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Chapter 985 Hidden Mission: A Better Future

"Trunks, I have a general idea of ​​what happened. I'll investigate. Trust me, I wouldn't stoop to doing what you're talking about. I just want to find out who stole my body."

Lu Li calmed Trunks down.

Meanwhile, Wukong couldn't sit still any longer. "No matter what, we need to deal with the future crisis. Why don't we just take a time machine there and take down that guy who looks like Lu Li?"

Although Goku said he was going to help Trunks resolve the crisis, he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. After all, he was eager to challenge an opponent who looked exactly like Lu Li.

After all, Lu Li never really fought him seriously, and recently he's been training Vegeta, just letting him train in the illusion world.

“Kakarot is right this time. We just need to kill that guy. Trunks, leave this to us.”

Vegeta crossed his arms, his expression aloof, showing no sign that he was no match for them.

The main reason was that he felt Trunks' strength was average. Since his own son had survived, it meant that the counterfeit Lu Li was not that strong either.

Most importantly, being able to personally beat up a guy who looks just like Lu Li is a very rare experience.

"Yes, Trunks, don't worry, we will definitely bring peace back to the future!"

Gohan chimed in with a spirited voice.

"Gohan, are you going too?"

Wukong was puzzled this time, feeling that his eldest son seemed to have changed his personality.

"Of course, Trunks came back for help, how could I not go and help?"

Gohan said frankly.

"Gohan-san..."

Trunks was also deeply moved, recalling his own experiences. As a child, Gohan had always taken him to hide and train. Those years flashed before his eyes, but Gohan had long since died in his world. His eyes welled up with tears.

"I'm telling you, you Saiyans..."

Bulma interjected, "Shouldn't we first find out the cause and effect of this matter? Although I'm not one of you martial artists who's all muscle and brawn, I know none of you can beat Mr. Lu. Are you really going to be okay just rushing back like this?"

Bulma walked up to the time machine and checked its condition. "Besides, the time machine still needs charging and maintenance, so you guys should just stay put for now."

As everyone was discussing, a figure appeared in the courtyard using a teleportation-like ability; it was none other than Shin, the Supreme Kai of Universe 7.

Xin Gang landed and immediately saw the time machine, his eyes widening in surprise. "Is this a time machine? Who made it? Humans building time machines is a serious crime!"

Bulma had met Shin, but she didn't realize how serious the so-called heinous crime was. She proudly patted her chest and said, "It was done by my future self. Isn't that amazing?"

Shin was speechless. If he hadn't gone through life and death with these Earthlings and considered them friends, he really wanted to just arrest Bulma.

"Never mind, let's put the time machine aside for now. I'm here to see Mr. Lu."

Xin's words made Lu Li, who was about to leave, pause in his steps.

"looking for me?"

Lu Li was pondering whether to go to Universe 10 and capture Zamasu first. He knew the plot and the cause and effect, so he had no intention of taking the normal investigation route.

“Mr. Lu, it’s like this, I have something I’d like to trouble Lord Beerus with, but as you know, Lord Beerus is currently sleeping…”

Supreme Kai Shin's words were reserved, even humble, making it hard to imagine that the Supreme Kai and the God of Destruction were of equal rank.

"Lord Supreme Kai, do you want me to wake Lord Beerus up?"

Lu Li understood Xin's intention, "Do you have a target that the God of Destruction hopes to destroy?"

This is something that didn't happen in the original work, so he was also very curious about who Shin wanted to destroy. Universe 7 is a notorious slacker among the twelve universes, and the God of Destruction basically doesn't do anything serious. Even the Supreme Kai can't persuade him to do anything.

"The Galactic King previously submitted an application to the higher authorities. He learned that Lord Beerus had awakened again, so he hoped that the God of Destruction could execute a key prisoner."

Xin explained, "But before his application could even be submitted to Lord Beerus, Lord Beerus went back to sleep. Everyone knows how terrible it is to disturb Lord Beerus's sleep, so..."

"So you want me to wake Lord Beerus?"

Lu Li replied, "Wouldn't it be dangerous if I woke Lord Beerus up from his sleep?"

Beerus is a very grumpy cat when he wakes up. As far as Lu Li knows, there is only one way to wake him up from his deep sleep without angering him: to lure him out with the aroma of delicious food.

