Recaps

Lin Yuan confronted Kuzan to reclaim the Mandala, and the two fought across the frozen sea. After they clashed evenly, Lin Yuan caught Kuzan distracted and shattered his ice blade with a powerful strike.

• Lin Yuan sent Tesoro and the others toward an uninhabited island, then flew to meet Kuzan and demand the Mandala back.
• Kuzan froze the sea with Ice Age, forcing Enel, Tesoro, and the others to clear a path for their ship.
• Kuzan planted the Mandala in the ice and attacked Lin Yuan with Ice Block: Partisan.
• Lin Yuan countered Kuzan's freezing techniques with flames, and the two exchanged sword strikes through the resulting mist.
• Kuzan realized Lin Yuan had reached Admiral-level strength but lost focus, allowing Lin Yuan to shatter his ice blade and send a slash toward him.

Lin Yuan and Kuzan fought to a standstill on the frozen sea, then agreed to end their clash and keep what happened secret. Lin Yuan recovered the Mandala and warned Kuzan that the Marines and World Government would face his retaliation if they targeted him.

• Lin Yuan shattered Kuzan's ice form, but Kuzan reappeared unharmed after shifting away with his Logia powers.
• Lin Yuan and Kuzan traded sword attacks and powerful punches, shattering the ice and leaving both of them bleeding but evenly matched.
• Kuzan called off the fight and returned the Mandala, noting that Lin Yuan was not a pirate.
• Lin Yuan threatened to destroy Marine Bases and kill any Celestial Dragons who came after him, while Kuzan promised secrecy and warned he would arrest Lin Yuan if he committed evil.
• Lin Yuan retrieved the Mandala and promised to keep it with him as he set out to see the world.

Lin Yuan recovered Mandala after fighting Kuzan, who left after confirming Robin was safe. Lin Yuan reunited with his companions and celebrated their escape, while Enel learned how powerful the Marines and other forces could be.

• Lin Yuan reclaimed Mandala, and Kuzan departed after asking whether Robin was safe and warning Lin Yuan not to do evil.
• A day later, Kuzan used Ice Time Capsule at the battlefield, while Lin Yuan reflected on his fight with the Admiral and his own shortcomings.
• Enel found Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan explained the strength of the Marines, the World Government, and their future opponents.
• Lin Yuan and Enel returned to the uninhabited island, where Robin and the others welcomed them anxiously.
• Lin Yuan showed Robin Mandala and told her he had beaten Kuzan, then the group began a banquet to celebrate.

Lin Yuan and his companions arrived at Water 7 to seek out Tom, the island’s renowned shipwright, and presented him with blueprints after Iceburg initially refused to let them in. Tom arrived to inspect the plans, while unidentified figures appeared near the shipyard.

• Lin Yuan chose Tesoro, Enel, Erza, and Emile to accompany him ashore while Genzo and the others guarded the ship.
• Lin Yuan and his companions explored Water 7, ate Water Water Meat, and sent Enel back with food for Robin and the others.
• At Tom's Shipyard, Iceburg refused to let them see Tom, but he became absorbed in Lin Yuan's blueprints and went to fetch his teacher.
• Several figures appeared near the shipyard as Lin Yuan and his companions waited inside.
• Tom arrived with Iceburg and another young man and asked who had brought the blueprints and wanted a ship built.

Lin Yuan asked Tom to adapt the Ark Maxim blueprint so it could be built with less gold, and Tom agreed the ship was feasible. Lin Yuan then stunned Tom, Iceburg, and Flam by asking for materials to build twelve ships.

• Tom arrived with Iceburg and Flam, inspected Lin Yuan's Ark Maxim blueprint, and said he could not build it because he had little time left.
• Lin Yuan asked Tom to modify the design to replace most of its gold with other materials, and Tom and his apprentices spent an hour calculating changes.
• Tom explained that the ship needed only five percent of the blueprint's gold, though each vessel would still cost billions of Beli and require a special energy source.
• Tom estimated that he could build one ship in six months, while Iceburg and Flam would each need about eight months with his guidance.
• Lin Yuan asked Iceburg to obtain enough materials for twelve ships, leaving Tom, Iceburg, and Flam shocked by the scale of his request.

