Secret Between Life and Death

King Kai's Planet

"Are you saying that Piccolo's body structure is different, which prevents him from using high-multiplication King Kai Fist?" Son Gohan asked.

On the grass outside the house, several people sat cross-legged in a circle!

"That's right. Namekians' bodies tend to be more flexible, and they even have the ability to regenerate limbs and stretch them at will. But this also gives them a disadvantage: the strength of their physical bodies. At the same combat power, their physical bodies will never reach yours. Even the simple first level of King Kai Fist is difficult for Piccolo to perform and he cannot maintain it for long!" North Kai explained.

"Lord Kai, does that mean I'll never catch up to them?" Piccolo asked with some unwillingness.

"You might be able to catch up to Sun Wukong, but don't even think about catching up to Son Gohan. I can't see through him either!" North Kai said.

"Piccolo, I believe you won't fall too far behind!" Sun Wukong encouraged him.

"Get lost, are you comforting me?!" Piccolo felt a pang of bitterness inside.

"Don't be discouraged. Every race has its strengths and weaknesses. For example, Saiyans have no psychic abilities, but you Namekians can create magical beings like Shenron. Perhaps you can seek out higher gods and ask them for ways to increase your combat power!" Son Gohan said calmly.

"Higher gods?? Son Gohan, how do you know so much?" Kai was greatly surprised.

"Hehe, I also know that your King Kai's Planet used to be very large! But because it angered a god..." Son Gohan hadn't finished speaking.

"Enough, enough, don't say that name. It's fine for ordinary people, but if someone like you says his name, he will sense it!!" Kai quickly stopped Son Gohan from continuing.

Their panicked expressions amazed both Sun Wukong and Piccolo!

After all, they had trained for so many days and had never seen Kai lose his composure like this!

"Gods are merely beings from a higher dimension, with an elevated life form! One day, I too will stand at, or even surpass, that level!" Son Gohan looked up at the vast yellow sky of the Underworld, his eyes bursting with strong fighting spirit, his whole body radiating intense determination!

"Alright, let's talk about Sun Wukong. He has already learned the King Kai Fist, and what pleases me even more is that the Spirit Bomb is effortless in his hands. The Spirit of All Things rushes to him the moment he raises his hand to gather it!!" Kai was overjoyed and felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction!

"Hmph, hmph, I wasn't wrong, was I!!" Son Gohan grunted.

"Thank you. My Spirit Bomb can finally be confirmed as a usable skill!"

"What??? Was I a test subject??" Sun Wukong jumped up in shock.

"Ahem, well... when I created it, I didn't expect the Spirit Bomb to have such a big limitation!! Only someone with an extremely pure heart can learn it!" Kai was embarrassed by the remark.

"Gohan. You knew this long ago?" Sun Wukong asked him with a resentful look.

"Yes. I also knew long ago that Father, you could learn it. Isn't it good to gain a powerful skill?" Son Gohan retorted.

"But I always feel something is a little off!!" Sun Wukong felt a sense of unease deep down.

"Actually, they have no room for improvement here anymore. You can take them to a new training ground," Kai said.

"Yes, I came this time to take them back! We might need your help again in the future. If you have any problems, you can also come to me!" Son Gohan was still very respectful to Kai.

Even though he was an inconspicuous fat old man!

"Alright, now that you're leaving, I can finally get some good sleep. All this noise every day, it's so annoying!" Kai waved his hand dismissively.

"Okay, then we won't disturb you any longer. We'll be going now!"

Son Gohan took the two of them and instantly moved away.

Earth

"Gohan, are there any new training methods?" Sun Wukong had finally tasted the joy of increasing his strength and couldn't settle down again.

Piccolo also showed a look of anticipation.

"Aunt Bulma used the spaceship your father rode in when he was little to create a Gravity Chamber! The highest gravity is three hundred times his own!! You can use this Gravity Chamber to improve your strength for now!! As for Piccolo!!" Son Gohan pondered for a long time without coming up with a way to improve his strength.

After training on King Kai's Planet, Sun Wukong and Piccolo had both significantly increased their combat power.

Sun Wukong's base form had a combat power of around 35,000.

Piccolo was a bit weaker, barely reaching 30,000!

However, Sun Wukong's King Kai Fist, at full power, could reach a maximum of 5 times, which was 175,000 combat power!

Piccolo, due to his physique, could barely use King Kai Fist. He could reach 150,000 combat power, but his body would collapse if he couldn't maintain it for long!

Seeing the gap widening with Sun Wukong, Piccolo was naturally unwilling!

"For Piccolo, I think it's best to ask Kami at the Lookout. After all, an old person at home is a treasure! And they are one entity!" In reality, Son Gohan's true intention was to ask Mr. Popo.

But he didn't dare to mention Mr. Popo directly yet, so he used Kami as an excuse.

"Okay, then let's split up. I'll go find Bulma, and Piccolo will go to the Lookout! What about you, Gohan?" Sun Wukong asked.

"I'll go to the Lookout with Piccolo. Two days later, I'll come to Aunt Bulma's house to find you!" Son Gohan replied.

"Yosh, Flying Nimbus... I'll go ahead then!"

No matter how much stronger he became, he still loved the soft and fluffy Flying Nimbus!

When there was no urgent matter, he still preferred to ride the Flying Nimbus!

"Let's go too!" Son Gohan grabbed Piccolo and instantly moved towards the Lookout.

Kami's Lookout

"Piccolo, to significantly increase your strength, unless you fuse with me!" Kami answered Piccolo's question.

"Old man, I'm a bit resistant to you, and I don't want to fuse with you for now!" Piccolo said, somewhat annoyed.

"Mr. Popo, are there any other ways?" Son Gohan turned his gaze to Popo behind Kami.

"The Hyperbolic Time Chamber, developing your own bloodline, and increasing bloodline concentration can all lead to a significant improvement!" Popo hid nothing.

"I know about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but increasing bloodline concentration???" Son Gohan was a little confused.

"The Namekians being able to create Dragon Balls is a miracle in itself! Dragon Balls, Shenron, those are products that only the supreme god, the Dragon God Zalama, can create. If I'm not mistaken, the Namekians should be a race born from an opportunity related to the Dragon God's bloodline. If you increase your own bloodline concentration, you might catch up to you in a short time!" Popo stated his guess.

"But how do you enhance bloodline??" Piccolo asked the crucial question.

"Constant near-death experiences and rebirth, triggering the inherited genes hidden deep within the bloodline, causing the bloodline to improve autonomously!" Popo proposed the solution.

"There is great terror between life and death. As for near-death rebirth, that's easy, as long as there are Senzu Beans. But if you linger on the edge of life and death for a long time, your consciousness might become lost! Corrupted!" Son Gohan frowned slightly.

Near-death rebirth, increasing bloodline concentration. This was quite similar to the Saiyans!

Although Saiyans increased their combat power, it also came from their bloodline, it's just that Saiyans seemed to achieve it more easily by nature!

There were healing pods on other planets, and Senzu Beans on Earth!

"Son Gohan, help me!!" Piccolo decided to increase his bloodline concentration first, temporarily giving up on fusing with Kami.

"Okay, these next two days, let's try this method!"