Cultivation Complete, 2700 Combat Power!

Master Korin felt as if his fur were standing on end!

He was just about to raise a paw to call for a halt, but when he looked back at the spot, Karochi was nowhere to be seen.

"Master Korin, you have to be serious! This is the end, we must decide a winner." The voice came from behind Master Korin, yet when he spun around, he still couldn't see a soul.

He cast a suspicious glance at the Lookout. Are you going to do something about your haunted Lookout or what?

"Ahem... Korin! Since Karochi wants to fulfill this wish, just help him out; it's not a big deal." The Lookout looked up at the sky, remarking on what a lovely day it was.

Master Korin was speechless. Why don't you do it then? Reluctantly, he walked out and scratched his head: "Kid, let's make a deal! Let's stop this. How about I give you all the Senzu Bean I just grew, meow?"

Pfft! Who cares about your measly eight beans? I am a man who holds eighty thousand Senzu Bean, you're killing me! Karochi figured these beans would last him until his next life.

"Oh my, Master Korin, what are you saying! Shouldn't we see things through to the end!?" If bribery worked, what was the point of having principles? Karochi insisted he was a man of integrity.

Master Korin stared at him, speechless. Why the hell are you acting like a ghost? You weren't like this when you were taking my Senzu Bean before. Where was that respectful attitude? Where was that humble demeanor!?

"Then let's go, meow!"

The moment Master Korin finished speaking, Karochi, who had been standing opposite him, vanished.

Master Korin was startled and instinctively dodged.

"Whoa! Still able to struggle? Interesting!" Hearing the voice but seeing no one, Master Korin couldn't help but look toward the Lookout again.

Do you know your Lookout is haunted or not?

"Sigh! Master Korin, don't lose focus. Look, I caught you!" As the voice faded, Karochi appeared right in front of him, holding the water gourd that had been in Master Korin's hand.

"Meow~~ When did you—meow!!" In the time it took to turn his head, the gourd had been snatched? Without a sound, he hadn't even felt Karochi's ki.

Slap!! The Lookout walked out and said: "I truly didn't expect that in just three months, Karochi would perfectly control his ki! It's simply incredible. Your understanding of ki has become very profound!"

Indeed! Even he hadn't been able to detect Karochi's ki just now, which left him feeling a chill down his spine.

"Oh! This is all thanks to Master Korin's teaching; this student has learned much!" As he spoke, he bowed to Master Korin, scaring the cat into jumping three meters back.

Then, using the Flight Technique, he flew down from the Lookout, his voice trailing behind: "No need, no need!! I'm done for today, just don't come down and scare me again, meow!"

Huh!? I was so sincere, and you suspect I'd scare you! You are judging a gentleman by the measure of a petty man.

Karochi muttered to himself.

"Ahem... then let's proceed to the next stage of training! This stage requires some of your hair." The Lookout coughed and said.

Huh!? Karochi was secretly shocked. His combat power was definitely over thirteen or fourteen hundred now! Mr. Popo could create a clone with the same combat power? That was too insane.

Karochi plucked a few hairs and handed them to Mr. Popo.

Mr. Popo took them with an expressionless face, grabbed some mud from who knows where, and in no time, molded a clay figure identical to Karochi, burying the two hairs inside. After pouring water over it, the entire clay figure came to life, and in a few moments, a clone identical to Karochi appeared (hereafter referred to as Shadow).

Holy crap!! Your speed at molding people is only slightly slower than Nuwa. What kind of deity are you!? Karochi's gaze toward Mr. Popo changed entirely.

This has to be fake, brother. If you have this ability, couldn't I just pluck a few hairs from Beerus and you could help me rule the entire universe?

Sensing slightly, he could feel that Shadow's ki was almost identical to his own! Damn, what kind of monstrous ability is this?

Seeing Karochi's shocked expression, the Lookout smiled with satisfaction: "The previous training was to develop your control over ki; the next stage is actual combat! When you can defeat yourself, you will truly have graduated. Oh, and remember to stay away from the Lookout when you spar."

Well, the final point was on topic! Excellent.

Karochi nodded blankly, while secretly deciding to acknowledge Mr. Popo as his big brother! With Mr. Popo as his brother, what kind of wife couldn't he get? If he buttered him up enough, maybe he could even mold a 'Tifa' for him!

Karochi and his Shadow left the Lookout and stood facing each other. Right side, this advantage is mine.

Full of confidence, Karochi used a high-speed movement to vanish from his spot! But the moment he arrived behind Shadow, he froze. Wait, where did he go? A sudden jolt behind him, he turned to block, only to be kicked away.

Damn!! What happened to "the one on the left loses the beam struggle"? Oh, wait, I wasn't doing a beam struggle, so that's fine.

