Dragon Ball Super: Starting with the Lottery of Ultra Instinct
Chapter 9

Gohan's True Strength?

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Draw successful. Obtained: Three-Tomoe Sharingan. It can trap the target in an illusion, but only works on opponents with less than half your combat power!

He drew the Sharingan directly, but unfortunately, was it truly useful in the Dragon Ball world?

He felt it was a bit of a letdown; if it had been the Mangekyō Sharingan, that would have been decent.

But with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, even at 100% power, it could at most bewilder an opponent whose combat power was significantly lower than his own.

Those with average strength could never be controlled by genjutsu; if he had obtained the Rinnegan, that would have been something else entirely.

He did hope that this Three-Tomoe Sharingan could evolve—evolving into a Rinnegan would certainly have its uses.

For now, having obtained the lottery skill, he accompanied Videl to a secluded spot to instruct her on training her ki.

There was also the matter of learning the Flight technique.

These were things Videl knew nothing about; as the daughter of Satan, she had originally thought that flying was simply impossible.

Through Gohan's training, she finally understood that the Flight technique allowed a person to fly freely.

Unfortunately, this skill was far too difficult to control.

She gathered her ki and managed to hover in the air for only ten seconds, which was actually quite impressive for a human physique.

Seeing this, Gohan offered a word of praise: "Not bad. Being able to hover at a high altitude for a start is already quite an achievement."

Videl, looking rather unsightly, finally touched back down to the ground after a long moment and let out a long breath.

It was clear that those ten seconds had been her limit; she was completely exhausted.

"But I feel like I'm still far behind you. When you carried me while flying earlier, you zipped away so far in an instant!"

She pouted and looked at him with unwillingness, causing Gohan to smile and walk over.

He offered some comfort: "My physique is different from yours. You have a human physique, and reaching this level is already good enough."

"Saiyans are different, but now that you've learned ki, you're already stronger than Satan!"

Videl looked stunned, her expression one of disbelief as she listened to Gohan's words.

"I... I'm stronger than Dad?"

Indeed, even if Videl hadn't learned ki, she was already far stronger than Satan.

Satan was nothing but a piece of trash with a combat power of 5!

Gohan nodded, affirming: "Yes. Currently, the strongest human is someone named Krillin."

"His combat power can be considered to be near the million mark. For an average human, a million is about the limit!"

It was true; the only way to change a human physique was to seek out the Super Dragon Balls.

He mused that if Videl wanted to become stronger later on, finding the Super Dragon Balls to change her physique wasn't entirely out of the question.

Videl fell into deep thought, and after a long while, she looked up and said: "I want to know the gap between you and me, Gohan!"

She looked at him with a serious expression, clearly wanting to understand exactly how much strength he possessed.

For a moment, Gohan didn't know how to answer Videl, so he could only let her see for herself.

"It's hard to explain to you, and since I happen to be training, I'll just let you watch."

"You'd better stand back a bit; I'm about to start my training!"

He had no intention of hiding much from Videl; after all, as his intended girlfriend, she would know his strength sooner or later.

So, it was better to let her understand it in advance!

He had Videl stand further away, and now he began his training, continuing to fight the 50% Vegeta projection just as he had yesterday.

This would help him adapt to 1.1% of Ultra Instinct!

As soon as the Vegeta projection was released, its arrogant posture and terrifying combat power were enough to make Videl feel a sense of crisis.

Vegeta's combat power was leaking out uncontrollably; at 50%, Vegeta had the power to destroy the Earth.

Videl's face turned pale; she never imagined that Gohan would actually fight something like this.

She couldn't help but call out in worry.

"Gohan, is... is that person very strong? I feel like I can't breathe; his... his combat power is too terrifying."

"You must not do anything reckless!"

Up until now, Gohan hadn't transformed into a Super Saiyan, nor had he activated Ultra Instinct, so naturally, Videl couldn't sense his combat power.

Hearing Videl's concerned words, he smiled and said with a relaxed expression.

"It's fine. For me right now, I can end this fight in about a minute!"

Videl was shocked; she truly couldn't believe that Gohan would say such a thing!

When it came down to it, she still didn't have a strong concept of Gohan's power.

She only knew that Gohan was the city's superhero, flying around and taking out ordinary people with a single move, which seemed very impressive.

But compared to the terrifying Vegeta robot in front of them, it didn't seem like much.

After all, that terrifying combat power could destroy the Earth at any moment!

Faced with such a terrifying robot, Gohan actually claimed he could finish it in under a minute?

If he could truly pull that off, just how strong was Gohan?

Videl soon understood exactly what Gohan's true combat power amounted to.

Transforming directly into a Super Saiyan 1, Gohan revealed his trump cards without reservation; this time, he intended to end the fight quickly to push past his own limits.

