On the not-so-spacious grassland of King Kai's planet, the air grew tense and heated.
"Listen carefully. Control the flow of your ki. Ignite the energy within every cell in an instant, but lock it down like a dam. Only release it at the exact moment of attack."
King Kai rambled on like an old scholar, explaining the theory in detail.
Goku looked completely lost, scratching his head in confusion.
"King Kai, can you make it simpler? Like… 'whoosh,' then 'boom'?"
King Kai nearly passed out.
"Are you a caveman?! It's compression! Compression, then release!"
After half a day of struggling, Goku finally grasped the basics.
"Kaio-ken!"
With a low shout, a faint red aura ignited around his body.
His muscles swelled instantly, veins bulging like twisted roots, sweat forming across his forehead.
"Good! That's Kaio-ken times one!"
King Kai nodded.
"Try to maintain it… carefully, don't overdo it!"
Goku gritted his teeth, but after less than ten seconds, the red aura flickered out.
He gasped for air, his skin flushed red like he had just stepped out of a sauna.
"Incredible… the power really surged, but my body hurts like crazy."
"That's only natural. This technique pushes your body beyond its limits."
King Kai turned to Krillin with a smug look.
"Baldy, your turn. Your foundation is decent, but I suggest starting at half power and building up gradually "
"Kaio-ken."
Krillin didn't even wait for him to finish. He casually spoke while chewing on a piece of fish.
Boom!
No buildup. No warning.
A deep crimson aura erupted skyward, engulfing him like a volcanic explosion.
This wasn't a faint glow. It was a dense, blood-red blaze.
The entire planet trembled.
"W-What multiplier is that?!"
King Kai's eyes nearly popped out as the broom in his hand snapped in half.
"About five times, I guess."
Krillin cracked his neck casually.
"Feels like a warm-up. Kind of nice, actually."
"Nice…?!"
King Kai felt his worldview collapse.
Five times Kaio-ken should crush a normal human into paste. And this guy felt… comfortable?
"Let's push it a bit further."
Krillin's gaze sharpened.
The terrifying part of the Saitama template was simple.
No limits.
His body was like an infinitely elastic container. As long as his will held, it could contain endless power.
"Kaio-ken times ten!"
Rumble…!
The ground split apart. King Kai's beloved red convertible was blasted into the air, tumbling before crashing into the forest.
"My car!!"
The aura around Krillin darkened into a heavy crimson. Even the surrounding space began to warp under the density of his energy.
Goku stared in shock, the bun in his hand dropping to the ground.
"Krillin… your energy… it's terrifying…"
"Still not enough."
Krillin felt the power roaring inside him.
Every cell screamed with exhilaration.
This was power.
Pure. Violent. Absolute.
"This level should be enough for Nappa, but Vegeta… not quite. His Great Ape form reaches 180,000, and he keeps his sanity."
Pressure mounted.
"System, lock my body at its critical limit. I want to see how far I can go."
[System Notice: Host's physical body shows no risk of collapse. Recommendation: Attempt twenty times.]
"Then let's go with twenty."
Krillin inhaled deeply and stomped the ground.
"Kaio-ken… times twenty!!"
At that moment, it felt like the planet itself was ending.
A massive pillar of red light shot into the sky, turning the entire world into a blood-red hell.
The shockwave flattened the landscape. Trees were obliterated. Even King Kai's house creaked violently, tiles flying everywhere.
King Kai was blown against a wall, stuck like a poster.
"Are you insane?! Are you some kind of God of Destruction?!"
At the center of it all, Krillin calmly glanced at his system panel.
[Power Level: 120,000 (6000 × 20)]
One hundred twenty thousand.
At this point in time, that was overwhelming.
Even Frieza's first form was only 530,000. Captain Ginyu stood at 120,000.
Which meant
With Kaio-ken times twenty, Krillin could dominate Namek.
"Whew…"
He slowly withdrew his aura.
The red light faded. The suffocating pressure vanished.
Aside from slightly torn clothes, his body was completely unharmed.
"Feels pretty good."
He dusted himself off and looked at King Kai.
"You were saying something about taking it step by step?"
King Kai slid off the wall, trembling as he put his sunglasses back on.
"…Monster."
Chapter 70: Serious Series – Sacred Buddha Form
The sky of King Kai's planet was always clear, even without a true night.
Krillin stood with both hands raised.
"Feel the energy of the grass… the wind… the planet itself…"
King Kai guided him patiently.
"Don't force it. Don't take it. Ask for it."
Tiny specks of light gathered, forming a small glowing sphere in Krillin's palm.
"Too slow."
Krillin frowned and dismissed it.
"Too slow?!"
King Kai jumped in frustration.
"This is borrowing energy from all life! Show some respect!"
"In a real fight, who's going to wait while you stand there charging? By the time it's ready, Earth would be destroyed ten times over."
"That's because you're not skilled enough!"
"No. The problem is the technique itself."
Krillin stroked his chin, his enhanced intellect working at full capacity.
The Spirit Bomb was essentially a collection of higher-dimensional life energy.
Goku used it like a one-time nuke.
Hit, and it's over. Miss, and it's useless.
And worst of all, it took too long.
"What if… I don't throw it?"
King Kai blinked.
"Then what are you doing? Using it as a lamp?"
"What if… I absorb it?"
The idea was insane.
Spirit energy was gentle, but still foreign. Forcing it into the body could cause total collapse.
But Krillin was no ordinary human.
With the Saitama template, his cells were built to devour and adapt.
"Let's try."
He raised his hands again.
This time, he didn't ask.
He devoured.
[Passive Skill: Gluttony activated.]
The surrounding energy surged toward him like a black hole.
"Stop! You'll explode!"
Krillin ignored him.
When the sphere grew to the size of a basketball, he slammed it into his chest.
"Are you crazy?!"
A blinding light exploded outward.
[Warning: High-dimensional energy detected… Assimilation successful.]
No explosion.
Instead
A pure, sacred white light radiated from his body.
His skin turned translucent like jade.
Behind his bald head, a radiant halo formed.
His eyes became completely white, filled with both indifference and compassion.
His aura calmed.
Yet beneath that calm was unimaginable destruction.
Like a living Buddha.
Krillin clenched his fist.
The energy now formed a defensive layer around his body.
His stamina and recovery surged endlessly.
"I call this…"
A slight grin broke his holy expression.
"Serious Series: Sacred Buddha Form."
He waved casually.
A distant mountain was instantly sliced in half.
King Kai stood frozen.
"This is madness…"
Krillin had turned the Spirit Bomb into a permanent transformation.
A defensive and offensive god-tier state.
His power began to skyrocket.
"7,000… 8,000… 10,000…"
But numbers no longer mattered.
"It's not just power… the rules themselves have changed."
After releasing the form, Krillin stretched casually.
"Still not enough."
He looked up at the sky.
"This place is too weak for me now."
He turned to Goku.
"I'm heading back to Earth."
"So soon?"
"I need stronger gravity. Around 300 times."
King Kai nearly collapsed again.
"Three hundred…?!"
Krillin smiled faintly.
"And I've got people to check on."
In truth, he also missed proper food… and his women.
Moments later
He vanished.
King Kai exhaled deeply.
"…Finally. Peace."