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Chapter 956: Chapter 957: A Little Way Away from the Target

Raditz’s aptitude was not that bad. He simply had not received systematic training since childhood.

The Saiyan method of raising children was simple and brutal. They judged potential and rank based on battle power at birth, then assigned them to teams and threw them onto suitable battlefields, letting the children grow through combat.

His battle power had been decent when he was young, so he had been considered to have potential. It was precisely because of this that Raditz, who came from a very ordinary background, was grouped with Nappa, who was from a prestigious family, and was lucky enough to escape the disaster that destroyed Planet Vegeta.

This mode of growth through combat was actually quite awkward for those whose battle power was neither high nor low.

Those with low battle power had already died in countless battles.

Those with high battle power could face enemies of similar or greater strength and gain practical experience. If the high-battle-power Saiyan could not win, the other Saiyans on the same team basically had no chance of victory. If they could win, the underlings on the same team basically had no opportunity to face strong enemies.

What kind of progress could be made just by constantly killing weaklings? This was not a game where you could accumulate experience and level up. It was not surprising that Raditz had not improved much in such an environment.

It could be said that Raditz’s best years had been wasted. Now that he had come into contact with Earth’s training methods, he needed to start from the absolute basics. Although he had learned a bit from Goku, he completely failed to understand things like sensing the energy within your body, leaving him utterly confused.

As a result, he ended up receiving the same treatment as his nephew, being lectured by Piccolo.

Piccolo’s teaching method was very suitable for Saiyans like Raditz because it was simple and brutal. If you did not understand, he would beat you until you did, making you use your body to remember the feeling. This approach was very effective for Saiyans who were used to growing through combat, and Raditz finally grasped a bit of the trick.

At this time, Gohan had already completed the basic training and could use energy blasts and fly at will. Generally speaking, he had already drawn out his innate battle power. Using a scouter, one could see that Gohan’s strength had stabilized at over a thousand.

Raditz had also made progress. His battle power was approaching two thousand. This speed of improvement was something he had never experienced before, and he gradually understood what these Earth warriors meant by so-called training. Although it was not real combat or killing, it was not easy at all. It was simply a matter of torturing oneself in various ways.

"I still prefer that kind of training method."

This temporary small group of theirs always kept a considerable distance from Ethan and Goku because the power those two released was too terrifying, and getting too close could easily lead to accidental injury.

Ethan and Goku were constantly panting heavily, their clothes already in tatters. Ever since the so-called warm-up exercise that day, the two had been fighting on and off until now, repeatedly exhausting all their strength, eating a Senzu Bean, and then continuing to fight. They had been battling almost nonstop until now, and once again they had exhausted all their strength.

"That was exhilarating!"

Goku loved this kind of battle. Their strengths were similar, and if you only looked at the combat power data, Ethan was even slightly stronger than him.

This kind of fight allowed them to unleash their full power to their heart’s content, challenge strong opponents, and constantly push their own limits. He could feel his strength improving in the battle, and what made him happiest was that after he gained a certain advantage, Ethan could also improve during the fight.

In terms of potential, Saiyans were practically a cheating race, but Ethan’s special circumstances meant he did not need to worry about not having enough potential to draw out.

"Although it was exhilarating, it’s time to stop for now."

"Yeah, you hit really hard in that round!"

Not only were their clothes in tatters, but they also had multiple injuries all over their bodies. If they were not treated, they would probably be reporting to King Yemma soon.

Goku’s eyelids were half-closed now, and blood was still oozing from the corner of his mouth, while Ethan had terrifying wounds all over his body. Those who knew understood that these two were training, but those who did not would think they were mortal enemies who wanted to kill each other on sight.

"Hurry and eat a Senzu Bean. If we say a few more words, we’ll have to use the Dragon Balls to revive ourselves."

Ethan took out two Senzu Beans, popping one into his own mouth while tossing the other to Goku.

He had received enough Senzu Beans from Korin, so even if this kind of training consumed a lot of them, he would not feel bad about it.

Moreover, this training could quickly increase his strength, so what was a little Senzu Bean consumption?

After healing his injuries and recovering all his stamina, Goku felt a stronger power surge through his body. This feeling was not unfamiliar to him. He had felt similar sensations before, but the power surging out this time seemed especially strong.

Ethan could clearly feel Goku’s energy constantly rising. He knew this was a Saiyan trait. After surviving a near-death state, their battle power would skyrocket. Or, it could be said that the state between life and death could draw out the Saiyan’s terrifying battle potential.

