Chapter Summaries

Zesi tested his newly developed Space-Shattering Strike against Garp in a clash that fractured space itself. Garp survived the blow but emerged with one arm crippled.

• Zesi condensed his awakened Tremor-Tremor Fruit power with Armament Haki into his right fist and named the technique Space-Shattering Strike.
• Garp concentrated his Armament Haki and agreed to meet Zesi's attack at full strength, while Sengoku and Bullet watched.
• Zesi used Wave-Stepping Flash to strike Garp as Garp answered with Iron Fist, Break.
• Their fists collided, and Zesi's blow cracked space and twisted the fractures toward Garp.
• The impact hurled Garp hundreds of meters into the sea, and he returned with one arm bleeding and limp.

Zesi tested his newly developed Divine Space Strike against Sengoku and Garp, combining his awakened Vibration Fruit powers with Conqueror's Haki to create a blow that attacked an opponent's will. Sengoku blocked the strike but realized Zesi had been using them to test his moves.

• Zesi used a Divine Space Strike against Garp and Sengoku, combining a vibration-wave domain with Conqueror's Haki.
• Sengoku countered with his Buddha Form Impact, but the Divine Space Strike's fist intent shook his will and weakened his palm force.
• Sengoku rallied and shattered the Divine Space Strike, then recognized the attack's assault on his will.
• Zesi explained that the Space-Shattering Strike had severe recoil and could only be used as a last resort, while the Divine Space Strike could become a regular attack.
• Sengoku angrily accused Zesi of using him and Garp to test his moves.

Zesi prepared to test his awakened Devil Fruit techniques against Sengoku and Garp as Marine reinforcements arrived to help them. As he revealed a metal bar capable of withstanding his vibrations, the Oro Jackson appeared, bringing Rayleigh and the others into the confrontation.

• Zesi said he wanted to test his new ultimate moves against Sengoku and Garp, while Bullet warned that he was not the only opponent present.
• Three Marine warships arrived with Borsalino, Momonga, and Yamakaji, and Sengoku ordered them to hold Bullet off so he and Garp could attack Zesi.
• Bullet suggested that Zesi retreat, but Zesi took out a long cloth-wrapped object and revealed an ugly metal bar he had made from specially tempered metals.
• Zesi gathered intense vibrations around the metal bar, making Sengoku and Garp wary of its power.
• The Oro Jackson arrived, and Rayleigh and the others announced that they would not be left out of the battle.

Rayleigh and the former Roger Pirates arrived to support Zesi and Bullet, confronting Sengoku’s Marines while holding Celestial Dragon Rosward hostage. Zesi threatened the World Government against harming his friends and family, then demanded that it publicly give him a new epithet or face trouble for the Celestial Dragons.

• Rayleigh and the former Roger Pirates arrived aboard the Oro Jackson to support Zesi and Bullet against the Marines.
• Rayleigh brought out Rosward and offered to kill him, while Sengoku demanded that Zesi release the Celestial Dragon.
• Zesi’s Divine Descent aura silenced Sengoku, and Zesi threatened to destroy Marine bases and slaughter Celestial Dragons if the World Government targeted his friends and family.
• Zesi explained that he wanted the World Government to publicize a new epithet for him, and Sengoku rejected Dragon Emperor.
• Zesi left the choice of epithet to Sengoku but warned that he would make trouble for the Celestial Dragons if the result did not satisfy him.

Zesi proposed forming a new pirate crew to protect former Roger Pirates and restore their standing, while also planning to establish Dragon Hall. The Five Elders responded to his strength by naming him the Azure Emperor and choosing two other pirates as sovereigns, setting the stage for conflict across the New World.

• Aboard the Oro Jackson, Zesi explained that Garp had injured himself while countering his Space-Shattering Strike, astonishing the former Roger Pirates.
• Zesi told the crew that Marines, bounty hunters, and rival pirate crews were hunting them, then proposed forming a crew to protect their people and restore their deterrent power.
• Zesi announced that he, Bullet, Shanks, Buggy, and Easter Egg had already formed the new crew, invited others to join, and revealed his plan to establish Dragon Hall.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku reported the battle to Kong and the Five Elders after Garp was sent to recover from his injuries.
• The Five Elders decided to name Zesi the Azure Emperor and call him the World's Strongest Person, then planned to name two New World pirates sovereigns to provoke a struggle among pirates.

Zesi proposed Dragon Hall as a worldwide underworld network for the disbanding Roger Pirates, with Rayleigh serving as an elder and branches producing and selling Brunei Fine Wine. After Zesi broke into Impel Down and rescued Douglas Bullet, the World Government named him the Azure Emperor, gave him a five-billion-Beli bounty, and popularized the title Emperor of the Sea.

