At the current training speed, I would not dare say too much, but having the group's combat power collectively exceed one thousand would not be difficult.
In that case, Piccolo, who only has a little over three hundred power, would probably be beaten to tears, right?
If Goku draws out his Saiyan potential early, it is not impossible for him to reach several thousand combat power after a few years of training.
As for myself? Ethan knew his potential was great, but for now, it seemed it would not be easy to truly tap into it. At most, he was in a similar situation to Krillin and the others, not comparable to those Saiyans with cheat-level advantages.
Not comparing himself to Goku after returning from King Kai's training, but compared to Yamcha, Krillin, and the others being guided by Kami, reaching three thousand combat power in three years was not an exaggeration, right?
Regardless, because of Ethan's influence, the main characters of the Dragon Ball world had already begun to increase their combat power across versions. Villains like Piccolo, who were already outdated, did not need to be worried about at all. If he did not show up, fine, but if he really jumped out, whoever had time could casually go deal with him.
He had this confidence, and Kami could also see that Ethan was full of confidence. By that point, the matter was considered settled. After confirming there was nothing else, Ethan bid farewell to Kami and Mr. Popo and left the Lookout directly.
Watching Ethan's figure disappear, Kami thought about his original plan. He had originally intended to have Ethan take over the position of Kami, but after seeing him with his own eyes, he realized this young man might not be the right candidate.
"What exactly is Ethan's origin? I can't see through him at all..."
This was not just a figure of speech, but a literal inability to see through him. Kami could only vaguely sense a power hidden within Ethan's body that made him feel alarmed. That feeling made him afraid, like facing some supreme being he could not resist.
Unknown things always caused fear, and Kami was no exception, so he did not mention his original intention before Ethan left.
"It seems I need to find a new candidate."
After leaving the Lookout, Ethan stopped by to greet Korin and chatted with Bora and Upa for a few moments before taking out his plane and leaving Korin's Sanctuary.
"Looks like I scared Kami."
This kind of peeking naturally could not be hidden from Ethan. Compared to Korin, Kami's ability was a bit stronger. Korin's peeking was completely blocked, at most making him wonder why his ability did not work on Ethan.
Kami, on the other hand, managed to glimpse something, but the feeling of seeing a little without understanding it was even more frightening than seeing something clearly. Most likely, Kami would not consider letting him take over the position of Kami until he figured out exactly who Ethan was.
"But it doesn't matter..."
He had no interest in the position of Kami to begin with. Not being asked to take over aligned perfectly with Ethan's own thoughts. Compared to being stuck on the Lookout, living in the city was much more comfortable.
Because he had not been gone long, when he returned to Bulma's house in West City, Krillin and the others had only just started training, and Yamcha had not even begun yet.
"You're back so soon?"
This time, many friends had come. The few who did not usually train could chat or play around in the backyard. Bulma's house had a large number of robot servants, ensuring that the table in the garden was always filled with plenty of food and drinks.
If they felt tired, they could rest directly on the lounge chairs. Master Roshi and Turtle each occupied one, both holding some kind of drink.
"Yeah."
"What did Kami want with you?" Bulma suddenly became very curious. "Oh, right, what does Kami look like anyway?"
"What does Kami look like? He looks exactly the same as Piccolo!"
"Hahaha, how is that possible?"
Ethan was telling the truth, but unfortunately, no one, including Bulma and Oolong, believed him. How could Kami look exactly like the Demon King? It sounded completely unreliable. Only Master Roshi paused for a moment to think about Ethan's words.
"As for what Kami wanted with me..." Ethan felt there was nothing he could not say about it, and it could even give everyone some extra motivation to train. "Let's wait until everyone else comes out before I say anything."
At present, except for Yoruichi and Yamcha, no one could endure gravity room training for too long. At most, after one or two hours, Tien Shinhan and the others had to come out of the gravity room.
And Yamcha and Yoruichi were not training right now, so they only needed to wait for Goku and the others to come out.
Chatting while eating and drinking, time passed quickly. Talking about all kinds of things with friends always made time feel especially fast. Even though they did not say much, a long while had already gone by.
So no one felt that waiting was painful, because they did not feel like they were waiting at all.
It was not until Goku and the others had showered and changed clothes that Ethan told them what Kami had wanted with him.
"What? Piccolo isn't dead yet?"
