Not much time passed.
When Demon God Salsa appeared again, he already held a round plate in his hands.
On this round plate, seven Dark Dragon Balls were placed.
Mechikabura slowly stood up from the dark throne and looked down at the vast Demon Realm army below.
Among these warriors, not a single one was weak. If placed in the early era of the original work, they would all be emperor-level existences.
"My people, I will lead you to witness the unprecedented golden age of the Dark Demon Realm!! All space-times, all worlds, will belong to my demon race!!!" Mechikabura raised his arm and shouted. His aged yet impassioned voice radiated his unique leader's charisma.
The Demon Realm warriors beneath the dark throne were infected by Mechikabura's words and erupted into waves of high-pitched and passionate roars.
In an instant, the entire Dark Demon Realm boiled over.
Under the leadership of the Dark Demon Realm's King Mechikabura, they would become the rulers of the new world.
The Demon Realm would completely replace the Divine Realm and become the peak of the world, the controller of everything.
"Very good." Mechikabura nodded in satisfaction. Then he instructed Demon God Salsa: "Summon Dark Shenron, Salsa."
"As you command, Lord Mechikabura." After receiving the instruction, Demon God Salsa threw both hands, and the seven Dark Dragon Balls flew straight out, floating in midair and arranging themselves in order.
As Demon God Salsa chanted the spell, a string of strange words sounded through space like the whispers of demons.
The Dark Dragon Balls were different from ordinary Dragon Balls.
Naturally, the summoning spell was different.
'BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ~~!!!'
As the spell was chanted, the Dark Dragon Balls began emitting waves of black demonic charm.
The seven Dark Dragon Balls resonated, and a dark-red evil light shot out violently, rushing straight into the sky. The entire Dark Demon Realm was shrouded in darkness at this moment.
From within the Dark Dragon Balls, a gigantic, pitch-black, twisted Dark Shenron appeared. Not only did it emit intense demonic energy, it was difficult to believe this thing was actually Shenron.
This should be a demon dragon.
The Dark Shenron, reappearing in the world, spoke incomprehensible words, as though saying: "One who has gathered the seven Dragon Balls, state your wish. No matter what wish it is, this dragon can grant it."
The instant Demon God Demigra saw Dark Shenron, his mind trembled fiercely. To be honest, he had come for Dark Shenron.
If not for Mechikabura, this rotten old man, being here, he would have wanted to take the Dark Dragon Balls for himself.
Damn it!!
The chance to recover to his peak was right before his eyes, yet now he could do nothing! He could only stare!
"My lord, Dark Shenron is ready." Demon God Salsa requested instructions.
"Mm, step back." Mechikabura took one step forward, spread both hands, and the words from his mouth were filled with dark aura: "The time has come. Restore my power to its prime!"
"So that is your wish? I understand..." Dark Shenron released a deep demonic dragon roar from its mouth.
In the next second, vast dark wish power erupted and swept toward Mechikabura's body.
Vast dark energy surged through his whole body. Mechikabura, who had already aged to the point he seemed unable to walk, began changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His form transformed from a wretched-looking old man into a burly man whose entire body was filled with majestic magic power.
"Power... endless power is flowing within my body. I have finally... returned to my prime again!!!" Mechikabura could not suppress his wild joy.
This powerful body, this Dark Power enough to stand above the gods, this was the true appearance of him, the King of the Dark Demon Realm!
"Your wish has been granted. Farewell." Having granted Mechikabura's wish, Dark Shenron breathed out evil energy and vanished.
"Congratulations, Lord Mechikabura, for returning to your peak." Demon God Salsa, as the number one lackey, hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate him.
Seeing this, Demon God Demigra suppressed the displeasure in his heart, squeezed out a smile, and congratulated Mechikabura: "Congratulations, my lord, on returning to your peak."
"Hehehehe... hahahaha!!!" Mechikabura could not hold back the joy in his heart and laughed heartily.
...
Meanwhile, in the Time Nest.
The Time Patrollers who had returned after escaping from the Dark Demon Realm were currently gathered in the Time Nest to recover and rest.
Returning in defeat this time had heavily damaged their spirit and also sounded an alarm for them.
