"Dear viewers, welcome to the scene of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament! As we can see, the many contestants who have gathered from all over the globe are now present and preparing for the preliminary draw..."
The reporters from various TV stations, heavily funded by Bulma, had already begun their live broadcast operations.
Instantly, countless eyes from across the planet were drawn to the World Martial Arts Tournament.
There was no helping it—the advertisements were everywhere, and most major channels were broadcasting it live. It was hard to avoid.
And so, even before the matches began, Lin Xuan surprisingly gained several hundred million Prestige Points!
This pleasant surprise made him ecstatic: Coming here was definitely the right move!
After all, the population of Earth in the Dragon Ball world was as high as ten billion. Furthermore, thanks to advanced technology, things like televisions were universally widespread, meaning far more people could watch the live broadcast compared to the world of One Piece.
This meant that Lin Xuan could cause a huge stir just by doing almost anything!
At the World Martial Arts Tournament venue, the draw was underway.
Due to the increased number of participants, the drawing process had become more cumbersome.
However, thanks to Chaozu's psychic interference, Son Goku and his friends ultimately avoided being placed in the same groups, just like in the original timeline.
On Lin Xuan's side, however, because the number of participants he had entered was so large, many of them ended up facing each other during the matches.
Thus, some interesting scenes played out in the preliminary arena.
For example—
On one ring, Tobirama Senju encountered Gōketsu. The two water-style ninjas clashed directly, turning the area around the ring into a lake, leaving the other contestants nearby utterly bewildered.
On another ring, the Third Kazekage met the Fourth Kazekage, engaging in a direct contest of magnetic release.
These dazzling displays of ninjutsu collisions were naturally broadcast live across the entire world, once again throwing the global audience into confusion.
"Is this really the World Martial Arts Tournament?"
"Are they really using martial arts? Don't lie to me!"
"Right? How can martial arts possibly achieve such things?"
The live audience, along with countless viewers worldwide, erupted in excited discussions.
Consequently, the system prompts in Lin Xuan's mind began scrolling frantically once more.
In fact, even the other contestants were somewhat dumbfounded when they saw the ninjutsu displayed by the Ninja Association participants. Some even lost their matches out of sheer bewilderment.
In the end, out of the forty participants Lin Xuan had arranged, twenty of them effortlessly defeated all opponents in their respective groups, successfully advancing to the final thirty-two!
On Master Roshi's side, he himself, along with Son Goku, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Krillin—all possessing considerable strength—also smoothly advanced to the final thirty-two.
Additionally, Piccolo naturally secured his spot in the final thirty-two.
What surprised Son Goku and the others was that Chaozu was eliminated.
Despite Lin Xuan's group joining the tournament, Chaozu still encountered that masked man—his and Tien's uncle, Tao Pai Pai!
Seeing Tao Pai Pai, Chaozu was momentarily stunned.
As a result, Tao Pai Pai easily defeated him.
Tao Pai Pai cast a disdainful glance at Chaozu, then fixed his gaze on Son Goku, launching into a torrent of arrogant taunts.
Son Goku's expression turned grave. He found it hard to believe Tao Pai Pai was still alive, as he distinctly remembered defeating him before, and even seeing him get blown up by his own bomb.
Soon, Tao Pai Pai boastfully explained the reason for his survival: he had been rebuilt as a cyborg, shocking Son Goku and the others.
This scene was also broadcast live across the world, causing quite a stir.
Although technology was advanced in the Dragon Ball world, the concept of a living person being transformed into a cyborg was still unheard of, which naturally created a significant commotion.
Of course, there were undoubtedly some who, upon seeing this, entertained the idea of taking a similar risky transformation to become stronger themselves.
Soon after, the draw for the thirty-two advancing to the final sixteen was announced.
This round, the probability of Lin Xuan's people facing each other was even higher.
Tao Pai Pai vs. Tobirama Senju!
Piccolo vs. Izuna Uchiha!
Son Goku vs. Chi-Chi!
Krillin vs. Edward Newgate!
Tien Shinhan vs. Hashirama Senju!
Shen vs. Lin Xuan!
Master Roshi vs. Gol D. Roger!
Yamcha vs. Madara Uchiha!
Aside from these eight matches, the other eight pairs were essentially all internal matches within the Ninja Association... Sakumo Hatake vs. The Fourth Kazekage!
The Third Raikage vs. The Second Tsuchikage!
Jiraiya vs. Nagato!
Seeing his opponent's name, Lin Xuan glanced with interest at the bespectacled old man who called himself 'Shen.'
This fellow looked muddled and confused, but Lin Xuan knew that the old man was currently possessed by Kami. He had entered the tournament specifically to defeat Piccolo.
Of course, Lin Xuan had no intention of exposing him. He was perfectly happy to play along, pretending not to know, and then give him a good thrashing!
However, what surprised Lin Xuan was that, despite him bringing his people into the World Martial Arts Tournament, Son Goku and Chi-Chi were still paired together.
In the original storyline, they met in the quarter-finals and solidified their future marriage. But now, because Lin Xuan had expanded the scale of the tournament, the final rounds started with thirty-two contestants.
Yet, looking at the draw, the two of them were still placed in the same match.
Lin Xuan couldn't help but laugh. He had been wondering if his appearance might accidentally prevent the future births of Gohan, Goten, and the others.
It seemed, for now, there was no effect.
The final thirty-two matches began on the open-air ring, surrounded by a massive, dense crowd of spectators. Over a dozen cameras moved nimbly, providing comprehensive live coverage broadcast to the entire planet!
When Lin Xuan and his group appeared, they naturally attracted the attention of all the spectators present.
At this moment, Lin Xuan even received some Prestige Points. Looking around, he saw many women in the crowd staring at him and shouting, "So handsome!"
The result—
*Ding! Congratulations, Host. Prestige Points +99,999!*
Seeing this prompt appear in his mind, Lin Xuan was momentarily caught between laughter and tears. He never thought he'd have a day where he could actually earn Prestige Points just by relying on his looks!
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