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Chapter 963 Wukong: Can you teach me how to return to the Dao?

Enveloped in a deep pink aura, Lu Li's bones were under immense pressure, his muscles bulged and visibly expanded, making his originally well-proportioned figure appear somewhat imposing.

After reaching the 10x Kaioken, Lu Li began to feel some discomfort in his body. This was because his body had never reached such a high attribute level before, and also because his physical attribute did not increase along with his strength attribute.

After trying it out, Lu Li quickly discovered the biggest drawback of the Kaioken: it was not a skill that could comprehensively improve attributes, but rather a skill that simply increased strength.

After activating the Kaioken, only Lu Li's Strength attribute will change; his Agility, Spirit, and Constitution attributes will remain unchanged. This means that his body will bear a huge burden and will be less than perfect to control.

Because of the imbalance of attributes, especially the agility attribute, people's control over their bodies will not be as natural as when they are in a balanced state, at least before Lu Li adapted.

This is why Goku rarely used the Kaioken technique in later battles, because an increase in stats does not necessarily mean a perfect improvement in overall strength.

Abilities like Saiyan transformation are achieved through a balanced improvement in all aspects. With such excellent techniques, the Kaioken style naturally became obsolete over time.

However, for Lu Li, the Kaioken is a kind of capital to fight to the death. Although it has certain flaws, its advantages outweigh its disadvantages. The simple increase in power can also give him the capital to fight against powerful enemies under extreme conditions.

Lu Li slowly suppressed his aura and released the Kaioken under everyone's gaze. For now, the ten-times Kaioken was about his limit. Going any higher would likely cause his body to suffer injuries such as tearing.

"Wow, Lu Li, you're amazing! Not only did you learn the Kaioken in no time, but you were also able to unleash the 10x Kaioken on your first try."

Wukong looked at Lu Li in amazement. He didn't feel jealousy or frustration about his talent. Wukong was a simple person who just liked to fight with strong people and cultivate himself.

He never considered his talent; he simply focused on cultivating and gradually grew stronger.

From Vegeta's perspective, Goku's speed of power increase is actually quite outrageous. After all, Vegeta has always been involved in the battle, and he is also the Saiyan prince who has received elite warrior training since childhood.

He was stronger than Goku when he was born, and stronger than Goku when he first came to Earth, but Goku surpassed him later and has been chasing him ever since.

"Experience determines the speed at which you learn new things. I have learned many skills that can dramatically improve my abilities in the past."

Lu Li explained, "So the Kaioken isn't difficult for me. Once you understand the principles behind it, you can master it easily."

"Oh dear, this is really a headache. You were already very strong, Lu Li, and now you've even mastered the 10x Kaioken. It seems like it will be even harder for me to catch up."

Wukong scratched his head and said with a smile, "But it really excites me!"

Vegeta had just been knocked to the ground by Lu Li's clone. Hearing Goku say this, he felt a little uneasy. Mainly, he realized that the Kaioken fighting technique was indeed quite powerful, even effective against someone as strong as Lu Li.

If he could learn the Kaioken technique, he might become even stronger.

However, this thought was fleeting and was quickly dismissed by Vegeta. To ask the proud Vegeta to learn from Kakarot would be worse than death.

boom--

At that moment, a loud boom erupted from the side. It turned out that Piccolo had hit Gohan with his Special Beam Cannon. Gohan was unable to withstand the force and, after dissipating the power, crashed into the rocks in a sorry state.

Fortunately, these people are much more experienced in fighting on Earth than Lu Li. They know that things like ki blasts should never be fired downwards, but rather horizontally, because the Earth is round.

Piccolo's ki blast sent Gohan crashing through countless rocks. Gohan finally got up, his clothes torn and his wounds deep enough to expose the bone.

"Cough cough..."

Gohan coughed up two mouthfuls of blood and looked at his Uncle Piccolo.

Piccolo, however, had no intention of spoiling Gohan. He simply frowned and asked, "Gohan, how did you become so weak?"

