Dragon Ball: Starting with the Autonomous State
Chapter 24

Son Goku and the Other Learn Kaioken

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Beerus and his companion were immersed in a world of gourmet food, while Louis began his training.

This was his first time training since leaving the God of Destruction Realm, and he focused his efforts on three aspects.

Strength, dimension, and rules!

In terms of strength, his current power measured in battle power was 1.5 billion in his base form, and 75 billion as a Super Saiyan.

In terms of dimension, he was at the level of a King Kai.

As for rules, he could only condense a fist-sized ball of destruction energy.

Unless he received system rewards, it was extremely unrealistic to expect breakthroughs in all three areas within a year.

Since the system had not issued any check-in tasks, Louis could only focus on one area and strive for a breakthrough after a year.

As for which area to focus on, Louis thought it over and decided that the dimension was the best choice.

There were several reasons for this!

First, in terms of strength, Louis had reached a bottleneck and it was difficult to improve further.

Even if he could improve, the gains would be minimal unless he broke through to Super Saiyan 2.

Doing so would increase his original power by 100 times, reaching 150 billion in battle power.

But one must not forget that Louis had only recently broken through to Super Saiyan 1; wanting to break through again was simply unrealistic.

This was also the reason why Louis had chosen to accompany Tights instead of training after leaving the God of Destruction Realm.

Second.

Regarding the rules of destruction, the size of the destruction energy ball he could condense depended on the strength of his own power.

It was a matter of how much water a container could hold.

Louis was already at his limit being able to condense a fist-sized ball of destruction energy.

It was simply impossible to condense a larger one.

Do not forget that other Candidate God of Destruction who had descended with power also knew the rules of destruction.

Even if Louis managed to condense a larger ball of destruction energy now, he could not compare to those who had been practicing the rules of destruction for thousands of years.

Third.

The dimension was different from the first two; Louis's current dimension had already reached the level of a King Kai.

The next breakthrough would be the Divine Dimension!

The Divine Dimension was the realm where the God of Destruction and the Supreme Kai resided.

Once Louis broke through to the Divine Dimension, his power would transform into Divine Power.

As mentioned before, Divine Power was different from mortal power; with the same battle power, the destructive force unleashed by Divine Power was far greater.

Breaking through to the Divine Dimension had another very important benefit: his lifespan would increase significantly.

Of course, even if Louis made a breakthrough in his dimension, he certainly wouldn't be able to defeat the other Candidate God of Destruction!

Louis didn't expect to be able to win against others right now, but they couldn't kill him either.

Since the result was destined to be a draw, after weighing the three options, Louis chose to focus on his dimension.

However...

One thing to note was that dimension training required more than just talent.

It required a vast amount of time, and even opportunity and luck...

Therefore, Louis ascended to the Lookout once again.

The Lookout.

The Guardian of Earth was observing the lower realm as usual.

The Guardian of Earth wiped cold sweat from his face: "I didn't expect a real God of Destruction to come to Earth as well!"

A beam of light flew up from the lower realm; the person who arrived was none other than Louis.

The Guardian of Earth asked in confusion: "Lord Candidate God of Destruction, is there something you need?"

Louis smiled: "I came here to borrow your Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I wonder if the Guardian of Earth would agree?"

Would he agree?

If he didn't agree, would Louis destroy the Earth?

The Guardian of Earth swallowed hard. Although he found it strange that Louis knew about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he still nodded: "Naturally, that is no problem."

"Very well, take me there."

"Right, please follow me."

The Guardian of Earth led Louis into the Lookout and through the long corridor.

Along the way, the Guardian of Earth explained the precautions for the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to Louis.

Louis already knew the situation inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but he listened quietly nonetheless.

Arriving before the door of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

The Guardian of Earth said, "Candidate God of Destruction, please make sure to come out within two years, otherwise you will be trapped inside forever."

"Understood."

Louis did not tell the Guardian of Earth that, in truth, as long as one's power is strong enough, it is still possible to break through the spatial barrier and return to reality.

Louis walked into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Meanwhile, in other universes.

"Rumsshi, you've chosen your candidate, right!"

"I chose him over a decade ago!"

"What about you, Champa? You aren't going to skip this challenge just because Beerus is your brother, are you!"

"Tch, I'd love to mock that skinny bag of bones every single day!"

"Good. Let's give them another year to train; we don't want anything going wrong when the time comes."

The 11 Gods of Destruction gathered together to conspire about challenging Louis.

On the other side, the attendant angels also gathered together.

"Vados, have you found the origin of that Divine aura from back then?"

"Big sister, I have not."

"What about the rest of you?"

"We haven't either. We asked Whis, but that guy claims he doesn't know anything."

"Perhaps he truly doesn't know. Very well, let's take this opportunity to head to Universe 7 and conduct a thorough investigation."

"Understood!"

Time flowed by, and a year passed just like that.

In West City, inside the dining room of Tights' home.

"Louis, try this." Tights held a fork with a slice of meat to Louis's lips.

Louis smiled slightly, opened his mouth, and ate the meat slice.

Seeing him finish, Tights picked up a napkin and gently wiped the corner of his mouth.

