Meanwhile, on a planet far away in the North Area, a man dressed as a swordsman was sitting erect on a rock. He was hugging his knees, with a long sword strapped to his back.
He was one of Zangya’s three companions who came to the North Area to find Boss Bojack’s sealed place—Swordsman Kogu.
He had already been in the North Area for some time. With his powerful strength, he had traveled to a lot of planets. Even Abo and Kado, who were in charge of the former Frieza Forces, gave way to him in the face of his superior strength and didn’t dare to offend him. But even after such a long time had passed, he had not found clues about the place where Boss Bojack was sealed, making him very disappointed.
“Bujin, I still haven’t found any clue about boss on this side!” Kogu contacted his companion with a communicator.
“I am the same here, I have already turned the West Area upside down, but there has still been no result! I just contacted Bido, and there is no clue in the South Area too!” Bujin communicated back.
“Are we looking in the wrong direction?” Kogu asked.
“What?” Bujin questioned.
Kogu gave his conjecture, “After Boss was seriously injured, he was sealed by the combined efforts of the four Kais. With their nature, if they intend to choose a place to seal him, I’m afraid that they wouldn’t choose a location in the four Areas. The deviation of the position is detrimental for the four Kais to exert their full strength…”
Indeed, the four Kais put their full effort on Kai’s Planets in their own administered area, and the construction of the seal required a balanced force; hence, the location where Bojack was sealed would not be too far away from the Planets of the four Kais.
“That is to say, the place where the boss was sealed may be at the same distance from the four Areas?”
“Near the center of the galaxy!”
Kogu told his speculation to his companions, “So we should focus our attention on the Center Galaxy, especially near the Galactic Patrol organization’s nest.”
“Right!”
“It must be like that.”
Bujin and Bido responded one after another.
“Hey, it has been several years since Zangya contacted us. Where could she have gone?” The burly fellow with a beard, Bido, said in a hoarse voice.
“Don’t know, maybe she is goofing off somewhere, or is treating her injuries. She just woke up, maybe she hasn’t fully recovered yet.”
Bido cursed in rage, “We must give her a good lecture next time we meet!”
After they agreed, they no longer cared about Zangya and respectively rushed towards the centre of the galaxy. They didn’t know that their so-called Zangya was living as a prisoner on the Planet Hongshan at this very moment.
North Area, Earth…
Six months quickly passed, and the day of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament was at hand.
During these six months, Goku and Krillin, under Master Roshi’s guidance, kept sending milk and plowed the land with bare hands around the town. Because their fundamentals were solid—which were then baptized by Master Roshi’s ‘simple and easy to understand’ martial arts concept—their strength had unnoticeably increased; especially Goku, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds compared to six months ago.
And even the delicate Chi-Chi became more powerful because of the training during this time.
In the next test, Master Roshi pointed to a huge rock the size of a small hill and had them push it. The result was that Goku stepped forward and completed it with ease, and Krillin, after trying his best, barely completed it. Although Chi-Chi didn’t have to push the large rock, her test requirements were a separate test of agility conducted by Master Roshi.
Master Roshi was satisfied with the test results of his several disciples. He nodded and mused,‘Goku is a monster, and what’s more, I didn’t think that Krillin will actually complete the objective.’Master Roshi was also particularly satisfied with Chi-Chi; he mused, ‘This female disciple’s skills are fully developed and her overall strength is above Krillin’s.’
If he had an energy detector, he would learn that Goku’s current Battle Power had reached 185, and Krillin and Chi-Chi’s were 110 and 120 respectively.
The date of World Martial Arts Tournament approached.
Kame House, Goku and Krillin put on a suit that Master Roshi had gotten from who knows where. Chi-Chi also wore a female suit, and under the lead of Master Roshi, they all boarded a plane and majestically rushed towards the location of the Martial Arts Tournament.
