One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 360 One Year Later

"I can definitely help with this."

After pondering for a moment, the immortal nodded.

He is a staff member with a formal position in the underworld, so it's possible for him to ask Yama, the King of Hell, for a license, as long as the people he takes aren't evil people who deserve to go to hell.

"However, there is one thing I must point out: getting to King Kai's planet is not easy. It requires going through the Serpent Path, which is an extremely long road. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss of hell."

"The snake path?"

Wukong, who was standing nearby, asked curiously.

"Yes, the Snake Path is over a million kilometers long. Even if you, Goku, didn't eat, drink, or sleep and just kept running, it would probably take you half a year."

The immortal looked at Xia Nuo and said, "However, with Lord Xia Nuo's strength, it is estimated that you can shorten the time considerably."

"Then it's settled. What's a little distance compared to getting stronger?"

Xia Nuo smiled and said, "I will first follow you and Bobo here to learn the basics of using Qi. After two months, when I have mastered it, you can take me to the Serpent Path."

"Count me in!"

Sun Wukong couldn't help but interject, "Immortal, please take me with you! I really want to follow that King Kai and cultivate!"

"Ah."

The deity nodded.

That was his original plan.

Although Lord Shano is powerful and reliable, he is, after all, a visitor from another universe and can only stay here for a year.

When Earth faces danger in the future, it will ultimately have to rely on local powerhouses like Wukong.

……

in the coming days.

Xia Nuo began his training at the temple.

Here, he can temporarily set aside his majesty as the King of the Four Seas, his identity as the Lord of the Fallen Ones, his heavy political affairs, and the pressure imposed by Im.

Just like back then in the orange grove in Koko Yaxi Village, Donghai.

As a humble beginner, I wholeheartedly devoted myself to the practice of "qi".

Every morning, before dawn.

He had already gotten up and gone to find Mr. Bobo to do meditation training and learn how to sense the flow of energy within his body.

"Qi is the manifestation of life energy. Lord Xia Nuo, please close your eyes and feel it with your heart."

Mr. Bobo gently instructed, "It's like a river flowing through your body. Once you can feel the Qi within your body, you'll naturally discover that the outside world is also filled with Qi, like a vast ocean, endless..."

Xia Nuo did as instructed.

For the first two or three days, he could only sense traces of domineering aura, but gradually, he began to perceive a completely different kind of energy.

Gentle and warm, like a babbling brook.

It is completely different from the domineering and fierce style.

"Is this what qi is?"

Xia Nuo opened his eyes and looked down at himself with some curiosity. He could feel that he had gained a subtle connection with everything in the world.

Spread out your right hand and try to condense it.

Snapped!
A ball of white, misty energy appeared out of thin air, but after flashing a few times, it suddenly exploded and dissipated into the air.

"Yes."

Mr. Bobo nodded in admiration, "Your speed is much faster than I expected. You have already mastered the basic method of sensing Qi, and you can even briefly release the Qi in your body."

"Next, what we need to learn is how to deepen the connection between Qi and Qi, and how to guide it, ultimately transforming Qi into various practical combat methods."

"Understood, thank you."

Thus, only three days into the temple's training, Xia Nuo had already begun to systematically learn the techniques for applying "Qi" in actual combat.

From sensing and concealing Qi, to tracking Qi, to further compressing and condensing Qi, transforming it into energy waves of all shapes and sizes...

In this way, experience is accumulated little by little.

……

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong was not idle either.

He, along with Krillin, and Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and others who arrived later, continued their training to improve their martial arts skills. They also followed Shano and began learning how to use Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

All beginnings are hard.

The completely different system is still somewhat difficult for them to master.

However, they felt bad for asking too many questions and taking up too much of Lord Xia Nuo's time.

Fortunately at this time.

Mr. Popo actually mastered both types of Haki in just a few days and began to take over the responsibility of teaching Haki from Shano.

"We'll discuss Observation Haki this afternoon. This morning is for training in Armament Haki. This technique doesn't conflict with 'ki' at all; we can use them simultaneously. It's truly amazing."

Mr. Bobo said seriously:
"If you can master it, then when defending, it's like wearing double armor, and when attacking, it's like having double enchantment. It's really useful."

