The God of Destruction Realm was as peaceful as ever, with green grass and towering ancient trees.
Raditz's figure was reflected on the mirror-like lake. He was floating in the air, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, practicing mental training. The so-called mental training was restraining one's ki to achieve a state of sharpness and introversion—also a state Vados required to maximize energy usage.
Champa was fishing by the lake, glancing at Raditz in mid-air from time to time. Vados was at his side, watching with a smile and a hint of relief on her face.
After nearly three years of hard training and suffering under Vados, this journey was coming to an end. From the beginning when Raditz received the evaluation of "you are too weak," to now when Vados occasionally praised him as "not bad," could be considered tremendous improvement.
In addition to practicing in the "God Trial Ground," Raditz sometimes sparred with Champa and Vados, but the results were often terrible. However, every failure had benefited him greatly, improving his strength.
Breathing steadily, feeling the breeze around him and the fragrance of grass blades, the peace in his heart made Raditz motionless like a stone. He opened his eyes, and his body relaxed momentarily, but it seemed endless energy filled every cell, his whole body warm.
This is the feeling!
Raditz took a deep breath, his long hair fluctuating slightly, then suddenly a bright white ki flashed out. Different from the bursting golden light of Super Saiyan, this ki was massive yet extremely calm, using every ounce of power properly—restrained and natural.
But at this moment, his hair and tail didn't change color, yet his strength had gone up several levels!
"Complete control. I didn't expect I could comprehend the Mystic state too."
Raditz smiled happily. After three years of experience, his breakthrough in realm had made progress. It wasn't Super Saiyan 3, but a purer and more refined Mystic state.
Only Gohan had been able to achieve this state under the Old Kai's potential unleashing guidance. Compared to Super Saiyan 3, the Mystic state's power was even stronger, and most commendably, this state had none of Super Saiyan's burdens. Goku's Super Saiyan 3 couldn't be used stably on Earth, and Gotenks's fused Super Saiyan 3 could only last 5 minutes—all because the energy form exceeded the physical body's energy load.
The physical burden of Super Saiyan transformations became quite serious at Super Saiyan 3. The Mystic state had no such shortcoming and could even be considered full-power Super Saiyan 3!
Raditz had long, flowing hair and felt full of strength in his most natural state. As his body descended slightly, the lake surface rippled.
The ripples floated slowly in circles, and under such powerful ki, there was no splash like raging waves. This was the realm of concentrating energy without any wasteful display.
Gohan had only broken through this bottleneck when his potential was unleashed by the Old Kai, but Raditz had reached this level step by step through training mind and body—so was there still room for his potential to be unleashed? From this perspective, his Mystic state was more solid than Gohan's foundation, and the strength he could display in battle would be even greater!
The corners of Raditz's mouth turned up as he felt very happy.
Champa moved his fishing rod, looked up, his pupils showing a hint of surprise as he felt the breeze blowing toward him. He turned his head and asked: "Vados, has he completely mastered this state?"
"Yes, for him, this current form is already the strongest."
"It seems I still can't help but want to test him." Champa pouted.
"Haha, of course there's no comparison with Lord Champa. However, according to his rate of progress, once he reaches the end of the 'God Trial Ground,' he's likely to become your formidable rival."
"Eh? Him?" Champa stood up unconvinced. "Hey, that's impossible." He threw away his fishing rod and stared straight at Raditz. "Hey! You kid scared away all my fish!"
Raditz, who was immersed in joy, was interrupted by Champa's loud shout and looked over quickly.
"Lord Champa, it's not the first day you've fished without catching anything—it's not my fault."
"Hahaha, that's right. Lord Champa often can't catch any." Vados laughed softly while fanning the flames.
This made Champa blush. He gave Vados a look without confidence, then floated into the air.
His chubby body straightened up as Champa came directly to Raditz: "Hmph, I don't care. I haven't fought with you for a long time. If you can beat me, I'll forgive you. If you lose, you owe me fish!"
"This isn't..."
Before he finished speaking, Champa attacked regardless. He was the God of Destruction and had the final say, so there was no room for Raditz to object. However, Champa, who was being playful, definitely wasn't using his real skills—just waving his arms symbolically.
Even if it was a symbolic attack, Raditz had to concentrate fully—after all, it was a blow from a God of Destruction!
In the Mystic state, Raditz's body reaction speed improved greatly, and the consumption for defense and attack was relatively small, meaning he could fight with stronger power for longer periods.
Swish!
Raditz dodged Champa's fist nimbly and threw back a phantom-like kick at super-high speed, which surprised Champa momentarily.
Champa hastily retreated, separating distance in the air. "Not bad. How about this—I'll give you a discount. I won't fight back. As long as you can hit my stomach, you win. How about it?"
"Then thank you, Lord Destroyer!" Raditz was also fired up by Champa. If it was only one hit, there was still room for challenge. As long as Champa didn't use his real skills, he still had a chance...
With a thought, Raditz flew out with a "bang," distorting space at super-high speed and striking directly at Champa's belly.
The seemingly motionless Champa's eyes flashed as he turned slightly when Raditz's body approached. It was hard to imagine his body was so flexible—he accurately avoided Raditz's charge, with the gap between them less than one centimeter!
Raditz's offensive was perfectly controlled. The moment he hit air, he held his breath to stabilize his form, then turned and kicked away. Champa bent backward, avoiding the leg sweep again.
After missing the leg attack, Raditz immediately launched other moves, the sound of air-piercing resounding as Champa cooperatively dodged with a confident smile. At this point, it was less a competition between the two than guidance.
Vados looked at them both and laughed like silver bells: "Lord Champa is having great fun, but Raditz may truly become a Supreme Kai not weaker than a God of Destruction. Haha, the Seventh Universe is really interesting."