One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"

"Purgatory Onikiri!"

Gion was prepared for Yamato's attack, and slashed out with her long sword as fast as lightning.

"Clang!"

The golden blade and the black spiked club clashed violently, sparks flying as the two separated in an instant.

Yamato changed to gripping the spiked club with both hands, and Conqueror's Haki lightning crackled and appeared on the club. Before the attack was even launched, the terrifying power brought by the Conqueror's Haki had already caused the surrounding earth and sky to tremble.

"King Kong! Ringing Arrow!"

A laser-like beam of energy shot out from the spiked club and slammed into Gion's body.

"Vajra! Formless Realm!"

Gion swung her long sword in front of her, unleashing a barrage of golden light and shadow. She actually used the air-piercing slashes to create a tangible barrier, which, amidst the violent shockwaves, blocked Yamato's long-range attack.

With a shovel under her feet, her graceful body moved like a fish, bypassing the shockwave of the explosion, and darted towards Yamato, unleashing a horizontal slash.

"One-Sword Style! Iaijutsu! Draw Sword Slash!"

"Shh!"

The golden slash flew in, approaching as if it had teleported.

Yamato twisted his wrist, holding the spiked club in front of him, which slammed into the ground with a loud thud.

"Clang!"

The golden slash shattered into two pieces on the spiked club.

At this moment, Gion had already closed in on Yamato, and with a diagonal slash, she struck directly at Yamato's armpit.

Yamato kicked the spiked club that was stuck in the ground with her right foot, and the club, covered with black protrusions, immediately broke through the ground and flew out, blocking the Kinpira that was slashing at her armpit.

However, the next moment, Yamato's expression changed.

"Huh? What's this?"

"Flame Flow! Heavenly Crimson Lotus Dance!" Gion shouted, and a fierce, crimson flame, like a burning cloud, suddenly burst forth from the golden blade she wielded. As if it had its own life, it extended serpentine flame tentacles that licked towards Yamato's body.

The fierce heat wave that hit them made the Armament Haki covering Yamato's body feel like it was about to be burned through.

Yamato's eyes narrowed, and her aura changed drastically. Countless snow-white hairs spread and grew wildly from her body. At the same time, an extremely cold chill burst forth from the spiked club she held in her hand, covering the wildly growing fiery tentacles on the Golden Pilo.

"Ice Slash!"

"boom!"

Ice shards and flames exploded everywhere. Yamato, who had hastily transformed into the form of a Great God, groaned and was sent flying by Gion's sword. He was thrown diagonally and crashed into the island of Vermeer.

With a tap of her feet, Gion caused the air to explode, and her figure soared into the sky, instantly reaching a height of 100 meters. She grasped the raging flames of the Kinpira in both hands and slashed at the flying Yamato from afar.

"Inferno Stream! Scorching Heat Wheel!"

"Shh!"

A fiery slash hundreds of meters long descended from the sky, cutting a long fiery path through the shattered earth of Vermeer.

Amidst the towering flames, a giant, snow-white wolf, its body radiating a chilling aura, moved nimbly across the ground, its limbs swaying as it charged rapidly toward Gion.

Wherever the white wolf went, the ground was frozen by rapidly spreading ice.

"clatter!"

The white wolf's thick paw pads bounced on the smooth ice surface, its supple waist arched, and its body shot out like a powerful crossbow, streaking across the sky like a white phantom, heading towards Gion.

Gion remained perfectly calm, and with a single slash of her fiery Kinpira sword, a surging flame strike crashed down from the sky.

"Unservant Ice Fang!"

The white wolf opened its mouth, and an extremely cold breath spewed out, hitting the incoming fire slash and rapidly freezing and extinguishing the surging flames on the slash.

"Oh!"

The air exploded beneath the wolf's claws, and the white werewolf who had rushed in front of Gion stood up, its body instantly transforming into the human-beast form of Yamato. Grabbing the spiked club hanging from its waist, it slammed the club at Gion.

"Conqueror's Haki Entanglement! Ma Huanren!"

The impact, accompanied by black and red lightning, was like a giant horse neighing and dragging an extremely cold aura capable of freezing everything, crashing towards Gion. It was almost upon them, leaving no room to dodge!

"Vajra! Formless Realm!"

Gion decisively switched from offense to defense, cutting through the barrier that rippled with golden light.

However, Yamato's entanglement attack was more powerful than she had imagined.

The slash barrier that could have blocked Shiryu's attack was torn apart by the incoming freezing air.

The next instant, Gion groaned, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. Her golden cloak was pressed down by Yamato's spiked club and slammed into her abdomen. Her body crashed onto the island at an angle like a meteorite.

Yamato raised his hands high, gripping a spiked club wrapped in black and red lightning, and crashed down from the sky alongside Gion, who was falling.

"Conqueror's Haki Entanglement! Divine Speed! White Serpent Drive!"

"Infernal Stream! Heavenly Crimson Lotus Dance!"

Before Gion even landed, she gritted her teeth and unleashed a fiery slash at Yamato, who was hot on her heels.

