This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
Summary
- Gaban blitzed Saint Sommers effortlessly.
- Immortality of Holy Knights can be bypassed with soul-damaging Haki.
- Advanced Conqueror's Haki can damage souls and defeat immortality.
One Piece recently gave fans some incredibly exciting battles in Elbaf, and fans were fully expecting them to break out as the Holy Knights made their official move in One Piece chapter 1147. A clash against the Holy Knights was inevitable in One Piece chapter 1148, and that is precisely what happened.
One Piece: The Haki Types Each Straw Hat Will Awaken In Elbaf, Explained
The Straw Hat pirates need to awaken haki in One Piece, especially as enemies get stronger.
Oda specifically focused on the likes of the Scopper Gaban in this battle, and it is through him that Oda finally showed a way to counter the weakness of the Holy Knights. Now, it has essentially been confirmed that the immortality of the Holy Knights can be beaten, and the key lies in a special type of Haki.
Scopper Gaban Destroys Saint Sommers In Elbaf
- Gaban Blitzed Saint Sommers
- Sommers Stood No Chance Against Gaban
One Piece chapter 1148 was absolutely sensational and delivered a short-lived yet absolutely sensational battle to the fans. As Nico Robin struggled to fight against Saint Sommers, Gaban rushed to her rescue. Covering miles in the span of a second, Gaban was able to fly past Sommers and chop his arm off completely. To his surprise, his arm didn't regenerate after it was chopped off, meaning that his immortality had officially been bypassed by Scopper Gaban.
It's been a while! — Scopper Gaban before attacking Sommers
More than that, fans also saw Gaban delivering a casual attack charged with incredible Haki, likely to be Supreme King Haki, to Somemrs, and delivering a deadly blow to him. Now, it is clear that Sommers is down and that Gaban has defeated him already. Naturally, the biggest question that arises here is how Gaban countered the immortality of the Holy Knights. Every fan wants to know the answer to that question, and while it'll arrive sooner or later, Oda has already given fans some clues about it.
How Scopper Gaban Countered Imu's Immortality
Gaban Can Use Soul Damaging Haki
The key to injuring the Holy Knights lies in being able to injure their souls. It must be remembered that the Holy Knights are impossible to beat normally. However, when their soul is damaged, they cannot regenerate. The hint was in One Piece chapter 1147, when Gunko hit Brook and immediately felt pain despite being immortal.
To never doubt yourself, that is true strength. — Rayleigh
One Piece: Oda Has Already Hinted At A New Power System After Devil Fruits And Haki
There is one more secret power system in One Piece that could be on par with Haki and Devil Fruits.
Clearly, it hurt her soul when she attacked Brook and she was hurt on the inside. Similarly, when Joy Boy launched his Haki, Imu felt pain despite being thousands of miles away. This is because Imu is connected to the Five Elders. Based on everything that Oda has revealed so far, the key to beating the immortality of the Holy Knights and the Five Elders is soul-damaging Haki.
Is Soul Damaging Haki Strong?
It is unclear what type of Haki can damage the souls of the enemies. However, it is unlikely to be Color of Armament, as fans already know its advanced types. The Color of Arms only allows internal damage on a physical level when used in advanced form. The ability to damage souls with advanced usage likely comes from Conqueror's Haki. This deadly type of Haki should be strong enough to beat any Elder or Holy Knight, and most importantly, even Imu. In One Piece chapter 1149, fans will most likely officially hear from Gaban how he beat the immortality and how the others can beaten as well.
One Piece chapter 1148 will be out soon, in a week. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on May 11. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1148 is May 11, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
- Release Date
- October 20, 1999
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Directors
- Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
