In the middle of the vast ocean, on an uninhabited desert island.
Lin Chen stared at the scorching sun, his hands held high above his head, supporting a massive boulder weighing at least several dozen tons.
Suddenly, he hurled the giant rock high into the air, simultaneously bringing his palms together as a deep blue glow erupted from his palms.
"Ka... me... ha... me..."
Before Lin Chen could utter the final syllable, his figure vanished from where he stood. By the time he reappeared, he was already high in the sky, hovering nearly parallel to the soaring boulder.
"HA!"
As Lin Chen shouted the final word, a beam of deep blue energy blasted forth, instantly engulfing the giant rock.
The energy wave, cutting through the sky, was reflected in the eyes of Master Roshi and the two others watching from below.
Seeing an energy blast several times thicker than what he could muster at full power, Master Roshi's nose began to run.
Meanwhile, Tights and Bulma, both carrying turtle shells on their backs, cheered and jumped for joy.
"Brother Lin Chen is so amazing!"
High in the sky, Lin Chen looked at the results of his strike, feeling quite satisfied.
As expected of a secret technique rewarded by the system, this Instant Transmission Kamehameha not only possessed the effect of Master Roshi's Kamehameha—capable of unleashing a strike far exceeding one's limit—but the accompanying Instant Transmission was significantly more flexible than the version Lin Chen currently possessed from Kibito.
Kibito's Instant Transmission was designed solely to serve the Supreme Kai in traversing the universe, so it was not particularly fast to execute.
If the gap in strength was vast, it was fine, but when facing an enemy of similar caliber, this move was essentially unusable in combat.
However, the Instant Transmission within this Instant Transmission Kamehameha was a version perfectly suited for battle. Unlike the versions used by Kibito or Goku, it allowed him to go anywhere he could see, reaching any destination within his line of sight instantly.
In the heat of battle, it could serve as a perfect, unexpected counter-attack.
Returning to the ground, Lin Chen smiled at Master Roshi: "Master Mutaito, how was my Kamehameha just now?"
Master Roshi sighed: "Lin... Lin Chen, I told you there was nothing left for me to teach you, but you wouldn't believe me!"
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Over this month, by coaxing Master Roshi into demonstrating his techniques, Lin Chen had successfully stolen everything in his repertoire, including the Kamehameha and the Afterimage Technique.
The Junior Martial Arts Genius talent was truly useful.
Lin Chen's tasks here were complete, but the training journey for Tights and the others had only just begun.
Since there was nothing left to learn, Lin Chen naturally couldn't afford to waste any more time with Master Roshi.
Just as Lin Chen was pondering whether he should pay a visit to the King Kai, the Scouter he had been carrying all this time suddenly received a communication request.
The original Scouter, besides its functions for detecting combat power and life signs, could also serve as a communicator.
Its communication capabilities far exceeded Earth's technology, allowing for real-time contact even across tens of thousands of light-years.
Bulma had naturally incorporated this feature into the new Scouters as well.
The communication request Lin Chen received right now was coming from Planet Vegeta.
Lin Chen had handed over the majority of the 100 Scouters Bulma had produced in the initial batch to King Vegeta and his people.
As more and more Saiyans surpassed a combat power of 30,000, the old Scouters left behind by the Frieza Force had become obsolete. This new batch perfectly met the needs of King Vegeta's forces and was prioritized for troops sent out on peacekeeping missions.
Beep!
Lin Chen connected the call and said: "King Vegeta, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, the Galactic Patrolman just sent a transmission. Princess Hanasia and her team might be walking into an ambush by the Frieza Force during their current mission!"
"Frieza? Has he finally lost his patience?" Lin Chen frowned.
Ever since the Saiyans formed the peacekeeping force under the Galactic King, they had clashed with the Frieza Force several times.
As the former Emperor of the Universe who once ran rampant, the Frieza Force had long been a formidable enemy feared by the Galactic King and the Galactic Patrolman.
The Galactic Patrolman had always been helpless against the Frieza Force's habit of invading planets and destroying civilizations.
But with the formation of the Saiyan peacekeeping force, the Galactic Patrolman finally had the power to fight back.
Since then, half of the missions undertaken by the Saiyan troops on Planet Vegeta had involved the Frieza Force.
From preventing the enemy from invading planets to liberating colonized worlds, the Saiyans and the Frieza Force had already clashed over a dozen times.
During this period, the Saiyans finally received definitive intelligence.
Frieza, whom Lin Chen had defeated in the satellite orbit of Planet Vegeta, had not died; he had been rescued by the subordinates of his father, King Cold.
However, due to the severity of his injuries, Frieza had been unable to recover over the past few years.
His father, King Cold, had not only reorganized the King Cold Force for his child's sake but also had them constantly waging war across the galaxy, searching for the technology and methods to resurrect Frieza.
Only recently had word come that Frieza had not only regained his mobility but had also fully restored his combat capabilities.
Upon learning this, to prevent Frieza's retaliation, Lin Chen had specifically instructed Bardock that for every future peacekeeping mission, Hanasia must personally oversee the operation.
Although the Saiyans' strength was no longer what it once was, Hanasia, who could transform into a Super Saiyan, remained the only one capable of going head-to-head with the Emperor of the Universe.
However...
Lin Chen recalled the Dragon Ball combat power analysis he had once read, which mentioned that Frieza's strongest state reached over 100 million. Currently, Hanasia's combat power as a Super Saiyan was only a little over 10 million, leaving Lin Chen feeling somewhat anxious.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen bid farewell to Master Roshi and the others, then immediately activated Instant Transmission to return directly to Planet Vegeta.
Upon arriving back on Planet Vegeta, Lin Chen realized that the situation was far worse than he had anticipated.
Inside the Saiyan command center, Lin Chen found King Vegeta wearing a look of utter panic.
"What's going on? Has something happened?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. We just received the latest report: Princess Hannah and all the warriors assigned to this mission have lost contact!"
King Vegeta said with deep anxiety, "We are currently contacting the Galactic Patrolman to confirm the situation, but it is highly likely that Princess Hannah and the others have already been killed by Frieza..."
Hanasia... is she dead?