Dragon Ball: The Ultimate Cultivator
Chapter 43

Weakness is the Original Sin

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Since Lord Krillin said it was nothing, Shadao was relieved. He took the large bowl from Avila's hand and brought it to his mouth, taking big gulps. "Slurp!"

Shadao took a big mouthful, but his face immediately turned red. He spat it out onto the empty ground nearby, complaining, "What is this? Can this even be eaten? It has a spicy taste and is as hard to swallow as rocks."

Avila, standing beside him, saw Shadao spit out the food and her face filled with disgust. Her eyes immediately turned red.

Shadao looked at the somewhat strange Avila and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Avila?"

Avila said with a crying voice, "This is already very good food. We don't get to eat it even once in ten years, and you, Brother Shadao, are wasting it." As she spoke, Avila's eyes turned redder, and tears began to fall.

Seeing this, Shadao couldn't help but slap himself and explain, "Brother didn't mean to dislike it!"

Shadao's explanation seemed to have no effect. Avila still looked at Shadao with some discomfort.

Looking at Avila's bright eyes, Shadao felt immense guilt. He gritted his teeth, pinched his nose, and gulped down all the food in the bowl.

After finishing the food, Shadao felt very uncomfortable, but he forced a smile and said to Avila, "It's not salty enough, but it tastes quite good!"

Krillin, standing nearby, was somewhat impressed. He hadn't shown off before, but now he seemed quite capable. After being bombarded by Earth's delicacies, he absolutely refused to eat the food in front of him now.

Seeing that Shadao had eaten all the food, Avila immediately stopped crying and started smiling. She let out a chuckle and quickly took the bowl from Shadao's hand, her face flushing red as she ran off.

Shadao, only realizing it later, thought, "I think this little girl tricked me!"

Shadao looked at Avila as she walked away, his face contorted into a bitter grimace.

Krillin shook his head helplessly at the sight. Girls are truly terrifying! It's better to have his Lázuli, even if she's a bit tsundere, hehe.

"Shadao, come here!" Krillin called out to Shadao.

"Yes, Lord Krillin, what is it?"

Krillin slowly handed the bowl in his hand to Shadao. Seeing Krillin hand him the bowl, Shadao's face turned extremely horrified. He couldn't refuse it.

After giving the bowl to Shadao, Krillin walked towards his dwelling.

Shadao stood there, feeling miserable and distressed. "Heavens, do I have to eat another bowl?"

"Feed this bowl of rice to that alien," Krillin said as a final instruction.

Hearing Krillin's words, Shadao immediately turned his sorrow into joy, let out a "hehehe," and walked step by step towards Shaz.

A moment later, a wail could be heard: "Didn't you promise not to kill me? Why are you feeding me this stuff now? Help!"

Hearing Shaz's resistance, Shadao felt even more excited. The suffering he had just endured finally had someone to share it with. Scream all you want, Shaz!

Shadao slowly stood up, rubbed his hands together, wiped his palms, and then revealed an evil smile as he walked towards the house made from Krillin's capsule.

In the end, Shaz was seen lying on the ground, twitching uncontrollably, foaming at the mouth, his tongue hanging out like a hanged ghost. This was a natural human instinct when the body strongly resisted eating. Shaz had been scared unconscious.

Night quickly fell. Krillin stood at the top of a rock, looking down at the countless Mudball Star aliens below. With him here, Earth would never become like this.

Shadao also looked at his tribesmen below, shivering in the cold wind. There was only one campfire for over a thousand people.

Shaz was also shivering in a corner. But seeing Krillin and Shadao both looking down, he unconsciously looked down as well. My god, what kind of scene was this? Shaz was suddenly touched by the miserable sight below, as if he were seeing it for the first time. But clearly, it wasn't. This was the scene Shaz was seeing in his most helpless state.

The same predicament always evokes resonance...

"Do you understand, Shadao?" Krillin suddenly asked Shadao.

"What?" Shadao asked, somewhat confused.

Krillin pondered for a long time and slowly said, "In this world, weakness is the original sin!" Krillin said this not only to Shadao but also as a reminder to himself.

"Weakness is the original sin." The words struck Shadao's heart. Wasn't it precisely because of the weakness of the Mudball Star that they had fallen to this state? Wasn't it precisely because of his own weakness that he had wandered for a hundred years... For the first time, Shadao felt a strong desire for power.

"I want to become stronger!" Shadao said to Krillin after a long period of thought.

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. A subordinate who doesn't want to become stronger is not a good subordinate." After so much persuasion, Shadao had finally gotten on board.

Krillin smiled mysteriously, "There will be opportunities!"

Beside him, Shadao's eyes were filled with sparks of hope.

"Alright, go to sleep. Rest well, there will be more battles ahead." Krillin patted Shadao's shoulder and floated towards his training room.

Shadao watched Krillin walk away, his heart warming. "So Lord Krillin values me this much. At this moment, Shadao felt an urge to die for his benefactor!"

The sun of the Straw Hat Galaxy rose as usual, its intense light illuminating the Mudball Star once again.

After a night of rest, the Mudball Star tribesmen had recovered a little vitality. Krillin had already investigated this race at the beginning. There was no need to say more; in terms of physical quality, they completely dominated Earthlings. Their average Battle Power was around 30, but Earthlings possessed much more advanced combat techniques.

Overall, Earthlings were luckier, with Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Tenshinhan, Yueping... protecting Earth.

Krillin packed his things and walked down. The Mudball Star aliens on the road were all smiling and calling out to him, "Lord Krillin!" Krillin also smiled and nodded in response. They were truly a very good race.

"Lord Krillin!" Avila's father greeted Krillin respectfully.

"Ian, lead your tribesmen to the central oasis to recuperate!" Krillin said to Avila's father. Krillin had investigated; the oasis had a better environment, but relatively less energy. No invaders were stationed there.

There were a total of ten slave districts, and one had already been resolved, leaving nine. The strongest invaders were only around 10,000 Battle Power. Once all the Mudball Star people moved to the central area, he should consider letting Shadao rebuild the Mudball Star.

"Yes, Lord Krillin!" Upon hearing Krillin's words, Ian immediately chose to obey the order.

Krillin glanced at Shaz with a playful look.

Shaz immediately shivered, tears welling up in his eyes. Just as he was about to beg for mercy, Krillin said to Shadao, "Let him go back!"

Shaz felt a flicker of hope upon hearing he would be released.

"What? You're just letting him go?" Shadao asked, confused. Even if Shaz wasn't guilty, they couldn't just release him so easily!

"Use your pig brain! Do you really think we'd let him go that easily!"

Shaz grew fearful and flustered upon hearing Krillin's words, his heart in turmoil.

Krillin approached Shaz with a mysterious smile and said, "You know what to say when you get back, right?"

"Yes, yes! I've never met you, Lord Krillin, never ever!" Shaz said, banging his head like mashed garlic.

"Bullshit!" Krillin suddenly roared.

"Huh?" Shaz looked at Krillin in surprise.

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