Another year passed. Gamos devoted himself to researching technology day and night. He studied not only Earth's technology but also traveled constantly through the universe, collecting the technology of every planet.
Over the past year, Gamos's cultivation had made no progress at all, but it had all been worth it.
Because Android 17 and Android 18 had now been transformed into Super 17 and Super 18 under Gamos's modifications.
17's transformation was the same as in Dragon Ball GT, but unlike in the original, the Super 17 modified by Gamos possessed even greater power.
According to Gamos's calculations, Super Saiyan Third Grade should have a battle power between 10 billion and 80 billion. Super Saiyan 4 should then have a battle power between 100 billion and 800 billion.
As for the Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker state, there was no way to calculate it accurately without any reference data. After all, reaching Super Saiyan 4 meant that every subsequent breakthrough was equivalent to advancing an entire major realm.
Super 17's battle power had already reached a terrifying 900 billion, and Android 18's was about the same.
When they first emerged with such terrifying battle power, they nearly scared Goku and Vegeta to death.
Vegeta, in particular, almost had a complete breakdown.
He had worked so hard to train and constantly push past his limits, yet his battle power was still stuck at 9 billion. Meanwhile, 17 had merely taken a nap and reached 900 billion. That was a hundredfold difference!
Still, there was some consolation: this was the limit of technology. To grow stronger from here, they would need various insights or other opportunities. Those were things they would have to pursue through their own training.
As for whether there were other methods, Gamos didn't know. In Dragon Ball Super, there was a universe skilled in machinery, and the powerful robot formed by their fusion was very strong. But that was pure technology, not an Android. Gamos looked down on it. What was the point of getting stronger if you weren't even human anymore?
Earth's strongest fighters were now Android 17 and Android 18, followed by the two fake Saiyans, Krillin and Yamcha, who could transform into Super Saiyan Blue.
As for Launch, her battle power was unknown. Whenever she used her full strength, she went berserk and became difficult to control, so she had been training her mental strength during this time.
One day, Gamos walked out of the laboratory with another person following behind him.
"Wahaha! I, Mr. Satan, am finally the strongest man alive!"
Satan struck a triumphant pose and instinctively reached for his gold belt, only to realize he wasn't wearing it.
But that didn't matter. He was now the true guardian deity of Earth.
That's right. This was Mr. Satan, the Android 19 modified by Gamos.
He was a famous man, known as the strongest Earthling—excluding martial artists, of course.
What made him especially remarkable was his ability to rally people. During the Majin Buu Saga, it was Mr. Satan's influence that enabled Sun Wukong to gather energy for the Spirit Bomb that destroyed Majin Buu.
So Gamos had captured Satan and made him Android 19. Now that Satan had real power, he was sure to grow restless and start loudly proclaiming his fame.
As an ordinary human, Satan had been able to turn the people of Earth into his little fans. After becoming an Android, surely it wouldn't be too much to expect everyone in the universe to become his fans, too!
Satan wasn't an ordinary Android. He was Super 19, with a battle power of 90 million, putting him on par with an ordinary Super Saiyan 4 at their peak. He was sure to shock everyone.
As soon as Satan made his debut, he flew over a densely populated city to show off.
Gamos didn't stop him. He could do whatever he wanted.
Vegeta stood atop a mountain peak and watched Satan in the distance, gritting his teeth in frustration.
The man had once been a weakling with a battle power of less than 50. Now, in just one week, he had gained the power to kill Vegeta with a single finger. Who could possibly handle that?
"Vegeta, you've got to keep your composure. I still want to get stronger together with you."
Seeing Vegeta grit his teeth, Sun Wukong couldn't help trying to comfort him.
"Tch. You're the one who feels weak and wants a companion, aren't you?"
Vegeta gave him a look that said he'd seen right through him, and scoffed.
He was the dignified Saiyan Prince. How could his composure possibly crack so easily? They were just Androids. Sure, they had a head start, but they'd hit their limit sooner.
Once he broke through to Super Saiyan 4, he'd be able to fight them. And if he broke through to Super Saiyan 5 after that, he'd like to see who dared defy him.
Super Saiyan Six—let's see who could outdo him then. Super Saiyan 7—he'd ride even the God of Devastation. Super Saiyan 8—he'd make everyone call him Dad.
That was the pride of a Saiyan. As a warrior race, they had no limits.
Sun Wukong wasn't annoyed at being found out. He simply pulled Vegeta along to keep training, hoping they could break through as soon as possible.
Their base battle powers were now terrifyingly high, already far beyond the standard required to transform into Super Saiyan 3. Since they hadn't overcome their bottleneck, all they could do was keep training and increase their base battle powers.
At Mount Paozu, Piccolo held a book and stared at it in despair.
Standing in front of him was a little girl who looked a lot like Kefla, and seemed to be about three years old.
"Uncle Piccolo, when will I be done with my lessons? I want to train and get stronger, too."
"You can start training when you've learned to control your mind. Your talent is too frightening. If you go berserk, no one will be able to stop you."
"You have to build a solid foundation while you're young and work hard to train your mental strength. That's the path you need to follow."
The little girl was none other than the Cell who had been cultivated. Unlike the original, this Cell was a clone of Kefla and had been given a name of her own: Xiaoyin.
After she was cultivated, Gamos had simply handed her over to the childcare expert, Piccolo.
And so Piccolo began taking care of his second child.
During her time living at Mount Paozu, Son Gohan often came over to play, and Xiaoyin naturally became his little sister.
Life on Earth was very peaceful now. Sometimes, Gamos really wanted to put aside his work and enjoy himself.
After finishing his work for the year, just as Gamos was planning to take a vacation, the Time Ring on his hand suddenly began to vibrate.
Gamos used the Time Ring to sense the other parallel timelines.
He hadn't expected anything unusual, but what he saw gave him a fright.
The past could be examined through history, and the future could be divined, but only the present could be changed. Otherwise, a new parallel world would be created.
Now, however, the past and future of every parallel world had been sealed off. It was a strange energy—not the result of some kind of seal, but a fundamental alteration to the rules of space and time.
It was still possible to enter the past and future, but the worlds one traveled to in the past were illusory, like projections. History could no longer be changed, and new timelines could no longer be created.
"How could this happen? Who did this? I don't even know whether it's a good thing or a bad one."
Gamos had just been about to relax, but his mood immediately grew heavy again.
At the same time, Gamos used his mental power through the Time Ring to casually observe several timelines. He discovered one that was truly tragic, and he had to go there immediately.
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