Talisman Powers

In the deep crater left by the impact, he saw a damaged round "iron lump."

The hatch opened automatically, revealing two tailed infants inside.

One was slightly older, his dark, round eyes wide as he curiously studied him.

The other was smaller and sleeping soundly.

The old man, Son Gohan, froze.

"Heavens... Have you bestowed grandsons upon me?"

He carefully picked up the two children and laughed heartily.

"Hmm... You two are both so well-behaved..."

He looked at the quiet, steady-eyed Kaxiu.

"You're the older brother, so you'll be called Sun Wuxiu—cultivate yourself and your nature!"

Then he looked at the one who was smacking his lips even in his sleep.

"And you'll be called Son Goku!"

Six years later, Mount Paozu, night.

Moonlight flowed like water over the forested mountains.

Beside a crude wooden cabin, nine-year-old Sun Wuxiu sat cross-legged atop a bluestone.

He was not asleep.

Ever since arriving in this world, he had slept far less than children his age.

Six years had passed.

It had been exactly six years since he and Kakarot... no, Son Goku, had been found and brought home by their grandfather, Son Gohan.

Sun Wuxiu slowly opened his eyes. Beneath the moonlight, his gaze was so clear that it did not seem childlike.

He spread open his small palm.

"Rise."

With a slight stir of his thoughts, a pebble half the size of a fist rose from the ground with a whoosh, floating in the air above his palm.

"So it really isn't telekinesis." Sun Wuxiu tugged at the corner of his mouth.

When he had first transmigrated, he had thought he had awakened telekinesis.

But four years ago, while training at a waterfall—

Sun Wuxiu had slipped from the top and fallen. He had thought he would be severely injured or even die on the spot, yet when he stood back up completely unharmed by the Undying Rule, he knew things were not so simple.

The cheat branded deep into his soul had finally revealed its full form.

"Jackie Chan Adventures, the Twelve Talismans."

This was one of the powers he had known best in his previous life!

Moreover, these Talismans were not physical objects. They had transformed into twelve instincts, thoroughly merging with his soul and this Saiyan body.

[Rooster Talisman], Levitation and telekinesis. This was the first power he had awakened. At first, he could only manipulate a bag of nutrient solution. Now, when going all out, he could easily lift a two-hundred-pound boulder with "telekinesis."

[Dog Talisman], Undying Rule. It granted him immortal vitality. Falling from waterfalls, being struck by boulders, being accidentally injured by Goku during training... no matter how grave the injury, he would not die.

Sun Wuxiu's eyes instantly burned with fervor.

"Undying Rule..."

He lowered his head and looked at the tail wrapped around his waist.

"...paired with a Saiyan's Near-Death Revival passive that massively increases combat power, it's simply a perfect match!"

He had not yet dared to try "suicide," but he knew this was the foundation that would let him surpass everything in the future.

[Horse Talisman], healing.

It complemented the Dog Talisman perfectly.

The Dog Talisman ensured that he would not "die," while the Horse Talisman was responsible for "instant recovery."

Over these years, he and Goku had trained under their grandfather, Son Gohan. Bumps and bruises had been inevitable.

But every time, no matter how severe the injury, Sun Wuxiu only needed a thought. The Horse Talisman's power would flow through his entire body, instantly restoring him.

He could even channel that power into others.

Whenever Goku was bitten by wild beasts and came to his older brother clutching his wounds, Sun Wuxiu merely pressed a hand to his forehead. With a faint flash from the Horse Talisman, the wounds vanished without a trace.

As a result, in Son Gohan's eyes, his two grandsons were simply martial arts prodigies. Not only were they incredibly tough thanks to the Dog Talisman, but they also possessed astonishing recovery abilities thanks to the Horse Talisman.

[Ox Talisman], Super Strength.

Sun Wuxiu rose to his feet and walked over to a thousand-pound boulder.

It was one of his training tools.

"Ha!"

He planted his stance firmly, and his small body suddenly exerted force.

"Bzzzz—"

An invisible power surged from the depths of his soul into every limb and bone.

The thousand-pound boulder was forcibly lifted over the head of a mere nine-year-old child!

"The Ox Talisman's power stacks with my own strength."

Sun Wuxiu understood this as clearly as a mirror.

The stronger his Saiyan power became, the more terrifying the Super Strength unleashed by the Ox Talisman would be.

[Rabbit Talisman], Godspeed.

He set down the boulder and took a deep breath.

The next second—

"Whoosh—!" (So Xiao Yu could probably run a hundred meters in one second, but it would always be one second.)

His figure stretched into an afterimage beneath the moonlight. In less than four seconds, he appeared atop another rock a hundred meters away.

Fast! Fast to the extreme!

This was his trump card for survival and surprise attacks.

One had to know that Son Goku had only managed a 5.58-second hundred-meter dash at the age of twelve, when Master Roshi tested him.

At nine years old, Sun Wuxiu's combat power should have been comparable to that of twelve-year-old Goku.

But in terms of speed, one took a little over three seconds, while the other took over five.

It seemed like the difference was only close to double, but with speed, even being a single second faster was an enormous gap.

[Pig Talisman], Heat Beam.

He raised his gaze, aiming his eyes at a dead tree in the distance.

"Zzzzt—!"

Two crimson beams shot from his eyes, striking the trunk with perfect accuracy.

There was no explosion, only searing heat.

The trunk was instantly pierced through. The cut was as smooth as a mirror, and charred smoke even rose from it.

"It's convenient for roasting meat and cutting things, at least."

Sun Wuxiu was quite satisfied.

As for the remaining Talismans—

[Dragon Talisman] (explosion). He had once tried firing one at a lake, and it blasted up a column of water more than ten meters high. Most importantly, it did not consume his own ki.

[Snake Talisman] (invisibility). It had made him the greatest hunter on Mount Paozu. Not even dinosaurs could detect his presence.

[Sheep Talisman] (astral projection). He used this ability to roam Mount Paozu at night, even "possessing" little birds to fly over the mountains and see the world beyond them.

[Monkey Talisman] (transformation). He could turn himself into any animal, but he did not like it. It always felt strange.

[Tiger Talisman] (balance). This one was the most mysterious. At first, he had thought it was Yin-Yang Separation, but later discovered that this power allowed him to maintain absolute balance.

Whether training in his grandfather's martial arts or controlling the ever-growing ki within his body, the Tiger Talisman could instantly bring him into a perfect state where his heart was as still as water.

[Rat Talisman] (granting life). He still had not figured out how to use this one. It was not like he could just grant life to a rock, right?

"Twelve powers, and... these abilities have been steadily growing stronger along with my training."

Sun Wuxiu clenched his fist.

He had discovered the most crucial aspect of this cheat—the Talismans' power was linked to his own Saiyan combat strength and potential.

The stronger he became, the stronger the Talismans became!

"Very good."

"Bulma should be appearing soon. Dragon Balls, the World Martial Arts Tournament, the Red Ribbon Army..."

"And then... Raditz, Vegeta, Frieza!"

He was contemplating his plans for the future, unaware that Goku in the stone house was getting up to pee in the night.

"Mm... Brother... Grandpa... I need to pee..."

Eight-year-old Son Goku rubbed his sleepy eyes, dazedly pushed open the door, and walked naked into the courtyard.