Chapter Summaries

Bai Yu and Golden Lion prepared for their final clash, with Golden Lion unleashing the full power of his Haki and Float-Float Fruit. After their attacks collided, Golden Lion was gravely weakened and urged Bai Yu to use him as a stepping stone to greatness, offering him two Famous Swords.

• Golden Lion praised Bai Yu and declared that he had abandoned the era, then challenged him to withstand his final strike.
• Golden Lion shattered the ship's wheel embedded in his head, unleashed a surge of Haki, and transformed the floating island into a ten-thousand-meter lion's head.
• Bai Yu broke Demon Sword Murasame into fragments and formed them into a thousand-meter Black Blade with his Haki.
• Golden Lion sent the giant lion charging at Bai Yu, who met it with a powerful slash that shattered the lion's head.
• Golden Lion spat blood, acknowledged Bai Yu's strength, and offered him two Famous Swords while urging him to make his name resound throughout the world.

Bai Yu defeated Golden Lion Shiki, survived the destruction of his floating island by riding Oto and Kogarashi down to the White-White Sea, and encountered the Shandians. Wyper and his warriors moved to drive Bai Yu off, but an elderly man arrived and warned them not to fight him.

• Golden Lion Shiki exhausted his life and fell from the sky, while Bai Yu received five percent character progress and unlocked Yammy Llargo as a subordinate character template.
• The floating island shattered, and Bai Yu used Oto and Kogarashi to slow his fall before landing among the island fragments in the White-White Sea.
• Bai Yu sensed nearby people with Observation Haki and spotted the Shandians arriving by jet-powered skates and pirate ship.
• The Shandian chief celebrated the fallen islands as a chance to reclaim land, while Wyper ordered his warriors to seize an island before Enel or his priests arrived.
• Wyper, Braham, Kamakiri, and the others charged Bai Yu, but an elderly man riding a flying horse warned them that they could not afford to mess with him.

Bai Yu overwhelmed the Shandia warriors, including Wyper, and cut apart Enel’s El Thor with a sword strike. He challenged Enel to come face him, leaving the Shandia stunned by his provocation against the god of Sky Island.

• Wyper and the Shandia warriors attacked Bai Yu together, but his Armament Haki left him unharmed.
• Wyper used the Reject Dial, but Bai Yu blocked its impact and knocked Wyper through a boulder with a single slash.
• Bai Yu released his Spiritual Pressure and killing intent, freezing the Shandia and Gan Fall with fear.
• Wyper broke free by stabbing his thigh and attacked again, but Bai Yu stopped the Reject Dial and broke Wyper’s Burn Bazooka with his scabbard.
• Enel sent El Thor down at Bai Yu, who split the lightning and the clouds with a sword strike.
• Bai Yu challenged Enel to come down and fight him, while the Shandia watched in disbelief.

Bai Yu defeated the Shandia warriors with ease and told Gan Fall he was a Marine recruit who would help defeat Enel in exchange for a meal. Enel learned that Bai Yu had cut through El Thor and prepared the Ark Maxim to confront him.

• Gedatsu and the other priests told Enel that a Blue Sea man had defeated the Shandia warriors, and Enel revealed that Bai Yu had cut through his El Thor.
• Enel ordered the Ark Maxim prepared so he could confront Bai Yu and show him despair.
• Bai Yu dismissed the Shandia warriors as weak, and Gan Fall stopped Wyper from provoking him.
• Bai Yu told Gan Fall he was a Marine trainee and offered to cut down Enel in exchange for a meal.
• Gan Fall gained hope that Bai Yu could defeat Enel after seeing him overpower the Shandia warriors.

Bai Yu mocked Enel and the Sky Islanders’ limited horizons, then faced Enel when the Ark Maxim arrived. Enel’s supposedly effortless God’s Game ended in a sudden rush of fear as Bai Yu’s first slash forced him to dodge.

• Wyper warned Bai Yu that Enel had an undying body and vowed the Shandians would never stop fighting him.
• Bai Yu ate the food the Shandians prepared and told Aisa that the Blue Sea was vast compared with their island.
• Aisa sensed something approaching, and the Ark Maxim appeared with Enel and his priests aboard.
• Enel offered Bai Yu the position of high priest and challenged him to attack for one minute, but Bai Yu refused and called him a country bumpkin.
• Bai Yu rushed Enel and slashed down with Murasame, triggering Enel’s instinctive transformation into lightning and retreat.

