High-Pressure Gravity Training

Krillin returned to Kame Island, this time carrying the Gravity Training Room and the Dragon Radar.

He landed and looked around the island. More than ten days had passed, and it looked no different from when he left. "Master Mutian still hasn't come back." After experiencing the bustle of the city, Master Mutian had changed too. Heh, just as expected.

"I'll be relying on you for my training for a while," Krillin said, looking at the Gravity Training Room.

A crisp chirping sound passed through the air, adding a touch of life to the tranquil island. Krillin had already changed into his Martial Arts Uniform and stepped into the Gravity Training Room. He checked his stats:

Time: Era 756

Name: Krillin

Age: 21 (one year flowing in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber)

Race: Earthling

Dimension: Level 1 Dimension (equivalent to Korin)

Battle Power: 265,000 (next limit: 1,500,000)

Potential: 1,235,000

Training Speed: Light Speed

Usable Energy: 0

"I only have a thousand Senzu Beans left. My Battle Power is 265,000 now. Even if I convert all the remaining beans into energy, that's only 500,000 energy. With 500,000 energy, even using Light Speed Training, I can only sustain 500 days of training, and my Battle Power would only increase by 250,000—far from the next limit. Not enough energy. This is frustrating," Krillin calculated gloomily.

Even if Korin provided him with a hundred Senzu Beans every year, it was a drop in the bucket. There was no choice but to seek Shenron's help. He'd ask Shenron to build him a Senzu Bean Plantation, so he could try cultivating beans and secure a stable source of energy.

But before that, he'd train steadily. He had to keep at least a hundred beans in reserve for emergencies.

Krillin walked to the control panel. He'd start with thirty times gravity. He had already trained under twenty times gravity in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, so he was mostly adapted to that.

Beep. Thirty times gravity activated.

Krillin felt every cell in his body suddenly bear immense pressure, but faintly, there was also a trace of anticipation and joy. When a person undergoes continuous high-pressure training, their muscles form muscle memory. And when each cell records the process of growing stronger after training, it becomes instinct. Krillin's cells knew the master was about to start high-intensity training again. Though it was hard during training, they would become stronger afterward, so there was some anticipation and joy. This was probably why Goku loved fighting and immersed himself in high-intensity training. Because now, Krillin also loved it. The feeling of getting stronger was truly amazing!

Krillin kept pushing past his limits. His muscles trembled. A voice inside told him to hold on just a little longer. Two voices warred in his mind: one said, "Give up. Since you're here, why not just coast? Why torture yourself like this?" The other said, "Come on, be a man with guts. Protect Android 18 in the future, instead of being protected by her. Come on, Krillin, I know you can become the wild king. Let the girl be the one coasting!"

The power of belief was infinite. When he was about to give up, he told himself, "Just hold on a little longer. Just a little longer!"

Though it was grueling, Krillin still threw every punch with effort, honing the most basic techniques. A fight between two people wasn't decided by clever moves. True masters won with no technique at all—often, the simplest moves could defeat an enemy.

A blue Kamehameha flew toward Krillin. That's right, he was training his endurance. Only by being ruthless to himself could he be even more ruthless to his enemies. With a boom, Krillin fell. He had reached his limit. He fell with a smile. He didn't eat a Senzu Bean; he relied on his own recovery. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but the word was simple: "Broke."

Huffing, Krillin lay on the ground, gasping for air. The floor was covered in a puddle of sweat. Krillin was shirtless, with only shreds of his Martial Arts Uniform visible. His strong body was covered in new scars. That was training. If you didn't work hard, tomorrow would slap you with reality.

Krillin rolled over. Exhausted, he fell into a deep sleep.

Time passed... Another month went by.

"Hey! Ha!" Krillin trained hard. His punching speed was as fast as lightning, each punch powerful, making the air roar. His figure moved at high speed, with several Kamehameha waves chasing behind him. Krillin kept dodging them. As the saying goes, "A fixed target is easy to hit, but a moving target is hard." That was the principle. The gravity number on the wall had now become 100. After a month of training, Krillin had adapted to 100 times gravity. The combat environment he was in was all under 100 times gravity.

During the month, Krillin trained except when sleeping and eating. He always believed in the saying, "Diligence compensates for lack of talent." Though he wasn't untalented, being diligent was never wrong.

System, check stats:

Time: Era 756

Name: Krillin

Age: 21 (one year flowing in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber)

Race: Earthling

Dimension: Level 1 Dimension (equivalent to Korin)

Battle Power: 290,000 (next limit: 1,500,000)

Potential: 1,210,000

Training Speed: Light Speed

Thirty days of training had increased his Battle Power by 25,000. As gravity increased, his daily Battle Power growth also changed. At 20 times, it was moderate—700 points per day. At 50 times, 800 per day. At 100 times, 1,000 per day. It seemed to have capped out. But overall, Krillin's Battle Power had grown by 25,000 in a month.

"Haha, I'm already half as strong as Frieza! Hahaha... Waaah..." Krillin laughed until he cried. "What the hell is this? Half the strength of Frieza's first form? I don't know whether to be happy or worried."

He had used up another sixty Senzu Beans. Only output, no input. Even the richest man would go bankrupt one day. Open source and reduce spending for the long haul. A funnel has one big end and one small end. If the big end is energy coming in and the small end is energy going out, energy will naturally accumulate.

Time to take a bath and rest well. Train well, rest well—that was the essence of the Turtle School.

Krillin walked to the control panel. This time, he turned it off directly instead of setting it to 1x gravity. He had already adapted to 100 times gravity, so even turning it on directly wouldn't matter. Last time he set it to 1x, he hadn't adapted yet.

Beep. Gravity deactivated.

Hehe, borrowing Goku's words: "My body feels so light, like I can't feel it anymore." Krillin swung his arms, feeling his body brimming with power.

Krillin walked out of the Gravity Room, wearing only shorts, and headed toward the beach. He plunged headfirst into the sea. The flowing warm current washed away the fatigue accumulated over thirty days.

Krillin floated in the warm current, slowly closing his heavy eyes. He drifted with the current, his Ki keeping all living things within ten miles away.