A year had passed in what felt like a flash. Although they lacked advanced training facilities like gravity chambers, Gohan and Trunks had trained under Karnel's strict and merciless guidance, and their strength had skyrocketed beyond all expectations.
"Gohan, come on!" Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan and shouted excitedly, then flew away from his position and engaged in fierce combat with Gohan once again.
Scenes like this played out every day. Karnel had witnessed it hundreds of times by now. The two young Saiyans no longer made the frequent fatal mistakes they had at the beginning, so he simply ignored them and let them spar on their own.
During this year, it was unclear whether Androids 17 and 18 feared the sudden appearance of the Saiyan Karnel, but they hadn't dared to show themselves to seek revenge. Given this respite, Karnel was content to have some free time and didn't actively search for them. After all, they were just two mice that could be easily dealt with when necessary.
"Gohan and Trunks now have the power to destroy Androids 17 and 18. Cell, who Dr. Gero secretly created underground, should have appeared by now, but no one knows where he's hiding..." Karnel sat cross-legged on the sand, lost in thought.
"That black-faced enemy... I've been waiting for you to show yourself!" A surge of profound confidence rose in Karnel's heart.
Indeed, as early as a month ago, the Heart of God within Karnel's consciousness had finally completely merged with his own awareness. At the moment of fusion, Karnel had undergone a sublime transformation, his body, mental consciousness, and soul had all evolved into an extraordinary life form of a higher dimension.
This was an evolution far beyond the life level of any mortal in the universe. Karnel himself wasn't entirely clear about what had occurred. The sensation was indescribable in words. He simply referred to his successfully evolved higher form of existence as a "Divine Life Form."
"This feeling is truly wonderful. After advancing to godhood, everything in the universe seems to possess living consciousness. Everything has become different in my eyes." After a month, Karnel had grown very familiar with this sensation of being able to perceive the essence of all things. Every time he looked at the same plant or animal, he always gained new understanding. The entire world had become vibrant and colorful in his perception.
Super Saiyan God...
Karnel showed an enigmatic smile on his face. With his consciousness and the Heart of God completely integrated, he realized he was fundamentally different from the ancient Super Saiyan Gods who relied on the heart of justice to transform.
A Super Saiyan God achieved through ritual could only be called a pseudo-god at best, and was more than one level lower than a Super Saiyan God who had naturally cultivated the perfect Heart of God.
Karnel didn't know what kind of tremendous power the Super Saiyan God with the Heart of God possessed, and he had never attempted to transform into a Super Saiyan God.
"I really want to fight that black-faced enemy, to test what kind of supreme power this Super Saiyan God who has endured so much difficulty possesses. Although I've never transformed once, I can feel this incredible strength..." Karnel looked up at the sky and murmured to himself.
"It's over!"
"Gohan, I lost. You've improved tremendously this year." Trunks said loudly while lying on the ground, panting heavily.
Karnel looked at Gohan, who remained calm after the fierce battle, and smiled without saying anything.
Gohan originally possessed potential far beyond his father Goku's. Now, after Karnel's rigorous training and development, he had guided out a portion of the potential hidden deep within his body. It would be strange if he wasn't powerful.
"Master Karnel, are we strong enough now to seek revenge on those two hateful androids?" Gohan took a deep breath to calm himself and asked with composed determination.
Karnel covered his head and waved his hands dismissively. "I've told you so many times, don't call me master It makes me feel like I'm really old."
In fact, after Porunga had granted him eternal youth, Karnel's appearance and physical condition had been permanently fixed at his strongest age, with no signs of aging whatsoever.
"Didn't you say that you're many years older than my father, Goku? It's only natural for me to call you master." Gohan was remarkably stubborn in this regard, insisting that proper generational order should not be disrupted.
It seems Chi-Chi, the good wife and loving mother, has taught him well, Karnel sighed inwardly.
Trunks, who was equally eager for revenge, heard that he now possessed the strength to take vengeance. He stood up in surprise and took two steps forward, saying excitedly, "Master, can we go find those two androids now?"
"It seems you really want to avenge your dead relatives and friends." Karnel stretched leisurely and spoke slowly.
Gohan nodded, then shook his head. "That's one aspect, but the other is to avenge the countless innocent people who died throughout the entire Earth."
"Let's not talk about this for now. That little girl named Mai is looking for Trunks again! Gohan, when should you find a wife?" Karnel teased with a smile.
Gohan, who seemed so indifferent to his own major life events, could only laugh awkwardly, but he thought to himself, How can we start a family without completely eliminating those two androids?
Karnel, who had entered the realm of godhood, could sense any disturbance. In his mind, he perceived a girl trotting toward them from a thousand meters away. This wasn't the first time, and there was nothing surprising about it.
"Trunks, why don't you go and greet her?" Karnel teased.
Trunks smiled awkwardly and replied, looking at Mai who was a few hundred meters away with gentle eyes, then ran to meet her.
"Trunks, those two androids have appeared again! Several of our guards were killed while searching for daily necessities. Come quickly!" Mai said in panic, breathing heavily.
"After a year, those two monsters are back... Gohan, Master , let's go stop them!" Trunks heard that the two androids were enjoying killing humans again, and turned his head with clenched fists, shouting at the two.
Karnel sensed eight soul fluctuations and two moderately strong auras in his mind, and calmly reassured them, "Don't be nervous. There are eight ordinary people who aren't dead yet, and those two mechanical pieces of trash seem to be playing with them, they're not in a hurry to kill them."