Gohan's Training

Lin Yuan had his reasons for agreeing to let his son train.

Logically speaking, with nothing but Earthling blood in his veins, even if his son trained, his upper limit would not even come close to a Saiyan's.

Not to mention that Lin Yiqi kept saying he could not let Gohan surpass him.

Who was Gohan? He was the greatest potential monster in Dragon Ball. Even Lin Yuan was not confident that, after awakening his bloodline, he would be stronger than Gohan. Naturally, he did not think his son could surpass Gohan either.

But nothing was absolute.

Lin Yuan could tell that his son was exceptionally talented in martial arts. Without anyone teaching him, he could already sense the existence of ki at the age of four, and his combat power was not weak either.

Perhaps it was because he had inherited Golden-haired Launch's bloodline? Or perhaps there was some other reason.

Even Lin Yuan could not figure that out. He only knew that his son's hair never changed color and had always been gold. It did not change whether he sneezed or did anything else.

Maybe his son would become a peerless genius in the future.

Lin Yuan planned to take Yiqi to the dojo early tomorrow morning. Today would be skipped.

At the Ultra Instinct Dojo, two figures landed at the entrance. They were Tien Shinhan and Nam.

After sensing Raditz, Goku, and the others' ki, the two had rushed toward the battlefield without stopping. Yet before they had even made it halfway, Raditz's ki had disappeared, leaving them no choice but to return the way they had come.

"Could Goku and Piccolo have defeated that person?" Nam asked with a puzzled expression.

Tien Shinhan recalled the ki he had sensed at the time. "Goku and Piccolo probably weren't that man's match. Even if they could win, there was no way they could have settled it so quickly."

Nam was even more confused. Then who could it have been?

"Although it was only for an instant, I sensed a ki even stronger than that evil presence. And it felt familiar to me, very much like... Lin Yuan's ki."

"If it was Lin Yuan, then that would make sense. But wasn't he training on some alien planet? How did he come back?" Nam said in sudden realization.

"Whether it was Lin Yuan or not, we'll know in a few days. If he's back, he'll definitely come to the dojo."

"True!"

As they spoke, the two entered the dojo.

The Ultra Instinct Dojo was now much larger than it had been several years ago, and its system had fully matured. There were a total of three hundred disciples in the dojo.

Nam was still the dojo master, but there was now also a deputy dojo master, a position held by Sate.

Below the deputy dojo master were the previous two captains and a newly selected captain—Yuz. There were three captains in total, and captains were now divided into chief captains and squad captains.

Flei, Karino, and Yuz, the three captains, had been renamed chief captains. Each chief captain could select five squad captains under them. One chief captain was responsible for the daily training of around one hundred members.

The number of Gravity Chambers had also increased to three. The more outstanding a student was within each division, the more time they could spend training in the Gravity Chamber. Conversely, those who lacked the drive to improve would not even have the opportunity to train in one and might even be kicked out of the dojo.

Quite a few students had already been expelled during this time, most of them people who could not endure the hardships of training and stirred up trouble.

Things like forming cliques, extorting newcomers, bribing captains, bullying ordinary people, and so on. Once the forest grew large, it became harder to manage. That was also the purpose behind establishing squad captains.

Fortunately, the vast majority were wholeheartedly devoted to pursuing martial arts.

Now, in West City and even across the entire world, the Ultra Instinct Dojo was undoubtedly one of the leading dojos. With mobile internet becoming widespread, many people from all over the country had come to study under its masters. The reason was simple: the Ultra Instinct Dojo was strong enough!

That evening, little Lin Yiqi lay between Launch and Lin Yuan, listening as Lin Yuan told him all sorts of fantastical stories.

His large eyes were filled with curiosity toward the unknown, while Launch listened beside him with great interest as well. Everything Lin Yuan told them came from novels or anime he had watched back on Blue Star.

Gradually, both mother and son drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, Gohan, far away on the other side of the Earth, did not have such an easy time falling asleep.

Gohan stood atop a towering outcrop of rock, its peak roughly two to three hundred meters above the ground. The space on top was tiny, only around ten square meters.

The howling cold wind continuously lashed Gohan's cheeks, drying the tears hanging beneath his eyes. His whole body trembled as he curled up on the ground with his arms wrapped around his chest, as though that could make him a little warmer. He looked utterly pitiful.

After throwing Gohan here, Piccolo had told him to survive alone for half a year before he would begin teaching him martial arts.

But Gohan was cold, hungry, and terribly afraid. He did not want to live here by himself at all; he wanted to go home. But he simply could not get back.

Gohan had already been trapped up there for two days. He did not even have the courage to look down, much less climb down.

He sniffled pitifully when a light breeze suddenly swept past, and from the corner of his eye, Gohan spotted two bright red apples.

"Wahaha, fruit! They must have fallen from a tree!"

Delighted, Gohan picked up the two apples and looked up, but there were no apple trees above him.

"Whatever..." He would eat first and worry about it later. Gohan took a bite out of an apple.

"Mmm~ So sour, but so good."

Soon, two apple cores lay on the ground. Gohan still wanted more, but he was already satisfied. He had thought he would have to go hungry tonight.

After finishing the fruit, Gohan curled up again and lay down on the ground.

His small body trembled slightly as he thought about the big meat buns his mother made. Thinking about them, he gradually fell asleep.

High in the air not far from Gohan, Piccolo watched the sleeping child and muttered, "Hmph. I'll help you this once. Starting tomorrow, if you can't find anything to eat, I won't care."

And so, Gohan's training began in an exceptionally harsh and cruel environment.

Soon, the next day arrived. After breakfast that morning, Lin Yuan took Yiqi to the Ultra Instinct Dojo.

After handing Yiqi over to Sate for training, Lin Yuan told Tien Shinhan, Nam, and the others about going to Kami's Lookout to train.

After hearing this, the two of them did not deliberate for long before deciding to go to Kami's Lookout and train under Kami.

Nam had much more free time than before. The three squad captains could already handle the vast majority of the martial arts school's affairs, and if that still was not enough, there was always Sate.

Most importantly, Nam was extremely strong now. Aside from himself, Goku, Tien Shinhan, and Piccolo, probably no one was a match for him!

Since Nam was willing to go, there could not have been a more suitable choice.