"Son Gohan, don't you really want to use a Senzu Bean to recover your body? If you continue like this, you definitely won't be a match for me."
Cell was once again trying to persuade Son Gohan to eat a Senzu Bean. He genuinely wanted to experience how powerful Son Gohan was at his full strength.
However, facing Cell's persuasion, Son Gohan said calmly, "I already have a good understanding of your power. Even if I ate a Senzu Bean and recovered my arm, it would still be difficult to defeat you."
"I have to say, Cell, you really are a monster."
"Hahaha, then thank you for your praise."
Cell laughed heartily, quite pleased with Son Gohan's assessment.
After laughing for a while, Cell spoke again, "Son Gohan, you said that even if you recovered your arm, you wouldn't be able to defeat me. Then I'll give you a chance to defeat me, how about that?"
Hearing Cell's words, Son Gohan was somewhat surprised, both by Cell's eagerness to be defeated and by the opportunity Cell mentioned. So, he asked, "Of course, I want to defeat you. Tell me, what exactly is the opportunity you're talking about?"
"Vegeta and Trunks were able to reach that level in a very short time. That means you can too, Son Gohan. As long as you use that method to gain even greater power, you can defeat me." Cell said with a chuckle.
Although he didn't understand what Cell meant by gaining power in a short time, Son Gohan looked puzzled. "Cell, I'm already stronger than you. If I get even stronger, aren't you afraid that I'll really eliminate you?"
"If you have that ability, I welcome it."
Cell's face was all smiles, but he was just saying that. It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of death; it was purely because he had enough confidence in his own power. First of all, his fusion with Saiyan cells destined him to have a combative personality. Secondly, the battle with Son Gohan just now made him understand that only by fighting against stronger opponents could he become stronger.
Therefore, he didn't care about Son Gohan and the others becoming stronger. The stronger, the better in his opinion, because that way, he could also become stronger. This was the confidence of an ultimate Android, and it was also the arrogance of having Saiyan cells!
If Cell, like Ling An, had read the original story and knew what kind of beings Saiyans were, knowing that there was Super Saiyan beyond Super Saiyan, he probably wouldn't be so reckless.
"I'll give you ten days. After ten days, I'll hold a so-called World Martial Arts Tournament like you humans have done before. At that time, you are welcome to challenge me." Cell said with a smile as he looked at Son Gohan. "Of course, you can also choose not to come, but then I will kill all the humans on Earth! It's up to you whether you come or not."
"..." Hearing this, Son Gohan didn't respond.
Cell looked at him without saying anything more, just giving a faint smile before using Bukujutsu to fly away into the distance.
After a while, seeing Cell had left, Vegeta, Krillin, and the others came over to Son Gohan. Krillin looked at the thoughtful Son Gohan and urgently asked, "Gohan, what exactly happened? Why did Cell leave? Couldn't you even handle him?"
"Perfect Cell is indeed very strong."
Son Gohan nodded, looking at the people who had come over, especially when he saw Trunks. He gave a gentle smile and then said, "With my current power, let alone eliminating him, it would be difficult even to defeat him... But, Cell said he wants to hold something similar to the World Martial Arts Tournament..."
In the following time, Son Gohan told Vegeta and the others about what Cell had said before leaving. Hearing his words, Vegeta crossed his arms and snorted, "Ten days. As long as I go into that... whatchamacallit chamber again, I'll definitely be able to eliminate Cell when I come out!"
"Ten days... Cell actually left time for you guys to train, it's unbelievable." Krillin murmured, then he looked at Son Gohan and asked, "Gohan, did you enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber in your world?"
"No, after Uncle Piccolo was killed by the Androids in my world, I never went to Kami's Lookout again." Son Gohan shook his head.
"You're already this strong without entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? Gohan, you're truly incredible." Krillin widened his eyes, looking at Son Gohan in surprise. Even Vegeta and Trunks were somewhat surprised, as their current strength was gained by entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"That's great! Now that you, Son Gohan, have the power to fight Cell, if you enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber again, I'm sure you can become even stronger. We should go to Kami's Lookout right away," Krillin said, clapping his hands excitedly.
"Hmph, there's no need for Kakarot's son to deal with Cell. I'm enough," Vegeta scoffed from the side.
Son Gohan ignored him and walked over to Trunks, patting him on the shoulder and smiling. "Trunks, you've grown so much! Your power just now really impressed me!"
