Continue Breaking Through to Full Power

Early the next morning, Son Gohan entered the gravity training room.

As he stepped through the door, the hatch closed behind him. The room was filled with a strong sense of futuristic technology, with control panels embedded in walls of rare metal. It truly lived up to the high-tech standards of this world.

Son Gohan walked over to the console and activated one times gravity.

Buzz—!

His body sank slightly.

Not bad. It felt no different.

He rolled his shoulders and activated two times gravity.

The gravity suddenly doubled.

A heavy force pressed down on him from every direction, catching him off guard and violently dragging his body downward.

His knees bent slightly, and his back crackled under the pressure.

Son Gohan braced one hand against his knee, his breathing growing heavy, but he steadied himself after a few seconds.

Then, he began basic training.

Frog jumps, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups. His movements were solid as he built up his foundation.

Sweat began to seep from his forehead and drip down his cheeks.

Once he had adapted, Son Gohan straightened up, walked to the console, and directly activated four times gravity.

Boom—!

The powerful gravity slammed down on him.

Every cell in his body was being compressed. His internal organs were dragged downward by an invisible force, and even each beat of his heart took several times more effort than usual.

Son Gohan gritted his teeth. He maintained his Super Saiyan form the entire time, keeping his aura contained without leaking even a trace.

He closed his eyes and calmed himself.

As calm as the sky, as swift as lightning.

He turned those words over and over in his mind, beginning to truly sense what they meant. Little by little, he felt the ki within his body, guiding it to circulate steadily instead of turning violent and losing control.

Time passed.

He gradually adapted to his Super Saiyan state under four times gravity.

By calculation, this seven-year-old body was enduring pressure equivalent to more than six hundred and forty times gravity in his normal state.

The leap was far too great.

Son Gohan opened his eyes and reached for the button at the side, voluntarily turning off one level of gravity.

Click.

The pressure suddenly eased.

His whole body relaxed. The remaining gravity was only a little over one hundred times, and standing on the ground felt as easy as walking on level terrain.

He threw a few punches. The force of his fists cut sharply through the air, and he felt that he was in good condition.

Son Gohan took a deep breath and abruptly activated ten times gravity.

This time, the gravity soared directly to over a thousand times.

Bang—!!

Without any transition, his entire body was viciously crushed to the ground, unable to move.

An invisible, colossal force ground down on his chest cavity. His ribs let out the grating sound of being crushed under extreme pressure, while his internal organs were compressed to their limits. Even his blood had grown heavier, and every heartbeat felt like lifting a massive boulder.

His body was being destroyed.

Muscle fibers tore apart, capillaries burst, and tiny cracks appeared in his bones.

Then, the restorative power brought by the Dimensional Seed deep within his consciousness continued to take effect. Gentle energy repaired his damaged tissues.

New muscle fibers grew, denser than before. Once his bones healed, they became even more compact.

Destruction, recovery, then destruction again, then recovery again.

It was a process that repeated without end.

Pain wracked his entire body, sharp agony stabbing at him from every part of his body. Yet Son Gohan forced himself to endure it. Lying prone on the ground, his teeth ground with crackling sounds as he used this pain to temper his willpower.

With the formidable restorative power granted by the Dimensional Seed, destruction and repair gradually reached a balance.

His body adapted to the new gravity countless times faster than an ordinary person's.

Time slipped away bit by bit.

Several months later.

Son Gohan had already adapted to this terrifying gravity, and his normal-state combat power had advanced by leaps and bounds through this period of tempering.

He pressed the control button once more.

One thousand two hundred times gravity.

A new round of crushing began.

His body was once again flattened against the floor, his muscles and bones once more enduring the agony of being destroyed.

But this time, Son Gohan was nowhere near as miserable as before.

He sensed an opportunity.

The blood within him boiled and roared, desperate to break through some bottleneck.

Gritting his teeth, Son Gohan braced his arms against the ground and slowly pushed himself up.

Then he suddenly threw back his head and roared at the sky.

"HRAAAAAAH—!!"

All the energy he had accumulated over the past several months erupted at that moment.

Golden energy flared skyward, piercing through the walls of the gravity chamber, through the outer Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and shooting straight into the heavens.

Outside.

Vegeta and Son Goku, who had been fighting, stopped at the same time.

