Earth, Dragon Ball World, World Martial Arts Tournament venue.
When Lin Xuan and the others returned, the battle between Hashirama Senju and Tien Shinhan had already begun. The venue was buzzing with noise and excitement, so hardly anyone noticed they had left and come back.
Lin Xuan had no intention of disturbing anyone and simply watched the match quietly, like everyone else.
On the arena stage, Tien Shinhan and Hashirama Senju were locked in fierce combat!
After learning that Tien Shinhan was Turtle Hermit's martial nephew, Hashirama, true to his usual sunny and tolerant nature, treated Tien with the attitude of a senior guiding a junior.
Furthermore, Hashirama knew that Lin Xuan had returned to the One Piece world to handle business and hadn't come back yet, so he wasn't in a hurry to defeat Tien. Instead, he fought back and forth with Tien in an intense battle, adopting a posture of instructing a younger generation.
However, the moment Lin Xuan returned, Hashirama noticed immediately.
Now, I can start fighting a little more seriously.
"Hah..."
Tien Shinhan let out a light breath. The intense exchange had left him somewhat winded.
Yet, after such fierce combat, while he was feeling fatigued, Hashirama Senju showed no signs of breathlessness, as if he wasn't tired at all.
This made Tien's expression turn grave.
Originally, after his rigorous training over the past few years, Tien's power had increased significantly, and he had grown much more confident in his abilities.
He even believed that, while he might not match Son Goku's strength, he was definitely among the top fighters on Earth!
Earlier, seeing Turtle Hermit greet Lin Xuan,Uchiha Madara, and Hashirama Senju, Tien had deduced that Turtle Hermit was likely acquainted with these people.
At the time, Tien had even thought that, out of respect for his martial uncle, if he encountered any of them in the finals, he might hold back a little to save them some face!
Now he realized how ridiculous that thought was. This uncle in the dark red armor didn't need him to hold back at all; the man's strength was likely far greater than his own!
He could even sense that Hashirama Senju hadn't yet exerted his full power!
Tien Shinhan couldn't help but marvel inwardly, Just who are these people Martial Uncle knows? Their strength is incredible! Why have I never heard of them before?
But despite his shock, Tien continued to fight with all his might.
"Light Eye!"
Tien quickly moved behind Hashirama Senju, and then a dazzling beam of light shot forth from his third eye, streaking towards Hashirama!
"You can even do that?" Hashirama's face showed surprise.
He had already found Tien's third eye interesting, but he never expected it could shoot beams. This made it even more intriguing.
However, his movements weren't slow. His hands quickly formed seals, and then he slammed them onto the ground. Instantly, a large tree sprouted from the ground behind him, blocking Tien's "Light Eye."
After unleashing the "Light Eye," Tien didn't wait to see if it hit. Instead, he abruptly placed his hands on either side of his head.
"Solar Flare!"
An intense, blinding light erupted from his bald head. Simultaneously, Tien swiftly executed another technique.
"Four Witches Technique!"
Tien let out a low shout, and three identical copies of himself appeared beside him.
Then, each figure placed their right hand over their left, the little finger of the right hand touching the index finger of the left, with thumbs pressed together, forming a square frame aimed directly at Hashirama Senju.
"Tri-Beam!"
A terrifyingly powerful energy blast shot from the frame formed by their hands, roaring towards Hashirama Senju, trapped in the center, from four different directions. The fierce and powerful波动 seemed capable of shattering the very air.
At this moment, Hashirama Senju's expression became a bit more serious.
He could feel that this attack from Tien was significantly stronger than the previous ones. If he wasn't careful, he could genuinely get injured.
Even though his Dirty Reincarnation body would heal from any injury, it would be embarrassing, and that guy Madara would probably mock him for it!
This was an unspoken agreement among the members of the Ninja Association who had come to the Dragon Ball world: they all tried their best to avoid letting their Dirty Reincarnation bodies get damaged, secretly competing in this regard!
Therefore, Hashirama now responded with full seriousness, immediately employing a defensive technique.
"Wood Release: Wooden Wall!"
With a hand seal, a wooden shield shaped like a fanged demon face instantly materialized, shielding him completely.
"BOOM!"
The four Tri-Beams struck the shield, creating a tremendous explosion!
The surrounding walls were shaken and cracked, and some spectators were even knocked over by the resulting shockwaves.
Finally, the dust on the arena stage cleared, revealing the wooden shield, now covered in cracks
Soon, the cracks spread, and the shield shattered completely, revealing Hashirama Senju behind it, still completely unscathed.
"What is that? It blocked my Tri-Beam!"
Tien Shinhan was astonished. His face was now pale; the successive techniques had drained him greatly, almost exhausting his ki.
Yet, despite all that, he had still failed to harm Hashirama.
This outcome filled Tien with awe alongside his shock.
Down in the competitors' waiting area, Lin Xuan watched the battle, a hint of surprise on his face.
This Tien Shinhan seemed stronger than he was at this point in the original storyline!
Evidently, this was the butterfly effect caused by him reincarnating Turtle Hermit in the One Piece world, which had allowed the Hermit to learn some future information ahead of time.
Unfortunately, while Tien was stronger than before, his opponent was Hashirama Senju!
With his current power, he still stood no chance against Hashirama!
In fact, throughout the entire match, Hashirama hadn't truly launched a single aggressive attack.
Partly to buy time for Lin Xuan, and partly because, being acquainted with Turtle Hermit, he considered himself Tien's senior. Given that, he naturally felt不好意思 about outright bullying his junior.
So, during the match, he had basically only defended against Tien's assaults.
But even so, after executing the "Tri-Beam," Tien was left depleted of ki, losing his fighting capacity.
In the end, Tien had no choice but to concede defeat. Continuing the fight was pointless, as his loss was inevitable.
Hashirama Senju was quite satisfied with this result. At the very least, that old turtle couldn't accuse him of bullying a junior, right?!
Hashirama returned to the waiting area, nodded to Lin Xuan, who had just returned from the One Piece world, and then stood next to Uchiha Madara.
Soon, the next match was about to begin!
The next match: Son Gohan vs. Lin Xuan!
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