He already had a thorough understanding of the combat power possessed by the 50% Vegeta robot.

What he needed to do now was to utterly crush that 50% Vegeta robot. If he couldn't even manage that, he would never catch up to the first tier, let alone surpass Vegeta!

Not to mention, he had to surpass Kakarot and Son Goku!

Taking a deep breath, he activated the White God state; this form was incredibly taxing on his mental energy.

For him at his current level, maintaining it for a minute was already quite an achievement.

Whoosh!

Super Saiyan 1 already provided astonishing combat power, but with the addition of Ultra Instinct, his originally yellow hair instantly turned into strands of white.

Videl couldn't tear her eyes away from Gohan, especially with the electrical currents crackling around him.

The 50% Vegeta ahead stared back, and in that instant, it took the initiative to strike—unlike the last time.

It fired an energy cannon directly at Gohan.

BOOM!

The energy cannon hit its mark, and Videl covered her mouth with a gasp, nearly rushing forward.

"Gohan!"

Smoke filled the air, but as it cleared, Gohan stood in place, completely unscathed, a cold smirk tugging at his lips.

With a look of disdain, he said, "You aren't worth looking at in my current state. I don't even need to go Super Saiyan 2 to crush you!"

"Come and taste my power. Sharingan, activate!"

By activating the Sharingan, he perfected his close-quarters combat; in hand-to-hand fighting, he was unstoppable.

Even if the real Vegeta stood before him, without the use of energy, he wouldn't be able to outmatch Gohan in close combat.

Gohan moved, his entire body transforming into a streak of light. In the next second, before the 50% Vegeta could even react, a heavy punch slammed into its stomach.

The 50% Vegeta spat out blood as its entire body shuddered from the impact.

It went flying!

It crashed into a mountain not far away, the loud impact causing the massive peak to shatter instantly.

Videl's mouth hung open; she never imagined that once Gohan unleashed his power, he would absolutely thrash this 50% Vegeta!

After sending it flying with one punch, Gohan rushed forward again, raining a storm of attacks down upon the 50% Vegeta.

It was beaten into a state where it had no power to fight back.

Finally, with a single kick, Gohan sent it plummeting from the high altitude down to the ground.

BOOM!

The earth trembled; the 50% Vegeta smashed into the ground, shattering the terrain and creating a massive crater.

Its entire body was pulverized. In less than 60 seconds, under Gohan's close-quarters assault, it exploded into sparks. Even the combat simulator nearby was damaged. This time, he had completely surpassed the 50% Vegeta.

Even Gohan hadn't expected his strength to be this immense.

Taking a deep breath, he landed on the ground, looking at the surrounding wreckage—the mountains crumbled and the earth split, though it was still much better than last time.

Fortunately, there were no energy attacks, otherwise, this area would have been lost as well.

It took a long moment for Videl to come to her senses. She was truly stunned, finally understanding the terrifying nature of Gohan's combat power.

Her eyes shone with a specific light: "Gohan, that was... that was so amazing!"

"I understand now. Last time, the ones who saved the world weren't my father, but you and the others, right?"

Seeing Gohan's golden hair return to normal and witnessing such destructive power, how could Videl not understand?

Thinking of how her father had stolen the credit, she felt a surge of indignation.

"Dad is too much! To think he actually stole your credit—I have to have a serious talk with him."

Seeing the determined look on her face, Gohan moved gently, appearing right in front of Videl before she could even react.

Gohan's speed was simply too fast.

By the time she realized what happened, Videl was scooped up into his arms. Gohan took to the sky, flying with incredible speed.

As he soared with her, letting her feel the velocity, her face flushed with excitement.

Her little face was flushed red with agitation, and her attempt to stand up for him was incredibly cute. Gohan lowered his head, and this time, he taught Videl how to truly kiss. Videl didn't refuse, instead wrapping her arms around his neck.

After Gohan kissed her a few times, feeling the sweetness of the moment, he smiled and said casually.

"Satan deserves his fair share of credit, too. At the very least, he genuinely cares about the Earth. If Videl and I end up together, he'll be my father-in-law."

"Having a father-in-law who's a hero of Earth isn't a bad deal at all!"

Take Kakarot, for instance; he only cares about fighting and has absolutely no interest in anything else.

Expecting Kakarot to be a hero is impossible. It's better to support Satan; with Satan as Earth's hero, his ability to rake in money is strong enough.

With a father-in-law like that, if I'm ever short on cash, I can always ask for a little to spend!

Hearing Gohan's words, Videl blushed and her heart raced. A girl in love is simple-minded; she nodded along, not daring to refute a single word.

No matter what Gohan said or did, she agreed with it all!

That was just Videl's nature. She had a fiery personality, but as a girlfriend, she carried the air of a gentle and obedient sweetheart.

Most importantly, she was incredibly clingy!

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