Battle Against Master Roshi

[Sinusitis]

[Nosebleed]

[Heaven-Reaching Nose]

[Hmph]

[Dog Nose]

[Pig Nose]

[Myriad Phenomena Nose]

[Snot]

[Booger]

Seeing this, Li Shu felt exhausted; these Nose Technique skills were absolutely absurd! Eighty percent of these Nose Techniques sounded completely unreliable just from their names.

"Hm? How did I forget about this?" Li Shu's heart suddenly stirred. With a flip of his palm, a bottle of golden potion appeared in his hand.

[Super Blessing Potion]: Luck is significantly increased for one minute!

Li Shu didn't hesitate and downed it in one gulp.

The taste wasn't bad, somewhat like iced black tea, but other than that, he didn't feel any changes at all.

"It's over!" Li Shu suddenly remembered something; last time he awakened a pupil technique, the pain had knocked him unconscious for a month.

Thinking of this, Li Shu quickly tucked a Senzu Bean into his mouth, ready to swallow it the moment anything unexpected happened.

"All Nose Techniques browsed, beginning the draw."

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the Nose Technique [Battle Nose]."

"This draw is truly thrilling." Li Shu let out a long breath, his hanging heart finally settling down.

Hm?

He quickly reacted—Battle Nose? Battle Eye?

Could it be that these were part of a set of skills?

Without giving Li Shu much time to think, a sharp pain surged from his nose. Fortunately, he was well-prepared and immediately swallowed the Senzu Bean.

One had to admire the miraculous nature of the Senzu Bean; that unbearable, agonizing pain vanished in an instant.

"Phew~~" Li Shu felt completely at ease. He kept twitching his nose, wanting to test what was so special about this [Battle Nose].

Just like [Battle Eye], [Battle Nose] had no descriptive information; he would have to figure it out entirely on his own.

However, even after his nose tip went sore, he didn't feel anything special, and even his basic sense of smell hadn't improved in the slightest.

"You've got to be kidding me, is it even more useless than [Battle Eye]?" Such a result left Li Shu speechless.

At the very least, [Battle Eye] could see combat power, but this [Battle Nose] was truly of no use whatsoever.

It's not even as good as sinusitis, Li Shu thought to himself.

Just then, Krillin successfully secured his victory in the match and returned to the waiting area, beaming with joy.

"Congratulations, Krillin, you've made it to the final four!" Wukong hopped over and hugged Krillin. Krillin chuckled, "This is all thanks to Brother Li Shu; otherwise, I never could have beaten that barbarian."

"By the way, Brother Li Shu, that old man Jackie Chun seems quite strong, but I think I've discovered his weakness," Krillin whispered.

Li Shu looked at Krillin with feigned surprise, not revealing that Jackie Chun was actually Master Roshi.

"He's a pervert!" Krillin glanced around sneakily, pulled a pair of women's underwear from out of nowhere, and quickly handed it to Li Shu, chuckling, "You can use this to lure him later."

Li Shu was startled, hurriedly taking the panties with fumbling hands. He checked his surroundings from time to time before quickly stashing them away.

Before long, the referee's voice rang out:

"Will contestants Jackie Chun and Li Shu please take the stage!"

"Good luck, Brother!" Wukong and Krillin shouted in unison.

Li Shu nodded noncommittally and stepped onto the ring, staring at his opponent, Master Roshi.

The referee, doubling as the announcer, quickly finished introducing the two and declared the match started!

However, at the command, neither Li Shu nor Master Roshi moved; they both stood casually on the stage, watching each other.

This strange behavior caused the audience below to whisper among themselves.

"What are they doing? Why aren't they fighting?" Wukong asked, puzzled.

Krillin also shook his head, indicating he didn't understand either.

This stumped the announcer, who was just preparing to provide commentary, so he had to improvise: "What?! Contestants Jackie Chun and Li Shu have actually chosen the same strategy! If the enemy doesn't move, I don't move! It's as if they are both waiting for the other to strike first to find a flaw in their opponent's defense! Truly a duel between masters; just standing still is this intense—it's absolutely spectacular!"

Watching Master Roshi, who remained motionless, Li Shu wore an extremely serious expression. He didn't act rashly, instead silently increasing his combat power.

"Consume 4 Achievement Points to upgrade [Never-ending Dinosaur Leg-LV2] to [Never-ending Dinosaur Leg-LV3]? Success rate 95%."

"Yes!"

"Upgrading..."

"Congratulations, upgrade failed!"

Li Shu's mouth twitched as he shouted internally: Continue upgrading!

On Master Roshi's side, he frowned, realizing the kid wasn't falling for it, and had no choice but to launch the first attack.

The announcer hurriedly roared: "He's vanished! Jackie Chun has actually vanished! Such incredible speed! And Li Shu is still standing right where he was, without any reaction at all. Is this match about to end already?!"

"Found him! Jackie Chun has actually leaped into the sky, and Li Shu still hasn't reacted at all!"

"As far as I know, contestant Li Shu displayed astonishing speed during the preliminaries and is extremely adept at controlling movement through stillness, striking only after the opponent has moved. Will he be able to dodge this move from Jackie Chun?!"

Li Shu sighed. Master Roshi had only been posturing for a few seconds, just enough for him to attempt two upgrades.

What pained him was that even with a 95% success rate, he had actually failed twice in a row!

Eight achievement points, just like that, gone! How infuriating!

Li Shu quickly gathered his focus, concentrating on the duel. The moment Master Roshi appeared above him, the tip of his nose twitched instinctively. The movement was so slight that it would be hard for anyone to notice unless they were staring intently.

"Hmm?"

Li Shu sensed something unusual; he had actually caught the scent of danger coming from above!

He could even judge the distance of this dangerous aura!

Is this the [Battle Nose]?

Nosey! I misunderstood you!

Li Shu was suddenly overjoyed. Being able to sense dangerous auras in advance, and even judging the timing of the danger's arrival by the proximity of the aura—this was nothing short of a divine skill!

With this divine skill at his disposal, as long as he didn't lose focus and the gap in combat power wasn't too vast, his body could react the instant danger arrived, rendering him invincible!

Plus, with the underwear as his trump card, wouldn't this old pervert Master Roshi be his to manipulate?

At this moment, Li Shu was brimming with confidence. He lunged forward to dodge the attack, putting distance between himself and Master Roshi, while silently calculating the timing for his trump card.

"Young man, just dodging won't get you anywhere."

As soon as Master Roshi finished speaking, his body flickered, leaving an afterimage behind while his real body charged in front of Li Shu, throwing a punch.

Afterimage Technique!

Li Shu recognized it at a glance. He knew this move too; Son Gohan had taught it to him back at Mount Paozu.

The key to this move was using the afterimage to influence the opponent's judgment.

As long as the opponent's reaction was a fraction of a second slow, it would expose a massive opening, granting the attacker the advantage.

However, this move was useless against Li Shu. He likewise left an afterimage in his spot and once again put distance between himself and Master Roshi.