Chapter 383
Originally, Xiaya didn't care about the Demon Realm, but after Listening to the Supreme Kai of Time's warning, he curbed his conceit. He mused, 'On second thought, it is impossible for Dabura to be the only expert in the Demon Realm. At least the fragmented world could not have been made by Dabura.'
"Chronoa, what should I do after I find the source of this fragmented world… directly destroy it?" Xiaya asked.
The Supreme Kai of Time's voice came from the Time Ring as she said, "The source can be destroyed directly, but the fragmented world needs to be considered; after all, there are a lot of living beings residing in it. If you can, destroy the darkness inside."
"Okay, Got it!" Xiaya cut off the call with the Supreme Kai of Time.
At this time, Xiling walked out in a bathrobe with water still dripping from the ends of her golden hair. She stopped beside Xiaya, bringing with her a refres.h.i.+ng fragrance.
"What happened, going out?"
"Umm, the Supreme Kai of Time has arranged a mission for me. I need to go to Earth's Demon Realm," As he changed to a Battle Armor, Xiaya explained to Xiling.
"Earth's Demon Realm… There are no important people there, so why do you have to go in person?"
Xiling didn't think much of the experts of Earth's Demon Realm, so her words were full of disdain. It was understandable that she looked down on them as the strength of Earth's Demon Realm was too weak. Moreover, even the Battle Power of the region's ruler, Shula, did not exceed a hundred points.
Xiaya smiled and said, "A fragmented world could appear, or the forces of the Universe's Demon Realm could even take action. No, even Dabura, the king of the Demon Realm, doesn't have such power; maybe some other experts will appear."
"Do you want me and Myers to go with you?"
"No need, you both stay on Earth…"
Xiling nodded. She b.u.t.toned-up Xiaya's s.h.i.+rt collar and said, "Then, you need to be careful. If you meet great danger, then you must retreat immediately."
"Hmm." Xiaya finished dressing and was ready to go when he suddenly remembered something. He said to Xiling, "By the way, if you have time, go and take a look at Piccolo and gauge his current strength"
"King Piccolo?"
"Yes, but Piccolo is a Namekian, not a pure demon." Correcting the t.i.tle, Xiaya took out a few Senzu Beans and a Tree of Might's fruit and said, "Kakarrot is bound to grow stronger under Bardock's training. As Goku's rival, Piccolo can't be too weak, or next year's martial arts tournament will be a lot less fun?"
Xiling gave him a white eye and accepted the Senzu Beans and Tree of Might's fruit. "You and your bad hobbies. What kind of entertainment could there be from a match between the two? It will be better to just pull two Saiyans and have them compete."
Xiaya chuckled. How could he have any interest in watching them compete? He was only interested in reminiscing about the memories of the past. Besides, if there was no meeting between Goku and Piccolo in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, would it still be the World Martial Arts Tournament?
At least in Xiaya's view, it would be a lot less fun.
"I'm going." Xiaya soared into the sky and headed towards the entrance to the Demon Realm.
After Xiaya left, Xiling dragged Myers and flew towards a weak aura.
An unknown valley.
The entrance to the Demon Realm was in a rocky wall on both sides of the valley.
It was an entrance made of marble, and relief sculptures of demons and monsters were carved on both sides of a stone door. The door which had a height of more than ten meters was already open, revealing a small gap just enough for one person to enter. From the long and narrow gap, a dark and evil aura was pouring out.
Good and Evil were concepts that had different definitions for different people. As some people say, children cannot distinguish between right or wrong, while adults only see the pros and cons, and good and evil are only in the heart. Just as you eat steak, you can't say people who eat insects are not elegant; after all, is it elegant to eat steak? Doesn't it also support the killing of living things?
One cannot impose their values on others. It's not necessarily evil to kill excessively without feeling guilty, but it's certainly not good to do it, knowing that it's wrong. If the standard of good and evil must be measured by something, it may only be measured by the difference between the values of both sides and the final choice they make.
