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Chapter 1037 A Flick of the Finger Pierces Through the Three Realms

This is where the advantage of Lu Li and his fellow explorers comes into play: they exist in different timelines without any repetition, which ensures their integrity.

When an individual is unique, it is easier to improve through spiritual practice, rather than easily reaching the limit.

If all the high priests in countless timelines of this world were to merge together, they might not become stronger. It's the same principle as Zamasu splitting and then merging again, because their wavelengths are exactly the same, and their true spirits are also of the same origin and similar.

The initial Zamasu fusion resulted in a significant increase in strength. Lu Li believed that this was because one of the Zamasu made a wish to Shenron and obtained Lu Li's body. Due to the different paths taken, the differences in their souls also increased, which ultimately led to a qualitative change through fusion.

In reality, Zamasu's subsequent fusion with the others would not result in any increase in strength. Similarly, the Grand Priest would not experience a direct qualitative change in strength, but he might become stronger through training and have his potential enhanced after the fusion is complete.

Thinking of this, Lu Li cleared his mind. There was no point in thinking about these things now. No matter what the high priests outside were like now, whether they were merging or living their own lives, it wouldn't affect what he had to do.

He only needs to become stronger to cut off all the irrationality.

After a moment of silence, Remus answered Lu Li's earlier question, "The High Priest shattered the core of this world's source energy, or rather, this wasn't his intention; it was caused by the Omni-King's unexpected actions..."

With Remus's explanation, Lu Li gradually learned the reason why the world had become the way it was.

Originally, the Dragon Ball world only had one timeline, and time travel was impossible, even for the Grand Priest and Zeno.

However, when Zeno was unhappy and erased one of the eighteen universes for the first time, he coincidentally applied the power of erasure to the core of the world.

As a result of this attack, the core of the world shattered, the source of the world dispersed, and the world entered a state of instability.

From then on, spacetime became fragile, and even ordinary angels could use some simple spacetime laws, such as turning back time by a few minutes.

The strong are even less bound by the limitations of time and space. Remus said that the High Priest had actually traveled through time once, and the first parallel world was created by the High Priest.

But as I said before, even as the victor, the early High Priest did not go mad; he was still in the stage of being passionate about managing the universe.

At the same time, just as the Dragon God said, he knew the harm of the world splitting apart, so he quickly issued a decree, strictly prohibiting any human from traveling through time and space, and any universe that developed a time machine was a capital offense.

Later, it was indeed true that some universes were wiped out by Zeno because they developed time machines.

However, the High Priest's prohibition was somewhat like a double standard, because in the pantheon under his jurisdiction, the Supreme Kai has a special ring that allows them to travel to different timelines. However, the law stipulates that they are strictly prohibited from going to the past, and even if they go to the future, they are only allowed to observe and not to interfere in any way.

So when Zamasu first went to the future with his master, he killed a barbarian, which was a capital offense. However, his master was merciful and spared him from the punishment.

After listening to Remus's story and figuring things out for himself, he suddenly received a mission notification from the End Space, and he was given a new pioneer mission.

[Pioneer Mission: Conquer the World]

Mission objective: Reassemble the scattered World Sources from the Dragon Ball world to obtain a fully formed World Core.

Tip: You can recover a large amount of World Source by defeating the strongest beings in each parallel universe. When the World Source gathers to a certain extent, it will re-condense into a new World Core.

Mission Difficulty: Nightmare - Guaranteed Death
Mission Reward: 1 Great Pioneer Medal
Failure penalty: None
Lu Li suddenly understood after seeing the mission. No wonder the Dragon Ball world, as a special derivative world, has remained unconquered for so many years.

The main problem is that this world doesn't have a single objective. Unlike other worlds, it doesn't have a complete world core or a definite number of world core fragments.

The core of this world has been completely shattered, becoming scattered world sources in various universes and timelines. Only by gathering these together can a world core be re-formed.

This new world core may not be the entirety of this world, but as long as it has a fixed and established form, it means that spacetime can be stabilized again. Existing parallel universes will not disappear, but from now on, no new parallel universes will appear, and no one will be able to run around in the timeline anymore.