Bai Yu repeatedly wounded Enel and shattered the god’s confidence, while Enel’s attempts to counter him failed. Enel transformed into a giant lightning figure and forged a golden trident, preparing to fight back.

• Bai Yu struck Enel with Murasame, sending him into a rock and opening a deep wound in his chest.
• Enel abandoned his promised game and attacked Bai Yu with El Thor, but Bai Yu’s Spiritual Pressure halted him and another slash sent him crashing into the rock.
• Enel unleashed his 30,000,000 Volt Thunderbird, but Bai Yu split the lightning bird with a single sword swing.
• Enel tried to evade Bai Yu by using Mantra, but Bai Yu anticipated him and cut off his left arm.
• Enel invoked 200,000,000 Volt Amaru, grew into a hundred-meter lightning giant, and melted a gold pillar into a massive trident.

Bai Yu used Yammy Llargo’s Dark Magic to fight Enel in his Thunder God form, overpowering him and suppressing his lightning powers. After disarming Enel and disabling his elemental transformation, Bai Yu prepared to finish the fight.

• Bai Yu gained access to Yammy Llargo’s Dark Magic and assessed its power against Enel.
• Enel attacked with his golden trident and lightning techniques, but Bai Yu blocked the blows and destroyed the trident.
• Bai Yu smashed Enel’s 60 Million Volt Thunder Dragon and rushed into close combat.
• Bai Yu cut off Enel’s lightning-reformed arm, and Dark Magic prevented Enel from restoring it with his Devil Fruit ability.
• Bai Yu declared himself the forbidden zone for gods and said he would finish Enel off.

Bai Yu defeated and killed Enel with a devastating slash, but the ensuing explosion destroyed the floating island and left no trace of either fighter. Five days later, Garp returned to Marineford determined to find Bai Yu, where Akainu revealed he had recalled Kizaru from the search.

• Enel unleashed a thousand-meter lightning sphere at Bai Yu, who split the attack and Enel with his Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash.
• A violent explosion swallowed the battlefield, and the Shandia people and Gan Fall later found the floating island and both fighters gone.
• Five days later, Garp arrived at Marineford with Carina, Nami, Smoker, Isuka, and the others, still hoping Bai Yu had survived.
• Garp learned Kizaru had returned from the search and angrily demanded to know why.
• Akainu said he had recalled Kizaru, arguing that the search had already gone on long enough.

Bai Yu returned to Marine Headquarters in a dramatic fall from the sky, alive after his encounter with Golden Lion. His arrival quieted Akainu’s taunts, but the discovery that he had Golden Lion’s swords left Sengoku and Garp demanding answers.

• Akainu provoked Garp by questioning Bai Yu’s chances of survival, and Garp defended his grandson as a future Marine King.
• Bai Yu announced his return and crashed into the headquarters plaza inside a golden skull, emerging unharmed with a wine flask.
• Sengoku welcomed Bai Yu and said Onigumo’s and Garp’s recommendation to make him an Admiral Candidate would be considered.
• Isuka recognized the two old swords Bai Yu stood on as Golden Lion Shiki’s Oto and Kogarashi.
• Bai Yu called the swords relics Golden Lion had left him, leaving Sengoku and Garp stunned and asking what had happened to Golden Lion.

Bai Yu revealed that he had likely killed Golden Lion Shiki, prompting Garp to argue that he deserved an Admiral position and Akainu to challenge his claim. When Sengoku asked Bai Yu what role he wanted, Bai Yu asked for the one with the most freedom and authority and the fewest duties.

• Bai Yu said Golden Lion Shiki was probably dead and regretted that the pirate had not been stronger.
• Garp praised Bai Yu for defeating Golden Lion and urged Sengoku to make him an Admiral.
• Akainu questioned Bai Yu’s claim and background, provoking Garp into unleashing his aura against him.
• Sengoku ended the argument, said Headquarters would investigate Shiki’s death, and explained that Bai Yu’s appointment required a vote.
• Sengoku asked Bai Yu what position he wanted, and Bai Yu requested a role with freedom, authority, and minimal assignments.

Bai Yu rejected Akainu’s threat and unleashed powerful Conqueror’s Haki, prompting Sengoku to approve a controlled fight between them. The chapter ended as Bai Yu launched the first strike with Murasame.

