Two Superpowers

Time flowed, and the seasons passed in the blink of an eye; four months had gone by.

The power of time can change everything. It turns oceans into mulberry fields and mountains into swamps, and it allowed the ruined valley to sprout greenery once more. Though not as dense as the original forest, it was a scene full of vitality.

Over these four months, relying on the Saiyan's tenacious life force and robust recovery, Chaya's injuries had completely healed. His broken bones had mended, and his body had become even more sturdy.

After surviving the near-death battle four months ago, Chaya's strength had surged upon his recovery. In just four months, his combat power had skyrocketed to a terrifying 1,700—an incredible feat for a Saiyan not yet six years old.

However, the greatest gain for Chaya during these four months was not the increase in combat power, but the development of his new superpowers.

Through continuous research during this period, Chaya had confirmed that he possessed two types of superpowers.

One was the time-based ability he had discovered earlier, "Time Freeze." When activated, it could stall time within a certain area for three seconds. The larger the area and the stronger the opponent, the more intense the energy consumption.

He estimated that in his current peak state, his "Time Freeze" could hold a target with a combat power below 10,000 for three seconds, after which his internal energy would be completely exhausted.

This would serve as Chaya's most important trump card, one he would never use lightly unless absolutely necessary.

The second superpower, as he had expected, was indeed a spatial ability. After this period of development, he could perform "Instant Transmission" within a ten-kilometer range. However, as it was still in the early stages of development, there were many aspects that remained imperfect.

On this day, just as Chaya was training his "Instant Transmission," he saw Selyne flying over from the horizon. She held her arms high, dragging a wild boar dozens of times larger than her own body, letting out crisp, cheerful cheers as she flew.

With a dull thud, the boar slammed into the ground.

"Brother Chaya, I just caught this! I want to eat roast suckling pig today!" Selyne walked over and grabbed Chaya's arm.

"Fine, fine, as you wish. But you must train properly afterward; if you don't reach your goal, I won't make you anything delicious."

Upon hearing that she wouldn't get tasty food, Selyne immediately puffed out her pink cheeks, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction. "I know!"

Chaya smiled indulgently, then skillfully gutted the boar, removed the internal organs and fur, cleaned it, and mounted it on a wooden frame. "Poof!" A Ki blast shot from his fingertips, instantly igniting the firewood in the hearth. Before long, the enticing aroma of roasted boar began to drift through the air.

Once it was nearly cooked, he sprinkled it with spices unique to Planet Selma, and a delicious roast suckling pig was ready.

Selyne watched with glowing eyes. Ignoring the heat, she cut off a large piece of meat and began to tear into it hungrily.

"Brother Chaya, when are we going back to Planet Vegeta?" Selyne asked between chews. She had missed her parents on Planet Vegeta for a long time.

Chaya wiped his mouth, set down his food, and said, "According to the mission plan, we could return to Planet Vegeta once we wiped out the primitive natives of Planet Selma. But I feel that if we go back this early, it might lead to things that are unfavorable for us!"

"What could be unfavorable for us?" Selyne asked, looking confused.

Chaya sighed and said, "Look at how old we are and what our combat power has reached. As a warrior race, it isn't necessarily better to have higher strength; there are many political issues involved. If we are too conspicuous, even Aunt Rebecca and Uncle Adri won't be able to protect us."

At this moment, Chaya's combat power had reached 1,700, and Selyne's was at 1,080—and this was while they were still in their infancy! They were already this powerful before entering the Saiyan's rapid growth phase; it was easy to imagine that by the time they reached adulthood, their power would surely exceed 10,000.

They had only just entered the golden age of a Saiyan, and their future development was immeasurable.

Just imagine, was this a situation King Vegeta would be willing to see?

King Vegeta himself only had a combat power of a little over 10,000. Wouldn't this clearly threaten his rule?

The Elite Warriors on Planet Vegeta with combat power over 10,000 had all broken through only after the age of thirty, and their potential was essentially tapped out. Those were the people King Vegeta could use with peace of mind.

If your power reached a level that threatened him, he would definitely bare his fangs and eliminate you as early as possible.

King Vegeta had been able to decisively order the death of Broly and his father upon seeing the potential that could threaten his rule; there was no guarantee he wouldn't do the same to Chaya and Selyne for the same reason. Even if he couldn't act openly, wouldn't it be easy to arrange some "special" missions? He could eliminate them without anyone ever knowing!

Selyne trusted Chaya's words absolutely, so after hearing this, her little face scrunched up.

"But it's not King Vegeta I'm worried about. The one I'm most worried about is that guy, Frieza."

"Frieza?"

Selyne thought for a moment and finally remembered that this Frieza was the one the Saiyans served.

"Brother, why worry about Frieza? Could he threaten us?" As she spoke, a hint of ferocity appeared in Selyne's eyes.

Chaya's expression turned grave as he nodded. "Yes. This Frieza is gloomy and cold-blooded. The ones he guards against most in his heart are us Saiyans, fearing that a legendary Super Saiyan might be born among us. If it weren't for his interest in studying the Super Saiyan phenomenon, he wouldn't have let the Saiyan race survive until now."

"So, the first person we have to face when we go back probably won't be King Vegeta, but Frieza. And King Vegeta would certainly be happy to see that happen."

"Then what should we do?" Frieza called himself the Emperor of the Universe; his strength must be incredibly powerful.

"You don't have to worry too much!" Chaya ruffled the girl's hair and smiled. "Brother knows of a place where we can learn how to control the energy within our bodies. Once we do that, we can disguise our energy so no one will notice."

"Really?"

"Of course. From now on, we should also use the Scouter less, as it might be bugged by Frieza."

Seeing Selyne nod earnestly, Chaya smiled, knowing she had taken his words to heart.

Chaya had been in the Dragon Ball world for over five years. He felt no sense of belonging to the Saiyans; only the couple, Rebecca and Adri, and Selyne were people he cared about.

After the meal, Selyne began her training at Chaya's request. Although the training method they had self-taught was extremely crude, it had significant effects on tempering their power. Perhaps because she felt the pressure, Selyne trained even harder than usual.

Chaya focused more on the development of his spatial superpower. He wanted to perfect his "Instant Transmission" as soon as possible so that he could reach a certain azure planet in the southern part of the North Galaxy—Earth—without using a spacecraft and without attracting Frieza's attention.

His "Instant Transmission" was different from the secret technique of the Yardrats. One relied entirely on superpowers, while the other was a secret technique developed from a wealth of cosmology, chaos theory, and spatial structure.

Therefore, Chaya could only gradually perfect this move by constantly exercising his superpower. It was somewhat similar to the "Instant Transmission" used by Kibito, a subordinate of the East Supreme Kai.

However, compared to Kibito's "Instant Transmission," his version had a significant flaw: every time he activated the superpower, he had to know the exact coordinate relationship between the departure point and the destination, or he would risk getting lost in the vastness of space.

To explain it scientifically, his superpower was essentially opening a wormhole tunnel between two points in space to perform the jump.

"When I have the chance later, I'll integrate the Yardrat-style Instant Transmission as well."

The Yardrat method of using "Ki" to determine location had obvious advantages. Although it was limited by the ability to sense Ki, it consumed no energy upon activation. Chaya's spatial superpower couldn't match that; one could only say that each had its own merits.