Challenge

The people on Earth did not sit idly by waiting for death; they began searching for the source of the energy.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

In almost an instant, the strongest fighters on Earth descended near Li Lin.

This energy was truly too immense; anyone with even the slightest understanding of ki could feel it.

The aura Li Lin was releasing continued to surge, the pillar of light illuminating the earth.

"Damn it. It really is him!"

Vegeta said, his expression grim.

Before arriving, he had already guessed that the one capable of releasing such a powerful aura had to be Li Lin.

"Truly incredible. Such massive energy—if I hadn't felt it myself, I wouldn't have believed it!"

Piccolo said with a grave look on his face.

He could not imagine how the person before him had trained to reach such a terrifying level.

Krillin felt the aura, and while his eyes were filled with shock, there was even more pleasant surprise. "Li Lin is truly amazing. This energy is stronger than anything I've ever heard of. With him and Son Goku, the future Androids shouldn't be a problem at all!"

Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and the others nodded silently upon hearing this.

If that was the case, Earth might just be saved.

After all, Li Lin had personally promised that he would do his best when the Androids eventually appeared.

"Bastard!"

Just as Krillin finished speaking, a roar suddenly erupted.

It was Vegeta. His face was twisted with rage as he suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Krillin by the collar!

"What did you just say?"

Krillin looked at the furious Vegeta, feeling completely bewildered.

He didn't think he had provoked him, so what was wrong with this guy?

"I... I didn't say anything."

Krillin stammered in response.

"Hmph!" Vegeta snorted coldly and said indignantly, "Didn't say anything? The way I see it, your words just now completely disregarded this Prince!"

Krillin felt like crying at being interrogated like this.

He cursed inwardly, wondering how he had supposedly disregarded him.

Is this guy sick? Did he train himself into an idiot?

However, he could only think these words; he didn't dare say them out loud.

"I... I didn't!"

Krillin looked at Vegeta, dazed.

"You didn't?" Vegeta clearly had no intention of letting him go, continuing to shout angrily, "Let me tell you, the Androids will definitely be destroyed, but it will be by me, Vegeta! Do you understand?"

Vegeta was spitting as he spoke, growing more and more agitated until the veins on his neck began to bulge.

Krillin endured the spray of saliva, finally realizing what was going on.

So this was what the guy was hung up on—how unreasonable!

Due to the disparity in their strength, Krillin could only nod frantically like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Hmph!"

Vegeta snorted and released his grip.

He crossed his arms over his chest and cast a cold glance toward Li Lin's position.

"Huu, huu."

With the pressure lifted, Krillin slumped to the ground, gasping for air.

He had only spoken the truth, yet he had nearly been killed for it!

At the same time, he made a firm resolution to stay far away from this fragile-egoed guy in the future, lest he end up dead for no reason one day.

Piccolo watched the whole scene with cold eyes, saying nothing.

Tien Shinhan and Yamcha watched Vegeta's actions; although they were angry, they dared not say anything.

Son Goku, meanwhile, was so captivated by the aura Li Lin was emitting that he hadn't noticed the situation unfolding beside him at all.

He felt the blood in his veins churning, as if it were about to erupt at any moment.

"Li Lin. Li Lin... too strong, truly too strong."

Son Goku watched with eyes gleaming, as if he were looking at a beautiful woman.

Time ticked away, second by second.

Finally, Li Lin's aura reached its peak in an instant.

Then, a sudden "swish" echoed through the air.

The tyrannical pressure that had permeated the entire Earth vanished abruptly.

The white light enveloping Li Lin's body disappeared in a flash, and he slowly opened his eyes, murmuring to himself, "So this is the perception of ki? Truly marvelous."

He was finally able to control his power as he pleased.

Moreover, even with his eyes closed, he could sense every movement of the wind and grass nearby.

Seeing that Li Lin had finally finished, Son Goku looked like a starving wolf, ready to pounce.

However, before he could step forward, someone else beat him to it.

Li Lin watched the person who had suddenly darted out with interest, curious to see what this was all about.

"Hey!" Vegeta stared fixedly at Li Lin, pointing at him as he shouted, "I didn't expect you to be quite so strong. Do you dare to spar with me?!"

The crowd watched Vegeta challenge Li Lin and slowly shook their heads.

It was obvious that they did not consider the two to be opponents on the same level.

Before Li Lin could answer, Son Goku spoke up, displeased, "Hey, Vegeta, aren't you being a bit too cunning? I'm the one who's supposed to fight Li Lin, so do me a favor and step aside!"

The onlookers nodded silently upon hearing Son Goku's words.

They believed that those two were the ones truly on the same level.

As for someone like Vegeta, it was a foregone conclusion that he would simply be the one getting beaten up!

"Shut your mouth, Kakarot!"

Vegeta waved his hand, refusing to back down.

His gaze remained locked on Li Lin, showing no intention of turning back to argue!

Li Lin smiled and rubbed his nose as he watched this scene.

Vegeta seemed like a decent sparring partner; his passion for battle was no less than Son Goku's.

Unfortunately, he was still a bit weak right now, not even having reached the realm of a Super Saiyan.

Even if he fought him, it likely wouldn't provide much of an improvement for himself.

"Vegeta, you should go back and train for now; you aren't my match yet." Li Lin said slowly, pausing for a moment before continuing, "How about we have a match once you can transform into a Super Saiyan?"

He said this out of concern for Vegeta's safety.

After all, his own combat experience was severely lacking, and if he accidentally failed to control his strength and killed someone, that would be quite unfortunate.

Just like with Frieza and his father—he had merely imitated one of their moves, yet he hadn't expected the power to be so great that it instantly wiped them out.

Even though he had now mastered the method of using ki, he still needed time to familiarize himself with it.

"Yeah! Vegeta, you should just watch from the sidelines for now. It won't be too late to face Li Lin once you can transform into a Super Saiyan."

Son Goku frowned slightly, chiming in to persuade him.

He could understand Vegeta's desire to fight, but this was completely meaningless.

The ki contained within Li Lin was far too astonishing; even if he gave it his all, he might not be able to withstand a single blow from him!