Final Four Emerges

Two figures, each wielding a sword, clashed repeatedly on the arena. Finally, in the last strike, Zoro left a gash on Hawk Eyes's chest.

He also had a line of blood on his neck.

"Looks like it's a draw? If this continues, it'll probably be a fight to the death..."

Vegapunk looked thoughtfully at the battlefield, but in the end, Mihawk turned his head and admitted defeat, seemingly to give his disciple a chance.

As for Mihawk... although he has the arrogance of a swordsman, his personality is actually not as cold as he appears. Otherwise, someone like Red-Haired Shanks wouldn't be able to become friends with him.

Even in the original work, when he lost his status Shichibukai, the one who was most troubled was Hawk Eyes. Although his troubles were more like the feeling of having a hole in a mosquito net in the summer and having mosquitoes bothering him, it also shows that Hawk Eyes himself, apart from his fanaticism for swordsmanship, didn't really care about other things, including his own reputation.

After the civil war between the two swordsmen ended, the remaining one was Silver Fang Bang, who faced off against another top swordsman, Atomic Samurai. However, after a few rounds, Bang also admitted defeat.

"Logically speaking, Bang should be stronger than Atomic Samurai... Hmm, is it because the next battle is Atomic Samurai versus Zoro?"

Bang and Atomic Samurai participated in the World Martial Arts Tournament, but more for the experience and to spar with martial artists from another world. They were not as competitive as Tatsumaki.

Now that the next opponent is a swordsman, it's obviously Atomic Samurai's prey. In that case, Bang isn't without the intention of helping him achieve his goal, which is the real reason Bang conceded defeat.

Finally, the last match of the semifinals arrived, Kid Goku faced off against Might Guy.

This time, Might Guy on the stage looked serious as he stared at the Kid Goku in front of him. Unlike Yamcha, the Kid Goku looked younger and cuter, but after witnessing his last battle with Luffy, all the contestants instantly regarded him as a true nemesis.

After all... Kid Goku won too easily! Although Luffy and Kid Goku talked for a long time, their actual all-out battle was only a single move! With just one punch, Kid Goku completely Luffy at his full strength. This effortless performance was unique among all the contestants.

So before the battle, Might Guy had already removed all his weights. Seeing that Kid Goku was also ready for battle, he didn't hesitate to use a Leaf Whirlwind attack.

Might Guy unleashed a series of kicks, Kid Goku casually stretched out his arm and easily blocked them. In the final move, he delivered a light punch that sent Might Guy flying.

"Ouch... My leg feels like it's broken... Luckily, Dr. Vegapunk's newly developed Training Suit has rapid healing abilities, otherwise I would have had to leave the ring immediately after that punch..."

After gently shaking his leg a few times, Might Guy felt a warm, comforting power that quickly repaired his leg bone, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that without the Eight Gates Formation, I have absolutely no chance of winning! No... without the Eight Gates Formation, my opponent could kill me in one move!"

"Let's start with the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation. The Sixth Gate, the Gate of View, open!"

A violent aura erupted from Might Guy's body in an instant. Vegapunk, sitting in the audience, narrowed his eyes slightly, and strange electromagnetic waves rippled as he issued commands to the Fungus Modified Human No. 1 on Might Guy's body.

The Fungus Modified Human No. 1 on Might Guy's body was installed on his Training Suit after being restricted by Vegapunk. Not only did it not improve his combat power at all, but it also greatly restricted the life force transferred to Might Guy's body.

Otherwise, Might Guy's regenerative abilities would be far more monstrous than Hashirama Senju's, and even Piccolo's ability to regenerate severed limbs would be nothing compared to that.

At this moment, Vegapunk lifted the restriction on the life force transfer of the Fungus Modified Human No. 1. Almost instantly, violent life force was transferred into Might Guy's body, making Might Guy feel as if he was being burned by flames.

"Ahhhhh! This is youth, this is passion! My blood is boiling!"

With a roar, Might Guy, having opened all six gates, transformed into a whirlwind, surrounding Kid Goku and unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks. However, Kid Goku remained calm and composed, effortlessly parrying all of Might Guy's attacks.

