Under Pudding's trembling efforts, a complete reel of memory film was extracted, floating in the center of the room.
Setsuna reached out and touched the film. His consciousness instantly sank into it.
He saw everything he had experienced in this world… meeting Ace, forming the Gourmet Navigation Group, defeating powerful enemies...
Further back were his memories before crossing over to this world… battles in the Naruto World, apprenticeship in the Toriko World, training in the Dragon Ball World...
The memories continued to regress, eventually crossing a certain boundary.
Setsuna was shocked to discover that before his reincarnation from Earth to the Naruto World, there was another fragment.
That fragment was incredibly brief, lasting only 1 microsecond… one-millionth of a second. For him, an ordinary person at the time, he couldn't even react before he 'died'!
That's right. Setsuna clearly saw himself die at the instant of crossing over. Accompanying his death was the destruction of that universe.
'Universe destruction? Something so absurd actually happened to me?' Setsuna felt a bit speechless.
He abruptly withdrew from the memory stream, pointing at that nearly imperceptible film and asking Pudding, "How many times can you slow down this memory?"
Pudding twisted her fingers nervously, her three eyes blinking uneasily. "At... at most, ten thousand times."
"Good. Do it," Setsuna said gravely.
Under Pudding's ability, the film, originally only the size of a speck of light, rapidly expanded, unfolding into a grand, magnificent memory scroll.
The originally fleeting one-millionth of a second was now fully displayed before Setsuna.
Setsuna touched the film again, immersing his consciousness within. He was then shocked to discover that on this scale of one-billionth of a second, two figures were engaged in a fierce battle at the edge of the universe.
One figure had shoulder-length red hair, exuding a wild power. The other figure was pure white, with seven Dragon Balls embedded in its chest.
Setsuna recognized the combatants instantly. 'It's Gogeta in Super Saiyan 4 and Omega Shenron!'
Even more unexpectedly, Gogeta in this timeline hadn't been able to save the world. The Dragon Ball universe was ultimately destroyed by Omega Shenron.
This discovery plunged Setsuna into deep thought, 'If the Dragon Ball Universe was destroyed, then what about the Dragon Ball Universe I went to? Did Zeno restore the universe? Or is it that the Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super Universes are different?'
Setsuna frowned slightly. The Dragon Ball Universe had too many parallel timelines, and he wasn't sure which scenario it was.
'However, it seems I don't have time to dwell on this now,' Setsuna's expression turned grim.
Because he discovered that Omega Shenron, who should have been destroyed along with the universe, had detected his existence right before destruction. All the dark energy had surged into the depths of his soul, binding with him.
'So, the source of the foreign force inside me is Omega Shenron? And it's the Omega Shenron that devoured all the negative emotions of an entire universe? This is a huge problem!' Setsuna's gaze turned grave.
Although Omega Shenron was severely wounded by Goku, abandoned all its power, and fell into deep sleep, it was still far beyond his ability to handle.
He was just a 'low-class warrior' far from even reaching Super Saiyan 1. Judging by the strength Omega Shenron displayed, it was likely on the level of a God of Destruction.
'No wonder Omega Shenron had no reaction before when I trained in [Ki], but reacted so strongly when I implanted Goku's cells,' Setsuna exhaled heavily, but didn't regret the implantation.
Omega Shenron would inevitably awaken eventually. Without the Saiyan Cells, he wouldn't even have the power to resist. At least now there was a glimmer of hope for him to catch up.
'I can't waste time. I must grow stronger at the fastest possible speed!' Setsuna unconsciously clenched his fists, a sense of urgency he hadn't felt in a long time washing over him.
Within the Gourmet Space, Don Slime's voice sounded timely. "Although that guy is stronger than me, he's currently asleep. I'm the one awake. I'll try my best to suppress him for you, preventing him from being stimulated by external factors and awakening prematurely."
"Thank you, my dear friend," Setsuna thanked sincerely. Thankfully, Don Slime was helping with the suppression. Otherwise, the time left for him would be even more pressing.
"However, I won't be able to lend you power again for a while," Don Slime changed the subject. "Also, aside from that rare Vampire Fruit last time, I still need nine more Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits to restore my power."
"Nine Mythical Zoans?" Setsuna raised an eyebrow slightly, then agreed decisively. "No problem."
He had originally considered making a move against the World Government during his next entry into the One Piece World.
But given the current situation, time waits for no one. He must accelerate his plans.
The Five Elders, Killingham's... and Shamrock's sword... that alone makes seven Mythical Zoans.
But the problem is, the lives of the Five Elders and the God's Knights are at Imu's mercy.
If Imu is alerted during the process of seizing their abilities, she might directly execute these subordinates.
Thinking this, a bold plan rapidly took shape in Setsuna's mind. 'I must set a trap wide enough to capture the Five Elders and the God's Knights all at once, seizing their abilities with overwhelming force.'
'Put these memory films back into my brain,' Setsuna, lost in thought, suddenly spoke.
"Yes," The trembling Pudding hurriedly complied. Her hands glowed faintly as she carefully re-implanted the memory film into Setsuna's mind.
With a grave expression, Setsuna walked out of Pudding's room, politely declined Big Mom's enthusiastic attempts to keep him, and returned to the [Gluttony] at the fastest speed possible.
Setsuna entered his room, ordering Ace, Zephyr, and others to guard outside. "Guard the door. Absolutely do not let any living being in. Also, no matter what you sense happening inside, do not enter!"
After doing all this, Setsuna finally took out the Senzu Beans.
He had brought 30 Senzu Beans back from the Dragon Ball World. In the Toriko World, he used 8 feeding the the Snake King, Mother Snake. Solving Ichiryu's appetite cost 5. Now, 17 Senzu Beans remained.
Although he could also recover using Appetite Energy, its efficiency was slightly lower than Senzu Beans. He needed to recover at the fastest speed possible.
Setsuna placed a Senzu Bean under his tongue, then hardened his heart. His right hand, wrapped in dual-colored Haki, plunged into his own chest.
Squelch—
Blood instantly dyed his clothes crimson.
To bring himself to the brink of death without accidentally killing himself required perfect control over every inch of his body's muscles.
Gritting his teeth against the intense pain, suppressing the regenerative instinct of his Namekian cells, Setsuna's right hand continued to churn within his chest cavity.
Finally, his vision began to blur, his consciousness gradually scattering...
At the critical point just before losing consciousness, Setsuna used his last ounce of strength to crush the Senzu Bean in his mouth.
Instantly, surging life energy swept through his entire body.
All injuries healed in an instant. Furthermore, an unprecedented power erupted from the depths of every cell.
It was the combat experience he had accumulated over the years, thoroughly ignited by the Saiyan Cells at death's door, transformed into tangible strength enhancement.
"Not enough yet..." Feeling the surging power within him, a flicker of determination passed through Setsuna's eyes. He took out another Senzu Bean.