The light of the explosion reflected on Son Gohan's face. That overwhelming sense of crisis sweeping through his body and mind vanished completely, and at this moment, Son Gohan broke out in a cold sweat.
The battle was over!
After the fierce battle, the aftereffects began to surface little by little.
Carefully sensing and slowly recalling, in that situation just now, if Vegeta had not adjusted the direction of the Galick Gun in time, then today he would probably have perished here.
There would be no suspense—he would definitely die.
After a long time, Son Gohan finally took a deep breath. His heart trembled, and he barely forced his almost-stopped heartbeat to resume.
At this moment, how could there still be any fighting spirit?!
All kinds of delusions quickly shattered into bubbles. Son Gohan quickly descended from the sky and landed on the ground.
What about Vegeta?
After seeing his own masterpiece, he smiled with satisfaction, then also descended to the ground, continuing to stand in front of Son Gohan.
"I lost, Uncle Vegeta."
Although he lost, this battle benefited him greatly.
Not only did he witness a higher realm of strength, but he also personally experienced what high-level combat was like.
Most importantly, after potential development and awakening the mysterious form, his strength had caught up.
He also understood what level his strength had reached.
Facing Son Gohan's admission of defeat, Vegeta canceled his Super Saiyan transformation. His arrogant posture was especially cold and imposing: "For you to reach this level has surprised me."
"However, you are still far from enough! When you master that special Super Saiyan transformation, then come fight me again!"
After speaking, Vegeta turned around and no longer confronted Son Gohan.
This kid would grow quickly. Although Vegeta won, it was not a satisfying victory.
To be honest, Vegeta was actually very much looking forward to Son Gohan completing that silver-haired transformation!
He still remembered the overwhelming power displayed by that future Son Gohan transformation.
Recalling that terrifying aura and that special Super Saiyan transformation.
Between Super Saiyan Fourth Grade and that Super Saiyan, which transformation realm was stronger?
Vegeta did not know. Even the mysterious form could rival Super Saiyan 4 with black hair.
So judging by the boost of transforming from base into Super Saiyan Beast, it should at least be comparable to his Super Saiyan Fourth Grade Extreme Evil Evolution.
"Okay! I will work hard to become stronger and complete that transformation, Uncle Vegeta!"
Son Gohan clenched his fists and said as he watched Vegeta walk away.
Vegeta did not respond, but he definitely heard it.
To him, unless it was truly achieved, there was no need for empty words.
The battle ended. On the other side, Piccolo watched Son Gohan without any discouragement or disappointment and nodded with satisfaction.
He could already imagine that Son Gohan, who had made up his mind to walk the path of martial arts, would have limitless achievements in the future.
[Gohan, walk the path of becoming stronger with us. In the future, you will surpass everyone except Old Lin! Including me!] Piccolo thought silently.
He believed Son Gohan could surpass him.
Only Lin Chuan was a hurdle!
Because even he himself could not reach that level, let alone Son Gohan, whose strength was still far below his.
Even if Son Gohan had great potential, even if he became stronger, even if he completed that Super Saiyan transformation, he probably still could not compare to Lin Chuan's current Super Saiyan 4 or Super Saiyan Blue…
Lin Chuan was too powerful.
The last time he witnessed Lin Chuan's strength, it was a realm he still could not reach even after developing his potential.
Moreover, the gap was not just one dimension.
Countless thoughts tangled in his mind before Piccolo looked at Lin Chuan.
"Judging by your expression, you already knew things would turn out this way? You also already predicted how much our strength would increase, right? Old Lin." Piccolo couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Chuan again.
Lin Chuan maintained a smile and nodded: "More or less. But Gohan reaching this level really exceeded my expectations. I didn't expect him to break through to this realm in one go."
"After all, he has already surpassed his father Kakarot and his uncle Raditz."
After finishing the polite words, Lin Chuan looked at Vegeta again.
Although Son Gohan's growth was impressive, Lin Chuan was actually more concerned about Vegeta now.
This guy had probably gained new insight again!
Otherwise, he should have come over to talk by now.
At the very least, he wouldn't be standing alone over there.
