It wasn't until their band had played through the set twice that North Kai finally found an opening.
"King Kai-sensei, is something the matter?" Ino had been rehearsing on the Grand Kai's Planet for the past few days, specifically to perform at the opening ceremony of the First Other World Martial Arts Tournament. Underworld music, right? Using a suona was a perfectly reasonable choice!
The Grand Kai found it very interesting, so he joined in and became the lead singer!
Both sides were delighted.
Originally, Ino didn't have this level of musical literacy. It was back on Planet Konats, while waiting for the Treasured Tool: Plow to cool down, that she had nothing to do and learned performance techniques from Tapion. The Konatsians' love for music was truly ingrained in their bones, and their understanding of music could be called the pinnacle.
This was just like learning English; studying hard for ten years in a non-English environment might not be as effective as living in an English-speaking environment for three months.
Ino followed along and learned music for two months, and now she had a bit of an artistic cell. After contributing a "famous song" from her past life, in addition to the internally designated Killer B, she also called up Tapion, the Hero of the South Galaxy.
Tapion looked like an elf, but he actually wasn't. They only had a lifespan of a few hundred years. For Ino, returning from a thousand years ago was just the blink of an eye, but for Tapion, that blink was a solid one thousand years. When Ino went to find him, he was already dead. But being dead didn't matter! It was the Underworld Martial Arts Tournament anyway; one more dead person was no big deal.
Ino signaled for the others to rest for a moment, then walked to the side to focus on answering North Kai's communication.
North Kai said, "Ino, the crisis Earth is encountering this time is even more serious than anticipated. I'm afraid Goku won't be able to resist it. A new enemy is rapidly approaching Earth."
"Is it that bald Saiyan, Nappa?"
"No, it's a guy even more cruel than the Saiyans."
Ino hesitated for two seconds. "...It couldn't be Frieza, could it?"
North Kai wiped his sweat. "That's not it. If you can, please help Goku."
Ino had no obligation to help Earth, but she still wanted to use Earth's Dragon Balls to ask about the Hero's Sword. Checking her panel at this moment, she discovered that over twenty "Scapegoat Points" had suddenly appeared. Without a doubt, this was Earth taking the blame for her; Vegeta must have vented all his resentment onto Earth.
Frieza's group was the enemy of the entire universe. Uniting the Earth's warriors to solve this cancer fit her interests.
"...Alright, I'll go over and take a look."
Ino greeted the Grand Kai. He was currently her biggest patron. The Grand Kai indeed didn't like to manage these "trivial matters," but if she really reached a life-or-death juncture, the Grand Kai would definitely give her a hand, and that was enough!
Going to save the universe herself was also a bonus item; there was nothing to hesitate about.
"Are you going to aid another planet again? I truly didn't misjudge you; you are a true Hero. If there is a need, you can call me at any time," Tapion said sincerely.
"Okay."
Ino added all the Scapegoat Points she had just received. Her attributes were now: Nin 11, Tai 16, Gen 10, Wis 12, Str 12, Spd 15, Spirit 12, Seal 10. Total attributes: 98. Every single point of improvement in her attributes was multiple times more effective than before. Her base battle power was now 15,000, and her Kaio-ken was raised to LV4; her current physical condition allowed her to use the Kaio-ken x4.
She was not in her prime state right now.
On the contrary, she was still a wounded patient. This 15,000 seemed the same as before, but it was actually the result of adding points back after a drop.
That glance from the Phantom Majin had nearly destroyed her spiritual world. The God Tree, which had already grown into a towering tree, was pushed over, and her "Spirit" was missing a large chunk. However, a blessing in disguise occurred; the tree seed took the opportunity to undergo nirvana and rebirth, and a God Tree belonging uniquely to her grew in her spiritual world.
Where is the boundary between humans and Gods? The Grand Kai spoke vaguely, but Ino roughly understood: humans are imperfect, while Gods are perfect.
That Otsutsuki God, by devouring the Chakra Fruit, secretly absorbed the essence of the other Otsutsuki clan members to make up for his own deficiencies, allowing himself to reach a perfect state and become a God.
Ninjas of the shinobi world all have 361 acupoints. Ninjas from the Legend of the Eyes can use their two eyes as new acupoints, making it 363. Kaguya Otsutsuki, who devoured the Chakra Fruit, would grow a Rinne Sharingan on her forehead; this eye is the 364th acupoint. Where is the final acupoint? How is it opened? No one knows.
The God Tree in Ino's spiritual world had taken root and sprouted. Her 364th acupoint was currently gestation within it. Once it fully grew, she would undoubtedly take a large step toward the direction of a God.
The Otsutsuki clan seeks to supplement their imperfections. What about the Saiyans? Actually, it's about the same.
Son Goku has brain problems, Vegeta has brain problems, and Broly has even more brain problems! Speaking of which, Son Gohan, who has the highest talent and potential, also has defects in his personality; he isn't perfect either.
Ino rubbed the center of her brow. The new eye wouldn't be usable this time. Carrying the Hero's Sword, she instructed the others to wait for her return to practice, then opened the Crossing Moon Bridge and rushed over.
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Son Goku had entrusted Krillin long ago: once an enemy invades, he must help protect his wife and son.
As a brother who lived and died with him, Krillin faithfully fulfilled the agreement. As soon as Vegeta descended, he came to Chi-Chi and Gohan's side to protect the two.
"Goku won't be in trouble, right?"
"Dad... Waaaaah, I want Dad!"
Mother and son were very worried about Son Goku's safety.
"Don't worry. Goku underwent arduous training with King Kai. He is invincible under the heavens now," Krillin constantly comforted the mother and son.
In the distance, Son Goku and Piccolo joined hands to battle Vegeta. The aftershocks of their battle made the Earth tremble in waves. Krillin was actually very worried too, but his worry was useless. Rather than comforting Chi-Chi and her son, it was better to say he was comforting himself.
A base battle power of 8,000 was simply not worth mentioning in front of Vegeta. Son Goku had to use the Kaio-ken x2, raising his battle power to 16,000. Finding he still wasn't a match, he forcibly endured the immense pain in his body and used the Kaio-ken x3, bringing his battle power to 24,000, only then barely holding off Vegeta's tide-like fierce attacks.
Piccolo took off his weighted clothing and concentrated all the ki in his body to a single point, also able to gather a battle power exceeding 7,000. The two joined hands, barely resisting Vegeta.
Just as Krillin's heart was in turmoil, another meteor descended from the horizon.
The landing point was very close to the school.
Doubt, shock, and terror—many emotions converged together. He hurriedly signaled for Chi-Chi and Gohan to evacuate with him.
They hadn't run fifty meters.
A muscle man, 2.60 meters tall with a pineapple head and a crazed expression, landed in front of him. Krillin's terror reached its peak.
The information judged through aura was scarce, but he felt that this newly appeared enemy... seemed to be even stronger than Vegeta!
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