After Hao Shuai recited the incantation to summon Shenlong, the sky suddenly went completely dark. Clouds blanketed the heavens, and streaks of lightning flashed through them.
At that moment, the entire Earth was plunged into night.
In an instant, a dozen golden bolts of lightning descended from the sky and struck the seven Dragon Balls.
The Dragon Balls glowed with dazzling golden light. Then a pillar of lightning shot straight into the heavens, twisting and writhing in the air. At last, the lightning solidified, slowly taking the shape of a dragon-like creature.
A moment later, a green dragon a hundred meters long hovered in midair. It had a horse's face, eagle's claws, deer's antlers, fish scales, and a serpent's body, resembling an Eastern dragon. Its tail remained connected to the glowing cluster of seven Dragon Balls on the ground.
Shenlong! At last, he had appeared.
Hao Shuai and the others were dumbstruck by Shenlong's spectacular entrance, staring blankly at him.
"Are you the one who summoned me?" Shenlong asked, fixing his gaze on Hao Shuai.
"I am!" Hao Shuai stepped forward.
"State your wish. No matter what it is, I can grant it—but you may have only one!" Shenlong spoke with solemn authority.
"Are you sure you can grant any wish?" Hao Shuai asked to confirm.
"Yes!"
"My wish is for a legendary Aladdin's Lamp!" Hao Shuai declared, making the wish he had already decided on.
Shenlong froze for a long moment. Then he asked in a low voice, "What is an Aladdin's Lamp?"
As it turned out, the story of Aladdin's Lamp didn't exist in the Dragon Ball World. Hao Shuai had no choice but to tell Shenlong the whole story, emphasizing that the lamp could grant three wishes. Then he asked, "Can you grant that wish?"
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