[As expected, battle is the fastest way to improve! In battle, any factor can become an opportunity for breakthrough! However, after this, it will probably be difficult for you to achieve a major breakthrough in a short time.] Lin Chuan thought silently.
The node of this strength realm had been reached.
If he wanted to go further, it couldn't be achieved in just months or even a year!
Especially at this level of strength, taking another step forward would require at least several years of accumulation.
Shifting his attention away from Vegeta, Lin Chuan chatted with Son Gohan for a while.
Nothing more than words of encouragement.
As a senior's guidance and as a transmigrator, Lin Chuan gave Son Gohan some advice to prevent him from becoming complacent like in the original work.
Time passed, and nearly another hour went by.
After everyone consolidated their gains, Lin Chuan brought everyone back to Earth's Lookout.
Actually, everyone wanted to stay in the Supreme Kai World to train.
Especially Tien, Krillin, and Chiaotzu—now that their strength had greatly increased and they were cultivating divine power, training there would yield twice the result with half the effort.
But they still had to return to Earth.
Not to mention Tien and Chiaotzu—Krillin already had a family, so he couldn't just leave casually without informing them.
As for Tien and Chiaotzu, although they had no burdens, Tien had recently started preparing to build his own dojo.
With the changes of the times, Tien had undoubtedly followed the path of the later Super era—opening a martial arts school to pass on his legacy.
This was something that originally would happen ten years later, now brought forward.
Of course, it was still in preparation.
...
Meanwhile.
In the God of Destruction's realm, only one day and one night had passed.
The angel Whis had a look of surprise on his face.
There was no doubt he knew what happened in the Supreme Kai World.
Honestly, Lin Chuan's actions were beyond his expectations.
The Time Patrol from another timeline had just left with the Supreme Kai of Time Chronoa of this timeline, and in the next moment, Lin Chuan brought Earth's warriors for a collective potential development.
This kind of thing was like one person using cheats wasn't enough, so he brought everyone else to cheat together.
Because of Lin Chuan, everyone's strength once again increased dramatically.
"Lin Chuan, oh Lin Chuan… Although because of you, the future of this timeline will become more special and valuable… if this continues, it may fall into chaos."
"And you even possess that ability to enhance others' strength… This is something even gods—no! Even we angels cannot fully master. Although we angels can make people stronger, it is completely different."
Whis muttered to himself.
There were many rules and constraints in this world.
Lin Chuan was too special, to the point that neither rules nor constraints could affect him.
The predetermined trajectory kept changing.
Now, even Whis could no longer see a clear future.
Because the future was changing every moment.
What shocked Whis even more was that he had tried to use the power of time to correct it, but even he couldn't change it.
Not just him—even his counterparts in other timelines couldn't do it.
After pondering for a long time, Whis sighed.
At this point, he had no choice but to accept it.
Lin Chuan's growth to this stage was partly due to him and his sister Vados providing assistance.
So the current situation also involved their karma.
Soon, Whis put down his teacup and looked to the side.
Son Goku, Raditz, and Broly were still training.
If they knew what happened in the Supreme Kai World, they would probably be eager.
After all, instead of training hard here, it would be better to undergo potential development.
Their strength had not only been left far behind by Vegeta and Piccolo, but even Son Gohan had surpassed them.
"Now is not the time. Once you complete the training I arranged, then with Old Kai's potential development, you may catch up to Vegeta and Piccolo… even Lin Chuan." Whis murmured.
This was also his hopeful expectation.
As an angel, he believed he had enough ability to train Son Goku and Raditz well.
Not to mention Broly.
"It's about time to assign Broly a training task…" Whis focused on Broly.
At this moment, Broly was practicing control according to methods Whis taught.
Simply put, Son Goku and Raditz were helping him.
The results were obvious—Broly's learning ability was incredibly strong.
"This Broly is also an exception… He probably won't be like the legendary bloodline of the past."
"The Legendary Super Saiyan, once truly powerful, can reach a true God of Destruction level in a short time!"
Compared to Raditz and Son Goku, Whis knew how extraordinary Broly was.
Ordinary Saiyans might have infinite potential, but after exhausting it, they needed time and training to accumulate further growth.
The Legendary Super Saiyan was different—even doing nothing, eating, sleeping, and being lazy, his potential would keep increasing.
