What is Kaio-ken?
Raditz was hearing about this technique for the first time and had no idea what it was. It could actually multiply one's battle power tenfold?
Goku gave him a simple explanation, saying that it was a technique that instantly increased one's strength, speed, and defense. At present, he could withstand a tenfold increase.
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Compared to transforming into a Great Ape, naturally it was better to remain in human form. To increase battle power by more than ten times while staying in human form, no wonder Kakarot did not care about the Great Ape transformation at all.
What Raditz did not know was that the maximum multiplier Goku could withstand was not just ten times. If he were really pushed to the limit, it was not impossible for him to unleash fifteen or even twenty times his power.
Raditz then turned his gaze to the side again. After learning Goku's battle power, everyone else started to become curious about their own power levels.
The first to unleash his full power and display his battle power was Ethan, the only one who could contend with Goku. Over the years, Goku's progress had been astonishing. His performance proved that Ethan's statement that Saiyans were a warrior race was not made up. This guy's strength had increased too quickly, he was definitely not an Earthling.
His companions had been surpassed by Goku one after another. Tien, who had originally been on par with him, had already been left far behind. Among this group, only Ethan had never been surpassed by Goku.
Even with Goku's incredible performance, Ethan always maintained a slight edge.
They were all very curious about how strong Ethan really was, and the battle power scouter seemed capable of giving them a relatively accurate answer.
There was no overflowing aura, only a momentary burst of wind. Whether it was an illusion or not, everyone felt that this burst of power was not as strong as the air currents stirred up when Goku unleashed his power.
However, everyone present except Raditz could sense the other's true strength through energy. When Ethan unleashed his full power, even without the terrifying energy that could destroy the whole area, they could still feel how astonishing his strength was.
"So this is Ethan's true strength?"
Unlike Goku, who needed a little time, Ethan released his power almost instantly. For those using scouters, in just the blink of an eye, the scouter jumped to an astonishing number.
"One hundred eighty-one thousand..."
Raditz looked at the scouter in his hand. If they had not compared it before, he would have seriously suspected that the number on the scouter was exaggerated.
"There's actually someone this strong on Earth..."
Goku, however, was not surprised by Ethan's battle power. After sparring countless times, he knew that Ethan's strength in his base form had always been greater than his own.
As the training methods learned from Kami became more refined, Goku often noticed things that ordinary people would not, such as Ethan's slightly superior control over his own power.
Of course, he did not think he was truly inferior to Ethan. Ethan's advantage was his strong base battle power and top-tier control over his own power. His own advantage was the explosive nature of his battle power. Even without mentioning the Kaio-ken, he was gradually realizing that the Saiyan physique gave him explosive traits, often allowing him to unleash astonishing energy during actual combat.
Next was Yoruichi. As part of the second tier, Yoruichi's maximum battle power had also reached one hundred thousand.
After her came Tien and Krillin. Their strengths were similar, both above thirty thousand and close to forty thousand.
Yamcha, whose talent was relatively ordinary, had gradually fallen behind. Although he worked very hard, his current battle power was only a little over twenty thousand, which made him quite depressed.
Although he knew he was gradually falling behind, it was not as direct as seeing it displayed in numbers.
As for Chiaotzu, although he was not considered a primary combatant, his strength had also barely exceeded ten thousand.
Even Goku's wife had strength comparable to Nappa's. Because she had married the strongest man on Earth and often taught students at the dojo, Chi-Chi had not neglected her martial arts, she just did not train as intensely as Goku and the others.
Also, after staying here for the past few days, Raditz had learned that his younger brother Kakarot, known on Earth as Son Goku, ran a martial arts school on this planet, and many Earthlings were learning combat techniques from him.
Although the strength of those people was negligible, there were quite a lot of them. If, as Kakarot said, battle power could be increased through training, then even if this group of Earthlings only reached one-tenth of Kakarot's strength in the future...
"That kind of Earth..."
Thinking of it that way, in another ten years, a large number of formidable warriors would appear on Earth...
Just as Raditz was thinking about what his future should be, on a planet very, very far from Earth, Vegeta and Nappa, who had just destroyed a planet's civilization, were resting. The scouter on Vegeta's face suddenly flashed with data, followed immediately by an explosion, leaving the two of them stunned for a moment.