Xiaya landed at the entrance of the Demon Realm, and as he looked at the gap on the stone door, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Within the Demon Realm, there was a kind of darkness that Earth's living beings couldn't bear. This kind of darkness was naked negative emotions. If someone stayed inside for a long time, they would begin to hallucinate after being affected by the dark aura. Also, it could cause a person's soul to become corrupt.
Xiaya swung his hand, conjuring a layer of energy around his body to protect it, and then he strutted into the Demon Realm.
The dark and long pa.s.sage was about a hundred kilometers, but with a few flas.h.i.+ng afterimages, Xiaya quickly pa.s.sed through the pa.s.sage and entered the vast Demon Realm. As far as he could see, there was only a dark red color.
"What a desolate place!"
Xiaya softly sighed and mused, 'Compared to Earth, the Demon Realm is more like a backward place where even birds don't s.h.i.+t.'
Advancing on the cracked earth, Xiaya could see a broad and deep bubbling brown-colored spring.
Plop!
The bubbles shattered, releasing a few wisps of dark brown fumes.
"Hm? I can hear the sounds of a battle ahead… " Xiaya looked ahead for the source of these sounds, and sure enough, he found someone fighting.
Dozens of hideous-looking demons were besieging a girl who wore a cheongsam. These demons were not strong, but the girl had fallen into a predicament as she couldn't fight so many of them.
Looking at the girl's appearance, Xiaya was a little surprised. "It's Chi-Chi… Why did she come to the Demon Realm and clash with the demons?"
Since it was an acquaintance of his, Xiaya couldn't ignore her, so he quickly flew forward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After a series of m.u.f.fled sounds, all the demons fell to the ground.
"Thank you! Ah, Mr. Xiaya!" Chi-Chi was thanking the person who a.s.sisted her, only to discover that her helper was Xiaya.
At this moment, Chi-Chi suddenly discovered that Xiaya, who normally looked like a wealthy youth that enjoyed a high status and lived in ease and comfort, an amazing martial artist. The demons that besieged her were not weak, but they were no match for Xiaya at all.
Xiaya looked at Chichi and asked, "Why did you come to the Demon Realm alone. This is already the periphery of Earth's Demon Realm, so if you continue onward, you would be in the territory of the Universe's Demon Realm."
"Isn't this place Earth Demon Realm?"
"You have long pa.s.sed Earth Demon Realm, you should go in that direction." Xiaya pointed in another faraway direction.
"Ahh!" Chichi exclaimed as she realized that she had gone in the wrong direction. "Kami wanted me to defeat Shula of the Demon Realm, but I accidentally went in the wrong direction."
Xiaya touched his forehead and said, "You had better go back first. Shula's territory is not far from the entrance to the Demon Realm. If you continue to go forward, you will be in the Universe Demon Realm's region. The demons there are not something you can deal with. "
"So it is like this… thank you," Chichi smiled and said, feeling embarra.s.sed.
"Forget it, I will take you to Shula's territory. After defeating Shula, you should immediately leave the Demon Realm. It is not suitable for humans to stay in the Demon Realm for a long time."
"OK!" Chichi nodded.
Then Chi-Chi smoothly entered the territory of Shula with Xiaya's a.s.sistance.
As she stared at Xiaya's receding figure, Chi-Chi couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief as she muttered with lingering fear, "Fortunately I met Mr. Xiaya, or I would have been in trouble. I didn't expect Mr. Xiaya to be such a powerful martial artist… um, right, even his family's Launch is so powerful, so how would he also not be powerful?"
As the saying goes, an expert in the wild was only an expert on the surface, while the greatest experts were those who lived in the city!
After bidding farewell to Chi-Chi, Xiaya once again returned to the periphery of Earth's Demon Realm. "Chronoa said that the source of the fragmented world has emerged in Earth's Demon Realm, but I am already at its periphery; so, why haven't I found anything unusual?"
