The host amplified his voice: "In the first match, the strongest warrior of Planet Zagma, who has already won three consecutive victories, will face our challenger—the Mysterious Woman!"
As soon as he finished speaking, cheers suddenly erupted.
"Mad Venom must win! Mad Venom must win!"
"Mysterious girl, beat him!"
"Hohohoho!"
There were quite a few people supporting both fighters. Mad Venom entered from the south gate, covered in thick bronze armor and fully armed like an iron man. The mysterious woman had her face covered with a black veil, wielding a dagger and round shield—her aura wasn't weak at all.
"This woman looks really powerful—she's got a chance to win!"
"Yeah, yeah, don't let her small build fool you. She's probably got serious strength."
Everyone was discussing, but Raditz and Zangya looked at each other and shook their heads.
The mysterious woman's ki was too weak. The gap between the two fighters had exceeded what could be made up through fighting skills alone.
Suddenly, Mad Venom launched his attack, charging at high speed.
"Oh, this is bad," Zangya whispered regretfully.
"The battle will be over in an instant," Raditz agreed with a nod.
While they were talking, the Mysterious Woman and Mad Venom had already clashed. She was also a popular candidate for the Dragon Star competition, but her fighting power was a bit lacking.
The moment they fought, the outcome was decided.
Just as Raditz predicted, she couldn't overcome Mad Venom and got punched flat in the head.
All the cheers went to Mad Venom, with thunderous applause.
"I'm going to try it." Raditz looked at the Dragon Star hanging overhead, his eyes full of longing. "I can't let the Dragon Balls fall into someone else's hands."
"But you're not a registered fighter in this arena."
"I'll just go straight down—they can't stop me!" Raditz smiled slightly and led Zangya to the edge of the stands.
At the same time, the host worked to hype up the crowd, twisting his hips and teleporting across the field with a high-pitched voice: "Could it be that 'Mad Venom' really has no opponents? So far he's won four consecutive victories!"
"I want to challenge him!" Raditz suddenly interrupted the host, raising his hand with a smile.
His voice cut through the crowd's cheers as he teleported directly into the arena, appearing before the host.
"How did he get down there?" someone exclaimed.
"I didn't see it either—did you?"
"No..."
"Teleportation?!" The host's expression changed slightly when he saw the unarmed Raditz, studying him carefully.
Raditz had stylish black hair, wore a black coat, had a tall and straight figure with a powerful aura and piercing eyes.
He slowly walked to the center of the vast fighting arena, becoming the focal point as he drew everyone's attention.
"Which fighter are you?" The host was surprised. He had no information about Raditz and didn't even know who he was.
From his appearance, Raditz didn't look like the usual characters struggling in fighting arenas, yet he dared to challenge the recently undefeated Mad Venom?!
Maintaining his composure despite his surprise, the host shouted loudly: "Here we go! A challenger! According to the rules, challengers from outside the fighting arena must place a corresponding wager to be eligible to compete!"
The Bodo Fighting Arena mostly featured fighters trained in the arena itself and some privately trained combat specialists. Sometimes there were fighters looking to make a name for themselves or earn money and treasures. To ensure entertaining matches, outsiders were allowed to enter randomly, but they needed to bet something of sufficient value!
A wager? That's easy enough to handle.
Raditz immediately pulled out a capsule and threw it on the ground.
With a "POOF" and puff of white smoke, a box of golden, gleaming treasures appeared before everyone. These were precious items from Frieza's treasure vault! Among them was a crown built jointly by dozens of planets—absolutely priceless.
The host could see the box's immense value and immediately ordered someone to place it on the platform, shouting excitedly:
"The challenger is qualified! State your name!"
"Raditz."
"Raditz will be Mad Venom's fifth opponent! The battle is ready to begin!"
Driven by the host's energy, people shouted with excitement in their eyes.
"I bet he's going down immediately!"
"Haha, I'm putting money on Mad Venom!"
"Go Mad Venom!"
Almost one-sidedly, people bet on Mad Venom to win. Except for Zangya shouting "Raditz!" the other voices cheering for Raditz were nearly drowned out.
Raditz stood in the arena with his hands behind his back, looking relaxed and calm.
The host then turned to the other side and shouted in a particularly sharp voice: "BEGIN!"
The sound stretched like a taut string reaching toward the sky.
WHOOSH!
The moment "begin" finished echoing, Raditz rushed forward and punched Mad Venom in the chest.
Tremendous power surged out and poured directly into Mad Venom's body. A punch that could shatter planets hit flesh with only a muffled thud.
Poor Mad Venom hadn't even recovered from the shock when he collapsed to the ground. With a "BOOM" behind him, a deep crater suddenly exploded, billowing gray smoke rushing up like a dust storm.
In the blink of an eye—instant kill!
The battle was over before the audience's shouting had even stopped?!
The host looked at Mad Venom sprawled on the ground, then at Raditz who had already stopped moving, his mouth hanging open in shock.
Knock down Mad Venom—who'd won four straight—with a single punch? And from the looks of it, Raditz hadn't used his full strength at all! How was this possible?!
"My God..." Everyone's faces changed dramatically, their voices trembling.
After a long moment, the host snapped back to reality and excitedly announced the result:
"Ra-Raditz wins!"
"He can kill Mad Venom in one blow—this guy is incredible!"
"Amazing!"
"Keep going! Keep going!" The audience shouted eagerly after witnessing such an spectacular match.
Raditz stood ready, prepared for the next challenge.
Second round...
Third...
Fourth...
Victory!
Raditz won four matches in a row, and every opponent was defeated with a single hit!
Whether they were fighters trained in the arena or challengers who entered voluntarily, none could block even one attack.
The audience was going wild—some were dancing with excitement.
In the fifth round, a challenger with a power level of 15,000 was calmly instant-killed by Raditz. He didn't even use punches or kicks, simply overwhelming them with his energy until they couldn't get up.
Zangya smiled—this was all exactly as expected.
"Oh my goodness! Our Raditz has already won five consecutive victories! He only needs five more wins to claim the final prize—the Dragon Star that grants all wishes! Who can stop his winning streak?!" The host's voice grew nervous, seemingly captivated by Raditz's performance as he shouted from the heart.
"Please welcome our next challenger! Troll!"
The almost roaring announcement triggered the climax!