Dragon Ball: Infinite Transcendence
Chapter 27

Limit? No, it's 100x Kaioken that Surpasses the Limit!

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Then come! Let's test my limits!

"Haaaa!!!! 20x Kaioken!"

The aura, which had already reached a battle power of 100 million, doubled instantly!

With He Lingxuan's 10x battle power from the 1 million humanoid Great Ape Power, multiplied by the 20x Kaioken, that made for a battle power of 200 million!

This was a battle power exceeding the Universe Emperor Frieza by a full 80 million—a level of strength unmatched in the early Dragon Ball World.

And this was a battle power achieved by He Lingxuan in less than ten days since arriving in the Dragon Ball World.

He had only spent two days on it; although he reached this level with the help of the Chat Group, it was still utterly absurd.

Though compared to those who cheated from the first day they got their systems—becoming brothers of Gods of Destruction, newborn angels, or even obtaining the authority of Zeno and the Hakai Law—it was a different story.

There were others who started by signing in to receive Perfect Ultra Instinct at max level, God of Destruction Energy, Angel Energy, and the like.

Compared to them, who were existences on a completely different tier, He Lingxuan felt his system was quite standard.

Therefore, He Lingxuan wanted to know: relying on his own will and current physical strength, how many times could he push the Kaioken?

30x, 40x, 50x?

Regardless, he would do his best. Perhaps he could surpass his limits.

[Future Lord of Time]: "He can still increase the Kaioken by ten times? What kind of monster is he? Does he have no limits?"

A string of questions was enough to show the shock in Li Jiahao's heart.

He truly hadn't expected that He Lingxuan could stack another ten times on top of the 10x Kaioken, and most importantly, it looked like he hadn't even reached his limit yet!

[Godslayer in the Mental Hospital]: "I'm already numb to this. Brother Xuan, is there really no limit? I really wish I had Brother Xuan's strength! If I did, maybe I could solve the mysteries in my world."

From watching the live stream until now, Lin Qiye felt a bit numb. After all, the multiplication of He Lingxuan's strength was too ridiculous, and this immersive aura made Lin Qiye feel as if even gods were inferior.

[World's Greatest Swordsman]: "That being said, it's better to work hard to become stronger yourself. Alright, I'm logging off. My strength is still too weak; I need to train even harder!"

[Godslayer in the Mental Hospital]: "That's true. Then I'll add some extra training for myself! Good luck!"

After speaking, the consciousness of both exited the live stream and the Chat Group.

The avatars in the Chat Group dimmed, along with the Death God Elementary Student who had never come online...

As for the others in the Chat Group, after seeing the messages from these two, they also fell into deep thought, preparing to finish watching He Lingxuan's stream before going to train hard or accelerate their own plans.

"It seems I've adapted well enough, so next, I'll try 50x directly!"

He Lingxuan muttered to himself, feeling the power in his body approaching calm, along with the sensation of his body being flooded by the energy surged by the 20x Kaioken.

He knew he was far from his limit, so he planned to jump straight to 30x Kaioken!

His gaze turned sharp in an instant. He Lingxuan exploded with energy, and the red aura outside his body expanded several times over. This already terrifying aura surged upward once again!

20x Kaioken, 200 million battle power... 30x Kaioken, 300 million battle power... 35x Kaioken, 350 million battle power!

40x Kaioken! 400 million battle power!

50x Kaioken! 1 million base battle power, 10x battle power in humanoid Great Ape form, 10 million battle power, multiplied by a full 50x Kaioken!

That was 500 million battle power! One must know that even Cooler, who had one more transformation than Frieza, only had a battle power of 470 million in his final form.

And now, relying on the divine skill of Kaioken and the Great Ape Power, He Lingxuan had forcibly bridged a 500-fold strength gap to reach this level!

This multiplier for his base strength had actually surpassed the 400x multiplier of a Super Saiyan 3.

This was astonishing. One must know that because the aura of transforming into a Super Saiyan was incredibly violent, the future Son Goku could never stack Kaioken on top of it.

