Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan lectured Dragon on how to organize the Revolutionary Army and offered to cooperate by supplying food, weapons, and knowledge. Dragon left eager to apply Lin Yuan’s advice and planned to send someone to meet him in three months.

• Dragon was inspired by Lin Yuan’s words about a single spark starting a prairie fire and abandoned his effort to fight for Ace.
• Lin Yuan criticized the Revolutionary Army and taught Dragon strategies, including mobilizing the people, guerrilla warfare, and the Six Powers.
• Dragon asked Lin Yuan to join the Revolutionary Army, but Lin Yuan refused and proposed cooperation instead.
• Lin Yuan told Dragon to contact Tesoro of the Abyss Chamber of Commerce and suggested teaching the Six Powers to his followers.
• Dragon thanked Lin Yuan, said he would send someone in three months, and left after insisting that the mark on his face was a tattoo.
• Lin Yuan wondered whether Kizaru was Luffy’s maternal uncle, and Whitebeard Newgate called him a monster.

Lin Yuan brought Whitebeard Newgate and his crew to find Ace, where Whitebeard tested the boys with Conqueror's Haki. Ace awakened his own Conqueror's Haki while protecting Luffy, and Whitebeard claimed him as his son before Garp confronted him.

• Lin Yuan sent Whitebeard Newgate, Marco, and Vista toward Ace and Luffy, who were hunting near Foosha Village.
• Whitebeard Newgate used Conqueror's Haki to test Ace and Luffy, and Luffy soon passed out while Ace struggled to protect him.
• Ace awakened Conqueror's Haki, resisted Whitebeard Newgate's pressure, and then passed out.
• Whitebeard Newgate celebrated Ace's Haki and called him his son, while Garp arrived and demanded that Whitebeard release Ace.

Whitebeard Newgate and Garp confronted each other over Ace and Luffy but avoided fighting while the boys were in their hands. Lin Yuan left them trading insults and pursued a mysterious presence into the woods.

• Garp appeared and punched at Whitebeard Newgate, who dodged while holding Ace and Luffy.
• Whitebeard Newgate and Garp argued about the danger of fighting, then traded insults over Ace being Roger’s son and Garp’s grandson.
• Lin Yuan secretly recorded their argument while Yamato stood beside him in a mask.
• Lin Yuan sensed someone in the woods and vanished to investigate as Whitebeard Newgate and Garp stayed behind.
• The unknown figure spotted Lin Yuan and fled deeper into the woods, and Lin Yuan pursued them.

Lin Yuan confronted Naguri, a retired pirate who claimed he had once contended with Roger, and challenged him to a fight. As Lin Yuan unleashed his Conqueror's Haki: Dragon Strike, Naguri realized the young man was far more formidable than he had expected.

• Lin Yuan followed the fleeing old man away from Whitebeard Newgate and the others, then recognized him as Naguri, who had taught Ace and Luffy fighting skills.
• Naguri claimed he had once contended with Roger and said he had lost because Roger had powerful subordinates.
• Naguri mistook Lin Yuan for Whitebeard Newgate's son and offered to let him leave, but Lin Yuan challenged him to take a punch.
• Lin Yuan wagered that Naguri would have to agree to one condition if he lost, and Naguri accepted.
• Lin Yuan attacked with Armament Haki, then revealed his Conqueror's Haki and launched Dragon Strike as Naguri accused him of fighting without honor.

Lin Yuan defeated Naguri in a brutal fight and persuaded him to leave his secluded life and join him. Naguri agreed after Lin Yuan promised to let him fight one of the Five Elders someday, then hurried after him asking when the battle would happen.

• Lin Yuan ambushed Naguri with Conqueror's Haki-coated punches and battered him until Naguri surrendered.
• Naguri accused Lin Yuan of fighting dishonorably, and Lin Yuan revealed he had targeted him to recruit him.
• Lin Yuan offered to take Naguri somewhere with better food and promised to find a health specialist to help him recover.
• Lin Yuan told Naguri he was twenty-three and that Whitebeard Newgate was cooperating with him and owed him three fights.
• Naguri agreed to join Lin Yuan after Lin Yuan promised he would someday get to fight one of the Five Elders.

Lin Yuan returned with Naguri and helped Whitebeard Newgate leave with Ace while Garp stayed behind with Luffy. As they flew toward the New World, Naguri and Whitebeard got acquainted, and Lin Yuan warned that Ace was about to wake up.

