"I'm here, Big Brother Ling Xuan!"
From his excited tone, it was clear that Son Gohan had been looking forward to leaving. But after witnessing a horrific scene in the illusion...
There was no doubt that from then on, he would never slack off in his training again.
The two of them, one big and one small, then walked out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber together.
The moment they stepped outside, He Lingxuan and Gohan felt a refreshing breeze wash over them!
The normal temperature, the normal gravity, and the gentle breeze—all of these were absent from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Then He Lingxuan and Son Gohan both stretched, letting out contented little groans.
"We're finally out! I suddenly feel so much lighter!"
Gohan sighed, then looked at He Lingxuan, whose hair was a mess and whose clothes were rather torn.
"Don't you think so too, Big Brother Ling Xuan?"
"Yeah, it really is a lot more relaxing."
He Lingxuan felt the gravity lighten to a tenth of what he was used to, and the sudden change to a more comfortable environment brought a relaxed look to his face.
But the next moment, He Lingxuan came to his senses and immediately cranked the Gravity Bracelet back up to 10,000 times normal gravity.
That was 2,000 times less than he had endured in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but this was the level of gravity He Lingxuan planned to maintain in his daily life, so he could fully adapt to it and make it feel no different from normal gravity.
Then he turned to look at how battered Son Gohan was, and glanced down at himself as well. He realized he was hardly in any better shape.
"Gohan, come on. Let's wash up first. We're both filthy. I've got some clean clothes we can change into."
A quick sweep with his psychic power revealed a place to bathe in Kami's Lookout. He didn't know why it was there, but he was glad it was.
After washing up and changing, He Lingxuan used his precise control over the Yuan-Devouring Scabbard to form a Ki Blade and give both of them haircuts. The two of them emerged looking brand-new, then went their separate ways from Kami's Lookout. Son Gohan went home, while He Lingxuan planned to go out and enjoy himself.
High above the city, he gazed down at its bustling streets. Though it was night, the city was still brightly lit.
For a moment, He Lingxuan thought he had returned to Earth. This was Earth too, of course, but it was very different from the one in his previous life.
He descended into an alley at breakneck speed, then slowly walked out.
"I should find an inn and stay the night. I'll figure out the rest in the morning."
As he thought this, his eyes quickly settled on a tall building called the Royal Grand Hotel.
He walked toward it. Though the few hundred meters took only a short while, he moved slowly, as if he were witnessing an entire human life.
A baby being pushed along in a stroller by their parents; a boy or girl walking hand in hand with their parents; a young adult sitting alone outside, sipping a drink and thinking about work.
A middle-aged man and woman who seemed to have been set up on a blind date; an elderly couple sitting by the roadside, bickering away, yet somehow still sweet with each other.
It all seemed to form a closed loop: the life cycle of an ordinary person in human society.
They didn't ask for great wealth or status, only that their lives be free of major disasters, that their family be comfortably well-off, that they have a son and a daughter, and that their parents still be alive. Perhaps that was the life most ordinary people longed for.
Unfortunately, only a few got to live that way. Most people were just cogs in society, enduring a lonely, miserable life.
Perhaps good looks and a clever mind could help you live a little better, but they were bound to bring even more hardships, too.
In his previous life, his looks had been too beautiful. That was right: even as a man, beautiful was the word for his appearance. Because of that, He Lingxuan had suffered all kinds of injustice and hardship, memories that still lingered vividly in his mind.
That was why he craved power and lacked a sense of security. Otherwise, even with such a powerful system, he wouldn't have taken Son Gohan into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train.
Even now, though He Lingxuan possessed the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, he still felt uneasy deep down. It was the unease of having nowhere to call home, as if it made no difference whether he existed in this world or not.
When he first crossed over into the Dragon Ball World, the first thing he had to consider was how to survive. Later, after he became powerful, He Lingxuan had also thought about following in the footsteps of other transmigrators—gathering women and building a harem.
But now, He Lingxuan was truly at a loss. He had immense power, yet no clear goal. Perhaps he did have one: to keep getting stronger, and never suffer abuse or oppression again!
At the entrance to the Royal Grand Hotel, He Lingxuan couldn't help clenching his fists. He felt the strength of his body and ki, and also gave himself a sweep with his psychic power.
It was as if he couldn't quite trust something, afraid that the power he possessed was only an illusion.
He walked into the Royal Grand Hotel, tossed down a thick wad of cash, and asked the receptionist to give him the best room. Then he headed upstairs, with the receptionist hurrying after him to tell him about the hotel's special features before leading the way.
Once they reached the luxurious suite on the top floor, the receptionist opened the door, placed the key on a table inside, then left and closed the door behind him.
After surveying the room, He Lingxuan lay down on the soft sofa, sinking halfway into it.
"System, open the status panel."
[Infinite Upgrade System] [Host: He Lingxuan] [Age: 19] [World: Dragon Ball World (???)] [Battle Power: 13 billion points (can be increased with points; suppressed by 10,000 times gravity, currently able to exert only around 3 billion battle power. The pressure of 10,000 times gravity is constantly increasing his strength. His current strength is at the third tier)] [Psychic Power: 5 million points (can be increased with points)] [Talents: Top-Tier Saiyan Bloodline (cannot be increased with points), Top-Tier Physique Talent (cannot be increased with points; all physique-related consumption reduced by 300%, defense increased by 1,000%, recovery increased by 1,000%, can regrow severed limbs, energy storage increased by 100%, toxin resistance increased by 1,000%...), Humanoid Great Ape Transformation (cannot be increased with points; can increase battle power tenfold)] [Technique: Micro-Control (can use his own power with nearly perfect, approximately 100% efficiency; can be increased with points)] [Skills: Immortality +1 (cannot be increased with points), Yuan-Devouring Scabbard +1 (can be increased with points), Omni-Vibration +10 (can be increased with points), Ki Blast +3 (can be increased with points), Ki Wave +3 (can be increased with points), Flight Technique +3 (can be increased with points), Kaioken (can be increased with points), Advanced Psychokinesis (can be increased with points), Ability Theft (cannot be increased with points)] [Upgrade Points: 1,051,100 (due to the System Options, defeating characters from the original story grants points every month. The first tier grants 100 points, the second tier grants 10,000 points, and the third tier grants 1 million points. He defeated Son Gohan seven times in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. His battle power was only at the first tier during the first fight, so he received 100 upgrade points. Over the next five months, he reached the second tier, earning 50,000 upgrade points. In the final month, he successfully became a Super Saiyan and reached the third tier, earning 1 million upgrade points)] [Items: Son Gohan Skill Pack ×3 (due to the System Options, defeating characters from the original story has a very small chance of dropping a skill pack; the first defeat guarantees one. He defeated Son Gohan seven times over seven months. Aside from the guaranteed drop the first time, only two more skill packs dropped)]
He scanned his status panel, then finally turned his gaze to the three skill packs in his inventory, which had dropped after he defeated Son Gohan in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"I have to say, the drop rate really is low. Still, not bad. System, open Son Gohan's skill pack."
"Ding! Opening..."
When he saw what he had received, He Lingxuan's eyes widened. He muttered, "What the hell was I even confused about?!"
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