Both of them abruptly turned toward the gravity chamber.

That energy... was terrifying!

An overwhelming pressure surged toward them, while crackling lightning and thunder mixed within the golden aura.

"Is that... Gohan's energy?!" Son Goku's eyes widened.

"Impossible..." Vegeta's face turned livid as he clenched his fists. "That pressure... how could it be..."

Inside the gravity chamber.

Golden energy churned and roared around Son Gohan, arcs of lightning weaving through the aura.

Every strand of his hair stood upright, with a single lock left hanging over his forehead. He looked sharper than in his previous Super Saiyan form. Lowering his head, he stared at his hands and felt the boundless power within his body.

Super Saiyan 2—he had achieved it!

He clenched his fist, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly.

He was far stronger than Super Saiyan 2 in the original story.

Over the following days, he remained in his Super Saiyan 2 form and continued honing himself in the gravity chamber.

He could not allow his power to become superficial. Solidifying his foundation was the true path to becoming stronger.

Only one final month of training remained.

When Son Gohan finally emerged from the gravity chamber, his entire presence had completely changed. He maintained Super Saiyan 2 at full power, golden energy steady and heavy as it flowed quietly around him.

He was several times stronger than even his peak in the original story.

His base combat power had also soared after a year of training. Now, he could control every trace of his energy and wield his own strength with perfect precision.

"Gohan."

Son Goku and Vegeta were already waiting outside the chamber door.

"What happened to your energy?" Son Goku sized him up. "How did you get so much stronger?"

Vegeta said nothing. His eyes remained fixed on Son Gohan, his expression complicated.

"This is Super Saiyan 2," Son Gohan explained calmly. "The next form beyond Super Saiyan. Its power increases severalfold."

With that, he offered no further explanation.

He suddenly unleashed his energy.

BOOM—!

Vast golden energy surged into the sky, illuminating the endless white space as brightly as day.

Lightning danced wildly within the aura, and the pressure swept outward in tangible waves. Son Goku and Vegeta both took half a step back.

Son Gohan's entire aura had changed.

Sharper, steadier, and even more—coldly handsome!

"Let's fight!" Son Goku's eyes lit up as he cracked his knuckles. "Let me see just how much stronger you've gotten, kid!"

Vegeta also assumed a fighting stance.

Son Gohan grinned.

"Perfect."

He needed battle. The Dimensional Seed only lacked high-quality energy before it could be fully charged, and fighting was the fastest way to charge it.

And so, for the entire final month.

There was nothing but battle inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Son Goku and Vegeta attacked together, two golden figures surrounding Son Gohan and launching a frenzied assault.

But Son Gohan handled them with ease. Amid the exchange of fists and kicks, he beat them to the brink of death several times. Then he fed them Senzu Beans, let them recover, and continued beating them up.

The cycle repeated again and again.

Their base battle powers had far surpassed their counterparts in the original story, thanks to this suicidal fighting style and the boost from Senzu Beans.

Deep within Son Gohan's consciousness, the rainbow-colored Dimensional Seed finally filled with energy during their last clash.

Its light drew inward, and the crystal became full and lustrous.

A year of training had come to an end.

Son Gohan stopped and looked at the two of them. "That's about enough. Let's head out."

Son Goku and Vegeta exchanged a glance and nodded. Their battle suits were already tattered beyond repair, but their strength had increased by an unknown number of times compared to before they entered.

The door to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber was pushed open.

Outside air rushed in.

Mr. Popo stood at the entrance. Seeing the four of them emerge, he silently nodded.

Son Gohan turned to Son Goku and Vegeta, his expression turning serious. "In two and a half years, the Androids will attack."

The two fell silent.

"We have to protect Earth," Son Gohan said. His tone was not heavy, but every word landed with force. "And when you fight, don't get cocky."

"Got it." Son Goku nodded.

Vegeta snorted, which counted as agreement.

Piccolo immediately said with a cold expression, "Don't worry, Gohan. Nothing will go wrong."

Son Gohan did not say anything more.

"I'm going to ask Aunt Bulma for the Dragon Radar. I need to make a wish to Shenron."

With that, he suddenly powered up. His aura exploded outward, and his body became a streak of light as he sped toward Capsule Corporation in West City.

The wind howled past his ears.