Therefore, the skill of Kaioken was naturally forgotten in the later stages of Dragon Ball, until it was combined with Super Saiyan Blue in the Dragon Ball Super anime, though this never actually happened in the original manga.

Thus, whether Kaioken could be combined with Super Saiyan Blue remained an unknown. Furthermore, in the Dragon Ball Super anime, Son Goku himself said that using 10x Kaioken with Super Saiyan Blue didn't actually provide a full 10x increase.

It was only a partial increase, though it was still quite amazing in the later stages of Dragon Ball Super.

Feeling the violent energy filling his body, He Lingxuan felt he was nearing his limit—at most, he could increase it by another ten or twenty times, reaching 70x or 80x Kaioken.

But since he intended to challenge his limits from the start, he shouldn't rely on feelings!

"Then let's try it! The true limit! 100x Kaioken!!!"

"Haaaa!"

The terrifying red aura expanded once again in an instant; this violent energy seemed capable of destroying everything!

Feeling the energy, enhanced 100-fold, rampaging through his body as if it were going to make him explode, even the Immortality hidden deep within his body was on the verge of being triggered automatically.

At this very moment, He Lingxuan's grim expression began to soften. Was some power taking effect?

Just as He Lingxuan felt surprised himself, a sense of perfect control over his power suddenly returned.

This made He Lingxuan realize immediately: it was the power of technique!

A technique capable of controlling one's own power 100%!

He hadn't expected it to play such a role at this critical moment.

However, using 100x Kaioken to surpass his limits was already the limit of what he could achieve by relying on technique.

Any higher, and he might instantly explode, even with the technique's 100% mastery over his energy, as his physical body was still too weak.

After sensing his combat power, which had reached one billion—a thousand times his normal state—He Lingxuan wore a satisfied expression as he deactivated the Kaioken and the humanoid Great Ape form.

His combat power subsequently returned to one million; to be precise, it had even increased by a significant margin, as the bottlenecks from this transformation training seemed to have been broken through, which should make future cultivation progress quite rapidly.

Still, this was for the best, as He Lingxuan had already mapped out his plans for his upcoming training.

Earth, West City outskirts, Mount Paozu.

After finishing his battle with Piccolo, Son Goku returned home, ready for a meal.

Seeing the bright light shining from the living room window in the distance, a rare smile appeared on his face.

He quickly descended from the sky and opened the door.

"Chi-Chi, Son Gohan, I'm home! Is dinner ready? I'm starving."

As he spoke, he rubbed his head with one hand, smiling foolishly, while clutching his rumbling stomach with the other.

However, the sight that greeted him the moment he stepped inside caused Son Goku's pupils to constrict violently, as if he had seen something that filled him with terror.

It turned out that Son Goku saw He Lingxuan sitting at the dining table, for some reason, eating various dishes and even teasing his son, Son Gohan. The scene appeared harmonious, yet it made Son Goku's skin crawl.

Hearing the noise, Chi-Chi quickly greeted Son Goku, saying, "Oh, Wukong, you must be starving, right?

Come and eat. Honestly, you're something else—you didn't even tell me you had a friend coming over.

And to think, He said he's a tutor! He just helped Son Gohan with his homework; he really is a wonderful person!

I never expected you to know a teacher."

While serving the dishes, Chi-Chi noticed Son Goku standing frozen at the doorway and felt a bit strange, but after setting the food down, she spoke to He Lingxuan, who was busy tucking in.

"Teacher He, I'll have to trouble you to help Son Gohan with his studies later. Don't worry, because of Wukong, I always cook plenty, so please, eat as much as you like."

He Lingxuan, who was enjoying his meal, naturally noticed Son Goku's return, but he had come here specifically to discuss something with him.

"Mrs. Chi-Chi, you are as kind as you are beautiful! As for the tutoring, that's no problem at all. After all, Wukong and I are friends. Honestly, seeing how young you look, I couldn't even tell you were a mother at first."

He Lingxuan first responded to Chi-Chi with a compliment before diving back into his meal.