However, achieving this would be virtually impossible in the Dragon Ball world, which only allows entry to the eighth rank and below.

Even if Lu Li could kill a Grand Priest, how could he possibly kill thousands upon thousands of Grand Priests? Besides, he had no idea how many Grand Priests and Omni-Kings he would need to kill to gather enough material for the World Core.

Therefore, Lu Li felt that if he wanted to conquer this world, he had to master that fundamental ability.

"Lu Li, the battle in the First Demon Realm is getting more and more intense. Didn't you come here to end the chaos?"

Remus spoke up at this moment. His perception was extraordinary, but as a specialized tool for creation, although he had ninth-order powers, his combat strength was actually really weak, just like the God of Destruction compared to the Supreme Kai.

Moreover, although he also had a way to end the chaos in the Demon Realm, it did not align with his original intention of living in seclusion, so he sought Lu Li's opinion.

"Indeed, it's a bit noisy over there."

Lu Li said after regaining his senses.

At this time, the battle in the Demon King's castle had reached its climax, and Dr. Irene had already defected.

Xin showed Irene some clips of Lu Li's battles on YouTube. After playing them, Xin solemnly asked Irene, "Sister, do you really want to kill Lord Lu Li's most beloved pet?"

Seeing Lu Li's ghostly posture on the screen, Irene unconsciously clenched her legs and immediately sent the Cool Brothers to support Ah Huo.

Not only that, because Lu Li had not shown up for a long time, Xin also thought of asking for other help. He even asked Old Kaioshin to bring Goku and Vegeta from the present universe.

Since Lord Warp Speed ​​had just been trained by Lu Li, he didn't dare to block their way this time. Vegeta and Goku arrived in the Demon Realm smoothly and immediately engaged in a great battle with Goma.

This isn't the original Dragon Ball Daima. In the original story, Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4, which was also very powerful, but limited by his base stats, he still couldn't find a good way to deal with Goma.

However, Vegeta has now mastered Ultra Instinct, and Goku also knows Ultra Instinct. Their fighting power is definitely much stronger than in the original Demon World storyline.

This doesn't mean that the Super God series is stronger than Super 4; it's mainly because their base stats are higher now, and the cultivation level is too important for actual combat.

As a result, Gamma was thoroughly thrashed by Vegeta, and Shin's younger brother, Geedis, was dumbfounded by the Saiyans' fighting power.

However, Vegeta and Goku's one-on-one fighting tactics eventually ran into some problems. Although Gauma's fighting power might have decreased after fusing with his third eye, his magic power was very strong, and he was like an unkillable piece of chewing gum.

Goma, who possessed seemingly limitless energy, was slowly being drained by Goku and Vegeta. However, these two had been training with Beerus before arriving, consuming a considerable number of Senzu Beans in the past few days, leaving them with zero. This was a serious problem. Goku's Ultra Instinct was already short-lived, and after exiting it, he couldn't even transform into a Super Saiyan anymore. Vegeta was in slightly better condition, but having failed to defeat Goma at his peak, things were much more difficult now.

Actually, if the two of them had teamed up from the beginning, Vegeta's destructive energy would have had a real chance to destroy Goma. But there was no other way. Vegeta told Goku to watch from the sidelines, and Goku cooperated.

As a result, the two powerful figures are now about to run out of energy, and Goma's infinite energy has made him even bigger. He laughed and began to bombard them indiscriminately.

Even Gadis was stunned this time, thinking to himself that the Demon Lord he wanted to assist was not like this. It was only thanks to Shin that he was saved from being blasted to death by Goma, who was in a state of extreme high.

In an instant, explosions were everywhere in the Demon King's City area of ​​the First Demon Realm, the whole world began to shake, and endless seas of fire created a scene of annihilation.

It was only because of Goma's recent major actions that many residents of the First Demon Realm relocated, which prevented any casualties. However, the residents in the distance were terrified when they saw this scene, thinking that this was not a demon king, but a demon that only knew how to destroy.

"Meow!"

