One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"How dare you!"

Francis, standing in front of Musgard, turned cold and stepped in front of Luffy, his right arm radiating black Armament Haki as he threw a punch at the charging Luffy.

At the same time, a furious roar reached everyone's ears.

"Straw Hat Kid! Do you want to die?! You dare cause trouble on my ship?!"

The entire golden ship trembled with the roar, and the gold on the ground surged and bulged like water, transforming into countless spiral spikes that pierced towards Luffy's body.

"I never expected that such a thing would happen from a moment of carelessness. Golden Emperor Tesoro, I'm sorry, but I can't let you touch my captain."

Yi Xiao's expression darkened slightly, and he slashed horizontally with his staff-sword.

An invisible, twisting force swept horizontally away the countless golden spikes, continuing to bombard the furious figure leaping down from the top of the naval building.

A transparent barrier suddenly appeared in front of Frisis, blocking his fist that was about to smash into Luffy.

At first, Frisis didn't pay much attention, intending to use his Armament Haki-hardened fist to knock away the transparent barrier in front of him, along with Luffy who was rushing towards him.

But when his right wrist snapped open with a crisp crack, Frisis's expression changed.

His eyes widened in horror as he watched Luffy's massive fist, spewing billowing steam, whistled past him and slammed into Musgard's face.

"No! Saint Musgarud!"

Chapter 625 The Enraged Golden Emperor

Driven to madness by Nami's injury and Camie's capture, Luffy unleashed a powerful Gear Second punch in a fit of rage, which landed squarely on Musgard's face.

"Oh!"

The bubble headgear he was wearing burst open with a bang, and his entire face was dented inward by Luffy's punch, his nose, cheekbones, and chin all shattered.

With a mouthful of teeth flying everywhere, Musgard passed out without uttering a sound. Luffy's punch sent him tumbling through the air, knocking over dozens of men in black suits and slaves standing nearby, before crashing into the crowd.

Everything happened so fast that only then did Francis's shout, which had been blocked by the barrier released by Bartolomeo, carry far and wide.

"No! Saint Musgarud!"

Robin's outstretched hand, which she had been trying to use to stop Luffy, fell limply to her side, and a look of panic appeared on her face.

"Luffy, he is... a Celestial Dragon."

"I will never forgive any dragon-human or centaur who has harmed my companions!"

"Nami! Are you alright?"

Luffy yelled angrily, then quickly crouched down to check Nami's injuries.

The enormous golden ship quickly fell silent due to this sudden turn of events.

Only Luffy, Sanji, and the others remained, shouting in worry.

The wealthy and influential guests from all over the world were now filled with terror, unable to believe what they were seeing. They were still immersed in this frightening reality and had not yet come to their senses.

Bonnie, who was stuffing a huge pile of pizzas into her mouth at the edge of the crowd, suddenly stopped what she was doing and stared at the scene with a look of utter disbelief.

"Is that guy in the straw hat an idiot? He actually hit a Celestial Dragon!"

"Captain Bonnie! Let's go! This place is about to turn into a dangerous place!" Several pirates nearby hurriedly advised.

Not far away, Capone Bege, who had a cigar in his mouth, froze in mid-air as he lit it. His lips twitched, and he turned and left without hesitation.

"Damn Straw Hat Boy, I was hoping to make some money on this ship to get to the New World, but now it seems I have to get out of here as fast as I can!"

Kidd and his two companions, who had been knocked down by Luffy earlier, ran out of the casino lobby with angry expressions. Upon seeing the scene before them, they immediately displayed a fascinating expression.

Kid's lips curled into a smile. "Straw Hat Kid, what audacity! You dare to beat up a World Noble. Aren't you afraid of being surrounded and attacked by the Marine Admirals? Oh, I see. You're so emboldened because you have that blind grandpa as your protector? What a despicable fellow."

Urouge shrank in size and turned to look at Tesoro, who had crashed straight down from the sky onto the golden ground, with a look of amusement on his face.

"The owner of the Golden Ship is furious! This is going to be interesting. The strongest supernova, the blind swordsman Issho, who is said to be able to fight the world's strongest swordsman Hawkeye to a draw, will face the newly appointed Shichibukai, the Golden Emperor Tesoro. What will be the outcome?"

"Damn it! How did it turn out like this? This isn't my plan."

Drake, who was standing beside Kidd, had beads of cold sweat on his forehead.

He originally planned to compete with the other Supernovas on the Golden Ship, make a name for himself, and demonstrate the power of the Ancient Zoan.

Ideally, one should surpass Kid, Luffy, and others to become the most dazzling supernova of this era.

Then, once he goes to the New World and becomes a sought-after member of the Four Emperors' crews, it will be easier for him to infiltrate the Beast Pirates as an undercover agent.

But before the plan even started, the Celestial Dragons were attacked, and they looked like they were attacked extremely badly.

This is going to attract the attention of a Navy admiral!

The Golden Ship is currently located so close to the Navy Headquarters.

Given the maneuverability of these pirate ships, it would be very difficult for them to escape even if they wanted to.

More importantly, a terrible incident occurred on the Golden Ship where World Nobles were attacked. As the owner of this ship, the Golden Emperor Tesoro would absolutely not allow the Straw Hat Pirates to leave so easily.

Not only will the Straw Hat Pirates be unable to leave easily, but those outsiders who weren't involved will likely be dragged into it as well.

The Golden Emperor wanted a scapegoat to take the blame for him.

"I wonder which admiral will arrive? I hope it's Kizaru or Aokiji. If it's Akainu, then let whoever wants to be the undercover agent take the job. I don't think I can withstand one of Akainu's magma punches..."

