Chapter Summaries

Ace broke free from execution and joined the battle as Sengoku tried to stop him, while Blackbeard waited for Whitebeard Newgate to weaken. The chapter ended with Whitebeard Newgate badly wounded, Sengoku ordering the Shichibukai to attack him, and Blackbeard leading his crew toward the fight.

• Sengoku ordered Ace's execution, but Ace shattered his switched Seastone Handcuffs and blasted the Marine officers guarding him.
• Ace and Sengoku exchanged attacks, while Morgans secretly continued broadcasting the battle and Lin Yuan revealed that he had arranged Ace's escape.
• Blackbeard and his injured crew arrived at Marineford, and Blackbeard waited for Whitebeard Newgate's illness and age to give him an opening.
• Sakazuki took advantage of Whitebeard Newgate's distraction to punch a hole through his side, and Whitebeard retaliated by sending Sakazuki flying.
• Sengoku ordered the Shichibukai to help Sakazuki surround Whitebeard Newgate, and Blackbeard led his crew into the attack.

Whitebeard Newgate and the Marines were attacked by the Shichibukai, who revealed they had turned against the Marines and slaughtered Blackbeard’s Impel Down recruits. Whitebeard Newgate faced Teach and overcame his Dark-Dark Fruit with Conqueror’s Haki, leaving the battle at the moment his Quake Kill struck.

• Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and the Shichibukai charged Whitebeard Newgate, but the Shichibukai suddenly changed targets and attacked the Marines and Blackbeard’s men.
• Mihawk, Jinbe, Crocodile, Gecko Moria, and Bartholomew Kuma killed Blackbeard’s newly recruited escapees, while Kuma struck and severely wounded Sakazuki.
• Crocodile declared that the Shichibukai were pirates who would not obey Sengoku, and Hancock and Ace blocked Sengoku when he tried to join the fight.
• Blackbeard begged Whitebeard Newgate for mercy, then used the Dark-Dark Fruit to absorb his Air Quake.
• Whitebeard Newgate coated his fist with Conqueror’s Haki and unleashed Quake Kill, bypassing Blackbeard’s Devil Fruit power.

Whitebeard Newgate nearly killed Blackbeard with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch, then tried to lead his allies away after crushing Marine morale. Sengoku and the Marines counterattacked, splitting Marineford and reigniting the battle as a strange black substance spread beside Blackbeard.

• Whitebeard Newgate struck Blackbeard into the ground, leaving him gravely injured and stunning everyone with his strength.
• Whitebeard Newgate called his allies to gather and escape with Ace, but Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha and attacked with eighteen shockwaves.
• Whitebeard Newgate countered Sengoku with Space Burst, and their clash split Marineford in two before leaving both men wounded.
• Borsalino voiced reluctance to fight, while Sengoku fell and the plaza was left with a bottomless abyss.
• Borsalino fired Yasakani no Magatama at Whitebeard Newgate and the cloaked figures, prompting Enel and Kuzan to launch counterattacks.
• Black substance began spreading beside the nearly defeated Blackbeard as the battle resumed.

Marineford’s battle intensified when Blackbeard revealed a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit alongside his Dark-Dark Fruit, transforming into a massive tentacled creature. Whitebeard Newgate confronted him as the battle resumed, and the chapter ended with Whitebeard striking back with Murakumogiri.

• Lin Yuan told Redfield that the battle would continue because others still hoped to profit and someone would come to stop it.
• Whitebeard Newgate noticed Blackbeard’s hiding place, ordered Yamato, Mihawk, Ace, and Bartholomew Kuma to hold off the Marines, and attacked the ground.
• Blackbeard revealed his Mythical Zoan, Octopus Form, Deep-Sea Hollow Fruit, and transformed into a huge tentacled monster.
• Sakazuki attacked Yamato’s group while the battlefield was distracted, but Monet blocked his magma with a blizzard and gave everyone time to resume fighting.
• Blackbeard attacked Whitebeard Newgate with his extended tentacles, and Whitebeard countered with Murakumogiri, declaring that he was also a master swordsman.

Whitebeard Newgate and Dracule Mihawk cut down Blackbeard, who used the Dark-Dark Fruit to stop their follow-up attacks. As the battle raged on, Marine soldier Koby called for the Marines to surrender, and Lin Yuan ordered Enel to kill him.

• Whitebeard Newgate fought Blackbeard, whose severed tentacles regenerated and whose Dark-Dark Fruit nullified Whitebeard Newgate's Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Dracule Mihawk intervened after Lin Yuan alerted him to Blackbeard's sneak attack, and he and Whitebeard Newgate joined forces against Blackbeard.
• Mihawk and Whitebeard Newgate struck Blackbeard with simultaneous slashes, leaving him badly wounded until he released the Dark-Dark Fruit's Black Hole power to block them.
• Koby shouted for the fighting to stop and declared that the Marines surrendered, drawing anger and disbelief from Sengoku and the other fighters.
• Lin Yuan recognized Koby and ordered Enel to kill him.

