The 22nd Martial Arts Tournament
On Earth, the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament held as scheduled.
Papaya Island.
After a three-year hiatus, martial arts masters from all over the world once again gathered on the arena to compete for the title of the world's best. Thanks to the successful hosting of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, this year's event was even more exciting than in previous years. In addition to the disciples of the Turtle School, the Crane School, which is on par with the Turtle School, also sent their outstanding disciples.
This year's competition was fierce, and the person most delighted upon seeing the list of registered participants was undoubtedly the competition's host.
It is truly exciting to have the honor of hosting such a grand event.
"Both the Turtle School and the Crane School are participating, it's just a pity that Miss Launch from last year didn't come... But the fact that Goku is participating already adds a lot to the tournament, this year's tournament will definitely be even more exciting."
The Blonde Announcer was beaming with excitement when a phone call came in, bringing even more good news.
"Ah, what... In order to show the audience the most exciting battle scenes, Capsule Corp is willing to sponsor this event, and will even use special high-definition cameras to record the battle scenes... That's wonderful, I understand, please thank Miss Bulma for me."
After hanging up the phone, the Blonde Announcer headed excitedly towards the stadium, as there was still a lot of work to be done thanks to the temporary sponsorship from the Capsule Corporation.
In the afternoon, the preliminary rounds were held inside the Martial Arts Arena.
Goku, Krillin, and other disciples of the Turtle School were warming up, preparing to enter the top eight. Meanwhile, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu of the Crane School displayed unprecedented power as soon as they appeared, defeating their opponents in no time.
"Truly impressive! As expected of a disciple of the Turtle School and the Crane School!"
"It's unbelievable that former champion King Chappa was no match for Goku, losing with just one chop to the neck."
The Blonde Announcer closely followed the seeded players' performance. The preliminary rounds, frankly, were a battle of luck; sometimes, a bit of bad luck could mean encountering a strong opponent and failing to even make it to the quarterfinals. King Chappa was one such unlucky player. With his past championship pedigree, reaching the quarterfinals should have been a piece of cake, but he just happened to run into Goku.
"Luck is also very important!"
With notes in hand, the Blonde Announcer meticulously analyzed the seeded players' moves, striving to understand each player's situation before the quarterfinals so he could provide engaging commentary for the audience on stage.
"Huh, Krillin has run into Ranfan again. Unfortunately, Ranfan is no match for Krillin."
Watching Ranfan leave angrily after uttering a harsh remark, the Blonde Announcer couldn't help but recall the scene three years ago in the quarterfinals when her opponent was knocked unconscious by Krillin —how similar it was!
With a sigh in her heart, the Blonde Announcer crossed Ranfan's name off the list of seeded players.
"The competition is getting more and more intense."
The preliminary rounds lasted all afternoon and quickly came to an end. Goku, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and others all advanced. The other four contestants were also quite strong, including the boxing expert Pamput and the Man-Wolf who could only transform into a human during a full moon...
They are all elites in the Earth's martial arts world.
Because Capsule Corporation needed to modify the competition venue and deploy some high-tech equipment, the official quarterfinals would have to wait until the next day.
That night, Goku, Bulma, and the others reunited. After three years apart, they all had a lot to say. Krillin asked about Tien Shinhan and the others he had encountered at the World Martial Arts Tournament. Master Roshi then told everyone about the feud between the Turtle School and the Crane School. After listening, Krillin declared that he would definitely defeat the Crane School.
"Goku, have you found your Four-Star Ball? Do you want to come with me to look for it?" Bulma asked Goku.
"Okay, let's go together after the World Martial Arts Tournament." Goku nodded happily when he heard that Bulma wanted to go with him to find the Four-Star Dragon Ball.
After the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku went to Korin Tower with Chi-Chi and the others. Then, because of Suno, they went to the Muscle Tower Region together, wiped out the Red Ribbon Army who were causing trouble, and also dealt another blow to Pilaf and the others. After that, High God, so there was no time to collect the Four-Star Ball that had been scattered around.
"Bulma, where have you been all these years? I can't reach you no matter how many times I try to contact you."
Oolong sipped his drink. He now worked in West City, which was very close to Bulma's house, but he hadn't seen Bulma for years. Every time he went to look for her, she wasn't home.
Bulma smiled mysteriously, "I'm in a secret place, but I won't tell you exactly where."
"Fine, don't tell me then. Why all the secrecy?" Oolong pouted.
Bulma smiled gracefully. It was so satisfying to keep this secret to herself. Who would have thought that she hadn't been on Earth for the past few years? While others were busy with the trivialities of life, she had already built a planet-sized research lab on another planet.
Although she obtained all of this through her father and brother-in-law.
"Goku, after we find the Four-Star Ball, I'll take you to an interesting place where there are lots and lots of powerful masters."
"Real?"
Goku's eyes lit up at the mention of a master.
"Of course, I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Bulma smiled inwardly. "You'll see just how amazing it is when you get to Planet Sadala. I remember when I first went there, I was completely dumbfounded."
"Hmm." Goku believed Bulma's words and couldn't help but become curious.
The night passed in silence.
The night sky was quiet with twinkling stars, and before we knew it, another night had passed.
The next day, the quarterfinals of the World Martial Arts Tournament officially began. After a fierce battle, both Goku and Krillin emerged from the quarterfinals. Krillin even used his intellect to defeat Chiaotzu, a psychic who couldn't count. In the later match, Krillin was defeated by Tien Shinhan of the Crane School Tien Shinhan and had one of his legs crippled. However, with the help of Goku's Senzu Bean, he quickly recovered.
The final match was between Goku and Tien Shinhan. After training at the Kami's Lookout's Lookout, Goku's strength was far beyond Tien Shinhan's. The match was a foregone conclusion, with Goku easily defeating Tien Shinhan and winning the World Martial Arts Tournament championship.
This greatly shocked Tien Shinhan, making him realize that there's always someone better.
Master Shen was furious and demanded that Tien Shinhan take revenge on the Turtle School, but Tien Shinhan refused. Master Roshi frowned when he found out. He realized that Tien Shinhan was not inherently bad and was not suitable to follow that treacherous Master Shen. After some persuasion, he finally convinced Tien Shinhan to change his ways.
The exciting 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament World Martial Arts Tournament to a close, with Goku emerging as the champion. Capsule Corporation has recorded the entire tournament and intends to promote it on DVD.
The organizers of the World Martial Arts Tournament were naturally pleased with this, as it was an excellent measure to expand the influence of World Martial Arts Tournament.
The two sides hit it off immediately, and a massive publicity campaign began. It's easy to imagine that the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament three years later would attract a huge number of participants.
After the conference, the Blonde Announcer, while organizing the documents, noticed the archive door was wide open and a caretaker lying on the floor. Suddenly realizing something was wrong, she exclaimed, "Oh no! The list of participants for this year's conference has been stolen, and the person in charge of guarding the list has been murdered!"
What is this?
The Blonde Announcer found a piece of paper on the ground. When she picked it up, she saw a mark with the word "demon" printed on it, and an ominous premonition flashed through her mind.