Not Shaolin, but Duolin, Great-Great-Grandfather Guardian

Kami's Lookout.

Coming here again and seeing Kami Piccolo and Mr. Popo brought a different feeling.

It had to be said that after nearly a month apart, they had gone from strangers to acquaintances.

Kairos did not know that everything he had done on Earth lately had been watched by them.

Of course, even if he had known, Kairos would not have thought much of it.

Putting himself in their shoes, if Kairos had been Earth's Kami, he believed he would have done the same as Kami Piccolo.

After all, he could understand the threat posed by an outsider powerful enough to destroy a planet with a casual gesture.

What Kairos did not know was that Kami Piccolo had another reason for keeping watch on him: a request from North Kai.

Otherwise, Kami Piccolo would not have observed him at fixed times every day.

Getting back to the point.

Kairos approached Kami Piccolo and Mr. Popo again and told them that he wanted to use the Dragon Balls to make a wish.

Kami Piccolo did not refuse. He even took the initiative to have Mr. Popo gather the Dragon Balls scattered throughout Earth.

This confirmed Kairos's suspicions. Though Kami Piccolo's abilities were admittedly lacking, he could still sense the locations of the Dragon Balls and have Mr. Popo retrieve them.

To be honest, Kairos was not terribly surprised.

After all, in the later parts of the original story, the most outrageous example was Naba, the Namekian who had lived in the Demon Realm for tens of thousands of years. With a casual spell, he could control Earth's Dragon Balls. Even if they had turned to stone, he could restore them directly and use them again.

With the Dragon Ball matter settled, Kairos took the opportunity to bring up Shaolin Temple.

Naturally, he claimed to have heard of it while traveling around Earth.

Although Kami Piccolo and Mr. Popo had been watching him all along, they could not see everything.

So they would not find it strange that Kairos had learned of it elsewhere.

"Shaolin Temple? I haven't heard of it... However, there is a secluded sect on Earth called Duolin Temple. I wonder if that's the place you're looking for," Kami Piccolo said.

"Duolin Temple?" Kairos murmured, finally realizing that he had indeed gotten it wrong.

That familiar name also stirred memories buried deep within his mind.

Indeed, the Shaolin Temple of the Dragon Ball world was called Duolin Temple.

Similar, yet different.

"Kairos, do you want to go to Duolin Temple to learn their ultimate arts? If you want to learn, Mr. Popo can actually teach you," Mr. Popo said.

Kairos was rather surprised by this.

Before Kairos could speak, Mr. Popo continued, "If you go directly to Duolin Temple, even if you defeat them with overwhelming strength, you still won't be able to learn their inherited martial arts. As an exceptionally unique school on Earth, Duolin Temple has been passed down for more than a thousand years. Unless you join the sect, undergo all sorts of trials, and earn the elders' recognition so that they personally teach you, at most you can only learn the basics."

"I see." After hearing Mr. Popo's explanation, Kairos nodded.

That was indeed much like the rules of the Shaolin Temple he had known in his previous life.

After all, their settings were the same.

Mr. Popo's words set Kairos thinking, and he asked, "Mr. Popo, if you can teach me Duolin Temple's ultimate arts, did you once enter Duolin Temple to study martial arts?"

Mr. Popo shook his head slightly. "Mr. Popo never joined Duolin Temple. But one of the previous Kamis had deep ties to Duolin Temple. Mr. Popo learned Duolin Temple's techniques from that former Kami."

"I truly didn't expect that. If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you again, Mr. Popo," Kairos said with sudden understanding.

The original story had only briefly mentioned the previous Kamis. Now that Mr. Popo had said this, Kairos realized that many things were not as simple as he had imagined once examined closely.

Frankly, anyone capable of becoming Earth's Kami was certainly no ordinary person. More often than not, they had been the strongest person on Earth in their era.

The fact that a former Kami had such deep ties to Duolin Temple was enough to show that Duolin Temple had genuine substance.

And thinking of the previous Kami, when Piccolo arrived at Kami's Lookout, he should have possessed the power to suppress Kami Piccolo.

Otherwise, he could not have driven Piccolo out.

And Piccolo back then would not have been so obsessed with becoming Kami, would he?

At that time, Piccolo had probably only wanted to pursue a higher realm.

Yet things had ended up like this.

"I never expected such a thing. This is the first time I've heard you mention it, Popo. I wonder which predecessor it was?" Kami Piccolo was even more concerned about this than Kairos.

He felt that if one of the past sages had truly come from Duolin Temple, then it was necessary to pay close attention to it.

Hearing Kami Piccolo's question, Mr. Popo answered respectfully, "It was the Great-Great-Grandfather Guardian. He was acquainted with the Founder of Duolin Temple. Before becoming Kami, he and Duolin Temple's founder had once been rivals. Later, the Great-Great-Grandfather Guardian became Kami, while the Founder of Duolin Temple established the Buddhist Sect."

These words shocked Kami Piccolo greatly. If so, their connection truly ran deep. If the Great-Great-Grandfather Guardian had failed, then Duolin Temple's founder would have become Kami instead.

Everything afterward would have changed. Perhaps there would have been no predecessor Kami, no previous Kami, and certainly no him.

"Then the Founder of Duolin Temple was also a hidden master. Being able to compete with the Great-Great-Grandfather Guardian proves that he was immensely powerful. I'm rather curious about Duolin Temple's arts as well," Kami Piccolo said with a smile.

Mr. Popo knew them, and Kairos was going to learn them, so he could observe as well.

Kami Piccolo quietly made his little calculations.

Kairos was so dedicated to learning every kind of technique to improve himself. Kami Piccolo had a few skills here that he could teach Kairos, further deepening their relationship.

It could also be considered this Kami taking the initiative to win Kairos over.

After all, Kairos had already caught Lord North Kai's eye.

His future achievements would be limitless.

"Mr. Popo will go retrieve the Dragon Balls first, then teach you Duolin Temple's secret techniques, Kairos." As he spoke, Mr. Popo was about to summon the Magic Carpet and head down to the ground.

Kairos stopped him. "I already know the exact locations of four Dragon Balls. I can retrieve those four myself..."

After saying that, Kairos told them about the locations of the four Dragon Balls he knew of.

Kami Piccolo found this utterly unbelievable. Kairos had only traveled across Earth for ten days, yet he had already come across four Dragon Balls. Without some extraordinary luck, how could that be possible?!

For an ordinary person, encountering even one Dragon Ball in an entire lifetime would already count as incredibly good fortune.