This wasn't difficult for Lu Li, but Lu Li felt that even if Beerus got up, he might not obediently go and sabotage the target Xin had designated.

"Well... let's forget about it then. This matter isn't urgent. Or, if you have time, you could give it a try. I heard that you, as a candidate for God of Destruction, have already reached a considerable level."

Xin wiped the sweat from his brow. He dared not offend Beerus. He thought he might as well try Lu Li later. Although Lu Li's temperament was not kind enough, he seemed more responsible than Beerus.

"If you have time, I'll go with you to take a look. I'm quite good at executions and such."

Lu Li roughly knew who Xin was referring to as the execution target, but he needed to deal with the immediate matter first. After thinking for a moment, since Xin had already come all this way, there was no need for him to go to the place where the Supreme Kai was. "Supreme Kai, do you know of any Supreme Kais whose ideology is dangerous, like those who are hostile to humans and want to eliminate them?"

Xin didn't understand why Lu Li was asking him this. He thought about it and originally wanted to say that his deputy, Jebt, disliked humans quite a bit, but Jebt wasn't that extreme.

He suddenly remembered Zamasu, the Supreme Kai candidate he had met in Universe 10 a few days ago, and told everyone about Zamasu.

"So there are Supreme Kais like this. Mr. Lu, do you think that he might have taken over your body through some means, which led to the disaster in the Trunks world?"

After listening to Shin's explanation, Gohan quickly grasped the situation. After all, he was a PhD, so his logical thinking ability must be quite good.

"That's the only way. I'm not the kind of freak who likes to slaughter humans."

Lu Li said, "But since they're using my body to cause trouble, I can't just sit idly by."

"Mr. Lu, would you like to help as well?"

Upon hearing this, Gohan was invigorated, feeling that with a powerful figure like Lu Li in charge, their chances of success on this trip would be much greater.

He's not like his father or Uncle Vegeta. Fighting isn't his goal; protecting those important to him is. So he doesn't care whether he defeats the enemy or not.

"Let's go take a look together once the time machine is fixed."

Lu Li nodded.

Trunks had calmed down completely by now. He roughly understood what kind of person Lu Li was, and that his enemy might be an evil being who had taken over Lu Li's body. He also felt a little guilty.

He bowed to Lu Li apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I was too impulsive and even attacked you."

He could tell that everyone in this era respected Lu Li. From what they told him, he also knew that Lu Li had once persuaded the God of Destruction, saving Earth from disaster. Later, he often guided everyone in their cultivation, making him a powerful and respectable being. "It's alright, it's not your fault. I will take responsibility for destroying that guy."

Lu Li waved his hand, wondering if killing his own version of Zamasu would yield a treasure chest containing his bloodline.

"Thank you so much!"

Trunks said gratefully. He had just heard that Lu Li was a candidate for God of Destruction, and he thought that he must be an extremely powerful being.

In their universe, there are no more Gods of Destruction, so Nazamasu is completely helpless.

At this moment, Lu Li suddenly received a hidden mission.

Hidden Mission: A Better Future

Mission objective: Help Trunks eliminate Zamasu from the future, minimizing casualties and ensuring the survival of the future parallel universe.

Pioneers will receive varying rewards depending on their completion of the mission.

If the future timeline is erased by the Omni-King, or if the number of surviving humans on Earth is less than 10, the mission is considered a failure.

Task difficulty: Easy to Hard
Quest Reward: Inheritance Crystal (Complete) * 10
Failure penalty: -3 point in all attributes

Lu Li glanced at the task. It seemed quite simple, but there was still a possibility of failure. Based on his current understanding of this world, he couldn't rule out the possibility of the Omni-King intervening.

Even if Goku doesn't call for Zeno, the possibility of Zeno descending is not zero.

Fortunately, Goku has not yet been summoned by Zeno, so he doesn't have a button to summon Zeno.

brush--

Just as Lu Li was pondering, a figure suddenly appeared on the scene again.

Lu Li's body instinctively entered battle mode because he sensed the arrival of the strongest being.

Inside the arena stood a short angel with pale blue skin, wearing a polite smile; it was the High Priest.

