Planet Namek was actually not a resilient planet. An ancient cataclysm had already devastated the planet long ago. Although many years have passed and the past devastation had gradually healed, the structure of Planet Namek was far from as stable as other planets.
Therefore, when two battles with Power Levels above tens of millions erupted out on the planet at the same time, and one of them even involved power exceeding one hundred million, Planet Namek inevitably began its descent towards destruction.
As Piccolo listened to the deafening sound that seemed like the end of the world and felt the turbulent fluctuations in the atmosphere with the roiling clouds, his face became extremely serious. The ongoing battles on the planet had far surpassed his imagination.
Leaving aside the battle happening on Lin Chen's side, Piccolo felt that he couldn't interfere even in Goku's battle. How has the Great Demon King Piccolo, who had once made the Earth tremble, fallen to the point where he is like a common soldier?
Piccolo felt a sense of frustration in his heart. He had worked harder than anyone else in his training, but reality told him that he seemed to be falling behind his arch-rival Goku.
"I can't accept this! I really can't!"
"If you can't accept it, I can give you power!"
Just as Piccolo let out a reluctant roar, a voice suddenly fell into his ears.
"Who?" Piccolo was surprised. Someone had appeared beside him, and he hadn't even noticed?
How careless of him.
Before Piccolo could finish speaking, a green figure suddenly leaped from the ground and appeared in front of him.
"You are..." Piccolo was slightly surprised as he looked at the figure in front of him. Unlike Kami, this was the first time Piccolo had seen another Namekian besides himself and Kami.
Looking at the figure with a similar appearance to himself, Piccolo couldn't help but feel a sense of closeness.
"I am Slug, the former Great Elder of Planet Namek."
"Great Elder?" Piccolo couldn't believe that the person in front of him was the Great Elder who ruled the entire Planet Namek. However, it seemed that there were no other Namekians on this planet now, so why was this Great Elder still here?
"Is there anything I can assist you with, Great Elder?"
"Don't be nervous, Namekian of Earth. I know you're looking for Lin Chen. Although I don't know what he wants you to do, with your current strength, if you hastily rush over there, you might get caught up in their battle and die before you even get close."
"Tch..." Piccolo tsked, but he knew he couldn't refute him as he was right. The current him was indeed too weak in front of Lin Chen and others.
"If that's all you have to say, then please excuse me."
"Wait."
Slug stopped Piccolo. "Earlier, I heard that you were not satisfied with your own weakness. If possible, let me help you increase your strength."
After saying that, Slug placed his hand on Piccolo's head.
Upon seeing Slug's actions, Piccolo immediately thought back to the past and said, "Are you going to use the Unlock Potential technique on me? Sorry, but Lin Chen seems to have already used it on me!"
"Don't worry. Unlock Potential technique unleashes the dormant potential in one's body. And a person's potential can be continuously enhanced through rigorous training. As long as you haven't neglected your training, you should have potential that I can unlock again..."
As Slug spoke, he began to use the Unlock Potential technique.
At the same time, he also took a look at Piccolo's memories and learned about his past.
When he found out that the Piccolo in front of him had experiences similar to his own in the past, Slug couldn't help but feel emotional.
He guessed right. The person in front of him was the most suitable candidate to entrust everything to...
Accompanied by a tremendous surge of energy from within, Piccolo suddenly realized that his power was constantly increasing.
"Power! My power has increased once again! Hahaha!"
Piccolo was ecstatic to discover that his power, which he thought had already reached its limit, had advanced another big step forward.
But at this time, Slug said, "Don't be too happy, Namekian of Earth. Your current strength is still far inferior to Lin Chen and others."
"It's a pity. You have strength no less than mine in the past, but like me, you fell into the demonic path and ended up splitting yourself in two. Otherwise, perhaps you could have caught up with him without my help."
"You ba*tard! You sneaked a peek at my memories?"
Piccolo noticed Slug's small movement just now and immediately moved his head away from Slug's hand.
But he quickly regained his composure and remembered Slug's words.
"Wait a minute, you mean if I re-merge with Kami, I can have strength not inferior to Lin Chen?"
"It's very possible. I can't guarantee you'll catch up to Lin Chen, but at least you won't be weaker than the current King Cold."
"Saying all this now is pointless. That guy isn't on Planet Namek, and I don't want to merge with someone like him either!"
"Then merge with me!" Slug suddenly said something shocking, startling Piccolo.
"What? Merge with you? Slug, you're the Great Elder!"
"Former Great Elder... I've already passed the position of Great Elder to someone else," Slug smiled faintly. "You don't have to worry about losing your personality after merging. You'll still be you. I'll just merge my power into your body."
Piccolo narrowed his eyes, "What exactly are you plotting? You used to be the dignified Great Elder, why would you want to merge with me?"
"I have to do this," Slug said firmly. "You may not know, but before Lin Chen and the others rescued me, I was captured by Cold. Their heinous crime of slaughtering my people has given birth to a demon seed in my heart. If it continues, I will one day fall back into being a demon!
"As the Great Elder whose heart has birthed a demon seed, I have no right to continue leading the Namekians. My existence will even threaten others! But Namekians cannot commit suicide. So, I hope to transfer my power to you!"
After saying this, Slug disregarded Piccolo's opinion and grabbed his hand, placing it on his own chest.
"Piccolo! Let my life become your power! Please kill Cold who massacred our people! Avenge all the Namekians who died today!"
With that, Slug's entire body suddenly shone with a dazzling light, and his body began to become ethereal.
In the end, amidst a burst of billowing smoke, Slug disappeared completely in front of Piccolo. However, all of his life force entered Piccolo's body, becoming his power.
"I never expected it to be like this..."
Piccolo stretched out his palm in a daze, suddenly feeling a surge of vitality in every muscle of his body.
"Such powerful strength! Is this the effect of merging? My strength now is dozens of times stronger than before! It's unbelievable!"
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