"Shenron? At least it's not a Dark Dragon!"
Seeing Shenron appear, Goku and Vegeta, who had just separated, breathed a sigh of relief. The Shadow Dragons had caused them too much trouble, so seeing Shenron was both touching and reassuring.
"Son Goku, we meet again. You've dealt with the dark side, but now it's time for us to part ways!"
Upon seeing Goku, Shenron greeted him. In this world, the Dragon Balls were not mere creations but incarnations of certain rules, different from their counterparts in the Super Universe.
"Part ways? Shenron, where are you going?"
Goku asked with some confusion. Shenron's appearance surprised him, and he didn't expect Shenron to leave.
"My existence, while capable of granting wishes, has also become a burden. The emergence of the dark side was a punishment for you, who kept asking for more and more, altering too many rules. Now you must bear the consequences of changing those rules, which is why the dark side appeared in the first place."
"Now I must go. The next world is yours alone. Perhaps I will reappear someday, but it won't be in your era. However, before I leave, I can grant you one final wish!"
Shenron explained that after being defeated by the dark side, he would enter a period of dormancy. This was also depicted in the original work, where the Dragon Balls reappeared when Pan was old.
However, this time, since Goku didn't make a deal with Shenron and Shenron didn't help him in the end, Goku wouldn't be taken away. To be honest, the ending of the original work was quite sad.
Goku had initially been defeated by the Super One-Star Dragon, but because he made some sort of deal with Shenron, he broke through his limits and stood up again, using a big move to defeat the Super One-Star Dragon.
The final ending is that Dragon Balls merged into Goku's body, and he disappeared into the universe. When Pan grew old, the Dragon Balls reappeared. It was a very tragic ending.
But now, this won't happen anymore, which is good news. In the end, the two wished for the Earth to return to its original state, and for all those who had died to be revived. These were two wishes, but Shenron fulfilled them both.
Immediately after, Shenron disappeared again. The seven Dragon Balls didn't fly away but instead merged into the void, disappearing in front of the two.
Strictly speaking, Goku and the others did have some issues from the beginning. The universe's civilizations had been destroyed countless times due to wars, and the Earth had continuously suffered as a result.
But to be honest, this kind of destruction is a one-time deal for most civilizations. But Goku and the others constantly repaired the Earth and revived the dead using this method, which actually violated the rules.
So, in the end, Shenron turned into what he is now, the Shadow Dragons emerged, and Shenron, being the embodiment of rules, disappeared after this event. Although this aligns more with reality, it's not exactly good news for now.
"It seems that in the future, when we face any enemies, we really need to be careful. We no longer have the Dragon Balls as our backup!"
Goku said helplessly as he watched Shenron disappear. The Earth was full of disasters, and now, with this situation, they had no choice but to rely on themselves since the Dragon Balls were gone.
Of course, there were still the Namekian Dragon Balls, but they had to be cautious. Although the Namekian Dragon Balls hadn't been used much, they too could mutate if overused. They could turn into Shadow Dragons, which would be even more formidable, and whether they could handle them was another question.
So, after learning the hard way, they must be careful in the future. Otherwise, if any major problems arise, it will be too late.
Seeing that Shenron disappeared, Goku took Vegeta back to Earth. Naturally, the people on Earth knew they had succeeded, otherwise, the Earth wouldn't have reverted to its current state.
After everyone gathered together, Son Goku and the others recounted their experiences. Everyone understood that they could no longer use Shenron. And to be honest, they all felt quite regretful…
After all, it is impossible for human beings not to have so-called regrets and wishes, so they couldn't guarantee that such situations wouldn't arise again. In the future, they would have to be more cautious.
In the past, they knew that even if someone died, it wasn't a big deal as long as they could summon Shenron. But this time, with Shenron gone, things were different.
"The disappearance of Shenron from Earth isn't entirely a bad thing. After all, you were too dependent on them. Other planets are different from you. Excessive reliance on Shenron only leads to a dead end."
"We're going back too. By the way, you should thank Asahi-sama this time. Though he didn't intervene directly, he did tell us how to turn the tide at the end!"
After saying this, the Old Kai had Kibito Kai take him back. Although they wanted to stay and gather, they were Gods, not humans, and needed to maintain their divine demeanor.
In this aspect, the Old Kai did quite well. Though he seemed like a copy of Master Roshi, he was still a God.
Kibito Kai naturally wouldn't say much about his ancestor's decisions. In the future, they would just need to communicate more. After all, the strongest in their universe were still the Saiyans, and even at level 1.8, they needed their warriors.
The only problem was that the warriors' lifespans are too short. However, after they died, they could reunite in the underworld. To be honest, Asahi had some opinions about the rules of the underworld. This brought up the question of what reincarnation really was… a very big question.
Uub was the reincarnation of Buu, but even beings like Dabura were placed directly in heaven. After being put in such places, his personality was significantly affected, which was quite remarkable.
Dabura, who was originally irredeemable, became a good person after being put in heaven, which was simply unbelievable.
So why not just put all the souls in heaven and brainwash them all? At that time, how good the Universe would be?