Chi-Chi covered her mouth and laughed, "Haha, Teacher He, you flatter me. I don't know what's gotten into Wukong today, just standing there in a daze. He's usually the first one to the table." She added a hint of dissatisfaction when mentioning Wukong's behavior.

Following this, Chi-Chi walked over to the still-stunned Wukong at the door and pulled him inside. Wukong didn't know what to do; he didn't say a word, his expression tense, his body moving involuntarily as Chi-Chi led him along.

Just then, Chi-Chi noticed something was off and was about to ask, but He Lingxuan spoke first: "Wukong! I came here today because I need your help with something. This item is quite troublesome, so you two should take it." As he spoke, he pulled a Capsule Corp Capsule from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Also, to my surprise, I discovered that your son Son Gohan has truly remarkable talent. I intend to take him away for training for a while. What do you two think?" Seeing Chi-Chi about to refuse, He Lingxuan immediately added.

"Oh, right—this Capsule Corp Capsule contains 10 billion in cash. I hope you'll consider it carefully." He Lingxuan then looked at Chi-Chi and Son Goku with a cheerful smile, watching their expressions shift.

Seeing Chi-Chi looking tempted but still worried about Son Gohan's safety, He Lingxuan added, "Rest assured, I certainly won't let Son Gohan face any life-threatening danger. After all, given my relationship with Wukong, I could never hurt him. Besides, I'll bring him back to see you every few days, how about that?"

Just as a tempted Chi-Chi was about to agree, Son Goku reached out a hand to block her, looking somewhat vigilant.

Seeing Son Goku act this way, He Lingxuan couldn't help but find it amusing. He vanished from the table in an instant, appearing beside Wukong and placing a hand on his shoulder.

He looked at Chi-Chi behind him and said, "Let me have a word with Wukong first. Seeing how worried he is, don't worry, it won't take long."

Chi-Chi, left with words stuck in her throat, watched as Son Goku and He Lingxuan vanished from the spot, then glanced at Son Gohan, who was still eating with gusto while watching the scene unfold.

As a child, his perception of malice was quite sharp, yet He Lingxuan had always given him a very comfortable feeling.

Therefore, upon hearing He Lingxuan's words, Son Gohan only felt a bit surprised, but he didn't show much resistance.

Taking Son Goku outside, He Lingxuan patted the still-dazed Son Goku and said, "Why haven't you snapped out of it yet?"

Recovering from his shock, Son Goku quickly stepped back a few paces and asked cautiously, "Why did you come to my house? And didn't you say you would only come to test our strength once a month? It hasn't even been two days! And what are you planning to do with Son Gohan?"

The barrage of questions from this martial arts fanatic was enough to prove how anxious he was.

"Oh, oh, don't be so tense. You've thrown so many questions at me at once; let me answer them one by one."

Seeing Son Goku's nervous state, He Lingxuan explained with a smile.

"First question: why did I come to your house? I already told you at the start—it's to ask for your help."

"And I didn't come to test your strength. As for taking Son Gohan to train, that wasn't a lie; his talent is far superior to yours. With proper training, he might even become a worthy opponent for me in the future, though his temperament needs some polishing."

"Alright, I've answered your questions. Now, for the matter I need your help with: I've heard that there are Wish Orb in this world. I need them, and I need your help to get them. Do you understand?"

As the explanation flowed from He Lingxuan's lips, it was clear that Son Goku's expression had relaxed significantly, though he remained tense.

It wasn't until He Lingxuan mentioned he needed the Dragon Ball that Son Goku's expression shifted slightly. He spoke up, "Shenron cannot grant every wish. The wishes he can grant cannot exceed the limits of his creator, and you have clearly already surpassed that limit. So, the Dragon Ball are of little use to you."

"Oh, is that so? I was looking forward to it for a moment. But what I intend to wish for with the Wish Orb has nothing to do with you. How about this: if you collect the Dragon Ball within seven days, I promise that for the next three years, I will only test your strength and will not kill you."

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