One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

After the exam began, group after group of students went up to the stage to compete. This year's students were indeed worthy of being the first batch taught by Zefa. Almost everyone had mastered Haki, and they could at least know one or two of the six styles.

These two points alone would make them superhuman in the real world.

Although the much-anticipated naval supernovas have not yet made their appearance, the higher-ups are already very satisfied with the quality of this cohort of cadets.

However, the higher-ups also noticed that there was a clear hierarchy among the trainees, with trainees like Flying Squirrel and Fire Mountain being significantly weaker than the others.

This makes them even more eager to see what kind of strength the remaining four Navy Supernovas will possess.

Finally, it was Kuma's turn to take the stage. The unlucky guy who drew him was Dalmesia, who would later become one of the lieutenant generals of the headquarters.

Dalmesia took the stage with half a "dog face." He is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, and his form is a spotted dog.

Since eating the Devil Fruit, he has basically stopped being human and usually lives in a human-beast form.

Although it doesn't look very appealing, this method does maximize the physical benefits of Zoan-type Devil Fruits.

Moreover, in the Dalmatian form... perhaps entering the beast form would actually result in a negative increase in strength.

However, even if Dalmesia developed the half-beast form of the spotted dog to its fullest extent, he was still helpless against the bear's Paw-Paw Fruit.

The most difficult thing is that an ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit might not even be as good as the Bakania bloodline of the bear itself. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the Human-Human Fruit - Bakania Human Form.

On the field, Dalmesia looked helplessly at the bear standing opposite him, who resembled a small mountain.

Listening to the cheers from the flying squirrel and the others below, he couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.

At the referee's instruction, the two bumped fists, then separated. After the referee announced the start, Dalmesia immediately used Shave, appearing in front of the bear with a whoosh.

Then, he raised his claws, which were wrapped in Armament Haki, and used his most proficient finger gun technique.

The bear reached out to block, using the pads of its paws to deflect the finger gun attack. Dalmesia's expression changed, and she quickly used her razor to move away from the bear, as if avoiding a plague.

Who at school doesn't know how terrifying a bear's paw pads are? They're not for being cute!

His hard-earned shaving skills were still too slow in the face of the bear's power. The bear only moved its foot slightly and instantly caught up with Dalmesia.

To the latter's alarmed gaze, Xiong slapped him on the back with a paw, and with a loud thud, a bear paw-shaped crater appeared on the ground. Dalmesia lay sprawled in the center of the crater.

Many generals and new trainees were witnessing Xiong's abilities for the first time, and they were all so shocked that their mouths were agape.

In their eyes, Dalmesia was already very good. He was powerful, proficient in using the Six Powers, and a Devil Fruit user. Yet, he was so easily defeated in front of Kuma.

However, Kuma's strength wasn't even in the top three among the Supernovas. Everyone couldn't help but look at Giggs and the other two on the high platform, and the same question arose in their minds.

Just how strong are these three?

The referee approached Dalmesia, who was still conscious, and weakly said...

"I lost......"

Just as the referee was about to announce the result of the match, Xiong suddenly bent down, gently lifted Dalmesia up, and placed his hand on him.

A bright red bear paw bubble popped out, and the previously listless Dalmesia instantly became energetic. He bounced twice on the spot, then said to the bear with a grateful expression,

"Thank you, Xiong. I'll have to trouble you with the treatment later."

The bear smiled and shook its head, saying,

"It's fine."

The referee was dumbfounded. It was only after Dalmesia reminded him that he hurriedly tried to pull the bear's hand to announce the winner. However, embarrassingly, after he grasped the bear's hand, the bear lifted up, and he was lifted up as well.

Xiong carefully put the referee down, his gentleness a stark contrast to his appearance.

He was thus awarded a thunderous round of applause. Giger on the platform smiled slightly, waved his hand, and the Dark Bible flew down from his palm, absorbing the bear paw bubble floating in mid-air.

Some people who were unfamiliar with bear abilities were a bit confused. They didn't know what the point of Giger's actions was. Someone knowledgeable explained it to them, which caused another round of amazement.

After watching Kuma's battle, everyone became even more eager for the remaining battles of the Navy Supernovas, especially the three on the high platform, who were all speculating about what kind of battle the three would take.

Based on the current situation, it seems likely that the three will be left until the very end as the grand finale.

Next, Ginny, Lucia, and Gion took turns competing, and all of them easily defeated their opponents. Lucia didn't even have to use her abilities.

