Dragon Ball: From Escape from Planet Vegeta

Chapter 129 Potential Development! Mental Tempering Method

"The legendary Supreme Kai Sword... it's broken?!?"

"This is a sacred relic! How could you break it so easily?!"

East Supreme Kai and Kibito were once again shocked.

What happened today has completely overturned their worldview.

Each one is more outrageous than the last.

If they weren't unusually lucid right now, they would all wonder if they were dreaming.

Under their incredulous gazes, Talot carefully examined the broken sword for a long time before finally tossing the broken Supreme Kai Sword onto the ground.

This left the East Realm God and his servant speechless, plunging them into a deathly silence.

It took East Supreme Kai and Kibito a while to accept the fact that the Supreme Kai Sword had been broken.

Time passed by, minute by minute, and nothing unexpected happened.

"Could it be that the legend is really false, and what you felt just now was just an illusion, Talot?" asked the Eastern Supreme God.

Just when the master and servant thought it was over.

Suddenly, a voice, weathered by countless years and filled with the vicissitudes of life, rang out from behind them.

"I thought I'd never get out, but today someone finally broke the seal! I... I've finally seen the light of day again!!"

The voice of the elderly was tinged with relief and joy.

Talott looked toward the source of the sound.

The Supreme Kai and Jebt God trembled upon hearing the sound and turned to look.

What came into view was a lewd old man dressed in a deity's robe.

Old King Kai!

When the East Supreme Kai saw that the Old Supreme Kai was dressed almost identically to himself, his mind went blank for a moment. He seemed to have guessed something, but he couldn't believe it.

Just as they were about to ask about the identity of the Old Kaioshin, they were stunned by the Old Kaioshin's serious gaze.

This suppression from the divine position was so direct that he felt as if he were facing a stern elder.

"Alas! I have been sealed away for far too long. I never imagined that the new Supreme Kai would have become like this. It is truly lamentable..." The old Supreme Kai sighed and shook his head repeatedly, extremely disappointed with the East Supreme Kai.

His words filled the East Supreme God with trepidation.

"Sir...who are you?" Suppressing his inner thoughts, the Supreme Kai of the East asked cautiously.

How could Jebt dare to even breathe loudly? As a servant of God, even though he wasn't the Supreme Kai, he still felt the divine pressure emanating from this old man.

"It's normal that you don't recognize me. After all, if we're really going to count, I should be the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago." The old Supreme Kai put his hands behind his back, adopting a profound and unfathomable posture, and said.

These words struck like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the minds of the East Supreme Kai and Jebt.

"What?! You...you are the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago?! Does that mean...you are my...ancestor?!" The East Supreme Kai gasped.

He had considered that the old man might be his ancestor, but he never expected that he was actually a Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago.

According to seniority, this is not just an ancestor, this is a super, super ancient ancestor!

When Jebt heard the news, he was so frightened that he dared not breathe. He was just a servant of the East Supreme Kai, and now that an ancestor Supreme Kai had appeared, it was as if he was nothing at all.

"To be honest, I always thought that the person who could release me would be an outstanding Supreme Kai, but I never expected that the one who ultimately rescued me would be a mortal from the lower realm." The old Supreme Kai's gaze finally shifted to Talot. After only a few brief glances, a barely perceptible fluctuation appeared in his expression as he nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

With his keen eye, he had already seen Talot's extraordinary qualities.

He knew that the mortal in front of him was a Saiyan, and had already reached the super ape state of atavism.

However, this Super Ape Saiyan was much weaker than the one he remembered.

However, it is still very powerful, and there is a very strong potential ability hidden within its body that has not yet been tapped. Once it is fully tapped, its strength will increase several times over.

Talot was unaware that the Old Kaioshin had already seen through him.

"You're the owner of that voice from before, right? The Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago?" Tarot met his gaze and asked.

