"Ha!"
He Lingxuan clenched both fists, and his powerful aura erupted in an instant. The tail behind him began swishing back and forth.
The Great Ape Power deep within his bloodline began to awaken!
His already tremendous aura multiplied several times over. As the Great Ape Power evolved, his base battle power rose to exactly 100,000.
The mighty aura kept multiplying, surging from 100,000 to 200,000, then 300,000, then 600,000, and finally reaching a full million!
The terrifying aura unleashed by this tenfold increase in battle power swept across the globe.
"Ha ha ha!"
As his roar grew louder, He Lingxuan's aura began expanding wildly. Using the Great Ape Power in human form caused his body to swell, too. His height shot from 182 centimeters to over two meters!
In that moment, every martial artist across the globe who could sense ki felt this terrifying aura, which seemed as deep as an abyss!
Foremost among them was Son Goku, the savior who had defeated Demon King Piccolo a few years earlier.
Far away in the suburbs, Goku's family was living a happy, ordinary life on Mount Paozu.
A few years ago, Son Goku and Chi-Chi had married at the World Martial Arts Tournament. Now, several years later, they had a son.
His name was Son Gohan, chosen in memory of Son Goku's grandfather.
Of course, Son Goku hadn't stopped training during that time. As a martial artist, he was far stronger than he'd been a few years earlier, with a battle power of just over 400 by the numbers.
Though training with weighted gear brought it down to a little over 300, that was still far above the 200-plus battle power he'd had at the World Martial Arts Tournament a few years ago.
At this early stage, when battle power increases were still relatively modest, this was more than enough to show just how hard Son Goku had trained over the past few years.
But as Son Goku finished his meal and prepared to train, he felt the terrifying aura coming from the other side of the Earth. Even from a full half a planet away, he could sense just how powerful it was!
Son Goku froze in place, cold sweat pouring from his forehead and back as he stared gravely toward the source of the terrifying aura.
Besides its overwhelming strength, he sensed that the aura wasn't evil, but carried a force of slaughter, as though its owner had taken countless lives.
Against this aura, vast as an ocean, his own ki was no more than a leaf floating on its surface.
"How is this possible? What's going on on the other side of the Earth? What kind of monster is this? How could it have such a terrifying aura? I can't just sit here. I don't know if it poses a threat to the Earth, so I have to go check."
Son Goku immediately removed his weighted gear and took off, powering up to resist the pressure of the terrifying aura. The main reason he could withstand it, of course, was that the aura wasn't meant to harm anyone.
Otherwise, the pressure alone might have crushed people with their few hundred points of battle power to the ground, leaving them unable to move.
On the other side of the Earth, in a desolate wasteland, the newly reborn Piccolo had found a remote place to train hard after losing to Son Goku at the World Martial Arts Tournament. He hoped to defeat Son Goku one day and rule the world.
However, because he hadn't been reborn with an evil heart, Piccolo was still kind at heart.
He was doing his daily training in weighted gear when he suddenly felt an aura sweep across the globe. The terrifying pressure slammed him to the ground in the middle of his push-ups.
Piccolo's face turned green with fear. A bead of sweat appeared on his forehead—whether from exertion or something else, he couldn't tell.
"How can this aura be real? How could anyone on Earth have such tremendous power? If someone like this exists, how am I ever supposed to rule the Earth?"
Muttering, Piccolo climbed to his feet. Feeling the terrifying gravity exerted by the aura, he removed his weighted gear as well.
He gazed silently toward the source of the aura, thought for a moment, then powered up and took off toward He Lingxuan.
He had sensed Son Goku's ki heading that way, too. As his sworn rival, Piccolo had to follow. Otherwise, how could he rule the Earth in the future?
Meanwhile, over on Kame House, Krillin and the others had been training hard ever since the World Martial Arts Tournament. After sensing the terrifying aura and Son Goku's ki, they were all afraid, but still worked up the courage to fly toward the source.
After all, as martial artists and warriors, they had a duty to fight any enemy who might threaten the Earth. Even if they weren't a match, they still had to go and fight!
Master Roshi was left lying in his chair, gazing deeply in the direction Krillin and the others had gone. Though he wore sunglasses, his helplessness was plain to see.
After all, Krillin and the others had already surpassed their master.
Master Roshi thought, Leave it to the young people. I'm getting old and can't keep up with the times.
On an uncharted island, He Lingxuan slowly drew in the terrifying aura he'd unleashed. He closed his eyes and felt the power in his body surging like a mighty river, then smiled with satisfaction.
"My battle power is a full million now! In the early days of Dragon Ball, Frieza aside, there's no one stronger than me, right?"
His confident tone made it clear how much this strength had emboldened him.
But then He Lingxuan remembered that other people would surely have sensed the ki he'd just released. If this was the Androids era, a battle power of one million wouldn't be nearly enough.
Still, He Lingxuan was confident that with the Infinite Upgrade System and the Chat Group, he'd be able to become a Super Saiyan before long. At that point, no matter which era he was in, he'd at least have some ability to protect himself.
After all, he'd earned his current million battle power through his own hard work—by training and allocating points!
Quite pleased with his current strength, He Lingxuan picked out a few haunches of Tyrannosaurus meat and gathered some wood. He lit it with a Ki Blast.
He set the meat to roast for later, then sat down nearby, propped his chin on his hand, and considered what to do next.
"Whoever senses my ki, unless the world's been destroyed by the Androids, Son Goku and the others should come find me. Then I can head to the city with them."
"But there's bound to be some friction along the way. At least I'll figure out which era this is. Even if it's the Androids era, I can just lie low and keep training. Once I become a Super Saiyan, those mere Androids will be easy to handle!"
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