Lin Chuan: 18,000 points, is that strong?

Having heard Raditz's words and watched the entire argument between the three, Lin Chuan, who had been watching the show the whole time, revealed a smile.

His goal had been achieved, so there was no longer any need to keep hiding his intentions.

When it came down to it, the point the three of them were fixated on right now was merely the 18,000 Battle Power.

18,000 points—once one's strength level actually reached that threshold, it really didn't amount to much.

Lin Chuan did not answer immediately, causing the eyes of all four people to turn toward him, including those of the four-year-old, timid Son Gohan.

Seeing the calm and composed expression on Lin Chuan's face, Raditz, who had originally wanted Lin Chuan to explain things, suddenly felt a bit numb.

He even began to wonder if Lin Chuan shared the same mindset as Kakarot.

He felt that was simply unrealistic.

"Hey, hey, hey! Say something, you guy! They don't know, but surely you, with your 5,000 Battle Power, know just how terrifying a Battle Power of 18,000 is, right?"

"Even if you do have a few tricks up your sleeve, you yourself should be afraid of Vegeta, right?!"

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have destroyed your scouter on your own."

Raditz spoke with great effort, seemingly trying to get Lin Chuan to stand on the same side as him.

Clearly, in his view, Earth would inevitably be destroyed in a year, and if they continued to stay on Earth, they would all be finished.

And this was the very thing giving Raditz a headache right now.

The spaceship had been destroyed by Kakarot's son.

This also meant he had no way to leave Earth!

Even if Lin Chuan's spaceship were still here, it was likely just one of those single-person vessels.

"How should I put this?"

As the words reached his lips, Lin Chuan's thoughts raced.

He looked at Raditz, then at Son Goku, Piccolo, and Son Gohan.

Immediately after, Lin Chuan walked a few steps to the side.

As he walked, Lin Chuan began to speak: "There is one thing Raditz is indeed right about: a Battle Power of 18,000 is not as simple as you think, nor is it so easy to surpass!"

"In fact, for you, in the short term, let alone breaking 10,000, even Nappa, who only has a Battle Power of 4,000, is not someone you can easily surpass."

"One year is indeed a long time, but it is also very short! You must find a way to raise your strength to its peak within the available time. But according to my estimation, even if you work hard and use ordinary methods to improve your cultivation, at most, you will only be able to stand on par with Nappa in the end... unless you can discover more remarkable methods of training."

Having said this, Lin Chuan turned around to face the four of them.

Son Goku and Piccolo did the math in their heads after hearing Lin Chuan's words.

In truth, they knew it themselves: wanting to break a power level of 10,000, let alone surpassing 18,000, was nothing more than a pipe dream.

But they wouldn't admit defeat. After all, if you don't try, who knows what the outcome will be?

Raditz tilted his head back with an arrogant look. Just as he was about to criticize Kakarot and Piccolo, Lin Chuan didn't give him the chance.

Lin Chuan continued, "Of course, for you, let alone a power level of 18,000, even Nappa with a power level of 4,000 is an existence of terrifying proportions."

"But to me, is a power level of 18,000 really that strong?" As he spoke these mocking words, Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes. The inscrutable expression on his face left everyone stunned.

Raditz, in particular, couldn't figure out what Lin Chuan meant.

"Wait, are you saying your power level isn't just 5,000? You guy... could it be that you can control your power level too?"

With that, Raditz's mouth fell open, his face unable to hide his growing terror.

Lin Chuan didn't hesitate; he took off the Scouter he was wearing and tossed it to Raditz.

"This thing can indeed detect a person's power level index. However, numbers are static, while people are dynamic! Once you learn the method to control your own power and the fluctuations of your ki, this thing becomes useless."

"And from the very beginning, I only mobilized a tiny sliver of my ki to let you see that my power level had reached 5,000."

As he spoke, the corner of Lin Chuan's mouth curled into a wicked smirk. His aura of absolute confidence left everyone shaken.

Raditz stared at Lin Chuan with wide eyes.

Beside them, Son Goku and Piccolo took deep breaths, struggling to suppress the shock in their hearts.

Is a power level of 5,000 not even his full strength?! Just how strong is this guy?

Listening to his tone, and his disdain for a power level of 18,000, I'm afraid he might even exceed that number!

Piccolo speculated in his heart.

He vaguely realized that Lin Chuan's true strength far exceeded their imagination.

Perhaps even this so-called Vegeta was nowhere near being his match.

Otherwise, knowing that the enemy was coming to invade in a year, if he lacked the strength, he would at least show a hint of nervousness.

"S-so, are you saying that you actually have the absolute strength to fend off that Vegeta?" Son Goku asked, his voice trembling with anticipation.

If that were the case, then Earth's crisis could be resolved.

To be honest, today he had truly had his eyes opened.

The emotions within him were too numerous to count.

It could be said that he was experiencing a complex mix of feelings, impossible to put into words.

"No!! I don't believe it!!! No matter how powerful you are, you could never compare to Vegeta!"

"If you were so confident that you surpassed Vegeta, then why are you afraid of him hearing the news about the Dragon Balls, to the point of destroying my Scouter?"

At this moment, the look in Raditz's eyes as he watched Lin Chuan changed again and again.

Unknowingly, a peculiar sense of dread welled up in his heart.

"I never said I destroyed the Scouter because I was afraid of Vegeta and the others hearing the news and coming to Earth. I only said that their arrival on Earth was likely unavoidable."

"Raditz! You are a smart man, so you should know that if your Scouter can be monitored by Vegeta, then it is entirely possible that your Scouters are being monitored by Frieza's side as well!"

"Unlike the Scouter I gave you, your Scouters are likely linked, aren't they?"

Having given Raditz the warning, Lin Chuan said no more.

"You, you mean... Hiss~!!!" For a moment, it was as if he had fallen into an ice cellar; Raditz's body began to tremble.

If Lin Chuan's prediction was correct, then their every move was being monitored.

If the news really reached Frieza, then the situation would be a completely different story.

As Saiyans, even someone like Vegeta with a power level of 18,000 could only bow and scrape before Frieza.

Raditz felt fortunate—fortunate that Lin Chuan had been able to react so quickly.

He did not know, and even Lin Chuan did not know, that the message had already been transmitted, and Frieza was already on his way to Earth.

However, according to the progression of the plot, Frieza would inevitably fail to reach Earth smoothly.

By then, because of the intelligence Vegeta gathered on Earth, Frieza would learn that the Dragon Balls were created by Namekians, and would therefore change his target mid-journey, heading instead to Planet Namek.