Start from the God of Death and break through the world.

Chapter 1054 Root Chain
As Lu Li spoke, he took a step forward, and at the same time, his soul intent began to fluctuate. While Baby was confused, he had already closed the distance between them.

"what you up to!?"

Baby panicked when Lu Li approached. After everything that had happened before, he had completely lost confidence in fighting Lu Li.

In his view, Lu Li was no longer just about combat stats and skills; he was a bit eccentric, and his various abilities were somewhat difficult for him to understand.

For example, he still doesn't understand why Gohan suddenly stopped moving, or how the energy that was aimed at Lu Li dissipated and disappeared, as if the energy itself had vanished.

Moreover, unlike angels like Whis, Lu Li is not subject to any rules or restrictions. In a normal battle, he felt that even if there were a thousand more Vegetas, they probably wouldn't be able to do anything to Lu Li.

Therefore, if he wants to survive and continue to grow, he must threaten Lu Li into submission. He doesn't believe that Lu Li would really have the heart to watch his many friends die.

"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill those people!"

Baby shouted, already drenched in sweat.

"That's why I said you don't even know how to threaten people."

Lu Li shook his head and said, "Since you have already parasitized Vegeta and the others, you should know that I have revived the power of Shenron. Although I said that we should no longer abuse the Dragon Balls, it is still possible to revive all the people you killed."

With each word Lu Li spoke, Baby's forehead became more drenched in sweat. He couldn't help but retreat, but he didn't dare to kill everyone directly, because he knew that once the kidnappers killed the hostage, they would have no bargaining chips left to save his own life.

"To take it a step further, even without the Dragon Balls, I can personally use the Rinne Rebirth to revive everyone. Reviving a few people is no challenge for me."

Lu Li analyzed the situation with Baby in a serious tone, as if he were giving a lecture. Finally, he earnestly asked the students below the stage a profound question, "So, what makes you think that using this method is a threat to me?"

"No...no...you despicable Saiyans...how vile!!!"

Baby stumbled backward, becoming somewhat incoherent; he truly had no idea how to survive.

Because he carefully considered the memories he obtained from Vegeta, he realized that what Lu Li said was true. As the strongest being in the universe, Lu Li had previously had angels revive a large number of people, and he himself also had the corresponding ability.

But if he can't threaten Lu Li with human lives, what should he do?
"Despicable? You calling me that is quite a strange feeling."

Lu Li smiled, then his expression turned cold again. "But don't worry, I don't like the feeling of someone dying and then easily coming back to life. It makes me feel that the value of life is being blurred, so I won't let you kill those people."

Baby felt a strange sense of relief upon hearing this. "In that case... then you should leave Earth, no... leave the Seventh Universe, and never come back!"

"Tsk, you're such a contradictory creature. Didn't you keep saying you wanted to take revenge on the Saiyans? I'm a Saiyan too, are you just going to let me go like this?"

Lu Li said sarcastically.

Baby was speechless for a moment. Of course he wanted to kill Lu Li, but now, facing Lu Li, he only felt deeply powerless, like a tiny insect looking up at a supreme god.

Seeing that Lu Li was still approaching him, Baby knew that Lu Li had been playing him all along and that the other party had no intention of letting him go. His pride as a Zifl person erupted at this moment.

He could not tolerate backing down in front of a Saiyan. If things were truly hopeless when facing his enemy, even if he himself was going to die, he would still inflict enough damage on his opponent before he died.

"Damn it, I'll fight you!"

Baby screamed and began manipulating the people to commit suicide.

Just then, Lu Li made his move. No one saw how he got close, but he simply struck out with a light and swift palm, hitting Baby in the chest.

Immediately afterwards, people saw a soul being ejected from Vegeta's body, which was being controlled by Baby; it was Vegeta himself.

At the same time, all the Earthlings who were preparing to commit suicide stopped moving.

"Look closely, this is a public lesson."

