After that, it was Krillin's turn to step up. The kid was a coward at first, running around in panic because he was scared, until he took a heavy punch from his opponent and thought he was going to die, only to find out he was completely unharmed. That was when it dawned on him that ever since he started training under Master Roshi, he had become very strong.
His self-confidence instantly skyrocketed, and he KO'd his opponent with a single punch, winning easily.
In the subsequent preliminaries, Neo killed his opponents in a single move every time; no one could take a single strike from him without falling down, and he advanced smoothly.
Son Goku and Krillin also showed off their skills, becoming favorites to win the championship, winning all the way and successfully advancing.
Taking no more than a few hours, the contestants who won the right to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament were finally decided.
After successfully advancing, Neo and the others had some rest time. Taking advantage of this break, Neo led Son Goku and the others away from the preliminary arena and came to the World Martial Arts Tournament arena outside.
By this time it was close to noon, and the place was already surging with people, densely packed with crowds watching the matches everywhere.
Neo contacted Bulma. After meeting up with them, Bulma asked with a concerned look, "How was it? Linzhou, did you advance?"
Neo smiled slightly, "Advanced easily."
Son Goku also immediately replied, "Krillin and I advanced too!"
Mrs. Brief immediately praised with a smile, "That's amazing! Are kids nowadays all this incredible?"
Hearing Mrs. Brief's praise, Krillin's face turned red, and he shyly touched his big bald head, chuckling, "Just so-so Hahaha "
At this moment, Master Roshi was seen hurrying over, putting on his clothes as he ran, obviously having just changed back to his original appearance from Jackie Chun's disguise.
Master Roshi squeezed out from the crowd and looked at Son Goku and Krillin with a gratified expression, "You two did well, at least you didn't disgrace me!"
Mrs. Brief hooked her arm around Neo's and said with a smile, "Linzhou, do your best at the martial arts tournament too If you win the championship, I promise to go on a date with you "
Hearing this, Master Roshi's eyes lit up immediately, but before he could speak, he felt Neo's cold gaze, which instantly froze his eager heart to the core, and he hurriedly shrank his body back.
Bulma looked at her mother with dissatisfaction, "What are you talking about, Mom? If anyone is going on a date, it should be me and Linzhou!"
Hearing this, Neo suddenly felt immense pressure. Bulma's mother was so enthusiastic that it was a bit overwhelming for him; she really dared to say anything! But that was just her personality, and there was nothing he could do.
After agreeing to go have some afternoon tea with Bulma and the others for a while, the broadcast of the martial arts tournament sounded, "The World Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin. Contestants, please gather at the Martial Arts Temple!"
"It's time to gather." Neo put down his coffee cup and stood up.
Bulma took off her sunglasses and smiled sweetly at Neo, "Do your best ~ You must bring back the championship!"
Mrs. Brief said gently, "Be careful and don't get hurt ~ We'll be cheering for you!"
"Mn." Neo nodded slightly, without any extra nonsense, and turned to walk out of the teahouse, "Goku, Krillin, let's go."
Son Goku stuffed the last piece of meat into his mouth and bounded forward in a single stride, "Coming!"
The three of them jogged all the way, pushing through the crowded masses, and came beneath the tall red walls of the Martial Arts Temple. The entrance was already surrounded by people. The three of Neo directly leaped over the wall and landed in the bluestone-paved courtyard.
The moment they landed, an old man's figure also jogged in from the side door—it was Jackie Chun.
After seeing Neo and the others, Jackie Chun nodded and ran into the Martial Arts Temple.
"He really knows how to put on an act." Neo despised him inwardly, and together with Son Goku and Krillin, entered the Martial Arts Temple.
Inside the Martial Arts Temple, all eight advancing contestants had arrived: Neo, Son Goku, Krillin, Jackie Chun, Yamcha, Namu, Ranfan, and Giran.
This wasn't much different from the advancing list in the original work. The only difference was that Neo defeated the stinking Bacterian in the preliminaries, replacing him to become one of the top eight.
"Huh? You're Yamcha, right? How come you're here too?" Son Goku looked extremely surprised after seeing Yamcha.
"Of course it's to defeat you!" Yamcha snorted coldly. He was still holding a grudge about not being able to become Master Roshi's disciple. If Son Goku hadn't exposed his identity, he would have successfully become Master Roshi's disciple. He definitely had to take revenge for this.
Having trained hard for so long, he just wanted to defeat Son Goku, and then use his strength to tell Master Roshi that not accepting him as a disciple was his loss. Of course, he also wanted to earn some money along the way. He had turned over a new leaf and stopped robbing people, which also made him penniless.
As he spoke, Yamcha subconsciously glanced at Jackie Chun. Looking at his gaze, he clearly already suspected Jackie Chun's identity.
"Now, we will still use a drawing method to determine the order of the matches." Seeing that everyone had arrived, the announcer interrupted their chatting and cut straight to the point. Standing next to him was a staff member holding a dark box.
As soon as the announcer's voice fell, Jackie Chun jumped out, "Hey ~ Wait!" As he spoke, he casually grabbed the hand of Ranfan, who was nearby with a hot body and wearing tight clothes, and said lecherously, "I want to be in a group with this pretty lady."
Hearing this, Yamcha immediately stared fixedly at Jackie Chun, "This personality... it really is very similar!"
The announcer was speechless and flatly refused, "No! This must be decided by drawing lots."
"What a pity." Jackie Chun looked disappointed.
Neo glanced at Jackie Chun, "This old pervert really never learns!"
Feeling Neo's gaze, Jackie Chun subconsciously let go of Ranfan's hand, feeling somewhat startled and suspicious inwardly, "Strange! Could this kid have recognized me? That shouldn't be! My disguise is flawless!"
"Ahem ~~" The announcer cleared his throat and continued, "Now, let's start the roll call. Um... Mr. Neo."
Hearing this, Neo silently stepped forward, walked toward the staff member holding the dark box, and pulled out a slip of paper. Opening it casually, he was somewhat surprised, "How is it number one again?!"
As he spoke, Neo showed the slip of paper in his hand to the referee.
"Mn ~ Mr. Neo is number one, so that's the first match..." The announcer nodded silently and solemnly wrote Neo's name in the first position of the list for the first match on the tournament bracket.
"Miss Ranfan." The announcer continued to call.
"Here!" Ranfan responded, taking light steps as she casually reached into the box, drew a slip of paper, unfolded it, and a charming smile appeared on her face, "Oh my ~ It's number two."
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