Unlocking Potential
"I've also heard from Nail that Saitama's situation is too special. I'm not sure if my ability to develop potential will be effective on Saitama!"
Vegapunk wasn't surprised that the Grand Elder could discover that he was just a clone. After all, when it comes to the skill of splitting and merging, the Namekians are arguably the best in Dragon Ball.
Especially this Grand Elder Namek, perhaps because of his old age and declining health, and the loss of his vitality, he doesn't seem very strong. In fact, in terms of knowledge and original potential, this guy should be a freak comparable to Frieza.
Just think about how powerful Piccolo Jr. would be after the fusion, and then think about what kind of people Piccolo and Kami were when they split into Piccolo and Kami, and you can appreciate how immense the potential of the Grand Elder who split into the entire Planet Namek race was.
While his potential was certainly diminished after the Planet Namek race split off, his wisdom and knowledge actually increased over the years. Therefore, it's not surprising that Vegapunk in his current situation.
As for the inability to unlock Saitama's potential, it was no surprise to Vegapunk. After all, the Grand Elder Namek's ability to unlock potential was clearly aimed at the Ki cultivation system. Even if there were other energy systems within Ki, it would still be close to it.
However, Saitama doesn't have any energy; he only possesses an incredibly powerful physical strength. Even if the Grand Elder Namek wanted to strengthen him, he couldn't do anything about it!
The Grand Elder wasn't even sure if Saitama could generate ki. Logically, when one's physical strength reaches a certain level, ki should naturally be generated within the body. This is a rule of the Dragon Ball World, and no race has ever been able to violate it.
As for Saitama's physical abilities, judging from the canyon he ran out of, even a God of Destruction would be slapped to death by Saitama after removing the energy from his body!
The fact that this body had no energy within it was something the Grand Elder couldn't understand at all. He didn't believe that he could generate energy within this monster simply by developing his own potential.
"Don't worry, I will condense all the clones into the main body. As for Saitama... you just need to give him a psychological suggestion to develop his potential. Even if he doesn't develop his ki, it won't be a problem."
After hearing Vegapunk's words, the Grand Elder nodded:
"Then there's no problem!"
"Also, the rest is to strengthen you Namekians... Among you Namekians, Nail is the only combat-type, right?"
"That makes things much simpler. We just need to strengthen Nail. If we want to protect the Dragon Ball of Planet Namek, strengthening him by tens of millions of power should be enough!"
Vegapunk spoke a few words, then looked at Nail, Nail face showed some surprise—what did he mean by "tens of millions of battle power is enough"?
With a combat power of only tens of thousands, he was already the strongest on Planet Namek. In the entire universe, a combat power of tens of thousands is definitely a respectable figure. Often, there isn't even one combat power of tens of thousands among hundreds of inhabited planets!
With an awkward smile, Nail glanced at Vegapunk, wanting to see just how this guy planned to enhance himself.
Vegapunk didn't say much, but directly asked Nail and the Grand Elder for some Namekians body cells, and then left.
Strengthening these Namekians is not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Before that, Vegapunk gave Nail two Gravity Bracelets, which could be adjusted to a gravity value of 100 times, enough for Nail to train for a short period of time.
A few days later, according to Vegapunk's estimation, with the Cyborg life force of the cloaked cyborg he sent, the Grand Elder Namek should have returned to a relatively peak state. So he retrieved his clones scattered in other worlds and fully restored his fighting power.
He also called on Saitama, who was currently indulging in Planet Namek delicacies, and together they went to find the Grand Elder.
They arrived back at the Grand Elder's house and greeted Nail, who was exercising with the help of the Gravity Bracelets. The two pushed open the door and saw the Grand Elder, who looked much younger, happily cultivating some kind of plant.
"You two are here? Do you want me to help you unlock your potential today?"
Upon seeing Vegapunk and Saitama, the Grand Elder spoke with great enthusiasm, and Vegapunk nodded in response:
"Yes, Grand Elder, please help me develop my potential first!"
The Grand Elder glanced at Vegapunk, a look of surprise on his face:
"You seem a bit different... It's not just because you've turned back into your original form! It seems like your potential has also increased quite a bit."
However, after saying that, the Grand Elder shook his head again:
"I'm sorry, this should be your privacy, I shouldn't have asked."
Vegapunk hadn't expected the Grand Elder to be so sensitive. To be fair, he was indeed different from before. In addition to condensing all his clones into his main body, he had also made many modifications to himself.
Or rather, Vegapunk used the cells of some powerful races he collected in the Dragon Ball World to modify himself, which greatly increased his potential.
"There's nothing wrong with talking about it. It's just some technological modifications. After all, I can be considered a scientist myself."
After hearing Vegapunk's words, the Grand Elder nodded, said nothing more, and simply reached out and gently pressed his head down.
A terrifying aura erupted from Vegapunk's body. After undergoing multiple modifications, Vegapunk's potential far exceeded that of ordinary races, even surpassing Saiyan and Namekians. However, because he rarely trained, this potential had not been transformed into strength.
Now, after being strengthened by the Grand Elder Namek, Vegapunk fighting power, which was originally only ten or twenty thousand, has increased dozens of times in an instant!
"Wow, that's amazing! Their combat power has skyrocketed. They really have the potential to develop something like that!"
Saitama, carrying the Battle Power Scanner, gasped in surprise. At the same time, Nail, who was training outside, rushed in after sensing the explosive energy and watched Vegapunk strengthening.
"This guy has actually improved so much... Just how much potential does he have?!"
"But he probably hasn't trained much on a regular basis, otherwise his potential would have been developed much more, and he wouldn't have been able to strengthen himself to this extent!"
