Dragon Ball: Starting with +1 Combat Power Per Second
Chapter 44

In the Blink of an Eye, Ten Days Later

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Time passed like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by.

In a wild, open area within the ecological garden of the Hoi-Poi Capsule private estate.

Two figures, one large and one small, were engaged in basic combat training.

Who else could it be but Lin Chuan and Son Gohan?

Over these past few days, Son Gohan had been like a little shadow, following Lin Chuan in his training and embarking on the path of a martial artist seeking strength.

You might ask, hadn't he already taught Son Gohan how to sense, guide, and cultivate Ki?

Indeed!

Initially, Lin Chuan had assumed that simply sensing and guiding Ki would take Son Gohan a long time to master, as it required one to grasp the knack of it personally.

Moreover, Son Gohan had never been exposed to any form of training before...

However, to his surprise, not only did Son Gohan manage to sense his Ki in less than a day, but he also successfully guided it out in one go.

Although he had only succeeded once, it still shocked Lin Chuan.

He had thought it was just a stroke of luck, but to his surprise, by the second day, Son Gohan was already able to release his Ki with ease and handle it proficiently.

In this situation, Lin Chuan felt the urge to curse.

It really is infuriating to compare oneself to others!

He recalled how, even with his knowledge of the original plot and a clear understanding of the general training methods, it had taken him several days to succeed and nearly ten days to become fully proficient.

Although he was only two or three years old back then—younger than Son Gohan is now—that couldn't be used as an excuse for being inferior to someone else.

This talent, this natural aptitude, was simply heaven-defying.

Especially after the guidance of Ki, Lin Chuan could clearly perceive that Son Gohan's surface strength had increased.

The system also displayed that his combat power had reached 100 points.

He could see the combat power values of others through the system's capabilities.

This was a hidden function Lin Chuan had discovered only after a long time of exploration, following a sudden whim to experiment.

As long as he stared intently at a target, he could see the combat power index they possessed.

Not only had Son Gohan's combat power increased, but his young body had also become exceptionally resilient under the reinforcement of his own power.

In two days, he had completed all the training steps Lin Chuan had assigned to him.

By the third day, Son Gohan had even started experimenting on his own, managing to independently condense Energy Blasts.

He had truly activated the Protagonist Module.

Is it outrageous?

It is indeed outrageous!

However, his potential was already top-tier in the original story to begin with.

After three days of accumulation, on the fourth day, Lin Chuan had to seriously teach Son Gohan the training method for the Flight Technique.

In fact, compared to guiding, sensing, and controlling Ki, the Flight Technique was much simpler to learn.

Because as long as one could guide their Ki, it proved that they could initially control their own Ki.

With that, using Ki to lift one's body to fly into the sky—what difficulty could there be in that?

Son Gohan's terrifying talent once again made Lin Chuan realize that teaching him really didn't require wasting any extra breath.

Lin Chuan taught the Flight Technique casually, and Son Gohan learned it just as casually, already able to perform tasks like hovering and staying airborne on his own.

Although his flight was still a bit shaky, as long as he became more proficient in controlling his Ki, and as his Ki grew larger and stronger, flying would become an effortless task.

On the fifth day, as always, Son Gohan shocked Lin Chuan once again.

First, he had completely mastered the Flight Technique and could fly freely through the sky.

Second, Son Gohan voluntarily told him that because he had mastered the Flight Technique, whenever he practiced sensing and perceiving Ki, he would always get the feeling that he couldn't help but lose control of the power inside his body.

This piqued Lin Chuan's curiosity, but when he saw the Ki that Son Gohan unleashed on his own, Lin Chuan was stunned.

At four years old, after training for less than five short days, his combat power had unknowingly exceeded 500!

What was especially important was that this was something Son Gohan could control himself.

It seemed that the Ki training Lin Chuan had taught him had indirectly unlocked the heavy lock trapping Son Gohan's potential, causing his strength to skyrocket.

To have such results in such a short time was even more effective than the one year of survival training Son Gohan underwent in the wilderness in the original story.

One could imagine that since he had broken 500 in less than five days, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that in a few more days, breaking 1,000 would likely be no problem at all.

Having understood Son Gohan's current situation, Lin Chuan stopped being perfunctory and stopped leaving him to his own devices.

Especially on this day, because Bulma had tipped her off, Chi-Chi had tracked them down, and some things had happened.

Lin Chuan saw a different side of Son Gohan, and he also learned of Son Gohan's inner desire to become stronger.

He hungered to become stronger, to protect everything he wished to protect.

It was a child's grand dream. Because he chose to be independent, for the first time in his life, Son Gohan refused his mother's well-intentioned plans for him.

He did not want to grow up in a greenhouse. He used a firm attitude to force Chi-Chi to compromise, leading him to take the initiative to seek out Lin Chuan and make his request.

Thus, starting from the sixth day, Lin Chuan taught Son Gohan basic training, then set aside two hours every day to spar with him, honing his combat techniques.

To say nothing of anything else, Son Gohan truly respected him deeply, treating him like a mentor who had imparted his life's work, and even more so as an elder of the family. He was obedient and never once complained.

Such a disposition could not be separated from Chi-Chi's upbringing, so in that regard, Chi-Chi was also a success.

"Ha~~~!!!!"

As the last flush of crimson from the sunset faded into the twilight, Son Gohan let out one final shout, leaped into the air, and threw his final punch with heavy force.

Naturally, it was caught firmly by Lin Chuan, who easily neutralized the blow and used the momentum to help him land steadily on the ground.

"The power is good; it's an improvement over yesterday. However, there are still too many unnecessary movements. You must remember that in a real fight, any flashy display is useless," Lin Chuan said, facing Son Gohan.

"Yes, Uncle Lin Chuan." Although Son Gohan was exhausted and panting heavily, he replied obediently at once.

Lin Chuan was very satisfied with this.

In truth, if he weren't a transmigrator, and if he didn't know what the future held, taking a child like Son Gohan as a disciple would have been an absolutely correct choice.

After they had rested enough, Lin Chuan didn't drag things out. He said to Son Gohan, "Today's training ends here. It's time for us to head back."

With that, Lin Chuan immediately utilized the Flight Technique and took off, heading toward Bulma's dome-shaped house.

Son Gohan was already proficient in the Flight Technique. While his speed hadn't reached the required standard yet, he could still manage dozens to over a hundred meters per second.

Do not think this speed is fast. One must realize that after several consecutive days of training, Son Gohan's combat power was already comparable to the year he spent training under Piccolo in the original story.

Combat Power: 950!

This figure completely surpassed the full-power burst of his father, Son Goku, when Raditz first arrived on Earth.

And if he unleashed an energy attack, Son Gohan's maximum combat power could reach 1,200!

Lin Chuan had tested this personally, though after unleashing such an energy burst, his stamina would be depleted rapidly, and his combat power would quickly drop to less than six or seven hundred.

Returning to the subject of flight speed: with this level of combat power, his flight speed should be able to break the sound barrier, or even reach several times the speed of sound.

If he couldn't do it, it only meant his training was not yet enough.

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