"S-so strong!"
Having watched their Kamehameha get smashed apart by a single punch, Goku and Krillin could not help exclaiming in heartfelt amazement.
The burst of ki blasts just now had nearly exhausted their stamina, and they dropped straight onto their bottoms.
On the other side, although Kami and Mr. Popo did not go so far as to sit on the ground, they were equally shocked by Tien Shinhan's strength.
They had already anticipated how powerful Tien Shinhan was through Ki Sensing.
Even so, they had never expected him to be this powerful.
"Let's end this spar here."
Seeing that all five had nearly exhausted their stamina, Tien Shinhan knew there was no point in continuing the fight.
Besides, he had already achieved the purpose of his test, so there was no reason he had to keep fighting.
"Brother Tien! You're amazing!"
Chiaotzu immediately ran over to Tien Shinhan and began praising him.
Tien Shinhan had always given him a sense of dependability, but now, he felt a reliability as immovable as a mountain from him!
"Haha, I'm only ahead for now. The road of martial arts is still long. Chiaotzu, all of you need to keep working hard too!"
Tien Shinhan smiled faintly.
Winning easily against five opponents made him even more convinced that his plan to become strong was achievable.
Neither Super Saiyan nor Super Saiyan God was completely beyond his reach!
Sooner or later, through his own martial arts, he would stand at the same height as them, or even surpass them!
"Tien Shinhan, your strength truly amazes me. There's something I'd like to ask your opinion on."
Recovering from his shock, Kami approached Tien Shinhan, doing his best to muster what he considered a kindly, approachable smile.
Seeing that green smiling face, which looked even worse than a grimace, Tien Shinhan vaguely guessed his intentions.
Sure enough, the next moment, he took Tien Shinhan aside and brought up passing on the position of Kami.
In Kami's view, Tien Shinhan would certainly not refuse such a thing.
After all, he would be Earth's god. Taking on that position would grant him authority over the entire Earth and an exalted status.
"Sorry, I refuse!"
Yet Tien Shinhan's answer took him by surprise.
Faced with Kami's offer to step down and pass the position to someone more capable, Tien Shinhan had actually refused outright.
"Why? Did you not understand what I just said? Once you become Earth's god, you'll have a very high status, as well as the corresponding authority to manage things.
"You can use the position's special abilities to control certain aspects of the natural environment down below, such as when it rains and thunders, or when the sun shines brightly."
Unable to believe that Tien Shinhan would refuse so decisively, Kami remained unwilling to give up and explained the benefits of the position in greater detail.
"Sorry, Kami, but I'm not interested in summoning wind and rain.
"What truly interests me is martial arts!"
Tien Shinhan was not uncertain. On the contrary, his resolve was firm.
Besides, once he grew powerful, he could summon a little wind and rain with a wave of his hand. Why would he need to rely on the position's special abilities?
Getting stronger!
That was what truly mattered!
Becoming Earth's Kami was nothing but a passing cloud.
Seeing how resolute Tien Shinhan was, Kami finally realized his intentions would come to nothing.
"Alas, all right. With your talent and mindset, it isn't particularly surprising that you would choose to focus on martial arts."
Kami sighed and abandoned the idea of passing his position to Tien Shinhan.
At that thought, he glanced at Goku.
Although Goku had also surpassed him and would likewise make a good successor, he was still a little too young at present.
"Forget it. I'll decide based on the situation once that egg has grown up."
Kami shook his head. The reason he was so eager to pass on his position was that he planned to wait until the egg King Piccolo had spat out grew up, then take him down with him.
To Kami, using his aging body to take away the great demon king who had only appeared on Earth because of him was worthwhile. It was also a responsibility he had to bear!
But now that Tien Shinhan was unwilling to accept the position of Kami, he could only take things one step at a time until he found a suitable successor.
Tien Shinhan did not know what Kami was thinking, nor did he care about the matter of King Piccolo.
With his current strength, the threat posed by King Piccolo had long since become a thing of the past.
Taking this opportunity, he made a request of Kami and Mr. Popo according to his plan.
"Lord Kami, Mr. Popo, are there any other special training locations at Kami's Lookout that you could make available to us?
"Just training in the plaza outside the main hall no longer produces particularly noticeable improvements for me.
"Down on the surface, there aren't any evenly matched opponents who can help me improve either.
"If I stay without a suitable opponent for too long, the rate at which my strength improves will slow down!"
Tien Shinhan's words were somewhat like asking a question he already knew the answer to.
Naturally, he had memories concerning Kami's Lookout.
In fact, he had made this request precisely to gain the opportunity to use those training locations.
He simply did not want to explain how he knew about them, so he had deliberately asked this question.
The Hyperbolic Time Chamber, or that Time Machine someone had installed at Kami's Lookout.
Both of these special training locations were opportunities Tien Shinhan had to access as part of his plan.
Of the two, he could wait until he grew somewhat stronger before using the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
After all, before his strength reached the third stage of Super Saiyan, there was a limit to how many times he could use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
A person could enter for only one day at most, which amounted to one year inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Of course, once his strength reached the level of Super Saiyan 3, he could break directly through the Hyperbolic Time Chamber's spatial wall with his own power, so the original restriction would cease to exist.
But the strength of Super Saiyan 3 was still far beyond him, so his actual target this time was the Time Machine at Kami's Lookout!
In his memories, that Time Machine could transport its users to the time and space where the enemies they wanted to fight were located.
The story had shown Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and the others using this Time Machine to travel back to a past time and space and fight some ordinary Saiyan warriors.
As a child, Goku had also used this Time Machine under Mr. Popo's guidance to return to the time when Master Roshi was young, where he had personally observed Mutaito using the Kamehameha and thus gained a deeper understanding of how to use ki.
It could be said that this Time Machine was a crucial part of Tien Shinhan's plan to become strong.
If he used this Time Machine properly, then even if he stayed at Kami's Lookout on Earth to train, Tien Shinhan would never lack suitable enemies to fight!
"Special training locations?"
Both Kami and Mr. Popo fell into thought at his words.
Indeed, although Tien Shinhan's words carried a slight air of humblebragging about the loneliness of being invincible, the two who had personally experienced his strength understood that what he said was true.
Given Tien Shinhan's current strength, merely training in the plaza was indeed not the most effective option.
Compared with training alone, ample combat was also an indispensable part of the path to becoming a powerful martial artist.
No truly powerful fighter had ever grown strong through training alone without experiencing actual combat.
After some thought, it was Mr. Popo, who had lived at Kami's Lookout longer, whose eyes lit up.
With his wise eyes opened wide, Mr. Popo gave an answer that matched Tien Shinhan's plan perfectly.
"That's right. There's a Hyperbolic Time Chamber at Kami's Lookout, and there's also a room with a Time Machine installed in it.
"If you need suitable enemies to advance your martial arts training, perhaps the Time Machine would meet your current needs perfectly, Tien Shinhan.
"As long as you think of the opponent you want, the Time Machine can transport you to a time and space where a similar opponent exists, whether in the past or the future."
Listening to Mr. Popo's answer, which was exactly what he had hoped for, Tien Shinhan secretly gave him a thumbs-up.
Mr. Popo, I, Tien Shinhan, declare you the strongest support!
Tien Shinhan thought to himself that Mr. Popo's answer was like being handed a pillow just as he grew sleepy. It supplied exactly what he needed.