Dragon Ball Arrives in Marvel

Chapter 686 Preliminary Round: Steve Rogers vs. Spider-Man

In the box.

Nick Fury gave the order:
“Hill, extend an invitation to all the extraordinary individuals who are participating in this event and who are not affiliated with any other organization.”

"We are in dire need of talent right now."

Hill nodded, indicating that he understood.

Nick Fury looked at Falcon again, thought for a moment, and then said:
"Sam, after the competition, I will give you information on one person. Go and invite him to come out of retirement."

Sam asked in confusion:
"Who should we invite?"

Nick Fury said:
"Isaiah Bradley, an African American super soldier injector."

"Of course you can call him Black Captain America."

"By the way, you two are related by blood."

Sam Johnson was taken aback when he heard the address, realizing that the person was related to him by blood, but he couldn't recall the other person's name at all and just nodded blankly.

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the next day.

With the list of the top 16 announced, the entire venue was adjusted during the break that night. The original eight arena areas were dismantled and replaced with a huge arena made of adamantium alloy.

At this moment, the host of the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament made a dazzling entrance to the background music and immediately announced:

"Those who have made it to the top 16 in the preliminary round, please gather here."

As the referee's voice rang out, the sixteen finalists gathered around.

Agatha, amidst the crowd, gazed at Wanda, who was with Pietro. Ever since she narrowly missed out on first place in the World Martial Arts Tournament, she had been filled with regret, especially after learning about the Dragon Balls through the illusions of other contestants, which only intensified her remorse.

Fortunately, the World Martial Arts Tournament is not a one-time event. During this year, Agatha found the Book of Darkness and learned the dark magic within it, which caused her fingers to turn black as a result.

At the same time, through the knowledge in the Dark Book, Agatha has determined that Wanda, who has mastered chaos magic, will become the terrifying Scarlet Witch if she advances further.

If one can absorb the other's magical power, then one's strength will increase terrifyingly.

In addition, the other contestants in the top 16 can absorb the energy within their bodies.

Whether it's Icarus of the Eternals, Heimdall of the Aesir, or Peter Quill, the descendant of this unknown god, they are all tempting sources of energy in Agatha's eyes.

If he has a chance to win the championship, he might even try to absorb Smith Doyle's energy.

Compared to the other contestants, Steve Rogers looked solemn. He had finally made it to the top 16, but the remaining opponents were all tougher than the last. In fact, the top 16 was the closest he had ever come to his dream.

At this moment, Jessica Jones grasped Steve Rogers' hand and said:
"It's already quite an achievement that you've come this far. Even I have the support of the symbiote, while you only have that serum and shield."

"You've already done a great job. Just give it your all for the rest."

"We still have the merit-based system, so we're not without opportunities."

Steve felt the warmth from the palm of his hand and nodded.
"Thank you!"

At this moment, the martial arts tournament host came to the center of the ring and announced:

"Participants, please gather here."

Looking at the assembled crowd, the martial arts tournament host began to speak:
"Now let's draw lots to determine our opponents and the order of play."

"Those whose names are called come over to draw lots."

“Mr. Steve Rogers.”

"arrive."

Jessica Jones let go of his hand, and Steve Rogers ran to the staff member, reached into the box in front of him, took out a note, opened it, and said...

"Number 1!"

On the virtual screen above everyone's heads, Steve Rogers's image appeared below position number 1.

The martial arts tournament host began by saying:
"Number 1 is for the first game."

"Next, Ms. Jessica Jones."

Jessica Jones quickly drew her number from the box as well.

"You're number eight, in the eighth game."

Jessica Jones shrugged. Last time, the quarterfinals were her last match, and this time, the round of 16 is also her last match. What a coincidence!

Soon everyone stepped forward and drew their numbers, and also learned their opponents for the first match.