Xiaya calmed down and carefully sensed the changes in the surroundings. The sky suddenly seemed to have become calm, and only a fire-like aura was floating in his field of vision.
Suddenly, Xiaya sensed some s.p.a.ce undulations in the eastern direction. These undulations were very subtle and were getting weaker as time progressed.
"I've finally found it." A faint smile appeared at the corner of Xiaya's mouth, and he flashed, rus.h.i.+ng toward the spot where the s.p.a.ce undulations were coming from.
When he arrived, he was surprised by what he saw.
There were numerous corpses strewn everywhere within an area of one kilometre. There were demons, humans, and even many unknown demonic beasts and rare animals.
In the middle of the corpse-laden wasteland, a crystal-like red gem was exuding an unstable aura. Affected by this, the surrounding s.p.a.ce was seething rapidly, and energy was flowing backward, like a river, being absorbed by the
"Xiaya, this is the source of the fragmented world!" The Supreme Kai of Time's youthful voice suddenly sounded in Xiaya's ears.
Xiaya looked at the bright red crystal gem in front of him, furrowing his eyebrows as he mused, 'Can this unremarkable gem really create a fragmented world?' Xiaya knew that creating a fragmented world would require meticulous operations. With a little carelessness, not only would the fragmented world not be produced, but s.p.a.ce would also collapse.
Xiaya asked the Supreme Kai of Time, "What is this crystal? To think that it can produce a fragmented world."
The Supreme Kai of Time was silent for a while before a dispirited voice came. "I also don't know what it is; maybe it was just created, but I am sure it can cause Earth to produce a similar fragmented world. "
"d.a.m.n it! It must be the people of the Demon Realm who developed this crystal."
The Supreme Kai of Time's voice was indignant and full of anger. The people of the Demon Realm do this not only to destroy the rules and regulations of the universe but also to increase her workload.
"Then I will immediately destroy it."
"Be careful, this crystal can create a fragmented world. If you find anything odd, you'd better be careful," Supreme Kai of Time exhorted.
Xiaya nodded. He knew that the crystal could split a fragmented world from Universe 7 and even the multiverse, so the energy contained in it would certainly not be small. If it wasn't handled carefully, the entire Demon Realm and even Earth could disappear instantly.
Xiaya carefully controlled the s.p.a.ce-time ability and wrapped it around the mysterious crystal, and then, he exerted a little strength.
Kacha!
The crystal cracked, and as a result, the power inside the crystal seemed to have lost its equilibrium and suddenly began to erupt.
The power was like a torrential river, incessantly surging. Even with his current strength, Xiaya couldn't suppress it for a moment.
"Not good!" Xiaya's countenance drastically changed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Instantly, he transformed into Super Saiyan 2 mode. Silver-white electric arcs intertwined around his body, and the output of s.p.a.ce-time energy in his hand suddenly increased by several times.
However, it could only suppress the energy that erupted.
"Such berserk s.p.a.ce-time energy."
Xiaya muttered in his heart, his eyes staring at the red crystal not far away with seriousness; he summoned every ounce of his strength to send out energy. Finally, in the collision of power, the crystal gradually lost the battle and inevitably shattered into sand-like granules, before dispersing with the wind.
At this time, Supreme Kai of Time cried out in alarm, "This crystal is a special material that was formed using s.p.a.ce-time energy… Do the people of the Demon Realm already know how to develop such a thing? It's not good… if this kind of crystal can be ma.s.s-produced, won't they be able to create fragmented worlds at will?"
"This is a serious violation of the rules and regulations of the universe." The Supreme Kai of Time was fuming with rage as if someone had destroyed her favorite toy.
Xiaya was shocked. He asked, "Creating a fragmented world at will! It shouldn't be so serious, right?"
"Maybe it's more serious than this. This incident may just be the first test of the crystal, but this is far from good. That Towa! She is creating a big problem for me again! Xiaya, I will give you the coordinates of the newly formed fragmented world. You need to go inside and have a look. Destroy anything dangerous inside while I go and contact the Time Realm…"
A bolt of purple lightning came straight from the sky. Xiaya knew that it was the coordinates that the Supreme Kai of Time pa.s.sed to him.
