Ye Chuan watched the two boys, who were knocked down time and again only to rise once more through sheer tenacity, and an amused smile curled his lips.
"This training method does bear some resemblance to Saiyan training."
"A pity..."
His gaze grew somewhat indifferent.
"In the end, their bodies are only fragile mortal flesh."
"No matter how hard they push them, the limits they can reach have long since been set."
He saw Gon Freecss working desperately day and night to perfectly integrate the three Nen fundamentals of Ken, Ten, and Ren into his finishing move, Jajanken.
He also saw how Killua Zoldyck, a prodigy of the Zoldyck Family who should have possessed limitless potential, was instead compelled to flee deep down whenever he faced an enemy he believed he "could not defeat," all because of the Nen needle his older brother, Illumi Zoldyck, had secretly implanted in his brain during his childhood.
During the month Gon Freecss and Killua Zoldyck spent training bitterly to earn the right to take revenge, Ye Chuan did not remain idle either.
His Saiyan body, which had developed an immense thirst for battle because of the [Kakarot] legacy, had long since grown restless.
He took the initiative to leave his training space and venture into NGL's vast primeval forests, seeking out Chimera Ants whose strength had reached squadron commander level for what he called a warm-up.
That day, he found a lion-type squadron commander born from a mixture of lion and human genes.
"A human?! You dare barge into my territory?! Die!"
The lion-type squadron commander let out a deafening roar the instant he saw Ye Chuan!
His enormous lion paw, as hard as steel, slammed toward Ye Chuan's head with a shrill whistle that tore through the air!
Yet Ye Chuan