Lu Li was speechless at the sight. Piccolo wasn't a Saiyan; he was only considered an important character in the story after being forcibly given power-ups in several versions.

As a result, Gohan can't even withstand Piccolo's ki blast anymore; he was nearly killed after just one hit.

"Hey, Gohan, you really haven't been training enough. Piccolo's attack just now wasn't that strong."

Seeing this, Goku scratched his head and said, while rummaging through his clothes with his other hand, looking for Senzu Beans.

Piccolo glanced at Goku upon hearing this, his expression somewhat unnatural. It was unclear whether he was surprised by Goku's indifference to his son's serious injury or resentful that Goku had said his attack was weak.

At that moment, Lu Li flashed to Gohan's side. Goku had just taken out the Senzu Bean when Lu Li healed Gohan's injuries.

"Huh? This..."

Gohan was quite surprised. He thought Lu Li, as the 'head instructor' here, was there to teach him a lesson. Who knew that Lu Li could heal him from his serious injuries?

"Are you the Supreme Kai!?"

Vegeta asked in surprise, but as soon as he said it, he cursed himself for being stupid. Beerus had said that Lu Li was a candidate for God of Destruction, so how could he be the Supreme Kai?

But apart from the Supreme Kai's side, he had never seen anyone heal a person's injuries with such 'magical' power.

"I am a candidate for God of Destruction, but as I said, before becoming a candidate for God of Destruction, I traveled through many universes. When you're traveling alone, you always have to learn some ways to heal yourself."

Lu Li explained with a smile, then patted Gohan on the shoulder, "Keep going. Once you've recovered a bit and defeated your Uncle Piccolo, I'll teach you some new moves."

"Yes!"

Gohan rallied his spirits and charged at Piccolo again.

Amazingly, he discovered that not only were his injuries healed, but the energy he had previously depleted was also replenished, and he was now at full strength.

As everyone watched Gohan and Piccolo's fight, Goku shouted various pointers from below, pointing out Gohan's sluggishness and flawed moves. It was clear that although he was somewhat careless, he was still willing to guide his son. Vegeta, however, scoffed at Gohan, saying, "This kid is far too complacent. He's had his moments of strength, after all."

After watching Gohan's fight for a while, Goku turned his attention back to himself. After all, he was the kind of super training maniac who took care of his son as a job, but his own desire to become stronger was his primal instinct.

Goku moved closer to Lu Li and said, "Lu Li, the power you used to heal Gohan was amazing! Can we learn it?"

Although Senzu Beans are a convenient healing item, in the past, they were usually only fed Senzu Beans to those who were knocked back but did not die in brutal battles.

However, it is difficult for a person to eat a Senzu Bean when they have lost their fighting ability. Moreover, the battle situation is sometimes very tense. What if the enemy does not give you the opportunity to eat a Senzu Bean?
The way Lu Li healed Gohan was astonishing to the group, because even after eating a Senzu Bean, it takes some time to recover. The Supreme Kai candidate's healing of them also took half a day on a human.

It was different with Lu Li. Just as he touched Gohan, Gohan was fully revived in almost a second, and even his ki was restored to its peak state.

When Wukong saw this ability, he was naturally envious. He mainly felt that having this ability would be so convenient, allowing him to enjoy fighting without worrying about getting injured.

Furthermore, the production of Senzu Beans is decreasing, so using them solely for cultivation would be too wasteful.

"I let you down."

However, Lu Li shook his head and said, "I call this ability 'Return to the Dao,' and you cannot learn it now."

In principle, the ability to return to one's original state is a skill that any gifted and intelligent human could learn, but Goku and his friends are different.

After a brief period of practice today, Lu Li observed the cultivation system of Earthlings, which is a very unique system.

Many people in the Dragon Ball world don't really understand how to use ki, while Earth is at the forefront of the development and use of ki.

When Vegeta first arrived on Earth with the Saiyans, he didn't understand why Earthlings could sense distant enemies or people hiding by using ki.

