Vol. 16The Dragon Ball Journey

Uchiha Hiko gathered and lost companions while pursuing the Dragon Balls, then entered the Royal Palace to gain the influence needed to rebel against a corrupt regime. The stretch ended with him seeking military power while working to earn the King's trust.

  • Uchiha Hiko crossed the desert with Spinach, helped him recover from an evil force, and accepted him as his disciple.
  • Uchiha Hiko helped Hua Feihua and promised to treat her after sensing the power within her.
  • Uchiha Hiko broke Old Witch’s curse on Hua Feihua, but Spinach died and Hua Feihua left after transferring part of her power to him.
  • Uchiha Hiko organized a deadly martial competition and asked Murong Si to record its matches and contestants’ conditions.
  • Uchiha Hiko coerced Murong Si into transferring her True Qi, then joined Ouyang Jian in searching for Ouyang Jing.
  • Uchiha Hiko learned that Ouyang Jing was dead and considered whether his soul could be restored at the cost of a life.
  • Uchiha Hiko helped Ouyang Jian reunite with Ouyang Jing, then killed Ouyang Jian at his request to contain sinister energy.
  • Uchiha Hiko entered the Royal Palace as Old Master’s adopted son and sought the King’s trust and military power for his rebellion.
Chapters 1501–1600 Read from ch. 1501

Arc 61The Desert and New Companions

Uchiha Hiko crossed the desert with Spinach, found a Dragon Ball, and helped his young companion recover from a supernatural attack. After accepting Spinach as his disciple, Hiko took in Hua Feihua, a sick girl whose unusual inner power caught his attention.

  • After the physician fell to his death, Uchiha Hiko killed the woman he blamed and continued his journey alone.
  • Uchiha Hiko reached Wish Come True Forest, helped a drought-stricken village by bringing rain, and learned that a spiritual horse could lead him toward the ancient book and Dragon Ball.
  • A mysterious woman guided Uchiha Hiko across a deadly hill, explained that his resolve had passed the trial, and told him to cross the desert to find a Dragon Ball.
  • Uchiha Hiko crossed the desert with a boy sent to help him, and the two found a Dragon Ball containing liquid that could treat the boy’s poison.
  • The boy, who called himself Spinach, was overcome by an evil force, but Uchiha Hiko stayed with him and used True Qi to help him recover.
  • Spinach became Uchiha Hiko’s disciple, and the two set out together as Spinach shared his dream of seeing the world beyond the desert.
  • Spinach and Uchiha Hiko befriended Hua Feihua, an abandoned girl with an inoperable tumor, and Hiko promised to treat her after sensing a powerful force within her.
Chapters 1501–1525 Summaries Read

Arc 62The Curse and the Competition

Uchiha Hiko uncovered Hua Feihua’s sealed power while Spinach’s illness ended in tragedy and Hua Feihua left after transferring her strength to him. Hiko then organized a deadly martial competition to recruit companions and entrusted match records to Murong Si.

  • Uchiha Hiko investigated Hua Feihua’s bloodline with her, while she revealed that a witch had cursed her and sealed her power.
  • Spinach confessed his despair and illness to Hua Feihua, then died by suicide before Uchiha Hiko could find a cure.
  • Uchiha Hiko broke Old Witch’s curse on Hua Feihua, restoring her power and giving him Mind Reading ability as well.
  • Hua Feihua left Uchiha Hiko after transferring part of her power to him, and he continued his search for the Dragon Balls.
  • Uchiha Hiko announced a martial competition with fatal consequences for losers, recruited contestants, and rented the building called Nine Nine Three as its venue.
  • Uchiha Hiko refused to change the competition rules when a contestant objected, while concealing his plan to restore the eliminated contestants to life afterward.
  • Uchiha Hiko asked Xiao Hong to become his assistant, and Murong Si agreed to record match results and contestants’ conditions despite fearing her father’s reaction.
Chapters 1526–1550 Summaries Read

Arc 63The Cost of the Dragon Balls

Uchiha Hiko left Gao Family Village after coercing Murong Si into giving him her True Qi, then sought help mastering the power. He joined Ouyang Jian in searching for his twin, but learned Ouyang Jing was dead and began considering whether his soul could be restored.

  • Uchiha Hiko invited Murong Si to travel with him, but she rejected him after learning he had pursued her unusual power.
  • Uchiha Hiko kidnapped Murong Si's Father and threatened his life until Murong Si willingly transferred her True Qi, then left Gao Family Village.
  • A mysterious woman led Uchiha Hiko through a forest of fear-shaped trials, where he found a mage who converted the lingering energy in his body.
  • Uchiha Hiko focused on mastering the Dragon Ball and rescuing his captured teammates, then met a boy guarding the woods and persuaded him to leave.
  • The boy, Ouyang Jian, told Uchiha Hiko that he wanted to find his twin brother Ouyang Jing, and Hiko agreed to help him confront their master.
  • Ouyang Jian's master revealed that he had used Ouyang Jing in a failed attempt to refine an elixir, and Uchiha Hiko killed the master after he revived himself.
  • Ouyang Jian offered to transfer his Dragon Ball spiritual essence to Uchiha Hiko, who warned that doing so would cost his life.
  • Uchiha Hiko considered whether Ouyang Jing's soul could be restored, though the method required a life as a catalyst.
Chapters 1551–1575 Summaries Read

Arc 64Brothers and the Royal Court

Uchiha Hiko helped Ouyang Jian reunite with Ouyang Jing, but ended Ouyang Jian’s life to contain the sinister energy threatening others. He then investigated a nation’s abuses, entered the Royal Palace under an assumed identity, and began earning the ruler’s trust as he sought a path to rebellion.

  • Uchiha Hiko supported Ouyang Jian through his grief and helped him find Ouyang Jing, who had been imprisoned by their master.
  • Uchiha Hiko tried to treat Ouyang Jing’s suspected poisoning, but his methods failed and he warned that more dangerous treatment could risk three lives.
  • Uchiha Hiko discovered that removing the sinister energy from Ouyang Jian could unleash greater harm, and he killed Ouyang Jian at his request to prevent further danger.
  • Uchiha Hiko grieved his lost companions, chose to stay with Yaya, and traveled with it to investigate a country where officials seized the people’s grain.
  • Uchiha Hiko gained the confidence of Old Master, a former palace minister, and agreed to enter the Royal Palace as his adopted son to approach the ruler.
  • The King questioned Uchiha Hiko, then offered him a position, while Uchiha Hiko worked to earn his trust and learn how to gain influence.
  • Uchiha Hiko offered the Group Leader medicine and resolved to keep proving himself until he could obtain military power for his rebellion.
Chapters 1576–1600 Summaries Read
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