The moment Krillin grabbed the shoe and tried to lift it, his expression changed instantly.
The shoe felt as if it were welded to the ground. Even after using a lot of strength, he could only lift it a few centimeters.
"Ah—!" Krillin cried out.
"W-What is this thing made of? This isn't just heavy! It's like lifting two iron blocks!"
"Right?" Son Goku grinned proudly as he watched Krillin struggle.
"One shoe weighs about twenty kilograms. When I first started wearing them, I couldn't even walk properly. I kept feeling like I was going to trip over myself."
Yamcha, unable to suppress his curiosity, stepped forward and tried lifting the shirt and the other wristband.
His face quickly filled with sweat.
"My god… this is like fighting with several dumbbells tied to your body!" Yamcha muttered in shock.
Krillin still didn't believe it.
He tried putting the heavy shoe on.
But the moment he slipped it onto his foot, his entire leg sank as if trapped in mud. Even moving became extremely difficult, and he nearly stumbled forward.
Terrified, Krillin quickly took it off.
"That scared me to death!"
"In total, this equipment weighs more than one hundred kilograms…" Tien Shinhan said after taking a deep breath, his expression full of shock. Cold sweat slid down his face.
One hundred kilograms.
That meant Goku had been moving and fighting while carrying more than the weight of a grown adult on his body since the match began.
And he himself had been secretly proud that Goku's speed hadn't improved?
Thinking about it made Tien's emotions swirl.
Shock.
Admiration.
And a faint sense of powerlessness at the gap between them.
The audience clearly heard the number through the loudspeakers.
Everyone widened their eyes and dropped their jaws in disbelief.
After a brief silence, the entire arena erupted into loud discussion.
This had completely surpassed their understanding of human physical limits.
"Haha! This feels much lighter now!" Goku said happily.
He jumped up and down a few times, then threw several rapid punches and kicks.
His movements were so fast they left afterimages in the air, and faint sounds of wind breaking echoed around him.
Goku felt incredibly light—like a massive burden had been removed from his body. Every cell in his body seemed to burst with new energy.
"So that's how it is…" Tien said quietly as he watched Goku's movements.
Goku now looked completely different from before.
After a moment of silence, Tien's lips slowly curled into a smile—a mixture of relief, excitement, and intense fighting spirit.
"Alright! This just got a lot more interesting!"
At the same time, Tien released his ki without holding back.
All three of his eyes locked onto Goku.
He was ready to face a completely different level of opponent.
"So that kid Goku has been fighting the whole time wearing clothes that heavy?" Master Roshi said from the audience, adjusting his sunglasses.
His voice carried deep emotion.
He remembered the days when he made Goku and Krillin train while carrying heavy turtle shells on their backs.
But he never expected Goku to push that training method to such an extreme level.
"Amazing," Broly said.
Even he stopped eating his chips and watched Goku's now-light movements on the stage, nodding sincerely.
Broly could clearly sense the exhilarating feeling of having one's strength and speed fully released after removing restraints.
"Let me see how different you are now!" Tien said.
Before his sentence even finished—
His figure vanished from where he stood.
This time, Tien held nothing back.
His speed surged to its absolute limit as he shot forward like lightning skimming across the ground, the air tearing loudly around him as he rushed toward Goku.
The two clashed again instantly.
But this time—
The situation was completely different.
Without the heavy weights, Goku's speed had undergone a qualitative leap.
Tien's once overwhelming rapid attacks now seemed much slower in Goku's eyes.
Goku's figure moved like a phantom.
Tien's punches and kicks struck nothing but afterimages, or missed by mere centimeters as Goku easily dodged them.
Sometimes Goku even launched precise counterattacks while evading.
"So fast!" Tien thought in shock.
Although his three eyes could barely follow Goku's movement trajectory, his body couldn't keep up at all.
Every movement from Goku was efficient, explosive, and clean.
The speed and strength Tien had once been proud of now seemed completely inferior.
On the arena stage, the audience could only see two blurred figures colliding and crossing rapidly.
The air exploded with the sounds of fists and kicks striking, accompanied by sonic bursts tearing through the atmosphere.
Goku had completely taken control.
His attacks were like a raging storm—yet delivered with effortless calm.
The outcome was obvious.
Despite giving everything he had and using every technique at his disposal, Tien could not reverse the battle under such overwhelming differences in speed and power.
The match ended with Tien's defeat.
"That's such a shame!" Krillin said sincerely as he looked at Tien, who appeared a little battered but not seriously injured.
Tien stood up and brushed the dust from his clothes.
There was disappointment on his face, but even more calm acceptance after seeing the true gap between them.
"No, there's nothing to regret," Tien said honestly.
"There's still a huge gap between me and Goku. I never expected him to reach such a level."
He paused before adding thoughtfully:
"Right now, Goku has probably already surpassed Broly. And I even feel like… he hasn't shown his true strength yet."
"He still hasn't used his real strength?!" Krillin's mouth dropped open in disbelief.
"In that case, surpassing Broly shouldn't be a problem at all."
Meanwhile—
Standing silently atop a distant high wall, Piccolo watched the arena with piercing eyes.
His green face showed no expression, but his slightly tightened lips and narrowed pupils revealed the unrest in his heart.
So that guy Son Goku…
Has he really surpassed Broly?
Piccolo's thoughts raced.
If I defeat Goku here—
Then dealing with that seemingly lazy Broly should be easy.
A mixture of caution, excitement, and ambition grew inside him.
Things are getting more interesting…
A cold and cruel smile appeared at the corner of Piccolo's mouth.
Just then, the referee's voice echoed through the arena again.
"The next match will decide the other finalist!"
"Both contestants are newcomers, but judging from their previous performances, we already know they are extremely powerful!"
"They are—Majunia and Shen!"
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