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Chapter 226 Earth Flow Wall - The Art of Arena Repair

It's clear that Yamato has been holding back for a long time and is itching to get his hands on something.

From the moment she stepped onto the stage, she skipped the initial testing phase and went straight for Conqueror's Haki, unleashing all three types of Haki. She used "Thunder Bagua" on Master Roshi as if it were free.

The latter also repeatedly increased the intensity of his "ki," from the Afterimage Fist to the World Shocking Palm, and even used the Kamehameha once, to clash with Yamato's Thunderous Eight Trigrams. Each collision tore apart the surrounding air, creating extremely violent shockwaves that spread out in all directions.

The wind whistled.

Some audience members sitting in the front row had already started to stand up and run to the back.

no way.

The oppressive feeling brought by Conqueror's Haki, though unsettling, is bearable.

But the dense, rain-like spray of rubble and debris was simply unbearable. In just a few moments, dozens of spectators were covered in bumps and bruises, running away while clutching their heads. The blond referee, who was providing commentary, also wore a conflicted expression as he described the battle.

According to the rules of the martial arts tournament, attacking spectators is also prohibited, and the consequences of violating this rule are the same as using weapons: the participant will be disqualified on the spot.

Can……

If neither side intends to attack the audience, but the aftermath of their fight is too great and accidentally involves people in the audience... what should be done then?

The blonde host was struggling with this very issue.

The situation was about to escalate further.

Uchiha Hikaru took out the Blood Jade Coral from his pocket, intending to set up a barrier to enclose the arena area to prevent innocent people from being injured.

However, Esdeath noticed her movement and snapped her fingers in advance. With a burst of chilling air, an ice wall more than ten meters high rose from the ground, rapidly extending to both sides from the audience seats where Uchiha Hikaru and his group were located, quickly expanding to a length of nearly two hundred meters, separating all the splashing debris.

At the same time, because the ice wall is semi-transparent, like a glass curtain wall, it will not affect the audience's view of the game.

"……Um?"

The blond referee paused for a few seconds before turning to Esdeath: "Thank you very much for your help, Miss. Please accept a beautiful gift from us after today's match..."

"No need."

Esdeath responded expressionlessly, then glanced at Uchiha Hikaru out of the corner of her eye, and said again, "Give her the gifts."

"Huh?"

Uchiha Hikaru was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

"what ever."

As the situation calmed down, the organizers of the martial arts tournament arranged for medical personnel to help the injured to receive treatment. The remaining spectators moved to a spot further away from the ring to continue watching the match between the two fighters.

The blonde host, now full of enthusiasm, began to speak loudly:

"...Now Yamato launched another fierce attack, a left front kick and a right roundhouse kick, both of which were blocked by Jackie Chan..."

Yamato and Master Roshi fought fiercely for nearly half an hour, like Mars colliding with Earth.

During the process, the thousands of square meters of arena were dismantled and several pillars were smashed. The sign that read "World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament" was about to fall. The whole scene looked like a tornado destroying a parking lot.

Finally, both realized that their opponent was not someone they could easily defeat. In order to conserve their energy for the subsequent battle, they decided to create distance and decide the outcome with a single move.

Master Roshi's technique is naturally the Kamehameha, but it's an extremely powerful one, capable of flattening a mountain with a single blast.

At this moment, Yamato also used his true trump card—not Haki, but the Devil Fruit.

Inu Inu no Mi (Dog-Dog Fruit), Mythical Zoan, Great Mouth God Form!

Theoretically, this ability could be considered a kind of "external object," which violates the rules of the martial arts tournament. However, since the organizers did not know what a "Devil Fruit" was, and Yamato was not already in a state of complete digestion and could activate the power of this Mythical Zoan without weapons or similar items, they did not pursue the matter further.

In just a moment.