Match 1: Steve Rogers vs. Spider-Man

Match 2: Heimdall vs. Karl Creel

Match 3: Scott vs. Drax
Match 4: Icarus vs. Pietro

Game 5: Carroll Danvers vs. Yondu
Match 6: Wanda vs. Peter Quill

Match 7: Agatha Christie vs. Koo Ja-yoon

Game 8 Hope vs Jessica Jones

After the list of opponents was announced, the martial arts tournament host began to speak:

"I apologize to all viewers for keeping you waiting."

"The preliminary round of the second World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament, from 16 to 8, is now beginning."

"In addition, all the contestants who make it to the top 16 will receive a reward of $100,000, the top 8 will receive a huge reward of $500,000, the top 4 will each receive a reward of $2 million, the finalists will receive a reward of $5 million, and the champion of this tournament will receive a cash reward of $10 million and the opportunity to compete with Mr. Smith Doyle."

"In addition, the champion will receive a precious wish."

"Now, please welcome the first group of contestants."

"Steve Rogers and Spider-Man are about to enter."

As the two entered, the martial arts tournament host began by introducing them:

"Steve Rogers, a super soldier active during World War II, was the first documented superhero to thwart Hydra's plot. Known as Captain America, he is a household name and a childhood idol for many!"

"The other contestant, Spider-Man, seems to be a newcomer to the superhuman realm, but he has shown considerable strength to reach the top 16. Judging from his attire, the prize money this time should be enough to upgrade your equipment."

Upon hearing the host's introduction, an audience member in the audience section excitedly exclaimed:

"Captain, you are my idol!"

"Captain, I love you."

"Captain, keep it up, take down this disgusting Spider-Man."

An audience member asked with interest:
"Why is it the disgusting Spider-Man?"

The audience member just explained:

"Think about where spiders spin their silk from. Isn't that disgusting?"

The audience member who asked the question gasped.

"hiss!"

"I hope he doesn't stick his butt out later."

The man beside him said:
"It's very likely that we'll see that disgusting scene soon."

From the audience, Tony Stark watched the two in the ring. Regarding this contestant, Spider-Man, Tony used his resources to search online and actually found quite a bit of information.

"Hopefully Steve won't discourage this young man."

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In the arena.

Peter Parker said excitedly:

"Wow, Captain America!" "You're my idol! Aunt May would be so excited if she knew I met you."

"Could I get a set of autographed photos later?"

Upon hearing the childish voice on the other end, Steve Rogers exclaimed in surprise:

"You're actually a child."

Realizing he had been exposed, Peter Parker lowered his voice and said:
"No, I'm not a child anymore."

Steve Rogers was even more certain and said:
"You didn't just start high school, did you?"

Peter Parker said somewhat dejectedly:
"How did you know? Was my voice that obvious?"

Steve Rogers took a deep breath and said:
"This isn't the place to chat. Let's talk about autographs later. Let's start the competition."

Peter Parker nodded, his eyes lighting up as he looked at the pillars at the four corners of the ring.

This was much better than the empty place in the qualifiers. Peter Parker was not far from Steve at this moment, and immediately shot spider webs at Steve Rogers' shield and left leg.

The instant the spider silk entangled him, he exerted force, pulling Steve Rogers down and towards him.

The person in the audience who had just said it was disgusting immediately shouted:

"He shot a spider web! He shot a spider web!"

"I knew he'd pull that trick."

An audience member nearby commented:

"But it doesn't seem to have come out of the buttocks, it's from the wrist."

Viewers who had previously found it disgusting immediately changed their tune:

"Wrist, that's really cool!"

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The moment Peter Parker pulled Steve Rogers over, he delivered a side kick, sending the man flying.

"bump!"

Steve Rogers was knocked away and rolled around in the ring, but fortunately the ring was big enough that he didn't fall off.

"Captain, are you okay?"

Steve Rogers saw the fallen shield and immediately got up to pick it up.

Although Peter Parker was inexperienced, he knew he couldn't let the enemy get their weapons, so he immediately shot out a web that wrapped around the captain's wrist and was about to pull him back.

