While people all over the world were paying attention to the battle between Goku and King Piccolo and spiritedly talking about it, the tempo of the battle was getting faster, with afterimages appearing one by one. At the same time, the scale of victory was slowly tilting towards Goku.

King Piccolo was strong⁠—stronger than most of the martial artists on Earth; however, his body was old and decaying. In front of Goku whose strength and vitality was far greater than his, King Piccolo gradually couldn't endure, and after a few hundred rounds of battle, he was on the verge of being defeated.

"How can this be!? How are you so powerful?" King Piccolo's eyes widened and he shouted in disbelief; his wrinkled face was completely distorted.

When Master Mutaito used the Evil Containment Wave to seal him in the past, King Piccolo didn't mind; after all, it was a fraudulent skill. 'But… who the h.e.l.l is this kid? He is actually able to defeat me…'

'I've waited for three hundred years… Could it be that another strong opponent has sprung up?'

Fuelled by rage, King Piccolo seemed to have lost his rationality as he recklessly attacked Goku. 'If you wish to destroy someone, you must first provoke them,' Goku mused and sneered. Goku moved at high-speeds, and after several afterimages flashed, he arrived before King Piccolo.

As a pair of icy and pitch-black eyes stared at him, King Piccolo's body trembled, and a sharp pain came from his abdomen.

King Piccolo lowered his head in disbelief to find, in shock, a big hole on his chest.

King Piccolo bitterly smiled. Suddenly, he spat a white egg from his mouth and threw it into the depths of the sea far away from West City. "Hehe, no one can defeat King Piccolo, much less you humans. One day, we the demon race will rule this world!"

With a violent explosion, King Piccolo turned into a ball of fire in mid-air.

People all over the world froze momentarily before erupting in cheers; it was as though dawn had finally arrived after a night of despair.

"Great, King Piccolo is dead."

"The world is saved! That boy is the Saviour…"

"Martial arts are so powerful! We have been looking down on it all this time; maybe, we should also study martial arts in addition to technology."

"West City doesn't have to be destroyed; the world doesn't have to be in fear anymore…"

The time interval between King Piccolo spitting out the egg and his self-detonation was too short, so even Goku did not notice King Piccolo's hidden action. The chaotic flow generated by the explosion achieved the purpose of covering King Piccolo's actions.

Half a day later, Master Ros.h.i.+ and Hasky arrived at West City on an aircraft. Originally, Master Ros.h.i.+ was prepared to fight to the death with King Piccolo, but he obtained the news that King Piccolo had been defeated by Goku.

Master Ros.h.i.+ was momentarily stunned, and huge waves churned in his heart; waves that refused to grow calm for a very long time. "So, Goku has already grown so powerful. Now, it is really the time of young people." "

Master Ros.h.i.+ sighed with emotion, but he was very pleased in his heart.

After King Piccolo's annihilation, Master Ros.h.i.+ also stayed at Bulma's home to celebrate.

On the Korin Tower…

Krillin and Yamcha stood silently in front of the water jar, and the scenes displayed on the surface of the water were exactly the battle between Goku and King Piccolo.

"Goku is actually so powerful. If it wasn't for King Piccolo, we really wouldn't know," Krillin's voice was somewhat trembling as he said. Not long ago, they were still on the same starting line, but the gap between them had grown farther apart before they knew it.

"I will definitely catch up to him."

Yamcha also looked on silently, but it could be discerned from the trembling fists of the two people that they were both extremely restless at the moment.

Korin narrowed his eyes and consoled them, "The reason why Goku is so strong is that he has trained little by little. If you both train seriously, you can also reach his level." In order not to give the two young human talents in front of him a crus.h.i.+ng blow, Korin didn't inform them that Goku was actually a Saiyan.

"Umm, we will train well."

"We request for Immortal Korin to give us pointers."

After being in low spirits for a short time, Krillin and Yamcha quickly became full of fighting spirit. They vowed to surpa.s.s Goku in the next martial arts tournament.

"Korin, after you are done training them, have them come to the Heavenly Realm's Lookout. Mr Popo and I will train them personally." Kami's voice rang out in Korin's ear.

Korin was stunned for a moment, and then he nodded calmly.

"Oh, by the way, a girl named Chi-Chi is also approaching Korin Tower. Let her come over too. That girl is smart and very pure; she can be cultivated."

"Okay, I will properly train them."

Korin walked to the guardrail at the top of the tower with the help of a cane and, with a calm demeanor, looked down at the thin clouds below; Korin couldn't help but sigh with emotion as he mused, 'This era is really a gathering of talents… So many people have appeared who can be chosen as a candidate by Kami.'

