Universe Seed

Android 18 heard this and wore a look of terror.

"This... how is this possible? How could your strength have become so great?"

"I returned to the past and trained for two years under the guidance of Gohan-ge!"

"Gohan? Son Gohan?"

Trunks nodded and his body surged rapidly toward Android 18.

Android 18 was startled and hurriedly raised her hand to fire an energy wave at Trunks.

"Whoosh..."

Trunks's figure flashed, appearing instantly in front of Android 18, and he thrust his sword through her body.

"Pfft..."

Android 18 let out a shrill scream, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

At this moment, Trunks pulled back his sword with his right hand while gathering a golden energy wave in his left, striking Android 18.

BOOM!!

With a massive explosion, Android 18 was obliterated.

As Trunks watched the destroyed Android 18, his mind suddenly recalled the words Son Gohan had spoken to him when he returned to the future.

I will protect the present; you will protect the future.

"Gohan-ge!"

Trunks looked up at the sky, as if he could see the Son Gohan of both the past and the future appearing before him.

"Gohan-ge, I will definitely protect the future well!"

Time flickered by, and in the blink of an eye, a month passed.

On a deserted island in the southern part of West City, a research laboratory covering several hundred square meters lay hidden.

This laboratory was none other than the one belonging to Dr. Gero.

Android 17 and Android 18 had been completed just yesterday.

However, because Dr. Gero worried that the two might not be under his control once activated, he had temporarily refrained from waking them.

At this moment, the two lay quietly in their respective stasis pods.

Dr. Gero looked at the two sleeping figures, feeling deeply hesitant about whether he should activate them now to see what would happen.

After a long while, Dr. Gero finally made up his mind and pressed the switches on the stasis pods.

As the pods opened, the two slowly opened their eyes and climbed out.

"Dr. Gero!"

Upon seeing Dr. Gero, Android 18's face immediately twisted with intense hatred.

If it weren't for Dr. Gero, she would never have been transformed into an android.

"An... Android 18!"

Seeing the look on Android 18's face, Dr. Gero felt his heart grow incredibly tense.

"That's right, I am Dr. Gero. I am the one who created you both, so you must obey my every command!"

Hearing this, Android 18 let out a cold snort, her expression filled with disdain.

"You old geezer, not only did you kidnap us and turn us into androids, but now you actually expect us to take orders from you!"

As I thought, they are difficult to control!

Dr. Gero thought to himself upon hearing Android 18's words.

Just then, Android 18 clenched her fists and lunged at Dr. Gero.

Seeing this, Dr. Gero hurriedly pressed the emergency stop button he had prepared, disabling the ability of Android 17 and Android 18 to move.

"Whew..."

Dr. Gero let out a sigh of relief.

"It seems that turning humans into androids that obey me is not as simple as I imagined!"

West City, Son Goku's home.

Son Gohan was currently listening, quite bored, as Pilaf reported on the company's current situation.

"Gohan, our company is now among the top ten in West City!"

"Top ten!"

"Yes! However, quite a few companies have been imitating our app lately!"

"It's fine, we just need to keep making our own app better!"

Pilaf nodded.

"Well Gohan, if there's nothing else, I'll be heading back now?"

"Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

Seeing this, Pilaf immediately left Son Gohan's house.

After Pilaf had gone, Son Gohan suddenly remembered the Universe Seed sitting in his inventory.

The Universe Seed was a "crystal" used in Dragon Ball Heroes to create a new universe.

Once the Universe Seed had collected enough energy, it could grow into a Universe Tree, thereby creating a brand new universe.

Beyond that, the Universe Seed could also grant people certain superpowers and even allow for fusion with others.

Thinking of this, Son Gohan immediately took the Universe Seed out from the system.

A seven-colored cube soon appeared in Son Gohan's hand.

"System, how do I use this Universe Seed?"

"Replying to Master, the Universe Seed is currently inactive, so it requires energy to activate it!"

"Energy?"

"It needs to absorb the energy generated by the collision of two forces to be activated; in other words, it requires combat to be activated!"

"Combat?"

"Mm!"

Upon hearing this, Son Gohan immediately went to find Piccolo.

A while later, Son Gohan arrived at Piccolo's training grounds to spar with him.

"You want to fight me?"

Son Gohan nodded.

"Don't worry, Uncle Piccolo, I won't use my full strength!"

"Well... alright then!"

Although Piccolo was somewhat reluctant after hearing this, he still agreed.

"Then Uncle Piccolo, shall we begin?"

Seeing Piccolo agree, Son Gohan immediately landed on the ground some distance away and said.

"Good!"

Piccolo nodded.

Seeing this, Son Gohan set his stance and charged toward Piccolo.

Soon, Son Gohan reached Piccolo and began to trade blows with him.

However, because Son Gohan's strength was far too great, Piccolo was essentially forced into a defensive position.

Bang!!

A while later, Son Gohan knocked Piccolo to the ground.

Son Gohan looked at the Universe Seed clutched in his palm and suddenly saw it flicker.

"System, has it been activated?"

"Yes, Master. Currently, the Universe Seed has collected 0.01 percent of its required energy!"

"0.01 percent?"

"This is the small amount of energy generated by your battle with Piccolo just now. If you fill the Universe Seed with energy, you can evolve it into a Universe Tree, or you can channel the energy of the Universe Seed into your own body, granting you unprecedented power!"

"Oh, but there aren't really any opponents for me on Earth right now!"

"Then Master can seek out people from other universes or other timelines to fight!"

"Other universes!"

After hearing this, Son Gohan rubbed his chin with his right hand, his mind suddenly drifting to Hit of Universe 6, though with his current strength, he feared he might not necessarily be a match for Hit.

"Then System, if I watch a battle, can the Universe Seed also absorb the energy generated by their fight?"

"Yes, Master!"

Upon hearing this, Son Gohan immediately took out the Heaven-Reaching Mirror and arrived in Hell.

At this moment, Frieza and King Cold were standing proudly in front of a group of soldiers.