Korin Intercepts, Shenron Arrives to Help

Korin paused for a moment, then said.

As a god, the Guardian of Earth certainly needed to save face. He could not expose his shortcomings and say that even the Guardian of Earth was no match for them.

"So we must borrow the rule-bound power of Shenron."

Korin gave a guilty explanation.

As Earth's deities, they could not solve it themselves and had to rely on a group of mortals to do the job.

Even he felt ashamed.

Korin did not know that there would be plenty more shameful matters later. This early stage was only an appetizer.

Once he had been embarrassed enough times, he would get used to it and feel much better.

Yamcha suddenly cut in and said something extremely idiotic.

It made the others keep rolling their eyes.

"Then can't we just go defeat them?"

Never mind that they could destroy a planet—just look at these abnormal celestial phenomena they had caused.

If you went over there, they would beat your brains out.

And you still wanted to defeat him?

"In truth, the other side is too powerful. Shenron may not necessarily succeed either. It only gives us a little more hope."

Korin could not bear to watch anymore and stepped forward to explain.

Bulma even held her forehead and lowered her head, never expecting her boyfriend to be an idiot.

He could actually say an answer like that.

"But why? They're good people. They even killed that guy Tao Pai Pai."

Son Goku's little face was full of confusion.

"I don't know. But right now, we need to use the Dragon Balls. So, Son Goku, for the safety of all humanity on Earth, can you give us this chance to make a wish to Shenron?"

Son Goku's little face filled with hesitation.

Upa was still waiting for him to save his father.

"I can give them to you, but can you bring Upa's father back to life? He guarded Korin Tower Sacred Land, and that evil guy Tao Pai Pai killed him."

Korin shook his head.

"Impossible. Even the Guardian of Earth could not resurrect him."

"Then that's exactly it. We still have to bring someone back to life right now. If I give them to you, won't Upa's dad have to wait a year?"

Korin did not choose to hide it. He said seriously to Son Goku, "Shenron can only grant a wish to resurrect someone who died within the past year, and the body must still be completely intact.

Once more than a year passes and the soul reincarnates, there is no way to resurrect them."

"Then that's even more impossible." Bulma was furious.

Master Roshi and Fortuneteller Baba watched calmly.

They understood even more clearly which matter was more important, and their gazes turned toward Son Goku.

Son Goku was also caught in a difficult struggle.

"Goku, think it through. We have no way to resolve this huge problem."

Just as Korin finished speaking, the earth shook. The tiled arena cracked open with countless fissures, and one-third of Fortuneteller Baba's palace was destroyed in the tremor just now.

In the sky, Popo's expression became even graver.

"He is sinking deeper and deeper. If we delay any longer, Shenron's chances will be even smaller."

Son Goku gritted his teeth and took out all the Dragon Balls.

"Here. Save Earth. I'll go talk to Upa."

Tears could not help streaming out of Son Goku's eyes.

He tossed the Dragon Balls to Korin, then turned and called over the Flying Nimbus, jumping straight onto it.

Bulma's worried gaze followed him tightly, her heart aching.

"Goku."

Yamcha softly comforted her from the side, but in his heart, he was extremely disdainful.

After Korin obtained all the Dragon Balls, he hurriedly flew up and handed them all to Popo.

"My Lord, you should use them. Earth is now at a moment of life and death. When a decision must be made, you cannot hesitate."

Popo nodded and arranged the Dragon Balls.

Korin descended again.

"Master Roshi, come with me. I have something to say."

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Sack clung bitterly to that single spark of clarity, but the pressure grew stronger and stronger, until his whole being was on the verge of despair.

There's no hope. I'm really done for this time. I miscalculated. Who would've thought developing one ultimate move would bring about so many complications? I've lost out all the way to my grandmother's house.

If the Giant Elephant had a spirit, how could it let one tiny Other Dimension act so recklessly? That was a great existence that suppressed boundless Hell. Its feet trampled the Hell of countless demons, its back bore the heaven of the gods, and between them lay power without end or limit.

