Chapter 166: Six-Star Dragon Reappears
Supreme Kai Realm.
A group gathered together, attention focused on one person at the front.
Beyond Caulifla's five Sadala Saiyans and Supreme Kai Fuwa, the most surprising presence was Hit in his signature trench coat.
Several days had passed since Turles and One-Star Dragon's battle ended. With Turles's group appearing here now, the result was self-evident.
As for Hit, Turles had specifically invited him.
From the original story, Hit—though an assassin—possessed decent character. Moreover, Turles had brought up Supreme Kai Fuwa's name. Ultimately, Hit had accepted Turles's invitation.
However, Hit still maintained his consistently aloof style—hands in pockets, expressionless, standing alone while maintaining distance from others.
After the final Dragon Ball was purified and completely restored, Turles naturally wanted to use the Dragon Balls' power to restore lives and planets harmed by Evil Dragons.
This would also serve as verification for the purified Dragon Balls.
Though in Supreme Kai eyes, Dragon Ball existence unbalanced the universe, existence implied reason. As long as Dragon Balls weren't abused, benefits outweighed drawbacks.
Turles placed the final One-Star Dragon Ball at the center of the six Dragon Balls, then stood and stepped back several paces, clearing the position.
After Turles withdrew, the Namekian Elder eagerly walked before the Dragon Balls. Looking at the completely restored Dragon Balls, he felt tremendous excitement.
"They're back—truly back!"
The Elder's emotions couldn't calm for ages. He even choked up somewhat.
This wasn't strange. Dragon Balls symbolized Namekians, holding supreme status within the race.
During the time Dragon Balls had problems, he'd been unable to eat or sleep well. Now that the Dragon Balls had recovered, his excitement was natural.
Regarding the Elder's current state, the other several people understood completely. They simply waited quietly for his emotions to settle, showing no impatience.
However, Turles—facing away from everyone—didn't know that standing behind him, Caulifla and Cabba's eyes had been slowly losing their luster after he placed down the Dragon Balls. After he moved away from the Dragon Balls, their gazes became completely vacant.
After a long while, the Elder's excited emotions finally calmed somewhat. He looked back at Turles. Seeing him nod, he tremblingly extended both arms toward the continuously flickering Dragon Balls on the ground. Using Namekian language, he spoke the words summoning Shenron:
"Come forth, Shenron!"
The Elder's voice trembled somewhat. After finishing, he stared unblinkingly at the Dragon Balls on the ground.
Fortunately, the method Vados had taught Turles's group proved effective. The Dragon Balls had been purified thoroughly.
After the Elder's words fell, the seven Dragon Balls' flickering light grew increasingly urgent. Supreme Kai Realm's sky also slowly darkened.
Next came a scene familiar to Turles. Golden light shot skyward from the seven Dragon Balls, plunging directly into the gathering storm clouds.
Then a magnificent head slowly emerged from the dark clouds.
No longer the red dragon, but green resembling Namekian skin color—even deeper than Universe 6 Namekians' complexion.
First came long whiskers, then fierce horns, crimson eyes, finally a serpentine body of unknown size.
"It worked! It truly worked! Wahhh!"
From Shenron's first appearance, the Elder had already lost control with excitement. After Shenron's full form was revealed, he even danced about venting his excitement before finally crying outright.
Turles walked forward two steps, coming before the Elder. After helping him up, he comforted: "Elder, isn't the Dragon Balls' recovery a good thing? Be happy!"
With Turles's comfort, the Elder finally stopped crying. He looked at Turles, eyes brimming with gratitude.
He knew—the Dragon Balls recovering so quickly was primarily due to Turles.
The Elder broke free from Turles's arm and knelt on one knee, speaking solemnly: "Supreme Kai-sama, the Namekians will forever remember your kindness!"
After speaking, the Elder performed a grand Namekian bow toward Turles.
