As for Namu's worries, Neo knew them even without reading his mind; he participated in this tournament simply to win the champion's prize money and solve the water problem for his village.
His victory or defeat concerned the safety of the entire village, which was why he acted so serious and solemn.
"However…" Neo shifted his gaze to Krillin, and after comparing him with Namu, he felt that Krillin was in a bit of danger!
Krillin's ki wasn't even as strong as Namu's; this future strongest human was still a bit too weak for now.
This Namu was indeed formidable; in the original story, he and Son Goku fought back and forth evenly, and his descending Sky Cross Chop almost KO'd Son Goku.
On the ring, the battle between Krillin and Namu was also quite fierce, with an exciting back-and-forth exchange, but in the end, just as Neo had predicted, Namu was slightly more skilled and ended the match with the Sky Cross Chop.
In the original story, Son Goku was hit by this move and only managed to stand up after the count of ten, but Krillin didn't have a Saiyan's physique; after getting hit by this move, he was knocked out cold on the spot and suffered a regrettable defeat. The future strongest human still needed to keep working hard!
At the same time, the announcer's passionate voice rang out: "This match was truly magnificent! I never expected contestant Krillin to be so formidable at such a young age! But what a pity! He fell just a step short and suffered a regrettable defeat! Congratulations to contestant Namu for advancing to the semifinals!"
"Now, we invite the contestants of the third match: contestant Son Goku and contestant Giran to enter the ring!"
There wasn't much to say about this battle either; Son Goku knocked Giran down in just a few moves.
In the original work, he had entangled with Giran for quite some time; but after taking Neo's advice, Son Goku wore weighted gear during his daily training, improving at a tremendous pace. Therefore, his combat power was much stronger than in the original work, and winning against Giran was still quite effortless.
The fourth match, Jackie Chun versus Yamcha, also had nothing much to say; without any suspense, Yamcha was easily defeated by Jackie Chun, to the point where Yamcha even started to doubt his life, wondering how he couldn't even beat an old man now.
However, after finding out later that the disguised Jackie Chun was actually Master Roshi, he felt relieved—losing to the God of Martial Arts was nothing to be ashamed of.
With this, the final four were decided: Neo, Namu, Son Goku, and Jackie Chun.
At this moment, the announcer was still full of passion: "It was simply too wonderful! Thank you to all the contestants for bringing us such a magnificent match. Those who lost, please don't be discouraged, and try harder next time! Now, let us invite contestant Neo and contestant Namu to the stage! Exactly which of the two will break into the finals? Let us wait and see!"
On the ring.
Namu looked at Neo with a solemn expression on his face. Putting his hands together in a salute, he looked at Neo and said with extreme earnestness: "You are very strong! But I have a reason I must win, so in this match, I absolutely cannot lose!"
Neo looked at Namu with a calm expression: "Having a reason and having conviction doesn't mean you will win."
"The match, begin!"
Following the announcer's loud shout, Namu's eyes instantly turned extremely sharp. With a loud yell and a push off the ground, he instantly charged toward Neo.
But unfortunately, Neo's figure flashed, and he instantly appeared behind him, chopping the back of his neck with a single palm strike. Namu's pupils contracted, and he instantly collapsed face down onto the ground, knocked out cold.
"Good heavens! Facing contestant Namu who performed so brilliantly, contestant Neo still defeated him with a single move! This is simply too strong!"
The announcer roared out excitedly, then immediately jogged over to Namu's side to start counting. Finally, after ten seconds had passed, he loudly announced the result: "Congratulations to contestant Neo for easily breaking into the finals! He is simply too strong! To this day, he still maintains the terrifying record of defeating opponents with a single move. In this tournament, is there still anyone who can keep him in check?"
"Wow! Linzhou! You are simply amazing!!"
In the spectator stands, Bulma let out another scream.
"Even Namu wasn't a match for him in a single exchange. This is bad! Terribly bad! It looks like this old man might really not be his match!"
Jackie Chun looked at Neo, already starting to ponder how to make a dignified exit: "How about this, in the next match I'll just lose to Goku gracefully! Let Goku fight him instead! I definitely don't want to be kicked off the stage by him! That would be way too humiliating. Alright, that's settled!"
But imagination was wonderful while reality was harsh. There wasn't much to say about the battle between Son Goku and Jackie Chun; it was just as exciting as in the original work, with the two fighting back and forth evenly. Jackie Chun was beaten back repeatedly by Son Goku several times and driven into a desperate situation. Not only couldn't he make a handsome exit, but whether he could even win became an unknown.
Because the current Son Goku was much stronger than in the original work. The more they fought, the more cold sweat poured down Jackie Chun: "Are all the youngsters nowadays this monstrous? This old man shouldn't have come to join in this excitement! Now my reputation in my twilight years is really going to be ruined!"
Jackie Chun truly hadn't expected that he was now starting to struggle to even beat Son Goku.
Having no other choice, he had to unleash his ultimate technique, the Ten Thousand Nations Sky-Shaking Palm!
"Young people nowadays are truly incredible! It looks like I have to get serious too." Although he was beaten into a sorry state, Jackie Chun still put on the demeanor of an expert. Bringing his hands together to build up his energy, he transformed his entire body's energy into tens of thousands of volts of current and shot it toward Son Goku: "Ten Thousand Nations Sky-Shaking Palm!"
Son Goku failed to dodge in time and was struck by the current, instantly enveloped by tens of thousands of volts of electricity. His entire body was lifted into the air, continuously electrocuted by the current, causing Son Goku to let out successive miserable screams and struggle violently!
"This Master Roshi certainly has some tricks up his sleeve!" Seeing this, Neo couldn't help but sigh in admiration. This old pervert really had quite a lot of methods, and he truly lived up to his name as a grandmaster of an era.
Under this move, the Ten Thousand Nations Sky-Shaking Palm, Son Goku had already lost any ability to resist. If he didn't transform into a Great Ape, he had zero possibility of winning.
However, Jackie Chun wasn't fighting to win right now, but to put on an act and secure an opportunity for a dignified exit.
Seeing that the timing was ripe, he immediately withdrew his technique. Son Goku instantly dropped from the air, his paralyzed body making it hard for him to get back up for a moment. Yet he still struggled to lift his head, looking at Jackie Chun with some confusion as he asked: "Why? Why didn't you just throw me off the stage?"
"Sigh I'm getting old" With his back turned to Son Goku, Jackie Chun put on a deeply pretentious look: "It seems the stage now must be handed over to you youngsters. Son Goku! You are very strong! I suppose it won't be long before you surpass me! But don't be arrogant or complacent; keep working hard! I'll leave this stage to you young people."
Saying this, with the demeanor of a grandmaster, he walked toward the edge of the ring, and then under countless dumbfounded gazes, with a simple grunt of "Heave-ho", he jumped off the ring.
Seeing this, Neo was also dumbfounded for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Good grief! What a cunning old pervert! He didn't want to get beaten up by me, so he slipped away in advance, didn't he!"
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