Shared Talent: Traveling through a hundred worlds simultaneously

Bulma jumped up excitedly and waved: "Well done! The data collection was perfect!"

Blue-haired Lanqi clutched her chest, her eyes filled with tears, but also with pride and joy.

Xiao Wu gripped the basket handle tightly, her knuckles turning white. Her purple eyes were fixed on the radiant figure on the stage, her gaze filled with surging, intense emotions.

Even the blonde Lan Qi, who was hiding deep in her mind and secretly watching the battle, couldn't help but scoff and mutter, "Not bad... she has some skill."

Master Roshi walked to Su Chen's side, looking at this disciple who had once surpassed him but had now left him far behind. His eyes were filled with complex emotions, including relief,感慨, and a touch of melancholy.

"You brat... just how strong are you now?"

Su Chen casually handed the trophy to Bulma, who was skipping over, put his arm around her shoulder, and smiled at Master Roshi, "Master, being strong isn't important. What's important is..."

His gaze swept over Bulma, Launch, and Mai, who were cheering for him below the stage, and he smiled brightly, "What needs to be taken, must be taken."

Bonuses? They're just icing on the cake.

The title of "Number One in the World"? It was just something I did casually.

His true spoils were the beautiful, unique scenes of people watching him from below the ring.

Master Roshi looked at his apprentices surrounded by beautiful women, then at Goku and Krillin beside him, who, despite their exceptional talent, were clearly still clueless. He rubbed his bald head and suddenly felt that the third-place prize money in his hand wasn't so appealing anymore.

No, who exactly is the master?

I always feel that I am surpassed by others in every aspect.

"Alas, times have changed." The old lecher... no, the old martial arts god, let out a long sigh that was hard to tell whether it was envy or lament.

After the hustle and bustle of the martial arts tournament and the brief excitement brought by the prize money, Su Chen's life seemed to return to a peculiar routine.

This daily routine, so different from the monotonous training on Turtle Island, is filled with the sudden whims of a tech-savvy girl, the unexpected surprises or shocks of a girl with a dual personality, and the gradual deepening of a former villainous female executive's... service.

He felt very happy.

Life is ordinary but fulfilling.

The last remnants of the Red Ribbon Legion found Su Chen's villa on a gloomy, rainy afternoon.

They were clearly better prepared, even bringing several bulky but powerful experimental combat robots.

There is no suspense in the ending.

Su Chen didn't even let Bulma activate the villa's defense system.

After its ghostly figure darted through the rain several times, the mechanical creations, along with their owners, turned into a pile of smoking scrap metal and a limp backdrop.

However, one of the unfinished androids caught Su Chen's attention.

It possessed a crude humanoid metal skeleton and simple combat logic; before being destroyed, the red light in its eyes flashed with a pure killing intent.

“Android…” Su Chen squatted down and crushed its core processor. “Dr. Gro’s doing, right? It seems that the day when Android 18 will be created is not far away.”

He kept this idea in his heart, like a seed waiting for a specific time to sprout.

An even more wonderful encounter occurred one afternoon.

In search of some rare material, Su Chen flew alone to a remote mountainous area.

There, he encountered a little girl riding a unicycle, wearing huge round-framed glasses, whose behavior was completely unpredictable.

Arale. She smashed a mountain peak with a single punch, and because the rocks were blocking her way, she casually tossed the dinosaur around like a toy, completely oblivious to the astonishing numbers reported by Su Chen's combat power detector.

He just tilted his head and asked, "Big brother, do you want to play with poop too?"

Su Chen: “…”

He tried using his aura to attack, and found that the energy waves would inexplicably deflect or dissipate when they got close to Arale.

When attempting close combat, those seemingly slender arms contain unbelievable power that completely defies the laws of physics and possesses an indestructible quality.

As expected, it is a special entity that cannot be selected.

Arale seems to have a good impression of him, perhaps because he's a bit more handsome than Senbei Norimaki?
He was warmly invited to visit the Penguin Village.

Su Chen politely declined.

He was unmoved by Dr. Norimaki's strange and dangerous inventions. More importantly, Arale's power system was completely independent and could not provide him with any inspiration or improvement in martial arts.

I just made a promise with Arale that I would come to play with her in the future.

However, this encounter made him more aware of the diversity that exists outside of certain rules in this world.

There is more than one path to power, but the one that suits you best is the most important.