"It's not that he isn't dead, it's that he left behind a clone before he died... or is 'offspring' more accurate?"
"This..."
Master Roshi was worried that this new Piccolo would endanger the world again, but looking at the group of young people in front of him, he saw that their faces showed no fear or panic, but ease and confidence instead.
"Great! This time, I will definitely defeat him!"
Goku, who had been defeated by Piccolo, felt this was really good news. Now he had even more motivation to train.
Tien Shinhan was also unwilling to fall behind. He had finally learned Ethan's method of becoming stronger and firmly believed that after this hellish training, his strength would improve greatly. At that point, why would he care about Piccolo? His only goal was to surpass Ethan.
"It seems my era is over..."
Master Roshi looked at these young martial artists and knew that the era belonging to him was over. The next era belonged to these young people.
"This is good too."
He took a sip of juice. Without having to worry about the safety of the world anymore, he could happily and leisurely enjoy life. After all, he was no longer young, although age did not mean much to him.
"I'll go back to the gravity room in a bit and continue training, aiming to adapt to three times gravity as soon as possible!"
Goku had a goal and motivation, and Krillin, who was training with him, heard Goku's words. Although he looked flustered and lacking in confidence, he did not object, which showed that deep down he also wanted to become stronger.
Tien Shinhan also silently decided to increase his training load. As for Chiaotzu possibly being unable to keep up with his training pace, that was fine. He could stop midway, let Chiaotzu leave first, and then continue training on his own.
"Everyone, let's work hard! When Piccolo comes out again, let's do our best to give him a big surprise!"
Listening to Ethan's words, everyone pictured the scene in their minds. The newborn Piccolo would face Ethan and this group of people, only to find that everyone on the other side could easily defeat him. That reaction would definitely be very interesting!
Even just to see that scene, they had to work hard!
They did not even wait until evening. After chatting for a while, everyone returned one after another to the gravity room to continue training.
After undergoing gravity room training, ordinary environments could no longer satisfy these ambitious young martial artists. If they could endure it, they would have wanted to stay in the gravity room all day.
Seeing everyone training with great enthusiasm, Ethan also prepared to begin his own special training.
"With my current strength, even if I'm not equal to Goku's when he first died, the gap isn't too big, and I've already had some gravity training, so I should be able to withstand ten times gravity!"
Turning to look at Yoruichi and Yamcha, who had come in with him, Ethan did not turn on the machine immediately, but first gave the two of them a warning.
"Next, I plan to go straight to ten times gravity. Be prepared."
As for quitting, Yoruichi definitely would not quit, and Yamcha also wanted his strength to become even greater and did not want to be surpassed by others. To maintain his advantage, the only way was to undergo even harsher training.
"Let's begin right away!"
After turning on ten times gravity, even Ethan, who was the strongest, felt immense pressure. In this environment, even simply lifting an arm became very difficult. The weights on his body brought an even heavier burden, but he chose not to take them off and began running in the ten-times-gravity environment.
Calling it running would be more like taking big strides forward. He was like Goku when he first arrived on King Kai's planet, every step extremely difficult.
He was even worse off than Goku had been at that time, because Goku could at least lunge forward if he pushed himself, but Ethan really could not run right now.
Yoruichi and Yamcha were doing similar movements beside him, gritting their teeth and "running" in circles along the walls of the training room. After barely managing ten laps, they continued with basic exercises like push-ups, just like in their previous adaptation training.
Just completing the planned "warm-up" left Ethan already panting heavily, his clothes soaked with sweat, and in the high-gravity environment, those clothes became extra weights, adding another layer of burden.
"It seems... just adapting to ten times gravity will take quite a while."
Fortunately, there was plenty of time. The advantage of preparing in advance and staying one step ahead at every stage was becoming obvious now. With enough time, he did not need to push his body too hard. It was estimated that he would not even need to use Senzu Beans to get through these training sessions, it would simply take a little more time.
According to Ethan's usual habit, after six days of high-intensity training, there would be a special "relaxation" day. He would even drag the two training fanatics, Tien Shinhan and Goku, out as well, and everyone would eat and chat together in the backyard. Appropriate relaxation also allowed everyone to enter the next round of training full of energy, avoiding the negative effects of long periods of dull and painful special training.
Under this kind of special training that balanced work and rest, everyone's strength was increasing rapidly improving.
(To be continued.)