"Here, I'll give you a demonstration."

Mr. Popo raised his arms. "Look, I'm using Armament Haki right now. Doesn't it make me look darker and more intimidating?"

The crowd below looked left and right, their faces blank.

“Uh, Mr. Popo.”

Klin scratched his head. "Um, have you forgotten? You're already very, very dark-skinned. Even if you get even darker, we wouldn't be able to tell at all."

Mr. Bobo looked down at himself: "..."

Is this some kind of racist joke?

Mr. Bobo pretended to wipe away tears sadly, "You people are really too much!"

"Oh, sorry, just kidding!"

Klin burst into laughter, and the others joined in.

It is indeed difficult to discern with the naked eye, but since everyone here is a martial artist with a strong foundation, they can sense the changes in qi.

They weren't that interested in Observation Haki, since they could do the same with Ki.

But this Armament Haki, combined with Aura, is really powerful.

If they can master it, their combat power will definitely increase dramatically, right?

After a period of laughter and merriment, the group focused and began practicing with Mr. Bobo with great enthusiasm.

……

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

On the night before he was to leave the temple, Shano sat alone at the edge of the square, gazing into the distance and admiring the mountains and rivers below.

The night breeze was very pleasant.

For the past two months, apart from eating and sleeping, he has devoted all his energy to rigorous self-cultivation and rarely had a moment to relax like this.

but.

His efforts paid off. After two months of training, he became even more convinced that he had come to the right place.

First of all.

As predicted, after mastering "Qi", his physical and energy limits were expanded to an incredible new level, and they are still increasing.

That constraint was broken with ease!

Second.

Xia Nuo also noticed something.

Qi and domineering aura are not simply coexisting; when combined, they produce wondrous changes.

He could feel the two energies within his body gradually merging, forming a completely new power.

This is a completely new path.

However, to fully develop it, it will obviously require some time and guidance from someone with a higher level of understanding. In other words…

Are you thinking about something?

A divine voice came from behind. He leaned on his cane, slowly walked to Xia Nuo's side, sat down, and said with a smile:
"We're leaving for Lord Kai tomorrow. Are you ready?"

"Ah."

Xia Nuo nodded. "Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Bobo. I have benefited greatly from these two months."

"Not at all, I should be thanking you."

The immortal shook his head and sighed:
"You not only helped Earth resolve the Saiyan crisis, but also generously taught us the training methods of Armament Haki. This is an immense favor to me and to the martial arts world of Earth."

"It's just mutual learning," Xia Nuo said dismissively. "By the way, how's Wukong and the others learning?"

"not bad!"

When the deity mentioned this, a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. "Goku is extremely talented and has already mastered the use of both types of Haki. Krillin and Tien Shinhan are also making good progress. Bulma specially sent a power level tester. After the test, Goku's power level seems to have soared to around 3000, and the others have all reached around 1,000."

Not to mention Mr. Bobo, whose combat power easily exceeded two thousand, which startled him.

"That's good."

Xia Nuo smiled.

This progress is much faster than in the original timeline, and it feels great to be able to help.

"Would you like to test your combat capabilities?"

The deity then asked, "Can I have Mr. Bobo deliver it right now?"

"That's not necessary."

Xia Nuo stood up, stretched, and gazed at the distant night sky:
"It's not too late to take a look after we return from King Kai."

At his current speed, even with Goku on his back, it wouldn't take him more than a week to cross Snake Way and reach King Kai's planet.

As for persuading King Kai, he doesn't need to worry about that at all; telling lame jokes is a piece of cake for Goku.

"Everything is ready, except for one thing."

Xia Nuo looked at the immortal again, blinked, and said, "I asked you to help me get this a while ago, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

"Ah, of course."

The immortal slapped his forehead. "Look at my memory! I brought this to you, but I completely forgot about it while we were talking."

He took out a cloth bag from his pocket and handed it over. "These are the Senzu Beans you requested, a total of thirty-six. Although it's not a lot, it's all of Master Korin's stock for this year."

"enough."

Xia Nuo took the bag, looked at the bulging Senzu Beans inside, and nodded in satisfaction.

once Upon a time.

