Korin's Shock

The next day!

After crushing Bora with overwhelming ease, Jiang Yun set off for Korin Tower.

Jiang Yun didn't use the Flight Technique. Instead, he planned to climb Korin Tower with his bare hands. That was a form of training, too.

Jiang Yun started moving at incredible speed, faster than some people could run on the ground. He surged upward with the agility of a cheetah.

If you imagined the towering pillar lying horizontally, Jiang Yun would have looked just like a cheetah chasing its prey. This showed just how powerful he was. Korin Tower, which seemed impossible for ordinary people to climb, was nothing to him—and that was indeed the case.

After more than half a year of training, Jiang Yun's battle power still exceeded 200, reaching around 230. If he unleashed his full strength, he could even reach over a thousand. Before Earth made contact with the wider universe, he was undoubtedly the strongest person on the planet.

The clouds rushed past below him as Jiang Yun climbed more than a hundred thousand meters. The tower was even taller than he'd imagined. That made sense. In the original story, Goku had taken more than a day to climb it, so it was only natural that it was this tall.

Still, that height was nothing to Jiang Yun. After climbing for some more time, he caught sight of a dark shape in the distance. He knew it was where Korin lived.

Jiang Yun picked up the pace once more, racing up the tower in an instant. He landed in front of a cat standing upright like a human and holding a staff. Jiang Yun knew this was Korin, who had lived for over eight hundred years.

Korin sized up the young man before him, looking calm on the surface, though inside he was panicking.

What a terrifying young man. He climbed Korin Tower so quickly! He's far more impressive than that boy, Master Roshi.

Jiang Yun had no idea what was going through Korin's mind.

Seeing that Korin wasn't the least bit surprised, Jiang Yun couldn't help but marvel. No wonder he's lived for hundreds of years. Wait, he's a cat.

That composure was beyond what ordinary people could manage!

Korin had known Jiang Yun was climbing the tower from the moment he started. He had watched him make his way up, and it had seemed like an effortless task for the young man.

When Korin remained silent, Jiang Yun broke the stillness.

"You must be Korin. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm a martial artist, and I hope you'll teach me martial arts," Jiang Yun said, getting straight to the point.

Korin simply looked at Jiang Yun without saying a word. The scene remained frozen in silence.

After a moment, Korin spoke. "Young man, I can sense immense energy hidden within you. You're already incredibly powerful. Why do you still want to learn martial arts from me?"

Korin was actually stunned by the young man. He could already sense the immense energy concealed within Jiang Yun.

"Respected Korin, there's no end to martial arts, is there?"

"Besides, there's always someone better out there. Who can say there's no one in the world stronger than me? And when three people walk together, one of them is bound to be my teacher. There's still so much I need to learn."

Jiang Yun's words stunned Korin even more. Compared to Jiang Yun's strength, it was his outlook—or rather, his dedication to martial arts and profound understanding—that truly amazed Korin.

It was incredibly rare for someone to retain such a mindset after gaining great power.

Of course, Korin couldn't have imagined that once Jiang Yun learned how powerful his future enemies would be, he wouldn't take pride in his current, insignificant level of cultivation.

Even though, by the standards of the present day, his cultivation was peerless.

"Young man, did you come up with those words yourself, or did someone teach them to you?" Korin asked, a little suspiciously.

"When three people walk together, one of them is bound to be my teacher."

Korin sensed profound wisdom in those words. He felt that whoever had said them must have been a great sage.

"Korin, that's something I realized through my training. I believe there's something worth learning from everyone. I hope to learn from other people's martial arts and use what I gain to improve further!"

Looking at Jiang Yun, Korin thought he was a fine young man with a pure heart. He was also humble, and his talent was terrifying.

When all those qualities came together, they were bound to produce an extraordinary person. In Korin's eyes, Jiang Yun's martial arts cultivation was undoubtedly extraordinary.

"Young man, if you came here for the Ultra Divine Water, there's no point. It's just ordinary water."

"Korin, you can call me Jiang Yun. I came for your guidance, not the Ultra Divine Water. The strength I gain through my own training is the real thing."

Jiang Yun knew, of course, that it wasn't genuine water that could increase his strength. The real key was the trial Korin put him through.

Korin was very pleased with Jiang Yun. He could tell Jiang Yun was sincere. He wasn't worried that Jiang Yun might do evil, because he could sense the righteousness in Jiang Yun's ki!

"You should know that I can't teach you very much. Your strength is already astonishing!" Korin said seriously.

"I know, Korin. My strength may be decent for now, but there's no end to martial arts. I hope you'll guide me. Please!"

Jiang Yun bowed respectfully.

Korin was moved by Jiang Yun's dedication to martial arts. The martial world hadn't seen such an outstanding young man in many years.

Perhaps he was the future hope of the martial world. Korin couldn't help but place great hopes in Jiang Yun, and he believed the young man had the potential to live up to them.

"Here, kid. These are Senzu Beans. They'll quickly restore your stamina, and you won't even need to eat for ten days."

Korin tossed Jiang Yun a small bag of Senzu Beans.

Jiang Yun opened it and saw around twenty beans inside.

Jiang Yun couldn't help thinking, There really are plenty of Senzu Beans at this point in time. Later on, people will be wishing they could split each bean in two.

At the thought, Jiang Yun couldn't help but grit his teeth in hatred of Yajirobe. Yajirobe, you can spend this life working for my Martial Alliance. Senzu Beans aren't for you. I said so, and no one can change that.

Korin led Jiang Yun to a room. It looked cramped, but was actually quite spacious, with a whole world inside. Jiang Yun guessed this was probably the work of divine power. Even the Lookout was shrouded in a faint aura of divine power, which had kept human technology from detecting it for all these years.

In Jiang Yun's view, the gods in the Dragon Ball World really couldn't be underestimated, even if they had seemed pretty weak in the original story.

The gods in Dragon Ball Super, from Super Saiyan God and beyond, were incredibly powerful. Take the Gods of Destruction, for example—but even more impressive were the Angels. Their normal state was Ultra Instinct, far beyond the Ultra Instinct Goku used during the Tournament of Power.

So this world ran deep—deeper than you could imagine. Take Dragon God Zalama, who created Super Shenron. He was said to be on a par with Grand Zeno, yet the original story had only mentioned him in passing.

Then there was the legendary Demon Realm and its king, Dabura. Was he really the most powerful being in that world? Not necessarily. The Demon Realm corresponding to the real world couldn't possibly be that weak. It had to have at least a few beings on the level of Gods of Destruction.

Forget it. I'll deal with the future when it comes. As for exploring the secrets of the Dragon Ball World, I can wait until I'm stronger. Without enough strength, I have no right to learn certain things.

Jiang Yun decided to stop thinking about it and get some rest. Tomorrow, he would face Korin's trial.