The World of Mental Power

Zarbon was split in two by Vegeta's kick, dead as dead could be.

Having killed him, the original owner of this body should finally be at peace.

After all, the original owner's memories were filled with scenes of being exploited by him and Dodoria; if not for a lack of strength, if not for Frieza...

In any case, all of that was now in the past!

Feeling refreshed, and having struck twice, Vegeta now had a more accurate grasp of his own strength.

"530,000, huh! I'd love to tell you that my current battle power has long since exceeded two million! It would be truly boring if Frieza didn't have a transformation to get stronger," Vegeta said to Zarbon.

It was as if Zarbon could still hear his words, left to continue his terror in hell.

Of course, Vegeta was not a brainless, arrogant man. The reason he spoke like this now was because he had confidence in his strength, believing he could take the next step to become a Super Saiyan and then defeat Frieza.

Just as he was preparing to leave, the voice of the Grand Elder reached him once again.

This method of tracking and the ability to converse with him at any time gave Vegeta a bad feeling, as if his privacy was being watched at all times.

Previously, when he received the telepathic message, he could attribute it to being nearby; he had remained in one spot, and the Grand Elder could sense his presence, allowing for the communication.

But now that the distance was so great, and he had been moving the entire time, it was not right that the Grand Elder could still pinpoint him.

[You asked me to escort your people to your location for refuge, and I can certainly help with that, but shouldn't you tell me first how you are contacting me?] Vegeta questioned in his mind.

[I am very sorry. Although it was not intentional, my ability allows for mental communication as long as I have memorized a being's mental energy. During the process of unlocking your potential, I recorded your mental energy, so as long as you are still on Planet Namek, I can contact you at any time.] The Grand Elder's voice echoed in his mind.

[Is it really just that?] Vegeta frowned, his brow never relaxing.

This ability was a bit too heaven-defying.

In the original story, North Kai could do this, which was understandable; he was, after all, the manager of a large galaxy, and his status was sufficient.

But what was the Grand Elder?

Vegeta already found it heaven-defying that he could communicate between his own people, but now that the Grand Elder said this, did it mean he could read others' minds whenever he wanted?

[Please rest assured, my ability is limited to basic communication with you. Furthermore, with your current mental energy intensity, I cannot intrude into your consciousness. In fact, if you calm your mind and explore through mental energy, you will discover a different world.] The Grand Elder offered a hint.

[A different world? A world of mental energy?] Vegeta was stunned, feeling a slight stir.

He had truly never thought about actively cultivating his own mental energy.

Ever since he transmigrated, it had been either physical training or the cultivation of ki.

In his subconscious, he had assumed that the cultivation of ki naturally included the tempering of his mental energy.

Now it seemed it was not that simple at all.

Vegeta naturally knew how strong his mental energy was, but he had never truly practiced or gained insight into it in a meaningful way.

It was only after his physical training, when he practiced ki, that his mental energy had improved to a certain extent.

After exchanging a few words with the Grand Elder, Vegeta set off for the Namekian village where the Dragon Ball was kept.

Because they were outsiders, and there was no real-time communication between Namekian villages, they did not yet know about the disaster occurring on Planet Namek.

They only knew a few things due to the Grand Elder's notification, and they had already finished gathering.

A group of twenty or so people, half of whom were elders and children, while the rest were Namekians with a certain level of combat power.

It had to be said that if Namekians were to develop entirely toward combat, they could be considered a warrior race even more so than the Saiyans.

The weakest had a battle power of over a thousand, the stronger ones had two or three thousand, and the strongest reached four or five thousand.

And these were just ordinary Namekians.

The journey was peaceful, and they did not encounter any crises.

After delivering these people to the Grand Elder's residence, Vegeta did not stay long, instead finding an island with a better environment that was much quieter.

With the Grand Elder's guidance, Vegeta intended to try actively cultivating his mental energy and see what this world of mental energy the Grand Elder spoke of was like.

He closed his eyes to rest, making himself as calm as possible.

After a long while, he released his mental energy, expanding it alongside his ki.

His usual sensing of ki only allowed him to track and discover through energy signatures.

But as he connected his consciousness completely to his mental energy, it was as if he had entered a virtual world; the entire Planet Namek was within his range of perception.

Vegeta sensed many, many points of light.

Among them were those of intelligent life, as well as ordinary animal life.

He focused on the mental energy of the Grand Elder and the other Namekians, and also saw the mental energy of the Frieza Force soldiers and Frieza himself. He even saw the mental energy of Krillin, Bulma, and Son Gohan, and beside them was another Namekian light—it was Dende...

[How does this feel like a god's-eye view? Although it is not a true image, it can simulate the scenes within the range through mental energy perception.] Vegeta was shocked in his heart.

At this moment, he could roughly simulate what Frieza was doing inside his spaceship.

He could also simulate what Bulma and Krillin were doing.

After experiencing this for a long time, and only when his mental energy began to show signs of exhaustion, did Vegeta withdraw from this state.

Opening his eyes, looking at the real world now, it felt truly incredible.

[I have come to understand how wondrous the world of mental energy is. Thank you for your guidance, Grand Elder.] Using the method he had just learned, Vegeta packaged this thought and transmitted it to the Grand Elder hundreds of miles away.

Not long after, the Grand Elder's mental energy transmitted over: [It is I who should thank you for helping our race, and even without my guidance, you would have mastered it soon enough.]

Hearing the Grand Elder's words, Vegeta felt deeply moved.

If not for the Grand Elder's guidance, Vegeta would never have explored the realm of mental energy, at least not during the early to middle stages of the original story.

The original plot had already showcased Vegeta's capabilities; even in the Super era, while Vegeta might have mastered such methods due to training in Godly Ki, it was only ever mentioned in passing.

After all, by that point, no matter how strong one's mental energy might be, the gap compared to Godly Ki sensing would likely remain vast.