Ah Huo also roared in anger, but before it could take two steps forward, it was sent flying by Goma's attack, losing half of its body. Faced with absolute numerical superiority, its damage reduction ability was no match for it.

"hateful……"

Vegeta slammed his fist on the ground. "If only I had a Senzu Bean!"

"Vegeta, how about I share some of my ki with you?"

Goku suggested that he knew Vegeta's destructive energy could more easily destroy Goma. Although he wasn't from the Demon World, he didn't want to see the Demon World destroyed like this by Goma. If things continued like this, the Demon World might be destroyed.

"Not enough. We need to go all out to have any hope of eradicating Goma. We can't leave him with even a single cell."

Vegeta said that he had previously used destructive energy to attack Goma, but because only a little bit was left, that eye was enough to allow Goma to revive like a balloon.

"I should have brought Jebt along; he can restore your strength."

Xin also looked anxious. "What should we do now?"

"Hey, Xin, I did exactly as you said! Where's this Lu Li you mentioned?! If this keeps up, Gadis and I will be the first to be killed!"

Irene was also getting anxious. She had only intended to use Goma, but she hadn't expected Goma to be so unstoppable after gaining his third eye. Now that she had turned against him, Goma would naturally prioritize killing her.

There's no point in reasoning with Goma at this point. The repeated replenishment of infinite energy has begun to erode Goma's spirit. The berserk Goma even attacks the loyal Gadis. How can she possibly survive?

"You scurrying bugs, die!"

Goma laughed maniacally above, unleashing a wave of energy at Ah Huo, whose life was hanging by a thread. Seeing this, Goku rushed forward and tried to block the wave with his hands, letting out painful cries.

Vegeta could only rush over to help when he saw this, but the two of them were short of energy, and from Shin's perspective, they were standing on the left side facing the energy beam.

boom--

With a deafening roar, Vegeta, Goku, and Ah-Huo were all sent flying backward, landing on the ground covered in wounds.

"Hahaha, you've witnessed the power of me, the Great Demon King Goma! From this day forward, I am the king of the entire universe!"

Seeing all the powerful enemies who stood in his way fall, Goma laughed heartily, "I am the new Omni-King!"

"Meow..."

Ah Huo struggled to lift his head and look at Ge Ma. Although he was weak, his voice seemed to convey disdain and pity.

Goma sensed Ah Huo's emotions and, seeing that look in his eyes, was quite displeased, so he prepared to finish up the mess.

Just then, everyone felt the earth tremble.

Immediately afterwards, the earth rose high, and a giant finger emerged from below, pointing directly at Goma.

Upon seeing the finger pointing at him, Goma felt a chill run down his spine and his scalp tingle. Instinctively, he unleashed his strongest ki blast towards the finger.

But his powerful energy wave dissipated in an instant, and then he saw the giant finger approach and touch his body.

Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Demon King Goma's body disintegrated with a bang, not in a deafening explosion, but by disintegrating and disappearing.

"Ah—what kind of power is this!?"

Goma screamed in terror, but he couldn't stop his body from disintegrating. This disintegration continued until his third eye, the one created by Remus, cracked and then exploded into countless fragments with a bang.

The instant Goma disappeared, the finger that pierced through the three realms like a pillar reaching to the heavens also vanished into nothingness.

Immediately following, a fierce wind swept in, extinguishing all the flames and bringing peace back to the world.

Vegeta and Goku were both dumbfounded, especially since they sensed a familiar ki and couldn't believe that they hadn't been able to defeat this opponent despite all their efforts.

Despite the vast distance between the three realms, Lu Li merely pointed a finger and crushed Ge Ma to death, as if a true god were punishing a sinner, unstoppable.

"Honestly, no matter how much I train, it's hard to imagine the day I'll surpass my teacher..."

Vegeta couldn't help but sigh, then a smile crept onto his lips. "But such a formidable goal is worth a lifetime of striving for."

Meanwhile, in the lower level of the First Demon Realm, Lu Li was still sitting cross-legged in Remus's small wooden house, slowly lowering his raised right hand.

He looked at Remus with a calm and collected expression. "Come on, let's continue our previous topic. I want to know the limits of your creative power."

(End of this chapter)