu Makes Her Move!

Lin Yuan and Imu began a fierce battle after clashing with their ocular techniques, while fighting across Mary Geoise shifted as reinforcements arrived and allies moved to support the emperors’ battlefield. The chapter ended with Imu unleashing her Blade of Space against Lin Yuan.

  • Lin Yuan countered Imu’s Nightmare of Evil with One Eye Covers the Heavens, and Imu broke free of the resulting darkness.
  • Lin Yuan and Imu clashed with their weapons, carving a thousand-meter-deep chasm into the Red Line and drawing the attention of fighters across the battlefield.
  • Princess Shirahoshi continued directing the Sea Kings, while Hancock left Erza in charge of Pluton and headed toward the emperors’ battlefield with Sabo and Beckman.
  • Reinforcements from allied nations and the Marines arrived at Mary Geoise as Lin Yuan and Imu exchanged hundreds of blows in the air.
  • Imu acknowledged Lin Yuan’s strength and attacked him with Blade of Space.

Ch. 433A Battle at the Peak!

Lin Yuan and Imu fought across the sky and sea, matching his Time-Time Fruit and Mandala’s powers against her Space-Space Fruit and blood-red spear. After Imu revealed that she had used Rocks’s corpse as a puppet to test Lin Yuan, they resumed their battle with neither willing to yield.

  • Lin Yuan dodged Imu’s space slash, then blocked her spear and answered with Divine Sword: Demon Suppression, causing their time and space powers to collide.
  • Lin Yuan and Imu traded attacks through the air and over the sea, with his time power slowing her strikes while her space ability let her launch sudden attacks.
  • Imu unleashed Blood Spear Thousand Strikes, but Lin Yuan used Mandala’s Dark-Dark Fruit power, Shadow Devour, to swallow the spear shadows.
  • Imu recognized that Mandala had eaten the Dark-Dark Fruit and revealed that she had turned Rocks’s corpse into a puppet and used it to test Lin Yuan.
  • Lin Yuan admitted that the encounter with the puppet had given him time to prepare, and he and Imu charged at each other again, shattering the space around them.

Ch. 434Carnage, Kuina Goes Mad!

The allied forces defeated the black-armored warriors at Mary Geoise, then prepared to capture the Celestial Dragons and free the slaves. As the wider battle turned against the World Government, Kuina used a More-More Fruit-powered Gatling gun to kill two Admirals and then tried to recover so she could help Lin Yuan.

  • Uta, Hancock, Sabo, Beckman, and the allied fighters turned the battle at Mary Geoise into a slaughter, and Crocodile crushed the last black-armored warrior as dawn broke.
  • The victors counted heavy losses, and Uta ordered those still able to fight to rest briefly before capturing the Celestial Dragons and freeing the slaves.
  • Princess Shirahoshi's Sea Kings defeated the black dragon Sea King, while Neptune and Otohime ordered the Fish-Man Race to rescue their people and capture Celestial Dragons.
  • Redfield, Mihawk, Hancock, Sabo, Zoro, Beckman, and Luffy joined the Admiral and Emperor battlefield, shifting the balance against the World Government.
  • Kuina abandoned Wado Ichimonji and used her More-More Fruit-powered, Haki-coated Gatling gun to blast two Admirals to pieces.
  • Yamato supported the exhausted Kuina, who said she needed to recover before joining the fight to help Lin Yuan.

Ch. 435Everyone Unleashed Their Power!

As Lin Yuan fought Imu, the Abyss Trading Company's powerhouses unleashed their trump cards across the Red Line. Whitebeard Newgate and Redfield killed their opponents, while Devil Fruit weapons and Logia powers shifted the wider battle decisively in their allies' favor.

  • Yamato joined Kuina in supporting the other fighters after Kuina recovered, while the Abyss Trading Company's powerhouses prepared to use their hidden abilities.
  • Redfield joined Whitebeard Newgate, who used Murakumogiri's weight-altering power to kill two Admiral-level opponents; Redfield had already killed four.
  • Whitebeard Newgate and Redfield discussed Lin Yuan's battle with Imu, then headed off to kill more enemies.
  • Sakazuki, Ace, Enel, Dragon, Kuzan, and Borsalino unleashed their Logia powers, transforming the battlefield with disasters and changing weather.
  • The World Government's fighters were caught off guard by the Abyss Trading Company's Devil Fruit weapons, and Yamato and Hancock killed one of their opponents.
  • The new abilities swung the battle between the Admirals and Emperors toward an overwhelming victory for the Abyss Trading Company's side.

Ch. 436The End of the Five Elders!

Shiki and Whitebeard Newgate teamed up against Saint Figarland Garling while Redfield overwhelmed Saint Topman Warcury. Kaido joined Charlotte Linlin against Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, and the chapter left them unleashing Hakai on him.

  • Shiki attacked Saint Figarland Garling with his sword slashes and the Lion's Might: Earth Roll.
  • Whitebeard Newgate joined Shiki, and their combined attacks badly wounded Saint Figarland Garling.
  • Redfield ambushed Saint Topman Warcury alongside Kaido, then fought him alone and drained his blood with the Press-Press Fruit.
  • Kaido went to help Charlotte Linlin fight Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, whose sandworm form could regenerate from devastating injuries.
  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin raised their weapons together and unleashed Hakai at Saint Shepherd Ju Peter.

Ch. 437Finally Killed Him!

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin joined forces against Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, overwhelming his sandworm form and preventing him from regenerating. They pinned him with a Seastone spear and burned his corpse to ash, finally killing him.

