The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Vivi took a deep breath and mobilized all the power she had received from the giant.

Feet, legs, waist, shoulders, arms—every muscle and every bone is exerting force at a specific frequency.

Originally, "Slash Wave" was a prerequisite move for "Lion. Thousand Cut Valley". If it can cut out a blade of light, it can naturally cut out hundreds or thousands of blades.

Vivi's eyes were focused. In the darkness of the night, she was in exceptionally good condition. She used Observation Haki to observe the enemy's weaknesses and Armament Haki to enhance her attack power.

Almost instantly, she unleashed a crimson barrage of blade light, like a tidal wave.

"Lion. Thousand Cut Valley!"

Yamato remained unmoved, its fighting spirit undiminished.

Your "Wave Slash" is a prerequisite move? Coincidentally, so is my "Sounding Arrow."

Yamato doesn't use any tricks. Just look at the spiked club she and Kaido share—they both use heavy weapons. Father and daughter rely on brute force to overcome any skill. You try to hack me in a thousand times? I'll just retaliate with one strike! One strike is enough!

She also possesses strength far exceeding human limits. With a loud shout, the spiked club in her hand was wrapped with a large amount of lightning and Armament Haki, and then she swung it out at an extremely fast speed.

"Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"

Yamato's attack, delivered through a unique method of generating power, also utilized the full strength of his body.

The "Thunderous Eight Trigrams" collided with the blood-red "Lion. Thousand Cut Valley," shattering countless blades on the spot, and the incessant buzzing sound from the spiked club instantly fell silent.

The clash of their special skills was like a thunderclap on flat ground; with a deafening roar, the two passed each other.

"Cough cough! Damn it!" Weiwei covered her mouth with her left hand, her lips were full of blood, and there was a burn mark on her shoulder from the high temperature of lightning.

The Hannya mask on Yamato's face was cut open, revealing a heroic and spirited face. His left sleeve was cut off, and there was a bright red wound from his right elbow to his wrist.

Ignoring her own wounds, she turned to Vivi and asked, "What's your relationship with that Golden Lion?"

Vivi laughed: "Golden Lion? It has nothing to do with me! I just stole a few moves from the old man. How was it? Not bad, right?"

Yamato snorted: "You call that Thousand-Cut Valley? It's more like Hundred-Cut Valley at best!"

Weiwei retorted, "Yours is the Thunderous Eight Trigrams? I think it only has four trigrams at most!"

None of us have mastered the skills, so let's not laugh at each other!

Standing on the sidelines, Ace watched them unleash their ultimate moves, a thoughtful expression on his face. Should he also develop some ultimate moves? He had to admit, these moves were really cool!

Weiwei coughed up blood again quietly. She was injured. Even though the opponent was only using the Thunderous Four Trigrams, its power was incredibly strong.

In comparison, Lion.Senkiya is indeed a bit flashy. It's okay against ordinary people, but against experts, its moves seem less refined.

She lost this move mainly because of her underlying strategy. If she could master the hundred cuts into a thousand cuts, and then simplify the complex, combining the thousand cuts into everything, she would be confident in defeating her opponent.

Like a Sichuan opera face-changing act, she waved her cloak, wiped her face, and merged into the darkness. When she reappeared the next second, she had already entered vampire form.

Her pale skin, cascading black hair that reached her waist like a waterfall, scarlet eyes, and long black cloak were all on display before the two. The bloodthirsty impulse made her tremble all over. This time, she did not suppress her vampire bloodlust and entered a full battle state!

Ace only knew that she had entered Devil Fruit form, and that her physical abilities and fighting spirit had been greatly enhanced, but he didn't know what kind of fruit it was or why she was still human after transforming.

Yamato was initially puzzled, then his expression changed to one of sudden realization, and he muttered a few words under his breath.

"Huh? So that's the source of the stench... This Devil Fruit actually exists in this world..."

Her body was never actually at its peak, and forcibly using the Thunder Bagua technique put a huge strain on her body.

But Yamato is not the type to give up easily.

She keeps proclaiming herself to be Kozuki Oden, wanting to inherit Kozuki's will. But who is Kozuki Oden? He's her father Kaido's enemy! Because of this, Yamato gets beaten up by Kaido every few days. She's been fighting for years and hasn't been killed yet, partly because of her father. On the other hand, it must be admitted that she's extremely resilient, far surpassing Vivi, the transmigrator.

"Come on! Let's settle this in one move, little bat!" Yamato said with great confidence, using words to reinforce her belief.