• Zesi proposed forming Dragon Hall so the Roger Pirates could share information and support one another after disbanding.
• Rayleigh agreed to join as an elder and mediate disputes between branches, while the others supported the plan.
• Zesi authorized Dragon Hall branches to produce and sell Brunei Fine Wine in exchange for thirty percent of their monthly earnings.
• News Coos distributed reports worldwide announcing that Zesi had breached Impel Down and rescued Douglas Bullet.
• The World Government issued Zesi a five-billion-Beli bounty and named him the Azure Emperor alongside Whitebeard and Big Mom.
• The title Emperor of the Sea spread worldwide, and pirates began coveting the chance to replace one of the three.

News of Zesi breaching Impel Down and becoming the Azure Emperor stirred panic and ambition across the seas. After the former Roger Pirates joined Dragon Hall, Zesi's six-person crew entered the New World and adopted a name inspired by the newspaper.

• Newspapers about Zesi destroying Impel Down and rescuing Bullet alarmed the Four Blues and prompted World Government Member States to question the prison's security.
• Doflamingo discussed Zesi's reputation and revealed that Sengoku and Garp had confronted him, while Moria vowed to become an Emperor of the Sea.
• New World pirates disputed Zesi's Azure Emperor title and sought his whereabouts so they could claim it for themselves.
• Zesi and the former Roger Pirates established Dragon Hall, then the veterans joined it while Zesi, Bullet, Spencer, Shanks, Buggy, and Pandaman Easter Egg remained in the Zesi Pirates.
• After entering the New World, Zesi read a newspaper and declared his crew the Azure Emperor Pirates.

Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates faced the growing threat caused by the World Government’s new pirate ranking and clashed with Silver Axe’s crew. Meanwhile, Zesi confronted Captain John’s overwhelming fleet and opened the battle by striking John with a devastating punch.

• Whitebeard and Marco recognized that the World Government’s promotion of Zesi as the Azure Emperor was meant to provoke pirates and put the great crews in danger.
• Whitebeard’s crew fought the Silver Axe Pirates for three days and nights, defeating them and severely injuring Silver Axe.
• Zesi and his five companions encountered Captain John’s fleet of more than twenty ships and over ten thousand pirates, including crews taken from Golden Lion.
• Zesi unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out nearly ten thousand of John’s pirates and leaving only a few thousand conscious.
• Captain John attacked Zesi with a Haki-coated sword, but Zesi’s Overclocked Quake Annihilation Fist stopped the blade and made John spit blood.

Zesi used his awakened Devil Fruit powers to defeat and kill Captain John, then led the Azure Emperor Pirates into battle against John's crew. News of the six-member crew's victory spread through the New World, prompting pirates to reassess Zesi while the Marines, Big Mom, and Whitebeard were unsurprised.

• Zesi struck Captain John with an Overfrequency Air-Shattering Hammer, piercing his Armament Haki and killing him.
• The John Pirates were shocked by their captain's defeat, while Bullet, Spencer, Shanks, Buggy, and Easter Egg praised Zesi and charged into battle.
• Zesi and the Azure Emperor Pirates fought the remaining John Pirates.
• News spread that the six-member Azure Emperor Pirates had defeated John's forces, which included more than twenty warships and over ten thousand men.
• Pirates across the New World reassessed Zesi, while the Marines, Big Mom, and Whitebeard were not surprised by his strength.

Zesi and his crew struggled against relentless pirate attacks while sailing toward Wano Country, where he planned to recruit samurai and help Kozuki Oden. When more than a hundred pirate ships surrounded them, Zesi unleashed Sea Wave Surge and sank them all.

• Zesi told his exhausted crew they would recruit samurai in Wano Country and expand the Azure Emperor Pirates.
• Zesi promised Buggy a division commander role overseeing the crew’s artillery and encouraged him to develop his cannonballs.
• Easter Egg spotted more than a hundred pirate ships surrounding the Oro Jackson, and Bullet realized the pirate crews had joined forces.
• Zesi used Sea Wave Surge to send the sea into violent channels that crashed the pirate ships into one another and swept them underwater.
• Bullet and the Azure Emperor Pirates stared in shock as more than a hundred ships and their crews sank.

Sengoku learned that Zesi had vanished after using the Great Seaquake to destroy the Hundred Alliance Pirates and ordered Marines to give way if they encountered the Azure Emperor at sea. When he realized Zesi was heading toward Wano Country, Kaido learned of the Oro Jackson’s arrival and vowed to find Zesi and claim the title of Emperor of the Sea.

