Arc 22Two Emperors Fall

Uya challenged Big Mom and Kaido in succession, defeating their forces with overwhelming Haki and gravity, tremor, and meteor attacks. The news of Kaido’s apparent death spread across the world, while the Five Elders chose to accommodate Uya and Doflamingo considered using his request for Ain as his adjutant.

  • Uya announced that he would confront a Four Emperor and chose to begin with Big Mom, while Ain joined him aboard a Navy warship.
  • Ain held off Cracker until Uya arrived, snapped Cracker’s sword, and killed him with a tremor.
  • Uya reached Whole Cake Island, overpowered Big Mom’s Conqueror’s Haki, and stopped her from taking Ain’s lifespan.
  • Uya used Chibaku Tensei to trap nearly the entire Big Mom Pirates, then struck Big Mom deep underground with Evening Elephant and left the island.
  • Uya sailed into Kaido’s territory, gave Ain the Look-Back Fruit, and fought Kaido with punches and Armament Haki before shattering the island with the Power of Tremors.
  • Uya summoned a meteor that crashed into the shattered island, then carried his warship away as the Beasts Pirates fled and Kaido remained missing.
  • The Five Elders agreed to avoid making Uya their enemy and to satisfy his wishes, while news of Kaido’s defeat spread and Doflamingo considered exploiting Uya’s request for Ain as his adjutant.
Chapters 534–558 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 534Visiting the Four Emperors!

Uya challenged Akainu’s claims about Marine justice and used Ain to name the Four Emperors. He ordered her to prepare a ship so he could visit all four, leaving Marine Headquarters stunned as she set off to arrange it.

  • Uya questioned Akainu’s record and asked whether he had done anything to uphold justice or spread the Marines’ prestige.
  • Uya summoned Ain and asked her to name the strongest pirates, and she identified the four Emperor crews.
  • Uya announced that he would visit the Four Emperors, shocking the Marines and their leaders.
  • Ain asked what kind of warship Uya wanted, accepted his answer that any ship would do, and went to prepare one.

Ch. 535The choice

After Uya announced that he would challenge one of the Four Emperors, Sengoku reported the situation to the Five Elders, who chose to wait and see. Uya set out with Ain for Whole Cake Island to face the Big Mom Pirates, then vanished from the warship as Ain resolved to follow him.

  • After Uya disappeared from Marine Headquarters, Sengoku consulted Kizaru and Aokiji, then reported the incident to the Five Elders.
  • The Five Elders decided to let Uya confront a Four Emperor, hoping the clash would weaken an Emperor's forces.
  • News of Uya's plan spread across the seas, where pirates mocked him and Marines struggled to crew his warship.
  • Ain joined Uya aboard a medium-sized warship and admitted she believed she would survive by following him.
  • Uya chose to begin with the Big Mom Pirates at Whole Cake Island, then vanished from the deck as Ain decided to follow him to the end.

Ch. 536Sweet Commander Cracker

Big Mom dismissed Uya’s announced visit to Totto Land and sent Charlotte Cracker to drive him away. Cracker intercepted the Navy warship carrying Uya and Ain, demanding that Uya come out to face him.

  • A chess soldier brought Big Mom a newspaper reporting that Uya had reached the New World and was heading toward her territory.
  • Big Mom mocked Uya and ordered Cracker to teach him a lesson, while declining to send Smoothie along.
  • Ain urged the undermanned Navy warship onward into Totto Land despite the crew’s fear.
  • A Big Mom Pirates ship appeared before the warship reached the first island, with Charlotte Cracker aboard.
  • Cracker taunted the Navy crew and called for Uya to come out of hiding.

Ch. 537Ain vs. Cracker

Ain confronted Charlotte Cracker as Uya’s warship approached his pirate ship, using her time-based ability to erase his biscuit armor and soldiers. Cracker kept sending copies to attack, while Ain held her ground, leaving the Marines wondering how powerful Uya might be.

  • Cracker leaped from his pirate ship toward the warship, and Ain struck his biscuit armor with peach-pink flames.
  • Ain made the flames spread across the armor until it vanished, revealing Cracker’s real body as he retreated to his ship.
  • Cracker created several biscuit soldiers, and Ain erased them as they charged her.
  • Cracker continued producing soldiers, while Ain stood firm against his attacks.
  • The Marines watched Ain hold off Cracker and began to wonder whether Uya could take on an emperor’s pirate crew.

