Before long, the hour-long intermission quietly passed.
The stands had remained packed from beginning to end. No one had left; every spectator was waiting, shouting for the matches to start already.
The battles in this World Martial Arts Tournament had stirred an inexplicable yearning deep within them.
Amid the Blonde Referee's impassioned commentary, the roster for the Top 16 Advancement Matches was announced!
First match: Talot vs. King Chapa! Second match: Son Goku vs. Piccolo!
Third match: Krillin vs. Werewolf!
Fourth match: Nail vs. Tien Shinhan! Fifth match: Lagar vs. Fighter Tiger! Sixth match: Vegeta vs. Dinosaur Superman!
Seventh match: Fighter Lag vs. Martial Artist Zaki! Eighth match: Raditz vs. Selari!...
What even Talot had not expected was that not only was he up first again, but his opponent was also the rather famous King Chapa from the early original story.
As the two stood on the arena stage, before the battle had even begun, the arrogant King Chapa was already making threats.
He had not seen anything remarkable in Talot during the Top 16 match, believing Talot and the others had merely bribed their opponents.
In short, Talot had only made it into the Top 16 through dirty tricks, and this was as far as he could go.
Now that he had run into him, King Chapa would use his famous Eight Hand Fist to eliminate Talot.
Talot paid no attention whatsoever to the barking of such a minor character. He yawned boredly and waited for the Blonde Referee to announce the start of the match.
"Match! Begin!" Knowing Talot was no ordinary contestant, the Blonde Referee cast a disdainful glance at King Chapa.
With that command, the first Top 8 Advancement Match officially began.
As soon as the match began, King Chapa charged straight at Talot, opening with