A month later.

The recovery phase of West City was completed, and the widespread panic ushered in by King Piccolo to the world was slowly disappearing. Furthermore, after the battle between Goku and King Piccolo, people gradually realized the importance of martial arts. After training in martial arts to a certain level, not only will people be capable of withstanding guns, but just like King Piccolo, they can wield a nuclear bomb-like frightening power with the rise of a hand and stamp of a foot

"Martial arts have to be learned on a large scale on Earth."

This was the latest policy set by the King of the Central City.

Meanwhile, a novel with Goku as the model had quietly entered the public's sight.

The author, called Tights, was always at the forefront of producing works of fiction. She had depicted a story of the magnificent North Area's civilization, and the various strange aliens living there in her previous work, with various new and fascinating settings of Battle Armor and Battle Power. However, her new novel was based on Earth, and it also implemented the Battle Power setting. The two novels were systematically and inextricably linked.

At a glance, people could see that the setting of the new novel was entirely based on real life. Like the Korin Tower and World Martial Arts Tournament, it had signs that could be followed, which couldn't help but cause people to ponder, 'Is the previous novel also based on real-life?'

'Frieza, Saiyans… Do they really exist?'

Of course, no one really believed that there were such people in the universe, and even if they existed, how would a puny human author possibly know about them? However, the novel had more or less left an impression in the hearts of all the readers.

With Tights' two novels selling like hotcakes, her work caused a stir, and the setting of the various civilizations of the universe became popular on Earth.

One day, a black man arrived on a woolen Carpet before Goku and Bulma. He wanted to talk to Goku.

"What? You want me to train on the Heavenly Realm's Lookout?" Goku pointed at himself and asked in disbelief.

Mr. Popo said with indifference, "This is Kami's order; because you defeated King Piccolo, Kami has specially permitted you to enter the Lookout to accept his instructions."

"Is Kami very powerful?"

"Yes, Kami is the most powerful being on Earth. Moreover, only those who have obtained the approval of Korin can see Kami. At this moment, several of your fellow apprentices, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chi-Chi are receiving Kami's pointers on the Lookout, preparing for the next World Martial Arts Tournament."

"So, they are also on the Lookout."

Goku was very interested, and he couldn't help but feel eager. He turned around and looked at Bulma.

Bulma's mouth twitched. She knew that anytime Goku hears about learning martial arts, he would ignore everything else, so she sighed and said, "Goku, go if you want to. Unfortunately, I can't go to the Lookout, or I would've come over to see you."

Goku laughed, stepped forward, patted Bulma's shoulder, and said, "During the next martial arts tournament, you have to cheer for me; I must win the champions.h.i.+p."

Bulma gave him a blank look and said, "That would have to wait until you defeat Launch; plus, there is also Tien s.h.i.+nhan. Don't be a runner-up again at that time."

"I won't. I will absolutely train well in these three years!" Goku beat his chest and promised.

After that, Goku sat on Mr. Popo's Magic Carpet, waved at Bulma and disappeared from her sight. Bulma stared blankly into s.p.a.ce for a while, laughed and went back into her house.

G.o.d of Destruction's Planet…

The surroundings were enveloped by bright-white thunderbolts, and a rhombus-shaped Planet, unchanging since time immemorial, stood towering like a giant at the center of the divine world, with more than a dozen stars...o...b..ting along a fixed trajectory.

Underneath a towering ancient tree, the coiled and curved roots were deeply entrenched at the bottom of the planet, and each root was as wide as a hill. At the moment, on a vast and lush gra.s.sland, three golden lights were flas.h.i.+ng about, and Whis was lightly floating in mid-air. Facing the attacks launched by three people, Whis calmly received the attacks one by one, and then threw out punches that were as light as a feather.

The fist wind caused fierce vibrations. Suddenly, Xiaya and the others felt the pressure on their body sharply increase, and then they were sent flying backward uncontrollably.

Bang!

The three of them fell to the ground, and their Super Saiyan state was canceled.

Whis leisurely walked over while holding a scepter, his violet eyes revealing a smiling expression as he said, "Very good, now you have basically grasped the importance of realm. You know, a real high-level G.o.d must be able to fully restrain the aura inside one's body."

"The martial art of sensing aura on Earth is very exquisite, but it won't be good if you end up being too dependent on it. In Universe 7, the aursensing ability may be successful, but there are people more talented than you in the universe. There are many magical races in the universe who are not born with an aura."

"If you rely too much on sensing aura during a battle, then you will be at a disadvantage if you encountered such people."