On the other side, how could Xiaya be absent from such an interesting event like the World Martial Arts Tournament? A few days before the start of the tournament, Xiaya closed the gate of the villa and brought along Xiling and Myers, as they rushed towards the venue of the martial arts tournament. Blue-haired Launch unfurled a parasol and also went together with them.
On the way, Myers asked with great enthusiasm, “Xiaya, what is interesting about looking at the competition between these weak humans? How about we also participate instead?”
Xiaya hastily stopped her, “Don’t! Can’t you see that I didn’t even let Launch participate in it, so how can I allow you to?”
“If we aren’t participating, then why are we going there?” Myers asked as she curled her lips.
Blue-haired Launch, who was holding a parasol, said with a smile as the breeze caused her dress to flutter, “Because this time, Tien Shinhan will also participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament, and this was the second test that Xiaya gave him.”
“So, you really want to accept that three-eyed as your disciple?” Myers’ eyes blinked as she asked.
Xiaya smiled and said, “Why not? Tien Shinhan’s dedication to training is stronger than yours. If it weren’t for your Saiyan bloodline, maybe your strength would be worse than him!”
Myers was not convinced as she retorted, “Hah, I’m not as good as that Three-Eyed kid? I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that.”
They boarded a private plane noisily, and Xiaya sat in the pilot’s cabin so as to pilot it. It was also quite interesting to use high-tech machines once in a while.
In a hemispherical building at the top of the Korin tower…
Tien Shinhan was training arduously, as sweat dripped down along his taut muscles and fell to the ground. Korin was sitting by the side, holding a teapot and leisurely filling his teacup with tea. He turned around, stared at the arduously training duo in front of him and nodded slightly.
Korin mused, ‘Although they are both still somewhat dark and ruthless in nature, their dark nature has weakened a lot compared to when they first came here, and their martial arts spirit is gradually being aroused.’
“Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, the day of the Martial Arts Tournament is fast approaching, so you can go down now,” Korin arrived in front of the two people and said.
“Thank you for your reminder, Immortal Korin,” Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu said simultaneously.
Tien Shinhan asked, “Immortal Korin, how far does our current strength lag behind Launch’s?”
Korin laughed heartily. He took a sip of warm water, narrowed his eyes and said, “It cannot be compared. At least, so far, Launch is the most powerful human on earth. The disparity between you is still very big. After training for two or three more years, maybe you can catch up to her.”
“Is it really so big?” Tien Shinhan had a tense expression.
Korin shook his head and encouraged, “The disparity is no doubt big, but you don’t have to be afraid. With your current situation, if you keep working hard, it’s just a matter of time before you surpass Launch, and maybe, you can also reach greater heights.”
Saying that, Korin raised his head, staring higher up into the sky, as he mused, ‘Are the two people in the Lookout also paying attention to the mortal realm right now?’
“Umm, I will continue to work hard.” Tien Shinhan thought for a moment and sighed.
Korin nodded his head in satisfaction and advised, “Hehe, Launch had only stayed here for a few years. Her latter growth was brought out by Mr. Xiaya. If you can train under Mr. Xiaya, you will definitely become stronger.”
Tien Shinhan was shocked after listening, but he also understood the reason for it in his heart, ‘Even Immortal Korin thinks so highly of him. It seems that my choice is really not wrong!’
Tien Shinhan knew that Xiaya was definitely an amazing expert, but he hadn’t thought that Xiaya would even take away Launch.
“Right, I will give both of you two Black Flying Nimbus, which can send you directly to the venue of the World Martial Arts tournament.” Korin beckoned with his walking stick, and soon, two black clouds floated over from somewhere far away. They were different from Goku’s Flying Nimbus. The Black Flying Nimbus did not have any requirements for the soul of the rider.
“You should set off at once,” Korin said.
“Then… Immortal Korin, goodbye!”
“Umm, take care on the way!”
Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu jumped on each Black Flying Nimbus, and after saying goodbye to Korin, they flew straight towards the venue of the World Martial Arts tournament. The venue of the World Martial Arts Tournament was in the southern hemisphere, and it was too time-consuming to directly go there via aircraft.