The Seven-Year-Old Elder

Kami's Lookout

The method Mr. Popo proposed was incredibly insane for ordinary people, a surefire way to die. But in this Dragon Ball World, it became surprisingly simple!

Piccolo personally went down and retrieved a ceramic jar of Senzu Beans!

"Are you sure about this, Piccolo?" Son Gohan asked one last time.

"Enough nonsense! I'd rather die than be inferior to Sun Wukong!! Come on!!"

Piccolo closed his eyes, abandoned his defenses, and held a Senzu Bean in his mouth!

Son Gohan pressed his palm down, CRUNCH!!!

"This is f***ing painful!!" Piccolo's face contorted in agony.

He instantly collapsed to the ground, his bones shattering. The fragments even pierced through his flesh and skin, exposed externally!

Yet, strangely, his vitality remained incredibly resilient, not reaching a near-death state!

As he bit down on the Senzu Bean, a warm current spread throughout his body. His shattered bones visibly grew and healed, as if time were flowing backward!

"Son Gohan... what do you mean by this..."

Though instantly healed, sweat still streamed down his face from the extreme pain.

"Cough, cough... I didn't expect Namekians to have such tenacious vitality! If you're not near death, what else can I do? This is the best I can manage. Any more power and you'd die, any less... and your bones wouldn't have shattered!" Son Gohan said somewhat awkwardly.

Suddenly, Mr. Popo said calmly, "I only said 'near death,' I never said 'bones shattering' was required!!"

"You heard that, Son Gohan..." Piccolo's eyes were like knives. If looks could kill, Son Gohan would have died ten thousand times over.

"Alright, alright... get ready... again!!" Son Gohan adopted a compromising attitude and then reminded Piccolo to prepare.

"Whoosh!!"

This time, Son Gohan shot a beam of solidified energy from his fingertip. The beam wasn't thick, only the width of a little finger, but the energy contained within instantly pierced Piccolo's heart!

Piccolo's pupils dilated instantly, a feeling of utter powerlessness washing over him!

"Piccolo... swallow the Senzu Bean!!"

Even Kami, standing nearby, was affected, his body trembling, his form flickering as if about to disappear.

Seeing this, Mr. Popo quickly urged Piccolo on!

A damaged heart is like a wrecked engine, but Piccolo, relying on his powerful will, finally swallowed the Senzu Bean!

The wound in his heart rapidly healed, and Kami's body solidified once more.

"Mr. Popo, after a few more times like this, I'm afraid I'll run out of lifespan!" Kami said fearfully.

Mr. Popo also frowned slightly upon hearing this.

After his injuries recovered, Piccolo's consciousness, which had been on the brink of life and death, instantly returned to the living world.

The moment he returned, his consciousness clearly sensed his body's autonomous defense activating, cells rapidly dividing and multiplying. The Zalama Genetic Gene hidden within his cells also emitted a trace.

But it only lasted for an instant before returning to normal.

His body also showed corresponding changes; he could feel that his body was more flexible! His limbs' regeneration ability had also significantly improved.

Previously, severing an arm and regrowing it required him to exert all his Ki to activate regeneration, and after regeneration, his combat power would decrease, and his stamina would weaken.

Now, he could regenerate limbs with half the effort, and the stamina loss was minimal!

Piccolo opened his eyes and then explained the changes in his body to them.

Mr. Popo nodded secretly upon hearing this.

Son Gohan said, "The advantages of being a Namekian are finally showing. Regeneration is your strength. If you could maximize this ability, you might reach the level of regenerating from a drop of blood! Or rather, as long as a single cell remains, you could revive! Mr. Popo, am I explaining this correctly?"

Son Gohan voiced his thoughts while seeking Mr. Popo's opinion.

"Dragon God Zalama's strongest method is wishes, the power of miracles! With miracles, the world has hope; with wishes, the world moves towards them! Looking at his condition, Namekians likely inherited Zalama's Power of Wishes. That's why Namekians cultivate their minds and spirits, making their consciousness and souls powerful, which in turn strengthens their bodies. Their subconscious wishes also drive that trace of wish power within their genes, triggering more peculiar superpowers! Piccolo's consciousness just brushed against the edge of life and death, with one foot in the underworld and one in the living world. Such a unique experience will enhance his consciousness! The so-called autonomous defense is merely his subconscious at work!" Mr. Popo's explanation was clearer and more insightful.

After explaining, Mr. Popo immediately added, "But this method has exceeded my expectations. There is great terror between life and death. Reverence for death and respect for life yield special effects. It's unrealistic to use this method for rapid improvement! Piccolo, if it happened again, would you still be as terrified as you were just now?"

Piccolo pondered for a moment and then said two words: "No!"

"Correct, you wouldn't be. Because you know in your heart that you can't die, so you no longer fear death. Fearlessness isn't always a good thing! Besides, it doesn't need to happen again. Even one more time, Kami wouldn't be able to handle it! Let's stop here!" Mr. Popo said.

"Mr. Popo, then why can Saiyans do it?" Son Gohan asked.

"What Saiyans enhance after near-death regeneration is their physical strength and combat power. That's the potential unleashed from your tails! It has nothing to do with consciousness. Saiyans are a natural warrior race, and fighting spirit is also a form of consciousness. The Namekian situation cannot explain your Saiyan race! Fearlessness, when applied to Saiyans, is the opposite of Namekians; it's a racial advantage!" Mr. Popo patiently explained to him.

"It seems Piccolo will need to find other ways to get stronger!" Son Gohan mused.

"No need. I think I already have a direction!" Piccolo said spiritedly.

"Oh???" Son Gohan looked puzzled.

"Mr. Popo has pointed out my strengths and weaknesses. I'm not an idiot. In my past training, I focused too much on physical improvement and neglected the enhancement of my consciousness. If I find a way to improve my consciousness and mental strength, it will correspondingly trigger changes in my physical body and unlock more of the Dragon God Genetic Gene!" Piccolo, truly the strategist of Dragon Ball Z.

He immediately thought of a solution!

"That's right! You're so smart, how did I not think of that!!" Son Gohan clapped his hands, fully agreeing with Piccolo's idea.

"I can't be worse than a three-year-old child, can I!" Piccolo said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Heh, if I remember correctly, someone is only about seven years old this year?? I just don't know why he looks so old, not like a young person at all!!" Son Gohan wasn't angry; instead, he taunted Piccolo back!

"Shut up, Son Gohan. Whoever told you that, I'll rip their mouth apart!!" Piccolo roared in fury.

In Age 753, Piccolo had just hatched. In 756, he was defeated by Son Goku at the World Martial Arts Tournament!

Now in 760, Piccolo was only about seven years old!

"Pfft!!! A seven-year-old elder, how hilarious!!" Son Gohan paid no mind to Piccolo's rage and mocked him again.

What could Piccolo do? He couldn't win in a fight! He couldn't win in an argument!

"Son Gohan, you just wait!!" Helpless, Piccolo could only leave with a threat.

"Hmph, the word 'uncle' will never be uttered by me in this lifetime!" Son Gohan thought to himself.

When he watched Dragon Ball in his previous life, he was very angry at Son Gohan's inaction. Why should he call someone four years younger "uncle" when they were only four years apart? If there were a blood relation, he would accept it due to the seniority!

But he and Piccolo had no connection whatsoever. Forget blood relations, they weren't even the same species, let alone the same kind! One was a mammal, the other an oviparous animal!

After transmigrating, he vowed he would never call Piccolo "uncle"!