The true battle against the Dark Demon Realm had already begun, and this battle concerned the survival of countless space-times.
The atmosphere in the Time Nest had sunk to the extreme. Future Son Gohan, Future Lin Xue, Future Son Goten, Future Trep, Future Trunks, and the others belonging to this timeline were in low spirits because of this crushing defeat.
Son Goku Xeno and Vegeta Xeno from another timeline also felt powerless.
Because even their trump card, Vegito Xeno, had lost...
With their current power, they could no longer contend against the current Dark Demon Realm.
What to do next was a very serious problem.
And there had to be a way.
"Although we lost this time, it does not mean we have been defeated! Everyone, rest properly first. Regarding the Dark Demon Realm, I have already summoned other warriors to come help." Supreme Kai of Time Chronoa calmed everyone's emotions.
Hearing this, everyone immediately shifted their gazes.
"Lord Chronoa, you mean gathering back the warriors who are currently stopping space-time distortions in other space-times?!" Future Son Gohan asked.
Having served under Chronoa for such a long time, aside from those people they often saw, although they had heard there were other warriors, they had never seen them.
"Yes. The timing was not right before, but now it is different! We must completely eliminate the source." After Chronoa explained, she turned around, pushed both hands forward, and the power of the Law of Space-Time surged from her hands, transforming into a space-time tunnel.
Within this space-time tunnel, two figures that felt extremely familiar to everyone appeared.
"They have arrived." Chronoa smiled.
"Could it be...?!!" Future Son Gohan widened his eyes and recognized who had come at once.
"This aura, there's no mistaking it!" Future Trunks also recognized who they were, and his mood became excited.
Son Goku Xeno and Vegeta Xeno also sensed the powerful aura flowing from this space-time tunnel, and their bodies shook.
The two warriors were precisely Son Goku FUTURE and Vegeta FUTURE from another space-time world within this timeline.
Because of some special reasons, their space-time world had also suffered an irreversible disaster, and in the end, aside from the two of them, everyone had died.
Before their world was destroyed, the two of them were saved by Chronoa, just like Lin Xue and Son Gohan's experience.
In the end, they proactively became Time Patrollers, constantly roaming between multiple parallel worlds over the years, searching for the source of destruction while maintaining the balance of space-time.
"As expected, it is Dad and Uncle Vegeta from another unknown space-time." After Future Son Gohan sensed the auras on Son Goku FUTURE and Vegeta FUTURE, a glimmer of tears flashed in his eyes.
To him, being able to see his father from another space-time truly made him very happy.
Moreover, this Dad and Uncle Vegeta were clearly very strong!!
[The me and Vegeta from another space-time world in this timeline? I never expected they would have reached this step?] Son Goku Xeno expanded his perception and carefully sensed the other him and Vegeta.
With this perception, he was startled again.
Within Son Goku FUTURE and Vegeta FUTURE's bodies, there was incomparably pure Divine Power.
That powerful Divine Power was far stronger than theirs.
[No tails. Could it be that the path they walk is not Super Saiyan 4?] Vegeta Xeno's sharp insight noticed the difference between this timeline's other self and Son Goku compared to them.
The transformation paths they walked were different!
They had indeed mastered Divine Power as well, but they still mainly relied on Super Saiyan 4, with Divine Power as support, advancing toward higher realms.
But Son Goku FUTURE and Vegeta FUTURE's direction seemed to be the pure Divine Power path!
Walking out of the space-time tunnel, Son Goku FUTURE and Vegeta FUTURE swept their gazes over everyone.
"This incident happened suddenly, so I did not explain the reason to you. Next, let me explain." Chronoa walked in front of the two and told Son Goku FUTURE and Vegeta FUTURE the cause and effect of the matter.
After learning the whole story, they understood the severity of this situation.
"So the Dark Demon Realm has finally acted after all? I really didn't expect they would make us wait this long!" Son Goku FUTURE was already eager to try.
All along, under Chronoa's arrangements, they had hidden in the dark, waiting for the opportunity to deal with the Dark Demon Realm.
They had also roamed countless parallel space-time worlds, fighting on the front lines.
