Chapter 157: Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi and Towa Are Taken Away
It seemed that the young man had absorbed the recently erupted energy—his aura was now incredibly divine, like a god descending into the mortal world.
At that moment, the youth was staring coldly at Lin Qi, while Lin Qi, equally puzzled, looked back at him.
As their eyes met, they each saw the same confusion and lack of understanding in the other's gaze.
Because—their facial features were almost identical!
"What the... another one shows up, and he looks exactly the same?" Goku Black was completely thrown off.
"Are you... another version of me from a different timeline?" Lin Qi asked uncertainly.
Could it be that he had already broken the barriers between timelines?!
He had no idea what the other timeline was like, but having two timelines collide... that could only mean trouble!
According to the explanations Cognac had given him in the past, he had dug a hole way too deep...
This was going to directly affect both timelines!
Swish—
At that moment, Zamasu suddenly appeared and flew to Goku Black's side. Another figure also landed beside the Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi.
Lin Qi frowned as he saw her—it was none other than Towa, the charming woman he'd encountered in the Dark Demon Realm!
Why was she suddenly intruding into this timeline? And why was the version of himself from that other timeline involved with Towa?
"No wonder..." Lin Qi now understood the mystery. No wonder there was such destructive power coming at him, a force that even made him feel pressure... a God of Destruction?
It was him! The energy attack had come from another timeline's version of himself!
"What the hell is going on?" Lin Qi asked Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi. Facing himself like this felt extremely bizarre.
Especially in a form he usually never bothered to use—Super Saiyan Blue!
"You'll find out soon enough. The other timelines have already been affected. The situation is critical!"
"It's your timeline?" Lin Qi suddenly smirked, eager to try something. "Wanna spar a bit?"
After all, even if there were two of them, they were still the same person. Their thought processes would inevitably be the same.
Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi twitched his mouth slightly, clearly having the same thought. "Now's not the time..."
"Goku Black—I'm taking him with me." His voice was low and grim, and the pressure he exuded was overwhelming.
Lin Qi raised a brow, unmoved. "I'm not saying no, but explain the situation. Or fight me."
"You...!" Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi started to retort, but swallowed the words.
Then, with a darkened expression, he looked at Lin Qi. "Is there really no room for negotiation? Both timelines are in the middle of being repaired—things are unstable!"
"Then let's find another place and settle it quickly!" Lin Qi didn't even hesitate before making the suggestion.
"My side's on a tight schedule. Are you planning to go against yourself?" Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi let out a cold laugh, clearly irritated.
"Fine..." Lin Qi shrugged. Seeing that he'd grown stronger and taken on a leadership role, he figured it wasn't right to block his own path.
Looking at this other self, Lin Qi suddenly had an idea—what if he used the time machine to spar with himself?
Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi, Towa, Goku Black, and Zamasu passed through the time rift.
The tear between parallel timelines gradually began to mend, and the strange phenomena in the sky slowly faded.
Just before stepping fully into the rift, Super Saiyan Blue Lin Qi suddenly looked back at Lin Qi. "Steady your steps. Feel the chaos of time and space... you are the final savior."
"What does that even mean?! Hey, wait—!"
Watching as the two timelines became fully sealed off, Lin Qi stood there, dumbfounded.
Sure, the other guy was him—but if their experiences and cultivation levels were different, then he really had no idea what that version of himself was thinking.
Frozen in place, Lin Qi just couldn't make sense of what that Super Saiyan Blue version of himself had said.
"Savior? What nonsense is that? If we're talking about saving the world, shouldn't that be Son Goku's job?"
With the complete disappearance of the space-time rift, the skies over Earth returned to normal. Along with it, Zamasu and Goku Black also vanished.
If not for that, Lin Qi would have thought this was all just a dream!
He dropped down from midair. In the distance, Trunks flew over quickly, his face beaming with gratitude. "Thank you for saving Earth!"
"Uh..." Lin Qi felt he didn't deserve that kind of thanks. But on second thought, it was technically his Super Saiyan Blue self who took Goku Black away... so maybe he did deserve some credit?
"It was nothing. Earth's future peace still depends on you." Lin Qi patted Trunks on the shoulder and then asked,
"By the way—where's your mom?"
He was in a hurry now. He needed Bulma to recharge the time machine's energy so he could go find himself for a fight!
That way, he'd surely break into Super Saiyan 7 in no time!
"You know my mom?" Trunks looked surprised, but still enthusiastically led Lin Qi to Capsule Corp in West City.
At this point, Capsule Corp looked bleak and rundown. The once lush gardens were now overgrown with yellowing weeds.
Half the building had collapsed, with fallen branches and dead leaves scattered everywhere.
Following Trunks into the facility, they walked several minutes down a corridor into a lab filled with machinery.
Facing an aging, frail Bulma, Lin Qi felt he'd agreed to help his Super Saiyan Blue self a bit too hastily.
He should've taken more time to beat up Goku Black!
After chatting with Bulma, Lin Qi learned that to recharge the time machine with the current resources would take about six months.
Even without Goku Black or Zamasu around anymore, the fastest possible collection rate was still two to three months.
"...Too long. I'll just go back to my own timeline."
Hearing that, Lin Qi decided not to stick around and said goodbye to Trunks.
Back in his original timeline—Earth.
When Lin Qi's time machine reappeared above Capsule Corp, he saw the courtyard full of lively people.
"Hey, look... is that Trunks's time machine?" Bulma was chatting and laughing with Chi-Chi when she spotted it in the sky.
But once she saw Lin Qi emerge from it, she instantly lost interest and went back to laughing with Chi-Chi.
"Weird... everyone's here today?" Lin Qi put the time machine away and looked around at the crowded courtyard.
"Is it some kind of special occasion?"
Vegeta stood with arms crossed, leaning against a tree. He shot Lin Qi a cold glance. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Has it?" Lin Qi was puzzled as he looked at Vegeta.
Strange. Everyone was here—except for that guy, Son Goku.
"I wasn't even gone that long..."
"Well, Lin Qi's not like the rest of you. He doesn't live on Earth. It's normal for him to only visit occasionally."
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