Bulma Senses Ki

The moment Ausbie vanished, Kasso sensed a ripple behind him; this technique was identical to the one Nail had used back then.

The energy blast streaked straight toward Kasso's face, but he transformed into a bolt of lightning and shifted to the side. Because his speed was so immense, an afterimage remained in his original position, a detail Ausbie failed to notice.

BOOM!

The energy blast tore through Kasso's afterimage and slammed into the ground, triggering a violent explosion.

The earth, already shattered by the force of Ausbie's earlier strikes, erupted in that instant as if struck by a nuclear warhead.

Smoke billowed, and dust clouds surged!

"Don't lose focus!"

Just as Ausbie was scanning her surroundings for Kasso, a familiar voice drifted from behind her.

"Damn it!"

Ausbie gritted her teeth, but she had heard the voice too late; there was no time to react.

Yet, just as Ausbie braced for the worst, Kasso merely tapped her hand: "Silly girl, how could I ever bring myself to hit you?"

Through their brief exchange, he had roughly gauged the level of Ausbie's strength—it was likely around 9,000 in combat power!

Half a month ago, when Ausbie shed her Weighted Clothing at the Heavenly Realm, she had possessed roughly 6,000 combat power; now, it had surged directly to 9,000.

Truly terrifying!

Saiyan levels are divided into low, mid, and high tiers, with an additional elite warrior class. In the subconscious of the Saiyan race, only elite warriors and a handful of high-class warriors could reach a combat power of over 10,000 after reaching adulthood.

If Ausbie were to return to Planet Sadala and let Bardock and the others know her current combat power, they would be absolutely stunned.

However, the fact that Ausbie's combat power could rise so rapidly was largely thanks to the Senzu Bean, as Kasso had given her hundreds of them the moment he acquired them.

"Kasso, am I very weak?" Ausbie curled into a ball, clinging to Kasso's chest.

In truth, Ausbie had been training with all her might. Inside the Gravity Chamber, she had been exhausted to the point of collapse many times, and were it not for the Senzu Bean Kasso provided, she would have struggled even more; yet, even so, she could not keep pace with Kasso.

"How could you be?"

"I can't even beat you," Ausbie said, gripping Kasso tighter with her small hands.

"Why do you need to beat me?"

"I want to protect Kasso!" Ausbie blurted out without a second thought.

Back on Planet Vegeta, Kasso had always protected her to ensure she wouldn't be bullied by Nappa.

Ausbie had seen it all, and she felt she was too useless, always dragging Kasso down.

That was why she trained desperately, hoping to catch up to him, but the more she trained, the more unfathomable he seemed. Even when she utilized the sensing techniques she had just learned, she couldn't detect Kasso's true strength.

"Having me protect you is enough!" Kasso said with a faint smile.

Seeing Ausbie fall silent, he couldn't tell if she had taken his words to heart.

The two slowly flew back toward Bulma's home.

Meanwhile, at the Lookout in the Heavenly Realm.

Kami and Korin looked down at the world below; the ground struck by the shockwave looked as if it had just endured a world war, utterly devastated.

At a glance, the massive crater resembled a dark abyss, its bottom impossible to see.

Thump-thump!

The Heavenly Realm was exceptionally quiet, and the two could seemingly hear each other's heartbeats.

They had both been scared witless!

Another half-month passed.

In the courtyard of Bulma's home.

Bulma sat on a small blanket, her eyes closed.

As time drifted by, she could feel a faint, warm current emerge within her, passing through her limbs and reaching her heart; everywhere it touched, it left a sensation of warmth.

Bulma opened her small eyes and suddenly found Kasso staring intently at her.

"You..."

Before Bulma could finish, Kasso asked anxiously: "Do you feel something warm inside your body?"

"How did you know?" Bulma asked curiously.

Bulma had been about to ask Kasso the same thing, but she hadn't expected him to ask her first.

"You've got something going on there!" Kasso said, somewhat shocked.

He had sensed a faint energy within Bulma's body—so faint it was the size of a single strand of hair.

"What does that mean?"

Hearing Kasso's words, Bulma was a bit confused, but she suddenly thought of something and asked excitedly: "Can I fly now?"

"In your dreams!"

Bulma: "..."

Kasso's words had made Bulma think she could fly.

As it turned out...

Kasso looked at Bulma with annoyance. Did she really think an ordinary human could just fly whenever they wanted?

Looking across the entire Dragon Ball anime, the only humans capable of flight were those few who had trained since childhood and possessed great natural talent.

However, the fact that a trace of ki had appeared within Bulma did leave Kasso speechless with shock; he hadn't expected her to have some talent after all!

But as for actually taking flight, she was still a long way off.

First, Bulma would need to train consistently to make the "ki" within her body grow stronger, and second, she would need to raise her own combat power to over 80.

In Kasso's view, a combat power of 80 should be enough to barely allow Bulma to fly.

"Tch!"

Bulma rolled her eyes at Kasso. Since she couldn't fly yet, was there any need for him to act so shocked?

Judging by the tone Kasso had just used, anyone would have assumed Bulma could actually fly.

The two stopped talking, and the courtyard fell silent once more.

Kasso suddenly spoke up: "Since you've already cultivated a sense of ki, just keep training like this from now on. One day, you'll be able to fly up into the sky."

Bulma looked over. What did he mean by that?

Was he leaving?

"I'm planning to leave this place. From now on, you'll have to train on your own. Also, without me around, don't rush your training. You must not train the way I required you to before—you don't have any Senzu Bean!"

Kasso said so much only because he was afraid Bulma would act recklessly on her own. If she dared to train until she risked her life without a Senzu Bean, she would truly be throwing her life away.

Actually, even if Kasso hadn't said it, Bulma would have known. Don't let the fact that she was just a child fool you; she was the most intelligent being in the Dragon Ball world.

So, hearing Kasso's words, Bulma curled her lip. She wasn't stupid!

"I'm off!"

With that, Kasso didn't even look back and vanished on the spot.

Looking at the empty courtyard, Bulma felt a bit strange.

Over this past month, Kasso had always put on a cold expression while training her, but after the training was done, he would always follow behind her, claiming he was just "looking at the scenery"!

Wasn't he just afraid she might run into some accident?

Thinking of this, Bulma muttered: "Actually, this guy isn't that annoying after all!"

Suddenly, she noticed a small cloth bag on the table. Bulma paused, stepped forward, and opened the bag, only to discover ten Senzu Bean inside!

Bulma: "..."

What a hypocritical guy!

But soon, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

He had been on Earth for two months, and overall, the harvest had been great.

Not only had he learned the practical application of "ki," but he had also prepared 200 Gravity Chamber for the Saiyan.

Finally, he had returned the two petrified Dragon Ball to their original locations.

With everything that needed to be done finished, Kasso took one last look at Earth, then vanished into the cosmos with Ausbie.

On Planet Sadala.

A month ago, 200 black rooms had suddenly appeared on the planet, and Bardock had no idea what these things were for.

However, remembering that Kasso had been away for two months, Bardock wondered if that kid was the one who had brought them here!