The three National Teachers all clamored to compete. Goku said, "Your Majesty, let us compete."
When the king heard Goku say this, he fell silent.
Goku stepped forward and put his head on the execution block. The executioner raised his sword and brought it down, severing Goku's head.
Goku had an indestructible body, so it should have been impossible to cut him. The head was just an illusion he had conjured; how could an ordinary blade possibly sever it?
The others were simply too unskilled to see through it.
After Goku's head was cut off, he called, "Head, return!"
But the Three Demons deliberately made things difficult for him, using a spell to immobilize him. Goku sneered, then let out a loud shout, and another head grew back.
The king was horrified. Goku said, "Don't panic, don't panic. It's nothing."
It was Tiger-Shaped National Teacher's turn to have his head cut off. After the executioner severed it, the head landed at Ye Chen's feet. Ye Chen kicked it away, and it vanished from sight.
Ye Chen said apologetically, "Sorry, I'm afraid of blood, especially a bloody head."
Goku glanced at Ye Chen. "That was ruthless."
Tiger-Shaped National Teacher couldn't speak without his head, so he tried to summon it with his mind. But Ye Chen had kicked it too far away, and it wouldn't come back. Half an hour later, Tiger-Shaped National Teacher died. When everyone looked, they saw that he was actually a tiger.
The king was shocked to learn that the National Teacher was a demon.
Deer-shaped National Teacher said furiously, "Today, I'll make sure you die."
With that, he challenged Goku to a belly-cutting contest.
Goku wasn't afraid at all. He stood before the pillar and watched as the executioner cut open his belly. Then he cast