• Garp offered Bai Yu a choice of Marine positions, and Bai Yu said he wanted the easiest one, an Admiral’s seat.
• Akainu reacted to Bai Yu’s defiance with killing intent, but Bai Yu stopped Garp from intervening and confronted Akainu himself.
• Bai Yu released Conqueror’s Haki that overwhelmed Marines across the docks, while Sengoku and Tsuru ordered the area cleared.
• Bai Yu proposed settling the dispute with a fight, and Akainu agreed, setting conditions for Bai Yu to prove his qualifications.
• Sengoku approved the match on the condition that they avoid serious harm, and Bai Yu charged Akainu with Murasame.

Bai Yu fought Akainu at Marine Headquarters, using relentless close-range attacks to overwhelm the Marine Admiral. After Bai Yu sent Akainu flying and battered through his magma attacks, the watching Marines were left questioning the strength they were witnessing.

• Akainu countered Bai Yu’s opening slash with Hell Hound, but Bai Yu’s blade aura cut through the magma and forced Akainu to launch Great Hell Hound.
• Akainu’s giant magma hound swallowed Bai Yu, but Bai Yu emerged in a golden Spiritual Pressure skeleton and slashed Akainu into the seawall.
• Akainu raged at being sent flying, while Bai Yu welcomed his anger and charged back into close combat.
• Akainu attacked with Canine Red Lotus, but Bai Yu covered himself in Armament Haki and smashed through the magma hound.
• Akainu unleashed Great Eruption at point-blank range, but Bai Yu’s blade auras tore through it and drove him back more than a hundred meters.
• The watching Marines questioned how an Admiral was being suppressed, and Garp praised Bai Yu’s Admiral potential and beastlike swordsmanship.

Bai Yu fought Akainu as Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcano across Marineford, burying the plaza and docks in magma. Bai Yu emerged badly burned and charged at Akainu with Murasame, leaving their fight unresolved as Akainu tried to counter with Canine Red Lotus.

• Bai Yu and Akainu traded attacks until Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcano over Marineford.
• Bai Yu removed his weighted training clothes and released his Spiritual Pressure as he charged through the falling magma.
• Akainu struck Bai Yu with Great Eruption and Meteor Volcano, covering the Plaza of Justice and the docks in magma.
• Nami protested Akainu's tactics, while Garp warned that Bai Yu would not go down easily.
• Bai Yu burst out of the magma with burned skin and black light swallowing some of it, then slashed at Akainu with Murasame.
• Akainu attempted to repel Bai Yu with Canine Red Lotus.

Bai Yu defeated Akainu by countering Meteor Volcano with a reckless charge and a devastating slash, then watched Marines rescue the wounded Admiral from the sea. Akainu accused Bai Yu of wielding the Dark-Dark Fruit, and Sengoku demanded to know whether Bai Yu was truly a Devil Fruit User.

• Bai Yu smashed Akainu’s Canine Red Lotus and struck him with Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash, sending him into the sea.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to rescue Akainu, while Garp checked on Bai Yu and scolded him for taking Meteor Volcano head-on.
• Bai Yu said he wished Akainu had used his Devil Fruit Awakening, and he drank liquor despite his burned arm.
• Akainu emerged from the sea with Yamakaji’s help and tried to attack Bai Yu, but Sengoku stopped them and warned Akainu to honor their wager.
• Akainu accused Bai Yu of possessing the Logia Dark-Dark Fruit, and Sengoku urgently questioned Bai Yu about whether he was a Devil Fruit User.

Bai Yu revealed his Dark-Dark Fruit power at Marine Headquarters but said he preferred close-quarters combat, and Sengoku agreed to let him rest after the battle. The next day, Marine Headquarters announced Bai Yu’s nomination as a fourth Admiral, stunning the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Bai Yu demonstrated the Dark-Dark Fruit’s pulling power, astonishing Sengoku and the officers watching him.
• Sengoku offered to obtain records about the fruit, but Bai Yu declined and said he preferred close-quarters combat before leaving to rest with Garp and the others.
• Sengoku ordered the plaza repairs charged to Garp and Akainu, and Garp joked as he led Bai Yu away.
• The next day, Marco read that Bai Yu had returned to Marineford with Golden Lion Shiki’s belongings, defeated Akainu by half a move, and been nominated as the Marines’ fourth Admiral.
• Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates were shocked by the news and Bai Yu’s reported achievements.