On the other side of the dining table.

"Whis, don't you dare snatch that, it's mine!!!"

"Lord Beerus, it's mine, it's mine."

Beerus and Whis were fighting over the last chicken leg on the table, nearly coming to blows.

"Lord Beerus, I'm full. I'm going to head over to the North Kai Planet; I'll be back soon."

Louis gave a quick greeting and left the hall, holding Tights' hand.

Seeing this, the two in the dining room stopped. Beerus took the opportunity to snatch the chicken leg from Whis's hand, and while gnawing on it, said, "Whis, don't you feel like there's something off about that kid?"

"A year ago, Louis went to that mysterious Lookout for over ten days. He's been a bit different since he returned."

Whis looked thoughtful: "It seems as though he is different on a dimensional level."

"Exactly, I have that feeling too. I keep feeling like that kid Louis is about to break through to the level of a Divine being!"

Beerus took another bite of the chicken leg and shook his head, saying, "I must be going crazy. Louis has only been training for sixteen years; how could he possibly break through to the Divine level so quickly!"

North Kai Planet.

"Shua!"

Louis appeared here with Tights via Instant Transmission.

Suddenly!

Two overwhelming pressures surged toward them like a tidal wave.

Tights' originally rosy face turned deathly pale in an instant.

"Don't be afraid."

Louis held Tights tightly, and a flash of purple radiance suddenly appeared on his body.

The aura of destruction wrapped tightly around the two of them, and the rolling waves of pressure shattered instantly upon colliding with it.

"You scared me!"

Tights patted her chest.

"10x Kaioken!!!!"

"10x Kaioken!!!!"

With two shouts, the rolling air currents turned frantic once more, causing North Kai Planet to tremble incessantly as if it were about to explode the very next second.

"You... you two guys, stop it right now!!"

North Kai gripped that leaning, swaying tree for dear life, while his pet monkey and grasshopper clung tightly to his legs.

"Who are they? They're so strong!" Tights, though protected, still covered her mouth in shock.

"They are my kin. I didn't expect them to actually master the Kaioken."

Louis held Tights close; the intense air currents battered wildly against them, yet they could never break through that faint aura of destruction.

A moment later.

The two crimson glows dimmed, and Son Goku and Vegeta deactivated their Kaioken states.

North Kai and his two pets let go of the tree and collapsed onto the ground, exhausted.

"It's Louis!"

Son Goku noticed Louis, and naturally, he noticed Tights by his side as well.

"Louis, who is she?"

"She is my wife."

Louis smiled slightly and walked over, pulling Tights along.

Tights felt wonderful inside, looking at Louis with a gentle expression.

Louis squeezed her hand and looked at Vegeta: "How was the Kaioken?"

Vegeta grinned and laughed: "Very strong, very strong. Frieza is dead for sure this time!"

"Oh?"

Louis sensed the ki of Vegeta and Son Goku.

When Son Goku arrived at North Kai Planet, his power level was 80,000, and Vegeta had even less, only 70,000.

Now, in Louis's perception, Son Goku's power should be at 200,000.

As for Vegeta, he was still slightly behind Son Goku, possessing around 170,000.

"Haha, it seems you are very confident in your revenge plan."

"Hmph, I will kill Frieza with my own hands!"

Vegeta gritted his teeth; the image of the Planet Vegeta explosion remained vivid in his mind to this day.

Perhaps with his 170,000 power level, he still couldn't defeat the Emperor of the Universe.

But...

If he transformed into his Great Ape form, Frieza would certainly be no match for him!

At this moment.

"Greetings, Candidate God of Destruction."

North Kai regained his strength and hurried over to pay his respects.

He didn't want to risk the other party getting angry over a lack of etiquette and crushing what remained of his planet.

Louis nodded at North Kai, then looked at the two of them: "A year has passed. Since you've both mastered the Kaioken, let's head back to Earth."

Son Goku opened his mouth as if to say something, then hesitated.

"Kakarot, what's wrong?"

"Why don't you ask if we've learned North Kai's other ultimate technique?"

Son Goku bared his teeth, looking somewhat boastful.

"Hmph!"

Vegeta, standing to the side with his arms crossed, let out a cold snort.

"Is it that Kakarot learned it, but Vegeta didn't?" Louis laughed heartily.

"How boring!"

Vegeta snorted again.

Son Goku draped an arm over Vegeta's shoulder and smiled at Louis: "Haha, you're really smart, Louis."

Vegeta's face turned even darker, and he finally spoke: "What's so great about it? It's just a Spirit Bomb; it's not even as powerful as the Kaioken!"

The word 'jealousy' was practically written all over his face.

"Alright, didn't I say that not everyone can learn this technique? You don't need to worry about it, Vegeta." Louis said.

"Yes, yes, this technique can only be learned by those with a pure heart." North Kai nodded quickly.

At this point, Vegeta's face was darker than the bottom of a pot; wasn't this implying that his heart wasn't pure?

In the end, Louis took Tights by the hand and left North Kai Planet with a sullen Vegeta and a cheerful Son Goku.

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