The Finals!

After dealing with Nam's situation, it wasn't long before the host announced the start of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament finals!

At the same time, the system's long-silent voice rang out in Li Shu's mind.

"Congratulations! You've earned the achievement 'Ten Consecutive Wins at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament.' Reward: one Super Blessing Potion. Achievement points: +8!"

"Congratulations! You've earned the achievement 'Finalist at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament.' Reward: two Super Blessing Potions. Achievement points: +10!"

Li Shu was startled as soon as he heard the voice. He'd completely forgotten about this.

At first, he'd had the nagging feeling that something was missing, but he couldn't figure out what. Now he finally understood where that feeling had come from.

The system had actually forgotten to give him his rewards.

System: "Sorry, I was slacking off and forgot to hand out your rewards. To soothe your fragile heart, I've decided to compensate you with one free consultation."

"Congratulations! You've received one Free Consultation!"

Sure, sure. So this is how you do your job, huh? I'm filing a complaint!

Li Shu grumbled to himself, but didn't actually file one. There was no one to complain to, after all. At least the system had some humanity and hadn't swiped his rewards.

That was a whopping 18 achievement points! And three Super Blessing Potions, too. If those had been stolen, he might never have even noticed.

As it happened, Li Shu had a question he wanted to ask, so he immediately used his Free Consultation.

"What system items have effects that can stack?" Li Shu carefully phrased his question.

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

"Congratulations! You've received one Stackable Item List!"

You can do that? Li Shu hurriedly opened the Dimensional Storage Space and checked the items on the list.

It was packed with countless item names. Li Shu's eyes glazed over as he read from beginning to end, but he couldn't find Blessing Potion anywhere.

The discovery disappointed him a little. So it really had just been wishful thinking; Blessing Potions couldn't stack.

But Li Shu made another discovery. He spotted items such as Invisibility Epiphany Potion, Super Saiyan Epiphany Potion, and Super Transformation Epiphany Potion.

In short, the epiphany effects of all Epiphany Potions could stack. The more potions you took at once, the higher your chances of reaching enlightenment.

He also found items with names like Invisibility 99% Epiphany Potion and Super Saiyan 99% Epiphany Potion.

This unexpected discovery made Li Shu feel a lot better. It meant he could raise the success rate of these Epiphany Potions to 99% before using them.

Combined with Blessing Potions and Super Blessing Potions, the success rate could theoretically reach 100%!

Honestly, after his experience upgrading the Dinosaur Leg, Li Shu found it hard to trust a 99% success rate. Only 100% was truly safe.

Li Shu now had 19 achievement points. After thinking for a moment, he decided to save them.

At this point, upgrading the Dinosaur Leg wouldn't make much difference to him. It was already good enough.

"Ten consecutive wins earned me 8 achievement points, and reaching the finals earned me 10. If I win the championship, the achievement points for an undefeated run and the championship are going to send my total through the roof!"

Li Shu was looking forward to the final rewards. He was already prepared to take a beating from Wukong.

He had the Undying Body. As long as he had enough stamina, a strong will, and didn't fear getting hit or feeling pain, he wouldn't fall out of the ring. In theory, that made him unbeatable.

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

As the host finished speaking, the women in the audience erupted into deafening cheers!

"Li Shu!"

"Li Shu!"

"Li Shu!"

Bulma's shouts were the loudest of all.

Regardless of the outcome, Li Shu had already become the most popular competitor at this tournament.

Even Li Shu hadn't expected a scene like this. Once again, he felt the power of his rizz.

"Looks like I need to level up Thick Skin. My current skill level can't handle this," Li Shu silently instructed.

"Upgrading..."

"Congratulations! Upgrade successful. You've acquired the skill Thick Skin—LV1!"

"Thick Skin—LV1: A face as thick as the Great Wall, greatly reducing your sense of shame."

The upgrade cost 5 achievement points, and Li Shu thought it was well worth it.

He immediately felt like a different person, able to face his adoring female fans with perfect composure.

Li Shu had to give the system some credit. When it came to practical skills, Thick Skin was hard to beat.

After a few simple opening remarks, the host announced the start of the match.

Wukong watched his big brother seriously. Li Shu's casual stance seemed full of openings, but Wukong didn't dare let his guard down for a moment.

They'd sparred more than a hundred times at Mount Paozu. Wukong had won most of those matches, but he knew that was only because his big brother had never given it his all.

Whenever he got even a little hurt, his big brother would yelp and surrender. It left Wukong feeling unsatisfied and rather resentful.

His big brother never cared about winning or losing. Every time, he'd dispel Wukong's resentment with a delicious meal he couldn't refuse.

It had been the same when they trained under Master Roshi. His big brother often slacked off and wouldn't listen no matter what Wukong said. He'd always say that since Wukong could protect him, there was no point in working so hard.

By then, Wukong had realized that his big brother had no desire to become strong. He'd come to terms with it.

But Wukong loved a good fight, and he really wanted to face his big brother at full strength. It had been his wish for years.

"Maybe this time, in front of everyone, Big Brother will finally go all out?" Wukong was fired up, full of anticipation.

He didn't rush to attack. In all the years he'd sparred with his big brother, he'd learned that a stance that seemed full of openings was actually a trap meant to lure him in.

Wukong had once asked him about it, and his big brother had answered, "In martial arts, speed is the only thing that can't be overcome. We have to learn to conserve our energy, respond to stillness with movement, and strike after the opponent!"

That was his big brother's martial philosophy. Wukong didn't understand what it meant; he just thought his big brother was too lazy.

"Come on, Wukong! Show me what you've got. Today, I'll let you see your big brother's true strength." Li Shu crooked a finger at Wukong. He didn't like making the first move. His strength lay in striking after his opponent.

Just like playing rock-paper-scissors, striking second never failed.

Wukong shouted, "Big Brother, I'm not falling for that! You've said that eight hundred times already!"

"Heh." Li Shu realized he was in a bind, so he called out, "Wukong, how can I, as your big brother, make the first move? You attack first."

Wukong shouted, "No! You attack first, Big Brother!"

Li Shu was a little baffled. Why wasn't Wukong following the script today? Whenever he said this before, Wukong would attack right away.

The host looked from one side to the other. Despite his professional experience, he had no idea what to say.