After learning that Bai Yu, the Marines’ new fourth Admiral, had obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit, Teach feared his long pursuit of the fruit had been wasted. He persuaded Whitebeard to have Marco test Fire Fist Ace for recruitment, hoping to use the young pirate against Bai Yu and create a chance to reclaim the fruit.

• Teach mocked the reports that an eighteen-year-old Marine had defeated Akainu, but Marco said the newspaper claimed the newcomer possessed three types of Haki and a suspected Logia Devil Fruit.
• When Marco identified the fruit as the Dark-Dark Fruit, Teach panicked and realized Bai Yu had obtained the treasure he had spent years searching for.
• Teach proposed recruiting Fire Fist Ace, a Logia user with the Flame-Flame Fruit, to counter the Marines’ new Admiral.
• Whitebeard considered Ace’s hundred-million-Beli bounty and ordered Marco to test whether Ace could join the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Teach secretly hoped Bai Yu would die, allowing the Dark-Dark Fruit to reappear somewhere in the sea.

The Four Emperors reacted to news that Bai Yu had become the Marines’ fourth Admiral, while Sengoku watched Bai Yu inspire thousands of Marines to train at Headquarters. Sengoku remained pleased with his appointment but worried about the difficult problem the Five Elders had given him.

• Kaido mocked Bai Yu’s youth and threatened to kill him if the Marines interfered with his dealings with Joker, while King warned that the new Admiral could free the Marines to act elsewhere.
• Shanks and his crew recognized Bai Yu as the boy they had met in Windmill Village and questioned whether Shanks had chosen the wrong person for the new era.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered Perospero to capture Bai Yu because she wanted to have children with him.
• Morgans reported on the fourth Admiral for three days as news of Bai Yu spread throughout the seas.
• Bai Yu practiced sword swings in Marine Headquarters’ plaza, inspiring thousands of soldiers to join him.
• Sengoku watched the coordinated training and approved of his decision to appoint Bai Yu, though the Five Elders’ demand still troubled him.

Bai Yu completed his training and inspected the system’s latest shop refresh, which offered Senzu Beans and a gravity training room that could greatly improve the chance of awakening Haki. He ordered the system to redeem both items.

• Bai Yu finished ten thousand sword swings while Zoro completed five thousand and struggled to keep up with him.
• Bai Yu received 0.1% template-unlock progress, bringing his total to 34.5%, and saw that he had accumulated 2,800 shop points.
• Bai Yu opened the refreshed shop and found Senzu Beans and a modded gravity training room that could increase the chance of awakening Haki by 50%.
• Bai Yu decided to redeem all the items and ordered the system to buy them immediately.

Bai Yu revealed a modified gravity training room that could improve the odds of awakening Haki and invited his companions and Isuka to test it. After the room appeared in the square, Zoro, Sanji, Carina, Nami, and Isuka followed Bai Yu inside, while Smoker remained skeptical.

• Bai Yu asked Zoro whether he wanted to awaken Haki, and Zoro and the others said they were committed to training.
• Isuka asked Bai Yu to guide her in Haki training, and he offered her a chance to test a method for improving awakening odds.
• Bai Yu summoned a modified gravity training room in the square and said it could improve the odds of awakening Haki through external forces.
• Smoker questioned whether the room could really help awaken Haki, but Bai Yu told everyone to enter and see for themselves.
• Zoro entered first, followed by Sanji, Carina, Nami, and Isuka.

Bai Yu used a modified training room that increased gravity and pressed on trainees’ fears to help them awaken Haki. Nami, Carina, Isuka, Sanji, and Zoro awakened Haki after enduring the room, while Smoker remained outside and waited to learn what happened.

• Bai Yu explained that the training room would increase gravity and pressure on the trainees’ bodies and minds to draw out their potential.
• At three times normal gravity, Nami and Carina confronted their fears and awakened Armament Haki, so Bai Yu let them leave before the pressure increased further.
• Isuka endured five minutes in the room, emerged exhausted and delighted, and told Smoker that awakening Haki had been smooth as silk.
• Sanji screamed after one minute in the room, and Zoro screamed after two minutes before both crawled out drenched in sweat.