Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Son Gohan was sparring with Piccolo.
By now, Son Gohan had no need to transform at all. Even in his ordinary base form, he could pressure Piccolo until he could barely breathe.
After years of relentless training, his base-form power had become terrifying.
After an exhilarating battle, Piccolo marveled, "Gohan, you're incredibly strong now. When I first started teaching you, I could already tell your potential was frightening. Sure enough, you've reached an unbelievable level."
"Haha, I've been training all these years, so it's hardly surprising." Son Gohan laughed.
"Enough about me. Uncle Piccolo, you broke through your own bottleneck just six months after coming in here. That supposedly unbreakable barrier you mentioned is gone now. That's something to celebrate."
"Heh, isn't that all thanks to you, Gohan? If you hadn't kept training with me, I wouldn't have been able to break through on my own..."
Indeed, six months after entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Piccolo had made a breakthrough and regained his old confidence.
Now, when he unleashed his full power, a surging aura enveloped him, with lightning crackling around it.
It was reminiscent of Vegeta transforming into Super Saiyan 2.
"Combat will always be the best way to increase your power."
That was the conclusion they had both reached.
Still, Piccolo had something troubling him.
He said, "Gohan, each person can only spend two days in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber over their entire lifetime. I didn't know you'd already spent two days here. You've exceeded the limit now. What if you can't get out?"
He was deeply worried.
Son Gohan burst out laughing. "Haha, don't worry about me, Uncle Piccolo. This Hyperbolic Time Chamber can't trap me anymore."
"I can punch through its space-time barrier and leave whenever I want."
"Really?" Piccolo was