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Chapter 976 Gohan's Transformation

"What do you mean?"

Frieza's expression was grim, yet he remained in a fighting stance.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that destroying you like this would be a bit boring, so I'll do as you said before and arrange a battle for you, or you could say an execution."

Lu Li withdrew his hand. "I will have Vegeta kill you."

Frieza first breathed a sigh of relief, then his expression turned mocking. "Vegeta? That kind of trash doesn't even deserve to execute me? You probably want to cripple me first, then make me fight Vegeta?"

Lu Li glanced coldly at Frieza, causing Frieza to shiver inexplicably. He casually said, "You don't need to think so much now. You can think about it slowly in Hell after you die at Vegeta's hands."

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot, leaving only his voice in the air, "Meet me tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon on the planet Cornelon in the borderlands."

When Lu Li spoke of time, he used a cosmic language and a cosmic scale, which was approximately eighteen hours after Earth time.

Anyway, Vegeta is training in the subspace, and if he wants, he can train there for almost a year.

However, the arrogant Prince Vegeta was already eager to fight Frieza. He had previously said that he would train for another month, and he would never exceed that time.

After arranging this matter, Lu Li returned to Earth. Instead of visiting Vegeta, who had a new goal to surpass and a short-term desire to kill, he went to see Gohan.

Inside the university classroom, Lu Li sat in the last row, watching Gohan, dressed as a scholar, explain biological genetic characteristics to the students on the stage.

Today, Gohan wasn't wearing his glasses, and his striking blond hair looked like he'd just had it dyed at a hair salon.

Many students who were close to Gohan would tease their teacher after class, saying things like, "Mr. Son, your new hair color is so cool!" or "Mr. Son, what brand of hairspray do you use? Why is it so firm and doesn't fall down?"

After all the students had left the classroom, Gohan respectfully walked from the lower podium to the upper level, and bowed when he arrived at his seat in the back row, saying, "Mr. Lu."

"How was it? Did you gain anything?"

Lu Li asked with a smile, scrutinizing Gohan's condition.

It must be said that Gohan is indeed incredibly talented. By simply maintaining his Saiyan form, he quickly regained his former peak.

That makes sense. It's not easy for someone to become stronger and then weaker again. Even for ordinary people who work out, losing muscle after gaining muscle isn't something that can be done in a short time.

During the Dragon Ball Z era, Gohan's power was once unleashed by Old Kaioshin. In reality, this was just Old Kaioshin transforming Gohan's so-called "enormous power that erupts when he is angry" into a power that he could control, which of course exceeded the limits that Gohan could originally reach.

Simply put, it means that Gohan unleashed the power he could channel in his Super Saiyan form in his normal state, and even exceeded it.

Therefore, logically speaking, Gohan should be very strong in his normal state now, but in reality, his normal state was terribly weak before, mainly due to a combination of laxity in training and laxity in his mind.

Once Gohan got nervous and started training again, he quickly returned to his former peak. Not only that, he was able to become even stronger in Super Saiyan form.

Although it's still just a trend and not fully realized yet, this trend is quite alarming.

This means that once Gohan adapts to his current state, while maintaining his power level as Ultimate Gohan, if he then activates Super Saiyan mode, his power will double that of Ultimate Gohan.

"Since I haven't fought any strong opponents recently, I'm not really sure how much stronger I've become."

Gohan scratched his head and said, and it was clear that he had recalled various training methods from the past, such as controlling his emotions in Saiyan form.

Gohan can teach students at school, and the students don't find him fierce or scary because even though he's in Saiyan form, he doesn't show any anger or aggressive killing intent like a Saiyan.

"Gohan, do you enjoy fighting strong opponents?"

Lu Li asked at this moment.

Gohan hesitated for a few seconds, seemingly unsure, but then shook his head as if he had come to a realization. "I'll tell Mr. Lu, but please don't tell my dad, okay? Actually, I don't like fighting at all. I really hate all that fighting and killing."

"Yeah."