Lin Yuan offered Tom a chance to build the Ark Maxim after completing the Sea Train, promising to free him from the World Government’s surveillance. The chapter left Lin Yuan’s crew fighting the CP9 agents outside while Tom, Iceburg, and Franky weighed his offer and learned he knew about Pluton.

• Iceburg said there was enough Treasure Tree Adam for only three ships, so Lin Yuan asked whether metal could serve as a keel if it were sufficiently hard and tough.
• Lin Yuan asked Tom to help build the Ark Maxim after finishing the Sea Train and promised to protect him from the World Government and Marines.
• Iceburg and Franky urged Tom to accept Lin Yuan’s offer, but Tom said he could not abandon his Sea Train dream or risk Lin Yuan’s safety.
• Lin Yuan ordered Enel to deal with the CP9 agents outside as a show of sincerity, and Tesoro, Erza, and Emile joined the fight.
• Tom demanded to know how Lin Yuan knew about Pluton’s blueprints, and Lin Yuan assured him he did not want the weapon and said the agents posed a danger to them.
• Enel and the others’ battle intensified outside as Lin Yuan promised Tom that he never lied.

Lin Yuan’s companions attacked the CP9 agents watching Tom and defeated them before they could report what had happened. With the agents dead and communications cut off, Lin Yuan’s group left Tom to finish building the Sea Train.

• Enel, Tesoro, Erza, and Emile attacked the CP9 agents outside Tom’s shipyard.
• Enel defeated the CP9 leader with lightning and used his Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers to block communications from the island.
• Enel killed the CP9 leader after the agent threatened them and tried to send a message.
• Erza and Emile defeated their opponents with their Devil Fruit powers, and Tesoro finished off his opponent with Armament Haki.
• Lin Yuan told Tom that the dead CP agents were his first gift and said he would return once Tom had finished building the Sea Train.

After Lin Yuan killed the CP agents watching Tom, he funded an order for six ships and discussed plans for a new base with Tesoro and Genzo. The group chose Gourmet City as their first destination and left Water 7, intending to build their forces there before developing nearby uninhabited islands.

• Lin Yuan reassured Tom, Iceburg, and Franky that the CP agents' deaths would remain secret, then ordered six ships and paid by revealing a large store of gold.
• Lin Yuan left the shipbuilding plans and gold with Iceburg and Franky, who promised to deliver the ships within three months.
• Lin Yuan had Tesoro and Enel buy supplies while Erza and Emile shopped for clothes, then studied a map with Tesoro and Genzo.
• Tesoro proposed building up their forces on an established island first, and Genzo recommended Gourmet City and nearby uninhabited islands.
• Tesoro warned Lin Yuan about nearby underground emperors, and Lin Yuan said he would crush anyone who provoked them.
• Lin Yuan chose Gourmet City as their new starting point and ordered the merchant ship to leave Water 7.

After years of building his organization and training his companions, Lin Yuan took Tesoro to the Sabaody Archipelago to acquire the Gold-Gold Fruit. On the way, Tesoro asked why Lin Yuan had no interest in claiming a position as an emperor, and Lin Yuan questioned whether becoming one was truly desirable.

• The World Government and Marines searched Water 7 after Tom and his companions disappeared, but found only a vast crater and no trace of them.
• Lin Yuan revealed that he had sent Tom and the others to Sky Island and arranged for construction of Ark Maxim to begin.
• Tesoro established the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, expanded its business, and deterred its enemies with a show of force and gifts to the World Government.
• Lin Yuan told Tesoro that the Gold-Gold Fruit would be auctioned at Sabaody in a week, and they prepared to leave with the others watching their operations.
• Lin Yuan and Tesoro set out for Sabaody, where Tesoro asked why Lin Yuan was not trying to become an emperor, and Lin Yuan challenged his assumptions.

