Chaya and Selyne only paused briefly beneath Korin Tower before accelerating up along its ivory-colored body toward the tower's summit.
At the top of Korin Tower, inside the squat spherical building.
Korin stood beside a large water jar, leaning on a cane with a grave expression. The image reflected in the jar showed Chaya and Selyne rapidly ascending Korin Tower.
They were climbing at an astonishing speed. The whirlwinds they stirred up scattered the clouds around the tower, and they were drawing ever closer to its peak.
"My, my, where did these monsters come from? They're about to reach the top already! Compared to them, King Piccolo from three hundred years ago was nothing but a fart!"
Cold sweat beaded on Korin's forehead. He stroked his whiskers and paced back and forth, filled with unease. Such powerful people have suddenly arrived on Earth. I wonder whether this is a blessing or a disaster!
Since Chaya and Selyne had no idea how to conceal their Ki, Korin and Kami above had noticed their presence the moment they arrived on Earth.
Faced with two people radiating such overwhelming Ki, Korin and Kami felt more helpless than shocked. They had not only never seen Ki this terrifying before—they had never even heard of it. It was so powerful it made one feel suffocated.
They could only hope the two would not threaten Earth.
Then again, with Chaya and Selyne's power levels of 2,530 and 1,980, respectively, how unimaginable were they to Kami and Korin, whose power levels did not even reach 260? The impact on them was nothing less than earth-shattering.
"They're here!" Korin jolted, shifting his gaze away from the water jar. Two young children were already floating outside the tower's summit.
"They passed Korin Tower's trial so quickly. They're absurdly strong!" Korin trembled and forced himself to walk over to Chaya and Selyne.
Chaya was also studying the plump white cat before him. So this is Korin. Just like in the original story! I hear he's over eight hundred years old.
"May I ask what brings you two here?" Korin asked cautiously.
Meanwhile, in the Sacred Temple above Korin Tower, Kami stared solemnly downward while Mr. Popo stood attentively at his side.
"Karin, I heard that Korin's Holy Land is the birthplace of Earth's martial arts. We came today hoping to seek your guidance in cultivation," Chaya said with a smile, getting straight to the point.
Korin visibly relaxed. "The two of you are countless times stronger than I am. I'm afraid I have nothing to teach you."
"You shouldn't put it that way. As the saying goes, those who excel may be teachers. Due to certain innate traits, our race is born with great strength. But because of that, we cannot properly control our Ki. So we hope to learn how to master it."
Chaya continued explaining the situation.
He would not underestimate Korin just because his power level was below 200. As a Karin who had lived for more than eight hundred years, he had existed far longer than Kami and possessed a wealth of experience.
After hearing this, Korin let out a sigh of relief and nodded. "All right. In that case, let me see your true strength!"
Although he could estimate their approximate strength from the Ki they unintentionally emitted, he could only know exactly how powerful they were by experiencing it firsthand.
"I'll go first," Chaya said, immediately activating the energy within his body.
At once, an overwhelming presence surged from him. It became a violent gale that swept outward, blowing everything atop Korin Tower into disarray.
"This..." Korin was instantly stunned by the Ki Chaya released. Once Chaya truly displayed his strength, the energy from before seemed laughably insignificant by comparison. Korin had never encountered such formidable Ki, and his body was nearly unable to move.
"Whew... that should do it." After Chaya withdrew his Ki, he noticed that many of the objects around them had been blown askew by the gale.
"My turn next."
Selyne spoke softly. Although she did not believe this plump white cat possessed the abilities Chaya claimed he had, she still released her energy at full force. Another powerful and violent Ki instantly appeared atop Korin Tower. Her Ki was much weaker than Chaya's, but it was still enough to leave Korin utterly shocked.
"That's enough, that's enough! You two... I have no idea where you came from, but each of you is terrifyingly strong!"
Korin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then paced in circles several times before saying, "I do have some cultivation methods here, but you would need to start training from the beginning. It's just... you already possess such powerful energy. Suppressing it will not be easy."
The stronger the energy, the more domineering it became, and the harder it was to fully master.
Especially since the methods Korin knew all required one to begin from scratch, which put him in a difficult position.
"Leave that problem to me," an aged voice sounded from nearby.
Korin turned around and discovered that two more people had appeared outside Korin Tower at some point. Kami stood on a flying carpet with Mr. Popo, leaning on a cane as the carpet hovered in midair.
"Kami..." Korin swallowed.
Sure enough, with such powerful figures appearing on Earth, Kami could not resist showing himself.
"Greetings, friends from afar. I am Earth's Kami. Perhaps the Heavenly Realm has a way to help with your difficulty." A kind smile appeared on Kami's aged face.
Chaya smiled as well. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Kami."
"No trouble at all. Please, come with us to the Sacred Temple." Kami nodded, and the weight in his heart finally lifted. As long as they were not evil, forming a good relationship with them would benefit Earth. Kami then said to Korin, "Karin, this is an important matter. You should come along as well."
"Yes!" Korin nodded and stepped onto the flying carpet with his wooden staff.
"The Sacred Temple is directly above Korin Tower. Will you two travel with us, or...?"
"Of course we'll fly up ourselves." Chaya was in an excellent mood. With guidance from Karin, Kami, and Mr. Popo, he believed he would soon grasp the secrets of Ki.
"Selyne, let's go!"
He took Selyne's hand and shot into the sky with a whoosh, flying toward the Sacred Temple. After passing through layers of thunder-filled clouds, they arrived at the hemispherical temple high in the sky, a structure predominantly red in color.
The air was thin here, the pressure extremely low, and the temperature was lower than below.
"There's actually a place like this?" Selyne was beginning to sense Earth's wonders as well.
Although the life energy on this planet was exceptionally weak, neither Korin Tower nor the Sacred Temple where they now stood could have been built by ordinary people. Perhaps there truly were extraordinary martial arts here.
Not long afterward, Kami, Korin, and the others arrived.
"Please wait a moment," Kami said politely. Then he turned and instructed Mr. Popo, "Mr. Popo, bring the weighted clothes."
Mr. Popo answered and walked into the Sacred Temple. Shortly afterward, he came out carrying two sets of orange martial arts uniforms.
Kami introduced them. "These two uniforms were prepared long ago for martial artists who challenged the Sacred Temple. They have an extremely powerful weight effect. These two should provide approximately fifteen times Earth's gravity. I once thought they would never be used..."
Chaya looked at them in surprise, took one of the uniforms, and put it on. A powerful gravitational force immediately pressed down on his body, making even walking difficult.
"What incredible gravity. It feels like my whole body has been filled with lead..." Chaya's expression changed. After taking only a few steps, sweat had already seeped from his forehead, and his breathing became labored.
Saiyans were born on Planet Vegeta, which had ten times Earth's gravity, so they possessed a natural adaptation to gravity. Even so, fifteen times gravity was still somewhat excessive for them.
In the original story, Son Goku only began adapting to twenty times gravity when he set off for Namek. How high was Son Goku's power level then? Even in his normal state, it exceeded 8,000—far greater than Chaya's current power level of 2,530.
Therefore, fifteen times gravity already put considerable pressure on Chaya and Selyne.
On the other side, Selyne's movements also slowed drastically after she put on the weighted clothes.
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