The Lookout.
This was the highest point on Earth, towering above the sea of clouds.
Kami stood at the edge of the Lookout, his profound gaze piercing through the thick clouds below.
He had been standing there for a long time.
So long that Mr.Popo behind him thought Kami had turned into a statue.
“Kami-sama.”
“Popo, time is running out.”
“The arrival of those two evil Saiyans on Earth is drawing closer.”
Mr.Popo nodded, a rare solemn expression appearing on his dark face.
“Son Goku is still training with King Kai, I wonder if he can make it back in time.”
Kami sighed.
“Even if Goku can return, he alone, I’m afraid…”
The despair of Raditz’s arrival a year ago was still vivid.
If it weren’t for the mysterious man Luo Feng’s intervention, Earth would have already met its end.
Upon thinking of Luo Feng, a glimmer of hope flashed in Kami’s cloudy eyes.
That man, with just a casual strike, killed the arrogant Raditz.
Luo Feng’s strength completely surpassed Kami’s understanding.
It was a realm that even Kami could not reach.
“Popo, we must contact him.”
Kami made up his mind.
“He is Earth’s only hope.”
Mr.Popo hesitated slightly.
“But, Kami-sama, if we disturb him like this, what if we anger him?”
“His aura is not evil, he should be able to communicate peacefully and amicably!”
Kami closed his eyes, spreading his entire mental power outwards.
…
South Pacific, an uninhabited island.
The sun was just right, and the breeze was gentle.
Luo Feng lay comfortably on a beach chair, a comic book covering his face.
【Daily Mission: Have a perfect sunbath on an uninhabited island (lasts three hours).】
【Mission Reward: Battle Power + 50.】
This feeling of getting stronger just by lying down, without having to think, was simply the most wonderful thing in the universe.
Luo Feng stretched lazily.
Just then.
A gentle thought entered Luo Feng’s mind.
Luo Feng frowned.
He lifted the comic book from his face and sat up helplessly.
“Who is it again?”
“Can’t a person get some decent sleep?”
The thought seemed to sense Luo Feng’s awakening and immediately transformed into a clear voice.
“Hello, powerful Earth warrior, I am Kami of Earth.”
Kami’s voice was filled with respect and earnestness.
“I sense the unfathomable power within you, and I am eternally grateful for your righteous act of saving Earth a year ago.”
“However, a greater crisis is about to befall Earth; two Saiyans, countless times stronger than Raditz, are on their way to destroy our home.”
Luo Feng picked his ear, showing no intention of responding.
Kami paused, then continued.
“To protect Earth, I sincerely invite you to come to the Lookout, to discuss countermeasures with us, and even to receive higher-level training.”
“Only your strength can…”
“No.”
Luo Feng curtly interrupted Kami.
On the Lookout, the long speech Kami had prepared instantly got stuck.
Kami was stunned.
“W-why?”
Luo Feng shifted into a more comfortable reclining position.
“The Lookout is too high, it’s too much trouble to climb up.”
“…”
Kami’s mouth slightly agape, his mind blank.
Trouble?
Was that a reason?
The heavy responsibility of saving the world was being rejected because of “trouble”?
Luo Feng seemed to feel that one reason wasn’t sufficient, so he lazily added another sentence.
“Besides, I heard there’s nothing but water up there, and no good food.”
“Most importantly, the altitude is so high, the wind is strong, and the temperature is low; it’s not at all suitable for sunbathing, completely unsuitable for my life.”
Kami was completely petrified.
Mr.Popo, behind him, whose poker face had remained unchanged for millennia, couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Popo had lived for hundreds of years and had never heard such… fresh and unconventional reasons.
They had thought Luo Feng would propose some harsh conditions, such as demanding wealth or supreme status.
As it turned out, what the other party cared about was “good food” and “sunbathing”?
How exactly was this person’s brain wired?
“Alright, alright, don’t always rely on others.”
“Instead of bothering me, you should let your own people train more; sweating it out is better than anything.”
“And you, you’re old, worry less, it’s good for your health.”
With that, Luo Feng unilaterally cut off the mental connection.
The entire world instantly became quiet.
Luo Feng let out a long sigh, lay back down, and prepared to complete his afternoon of leisurely idleness.
Meanwhile, high above on the distant Lookout, Kami was stunned by Luo Feng’s last few words.
“Don’t always rely on others…”
“Let your own people train more…”
“Worry less, it’s good for your health…”
In Kami’s eyes, confusion gradually receded, replaced by a sudden enlightenment.
He excitedly said to Mr.Popo,
“Popo, I understand!”
“This strong one is not rejecting us, he is enlightening us!”
Mr.Popo looked bewildered.
“Enlightening?”
Kami nodded vigorously, his eyes burning.
“Exactly! ‘Don’t always rely on others,’ he wants to tell us that true strength comes from within, and we cannot place all our hope on external forces!”
“‘Let your own people train more,’ this is an affirmation of Goku and their efforts, encouraging them to break through themselves!”
“As for ‘worry less,’ he is telling me to relax, to trust Earth’s warriors, to believe that fate has its own arrangements! Excessive anxiety will only affect my physical and mental health!”
The more Kami thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and his reverence for Luo Feng reached a new level.
This strong one was indeed unfathomable!
Even his way of guiding juniors was so unique!
Mr.Popo listened to Kami’s “overthinking,” opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Perhaps… the world of a master was just that difficult to comprehend.
…
At the same time.
In stark contrast to Luo Feng’s leisure was the Z Fighters’ hellish arduous training.
King Kai’s Planet.
This small planet endured gravity ten times that of Earth.
Son Goku stood shirtless, his muscles bulging, sweat flowing like small streams from his bronze skin, instantly evaporating.
“Kai…o-ken!”
Goku let out a beastly roar, and a crimson aura erupted, enveloping his entire being.
The terrifying energy fluctuations caused King Kai’s Planet to tremble.
King Kai watched from the side, his heart pounding, unable to even utter a cold joke.
This Saiyan was simply a monster!
In just a few months, he had actually learned both the Kaio-ken and the Spirit Bomb!
But Goku himself knew, it wasn’t enough.
The two incoming Saiyans were far stronger than Raditz.
He had to become stronger! Stronger!
On the other side, in a wilderness on Earth.
Before Piccolo, young Gohan gritted his teeth, trembling as he maintained a defensive posture.
“Unleash your potential! Gohan!”
“Your rage is your strongest weapon! Do you want to see your father, see everyone, die at the enemy’s hands?!”
A sharp energy blast flew past Gohan’s cheek, exploding into a huge crater on a distant mountain wall.
Debris flew, hitting Gohan’s face.
But in the boy’s eyes, there were no tears, only an increasingly resolute light.
And above the Lookout.
Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu were also engaged in sparring beyond their limits.
Each collision of fists and feet brought forth a wave of ki.
Everyone knew that a year later, they would face a battle that would determine Earth’s survival.
Every single person was, in their own way, burning their lives to protect this world.
Deep in the cosmos.
Two meteor-like spherical spaceships cut through the dark starry sky.
Inside the spaceship.
The tall Nappa looked at the coordinates displayed on his scouter, grinned, revealing his stark white teeth.
“Vegeta, we’re almost there.”
“That Raditz guy, he died on this planet, didn’t he? What a waste.”
Inside the other spaceship, Vegeta crossed his arms, his eyes closed, a cruel curve on his lips.
“Nappa, don’t underestimate any planet.”
“However, this planet’s fate is already sealed.”
“Once we use the dragon ball to wish for eternal life, we’ll treat it like fireworks and enjoy the show.”
Their spaceships were speeding rapidly towards that blue planet.