Lin Yuan explained to Tesoro how pirates had lost sight of their original aims and how the World Government used the emperors’ title to keep them divided. Tesoro renewed his resolve to avenge Stella, then realized Lin Yuan intended to rule the world and asked to help him.

• Lin Yuan warned Tesoro that pirates who gained power often became like the oppressors they once opposed, prompting Tesoro to feel ashamed of his ambitions.
• Lin Yuan argued that the World Government used the emperor title to make powerful pirates fight each other rather than pay the cost of eliminating them.
• Tesoro recognized how the World Government and Celestial Dragons benefited from the conflict, then resolved to strengthen himself, manage the merchant association, and avenge Stella.
• Lin Yuan declared that he intended to claim the Empty Throne and rule the world, and Tesoro knelt and offered to carve a path for him.

Lin Yuan and Tesoro visited Shakky's Rip-off Bar on Sabaody, where Lin Yuan revealed that he knew Shakky's past and her connections. Shakky reacted with alarm after he asked about Hancock and Rayleigh.

• A Shadow Secret Guard told Lin Yuan that the No. 1 auction would begin in three days and that his hotel rooms had been arranged.
• Tesoro visited his former home while Lin Yuan rested, then joined him the next day for a trip to Area 13.
• Lin Yuan and Tesoro entered Shakky's Rip-off Bar, where Tesoro kicked away a man who came flying toward them as Shakky beat another customer.
• Shakky recognized Tesoro as the president of the Abyss Chamber of Commerce and asked Lin Yuan who he was.
• Lin Yuan identified Shakky as the former empress of Amazon Lily, then asked whether Hancock was well and whether Rayleigh was coating ships, gambling, or selling himself at auction.
• Shakky sprang up in shock and pressed something inside her sleeve.

Lin Yuan met Shakky and Rayleigh at Shakky’s bar, revealed that he knew their secrets, and offered them a deal. Rayleigh agreed to teach Lin Yuan Conqueror’s Haki Coating, while Shakky agreed to share intelligence, provided they could keep their quiet life.

• Shakky grew alarmed when Lin Yuan identified her, Rayleigh, and the Hancock sisters, but Lin Yuan assured her he was not with the World Government or navy.
• Tesoro realized that Rayleigh was nearby, and Rayleigh rushed into the bar after receiving Shakky’s danger signal.
• Rayleigh confirmed Shakky was safe, then sat with Lin Yuan and learned that Lin Yuan knew about the Hancock sisters as well.
• Lin Yuan asked Rayleigh to teach him Conqueror’s Haki Coating and proposed paying him one hundred million Beli regardless of the result.
• Lin Yuan offered Shakky shared intelligence, three hundred million Beli in annual support, and half-price access to his chamber of commerce products.
• Rayleigh and Shakky accepted the deal after Rayleigh asked that no one disturb their retirement, and Lin Yuan agreed.

Lin Yuan learned Conqueror's Haki Coating and Ryuo Haki from Rayleigh, then went to an auction with Tesoro. The auction was about to begin when Celestial Dragons arrived, and the crowd prostrated themselves.

• Rayleigh told Shakky that Lin Yuan had mastered Conqueror's Haki Coating in half a day and had proved stronger than Rayleigh in their sparring match.
• Shakky took the hundred million Beli Lin Yuan had paid Rayleigh for teaching him.
• Lin Yuan practiced Conqueror's Haki Coating and Ryuo Haki, then set out for Auction House No. 1 with Tesoro.
• Tesoro told Lin Yuan that the auction included a mermaid and that Fisher Tiger and the Sun Pirates were evading the Navy.
• A messenger whispered to the auctioneer, who reacted with alarm, and Lin Yuan warned Tesoro to be ready for trouble.
• More than a dozen masked guards entered with two Celestial Dragons, and the people in the auction house fell to their knees.

