It was now the time to start reaching out far and wide, Athren wanted to be able to sense the Ki of those on far away planets. Given the distance he was between here and Earth, he figured that it would provide him with the perfect planet to target individuals to sense out. Though he didn't expect to be able to penetrate their Ki suppression from that distance, he wanted to be able to at least sense them. That would make his Instant Transmission technique even more useful. The thing about that technique was you needed to be able to sense an individual to teleport there and in this case? Well, he'd be able to sense across the universe and therefore teleport across the universe. It was truly the most amazing combination of techniques that Athren felt he could come up with.

The idea of being able to instantly teleport across the universe brought a smile to Athren's face, he didn't know of even one other single person that could do it. The uses alone was limitless and the ability to bring along others? Well, it would eliminate travel time. Athren didn't know exactly when it would come in handy or when it would be a dire thing to use, but he knew that time would come and when it did he'd damn well be ready. He was going to hone his sensing, his instant transmission, and all of his techniques so that they were ready at the point where he needed it. All he needed to do was keep on his training, and perfect every single one of his techniques and he was already in the middle of that.

The spar kept going on, shock waves vibrating through the ship again and again as the saiyan and his training dummy continued to collide their fists. It was rather intense for a training dummy but Athren couldn't help but smile at it all. This was truly what he needed, a little bit of fun in the midst of all this intense Yardrat training.

The spar didn't take a moment's pause, the training dummy wouldn't let up as per its programming. It had one simple objective and that was to take Athren down, knock him out or render him unable to continue the fight. Of course, that wasn't going to happen but it didn't know any better, it couldn't compete with a super saiyan. The fists kept flying, the kicks and each participant continued to block or dodge and retaliate with their own counterattack, the beat never slowing down or stopping as both of them kept up.

As it went on Athren began to multitask again, spreading his ki sensing abilities further and wider, he was reaching out to other planets though not specifically a planet, but he was looking to lock onto a single person. It was an energy he knew, one he had been around a few times before and this specific individual couldn't suppress their Ki, at least the last time that they met anyway. This individual was Ayu, she was very strong for somebody on Earth, and with the lack of Ki suppression, she would potentially be a very easy target for him to sense out, focus on, and to track down throughout space. She was the goal, he just had to pull it off somehow.

As the spar went on so did Athren's reach, he kept to easy defensive moves. Resorting to only blocking the incoming attacks and dodging them, Athren would allow himself to sense throughout the universe and expand his reach, though he kept trying to find Ayu's specific Ki signature. As he was searching he kept up his defensive movements, dodging and blocking, weaving and ducking through incoming attacks to avoid getting hit. As he continued to multitask, he found himself getting better at it. His defensive movements were more natural and fluid even though his mind was far out into the stars.

After a few short seconds, Athren would go on the offensive. Pressing himself against the training dummy with a flurry of aggressive punches and kicks, keep it rapid and swift and not give the dummy enough time to put through a counterattack. As Athren pressed his attack he continued to reach out and search with his Ki sense, still only focusing on that one specific energy. She'd stand out like no other, she was different and unique in a way that Athren couldn't quite explain. Though she really did need to learn how to suppress and control her energy, a promise that Athren made her that he'd teach her but hadn't gotten around to yet. It also appeared that nobody else did it either because it didn't take long before he managed to find her energy.

He assumed that she was on Earth and that was enough for him, he held his focus on her as he continued to throw a constant stream of attacks toward the training dummy. Athren wouldn't skip a beat and his attack pattern was perfect, even if the training dummy could manage to fend off the attack just as easily as Athren was throwing it out. Though that was the fun part, even if Athren hadn't been trying his best it was still fun to be engaged in a spar just as this one. Evenly matched, speed, power all of it. Both participants dished out and blocked just as much as the other. It was how it was supposed to be in a training session, it kept everything fresh, fun and interesting! Especially with the added effect of Athren being distracted and putting his mind elsewhere.

He felt as if he had a grasp on sensing throughout the far distance, Ayu's presence was felt as clear as day and he managed to hold onto that even though he had found himself in a spar. He had managed to sense her so clearly that it had felt as if she was right beside him the entire time, right next to him, close enough to physically reach out and touch her skin. He was convinced that he had mastered this technique and that he had approved upon his Ki sense just the way he wanted to. He could almost move onto learning another technique or improving upon his instant transmission and he wasn't going to wait long.

Now that he had been happy with the results of his training Athren didn't hold back any longer against the training dummy, he let his super saiyan powers shine through and quickly overpowered it with a barrage of hard punches. It was more than enough to expend the dummies batteries that it put forth within its energy shields, it's the primary defense against such a strong attack and once the dummy was deactivated Athren would finally revert back to his base form.

Through the duration of the training Athren couldn't help but work up another appetite, that amount of time spent under the gravitron and his own super heavy weights made a meal well earned and deserved. Along with the physical training, Athren had also trained mentally and in Spirit. Growing his techniques that didn't require his strength but his own calmness and control. He was almost a completely different person from when he landed on Yardrat, from when he first walked up to Pybara and asked him for his help. Athren had now felt like he had all the help he needed, aside from the guidance on the Spirit Fission. He felt like he was more than capable of walking the rest of his path alone to chase down his goals and fulfill them.

Now that his training was concluded Athren would turn off the gravity and head to the shower, he needed it. Working as hard as he did worked up one hell of a sweat. Though in the shower he couldn't help but smile, he really was about to set out on his own new path. Even after his goal was completed, he wasn't going to live the same life he always did. There wouldn't be a faction under him anymore, the kids wouldn't remember him and he'd be truly alone to seek out what his purpose was aside from that. Before his life had always been to the saiyan empire or his kids and his faction but now? He was free of all that. Though he loved his kids completely, they were best off without him, with no memory of who or what he was. They were better to be free and out of the shadow of the father. It was a bitter pill to swallow but Athren did believe this was the right course of action. That would only leave him with an open future, full of questions and uncertainty. Though he didn't know exactly where the path would take him, he was truly coming into his own and figuring out who he was and what he was meant to be. Though time would tell.

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[ST3]Advanced Ki Sense: Learned.
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