As Pilaf finished speaking, the seven Dragon Balls suddenly began radiating a brilliant light that shot straight into the sky.
Boom! Boom!
Golden lightning struck down from the black night sky like furious electric snakes, hitting the seven Dragon Balls.
Roar!
As a dragon's roar resounded through heaven and earth, Shenron's green form appeared in the night sky.
"Those who have gathered the Dragon Balls, state your wish! I can grant any wish you desire..."
His rough, booming voice rang across the wilderness like a great bronze bell.
Almost everyone present was seeing Shenron's true form for the first time. They were so startled that, for a moment, none of them could speak.
Pilaf quickly recovered, however, and opened his mouth, eager to make his wish.
But just then, a figure suddenly descended from the sky and waved a hand at Pilaf and his companions.
The next instant, a powerful wind rose from the ground, swept Pilaf and the others into the sky, and blew them away!
Then the figure spread his fingers toward Oolong and Puar, who were rushing toward the Dragon Balls.
An invisible force suddenly struck them, pushing Oolong and Puar straight back toward the castle.
"Huh? Who's that?"
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
Hearing the strange commotion outside, Bulma and the others, who had already lost hope, scrambled to see through the small hole. In the end, all three crowded around it, their eyes settling on the figure outside.
"He's..."
Tears suddenly welled up in Bulma's eyes.
Though he was still far away, she had already recognized him from behind.
It really was him!
He was back!
The one who had driven Pilaf's group away and stopped Oolong and Puar was none other than Lin Chen.
In the original story, Oolong had seized the chance to