Chapter Summaries

After Uya’s enormous slash nearly cut the Grand Line in two, the world’s powers questioned whether he could surpass Whitebeard and wondered if his strength came from an Ancient Weapon. The Five Elders decided not to make an enemy of him, while other forces began searching for the lost Ancient Weapons.

• Witnesses across the world watched the sea settle after Uya’s slash and feared that Red-Haired Shanks might have died.
• Pirates, Marines, and other observers judged Uya’s power to exceed the Four Emperors’ and questioned whether Whitebeard could still rival him.
• The Five Elders agreed not to oppose Uya and decided to raise the status they granted him.
• Sengoku watched the destruction on the screen and wondered whether Uya possessed power tied to an Ancient Weapon.
• People across the world suspected Uya’s strength came from an Ancient Weapon, and some forces began searching for the three lost weapons.

Uya departed the Red Hair Pirates’ territory and confirmed to Shanks that he intended to visit Whitebeard. Shanks failed to dissuade him, while he and Ben Beckman questioned the source of Uya’s power and feared the upheaval his actions could cause.

• Uya told Shanks he was leaving to visit Whitebeard after finishing his conversation on the island.
• Shanks urged Uya not to destroy the Whitebeard Pirates, warning that their defeat could plunge the world into chaos.
• Uya dismissed Shanks’s warning about the Ancient Weapons and vanished.
• Shanks wondered whether Uya’s power came from the Ancient Weapons, and Ben Beckman said he could not see through Uya.
• Shanks and Beckman concluded that Uya’s immense strength and unpredictable nature made him a terrifying threat.

After Ace went missing, Whitebeard ordered his crew to set sail rather than let his son face Uya alone. Uya’s warship headed toward Whitebeard, as Marines and the world watched the final clash between the Marine who had defeated three Emperors and the World’s Strongest Man approach.

• A pirate reported to Marco that Ace had gone missing, and Marco suspected Ace had gone to stop Uya.
• Marco asked Whitebeard what to do as the crew grew anxious about Uya’s approach.
• Whitebeard stood and ordered his crew to set sail, declaring that he would handle Uya himself and punish Ace later.
• Uya’s warship left the Red Hair Pirates’ territory and sailed toward Whitebeard’s lands.
• Marine vice admirals watched the approaching confrontation and said Uya’s name would become legendary whether he won or lost.

Uya discovered Ace approaching his warship with Jinbe underwater, intending to stop him from pursuing Whitebeard. Ace and Jinbe prepared to board and confront Uya.

• Uya stopped Ain’s Haki training and told her that mastering Armament Haki would require real battles.
• Uya sensed Ace approaching and realized someone else was traveling underwater with him.
• Ain recognized Ace as the Whitebeard Pirates’ Second Division captain, and Uya revealed that Jinbe was in the water.
• Ace told Jinbe he would stop Uya from reaching Whitebeard, while Jinbe vowed to give everything he had.
• As their boat neared the warship, Jinbe used his Ocean Current Shoulder Throw to launch Ace upward.

Jinbe and Ace confronted Vice Admiral Uya and tried to stop him from pursuing the fourth Emperor, but Uya revealed that he had fought the others simply to pass the time. Ace’s attack failed, and Jinbe turned to the sea to try to destroy Uya’s warship.

• Jinbe used a current to bring Ace aboard the Marines’ warship, where they faced Uya and Ain.
• Jinbe urged Uya to abandon his next move, warning that fighting the fourth Emperor would plunge the world into chaos.
• Uya said he had no objective beyond passing the boring hours, stunning Jinbe and Ace.
• Ace attacked Uya with Fire Fist, but Uya scattered the flames and Ace reformed unharmed.
• Jinbe dove into the sea and stirred up a powerful current beneath the warship, making it shudder.

Uya used the Flames of Amaterasu to defeat Ace by consuming and overpowering his fire attacks. Ace survived by casting off the black flames, but they continued burning on the sea as he collapsed on the warship.

• Jinbe gathered currents underwater while Ace attacked Uya with Great Flame Commandment.
• Ace formed and hurled Flame Emperor at Uya, who turned it into a black fireball with the Flames of Amaterasu.
• Uya sent black flames at Ace, and they consumed Ace’s Cross Fire and engulfed his body.
• Ace cast off his own flames along with the Flames of Amaterasu, scattering most of the black fire onto the sea.
• Ace fell to his knees and saw the black flames burning on the sea’s surface.

Uya extinguished Ace’s black flames, then stopped Jinbe’s attempt to destroy the warship by freezing the sea for a thousand miles. Ace and the marines were left stunned by Uya’s sudden switch from fire to ice.

• Uya extinguished the Flames of Amaterasu, leaving Ace shaken by his defeat.
• Jinbe gathered a massive ocean current and launched a Super Ocean Current Strike at the warship.
• Uya stamped the deck and instantly froze the warship, the current, Jinbe, and the surrounding sea.
• Ace and the marines stared in disbelief as Uya revealed he could wield both terrifying fire and ice.

