Krillin's Resolve, New Choices, New Abilities

Bulma finished her call and looked up at the sky.

With a tournament of this scale and this level of funding, many powerhouses are bound to show up.

Between the prestige of the championship and the madness of the peak tournament.

What exactly is the Aurora Group trying to do?

Meanwhile.

Krillin finished his day of training in the sea.

Exhausted, he returned to Master Roshi's island.

"Krillin."

Master Roshi was lying on a beach chair under a coconut tree, wearing sunglasses.

"Ah, Master Mutaito."

Master Roshi climbed up.

"You've done well this year, but you're still lacking something."

"Huh?"

Krillin scratched his head awkwardly, at a loss for what to do.

He had been training exactly according to Master Mutaito's instructions.

If there was something wrong with the training process, it wasn't something he could control.

"Your training is diligent, but you lack practical combat experience. A superior warrior must be a well-rounded fighter."

Krillin was completely confused.

He had never even heard of a "well-rounded fighter."

Besides, these things weren't up to him to decide.

"Master Mutaito, there aren't that many opponents on this island."

"That is why you must venture into the big cities, broaden your horizons, and then return to settle down and focus on your training."

Master Roshi struck the pose of a seasoned expert, speaking in a profound and ambiguous manner.

Krillin shuddered, sweat pouring down his forehead, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Master Mutaito, please don't send me away."

Master Roshi had black lines running down his face.

This idiot disciple.

How did he end up with such a dense student?

"You fool, I'm telling you to go out and gain experience!"

Master Roshi couldn't take it anymore and roared at the top of his lungs.

Krillin still didn't understand what Master Roshi meant.

"Master Mutaito, but my current strength hasn't reached its limit yet; there's no need to go out and challenge all sorts of opponents."

Master Roshi's chest heaved with anger.

"Idiot, I've already taught you all the basics. If you just keep burying your head in training here without going out to see the various formidable martial artists, you'll only be working in a vacuum. Eventually, an irreparable gap will form between you and Goku."

As expected of their teacher.

With just one sentence, he accurately pinpointed Krillin's weakness.

Keeping up with Goku, and surpassing Goku, had almost become Krillin's Achilles' heel.

Hearing Master Roshi put it that way, Krillin's expression immediately turned serious.

"I understand, Master Mutaito. I'll pack my things and head out."

Only then did Master Roshi calmly reveal his true intentions.

"Good. Now, the Aurora Group has released news that they will be hosting the Aurora Group Martial Arts Peak Tournament. Every city will begin selections, with results tallied monthly, followed by regional tournaments in half a year. The championship will be held in one year. This competition is a long-term event, intended to provide a platform for martial artists across the world to exchange ideas and learn. We are going together."

Master Roshi began to spout nonsense with a perfectly straight face.

Krillin was so startled by these words that he nearly wet himself. His body trembled as he stared at Master Roshi in disbelief.

"Huh? Master Mutaito, are you going to participate too? But if you join, what chance do the rest of us have of winning?"

Master Roshi wore an expression of pure enjoyment, though his heart felt incredibly bitter.

Setting aside the others, he had already found it extremely difficult to face Sun Wukong a year ago. After another year, let alone Sun Wukong, he wasn't even sure he could handle Krillin. The waves behind the Yangtze River drive those before them, and the former waves die on the beach.

"Of course. In martial arts training, if you don't advance, you retreat; I must maintain a spirit of courageous progress. Naturally, I won't necessarily participate. I'll see how you do; if you can achieve a decent ranking, I naturally won't join."

Master Roshi spoke thusly, though he began to ponder how he might pull the wool over everyone's eyes.

He then thought of a good idea.

"Of course, I won't be going with you. You need to venture out into the cities on your own."

Having said this, Master Roshi told Krillin everything in detail.

Krillin's first reaction upon hearing this exceeded Master Roshi's expectations.

"Master Mutaito, is it really true that every city in the world has such an arena?"

Master Roshi also fell into deep thought.

In the last two years, the Aurora Group had been riding the crest of a wave. Every product they released became a global sensation; even his small island was filled with Aurora Group products, and they were even using the Aurora Group's satellite signals. It could be said that the whole world was using Aurora Group products, and the company held one-tenth of the world's wealth. However, the idea of them setting up martial arts arenas across the globe sounded incredibly exaggerated, perhaps even impossible.

"Therefore, this is why you must practice martial arts diligently, travel through ten thousand cities, and witness a variety of different things. Only then will you possess sufficient discernment."

Master Roshi did not know it, but because of this very sentence, Krillin—who was already one of the few intellectuals among the Dragon Ball Earth warriors—would completely veer off his original path and become the core brain of the entire team.

By following every trace and clue, he would constantly provide the team with the most effective advice. This ability to gather intelligence and analyze events and objects would cause Li Xing no end of trouble. Several times, he was nearly caught red-handed and exposed on the spot.

But that was a story for another time. For now, the focus remained on Krillin's reaction.

Krillin's eyes shone with light as he lowered his head in thought.

"I understand, Master Mutaito."

Master Roshi nodded in satisfaction and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Krillin's eyes gleamed, and something called Wisdom began to manifest on his brow.

Time flew by.

Li Xing continued to research various technologies, attempting to strengthen himself through such means.

"Wisdom."

"I am here."

"Has the Repair Pod been completed?"

"The experiment was successful, but a detailed analysis of the situation has not yet been conducted."

Li Xing narrowed his eyes slightly.

No experiment conducted yet?

Wouldn't that be happening soon?

"Has the Polar Night side completed the manufacturing task?"

"It has been completed, Engineer."

Li Xing's eyes lit up.

With the Polar Night side finished, the Quantum Teleportation Technology was also sufficiently mature.

With the experiments complete, he would be able to use it on the Nano Heavy Armor in the future.

The Black Armor definitely could not appear in front of others, or at least, no one could know that he was the one who possessed it.

The orange-red Aurora Battle Armor, however, could perhaps be put to use.

But he would need to come up with a reason to hoodwink the others.

Just as Li Xing was thinking this, a system notification sounded once again after a year of silence.

"Host detected to be significantly altering the plot; Super Choice System activated."

"Choice One: Change everyone's perception of martial arts and shift focus to developing technology; Reward: Physique +0.1."

"Choice Two: Broadcast the Aurora Martial Arts Peak Tournament globally to spark a worldwide cultivation craze; Reward: Mental Power +0.01."

"Choice Three: Cause a commotion during the Aurora Martial Arts Peak Tournament, inciting public panic and a desperate longing for martial arts to save them; Reward: Cell Guidance Technique."

Seeing this message, Li Xing's eyes lit up.

What the hell was this?

This was like heaven dropping a pie right into his lap.

What kind of luck was this?

"System, I choose three."

Li Xing did not hesitate in the slightest.

He had been in the Dragon Ball World for two years, and aside from the Devour Ability he received at the very beginning, the system had provided no other skills, only basic stat increases.