Lu Li was saying this to Goku and Gohan, and also to Vegeta's soul that he had created.

At this moment, Vegeta's soul floated in the void, looking at his own body, veins bulging on his forehead, "Baby, how dare you use my body to bully my beloved Bra!!!"

Unlike Gohan and the others, Vegeta was personally parasitized and manipulated by Baby. There was no parasitic entity entangled in his soul. The reason he could not act on his own was simply that Baby's parasitic mechanism completely occupied his brain and various nerves, thereby controlling his body.

So he could hear what Lu Li said before, but he just couldn't control his body to respond. Now that his soul had been directly released, as a spirit, he could speak and move freely for a while.

Baby coughed up blood and gastric juices after being struck by Lu Li's palm. He staggered backward, but was instantly pulled back by Lu Li's traction.

"See, I told you, I have many ways to solve problems."

Lu Li looked down at Baby (without implying that the prince was short), and as he spoke, a drop of Vegeta's blood was drawn to his fingertip. "Baby, what do you think would happen if I killed you now and then used this drop of blood to regenerate Vegeta's body and restore his soul?"

Upon hearing this, Baby's eyes finally showed fear, because he realized that the operation Lu Li was talking about was entirely feasible. He knew that Lu Li's healing ability was quite outrageous, and he could regenerate blood with a single drop.

"No, I will make everyone pay with their lives!"

Baby shouted, trying to manipulate the people he controlled to commit suicide, but at that moment he found that he could no longer communicate with the other controlled entities, and the commands could not be transmitted.

"Huh? Why don't these parasites commit suicide?"

Lu Li pretended to be confused, then pointed at Gohan and said, "Gohan, you answer this."

"what?"

Gohan was startled when he was suddenly called, but he quickly started thinking, "Could it be because... Mr. Lu, you blocked the signal transmission?"

Lu Li nodded in satisfaction. "There is no transmission of information in this world that does not require a process. Even quantum communication has related prerequisites. As the main body, Baby needs to issue commands to control the other clones. If his commands cannot be transmitted, those Babys will only take ordinary actions according to the personality of the host."

As Lu Li spoke, he looked at Baby again, "And the instinct of any intelligent life form would not choose suicide." Baby's eyes were filled with terror at this moment, because he realized that although he had preset the setting that all his clones would also self-destruct and perish with him after his main body died, what if even the signal of his death could not be transmitted?
Lu Li patted Baby's face, "Don't be so nervous, calm down, this is nothing."

His voice gradually turned cold, "Compared to the pain and despair you've brought to Xiaofang and the others, what are your negative emotions?"

As he spoke, he grabbed Baby by the throat. "Don't worry, I won't solve you the way I just mentioned. Since this is a public lesson, as the teacher, I naturally have to provide multiple solutions to a problem."

He shoved Baby aside and looked at Vegeta. "Vegeta, you've disappointed me."

Vegeta was somewhat ashamed at this moment. Although he was arrogant, his relationship with Lu Li over the years had been that of both teacher and friend. He was still very serious during this teaching session and knew how to respect his teacher.

The reason he was so embarrassed was because the process of being parasitized by Baby was indescribable, and normally, since his martial arts skills were the best, he should have countermeasures.

He was just a little out of his mind at one point, which gave Baby the opportunity to parasitize him.

"Please... give me your guidance, Teacher Lu Li."

Vegeta looked awkward, but he really wanted to know what other tricks Lu Li had up his sleeve.

"Go back now."

Lu Li's words surprised Vegeta, who even doubted that he had misheard.

"I want to go back to my own body? But Baby is currently controlling my body."

Vegeta was a little confused. Lu Li had already knocked him out, but now he wanted him to go back. Wasn't this going backwards?

"Just go back when I tell you to. Why all the nonsense?"

Lu Li urged, "After you go back, use the Soul-Burning Technique from the Martial Arts Bible that I taught you to solidify your soul."

