"Of course I know there are four Super Dragon Balls. Let's collect the three from Universe 6 first, and then come back to find this last one," Goku explained.
"Hmm? Why?" Bulma tilted her head.
"This... this... it's not a good idea for us to summon Super Shenron in Universe 6. We should go back to Universe 7 to summon Super Shenron then," Goku said vaguely.
"Hmm? Wouldn't it be better to collect them all and bring them back to Universe 7 for summoning?" Bulma keenly sensed something was off about Goku.
Goku was a little deflated. He didn't want to say it was because he might not be able to fit seven Super Dragon Balls in, but he really couldn't fool Bulma!
Sometimes, having a wife who is too smart isn't a good thing. With Bulma's intelligence, couldn't she figure out that he was lying to her?
Even if I seem to have successfully fooled her, it's only because she willingly let me deceive her; she knows perfectly well what's going on!
"Alright, to be honest, my Storage Space can't hold seven, at most six." Goku simply gave up struggling and started laying them out.
The more confident I was back then, the more I'm being proven wrong now.
But thankfully it was in front of Bulma, so losing face is no big deal.
Several days later, Goku and Bulma arrived at the edge of the cosmic barrier.
The cosmic barrier is easy to identify; it is pitch black, like a black hole that devours all light.
"This must be the barrier to the universe?" Bulma looked at the scene before her with astonishment.
This was the first time she had ever seen a cosmic barrier.
"Yes! That's right." Goku was also seeing it for the first time, so he observed the cosmic barrier with great curiosity.
"Huh? Goku, is this cosmic barrier moving?" Bulma exclaimed excitedly.
In the short time it took them to speak, the cosmic barrier seemed to have moved a great distance into the distance.
It seems that the universe is indeed expanding!
"Hmm!" Goku also found it quite amazing.
The sheer power of witnessing this firsthand is beyond the power of words to describe.
"Alright, I'm going to break through the cosmic barrier now." Goku nodded to Bulma and appeared in front of the spaceship.
He glanced back at Bulma inside the spaceship, then looked towards the cosmic barrier.
Step back, he's about to start showing off!
"Ha!!"
In an instant, Goku transformed into Super Saiyan God, his crimson God Ki swirling in the starry sky, the aura sparkling with starlight, making his already divine presence even more dazzling.
Goku stretched his hands forward, and golden and azure light began to mingle in his hands.
" The Ultimate Kamehameha!! Here it comes!"
Goku swiftly unleashed a burst of energy, golden lightning surrounded by azure light that surged towards the cosmic barrier with overwhelming force.
In just a moment, a gap was blasted open in the cosmic barrier, but Goku did not stop outputting energy; instead, he continued to increase it.
As time passed, the gap widened until it reached over a thousand meters before Goku stopped what he was doing.
At this moment, the opposite side of the gap emitted a grayish-white light, full of mystery.
Goku quickly Instant Transmission back to Bulma's side and then gave her a reminder.
" Bulma, pilot the spaceship and charge in!"
Bulma nodded, then swiped her finger across the blue virtual screen in front of her, turning the engine up to maximum.
In an instant, a powerful plume of flame erupted from the tail of the spaceship as it plunged into the breach.
As they entered the gap, their vision went white, followed by a dazzling array of colorful lights.
Looking around, Goku discovered that the fumes were coming from 12 spherical objects.
"How beautiful!" Bulma exclaimed involuntarily, gazing at the magnificent seven-colored light before her.
"Yes!"
Just then, Goku seemed to sense something and quickly turned his head to look.
What's going on? Such a powerful aura, and it's the aura of a mortal! The strength must have reached the Divine Power Third Realm!
Without thinking twice, Goku Instant Transmission nearby, and the scene before him left him speechless.
What the heck? Is that Jiren? How did he end up in the Bubble Universe Space? And it looks like he's fighting a mindless monster.
No, the original work didn't say he wouldn't appear. Perhaps Jiren was supposed to be here at this time.
Looking at Jiren before him, Goku couldn't help but feel curious. In the original story, Jiren was described as a mortal who surpassed even the God of Destruction.
Of course, the so-called surpassing the God of Destruction should be surpassing the most basic strength of the Belmod from Universe 11. The Belmod has only been God of Destruction for hundreds of thousands of years, and may be the youngest God of Destruction, so it is understandable that his strength is weak.
But once the Belmod uses his Divine Technique, Jiren will have absolutely no chance of winning.
Goku looked at Jiren's panel.
His strength Divine Power Third Realm (1.2/1000), and his strongest strength can even reach the Divine Power Third Realm (2.4/1000). His dimension is that of a mortal.
Huh? 123 years old? That's so old!
No, he's neither Saiyan an Earthling. Who knows what age range his race would be at over 100? But he should be quite young.
He reached the Divine Power Third Realm at over 100 years old, his talent is truly remarkable. Even the Belmod only reached the very beginning of the Divine Power Third Realm after cultivating for hundreds of thousands of years.
However, Jiren's current strength is probably not yet greater than that of the Belmod without using Divine Technique, since the Tournament of Power is still many years away.
A few minutes later, Jiren, panting heavily, eliminated the monster. After so many years, he had finally encountered something related to his master's death, only to discover that it was a completely irrational beast.
Damn it! I guess I'm still not strong enough!
"Huh? Who is it?"
Although Jiren couldn't sense the Godly Aura, his keen senses allowed him to clearly perceive that someone was watching him.
"Well..."
Goku slowly revealed himself. It can only be said that Jiren is indeed worthy of the name. Despite being a mortal in the same dimension, he was able to detect the Godly Aura within him.
"Who are you?"
Jiren stared at Goku with a grave expression. His sixth sense told him that the man before him was incredibly strong! In his current state, if...
Goku chuckled a few times as he looked at Jiren's serious expression.
"Me? I'm just a Saiyan passing by."
You can call me Son Goku, or you can call me Kakarot!
After saying that Goku tossed a Senzu Bean to Jiren, who quickly reached out and caught it.
"Don't worry, this is Senzu Bean. It can restore your injuries and strength. If I wanted to harm you, you wouldn't be able to resist in your current state, would you?"
Hearing Goku's words Jiren chewed and swallowed the Senzu Bean.
Jiren was stunned for a moment; his strength and injuries had truly been fully restored!
Jiren never expected that such a small Senzu Bean could actually restore him to his peak condition, considering that his current strength was at the Divine Power Third Realm!
Why did you do this?
Jiren was puzzled; he didn't know this Saiyan named Son Goku at all.
Why?
Goku lowered his head, lost in thought, then suddenly looked up a second later.
"Fight me!"
Goku really wanted to fight this formidable enemy who put so much pressure on his original self.
Even if there might be a slight difference in their final strength, wouldn't it be enough to just transform into a form with similar power?
It's not a big deal.