"Time Realm? Maybe it's the Divine Realm in charge of Time?" Xiaya shook his head as he heard another unfamiliar term.
'Similar to Zeno of the multiverse who stood at the peak of all the universes, but only for the s.p.a.ce department; But for the Time department, Time Realm may be the apex!'
'The status of the Time Realm may be higher than the world in which Zeno is located. After all, every time there is a change in the timeline, it will create a brand new multiverse with a complete set of Zeno system. In the time aspect, Time Realm still stands above Zeno.'
'However, each of them performs their respective duties. Perhaps, Zeno's world is on par with the Time Realm…'
'Time and s.p.a.ce, each has its existence, but they all exist in a unified way and are indispensable to each other. Maybe, at a higher level, Zeno is also an existence who is the only one in all the worlds.'
'In the later stages, Dragon Ball World is truly a unified and complete world,' Xiaya speculated.
"But what does thinking about it have to do with me?" Xiaya laughed at himself. These things were still very far away from him. Moreover, he had to first finish his current mission.
Looking at the information in the Time Ring, Xiaya triggered the s.p.a.ce-time energy in his body with his full strength and suddenly felt the urge to soar into the sky.
Xiaya's body turned into a ray of light which suddenly pa.s.sed through the universe barrier and entered the colorful s.p.a.ce. There, three giant deep-blue multiverse s.p.a.ce were close to each other. Each s.p.a.ce had twelve colourful water polo b.a.l.l.s which were grouped in pairs, dependent on each other.
In the Multiverse where Xiaya was located, he found the location of Universe 7, with large and small crystal fragments drifting around Universe 7; each fragment represented a miniature incomplete world.
According to the coordinates given by Chronoa, the Supreme Kai of Time, Xiaya entered one of the very small worlds.
Plop!
As if he were pa.s.sed through a layer of water membrane, Xiaya found himself in another world.
Surrounded by pitch-dark outer s.p.a.ce, the sparkling starlight was like the glow of fireflies in the summer night, blurry yet unignorable.
"This world is very small." Xiaya first determined.
The fragmented world was not very big. In his senses, Xiaya could only sense the existence of the solar system, and beyond that, all the starlight seemed to be embedded in a black spherical curtain, which was unreal. The starlight was the projection of Universe 7, and only the solar system at the center was real.
Xiaya stopped in outer s.p.a.ce for a while and then flew towards Earth.
Earth was very close, so Xiaya soon landed on it. He looked at the people walking by but found that the earthlings in this time were very backward in technology. No, it was simply the ancient times.
"Is the Earth in this world still in ancient times? I don't know how many years have pa.s.sed since the beginning of the."
Xiaya leisurely walked on the muddy and hard road. His dress, which was out of tune with the times, made him stand out among the crowd, attracting the attention of the people around him. Xiaya ignored them and arrived at a restaurant. He ordered some side dishes and ate by himself.
However, the cuisine of this era was very simple, far less luxurious than those of the future.
After eating a little, Xiaya began to attentively listen to the conversations of the people sitting on the table next to him, trying to determine the current era. Ordinarily, places like restaurants, teahouses, and others were the most suitable locations to gather information.
However, Xiaya did not get any useful information; perhaps, because of the backward era, the information was difficult to obtain. The people in the restaurant were talking about all the trivial things of their towns.
Xiaya was prepared to pay the bills and leave when a piece of news entered his ear.
"Hey, have you heard? The famous Master Nanlin climbed the Korin Tower not long ago, and after receiving guidance from Immortal Korin, he now plans to open a school in Orin Mountain."
"Oh, I know about it, it seems to be called Orin Temple…"
"Master Nanlin is a great martial arts master. His school will definitely be very prosperous." As the people in the restaurant talked about Master Nanlin, they talked non-stop with their eyes filled with reverence.