Uya froze the sea to defeat Ace and trap Jinbe, then told Ace to know himself before the Whitebeard Pirates approached his immobilized warship. The chapter ended with Uya calmly facing the crew’s overwhelming presence as Marines and observers across the world watched.

• Uya froze the sea, trapping Jinbe beneath the ice and immobilizing the warship.
• Ain pointed out that the frozen sea prevented the warship from moving, and Uya said he had created a suitable stage.
• Uya told the defeated Ace that he needed to know himself, and Ain asked whether they should arrest him.
• The Whitebeard Pirates appeared on the frozen sea and advanced toward the warship, their combined presence frightening the Marines.
• Uya remained calm as the Whitebeard Pirates approached and the world watched.

Whitebeard arrived with the Whitebeard Pirates to face Uya on the frozen sea, which he recognized as an arena for their showdown. Ace returned to his crew and Jozu freed Jinbe, leaving Uya and Whitebeard ready to begin their confrontation.

• Sengoku and people across the world watched as Whitebeard approached Uya across the frozen sea.
• Whitebeard acknowledged Uya’s arena and confronted him over Ace’s injuries, while Ace tried to explain that he had acted on his own.
• Marco called Ace back, and Uya allowed Ace to leave the warship and rejoin the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace asked Jozu to help Jinbe, and Jozu shattered the ice so Jinbe could escape.
• Uya watched Jinbe return to the others and announced that it was time to begin.

Uya blocked Whitebeard’s devastating tremor attack with Shinra Tensei, leaving the warship unharmed and splitting the frozen sea and sky. Whitebeard sent Marco and the other division commanders away so he could fight freely, and the two prepared to resume their battle.

• Whitebeard swung his naginata and unleashed a powerful tremor attack toward Uya’s warship.
• Uya casually pressed a hand against the air and used Shinra Tensei to stop Whitebeard’s attack, splitting the ice and clouds in their collision.
• Uya’s defense left both him and the warship unharmed, stunning Whitebeard’s division commanders.
• Uya stepped onto the frozen sea, and Whitebeard ordered Marco, Jozu, and the others to retreat so he could fight without holding back.
• Uya examined Whitebeard and sensed that his severe old injuries and aging body weakened him.
• Whitebeard looked back at Uya as their battle resumed.

Uya matched Whitebeard’s all-out attack with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, leaving the warship and the ice behind him untouched while Whitebeard’s side was devastated. As Whitebeard followed with a Tremor-Tremor punch, Uya revealed that he wielded the same power, and their opposing tremors collided.

• Whitebeard charged Uya with a tremor-infused slash, and Uya blocked it with the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, shattering the surrounding ice.
• The clash left a precise, undamaged area around Uya and the warship, shocking Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates’ division commanders.
• Whitebeard recognized the gap between them but continued fighting, punching at Uya with a Tremor-Tremor attack while their blades remained locked.
• Uya formed a white halo around his own fist and struck the air at the same time as Whitebeard, revealing that he possessed the power of tremors.
• Cracks appeared before both fists as their tremor powers collided, and the battlefield began to rumble.

Uya overwhelmed Whitebeard in a clash of tremor powers and drove him back dozens of meters without injuring him. Whitebeard then asked why Uya possessed his power, and Uya replied that tremors were not exclusive to Whitebeard.

• Uya and Whitebeard's tremor powers collided, shattering the ice across the sea and leaving their crews stunned.
• Uya's tremor power overcame Whitebeard's, and a shock wave drove Whitebeard through an ice wall and dozens of meters backward.
• Marco and the other division commanders prepared to rush to Whitebeard, but stopped when he emerged without apparent injuries.
• Sengoku watched the clash from Marine Headquarters and wondered whether Uya possessed an Ancient Weapon.
• Whitebeard asked Uya why he had the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, and Uya said that Whitebeard was not the only one who could use tremors.

Uya defeated Whitebeard in a direct clash of tremor powers, establishing himself as the new world's strongest. Whitebeard's crew rushed to his side while Uya remained standing calmly on the frozen sea.

• Whitebeard laughed and unleashed a full-strength tremor punch at Uya.
• Uya met Whitebeard's punch with his own, and their clashing powers shattered the ice and tore apart the clouds without damaging the Marine warship behind Uya.
• Whitebeard's power was overwhelmed, sending him flying hundreds of meters and aggravating his hidden injuries until he spat blood.
• Marco, Jozu, and the other Whitebeard Pirates rushed to Whitebeard and warily faced Uya, but none dared attack.
• The witnesses watching through visual Den Den Mushi recognized that Whitebeard had lost and Uya had become the new world's strongest.

Uya faced Whitebeard as the aging pirate accepted that his body could no longer win and walked forward to continue fighting. Before they could clash, the long-missing Golden Lion Shiki appeared overhead with captured Marine warships, insulting Whitebeard and leaving the Marines stunned.

