Arrival

In space, a spaceship was hurtling toward Namek.

Inside the spaceship's Gravity Training Room.

Under one hundred times gravity, two figures collided, traded several rapid blows, then separated.

As they twisted and shifted through the air, another storm of attacks followed.

Aaaahhh!!!

They clashed again, both unleashing tremendous power. Light flared where their fists met, followed by an explosion, and both figures were sent flying backward before landing on the ground.

Even the specially reinforced gravity room shook violently, causing the spaceship to jolt.

The two of them were none other than Son Goku and Jiang Ling.

They lay on the ground, panting heavily. The battle just now, boosted by one hundred times gravity, had been far too intense, leaving their bodies too drained to move.

Jiang Ling took out a Senzu Bean, used the last of his strength to put it into his mouth, and ate it.

There was no doubt about the effect of a Senzu Bean.

His body instantly returned to its peak state.

Jiang Ling stood up and glanced at his tattered clothes, not caring.

He walked over to Goku, took out a Senzu Bean, and fed it to him.

Goku likewise recovered to full strength.

"Phew—"

"Jiang Ling, I feel like my power has increased a lot again."

"Of course. You know it yourself—every time you're injured, your strength increases tremendously after you recover."

Hearing that, Goku nodded.

"I already noticed it after I was discharged from the hospital. I just didn't have any Senzu Beans on hand, so I couldn't test it and could only keep training."

"That ability is a Saiyan trait. Recovering from near death greatly increases your strength."

Jiang Ling explained briefly.

The original plot had changed here as well.

Because of his intervention, Son Goku had been discharged more than a month early, and had also set off for Namek more than a month early.

The consequence was that the new batch of mature Senzu Beans from Korin had not been obtained, so they could only use Jiang Ling's Senzu Beans.

Jiang Ling did not have many Senzu Beans either, but it was still enough for them to use a few times.

At this point, they had already used the near-death recovery plus Senzu Bean method several times.

Jiang Ling estimated that his own combat power had already reached two or three hundred thousand.

Goku was probably about the same, with not much difference between the two of them.

Gohan, Piccolo, and Krillin had also increased their strength to varying degrees over the past few days of training in the gravity room.

Gohan had improved the most, Krillin the least, while Piccolo was fairly average.

Just then.

A knock sounded at the door.

Jiang Ling immediately turned off the gravity effect.

"Come in."

The one who opened the door and came in was Bulma.

"We're almost at Namek. Get ready."

Jiang Ling nodded. "Okay."

A flash of fighting spirit crossed Goku's eyes.

He thought he would soon be able to fight Vegeta again, and just thinking about it made him somewhat excited.

After a burst of turbulence, the spaceship successfully landed on Namek.

Through the window, Bulma saw scenery completely different from Earth's, and could not help but feel a sense of longing.

But before that, they had to make preparations.

"We need to test whether the air is suitable for humans, and check for viruses and the like."

Bulma rummaged around for tools, muttering to herself.

Jiang Ling stepped forward, patted her, and said with a smile, "No need to go through all that trouble. It'll definitely be fine."

"Huh? How do you know?" Bulma asked in confusion.

Jiang Ling reached out and pointed at Son Goku and the others outside the window, cheering and leaping around. His meaning was self-evident.

Bulma: "..."

Bulma immediately rushed down from the spaceship, planted her hands on her hips, and started cursing them out.

"Do you have any idea how dangerous this was?! Huh? What if the environment here wasn't suitable for survival? You're all old enough to know better, and you still acted this recklessly!"

"We came here to travel. If something happened to any of you, how am I supposed to explain it to your families? Huh?"

The others stood in a line, heads lowered, not daring to speak.

"Ahem." Piccolo spoke up. "I don't have any family."

Bulma immediately glared at him. "So not having family means you can gamble with your own life? Huh? Are you stupid?"

A bead of cold sweat ran down Piccolo's face. For the first time, he felt pressure from a human girl.

He turned and sent a pleading look toward Jiang Ling, who stood not far away with a beaming smile.

Jiang Ling spread his hands, indicating there was nothing he could do.

Piccolo thought, Like hell I believe you!