Lin Yuan and Tesoro attended Auction No. 1, where Tesoro bought the Gold-Gold Fruit despite the Celestial Dragons’ attempt to claim it. Lin Yuan took the fruit and declared that he would buy the final lot, a mermaid, for five billion Beli.

• Lin Yuan’s killing intent cowed the two Celestial Dragons when they ordered him and Tesoro seized, and the auction began.
• Lin Yuan noticed the Celestial Dragons using a Den Den Mushi to give orders while slaves and other lots were sold.
• Tesoro recognized Dark King Rayleigh among ten enslaved people, and a young noblewoman bought Rayleigh for two million Beli.
• Tesoro outbid a Celestial Dragon and bought the Gold-Gold Fruit for one billion Beli.
• Lin Yuan took the Gold-Gold Fruit from the auction platform, tossed it to Tesoro, and claimed the mermaid as his final lot for five billion Beli.

Lin Yuan took the Gold-Gold Fruit and freed the mermaid, killing the auctioneer when he challenged him. Tesoro fought the CP guards while Lin Yuan wounded a Celestial Dragon, leaving the guards to turn their attacks on him.

• Lin Yuan gave Tesoro the Gold-Gold Fruit, freed the mermaid, and killed the auctioneer with a single blow.
• Lin Yuan told an auction house staff member to warn Doflamingo not to pursue the stolen items, then prepared to leave with the mermaid.
• The Celestial Dragons ordered their guards to seize Lin Yuan and the mermaid, but Lin Yuan sat back and let Tesoro fight them.
• Tesoro used his newly gained Gold-Gold Fruit power and Armament Haki to kill several CP guards.
• The Celestial Dragons shot at Lin Yuan, who caught a bullet and flicked it back through a guard, injuring one of them in the shoulder.
• The remaining guards abandoned Tesoro and charged Lin Yuan after he injured a Celestial Dragon.

Tesoro defeated the Celestial Dragons’ guards and beat two Celestial Dragons before Lin Yuan confronted Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo and Admiral Borsalino. Lin Yuan kicked the unconscious Celestial Dragons toward Onigumo, but they burst into bloody mist, leaving the Marines shocked.

• Tesoro unleashed a powerful attack that injured the guards, while Lin Yuan protected the mermaid girl and redirected the blast against them.
• Tesoro defeated the remaining guards, beat the two Celestial Dragons, and brought them to Lin Yuan.
• Onigumo arrived with Marines, but Lin Yuan warned him not to interfere and stood on the unconscious Celestial Dragons.
• Borsalino appeared and asked Lin Yuan to spare the Celestial Dragons, so Lin Yuan entrusted the mermaid girl to Tesoro and told him to find Rayleigh.
• Lin Yuan kicked the Celestial Dragons toward Onigumo, and they exploded into bloody mist before Onigumo could catch them.

Lin Yuan fought Kizaru after killing two Celestial Dragons, kicking the admiral through the auction-house wall and defeating Onigumo with a single sword strike. As Lin Yuan and Kizaru continued battling outside, Rayleigh helped Tesoro and the remaining slaves leave.

• Lin Yuan revealed that he had fought Kizaru at Mary Geoise, and Kizaru recognized him as the youth who had once injured him.
• Kizaru attacked Lin Yuan with a light-speed kick, but Lin Yuan blocked it with Armament Haki and sent him crashing through the auction-house wall.
• Onigumo charged Lin Yuan through his draconic pressure, but Lin Yuan shattered all eight of his swords and left him gravely wounded and unconscious.
• Kizaru attacked Lin Yuan again, and Lin Yuan dodged before drawing Mandala and slashing; Kizaru evaded the strike, which cut through more than a dozen buildings.
• Rayleigh told Tesoro to gather the conscious people and leave, while black-robed figures began escorting the slaves away.