Nail made a few casual remarks, his eyes fixed on Vegapunk. As the protector of the entire Planet Namek, Nail had naturally undergone potential development and was quite knowledgeable about it.
Generally speaking, the more diligently a person trains on a regular basis, the less effective their potential development will be, because after strenuous training, most of their potential has already been developed.
Of course, if someone doesn't have much potential, they naturally won't be able to develop much strength. So generally speaking, only those with great potential who don't train much on a regular basis will be strengthened to the greatest extent after their potential is developed.
And clearly, in Nail's eyes, Vegapunk was that kind of person.
"Ninety-seven hundred thousand... ninety-eight hundred thousand... ninety-nine hundred thousand..."
"One million!"
"Is the final combat power 1.12 million?"
"That's amazing! Their combat power has increased sixty or seventy times!"
Saitama said a couple of things with a hint of surprise, but at the same time he was full of confidence in the potential of this Grand Elder.
Are you kidding me? That directly increases a person's combat power by sixty or seventy times! Even for an ordinary person, if their combat power increased by sixty or seventy times, they would at least have the strength of A-Class Hero!
This Grand Elder's abilities are far too terrifying; resolving his own problems should be a piece of cake for him.
Moreover, according to Nail, it seems that the greater the potential, the stronger the power that will be developed. Saitama is quite aware of his own potential. Since he lost all his hair and mastered his divine power, no one has been able to withstand a single punch from him. It would be strange if his potential were small.
However, my training intensity is quite high, so my potential should have been developed quite a bit, but it's probably impossible for it to increase by dozens of times!
Saitama, who had a deep misunderstanding of the intensity of his training, pondered to himself.
At this moment, the Grand Elder also looked at Saitama with a serious expression and spoke in a low voice:
"Mr. Saitama, why don't you come and explore your potential too!"
The reason for his serious and earnest demeanor was that even this Grand Elder was a little unsure. Although he had heard Vegapunk's explanation, could he really get this guy to develop his potential on his own just by relying on psychological suggestion?
While thinking about the Grand Elder, he had already placed his hand on Saitama's bald head. Although Vegapunk said it was some kind of psychological suggestion, the Grand Elder did indeed use his ability to start developing Saitama's potential.
However, after his ability entered Saitama's body, he couldn't find any energy that could be developed. Just when the Grand Elder was a little disappointed, Saitama, who also felt something enter his body, began to feel as if there was energy surging within him.
That was originally just a slight illusion in Saitama's mind after the Grand Elder's energy entered his body. However, once Saitama completely believed it, it was like Mars falling into a powder keg, causing his body to erupt with energy like a volcanic eruption!
"Boom!"
A terrifying surge of energy erupted, and the Grand Elder, caught off guard, was forced back by the force of the energy, his arms even turning black from the intense heat.
Nail, who was standing to the side, wanted to help the Grand Elder, but he felt his whole body trembling and his teeth chattering. He couldn't move his body at all.
That's when the organism's genes for fear and self-preservation are fully activated when faced with energy beyond its imagination!
"Are you... are you kidding me? This energy... is it really possible for someone to be this powerful?"
A massive amount of energy circulated around Saitama's body. The intense light first radiated like a sharp cone, then transformed into a dazzling sphere, and finally burst through the roof of the Grand Elder's room like a pillar of light, instantly surging into the sky. The entire Planet Namek seemed to be shaken by this massive energy!
Vegapunk pressed the button twice on the Battle Power Scanner he had rebuilt, which had a limit more than ten times higher than his own, but all he saw inside the Battle Power Scanner were three question marks:???. He immediately sighed.
"It's beyond 1.5 billion power level, so it's impossible to measure? But that's to be expected. Even before Saitama Awakening his ki energy, his power level was probably already over 1.5 billion!"
"In the end, the Battle Power Scanner is still limited by its size. Otherwise, as long as it is the size of a laptop, I can easily test the combat power of those with less than 100 billion."
"I just don't know if this guy's combat power exceeds 100 billion... Anyway, I think it's very unlikely that it can be tested."
In the later stages of Dragon Ball, the power levels basically jumped up one after another. By the time of the battle with Majin Buu, the power level had already reached hundreds of billions. But even at that level, no one's power level was as exaggerated as Saitama's.
Perhaps Saitama's control over this energy is weak because he has just acquired it, but Vegapunk believes it's more due to Saitama's increased strength and more astonishing performance.
After a while, Saitama managed to contain the powerful energy that had erupted from his body, and he quickly regained perfect control of it. Even the Battle Power Scanner in Vegapunk's eyes showed that the value had returned to a little bit of combat power.
Clenching his fist, Saitama closed his eyes slightly, then pushed off with his legs and leaped into the sky. As he fell, a massive burst of energy erupted, and he flew through the air like a shooting star.
"Hahaha, I can fly! I can actually fly! Go!"
With a loud shout, Saitama transformed into a streak of light, unleashing a terrifying storm before vanishing into the sky.
"Is this guy... too excited?!"
Vegapunk rolled his eyes and said something, but in his Observation Haki perception, the rest of the aura disappeared in an instant. Then, a dozen seconds later, on the other end of his Observation Haki perception, Vegapunk sensed Saitama's aura.
With a whoosh, Saitama landed from the air, a hint of excitement on his face, and waved:
"Is this what flying is like? It feels amazing. I just flew a whole circle around Planet Namek!"
Okay, it takes about ten seconds to fly around once. Considering the size of Planet Namek, how many times faster than the speed of sound is that? Or what fraction of the speed of light is that?
As expected of the Caped Baldy, Vegapunk even suspected that he wasn't going all out in order to minimize the damage to the planet.