Steve Rogers was not weak, and knowing that he would not have the advantage in the face of the pull, he immediately pulled back and rotated his body to use the force.

Peter Parker, who was momentarily unsteady on his feet, was pulled over by Steve Rogers without warning.

"what!"

With a scream, Peter Parker was thrown into the air.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Steve Rogers picked up his shield. By this time, Peter Parker had already steadied himself and shot a web at Steve Rogers.

"Snapped!"

Steve Rogers raised his shield to block the incoming spider silk.

At the same time, he reached out, grabbed the spider silk stuck to the shield, and yanked it hard, sending Peter Parker flying straight over.

The leader swung his shield with his right arm, aiming straight for Peter Parker's face.

"bump!"

"what!"

With a scream from Peter Parker, he was slammed to the ground by the shield.

Peter Parker felt himself getting up from the ground, and with his lack of combat experience, he quickly retreated.

Glancing at the two pillars behind him, Peter Parker instinctively shot out a web, which wrapped around the pillars and then pulled himself towards them.

It swung in the air, using the thrust to launch a web at Steve Rogers to distract him, while simultaneously trying to kick Steve away.

However, Steve Rogers reacted even faster, dodging the spider web with a sidestep and simultaneously delivering a side kick to the oncoming Peter Parker.

"bump!"

The opponent was sent flying backward at an even faster speed.

However, Peter Parker got up again the next second after falling to the ground, which secretly shocked Steve Rogers.

Because of the previous exchanges, he hadn't held back with this kick.

Although he kicked the other person away, judging from the boy's reaction, he was actually not injured and got up as if nothing had happened.

Although Peter Parker has very little combat experience, his ability to withstand blows is exceptionally strong. He was not affected by these attacks and had no major problems except for feeling a little uncomfortable.

"You have excellent physical abilities. Where are you from?"

Peter Parker dusted himself off and began to speak:
“I’m from Queens.”

Steve Rogers chuckled, surprised that he was being asked to answer anything. Why bother wearing a mask then? S.H.I.E.L.D. could find out everything.

Thinking that the other person was also from New York, he smiled and said:

“I’m from Brooklyn.”

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Audience area.

Tony Stark smiled and shook his head. What a chatterbox.

At this age, and with such a talkative nature, Tony was reminded of another child, the boy Harry who had helped him.

Tony even brought Harry to visit the previous World Martial Arts Tournament.

Because we were on a small island and the trip was quite long, we didn't bring Harry along this time.

The two were probably around the same age. Under his guidance, young Harry developed a strong interest in mechanical engineering and aspired to get into MIT. Over the years, he has also made quite a few interesting toys.

Tony had high hopes for Harry and decided to bring him to study with him after he got into MIT.

Then he looked at Peter Parker, who was being bullied by Steve with his fighting experience in the ring. Such a young and interesting superhuman really made him want to train him.

At the same time, a thought also appeared in Tony's mind: time flies, and teenage superhumans are being born one after another.

Among the top 16, Spider-Man wasn't the only young person; the Asian girl, Gu Ziyun, was also considered a very young girl by Tony Stark.

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In the arena.

Peter Parker panicked and tried to escape, shooting out webs again to entangle himself in the ring pillars, preparing to create distance and launch a ranged attack.

However, the moment he swung away on the spider web, the shield came hurtling towards him with a whooshing sound.

Just as Peter Parker thought Steve was going to attack him with his shield and turned to look behind him, the shield bypassed Peter Parker and slashed directly at the spider web.

"Shh!"

The web was instantly severed by the shield, and Peter Parker, without any foothold, flew straight out of the ring.

"Ah...no..."

"bump!"

Peter Parker crashed out of the ring and got up, looking rather frustrated.

He felt that he was stronger than Steve Rogers on paper, but he still lost the game.

The arena was something he wasn't quite used to.

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(End of this chapter)