Lin Yuan fought Borsalino on Sabaody Archipelago, then transformed into a gigantic black-and-red dragon and survived the Admiral’s strongest attack. He challenged Borsalino to let him leave or risk having the entire archipelago destroyed.

• Tesoro carried the unconscious mermaid girl away while Rayleigh hid nearby and watched Lin Yuan fight Borsalino.
• Lin Yuan blocked Borsalino’s rapid light-sword strikes and countered, leaving Borsalino wary of his strength.
• Borsalino unleashed Yata no Kagami and Yasakani no Magatama, raining countless light bullets down on Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan transformed into a colossal black-and-red dragon and swept away Borsalino’s attack with his tail, devastating Area One.
• Borsalino and Rayleigh recognized that the dragon was not Kaido, and Lin Yuan demanded that Borsalino choose whether he would leave or see Sabaody Archipelago wiped out.

Lin Yuan struck down Borsalino, then returned to Shakky’s bar and prepared to leave Sabaody with Tesoro and Yuewu. After Rayleigh learned Lin Yuan had also beaten Marine Admiral Kizaru, he reacted with shock.

• Borsalino deliberately took Lin Yuan’s dragon-tail strike and crashed through five buildings, leaving Lin Yuan and Rayleigh stunned.
• Lin Yuan searched the area with Observation Haki, returned to human form, and flew away; Rayleigh also left.
• Lin Yuan returned to Shakky’s bar, where Tesoro and the rescued mermaid Yuewu were waiting.
• Lin Yuan warned Yuewu that she might be wanted and offered to take her somewhere safe or bring her to his territory; she chose to follow him.
• Shakky gave Yuewu a cloak, and Lin Yuan flew away with her and Tesoro despite the expected Marine and World Government pursuit.
• Rayleigh returned to the bar and learned from Shakky that Lin Yuan had beaten Borsalino, prompting him to exclaim in shock.

The World Government issued enormous bounties for the Masked Man, Golden Man, and Yuewu after the Celestial Dragons were killed, while Lin Yuan headed to the East Blue with Tesoro and Yuewu. He reunited with Kuina and prepared to take her along to fulfill his promise to train her into the strongest swordsman.

• The Navy removed Onigumo and the other Marines from Sabaody, while the World Government searched the archipelago for the perpetrators.
• The World Government announced bounties of 5.5 billion Beli for the Masked Man, 2.55 billion for Golden Man, and 500 million for Yuewu.
• Lin Yuan warned Tesoro not to use the Gold-Gold Fruit openly and offered to train Yuewu to protect herself.
• Lin Yuan told Tesoro they were going to pick up Kuina, whom he had promised to train as the strongest swordsman.
• Lin Yuan reunited with Kuina, who said she had trained for three years and become the second strongest fighter at the Isshin Dojo.
• A voice challenged Kuina to their 1,058th duel.

Lin Yuan met Kuina’s friend Zoro, who challenged him to a fight and was quickly disarmed. Afterward, Lin Yuan used the exchange to teach Kuina about power and technique, encouraging her to become a great swordsman.

• Zoro arrived carrying three wooden swords, and Kuina introduced him to Lin Yuan as her father’s disciple.
• Zoro challenged Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan accepted while promising Kuina he would not hurt him.
• Lin Yuan caught Zoro’s three swords on a small branch and shattered them without injuring him.
• Lin Yuan explained to Kuina that swordsmen first needed to master power and technique before grasping intent.
• Kuina noticed part of Lin Yuan’s technique, and he praised her insight and encouraged her to keep working toward becoming a great swordsman.

After taking Kuina from the Isshin Dojo, Lin Yuan returned to Gourmet Island and spent eight years growing his group’s strength. At a meeting in Gourmet City, Tesoro reported that Shanks had become one of the Four Emperors and the New World had stabilized, prompting Lin Yuan to begin their next step.

