Another Wave Rises

"Vanished? Both of them have vanished!"

The announcer gripped his microphone in shock, his eyes darting around the ring until he finally caught a trace of them in the sky!

"Everyone, look! Up in the sky, the two of them have actually leaped into the air at the same time."

However, the announcer's eyes clearly could not keep up with the movements of Wukong and Li Shu.

The moment the announcer looked up, the two had already finished their mid-air exchange and crashed back down to the ground, clashing once more.

Their movements were incredibly fast, leaving behind one afterimage after another, the sound of their fists and feet colliding deafening.

Although the audience could not clearly see their movements, they were still thoroughly entertained by the announcer's play-by-play.

The battle quickly reached a fever pitch, and as the sky gradually darkened, a full moon quietly hung on the horizon.

No longer fearing pain, Li Shu fought with increasing ferocity, refusing to give an inch and even showing signs of pushing Wukong back.

Seeing that his prolonged attacks were failing, Li Shu's eyes flashed as he began to execute the plan he had long since prepared.

"Hm? What is that smell? Why is it so fragrant?"

After a long battle, both had exhausted much of their stamina, and at this moment, an alluring aroma of meat wafted over, instantly triggering Wukong's hunger.

"Gurgle... gurgle..." His stomach let out a hungry protest, and Wukong subconsciously looked at Li Shu's right leg; the enticing scent was coming from there.

It was this split-second of distraction that left Wukong with an opening. Li Shu seized the opportunity, landing an uppercut that sent Wukong flying.

Just as Li Shu prepared to press his advantage and knock Wukong out of the ring, he suddenly saw the full moon in the sky. A violent power awakened within his body, causing his expression to change drastically!

Li Shu quickly averted his gaze toward Wukong, only to see Wukong's body expanding rapidly as thick fur sprouted wildly.

In an instant, he transformed into a terrifying, ferocious Great Ape, his massive frame occupying half the ring.

This horrifying scene stunned everyone. How could they just turn into giant gorillas?

The bewildered audience remained completely bewildered.

"Big Brother, I thought I was going to lose, but I didn't expect it to be a full moon today. Good thing I transformed in time, hehe." The Great Ape Wukong spoke in a human voice, letting out a savage laugh.

"Sigh." Li Shu sighed. Although he had helped Wukong retain his sanity and avoid going on a rampage after transforming, once the Great Ape transformation was triggered, it was irreversible unless they exhausted their stamina, suffered a mortal wound, had their tail cut off, or the moon was destroyed.

In other words, neither he nor Wukong could terminate the Great Ape state on their own.

"Big Brother, aren't you going to transform?" Wukong asked excitedly.

Li Shu did not want to transform. After all, there were so many people watching; the Great Ape transformation would shred his clothes. Once the transformation ended, he would be stark naked. Wouldn't that dragon be on display for all to see?

Even with a skill like [Thick Skin-LV1], it would be hard to mask his shame.

However, some things were not a matter of choice. Looking at the combat power above the Great Ape Wukong's head, Li Shu felt quite desperate.

<strong>[Combat Power: 830]</strong>

Transforming into a Great Ape increased combat power by ten times! How could he fight this without transforming?

Was he really going to have to learn from Master Roshi in the original story and destroy the moon?

Li Shu quickly abandoned that thought; with his current level of Kamehameha, he was nowhere near capable of destroying the moon.

"How helpless." With no other choice, Li Shu looked at the full moon and began his own Great Ape transformation.

After transforming into a Great Ape, Li Shu's combat power reached <strong>[945]</strong>!

With the improvement of his Battle Eye, he no longer needed a mirror to see the combat power above his own head.

945?!

Li Shu was startled and quickly performed a difficult mental math problem in his head that most people couldn't solve: 945 divided by 78.75 equals 12.

Upon reaching the result, Li Shu instantly understood: his Saiyan Bloodline was one level higher than Wukong's, so his combat power multiplier after transforming into a Great Ape was two times higher!

At first, Li Shu had been worried, as Wukong's base combat power was higher than his own, and the gap would only widen after transformation.

Now, it seemed the advantage was actually on his side!

Looking at the Great Ape Wukong occupying the other half of the ring, the Great Ape Li Shu couldn't help but let out a wild laugh and threw a punch!

Given their massive size, a mere two steps backward would send either of them out of bounds.

In other words, within such limited space, they could hardly make large movements; what followed would be a true test of strength!

A head-on collision, fist to flesh, with not a single inch of retreat allowed!

The spectacular scene, which ordinary people would never see in their entire lives, left the audience boiling with excitement.

For the Earthlings living in the Dragon Ball world, they were used to living, marrying, and having children alongside animal-people; a couple of humans turning into giant gorillas was not hard for them to accept.

"Who could have imagined?! Who could have imagined?!" the announcer roared excitedly. "The finale of our tournament is actually a clash between two giant apes!"

"It looks like the Great Ape Li Shu has the upper hand!"

"The Great Ape Wukong is being pushed back step by step!"

"He can't retreat any further! Contestant Wukong cannot retreat any further! Any more and he'll be out of the ring!"

The Great Ape Wukong naturally knew this, but the transformed Li Shu was exerting immense pressure on him.

Whether in terms of momentum or raw power, he was being outclassed!

He could even feel an inexplicable pressure flowing within his own blood, causing the circulation of his internal energy and blood to become far less smooth than before.

When energy and blood are obstructed, strength is obstructed.

This was the reason why the giant ape Wukong had shown signs of decline after only a few exchanges.

If Wukong had received the same education as Li Shu, he would surely have exclaimed: "Bloodline suppression!" and used the phrase "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" to describe his current state of mind.

Li Shu had never expected such a result; had he known it would come to this, he would have chosen to tear his clothes and transform from the start to spare himself this physical agony.

It really hurt like hell!

Just as Li Shu thought his victory was certain, another damn surprise occurred.

At this moment, Li Shu finally understood how a villain felt when fighting a protagonist; it was truly a rollercoaster of ups and downs, with one wave barely subsiding before another rose.

He saw the giant ape Wukong, who had been punched to the very edge of the arena, suddenly emit a red glow from his mouth, which gathered at an astonishing speed.

"ROAR----!" Wukong let out a furious bellow, and a surging beam of red light erupted forth.

Propelled by this beam, his feet dug firmly into the arena floor, preventing him from being knocked out of bounds.

The red beam struck Li Shu directly in the face, nearly blowing his head clean off!

Under the intense pain and impact, Li Shu fell straight backward.