Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan taught Enel about the Blue Sea’s power structure and warned him about stronger opponents as they traveled toward the East Blue. Their journey was interrupted when Golden Lion Shiki attacked, leaving Lin Yuan ready to retaliate.

• Lin Yuan warned Enel not to exhaust himself and began training him after Enel settled down on the Flame Clouds.
• Lin Yuan compared Enel’s strength to Marine ranks and explained that Haki experts and the Glint-Glint Fruit user could surpass his speed.
• Lin Yuan joked that Enel would need a lifetime to catch up to him, then sensed danger with Observation Haki and drew his sword.
• Lin Yuan and Enel saw Golden Lion Shiki approach from floating islands after their slashes collided in midair.
• Shiki invited Lin Yuan and Enel to join him, but Lin Yuan mocked him and prepared to return the attack with a slash.

Lin Yuan challenged Golden Lion Shiki and won their clash of slashes, but chose not to risk a full battle over the gold he was protecting. After Shiki let him leave, Lin Yuan departed with Enel and teased him about the fight shaking his confidence.

• Lin Yuan unleashed his Conqueror's Haki and launched a powerful slash at Golden Lion Shiki, while Enel watched in awe.
• Golden Lion Shiki countered with his swords, but Lin Yuan's slash broke through his attacks and struck the floating island behind him.
• Lin Yuan asked Golden Lion Shiki to move aside, and Shiki acknowledged Lin Yuan's strength before letting him go.
• Lin Yuan flew away on the Flame Clouds, while Golden Lion Shiki reflected on his declining strength and wondered if he had grown old.
• Lin Yuan looked at the silent Enel and asked whether the fight had shaken his confidence.

After returning to Cocoyasi Village with Enel and a fortune in gold, Lin Yuan discussed plans to expand Tesoro’s business onto the Grand Line. The group agreed to move forward with the venture, leaving Tesoro and Lin Yuan to scout for a headquarters.

• Enel asked Lin Yuan how he could grow stronger quickly, and Lin Yuan told him to train for at least a year before beginning special training.
• Lin Yuan and Enel returned safely to Cocoyasi Village, where Robin welcomed Lin Yuan and he introduced Enel to the others.
• Lin Yuan told the group they had taken a Sky Island and brought back gold worth ten billion Beli.
• Tesoro proposed establishing a headquarters on the Grand Line and expanding through casinos, factories, plantations, trade routes, and recruitment.
• Genzo and Bellemere agreed to leave Cocoyasi Village, and Lin Yuan said he and Tesoro would go ahead to find a place on the Grand Line.

Lin Yuan returned with a vast haul of gold and gave Cocoyasi Village’s residents gold bricks before presenting Olvia and Robin with a Poneglyph rubbing. Olvia and Robin began studying it, and Lin Yuan identified its contents as information about Poseidon and Roger’s message.

• Nami asked Lin Yuan whether his gold could buy lots of yummy things, and he revealed the gold he had brought back to the villagers.
• Enel and Tesoro argued over Enel’s golden spear, so Lin Yuan scolded them and warned them not to turn against their own side.
• Lin Yuan cut a block of gold into bricks and gave one to each villager, teasing Nami before Bellemere kept her brick safe.
• After the villagers left, Lin Yuan gave Olvia and Robin a Poneglyph rubbing, and they excitedly examined and took notes on it.
• Olvia offered to translate the Poneglyph, and Lin Yuan said it contained the location of the Ancient Weapon Poseidon and Roger’s message.

Lin Yuan reassured Olvia and Robin that he would help them find Poneglyph rubbings, then planned a visit to Water 7 to meet Tom and improve the Ark Maxim. He trained Enel, Tesoro, Stella, Erza, and Emile in Haki and their abilities, and a month later he prepared to leave.

• Lin Yuan told Olvia and Robin he knew what the Poneglyph said, but Robin asked to decipher the writings herself.
• Lin Yuan promised to bring Robin more Poneglyph rubbings and planned to visit Water 7 to ask Tom to modify the Ark Maxim.
• Lin Yuan ordered the group to train each morning and assigned Tesoro to plan the merchant association.
• Lin Yuan taught Enel how to train Armament Haki while Tesoro, Stella, Erza, and Emile practiced Haki, then the group trained their Devil Fruit abilities in the afternoon.
• A month later, Lin Yuan told Tesoro and the others to continue training while he went out.

Lin Yuan visited Shimotsuki Village to save Kuina and met her outside the Isshin Dojo. After encouraging her dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman, he challenged Shimotsuki Koshiro to prove his words.