"Master Nanlin, Orin Temple?"
Xiaya was stunned as he muttered, "Orin Temple has just been founded. It seems that there are still some years before the start of the storyline!"
Xiaya knew that the Orin Temple was founded three or four hundred years ago, and perhaps, even Master Mutaito had not yet grown up in the current era.
"I should first take a look at Korin Tower. Since the world has already been created, its creator must want to have a certain level of understanding of the world through observation, meaning that the person must be hiding." Xiaya thought for a moment and decided to first head over to Korin Tower.
Xiaya knew that for such a person to be capable of manipulating the red crystal to create a fragmented world, then he/she would certainly not be weak. However, Xiaya did not sense any powerful aura on this Earth.
"Maybe this person is hiding or has entered a dimensional s.p.a.ce like the Demon Realm."
Xiaya didn't ponder much and directly flew towards Korin Tower.
The distant Sacred Land of Korin. In the current era, the world of martial arts was flouris.h.i.+ng. In just a few years, several people had already climbed to the top of the Korin Tower, and some people had even been recognized by Korin, thereby gaining entry into the Lookout to train.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Xiaya pushed aside the frigid wind with his aura as he flew towards the top of the Korin Tower, reaching the peak in a matter of seconds.
At this moment, Korin sensed a powerful aura approaching the Tower's peak; however, his whole body was locked by the strange aura, leaving him immovable.
"Who has come to Earth? He is coming over here… Here he is!" Korin's voice just fell when a golden figure came into his view.
As he sensed the vast aura emitted by Xiaya, Korin's forehead dripped with beads of sweat; he cautiously asked, "Your Excellency, who are you?"
Xiaya scrutinized Korin as he mused, 'Even if it is just a fragmented world, the earth seems to have its system, and it does not appear to be in chaos because it is a small world. Whether it is the Underworld's reincarnation or Demon Realm, both seem to have been revised along with the size of the world.'
'This must be because worlds with incomplete rules and regulations cannot be born at all, and even if they are born, they will collapse in an instant.'
'This is the mystery of the rules and regulations of the universe… how wonderful!'
"Immortal Korin, have you sensed some strange or evil aura appearing on Earth at the top of the tower?"
"Uhh… no!" Korin answered honestly.
"No?" Xiaya knitted his eyebrows and suddenly looked up at the second floor of Korin Tower. There was another person training, a martial artist that had climbed Korin Tower.
"Who is that above?"
Korin immediately answered, "It is a martial artist who just climbed the Korin Tower called Master Mutaito."
Xiaya was surprised and nodded. He mused, 'Since Master Mutaito is here, he can confirm the current era. As Master Mutaito is still young, I don't know when King Piccolo will appear.'
"Oh, by the way, hasn't Earth's Kami been replaced?"
"Uhh, not yet… but currently, there are two successors who are competing for Kami's position." Korin didn't know why the person in front of him was asking something irrelevant, but he didn't dare to be neglectful.
"There are two successors? Alright." Xiaya nodded.
'Before King Piccolo appeared, the Namekian had not yet inherited Kami's position. It seems that someone is competing with him for Kami's position.'
'He seems to be called Garlic, but after he lost, he degraded to a demon and threatened to come back for revenge after three hundred years. However, Garlic died a natural death three hundred years later, and his son—Garlic Jr.—led his subordinates to attack the Lookout; but in the end, Goku and Piccolo forced him into the Dead Zone he created and permanently sealed him inside.'
'Wait…' A bright light flashed in Xiaya's mind as if he had grasped something.
'The person who used the red crystal to create a fragmented world wouldn't be Garlic Jr., right?'
'As a high-end demon, Garlic Jr.'s strength should be sufficient to activate the red crystal!'
Xiaya's eyes narrowed, and an icy aura erupted out from his entire body. The boundless and majestic aura turned into a whirlwind churning above Korin Tower. As a result, the objects in the surroundings were blown away.
