Red Shenron Reappears

"Gohan, quickly take out your Time Machine and let me see it." Bulma held Son Gohan's hand, showing great interest in the Time Machine invented by her counterpart from another world.

Son Gohan nodded and handed the Hoi-Poi Capsule containing the Time Machine to Bulma. "Aunt Bulma, the Time Machine is complicated, so please don't touch it. We need it to return to the future!"

"I'm just taking a look."

Bulma pressed the button on the Capsule, and with a bang, smoke spread out, revealing an ellipsoidal Time Machine about four meters high, with its upper half made of transparent material. Bulma circled the Time Machine, carefully observing the intricate buttons inside, and muttered something under her breath.

"As expected of my future self, this machine is exceptionally well-made; there are many parts that I don't understand."

Bulma touched the metallic Time Machine as if it were a beloved toy. Her heart, filled with a passion for scientific research, pounded with excitement. She longed to disassemble the Time Machine for research, but she worried that if she couldn't restore it, it would delay Son Gohan and the others' return journey, so she had to give up!

"It's such a pity we can't study it properly..." she said, reluctantly, as she restored the Time Machine to Hoi-Poi Capsule and handed it to Son Gohan.

"This was built by Bulma from the future after more than ten years of research. There are many things I don't understand." Son Gohan put away the Hoi-Poi Capsule.

"The future world must be incredibly cruel."

"Yes, all the stronger warriors have died in battle, and the Kami's Lookout has been destroyed. All resistance against the Android is futile. Countless innocent lives have been lost at the hands of the Android, and some people have even become the Android's lackeys in order to survive. Faced with such a world, everyone has no choice but to move to the Five Elements Mountain to hide."

"Although Master Roshi and Korin did their best to train a group of young martial artists, no warrior like Krillin ever appeared again, and I was killed by the Android in a battle..."

Son Gohan recounted his experiences to everyone. Although they had already heard about the future from Roland, listening to Son Gohan's firsthand account still revealed the cruelty of the events, causing them to sigh with sorrow.

"Everyone has died in battle; what a cruel future!"

Krillin shook his head after hearing this. People living in such a world must feel utterly hopeless!

"Thankfully, it's all over." Son Gohan smiled with relief.

"You just said that Vegeta and we all died in battle, but what about Goku? Was he also killed by the Android?"

"No, Dad died of a heart attack, so he didn't encounter Android. If Dad hadn't died, things might have been better in the future," Son Gohan said, leaving everyone completely stunned.

"Goku actually died of illness."

"It's unbelievable that such a powerful expert as Super Saiyan could be defeated by illness."

It would be one thing to die fighting on the battlefield, but to die of illness is truly tragic. "Perhaps we should all wish upon the Shenron for good health."

"In the future, there will be a specific drug for Viral Heart Disease, and I have brought that specific drug with me this time."

"That's good. I'll never feel at ease without Goku in the future."

Krillin patted his chest. Goku had saved the Earth several times, and without realizing it, everyone had come to regard him as the center. The reason why the future world suffered such a crushing defeat was mostly because Goku was missing.

At this moment, Son Gohan looked at his younger self and said seriously, "My past self, I know your wish was to become a scholar, but scholars cannot save the world. You've been to Planet Namek and met Frieza; you should know the cruelty of the universe. In times of crisis, only great power is truly reliable."

"But Mom wants me to become a scholar..." Son Gohan hesitated for a moment when he heard his future self say this.

"I'll explain to Mom, but you can't slack off on your cultivation."

"Oh." Son Gohan nodded hesitantly.

Son Gohan frowned, wondering if his past self had actually listened to him.

Just as he was about to say something more to Kid Gohan, Piccolo returned to the wasteland with the seven Dragon Ball he had collected and threw the seven Dragon Ball that were floating in mid-air onto the ground.

"The Dragon Ball are right here! Time is of the essence, hurry and wish to Shenron to be resurrected!"

Son Gohan was about to nod, Roland stopped him. "Wait a minute!"

Krillin and the others looked at him. Roland said, "Gohan's soul comes from the future. Earth Dragon Balls might not be able to revive him, and these Dragon Ball can probably only grant one wish. Why don't I strengthen them?"

Son Gohan exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Roland, you can even enhance the Dragon Ball?"

Roland said, "I possess relatively primitive Dragon God Power."

Son Gohan trusted Roland completely. Although Piccolo and the others wanted Son Gohan to be revived as soon as possible, out of respect for Roland, they agreed to let him modify the Dragon Ball.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Roland smiled slightly and raised his right arm in full view of everyone. His expression suddenly hardened, and a dark red flash shone from his arm. Accompanied by a dragon's roar, a red Shenron began to circle around him.

Aiming at the seven Dragon Ball on the ground, he channeled the red Shenron power into Dragon Ball.

With a buzzing sound, the Dragon Ball began to shine brightly after absorbing the power of the Red Shenron. Just like the Earth Dragon Balls that transformed another world, after absorbing the power of the Red Shenron, the Earth Dragon Balls did not change in size and their appearance remained orange-red, but the bright red stars inside had turned golden.

"The stars inside have turned gold!" Krillin exclaimed in surprise.

Roland nodded in satisfaction. "That's good. Now these seven Dragon Ball should grant two wishes."

"Son Gohan, you give it a try."

"OK."

Son Gohan, then called out to the Dragon Ball on the ground, "Come forth, Shenron!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the seven Dragon Ball began to shine brightly, and dark clouds drifted in from the horizon. Everyone present had witnessed Shenron's appearance more than once, so they were not alarmed. It wasn't until Shenron appeared in the sky that they were astonished to find that the Shenron that appeared before them this time was not the usual green Shenron, but a more robust and powerful red dragon.

"Hiss, it's actually turned into a red Shenron!"

"This Shenron is huge, it looks kind of scary!"

"It's even bigger than Porunga on Planet Namek, the power of the Dragon Ball seems to have really been amplified..." Piccolo stared wide-eyed at the Shenron that was constantly churning in the sky.

The Shenron was dark red all over, and its enormous body was a full thousand meters long. Its huge head resembled a small mountain, towering over the others and exuding immense pressure. If the green Shenron that was a hundred meters long in the past always gave people a sense of holiness, then the appearance of the thousand-meter-long dragon at this moment was a real and tangible oppression.

The red dragon was far more powerful than the green Shenron.

After all, the Red Dragon Ball within Roland originally came from the Dragon God Zalama, and was later refined by God of Abundance. It contains astonishing Shenron power, and in terms of ability, it is only slightly inferior to the Super Shenron of the Dragon God Zalama. It is the most primitive Dragon Ball power in the universe. Tamagami was fortunate enough to obtain a portion of this power, and has become countless times stronger.

In the clouds, the Red Shenron lowered its head, its eyes, gleaming with red light, fixed on Son Gohan and the others.

"Whoever collects all the Dragon Ball, state your wish... Two are allowed."