Enel killed Koby under Lin Yuan’s orders while Whitebeard Newgate and Dracule Mihawk pushed Blackbeard to the brink. Lin Yuan then launched a plan to assassinate summoned Marine officers and secure control of Marine bases and branches.

• Enel dodged Borsalino’s fight and struck Koby with lightning, burning him to ashes.
• Whitebeard Newgate and Dracule Mihawk jointly attacked Blackbeard until he began plotting his escape.
• Lin Yuan ordered his allies to begin the plan, and they unleashed their full strength against the Marines.
• Ace, Erza, Emile, and others assassinated Marine officers, focusing on base commanders summoned by Sengoku.
• Lin Yuan’s agents killed the commanders to create vacancies he expected the Abyss Chamber of Commerce’s recruits to fill.

After the Marines admitted defeat, Whitebeard Newgate killed Blackbeard and confronted Sengoku over the war’s outcome. Red-Haired Shanks arrived to stop the fighting, but a crowd of powerful fighters turned to face him.

• Sengoku admitted the Marines had lost, while Tesoro refused to let him decide when the war ended.
• Jinbe withdrew from the Shichibukai and Fish-Man Island, leaving Sengoku bewildered by the strength of the opposing fighters.
• Whitebeard Newgate defeated Blackbeard, who begged for mercy, then killed him with Murakumogiri and checked on Ace.
• Whitebeard Newgate told Sengoku that his plan had failed and asked whether he would admit defeat.
• Red-Haired Shanks arrived with his crew and demanded that everyone stop, but more than a dozen admiral- and emperor-level fighters turned to face them.

Red-Haired Shanks arrived at Marineford intending to mediate between Whitebeard Newgate and the Marines, but both sides treated the Red Hair Pirates as a threat. Shanks left under pressure, while Lin Yuan watched from above as the confrontation settled.

• Whitebeard Newgate and Fleet Admiral Sengoku reacted angrily to Shanks's arrival and demanded to know why he had come.
• Beckman noticed that Whitebeard Newgate's side had the advantage, while Sengoku and Whitebeard agreed to drive the Red Hair Pirates away before resuming negotiations.
• Shanks said he wanted to preserve the world's balance because Lin Yuan might otherwise swallow everyone, leaving both sides shocked.
• Enel and Borsalino attacked Shanks, and the Red Hair Pirates drew their weapons before Beckman warned them to stop.
• Whitebeard Newgate and Sengoku gave Shanks three minutes to leave, so he withdrew with his crew without interfering.

After the war ended, Whitebeard Newgate secured an agreement from Sengoku and led his allies away, while the Marines counted their dead and regrouped. Lin Yuan met with Lafitte and Van Augur, who revived Blackbeard, and prepared to kill him again.

• Whitebeard Newgate agreed to end the war after Sengoku promised not to pursue Ace or the Shichibukai who had helped for two years.
• The Marines counted more than three thousand dead, including over 150 captains or higher-ranking officers, while Borsalino took command.
• Lin Yuan watched from above with Bullet and Redfield, then followed the people who had taken Blackbeard's corpse.
• Tesoro arranged for Hancock and the others to leave their former homes and withdraw from the world.
• Lafitte and Van Augur revealed they were Lin Yuan's subordinates and restored Blackbeard to life.
• Blackbeard celebrated his survival, and Lin Yuan declared he would personally send him on his final journey.

Lin Yuan confronted and killed Blackbeard, then rewarded Lafitte and Van Augur with powerful Devil Fruits. After finding Blackbeard’s fruits, Lin Yuan remembered that weapons could eat Devil Fruits and tried feeding one to Mandala.

• Blackbeard tried to flee, but Lin Yuan used Time Reversal to bring him back.
• Blackbeard failed to recruit Bullet and Redfield, and Lin Yuan cut him down and sealed his body in a Seastone coffin.
• Lafitte received the Mythical Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit, Nine-Tailed Fox Form, while Van Augur accepted the Paramecia Warp-Warp Fruit.
• Lin Yuan opened the coffin and found the Dark-Dark Fruit and Blackbeard’s Mythical Zoan Fruit among the returned fruits.
• Lin Yuan stabbed Mandala into a Devil Fruit to see whether the sword could eat it.

Lin Yuan fed the Dark-Dark Fruit’s power to Mandala and helped the cursed blade withstand the dangerous transformation. Mandala emerged as a blade of slaughter with three abilities, and Redfield offered to follow Lin Yuan in exchange for a Devil Fruit and a similar Famous Sword.

