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Chapter 974 On Purity

Upon closer reflection, Lu Li even found Wukong's purity somewhat terrifying.

When Goku saw Frieza kill Krillin, he recalled his childhood memories with Krillin and realized that Krillin could not be resurrected. Goku was so angry that he transformed into a Super Saiyan and killed Frieza.

Even in his fury, Goku chose to spare Frieza's life after the battle, even offering him some of his ki to keep him alive.

When he was a child, Lu Li thought that Wukong's behavior was that of a very upright and kind protagonist. As he grew a little older, he thought that Wukong was a saint. But now, he suddenly realized that neither of those was true.

Wukong is not a saint; he is just too pure, so pure that even his sense of good and evil is blurred, or rather, their priority is lower than his level of purity.

Of course, it is certain that Wukong is kind-hearted, but his kindness has limitations, or rather, it is more extraordinary and unrestrained. He will help those in need when he sees injustice, but he will not take action against evil that he cannot see. In a deeper sense, this is actually a kind of unrestrained Buddhist nature at a high level. It is precisely because of this that he does not have so many troubles and has great freedom.

As for purity, Goku felt that Frieza was a powerful opponent, and if he let Frieza live, he might be able to fight him again in the future. This was the root of his motivation for letting Frieza go.

Is this a flaw in the Saiyans' nature?

Lu Li thought of Vegeta's battle with Cell. He wanted to let Cell go and let Cell devour Android 18, even though everyone jokingly called it "Vegeta's behavior" and thought Vegeta was being incredibly reckless.

Vegeta letting Cell go and Goku letting Frieza go seem to be inherent flaws in the Saiyan core, but in reality, Lu Li now realizes they are completely different.

Goku's motivation was purely to have a strong opponent survive so he could have more fun later, while Vegeta spared Cell out of pride and the thrill of completely destroying his enemy's dignity.

Vegeta seeks emotional and prideful satisfaction; he doesn't simply want to challenge the strong. To put it bluntly, Vegeta wants to win, while Goku doesn't.

Vegeta would feel resentful if he lost, and he wanted to gain pleasure from winning, while Goku was happy as long as he could fight against strong opponents, regardless of winning or losing.

Moreover, Goku's purity of character increases with age, which is why Lu Li always felt that Goku's behavior was too capricious and outrageous when watching the Dragon Ball Super series, and that his sense of good and evil had even faded.

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Li understood that Vegeta and Goku's living environments were completely different.

Vegeta was born as the prince of the Saiyans and was instilled with the tough Saiyan mindset from a young age, but there were contradictions among them.

Although the Saiyans are a warrior race and seem very powerful, the prince's childhood was actually quite tragic, with little dignity to speak of.

During his childhood, he witnessed Beerus trampling his father underfoot, and Frieza also humiliated his father. He received an elite education and was instilled with the idea that Saiyans were the most superior fighting race in the universe, while he also witnessed his race being enslaved and forced to serve as Frieza's lackeys.

These contradictions twisted Vegeta's heart, and after Frieza destroyed the Saiyan planet, Vegeta's life in Frieza's army was precarious.

At this time, Vegeta increases his strength primarily to protect himself. All his outward pride, arrogance, and cruelty are actually protective measures taken by a prince whose home has been destroyed.

When Vegeta was increasing his strength during that period, his only thought was to protect himself and survive. Even after the Saiyan invasion of Earth, his only thought was how to survive, because Frieza was putting too much pressure on him.

Even though Vegeta is actually one of the smartest Saiyans, what was the first thing he wanted to do after learning about the Dragon Balls?

It's not about becoming the strongest in the universe or doing anything fancy; he just wants to achieve immortality.

This wish itself reveals what kind of person Vegeta is: he is someone who is extremely insecure.

After Lu Li thought of this, he suddenly felt it was very absurd, because psychologically speaking, Vegeta was psychologically weak.

After defeating Frieza, he wanted to catch up with Goku because he was unwilling to lose to an inferior Saiyan as the prince of the Saiyans.

It can be said that Prince Vegeta spent his entire life striving to become stronger, but his reasons for becoming stronger varied at different stages: self-preservation, survival, and surpassing Goku. At the core of all these reasons lay the 'insecurity' stemming from his lack of power.

Vegeta's goal of becoming stronger is too strong. During his training, he keeps thinking, "I have to become stronger, or I won't be able to survive," and "I have to surpass Goku and so on." With all sorts of distracting thoughts in his mind, how can he possibly concentrate on becoming stronger during his training?