"Then, since we have returned, what should we do next? Although Kakarot and I are indeed not afraid of any opponent, if we directly charge in like this, I'm afraid we'll instead fall into a trap. Demon God Demigra has also broken free from his seal, and there are two Fus secretly causing trouble!" Vegeta FUTURE went straight to the point: "I have to say, you people from another timeline are truly useless. Trouble you couldn't resolve actually ran over to our timeline to make trouble."
Because of Vegeta FUTURE's words, Son-Vegeta Xeno found it difficult to speak.
"Now is not the time to say blaming words like these. Regarding the plan to attack the Dark Demon Realm, I actually prepared it long ago. Before was only probing, but now with the help of you two, the plan can be implemented further..." Chronoa smiled lightly and revealed the battle plan she had already calculated.
Everyone had their own mission, linked one after another. As long as the plan could proceed smoothly, then dismantling the Dark Demon Realm was only a matter of time.
Very quickly, as Chronoa revealed the entire plan, everyone also learned their positions and missions.
At this point, the counterattack against the Dark Demon Realm began!
...
In the main space-time.
The space-time world where Lin Chuan was located.
Before anyone realized it, another month had passed.
Under Lin Chuan's closed-door training, hard work finally paid off. The current him had completely mastered the ability to mark space-time.
Through the power of the Law of Space-Time, he could mark space-time coordinates. In this way, he could truly complete space-time traversal and absolutely would not get lost!
Moreover, he had already confirmed it through experiments.
Just now, in fact, he had still been in another space-time world.
And the time point of that space-time had only just progressed to the Cell stage.
Different from the development of Lin Chuan's space-time world, Cell had still been born in that space-time world, and the plot was slowly progressing just like the original work.
He used his invisibility ability to lie low outside the battlefield, observing the battle's occurrence without showing himself.
In that space-time, he also saw most of his acquaintances, and even saw his wives and children.
Only, he did not see himself.
And according to Lin Chuan's knowledge, the him of this space-time should have gone to the Sixth Universe at this point in time...
It had to be said that every space-time world had slight differences. A single small decision could involve even more possibilities!
Perhaps without outsiders interfering with time, the space-time world Lin Chuan went to was the normal development not interfered with by any future person.
...
"The final preparations are complete! Next, it is truly time to set out!"
Coming out of the enclosed training area, Lin Chuan jumped through space with a thought and directly found Bulma, Android 18, and Android 21, who were chatting and laughing at home.
As for the matter of space-time travel, Lin Chuan had long told them.
Regarding this, Bulma, Android 18, and Android 21 did not stop him, nor did they complain.
Because whatever Lin Chuan wanted to do, he would always take the initiative to discuss it with them. Moreover, they knew Lin Chuan had always had a goal, which was to use his own power to bring back his future daughter.
This was a knot in Lin Chuan and Bulma's hearts.
Precisely because of this, Android 21 even told Lin Chuan everything about her ability to travel through space-time and the concepts she held.
"Do you need me to go with you? After all, in terms of space-time travel, I have a bit more experience." Android 21 deeply understood the danger of traveling through space-time. Having experience, she wanted to accompany Lin Chuan so they could look after each other.
"Experience in space-time travel indeed needs to be slowly accumulated. You don't need to worry. I have already perfected the most difficult space-time marking! I have also faced the chaotic space-time currents you mentioned. With my strength, they are no threat to me!"
"If possible, I would actually hope you could go with me. But while I am not here, the only person who can protect this home is you."
As Lin Chuan spoke, he also looked toward Bulma and Android 18.
The two women understood what Lin Chuan meant, and they also agreed.
Although their strength had become stronger with Lin Chuan's help, compared to Android 21, they were still far behind.
After emotional communication, Lin Chuan also stated his original plan: "You don't need to worry. I also won't go alone. Piccolo will accompany me on this trip!"
Bringing Piccolo along!
This was the only choice Lin Chuan could make.
He had originally thought of bringing Vegeta, or Kakarot, Raditz, and even Broly along.
But they had all gone to the God of Destruction Realm to train over a month ago...
Even though they returned every few days, this instead made Lin Chuan feel that Piccolo was more reliable.