Xiaya nodded seriously and pondered over Whis' words. Indeed, all the high-level G.o.ds in the universe could restrain their aura, just like the G.o.d of Destruction. If he was going to attack, others wouldn't sense his aura, let alone fight him.

Divinity is restrained; this was a kind of realm.

After comprehending these realms, the energy and consciousness within the body could more perfectly combine. Just like the state Gohan achieved when Gohan's potential was unlocked by the old Supreme Kai, that mysterious state was a realm. Although this was not the dimension of a G.o.d, he had just stepped into the realm of G.o.d.

Compared with G.o.d's realm, a Super Saiyan's transformation was like endlessly releasing energy.

Of course, the Super Saiyan mode also had its own benefits. It could enable Saiyans, with a weak Battle Power, to obtain fifty times, or even one hundred times the strength of their Normal State via transformation. However, this strength was temporary and didn't really belong to the Saiyan. A Super Saiyan's eruption was brief.

Also, the berserk aura was like a searchlight in the middle of the night, openly broadcasting one's position to the enemy.

However, Xiaya also understood that the best way to his improve strength at the present stage was through his Super Saiyan transformation. If one only attained the realm with no fighting force, then although such a G.o.d would be mysterious, the G.o.d would ultimately only be able to make preparations for fleeing! If Xiaya could develop the Super Saiyan level to the limit and then integrate this strength into his own Normal State Battle Power, then that would be similar to Gohan's mysterious state.

At that time, Xiaya would try to break through the legendary "G.o.d" realm and become a real, powerful G.o.d, and not only attain just the realm!

G.o.d of Destruction and Whis, precisely this kind of "G.o.d"!

"Master Whis, how many races in the universe do not have an aura?" Xiling asked curiously.

Whis chuckled and said, "Not many, such people are very few in Universe 7, but it is not necessarily so in other universes. You must know that each universe is developing in a different direction. The evolution of martial arts is also exceedingly strange. Just like Frost Demons, they increase their strength by covering themselves in ice during childhood, and you Saiyan's Great Ape transformation at the initial-level stage. They are all different methods for various races."

"In other universes, some races are born without any aura; therefore, you might encounter them in the future. You must not recklessly use aursensing directly. Of course, except for very few G.o.ds of Universe 7, all have auras."

Whis warned Xiaya, and then he ran away to prepare a meal.

After a while, a wisp of gray smoke rose, and Whis prepared materials and began to learn how to make exquisite dishes. Ever since tasting the wonderful food of Planet Hongshan, Whis also began to learn how to cook after returning from Planet Hongshan. He brought utensils and ingredients from Planet Hongshan.

Moreover, as an angel, Whis practically had almost unlimited time on his hands, so when he was free, he could cook delicious meals on G.o.d of Destruction's Planet.

As soon as the fragrance of the meal scattered with the wind, he sprinkled seasonings, and a simple dish was completed.

Whis looked at his masterpiece with pride and began to eat. "Ohh, fortunately, Beerus-sama is still asleep, otherwise, this meal would definitely be s.n.a.t.c.hed away by him."

Xiaya, Xiling, and Myers lightly laughed. They had already seen this type of scene many times and weren't surprised anymore.

After he finished his meal, Whis burped and elegantly said, "Xiaya, let's stop your training here. The road of martial arts is sometimes fast and sometimes leisurely. If you blindly seek breakthroughs, you could face karmic hindrance. It is also important to relax at the right time."

After Xiaya listened, he thought deeply and nodded, agreeing with Whis' point of view. After all, one's strength grew like the body. If one wasn't careful, excessive training not only wouldn't be beneficial, but it would also cause the body to collapse under the pressure. Xiaya also felt that he would need to relax at times. Moreover, he, Xiling, and Myers were now powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth. Although Xiaya's desire towards the pursuit of strength was still strong, he didn't have the same feeling of urgency like when he had first entered the Dragon Ball World.

'The Great Tao is intangible, so I don't have to be too rigid. Next, I should make progress step by step and gradually comprehend my current strength,' Xiaya pondered.

Seeing that Xiaya had listened to his words, Whis nodded with satisfaction and couldn't help but reminisce of the time when he trained Beerus back in ancient times. At that time, if Beerus-sama had listened to him, he wouldn't have taken 10,000 years to become a G.o.d of Destruction.

Suddenly, Whis laughed and said, "But the duties of a G.o.d of Destruction is to be in charge of destruction. If one was a good-natured person, how would said person have the heart to destroy planets?

It could only be said that each person had their own responsibilities and differing personality.

The duties of the various G.o.ds of Destruction were almost always cruel, so candidate had to have a cold and ruthless character.

