Lower Dantian

"Gohan, you seem to really like that robe!"

Son Wuling teased.

"Hehe... yes, Uncle Wuling. I think the Spirit Immortal School's clothes look so cool. The moment I put them on, I get this indescribable feeling. Anyway, they're just really, really, really cool."

Son Gohan scratched his head and smiled.

Son Wuling casually tossed his Red Cloud Robe onto the ground. This was the Akatsuki's attire from Naruto. If it did not look especially stylish, so many people would not have liked it, and he would not have made it his signature outfit.

"Turn into a Super Saiyan, Gohan. My strength is no longer what it was back on Namek! Come at me without holding back!"

Son Wuling's aura erupted. His handsome features turned cold and stern, and even his temperament underwent a dramatic change.

Son Gohan unconsciously took a step back, frightened by Son Wuling's surging aura!

At that moment, Piccolo, Yamcha, Krillin, Master Roshi, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and the others all sensed Son Wuling's aura!

Piccolo: "Th-this is Wuling's aura? Incredible—it has completely surpassed Frieza!"

Yamcha: "Wuling, you really are amazing. You're the only one who's continued advancing side by side with Goku, unlike me... I was already close to giving up!"

Puar flew beside Yamcha and comforted him. "Master Yamcha, don't give up like that! Wuling will definitely help you!"

Yamcha shook his head, clenched his fists, and smiled resolutely. "Of course I won't give up so easily. I'll find a path that belongs to me too. Wuling, as your partner, I don't want to be left too far behind!"

Tien Shinhan: "It seems Wuling was not just talking big. Chiaotzu, we need to work hard too."

Chiaotzu: "Yes..."

"Haha... Tien Shinhan, just focus on training. If you get hurt, this old lady will take care of you!"

Blonde Launch had returned to Tien Shinhan's side. The difference was that she now kept in touch with Kame House, Bulma, Son Wuling, and the others by phone, and they sometimes got together. At the very least, she would never disappear from the story and lose contact again.

"Mm, thank you, Launch!" Tien Shinhan nodded with a smile, making blonde Launch blush awkwardly. Beside them, Chiaotzu, the third wheel, sensed an inexplicably strange feeling in the air.

Son Gohan's eyes widened as he stared at Son Wuling with complete admiration!

"So amazing, Uncle Wuling! How did you do it? How did you become this strong in such a short time?"

"After Videl comes back, I'll tell both of you. This is the confidence that gave me the courage to create the Spirit Immortal School. Hurry and turn into a Super Saiyan, Gohan. I still want to see Vegeta in women's clothes when the time comes!"

Pfft...

Son Wuling's words made Son Gohan, who had been about to gather his energy, burst out laughing. Son Wuling's wager with Vegeta had them eagerly anticipating the day, and Son Gohan even wanted to bring a camera along.

Son Gohan's aura surged as he transformed into a Super Saiyan. His golden hair fluttered with his energy, the impact on the surrounding environment was lessened, and the savagery from his initial transformations no longer showed on his face.

"Uncle Wuling, I haven't been slacking off this past year either!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Son Wuling and Son Gohan's figures crossed in midair.

The roar of fists colliding rang through the air like thunder shaking the heavens!

Son Wuling naturally had more combat experience than Son Gohan, and his current strength also surpassed Son Gohan's Super Saiyan form!

Son Wuling also gained a clearer sense of his own power. Seizing an opening, he punched Son Gohan in the head and sent him crashing toward the ground!

Son Gohan deftly twisted his body in midair and landed steadily on the ground. Just as he prepared to counterattack, an icy sensation suddenly came from the back of his neck. Son Wuling's finger was touching it, and that cold feeling came from Son Wuling's fingernail!

"I lost, Uncle Wuling!"

Son Gohan reverted from his Super Saiyan state. He had known he might lose, but he had not expected to lose so quickly! If this had been a fight to the death, Son Wuling would have used a Destructo Disc to sever his neck.

"Gohan, you still need to keep working hard. Otherwise, be careful not to let Videl surpass you!"

Son Wuling put on his Fire Cloud Robe and returned to the martial arts hall with Son Gohan, smiling.

As the sky gradually darkened, Videl returned with the other six Dragon Balls. Son Wuling opened his cellar again. Amid the dazzling array of treasures and Senzu Beans, the other six Dragon Balls, aside from the Four-Star Dragon Ball, had been casually placed in the cellar.

After dinner, Son Gohan and Videl sat in Son Wuling's martial arts hall, listening attentively as he explained the Spirit Immortal School's cultivation method.

Son Wuling took out a diagram of the human body, with the locations of the three Dantians specially marked.

"These three locations are the Lower Dantian, Middle Dantian, and Upper Dantian. Once your cultivation reaches its limit, you use external energy to guide power into the Dantians within your body, in the order of lower, middle, then upper! When you draw in external Natural Energy and fill one Dantian with it, you can break the Life Shackles and undergo a complete transformation!"

Son Wuling patted his chest and smiled. "As for me, my Lower Dantian is already full. I've broken through the first of my Life Shackles. Now, when I cultivate, I no longer feel that sense of restraint."

"So amazing! Master Wuling, can I do it too? Can I become as strong as you?"

Videl's eyes sparkled as she looked at Son Wuling with worshipful admiration.

Son Gohan felt the same way, but the answer that followed immediately made him abandon the idea of cultivating with Son Wuling!

"Of course you can, but Gohan, you cannot. Super Saiyan makes your own battle power stronger, but your body's base strength does not change much. If you truly want to cultivate the Spirit Immortal School's method, you'll never be able to transform into a Super Saiyan again!"

Son Wuling's words made Son Gohan ponder deeply. Super Saiyan! Son Wuling's Spirit Immortal School! He did not want to give up either one.

"Gohan, your potential is far greater than mine, Piccolo's, and even Goku's and Vegeta's. For now, follow the Super Saiyan path like Vegeta and Goku."

What Son Wuling first thought of was the Mystic Gohan whose potential had originally been unleashed by Old Kai. Son Wuling felt that the Spirit Immortal School he had created was very similar to that state of Son Gohan's! But without proof, it was all meaningless.

Son Gohan and Videl both went to sleep, while Son Wuling cultivated alone in the martial arts hall. His body floated in the air as he gathered Natural Energy into himself and began cultivating.

His Lower Dantian was already full, and he had broken through his first Life Shackle. He had created a method capable of rivaling Super Saiyan 1, and he looked forward even more to his wager with Vegeta.