Lu Li didn't seem surprised by Gohan's answer. "Then why did you accept my training?"

“Didn’t you say, Mr. Lu, that the universe is not peaceful at all, and there may be terrifying enemies attacking us in the future? I don’t want to put all the burden on Dad and Uncle Vegeta.”

Gohan scratched his head as he spoke, “They always say I have talent and it would be a waste to let it go to waste, even Uncle Piccolo said so.”

"So you're only starting your spiritual practice because of what I said and because you care about what others think?"

Lu Li continued to ask.

Gohan fell silent again, and after a few seconds, he shook his head. "It's not that, it's just that I feel it would be a bit wrong if I had this talent and the ability to protect everyone but didn't do it."

Do you believe that with great power comes great responsibility?

Lu Li sat there, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

"That's roughly the feeling. I don't like fighting and killing, but when I was in school, I would wear a mask to catch criminals because I didn't want to see them hurting others in the city. I have the power to stop them, but if I don't do anything about it, it makes me feel a little uncomfortable."

Gohan seemed a little embarrassed.

"Gohan."

Lu Li called out Gohan's name, his expression slightly wistful, "You're a good kid."

At this moment, Lu Li felt that Chi-Chi's education of Gohan was actually very successful. Gohan had his own interests and hobbies, his own life dreams, and he also had a sense of responsibility and kindness.

Gohan is not a saint. He has talent, but he doesn't use that talent to do things because of other people's opinions or views. Instead, his sense of responsibility and kindness drive him to act.

According to Whis's theory, Gohan would certainly fall into a lower category, or even have no future.

Weiss once told Lu Li a little story during afternoon tea, about something that happened in the Demon Realm.

In the demon realm, there lived an old man nearing the end of his life. One day, he met a great mage. Upon seeing the old man, the great mage exclaimed what a pity, for the old man possessed a great talent for magic, while he himself had no talent for it. The great mage asked the old man if he regretted not having studied magic in his life.

But the old man said he had no regrets at all, because he loved farming and gardening, and had spent his whole life doing it; he had already found peace, joy, and contentment.

The old man then asked the Grand Master, "As someone without talent who has spent his whole life cultivating magic, do you regret taking the wrong path?"

However, the archmage said that although he was not very talented in magic, he truly loved magic and devoted his life to its study. He was happy every time he learned a new spell, so in his old age, he had become a renowned archmage in the demon realm.

Lu Li initially thought that Weiss was telling him this story to tell him that interest is the best teacher, but now he has a new understanding.

If you truly love a certain path, even if it's bumpy, you'll still find joy in it. Before you know it, when you look back, you'll realize you've come a long way.

The story has a sequel: when the demon realm suffered a great calamity, the old farmer learned magic to protect his hometown and eventually saved the demon realm, becoming a demon king in the history of the demon realm.

"Mr. Lu, your praise makes me a little embarrassed."

Gohan felt a little embarrassed after hearing Lu Li's words, "I'm working hard to train now because I want to be able to help everyone in times of crisis, and to be honest, I think..."

Gohan seemed hesitant to continue, but Lu Li seemed to understand what Gohan meant. "You think your dad and Uncle Vegeta are unreliable most of the time?"

Gohan, having his thoughts exposed, chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head. "Actually, I don't really have the right to criticize my dad and the others. After all, I didn't perform well when Majin Buu attacked. I clearly had a chance to end the battle."

"It's much better than your father's."

Lu Li smiled and said that he knew what Gohan was referring to.

When Gohan was transformed into Mystic Gohan, he was able to defeat Majin Buu, but because Gotenks was taken hostage, he hesitated for a moment and ended up being devoured by Buu.

However, looking at the whole story, Gohan's mistake this time was not a result of carelessness, and at other times, Gohan never hesitated in battle.

This is essentially because, as Gohan just said, he doesn't actually like fighting and killing; he doesn't enjoy fighting at all.

Therefore, Vegeta might allow his enemies to increase their strength due to reasons such as pride and dignity, or fight in stages during battles. Goku, on the other hand, likes to slowly unleash his full power and experience the entire battle, while Gohan would not do the same.