As long as Broly didn't die, it wasn't about exhausting potential, but how much of it he could control.
Simply put, Broly's potential was truly limitless.
How strong he became depended on how much of it he could unlock.
...
The scene shifted to Earth.
On the Lookout.
Lin Chuan used Instant Transmission to bring everyone back.
After a day and night, Dende and Mr. Popo had been worried.
Fortunately, everyone returned safely.
Under Mr. Popo's arrangement, everyone had a meal. After some exchanges, Krillin, Tien, and Chiaotzu left first.
Son Gohan, having been away for more than a day, needed to return home to reassure his mother.
In the end, only Vegeta, Lin Chuan, and Piccolo remained.
After the others left, Vegeta didn't leave immediately but asked about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
He especially mentioned what would happen if one didn't come out before the door disappeared.
Obviously, Vegeta had grasped the key point, just like in the original story.
If one was strong enough, they could stay longer inside, as long as they brought enough supplies.
No one answered him, not even Lin Chuan.
After getting the answer he wanted, Vegeta left.
At this stage, even if Vegeta used this to exploit time inside the chamber, it was his choice.
After all, the chamber was just a special dimension within the Lookout, not truly owned by Dende.
However, if Vegeta pursued power too obsessively and got lost inside, his strength would not increase but instead decline.
This, Vegeta likely understood.
At this level, pure training alone was no longer meaningful.
What was needed was accumulation, natural progression, comprehension, and self-breakthrough.
After Vegeta left, Lin Chuan and Piccolo stood at the edge of the Lookout and talked.
Dende and Mr. Popo wisely did not disturb them.
"Old Lin, what are your plans next?" Piccolo asked.
Potential development had broken his previous bottleneck, but also brought a new one.
That was the nature of strength.
To be honest, Piccolo's improvement was significant—his base had surpassed Vegeta's.
"Continue to grow stronger and break into a new Super Saiyan realm! Piccolo, your Dragon God form should be close too, right? I don't want my future to be a solitary path, so you'll walk with me, right?" Lin Chuan said.
Piccolo was stunned and silent for a long time.
Then he suddenly laughed.
"You guy… the way you talk now makes you feel unfathomable! Hmph! Don't worry, even if I can't match you, I won't fall behind! And don't think you can leave me behind!" Piccolo said, flicking his cape and walking away.
Lin Chuan smiled and followed.
Not staying long, Lin Chuan soon returned home using Instant Transmission.
No one knew what he was thinking.
Only he knew.
Having experienced more, he began to feel wary and speculate…
The future was too uncertain. He didn't know what it would become, or if it would be as the Namekian Grand Elder once said…
"I looked into your future… when I saw you clearly, there was nothing beside you…"
...
"I will change the future!! I will also take control of my own destiny!! And I will protect everything I want to protect!!"
Standing in front of his home's gate, Lin Chuan took a deep breath.
No matter what the future holds, as long as he has enough strength, no matter what difficulties and obstacles, he will surpass them.
Time is unknown, uncontrollable!
Then he will transcend time, transcend the uncontrollable!
[Just wait, when I complete that realm, it will be the time I step into the power of time.]With determination in his eyes, Lin Chuan raised his head and looked at the sky.
The most mysterious and unpredictable time—given his strength, he is only lacking an opportunity.
In Lin Chuan's words, those guys are not even as strong as him, yet they can freely travel through space-time.
The Supreme Kai of Time clearly does not intend to let him touch time.
Since that is the case, then he will rely purely on himself.
A sudden flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and Lin Chuan recalled the blue crystal he once found deep within Earth.
Raising his hand, he took out a piece from his storage space and examined it carefully.
He had always been worried that this thing might cause unnecessary trouble, so after obtaining it, he kept it hidden, not telling anyone, nor letting Bulma research it.
Now, it was time.
"I hope my decision to hide it back then was correct. Otherwise, if Whis and Vados erased it directly, it wouldn't be easy to find again."
Muttering casually, Lin Chuan stepped into the house.
Yesterday's departure had been sudden, especially since a battle occurred at the Lookout, so Bulma and the others had been worried.