• Lin Yuan and Koshiro exchanged swordsmanship insights while Kuina said goodbye to her family and friends at the Isshin Dojo.
• Koshiro gave Kuina the Wado Ichimonji, and Lin Yuan gave Koshiro a famous sword for Zoro before promising Kuina’s mother he would bring Kuina home within two years.
• Lin Yuan flew away with Tesoro, Yuewu, and Kuina, while Zoro promised to challenge Kuina again when he went to sea.
• Eight years passed as Kuina grew into a skilled swordswoman, Nojiko mastered two types of Haki, and Nami began training and drawing sea charts.
• Tesoro reported to Lin Yuan and the others that Shanks had become one of the Four Emperors and the New World’s territory had been divided and stabilized.
• Lin Yuan smiled and told the assembled members of Abyss to begin.

Lin Yuan held a meeting to welcome Pain and the surviving Sun Pirates into his organization, then assigned plans to expand trade in the New World and build an aerial fleet. He ordered the Shadow Secret Guard to investigate failed contenders for the Four Emperors, including Crocodile and Gecko Moria, and asked Pain about Jinbe.

• Lin Yuan heard how Fisher Tiger died while holding off the Marines so Pain and the other Fish-Men could escape, and welcomed the survivors to live in Gourmet City.
• Pain asked Lin Yuan to meet the Fish-Men, and Lin Yuan promised to drink with them at a banquet that night and set a three-year goal for them to master Haki.
• Lin Yuan announced that Tesoro would lead trade in the New World, which he expected to remain stable as the Four Emperors held power.
• Lin Yuan ordered Enel to train crews for sixteen flying Ark Maxim vessels into a powerful aerial fleet within three years.
• Lin Yuan told Stella, Erza, and Emile to send the Shadow Secret Guard to investigate failed Four Emperor contenders, naming Crocodile and Gecko Moria, then asked Pain whether Jinbe was still on Fish-Man Island.

Lin Yuan directed his allies to protect Queen Otohime, recruit future Shichibukai, and strengthen their forces over the next three years. He promised Pain and the Fish-Men that they could earn an island and his protection, winning their loyalty as his subordinates.

• Lin Yuan asked Pain to contact Jinbe and warn him to protect Queen Otohime from Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX.
• Lin Yuan told Pain that Jinbe should accept a future offer to become a Shichibukai, and ordered Stella, Erza, and Emile to investigate Crocodile and Gecko Moria.
• Lin Yuan explained that he wanted to recruit future Shichibukai and gain access to their legal right to plunder, then gave everyone three years to establish a foothold in the New World and contact its factions.
• At a banquet, Lin Yuan ordered Pain to train the Fish-Men in Haki and promised them an island and protection if they proved themselves and King Neptune agreed.
• Pain and the Fish-Men pledged their lives to Lin Yuan, who told them to call him boss.

Tesoro, Genzo, Erza, and Emile carried gifts and trade proposals from the Abyss Chamber of Commerce to the Four Emperors to secure the chamber’s foothold in the New World. Tesoro won Big Mom’s approval, while Erza met Whitebeard Newgate and discussed the chamber’s plans with him.

• Tesoro sent more than sixty merchant ships into the New World and dispatched gifts to the Four Emperors, with Lin Yuan waiting nearby to provide support.
• Emile met Red-Haired Shanks, explained the chamber’s offer, and returned home before reaching his territory; the other delegates continued their journeys.
• Tesoro presented Gourmet City desserts and other goods to Big Mom, who agreed to let the chamber trade in the New World in exchange for a monthly share of its profits.
• Erza brought cargo to Whitebeard Newgate, who questioned her about the chamber’s past victories and praised her strength and composure.
• Whitebeard Newgate invited Erza to become a division commander, but she declined because she belonged to the chamber and her beloved was in the first half of the Grand Line.