  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin blasted Saint Shepherd Ju Peter's sandworm head, then repeatedly shattered it as it regenerated.
  • Kaido transformed into his Azure Dragon Form and used Bolo Breath while Prometheus burned the sandworm, forcing Saint Shepherd Ju Peter to retreat in his human form.
  • Charlotte Linlin held Saint Shepherd Ju Peter in place as Kaido struck him with Thunder Bagua, and the two battered him before he could transform again.
  • Kaido pinned the badly wounded Saint Shepherd Ju Peter with a Seastone spear, restricting his Devil Fruit ability.
  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had Prometheus burn Saint Shepherd Ju Peter's corpse to ash, then confirmed that they had finally killed him.

Ch. 438The Race for Kills!

After Kaido and Charlotte Linlin killed Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, fighters across the battlefield rushed to defeat the World Government’s remaining Admiral-level opponents and secure positions in the coming era. Dragon and Sabo joined the scramble as the Revolutionary Army realized the World Government’s defeat was near.

  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin rested briefly after killing Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, then hurried toward the Giant Race’s battle to claim more kills.
  • Kaido and Charlotte Linlin joined forces to kill two opponents, prompting Gaban and Loki to attack at full strength and compete for credit.
  • Ace teamed up with Marco, while Katakuri and King joined forces; Sengoku brought Garp and Luffy to help Zephyr and Naguri.
  • Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, and Fujitora Issho agreed to fight together to secure a place for the Marines in the future.
  • Dragon recognized the Revolutionary Army’s weakness beside Lin Yuan’s forces, then told Sabo they would fight for kills too.

Ch. 439A Great Victory That Shook the World

The Abyss alliance defeated the World Government’s forces on the Red Line and captured all the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise. The fighters celebrated their victory, but Kuina, Yamato, Hancock, Erza, and the others remained worried because Lin Yuan was still battling Imu.

  • Enel watched the battlefield, used his Observation Haki to monitor the fighting, and focused on preventing the enemy from escaping.
  • Morgans and his crew photographed the battles and the fall of Mary Geoise, while Morgans avoided approaching Lin Yuan and Imu’s fight.
  • Redfield killed Saint Topman Warcury and sent a blood bat toward Lin Yuan and Imu, but the energy from their battle destroyed it before it could reach them.
  • Sakazuki defeated the last admiral at the cost of an arm, bringing the fighting on the Red Line to a close.
  • Enel announced that the Abyss alliance had won the admiral-and-emperor battle and captured all the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise.
  • The Abyss alliance celebrated its victory, while Kuina, Yamato, Hancock, Erza, and their companions prayed for Lin Yuan to win his ongoing battle.

Ch. 440Imu's Fury, Transformation!

After the World Government’s defeat, Lin Yuan continued fighting Imu, who revealed a demon-like transformation and matched his strength. Imu began drawing energy from the fallen fighters and grew into an enormous dark figure, while Luffy and many others headed toward the final battle.

  • Lin Yuan declared the World Government finished, but Imu dismissed its defeat and resumed fighting him.
  • Lin Yuan struck Imu with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch, and she emerged from the Red Line’s crater transformed with purple horns and a black tail.
  • Lin Yuan and Imu fought for three days and nights, suffering serious injuries as Mandala clashed with Imu’s blood-colored spear.
  • Imu enveloped herself in black mist, grew enormous, and drew mist from the fallen World Government fighters, whose bodies crumbled to dust.
  • Luffy flew toward the giant figure in Gear Fifth, and Shiki took Redfield, Whitebeard Newgate, Garp, Dragon, Sakazuki, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Hancock, Yamato, Kuina, Mihawk, Gaban, Loki, and Lin Yuan’s commanders aboard the Ark Maxim to follow.

Ch. 441Demon Giant vs. Zhu Jiuyin! Uranus!

Lin Yuan and Imu fought in enormous Mythical Zoan forms, with their battle broadcast around the world. Both suffered grievous wounds and fell back into their original forms, but Imu revealed that a crown connected to Uranus could heal her as she prepared to finish Lin Yuan.

  • Imu and Lin Yuan transformed into colossal forms and clashed above the Red Line, while Shiki, Shirahoshi, and the others watched from a distance.
  • Lin Yuan countered Imu’s space attacks with his power over time and struck her with an accelerated tail swing, cracking her spear and knocking her backward.
  • Lin Yuan coiled around Imu, but she shattered the surrounding space and wounded him; he held on, burned her with Dragon Flame, and she stabbed him with her spear.
  • Both fighters lost their transformations and fell, while Hancock, Yamato, Kuina, and the others were unable to reach Lin Yuan through the dangerous shattered space.
  • Imu healed her wounds with energy from a black crown she identified as the Ancient Weapon Uranus, then sent a Blade of Space toward the falling Lin Yuan.

Ch. 442A New Era!

Lin Yuan mastered the power of time, fused two Devil Fruits, and defeated Imu by turning her own attacks against her after she lost control of space. Three months later, the World Government was gone and the world had reorganized, while Lin Yuan prepared to take his companions to other worlds.

  • Mandala saved Lin Yuan from Imu's Blade of Space, while Enel and the two Plutons attacked Imu but failed to break her Space Barrier.
  • Lin Yuan revealed that Imu's pressure had helped him master time and fuse two Devil Fruits, then used Time Cycle and Time Deprivation to replay the attacks against her.
  • Imu could no longer manipulate space, and the lightning and Pluton blasts struck her until her crown shattered and her body turned to dust; Mandala devoured the black energy that appeared.
  • Three months later, all Celestial Dragons had been publicly executed, the World Government had fallen, and a new government had formed with the Abyss Chamber of Commerce as its foundation.
  • Lin Yuan's allies pursued new lives across the world, while Lin Yuan traveled with his companions and, empowered by Pure Gold, planned to take them to other worlds.
Arc 18 of 18
Arc 18 of 18