Before Karochi could steady himself, Shadow appeared above him and kicked him down again.

So fast?? Karochi was shocked, clearing his mind to enter a state of selfless combat.

He exploded with ki, steadying his form!

"Behind me." Karochi shouted, firing a ki blast with his right hand, but it unexpectedly hit nothing.

Shadow had vanished from the spot a second before the blast connected.

Karochi's pupils constricted. He caught Shadow's ki again and fired another blast! But the result was the same.

His attacks couldn't keep up with his reactions.

Just as he caught Shadow's ki again, the opponent threw a punch! With no time to defend, he took it head-on and was sent flying once more.

"Hiss~~! That must have hurt, meow!!" Watching through the Farsight Technique, Master Korin gasped. That punch had landed square on the face.

Damn, you don't hit a man in the face! This shadow is nothing like me; it's not as smooth as I am. Karochi grumbled internally.

The rest of the training was almost a foregone conclusion; Karochi was beaten black and blue by his own shadow, unable to even touch the hem of its clothes.

After the training, Karochi, bruised and battered, turned his indignation into appetite and gorged himself, humming, Can't eat, can you? I can't beat you, but you can't eat either. Starve to death, you bumpkin.

In truth, he already knew where he was lacking during the fight. The opponent didn't have his complex thought process! Once he reacted, he still had to judge the timing of the attack, whereas the opponent was like a robot—find and attack, get attacked and dodge! It was just like code, completely devoid of complicated thoughts.

This was going to take a long time to master. If this shadow also improved as his own combat power grew, he might never be able to beat it.

But he wasn't discouraged. It was no big deal! Just keep at it.

And just like that, six months passed!!

The first time Tights saw Shadow, she was completely bewildered, thinking a ghost was haunting the place!! It was only after Karochi explained things that she confirmed his true identity.

At the same time, Tights brought news that the spaceship construction was complete, which encouraged Karochi so much that he rushed up to spar with Shadow again. Naturally, the result was obvious: he was beaten to a pulp.

Karochi even lost the right-handed beam struggle!! I'm literally crying, it's all a lie.

Six months later, Karochi and Shadow collided once more. As early as a month ago, Karochi had already been able to trade blows with Shadow, even if he was the one taking most of the damage!

But even Shadow required Mr. Popo to make repairs every day.

Boom~ Boom~ Boom~!

The roaring sounds produced by their collisions reached everyone's ears from time to time.

Tights had long since picked up her sketchbook to doodle away. Honestly, watching this kind of battle was simply a treat!! Tights finally understood why Karochi always said the universe was dangerous.

For the current Karochi, Earth could be destroyed with a flick of his hand; wiping out all life on it wouldn't take much effort at all!! Yet, a Karochi this powerful kept emphasizing that he didn't even count as a speck of dust in the universe.

The dangers of the universe were evident, but that was exactly what made her yearn for it so much! If the universe were as peaceful as Earth, as monotonous as Earth, what would be the point of going out to explore it??

Boom~!

The energy blasts from Karochi and Shadow collided and exploded, the blue spheres of light blooming with an intensity that forced everyone to squint.

Shadow used an instant movement to appear behind Karochi, delivering a whip kick without a moment's hesitation!!

Karochi didn't move. It wasn't that he hadn't reacted or couldn't keep up! It was because he intended to take the hit head-on.

"Haaaaaah!!!"

With a violent burst of energy and a crackling sound, he sent Shadow flying dozens of meters away.

Karochi kept his eyes tightly shut, then threw a punch directly to the left, which Shadow caught!! Having just arrived, he was sent flying backward once again.

After repeating this back-and-forth a dozen times, Karochi seemed to grow bored! His figure vanished from where he stood, and a second later, Shadow's attack landed on that very spot.

Unfortunately, it only hit empty air.

"Your attacks really are unchanging—clean, efficient, and without a hint of hesitation!!" Karochi's voice rang out from behind him.

He aimed his right hand at Shadow, having already condensed a massive blue energy blast three or four times the size of a basketball.

The moment Shadow turned his head, Karochi fired the blast! Giving him no time to dodge, Shadow took the energy blast head-on.

There was no scream, nor any expression of pain! Shadow's figure gradually dissipated, and his previously normal skin tone turned to an earthy brown.

Boom~~!

The energy blast didn't hit the ground directly but exploded in mid-air after striking its target.

The shockwave reached the Lookout, the force of the energy blast making it impossible for Tights and the others on the Lookout to keep their eyes open!!

Tights put on the Scouter she had received from Karochi, the numbers flickering before finally settling on 2700.

That's right—after just one year of training on Earth, Karochi's power level had more than doubled, jumping from over 1090 a year ago to 2700, an increase of 1600.