Before long.
The much-anticipated quarter-finals officially began.
Talot and Tien Shinhan entered the arena, naturally causing a huge stir, as Tien Shinhan had already become a hot topic and was one of the most hopeful contenders for the championship in everyone's hearts.
Mainly because his record was good and his strength outstanding.
It wasn't just the audience; even the blonde-haired referee thought so.
As for Talot, the blonde-haired referee knew very little.
Although he was aware in his heart that Talot's strength was extraordinary, he still felt that Tien Shinhan would win this fight.
This was the worldview of ordinary people.
"Match! Begin!" At the command of the blonde-haired referee, the first match of the quarter-finals was officially underway!
After announcing the start of the match, the blonde-haired referee, already experienced from several rounds, immediately dashed out of the arena to a safe distance.
No one paid any attention to his actions; neither Talot nor Tien Shinhan even looked at him.
"Come on! Tien Shinhan." Facing Tien Shinhan, Talot smiled slightly, signaling that he could begin.
For Talot, this battle was just a warm-up exercise.
All in all, it was finally his turn to stretch his muscles.
If he kept going through the motions like before, he'd die of boredom.
Talot even suspected that the tournament roster had been tampered with by Bulma, just so he would go easy on his own people.
As for dealing with ordinary people, wasn't anyone in their group enough?
"Well then, excuse me! Haaaa!!!" Facing Talot, Tien Shinhan didn't dare to show any slack or hold back. Right from the start, he unleashed his full power.
A surging aura turned into a blinding white flame burning around him, his 80 million power level erupting all at once. In fact, since his opponent was Talot, this aura even showed faint signs of breaking through its limits.
His energy continued to climb, the intensity clearly perceptible.
Facing Tien Shinhan's ever-rising aura, Talot smiled faintly, letting his own power flow with his will.
His Ki increased within his body, unnoticed by anyone.
This was Talot's perfect control over aura and power after mastering God Ki.
By raising his power internally, not letting the opponent sense it, he could also ensure his aura wouldn't leak, thus displaying more than one hundred percent of his strength!
"Dodon Ray!" Tien Shinhan struck first, a beam of energy shooting through the air at Talot.
Facing the proactive attack, Talot neither dodged nor evaded. With a casual wave of his hand, his aura became an invisible shockwave, skillfully altering the direction of the Dodon Ray, making it land on the invisible barrier set by Whis.
The energy was swallowed, only causing a considerable ripple.
"As expected, Dodon Ray doesn't work? Then let's try this! Dodon Barrage!" Tien Shinhan's hands moved rapidly.
In an instant, one after another, powerful piercing energy beams tore through the air at Talot.
He knew well that this alone couldn't hurt Talot, and the reason he insisted on energy attacks was to force Talot to reveal an opening, to look for the perfect opportunity to strike!
In a flash, the continuous and powerful piercing beams attacked Talot.
The dense Dodon Ray barrage was like a giant net, leaving Talot with nowhere to escape.
The force was impressive, but as for actual power, it wasn't worth mentioning.
Against someone of the same level, this might be troublesome, but against Talot, moves of this level were nothing.
Talot casually formed an Energy Ball and shot it back in response to Tien Shinhan's assault.
"Now's my chance!" Tien Shinhan keenly sensed his opportunity had arrived.
Almost at the instant Talot raised his hand, Tien Shinhan's body shot forward at full speed, and in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Talot.
All his power poured into his fist, and he unleashed a powerful punch.
Talot sensed something unusual in advance, but he wasn't nervous. He responded with a punch, neither too fast nor too slow.
'Boom!!!' The instant the two fists collided, those two energy balls also exploded violently at that very moment.
A fierce battle was about to break out!
"Yaaahhhh!!!" Amidst a series of shouts, Tien Shinhan exerted himself to the fullest, unleashing technique after technique, his dense punches and kicks raining down on Talot like a torrential storm.
His attacks were fierce and powerful, each move full of immense strength.
His stance was solid, his speed extremely fast, while also maintaining a fairly strong defense.
This particularly solid fighting style made Talot's eyes light up after sensing its profound intent.
To be honest, he was also surprised by Tien Shinhan's fighting style. He had never seen Tien Shinhan use this style in his previous fight against Nail.
Now it seemed that, when facing Nail, Tien Shinhan had been hiding more than one trump card.
The purpose was to deal with the upcoming matches. If the opponent was a bit weaker, he wouldn't even need to use it, but facing him, he absolutely had to bring it out.
"Amazing. It seems that over the past year or so, you've been training diligently. If anyone else faced you with this fighting style, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to get any advantage at all." While nimbly dodging Tien Shinhan's attacks, Talot praised him.
"You flatter me. It's nothing but fancy moves. Compared to you, I'm still far behind." Tien Shinhan was happy to receive Talot's praise, but with only this level, he was not satisfied.
"Don't belittle yourself. At least in my eyes, you're already excellent. In this era, there aren't many people who can compare to you now!" As his words fell, Talot charged his right fist and unleashed a powerful blow, skillfully avoiding Tien Shinhan's defense and landing directly on his abdomen.
'Bang!!!' A muffled thud echoed.
Hit hard, Tien Shinhan was knocked back rapidly, sliding all the way to the edge of the arena before finally stopping.
'Hiss~!' The sharp, tearing pain in his abdomen made Tien Shinhan grimace in agony.
But it wasn't over yet. Immediately after, three more invisible shockwaves struck Tien Shinhan's abdomen.
The sudden attack almost knocked Tien Shinhan straight out of the arena.
"What kind of attack was that?…It looked like one punch… but it was actually four punches combined!" Tien Shinhan was shocked when he came to his senses.
He hadn't expected Talot's control over power to be so exquisitely perfect.
To merge four punches into one meant that Talot could later merge ten or even a hundred punches into a single strike.
"It's just a little trick, nothing more. If you want to learn it, I can teach you after the match. Alright, the warm-up is over. It's time for you to show your real skills. Let me see the true power you possess." Talot urged Tien Shinhan.
This kind of battle was just too boring. He wanted to see what was the real power of a Triclops?
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