Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1683 Becoming Stronger in All Aspects

The complete evolutionary path and training essence of Super Saiyans are undoubtedly the knowledge most urgently needed in Trunks' timeline.

Faced with this man from the main timeline, whom his mother and the survivors regarded as their last hope, the young soldier solemnly requested to participate in the training.

Can I participate in your training?

Trunks' voice carried an unmistakable firmness.

"I need this knowledge to save my world."

Sun Wukong grinned, reached out and patted Trunks on the shoulder, his orange martial arts uniform standing out brightly in the sunlight: "Of course! I'd also like to know how strong the warriors from other timelines are!"

This response so aptly reflects Sun Wukong's character—a pure love of battle and a natural curiosity about the strong.

Trunks couldn't help but recall the stories his mother told him about Son Goku, the legendary Saiyan who always pushed his limits and grew stronger.

Although this timeline is no longer the past of his timeline, the person at the core will not change in essence.

Future Trunks immediately wanted to spar with Goku.

He wanted to experience firsthand the power of this legendary figure, and even more so, he wanted to confirm whether he truly had the ability to save the future.

He slowly took a few steps back, assumed a starting stance, and looked solemn.

"Okay, then come on."

Sun Wukong nodded, standing casually, yet his entire body was flawless, or rather, perfectly defensive.

Trunks did not hesitate.

He knew that holding back in a fight against a fighter of this caliber would be disrespectful.

He gripped the sword hilt with his right hand, took a deep breath, and suddenly burst forth with golden flames. His hair turned into a dazzling gold, and his pupils glowed with emerald green light—Super Saiyan transformation!

"Is this your Super Saiyan?"

Sun Wukong observed carefully, his eyes sharp.

"The energy is very strong, but it doesn't feel very stable."

As Sun Wukong spoke, his own energy began to rise.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, but the golden light steadily and continuously increased, the hair color turned into a purer golden yellow, the muscles expanded moderately, and the aura surrounding the body was surprisingly stable.

Thanks to the correct training methods provided by Luther, Sun Wukong saved himself the time of going astray and figuring things out in the original story.

Having returned from Namek in just a few days, he has already begun training to reach the full power of a Super Saiyan, and his control over his transformation far surpasses Trunks's understanding.

Future Trunks swung his sword at Goku, the blade crackling with golden flames as it sliced ​​through the air with a hum.

This sword strike was powerful enough to split a mountain range and moved at supersonic speeds, but Sun Wukong did not dodge. He simply stood still and let the sword stop a few centimeters in front of him.

Why didn't you move aside?

Trunks sheathed his sword and stepped back, puzzled.

“Because I didn’t sense any killing intent from you.” Goku answered matter-of-factly, his eyes beneath his golden eyebrows staring directly at Trunks.

"Moreover, although your sword is fast, your intention is too obvious."

Trunks was stunned. In his world, fighting was always about survival, with every strike aimed at being fatal. This ability to read minds, this understanding of the essence of combat, was something he had never encountered before. He realized that the difference between himself and a true master was not just a gap in strength, but a fundamental difference in their understanding of martial arts.

“Let me see your Super Saiyan form,” Goku said with a smile, golden flames burning steadily around him without the slightest fluctuation. “Then I’ll tell you how to make it even stronger.”

The two clashed again, this time Trunks launching a full-scale attack, his sword flashing like a tapestry, and energy blasts erupting continuously. Goku weaved through the attacks, each movement precise to the millimeter, as if teaching Trunks how to use energy more effectively. His movements were fluid and graceful, sometimes flicking his sword with his fingers to change the trajectory of his attacks, sometimes dodging energy blasts with minimal sidestepping.

“Super Saiyan isn’t just a simple burst of power,” Goku explained as he dodged, his voice as calm as if he weren’t in the heat of battle. “It’s a state of mind-body unity. You need to learn to control it, not be controlled by it. Feel the flow of ki as naturally as you feel your own breath.”

Trunks gradually realized that his past training methods had a huge flaw. In his timeline, the Super Saiyan transformation was more of a desperate release of power, lacking systematic training and control. Each transformation felt like burning away one's life force rather than harnessing power.

The training lasted for hours, and Trunks was exhausted, his battle suit soaked with sweat, and his breathing heavy and irregular. Goku, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, barely breaking a sweat.

"Your Super Saiyan energy expenditure is too high,"

Sun Wukong gave a precise assessment and walked up to Trunks.

"This results in your combat effectiveness not actually reaching 100%, at most 70% or 80%, and then it drops rapidly. It's like a sports car with a powerful engine but a leaky fuel tank; no matter how fast it goes, it can't maintain that speed for long."

Future Trunks has always fought this way, and even Future Gohan never told him the correct training method because Goku in the future timeline died too early, and no one could guide them on how to properly master the power of a Super Saiyan.

Thinking of this, Future Trunks immediately took out a bottle of oral liquid from his chest pocket.

“Mr. Sun Wukong, in my timeline, you have already died of heart disease, but my timeline has developed a special medicine for heart disease.”

Future Trunks handed the special medicine to Goku, his eyes revealing complex emotions.

Although it was later patched up to say that Goku's heart disease was a "viral heart disease" caused by a virus targeting Saiyans, the specific drugs for heart disease available at that time could indeed cure it.

This detail in the setting often sparks endless debate among Dragon Ball fans.

Contrary to what many people say, it is a special medicine developed by Future Trunks based on Goku's virus.

Anyway, the more patches you apply to this thing, the bigger the vulnerabilities become.

Sun Wukong naturally wouldn't refuse such a kind gesture. He accepted the medicine, examined it carefully, and then put it away discreetly.

However, he plans to take the medication only when the illness flares up, a typical Sun Wukong-style mindset—not worrying excessively before problems occur.

He was more concerned with how to help this young man from the future improve his abilities.

Then Goku began explaining the concept of "air pressure" to Future Trunks. "Air pressure?" Future Trunks looked completely bewildered; the term was entirely foreign to him.

"Good, air pressure,"

Sun Wukong patiently explained.

"By compressing one's own gas, one can obtain higher quality energy. Just like squeezing a loose sponge into a hard rock, with increased energy density, the same amount of gas can unleash greater power."

(End of this chapter)