"What's going on?"
Nappa looked at the scouter, which had exploded into pieces and fallen from his face, not understanding what had happened. Although he had also noticed the fleeting message just now, he thought it was probably just a malfunction.
"Did I accidentally break it during the fight?"
...
Vegeta did not answer. He was still recalling the message he had just seen. That message had not been sent actively. Raditz's scouter and his own had established communication long ago. It seemed that Raditz's scouter had been turned off for the past two days, and when it was suddenly turned on this time, some information was directly transmitted and synced over.
He naturally knew where Raditz had gone and why. He had originally thought Raditz had gone to find that supposedly lucky low-class warrior, but he had not expected such an unexpected development.
"Kakarot..."
Vegeta remembered that Raditz's brother was called that. A few days ago, a large group of very high battle power readings had synced onto his scouter. At the time, he and Nappa had both been surprised, thinking that if the scouter was not malfunctioning, then Raditz was probably in danger.
Then, from the synced conversation data, he learned that among these high battle power individuals was Raditz's brother, and the data transmitted back this time had an identifier. This suddenly skyrocketing battle power belonged to Kakarot.
"This surviving low-class warrior actually has such terrifying battle power?"
It spiked to over twenty thousand in an instant. Could someone like that really be a low-class warrior?
"Maybe the scouter is malfunctioning? How could a low-class warrior have such high battle power?"
Vegeta thought in silence for a moment. However, he felt that possibility was unlikely, and he made a decision.
"Our work here is done. We're going to Earth!"
"Are we going to save Raditz?"
"I don't care whether that trash lives or dies. I'm going to Earth to see that Kakarot..." Vegeta's expression was cold. He could not believe there was a Saiyan stronger than himself, so he had to go to Earth personally to confirm it.
If it was only a scouter malfunction, then he would just wipe out all life on Earth while he was there. If Kakarot was not sensible, he would just kill him.
If the strength he displayed really was that great.
"Could he be the legendary Super Saiyan? How is that possible? He's only a low-class warrior!"
Vegeta was very displeased. Deep down, he believed that if the legendary Super Saiyan really existed, then it would definitely be him, the Saiyan Prince, not some other lowlife.
Vegeta and Nappa set off for Earth. To ensure there were no accidents, Vegeta even calculated Earth's various parameters so that he would arrive on the day of the full moon, then activated the hibernation device, preparing to spend the long journey asleep.
While Vegeta was heading for Earth, Raditz had no idea that seeing his brother's true strength would also draw Vegeta there. He was still in shock and had not fully recovered.
After being conditioned for so long, he now obediently listened to whatever Goku told him.
The strength gap was too great, and Raditz felt it was only natural to listen to someone stronger than himself.
At the same time, he also had the same question as Vegeta. If Kakarot was this strong, was he the legendary Super Saiyan?
After everyone had finished having fun with the scouters and learned their respective battle power levels, Raditz could not hold back any longer and finally asked the question.
"Super Saiyan? What's that?"
"It's a legendary warrior, said to possess terrifying and unmatched power. There is no being in the entire universe that can stand against them..."
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became. Kakarot was so strong, he had to be the legendary Super Saiyan. Otherwise, there was no explanation for why a low-class warrior would have a battle power as high as one hundred fifty thousand.
Ethan listened to Raditz's excited words and shook his head helplessly.
These Saiyans only thought about fighting all day and nothing else. Their brains had practically turned into muscle, and their knowledge was not great either... A Super Saiyan at just over one hundred thousand battle power? Did they not even think about whether a strength of one hundred thousand could defeat Frieza?
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed the Saiyans did not know how truly terrifying Frieza's real power was. In the end, it was because they cared about nothing but fighting.
Vegeta was the same. Despite his deep ambition, he did not even know his enemy's true strength. Not to mention investigating things like Frieza being able to transform three times, even just finding out the battle power of Frieza's first form would have been useful. Yet this guy knew absolutely nothing about his enemy. It was truly speechless.
If the leader was like this, it was no surprise that the subordinates behaved the same way. Ethan casually poured cold water on him.
"Goku's current strength isn't even one-third of Frieza's first form. Talking about being the strongest in the universe... Are you sure you're not joking?"
"What?"
(To be continued.)
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