At Lin Chen's words, Piccolo dared not disobey and could only fly over.
But he still kept his distance from Goku and the others, drawing a clear line between them.
"Lin Chen, can you tell us now? What exactly was that new path of training you mentioned before?" Goku was already getting impatient.
Lin Chen smiled and said, "I gathered you all here today because I want to take you somewhere new to train."
"Everyone here except Piccolo has already trained at Korin Tower and with Kami. Although you're already strong, I have to tell you that beyond Earth, people stronger than you are a dime a dozen."
"So I plan to introduce you to King Kai so you can train with him."
"King Kai? Who's that?"
Hearing the unfamiliar name, Son Goku looked puzzled.
Just as Lin Chen was about to explain, an elderly voice rang out. "Mr. Lin Chen, allow me to explain."
Then Kami walked over, reverence on his face as he said, "King Kai is the great deity who governs the entire North Galaxy. He possesses immortal power and is the highest deity in the North Galaxy..."
"Sorry to interrupt," Lin Chen cut in. "Kami, you're actually mistaken. Above King Kai is the Grand Kai, and above the Grand Kai is the Supreme Kai. There are even higher gods above the Supreme Kai. You don't quite have the full picture."
"What?" Kami's green face flushed red. "There are even greater gods?"
"Ahem..."
He cleared his throat and said, "In any case, Mr. Lin Chen is taking you to the home of just such a great being."
"So is he really strong?" Son Goku asked eagerly.
"At least stronger than you are now," Lin Chen explained. "More importantly, King Kai knows many profound techniques and has training