The Hyperbolic Time Chamber had no day or night.
Only endless white.
Yet before long, that white expanse was filled with colorful energy blasts and endless screams.
As the chief instructor, Krillin revealed a side even more ruthless than Frieza's.
He divided everyone into three groups.
First Group: Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo.
Second Group: Gohan and Trunks.
Third Group: Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu.
"I can't do it anymore... I seriously can't..."
Yamcha lay spread-eagled on the ground, his tongue hanging out dramatically.
Under one hundred times Earth's gravity, even moving a finger felt like lifting a mountain.
His lungs burned with every breath.
"And we're just getting started."
Krillin crouched beside him, holding a training rod.
"Get up, Yamcha."
"Surely you don't want to fall so far behind that you can't even catch Trunks' dust."
"But it's so boring!"
Yamcha wailed.
"Nothing but gravity and empty space! There's not even an opponent to fight! How am I supposed to stay motivated?"
"Oh? You want an opponent?"
Krillin pulled out a blue data chip.
It was the core combat data chip recovered from Frieza's spaceship.
After Bulma spent an entire night decoding it and integrating it with Capsule Corporation's holographic projection technology, it had become an incredible training tool.
"Bulma Special Combat Simulator. Activate."
Krillin casually tossed the chip onto the floor.
Bzzzzz...
A wave of blue light swept across the area.
Instantly, the scenery around Yamcha changed.
The endless white vanished.
In its place appeared the shattered landscape of Namek.
Lava flowed through cracked earth.
Dark clouds churned overhead.
Floating before him was a small white figure with a long tail swaying behind him.
Frieza. Final Form.
Though only a hologram, the pressure and killing intent felt terrifyingly real.
"Oh?"
Virtual Frieza smiled mockingly.
"Isn't this one of Earth's weaklings?"
"You'll make a decent warm-up."
Yamcha's face turned green.
"KRILLIN!"
"YOU BASTARD!"
"THIS IS ATTEMPTED MURDER!"
"Good luck."
Krillin waved casually.
"The pain feedback is only fifty percent. You won't die."
"But it'll hurt."
Then he turned and walked away.
A moment later, Yamcha's agonized screams echoed throughout the chamber.
On the other side, Tien's progress was much smoother.
The three-eyed martial artist was a true training fanatic.
Instead of retreating under the crushing hundredfold gravity, he pushed himself even harder.
"Neo Tri-Beam..."
"Still not fast enough."
"Still not powerful enough."
Standing shirtless, sweat poured down his body like a waterfall.
Again and again, he adjusted his stance while compressing his Ki.
"Tien, your path is too narrow."
Krillin's voice sounded beside him.
Tien stopped and looked over.
To him, Krillin now resembled an unreachable mountain peak.
"The Tri-Beam's power comes from self-sacrifice."
"But that's also its biggest weakness."
Krillin explained patiently.
"Stop exchanging life force for power."
"Instead, compress your Ki into a spiral."
"Like a drill."
"Concentrate everything into a single point."
"A spiral..."
Tien's eyes lit up.
He raised his hands again.
This time he didn't fire immediately.
Instead, he forced the Ki between his palms to spin violently.
BOOM!
A square-shaped blast erupted forward.
The attack punched straight through the Time Chamber floor, creating a bottomless black crater.
"It worked!"
Tien stared at his hands, unable to hide his excitement.
Far deeper within the chamber lay a territory reserved for monsters.
Here, Krillin had raised the gravity to 300 times Earth's gravity.
Vegeta rampaged through the wasteland like a madman.
His body was covered in blood.
Tiny blood vessels burst continuously under the crushing force.
He paid them no attention.
"Kakarot..."
"Kakarot..."
He repeated the name endlessly.
Every punch shattered empty air as if his lifelong rival stood before him.
Rage.
Pure rage.
Why couldn't he do it?
Why was he, the Prince of all Saiyans, forced to live beneath another?
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
Vegeta roared toward the heavens.
Golden sparks flickered around his body.
The transformation was so close.
Yet that final barrier remained unbroken.
At that moment, a thunderous explosion echoed from afar.
Goku and Krillin were sparring.
Goku maintained his Super Saiyan form.
His golden fists rained down like meteors.
Krillin, meanwhile, remained in his normal state.
Only a faint crimson aura surrounded him, the first stage of his Crimson Sacred Buddha form.
With a single hand, he blocked every attack.
"Too slow, Goku!"
Krillin shouted while fighting.
"Super Saiyan power isn't an excuse to throw wild punches!"
"Control it!"
"Control every bit of your Ki!"
"Stop letting it leak out!"
BOOM!
Krillin's hand struck Goku's neck.
The blow sent the Super Saiyan crashing into the ground.
The sight stabbed deeply into Vegeta's pride.
Even that bald Earthling could completely dominate a Super Saiyan?
Then what was he?
A joke?
The greatest joke in the universe?
"I WON'T ACCEPT THIS!"
Vegeta's sanity finally snapped.
At that instant, overwhelming pride collided with overwhelming insecurity.
The conflict ignited the S-Cells within his body.
Crackle... crackle...
Golden flames finally erupted around him.
"Phew... I'm exhausted."
In the rest area, Gohan and Trunks lay flat on the ground.
Their talent was enough to make anyone jealous.
Even under 150 times gravity, they adapted at an astonishing speed.
"Here. Drink this."
Aki approached gently, carrying specially prepared Namekian recovery medicine.
Soft green light radiated from her body.
The glow carried healing power.
Anyone near her felt fatigue rapidly disappear, while injuries healed before their eyes.
"Thank you!"
Trunks said sweetly before downing the drink in one gulp.
"That's practically cheating."
Piccolo opened one eye during meditation and couldn't help commenting.
"With support like that, dying would be harder than surviving."
Krillin walked over and checked everyone's progress.
[System Scan in Progress...]
[Vegeta: Battle power rapidly increasing. Super Saiyan awakening highly likely.]
[Son Gohan: Potential unlocked to 60%. Emotional stability maintained.]
[Tien Shinhan: New Tri-Beam mastery at 80%.]
[Yamcha: Currently being killed by Frieza for the 108th time. Mental resilience increasing.]
"Looks good."
Krillin nodded.
Everyone had entered a steady rhythm.
They no longer needed him watching every second.
"Now..."
"It's finally my turn."
He walked toward a quiet corner of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and sat cross-legged.
From his pocket, he withdrew an ancient-looking vial.
It was the key he had obtained within the Divine Water vision.
"The inheritance of Earth's ancient Guardian..."
Krillin slowly closed his eyes.
"Show me."
"Show me what path a mortal must walk..."
"...to become a god."
His consciousness sank into the depths of his mind.
And the true training began.
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