"Earth?"
When Mr. Popo gave his answer, Lin Chen was stunned.
How could this have anything to do with Earth?
After all, in the world of Dragon Ball, Earth was just a backward planet in a remote corner of Universe 7.
Aside from the time during the Majin Buu era when the wizard Bibidi had brought the egg containing the sealed Buu to Earth for some unknown reason, this planet had always been untouched by the universe's major events.
Even the Frieza Force, whose business was conquering planets, had once considered it a worthless, low-level planet...
Wait...
At that thought, Lin Chen suddenly frowned, a question rising in his mind.
That's right. Why would Bibidi, the wizard who had defeated three Supreme Kais and nearly conquered the universe, bring Buu to a worthless backwater like Earth?
That makes no sense!
Could something have been drawing Bibidi here?
Something that made him come all this way specifically?
And could whatever drew him here be connected to Mr. Popo's secret?
"Mr. Popo, could you explain in more detail? Why does all of this have anything to do with Earth?"
"Mr. Lin Chen, it is because a supreme deity on par with Lord Zeno is sealed here on Earth. Popo is also here to watch over this lord and ensure that he never awakens."
"What?!"
Lin Chen was utterly shocked. A god was actually sealed on Earth?
And this god was on par with Zeno?
Could it be...
"Dragon God Zalama?"
In the Dragon Ball universe, the only deity Lin Chen could think of who rivaled Zeno was Dragon God Zalama.
And, come to think of it, there had been clues all along.
First, the existence of the Super Dragon Balls confirmed that Dragon God Zalama was still alive. Otherwise, the Super Dragon