Finals!

After dealing with Nam, it wasn't long before the announcer declared the start of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament finals!

At the same time, a long-absent sound echoed in Li Shu's mind.

"Congratulations, you have achieved '10-Win Streak at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament', reward: [Super Blessing Potion] x1, Achievement Points +8!"

"Congratulations, you have achieved '21st World Martial Arts Tournament Finalist', reward: [Super Blessing Potion] x2, Achievement Points +10!"

Li Shu was startled the moment he heard the voice, as he had completely forgotten about this.

He had felt like something was missing from the start but couldn't put his finger on it; now he finally understood where that feeling came from.

It turned out the system had simply forgotten to issue the rewards.

System: "Apologies, I was slacking off just now and forgot to send the rewards. To soothe your fragile heart, I have decided to compensate you with one Free Consultation."

"Congratulations, you have received the reward: [Free Consultation] x1!"

Fine, fine, so this is how you work, is it? I'm reporting you!

Li Shu grumbled in his heart, but he didn't actually file a complaint because there was nowhere to report it to. The silver lining was that the system still had a shred of humanity and hadn't swindled him out of his rewards.

That was a massive haul of 18 Achievement Points! Plus three bottles of [Super Blessing Potion]—if those had been swindled, he wouldn't even have remembered to check.

Since Li Shu happened to have a question, he immediately used the [Free Consultation].

"Which system item effects can be stacked?" Li Shu organized his thoughts and asked.

System: "There are... too many. See for yourself."

"Congratulations, you have received the reward: [Stackable Item List] x1!"

They could do that? Li Shu hurriedly opened his [Dimensional Storage Space] to check the list.

The list was densely packed with countless item names, making Li Shu's head spin. He scanned from top to bottom but didn't find [Blessing Potion] anywhere.

This discovery left Li Shu a bit disappointed; it really was just his imagination, and [Blessing Potion] could not be stacked.

However, Li Shu made a new discovery. He saw [Invisibility Epiphany Potion], [Super Saiyan Epiphany Potion], [Super Transformation Epiphany Potion], and so on in the list.

In short, the epiphany effects of all epiphany potions could be stacked; the more potions consumed, the higher the chance of an epiphany.

He also discovered item names like: [Invisibility 99% Epiphany Potion], [Super Saiyan 99% Epiphany Potion], and similar variants.

This unexpected find balanced Li Shu's mood significantly. It meant he could raise these epiphany potions to a 99% success rate before using them.

Combined with [Blessing Potion] and [Super Blessing Potion], the success rate could theoretically reach 100%!

To be honest, the experience of upgrading the Dinosaur Leg made it hard for Li Shu to trust a 99% success rate; only 100% was truly safe.

Li Shu's current Achievement Points stood at 19. After a moment of thought, he decided to save them.

At this stage, upgrading the Dinosaur Leg didn't hold much significance for Li Shu; it was already good enough.

"Ten wins gave me 8 points, and being a finalist gave me 10. If I win the championship, wouldn't the rewards for a perfect record and the title itself be off the charts?"

Li Shu was very much looking forward to the final rewards and was prepared to be beaten black and blue by Son Goku.

He had [Undying Body]; as long as his stamina held up and he maintained his iron will, he wouldn't fear pain, wouldn't fear being hit, and wouldn't be knocked out of the ring. Theoretically, he was invincible.

"The finals of the World Martial Arts Tournament are about to begin! Let us welcome our two finalists, Li Shu and Son Goku, to the ring!"

As the announcer's voice fell, the female audience members erupted into deafening cheers!

"Li Shu!"

"Li Shu!"

"Li Shu!"

Bulma's voice was the loudest of them all.

Regardless of the outcome, Li Shu had already become the most popular contestant in this tournament.

Even Li Shu hadn't expected such a scene; he felt the charm of "Kun" once again.

"Looks like I need to upgrade the [Thick Skin] skill. At its current level, I can't quite handle this," Li Shu silently issued the command.

"Upgrading..."

"Congratulations, upgrade successful! You have acquired the skill [Thick Skin-LV1]!"

"[Thick Skin-LV1]: A thickness comparable to the Great Wall, capable of greatly reducing your sense of shame."

This upgrade cost 5 Achievement Points, but Li Shu felt it was worth every penny.

He felt like a completely different person, able to calmly and composedly face the fanatical female fans.

Li Shu had to give the system a thumbs up; when it came to practicality, [Thick Skin] was the real deal.

After a brief opening statement from the announcer, the match was declared underway.

Son Goku looked at his big brother seriously. Li Shu's casual stance looked full of openings, but he didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless.

Back at Mount Paozu, he had sparred with his brother over a hundred times. Although he had won most of them, he knew it was only because his brother hadn't been going all out.

Every time he took a minor hit, his brother would howl and concede, which left Son Goku feeling unsatisfied and rather resentful.

His brother never took winning or losing to heart, always erasing Son Goku's complaints with delicious food that he couldn't refuse.

Back when he was training under Master Roshi, he was always slacking off, refusing to listen to a word anyone said, and constantly insisting that he could protect his big brother, so why should his brother bother working so hard?

At that point, Wukong finally understood that his brother simply lacked the heart of a martial artist, and he eventually let it go.

However, the battle-hungry Wukong truly longed to have a full-power fight with his brother; it had been his wish for many years.

"In a setting like this, Big Brother should finally use his full strength, right?" Wukong's fighting spirit soared, his heart brimming with anticipation.

He did not rush into an attack. Based on his years of sparring with his brother, he knew that these openings were merely traps designed to lure an enemy in.

Wukong had once asked out of curiosity, and his brother had replied: "Under heaven, no martial art is unbreakable; only speed cannot be surpassed. We must learn to conserve our energy, remain still to control the movement of others, and strike only after the enemy has made their move!"

This was his brother's philosophy of martial arts. Wukong didn't understand what it meant; he just thought his brother was being lazy.

"Wukong, bring it on. Today, I'll let you witness Big Brother's true strength." Li Shu beckoned to Wukong. He didn't like to strike first; he excelled at waiting for the opponent to act.

It was just like playing rock-paper-scissors; striking second worked every single time.

Wukong shouted, "Big Brother, I won't fall for that! You've said that eight hundred times already."

"Heh." Li Shu found this troublesome, so he continued to call out, "Wukong, as your big brother, how could I possibly strike first? You attack me."

Wukong yelled back, "No! You attack me, Big Brother!"

Li Shu was a bit puzzled. Why wasn't Wukong playing by the rules today? In the past, whenever he said that, Wukong would have attacked immediately.

The announcer looked left, then right; with all his professional expertise, he found himself momentarily at a loss for how to commentate.