Special Training Begins

Lan Mu ultimately came out on top, but he did not strike a killing blow. Instead, he spared Perfect Cell's life.

As long as the biological chip remained, the other party could be revived.

Lan Mu needed a sparring dummy like himself who could constantly improve. Perfect Cell was undoubtedly a fine opponent.

That guy's life had simply been too short. If he had lived longer, his strength would never have stopped there.

Seeing Lan Mu rescue Cell's biological chip from the Kikoho, Vegeta immediately moved to destroy it.

However, Lan Mu stopped Vegeta and said after some thought, "If you kill him, then you'll have to be my opponent."

"Just what I wanted." Vegeta immediately closed in to fight in his base form.

Lan Mu blocked a punch, then slammed him into the ground with a backhand.

"Not now. I mean you'll be my special training partner from now on. You're still too weak right now. At the very least, you need to fully reach Super Saiyan Grade 2."

After saying that, Lan Mu added with a headache, "Also... next time, could you go all out from the start? Is it some tradition to begin with a round of hand-to-hand combat in base form?"

"Are you Cell from the future?" the Z Fighters demanded.

Lan Mu would be staying here for at least ten years. He had no desire to turn himself into a boss right from the start.

"Of course not. I merely killed Cell from another universe and made him one of my abilities. To show my sincerity..."

Lan Mu saw that the Perfect Cell he had spared had already recovered completely, and his strength had risen again.

"If I kill him thoroughly, you'll be at ease now, right? If you care so much about appearances, I'll