Yamato's appearance underwent a dramatic change, transforming into a white wolf with sharp fangs. Its already tall figure seemed to grow even taller. Then, while covering its entire body with a layer of icy armor, it suddenly opened its mouth and exhaled a breath of extremely cold air:

"Mirror Mountain!"

"Musou Ice Fang!"

The former is for self-protection, while the latter is a special move that Yamato makes after entering her human-beast state, allowing her to contend with Kaido.

The next second, a huge plume of smoke shot into the sky, and the roar of the explosion resounded throughout the heavens and earth!

Three or four minutes passed.

As the smoke gradually dissipated, Yamato and Master Roshi reappeared. Both of them were panting heavily, and had retreated dozens of steps compared to before. Even their clothes were somewhat tattered, clearly indicating that they had exhausted themselves.

then……

Master Roshi raised his hands: "I surrender."

"?"

The person most surprised to hear this was Yamato.

"Hey, why are you suddenly giving up? I was just getting into it... You seem to have a lot of 'energy' left, aren't you going to fight a little longer?"

"Oh."

Master Roshi smiled but said nothing.

Just as Yamato didn't unleash her full power—Yamato unarmed is significantly weaker than when wielding the spiked club, and she didn't unleash the true power of the "Dog-Dog Fruit." Master Roshi, on the other hand, only used about 70% of his power. After all, his current identity is "Jackie Chan," and he can't display too obvious Master Roshi characteristics to avoid arousing suspicion.

If the two were allowed to fight freely without any rules, the outcome would be debatable.

but now……

Master Roshi felt that if the fight continued, the wig on his head might not hold up.

Master Roshi wasn't afraid of Yamato's martial arts skills, but his stamina and recovery were truly abnormal. If neither of them made any major mistakes, it would probably take at least an hour to determine a winner. If he accidentally got his wig ripped off on the stage and was recognized by everyone who knew him, he would probably be too embarrassed to call himself the "God of Martial Arts."

Master Roshi's purpose in participating in the martial arts tournament wasn't for his own reputation, but to prevent his two disciples from achieving too much success and becoming arrogant. Now that Yamato and Esdeath are guarding the gates, Goku is destined not to win the championship, and even making it to the finals will be a struggle, so there's no need for him to continue pretending.

"I'm leaving now. See you again someday."

Master Roshi jumped off the platform with ease and quickly disappeared from sight.

"Forehead……"

The blond host hesitated for a moment before picking up the microphone: "In that case, we can only declare Yamato the winner, and Jackie Chan forfeit... The fight between the two of you has destroyed most of this arena. In preparation for the next few days of matches, we need to spend some time repairing it. It may be a day or two before we can continue with the subsequent matches..."

Strictly speaking, the damage to this arena was entirely Yamato and Master Roshi's fault.

Although the organizers were quite generous and didn't ask for compensation, intending to cover the maintenance costs themselves, Uchiha Hikaru, as a friend of the person involved, still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Leave it to me."

Uchiha Hikaru stood up, walked to the side of the arena, then knelt down and placed his hands on the rubble at the edge of the arena: "Earth Release... Earth Flow Wall!"

Chakra surged.

At that moment, the crushed stone slabs suddenly began to wriggle.

Then, you see these pebbles fly into the air, like building blocks, and fall back down in the places that were previously damaged, piecing them back together.

The ninjutsu, originating from the Naruto world, was displayed at the martial arts tournament in the Dragon Ball world.

This is certainly not the usual usage of "earthflow wall".

This move, though seemingly ordinary on the surface, symbolizes a remarkably high level of chakra control.

If an ordinary Jonin or even a Kage were to use it, they probably wouldn't be able to achieve this level of skill. However, Uchiha Hikaru had been training his chakra control recently, and the amount of chakra in his body had also improved significantly since he first awakened last year, so he could control it quite easily.

It only took about ten minutes in total.

The once-dismantled arena has been largely restored to its original state. Some of the uneven areas have been filled in with soil. Although the color and hardness are slightly different, at least you won't have to wade through it unevenly.

