Mysterious One-Star Ball

Dragon Ball was the passionate youth of generation after generation.

When they were young, who knew how many people had imagined themselves exploding in rage and transforming into a Super Saiyan?

If an opportunity were placed before you right now, would you be willing to travel to the Dragon Ball world and begin a Dragon Ball legend of your own?

"Ding! Travel conditions triggered. Readers in front of the screen, please choose whether to travel!"

"Option One: Refuse (I have a beautiful wife at home, so no thanks.)"

"Option Two: Politely decline (I have overtime tomorrow. No time.)"

"Option Three: Ugly refusal (Too much indulgence, no strength left.)"

"Ding. It has been detected that you in front of the screen chose to refuse. The system will automatically search for the next host."

"The next host has been bound. Host name: Lin Yuan."

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A mysterious, dazzling streak of golden light.

It passed through an unknown number of planes and dimensions, arriving before a blue planet at incredible speed.

In the blink of an eye, it shot into the planet and vanished without a trace.

At the same time, a One-Star Ball gave off a faint glow.

The story... began!

"That's it for today's stream, everyone. Same time tomorrow—don't miss it! Bye-bye~"

The young man in front of the computer closed the streaming software, leaned back, and slumped into his chair.

"Ah, finally done."

This man was named Lin Yuan. He was twenty-three years old, and his current job was livestreaming.

After resting for a while, Lin Yuan picked up his phone, skillfully took a few screenshots, and sent them to the operations team.

"My back's killing me. Time for a shower!"

With that, Lin Yuan stood and headed toward the bathroom...

Lin Yuan stood tall and well-proportioned, his height landing neatly at 178 centimeters.

Beneath his black clothes, the lines of his muscles could faintly be seen.

His muscles were not overly bulky, but their contours were distinct and lean.

He gave off the impression of someone who combined agility and strength.

Beneath his neat short black hair, his eyes were deep and bright.

His nose bridge was high, and his thin lips curved slightly upward.

"Damn, I'm handsome!"

After showering, Lin Yuan looked himself over in the mirror and narcissistically declared.

As he stepped out of the bathroom, his gaze unconsciously drifted toward a figurine sitting on his computer desk.

It was a fist-sized orange sphere with a beautifully rounded design and a red star in its center.

That's right! It was the One-Star Ball from Dragon Ball.

Lin Yuan had bought it last night. Since he liked it, he had placed it there. He did not know whether it was just an illusion, but the One-Star Ball seemed to be glowing today.

Could this thing be glow-in-the-dark? Lin Yuan wondered.

Since it was afternoon, the room was still fairly well lit.

To confirm whether the One-Star Ball could glow, Lin Yuan drew the curtains over the window, and the room immediately darkened.

He walked back to the computer desk and looked at the One-Star Ball again.

At that moment, the sphere was actually emitting a faint golden glow, dazzling amid the darkness.

"It really is glow-in-the-dark," Lin Yuan said, somewhat surprised.

But he did not think much of it, merely assuming it was a glowing glass ball. Just as he was about to get up and open the curtains, something completely unexpected happened.

The faint golden light on the One-Star Ball's surface seemed to come alive, rippling like a golden lake as rings of soft radiance slowly spread outward.

The golden light quickly enveloped Lin Yuan.

"Whoa! What... what's going on?"

Lin Yuan could not help crying out in surprise as he reached out to pick up the One-Star Ball.

However, the instant his fingertips lightly touched the sphere, the golden light suddenly surged, swallowing Lin Yuan whole.

When the golden light faded, the room returned to darkness.

Vanishing along with the golden light were Lin Yuan and the mysterious One-Star Ball!

Lin Yuan only felt a burst of brilliant golden light before losing consciousness.

Before losing consciousness, a question surfaced in his mind: "Was that... Solar Flare???"

In another world.

No one knew how much time had passed before Lin Yuan slowly regained consciousness.

His head felt as though it had been struck by a heavy hammer, throbbing as if it were about to split apart.

His eyelids felt weighed down with lead. Lin Yuan used every ounce of strength he had just to force them open a sliver, only to find nothing but darkness before his eyes.

The darkness felt almost unreal. Enduring the aching pain throughout his body, he sat up, then immediately caught a stench of decay and damp chill.

Ugh! What the hell is that smell?? Lin Yuan thought.

It was like taking rotten wood scraps and dirt from a house that had been uninhabited for eight hundred years, mixing them together, and flinging them straight into his face.

Once his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, Lin Yuan finally made out the scene before him, and his hair stood on end.

"Holy shit, where the hell did I end up?! Is this Tomb Robbers' Chronicles?"

It was no wonder Lin Yuan reacted that way. Anyone who saw this scene would have thought he was a "tomb raider."

At that moment, Lin Yuan stood between two rows of humanoid soldiers clad in stone armor.

The frigid temperature and dim lighting made the place look exactly like a tomb.

At the end of the two rows of "soldiers" stood an enormous set of steps.

Seated atop them was a massive "general" wearing a horned helmet!

That general was staring directly in Lin Yuan's direction, giving him the illusion that he was being watched.

Cold sweat immediately streamed down Lin Yuan's back, and every hair on his body stood on end.

Anyone would have been terrified to suddenly find themselves in an environment like this, stared at by a giant three or four meters tall.

"Am I dreaming?"

Lin Yuan suspected that this had to be a dream.

But the overwhelmingly real sensations in his body told him that this did not seem to be a dream.

The freezing cold, the foul odor, the goosebumps all over his body.

Those were things dreams did not have.

"If this isn't a dream, then that means this is a real world!"

For now, he could only stay calm and figure out what was going on.

Lin Yuan slowly got to his feet, doing his best not to make the slightest sound as his eyes continuously scanned the surroundings.

Fortunately, he soon spotted a door not far behind him.

From what Lin Yuan could tell, these armored soldiers were probably nothing more than stone statues.

Get out of here first! That was the thought in Lin Yuan's mind.

He had no idea where the door led, but he definitely did not want to stay in this place any longer!

Just as he was about to turn and leave, his eyes suddenly caught something glittering beneath that giant suit of armor.

Lin Yuan had excellent eyesight, but the instant he saw what it was, he still could hardly believe his eyes.

It was clearly an orange crystal ball. As a Dragon Ball fan, the first thing Lin Yuan thought of was—Dragon Ball.

Lin Yuan gulped, then, as if possessed, walked over to the small table holding the orange sphere.

He had completely forgotten that he had just wanted to run away!

After confirming it from up close, Lin Yuan muttered blankly:

"Holy shit! It really is a Dragon Ball, and... it's fucking the One-Star Ball?"

That was right. Resting beneath the giant armor was none other than the One-Star Ball!!

Lin Yuan could not help being shocked, because he had been looking at the One-Star Ball at home just before somehow ending up here.

After examining it, Lin Yuan discovered that this One-Star Ball was extremely similar to the one in his home, yet also somewhat different.

Every point of the five-pointed star inside had been carved with exquisite detail, as though it contained the power of some ancient rune.

Looking closer, he saw that the star's lines were not merely carved into the surface. A faint glow flowed within them, as though it were a living star.

At that moment, an absurd thought suddenly popped into Lin Yuan's mind.

"Could this thing be real?"