Vegeta's eyes lit up, and he returned to his body as Lu Li had instructed. Immediately afterwards, people saw Vegeta's body turn red, just like a fully cooked mantis shrimp.

"Ah—what is this?! Vegeta, damn it, damn it!"

Baby suddenly cried out in pain, a pain that seemed to emanate from his very soul, making him wish he could escape Vegeta's body immediately.

"Fools, do you understand now? Lord Beerus was also parasitized, so why wasn't he controlled?"

Lu Li said coldly, "Your combat power has increased far beyond what it used to be, even surpassing that of the God of Destruction, yet you are so careless about your souls. I have long said that I taught you techniques not to increase your strength, but to teach you how to use that strength."

He looked at Baby, who was writhing in pain in the air, and continued, "You are too concerned with battles in the physical world, but you have neglected the power of the soul itself. A true strongman should not only have a strong body, but also a soul with the power to destroy the world."

Baby was still fighting Vegeta, and after Vegeta discovered that this method was effective, he attacked Baby even more fiercely inside his body, venting his anger.

Vegeta's anger wasn't just directed at Baby; it was more of a rage at himself. Lu Li had taught him the most, but he hadn't anticipated that there was a way to fight against Baby and gain control of his body.

After discovering that his soul could no longer interfere with or control his body, Vegeta was somewhat desperate and could only helplessly watch Baby perform all sorts of inhumane acts.

He never imagined that the soul itself could fight, or that it could even survive detached from its physical body.

This isn't really Vegeta's fault. It's mainly because in the Dragon Ball world, it's common for a person's soul to lose all fighting power after death.

Even someone as powerful as Frieza, after dying, could only be trapped in a tree in Hell, listening to the angels sing. This was mainly because they didn't know how to use the power of their souls.

It is generally believed that the souls of the dead cannot exert their power in the mortal world. Even in the afterlife, they only fight when a martial arts tournament is held in the underworld. To exert their power in the mortal world, they need a temporary physical body.

However, as the God of Death, Lu Li's original power cultivation method in the Martial Arts Bible included a strong training method for the soul, so his physical and soul power have always been evenly matched.

While Vegeta and his friends didn't focus particularly on their souls, theoretically, anyone who practiced his techniques would have their soul power enhanced, giving them considerable strength.

Vegeta and his friends have fallen into a misconception about common sense; otherwise, they could have used their soul power to fight against Baby's control much earlier, and even fought independently of their physical bodies.

"Alright, Vegeta, you really haven't been training in this area. You can't even handle Baby in half a day."

Lu Li called out, "Stop it, the lesson isn't over yet."

He could see that Baby had become much stronger after being parasitized and absorbing too many memories and experiences. Vegeta was currently only able to hold his own against Baby and could not defeat him.

"Huh...huh..."

After Vegeta stopped causing trouble, Baby gasped for breath, "Damn Saiyans, don't be so arrogant! Lu Li, I can sense those people again, and I can control them. This time I won't hesitate, I'm going to kill them all!"

He discovered that the force that Lu Li used to block him was not continuous. After Lu Li struck him and separated from him, he slowly re-established his connection with the others. After Vegeta's antics subsided, this connection became even clearer.

"Yeah."

Lu Li glanced at the people on Earth, "Then it seems I'll have to step in and save them."

Baby's face revealed a cruel smile. "Trying to save people?! Too late! You can indeed wake them up, but with so many people, are you going to eliminate my clones one by one?!"

Lu Li answered Baby's question with a single action. He pointed a finger at Baby, his soul intent suddenly erupting, and to Baby's astonishment, placed it between her eyebrows. "Go find them one by one? No need for that trouble..."

As he spoke, Baby was horrified to discover that she was losing contact with her clones one by one.

This was different from the feeling of the signal being blocked before. He could clearly sense each of his clones. If they were a tree, he would be at the source of the tree diagram.

From this source, the branches below began to perish one after another. In the chain reaction, in less than half a second, Baby lost contact with all her clones.

(End of this chapter)