Guidance

Ever since Turles was reborn, he had been exploring the path of cultivation on his own. Even though he was able to recreate some of the training methods from his memories and rely on the Gravity Chamber to increase his combat power, he still felt unsatisfied.

If Turles had merely transmigrated into an Earthling without the necessary potential, he might have let it go. However, since he had become a Saiyan and possessed the foundation to climb to the peak, he would never be content unless he could become an eternal, immortal powerhouse.

In the Dragon Ball World, combat power is not the only metric of judgment. Only by living long enough and possessing a sufficiently high status would one be taken seriously by the top-tier deities.

He had seen how Beerus didn't even look twice at Son Goku's Super Saiyan 3 transformation, and the Old Supreme Kai had even dismissed Son Goku's transformation as a misguided path.

While Mr. Popo's current combat power was not as high as Turles', Mr. Popo was a divine servant who had assisted generations of Kami. His longevity and his ability to train one generation of Kami after another were enough to show that Mr. Popo was far from simple.

Therefore, Mr. Popo's guidance would surely provide Turles with some inspiration, and this was one of the reasons Turles had come to Earth.

As a transmigrator, his greatest advantage was not just his own physical potential; his greatest advantage would always be his knowledge of the plot and the characters from his memories.

And Mr. Popo was one of the candidates who met his expectations.

Turles slowly retracted his energy and looked at Mr. Popo with a sense of anticipation.

Mr. Popo looked as expressionless as ever, but in reality, he was already panicking inside.

He had expected Turles' combat power to be strong, but he hadn't expected it to reach such a degree. Even though he had seen many powerful Earthlings, he was still astonished by Turles' strength.

This was the tragedy of Earth being located on the edge of the North Galaxy. Although the martial arts on Earth were superior to those of most races in the universe, the innate talent of Earthlings was simply too low. They had not produced any powerhouses capable of destroying planets, and they were not even aware of the combat power systems used throughout the universe.

That was why Mr. Popo felt surprised and even horrified by Turles' combat power. Once the Dragon Ball plot officially unfolded and he saw the massive leaps in strength from Son Goku and the others, Turles' current combat power would likely no longer be considered impressive.

Turles was still staring at Mr. Popo, naturally unaware that Mr. Popo was already breaking into a cold sweat.

After a long silence, Mr. Popo finally spoke: "Suppress your energy to match mine, and we shall have a spar."

Although Turles was a bit puzzled by Mr. Popo's request, he followed it, skillfully controlling his energy to maintain a combat power of around 1,000. He couldn't sense Mr. Popo's energy, but he remembered that this was roughly Mr. Popo's combat power in the original work.

Turles and Mr. Popo stood face to face in the center of Kami's Lookout Plaza, watching each other.

Turles had originally intended to follow his usual combat habits and find a flaw in Mr. Popo's stance, but no matter how he observed, he could not find a single opening.

A drop of cold sweat appeared on Turles' forehead; he suddenly felt at a loss.

Indeed, if he relied on his combat power of over 200,000, he could easily defeat Mr. Popo just by releasing his energy. But when he fought with a combat power of 1,000, he didn't know where to begin.

In the past, when Turles lacked Ki Sense, he wouldn't have felt this helpless, because back then, as long as he could see his target with his eyes, he could still launch an attack.

However, he had become so reliant on using Ki Sense to fight that even if he could see his opponent with his eyes, he felt incredibly uncomfortable if he couldn't sense their energy.

Even if he used his Pseudo-Ultra Instinct, he no longer had any confidence, because his Pseudo-Ultra Instinct only worked with the support of massive amounts of data, and right now, he couldn't collect any data information on Mr. Popo at all.

The two remained in their starting positions, neither making the first move.

Ten minutes passed quickly. Turles suddenly spoke, dejected: "I lose!"

Everyone present was shocked by Turles's words. Even Dero, who could not yet accurately sense Ki, clearly understood that Mr. Popo's combat power was definitely not high. However, he could not understand why Turles had conceded after standing there for only a moment.

Turles looked at the expressionless Mr. Popo and couldn't help but ask, "How did you do it?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Popo countered, "Can't you do it yourself?"

"What? When could I..." Turles reflexively started to retort, but before he could finish his sentence, he froze in place.

That's right, he was also capable of perfectly concealing his Ki. While traveling to Planet Vampa, he had learned to perfectly control his Ki from the vastness of the cosmos. To this day, he subconsciously maintained a state of suppressed Ki in his daily life.

But why was he unable to make a move when he encountered Mr. Popo, who also possessed perfect control over his Ki?

Turles pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the reason, so he voiced his confusion directly to Mr. Popo.

After listening to Turles's description, Mr. Popo contemplated for a moment and said, "You are too focused on Ki Sense. You must learn to rely on your body's instincts in battle. Not everyone has Ki that you can sense."

Seeing that Turles was still somewhat confused, Mr. Popo began to demonstrate while saying, "Ki Sense is just a combat technique, but combat is not just about Ki. The temperature of the air, the humidity, and changes in the environment—all of these shift as a battle unfolds."

As he spoke, Mr. Popo waved his hand gently, stirring up a light breeze.

"When these things change, your ability to blend into the environment and perfectly hide your Ki is no longer perfect. Therefore, you need to rely on the various senses of your physical body to capture these shifts. Your sight, smell, hearing, touch, and even taste—by integrating the information these senses provide, you can still perceive your opponent."

"Because as long as they are a living being, as long as they exist in this space, they cannot completely eliminate the traces of their existence, even if they simply take a breath of air."

"This..."

Hearing Mr. Popo's guidance, it was as if a bolt of lightning had torn through the darkness in Turles's mind, leaving him suddenly enlightened.

Turles hadn't expected that Mr. Popo would tell him not only to fight based on Ki, but also to rely on the five senses of his body to capture his opponent. These theories were like opening another door for him.

Fighting based on bodily instinct sounded a lot like the technique Whis called Ultra Instinct. However, as Turles thought about it carefully, this technique was actually extremely similar to his Pseudo-Ultra Instinct.

His Pseudo-Ultra Instinct involved collecting sufficient data to simulate the opponent in his mind. Whether it was the opponent's attacks or defenses, they would be simulated in his mental world, giving him a sense of preemptive action.

The only difference was that he had only simulated static environmental data and the opponent's Ki data; he hadn't incorporated the feedback data from his own body.

If he followed Mr. Popo's advice, he would need to simulate all the data collected by his five senses—no, it should be six senses—during combat. In this way, even if an opponent could perfectly hide their Ki like Mr. Popo, he could still continuously adjust the data to capture the opponent's movements and find their openings.

If his bodily instincts became strong enough in the future to skip the process of mental simulation entirely, then what difference would there be between that and true Ultra Instinct?

Thinking of this, a flicker of burning intensity flashed in Turles's eyes!

Turles hadn't expected that a single piece of guidance from Mr. Popo would be of such great help to him. Of course, to fully realize the evolution of his Pseudo-Ultra Instinct, Turles would still need a lot of training, but at the very least, it had pointed him in a clear direction.

Turles wanted to ask Mr. Popo more questions, but an uninvited guest interrupted him.