The blond host, who witnessed this scene, had a hesitant expression on his face.

As the official commentator for the martial arts tournament, although he was not a martial artist, he was still quite knowledgeable. He had seen many masters like Master Roshi and knew that in the hands of those powerful people, "ki" could do many incredible things.

but……

The ice wall just now, the earth filling now... Are you sure these scenes aren't magic?

Can "qi" achieve this level of skill?

"……alright."

Uchiha Hikaru stood up, glanced at his masterpiece, and then dusted off his clothes: "You can continue now."

Perhaps this technique could be renamed "Earth Wall: Arena Repair Technique," much like Yamato's Wood Release: Three Rooms and One Living Room Technique in the Naruto world.

"Huh? Oh!"

The host paused for a moment before nodding quickly and picking up the microphone to announce the next part of the competition.

……

The match between Yamato and Master Roshi set a precedent.

The following matches were all exceptionally intense.

For example, in the fight between Brand and Kiron. Although Brand did not use his Teigu due to the rules, he still used all his physical strength and beat Kiron, a Tyrannosaurus Rex-like human, into a retreating frenzy with pure hand-to-hand combat. In the end, Kiron knelt down and admitted defeat with tears in his eyes.

Afterwards, Akame defeated Yamcha with her bare hands.

Yamcha also participated, but he couldn't escape the fate of being eliminated in the first round.

Little Goku eliminated the barbarians.

Then there's another match worth mentioning: the duel between Esdeath and Tatsumi...

To be fair, Tatsumi's talent is actually quite high, even exceptionally high.

In the original Akame ga Kill! manga, he grew from a novice village swordsman to someone capable of fighting against a top-tier boss like Esdeath in less than a year. His growth rate was astonishing, comparable to, and perhaps even surpassing, seasoned veterans like Akame and Bulat.

but……

Tatsumi has only trained with "Night Raid" for two months. And because Brand is still alive, he hasn't inherited the latter's "possession by evil spirits." Therefore, facing Esdeath, who is stronger than in the original ending, he couldn't put up any decent resistance and was easily defeated.

After doing all this, Esdeath calmly returned to her seat in the audience, as if she had only done something insignificant.

"How are you feeling?"

Uchiha Hikaru asked in a low voice.

"fine."

Esdeath remained expressionless, only glancing at Uchiha Hikaru out of the corner of her eye before commenting on Tatsumi, who had just come down from the arena: "To have this level of strength at this age, his talent is indeed quite good. If he were in the military, he would be considered a promising talent... However, compared to you, he is nothing."

"ha?"

Uchiha Hikaru looked strange.

Judging from Esdeath's words... it seems that because she met her as a "genius," she found other ordinary geniuses boring?

What's so special about this? Once you've seen the ocean, you can't be satisfied with a river.

However, this is for the best.

Whether in the original story or now, Tatsumi clearly has no feelings for Esdeath. According to Brand, he's been getting quite close to Mine lately—it seems that even in this timeline with its significantly altered plot, Tatsumi and Mine's connection hasn't been severed. On the contrary, if Esdeath were to actually develop feelings for him as she did in the original story, that would actually cause some trouble.

That night.

Uchiha Hikaru and his group returned to the inn and had a big meal. After they were full, they washed up and went to bed to rest.

……

The martial arts tournament continued its selection process over the next two or three days.

By the evening of the fourth day, the final eight teams were finally determined.

Of these eight people, five were from Uchiha Hikaru's group: Esdeath, Yamato, Bulan, Akame, and Hikaru himself.

The other three were clearly Goku, Namu, and Krillin.

Ironically, Master Roshi, the founder of the Turtle School and the master, was eliminated in the first round, suffering a first-round exit. On the other hand, his disciples Goku and Krillin never encountered Uchiha Hikaru or the others, advancing all the way to the top eight.

However... their good luck can only go so far.

(End of this chapter)