Ch. 538Two fingers

Ain gradually lost ground against Cracker because she could not use Armament Haki, but Uya appeared in time to stop Cracker’s sword with two fingers. Uya broke Cracker’s Haki-coated sword and killed him with a tremor, then reflected on his recovery and plans to remain in this world until he was fully restored.

  • Ain held off Cracker for a prolonged fight, but her stamina ran low and her lack of Armament Haki let him gain the advantage.
  • Cracker trapped Ain with two Biscuit Soldiers and brought his sword down, but Uya emerged from ripples in space and caught the blade between two fingers.
  • Uya reassured Ain and told her to train her Armament Haki, then turned his attention to Cracker.
  • Uya snapped Cracker’s Haki-coated sword with two fingers and struck him with a tremor, sending him flying to his death.
  • Uya considered that his strength had recovered to nearly two percent and decided to recover fully before leaving the world.

Ch. 539Arrival

At a dessert party on Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin learned that Cracker had been defeated. Meanwhile, Uya and Ain approached the island by warship, and Uya used gravitational force to lift the ship above the sticky Maltose Sea and carry it toward shore.

  • Charlotte Linlin held a dessert party while Smoothie and the ministers assumed Cracker would soon return from fighting a Navy vice admiral.
  • A messenger reported that Cracker had been taken down, and Charlotte Linlin reacted with shock and anger.
  • Uya and Ain sailed through Totto Land’s purple juice sea and discussed the Big Mom Pirates’ food-related Devil Fruit abilities and Uya’s search for a time-type Devil Fruit.
  • The warship slowed in the sticky Maltose Sea, so Uya used Banshō Ten'in to lift it out of the water.
  • Uya floated the warship toward Whole Cake Island as Ain watched in amazement, and they arrived at the island.

Ch. 540Landing on the island

Uya’s warship arrived at Whole Cake Island, where Charlotte Linlin and her crew awaited him. Uya and Ain went ashore and approached the pirates, who parted to reveal Linlin and her officers.

  • Charlotte Linlin waited at Whole Cake Island after learning that Uya had defeated Cracker and was heading to her domain.
  • Linlin and her ministers saw Uya’s warship floating above the sea and wondered whether its power resembled Golden Lion Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit.
  • Uya landed the warship on the shore with an attractive force, leaving the Marines aboard shaken while Ain remained standing.
  • Uya walked alone toward the assembled pirate crew, and Ain overcame her fear and followed him ashore.
  • The pirates prepared to attack Uya and Ain, then parted to reveal Charlotte Linlin and her officers.

Ch. 541Conqueror's Haki

Uya arrived on Whole Cake Island with Ain and faced Charlotte Linlin and the Big Mom Pirates alone. After Charlotte Linlin unleashed her Conqueror's Haki, Uya revealed an overwhelmingly stronger Conqueror's Haki that defeated hers and knocked out pirates across the island.

  • Uya walked into the Big Mom Pirates' gathering with Ain and said he had come alone, not as part of a Marine assault.
  • Charlotte Linlin threatened Uya and unleashed her Conqueror's Haki, but it had no effect on him or Ain.
  • Uya grasped the essence of Conqueror's Haki and released his own, shocking Charlotte Linlin, the Sweet Commanders, and the ministers.
  • Uya's Conqueror's Haki overwhelmed Charlotte Linlin's and swept across Whole Cake Island, knocking out the surrounding pirates and many others across the island.

Ch. 542Big Mom's ability

Uya’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed Charlotte Linlin’s, knocking out most of the pirates on Whole Cake Island. Charlotte Linlin then unleashed her Soul-Soul Fruit power, and the chapter ended as she began pulling a strange substance from Ain.

  • Uya’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out most of the pirates, while Ain and the strongest fighters remained conscious.
  • Ain and the Big Mom Pirates realized Uya possessed exceptionally powerful Conqueror’s Haki.
  • Charlotte Linlin darkened the sky and animated parts of Whole Cake Island with her Soul-Soul Fruit ability.
  • Pirates who had fainted began waking, and Ain felt fear as Charlotte Linlin’s power affected her.
  • Charlotte Linlin waved toward Ain and drew a strange substance from her body, declaring that she would start with her.

Ch. 543Chibaku Tensei

Uya stopped Charlotte Linlin from extracting Ain’s lifespan and protected her from attacks by Big Mom’s living terrain, fire, and lightning. As the Big Mom Pirates closed in, Uya began testing a new ability by sending a tiny black mass into the sky.

