Dragon Ball: Super Goten

Chapter 83: The Preliminary Rounds End!

As time passed, the World Martial Arts Tournament finally arrived, with participants from all over the world entering the venue and spectators crowding the area. The ticket money they spent not only fully recouped the costs for the tournament's organizer, Qian Duoduo, but also made him a fortune once again...

This preliminary round is divided into four regions, and one contestant from each region will advance to the second stage of the competition. The Z Fighters are divided into the first region (Tien Shinhan, Goten, and other contestants), the second region (Krillin, Yamcha, Bardock, Trunks, and other contestants), the third region (Vegeta, Raditz, Nappa, a slightly capable sumo wrestler, and other contestants), and the final region (Gohan and other contestants).

Piccolo and Nail observed Gohan and Goten's battle from Kami's Lookout, while Goku watched the battle unfold on television from King Kai's side...

The match began. Let's first take a look at the first division. Goten and Tien Shinhan quickly defeated their respective opponents. Soon, only two people remained in the first division. Tien Shinhan looked at Goten, got into a fighting stance, and said, "It's been more than a year since we last met. Goten, let me see how strong you've become now."

Upon hearing this, Goten respectfully replied, "Then I'll have to show off my new move... Uncle Tien Shinhan, I won't hold back!" With that, Goten launched a surprise attack, teleporting behind Tien Shinhan. Before Tien Shinhan could turn around, Goten tripped him with a sweeping leg kick...

After tripping his opponent, Goten immediately followed up with a powerful kick, nearly sending Tien Shinhan flying off the stage. Having barely regained his footing, Goten unleashed a diagonal slash, sending a blade of energy sweeping across the stage towards Tien Shinhan. Tien Shinhan quickly sidestepped and leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack…

Tien Shinhan dodged the energy blade and immediately launched a counterattack. He leaped into the air and decisively fired a ki blast at Goten. However, Goten had already flashed behind him in the next second and unleashed a Kamehameha without mercy, sending Tien Shinhan straight into the water.

Goten has now secured the victory in the first division!

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Upon arriving at the second arena, after eliminating the minor characters, only Krillin, Yamcha, Bardock, and Trunks remained. After some observation, Krillin and Yamcha decisively chose each other as opponents, while Bardock naturally engaged Trunks in battle...

Krillin and Yamcha exchanged blows for two and a half minutes. Due to Yamcha's long-term lack of training, Krillin eventually kicked him off the ring. After defeating Yamcha, Krillin watched Bardock and Trunks' fight and decided to observe for the time being...

Bardock started with a "Rampaging Spear" to gain the upper hand, which Trunks easily dodged. Trunks retaliated with a "Ultimate Storm" to Bardock, who also slapped him away. After the initial probing, the two immediately rushed forward and engaged in hand-to-hand combat...

In hand-to-hand combat, Bardock quickly exploited Trunks's short stature, employing wide, sweeping attacks to keep Trunks at a distance where Bardock could strike while Trunks couldn't strike him...

As Trunks fought, he finally figured out Bardock's offensive strategy, so he decisively created distance and began unleashing long-range firepower at Bardock. Seeing this, Bardock immediately began to dodge around the ring, and while dodging, he suddenly bumped into Krillin, who was watching the fight. In that instant, Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan and unleashed a full-power energy wave that sent both Bardock and Krillin off the ring...

Bardock surfaced, grabbed Krillin, and yelled, "You bastard, where are you standing?!" Faced with Bardock's roar, Krillin could only awkwardly apologize repeatedly...

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Upon arriving at the third division, after eliminating the weakest opponents, Raditz and Nappa decisively joined forces and launched a fierce attack on Vegeta. However, their attacks failed to even touch Vegeta's hair.

Looking at his former subordinates, Vegeta sneered, "Oh my... you two actually have the nerve to participate in the competition? How ridiculous! You're trash who's been eliminated for who knows how long, and now you still want to come here and embarrass yourselves..."

Upon hearing this, Nappa immediately flew into a rage, roaring at Vegeta, "Shut up, Vegeta! I'm no longer your subordinate! Take this!" The words had barely left his mouth when Vegeta delivered a powerful knee kick to Nappa's abdomen, followed by a spinning back kick that easily sent Nappa flying off the stage.

Seeing Nappa's defeat, Raditz once again considered retreating. However, Vegeta then mocked, "Oh! Raditz, aren't you going to get down here? Want me to help you? To be honest, I don't want to waste my energy on a coward like you, so you'd better have some self-awareness..."

Raditz's anger instantly surged, and he yelled at Vegeta, "Vegeta! I've been reborn! Don't look down on me! I'm Goku's older brother and Goten's uncle. They're both powerful Saiyans, and I can't fall behind. I'll show you what I'm made of! Ugh!"

With a loud shout, Raditz's hair instantly turned golden. Bardock was stunned, muttering, "When did Raditz learn to transform into a Super Saiyan? Damn it, he actually hid something during his training..."

At this moment, Raditz decisively charged towards Vegeta. Facing Raditz transformed into a Super Saiyan, Vegeta neutralized the opponent's fierce attacks in his normal state. Raditz clearly hadn't fully mastered the Super Saiyan power, and soon reverted to his normal state due to exhaustion. Seeing this, Vegeta decisively fired a Galikon, sending Raditz off the stage...

After seeing his opponent off, Vegeta said dismissively, "That's all there is to it. Go back and train some more before challenging me again..."

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Finally, Gohan, having no opponents, easily became the winner of the fourth division, thus advancing to the next stage as Goten, Trunks, Vegeta, and Gohan...

After the preliminary rounds concluded, the host immediately began introducing the next segment: "Now, the four contestants will board the spaceship and head to the next location. After defeating the four warriors we have selected, the first contestant to ring the bell at the finish line will be the champion. Of course, contestants can also attack each other to compete!"

After the host finished his introduction, the four boarded small spaceships and headed to their next location, where they were met by BoJack's replacement crew...

(End of this chapter)