Vivi's nostrils twitched slightly. Her vampire form greatly enhanced her perception. Her perception was already exceptionally high, and now it was multiplied on top of that, allowing her to obtain a lot of information that she hadn't "seen" before.

"This awful smell... You're a Devil Fruit user too, and your Devil Fruit ability makes me very uncomfortable... It feels like it's being suppressed by something. You must be a Dog-Dog Fruit user, right, Big Wolf? Am I right?... You're not willing to go all out? Don't blame me if you die later!"

"Whether it's Kozuki Oden or Kaido's son, I'm not afraid of you. Come on!"

"it is good!"

Vivi unleashed all her killing intent, revealing all her trump cards this time.

She used all her attack power techniques, including vampire transformation, giant strength, Armament Haki, and the Second Generation Kitetsu. Her eyes were bloodshot, and even her sharp fangs protruded from her mouth. After a brief three-second charge, she raised her sword and slashed towards Yamato.

"Wei Kingdom!"

The immense and colossal blade of light, like a mountain, pressed down on Yamato.

This move left Ace, watching from afar, utterly horrified. The power of this attack was too great; if he were to face it, he certainly wouldn't be able to block it, and whether he could even dodge it was an unknown.

Yamato showed no fear at all when she saw the immense power of the "Wei Kingdom," her delicate face filled with determination.

She didn't explain why she couldn't use her Devil Fruit powers, but instead faced everything with a focused gaze and a resolute back.

She relied on her willpower to extract all the power from her body, using all available abilities, including Armament Haki and Observation Haki!

Then, gritting his teeth, he swung his spiked club and struck hard in the opposite direction.

"Overlord of the Seas!"

Chapter Ninety-Eight Handcuffs

"Wei Guo" versus "Ba Hai"!

The two moves not only have different names, but also different ways of exerting force and attack angles. However, whether it is Vivi or Yamato, they both see a strange harmony in the differences between their own special skills.

They didn't have time to think it through before their two moves collided.

"Boom!—" With a loud bang, the collision produced a huge roar. The shockwave exploded from the point of impact, and the smoke and dust were squeezed together by the enormous force, eventually forming a pillar of air that pierced through the sky. The ground cracked, and the cracks grew larger and larger. In the end, even the entire Demon Island was shaken violently for five or six seconds!

The impact and destructive power of this collision between "Weiguo" and "Bahai" were more than ten times stronger than when "Zhanbo" clashed with "Mingdi".

Ace, who was just a bystander, was thrown over by the aftershock of the attack and tumbled twice in mid-air before finally regaining his footing.

Vivi, who was the first to be hit, coughed up blood and flew more than ten meters away. She couldn't even maintain her vampire form and was forced to retreat.

On the other side, Yamato retreated repeatedly. She gritted her teeth, used her right hand to forcefully shove the spiked club into the ground, trying to steady herself. However, the force of the impact was greater than she had imagined. All the teeth of her wooden clogs broke, and the spiked club plowed a seven- or eight-meter-long trench in the ground. In the end, she still could not completely escape the impact and crashed straight into the mountain behind her, leaving a half-meter-deep human-shaped outline on the rocks.

Yamato stubbornly refused to fall, even though her right hand, which was gripping the spiked club, was trembling. Compared to Vivi, who was sent flying, her physical strength was clearly superior.

The battle between "Wei Guo" and "Ba Hai" ended in a draw, but the players who used their techniques were the ones who prevailed.

"I've been beaten up by Kaido for years, this little bit of impact can't possibly knock me down!" she roared.

Weiwei, who was some distance away, coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Although it wasn't her heart's blood, the continuous vomiting of blood was still extremely harmful to her body.

She also revealed her hidden cards, the ones that hadn't yet been fully developed.

"Isis, quick, give me some milk."

“Okay, sister.” A childish voice rang out, and the next second, pure blood gushed out from the ring and transformed into pure life energy, nourishing and repairing the wounds inside and outside her body. Her internal organs, which had been damaged by the shock, were repaired one by one, and the cracked skin on her body surface also healed quickly. In less than three seconds, she stood up again.

She has transformed back into the elegant vampire queen.

Vivi gently covered her mouth: "Oh ho ho ho ho—big wolfhound, you're stronger than I thought. You're really tough and resilient, very powerful. But... I only used less than 10% of my strength just now!"

She was being completely stubborn, refusing to admit defeat even when she lost.