After receiving a barrage of attacks from Might Guy, Kid Goku threw another punch, almost the exact same move, resulting in the exact same outcome. Even the number of steps Might Guy was knocked back was almost identical.

"Even six gates won't work? My leg bone is broken again... uh... maybe I'm just imagining things?"

Might Guy shook his leg, his expression somewhat strange. Had his leg bone just broken? But why did he feel nothing at all now, as if it were perfectly healthy?

The vitality injected into the Fungus Modified Human No. 1 was so vigorous that it was completely restored in less than 0.1 seconds after Might Guy's leg was broken, making Might Guy feel as if his broken leg was just an illusion.

"It seems that opening the Seventh Gate doesn't offer much of a chance of victory... Is this the only option left, our last resort?"

The more the Eight Gates Formation are opened, the greater the increase in power. Opening the sixth gate, the Gate of View, only doubles the combat power. After opening the Gate of Wonder, the increase in combat power is equivalent to the sum of the first six gates, which means having three times the combat power.

However, if the Gate of Death is opened, one will immediately possess more than six times the combat power!

Although it doesn't quite match the rumored increase of dozens of times, Chakra in Dragon Ball. Increasing Chakra by dozens of times doesn't mean increasing combat power by dozens of times. Being able to increase it by more than six times is already considered abnormal!

With Might Guy's fighting power at just over 100, unleashing the Eight Gates Formation to its limit would instantly boost his fighting power to 800, making him slightly stronger than Kid Goku!

Of course, normally speaking, using the Gate of Death of the Eight Gates Formation would mean certain death. It's not worth using such a suicidal fighting method in a mere World Martial Arts Tournament.

However, Vegapunk's new combat suit can compensate for the shortcomings of the Eight Gates Formation! Especially Vegapunk's Fungus Modified Human No. 1, whose massive life force is enough to allow Might Guy to keep the Eight Gates Formation Gate of Death all day.

In this situation, Might Guy naturally added the Eight Gates Formation to his regular skill set. Unfortunately, in today's completely peaceful Ninja World, there are no longer many requirements for a ninja's strength.

Some ninjas skilled in ninjutsu or Genjutsu can also use their knowledge to switch careers and research and develop ninjutsu or Genjutsu.

However, Taijutsu are neither favored by the public nor appreciated by the government, and it's difficult to develop anything innovative with them, so their status has fallen even lower.

Not to mention a pure Taijutsu ninja like Might Guy. Perhaps in terms of combat power, Taijutsu is not inferior to ninjutsu and Genjutsu, but once Chakra is transferred from military to civilian use, in terms of creating value, Taijutsu can't compare to ninjutsu and Genjutsu at all.

Needless to say, Genjutsu is a given; Vegapunk's Chakra Network is the strongest Genjutsu. Ninjutsu can also be used to plant trees and change the natural environment. Taijutsu... is it for farming? Taijutsu ninja like Might Guy is equivalent to ten oxen and two harvesters?

Now that he can come to another world to participate in the martial arts tournament, Might Guy is incredibly excited! He'll show off as much as he can with the Eight Gates Formation.

"The Seventh Gate, the Gate of Wonder, open!"

"The Eighth Gate, the Gate of Death, open!"

With Might Guy's roar, the special blue Chakra that had been swirling around his body and fused with the ki from the Dragon Ball instantly transformed from a sharp burst into an explosive sphere.

"Such a powerful aura! Your strength has increased so much all of a sudden!"

A look of shock appeared on Kid Goku's face, and the contestants below stared intently at Might Guy. After a large amount of life force was injected into him by the Fungus Modified Human No. 1, the Eight Gates, which had already reached its limit, seemed to burn even more fiercely as if it had been fueled.

This caused Might Guy's already skyrocketing combat power to continue to increase. However, Might Guy's physical body had already reached its limit. He let out a roar and then charged forward without hesitation.

"Night Guy!!"

"Wow, that's amazing! Was that explosive aura really unleashed by that funny guy just now?"

