Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1695 Saiyans Boosting Passive Skills

"That's right,"

Luther's tone became serious, and his gaze swept over everyone present.

“Cell’s life form is very special; he possesses a core within him that resembles a condensed essence of life. As long as this core remains intact, even if his body is pulverized into atoms, he can revive thanks to the survivability of Frieza’s cells and the regenerative power of Piccolo’s cells. What’s even more troublesome is that he also possesses Saiyan blood flowing through his veins…”

At this point, Luther paused deliberately, glancing meaningfully at Vegeta beside him.

"...This means that he has perfectly inherited the Saiyan's terrifying characteristic of 'exploding fighting power after recovering from near death.' Every time he recovers from a fatal injury, his strength will leap to a new level. If he really does manage to be reborn through the core this time, then when he reappears, his strength will probably have grown to an unimaginable level."

These words struck like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, resounding in everyone's hearts.

Son Gohan's expression changed drastically. He immediately tried to sense Cell's aura, but it was like throwing a stone into the sea; he found nothing.

"There's no need to waste your energy,"

Luther shook his head.

"He has already suffered a loss once, so he will definitely hide his aura very well, and may even have mastered a method similar to Piccolo's to completely eliminate aura. What he is most likely to do now is to lie in the shadows, like the most patient hunter, waiting for the right opportunity to complete his most important goal - to absorb Android 17 and Android 18 and evolve into his perfect form."

"Wait! You said... absorb us?!"

Number 17, who had been indifferent all along, suddenly raised his head, and for the first time, shock and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.

Number 18 was also pale-faced and subconsciously tried to break free from the restraints. Clearly, the prospect of being "absorbed" far exceeded their understanding of their own situation.

"That's right,"

Luther looked at them.

“Cell, in a sense, is the ultimate android created by Dr. Gro in a more future timeline, one that is more ‘perfect’ than you. He shares the same origin as you, but his creation was based on embryonic modification. Because when you were modified, some of the key biological materials originally used to create Cell were consumed, resulting in his congenital incompleteness. Therefore, absorbing you to complete his own genetic sequence is the only way for him to evolve into his complete form.”

To help everyone understand Cell's threat more clearly, Rudd continued to provide more specific information: "In one timeline I know of, after absorbing Android 17, Cell evolved into his second form, and his power skyrocketed to the point that only a Super Saiyan 2 could defeat him. And when he finally absorbed Android 18 and became the Perfect Cell..."

He looked around and spoke slowly.

"Even a Super Saiyan at full power, trained to the extreme, would have no chance against him."

"Even Super Saiyan at full power... is no match for him?"

They knew exactly what Super Saiyan at full power meant!
Luther deliberately omitted mentioning that the full-power base fighting strength of the Super Saiyans in that timeline might be far inferior to that of the current Gohan. This information gap perfectly created a huge sense of crisis and pressure.

Sure enough, a strong fighting spirit ignited in Son Goku's eyes, and Son Gohan clenched his fists, feeling a heavy responsibility.

The heavy responsibility of protecting the peace of the earth, and the desire to surpass powerful adversaries, began to transform into a powerful driving force.

Number 17 and Number 18 exchanged a glance, both seeing deep apprehension in each other's eyes.

They can accept being defeated, imprisoned, or even destroyed, but they would never want to become nourishment for the evolution of another monster and lose the meaning of their own existence.

This instinctive resistance led them to develop a complex need for the "protection" of Sun Wukong and the others for the first time.

Future Trunks was filled with mixed feelings. In his view, the simplest solution was to completely eliminate the threat—to destroy Androids 17 and 18.

But Goku and Gohan's insistence, along with the terrifying prospect revealed by Luther, absurdly turned the situation into "protecting the Androids from Cell's absorption." This completely contradicted his painful experiences from the future and his initial desire for revenge, and his inner frustration and anxiety almost overflowed.

However, among the crowd, there was one person whose reaction to Luther's words was completely different.

Vegeta crossed his arms, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips, his eyes gleaming with excitement and greed.

"Saiyans... they become stronger by being on the verge of death and then recovering?"

Luther's words were like a key that unlocked a tightly locked box deep within his heart.

Countless thoughts flashed through Vegeta's mind in an instant: Why was Kakarot, that low-ranking warrior, able to surpass him time and time again?

Why was Goku able to become a legendary Super Saiyan before him on Namek?

Besides talent, is it also related to these experiences of repeatedly walking on the edge of life and death?

A flame, a mixture of jealousy, longing, and determination, ignited in Vegeta's chest.

If... if he could also utilize this characteristic to actively seek out that ultimate life-or-death test and then recover... then surpassing Kakarot, or even surpassing that potential Perfect Cell, would no longer be an unattainable dream!

Luther was clearly doing it on purpose.

He revealed the secret to Vegeta's growth, and given Vegeta's recent accumulated potential, he should be able to catch up with Goku.

Sure enough, Vegeta then asked Goku and the others to beat him severely.

Goku and Gohan guessed what Vegeta wanted to do, but they didn't refuse.

Vegeta was successfully and severely injured by Goku, and was subsequently sent for treatment.

Future Trunks, seeing his father's pursuit of power, wondered if he should follow suit?
As a result, Future Trunks was also seriously injured and sent to the hospital.

After Vegeta recovered, he felt his whole body brimming with power.

"This is power!"

Vegeta felt his power increase significantly, and after checking his power level with the power level detector, he found that he had broken through to five million power level, which was about the same as Goku's power level before.

After undergoing training with twenty times the gravity, Sun Wukong's combat power has reached over eight million.

After Future Trunks also recovered, he felt his power increase by leaps and bounds.

"There's such a way to become stronger?"

Future Trunks felt at a loss for words. If he had known earlier... well, that didn't make sense, since his future self no longer had Senzu Beans. They were all avoiding getting hurt, so naturally they wouldn't know about things like being on the verge of death and then recovering to become stronger.

Although strictly speaking, it's impossible for him not to know this after experiencing the Frieza Saga, he simply didn't know.

Upon discovering that he had indeed become stronger, Vegeta naturally rushed to find Goku and the others to injure himself again.

(End of this chapter)