Jeet Kune Do

"The four semifinalists will now compete for a place in the finals!"

At the referee's announcement, Jackie Chun walked up to Ziye and lightly patted him on the shoulder. "Give it your best, young man! I won't go easy on you!"

At that, Ziye couldn't help smiling and shaking his head. A strange smile crossed his face as he calmly replied, "You're the one who should give it your best, aren't you? It'd be embarrassing to lose to your own student! Don't you agree, Master Mutten?"

Jackie Chun was startled. His face turned uneasy, and he blurted out, "What are you talking about? I'm not Master Mutten!"

"Master, you don't have to pretend. I saw through your identity long ago! And I understand why you came here, too." Ziye smiled and shook his head.

Then Ziye straightened up and bowed deeply to Master Roshi!

"Why is Ziye bowing to Jackie Chun all of a sudden? Is he admitting defeat?"

Everyone looked on in surprise. The referee, completely confused, began to commentate.

"What are you doing?"

Master Roshi asked, his eyes serious.

"Thank you, Master! I'll use the strength you taught me to defeat you and prove that your judgment was right," Ziye calmly explained.

"You little rascal, don't get too confident. Your master isn't that easy to beat!" Master Roshi nodded with a smile.

"Master, I understand why you came here! Don't worry—we won't stop making progress just because we win a few matches. There's no end to martial arts!" Ziye said solemnly.

Master Roshi was taken aback. He hadn't expected Ziye to say something like that, and a look of pride crossed his face.

"There's no end to martial arts! Well said. If Master Mutaito could see you, he'd surely be very fond of you!" Master Roshi said with a nostalgic look.

"Come on, show me how much you've improved with all that training!" Master Roshi said, his expression serious.

"Okay!"

Ziye nodded, then stamped hard against the ground and charged forward.

Seeing him rush in, Master Roshi shook his head in disappointment. "You're wide open! That's not what I taught you."

Master Roshi threw a punch, but his expression changed in an instant. The figure charging toward him had turned hazy.

"What?!"

"Master, you fell for it."

Thud!

The next second, Ziye's voice rang out from behind him. Ziye kicked, sending Master Roshi flying.

"Ugh! That hurts! You little rascal, you really hit hard!"

Master Roshi rubbed his lower back, which had nearly been broken by the kick, and slowly got to his feet. He looked at Ziye with pride, then said calmly:

"The Afterimage Technique? I should've known. Goku learned it, so there was no reason you wouldn't."

Ziye chuckled and explained, "Haha, Master, you kept so many techniques from us! You were hiding all these tricks!"

"Martial arts is about creating something new for yourself, not just learning other people's moves," Master Roshi replied.

"Master! Now let me show you this move!"

With that, Ziye set his feet in a bow stance and slowly brought his hands together at his waist. A white energy sphere instantly gathered between them.

"You little rascal! You're using my own special move against me? I refuse to believe you can surpass your master!"

Master Roshi took up the exact same stance as Ziye!

"Kame... hame... ha!"

"Kame... hame... ha!"

The two beams of white energy collided, unleashing fierce gusts of wind around them before bursting into a blinding light!

Thud!

The next second, both fighters were sent flying, but Ziye seemed to have come off better.

"How could this happen? It's impossible! You beat me with my own special move?" Master Roshi said in shock.

"That old man can use the Kamehameha too?" Goku asked in confusion, rubbing his chin as he watched.

"Since that's the case, let me show you this move!"

Master Roshi left behind a hazy afterimage where he stood!

"It's just the Afterimage Technique. What's so impressive about that?" Ziye said disdainfully, shaking his head.

"Over here!"

Ziye's expression turned serious. He spun around and attacked the figure that had appeared behind him.

"You fell for it!"

Suddenly, Master Roshi's figure appeared again, attacking Ziye from midair.

"What?!"

Master Roshi's expression changed. Ziye's figure had turned hazy too!

"You're the one who fell for it, Master Mutten!"

Thud!

Ziye threw a punch, and Master Roshi cried out in pain as he was sent flying again!

"Ow!"

"How could this be? You actually..."

Master Roshi got back to his feet in a sorry state, staring at Ziye in astonishment, at a loss for words.

"Master, how could I not have thought of the Double Afterimage Fist? I've even mastered the Triple Afterimage Fist, so this move won't work on me at all." Ziye chuckled and explained calmly.

"That... that's amazing!" Krillin said, astonished.

"Ziye is so strong. I really want to have a proper match with him!" Goku said with a nod.

"You're quite something, kid. Your talent is downright incredible!" Master Roshi said gravely, then attacked Ziye again!

"Since that's the case, try this move!"

"I'd love to! Master, I hope you'll teach me every move you've got today!" Ziye said eagerly.

Master Roshi leaned slightly to one side. His steps turned erratic, yet somehow seemed flawless. He looked as if he were drunk!

"Is that... Drunken Fist?" Ziye asked gravely.

Seeing Master Roshi's moves, Goku exclaimed, "Huh? That's the move my late grandpa used most often! I didn't know this old man could use it too!"

Ziye chuckled and immediately attacked. He didn't expect his strike to miss completely. Master Roshi followed up with a punch, hitting Ziye and forcing him to stagger back several steps.

"If that's the case, then I won't hold back either!"

Ziye gave a strange smile, then began lightly bouncing from foot to foot.

"Woooo! Take this!"

With a loud shout, he attacked again. This time, Ziye intercepted Master Roshi's strike and threw a punch!

"What kind of martial art is that?" Master Roshi asked in shock.

"I made it up myself. It's called Jeet Kune Do!" Ziye replied without hesitation, rubbing his nose.

"Jeet Kune Do? Interesting!"