Time to Go Back

Chaya did not answer. He merely laughed and pointed a finger at the sky, leaving Mutaito to guess whether he meant the Heavenly Realm or outer space.

Sure enough, Mutaito nodded in understanding, mistaking Chaya and Selyne for people who had descended from the Heavenly Realm. If they had come from the Sacred Temple, then it was not strange for them to know his name. They must have learned it from Kami.

Seeing how young the two of them were, Mutaito could not help sighing. "I never thought there would still be such outstanding talents cultivating at the Sacred Temple in this era. It seems Earth's martial arts have not declined after all!"

Mutaito knew that Kami, who supposedly lived above Korin Tower, was an exceedingly mysterious being. Three hundred years ago, when he had climbed Korin Tower to develop the Evil Containment Wave under Korin's guidance in order to defeat King Piccolo, he had heard Korin mention that an even higher deity lived in the Sacred Temple above the tower.

Back then, Mutaito had concluded that Kami was an extremely powerful being, never realizing that he himself had now surpassed Kami by far.

Seeing that Mutaito had misunderstood his origins, Chaya smiled and did not explain. After exchanging a few words with Mutaito, they bid each other farewell.

Both were martial artists of profound attainment, and through sensing each other's Ki, they had roughly gauged the other's strength.

Since his own strength far exceeded Mutaito's, Chaya was only mildly surprised by Mutaito's power and had no desire to fight. As for Mutaito, he had already experienced countless great and small battles and had no wish to make another move. Besides, this was the final day of his existence. Knowing that Earth still had such a master was enough for him.

After watching Mutaito leave, Selyne took out more snacks from her backpack and ate as she spoke. "That old man was so strange. Not only was his Ki far stronger than an Earthling's, but he even had a weird halo over his head?"

Chaya rolled his eyes at her and explained, "That's because he isn't alive, okay? He was a figure from three hundred years ago. He only happened to return to the Living World today, and we happened to run into him!"

"Huh? You mean that old man came from Other World?"

Selyne stared with her mouth open. She was so shocked that she even forgot to eat her snacks.

"Of course. That old man was named Mutaito. He was a great martial artist who saved Earth three hundred years ago. Just think about it—after cultivating in Other World for so many years, how could he possibly be weak..."

Chaya smiled at Selyne, then explained to her how, after mortals died, their souls entered Other World to be judged by King Yemma.

He especially went over the standard of "the good ascend to Other World Heaven, while the wicked descend to Hell" in great detail.

"So death isn't the end? Souls still have to be judged by King Yemma? Then what happens when us Saiyans die?"

"Most likely, we all go to Hell!" Chaya said with a shrug.

The Saiyans worked for Frieza, burning, killing, looting, and pillaging. They had committed no shortage of crimes. By Other World's rules, people like them would all go to Hell after death.

Selyne's eyes widened in shock. But thinking about what the Saiyans had done, if their souls were truly judged, they would probably all end up in Hell.

"So, if you don't want to go to Hell in the future, either keep your good and evil deeds balanced and be reincarnated, or make sure you never die. Then King Yemma naturally won't be able to judge you," Chaya said humorously.

"Then I shouldn't do too many bad things from now on!"

Selyne considered it for a moment. For the sake of her future, she should kill fewer innocent people. Still, that would leave her itching for a fight. As for what Chaya said about making sure she never died, she simply took it as a joke. What puzzled her was why Chaya seemed to know everything when he was clearly just a child like her.

Chaya would not offer much explanation for Selyne's doubts. He could not let anyone know that he came from another world, at least not before he had enough strength to reveal it.

So he changed the subject. "By the way, we've been on Earth for over half a year. We've done everything we needed to do and achieved all our goals. It's time to return to Planet Vegeta!"

"We're going back?"

Selyne was a little excited. Having left Planet Vegeta for so many years, she could hardly wait to return.

Sure enough, once the topic changed, Selyne's attention was immediately diverted. Chaya secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could not keep acting as though he knew everything in the future. It was far too suspicious.

"Yeah, we've been away for years. It's time to go back. But once we return to Planet Vegeta, remember to hide your battle power. Don't attract anyone's attention," Chaya said.

Selyne nodded. She was no longer the ignorant little girl she had once been. After staying by Chaya's side for so long, she understood that the tallest tree in the forest would be the first to be felled.

Still, she was somewhat reluctant to leave Earth so suddenly. Of course, what she could not bear to leave behind was Earth's endless variety of delicious food. She did not care much about anything else.

She moved a little closer to Chaya and draped one hand over his shoulder.

Chaya naturally placed his hand around her slender waist. The soft feel of the girl's body came through his palm, while a refreshing lily fragrance lingered beneath his nose.

He steadied his breath and focused his mind as his spatial ability activated. After a blurred flash of light flickered where they stood, the two had already left Earth.

Unlike their bedraggled state when they had first arrived on Earth half a year ago, Chaya was much more composed this time. His use of Instant Transmission had clearly grown more adept. With his immense energy supporting him, activating Instant Transmission was no longer so difficult.

He jumped back through the planets they had passed on their way here, one by one. Half an hour later, Chaya and Selyne appeared on the distant Planet Selma.

Back on the familiar Planet Selma, Chaya took a deep breath.

My Instant Transmission ability may be convenient, but it consumes far more energy than Yardrat's Instant Transmission. It cannot even compare to Kibito's! Chaya thought to himself.

When using his Instant Transmission ability, he not only had to know the location of the target area beforehand, but also had to expend a great deal of energy to transport through space. It was more than a step behind the Yardratians' method, which only required locking onto a target's Ki. Of course, once he grew strong enough, it would surpass Yardrat's.

Uh, perhaps I could integrate Yardrat's Instant Transmission into it someday. Combining the two might allow it to reach the level of Kibito's Instant Transmission!

"Selyne, let's go back and retrieve the spacecraft first."

"Mm!" Selyne nodded.

Chaya took her with him in another Instant Transmission and returned to the place where they had originally landed.

It was still that familiar little valley, but compared with when they had left, the vegetation had grown much denser. Before long, it would probably return to its former lush, forested state.

Back in the valley they had been away from for over half a year, Chaya could not help feeling a little sentimental. Though they had only left for half a year, counting the time spent in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they had already gone through a year and a half.

In terms of strength, his battle power had risen from a little over two thousand when he left Planet Selma to nearly thirteen thousand now. His power had multiplied several times over.

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