Drake wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and without a second thought, rushed towards the shore of the golden ship.

Only then did the entire golden ship erupt in chaos.

Panic-filled screams rose and fell, echoing through the air.

"Run! The Celestial Dragons have been attacked! The Navy fleet is on its way!"

"Run! The Celestial Dragon is dead! That damn Straw Hat kid smashed the Celestial Dragon's head in! A Buster Call from a Marine Admiral will sink this golden ship to the bottom of the sea!"

Tesoro, who crashed onto the golden earth like a meteorite, slowly straightened up with a gloomy face and looked at Luffy.

Thick, bluish veins bulged on his forehead.

"Straw Hat Luffy, do you know what you've done?"

Luffy turned around and glared at Tesoro without backing down, "Whoever hurts my crewmate, I will not let them get away with it!"

"Damn pirates, damn hotheads, they only know how to ruin things!"

Tesoro raised his right hand high and then slammed it down heavily onto the golden ground beneath him.

No one is allowed to leave without my permission!

"The Golden Kingdom!!"

As Tesoro's large hand pressed down on the ground beneath him, an unseen force instantly spread throughout the entire golden ship.

The golden earth beneath their feet, the golden casinos, the golden buildings, the golden amusement parks in the distance—all collapsed.

Hundreds of thousands, even millions of tons of gold transformed into surging golden waves, roaring and rushing over the feet of the fleeing crowd, finally forming a giant golden wave that soared into the sky at the edge of the gold ship.

Golden waves enveloped the entire golden ship, like a blooming golden bud, constantly converging towards the top to form a dazzling golden sky.

The pirates, who were fleeing in all directions, and the gamblers, who were shocked by this astonishing change, stopped in their tracks and looked up at the sky.

Damn it! I knew this would happen!

Drake, who had only run a short distance, looked at the golden barrier blocking his path with an extremely grim expression.

"The power to alter the properties of other substances, to assimilate soil, rocks, and trees into gold, is the legendary awakening of a Devil Fruit."

Kidd's eyes flickered as he looked at Tesoro's tall figure.

The gold he had absorbed using the Magnet-Magnet Fruit's power was also absorbed by Tesoro's power.

Clearly, his ability has a weaker impact on gold than that of Tesoro, the user of the Gold-Gold Fruit.

If I could defeat a powerful Shichibukai like Tesoro here, my bounty would probably rise to one billion Berries, just like that blind swordsman Yixiao.

Thinking of this, Kidd even forgot about running away and stared intently at Tesoro.

"Kidd! What are you standing there for? Hurry up and break through this golden barrier to escape! The Marine Admirals will be here soon!"

Kira's scythe-like weapon whistled and spun as he, along with Urouge, Capone Bege, and Apocalypse, attacked the ever-growing golden waves surging from the edge of the golden ship, attempting to break through and escape.

"Escape? Hehehe, why would I escape?"

Kidd chuckled and pointed in the direction where Luffy and his crew were.

"Even the Straw Hat Pirates, who beat up a World Noble, didn't run away, so why should we run away? Killer, we're going to do something big, we're going to storm into the New World, become one of the Four Emperors, become the Pirate King. If we don't even have the courage to face the Seven Warlords of the Sea or the Marine Admirals, then we might as well go back to our hometown and be local thugs."

Upon hearing this, the eccentric monk Urki, who was wielding a large iron pillar, stopped what he was doing and grinned.

“Kid is right. If even the Straw Hat Luffy has the courage to stay, wouldn’t it mean that we guys from the same generation are inferior to him if we run away? I’ll stay too and see just how strong the newly appointed Shichibukai really is.”

"Yo yo, check it out, you dog! I agree with your suggestion. I want to see the strength of a Marine Admiral."

Haiming Ap, who was using his arm as a saxophone, stopped attacking the surging golden waves and turned to walk towards Kid.

Seeing this, the burly, bearded man next to Drake anxiously shouted at him, "Captain Drake, what do we do?"

Drake didn't turn around, continuing to swing his axe and longsword, hacking at the golden barrier.

"Those idiots! They have no idea what level of power they're about to face. Let them die if they want, we'll keep attacking, break through the golden barrier, and then get out quickly!"

Beside Luffy, Chopper was anxiously tending to Nami's injuries.

Sanji, Franky, Barto, and the others surrounded Francis, who was completely trapped by the transparent barrier and could not be breached.

Usopp is using wire to help Camie unlock her handcuffs.

On the other side, the enraged Tesoro was already entangled with Issho, and the two began to fight.

Noticing the commotion, Sanji frowned and asked softly, "Robin, what just happened? Why was Nami suddenly attacked by that bastard?"

Robin gripped Nami's hand tightly, her breathing becoming rapid.

"We were just on our way to the shopping mall on the golden ship when we unexpectedly found Cammy locked up among the crowd of slaves being transported out. In a panic, we rushed over to try and rescue Cammy..."

She looked up at the furious Francis inside the spherical barrier, and at Musgarud lying on the ground not far away, his life hanging in the balance.

"Then this CP0 member next to the Celestial Dragon attacked and injured Nami. He was too fast, and I couldn't stop him."

"So that's how it is. So after Camie separated from us, she was captured by the owner of this ship and was to be handed over to the Celestial Dragons as a slave? Bastard..."

Sanji angrily kicked the barrier in front of him and glared at Barto, yelling, "Barto! Let this bastard out! I'm going to kick him to pieces! How dare he hurt our lovely Camie and Nami! It's unforgivable!"