The Might of Great Ape Power, Son Goku Drenched in Sweat, Piccolo.

"Hah!"

He Lingxuan clenched his fists, and a powerful aura erupted instantly, his tail whipping back and forth behind him.

The Great Ape Power from deep within his bloodline began to awaken!

His already formidable aura surged several times over in this moment, his base combat power rising to exactly 100,000 due to the evolution of the Great Ape Power.

This immense aura continued to double from the start: from 100,000 to 200,000, 200,000 to 300,000, 300,000 to 600,000, and finally, it climbed all the way to a full 1,000,000 combat power!

The terrifying aura revealed by this ten-fold increase in strength swept across the entire globe.

"Hahahaha!"

As his roar grew louder, He Lingxuan's aura expanded wildly. Because he was utilizing the Great Ape Power in human form, his body expanded by a full size, his original height of 182 centimeters stretching to over two meters!

Every martial artist on Earth capable of sensing ki felt this abyssal, terrifying aura at that very moment!

Chief among them was Son Goku, the savior who had defeated Demon King Piccolo a few years prior.

Far away in the suburbs of Mount Paozu, the Wukong family was living a happy, daily life.

Years ago, at the martial arts tournament, Son Goku and Chi-Chi had become husband and wife, and now, years later, the two had already raised a child.

His name was Son Gohan, named in memory of Son Goku's grandfather.

Of course, during this time, Son Goku had not ceased his training as a martial artist, and his strength was naturally much greater than it had been years ago; if calculated numerically, his combat power was already over 400.

Although he only had a combat power of about 300 while wearing his weighted gear, it was still much stronger than the 200-plus combat power he had when participating in the tournament years ago.

In this early stage, where power scaling was not yet absurd, this was enough to prove how hard Son Goku had trained over the past few years.

But just as Son Goku finished his meal and prepared to train, he felt the terrifying aura coming from the other side of the Earth. Even separated by half a planet, he could still feel how immense that dreadful aura was!

Son Goku froze in place, cold sweat beading on his forehead and back, his expression grave as he looked toward the source of the terrifying eruption.

Beyond that, he sensed that while this aura was not evil, it possessed a kind of killing intent, as if it had slaughtered countless lives.

In the face of this aura, which felt like a vast ocean, his own ki was not even comparable to a leaf floating upon it.

How is this possible? What is happening on the other side of the Earth? What kind of monster is it? To possess such a terrifying aura... No, I don't know if he poses a threat to the Earth, I have to go see.

Son Goku removed his weighted gear and flew off, bursting with ki to slightly resist the pressure of the terrifying aura. Of course, this was mainly because the aura wasn't intentionally trying to harm anyone.

Otherwise, the pressure of the aura alone would have been enough to pin them to the ground, unable to move, given their combat power of only a few hundred.

On the other side of the Earth, in a desolate desert, the reborn Demon King Piccolo, having lost to Son Goku at the tournament, had found a secluded place to train hard, hoping to one day defeat Son Goku and rule the world.

However, because he lacked an evil heart after his rebirth, Demon King Piccolo remained kind at his core.

While wearing his weighted gear for his daily training, he suddenly felt an aura sweep across the globe, causing him to be pressed flat against the ground while he was in the middle of push-ups.

Demon King Piccolo's face turned green with fear, and a bead of sweat appeared on his forehead, though it was unclear if it was from the exercise or something else.

"How is this aura possible? How could someone with such powerful ki exist on Earth? With an existence like this, how am I supposed to rule the world in the future?"

Muttering to himself, Demon King Piccolo climbed up from the ground. Feeling the terrifying gravity brought by the pressure of the aura, he removed his weighted gear.

He silently looked toward the source of the eruption, thought for a moment, and then burst into flight, heading toward where He Lingxuan was located.

He did this because he sensed Son Goku's ki heading in that direction as well. As his arch-rival, he naturally had to follow; otherwise, how could he rule the Earth later?

Beyond that, on Kame House, Krillin and the others, who had been training hard there since the tournament, felt both this terrifying aura and Son Goku's ki. Although they were all afraid, they mustered their courage and flew toward the source of the eruption.

After all, as martial artists and warriors, fighting an enemy that might threaten the Earth was only natural. Even if they weren't a match, they had to fight!

Only Master Roshi remained, lying on his chair, looking toward the direction where Krillin and the others had departed with deep eyes. Even though he wore sunglasses, one could sense a feeling of helplessness.

After all, Krillin and the others had already surpassed him, their master.

Leave it to the young ones, Master Roshi thought. I'm old, I can't keep up with the times anymore.

On an unknown island, He Lingxuan slowly withdrew his terrifying aura. He closed his eyes to feel the immense power surging like a river within his body, revealing a satisfied smile.

"My combat power is a full 1,000,000 now! In the early Dragon Ball era, besides Frieza, there's no one stronger than me, right?"

His tone, filled with confidence, was enough to show how much assurance this power had given He Lingxuan.

But He Lingxuan suddenly realized that the aura he had just released would certainly be sensed by others. If this were the Android era, his 1,000,000 combat power would truly not be enough.

However, He Lingxuan was confident that with the help of the

Infinite Upgrade System

and the

Chat Group

, it wouldn't be long before he could transform into a Super Saiyan. By then, no matter the era, he would at least have a shred of self-preservation.

After all, his current 1,000,000 combat power was something he had earned through hard training (and stat points)!

Feeling quite satisfied with his current strength, He Lingxuan picked out a few dinosaur thighs, found some wood, and ignited it with a Ki Blast.

He roasted the meat to eat later.

Then, he sat cross-legged to the side, resting his chin on his hand to contemplate his next move.

"Once they sense my ki, as long as it's not the era destroyed by the Androids, Son Goku and the others should come to find me. Then I can just follow them to the city."

"There will definitely be some friction along the way, but I'll be able to determine which era it is then. Even if it is the Android era, I'll just lay low and train more. When the time comes, I'll be able to handle those mere Androids easily once I become a Super Saiyan!"