In Lu Li's view, Qi is essentially a variant of soul energy. In the Dragon Ball world, it is called Qi; in the Bleach world, it can be called spiritual pressure; and in the cultivation world, it can be called spiritual power.

Of course, the energy characteristics of each system are somewhat different, but ultimately, for explorers, they are all the source of the soul.

Lu Li said that the problem with Wukong and the others not being able to learn how to return to the Dao lies in the energy characteristics of the Qi system, or rather, in Wukong and the others' ability to control and utilize Qi.

In the Dragon Ball world, before a person reaches a high level, they usually fight using stats and simple skills. Stats, or combat power, are of paramount importance.

To increase these powers, taking Goku as an example, the simplest way is to transform into a Super Saiyan, and transformations like Super Saiyan are part of the blast system.

The problem lies here: the essence of bursting energy is to unleash potential and bring power into a state of frenzy.

Just look at the original transformation principle of Super Saiyan to understand. When Goku saw Krillin being killed, he transformed into a Saiyan in extreme anger. It can be said that Super Saiyan is a state born from anger.

So it's easy to imagine that when a person is in a state of anger, and their whole body is bursting with a lot of energy, which is inherently a rough and violent state, how can they possibly complete the delicate and subtle return operation?
Simply put, Wukong and his friends have too much violent energy. They can do rough work, but they will struggle with delicate work.

"Lu...Li, aren't you human too?"

Vegeta was currently recovering after his defeat. When he heard Lu Li say that they couldn't learn it, he frowned slightly. For the proud Saiyan prince, he didn't think there was anything he couldn't learn.

"Yes, I am human."

Lu Li smiled and said, "This shows that nothing is absolute. When I said you couldn't learn it, I meant you right now."

"What do you mean?"

Vegeta asked, puzzled. To be honest, he didn't think healing techniques were anything special. For the warrior race, he believed that combat techniques were the most valuable and difficult, and he had simply disdained to learn them before.

But seeing the powerful effects of Lu Li's healing, and with Wukong also asking Lu Li for advice, he realized how important it was to be able to heal himself in order to enjoy the battle.

In particular, having mastered this healing technique, they can become even more unruly and reckless in their future cultivation.

"If you were in a peaceful state, you might have a slight chance of using the Return Technique, but it's clear that neither you nor Goku intend to use this ability in daily life; you want to use it in battle."

Lu Li said, "Fighting and healing at the same time is too difficult for you right now, because you can't put yourselves in a peaceful state of detachment. When your Qi is agitated, you can't use the Dao of Return."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Wukong exclaimed in confusion, "Lu Li, aren't you fighting using your ki?"

Lu Li shook his head. "Apart from when I used the Kaioken just now, when have you ever seen me unleash my full power? My strength is based on my own robust physique and spirit, not on ki supporting my body."

This is a key difference between him and the main characters. If Goku had observed closely, he would have noticed that the Kaioken he just used was also different from the original. The energy emanating from Lu Li was pure soul power, not the kind of 'ki' found on Earth.

Lu Li already has the intention to modify the Kaioken, preparing to transform it into a more suitable explosive move for his own martial arts system.

"But... your perception seems very strong. Aren't you using qi to perceive things?"

Wukong asked in confusion. Before heading to the agreed location, he had sensed that Lu Li had locked onto his location from afar, so he had always thought that Lu Li had sensed his aura.

Lu Li shook his head again, "I am not using Qi to perceive, but using divine sense to perceive. This is a spiritual, or rather, soul-level ability. Of course, my way of perceiving has its own advantages and disadvantages compared to your way of perceiving Qi. My range is smaller, but it is more detailed."

Wukong can sense powerful energy across a universe and instantly teleport there. This kind of wide-range perception is something Lu Li's divine sense cannot currently achieve.

However, when it comes to perceiving details, the Qi system's perception is still far inferior to that of divine sense. After all, Lu Li's divine sense is combined with soul intent, making it as sensitive as an extension of his own organs.

(End of this chapter)