• Sengoku berated an intelligence officer after the Marines lost track of the Azure Emperor Pirates.
• The intelligence officer reported that Zesi’s Great Seaquake sank or scattered the Hundred Alliance Pirates and swept the Marine observation ship away.
• Sengoku studied photographs of the disaster and ordered Marines in the New World to retreat immediately if they met the Azure Emperor at sea.
• Sengoku used a map to conclude that Zesi was heading for Wano Country.
• Kaido learned that the Oro Jackson had appeared at the sea entrance and ordered his men to find Zesi so he could settle their score and take the Emperor of the Sea title.

Zesi interrupted Kozuki Oden’s weekly naked dance and confronted Orochi at the shogun’s mansion. After Kurozumi Semimaru protected Orochi with an allegedly unbreakable barrier, Zesi punched it and fractured the air around it.

• Kozuki Oden danced naked in the Flower Capital as people mocked him for supposedly yielding to Orochi.
• Zesi arrived, teased Oden, and then walked toward the shogun’s mansion despite Oden’s warning.
• Zesi blasted aside the samurai guarding the mansion with his Haki and knocked out those who surrounded him.
• Zesi confronted Orochi, who threatened him with Kaido’s protection, and Kurozumi Semimaru raised a barrier around himself and Orochi.
• Kozuki Oden warned Zesi that the barrier could not be broken, but Zesi punched it and sent cracks spreading through the air.

Zesi shattered Kurozumi Semimaru’s barriers and killed Orochi, Semimaru, and Kurozumi Higurashi. Kaido arrived at the shogun’s residence and attacked Zesi and Kozuki Oden with a Bolo Breath.

• Zesi cracked Kurozumi Semimaru’s barrier with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, alarming Orochi and Kozuki Oden.
• Kurozumi Dangan repaired the barrier and added a second layer, but Zesi shattered both and killed Orochi with a punch.
• Zesi killed Kurozumi Semimaru and Kurozumi Higurashi with Quake Annihilation Hammer, while Kozuki Oden wept in relief.
• Kaido roared from the sky, and Zesi led Kozuki Oden outside to confront him.
• Kaido demanded Zesi’s head and fired a Bolo Breath at Zesi and Kozuki Oden.

Zesi and Kozuki Oden faced Kaido at the shogun’s residence, where Zesi blocked Kaido’s blast of breath and the two prepared to settle an old score. Meanwhile, Kaido’s men attacked Kuri, unaware that Bullet and the others had already defeated them.

• Zesi used Defense Control Hammer to block Kaido’s blast of breath and reminded him that Kaido had once retreated after their fight.
• The clash between Zesi and Kaido devastated the area, drawing the attention of people throughout the Flower Capital and Wano Country.
• Kaido’s men attacked Kuri to capture Kozuki Oden’s family, while Kaido headed to the Flower Capital to confront Zesi and protect Orochi’s role in controlling Wano.
• Bullet and the others, who were staying in Kuri to protect Toki and the others, wiped out Kaido’s attackers.
• After surviving Kaido’s attack unharmed, Zesi and Kaido exchanged challenges and unleashed Thunder Bagua and Overclocked Quake Annihilation Hammer at the same time.

Zesi awakened his Tremor-Tremor Fruit and overpowered Kaido, blasting him through buildings in the Flower Capital. To keep their fight from destroying the city, Zesi launched Kaido out of it with a barrage of Air-Shattering Hammers.

• Zesi's awakened vibrations overwhelmed Kaido's Thunder Bagua and sent him crashing through buildings in the Flower Capital.
• The residents panicked at seeing Kaido hurled into the city, while Kozuki Oden worried that the battle would destroy it.
• Kaido rose from the rubble apparently uninjured, and Zesi remarked on his improved defense and recovery.
• Zesi struck Kaido with Air-Shattering Hammer and launched him into the air.
• Zesi unleashed a barrage of Air-Shattering Hammers, knocking Kaido out of the Flower Capital.

Zesi drove Kaido out of the Flower Capital and confronted him in a barren mountain range. After Kaido’s Thunder Bagua collided with Zesi’s Divine Space Strike, Zesi unleashed eighteen strikes that left Kaido bloodied at the bottom of an enormous abyss.

