Dominating Xiao Wu, the Grudge of the Hidden One

Seeing the dinosaur lift its foot, Li Xing, who was only at half his peak state, struck without hesitation.

Splash!

He lunged out of the river, aiming for the dinosaur's other foot planted in the water.

In his hand, he gripped a stone he had snatched up at some point during the chaos.

Targeting a single toe, a ruthless glint flashed in Li Xing's eyes.

Better to break one finger than to strike at an arm.

This was Li Xing's first time facing a dinosaur, yet his face showed no fear as his figure descended in an instant.

Li Xing had chosen his moment perfectly.

The dinosaur's previous momentum had just faded while its new strength had yet to gather, and the foot he was targeting served as the center of gravity for its entire body.

It wasn't far from Li Xing, and he closed the distance in the blink of an eye.

Pfft.

Slamming into the water, he met no resistance under the control of his Devour ability, striking the dinosaur's toe with ease.

"ROAR!"

The dinosaur let out an angry bellow, losing its balance from the pain as its massive body crashed into the river.

BOOM!

Splash, splash, splash.

Gurgle.

A flash of joy crossed Li Xing's eyes; he hadn't expected to succeed on his first strike.

Tipping off the ground, he danced and maneuvered across the dinosaur's body, rapidly closing in on its belly.

In his hand, a long, oval pebble shimmered under the sun, reflecting a blinding light that mirrored Li Xing's own excited, burning heart.

He raised his hands high, a ruthless look in his eyes.

Stab!

Awoo!

Li Xing's expression remained cold as he hammered his fists into the wound.

The dinosaur shrieked in agony.

The corners of Li Xing's mouth curled into a grin.

He could feel his body heating up.

It wasn't the heat of physical exertion; his body was evolving.

His Devour ability was taking effect.

His constitution was strengthening.

Not far away, Xiao Wu and Ashu watched Li Xing's frenzied state, terrified, and clung tightly to each other.

"What do we do, Ashu!"

"I feel like we're going to die, Xiao Wu."

The comedic duo reacted instantly.

Li Xing didn't care.

With the timing, terrain, and circumstances all in his favor, failing to finish off the dinosaur now wouldn't be his style.

After ten minutes of struggle, the dinosaur remained unable to flip over, and Li Xing secured his first kill.

Bathed in blood, Li Xing frowned.

Aside from the urge to vomit at the stench of blood, he didn't feel much of anything else.

Could it be because it's non-human blood, so it doesn't have that effect?

Li Xing was conflicted.

Weren't people supposed to vomit the first time they killed something?

Without dwelling on it, he jumped off the dinosaur, splashing a large spray of water.

After washing himself off, Li Xing walked toward the terrified duo.

At the same time, he summoned his attributes.

Just as he had guessed.

His constitution had reached 1.02.

Killing a single dinosaur provided a boost equivalent to three days of his diligent training.

Regardless of how lackluster that "diligent training" might have been, it was three solid days of effort.

At this rate of improvement, Li Xing could only think: who else could compare?

A 0.01 increase, multiplied by six, meant a combat power gain of 0.06.

After completing the mission to guard Pilaf, his energy would reach 11, allowing for an additional 0.11 increase in combat power.

If he could reach a constitution of seventy or eighty, given the multiplier, he would be invincible in the future.

Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2—Li Xing wouldn't even take them seriously.

Thinking of this, a flash of relief crossed Li Xing's eyes.

He was glad he had chosen the most ambiguous ability at the very beginning.

Li Xing's original idea had been simple: following Sun Wukong and the others was too dangerous, so it was better to stay away early on.

Plus, Sun Wukong had just emerged and was still very naive, so his chances of snatching the Four-Star Dragon Ball were quite high.

He hadn't expected it to provide him with such a massive foundation.

According to the current compromise trend, he wouldn't fall too far behind Sun Wukong in the future.

If his mental power also increased his strength by a multiplier, and both stats broke through to 10, he could reach 100 times his current strength.

This growth intensity was far more powerful than that of a Super Saiyan like Sun Wukong.

The most important thing, of course, was the Devour ability he had acquired, which made keeping up with the training pace of Sun Wukong and the others effortless.

He wouldn't even be too tired; he could keep up with ease.

He walked toward the two trembling individuals.

Li Xing pondered how to make them obedient.

These two were incredibly loyal to Pilaf.

Other than threats to make them feign obedience to his commands, he had no way to control them.

Splash!

Following the flow of the water, Li Xing grabbed the two and flew out of the river.

"Let's find a city. And while we're at it, tell me about your origins."

Li Xing naturally knew their origins, but he still had to pretend he didn't.

The two were terrified, their eyes darting around, their bodies clearly resisting being in such close proximity to Li Xing.

Li Xing felt completely baffled.

He had no way of knowing that the two had already seen him in the village where Oolong appeared.

They had even guessed that Li Xing possessed immense strength.

The fact that Li Xing had killed a dinosaur with his bare hands right in front of them only further proved his terrifying nature.

Naturally, the two were afraid of him.

They headed toward the city, while on the other side, someone was fuming with rage.

In a desolate region, a gloomy castle sat in the center of an empty clearing.

A short man wearing a garment with the character for "rice" printed on it sat on the throne at the very top of the castle, his face twisted in anger.

"Bastards! Idiots! I sent those two to bring back the Dragon Balls for this Great King, and it's been ten days! It's enough to make this Great King die of anger! They even dare not to answer my calls. When you return, I'll make you taste my methods! Damn it! The Dragon Balls that should be found haven't moved, but the ones that shouldn't have moved are constantly shifting. They're even gathering together—several of them! Damn it all! Could someone else be collecting the Dragon Balls too? Besides this Great King, who else knows the secret of the Dragon Balls? Anyone who dares to stand in the way of my world domination is a bastard!"

Pilaf's face turned red as he roared in the empty hall, spittle flying everywhere.

"No, I can't just wait like this. I need to research some super technology so I can go find more Dragon Balls. I need to collect enough Dragon Balls as soon as possible!"

Pilaf jumped down from his throne and scurried out of the hall.

"Damn it, those two still haven't returned. I need to find two more subordinates. As for those two idiots, I'll make them scrub the toilets."

The sound of his complaints echoed through the hall as Pilaf departed.

Xiao Wu and Ashu followed Pilaf with unwavering loyalty. It had to be said that, aside from being unreliable, Pilaf was actually quite decent, especially toward his subordinates most of the time.

He was a million times better than an entrepreneur and a hundred times better than a capitalist.

At Li Xing's destination, Pilaf was busy tinkering with something.

There was another group of people who weren't pining for Xiao Wu, but were instead thinking of Li Xing.

Sun Wukong sat atop the Flying Nimbus.

"Bulma, where do you think that guy is?"

Distracted while driving the car, Bulma felt a surge of emotion upon hearing Sun Wukong's voice from above.

A wave of regret washed over her as she remembered how she had misunderstood Li Xing.

Her foot pressed down instinctively.

"I'm such a fool!"

As she roared, the roar of the car engine drowned out her anger.

The intense sensation of weightlessness startled Bulma, snapping her back to reality.

"Ah, help!"

Sun Wukong immediately urged the Flying Nimbus to catch up.

"Hey, Bulma, why are you a fool?"

Sun Wukong looked at her with curiosity.

Bulma's face flushed red with anger, but there was nothing she could do about Sun Wukong.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly and eased off the accelerator, narrowly avoiding a car accident.

Once the car came to a stop, Bulma climbed out with trembling legs.

"Damn it, damn Sun Wukong, damn Li Xing, damn me, I'm such a fool. I shouldn't have misunderstood him."