Moreover, even though it's the same kind of training, if Wukong becomes stronger during training, even if it's just a slight increase in combat power, Wukong will feel genuinely happy.

But Vegeta wouldn't think that way. Vegeta would only think, "I've only gotten a little stronger. When will I be able to break free from Frieza's control? When will I be able to surpass Goku?"
With all these distracting thoughts, how could he possibly surpass Wukong, who was as pure as a saint?
Furthermore, and more importantly, it was Goku who developed the 'new version' of the Saiyan every time.

This also involves the issue of perspective. Vegeta wanted to surpass Goku, while Goku had no unique goals in mind; all he wanted was to become stronger.

If Vegeta wants to surpass Goku, he will train to match Goku's new version. For example, if Goku can transform into Super Saiyan God, he also wants to be able to transform into Super Saiyan God. If Goku can transform into Super Saiyan Blue, he also wants to transform into Super Saiyan Blue.

This is always following in Goku's footsteps, because his goal is to 'surpass Kakarot,' while Goku has no specific goal, he just wants to get stronger. So at a certain stage, Goku naturally developed a new version.

"Is my purity still too low...?"

After figuring it out, Lu Li said with some emotion.

He knew that if Vegeta continued at this pace, it would be difficult for him to surpass Goku. Even with his exceptional talent, he couldn't compare to Goku, whose purity was off the charts.

"Purity? Haha, interesting term, but I think I understand what you mean."

Upon hearing this, Weiss smiled and said, "But I must say, the purity you mentioned is indeed very important on the path to becoming stronger."

As Whis spoke, he pointed to the castle, "Just like you would never see Lord Beerus become stronger in order to achieve any goal."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li felt the fog in front of him dissipate even more. Just as Whis said, Beerus was actually a rather pure person.

It's clear that Beerus also enjoys fighting, which is why he specifically sought out the Super Saiyan God and, in the original story, saw that Goku's strength was still immature and wanted to train him.

In some ways, Beerus is also a relatively pure person.

There is a clear line between pure and impure. For example, Goku trains to become stronger, and becoming stronger is his goal. However, Vegeta trains to become stronger, but he needs to use the strength he gains as a tool to achieve his goal.

It's like someone who enjoys playing video games. Even if they lose a hundred times, they're still happy. They feel good about encountering strong opponents and are simply enjoying the game and the improvement in their skills, even if it's just a little bit.

If a person has a certain amount of talent, their achievements in this field will be terrifying.

Conversely, Vegeta wasn't pursuing strength itself, but rather what he could do after becoming stronger, such as killing Frieza, tormenting his opponents, and experiencing the thrill of surpassing Goku.

According to Whis, Vegeta's behavior was inferior and not pure enough, so he could not become stronger than Goku.

"If that's the case, then Goku is the easiest person to become stronger. He should be able to learn Ultra Instinct very soon."

Lu Li sighed.

Weiss smiled at Lu Li, "What, are you a little envious of Wukong?"

To Weiss's surprise, Lu Li shook his head. "If I were a child, I probably would have envied him, but not now."

"Oh why?"

This time it was Whis's turn to be puzzled. "Because I feel that Goku's realm is too high, almost like a saint, which makes it seem like he has a spiritual deficiency."

Lu Li sighed and said, "Didn't the expansion you just showed show that Wukong hit his head and lost his memory when he landed on Earth? In my opinion, it's not just amnesia, but that some of his mental functions are missing. He is a 'god' who appeared by chance, but he is also flawed."

"What you're saying makes sense..."

Weiss smiled, but did not offer any in-depth analysis or commentary.

Lu Li knew why Whis acted this way; because Whis himself was an angel, like Beerus. The realms of gods and humans are different, and gods don't possess as much 'humanity'.

Whis must have greatly admired Goku's state of mind, and his words implied that Goku was a role model that Lu Li should learn from.

But Lu Li couldn't do it. He wasn't a god or a saint; he was just an ordinary person.

He is certainly not like Vegeta, but he is not as pure as Goku either. He likes martial arts and pursuing strength itself, but Lu Li also hopes to use the strength he has gained through his own efforts to achieve various goals.

On a smaller scale, he hopes to gain more benefits in the derivative world through greater strength. On a larger scale, he still has some things he wants to do after he reaches the pinnacle of power.

Lu Li didn't think his state was bad. Even though he was a martial arts expert and had liked reading fighting comics when he was a child, he always talked about purity and believed that people with high purity were strong.