As more and more trainees were eliminated, the supernovas finally faced off.

Gion, holding the golden scepter, looked at Lucia opposite her with a beaming smile and said,

"I've been wanting to have a match with you for a long time, and I've finally gotten this opportunity."

Lucia drew the pendant from her waist and said calmly,

"bring it on."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gion raised her hand and unleashed a sword aura, which Lucia countered with her own sword aura.

The two sword energies carved a deep crack in the ground, and the moment they collided, Lucia and Gion vanished simultaneously.

"Qiang!"

Zhui Ming and Jin Bilu collided in mid-air, both swords shrouded in Armament Haki. After a brief stalemate, the two fell from the sky and engaged in a dazzling sword duel at close range.

The swordsmanship displayed by both sides left many generals who also wielded swords feeling inferior.

Lucia remained calm, waving the pendant in her hand up and down, completely neutralizing Gion's attacks.

Gion was secretly alarmed. Even now, as the battle had progressed, Lucia still gave her a feeling of unfathomable depth.

She gradually increased the pressure on her hand, and Lucia began to retreat until she reached the edge of the field. Gion seized the opportunity and slashed down with her sword.

A strand of black hair drifted down slowly, and Lucia tilted her head, a strange purple light flashing in her eyes.

Gion wanted to continue her attack, but suddenly felt a burning sensation emanating from her body, and her hand holding the sword trembled involuntarily.

Before she could figure out what was going on, purple flames ignited on Lucia's shrine, and she forced Gion back several meters with a single strike.

After regaining her balance, Gion clutched her chest, her face flushed and her breathing rapid. She pursed her lips and murmured something.

"What a strange feeling, is this also her ability?"

She looked up at Lucia and her heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, Lucia's pretty face wore a charming smile, completely different from her appearance just now.

Chapter 87 The Battle of the Beautiful Girls

Lucia flicked her long, purple-glowing hair, and a pair of jet-black wings unfurled behind her, completely transforming her aura.

With a flap of her wings, before Gion could react, Lucia appeared in front of her, swinging her pendant. Gion hurriedly used her golden pendant to shield her chest, but was still sent into the air by a powerful force.

Lucia has entered her half-beast form, and both her speed and strength have been greatly enhanced.

Gion hurriedly activated her Armament Haki to suppress the heat in her body and turned around in mid-air, but Lucia's figure had already disappeared from the ground.

Swish!

Lucia appeared like a ghost above Gion, teasingly saying,

"Where are you looking?"

Gion's pupils contracted. She was not as agile as Lucia in the air, and it was too late to counterattack now. She could only activate Armament Haki again to cover the key parts of her body for defense.

Lucia couldn't possibly kill him. She didn't use her ultimate technique, but simply threw a punch imbued with Armament Haki, which landed heavily on Gion's back.

The punch caused Gion to grunt, her body plummeting downwards. She used Moonwalk to stop herself just before hitting the ground.

Lucia landed slowly on the ground. She ignored Gion and instead turned to give Giger a charming smile on the platform.

Giger rubbed his forehead in exasperation, and Kizaru leaned over and said,

"Gig, your cousin is smiling at you, why don't you respond?"

"You answer for me, your smile is the most charming."

"Um, let's forget it. I'm afraid your cousin will come up and attack me."

......

Gion landed, supporting herself on her back, using her golden robe to brace herself on the ground.

Lucia turned around, still smiling, and asked,

"Do you want to continue?"

Gion took a deep breath and said,

"No need. You are indeed stronger than me. If you had used a sword just now, the battle would have been over long ago."

After speaking, she raised her hand to signal the referee, and then voluntarily left the field.

Lucia deactivated her powers, secretly glanced at Gigg on the platform, and ran back to the students with a slightly flushed face.

Ginny touched the silver-white pistol at her waist; it was her turn next.

Her opponent is Onigumo.

Before going on stage, Onigumo's hair danced as he grabbed the six swords placed on the ground, drew two swords from his waist, and strode menacingly toward the arena.

He was one of the few students at the school who had mastered the skill of returning life to its original state.

Amid cheers from Jessica and the other female trainees, Ginny patted her impressive chest, pulled out a gold and a silver pistol, and strode out with the gait of a model.

When facing Ginny, Onigumo tried his best to control his facial muscles, forcing out a smile to make himself look less fierce.

He wasn't interested in beautiful women, but there was nothing he could do; everyone at the naval academy tacitly agreed that Ginny was "Big Brother's" woman.