"That's incredible! After winning, Sun Wukong actually married his opponent!" The host was stunned. Could something like that really happen?
The third match was Krillin versus Piccolo.
"Come on, you trash!" Piccolo was bent on conquering the world at this point, and he spoke with absolute arrogance.
"Hmm... Trash? What an obnoxious guy. Well, I won't hold back, then." Krillin wore a strangely confident smile.
Unfortunately, even though Krillin was the strongest human on Earth, his power level was only a little over 200. How could he possibly stand a chance against Piccolo, whose power level exceeded 360?
Krillin gave it everything he had and held out for several rounds, but in the end, he was knocked down and had no choice but to concede.
"Oh! Krillin has conceded, so Piccolo wins! What a wonderful match. Krillin may have lost, but we've witnessed an impressive performance from him!"
The stadium erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.
Krillin! You've improved so quickly. It's amazing!" Goku hurried over and helped Krillin, who could barely move, off the arena.
In the stands, Master Roshi nodded with satisfaction. Without even realizing it, Krillin had become an excellent martial artist.
Piccolo was surprised, too. He'd thought he had hit Krillin too hard and killed him, but Krillin had still managed to get back up.
"...It looks like taking over this world won't be so easy..." Ever since seeing Krillin's tenacity, Piccolo's outlook had been changing without him even realizing it.
"Next is the fourth match. That brings us to the last of the eight competitors in this World Martial Arts Tournament. Now, let's welcome the two fighters to the arena!"
Backstage, Krillin said enviously, "Yamcha, you're so lucky. You got the weakest opponent."
"Haha, sorry about that, Krillin. I'll make this quick."
Would Yamcha finally make it past the quarterfinals after being eliminated in the last two tournaments?
He did. Without his sword, Yajirobe had lost a third of his fighting power.
In the end, Yamcha used his signature move, Wolf Fang Fist, to defeat his opponent and advance to the semifinals.
"Out of bounds! Congratulations to Yamcha on his victory! What a wonderful match!" the host announced loudly.
"After a round of fierce battles, the four fighters advancing to the semifinals are Tien Shinhan, Sun Wukong, Piccolo, and Yamcha. They're all formidable martial artists. The level of competition in this tournament is truly unbelievable!"
As the host finished speaking, the matchups were announced: Tien Shinhan versus Sun Wukong, and Piccolo versus Yamcha.
"Now, the semifinals begin! First up, Sun Wukong versus Tien Shinhan!" As soon as the host spoke, the crowd erupted with excitement.
"We'll finally get to see Goku's true strength," Krillin said as the two fighters landed in the arena.
"Is his opponent strong?" Chi-Chi began to worry about Goku.
"Yeah. Unbelievably strong." Yamcha, who had once fought Tien Shinhan for three hundred rounds, was the best person to ask.
"Let's see what they can do..." Piccolo stroked his chin and murmured to himself.
In the arena, Tien Shinhan was brimming with fighting spirit. "Goku, come on. Show me the results of your training."
"Ha!" Tien Shinhan struck first, firing a ki blast at Sun Wukong.
"Ya da da da!"
They fought from the ground into the air, moving so fast that ordinary people couldn't follow them.
"They've both disappeared!" At ringside, Master Roshi watched their battle in disbelief.
All anyone could hear of Goku and Tien Shinhan's fight was the sound of their blows.
"Incredible! Their offense and defense are evenly matched!" Krillin couldn't help exclaiming.
"Yeah!" Yamcha said, keeping his eyes fixed on the arena.
"Huh? You two can see them?" Chi-Chi asked, bewildered and embarrassed.
Sun Wumian shook his head. "That's Goku's old habit. He always likes to test his opponent little by little, even though he could easily beat Tien Shinhan."
Saiyans just loved to show off. Even Sun Wumian did it without realizing.
Sure enough, the tide turned in an instant, and Goku couldn't keep up with Tien Shinhan's speed.
But Sun Wumian had known this would happen. Goku was still wearing a full set of weighted clothing that weighed a hundred kilograms.
"Haah... haah... Goku, what a shame. I've got this match in the bag! Your eyes are sharp enough to keep up with my speed, but your body can't."
Tien Shinhan folded his arms, ready to celebrate early.
"Wait, Tien Shinhan. Time out. I need to take off my clothes," Goku suddenly said, raising a hand.
"Uh? Go ahead. It's hot anyway."
Thud!
Goku's weighted clothing smashed a chunk out of the arena when he took it off.
"Huh?"
The host and the spectators gaped in astonishment.
"I see. This is getting more and more interesting!" Tien Shinhan remained full of confidence.
"Ha!"
They resumed the fight and traded a quick blow.
"Too bad. I can still see right through you."
"Hehe! Look at this!" Sun Wukong pointed at the waistband of his pants.
"Wha... You've got to be kidding me! When did you—" Tien Shinhan's pants had slipped halfway down.
"Looks like I'll have to use the secret technique I've been saving." Tien Shinhan quickly pulled up his pants, then said,
"Four Witches Technique!"
Tien Shinhan split into four people.
"I see. I didn't expect Tien Shinhan to independently learn a technique similar to the Yardratians' Spirit Control, which lets them multiply their numbers." Watching the four Tien Shinhans on the arena, Sun Wumian thought.
In fact, Sun Wumian could use this move too—not just to make four copies, but four hundred. However, the technique had a fatal weakness: the user's power was divided among every copy.
Sure enough, after exchanging only two or three blows with them, Goku figured it out and easily knocked all four Tien Shinhans out of bounds one by one.
"Turning into four people is a really impressive technique, but it divides one person's power into four. Your strength and speed are reduced to a quarter. That's really unlike you, Tien Shinhan," Goku explained after winning.
"Ha, I lost completely. I can't believe you saw through it so quickly." Tien Shinhan struggled to his feet.
Meanwhile, the Tea God looked completely baffled. "What are they talking about? I didn't even see how Tien Shinhan got knocked out of the ring."
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