Tree of Might

"However, we should also thank Kakarot. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have found such a fine planet!"

Turles's subordinates nodded.

"Beep, beep..."

Just then, the scouter worn over Turles's left eye suddenly sounded.

The next second, two figures appeared in mid-air.

They were none other than Sun Wukong and Piccolo.

"Kakarot!"

Turles recognized Sun Wukong at a single glance.

"Whoosh..."

"Thud..."

Sun Wukong landed in front of them, bringing Piccolo along.

"Who are you people? What do you want by coming to Earth?"

Turles smiled and said, "Kakarot, my name is Turles, and I am a Saiyan just like you!"

"A Saiyan!"

"That's right. Kakarot, let me ask you, why haven't you destroyed the Earth?"

"Destroy the Earth?"

Piccolo looked at Sun Wukong with a face full of confusion.

Turles smiled and continued, "You might not know this yet, but from the moment we Saiyans are born, we are sent to planets across the universe. We then spend several years destroying those planets and forcing their inhabitants to surrender. If a planet has value, we sell it at a high price; if it's useless, we simply destroy it! Kakarot, you were sent here in the first place precisely because your combat power was too low!"

"So that's how it is!"

After finishing his sentence, Turles immediately aimed his scouter at Sun Wukong to check his current combat power.

"Beep, beep..."

The reading on the scouter rose rapidly, quickly hitting 5,000, and finally stopping at around 5,100.

"5... 5,100 combat power!"

Turles looked at his scouter in disbelief.

One had to know that under normal circumstances, a low-class warrior had a maximum combat power of 5,000. And that was only in cases where they frequently encountered powerful opponents, much like Sun Wukong's father, Bardock, back in the day. But those were extremely rare cases; most low-class warriors generally stayed below 5,000. Furthermore, Sun Wukong's combat power at birth was only two, which should have made it even harder for him to grow.

Could it be that he, like me, obtained some kind of opportunity? Turles thought to himself.

Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face as he said to Sun Wukong, "Kakarot, since we are both Saiyans, how about you join us? I can make you the second-in-command of my squad!"

"Not interested!"

Sun Wukong shook his head.

"Is that so!"

Turles's expression suddenly turned cold.

At this moment, Sun Wukong looked at the Tree of Might behind them and said, "Turles, what exactly is your goal in coming to Earth?"

Although he already knew Turles's objective, he still asked for the sake of appearances in front of Piccolo.

Turles smiled and replied, "We came for the Tree of Might!"

"The Tree of Might!"

"That's right, the very tree behind you. It was something I obtained from the universe with great difficulty. The Tree of Might can absorb a planet's energy to produce Tree of Might fruit! The better a planet is preserved, the more Tree of Might fruit it produces!"

"Tree of Might fruit?"

"That's right, every Tree of Might fruit you consume can double your combat power! How about it, Kakarot? Do you want to join us? Once the Tree of Might fruits ripen, I can share a few with you!"

"No!"

Sun Wukong shook his head.

"Whoosh..."

"Thud..."

Just then, Son Gohan and Son Gomen flew down from the sky.

"Saiyans!"

Upon seeing the tails behind the two, Turles was instantly startled.

He then looked at Sun Wukong and asked, "Kakarot, are those two your children?"

Sun Wukong nodded.

Seeing this, Turles immediately used his scouter to check their combat power.

"Beep, beep..."

The numbers on the scouter rose rapidly, quickly surpassing Sun Wukong's combat power.

"Ten... ten thousand!"

When Son Gohan's combat power reached ten thousand, Turles was suddenly so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

A child of only four or five years old actually had a combat power exceeding ten thousand.

Upon hearing this, Turles's subordinates were so terrified that they retreated several steps.

Their own combat power was at most around five thousand.

Ten thousand combat power was double their own.

At this moment, the value on the scouter continued to climb, quickly reaching fifteen thousand.

Bang!

Because the scouter Turles was wearing was an older model that could only detect up to fifteen thousand, it automatically exploded the moment Son Gohan's combat power exceeded that limit.

"Are... are you alright, Lord Turles?"

One of his men asked with concern.

"I'm fine!"

Turles said with a gloomy face.

Originally, he had been very confident in dealing with both Sun Wukong and Piccolo.

But now, the appearance of Son Gohan had disrupted his plans.

No, the Tree of Might fruit is about to ripen. I cannot let these two brats who suddenly appeared ruin my plans!

Turles thought to himself.

Immediately, he condensed a golden sphere of light in his hand and tossed it into the sky.

This sphere of light was none other than an Artificial Moon.

"Oh no!"

Sun Wukong was quick-witted and immediately condensed a blast of ki, shattering the Artificial Moon.

Son Gohan and the others, who had been showing physical reactions, instantly regained their senses.

"Damn it!"

Turles let out an angry shout and said to his surrounding subordinates, "Attack!"

"Yes, Lord Turles!"

Hearing this, Turles's subordinates charged toward Sun Wukong.

Son Gohan and Son Gomen turned solemn, set their hands into fighting stances, and rushed toward Turles's men.

"Whoosh..."

Bang, bang, bang!!

Son Gohan and Son Gomen moved with extreme speed, quickly knocking down all of Turles's subordinates.

"Damn it! A bunch of useless fools!"

Turles roared in anger and charged toward Sun Wukong.

Since Son Gohan's strength was greater and he was harder to deal with, he planned to seize Sun Wukong first and then use him to threaten the two boys.

Sun Wukong was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then threw a punch that sent the charging Turles flying.

Boom!!

Turles's body slammed into a mountain behind him like a streak of light.

"Whoosh..."

Before Turles could react, a golden beam shot forth, piercing directly through his body.

"Ka... Kakarot!"

Turles stared at Sun Wukong in the distance, his face filled with disbelief.

Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that he would die at the hands of Sun Wukong.

A low-class warrior who had been born with a battle power of only two.

Yet, no matter how unwilling he was, he finally closed his eyes.

Seeing that Turles was dead, Piccolo immediately turned to look at the Tree of Might behind him.

At this moment, the Tree of Might had already begun to bear fruit.

Some of the fruits were even fully ripe.

"Sun Wukong, how are we going to deal with this Tree of Might?"

"How to deal with it?"

"Yes! Didn't Turles say that the Tree of Might produces its fruit by absorbing the energy of the Earth!"