"Don't rely too much on transformations, Vegeta."
"What?"
Vegeta hadn't understood the meaning of Beryl's words yet.
His forehead buzzed.
He was sent flying into the air.
The golden aura around him quickly dissipated, and his golden hair reverted to its original black.
By the time Vegeta reacted, his back was already pressed against the barrier of the boundary.
This barrier was precisely used to prevent the energy from the clash from leaking out.
Vegeta stood up, without a single scratch on his body.
He touched his forehead with his hand.
"It doesn't hurt?"
"My Super Saiyan transformation was instantly dispelled, yet I wasn't harmed in the slightest."
Beryl flicked Vegeta on the forehead. Although Vegeta flew backward very quickly, he only reached the edge of the barrier, and there were no signs of impact injuries on his body.
"Did you see that, Vegeta?" Beryl appeared before Vegeta again.
"Transformations are something that, if you understand their mysteries, can be easily stopped."
"Even if you become a Super Saiyan, I can easily make you dispel your transformation."
"Tch…" Hearing this, Vegeta scoffed, "Aren't you just relying on being stronger than me to do that?"
"Hmm, is that how you understand it?" Beryl sized up Vegeta, "The power I just used was about equal to your Super Saiyan strength."
"Don't rely too much on transformations, unless you reach a bottleneck where you can break through to the next stage and need to maintain that state for training. Under normal circumstances, training in your base form is better than training in your Super Saiyan form."
"Unless you can make your transformation a regular state that doesn't cause any burden on your body. Otherwise, transformations can be easily interrupted."
"You specifically flicked my forehead just to say that?"
"No, I just thought you were too arrogant and needed some discipline!"
"Your rebellious nature will cause you trouble in the future, especially don't make that gesture."
"In a future where you haven't joined the Chat Group, every time you make that standard thumb-pointing-at-yourself gesture, you'll be beaten up shortly after."
Vegeta: "…"
"So, I'm being beaten by you now because of the gesture I just made?"
Vegeta felt as if he had taken ten thousand points of critical damage.
"Hmm, it seems so!" Beryl thought and nodded seriously, "I don't know why, but seeing your gesture just gives me the urge to beat you up."
Vegeta: "…"
"Look, is that even human talk?"
Vegeta and Beryl flew back to where the others were.
The four who had just clashed looked dispirited and pale, each appearing to have suffered heavy injuries.
That guy Vegeta, he really doesn't hold back.
Is showing off really that important?
A white orb of light, about the size of a thumb, condensed on Beryl's fingertip.
She threw it into the sky.
In the high sky, the chaotic clouds, disturbed by the energy, slowly returned to calm.
The orb of light transformed into tiny raindrops and fell.
In an instant, a fine, misty rain fell throughout the entire barrier area.
As the raindrops, evolved from white light, landed on the ground, everything within the barrier began to recover.
The broken walls and shattered eaves, caused by the energy collision, were repairing at a visible speed.
The flattened patches of forest were slowly being straightened.
Even the uneven ground was covered in a layer of white light, quickly returning to its original appearance.
And when the raindrops fell on people, a refreshing sensation permeated their bodies.
It felt as if they were being purified.
"My power… and injuries, they've all recovered."
Uchiha Madara unbelievably felt the state of his body.
He had just been sent flying by Vegeta's power, spitting up several mouthfuls of blood. Although he wouldn't die, he would definitely need some time to recover.
Yet, as the raindrops fell, his injuries and body fatigue were slowly disappearing.
Ten seconds, twenty seconds…
Everything damaged by the battle was washed clean by the white light rain.
It was as if nothing had ever happened.
Even Asakura Hao and the other three had returned to their peak condition.
"This is truly incredible. Is this the power of the Group Leader?" Aizen's face showed a look of amazement.
Restoration is always much harder than destruction, let alone restoring everything that was destroyed to a state as if it had never happened. This is even more difficult.
Even from Aizen's perspective, he couldn't discern any difference between the scenery within the barrier now and before the battle; in fact, it was completely identical.
"Incredible power." Kero, in the distance, exclaimed.
It wasn't just the ability to restore, but also the mastery of space-time, the terrifying control over space-time to return everything to its original state.
Across from Kinomoto Sakura, in another safe zone, stood a red-haired girl.
"Shana, that Group Leader is probably far more terrifying than I anticipated."
"Mhm." Shana nodded.
After battles with her foes, she would also use similar methods to repair damaged areas, but it was only for scenery, not including subtle things.
For example, if a creature died, it was truly dead.
She could only temporarily slow down the process of death, or manifest its remaining existence in another way.
But that was something that could only be achieved by referencing the world's laws, not by disregarding the world's inherent laws.
"We're here for a gathering, not a fight."
Beryl clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"Before the gathering begins, I'll first explain the rules, which are similar to the rules stated in the Chat Group upgrade."
"You can buy or exchange items with other group members, but to take them back to your own world, you need to pay a certain amount of points. These points are objectively determined by the Chat Group, and a certain handling fee will be charged."
"Of course, you can also agree on the items first and sign a contract."
"Then, after returning, you can exchange the items you both need. This way, you won't have to go through the Mall, that shady intermediary, and you can save a lot of points."
"More specific information has already been sent to the group, you can check it at your leisure."
The Mall immediately provides points when an item is sold, whereas at the gathering, transactions are made between people, and the Chat Group charges a certain handling fee, which is essentially much cheaper. You can even barter and make up the difference in price.
Simply put, it's the difference between having a storefront and having no storefront and setting up a street stall.
The price of goods, whether expensive or cheap, will naturally differ.
"Buying items from other group members, hmph, why would I, Vegeta, need such things?" Vegeta folded his arms, his eyes stern.
Besides the Group Leader Beryl, he looked down on everyone else.
Compared to Vegeta's rebellious nature, some group members thought of many things.
It turned out the Group Leader had them spar and fight to screen for transactions between group members after the gathering.
"Then, let the gathering begin."
Beryl clapped her hands together, and a rift opened in the sky.
Countless varieties of snacks fell from above.
"Ouch!"
Shana's forehead was hit.
She instinctively drew her weapon and swung it fiercely at the falling object.
"Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop—"
The blade almost touched the pineapple bun that had fallen to the ground. Shana, with powerful willpower, stopped it.
The blade was only half an inch away from hitting the pineapple bun.
Shana let out a big sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
She almost did something unforgivable.
"Pineapple buns… it's raining pineapple buns!"
Shana swallowed, looking at the pineapple bun lying on the ground.
As she was surprised, a few more pineapple buns hit her on the forehead.
At this point, Shana no longer resisted. She picked up a pineapple bun, tore open the bag, and began to devour it.
"Wow, so blissful."
"I feel completely filled!"