Where you fall is where you get back up—Master Roshi made a standard demonstration of this principle. After he fell, he rubbed his knees and got up unsteadily from the ground.
"What? He's completely old and frail." Oolong patted his forehead, extremely disappointed with Master Roshi.
Bulma also sighed deeply, thinking this perverted old man hadn't been training at all—what a disgrace. The audiences from other galaxies not far away burst into laughter and gloating shouts, as if they were happy to catch a weakness in the North Galaxy.
Finally, there was a feeble old man who didn't look so strong—an excellent chance to defeat the North Galaxy!
"Go! Lime! Defeat him!"
"Don't show mercy to the old man!" The East Galaxy audience let out roaring cheers that spread far from the viewing platform to the field.
Master Roshi had just gotten into position when he heard the shouts in his ears. He shook his head and smiled. "Everyone's not very fond of me."
It was normal they weren't optimistic about him. After all, Master Roshi's thin body was nothing compared to those tall fighters, and his fall during his entrance was really embarrassing. How could an ordinary martial arts master trip while walking? This scene directly caused Master Roshi's rating in people's minds to plummet.
Master Roshi's opponent was Lime, a martial artist from the East Galaxy. He was tall and straight with strong muscles. Nothing amazing on the surface, but his aura was controlled—he wasn't ordinary.
"Old man, if you want to surrender, I won't stop you."
"Since I'm on this stage, I'll compete until the end. Unlike those other guys, I'll fight you with everything I've got." Master Roshi swung his arms as if warming up.
He was doing simple exercises while talking, so casual that people couldn't believe it.
Lime was also a martial artist from a certain planet in the East Galaxy. Seeing Master Roshi so relaxed, he actually raised his guard instead. To be able to stay so calm and composed before battle—regardless of his strength, his mental state must be higher than ordinary people. There was no end to martial arts, but a person's talent and ability were limited. In the end, it all came down to cultivating the mind and transforming one's realm.
Master Roshi's indifferent demeanor made Lime feel a bit of admiration.
"In that case, I'll give it my all." Lime took a stance and got ready.
At that moment, the Grand Kai rang the gong.
Almost instantly, Lime charged forward, leaving a phantom in the air. Master Roshi stopped halfway through his leg-stretching movement, and white aura erupted from his entire body! The two collided, and the fast-moving Lime was intercepted by Master Roshi's leg!
"Master Roshi!" Krillin exclaimed.
He felt the aura emanating from Master Roshi and was filled with shock. Compared to the previous Master Roshi, this energy's strength wasn't even on the same level.
In a blink, he looked at Tien and Chiaotzu, only to see they were also staring wide-eyed, extremely surprised.
Yamcha smiled and winked. "Master Roshi goes to the gravity room to train secretly twice a week—Puar caught him several times."
"So Master Roshi been working hard too." Goku laughed.
Goku couldn't help recalling the days when he trained in the Kame House. Master Roshi's teachings left him and Krillin with unforgettable memories. Those days were both hard and warm—so much so that he still wore the Turtle Hermit gi now.
Seeing that familiar figure, Goku seemed to see the Master Roshi of those days.
"Come on!" A cry from his heart escaped his throat.
Hearing Goku's voice, Master Roshi also shouted, "My students are cheering for me—I can't perform too badly! Hah!" With his fierce cry, his legs burst with power, so strong that Lime had to take two steps back!
Lime's face froze as he felt a huge force coming from in front of him. The overwhelming momentum made his arms numb, forcing him to retreat.
In an instant confrontation, Master Roshi forced Lime back, and the East Galaxy audience was dumbfounded. Could such a frail old man actually be this strong? What kind of monsters were the people in the North Galaxy?
"Grandpa's not bad!" The North Galaxy fighters in the audience saw the situation change and cheered for Master Roshi, feeling amazed.
Besides Master Roshi's match, there were other fierce battles in the same group, some of which were higher level. But people's focus was on the North Galaxy, and Master Roshi representing the North Galaxy had become the center of attention.
Master Roshi lived up to expectations and took the initiative to attack. His figure split into two, then two into four, turning into a circle of afterimages spinning around Lime's body.
"Afterimage technique?" Lime was worthy of being an outstanding martial artist—he saw through Master Roshi's trick at a glance. But with so many phantoms, he also fell into confusion, his eye movements far behind the speed of the afterimages.
After thinking briefly, Lime relaxed his guard and loosened his body. Fight stillness with stillness—since he couldn't see which was the real afterimage, he'd wait for the moment of attack to make his judgment.
At this point, Master Roshi gradually tightened the encirclement and launched a side kick from behind!
"Hah!"
The attack stopped abruptly as Lime's high kick caught Master Roshi's side kick. The two collided and clashed in the air with a muffled sound.
Master Roshi was slightly surprised and suddenly understood Lime's strategy.
However, Lime saw this moment of surprise and immediately launched his attack. He leaned forward, punching Master Roshi several times in succession, then moved behind him at high speed and swept across with one foot on the ground, sweeping Master Roshi down.
Immediately after, one leg fell from above, stomping toward Master Roshi's abdomen.
"Hup!" Master Roshi put his hands on the ground and kicked straight up with his legs. He was faster than Lime and hit his chin first.
Lime leaned back, his footing unsteady as he backed up several steps. Taking this opportunity, Master Roshi moved forward and punched hard into his abdomen.
The punch was heavy. Lime bent over like a cooked shrimp, his hands instinctively covering his belly, the pain unbearable. He was even more shocked that this skinny little old man actually had such power.
After taking the heavy hit, he gritted his teeth and grabbed Master Roshi's arm, supporting his pained body to fight back!
Master Roshi suddenly exploded with energy and fought again.
The two yelled while fighting, their voices endless: "Ah! Hah! Take this!"
"They're evenly matched. It seems Master Roshi has put in a lot of hard work." Raditz looked at the tenaciously fighting Master Roshi and couldn't help showing a bit of respect.
Jeice turned on his scouter, and the numbers displayed on the screen: "His power level's exceeded 50,000 points."
"Don't jump to conclusions—he still has techniques he hasn't used." Raditz smiled slightly.
Techniques?
Vegeta suddenly perked up. "Hey, you mean the technique you used against Broly?"
Raditz shook his head. "Earth people have lots of techniques. Although this one isn't as powerful as the Mafuba, its effect is also pretty dominating." Then Raditz pointed to the stage and continued watching.
Master Roshi and Lime were still fighting fiercely!
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