On the other side—
Goten held the championship trophy, while Hongrui hugged the runner-up trophy.
The two of them stood surrounded by Chi-Chi and Snow, enjoying everyone's congratulations and sharing in the joy of victory.
Amid the cheers, Hongrui secretly glanced at Trunks, who was still hanging his head in disappointment.
Then she whispered to Goten—
"Brother Goten… did we go too far?"
Goten grinned.
"It's fine. Trunks is the type who gets stronger after losing."
"He's a Saiyan too."
"He can fight just like us, and he's not that much of a crybaby!"
Hongrui nodded.
"Oh… then that's good."
Suddenly, Goten remembered something.
"Wait, didn't they say the champion gets to fight Uncle Krillin?"
Chi-Chi immediately blinked.
"Oh, right. I almost forgot…"
"That does count as a reward, I suppose…"
"But for Goten, fighting Krillin isn't really much of a reward."
"And there isn't even a red envelope…"
Bulma laughed.
"Exactly. This prize design is terrible."
Seeing that Goten didn't seem very interested in fighting Uncle Krillin, Hongrui immediately said—
"Brother Goten, can I fight Uncle Krillin instead?"
Goten blinked.
"Of course!"
Seeing Hongrui full of fighting spirit, Goku immediately said—
"Hongrui, Dad needs to tell you something."
"When you fight Uncle Krillin later, don't turn Super Saiyan."
Hongrui nodded obediently.
"Mm, I know."
"Uncle Krillin can't transform, so it wouldn't be fair if I transformed while fighting him."
"Exactly."
Soon, the announcer declared loudly—
"Next is our special exhibition match!"
"The Junior Division champion, Son Goten, will face Earth's strongest warrior—Mr. Krillin!"
The crowd erupted into cheers once again, and the atmosphere became lively all over again.
But Goten scratched his head as he stepped onto the stage.
"Um… I forfeit."
"Can I give this chance to Hongrui instead?"
The entire stadium burst into commotion.
Krillin rubbed his bald head with a wry smile.
"Hey, hey… you little guys…"
"Well, come on then."
Hongrui happily bounced onto the arena and bowed respectfully.
"Uncle Krillin, please teach me!"
"Mm, same here."
Krillin felt a little nervous inside.
If he got beaten too badly, it would be really embarrassing.
Fortunately, ever since Mr. Satan had taken over most of the publicity and social work for him, Krillin had never neglected his martial arts training.
He still trained often, and his fighting spirit was in good shape.
After the referee announced the start of the match, Krillin immediately took his fighting stance.
"Careful, Hongrui!"
Krillin suddenly moved at high speed, leaving dozens of afterimages across the arena.
Hongrui's eyes widened.
For a moment, she couldn't tell where Krillin's real body was.
"That's the Afterimage Technique!"
Goku shouted excitedly from the audience.
Hongrui also felt admiration for Krillin in her heart.
As expected, everyone had their own specialty.
Krillin might not be overwhelmingly powerful, but compared to his Afterimage Technique, the clone tricks she had used earlier were full of flaws.
The next instant—
All of Krillin's afterimages seemed to attack at once, rushing at her from every direction.
Hongrui hurriedly defended, but a light knife-hand strike still landed on the back of her neck.
Since Goten had just hit her there earlier, Hongrui was now extremely wary of attacks to that spot.
Although her weak point had been struck, she quickly stabilized herself and turned to face Krillin.
But unexpectedly—
Krillin directly used Solar Flare.
White light flooded the arena.
Hongrui had no choice but to shut her eyes first.
By the time she opened them again—
Krillin had vanished.
"Where did he go?"
"Above!"
Someone in the crowd noticed and cried out in shock.
Hongrui immediately looked up.
Krillin was descending from the sky, both hands shaped like claws.
"Hah!"
In an instant—
A thin blue energy beam shot down precisely, brushing past Hongrui's ear and knocking off her hair tie.
"Whoa!"
Hongrui cried out as her long red hair scattered loose.
Krillin landed steadily and asked—
"How about it? Still want to continue?"
Hongrui refused to admit defeat.
She quickly tied her hair back up and said—
"Of course!"
In the audience, everyone seemed to misunderstand when they saw Krillin only knock loose Hongrui's hair.
"As expected of Mr. Krillin. He's so gentle with children!"
"Exactly! If that attack had hit directly, he could've won already…"
Mr. Satan, hiding among the crowd, immediately helped guide the atmosphere.
"What do you people know?"
"Does Mr. Krillin even need to win?"
The moment Mr. Satan said that, someone immediately understood.
"That's true!"
"He's Mr. Krillin! Even if he loses to a child, there's nothing embarrassing about it!"
"Impossible! If Mr. Krillin doesn't want to lose, no one can beat him!"
The rest of the match completely became Krillin's personal showcase.
Sometimes he used clone techniques to confuse Hongrui.
Sometimes he used Destructo Disc to carve beautiful arcs through the air.
He even performed the "No-Shadow Kick" he had once used in the World Martial Arts Tournament years ago.
The audience watched in fascination, constantly chanting—
"Krillin!"
"Krillin!"
"This is amazing!"
"This is what a true martial arts master looks like!"
"Earth's strongest human truly lives up to his name!"
Just as Hongrui was exhausted from defending, Krillin suddenly revealed an opening.
Hongrui seized the opportunity and landed a straight punch on Krillin's chest.
Unexpectedly—
Krillin actually staggered backward several steps and fell directly out of the ring.
"Contestant Krillin is out of bounds!"
"Contestant Hongrui wins!"
The referee announced loudly.
The entire stadium went silent for a moment.
Then an even warmer round of applause erupted.
Anyone with sharp eyes could tell Krillin had deliberately let her win.
But that thoughtful gesture only earned him even more respect.
Hongrui ran to the edge of the arena and reached out to help Krillin up.
"Uncle Krillin, you clearly could have…"
Krillin winked and lowered his voice.
"Shh…"
"Let the champion keep some dignity."
Then he loudly declared—
"Contestant Hongrui is exceptionally strong!"
"I accept my defeat wholeheartedly!"
The audience understood and burst into laughter.
The applause continued for a long time.
Down below, Zangya shook her head and laughed softly.
"That bald guy really knows how to put on a show."
Vegeta snorted coldly.
"Boring performance."
After the match, Krillin was immediately surrounded by enthusiastic fans asking for autographs.
Hongrui and Goten squeezed over to his side.
Hongrui said excitedly—
"Uncle Krillin, you know so many amazing moves!"
"When you have time, teach us a few more!"
Krillin laughed heartily.
"Alright, alright."
"After the tournament ends, I'll teach you."
"Yay!"
The two little kids shouted happily.
The Junior Division Tournament had ended.
After a thirty-minute break, the Adult Division would begin.
While everyone rested, went to the bathroom, ate, and prepared themselves—
Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito, the two oddballs, arrived at the tournament venue.
Seeing them, everyone was merely a little curious.
However—
Piccolo had once fused with Kami and had served as God of Earth himself.
The moment he sensed them, he felt an immense pressure.
A thin layer of cold sweat unconsciously appeared on his forehead.
He thought to himself—
What terrifying pressure…
Who exactly is that guy?
Supreme Kai Shin walked forward with an air of absolute confidence and looked at Son Goku.
"Hello."
"You must be Mr. Son Goku, correct?"
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