"boom!"

The surging flames and the freezing air collided in the air, and large swaths of scalding steam spread out, forming a hazy fog on the island.

In the hazy mist, the rapid, relentless clashes and slashes resounded like thunder, an endless barrage.

The ground exploded intermittently, and amidst the mist, towering flames and howling freezing air surged and spread.

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes...

One hour, two hours, three hours...

The battle between Gion and Yamato lasted longer than anyone had imagined.

As night fell over the G1 sea area and searchlights illuminated the plaza, the roaring collisions emanating from Wilméyo Island gradually subsided.

In the slightly dim scene, Yamato, covered in mud and blood, grins and pulls Gion, who is also covered in mud, out of the broken ground and tosses her onto his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"Damn it, put me down!"

Gion gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing a defiant spirit.

She tried to break free from Yamato's hand that was pressing down on her buttocks, but found herself completely exhausted, her strength completely depleted.

Yamato clearly still had some stamina left.

"Hahaha, that was great! What a satisfying battle. You're pretty strong, woman. I'm very satisfied." Yamato laughed heartily like a man, then hoisted Gion onto his shoulder as if carrying a trophy, and returned to G1 Island.

"What a fierce and evenly matched battle! Thanks to Vice Admiral Yamato and Vice Admiral Gion for showing us that seemingly beautiful and delicate women can possess strength that does not belong to men! But this battle has still decided a winner! She is... the beautiful and powerful Vice Admiral Yamato! Let us congratulate her! And pay tribute to Vice Admiral Gion!"

"Whoa! Vice Admiral Yamato! Vice Admiral Gion!"

The marines cheered, with the female sailors' cheers being the most enthusiastic.

Most women in this world still have some inferiority complex, and many subconsciously believe that they are not as good as men.

Like Zoro's childhood friend Kuina, who clearly possesses strength far exceeding Zoro's, she is always insecure, believing that Zoro will surpass her in the future, and that women's bodies are inherently inferior to men's.

But today's thrilling battle between Gion and Yamato showed viewers, especially female viewers, who were still watching the live stream as night fell, that women can be just as strong.

As a result, the confidence of the female soldiers in the Navy Headquarters was greatly boosted.

Female soldiers like Rebecca and Tashigi, whose strength was still somewhat low, looked at Gion and Yamato with admiration.

"Gion-neechan and Yamato are both so strong, much stronger than me."

Yun Que was also thrilled by what she saw, and quickly ran forward with Man Shirley in her arms to treat their injuries.

“It’s so late, what about the remaining three games…” Brannew looked at Rorschach, his eyes asking.

"Let's fight again tomorrow. They've been fighting all day and deserve a meal and a rest..."

"I think we don't need to fight anymore. The three of them are the candidates for general."

Before Rorschach could finish speaking, Akainu stood up and pointed at Enel, Gion, and Yamato.

Chapter 732 Thunder Dragon, White Wolf, Peach Rabbit

On the second day of the contest for the position of admiral, Akainu's decision was still not agreed to by Rorschach and the others, considering the loss of face for Shiryu and Kakei.

However, after the remaining three matches were played as scheduled, the final result was exactly the same as Akainu's decision.

The final three matches were between Yamato and Kake, Kake and Shiryu, and Yamato and Shiryu, respectively.

Yamato wins by adding points to the score.

Jiaji defeated Shiliu.

Yamato defeated Shiryu.

Thus, after a day and a half, all ten matches have concluded.

On the high platform, Gates excitedly announced the results of the contest for the general's nominee.

"Vice Admiral Enel, four wins out of four! Four points!"

Vice Admiral Yamato, 3 wins, 1 loss! 3 points!

Vice Admiral Gion, two wins and two losses! Two points!

Lieutenant General Jiaji, 1 win and 3 losses! One point!

Lieutenant General Shiryu, four losses in four games! Zero points!

"According to the rules for the competition among admiral candidates established by the Navy Headquarters, the three people with the highest scores will retain or be promoted to the three new admiral candidates of the Navy Headquarters! So, let's congratulate Vice Admiral Enel, Vice Admiral Yamato, and Vice Admiral Gion! They will become the three new admiral candidates of the Navy Headquarters!"

"Now, let us invite Fleet Admiral Akainu to the stage to present the new Admiral candidates with their rank insignia and code names."

Amidst thunderous applause and cheers, Akainu strode onto the stage, his face serious as he faced the world's gaze. From the tray held by Brannew, he took out the gold-streaked epaulettes of an admiral candidate and handed them to Enel.

Aini's expression was stern. He took the epaulets and gave a military salute.

Akainu returned the greeting and said in a deep voice, "Enel, you performed very well, displaying the demeanor of a Marine Admiral. On behalf of the Marine Headquarters and the World Government, I hereby confer upon you the rank of Marine Headquarters Admiral Candidate, with the Headquarters codename 'Thunder Dragon'."

"All for justice!" Enel raised his hand in salute once more.