I never thought it would suffer defeat here in the Dragon Ball World. I hate this.

Under the pressure of all kinds of evil auras, resentment welled up from the depths of Sack's heart, and faint signs of madness began to show.

Once his mind fell, Sack would descend into evil and destroy heaven and earth.

With the Giant Elephant's blessing, he might even survive by chance in the starry void, then go on to destroy the entire Dragon Ball universe.

Sack's body had already grown larger, standing around ten meters tall. Countless hairs resembling those of a Great Ape covered his entire body. His forehead was high and flat, his eyes were filled with red light, his nose was thick and broad, and his breathing rumbled like muffled thunder. The teeth in his mouth had lengthened, just like a Great Ape's fangs, and his lower jaw jutted out.

His palms were like palm-leaf fans, his waist was as thick as a small car, and his feet were nearly one meter long.

Dabo hid far, far away.

Just now, after enduring the air pressure from his king's casual slap through the air, he had nearly vomited up his gall.

Too strong. The fierce wind brought by that slap had squeezed the seawater, and he had been like a leaf in raging waves, only able to let all kinds of forces ravage him, unable to muster even the slightest power to resist.

Just as Sack's spark of clarity was about to be extinguished, a grand voice suddenly rang out, and Sack also came back to himself.

"I cannot do it. I simply cannot do it. Other forces are affecting me right now."

At the same time, on Fortuneteller Baba's arena, Popo, Fortuneteller Baba, Bulma, Yamcha, Krillin, as well as Puar, Oolong, and the others stared at Shenron in dumbfounded shock.

"What does that mean? You can't do it?"

Popo's eyes flickered.

"How can he be made to wake up?"

Shenron flashed with red light, and his majestic yet fawning voice rang out.

"Are you certain this is your wish?"

Bulma and the others, who had seen Shenron's majesty before, nearly had their jaws and eyeballs drop to the ground.

If they had still had doubts at first, those doubts vanished like smoke after Popo made his wish.

With Shenron's current attitude, they also believed that Popo was the Guardian of Earth.

Otherwise, why would Shenron suck up to Popo? Had he eaten too much or something?

Popo hurriedly shook his head.

"No. My wish is for him to regain consciousness."

"I cannot do it. He himself cannot do it either. The power is too strong and has exceeded Shenron's rules. I cannot make him wake."

"His mind is clear, but his body, soul, and spiritual power have been tainted by an evil aura."

Popo's eyes remained unruffled, as if he had already known this.

"Then remove the evil aura inside him."

"I cannot do it."

Bulma and the others were flabbergasted.

What the hell? Didn't they say any wish could be granted?

Popo had made three wishes, and Shenron could not do any of them.

Was this harder than bringing the dead back to life?

Bulma and Yamcha looked at each other, and the same thought surfaced in their hearts: This so-called godly Shenron is useless. Maybe he can't resurrect people at all.

At the same time, both of them felt much less regret that Son Goku had not gotten the Dragon Balls and that the wish had been made successfully.

Krillin, on the other hand, watched trembling with fear, his face full of reverence. From the look of him, his mind had to be completely blank right now.

"Then make him regain control of his body."

This time, Shenron did not say he could not do it. Instead, he closed his eyes.

He looked as if he were communicating with something.

Sack's spark of clarity regained its clearness, and he breathed a sigh of relief too.

That was close. Just now, he had nearly, just barely, fallen completely.

At that point, even if Supreme Kai came, he might not have been able to restore him.

Only then did he also realize what the voice that had sounded in his spark of clarity just now had been.

My strength isn't enough, so Shenron came to save the day? I wonder who it is. At this point in time, it can only be the part where Son Goku summons Shenron to save Upa's father.

In that case, Korin, or the Guardian of Earth?

That majestic voice rang out once more in his spark of clarity.