  • Charlotte Linlin extracted Ain’s lifespan, but Uya grasped it and forced it back into Ain, interrupting her ability.
  • Charlotte Linlin threatened Uya and Ain as her officers and pirates prepared to attack them.
  • The ground tried to bite Ain, and a living rock attacked Uya and Ain, but Uya rescued her and shattered the rock.
  • Ain destroyed Charlotte Linlin’s lightning and fire with her peach-colored flames, while the Big Mom Pirates charged.
  • Uya said he would test a new ability, raised a tiny black mass into the sky, and called out, “Chibaku... Tensei!”

Ch. 544Total Annihilation!

Uya used Chibaku Tensei to rip apart half of Whole Cake Island and draw the island’s debris and surrounding seawater into a massive celestial body. The Big Mom Pirates, including the Three Sweet Commanders, were sealed inside as Ain and the Marines watched in shock.

  • Uya froze the pirates’ incoming attacks in midair as Chibaku Tensei rose into the sky.
  • Chibaku Tensei pulled in the clouds, seawater, and nearly half of Whole Cake Island, while Uya returned to the warship with Ain.
  • The Three Sweet Commanders tried to resist the gravity, but Uya sent seawater surging into them and swept them into Chibaku Tensei.
  • Uya’s attack formed an enormous celestial body that trapped almost the entire Big Mom Pirates, leaving Ain and the Marines stunned.

Ch. 545Evening Elephant!

Uya overwhelmed the Big Mom Pirates with Chibaku Tensei, leaving Charlotte Linlin alone on the ruined Whole Cake Island. When she charged him, Uya met her with a punch whose descending pillar of force crushed her defenses, leaving their fight unresolved.

  • Uya's Chibaku Tensei destroyed much of Whole Cake Island and swept nearly the entire Big Mom Pirates into a mass of seawater and debris in the sky.
  • Charlotte Linlin resisted the attack and confronted Uya, realizing his gravity ability had destroyed the island's living defenses.
  • Uya confirmed his power was gravity and decided to stop searching for a time-related Devil Fruit and fight Charlotte Linlin directly.
  • Charlotte Linlin charged Uya, but he leaped from the warship and appeared above her at startling speed.
  • Uya struck with all his recovered power and scattered Armament Haki, sending down a white pillar of force that overwhelmed Charlotte Linlin's defenses.

Ch. 546Headquarters meeting

Uya defeated Charlotte Linlin with a single Evening Elephant and left the shattered Whole Cake Island, while the Marines at Headquarters worried over his disappearance. As survivors began to recover and a faint trace of life stirred in the pit beneath the island, Sengoku's meeting ended with the Marines deciding they had to investigate.

  • Uya blasted Charlotte Linlin deep underground with Evening Elephant, shattered Whole Cake Island, and returned to his warship as Ain realized Linlin seemed to have gone silent.
  • Uya told the Marines aboard to leave, while the warship escaped the island's waves and the crew struggled to believe they had defeated an Emperor's pirate crew.
  • After Uya's warship departed, Chibaku Tensei collapsed and the surviving pirates fell onto the ruins or into the sea.
  • Living stones, trees, and building fragments gathered and vanished into the pit, where a faint trace of life appeared.
  • At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu, and others discussed the lack of news from Uya in Totto Land.
  • Tsuru argued that the Marines had to investigate even if Uya had died, and Sengoku agreed they needed to find out what had happened.

Ch. 547The world erupted!

The Marines watched footage showing Uya striking Big Mom with a pillar of light and leaving her fate uncertain. Days later, news of the Big Mom Pirates’ defeat spread around the world, shocking major figures including Doflamingo, Crocodile, and Hawk-Eye.

  • Sengoku, Tsuru, and the Admirals received footage from Uya’s warship and gathered to view it.
  • The footage showed a pillar of light blasting Big Mom deep into the ground before Uya’s warship departed.
  • The footage left the Marines stunned, and they realized the sea was about to be turned upside down.
  • Several days later, newspapers reported Big Mom’s defeat and the Big Mom Pirates’ heavy losses, shaking the world.
  • Doflamingo and Crocodile froze in disbelief as they read the reports, while Hawk-Eye stopped mid-sip after seeing his newspaper.