Korin's mouth opened wide in amazement. The air chilled as if tens of refrigerators had been turned on together, causing Korin to s.h.i.+ver.
After a long while, Xiaya realized that his aura was too strong, so he restrained it and said, "Train Master Mutaito well. Maybe, in the future, a catastrophe will occur in the human world."
Xiaya gave a little warning to Korin, and regardless of whether Korin understood or not, he took a step and flew even higher, above the Lookout.
Heavenly Realm, Lookout.
As always, except for a few clouds floating in the vast and empty sky, there was nothing else here.
Xiaya penetrated through the clouds and landed on a slab. In the distance, he saw two strangely dressed people sitting upright on the ground, meditating. Among the two people, one had greenish-blue skin and the other was the familiar Namekian.
They were Garlic and the Namekian who hadn't separated into King Piccolo.
This young Namekian was as good as Nail; his talent was extremely high, and he was currently even more powerful than the Kami of later generations.
'In order to be a Kami, he divided into two, wasting such excellent latent talent for no reason. Is it worth it?' Xiaya only sighed with regret and turned his gaze to another person. 'He is Garlic, Garlic Jr.'s father. As long as I watch him, Garlic Jr. will surely appear sooner or later.'
At this time, Mr. Popo came over and said to Xiaya, "Mister, do you have Korin's token?"
Xiaya felt amused. Mr. Popo was taking him as Kami's challenger. Xiaya shook his head, sat directly on the ground and said, "I have not come to challenge Kami… I am just waiting here for someone."
"OK!" Mr. Popo nodded and stopped caring about him.
Mr. Popo's mission was to guard the Lookout and look after Kami. Since Xiaya had not come to challenge Kami, unless he creates trouble, Mr. Popo wouldn't care at all.
Xiaya waited on the Lookout for three days.
Three days later, Kami appeared. He was an old man with a long beard who wore a divine robe. He looked kind and energetic. Xiaya glanced at Kami and closed his eyes again. A being with a Battle power around two hundred was not enough to arouse Xiaya's attention.
"Garlic, go back. There is a lot of darkness hidden in your heart… I won't choose you as Kami," As he said this, Kami glanced at Xiaya. He couldn't see through the blonde-haired and green-eyed youth in front of him.
Then, Kami turned to the Namekian and said, "You, come with me… You'll live in the Lookout from now on."
"Yes!" The young Namekian responded sincerely.
Garlic's face was gloomy as rage acc.u.mulated in his heart; he snarled, "Kami, why did you choose this nameless guy? Only I qualify as the best successor!"
The human Kami stopped and said indifferently, "The darkness in your heart has already affected your personality. Also, why haven't you left yet?"
After saying that, a powerful aura pressed down on Garlic, causing his complexion to alternate between green and white; meanwhile, Garlic's rage continued to acc.u.mulate, on the verge of erupting.
However, this place was after all the Lookout, so Garlic did not dare to be reckless and chose to give up.
"Humph! You'd better bear in mind that sooner or later, I'll be back. Kami's position can only be mine…" After spitting out fierce words, Garlic immediately planned to leave the Lookout.
However, at this moment, an indifferent and dark voice echoed in the vast s.p.a.ce, as if it was accompanied by a low whisper from the abyss purgatory, giving out a very oppressive feeling.
"Father, you are giving up so easily? This trifling Kami's position, let me—Garlic Jr.—take it!"
Sensing that an immense dark aura had arrived on the Lookout, the human Kami's countenance drastically changed; he shouted in a stern voice, "Demon Realm vermin, you dare to invade the Lookout? You are not afraid of the wrath of the G.o.ds?"
"G.o.ds? Hahaha… Just by the Kami of this little world, you want to scare me, Garlic Jr?"
The sound just fell, and a greenish-blue colored shadow carrying a sinister and b.l.o.o.d.y aura stepped onto the Lookout. The moment Garlic Jr. landed, the entire Lookout fiercely trembled.