"Gohan... Brother..."
Trunks' eyes were red.
"Let's go to Kami's Lookout first. We can talk on the way," Son Gohan said with a smile, and when Trunks nodded, they flew towards Kami's Lookout with the severely damaged Android 16.
Ling An flew beside Trunks with Son Gohan, listening to his story. After hearing Trunks' description, Ling An confirmed that this was the original story. Son Gohan was quite moved.
He never expected the world after he was eliminated by the Androids to be so desperate. Although Trunks had successfully transformed into a Super Saiyan, his power was even weaker than his own. He was completely unable to fight the Androids. It was already very good that he could escape from their threat.
Without his small check, the Androids became even more unbridled. In just a few years, they had slaughtered humanity to near extinction. It was under these circumstances that Trunks traveled back in time via the Time Machine, attempting to alter history.
"History ultimately hasn't changed. No matter what happens in this world, in my world, what was supposed to happen, has already happened," Trunks said, closing his eyes, a pained expression on his face.
Son Gohan gently comforted him, "Trunks, you now have the ability to fight the Androids. Once the problems in this world are resolved, you can return to your world and eliminate the Androids. Then, you can go to New Namek and use the Dragon Balls to restore Earth. So, don't lose heart."
"Speaking of which, Ling An and I returned to this world to use the Earth's Dragon Balls to learn the location of New Namek."
"Really? That's wonderful!"
Trunks was somewhat invigorated by this news. It was something he had never considered, and no one had even reminded him that he could do it. As a result, even after he returned to the future, he hadn't thought of using the Namekian Dragon Balls.
Ling An had always been puzzled by this. Although the future plot of the Android saga was quite strange, many things could be explained even if they were a bit odd. However, this Dragon Ball issue was different. Even if the Z Fighters of this world didn't remind Trunks, how could Bulma in the future world not have thought of it?
Bulma had personally participated in the Frieza incident. Before the Androids, the events of the world were consistent. But it was clear that Trunks, when he returned to the future timeline, hadn't thought of using the Namekian Dragon Balls to restore the Earth's Dragon Balls. It would have been understandable if he hadn't had time to build a spaceship when the Androids were wreaking havoc. But the Androids had already been eliminated by Trunks, and Earth had returned to peace. Yet, Bulma hadn't thought of it. It had to be said that it was quite strange.
Just as Trunks was feeling happy, Krillin suddenly said weakly, "Gohan, you said you wanted to use the Dragon Balls on Earth to find the location of New Namek... but it seems that Piccolo and Kami have already merged. This also means that the Earth's Dragon Balls can't be used anymore."
"What?! Uncle Piccolo has already merged with Kami?" Hearing this, Son Gohan suddenly widened his eyes, finding it hard to believe.
"Y-yes."
Krillin nodded weakly.
"It seems that there's a slight malfunction with the Time Machine this time." Son Gohan's expression darkened, and he was also a little anxious. "Do we have to use the Time Machine again to go back to an earlier time? But Aunt Bulma said that the remaining energy can only be used one more time. If we go back to an earlier time, we won't be able to return to the future."
"Gohan, how about you use the energy from my Time Machine?" Trunks suggested at this moment.
"If our Time Machines are similar, then you only have one use of energy to go back, right?" Son Gohan didn't agree, shaking his head and refusing Trunks' suggestion. "It's okay, Trunks. We'll just go back again and let Aunt Bulma replenish the energy before going back to the past. Besides, with the experiments, I believe Aunt Bulma will adjust the Time Machine based on the data."
Ling An, who was on the side, was speechless upon hearing this. She hadn't expected that the Time Machine, which had been created a few years early, would have such a flaw. It had to be said that research in such matters still needed time for accumulation, especially when starting from scratch. However, she wasn't as anxious as Son Gohan. After all, having read the original story, she knew very well that there wasn't only one way to find the location of New Namek by relying on the Dragon Balls on Earth.
So, she said to Son Gohan, "Gohan, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. Haven't you forgotten? Trunks appeared in this world, which means your father, Mr. Son Goku, shouldn't have died from heart disease. And your father knows King Kai. If we ask King Kai to find the location of New Namek, then we'll know where New Namek is."
"Yes, why didn't I think of that? Ling An, thank you so much!" Son Gohan had seen Ling An know all sorts of things many times before, so he didn't dwell on where she got her information. He was quite excited when he heard this.
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