• Naguri agreed to leave his peaceful retirement behind and join Lin Yuan in fighting the Five Elders.
• Lin Yuan returned to Whitebeard Newgate and suggested they team up against Garp, but they decided to let Garp go after Lin Yuan pointed out his ties to Ace and Luffy.
• Garp watched as Lin Yuan used Flame Clouds to carry Whitebeard Newgate, Ace, Naguri, and the others into the sky, and he vowed to bring Ace back.
• Garp left with Luffy while the group flew toward the New World, where Naguri and Whitebeard Newgate chatted about their pasts.
• Lin Yuan interrupted their conversation and said Ace was about to wake up.

Ace woke aboard Whitebeard Newgate’s skyborne ship and learned that Lin Yuan and Whitebeard wanted him to join their crew. After seeing their overwhelming power, he began to understand the gulf between himself and the world’s strongest fighters, and Whitebeard revealed his identity as Edward Newgate.

• Ace awoke in the sky, panicked at first, then relaxed when he recognized Naguri, who assured him the group meant no harm.
• Lin Yuan told Ace that Roger was his biological father, but Ace angrily insisted he did not consider Roger his father.
• Whitebeard Newgate invited Ace to join his crew, while Lin Yuan offered to make him strong and promised he could lead the crew after Whitebeard’s death.
• Lin Yuan cut through the clouds with a sword strike, and Whitebeard Newgate shattered them with an Air Quake punch.
• Ace, stunned by their display, asked who was stronger, and Whitebeard proudly introduced himself as Edward Newgate, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates and the world’s strongest man.

Ace joined the Whitebeard Pirates and received the Flame-Flame Fruit from Lin Yuan. After eating the entire fruit, Ace erupted in uncontrollable flames.

• Naguri encouraged Ace after he witnessed Whitebeard Newgate's strength, and Ace regained his resolve.
• Whitebeard Newgate invited Ace to join his crew, and Marco and Vista welcomed him into their family.
• Lin Yuan considered who should receive the Flame-Flame Fruit, then decided to give it to Ace.
• Marco and Vista explained that the fruit was a valuable Logia, but Lin Yuan and Whitebeard urged Ace to eat it.
• Ace ate the entire Flame-Flame Fruit through his tears, and flames burst from his crimson body.

After Ace ate the Flame-Flame Fruit, Lin Yuan and Whitebeard Newgate taught him to build his physical strength, learn Haki, and develop the fruit’s abilities. Seven days later, Lin Yuan departed with Yamato while Whitebeard Newgate and Naguri prepared to travel together, with Whitebeard remembering Lin Yuan’s warning about Ace, Thatch, and Teach.

• Ace ate the Flame-Flame Fruit and struggled to control the flames until Lin Yuan told him to draw them back into his body.
• Whitebeard Newgate and Lin Yuan warned Ace not to rely too heavily on his Devil Fruit, and Lin Yuan urged Whitebeard to teach him the Three Types of Haki, especially Ryuo Haki and Conqueror's Haki coating.
• Whitebeard Newgate taught Ace to strengthen his body, use Haki, and fight, while Lin Yuan explained ways to develop the Flame-Flame Fruit; Marco, Naguri, and the others listened and learned as well.
• After seven days, Lin Yuan brought the Flame Clouds down to a merchant ship and arranged for Naguri and Whitebeard Newgate to travel together before the ship took Whitebeard home.
• Lin Yuan left with Yamato after exchanging a farewell with Whitebeard Newgate, who grew solemn as he remembered Lin Yuan's warning about Ace, Thatch, and Teach.

Lin Yuan and Yamato traveled to Alabasta, where they found King Cobra and Princess Vivi troubled by the spreading desert. Lin Yuan offered to help solve the problem in exchange for a deal, leaving Cobra and Vivi shocked that he knew about it.

• Lin Yuan and Yamato flew toward Alabasta while discussing recruiting Crocodile and the kingdom's inherited Devil Fruit abilities.
• After reaching Alubarna, Lin Yuan and Yamato spent two days exploring the city before entering the palace at night.
• King Cobra told Princess Vivi that sand was spreading across Alabasta and burying oases, while Vivi wondered whether someone was responsible.
• Lin Yuan and Yamato appeared before Cobra and Vivi, introduced themselves as members of the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, and offered to resolve the desert encroachment in exchange for a deal.
• Cobra and Vivi asked how Lin Yuan had learned about Alabasta's troubles.

Lin Yuan offered King Cobra the Abyss Chamber of Commerce’s support in exchange for access to Alabasta’s Devil Fruit inheritance method and a rubbing of its Poneglyph. After promising to bring rain to the kingdom, Lin Yuan and Yamato flew to confront Crocodile, whom Yamato attacked as he searched for Pluton.

