An Incredible Result, Increased Lifespan

As time passed, Li Xing realized something was wrong.

The energy was rapidly dwindling.

Li Xing frowned and stopped.

He carefully sensed for anything out of the ordinary.

Nothing had changed.

His cells had clearly absorbed a lot of energy, yet he didn't feel any stronger.

He didn't even have the subtle feeling that his strength had increased.

That energy couldn't have just vanished into thin air.

"Could it be that breakthroughs in novels, where you feel your strength increase dramatically, are fake?"

The moment the thought occurred to him, Li Xing dismissed it.

No, he did feel something whenever his strength increased.

The reason it wasn't very noticeable was that each improvement was slight, not dramatic. He never reached that peak, overwhelming feeling.

To put it simply, the stimulation wasn't enough. He hadn't hit the G-spot.

That feeling was real. There was no denying it.

"This is strange. What's going on with me?

I practiced the Cell Guidance Technique, the energy disappeared, and I can't possibly have no reaction at all. Did I just die without even realizing it?"

Li Xing frowned.

"Stats."

A screen appeared before Li Xing.

Host: Li Xing

Lifespan: 61

Battle Power: 24000

Constitution: 6

Mental Power: 1.02

Energy: 4000

Abilities: Devour Ability (LV1), Cell Guidance Technique (LV1)

Li Xing studied the stats.

"Something's wrong. My energy really did decrease, and by quite a lot.

My energy clearly broke through 4500, and my battle power reached 27000, but my constitution didn't improve at all."

Li Xing stared at the stats, his brows drawn tightly together.

Something about these stats was off.

"Lifespan: 61. That's nothing special."

Li Xing stopped halfway through his sentence, stunned.

Lifespan.

Lifespan!

The Cell Guidance Technique increased his lifespan.

Once he understood, Li Xing began breathing rapidly.

Two years ago, when he first arrived in the Dragon Ball World, his lifespan had been 25. He'd even had the title Short-lived Ghost.

Li Xing had thought he'd be stuck that way for the rest of his life. Who could have guessed that as his strength grew, so would his lifespan?

It had kept increasing until it reached 60, and hadn't budged for quite some time.

This Cell Guidance Technique could actually extend his lifespan.

That was his lifespan.

The rules of the Dragon Ball World were incomplete. You could end up drenched in blood in a fight.

In just a few decades, someone could reach the top tier of the universe and challenge its supreme deities, yet their lifespan wouldn't change at all. The only thing that changed was their energy.

Their energy kept growing, reaching ridiculous levels.

But no matter how strong they became, their lifespan wouldn't change in the slightest. If they could live for a hundred years, then a hundred years was all they got.

They could become stronger than gods, or even stronger than ghosts, but they still couldn't keep living forever.

The rules were weak enough that even after death, returning as a soul was as easy as eating or drinking. But it was still death.

That might be how things worked in the Dragon Ball World. Outside it, things would be different.

An ambition began to take root in Li Xing's heart.

The possibility of surpassing the Dragon Ball World.

He believed that as long as he lived long enough, he'd eventually find an opportunity.

As a pure-blooded human, Li Xing's energy growth could never compare to that of Saiyans like Sun Wukong, who could double their strength.

But with the best possible training aided by technology, combined with the Cell Guidance Technique, he might not be able to beat Sun Wukong and the others, but he could outlive them.

What was the point of training, if not to live longer than a tortoise?

As long as he lived long enough, his strength would naturally improve.

Li Xing could grasp that simple logic in an instant.

That made the Cell Guidance Technique incredibly important—super important.

"This is a divine technique, without a doubt. I have to keep it secret."

Li Xing was visibly excited.

"Also, technology. Developing technology is incredibly important.

And the cells of those super-powerful fighters, supervillains, and the smartest people in the world.

No, I can do what the world's superpowers do and map out their genomes, then study them carefully and keep exploring.

As for strength, there's no need to rush. With Nutrient Solution and Repair Solution, plus magnetic-field gravity training and my Devour Ability, even if I'm weaker than Saiyans, I definitely won't be weaker than Namekians."

Li Xing's eyes shone brightly, as radiant as the stars in the sky.

No one could resist the temptation of immortality, or even just a longer life.

"Wisdom, create a new file."

"Yes, Engineer."

"Human Potential Research."

"Understood."

Li Xing felt refreshed.

He hadn't expected such a good thing to happen to him.

"Gravity adjustment: ten times!"

"Understood."

Li Xing strolled toward the training room.

He wasn't in a hurry at all now.

After this, he could take his time developing.

With Piccolo in his hands, there wouldn't be many fights coming up.

And even if there were, he'd have everything under control.

One day later.

Dr. Brief's estate.

Li Xing stepped out of the flying car.

He looked around.

"President Li, hello. This way, please. Dr. Brief is waiting for you in the estate."

Li Xing looked down at the robot that had spoken, his eyes full of curiosity.

This robot was incredibly intelligent. Dr. Brief had a lot of impressive technology.

Li Xing followed it and soon arrived in the Brief family courtyard.

"President Li, welcome, welcome."

Dr. Brief took a puff of his dry pipe and greeted him with a smile.

Li Xing looked at Dr. Brief and flashed a wide grin.

"You're too kind."

"This time, Dr. Brief is protecting the lives of everyone on Earth. Naturally, I had to do my part."

Li Xing spoke with the same genial smile.

Everyone here was a treasure.

If he could convince them—

No!

Getting a few brilliant scientists on board would greatly help his research plans.

At first, Li Xing had only wanted to develop Aurora Group a little.

After learning the Cell Guidance Technique, he urgently needed to bring together all the best scientists.

He had to gather them and get to work on something big.

Strength, making trouble—all of that could wait.

"Is everyone here, Dr. Brief?"

"Of course. We can begin our discussion now.

These Kyrieloids are a great enemy of Earth. They want to rule us by force.

The combat personnel they've sent are all very powerful.

For now, we can only rely on martial artists."

Dr. Brief spoke first, his voice filled with worry.

Li Xing looked uneasy.

About that...

Could he tell them that he'd caused all this to come up with a way to deal with Sun Wukong?

"Fortunately, Aurora Group held the Martial Arts Peak Tournament, bringing together many powerful martial artists.

Otherwise, humanity would have suffered terrible losses this time.

Given that, we need to establish a strong defense and surveillance network."

At that, Li Xing suddenly understood.

On Earth, if anyone was qualified to build a complete defense and surveillance network, it was surely Li Xing's Aurora Group.

No wonder Dr. Brief had invited Aurora Group.

When it came to information technology, Aurora Group surpassed the rest of Earth put together.

"That's right. We need to build our own defense network. We can't rely on those martial artists every time something happens."