In contrast, the other gain is much more practical and important.

Fairy Bean.

He had long coveted this miraculous recovery item.

For Kalinta now, height is no longer an obstacle.

The cat sage was filled with wariness towards this uninvited human powerhouse whose aura was as deep as the ocean.

After a friendly exchange.

Su Chen used pure speed and physical skills to prevent the Cat Sage from even touching the hem of his clothes.

The cat sage had to admit that this was probably the strongest person to have climbed Korin Tower in hundreds of years.

"I'm not here to steal Senzu Beans," Su Chen said calmly, even with a polite smile. "I'm here to seek cooperation. Senzu Beans are a strategic resource, and they shouldn't be cultivated slowly by just one cat... uh, one of the Sages. Bulma—oh, that's Dr. Brief's daughter, a genius scientist—might be able to develop a way to optimize the cultivation environment and increase yields."

We can establish a stable reserve of Senzu Beans to cope with potential future crises. This will not harm the Earth, nor will it harm you.

He likes to prepare for things in advance. Perhaps his abilities will be insignificant in the future, but he will try to do what he can first.

Perhaps it was the power Su Chen displayed that left Master Korin with no other choice, perhaps it was the subtle hints about the future crisis in his words that touched Master Korin's senses, or perhaps it was the natural familiarity with Bulma that made Master Korin feel that he was trustworthy.

Ultimately, the cat sage handed over a small number of Senzu Beans as samples and tacitly approved Su Chen's plan to establish a small, hidden research and breeding station near Korin Tower.

Su Chen left satisfied with the Senzu Bean sample and the cooperation agreement, feeling even more accomplished than if he had defeated ten Piccolo Daimaō.

To celebrate the successful launch of Project Senzu Bean, and simply to relax, Su Chen decided to take Bulma and Launch to experience the legendary hot springs. The location was a secluded, high-class natural hot spring inn deep in the mountains.

The open-air hot spring pool is shrouded in mist and surrounded by carefully polished stones and sparse bamboo groves.

The moonlight and the glow of the lanterns blended together, giving the rising steam a hazy sheen.

Bulma stepped confidently into the pool, letting the warm spring water wash over her body.

The moisture blurred her vision, but it also gave her stunning figure, usually clad in fashionable clothes, a breathtakingly hazy beauty.

As the water ripples, the full curves, slender waist, and long, toned legs are faintly visible, adding to the allure of the scene even more than direct nudity.

She let out a comfortable sigh, her blue hair clinging damply to her neck, her cheeks flushed from the heat, and her gaze toward Su Chen held a hint of lazy provocation and familiar intimacy.

In comparison, the blue-haired Lanchi looked like a frightened rabbit.

Wrapped in a bath towel, she lingered by the pool for a long time before, under Su Chen's smiling gaze and Bulma's urging, she closed her eyes and slid into the water as quickly as possible, leaving only her head above water, her neck even tinged with a lovely pink.

Her soaked blue hair clung to her cheeks, water droplets rolled down her eyelashes, and her gentle and shy appearance contrasted sharply with Bulma's bright and flamboyant demeanor on the other side, yet both equally attracted Su Chen's attention.

Xiao Wu, dressed in a plain-colored bathrobe, knelt quietly on the wooden floor by the pool, her head bowed and her eyes downcast, holding a tray of sake and fruit in her hands.

The neckline of her bathrobe was slightly open, revealing her delicate collarbone and a patch of snow-white skin. The humid air also brought a faint blush to her cheeks. Her short purple hair was slightly damp and neatly tucked behind her ears.

She strictly adhered to her duties as a maid, never glancing around, but occasionally, when she heard Su Chen and his two female companions laughing and joking from the pool, her fingers would unconsciously tighten around the edge of the tray, then quickly loosen again.

Su Chen leaned against the smooth pool wall, feeling the hot spring soothing his muscles, his gaze shifting between Bulma's hazy, alluring curves and Launch's shy, adorable figure.

The steam rose, and the ambiguous atmosphere, like the omnipresent mist, quietly permeated the air.

He felt that the invisible distance between him and them was slowly melting away in the warm water of their open and honest interaction.

The misty atmosphere is mesmerizing.

"Hey, Su Chen, don't just stare, come over and help me scrub my back." Bulma turned around, her back to him, her tone as natural as if she were instructing her own servant, but the slightly reddened tips of her ears betrayed her.