Goku was delighted to encounter a powerful enemy, and when he finally killed Buu, a hint of regret even showed in his eyes, like a master chess player standing at the pinnacle who, after defeating a rare opponent, felt a sense of emotion and remorse.

Gohan wouldn't do that. When Gohan clashed with Cell, he was filled with obvious hatred and killing intent. He was definitely not enjoying the battle or seeking any thrill of defeating the enemy.

He joined the fight because Cell wanted to destroy the Earth and hurt the people he cared about. Cell had already killed his father, so Gohan couldn't enjoy a peak battle. He just wanted to kill Cell.

In Whis's words, this is actually a low-level desire and motivation, but Lu Li doesn't think so. Lu Li will let the results speak for themselves. It was precisely because Gohan was aroused by anger and killing intent that he killed Cell.

Therefore, Gohan's personality already determined what kind of warrior he would be. He doesn't like fighting and killing, but if necessary, he will fight to protect the people he cares about, and he will never hesitate or be reckless.

Because fighting is not his goal; killing enemies and protecting his family and friends is.

"Mr. Lu, how long will this stage of my cultivation last?"

Gohan asked, "Is he still in Super Saiyan 2 form?"

"What's wrong? Are you feeling a little overwhelmed?"

Lu Li examined Gohan's current state. Although Gohan hadn't learned the Super Saiyan Blue form like Vegeta and Goku, he didn't even know Super Saiyan 3.

However, Gohan's God Han foundation was already close to that of Super Saiyan 3 back then. Coupled with the boost from the Super Saiyan state, his strength was actually quite formidable, with a current combined attribute of 247 points.

This is because Gohan's training is not yet sufficient to enjoy the full benefits of Super Saiyan.

This is actually easy to understand, because the Ultimate Gohan state is the result of Old Kaioshin developing Gohan's potential. Back then, whether Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan or not, his strength would not have increased further.

Now, through training, Gohan has further unlocked his potential, and the Super Saiyan boost has begun to take effect, although not at its full potential. He still needs to continue unlocking his potential.

"That's not it, Mr. Lu, as you just saw, everyone's been complaining about my hairstyle lately, it feels..."

Gohan's voice trailed off, "And I'm a little embarrassed."

Lu Li was quite surprised. "What's so shameful about this? You don't feel ashamed wearing clothes similar to the Ginyu Forces? This hairstyle is so cool."

"The Ginyu Force's uniforms and poses are incredibly cool, what's there to be ashamed of?"

However, Gohan countered with a completely matter-of-fact expression.

Lu Li felt somewhat powerless, almost forgetting that Gohan had a rather unique aesthetic sense. He shook his head, "I won't force you to continue your training. Power forced out by your teacher isn't real power. I just want you to see this first before you decide."

As Lu Li spoke, he used the laws of lightning to create light and shadow, showing Gohan some images.

In the scene, Gohan is like a lone hero, leading Trunks, who also looks quite old, in battle, amidst ruins scattered across the Earth.

After watching the video for a while, he asked with a serious expression, "What was that just now?"

"A future."

Lu Li put away the light and shadow, "You shouldn't have forgotten what happened during the Cell Games, right? Trunks never came to the past. In that timeline, your father and Vegeta died early in battle. You were the one who fought alongside Trunks. That's the possibility of that future."

Gohan's eyes grew heavy upon hearing this. Of course, he remembered the Cell Games; it was the first time in his life that he stood up as the hope of all humanity to fight against the enemy.

Recalling the way Future Trunks looked at him and those cryptic words, Gohan could sense just how much brutal warfare he and Trunks had endured in a possible parallel world.

That was originally supposed to be the future of their world, but Trunks used the time machine to come back and changed their future.

Gohan clenched his fists, a sense of urgency rising within him. Yes, how could he forget? The world has never been at peace; crises are always present, and he was simply fortunate to live in a time of peace.

(End of this chapter)