"Goku, the Omni-King wishes to see you."

The High Priest didn't greet anyone else, but only extended an invitation to Goku.

"Huh? Now? I'm busy. Could you ask him to wait a bit, and I'll go when I'm less busy next time?"

Wukong is oblivious to everything else; right now, he's preoccupied with how to get to the future and fight the mysterious Lu Li, so he has no interest in playing with the Omni-King.

"Wukong...this is an invitation from the Omni-King, everything else should take a backseat."

Supreme Kai Shin reminded him from the side, "If the Omni-King is unhappy, the universe might even disappear."

Hearing this, Goku was very distressed, but he was still pulled by Shin towards the Grand Priest. To avoid Goku arguing with him, Shin offered to use Instant Transmission to take Goku to the Omni-King's palace.

The high priest was satisfied with the outcome, nodded, and the group disappeared from the spot.

"Tch, let's not wait for Kakarot, Bulma, hurry up and charge the time machine, we're going to the future."

Vegeta said he felt he didn't need Kakarot at all; he was capable of handling things on his own.

"You guys deal with the time machine first. I'm going out to investigate some things."

As Lu Li spoke, his figure disappeared into the courtyard.

He first returned to Beerus's castle, asked Whis for directions, and then had Whis lead him to the tenth universe.

Because of the arrival of these explorers, the plot has gone awry. Zamasu's desires have been prematurely unleashed, and his target is now Lu Li's body. Lu Li wants to go and see if any explorers are causing trouble for Zamasu.

Whis was also very concerned about this matter, since if the Supreme Kai was killed by Zamasu, Beerus would also die and fall into a deep sleep.

If he is asleep, he will not be able to enjoy the food.

After arriving at the Supreme Kai planet of Universe 10, Lu Li did not find any trace of the Explorers. So, following the usual tactic, he provoked Zamasu. As expected, Zamasu couldn't hold back and tried to kill his master, the Old Supreme Kai of Universe 10, Gowasu.

Lu Li did not allow Whis to reverse time, but directly interrupted Zamasu's assassination plan. When Zamasu was knocked away, Old Kaioshin Gowasu had already been pierced through the chest.

"Zamasu..."

Gwas stared in horror at Zamas who had been sent flying, unable to believe that his good apprentice would attempt to assassinate him.

Lu Li placed his hand on Gevas and used the Returning Dao to bring the old god back to life. "You've seen clearly what your disciple is like. Do you need me to help you destroy him?"

Now that he's a demigod within the system, he's more disciplined and consulted with the Old Kaioshin for his opinion first.

However, Zamasu didn't realize his own limitations. After his plan was exposed, the enraged Zamasu charged directly at Lu Li.

He thrust his sword through Lu Li's hand, but after striking Lu Li, it did not cause any disturbance.

Under Zamasu's shocked gaze, Lu Li raised his hand and aimed it at Zamasu, destructive energy gathering in Lu Li's palm. "This is only a temporary farewell. I'm saying this to your future self..."

"Zamas, turn back! I'll plead for you!"

Gevas was indecisive and too kind; even when his disciple attacked him, he was still trying to persuade Zamas to turn back from the wrong path.

But Zamas didn't appreciate it, and his mind was on Lu Li. Amidst Gevas's shouts, he clearly heard Lu Li's soft whisper, "...I'll go kill you."

In a fit of rage and shock, Zamasu unleashed his energy once more, struggling to attack Lu Li.

However, the destructive energy in Lu Li's hand was activated at this moment. His voice was deep, like a ruthless and competent god of destruction, "Destruction."

In the next instant, under the influence of pure destructive energy, Zamasu disintegrated into countless points of light and was eventually annihilated.

Watching this scene from the side, Weiss smiled with satisfaction. "Lu Li, can you get promoted to a full-time position soon?"

"Lord Beerus will be angry if he hears this."

Lu Li withdrew his hand and said.

"Lord Beerus will probably just think that he can finally retire and sleep to his heart's content."

Weiss said with a smile.

Lu Li shook his head. "After losing his godhood, Lord Beerus won't be able to sleep as freely as he does now. Instead of focusing on my promotion, we should prioritize solving the universe's crisis, shouldn't we?"

(End of this chapter)