But people always grow up. After traveling so many roads and seeing so many sights, things naturally come to mind.

Letting go of those things will naturally allow you to possess ultimate purity, but letting go itself will make Lu Li feel like he has lost too much.

That's why, as he grew up, he grew to like Vegeta more and more than Goku.

In Dragon Ball Super, Goku made various statements that shocked Lu Li, such as saying that he didn't know what kissing was or how babies are born.

Vegeta said that Bulma was about to give birth and he needed to stay home with his wife, which Goku found very difficult to understand.

He told Vegeta that it didn't matter, as he was also training outside when Chi-Chi gave birth to Gohan and Goten, and even said seriously that he didn't know when Gohan and Goten were born.

Later, when Goku saw Whis use his divine power to transfer the baby out of Bulma's body, sparing her the pain of childbirth, he asked in surprise, "Did Chi-Chi give birth to her baby this way too?"

His words and actions repeatedly shocked Vegeta, causing Vegeta to express his sympathy for Chi-Chi.

So there's really no reason to accuse Chi-Chi of leading Gohan and Goten astray. Imagine if you were in Chi-Chi's shoes, would she want her sons to become like her husband?

Therefore, Lu Li did not want to become someone as purely and excessively pure as Sun Wukong, because as Weiss said at the beginning, that seemed to no longer be human, but rather some kind of 'god'.

"Weis, can we pause our training for a bit? I want to go back to Earth."

Lu Li said that he felt he needed to change his mindset.

He wasn't incapable of learning Ultra Instinct. Weiss was right; he was indeed a bit too eager for quick results. Taking steps towards zero is not an easy process.

He has already made remarkable progress, and his training should be balanced. This trip to Earth is a good opportunity to help Gohan further improve his strength.

"Of course, remember to bring back some souvenirs for me and Lord Beerus."

Weiss said with a smile.

After nodding, Lu Li bowed and took his leave, then teleported to Earth in an instant.

Looking at the spot where Lu Li had disappeared, Weiss smiled and muttered to himself, "Looks like you're not willing to let go..."

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On the other side, Lu Li appeared in the wilderness training ground on Earth in a flash.

At this moment, Goku and Vegeta had just finished a sparring match, and Earth had once again survived this day without any major incident.

"Ah, Lu Li, you're back! Let me fight your true form!"

Wukong was overjoyed to see Lu Li appear. That's just how he is; even though he couldn't defeat Lu Li's shadow clone, he still wanted to see just how strong Lu Li's real body was.

"Hmph, Kakarot, you'd better beat me first."

Vegeta crossed his arms, his face full of pride. That's just how he is; he knows his own strength very well and isn't overly ambitious. He thinks Kakarot's demands are sometimes quite outrageous.

Just as Wukong was about to continue talking to Lu Li, his ear was pulled because Chi-Chi was also beside him.

Chi-Chi came here with Goten today to see Goku. She tugged at Goku's ear and said, "All you ever do is train, train! Why didn't you answer my calls?!"

Goku looked troubled. "Chi-Chi, stop messing around. Didn't Mr. Satan already give us some money? And didn't you agree to let me not work?"

“I mean you don’t have to work anymore, but are you going to neglect your family too? Wutian’s school is having a sports meet, and fathers and sons have to be in a team. This is the third time already. All the other kids have their fathers with them, but you have to go too, otherwise Wutian will be laughed at and bullied!”

Chi-Chi said angrily that she had given Goku the communicator, but Goku had probably broken it during his training and couldn't contact him at all.

"It's just a sports meet. Goten can win the competition on his own. Why would he need me?"

Wukong looked reluctant, afraid of delaying his cultivation.

"How can you be such an irresponsible father? What if Wutian gets bullied at school?!"

Chi-Chi was so angry she was grinding her teeth. This was already giving Goku face in front of outsiders; otherwise, she would have already thrown a tantrum.

"Dad, can you come with me this time? I want to participate in the sports meet with you."

Wutian tugged at Wukong's trouser leg, his big eyes blinking as he looked at his father.

"This is really a headache. I'm at a crucial point in my training with Vegeta and the others."

Wukong scratched his head and said.

"Kakarot, what's wrong with spending time with Goten? I'm the one who goes to Trunks' parent-teacher conferences."

Vegeta couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up, setting an example by citing his own experience.

Seeing that Wukong was still struggling and hesitating, and that this family drama was escalating, Lu Li smiled and stepped forward.

(End of this chapter)