Sister is Good, Sister is Wonderful

In the boundless, pure white space.

Two red ribbons of light intersected and collided in the air.

Every collision triggered tremors in the air like sudden claps of thunder, with ripples spreading outward from the point of impact like water waves.

Wherever they passed, gale-force winds raged, clouds surged, and sand and stones flew.

Fortunately, there were no skyscrapers in this Hyperbolic Time Chamber like there were in the city; otherwise, the mere shockwaves of this battle would have been enough to destroy an entire city.

After a long while, the battle finally ceased.

The two red ribbons of light stopped in mid-air, revealing their true forms.

They were none other than Mo Yuan and Lapis.

By now, they had been in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for half a year.

The red aura burning around their bodies at this moment was none other than the Kaioken.

After Lapis activated his bloodline, Mo Yuan had taught him the Kaioken.

Capable of sensing life energy, Lapis had learned the Kaioken very quickly.

With his powerful physique, he could activate the ten-fold Kaioken without sustaining any injuries.

Only by exceeding ten-fold would it begin to place a burden on his body.

However, the Kaioken could only increase his ki; it could not increase the energy recovery rate of his internal power core.

But Lapis's original energy recovery rate was already far superior to that of an ordinary person.

Even if his recovery speed remained unchanged, he could still maintain the Kaioken state for a long period.

Mo Yuan and Lapis deactivated the Kaioken, and the red aura on their bodies instantly extinguished.

After this half-year of training, Mo Yuan's base combat power had reached 500 million.

As for Lapis, after activating his bloodline, his combat power had doubled, and following four months of cultivation, it had soared to 1.5 billion.

Just now, Lapis had activated the ten-fold Kaioken.

Mo Yuan, meanwhile, had activated the thirty-fold Kaioken to bring his combat power on par with Lapis.

Perhaps due to the fusion of four different bloodlines, Mo Yuan's body was exceptionally strong; he could even activate the twenty-fold Kaioken without injury.

Although the thirty-fold Kaioken caused a certain amount of damage to his body, under Mo Yuan's terrifying regenerative ability, he could recover completely before long.

Through experimentation, Mo Yuan discovered that given his physical constitution, as long as he did not exceed fifty-fold, the Kaioken would not cause significant damage to his body.

However, if he were to encounter a powerful enemy that required him to use more than fifty-fold Kaioken, Mo Yuan had better options and would not need to resort to such self-destructive methods.

The day's training came to an end.

Although Mo Yuan could survive on water alone like a Namekian after activating his bloodline, he still maintained the habit of eating.

He even brought Lapis and Lazuli along to keep this habit.

Beyond simply enjoying fine food.

The most important thing was that Mo Yuan loved the feeling of eating with friends and family.

Ever since his parents passed away, Mo Yuan had always been alone.

The departure of his closest kin had caused him to shut his heart away.

He was unwilling to go out and unwilling to make friends.

Yet, deep down, he actually longed for friends.

He was just that kind of contradictory person.

Only on the internet would he open up his heart.

Online, he had made many friends and seemed to have endless things to say every day, but if a local netizen suggested meeting in person, he would find all sorts of excuses to decline.

In truth, he wanted to go, but he could never overcome the hurdle in his heart.

Whenever the night was deep and quiet, leaving the computer and putting down his phone, the only thing that accompanied him in his empty home was dead silence.

Did he like loneliness? Did he enjoy it?

No.

He was simply accustomed to it.

He also longed to return to the days when his family of three was together.

It was just a pity that time could not flow backward.

And after coming to this world, although it was filled with danger everywhere, he had gained love and family.

Yes, in Mo Yuan's heart, the three of them—Lazuli, Lapis, and even Android 16—were his family.

If he were asked to choose between returning or staying in this world right now.

He would choose to stay in this world without a moment's hesitation.

Because here, he already had the people he wanted to protect for a lifetime.