• Whitebeard recognized his physical weakness and walked toward Uya despite his sons' pleas to stop him.
• Uya and Whitebeard prepared to clash again as Whitebeard declared he had no regrets and would bring things to an end.
• Golden Lion Shiki appeared in the sky and drew everyone's attention away from Uya and Whitebeard.
• Marco, Sengoku, Garp, and others recognized Shiki, who had been missing for nearly twenty years after escaping Impel Down.
• Sengoku realized Shiki had arrived with several captured Marine warships floating behind him.
• Shiki mocked Whitebeard for being beaten by a Marine.

Golden Lion dropped Marine warships toward the ice, but Uya stopped them and pulled Golden Lion from the sky with gravity. Enraged, Golden Lion lifted the vast frozen sea into the air, leaving Uya and Whitebeard standing on the rising ice.

• Golden Lion released the warships he had been keeping aloft, and Uya halted their fall before they struck the ice.
• Golden Lion mocked Uya, but Uya used Banshō Ten'in to drag him out of the sky and slam him into the frozen sea.
• Golden Lion climbed out of the ice and attacked Uya, shattering the frozen surface and making the ice rise.
• Golden Lion lifted the frozen sea, nearly a hundred li wide, out of the ocean and into the air.

Golden Lion Shiki raised an island-sized mass of seabed ice and attacked Uya, but Uya seized control of the ice and shattered it. Whitebeard led his crew away from the chaos as the frozen fragments filled the sky.

• Golden Lion Shiki used his Float-Float Fruit to lift an enormous mass of ice from the seabed, and the surging water sank or swept away ships from several factions.
• Whitebeard stopped the churning ice beneath his crew with the Power of Tremors and led Marco and the division commanders farther away.
• Golden Lion Shiki formed enormous ice lions around Uya and a Marine warship, then sent them surging toward his targets.
• Uya remained unmoved by Golden Lion Shiki's killing intent and said that people who provoked him were his enemies.
• Uya made the ice lions and the floating ice mass slip from Golden Lion Shiki's control, then shattered the entire mass of ice into countless fragments.

Uya fought Golden Lion Shiki in the sky, effortlessly breaking Shiki’s attacks and overwhelming him with a flying slash launched by flicking a finger. The slash cut through Shiki’s leg-swords and passed through his body, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Uya shattered the ice beneath him with a stomp, while he and the warship remained suspended above the sea.
• Golden Lion Shiki unleashed flying slashes with his sword legs, but Uya destroyed them with a finger flick.
• Uya mocked Shiki and sent a powerful flying slash at him with another finger flick.
• Shiki tried to block the attack with Kogarashi and Oto, coating himself and the swords in Armament Haki.
• Uya’s flying slash broke both swords and flashed through Shiki’s body toward the horizon.

Uya killed Golden Lion Shiki after defeating Whitebeard, then left the ice-covered battlefield without pursuing the Whitebeard Pirates. News of the battle spread across the world, leaving everyone to conclude that the era belonged to Uya.

• Uya's sword energy cut through Golden Lion Shiki, who died and fell with the shattered ice.
• Whitebeard, Marco, Jozu, and fighters from the other factions tried to stop the falling ice from crushing their ships.
• Blackbeard Teach watched Uya warily and decided he could not fight him without obtaining the right Devil Fruit and Whitebeard's power.
• Uya returned to his warship and ordered it away, while Ain changed course for Marine Headquarters.
• The world fell silent after hearing that Uya had defeated Whitebeard and killed Golden Lion Shiki.

While the warship neared the Red Line, Uya continued researching time and creating worlds, having little interest in his appointment as the World Government's supreme admiral of all forces. The chapter ended as a sudden disturbance arose in the sea outside the ship.

• Uya reflected on his recovering power and his research into accelerating and slowing time, with changing the past and future as his ultimate goals.
• Uya used a Devil Fruit to deepen his understanding of its powers, then made it wither into dust.
• Ain delivered Uya's appointment letter and explained that the Five Elders had made his position equal in status to the commander-in-chief, though with less authority.
• Uya dismissed the appointment and complained that traveling to Mary Geoise was too much trouble, while Ain continued massaging his shoulders.
• A sudden disturbance arose in the sea outside the warship.

Ain defeated a giant Sea King that threatened Uya’s warship, revealing Camie and Pappag after the creature spat them out. Camie and Pappag realized they were surrounded by human Marines and panicked.

• A giant Sea King surfaced beside Uya’s warship and lunged to swallow it.
• Ain struck the Sea King with an Armament Haki-coated kick, knocking it down.
• Uya joined Ain on deck and pointed out two figures emerging from the Sea King’s mouth.
• Ain and the Marines recognized one figure as a mermaid, while the talking starfish Pappag rejoiced that they had been saved.
• Camie and Pappag noticed the Marines and warship, screamed in fright, and Uya recognized them.