"Then we are leaving, Whis." Xiaya waved his hand to say goodbye to Whis.

"I don't need to send you away?"

Xiaya pointed to his head and said, "My brain has the map of all the planets in Universe 7, so I naturally know how to leave the G.o.d of Destruction's Planet."

As he had come here once, Xiaya naturally knew how to leave.

Whis stared blankly for a while, and then he laughed and said, "I forgot that you are a s.p.a.ce-time controller. All right, you can leave by yourself. When you want to come later, remember to contact me first. Sometimes I may not be on G.o.d of Destruction's Planet, and also, come when Beerus-sama is sleeping…"

Whis repeatedly warned him. If the G.o.d of Destruction, Beerus, learned that Whis randomly brought people into his Planet, he would certainly be annoyed.

"OK!" Xiaya nodded lightly, wrapping his arms around Xiling's and Myers' slim waists. With a bright flash, the three of them left the G.o.d of Destruction's Planet.

Whis smiled as he looked at the place where the three of them had disappeared and nodded his head. Then, he hummed a tune as he started the stove and practiced his culinary skills.

In the vast and starry skies, stars were twinkling with a dazzling brightness, and sparkling flashes, like silk ribbons, were spread out from the south end of the Galaxy to the north end.

In the North Area, a wandering planet that was hiding in the darkness far away from the radiant stars was slowly orbiting.

It was extremely cold on this planet, and there was no oxygen in the atmosphere because all the oxygen had turned into a light blue liquid flowing on the ground. There were no traces of living beings here because any being coming here would instantly turn into ice.

Somewhere on the planet, rumbling sounds could be heard, and the various frozen complex gullies and ice valleys were accompanied by strong tremors. Suddenly, the huge ice beams and upended icicles could no longer bear the pressure and began to collapse, ending their lasting state of thousands of years.

In a huge sunken basin, if one took a closer look, it would be discovered that it wasn't actually basin; instead, it was an enormous crater tens of thousands of meters wide!

At the center of the crater, there was a silvery-grey ball that was a dazzling as the sun.

This was a small figure, whose entire body was white like a polished stone. The person was short and had cold, scarlet eyes like that of a demon. At this time, this person smiled, and a frenzied aura once again spread out in all directions with him as the center. The imposing momentum sweeping out in all directions made the whole planet tremble.

The short figure revealed a cold smile on his face. His skin was covered with a faint layer of bright white light.

"Seven years… This king has finally broken through the existing level. Hahaha, this is a completely new power. This king's current strength is now a hundred times greater than it was previously. Just wait, ancient warrior, when this king grasps this power completely, I will be sure to return all the humiliation you brought me!"

The bright white figure, no, bright-white Frieza shouted arrogantly, seemingly venting the seven years of depression and unwillingness.

In these seven years, he had been hiding here, training till he forgot to even eat and sleep, so that he could exact revenge one day.

"Humph, in a few years, this king will return to take back his former Forces. By then, the whole universe will be in this king's bag. But before that, this king will continue to train on this white planet. This king can certainly still continue to break through," Frieza's expression was cold as he leisurely said, seemingly full of confidence.

Frieza's potential was astonis.h.i.+ng; it far exceeded Cooler and King Cold's potential. He could be rated as a genius in the Frost Demon race.

Perhaps, because his new breakthrough had restored the arrogance of the "Universe Emperor", Frieza was now confident that he could defeat anyone.

At this time, in another unknown starfield.

Xiaya brought along Xiling and Myers, after departing the G.o.d of Destruction's Planet, and returned back to the big universe first.

"Xiaya, aren't we going back to Planet Hongshan?" Myers asked as she held Xiaya's hand, her eyes filled with confusion.

"No, I've brought you out to stroll around," Xiaya said. Then, he pointed to a blurry nebula not far away and continued, "Look, there are a few life planets there. Let's go and take a look."

After saying that, Xiaya held the slender waist of both women, and instantly teleported to the life planet ahead.

It was a galaxy with three life planets. The galaxy was not large, but there were three planets of almost the same size and ma.s.s, orbiting in a crisscrossing trajectory. It was well known that a planetary system was very orderly and complex, and any difference in ma.s.s would cause chaotic changes in the orbit.

The three planets in front of Xiaya were arranged in harmony, and their respective orbit almost overlapped into one, which was a nearly impossible feat in the universe.

Xiaya brought Xiling and Myers to one of the powerful planets which had the most powerful living creatures on it.

Whoos.h.!.+

The three of them appeared on a dark-green planet. This planet was very interesting; although it was a low-level planet, Xiaya could actually feel a strong aura on this planet.