Yamcha swallowed hard, watching as the energy and blood merged, forming a crimson Might Guy that charged towards Kid Goku, and secretly felt a surge of relief.

If the opponent uses this move during a fight, there's a high chance I'll be killed!

"Can Wukong stop him?"

Cold sweat beaded on Krillin's forehead as he spoke with some trepidation.

"Trust Kid Goku, he's the most talented disciple of the Turtle School."

Master Roshi spoke calmly, but the veins on his hand holding the cane were bulging. If his cane hadn't been extraordinary, it probably would have been crushed by now.

At this moment, under Might Guy's almost explosive attack of the Blood Dragon, Kid Goku finally lost his composure at the beginning of the battle. He frowned and threw a punch full of power.

With a loud boom, and a series of explosions, the Steel Arena cracked under the impact of their battle. After the initial clash, the two transformed into streaks of light and began a rapid battle.

However, apart from Master Roshi Vegapunk, even other contestants had to rely on High-Speed Camera to clearly see the two fighting. Even Tatsumaki, the strongest contestant, couldn't see them clearly because she was good at superpowers rather than Taijutsu.

At this moment, Tatsumaki's expression was also somewhat surprised. If her opponent unleashed this speed at the start of the next arena battle, and she was careless, she might be knocked down before she could even use her superpower shield.

Seeing the fight between the two now serves as a reminder to myself that while superpowers are powerful, the fragile physical bodies and slow reaction times of superpowered individuals are also their fatal weaknesses.

Like a blood dragon, a stream of light swirled around Kid Goku, bombarding him relentlessly. With the interaction of the Eight Gates Formation' Gate of Death and the life force inputted by the Fungus Modified Human No. 1, Might Guy's fighting power continued to increase. Each punch was heavier than the last, and the aftershocks of the battle alone had already stirred up a storm.

As expected of the protagonist of Dragon Ball, Kid Goku, despite being constantly overwhelmed by Might Guy and seemingly about to break through his defenses and be completely defeated, displayed remarkable resilience. He managed to keep up with Kid Goku 'Might Guy ever-increasing fighting power and successfully defended against all attacks.

The life force inputted by the Fungus Modified Human No. 1 has a low enhancement effect on the Eight Gates Formation Gate of Death, which burns life force, and its effect is also very slow. Therefore, Might Guy's current fighting power is in a state of slow increase, which also gives Kid Goku time to adapt.

"It seems that the Eight Gates Formation and the Fungus Modified Human No. 1 can only give Might Guy a combat power of around 900 points at most... However, even if the Fungus Modified Human No. 1 can continuously inject life force to heal Might Guy's injuries, pain receptors cannot be blocked. Under such intense pain and recovery conditions, even with Might Guy's strong will, he cannot hold on for long..."

"So the outcome depends on whether Kid Goku can hold out until Might Guy collapses, or Might Guy can break through Kid Goku's defenses before he collapses!"

The high-speed, clanging battle lasted for nearly ten minutes, but Vegapunk shook his head; Might Guy had lost this time.

The life force inputted by the Fungus Modified Human No. 1 is not inexhaustible. A large portion of it is needed to maintain Might Guy's own body and heal his injuries. Might Guy has now reached the peak of his combat power.

After that, his combat power will only continue to decline due to his mental state, until he can no longer maintain the Eight Gates Formation.

Vegapunk's prediction was correct. In the following minutes, although Might Guy's combat power did not decrease, his attack and movement speeds dropped due to his declining mental state.

Although Kid Goku was a little dizzy from Might Guy's fierce attack, he was very keen to sense that Might Guy's offensive was weakening.

When Might Guy's condition declined to a certain point and he finally paused due to physical pain, Kid Goku, with his super martial arts sense, did not hesitate to throw a punch, directly blasting Might Guy out of the ring.

"Ahhh, youth... won't give up so easily!"

With a shout, Might Guy leaped back onto the arena, wielding the Eight Gates Formation.

This time, however, Kid Goku was prepared:

"Kamehameha!"