North Kai's Planet.
Talot sat cross-legged on the ground, maintaining his Super Saiyan form, his body surrounded by a dazzling golden glow.
Though it looked like his aura was about to erupt, his aura remained stable, showing no signs of fluctuation.
"Will he succeed? From the looks of it, there doesn't seem to be any sign of a breakthrough." Raditz stood on the open ground in front of the house with his arms crossed, watching Talot intently with a serious expression.
Beside him was a rectangular wooden table and a few chairs.
North Kai, Salari, and Bubbles were sitting there having snacks, while Gregory floated in the air, wearing the same serious expression as Raditz.
This was already the final deadline. Talot had been sitting there for two full days, and no matter how much noise they made, he showed no sign of waking.
It was as if he had completely isolated himself from the outside world, nothing that happened could wake him.
"Lord North Kai, how much longer until Cooler arrives at Planet Yardrat?" Though Salari was sitting and eating, she had no appetite as she asked North Kai.
"At most, no more than three hours… I had initially considered some variables, but now it seems Cooler's journey has gone very smoothly," North Kai replied.
"Three hours… can he wake up in time?" Gregory asked, crossing his tiny arms with doubt.
"I believe in Talot. Even if he can't break through, he definitely won't miss the timing," Raditz said as he stepped forward, picked up a cup of water, took a sip, and continued to observe.
"It's a shame we're still too weak, we haven't even achieved Super Saiyan," Salari added.
In the past half-month, their strength had increased significantly after absorbing the Tree of Might's fruits, and they had gotten closer to the Super Saiyan level.
However, Raditz and Salari still hadn't made the breakthrough, always stuck at the final threshold.
They could already sense the existence of that level and even forcefully tap into Super Saiyan power. In fact, five days ago, they had barely managed to enter the Pseudo Super Saiyan state for a short time.
"Honestly, I almost wish he wouldn't wake up…facing Cooler now would be too dangerous," North Kai said, eyes full of deep worry.
Clearly, even though Talot's strength had reached its current height, North Kai still believed Cooler had a bigger chance of winning.
He still vaguely remembered eight months ago when Talot and the others first arrived at Grand Kai's Planet and fought Olibu.
Despite Talot's overwhelming performance, defeating Olibu in the end, that had only been a sparring match. In terms of actual strength, he was still far behind the transformed Cooler.
Now, even with the added strength from absorbing the Tree of Might's fruits over the past eight months, Cooler's strength far exceeded what it had been during their last battle.
Over 500 million power level; this was North Kai's estimate using his special sensing ability.
And if Cooler still had hidden strength, that number might even double!
One billion might not be out of the question.
After all, that race possessed overwhelming innate advantages. In terms of genetic potential, there might not be any race in the universe that could compare.
That race, once reaching adulthood, possessed tremendous power. Even the weakest among them had power levels of at least over a million.
North Kai knew well just how terrifying Cooler was.
If it were Frieza, North Kai wouldn't be worried at all.
"Maybe I should head to Planet Yardrat now and move the Yardratians to another planet first?" Salari suddenly suggested.
Hearing this, Raditz slapped his forehead. "Right! Why didn't I think of that? With our combined strength, relocating all the Yardratians in a short time would be a piece of cake."
North Kai nodded at those words. "You're a clever girl, really. Even I didn't think of that; I completely forgot you both know Instant Transmission."
"Then let's not waste any time, let's act now." Believing that North Kai had agreed to the proposal, Salari stood up, ready to perform Instant Transmission.
Raditz nodded and prepared as well.
Just as they were about to act, a sudden aura burst forth, enveloping both Raditz and Salari.
The two of them simultaneously looked up.
North Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory also focused their gazes.
Talot had awakened!
At this moment, Talot's aura was completely retracted, making him feel almost nonexistent. Yet he stood there, and in his eyes shone a profound and mysterious light.
"Brother Talot, you're finally awake?" Salari happily walked forward.
Raditz, on the other hand, locked eyes with Talot, carefully observing any changes. Seeing no obvious difference, he asked, "Did you fail? Your aura doesn't seem much different from before."
His senses were indeed sharp, but he was still lacking in realm.
North Kai, however, noticed a subtle change, though he said nothing, as if unwilling to reveal it.
"You don't need to go to Planet Yardrat to evacuate the Yardratians. Remember, Instant Transmission was learned from them. It's a basic skill for all Yardratians, if they're in danger, they can move themselves to safety," Talot explained.
Salari and Raditz were momentarily stunned.
Raditz didn't fully understand, as it was Talot who had taken Salari to Planet Yardrat to learn the technique.
As for Raditz's own Instant Transmission, he learned it from Salari.
But while Raditz was unaware, Salari understood.
With Talot's reminder, Salari grasped what he was getting at. "I understand now, Brother Talot. You hadn't awakened, and I panicked."
"Mm." Talot nodded, then added, "These two days of insight probably made you all worry. But actually, I could hear everything you were saying. I was just immersing myself in nature, hoping to use its power to transform myself… Unfortunately, the natural energy on Kai's Planet is limited."
"So in the end, you still didn't manage to break through. In that case, Talot, are you still confident in handling Cooler?" Raditz said, as if confirming what he suspected.
Talot smiled in response: "Though I didn't fully break through, my base power level has already reached five million!"
"Five million? Whoa…" Raditz sucked in a cold breath.
Despite all their efforts to catch up, they were still far behind Talot.
Talot's base power level was twice what they had achieved.
"If we go by multipliers, just a basic Super Saiyan Grade 1 would give Brother Talot a power level of 250 million. If it's Grade 2 or Grade 3, it should exceed 300 million, or even far beyond 400 million…" Salari hadn't finished speaking, before North Kai couldn't help but interject.
"With that power as a base, and then adding the boost from the power of Great Ape, it's indeed possible to go toe-to-toe with the current Cooler. Compared to the last battle, this time the odds of defeating him are clearly much higher."
With numbers right in front of him, North Kai was slightly excited.
If he could really pull this off, that would be fantastic.
The last time he met South Kai, he had boasted about it.
Only to be silenced by a single reply: "Didn't kill him though, did you?"
Exactly!
They hadn't killed him. Even if they blocked him, it meant nothing. It was nothing worth bragging about.
"No matter how strong Cooler is, I still have trump cards to deal with him.
"Let's not talk about that now. Let me have a good meal first. Once I'm done, I'll head to Planet Yardrat and wait for his arrival." Talot didn't intend to say much more.
These past two days had left him famished.
North Kai understood and quickly got the food ready.
Then came Talot's personal eating storm. Before long, the table and the ground were filled with empty plates.
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