"Thank you, Guardian of Earth," Vegeta said.
"You're welcome. As long as you don't cause trouble on Earth, we can get along just fine," the Guardian of Earth said with a smile.
"Well then, see you," Vegeta said, waving before leaping down from the Palace.
Watching Vegeta leave, the Guardian of Earth breathed a small sigh of relief.
Hopefully, he won't cause any trouble.
Whoosh!
Vegeta shot down through the air, soon appearing above Korin Tower.
With his hands in his pockets, Vegeta walked straight into Korin Tower.
Korin watched him warily, unsure what he was doing there.
Korin also knew that Vegeta had just summoned Shenron.
"You're Korin, right?" Vegeta asked, looking at him.
"Y-yes... I'm Korin. May I ask what you want?" Korin asked.
"I heard you have Ultra Divine Water here. They say it can draw out a person's hidden potential. Give it to me," Vegeta said bluntly.
"Are you sure?" Korin asked, taken aback.
"Of course," Vegeta said with a smile.
"You want to draw out your hidden potential?" Korin asked, wiping away sweat.
You're already so powerful that you claim your battle power is over 10,000.
The strongest god on our planet has a battle power of only a little over 200.
How much stronger do you want to get?
"That's right. Of course I want to draw out my hidden potential," Vegeta said with a nod.
"Fine. I can give you the Ultra Divine Water," Korin said. He stepped forward and used his staff to hook the container of Ultra Divine Water, then explained, "But this stuff is deadly poison. Anyone who drinks it could live or die. Plenty of people have tried it, but they all died."
"You don't need to worry about that. I just used Shenron to wish for an Immortal Body, so a little poison like this won't kill me," Vegeta said with a smile.
Korin: "..."
Korin wiped away sweat in silence, then poured Vegeta a cup of Ultra Divine Water.
So that old guy up in the sky... actually granted this kid a wish like that.
Holding the cup of Ultra Divine Water, Vegeta steeled himself and downed it in one gulp.
I'm practically immortal now.
There's no way the Ultra Divine Water can poison me to death.
As for the theory in some Dragon Ball fan stories that Son Goku got the Heart Virus from drinking Ultra Divine Water, Vegeta didn't care one bit.
I have an Immortal Body...
Why would I be afraid of getting heart disease?
If I really do get heart disease,
I can just cut off everything below my head and grow it all back. That should solve the problem, right?
Would the newly regenerated body have heart disease too?
Even if it did,
wouldn't I still have Vados?
Angels can do anything.
Having Vados cure my Heart Virus would be ridiculously easy for her.
So Vegeta had nothing to worry about.
But after drinking the Ultra Divine Water, Vegeta felt as if countless blades were swirling around in his throat.
After slicing through his throat, the blades moved down into his body.
They rampaged through him.
The feeling... was sheer agony.
Vegeta silently endured the immense pain without uttering a single cry.
"Does it hurt?" Korin asked with concern.
"It doesn't..." Vegeta's face was slick with cold sweat.
Korin: "..."
You call that not hurting?
You're sweating buckets from the pain.
"Hey!"
Vegeta simply unleashed all his energy, using it to resist the pain.
He found that this method really did lessen the pain considerably.
An hour later.
Vegeta's pain had completely disappeared.
Vegeta took a deep breath and silently sensed the changes in his body.
My energy...
I can feel it increasing rapidly.
What's my battle power now?
Vegeta immediately took out his Scouter, hooked it over his ear, and pressed the button.
Battle power: 32,000!
That's right!
Vegeta's battle power had reached 32,000.
It had far surpassed the Vegeta from the original story, twenty years later.
To put it in perspective, when Vegeta came to Earth twenty years later in the original story, his battle power was only 18,000.
One sip of Ultra Divine Water had doubled his battle power to 32,000.
Would drinking some more... make it keep increasing?
"You really are incredible, kid!" Korin exclaimed. "You're the first person to drink Ultra Divine Water and survive. I can clearly sense your energy rising like crazy."
"Pour me another cup. That first one wasn't enough to hit the spot," Vegeta said to Korin.
Korin: "..."
Korin was speechless.
"Um... drinking more probably won't have much effect... You'd just be making yourself suffer for nothing," Korin advised.
"Stop chattering and hurry up," Vegeta urged.
"All right. If you want to drink it... there's plenty," Korin said with a wry smile, pouring Vegeta another cup of Ultra Divine Water.
Vegeta held the cup and was just about to drink.
"Am I supposed to drink it straight?" Vegeta asked.
Korin: "????"
"Go get me a plate of peanuts. I want something to go with it," Vegeta said.
Korin wiped away sweat in silence.
Are you treating Ultra Divine Water like alcohol?
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up," Vegeta said. "Otherwise, I won't be able to enjoy it properly."
Korin: "..."
Korin soon brought out a plate of peanuts.
A plate of fried peanuts.
Vegeta took a sip of Ultra Divine Water, then ate a peanut.
He was having a grand old time.
Korin was completely stunned.
Was that stuff really Ultra Divine Water?
Why didn't you look like it hurt at all anymore?
"Does it taste good?" Korin asked curiously, edging closer.
"Want a cup?" Vegeta asked with a smile.
"No, no... I wouldn't dare drink it. One sip might kill me," Korin said, shaking his head vigorously.
Vegeta quickly drained the whole cup of Ultra Divine Water.
Mm... with peanuts on the side.
It tasted pretty good.
It just left his stomach burning a little.
Vegeta took a deep breath and quickly checked his battle power.
Holy crap!
It really did go up!
Vegeta's battle power had now reached 39,000.
You could raise your battle power by drinking Ultra Divine Water without even training.
Vegeta was delighted and poured himself another cup.
"Y-you're drinking more?" Korin asked, torn between laughter and tears.
Are you really treating Ultra Divine Water like alcohol?