Dragon Ball World is Full of Cultivation Maniacs

For those lacking sufficient power, climbing Korin Tower is a grueling ordeal. If it were Zhang Wutian himself, he could naturally scale the tower in a few quick bounds, just as Tien Shinhan and Krillin had done long before, but he chose to begin his ascent after Son Wukong. As the one bringing up the rear, he followed behind the slowest of the group, Son Wukong.

"Zhang Wutian, you go on ahead. I'm going to rest for a bit, I'll be right behind you."

"Are you joking? There's no logic in leaving one's daughter hanging halfway up a tower while I go on ahead."

"I am not your daughter!"

"Come on, open up."

"Oh, that's delicious! I want more!"

Zhang Wutian did not feed Son Wukong a Senzu Bean during the journey; he only provided ordinary food. After all, this was a form of training, and it would be meaningless if he simply fed her a Senzu Bean.

Thus, with Zhang Wutian accompanying her the entire way, Son Wukong successfully reached the top of the tower on the evening of the second day.

When the two arrived at the summit, they found that Tien Shinhan and Krillin, who had arrived long ago, were sitting in meditation, while Master Korin watched the pair in silence.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." After greeting the two men and the cat, Zhang Wutian pulled the exhausted Son Wukong forward to face the group.

"You finally arrived." Tien Shinhan said bluntly, "Is this the great place for training you spoke of? I don't believe this place can make me any stronger."

"Tien Shinhan, you've gone too far." Krillin said to Master Korin, "I apologize, Master Korin. My companion didn't mean it; he's just anxious. Please forgive his rudeness."

"He is right." Master Korin, leaning on his staff, sighed and said, "For all these years, I have been here observing everything that happens in the lower world. I have watched all your battles. You have long since surpassed your masters, Master Roshi and Master Shen, and you have also surpassed me, whom the world calls the God of Martial Arts. I can no longer teach you anything more."

"The old man should just stay on the tower, grow his beans, and watch TV. If we still need an old man to step out and fight, it would be a disgrace to us young people." Zhang Wutian said, "Besides, you three-eyed fellow over there, who told you this was the holy land of training I mentioned?"

"You..."

"I only said that Master Korin, known as the God of Martial Arts, lived on Korin Tower. When did I ever say we were going to train on Korin Tower, or ask Master Korin to help us train? There's a limit to being self-absorbed, or is it that your eyes are good, but your ears are absolutely terrible?"

Although he could have said much more, seeing the icy man blushing and struggling to suppress an outburst, Zhang Wutian felt satisfied enough. He walked up to Master Korin and said to the immortal who could not be called a mere cat teacher, "Master Korin, can you take us to the Lookout?"

"You know about the Lookout?" Master Korin opened his eyes, which had been narrowed into slits.

"After all, we are people from another world." Zhang Wutian blamed everything on the other world, while simultaneously taking a Senzu Bean from his pocket and handing it to Son Wukong.

"Eat this."

"Oh." Son Wukong didn't doubt him and obediently ate the Senzu Bean Zhang Wutian fed her, then felt a surge of energy: "Amazing! What is this? My body has completely recovered!"

Watching the lively Son Wukong, Master Korin returned to his squinting expression and sighed, "That is indeed a Senzu Bean I grew, but I don't recall giving it to anyone. It seems the so-called other world is true... Did you bring the Dragon Balls from over there as well?"

"Although there are only two, I thought bringing the physical objects would be more convincing."

Looking at the Dragon Balls Son Wukong produced and listening to Zhang Wutian's words, the Master Korin of this world pondered for a moment before finally nodding: "This is the first time in years I have felt hope so close at hand. Very well, I can make an exception and take you to the Lookout, but there is one thing I must tell you in advance: God is dead."

"God is dead!!" As a native of this world, Krillin was shaken to his core. Although he didn't actually know the true identity of God, that was God! Theoretically, the strongest existence in this world.

"I know." Zhang Wutian said nonchalantly, "I'm not looking for God."

"It seems you do have a plan. I was worried for nothing. Then, follow me."

Led by Master Korin, the four climbed to the very top of Korin Tower.

"Clouds, come!"