Ch. 548Reactions from all sides

After Uya defeated the Big Mom Pirates, news of his strength alarmed the other Emperors and shook the world. Uya left the Marines to fight the battered Big Mom Pirates while he relaxed aboard his warship, and the World Government and Marine Headquarters were left unsure how to handle him.

  • Whitebeard praised Uya's strength, while Blackbeard Teach secretly wondered whether obtaining a certain Devil Fruit would let him match such power.
  • Red-Haired Shanks and his crew discussed Uya's unclear motives and abilities, and Benn Beckman advised them not to change their approach.
  • Kaido of the Beasts dismissed warnings about Uya and declared that he would wait for him.
  • Ain asked Uya whether he would intervene as the Marines fought the surviving Big Mom Pirates, and Uya said he would leave them to it.
  • Uya explained that Big Mom had revived after her soul and lifespan returned, leaving her crew gravely weakened but not destroyed.
  • The Marines continued battling the Big Mom Pirates, while Uya's victory drew worldwide attention and left Marine Headquarters and the World Government unsure how to respond.

Ch. 549Next up, Kaido of the Beasts!

After routing the Big Mom Pirates, Uya sailed toward Kaido’s territory while the World Government chose to wait and see. His warship reached the Beasts Pirates’ waters, where their forces and the world watched for his coming clash with Kaido.

  • The Five Elders decided to wait and see after Uya single-handedly routed the Big Mom Pirates.
  • Ain told Uya that Big Mom was alive and her surviving pirates were fighting the Navy, but Uya chose to leave them to the Navy and continue toward the next Emperor.
  • Uya reflected on Devil Fruit powers as rule-based abilities and considered how his strength might let him resist or shatter them.
  • Uya’s warship entered the Beasts Pirates’ territory, and their affiliated forces watched it approach without daring to stop it.
  • Major powers around the world focused on Uya’s impending confrontation with Kaido and the Beasts Pirates, whose members were feared for their strength and Zoan abilities.

Ch. 550The World Watched! Part Four

Uya's warship reached the Beasts Pirates' territory, where Kaido had prepared to face him alone. Ain recalled her earlier encounter with Kaido and chose to overcome her fear by following Uya ashore, as Kaido rose to meet his arrival.

  • Ain told Uya that Kaido had once overwhelmed Zephyr and escaped Marine custody, and said she feared him more than Big Mom.
  • Uya became interested in testing Kaido's durability and using the fight to hone his Armament Haki.
  • When the warship reached the island, Uya offered Ain the chance to stay aboard, but she chose to follow him ashore.
  • Uya used Shockwave Sensing and found that the Beasts Pirates were waiting on ships offshore while Kaido stood alone on the island.
  • Kaido sensed Uya's arrival, rose, and eagerly called out to him.

Ch. 551Devil Fruit

Kaido and Uya clashed with Conqueror's Haki, and Uya's Haki overwhelmed Kaido's as the two prepared to fight. Before meeting Kaido, Uya sensed the Look-Back Fruit in a Beasts Pirates warehouse and recognized its ability to reveal the past.

  • Kaido unleashed his Conqueror's Haki across the island, and Ain resisted it without fainting.
  • Uya let his Conqueror's Haki erupt and crushed Kaido's, astonishing the Beasts Pirates watching from their ships.
  • Kaido praised Uya's Haki and charged toward him.
  • Jack the Drought and the pirates declared their faith that Kaido would win despite Uya's superior Haki.
  • Uya sensed Devil Fruits in a warehouse and identified the Look-Back Fruit as a way to see the past.

Ch. 552Uya vs. Kaido of the Beasts!

Uya confronted Kaido of the Beasts after finding the Look-Back Fruit, then proved his raw strength could match and overpower Kaido’s Haki-reinforced blows. Their fierce battle continued as ships from across the sea watched, awaiting a clash that could change the balance of power.

  • Uya found the Look-Back Fruit, gave it to Ain, and told her to return to the warship.
  • Uya intercepted Kaido of the Beasts and met his opening punch with a punch of his own, shaking the island and surrounding sea.
  • Uya blocked Kaido’s Haki-coated punch with raw strength, then struck back hard enough to make Kaido stagger.
  • Kaido recognized Uya’s unusual strength, grinned, and charged again.
  • Uya stood his ground and collided fists with Kaido once more as the battle continued.