"Almost 10,000 kilometers to the east, there is a signal of 720 energy intensity," Xiaya pointed and said.

The living beings on this planet were very weak, and Xiaya realized this after sensing for a little bit. The average Battle Power of the creatures on this planet didn't exceed 10; precisely, it was almost fluctuating between 3 and 4. Such low Battle Power was even inferior to those found on Earth. At least, experts with a Battle Power in the dozens or even over a hundred could sometimes appear on Earth.

However, on a planet with an average Battle of less than 3, an energy signal reaching 720 Battle Power had suddenly appeared, just like a bright lamp on the vast sea; it was enough to attract Xiaya's attention.

So, they immediately flew toward the energy source.

As they approached, the planet's settlements came into view. From the surrounding tall skysc.r.a.pers and colorful LED lights, it could be seen that this planet had primarily taken the technological route, and its civilization was not less prosperous than Earth's, maybe even better.

"This civilization is quite developed, but the lifeforms on the planet look really ugly." Myers curled her lips in disgust and pointed at the native beings pa.s.sing by.

Seeing them, Xiaya was also speechless. He didn't know if he should criticize Myers for judging people by their appearance, or if he should praise her for having an old-fas.h.i.+oned way of looking at things. Although it was very uncultured to casually evaluate the appearance of people, Xiaya really didn't know how to evaluate the lifeforms in front of him!

They were very small, having a height of less than one meter, and on top of that, they had a round, white head; they looked like cotton dolls.

Different civilizations having different aesthetics was not wrong, but Xiaya couldn't convince himself to acknowledge the lifeforms on this life planet as being "not bad" in appearance.

Just like how it was difficult to have earthlings acknowledge that slugs were good-looking creatures.

"They are too weak. If such a planet was discovered by evil aliens, they basically won't have the ability to defend themselves." Xiling shook her head disdainfully. Her focus was on the Battle Power and self-defense awareness of these aboriginals.

"Similar to them is the technological civilization, the Feidaya people, who also learned to research powerful Bio-warriors for self-defense, but look at this planet's peaceful environment… I am afraid that they have never thought of getting in touch with the outside world."

It was a miracle that this civilization could survive till now.

Xiaya looked around and shook his head. "Let's go and look at the most powerful energy source. Achieving 720 Battle Power on this low-level planet, this person is most likely not a native of this planet."

"Yeah!" Both women nodded and said.

Then, the three people sped up, flying towards the place with the strongest energy source. Suddenly, three light-golden beams streaked across the sky, leaving behind three long wake turbulence like ribbons.

Forests and mountain ranges flashed by them. Soon, the hills and forests gradually became plains, and later became plateaus. On the unending mountain ranges that stretched across the north and south for thousands of miles, the clouds and mist rolled over continuously, changing into various shapes. It was like a paradise on Earth.

"It's just ahead." After saying in a low voice, a small log cabin appeared in front of them. The snow-capped mountains covered the side of the foothills, and several cedar trees covered in snow stood upright.

The alt.i.tude here was very high, and the temperature was very low. The white snowy mountains were like a dragon horizontally lying on the continent, cutting off the swapping of water vapor between the north and south.

They landed in front of the log cabin, and pushed the door open. A bonfire was burning inside, making cracking sounds, and a black-haired boy was lying on a rocking chair, sleeping soundly.

"This boy is the most powerful person here." Xiaya nodded. This boy did indeed possess 720 Battle Power. After noticing the clothes worn by the boy, Xiaya was slightly surprised.

Xiling leaned over and whispered, "This is the Battle Armor of the Frieza Forces."

"Yeah!" Xiaya nodded. The boy in front of him was wearing the standard Battle Armor of Planet Vegeta. Xiaya and Xiling also had one before.

"This boy looks completely different from the living beings on the planet, so he must be an outsider."

At this time, Myers noticed a brown tail behind the boy and said in surprise, "Ah, this guy is a Saiyan! Could he be someone who was wandering outside when Planet Vegeta was destroyed?"

After slightly considering for a moment, Xiaya shook his head and said, "No, if he was someone wandering outside, Frieza would have definitely sent someone to kill him. I think he was deliberately placed here by someone."

"Who are you?" While Xiaya and others were talking with each other, the Saiyan boy woke up and saw three strangers in his wooden house. He vigilantly took a few steps back and asked.

"You are a Saiyan of Planet Vegeta, so why are you alone on this planet?" Xiaya took the lead and inquired first.

The boy was startled, his face abruptly changing. He looked closely at the three people in front of him, and when he saw the tail behind Myers, he shouted in surprise, "You are also Saiyans!"