He had only one precious magic bean, which he treasured for over a year.

If it weren't for the fact that Imu's avatar descended to the mortal realm and forced me into a life-or-death situation, I wouldn't have been willing to eat it at all.

As a result, I just casually mentioned it to a deity, and now I've received such a huge pile of things.

Over the next ten months, if Snake Way gets tired from traveling or overexerts himself during his training on King Kai's planet, he can take a pill at any time to start again at full strength.

This is an absolutely amazing product.

It's a pity I can't bring it back to the pirate world.

"It's getting late, go back and get some sleep."

Xia Nuo put away the Senzu Beans and waved to the deity, "See you tomorrow morning, deity."

"OK, good night."

The immortal hesitated for a moment before nodding.

He watched Xia Nuo's departing figure, opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

In fact, over the past two months, he had witnessed Xia Nuo growing stronger day by day with visible force, and he had always had a question.

With your current strength, does Lord Shano really need to go to King Kai's planet to defeat those two Saiyans?

I feel like this level is already enough...

Xia Nuo, of course, had no idea what the immortal was thinking.

He strode toward his bedroom, gazing at the starry sky as he went, with only one thought in his mind.

Planet Kaio, with its ten times the gravity, the adorable and easy-going North Kaio, and the extremely powerful Kaioken and Spirit Bomb... it truly is an undisputed holy land for training.

I, Xia Nuo, have arrived!
………………

Time flies like an arrow.

Before we knew it, ten months had passed.

Ten months have passed since Shano and Sun Wukong left Earth for King Kai's planet. During these ten months, Earth remains unchanged, just like always.

Xidu, Universal Capsule Company.

In Bulma's laboratory, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded.

"what happened?"

Bulma, who was modifying the Raditz spaceship, was startled and quickly went to the radar to look at the monitoring screen.

On the screen, two huge red dots are approaching Earth at an alarming speed.

"Huh? They're here! They've already arrived!"

Bulma was horrified and frantically grabbed her phone. "Hey! Everyone, can you hear me? Something terrible has happened! Those two Saiyans are almost here on Earth, five days faster than the one year we agreed on!"

"Five days earlier?"

Klin's surprised voice came through the signal, "So eager? The rest of us are still cultivating here at the temple."

"Then hurry up and come down!"

Bulma retorted angrily, "What are we waiting for? Besides, will Goku and Lord Shano be able to get back in time?"

"Don't worry about that. Brother Xia Nuo just contacted Master Wu Tian a few days ago and said that he and Wu Kong would be back ahead of schedule. At this time of year, they might have almost finished running through the Snake Path."

That's good...

Bulma breathed a sigh of relief. Her sense of security now rested entirely on these two guys, especially the mysterious and powerful Mr. Shano.

"However, you always have to be prepared for both possibilities."

Krillin said in a deep voice, "Bulma, send me the predicted landing point, and we'll rush over immediately to corner those two Saiyans!"

"Okay! I'll send it to you right away!"

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Earth, southwestern desert.

At midday, the scorching sun baked the sand and gravel, and the air itself was distorted by the high temperature.

Whoosh!
Two spherical spaceships streaked across the sky like meteors, trailing long plumes of flame, before crashing into the depths of the desert, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Snapped.

The hatch opens slowly.

"I slept so well, we've finally arrived, Vegeta."

Naba pushed open the hatch and held his thick arm in front of his eyes to shield himself from the sun. "Tsk, this damn planet, the light is really blinding."

"This is a desert area, it's normal."

Vegeta, arms crossed, floated in the air, glanced around, and said coldly:

"The detectors indicate that the Raditz spaceship crashed to the north. Let's head there. I'm very concerned about that Saiyan bloodline... Wait, why is it flying this way by itself?"

He held the combat power detector with one hand, looking up in a certain direction with a surprised expression. "Combat power is 3300, which matches the information Raditz gave me before. Hmm, it should be that guy, right?"

"Three thousand three? What? A year has passed and it's only increased by three hundred?"

Naba was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but throw his head back and burst into laughter:
"If I remember correctly, Vegeta, you praised him for being young and talented before? Hmph, now it seems that this kid is just so-so!"

(End of this chapter)