Zhang Wutian did not show off his knowledge of the plot by asking Son Wukong to take out the Power Pole, nor did Master Korin mention it. Clearly, besides the Power Pole used as a plot device in the original story, Master Korin had other ways to reach the Lookout.

After raising his staff high and shouting with great momentum, soft and resilient clouds, like cushions, appeared beneath the feet of Zhang Wutian and the others.

Like an elevator, the pale yellow clouds carried the group higher into the sky.

There, a massive, semi-circular platform existed. This was the realm of God. At the edge of the platform, a black creature resembling an Arabian genie had been waiting for a long time.

"Long time no see, Mr. Popo."

"Long time no see, Master Korin." The two exchanged bows, and then Master Korin introduced Zhang Wutian and the others to the strange man named Mr. Popo.

"Mr. Popo is the one responsible for managing the Lookout. It is said he has served several generations of Guardians."

Mr. Popo bowed to Tien Shinhan and Krillin, then said, "You two are warriors who protect the world. During his lifetime, God often praised the spirit of the Turtle and Crane schools for standing up against evil. Please, make yourselves at home."

"Mr. Popo." Zhang Wutian stepped forward, cutting in before Mr. Popo could address him and Wukong, "I'll get straight to the point. I wish to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber in the Lookout."

"No." Mr. Popo said bluntly.

Zhang Wutian was stunned. He hadn't expected such an answer. It was the end of the world, man! Did he really have to stick to the rules?

"You are not yet prepared to enter that room. Even if you forced your way in, it would only be a waste of time and life." Mr. Popo said in a tone so flat it was eerie, "Before entering that room, let Mr. Popo train you."

Zhang Wutian and Son Wukong readily agreed.

As for Krillin and Tien Shinhan—especially Tien Shinhan—they seemed to have different opinions, but after being suppressed by a powerful display of force from Mr. Popo, they immediately became much more obedient.

Zhang Wutian had never met God and didn't know who was stronger between Mr. Popo and God, but Mr. Popo was certainly stronger than he and Wukong were now. Therefore, training under him was the best thing for the two of them.

Operating on the philosophy that since this wasn't his world, he wouldn't feel bad if things were destroyed during training, and that helping this world was merely a matter of morality—if they weren't in a hurry, he was even less so—Zhang Wutian was naturally happy to train here with Son Wukong.

"That Mr. Popo is so strong."

"As long as we keep training, we will become even stronger than him."

Zhang Wutian spoke the truth. Since leaving Son Wukong's home, this was the first time the two had spent such a long time training together. The infinite loop method began to run again, and the two embarked on an unscientific path of growth. Initially, Zhang Wutian was stronger than Son Wukong, but Son Wukong relied on her unparalleled combat potential to quickly close the gap between them, and then gradually began to show signs of overtaking him. Once surpassed, Zhang Wutian's ability began to trigger, and he also started an unscientific path of enhancement. His combat power quickly grew to be on par with Son Wukong's. Feeling the footsteps chasing from behind, Son Wukong would trigger another burst, easily surpassing her previous limits and leaving Zhang Wutian behind, and then Zhang Wutian would tirelessly begin to chase again, leading to another round of breakthroughs...

Soon, Tien Shinhan, who had once been forced to swallow his pride for the sake of the other world's Dragon Balls, discovered with horror that the combat power of the two was rising at a staggering speed. Although they had not yet reached his level, it was only a matter of time before they caught up and even surpassed him.

Tien Shinhan did not doubt for a second that if given just a little more time, these two fellows from another world would inevitably leave him far behind, just like that monster had.

Faced with such unscientific leveling, Tien Shinhan grew anxious. He had already pushed himself to the limit, and now, he began to abuse his body even further, transcending those limits. Had it not been for the Senzu Beans holding him together, his body would likely have collapsed long before he could grow any stronger.

Under such extreme training and the guidance of Mr. Popo, Tien Shinhan and Krillin finally achieved a breakthrough. Their combat power, which they had assumed was at its peak, finally saw further improvement.

"Now you are qualified to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Mr. Popo will open the doors to that room for you." One day, Mr. Popo brought their intense training to a halt and spoke calmly to the four of them.