Master Roshi was stunned for several seconds.
Then he stared at Vegeta without blinking.
"Hahaha, you're quite the funny little guy. I've never heard anyone brag like that." Master Roshi laughed. "You know who I am, right? I'm Master Mutaito, known as the God of Martial Arts. Even I can't punch the Earth to pieces!"
Vegeta gave a dismissive smile.
"How about this? Forget destroying the Earth... Let me see what you can do first. Then I'll decide if you're worth teaching." Master Roshi smiled.
"Let's go outside. I'd feel bad if I broke your house." Vegeta said.
"Hahaha, you make it sound like we're about to have some fierce battle." Master Roshi laughed. "All right, let's go outside."
The next moment, Vegeta followed Master Roshi out of the house.
"Come on, little guy. Attack me with all you've got." Master Roshi beckoned to Vegeta.
"Then I won't hold back. You'd better be careful." Vegeta said.
"Don't worry. I'll be fine." Master Roshi looked completely confident.
Sea Turtle watched from the side, filled with anticipation.
I must be seeing things.
This little brat was challenging Master Mutaito?
Fine.
This was the perfect chance for Master Mutaito to teach the little demon a lesson.
"Go ahead," Master Roshi said, beckoning to Vegeta again.
"Okay." Vegeta flicked his sleeve.
"Whoosh!"
A shapeless burst of energy appeared directly in front of Master Roshi.
"Thud!"
With a muffled impact, Master Roshi was hit before he could react, his body hurtling backward.
"Crash!"
Master Roshi's body punched straight through the house behind him and shot out the other side.
Then he bounced across the ground several times, digging up a series of craters before plunging into the sea behind him.
The seawater surged dozens of meters into the air.
Master Roshi continued tumbling through the water.
Once he finally came to a stop, his head lolled to one side, and he nearly died.
Sea Turtle stood nearby, utterly dumbfounded.
What was going on?
What had just happened?
"Damn... I still didn't control my strength properly." Vegeta shook his head, then shot into the sky and quickly appeared beside Master Roshi.
"Smack!"
Vegeta grabbed Master Roshi by his shell and hauled him out of the water, then carried him back to the island.
Then Vegeta pulled a Senzu Bean from his pocket and popped it into Master Roshi's mouth.
After eating the Senzu Bean, Master Roshi immediately opened his eyes and stared at Vegeta in alarm.
"Cough, cough... Little guy... what... what did you say to me just now?" Master Roshi was sweating profusely.
"I said I want to learn martial arts from you." Vegeta said.
Master Roshi: "..."
"Cough, cough... Little guy, are you serious? You're already this strong... and you still want to learn from me?" Master Roshi felt like crying.
"It's because I'm too strong that I need to learn from you." Vegeta replied.
Master Roshi fell silent.
What kind of logic was that?
He didn't even know what to say.
"Put simply, I accidentally got too strong. My power increased five hundred times in just five or six days... and I still don't know how to control it properly." Vegeta explained honestly. "That's why I want to learn from you—how to control my own power."
Master Roshi: "..."
Master Roshi was completely dumbfounded.
"Y-you just said it increased by how much?" Master Roshi asked.
"Five hundred times." Vegeta said.
Master Roshi said nothing.
Five hundred times...
Are you even human?
Sea Turtle rolled his eyes so hard he nearly fainted.
"Cough, cough... How did you do that?" Master Roshi asked with a bitter smile.
"It was easy. I drank the Ultra Divine Water like it was wine." As he spoke, Vegeta took the bottle of Ultra Divine Water from his clothes.
"Ultra Divine Water? I feel like I've heard of that somewhere." Master Roshi paused, then suddenly realized. "Th-this... this stuff... isn't it Korin's?"
"That's right." Vegeta nodded.
"Mr. Korin... that guy gave you such precious divine water?" Master Roshi didn't know what to say. "That nasty old cat! I asked him for some Ultra Divine Water back in the day, but he flat-out refused. He only gave me ordinary water and called it Ultra Divine Water... What a shameless old cat!"
"If you want some, once you've taught me to control my ki, I can give you some. You can drink as much as you want." Vegeta said.
"Really? Great! It's a deal!" Master Roshi nodded excitedly.
This kid drank the Ultra Divine Water and became five hundred times stronger.
If I drank it, maybe I could become young again.
How much stronger would I get?
Maybe I'd become a thousand times stronger.
Master Roshi's face was full of anticipation.
"By the way, what was your name again?" Master Roshi asked.
"Vegeta." Vegeta replied.
"Uh... that tail of yours is pretty unusual. Is it real?" Master Roshi had noticed Vegeta's tail long ago.
"It's real, but that's not important. Hurry up and teach me." Vegeta said.
"You want to control your own ki? The energy inside your body, right?" Master Roshi mused. "It's not that difficult. You mainly need to keep calm, and then you'll gradually sense the ki inside your body. Then you can take that ki..."
As he spoke, Master Roshi explained his understanding of ki and shared his experience.
Vegeta listened patiently.
Three minutes later.
Master Roshi was still going on and on.
"I get it." Vegeta suddenly said.
Master Roshi: "????"
Master Roshi wore a completely baffled expression.
I haven't finished explaining.
How do you already get it?
"Um... listen to me until I'm finished," Master Roshi hurriedly said.
"Be quiet. Let me figure it out myself." Vegeta said.
Master Roshi: "..."
This little guy wasn't likable at all.
Fine... if you wanted to figure it out yourself, then go ahead.
Just don't come asking me again.
Wait a second...
My house...
This kid said we should go outside to fight... and still put two holes in my house.
Vegeta ignored Master Roshi and quietly walked off to one side, silently digesting what Master Roshi had just told him.
Vegeta took a deep breath, and the immense energy within him quickly flowed back into his body.
"Hoo..."
Vegeta exhaled a stream of energy.
The next moment, Vegeta silently sensed the intensity of the energy radiating from him.
Not bad.
He'd already concealed fifty or sixty percent of it.
Again!
About ten minutes later.
Vegeta had drawn in all of his ki.
At last, Vegeta had mastered complete control over his ki and energy.
Master Roshi stood nearby with his eyes wide, his face filled with shock.
Had this kid really mastered it so quickly?
He was a true martial arts prodigy.