The System's New Function, Acquiring Time Points

In the universe, black holes are actually not rare. These things, imperceptible to the naked eye, are like traps in the cosmos; every race that has mastered the ability to traverse the universe will mark them prominently on their interstellar charts.

After obtaining the Time Metal, Lin Chen's next destination was Planet Vegeta.

He did not linger there for long. After confirming the location of the black hole closest to Planet Vegeta, he directly used Instant Transmission to arrive in the starry sky near that black hole.

Even though Lin Chen could already transform into a Super Saiyan, he could not resist the power of a black hole, so the spot where he emerged from Instant Transmission was still a great distance away from it.

As soon as he exited the state of Instant Transmission, Lin Chen immediately transformed into a Super Saiyan and simultaneously expanded an energy shield to protect himself.

"A black hole... it's over there!"

With just a slight perception, Lin Chen discovered the trace of the black hole.

In a certain direction, Lin Chen could feel absolutely nothing.

Black holes attract all matter, including energy, so as long as Lin Chen found a place where he could feel nothing at all, that was naturally where the black hole was located.

After flying for an hour, Lin Chen could gradually feel the black hole's astonishing gravitational pull; continuing any further might be dangerous.

Thus, he stopped and, following Zuno's intelligence, took out the Time Metal.

"Throwing the Time Metal into the black hole will open the Gate of Time and Space, and my system can control the destination of the Gate of Time and Space?"

Lin Chen muttered to himself, hesitated for a moment, and then threw the Time Metal toward the direction of the black hole.

"I hope that Zuno didn't lie to me, otherwise I will definitely make him pay!"

Under Lin Chen's gaze, this precious metal, which had already gone extinct in the universe, floated slowly toward the depths of the black hole.

Suddenly, a crystalline, brilliant light erupted from the metal. Immediately after, Lin Chen saw the Time Metal, which had been a solid block, suddenly pulled by a powerful force, bending into eerie lines.

Afterward, the Time Metal seemed unable to withstand the strain; it shattered under the pull of gravity and then vanished without a trace.

That piece of Time Metal, which Lin Chen had spent three wishes to obtain, was just gone like that?

Lin Chen was just about to curse Zuno for being unreliable when he suddenly saw blood-red spatial rifts, resembling gaping maws, appear where the Time Metal had just vanished.

These rifts continued to expand, eventually spreading into a massive opening just large enough for Lin Chen to pass through.

Could this be the Gate of Time and Space?

While Lin Chen was still confirming this, a voice rang out in his mind.

"Ding! Gate of Time and Space confirmed. Time travel function activated! Please consume Time Points to select your desired destination."

Indeed, everything was just as Zuno had said; when the Gate of Time and Space opened, Lin Chen's system actually unlocked a new function.

And judging by the prompt, this new function would allow Lin Chen to choose the world he wanted to go to.

However...

"System, what are Time Points?"

"Ding! Replying to the Host: when the Host travels to a parallel timeline, it will cause interference with the target timeline. To offset the impact of this interference on time and space, the system needs to consume a special energy. This energy is Time Points."

"As long as the Host corrects the history of the current timeline, you can obtain Time Points."

Lin Chen frowned: "Correct the history of the current timeline? What does that mean?"

However, this time the system did not provide an answer, instead giving Lin Chen a countdown.

"Ding! Reminding the Host: the newly appeared Gate of Time and Space is unstable. Please consume Time Points to confirm your destination within one hour, otherwise, the Gate of Time and Space will close."

"Damn it!"

Seeing the countdown appear before his eyes, Lin Chen immediately scratched his head.

This system loved to stir up trouble; if it knew it had this function, couldn't it have told him in advance?

Now it only gave him an hour—where was he supposed to get these Time Points?

Wait...

Lin Chen's gaze suddenly sharpened. The next moment, he used Instant Transmission to return to Earth, to the Lookout.

On the Lookout, Kami was observing the lower realm when he suddenly sensed Lin Chen's aura behind him.

He turned around, somewhat surprised, and asked: "Mr. Lin Chen? Why have you returned?"

Lin Chen waved his hand: "Don't talk about that. Kami, where are the Dragon Balls you were given after I returned from Namek?"

"The Dragon Balls? I have kept them in storage. I created the Dragon Balls to provide people with the motivation to realize their ideals, but unfortunately, humans..."

"Alright, alright, Kami, hurry up and get the Dragon Balls for me!" Lin Chen said hurriedly, his tone so serious that it gave Kami a start.

"Ah? Oh..."

Seeing this, Kami had no choice but to have Mr. Popo bring out the Dragon Balls, though at this moment, they were still in their stone-like state.

Lin Chen frowned and asked: "Kami, can you tell me which star corresponds to each of these stones?"

"I can. This one is the One-Star Dragon Ball, this is the Two-Star Dragon Ball, this is..."

Lin Chen noted them down one by one in his mind, then picked up all the orbs and threw them into his system space.

"Kami, I'm taking these Dragon Balls down to the lower realm. Goodbye!"

After saying this, Lin Chen vanished once again before the eyes of Kami and the others.

Watching Lin Chen come and go like the wind, Kami was somewhat dumbfounded. "Mr. Popo, what is Lin Chen trying to do?"

Mr. Popo replied, "Kami, it seems Lin Chen said he wanted to return the Dragon Balls to the lower world."

At that very moment, on Mount Paozu, Lin Chen appeared at Son Goku's home.

Once again, there was no one in Goku's house. Lin Chen did not linger; he took the Four-Star Dragon Ball, still in its stone form, from his system space and rolled it under Son Goku's bed.

Next, Lin Chen arrived at Kame House, which was also empty.

Lin Chen did not stay long here either; he found a spot to place the Three-Star Dragon Ball and left.

Following this, Lin Chen continuously utilized Instant Transmission, placing the remaining Dragon Balls at locations such as the Ox-King's castle.

Once all seven Dragon Balls had been dealt with, a notification appeared in Lin Chen's mind as expected.

"Ding! History correction confirmed. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 Time Point!"

As I thought, Lin Chen clenched his fist.

The so-called correction of history was, in fact, simply ensuring that the progression of this world trended toward the original storyline of Dragon Ball.

Initially, because of the incident on Tiwei Planet, Lin Chen had let Kami collect all the Dragon Balls on Earth, which could have resulted in the story of Dragon Ball never taking place in this world.

But now that Lin Chen had returned the seven Dragon Balls to the places where they originally belonged, the story of the Dragon Ball world could potentially continue to unfold.