Below the arena.
Ragar, who had been knocked down, took quite a while to recover.
Although he was unwilling, a loss was still a loss. He had no complaints.
After adjusting his state, Ragar let out a long breath and slowly stood up.
At this moment, Raditz also silently walked to the edge of the arena and met his gaze.
The two looked at each other, smiles appearing on their faces. Between the strong, a look could convey meaning.
"I've learned a lot..." Ragar said humbly.
"You're not bad yourself," Raditz replied with a smile.
The second match of the semifinals was thus declared over.
Finally, it would be Talot versus Raditz for the championship!
The finals would begin in half an hour.
...
Backstage rest area.
Ragar and Raditz returned, and everyone immediately gathered around to praise them.
Though Ragar lost, he lost with honor. The excitement of this match far surpassed any previous match.
And the upcoming match would be the most intense showdown.
It would also be the battle between the two strongest Saiyans so far.
At this moment, the atmosphere had grown heavy.
Talot and Raditz's gazes collided, and the aura between the strong made everyone present feel a weight on their bodies.
"Raditz, you really are impressive now," Talot said with his arms crossed, smiling lightly.
Time flew by, and recalling when everyone was only five years old, those scenes, their strength then... One couldn't help but feel sentimental.
"In the upcoming fight, you can't hold back. I've prepared for this battle for a long time. Even if I lose, I want to lose with dignity," Raditz's eyes shone with fighting spirit; he'd waited too long for this match.
In fact, even if there hadn't been this World Martial Arts Tournament, he would have wanted to challenge Talot.
Not for victory, but just to prove himself.
Without hesitation, Raditz took out the Senzu Bean that Talot had previously distributed to them and ate it without hesitation.
As the Senzu Bean went down, Raditz's muscles swelled, his injuries healed, and his aura returned to its peak state.
"Of course I won't hold back, but you'd better have something hidden. Otherwise, just Super Saiyan 3 won't be enough. You know that," Talot said.
Raditz didn't reply, his expression only growing more serious.
Just as he thought; after all, Talot could already transform into Super Saiyan 4 back then.
...
Soon, half an hour quietly passed.
Under the eyes of the crowd, the finals of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament began.
Talot and Raditz, at the blonde-haired referee's summons, slowly walked toward the arena.
"It's finally the last match? Now this is more like it," Champa said nonchalantly, munching on a potato chip.
The previous two matches had been decent, but far from meeting his expectations.
Now it was different. The battle between the strongest Saiyans would be far more interesting.
"Yes, this match might bring us some unexpected surprise, Lord Champa," Vados replied with a gentle smile.
As an Angel, she could see things others couldn't.
Especially the powerful God Ki she sensed from Talot.
Though she didn't know how far Talot had trained his God Ki, her intuition told her that once Talot erupted with this God Ki, he might descend upon this world in the form of a god.
Though this was a highly unlikely possibility, her strange intuition was often quite accurate.
Opposite them, Old Supreme Kai and East Supreme Kai became serious, focusing all their attention.
Talot's strength was already enough to contend with God of Destruction Champa.
Raditz was strong enough; the only question was how much of Talot's strength he could force out.
...
Inside the super VIP room.
Everyone was discussing.
The showdown between Talot and Raditz was, without a doubt, something everyone had predicted from the very beginning.
"Unknowingly, these two boys have already grown to this level," Gine sighed with emotion.
At this moment, she was filled with many feelings.
Everyone present could actually sense this change in Gine.
But no one said anything. If anyone said the wrong thing, it would make things uncomfortable for everyone.
"The match is about to begin. The commotion this time will be even more intense than the previous matches," Whis said with a cheerful smile, slightly changing the mood.
...
In the arena.
Talot and Raditz stepped onto the arena one after the other.
Before the match even started, their eyes collided first.
An invisible aura spread out, quickly enveloping the entire area.
The pressure from just the collision of their gazes made the entire island tremble slightly.
This intangible aura of oppression caused everyone present to sweat profusely and feel stifled.
The blonde-haired referee, however, felt somewhat accustomed to it. With strong mental fortitude, he managed to endure.
"The final of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament begins!" the blonde-haired referee announced, officially kicking off the final under everyone's eyes.
As the match began, neither Talot nor Raditz attacked right away; instead, they continued to observe each other.
"Come at me, Raditz. Haven't you been waiting for this for a long time?" Talot hooked his finger at Raditz, smiled, and signaled that he could attack.
"Don't rush, I'll let you feel it in just a moment!" Raditz narrowed his eyes, his whole body tensing, and all his power in base form exploded out.
A pale white aura swept out like a tornado, shaking the heavens and the earth.
Facing this powerful aura, Talot remained unmoved.
He only used one-tenth of his power in base form and effortlessly neutralized the overwhelming aura Raditz unleashed.
Seeing Talot's nonchalant demeanor, Raditz's mind was shaken.
Although he had expected it, he hadn't thought Talot would be able to so easily dissolve all the aura suppression he could muster in base form.
Stimulated by this, Raditz's unwillingness turned into motivation. His aura surged, his potential was released, and his base power level increased dramatically.
Previously, his base power level was only 220 million.
Now, his base power level had soared to 300 million!
But this aura, at most, only equaled one-tenth of Talot's base power level, and couldn't do anything to Talot.
"Still not planning to come at me? Then I won't be polite." As he spoke, Talot's eyes widened, and a powerful aura surged forth like a flood, instantly overwhelming Raditz's aura, sweeping in all directions and shaking the planet.
An unparalleled power kicked up layer upon layer of storms, causing the entire Earth to tremble.
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