Turles was caught somewhat off-guard by the Elder's sudden action. Hearing his words made things even more awkward. After glancing at the smiling Fuwa beside him, he reached out and pulled the Elder up again, emphasizing: "Apprentice—apprentice Supreme Kai!"
Seeing the Elder about to say more, he quickly changed the subject: "Alright, Elder, let's handle the main business first." He gestured toward Shenron with his chin.
"Right, right, right! I almost forgot!"
With Turles's reminder, the Elder finally remembered the main task. After nodding repeatedly, he stood with Turles's help, then faced Shenron.
Turles withdrew to Fuwa's side, smiling apologetically: "Lord Fuwa, I'm truly sorry. The Elder has always thought I was a full Supreme Kai."
Hierarchy among deities was quite strict. Though Turles's personal strength meant even Fuwa couldn't do much to him, Turles still maintained humility.
Not mentioning Fuwa's help during this time, just considering himself merely an apprentice Supreme Kai—if he truly acted presumptuous in the future, this veteran Supreme Kai's heart would probably feel uncomfortable.
The apprentice Supreme Kai status still helped him considerably. Moreover, he hadn't fully researched the creation power belonging to Supreme Kais. Maintaining good relations with Fuwa remained necessary.
Not mentioning Turles explaining things to Fuwa—Shenron had discovered their two figures.
Shenron possessed wish-granting power, counting as one among deities. A single thought revealed Turles and Fuwa's identities.
"This humble deity greets Supreme Kai Fuwa-sama, greets Apprentice Supreme Kai Turles-sama!"
Clearly, Shenron was trying hard to express respect. Its body continuously coiled downward. Helplessly, its form was simply too large—it could only lower its dragon head as much as possible.
Turles waved his hand, pointing at the Elder for Shenron: "Hurry and grant the wish!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Hearing Turles's "command," Shenron's gaze settled on the Elder. Crimson eyes stared at him while keeping voice as low as possible:
"O one who has gathered the seven Dragon Balls, speak your wish. Whatever it may be, I shall grant it!"
Regarding his dragon's performance, the Elder showed no disdain—instead felt honored. He straightened his chest, cleared his throat, then spoke in Namekian: "Shenron-sama, I need to restore the lives and planets killed by Evil Dragons!"
After speaking, the Elder swallowed nervously while staring at his dragon.
Honestly, this was the Elder's first time encountering such a wish. Most who'd previously come to Namek for wishes sought personal benefits affecting only one person. Now this involved several planets and countless lives' fates.
The Elder couldn't help feeling tense.
Hearing the Elder's words, Shenron also fell silent.
If anyone could hear Shenron's current thoughts, they'd be shocked—because currently, it was cursing internally.
'Dammit, I just recovered and you make me grant such a difficult wish—this is too much!'
Though mentally complaining, Shenron dared not speak out. Because two existences it couldn't afford to offend stood nearby. Without thinking, this wish obviously came from those two.
Watching the silent Shenron, the Elder's heart sank.
'This is bad—looks like even Shenron-sama can't grant this wish.'
Thinking this, the Elder sweated for Shenron.
Watching the silent Shenron, smiles slowly vanished from Turles and Fuwa's faces. They exchanged glances, seeing shock and understanding in each other's eyes.
Shocked that Shenron's abilities seemed diminished. Understanding of Shenron's ability limitations.
Originally, having Shenron grant this wish was merely to test whether it had truly recovered. Additionally, if those planets and lives destroyed by Evil Dragons could be restored, Fuwa could relax somewhat in coming times.
After all, planets selected by Evil Dragons were Universe 6's potential planets. If they were simply destroyed by Evil Dragons without intervention, both Turles and Fuwa would feel quite regretful.
Turles felt this way because the Evil Dragon incident involved his own reasons. Fuwa simply wanted to slack off.
Just as Turles was about to give up, Shenron showed new changes.
Momentary confusion appeared on Shenron's face. Its mouth had just opened, seemingly wanting to say something. But ultimately, nothing emerged. Then its body suddenly contracted, transforming back into seven light points.