Now that they saw Lin Chuan return, the two women were finally relieved.
After explaining things to them, Lin Chuan also took this opportunity to hand the blue crystal to Bulma.
For an unknown new mineral from Earth, Bulma's interest was clearly very high.
With Lin Chuan's reminder, Bulma also realized how precious and special this item was.
Immediately, she began researching the blue crystal.
Unable to help in that area, Lin Chuan could only take Xiao Xue to the courtyard to play, so as not to disturb Bulma.
Android 18 stayed by his side, creating a warm scene.
Lin Chuan did not know that as Android 18 watched him playing with Xiao Xue, she began thinking about having a child of her own.
After half an hour, perhaps due to not resting for a whole day, little Xiao Xue quickly fell asleep in Lin Chuan's arms.
Although the little one had not spent much time with him, she was very dependent on him.
After handing Xiao Xue to the nanny, Lin Chuan prepared to do something.
Improve Android 18's strength!
During this period, although Android 18 was not like her younger brother Android 17, she still occasionally trained.
However, her strength had not improved at all.
Compared to the original Android 18, she was naturally much stronger, but in comparison now, she was even inferior to Krillin and Tien Shinhan.
Since the test was successful, enhancing Android 18's strength was inevitable.
After Android 18, next would be Bulma.
However, Bulma was ultimately different—she was an ordinary human, and the risk was greater.
After explaining everything to Android 18, Lin Chuan received her clear answer.
"You are my husband, my man. If I can't trust you, who else can I trust?"
These were the words Android 18 said to Lin Chuan.
It had to be said, Lin Chuan felt very lucky and very happy to have such a woman as his wife, his sense of fulfillment overflowing.
"The process of enhancement shouldn't have any sensation, but after your strength increases, you should be able to feel it yourself." Nodding at Android 18, Lin Chuan raised his hand toward her.
Then he connected with the system.
Frankly speaking, Android 18's situation was somewhat special, because she was an android… it was unknown what would happen after granting battle power.
[Target Locked: Android 18 (Lazuli)]
[Battle Power: 60 billion]
[Granted Battle Power: 940 billion]
[Ding!!! Deducting stored battle power 940 billion, current remaining stored battle power: 3.711525006×10¹⁹.]
[Ding!!! Grant successful, target Android 18 (Lazuli) current battle power: 1 trillion (recoverable battle power: 940 billion.)]
The battle power grant succeeded, and Lin Chuan stared straight at Android 18, waiting for her reaction.
After a long while, Android 18 finally seemed to feel it, her face full of disbelief.
With her current strength, she could completely crush her younger brother who had been training hard all this time.
Seeing Android 18's reaction, Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.
"Looks like you've already felt the increase in strength. How is it? Other than the increase in power, is there any discomfort?" Lin Chuan asked with concern.
This was a very critical question. If there was even the slightest side effect, Lin Chuan would not hesitate to take back the granted battle power and would never use it again.
After all, Krillin and Tien Shinhan were fine, but that was just their case, and they were not androids.
"Aside from becoming much stronger, there's nothing strange. Husband, helping me increase my strength won't harm you, right?" Android 18 raised her head, unable to hide her excitement.
She was also considering another aspect, which moved Lin Chuan deeply.
Compared to the increase in strength, Android 18 cared more about whether he would be harmed.
"It's fine. This is just an ability I recently mastered. You can treat it as potential unlocking." Shaking his head, Lin Chuan reassured her.
"That's good." Android 18 nodded and continued to immerse herself in it for a while.
Afterwards, something Lin Chuan didn't expect happened—she brought up something unexpected.
That was to help her younger brother Android 17 also increase his strength.
Android 17 had been training constantly, but the results were minimal. As his sister, she was very worried seeing this.
Lin Chuan didn't mind strengthening Android 17 either; after all, his strength being stronger would also benefit the future.
He agreed to Android 18's request, but not now.
Thinking of Android 17 naturally reminded him of Fat Buu.
If possible, his strength should also be enhanced.
Fat Buu's strength was much stronger than in the original, but compared to the current Z Fighters, it was pitifully weak.
In short, all of this would have to wait until later.
At the very least, Bulma's strength had to be enhanced first.