• Lin Yuan used the Time-Time Fruit and Dragon God's Power to contain the Dark-Dark Fruit’s escaping energy while Mandala began devouring it.
• Mandala cracked under the strain, but Lin Yuan strengthened his restraint and helped the blade suppress and absorb the evil energy.
• Mandala transformed into a longer black-and-white blade with a blood-red edge, and Lin Yuan tested its cutting power.
• Lin Yuan learned that Mandala possessed the Blade of Slaughter, the Power of Devouring, and the Power of Demon Sealing, and that it could help recover Devil Fruit powers.
• Redfield asked Lin Yuan for a Devil Fruit and a similar Famous Sword, offering to follow him for the rest of his life.

Lin Yuan faced Bullet in a strength test after Redfield agreed to join the Abyss Chamber of Commerce. Lin Yuan gained the upper hand, but Bullet unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki as Lin Yuan prepared to end the fight.

• Lin Yuan promised Redfield a Devil Fruit and weapon at headquarters, and Redfield accepted his offer to join.
• Bullet refused to join unless Lin Yuan defeated him, so Lin Yuan agreed to fight and offered him an annual chance to challenge him if he won.
• Bullet charged Lin Yuan, who blocked his punches barehanded and held his ground through the barrage.
• Bullet used a burst of bloodline power to knock Lin Yuan back, but Lin Yuan struck once and sent Bullet flying.
• Bullet erupted with Conqueror's Haki, and Lin Yuan answered with an even greater wave of Haki while declaring he would defeat him outright.

Lin Yuan defeated Bullet in a devastating clash, then treated his wounds and secured Bullet’s promise to join him. With Bullet and Redfield allied with him, Lin Yuan considered the Abyss Chamber of Commerce’s growing strength and chose to keep preparing before confronting the World Government.

• Bullet suppressed his Devil Fruit and entered his Demon Form, challenging Lin Yuan to defeat him at his strongest.
• Lin Yuan drew Mandala and clashed with Bullet, destroying the island and sending a massive shock wave across the surrounding sea.
• Redfield rescued Lafitte and Van Augur, while Lin Yuan carried the bloodied Bullet to safety and used his Dragon God's Power to stabilize him.
• Bullet pledged to join Lin Yuan but vowed to defeat him before leaving, and Lin Yuan teased him about the challenge.
• Lin Yuan reviewed the powerful allies gathered around the Abyss Chamber of Commerce and decided to keep his plans hidden until they were ready.

After the Paramount War, the Abyss Chamber of Commerce and the Revolutionary Army gained public support while the World Government blamed the Marines for their defeat. The Five Elders accepted Kong’s plans for the Marines, decided Sengoku would resign, and moved toward making Sakazuki Fleet Admiral.

• The Abyss Chamber of Commerce protected towns from pirate raids, while the Revolutionary Army quietly infiltrated several forces.
• The Five Elders and Steel Bone Kong confronted Sengoku over the Marines’ defeat and discussed cutting their funding and abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.
• Kong proposed reorganizing the Marines, cracking down on pirates, rebuilding Marine Headquarters, recruiting powerful fighters, and having Sengoku resign after the recruitment drive.
• The Five Elders approved Kong’s proposals and added the abolition of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.
• Saint Saturn proposed Sakazuki as Sengoku’s successor, but Sengoku argued for Kuzan; the Five Elders decided Sakazuki would be chosen unless someone defeated him.
• Sengoku left Pangaea Castle feeling that his era and the Marines’ strength were coming to an end.

After the Marines began rebuilding from their defeat, Lin Yuan traveled with Redfield and Bullet and wagered that a Marine Admiral would defect to their side. He then sensed Golden Lion Shiki nearby and came up with a plan to arm their strongest fighters with Devil Fruit weapons.

• Sengoku announced a major Marine recruitment drive, and news spread that the Seven Warlords of the Sea system had been abolished.
• Kuzan challenged Sakazuki to fight after he recovered, while Borsalino complained that nobody considered him for Fleet Admiral.
• Lin Yuan bet Redfield that a Marine Admiral would defect and join them, wagering that Redfield would become his butler if Lin Yuan won.
• Lin Yuan sensed Golden Lion Shiki and changed the Flame Clouds' course to visit him with Redfield and Bullet.
• Lin Yuan proposed making Devil Fruit weapons for every Admiral- or emperor-level powerhouse, and Redfield and Bullet agreed the idea could work if they found suitable weapons.

Lin Yuan confronted Golden Lion Shiki and offered to heal him and help him regain his strength in exchange for joining their fight against the Celestial Dragons. Shiki accepted, and Lin Yuan began examining the floating island’s beasts.