• Zesi introduced himself to the people of the Flower Capital as the Azure Emperor and warned them to flee the coming battle.
• The citizens recognized Zesi as an Emperor of the Sea and hoped he would free Wano Country from Kaido and Orochi’s rule.
• After Zesi’s Air-Shattering Hammer blows sent him flying, Kaido crashed into a mountain and then stood up to face Zesi.
• Kaido’s Thunder Bagua collided with Zesi’s Divine Space Strike, shaking the surrounding area with the impact.
• Zesi unleashed eighteen Divine Space Strikes, and their barrage smashed Kaido into the ground and transformed the mountain range into a canyon.
• Kaido lay covered in blood at the center of the abyss left by the attacks.

After unleashing eighteen Divine Space Strikes, Zesi found that Kaido had survived the devastating attack. Kozuki Oden, Bullet, and Kin'emon and the others gathered at the ruined battlefield as Kaido roared from the abyss.

• Zesi recovered from the strain of his eighteen Divine Space Strikes and saw Kaido lying injured in the abyss.
• Kozuki Oden arrived after leaving the people in the Flower Capital and asked Zesi about the new attack.
• Zesi explained that he had developed Divine Space Strike after awakening his Devil Fruit and said Kaido's defense and vitality made him difficult to kill.
• Bullet, Kin'emon, and the others arrived and gaped at the canyon and abyss carved into the mountain range.
• Kaido roared from the abyss, startling everyone when they realized he was still alive.

Kaido recovered from the Eighteen Divine Space Strikes but fled rather than face Zesi, Bullet, and Kozuki Oden. Zesi offered Wano Country the protection of the Azure Emperor Pirates and asked Kozuki Oden to lead a Dragon Hall branch, leaving Oden hesitant over the work ahead.

• Kaido transformed into a dragon, blasted apart the edge of the abyss with Rapid-Fire Breath, then escaped into the clouds when Zesi, Bullet, and Kozuki Oden prepared to attack.
• Kin'emon and the others were astonished that Kaido had fled, while Bullet mocked him and Zesi explained that Kaido was injured and outnumbered.
• Kozuki Oden worried that Kaido might return, and Zesi promised that the Azure Emperor Pirates would protect Wano Country.
• Zesi told Kozuki Oden about the Azure Emperor Pirates and Dragon Hall, then asked him to join Dragon Hall and establish a Wano Country branch.
• Kozuki Oden hesitated to become branch master because Wano's affairs would keep him busy, and Zesi advised him to delegate and appoint capable helpers.

Zesi asked Tenguyama Hitetsu to forge a sword from an exceptionally tough metal he had made with Feiluo’s help. After Hitetsu recognized its potential to become a Supreme Great Grade Sword, Zesi proposed using Wano Country’s weapons factories to create jobs and sell weapons abroad, and Kozuki Oden agreed.

• Kozuki Oden introduced Zesi to the master swordsmith Tenguyama Hitetsu and explained that Hitetsu came from a renowned swordsmithing clan.
• Zesi showed Hitetsu the unusual iron bar he had made, and Hitetsu marveled at its crystalline structure and toughness.
• Zesi explained that he and Feiluo had repeatedly adjusted the metal while Zesi hammered it, and Hitetsu said he would study it before deciding whether he could forge it into a sword.
• Kozuki Oden offered Hitetsu equipment from Orochi and Kaido’s weapons factories, and Zesi proposed reopening the factories to pay craftsmen fairly and sell their weapons through the Brunei Family and Dragon Hall.
• Kozuki Oden welcomed Zesi’s proposal and agreed that the factories could give Wano Country’s craftsmen a good living.

Zesi’s fame drew thousands of hopeful recruits to the Flower Capital as the Azure Emperor Pirates opened selection in Wano Country. When Kanjuro asked to join, Zesi exposed his identity as a Kurozumi spy and forced him to his knees with Conqueror’s Haki, leaving Kanjuro terrified and denying any plan to harm him.

• Zesi’s defeat of Kaido and display of the Eighteen Divine Space Strikes made his reputation spread across Wano Country.
• The Azure Emperor Pirates announced they would recruit around three hundred people in Wano Country and choose three personal guards for Zesi, drawing thousands to the Flower Capital.
• Kanjuro privately asked Zesi to let him join the Azure Emperor Pirates, saying his mission as Oden’s retainer was finished and he wanted to go to sea.
• Zesi identified Kanjuro as Kurozumi Kanjuro and revealed that Orochi and the Kurozumi Family were dead, shocking Kanjuro.
• Zesi used Conqueror’s Haki to force Kanjuro to his knees and accused him of seeking a chance to attack him as he had Oden.
• Kanjuro prostrated himself and denied that he would dare act against Zesi.