If there were no accidents, Goku’s current battle power had already surpassed his by a considerable margin. However, this was also what Ethan needed. For the time being, he would rely on the stronger Goku to force out more of his own potential.

"Let’s rest. Next comes training in the gravity chamber... I wonder how Piccolo’s teaching is going?"

The two of them had been fighting here for several days, and Piccolo had used this time to teach Gohan and Raditz, while occasionally acting as a spectator and gaining some insight from their battles.

And Goku had deliberately fought for these few days to give Piccolo enough time to properly correct some of Gohan’s habits.

Gohan was very obedient and sensible, but having been born into a privileged life, he was a bit spoiled. Although Chi-Chi had taught him at home, she had not been strict, and Gohan had never truly experienced hardship.

Piccolo would not indulge any of the child’s bad habits. Gohan had endured these past few days and looked much tougher than before.

Goku was very happy. He increasingly felt that Ethan had made the right choice by calling Piccolo over. Otherwise, he would have had to teach Gohan himself, and he was not sure he could really be a strict father.

"Get some good rest. Starting tomorrow, the training will become even more rigorous."

Piccolo knew that the basic teaching work of the past few days was over. Now it was time for him to start his own training. Even just watching the battles between Ethan and Goku, he could gain a great deal of insight. Given some time to digest it, he could significantly increase his strength again.

In fact, Piccolo had underestimated the training methods provided by Ethan and the others. Piccolo’s own talent was not bad, and now he had suitable sparring partners, Gohan and Raditz, a suitable training environment, the gravity chamber, and medical support that ignored any danger and allowed him to fight to his heart’s content, Senzu Beans.

These conditions combined led to a qualitative leap. Piccolo could clearly feel his strength rising like a rocket.

Not only Piccolo, but Gohan’s strength was also improving rapidly, and his spoiled nature was gradually worn away, slowly turning him into a little man.

In Raditz’s words, "He finally looks like a Saiyan child!"

As for Raditz himself, his battle power was also increasing rapidly. It was not because his talent or potential was especially great, but because he was being dragged along by everyone else’s improvements. Because if he did not improve, he would be beaten until he was on the verge of death, and after being restored by Senzu Beans, the Saiyan physique would also bring him considerable improvement.

So even if his talent was not strong enough, Raditz could still keep up with everyone’s rate of improvement. After a while, Piccolo, Raditz, and Gohan even began trying to spar against either Goku or Ethan.

Three people attacking one seemed to give them the upper hand, but the huge difference in strength meant that the side with more people could gain no advantage at all. They were often beaten badly. When Ethan and Goku used their full power, they could not even react before they were already down.

This kind of sparring was more about letting them experience the strength of true powerhouses, and then go back to train even harder. Ethan and Goku, meanwhile, were training in high-gravity and extreme-temperature environments, because on the Yunzabit Heights, the thin air also indirectly made the training conditions harsher.

It was in this life-threatening training that Ethan and Goku’s strength continued to soar, quickly reaching astonishing levels.

When nearly a year had passed, Ethan felt that his and Goku’s strength had almost stopped growing rapidly, so he voluntarily ended this phase of training.

"It’s truly hard to imagine that I could become this strong!"

In nearly a year, even Raditz, as dull as he was, had learned how to sense energy. He could now judge the strength of enemies through their energy.

He was now more than ten times stronger than before. His battle power had been too low back then, so the increase from such a low starting point was naturally significant.

Raditz’s battle power now far surpassed that of the strongest Saiyan of the past, Vegeta, and the Goku in front of him...

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he really could not have imagined that there was such a way to become stronger, or that Saiyans could become this powerful.

Goku’s current battle power was close to two million, and in times of crisis, he could unleash Kaio-ken times twenty, erupting with a terrifying battle power of forty million.

Only Ethan still felt a bit regretful. He had originally wondered whether this life-threatening training could make Goku become a Super Saiyan.

With Goku in the Super Saiyan state as a sparring partner, his own strength would surely increase faster.

Unfortunately, although Goku’s strength was already close to the battle power of a Super Saiyan, he still had not crossed that threshold.

If Goku had successfully become a Super Saiyan, Ethan would already be packing his bags and preparing to head into space to find trouble with Frieza.

For now... let them deal with Vegeta first.

(To be continued.)