• Lin Yuan, Redfield, and Bullet met Golden Lion Shiki on his floating island, where Shiki boasted about his plan to rule the world with an army of beasts.
• Lin Yuan released his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out the beasts and destroying Shiki’s plans; he then crushed Shiki’s slashes and cut the island in two with a stronger strike.
• Lin Yuan offered Shiki treatment for his head and legs, a Devil Fruit weapon, and a chance to fight alongside old friends against the Celestial Dragons.
• Golden Lion Shiki accepted Lin Yuan’s offer, and Lin Yuan welcomed him aboard before going to examine the beasts.
• Redfield asked Shiki why he had agreed so readily, and Shiki replied that Lin Yuan’s offer was too good to refuse and that refusing could have gotten him killed.

Lin Yuan returned to the Abyss Chamber of Commerce with Bullet, Redfield, Golden Lion Shiki, and their companions, bringing the legendary old-timers together with Whitebeard Newgate and the others. After a three-day drinking contest nearly turned into a brawl, Lin Yuan checked on Bullet and Shiki and learned Shiki had only a few years left even with treatment.

• Lin Yuan returned to the headquarters, explained how Blackbeard had faked his death, and introduced Bullet, Redfield, Shiki, Lafitte, Van Augur, Indigo, and Scarlet to Whitebeard Newgate and the others.
• The old-timers reunited at a grand banquet, reminisced about their past, and recognized the strength of the younger fighters gathered there.
• Enel challenged the old-timers, but Tesoro prevented a fight and the two groups began a drinking contest that lasted three days and nights.
• A week later, Lin Yuan visited Bullet and Shiki and learned their external injuries had mostly healed, but Shiki's head and leg injuries left him only a few years to live even with Law's treatment.

Lin Yuan arranged for Zephyr to teach Life Return and the Six Powers to selected members of his organization, while Garp asked to join the chamber of commerce in exchange for a year away to visit and guide Luffy. The chapter ended with Ace revealing that he had overheard the conversation and thanking Lin Yuan.

• Lin Yuan found Golden Lion Shiki and Bullet recovering, then remembered Life Return and hurried to ask Zephyr to teach it.
• Lin Yuan asked Zephyr to teach Life Return, Geppo, and Soru to the special operations team, his guards, and chamber of commerce higher-ups, and Zephyr agreed to begin in three days.
• Garp offered to join the chamber of commerce and teach alongside Zephyr in return for a year away to visit and guide Luffy.
• Lin Yuan agreed on the condition that Garp teach for a month first and disguise himself while away, and Garp accepted.
• After Lin Yuan left, Ace emerged from hiding and thanked him for what he had heard.

Lin Yuan met with Tesoro to discuss who might govern the world after the Celestial Dragons fell and laid out the Abyss Chamber of Commerce’s plans for the next two years. He ended by announcing that he would personally go to Elbaf, alarming Tesoro.

• Lin Yuan told Ace he had sent someone to bring Dadan and the mountain bandits from Foosha Village, then left Ace in tears.
• Lin Yuan urged Tesoro to prepare to govern the world after the Celestial Dragons fell, naming Tesoro and Dragon as possible first leaders.
• Lin Yuan told Tesoro they had two years to prepare for war with the World Government and discussed Luffy’s potential and plans to strengthen their fighters.
• Lin Yuan instructed Tesoro to pursue the Vinsmoke Family’s technology, expand their influence in Marine bases, contact Rayleigh and the Roger Pirates, and take advantage of the Marines’ mass recruitment.
• Lin Yuan said Kaido would seize Wano Country and announced that he would go to Elbaf himself, prompting Tesoro to protest that it was too dangerous.

Lin Yuan prepared to travel to Wano Country with Yamato and the others, planning to visit Kaido and search for treasure. Kaido learned that Yamato was coming and hurried to prepare Onigashima for her return.

• Lin Yuan sent Mihawk and Enel to investigate Asuka Island and the Seven Star Sword, then gave Kureha, Doctor Acier, Caesar Clown, and the others items to study, including a Mythical Zoan Fruit.
• Lin Yuan agreed to take Yamato, Hancock, Robin, and the other women to Wano Country, where they could enjoy themselves and go treasure hunting after he handled business.
• Robin suggested that a group visit Laugh Tale after the Wano trip, and Lin Yuan agreed that they could go.
• Lin Yuan told Tesoro about the trip, summoned Flame Clouds, and flew toward Wano Country with the women.
• Kaido learned that Lin Yuan was bringing Yamato to Wano Country and ordered his crew to clean and decorate Onigashima and prepare food for her return.