Yamato had never left Onigashima since she was a child, and she was extremely straightforward. She had zero experience in interpersonal relationships and didn't realize the insincerity in her words at all.

Yamato was very surprised, but then his face lit up with excitement: "Really? You're that strong... Alright, let's continue fighting!"

Vivi (′`)

What's the point of continuing? She's played all her cards and is just putting on a brave face. Anyone with a discerning eye would know she doesn't want to play anymore.

Ace saw through her outward bravado but inner weakness and smiled as he continued the conversation.

"You guys are having a lot of fun playing, let me try it too."

Trying it meant certain death. Vivi deeply felt the power of Yamato, and she was truly at her wit's end.

If you're so good, then you do it.

Yamato claims that he gets beaten up by Kaido every day, but whether that's true or not, outsiders have no idea. However, his recovery ability is indeed superhuman. Vivi used all of Isis's pure blood to recover, while Yamato just stood there and recovered 30-40% of his strength while talking.

Vivi believed that willpower was one aspect, but the opponent's powerful recovery ability must also have come partly from the Devil Fruit. Yamato's animal form must be some kind of creature with extremely strong recovery ability, most likely a Mythical Zoan. However, she couldn't think of any wolfhound with such strong recovery ability for the time being.

She went to rest. Without Karu the duck to pour her water or massage her shoulders, she felt awkward all over. She took out her Den Den Mushi and looked at it. The little thing had been stunned by Conqueror's Haki and was now completely dizzy. When it would recover was really unknown.

The fight between Ace and Yamato was a completely different style. Flames soared into the sky, and various flames were shaped and then smashed down on him. Yamato's response was still simple and brutal: he unleashed a barrage of "Thunder Arrow" and "Thunder Bagua," demonstrating that brute force can overcome any technique!

Vivi noticed something strange about this guy. Could he have giant blood? His strength was incredible! And those horns on his head were odd; they didn't look like decorations at all...

Of the three present, Yamato was the oldest, looking at least twenty years old, Ace was about seventeen, and Vivi had just turned fourteen.

When they reach the same age as old man Zefa, a difference of one or two years is not significant. But for the three of them, each year older brings completely different levels of strength, speed, and endurance.

Weiwei wasn't feeling frustrated at all. Her opponent was at least six or seven years older than her, and by those six or seven years, his physical abilities had skyrocketed. Plus, he had a father who was a four-time emperor as a sparring partner, and he was gaining experience every day. There was no reason why he wouldn't be strong.

Yamato's stamina never fully recovered, and when he fought Ace again, he struggled in every aspect.

Previously, he could unleash the "Thunderous Four Trigrams," but now, let alone the four trigrams, even two are difficult. When he swings the spiked club, the speed is slow and the power is weak, and the blue lightning is reduced by more than half. It's because he has wasted too much energy when "Wei Guo" and "Ba Hai" clashed.

Physical strength may be able to recover, but the domineering aura will not recover so quickly.

As they fought, they whispered something to each other, and Ace suddenly raised his voice: "We don't have the right to choose our fathers. Even if your hands are bound, even if you hate your father, why do you bind your heart so completely as well!"

Yamato remained silent.

The battle ended with a massive "Kagerou" being destroyed by "Raiming Bagua".

Ace was exhausted and couldn't stand up. Yamato was also sitting on the ground, panting heavily, completely unable to fight anymore.

I was completely exhausted, both physically and mentally, and had no energy left.

After listening to their entire conversation, Vivi carefully examined Yamato's handcuffs for a while, but in the end, she wasn't sure about her guess: "So...so you've been fighting me while wearing Seastone handcuffs???"

She had previously thought that the other party was carrying some kind of item that restricted combat power, but she never expected that it was actually sea stone handcuffs!

Chapter Ninety-Nine: No Friendship Without a Fight

Seastone handcuffs were practically useless against Zephyr and Tashigi, who hadn't eaten Devil Fruits—they were just ordinary handcuffs, perhaps a bit heavy. But against Devil Fruit users, they were fatal. Not only would they be unable to use their powers, but they would also become completely powerless. However…

Vivi looked around. Even after Ace's barrage of attacks, the ground still showed traces of the collision between "Wei Guo" and "Ba Hai". Was this a sign of complete exhaustion?

Yamato didn't try to be pretentious at all, and answered very frankly: "I was only eight years old when Kaido put handcuffs on me. Over the years, I've gotten used to it. Besides, the Seastone in these handcuffs isn't very pure, so it won't completely disable me."