An Unexpected Arrival, He Yi the Konatsian

Watching Son Goku speed away, Dende said without turning around,

"Mr. Popo, did you notice?"

"Their energy is growing more and more terrifying."

Mr. Popo nodded. "Yes, Guardian. Mr. Popo can no longer gauge their strength."

"Fortunately, they're not enemies. Otherwise..."

For a moment, Dende was filled with emotion.

At the same time that Tarble and the others powered up and flew off, the other warriors on Earth also sensed their energy.

But they weren't particularly shaken and continued going about their business as usual.

Of course.

The only exception was Son Gohan, who was with the two troublemakers, Trunks and Son Goten.

The three of them were carrying a Dragon Ball Radar and searching everywhere for the Dragon Balls.

"That's Dad's energy!"

Son Goten, who had been flying through the air, abruptly stopped, his face lighting up with joy.

"Big brother, Dad and the others have come out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."

Son Gohan stopped flying too and agreed. "Yeah, that's definitely Dad's and Uncle Vegeta's energy."

"Looks like they've finished training."

"I wonder if Dad managed to become a Super Saiyan 4."

As soon as he finished speaking, Son Goten chimed in, "Dad's so amazing. He must be able to become a Super Saiyan 4 by now!"

Trunks wasn't about to be outdone. He immediately backed his own dad. "That's right, Goten."

"Your dad and my dad can definitely both become Super Saiyan 4s now!"

"Definitely!"

"Yeah!" Son Goten nodded emphatically.

Seeing this, Son Gohan smiled. "I think Dad and Uncle Vegeta both succeeded too!"

"Let's see... They've been training in there for about two years."

"With their talent, there's no doubt they could become Super Saiyan 4s in two years."

"Haha, Gohan, you think so too?" Trunks was delighted, but then he thought of Rix. "I wonder if Uncle Rix succeeded..."

"Man, I wish my mom would let me grow my tail back."

"It's so annoying that I have to wait until I graduate from college before I can grow it back."

After listening to Trunks complain, Son Gohan reassured him. "Trunks, time passes quickly."

"It's only college graduation. It'll be over in the blink of an eye."

"Look at me. I'm in the same boat, aren't I?"

Trunks' gloom lifted a little, and he asked curiously, "Hey, Gohan, why don't you grow your tail back?"

"Turning into a Super Saiyan 4 is so cool."

"Haha, I have to deal with people a lot in my day-to-day life, and having a tail would be inconvenient," Son Gohan said with a chuckle. "But Super Saiyan 4 does look really cool."

"If I get another chance in the future, I'll consider growing my tail back."

"For now, we'd better hurry up and find the remaining Dragon Balls."

"Otherwise, that old man will probably be getting impatient."

Hearing that, Trunks suddenly came to his senses. "Ah!"

"Right, right!"

"We need to find the Dragon Balls first. Then we'll get to see what the Hero that old man mentioned looks like!"

"Gohan, Goten, let's go!"

"Yeah!"

"Okay."

Just as Son Gohan and the other two were searching all over the world for Earth's seven Dragon Balls, Tarble and the others returned to Bulma's enormous mansion.

But they found Bulma entertaining an unfamiliar old man.

"Ah~ Vegeta, Tarble, you're back!"

As soon as Bulma saw Vegeta and Tarble, she called out to them.

"Long time no see, Sis-in-law!" Tarble greeted her with a slight smile.

Vegeta, however, furrowed his brow, displeasure written all over his face. "Bulma, who's he?"

"I've never seen him before."

From the moment he'd first seen the old man, Vegeta had felt uneasy.

But he couldn't tell whether it was hostility or bloodlust.

The feeling had vanished in an instant.

Even though the old man's energy was weak, Vegeta was sure he was no good.

Vegeta wasn't the only one who'd noticed him. Tarble and Rix had also seen the unfamiliar old man sitting on the sofa.

Rix couldn't make anything of it, but a flicker of surprise passed through Tarble's eyes.

Could this old man be that evil Demon Cultivator from the Hero Saga?

Thinking this, he immediately activated Insight Eye.

"Target: He Yi

Race: Konatsian

Battle Power: 38"

Konatsian?

That must be him...

Damn, I forgot what race that Demon Cultivator in the movie was.

Well... I'll wait and see what happens.

Although he had his suspicions, Tarble showed no sign of them. He glanced at the old man casually, then looked away.

Only after hearing Vegeta's question did Bulma remember there was an outsider present, and she hurried to explain.

"Huh?"

"Vegeta, you mean old man He Yi?"

"Trunks and Goten rescued him. Listen, Vegeta, there might be a great disaster coming to our universe!"

"Good thing you came back when you did. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known what to do!"

"A great disaster?" Vegeta frowned. "Hmph. How could there suddenly be a great disaster?"

"Bulma, with your brains, you shouldn't believe such an obvious lie, should you?"

"I think those two brats, Trunks and Goten, just brought home an ordinary old man who's lost his mind and babbles nonsense."

"Hmph!"

"Those brats must be bored, bringing home just anyone they come across!"

"I'd better find something for them to do, so they stop looking for trouble everywhere!"

"Bulma, just send him away. You actually believe this 'the universe is going to face a great disaster' nonsense?"

While everyone's attention was on Vegeta, a barely perceptible trace of killing intent flickered in He Yi's eyes as he sat on the sofa.

But he soon returned to looking harmless.

After gathering his emotions, he suddenly stood up and said indignantly, "Sir, I'm perfectly sane!"

"And everything I've said is true. If it isn't, you can kill me right now!"

"Anyway, if the Hero isn't freed, no one in this world will be able to stop this disaster."

"I heard from Trunks that there was a way to rescue Hero Tapion from this box, so I came here with hope."

As he spoke, he took a small silver box from his robes and held it out in his palm.

"If you don't believe me, try opening this box and freeing Hero Tapion from inside."

"Then you'll see for yourselves whether this old man is telling the truth."