This scene caught everyone present off-guard. The Elder's face paled instantly as he stumbled and collapsed.
"What happened? Is Shenron-sama displeased?"
The Elder seemed to lose his life's faith, murmuring incredulously in a low voice.
Namekians had used Dragon Balls many times, yet never had Shenron suddenly vanish without granting wishes.
Turles's expression also grew grave. He now knew Shenron had encountered problems—and what could cause Shenron problems was most likely Evil Dragon-related.
At this moment, he seemed to understand why One-Star Dragon had spoken to him that way.
Time rewound to several days prior.
BANG!
Turles and One-Star Dragon's fists collided. Terrifying spatial ripples spread outward from their center.
Affected by the spatial ripples, not only did Battle Star beneath them tremble violently—a satellite planet in the distance was directly annihilated under these ripples.
One-Star Dragon's body was directly knocked backward by this force.
By the time One-Star Dragon steadied itself, it had already flown beyond Battle Star's outer space region.
Moreover, it currently looked even more wretched than before. Not only was its body covered with horrifying wounds—several deep enough to see bone—but the arm that had just collided with Turles hung limply at its side, clearly unable to continue fighting.
Most critically, its injuries no longer slowly recovered like before.
Turles appeared relatively unharmed. Apart from fur looking somewhat fire-singed with bald patches, only a trace of blood remained at his mouth corner.
Obviously, after Turles transformed into SSJ4, his physical strength had completely crushed One-Star Dragon.
Actually, this wasn't strange. Not mentioning Turles's own physique wasn't poor—he'd never abandoned training with the gravity reorganizer and could battle One-Star Dragon without disadvantage.
Now with SSJ4 enhancement, surpassing One-Star Dragon was unsurprising.
Most importantly, Turles's base battle power far exceeded GT Goku's. Just Super Saiyan God's life enhancement wasn't comparable to that Goku.
In their recent battle, neither had used ki power within their bodies—purely physical confrontation. The result was Turles's victory.
Turles slowly flew before One-Star Dragon. Looking at its broken body, he remained silent.
One-Star Dragon was a good opponent. But eliminating Evil Dragons remained absolutely necessary.
As if sensing Turles's reluctance, anger stirred in One-Star Dragon's heart. Just about to fight again, it aggravated its wounds. Several blood arrows shot out. Its body swayed, falling backward.
"One-Star Dragon!"
Turles used Instant Transmission, appearing behind One-Star Dragon to catch it.
"Ptui!"
One-Star Dragon spat blood foam again.
"Heh heh! Turles!"
After expelling blood, One-Star Dragon looked at Turles so close before it. Fervor flashed through its eyes. But soon, dimness covered that heat.
However, having already battled Turles once, One-Star Dragon felt satisfied—especially since Turles had defeated it in its specialty area. It felt content.
"Having you as an opponent—truly wonderful!"
One-Star Dragon knew Turles's goal was the Dragon Ball within its body. So at the end, it only left these words.
Turles looked at One-Star Dragon in his arms, which had already stopped breathing. The joy from just winning completely vanished, leaving only complexity.
Calling it grief would be excessive. He and One-Star Dragon had only just met. Though One-Star Dragon counted as a decent opponent, no grief was necessary.
However, watching One-Star Dragon die inevitably felt regretful. After all, it had been a good opponent.
'I'm also glad to have you as an opponent.'
Turles spoke these words to One-Star Dragon in his heart, then placed his hand on One-Star Dragon's chest—where the final Black Star Dragon Ball resided.
But the moment Turles's hand touched, One-Star Dragon's body dispersed like sand. Finally, only the Dragon Ball remained in his hand. In his mind, a voice rang out:
"Beware of Six-Star Dragon."
At the time, Turles had assumed One-Star Dragon didn't know he'd already eliminated Six-Star Dragon, which was why it warned him. But now he understood—because Six-Star Dragon had reappeared.
"Turles, long time no see!"
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