c50: The No. 1 Martial Arts Conference in the World
"No, I'm not participating," Lin Hao said calmly, watching the crowd ahead. "I want our son, Lin Yi, to take part. It'll be a good way to test his progress and make sure he hasn't been slacking in his training."
Lin Hao turned his gaze toward Lin Yi, who was busy running around nearby, radiating youthful energy and confidence.
"Lin Yi? Are you sure?" Android 18 raised an eyebrow. "With his strength, ordinary humans won't even last a second against him!"
Though she wasn't worried about Lin Yi losing, 18 did have a valid concern, if her son accidentally went full power, his opponents could be seriously injured.
"Don't worry," Lin Hao replied, smiling faintly. "From what I remember, Vegeta's son Trunks and Goku's son Goten will also be entering. With them here, the Youth Division will actually be worth watching."
"Oh, I see!" 18 said, folding her arms with a smirk. "Then let's register Lin Yi! But you know what I think I'll enter too. The adult division's prize money is ten million zeni, right?"
Her eyes gleamed mischievously. Even though she hadn't worried about money since marrying Lin Hao, she still couldn't resist the thought of winning some herself. As she always said, 'It feels better to spend the money I earn with my own hands.'
"Haha, fine," Lin Hao said, shaking his head helplessly. "Do whatever you want."
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The next day
Lin Hao arrived at the World Martial Arts Tournament Grounds with Android 18 and Lin Yi for registration. The arena was bustling with energy fighters from all over the world had gathered, as cameras and news crews captured the event for broadcast.
Sure enough, when Lin Hao walked up to the sign-up booth, he spotted some very familiar faces.
Son Goku, freshly returned to Earth from the Other World for one day, was happily filling out his entry form beside Vegeta, who stood with arms crossed, wearing his blue battle suit and trademark scowl.
Meanwhile, in the youth division line, Trunks and Goten were joking and sparring, their golden auras flaring playfully. Their enthusiasm immediately caught Lin Hao's attention.
"Hey! Lin Hao!" Goku waved energetically when he noticed him. "Are you here to compete in the World Martial Arts Tournament too?"
Lin Hao smiled. "No, not me. I'm just here for Lin Yi. He's the one who'll be competing. These kinds of small tournaments aren't really my thing."
"What!? Aw, man!" Goku's shoulders slumped. "I was hoping you'd enter! I've been training really hard these last few years in the Other World. I wanted to test my power against yours!"
Lin Hao chuckled softly. "Don't look so disappointed, Goku. Isn't Vegeta competing too? You can just fight him instead. From what I can sense, Vegeta's strength has also improved quite a bit since the last time you two sparred."
At that, Goku glanced toward Vegeta, who smirked arrogantly. "Hmph. Of course I've improved. I've been training to surpass you, Kakarot."
Vegeta's fiery aura flared slightly, drawing a grin from Goku. Lin Hao just crossed his arms, watching them both the eternal rivals of the Saiyan race, always pushing each other beyond their limits.
At this time, Son Goku's strength is probably at the second stage of Super Saiyan 3, and his combat power is about 60 billion, while Vegeta is much lower than Son Goku and can only reach about 30 billion. (Because Vegeta still cannot transform into Super Saiyan 3, he remains only at the absolute peak of Super Saiyan 2, relying on intense training under increased gravity.)
"Hmph! Not only have you improved your strength over the years, Kakarot, but I have been training under three hundred times Earth's gravity every day inside the Capsule Corp gravity chamber. Kakarot, this time I will surpass you, and Lin Hao—don't think I've forgotten about you, I'll defeat you as well!" Vegeta said coldly, his arms crossed and his aura flickering.
He was still bitter about the fact that Son Goku and Lin Hao had consistently stayed ahead of him in power despite his relentless training.
"Haha, I hope so! Okay, let's start testing our strength now, Vegeta! Otherwise, the competition will begin before we're done!"
Son Goku smiled brightly. Although he was a little disappointed that he wouldn't be able to fight Lin Hao today, fighting Vegeta was nearly as good.
"Well, you go ahead! I won't go! I'll head directly to the audience stands to wait for you two."
After Lin Hao finished speaking, he waved his hand and walked toward the spectator seating area.
After watching Lin Hao leave, Son Goku and his group also went over to the area where participants were testing their strength.
Because Mr. Satan was absent from the preliminary scene this time, it wasn't as comical as the original event, but the same rule still applied: to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament, every contestant first had to pass the strength test. If you failed, you were disqualified immediately.
At first, the testers at the front were doing well, striking the punch machines and posting respectable scores. But as Son Goku and his friends approached, everyone present became wide-eyed at the overwhelming numbers these fighters produced.
However, when it was Vegeta's turn, he didn't bother to hold back his power like Son Goku did. With one casual punch, he completely destroyed the testing machine, leaving the staff's jaws hanging in shock.
Where did these monsters come from?
Because the staff weren't familiar with Son Goku and the other Z Fighters, they didn't realize these were the same people involved in world-shaking battles years earlier.
"No… it can't be real, right? This guy actually destroyed the test machine with one punch!"
"It can't be real. It has to be some kind of trick! Yeah, that's it, it must be special effects!"
The players waiting in line to register stared at Son Goku and his group in disbelief.
Although this shocking event happened, the staff quickly recovered and rolled out a replacement machine to continue testing everyone.
After a while, after all participants had completed the strength test and been divided into groups, the competition finally began!
Just like in the original work, the top 16 ended up consisting almost entirely of Z Fighters and their allies. Then Son Gohan became furious after his classmate Videl was mercilessly beaten by one of Babidi's minions during the tournament.
The enraged Son Gohan naturally wanted to avenge Videl! However, during his bout with Kibito (Shin's bodyguard), he was caught off-guard because he didn't yet understand the Supreme Kai's plan. This allowed Yamu and Spopovich, Babidi's energy-absorbing servants, to rush in and drain Gohan's Super Saiyan 2 energy while he was restrained.
After stealing Son Gohan's energy, Yamu and Spopovich immediately flew into the sky and disappeared from the World Martial Arts Tournament grounds.
Then, just as in the original timeline, a group of fighters Son Goku, Vegeta, Lin Hao, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito followed them to Babidi's spaceship hidden in the wastelands.
Because Son Goku and Vegeta's power had both increased since the Cell Games, they easily eliminated Babidi's minions including Pui Pui, Yakon, and even the strongest, the Demon King Dabura, who ruled the Demon Realm.
"Hmph. So this is the so-called strongest servant of Babidi? He's laughably weak," Vegeta said coldly, glancing sideways at the Supreme Kai.
"Er…"
Supreme Kai Shin hadn't expected Dabura, the feared Demon King of the underworld, to be defeated by Vegeta so easily.
"Okay Vegeta, let's head down to the next level! The Majin Buu that Lord Supreme Kai warned us about should be sealed down below!" Son Goku said, his face serious.
"Mr. Son Goku, are we really going to just rush in like this? It's far too dangerous!" Supreme Kai Shin said softly. In his opinion, caution was the only way to handle Majin Buu's egg.
"Hmph! If you're so scared, then stay up here! I'll destroy that Majin Buu's egg myself!"
After Vegeta finished speaking, he descended to the lower level without hesitation.
Then Son Goku and Son Gohan followed.
Watching the three figures disappear into the darkness below, Supreme Kai Shin blushed in shame. Once, the Kais had been the protectors of the universe. Now, after the loss of his fellow Supreme Kais, his courage felt diminished.
"Damn it… even if I die, I will stop Babidi from resurrecting Majin Buu!"
After Supreme Kai muttered this to himself, he jumped off the elevator platform and followed them into the lower level.
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