Strengthening Sphere God No. 1

Krillin rested his chin on one hand, calmly watching Sphere God No. 1 get beaten so badly it could not fight back.

The course of the battle had indeed proven the gap in their power. Piccolo, at the Super Saiyan 3 level, was completely overwhelming a machine at the peak of Super Saiyan 2.

He turned to Elder Neba, who stood nearby with a pleased smile on his face.

"Elder Neba, if this keeps going, it'll be far too boring." Krillin spoke up, disrupting the old man's enjoyment of the fight.

Elder Neba froze for a moment, then turned to look at Krillin with a face full of confusion.

"Lord Krillin, what do you mean? Piccolo has displayed such tremendous power. What could be more wonderful than that?"

"Once Sphere God No. 1 is defeated and we obtain the One-Star Dragon Ball, the awakening ritual can begin smoothly."

Krillin shook his head and pointed at the machine that Piccolo had just kicked back into the ruins.

"A fight without any pressure won't offer him any real improvement beyond venting the frustration he'd built up before."

"Although Piccolo's soul has been completed and his battle power has entered a new tier, his control over that power is still crude."

"More importantly, the upcoming awakening ritual will inevitably involve an enormous amount of same-origin Demon Realm energy."

Krillin explained patiently.

"If he can't adapt in actual combat to this high concentration of Demon Realm aura beforehand, forcibly accepting it then could cause a huge disaster."

Elder Neba was somewhat lost, but he roughly understood Krillin's intentions.

"Then what do you mean?"

"Strengthen Sphere God No. 1."

Krillin pointed at Sphere God No. 1.

"Use all the Demon Realm energy you can command to give it a complete enhancement. Raise it to Piccolo's