When Popo took Dende to the Other World, Lin Chen emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with a pale face.
The battle with Mr. Popo just now had no clear outcome.
But in Lin Chen's eyes, he had already lost.
Even though he had used Ultra Ego, and was facing Mr. Popo with full strength without holding anything back, Lin Chen still felt a strong feeling of frustration.
It turns out that even with the same Ultra Instinct, the disparity can be so enormous in the hands of different individuals.
Lin Chen speculated that Mr. Popo's Ultra Instinct was likely perfect, equivalent to the level of Grand Priest.
His own Ultra Ego was still in its infancy, at best able to bully Angels like Whis. Compared to the Perfected Ultra Instinct, it was still lacking.
In the past, to confirm the power of Ultra Ego, Lin Chen had sparred with Whis, winning narrowly at the time. However, this time the result was completely different.
Truth be told, Mr. Popo was right; Lin Chen, at his current divine level, couldn't compare to the experts of Grand Priest's caliber.
"I can't keep wasting time here; I need to quickly go back and improve my strength."
With that thought, Lin Chen sighed and promptly returned to Earth.
West City.
Trunks and others were building a new home for Bulma and the others.
Although all living beings had been revived, it all had to start anew.
Fortunately, everyone was filled with confidence and hope for the new life.
At that moment, Lin Chen suddenly appeared beside them.
"Teacher?"
Seeing Lin Chen, Trunks immediately put down the construction materials and brought Lin Chen to Bulma, who was operating an excavator.
"Mom, this is my teacher, Lin Chen! He's the one who saved this world."
Bulma immediately stepped out of the excavator, approached Lin Chen, and looked at him with keen, sparkling eyes.
"Lin Chen? I heard you married my sister in your world?"
Bulma unconsciously stepped forward, extended her hand, and touched Lin Chen's cheek.
"I'm a bit envious of my sister, being with such an outstanding man like you... Why didn't the me in that world pursue you?"
Bulma's words made Trunks feel embarrassed.
"Mom, Dad is right here!" he whispered, reminding her.
On the side, Vegeta blushed and turned his face away, but his ears were perked, clearly paying attention to the situation.
Lin Chen chuckled, "Besides your sister, I also have a Saiyan wife."
"What? I guess I understand the reason now."
Bulma immediately took away her hand and shouted to Vegeta nearby, "Vegeta, it seems you're the better choice after all!"
Vegeta immediately felt embarrassed, "You fool, what are you saying?!"
"Well, Trunks, we have to go back. I'll leave the matters of this world to you."
"I understand."
Trunks didn't try to urge them to stay; instead, he straightened his body and bowed deeply to Lin Chen.
"Teacher, thank you. It's because of you that our world has a new lease on life."
Lin Chen not only saved this world but also left a new set of Dragon Balls for Trunks and the others, which will give this world more guarantees from now on so that some regrets can be remedied.
"By the way, Trunks, although I've left Dragon Balls for you, it's best to use them as a last resort in the future. After helping Dende revive the Namekians, you better hide the Dragon Balls and not let anyone easily find them," Lin Chen suddenly remembered something and advised.
In the aftermath of Lin Chen's confrontation with Mr. Popo, Mr. Popo had warned Lin Chen not to misuse the power of the Dragon Balls because their power was actually the power of the Dragon God Zalama.
Although the reason was unknown, over countless millennia of guarding the seal, Mr. Popo gradually developed a premonition that the power of the Dragon Balls might not be as simple as everyone thought.
So, when Old Kami brought the Dragon Balls to Earth years ago, Mr. Popo instilled the idea of not abusing the power of the Dragon Balls in him.
Now that Lin Chen was leaving, he felt it was necessary to remind Trunks.
"I understand," Trunks nodded in response.
Goodbyes are always quick. Using the time machine, Lin Chen and the others smoothly returned to their own world and then destroyed it.
Time travel was an act explicitly forbidden by the gods.
Back in his own world, after spending time with everyone for a few days, when there was no one around, Lin Chen said to the system, "System, please issue the reward."
"Ding! Issuing reward: Clues for above Super Saiyan 4."
Lin Chen had been eagerly looking forward to this reward, and at the same time, was also filled with curiosity.
Clues for above Super Saiyan 4 - what could this reward be?
As Lin Chen hoped, suddenly, a piece of information was injected into Lin Chen's brain.
Lin Chen instantly understood what this reward was all about.
Just as Lin Chen had thought, the reward "above Super Saiyan 4" indeed referred to a further transformation beyond Super Saiyan 4!
Regarding this transformation, although the system didn't provide specific information, it gave Lin Chen a clue, telling him that by following the information in the clue, he might obtain information related to the new transformation.
The clue was: Go to World 141 in the 5th month of Age 786, witness what happens there, and you will receive a clue above Super Saiyan 4.
The so-called clue turned out to be for Lin Chen to go to a mini-world?
Going to a mini-world was no big deal, but why specify a specific time? Did something very special happen in that world?
Lin Chen didn't know.
However, he decided to investigate.
Considering that both Zeno had already appeared, the Tournament of Power would soon be held.
Before leaving, Lin Chen also specifically sought out Whis and Beerus.
"Beerus-sama, from my observation, Zeno-sama is likely to hold the Tournament of Power soon. If I were you, I'd train the others well during this time."
"Tournament of Power? No problem, with you guys around, what is there to fear?" Beerus didn't care at all.
"If Zeno-sama is going to hold a tournament, it will definitely be a multiverse-scale event. The opponents at that time won't just be from Universe 6," Lin Chen continued.
Whis nodded in agreement, "Beerus-sama, what Mr. Lin Chen said is correct. Although Universe 7 has many experts now, there are also strong individuals in other universes."
"So troublesome... Fine, I get it! But Lin Chen, where are you going?"
"Me? Of course, I'm going for training. Mr. Whis, if the tournament starts, please seek out Chronoa-sama and she should know my whereabouts."
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Whis couldn't help but smile, "Mr. Lin Chen, are you going to another world?"
"Yes. I'm off."
When Lin Chen disappeared in front of them, Beerus' lips couldn't help but twitch, "This guy is already stronger than a God of Destruction and still wants to train. Does he want to surpass even the Grand Priest?"
"It's possible." Whis chuckled.
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