Ch. 553Undying Kaido

Uya unleashed Evening Elephant against Kaido, whose defenses and rapid regeneration let him recover from the devastating blow almost instantly. Kaido emerged from the crater excited and charged Uya again.

  • Uya struck Kaido with the first step of Evening Elephant, driving him deep into the earth and unleashing aftershocks that wrecked the island and raised towering waves.
  • Aboard the ships, Ain used her ability to erase part of the waves while the Beasts Pirates’ fish-men helped push them down; Jack and the others were shocked by Uya’s power.
  • Uya sensed that Kaido had survived the attack and recognized the strength of his defenses and regeneration.
  • At the bottom of the pit, Kaido’s surface injuries healed in less than a breath, leaving him unharmed.
  • Kaido leaped out of the shaft, grinned at Uya, and charged him again with renewed excitement.

Ch. 554Tremor!

Uya concentrated his Armament Haki and used it to overpower Kaido, who realized Uya had not yet used his full strength. Uya then unleashed the Power of Tremors, and its attack erupted toward Kaido.

  • Kaido repeatedly charged Uya, but Uya drove him back with punches and gradually increased the distance between them.
  • Uya concentrated his Armament Haki onto his fist and struck Kaido, breaking his arm and sending him through the earth into a mountain.
  • Kaido repaired his arm and angrily demanded that Uya stop holding back.
  • Uya formed a white glow over his fist, making Kaido recognize a familiar power.
  • Uya and Kaido's fists stopped short of touching as cracks spread through the space before Uya's fist and the Power of Tremors erupted toward Kaido.

Ch. 555The island shattered!

Uya unleashed a devastating tremor punch that shattered the island during his battle with Kaido of the Beasts. Uya remained above the sea while Kaido was missing and blood stained the water, but Jack the Drought insisted the fight was not over.

  • Observers and Beasts Pirates members expected Kaido of the Beasts to outlast Uya in their drawn-out battle.
  • Uya's unrestrained power of tremors struck Kaido of the Beasts and shattered the island into fragments.
  • Uya hovered above the sea as observers realized he had destroyed the island, while Kaido of the Beasts could not be seen.
  • Observers spotted blood in the water beneath Uya and wondered whether Kaido of the Beasts had lost.
  • Jack the Drought ordered the Beasts Pirates to stop talking and declared that the fight was not over.

Ch. 556Tengai Shinsei, Chapter Ten

Uya used Tengai Shinsei against the gravely injured Kaido of the Beasts, summoning an enormous celestial body above the sea. As the meteor struck the shattered island and ocean, Uya escaped with the Marines aboard their warship while pirates and onlookers fled in terror.

  • Uya assessed Kaido of the Beasts' severe injuries and formed a hand seal to summon a colossal meteor.
  • Uya vanished from above the sea, reached a distant warship, and lifted it out of the water to carry it away.
  • The Beasts Pirates, including Jack the Drought, and other watching forces fled as the meteor descended.
  • Kaido of the Beasts watched from the seabed as the meteor crashed into the shattered island and sea, producing towering waves.

Ch. 557The End

Uya destroyed the island and the surrounding waves with Tengai Shinsei, then prepared to visit the next Emperor after implying that Kaido of the Beasts might be dead. Survivors and distant observers recognized that Kaido had been defeated and that the era was about to change.

  • Uya lifted the warship beyond Tengai Shinsei's range, then shattered the enormous waves before they could hit it.
  • Ain realized Uya believed Kaido of the Beasts might have died, though Uya said survival would have depended on luck.
  • Uya took back the box from Ain and said they would visit the next Emperor.
  • The Beasts Pirates struggled to rescue those swept into the sea as their battered ships approached the newly formed island.
  • Observers from various factions saw Kaido's defeat as undeniable and concluded that the era would be rewritten.

Ch. 558Uya's tastes?

The Five Elders watched Uya destroy an island and summon a massive meteor, then ordered the World Government and Marines to keep him content. News of Kaido's death spread across the sea, and Doflamingo began considering how Uya's interest in Ain might offer an opportunity.

  • The Five Elders watched Uya shatter the island and summon a meteor, and the projection ended when a wave struck their observation ship.
  • The Five Elders agreed to avoid making Uya their enemy and ordered officials to satisfy his wishes, including changing Ain's Marine rank.
  • News that Uya had killed Kaido spread across the sea, alarming pirates and the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
  • Doflamingo learned from Trebol that Uya had requested Ain as his adjutant and considered exploiting that information.
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