Both of them fell.
But Krillin fell more slowly. He stubbornly held on until Meng Weici fell, only collapsing when the host stepped onto the stage.
Thus, Krillin was declared the winner.
But with Krillin injured this badly, it was obvious he could no longer continue with the following matches.
Still, reaching the final four meant the prize money was already quite substantial. His trip had not been in vain.
As for his injuries?
Martial artists had Qi Refining Technique protecting them. Qi could heal wounds and pain. As long as they endured it, they would generally recover.
Zhu Qingling and Tenshinhan's match would take place in the afternoon.
Everyone who had made it into the quarterfinals was powerful.
Sun Wukong and Piccolo, for example, had fought for a full two hours!
They were evenly matched, making it impossible to determine a winner in a short time.
In the end, Sun Wukong had relied on his firm and unyielding willpower to grind Piccolo down until he was 'dead'!
Not long after Piccolo collapsed, Sun Wukong waited for the host to come up, count down, and announce his victory before he finally fell to the ground with a thud!
The two of them had fought terribly. Whether they could continue participating in tomorrow's matches remained unknown.
But there was no denying that their battle had thoroughly thrilled the audience!!
Many people had filmed the scene and uploaded short clips to the internet, declaring:
"Those definitely aren't special effects!!"
I used to occasionally see similar videos, but I always thought they were special effects. Now that I've watched one live, I'm stunned by the astonishing strength of these martial artists!! So they really are this powerful—powerful to an utterly unbelievable degree!!
Although the Martial Arts Tournaments of previous years had