The thing Bulma was researching and manufacturing still wasn't finished.
Baros still needed to remain in this spacetime, so he couldn't take Android 18 back to his own spacetime for the time being.
Android 18, who had long learned everything from Trunks, nodded faintly and murmured, "Mm," after hearing Baros's words.
After learning that Bulma was still researching and that there was no result regarding that thing yet,
he remained on Earth and lived a leisurely, comfortable life.
Aside from taking Android 18 shopping every day and nurturing their relationship, Baros also took time to guide Gohan, Trunks, and the others in his spare time.
Sometimes, he would even spar with Sun Wukong, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others.
Of course, though they called it a battle, it was basically Baros in his normal state brutally thrashing the five strongest fighters—Sun Wukong, Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, and Trunks—working together.
Even so, Sun Wukong and the others benefited immensely.
Whether in battle power, technique, or other aspects, they all improved by leaps and bounds.
More than a month passed, yet Bulma still had not finished researching that thing.
Baros suddenly remembered something. After giving Gohan, Android 18, and the others some instructions, he used Instant Transmission and headed straight for Grand Kai's Planet.
The Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Art was like a bottomless pit, devouring and refining endless Star Cores.
As Baros's strength steadily grew and the Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Art condensed more and more apertures, the amount of cultivation resources and Star Cores it required became increasingly terrifying.
The Star Cores from an entire planet obtained through a wish to Shenron Porunga on Pulu Star, along with the many Star Cores collected by the Saiyans and Super Saiyans during their campaigns across the Milky Way Galaxy,
were being consumed and depleted at