• Vivi suspected Lin Yuan and Yamato were behind Alabasta’s troubles, but Lin Yuan revealed that he owned the Abyss Chamber of Commerce.
• Lin Yuan offered Cobra help with the desert crisis and protection for Alabasta in return for knowledge of its Devil Fruit inheritance method and a Poneglyph rubbing.
• Cobra accepted the deal after Yamato revealed she was Kaido’s daughter and Lin Yuan had fought Kaido’s forces.
• Lin Yuan promised to bring rain to Alabasta, then flew with Yamato to find Crocodile and warned her about his Golden Hook and Sand-Sand Fruit.
• Crocodile pondered gathering forces to search for Pluton when Yamato dropped from above and shouted that she would strike him with her club.

Yamato overwhelmed Crocodile while Lin Yuan fulfilled his agreement with Cobra by summoning rain across Alabasta. He returned to find Crocodile unconscious and Yamato waiting beside him.

• Yamato attacked Crocodile with Haki and revealed that she was a Mythical Zoan user, then fought him with Kaido's techniques.
• Lin Yuan left Yamato to fight Crocodile and transformed into a gigantic Zhu Jiuyin in the sky.
• Lin Yuan summoned a torrential rainstorm that covered Alabasta for three hours, bringing joy to its people and creating new lakes.
• Yamato defeated Crocodile while the rain weakened him, leaving him bruised and unconscious.
• Lin Yuan returned to Yamato and praised her for defeating Crocodile.

Lin Yuan recruited Crocodile after convincing him to abandon his pursuit of Pluton and join the Abyss Chamber of Commerce. Two days later, he returned to headquarters and learned that the World Government had demanded Heavenly Tribute from them.

• Cobra and Vivi watched Lin Yuan leave Alabasta, and Cobra told Vivi to work closely with the Abyss Chamber of Commerce.
• Lin Yuan told Crocodile that Pluton was not in Alabasta, then advised him on ways to improve his Sand-Sand Fruit techniques.
• Lin Yuan warned Crocodile that pursuing Pluton would draw powerful enemies and revealed the allies supporting his cause.
• Crocodile agreed to join Lin Yuan, though he vowed to kill him if his plans failed.
• Two days later, Lin Yuan arrived at headquarters, where Tesoro told him the World Government wanted the Abyss Chamber of Commerce to pay Heavenly Tribute.

Lin Yuan prepared the Abyss Chamber of Commerce for a possible war with the World Government after its representatives demanded the Heavenly Tribute. He set negotiation terms, mobilized his allies, and secretly contacted Kaido as the conflict approached.

• Lin Yuan welcomed Crocodile as a new companion and heard Naguri admit that he was settling in despite being wary of the World Government.
• Lin Yuan ordered Tesoro to summon Enel and proposed trading one Devil Fruit for every hundred million Beli of Heavenly Tribute, warning that refusal could bring an Admiral or a Buster Call.
• Lin Yuan assigned Tesoro, Kuina, Pain, and Shadow 1 to negotiate while the others prepared for war, secured the headquarters, mobilized the Shadow Secret Guards, and began rooting out World Government informants.
• Lin Yuan asked Naguri to protect the others in a crisis, then told Crocodile to train and prepare to return to Alabasta in six months.
• Lin Yuan asked Yamato to contact Kaido and spoke with him privately for an hour before the Abyss Chamber of Commerce began preparing for a world-shaking war.

Lin Yuan received the Poneglyph rubbing and reassured Pain that Fish-Man Island would be protected before confronting the World Government over its demand for heavenly tribute. When Spandine called a Buster Call after negotiations collapsed, Lin Yuan defeated his guards and captured him, while Nico Robin demanded vengeance for Ohara.

• Pain gave Lin Yuan the Poneglyph rubbing and explained that Jinbe could not leave Fish-Man Island yet.
• Lin Yuan promised Pain that the Whitebeard Pirates and the Abyss Chamber of Commerce would protect Fish-Man Island.
• Genzo told Lin Yuan that the World Government demanded twenty billion Beli in annual heavenly tribute, so Lin Yuan sent Tesoro to negotiate and demanded two hundred Devil Fruits in return.
• Tesoro reported that the World Government had rejected the offer and called a Buster Call, while Genzo and Bellemere fought its representatives.
• Lin Yuan arrived, recognized Spandine as the man behind Ohara's destruction, and incapacitated the CP9 agents and guards.
• Nico Robin confronted Spandine, and Lin Yuan seized him and declared that he would be sacrificed to the Buster Call's cannon fire.