"Well, it's thanks to your high level of cultivation that you were able to hear my voice. Unlike this good-for-nothing brat, I've observed him for millions of years and called out to him for millions of years, but he hasn't responded at all. It's truly disappointing." The old Kaiju God said, shaking his head helplessly. At the same time, his shrewd eyes glared at the Eastern Kaiju God.

These words made the Supreme Kai of the East feel extremely ashamed.

Over these millions of years, it seems he really hasn't accomplished anything...

His own ancestor had been calling him, but he knew nothing about it.

Even at the end, I was still thinking about the legend of the Supreme Kai Sword.

The ashamed Supreme Kai wished he could disappear into a hole in the ground.

"Alright, kid, I don't mean to blame you entirely. After all, that Grand Supreme Kai died young, and the inheritance you received was incomplete. From now on, I will personally teach you how to become a qualified Supreme Kai." The old Supreme Kai said solemnly.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the Supreme Kai of the East showed excitement, his eyes filled with tears.

This scene is just like that between a grandfather and his grandson.

"Then it's your turn." The Old Kaioshin turned his gaze to Tarot again, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "You saved me from the Kaioshin Blade, so I naturally cannot fail to repay you. I can sense the unfathomable potential within you. Once it is developed, your strength will greatly increase, far surpassing your current level."

As he spoke, Old Kaioshin still displayed a confident demeanor.

Just as he was about to continue, Talot also chimed in, "I know that myself."

After completing the Super Saiyan 4 transformation, not only did his normal combat power increase, but his bloodline was also sublimated, and his potential naturally became even deeper.

In addition, the accumulated potential has not been fully developed because of this breakthrough, so the potential accumulated is naturally extraordinary.

"Young man, calm down." The old Kaioshin was not interrupted by Tarot's sudden interruption. The saying "old people are like foxes" is absolutely true, especially for a god like him who has lived for countless billions of years.

Old Kaioshin continued to feign an enigmatic demeanor, and after a moment of contemplation, said, "I can deeply explore the potential power within you, allowing your strength to experience an explosive increase. With my development, your strength might truly become the strongest in the universe."

"So, you mean, I'll use potential development as payment for rescuing you?" Talot laughed.

The old Kaiō God looked at Talot and nodded, saying, "You're a promising young man."

Since things have come to this point, Talot wouldn't refuse.

He was just wondering how to get the Old Kaioshin to help him develop his potential, so it couldn't be better if he offered to do so.

How could I possibly let go of an opportunity to become stronger when I know there are no risks involved?

Although the development of potential and the enhancement of strength depend on the individual.

However, in terms of potential development alone, the Old Kaioshin's abilities are tens of millions of times stronger than the Namekian Grand Elder's development capabilities.

The Mysterious Son Gohan from the original manga is his creation.

Compared to Gohan's previous experience of having his potential developed by the Grand Elder of Namek, this is a huge leap forward.

"Then let's begin. Before unleashing potential, some preparations are necessary. By the way, you should also exit this transformation. Not only will it be of no benefit to the subsequent potential development, but it will also affect me." Seeing Talote nod in agreement, the Old Kaioshin signaled Talote to exit the transformation state, then mysteriously turned around with his hands behind his back and walked forward.

Without hesitation, Talot withdrew his Super Saiyan 4 power, returned to normal, and followed closely behind Old Kaioshin.

Seeing Talot's change and then watching him and Old Supreme Kai walk towards the open space ahead, the highly tense East Supreme Kai and Kibito exchanged a glance.

The things that happened today feel like a dream.

The two of them hadn't fully reacted yet.

……

Led by the Old Kaioshin, the group soon arrived at a flat grassy area.

At the instruction of the Old Kaioshin, Tarot stood in the center of the grass, and then the Old Kaioshin gestured for the East Kaioshin and Kibito to stay to the side and not to approach.

Finally, they performed the bizarre and comical pre-development ritual from the original work.

Simply put, it involves gesticulating wildly like a witch performing a ritual, and then circling around Talot.

If it weren't for the original story, Talot would be ashamed.