Su Chen smiled and leaned over to take the towel she offered.

Lanqi buried her face even lower, pretending to be a harmless hot spring mushroom, but her bright red ears betrayed that her heart was pounding like a drum.

The days passed peacefully amidst cultivation, companionship, and the occasional casual dealing with some unruly enemies.

Tao Pai Pai? This once feared assassin couldn't even last thirty seconds against Su Chen. He was pierced through the weapon and shoulder blade by an extremely compressed finger strike, suffering a crushing defeat and fleeing in utter despair.

In the next World Martial Arts Tournament, Su Chen won the championship again without any suspense.

This time, his opponents include the well-trained Goku and Krillin, as well as Master Shen, who came with Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu to seek revenge.

Crane School's tricks are child's play in the face of an absolute difference in strength. Tien Shinhan may have potential, but he has not yet grown to the point where he can threaten Su Chen.

The championship trophy and huge prize money once again fell into Su Chen's pocket, and his title of "Number One in the World" became more and more solid, even starting to make people feel a little bored.

Because he won too easily.

The real challenge, or rather, the event that would at least pique his interest, would occur soon afterward.

Piccolo has been resurrected, bringing with him his evil aura and ambition to rule the world.

Old Piccolo's strength far surpasses that of ordinary martial artists, and his brutal fighting style and powerful regenerative abilities have brought panic to the world.

But for Su Chen, this was more like a practical exercise to test his control over his strength.

He didn't kill instantly.

Are they worried about hindering Sun Wukong's future growth opportunities? Perhaps a little.

Finally, he used a slightly superior approach to steadily dismantle Piccolo's moves, and when Piccolo attempted to unleash a full-power attack, he completely defeated him with a more concentrated and efficient Kamehameha Modified, incorporating his understanding of energy structure.

The process wasn't particularly easy. Bick's last-ditch counterattack was quite interesting, but it wasn't enough to put pressure on Su Chen.

He knew even better that this was just the beginning of a massive power spike in the Dragon Ball world.

Saiyans, Frieza, Androids, Cell, Majin Buu... that's the real "monster" battlefield.

However, compared to worrying about those devastating enemies in the future, Su Chen felt that making the most of the present moment was obviously more important.

Just experience the fighting and killing briefly.

He looks forward to meeting Number 18 in the future.

In the living room, blonde Launch was getting angry over something trivial—praising blue-haired Launch's increasingly better cooking skills.

Her golden hair seemed to stand on end: "Hmph! You, all your sweet talk is on that deceitful mouth of yours! I think you actually prefer that blue-haired idiot!"

Su Chen pulled her into his arms, ignoring her struggles, and kissed her puffed-up cheeks before kissing her still-talking lips.

"Mmm...!" At first, the blonde Lan Qi stared wide-eyed and tried to push him away with her hands and feet, but she quickly softened in the irresistible kiss that carried a familiar warmth.

When the kiss ended, she was panting, her face flushed, but her eyes still held a fierce look: "You...you don't think this is the end of it!"

"How could that be?" Su Chen looked at her, his eyes serious, his fingers gently stroking the ends of her golden hair. "I like you both. The hot-tempered you, the gentle you, you are both Lan Qi, both of you I like."

These blunt, almost shameless yet incredibly sincere words made blonde Lan Qi's heart skip a beat, followed by even stronger embarrassment and an indescribable flutter.

She shoved Su Chen away abruptly, "Stop talking nonsense! Who wants you to like me!"

After saying that, he turned and ran, almost crashing into the door frame. Just as his figure disappeared, a suppressed, shameful "Achoo!" seemed to be heard.

The golden light faded, and the blue-haired Lan Qi reappeared, her face still flushed and slightly bewildered, looking at Su Chen: "Su Chen? Just now...did I......"

Su Chen smiled and walked over, then lowered his head and kissed her.

Blue-haired Lanqi's reaction was much gentler than blonde's. Her body stiffened for a moment, then slowly relaxed, responding awkwardly and shyly. By the time they separated, her face was as red as a ripe apple, her eyes were watery and dreamy, and she could barely stand and had to lean on him.

"Still so adorable." Su Chen hugged her, feeling her trembling body and quickened heartbeat, feeling content.

This starkly different reaction, however, made him equally eager.

Blonde Launch still needs more training. (End of Chapter)