The meal ended in a scramble between Mo Yuan and Lapis.

Since they no longer needed food to stave off hunger, Mo Yuan no longer had to prepare massive quantities of it.

He only needed to prepare a normal portion for a human.

Mo Yuan leaned back in his chair, a toothpick dangling from his mouth, looking perfectly content.

Lapis, meanwhile, was left to clear the table.

After all, the basic rule was that the one who cooks doesn't do the dishes.

"It's been half a year, Lapis. I'm heading out. Do you need me to send Android 16 in to keep you company?"

"Leaving already? I'm fine on my own."

Mo Yuan's face lit up with a blissful smile, as if he'd just thought of something wonderful. He made no effort to hide his feelings, saying, "Can't help it. I miss my sister."

Lapis, having been force-fed a mouthful of romantic mush, stared at him with deadpan eyes. "Give me a break, Lazuli is my sister."

"Tch~ You don't even call her that, so why do you care?" Mo Yuan scoffed.

Lapis posed a soul-searching question: "Then why don't you call me brother?"

At this, Mo Yuan rolled his eyes. "What would a single guy like you know about romance?"

Mo Yuan stood up and patted Lapis on the shoulder with a sympathetic look. "Young man, you'll never understand the virtues of an older sister."

Youth doesn't know the value of a sister, mistaking young girls for treasures. Youth doesn't know the fragrance of a sister, wasting their prime on the wrong path. Sisters are good, sisters are grand, with long legs and a shapely stand. A sister keeps your worries at bay, and treats you like a prize every day...

"Tch~"

Mo Yuan shook his head at Lapis and turned toward the door of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Below Korin Tower.

A green, insect-like humanoid monster gazed up at the tower.

"They say a deity lives up there, don't they? I wonder if a deity tastes even more delicious... Hehehehe~"

Cell licked his lips and let out a strange, cackling laugh.

With that, Cell launched himself straight up from the ground.

He flew upward at high speed.

Soon, Cell spotted something resembling a small island floating in the sky.

Without pausing, Cell flew directly into the Lookout.

The moment he entered the Lookout, Cell was overcome with pleasant surprise.

He saw the person he had been dreaming of day and night.

Cell never expected that the person he had searched for on the ground for so long would actually be found here on the Lookout.

Although Lazuli had been training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a year and her physique had changed significantly, Cell recognized her at a glance.

"Android 18, come and become one with me!"

Cell landed in front of Lazuli and spoke those terrifying words with utter sincerity.

"Who are you?" Lazuli looked at Cell, her expression blank.

When Cell had flown up from below, Lazuli had already sensed his ki.

It was a very strange ki, as if many different types of ki had been fused together.

Lazuli had been curious about what it could be.

And then she saw this thing.

It was just as bizarre as his ki.

Faced with Lazuli's question, Cell didn't hold back and laid it all out.

"Wait, you said an underground laboratory? Which underground laboratory?" Lazuli was startled to hear Cell claim he had emerged from an underground laboratory.

"Hehehehe~ Why, the one beneath the laboratory where you all stayed, of course."

"What about Android 17? Where is he?"

Lazuli ignored Cell.

She was busy weighing the truth of his words in her mind.

She had been to that underground laboratory, and there hadn't been a single living thing there besides Mo Yuan.

Unless he had emerged before Mo Yuan.

Could he be a failed experiment created by that old geezer?

And then, by some accident, he hadn't been destroyed?

The more Lazuli thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, Mo Yuan had no need to absorb them to become some kind of perfect form.

Besides, this guy was just so ugly.

He looked like a botched plastic surgery job.

The mere sight of him was nauseating.

That's right, he must be a failure!

Lazuli thought with certainty.

Since he's a failure, I might as well help the old man destroy him!

The look in Lazuli's eyes as she stared at Cell grew increasingly dangerous.

Cell, still looking left and right in search of Lapis, had no idea that danger was about to descend upon him.