I used to feel embarrassed watching cartoons, but now that it's my turn, I feel really awkward.

Fortunately, there were only a few of them here.

"Could you tell me how long this ceremony will last?" Talot asked curiously.

According to the original text, the ceremony seemed to last for several hours, followed by sitting motionless for a whole day.

Even Son Gohan, who is usually very good-natured, gets angry and explodes because of this.

"The ceremony will take about five hours, and then developing your potential will take between one and twenty-four hours, depending on how much potential you actually possess," Old King God replied as he went.

Upon hearing this, Talott's lips twitched slightly.

As expected, it wasn't that the Old Kaioshin did it on purpose in the original story; it was simply that it really took that long.

Tarot once speculated that Old Kaioshin might be deliberately stalling for time to provoke Gohan and unleash his full potential.

Of course, that possibility is very small.

Now I truly understand that developing his potential does indeed require these procedures.

……

In the blink of an eye, five hours later.

Exhausted and without rest, the Old Supreme Kai suddenly stopped the ritual, and then plopped down on the grass, seeing the worried expressions on the faces of the East Supreme Kai and Kibito.

The ceremony is over!

East Supreme Kai and Kibito stepped forward, anxiously inquiring about Old Supreme Kai's condition.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, he quietly stepped aside and did not speak or disturb them further.

What about Talot?

At this moment, he was in a state of enlightenment.

Because five hours was too long, and Talot knew that the developers wouldn't feel anything during that time, he took the initiative to use his Qi meditation cultivation method to train.

Hopefully, we can find a breakthrough here, or combine these approaches to achieve better results.

"You truly deserve to be called a powerful being who has reached this level. You are more mature than I imagined, even knowing to cooperate with my rituals for self-cultivation. However, the ability I use is a divine technique. Although you have cultivated pure power to this level, you will never be able to understand the power of a god." As the words of the Old Kaioshin rang out, Talot also awoke from his meditation.

Without needing any prompting from the Old Kaioshin, he naturally sat down.

Old Kaio chuckled and raised his hands: "Then we shall officially begin. According to my calculations, it will take at least another five hours, so you can continue cultivating using your own methods."

After saying that, the Old King God concentrated his mind.

Although Talot didn't feel anything, he did notice something different about the Old Kaioshin.

[I was too confident in myself. In the original story, it took Gohan twenty hours to develop his potential, but I only needed five hours...] I was feeling a bit like my mentality was about to collapse.

After all, Old Kaioshin said at the beginning that the development time would be about one to twenty-four hours, which means that Gohan would have spent almost twenty hours, while his five hours would not even be considered average.

After trying his best to calm his resentment and dispel his anger, Talot finally regained his composure.

Indeed, one must be down-to-earth in everything one does. While talent and potential certainly determine the smoothness of one's cultivation path, strength without experiencing trials and tribulations is not true strength.

To put it more bluntly, since you can't cheat, you should gradually become stronger step by step.

In short, they can't compare to people who use cheat codes.

Perhaps there are even people who are less than him.

Just like Raditz and Sergio, maybe even worse than him.

After maintaining a stable mindset, Talott's mental state underwent a breakthrough.

Why compare yourself to others when you return to your most basic values?

He only needs to compare himself to his past self.

As for how far he can go in the future, it all depends on his efforts in the present.

With his eyes closed, Talot began his meditation practice once more.

Before he could even begin to cultivate, the Old Realm God suddenly transmitted a spiritual message into his mind.

This is a complete cultivation method, seemingly for cultivating the spirit and soul.

Before Talot could be shocked, the Old Kaioshin said, "Your method is not bad, but it is very difficult to make further progress in your spiritual power. If you cultivate the spiritual tempering method I gave you, your life level may also be elevated to a higher level."

Thank you.

He wanted to say something to express his gratitude to the Old Kai, but in the end, he only managed to utter these two words.

For him, this was a truly unexpected and delightful surprise.

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(End of this chapter)