• Lin Yuan arrived at Shimotsuki Village by riding Flame Clouds and made a crater near the Isshin Dojo with his landing.
• Kuina ran outside to investigate the noise, and Lin Yuan climbed out of the crater to meet her.
• Kuina asked Lin Yuan to spar, then explained that she wanted to become a great swordsman despite her father's doubts about women reaching the top.
• Lin Yuan told Kuina that women could pursue the same path to strength and offered to defeat her father to prove it.
• Shimotsuki Koshiro arrived and asked Lin Yuan what brought him to the village, and Lin Yuan said he now wanted to challenge him.

Lin Yuan challenged Shimotsuki Koshiro to a duel, wagering that he should train Kuina to become the World's Greatest Swordsman. Their fight began with Lin Yuan overwhelming Koshiro with rapid sword strikes, but Koshiro unleashed a powerful Haki-coated counterattack that forced Lin Yuan to retreat.

• Lin Yuan challenged Shimotsuki Koshiro and proposed teaching Kuina, then followed him to a mountain clearing with Kuina.
• Lin Yuan dismissed Koshiro's complaints about Devil Fruit users and said he would demonstrate sword skill, prompting Koshiro to attack with a Flying Slash.
• Lin Yuan dodged the slash, countered with his own, and rushed Koshiro, who broke the attack and blocked Lin Yuan's strike.
• Lin Yuan's speed and strength pushed Koshiro onto the defensive as Kuina watched from the Flame Clouds.
• Koshiro erupted with a powerful aura, coated both hands in Armament Haki, and struck Lin Yuan with a hidden force that sent him retreating.

Lin Yuan and Shimotsuki Koshiro fought to a draw in a clash that split the mountaintop and the clouds, but Koshiro conceded defeat. He made Lin Yuan Kuina’s teacher and agreed to stop discouraging her dream of becoming the world’s greatest swordsman.

• Lin Yuan overwhelmed Shimotsuki Koshiro with thirty-six consecutive Flying Slashes, which Koshiro blocked with Wado Ichimonji.
• The two exchanged sword techniques and agreed to settle their fight with one decisive move.
• Lin Yuan and Shimotsuki Koshiro struck simultaneously, leaving a vast chasm in the mountaintop and splitting the clouds above.
• Shimotsuki Koshiro admitted defeat and heard Lin Yuan say he intended to help Kuina become the world’s greatest swordsman.
• Shimotsuki Koshiro made Lin Yuan Kuina’s teacher and encouraged her to train for her dream.

Lin Yuan met Kuina and promised to help her pursue her dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman. Fearing the attic accident that would kill her, he demolished the dojo’s only attic, made Kuina promise to avoid dangerous equipment, and left Shimotsuki Koshiro with compensation and money for her care.

• Kuina became emotional when Shimotsuki Koshiro supported her ambition, and Lin Yuan comforted her and promised to take care of her.
• Lin Yuan learned Kuina was nearly seven and agreed that she would remain at the Isshin Dojo until he had time to teach her.
• While touring the dojo with Kuina, Lin Yuan found the attic and smashed its stairs and structure with one punch.
• Lin Yuan made Kuina promise not to climb into attics or handle whetstones or real swords before he returned to train her.
• Lin Yuan gave Shimotsuki Koshiro several hundred thousand Beli as compensation and urged him to feed Kuina Sea King meat; he then gave Kuina an enormous gold bar as a welcoming gift.

Lin Yuan left Kuina a huge gold bar as a challenge and flew back to Cocoyasi Village, where he and his companions prepared to depart for the Grand Line. After a week at sea, they encountered the powerful man who had once forced Lin Yuan and Robin to flee.

• Lin Yuan praised Kuina, left her a gold bar to lift, and discussed swordsmanship with Shimotsuki Koshiro before flying away.
• Lin Yuan returned to Cocoyasi Village, where his companions had prepared their luggage, supplies, and a merchant ship for the voyage.
• Lin Yuan lifted everyone and their cargo to the ship with Flame Clouds, and the group sailed away as the villagers bid them farewell.
• After seven days, Lin Yuan's group crossed the Knock Up Stream and continued toward Water 7, overcoming Marine inspections and pirate attacks along the way.
• A man formed an ice path across the sea, and Robin recognized him as the one who had gravely wounded Lin Yuan before; Lin Yuan assured her he would not lose again.
• Enel volunteered to fight the newcomer, and Lin Yuan warned that the man was at least as strong as Golden Lion Shiki.

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.