Marine Headquarters sent Borsalino to lead a Buster Call against the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, while the Commerce mobilized forces across the Grand Line. Borsalino recognized Lin Yuan watching from the sky as the Marines opened fire on the deserted island.

• Sengoku ordered Borsalino and five Vice Admirals to destroy the island and arrest the Abyss Chamber of Commerce's senior members.
• Kuzan warned Borsalino to retreat if he encountered the man who had killed a Celestial Dragon at Sabaody.
• The Abyss Chamber of Commerce seized control of key islands as pirate forces across the Grand Line shifted and the Four Emperors grew wary.
• Lin Yuan ordered Enel to kill Spandine with lightning when the Marines spotted him, and Enel prepared the Sky Island fleet.
• Borsalino ordered his ships to fire on the deserted island, and Enel's lightning struck Spandine dead.
• Borsalino saw Lin Yuan staring down at him from a Flame Cloud and realized he had found the man he feared.

Borsalino confronted Lin Yuan and the Abyss Chamber of Commerce after recognizing the threat posed by their forces, while Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru learned that the organization was destabilizing the Grand Line and dispatched Garp and Kuzan as support. Enel then volunteered to fight Borsalino as the Marines ceased fire and gathered around their Admiral.

• Borsalino spotted Lin Yuan and the fighters on the Flame Clouds, then called Sengoku to request immediate reinforcements.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru told Sengoku that fifteen kings had abdicated and the Abyss Chamber of Commerce was behind the destruction of World Government agents across the Grand Line.
• Sengoku ordered Vice Admiral Tsuru to summon Garp and Kuzan to support Borsalino.
• Borsalino ordered the Marines to cease fire and gather their warships around him, then flew up to face Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan and Borsalino recalled their past encounters, and Borsalino recognized Mandala at Lin Yuan's waist.
• Enel volunteered to fight Borsalino, and Lin Yuan told him to be careful and experience an Admiral's strength.

Lin Yuan used the Marines’ Buster Call force as a test for his trainees, while Enel fought Borsalino in the sky. The battle spread across six Marine warships as both sides fought desperately, and Garp hurried toward the scene.

• Enel charged Borsalino but was kicked away, then returned to fight him while Lin Yuan watched.
• Lin Yuan unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out most of the three thousand Marines and ordering his allies to fight the surviving officers and capture the unconscious troops.
• Yamato, Kuina, Tesoro, Emile, and the others engaged the Marines on six warships while Naguri monitored the fighting and Erza stood ready to support Kuina.
• Borsalino realized Lin Yuan was using the battle to train his people and tried to stall for reinforcements, but the Marines fought desperately under pressure.
• News of the clash spread among the major powers, and Garp’s dog-head warship raced toward the battle.

Lin Yuan’s Abyss Chamber of Commerce defeated the Marines sent to carry out the Buster Call, capturing the fleet while Borsalino fought Enel. As Borsalino fled, Lin Yuan used One Eye Covers the Heavens against him, but a figure emerged from the sea demanding that Ace be returned.

• Lin Yuan watched his exhausted allies continue fighting as Naguri stepped in, helping defeat the Marines and giving Robin and Nojiko a chance to rest.
• Yamato struck Yamakaji with Thunder Bagua, breaking his sword and sending him flying, while Erza defeated the already-worn-down Onigumo.
• Naguri caught Yamakaji and Onigumo after they fell unconscious, and the Abyss Chamber of Commerce took the Marine fleet prisoner except for Borsalino.
• Borsalino blasted Enel with Yasakani no Magatama and tried to escape, but Lin Yuan called out to him and trapped him in One Eye Covers the Heavens.
• A figure broke through the sea and shouted at Lin Yuan to give Ace back.

Garp arrived in time to stop Lin Yuan from capturing Borsalino, then joined him against Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan chose to fight Garp and Borsalino alone, and the clash began as he drew Mandala and attacked.

• Garp raced to the battlefield and interrupted Lin Yuan’s attempt to capture Borsalino, who recovered and flew back into the fight.
• Lin Yuan and Garp exchanged a powerful punch that shook the sea and left neither with the advantage, while Borsalino caught Garp.
• Lin Yuan spread Flame Clouds across the sea, and Garp and Borsalino landed beside each other to face him.
• Naguri questioned Garp about the Buster Call, and Garp said he intended to bring Ace back.
• Lin Yuan refused Naguri’s offer to help and challenged Garp and Borsalino alone before drawing Mandala and attacking.