Just like that, time flew by quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it had already been a full five months since Talot and the others returned to Earth.
Earth had remained peaceful, and everything was progressing along the original work’s storyline.
You could say the only real difference was the changes in strength of Goku, Yamcha, and Krillin.
During this time, while Talot was gaining insight into the Super Saiyan transformation, his training made new progress. Combined with appropriate gravity training, his base form’s power level reached 2 million.
If he transformed into a Super Saiyan, his power level could truly reach 100 million without any other boosts.
It might still seem like nothing, but in reality, it was not easy to achieve.
Of course, this wasn’t the most remarkable part. The biggest progress Talot made in these five months was in improving and creating new combat techniques.
Apart from Talot, Salari’s progress wasn’t small either—her base power level has reached 600,000.
Unfortunately, her understanding of S-cells and training in humanoid Great Ape’s power still wasn’t going smoothly.
Because of this, Salari always felt like something was off. She repeatedly went to Talot for guidance, and each time it seemed like she had grasped the method, but when she tried it out, she would forget it.
Talot considered this a kind of “forgetting effect”—at that moment, you’re sure you’ve remembered it, but when you actually try, it feels unfamiliar. That uncertainty leads to misjudgments and failed attempts.
And what about Raditz?
His progress during this period could be said to be the most remarkable.
As time passed and with his age increasing, male Saiyans had more combat advantages compared to female Saiyans. As a result, his current strength was now on par with Salari’s—maybe even surpassing her if he fought seriously.
Today was a special day.
Of course, it had nothing to do with Talot, Salari, or Raditz.
After all, their power is so immense that anything happening on Earth is irrelevant to them.
If they were to forcibly interfere, it could cause the entire subsequent events to change drastically.
You ask what could possibly cause things to be so serious?
Naturally, it was the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament being held on Papaya Island.
Originally, Talot planned for all three of them to suppress their power levels to 100 and participate in this tournament. First, as a way to train. Second, for the experience. And third, to get a feel for things…
Later, after careful consideration, Talot gave up on the idea.
Previously, Raditz had suppressed his power and still one-shotted those demon leaders with power levels around 200–300, and even the stronger Garlic Jr.
Even after suppressing to that extent, it was still a one-hit insta-kill. Even with further suppression, just standing there made them an absolute deterrent. A single glance or even a thought could scare the opponent into paralysis—or even death.
Unable to participate, they could only watch from the sidelines.
And just as Talot had predicted, without their interference, the story, while experiencing slight changes, still followed more or less the same sequence as the original work. Master Roshi disguised himself as Jackie Chun to participate in this World Martial Arts Tournament. He defeated Yamcha, whose power level had just passed 100, and Goku also beat Krillin, whose power level was similarly just over 100. In the end, Jackie Chun and Goku faced off in the final match.
Speaking of Master Roshi, Talot had great admiration for him.
He knew how strong Goku was, yet still poured all his efforts into training him.
However, perhaps it was exactly because Goku was such an outstanding student—or maybe it was the inspiration Talot brought—that made Master Roshi feel immense pressure. He had also been training secretly, and his strength had improved significantly compared to the original work.
Even now, with Goku’s power level just over 200, Master Roshi could still gain the upper hand in battle.
And more importantly, Master Roshi hadn’t even gone all out yet—otherwise, he would have entered his Max Power form.
As the tournament continued, both Goku and Master Roshi displayed incredibly impressive combat techniques.
Their battle was back and forth, evenly matched.
But the longer they fought, the more the gap in battle experience between Goku and Master Roshi became apparent.
As the saying goes, the older, the wiser.
Despite Goku’s power level slightly exceeding Master Roshi’s power level of 195 after powering up, he lost by a narrow margin. Master Roshi eliminated him using his rich battle experience.
Just like in the original work, it seemed as if the world itself was correcting any deviation from its destined path.
Master Roshi, disguised as Jackie Chun, still won the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament championship.
…….
“Ugh, this is so infuriating—what a shameful and unfair loss. That old guy called Jackie Chun was totally scheming against Goku in the end.” Bulma let out a sigh.
It was true. Even if Master Roshi had played dirty just now, it was still Goku who lost.
“As expected, Kakarot still lost to that old man.” From the spectator area, Raditz, arms crossed, spoke with an unhappy expression.
Although he had predicted the outcome of the match from the very beginning, he still believed in his younger brother. He thought Kakarot might win and surprise him.
“You can’t really blame Kakarot. After all, he’s still young—both in terms of his body and his accumulated combat experience… Still, this loss might actually be a good thing for him.” Gine, seemingly worried that Raditz might look down on his brother, addressed him.
“Even so, the fact that the old man showed up to compete in person really was unexpected. If he hadn’t entered, Kakarot would’ve been the champion.” Salari added.
They had already figured out Jackie Chun’s true identity through Ki Sense.
“Alright, the tournament wrapped up nicely. Let’s head over to the other side and wait for the awards ceremony to finish. He did take second place after all. I’m sure Kakarot will train even harder after this, and next time, the championship will definitely be his.” Talot spoke while walking away from the crowd.
[Even though everyone’s gotten stronger, the course of history is still progressing as it should. After staying on Earth for so long, it’s time for me to start the next phase of my training plan—or rather, it’s really time to go retrieve the Ultra Divine Water.] Talot thought to himself.
Just then, out of nowhere, a strange voice crossed countless galaxies and entered directly into Talot’s mind.
This signal… was from the Grand Elder of Namek!
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