Dende was currently not on the Lookout.
Just before the arrival of the Grand Priest, Goku took Dende away.
Those who returned from the Tournament of Power were currently gathered on a cruise ship for a celebration party.
To celebrate the rebirth of Universe 7 after the calamity, they brought Dende over for the celebration.
So at this moment, only Mr. Popo and the Grand Priest were on the Lookout.
But if Dende were here, he would surely find it strange why the Grand Priest, who is second only to Zeno-sama in the Multiverse, would show such respect to an assistant deity of Earth.
“Grand Priest-sama, what brings you here?”
Upon hearing Mr. Popo’s question, the Grand Priest bowed and said, “Mr. Popo, I am here this time because of Lin Chen.”
“Lin Chen?”
With narrowed eyes, the Grand Priest smiled and said, “Yes, just recently, Mr. Lin Chen emerged as the champion in the Tournament of Power held by Zeno-sama. His performance was striking, especially his use of Ultra Ego and Ultra Instinct Kill techniques.”
“Although Zeno-sama did not inquire further, I am curious how a Saiyan like Lin Chen learned Ultra Ego and Ultra Instinct Kill?”
“Especially Ultra Instinct Kill, a technique only known to the Dragon God Zalama-sama…”
“Now I understand. If it was Mr. Popo, he would naturally know that technique. Because Mr. Popo used to be the attendant of Dragon God Zalama.”
Mr. Popo, with his hands behind his back, said, “Ultra Ego was comprehended by Lin Chen himself. Old Kai from Universe 7 taught him the essentials of that realm.”
“As for Ultra Instinct Kill, that was something Popo taught him.”
“Mr. Popo, can you tell me why?” the Grand Priest asked. “As the former attendant of Zalama-sama, now the guardian of the seal, are you planning something?”
“Of course not, Popo is just planning for the future…”
“The future?”
“Yes, Grand Priest, I believe you can also sense what’s coming, right? I’m afraid that the day of Zalama-sama’s resurrection is close. Your and Zeno-sama’s use of Super Shenron as a prize for the Tournament of Power, recklessly using the power of the divine dragons, has likely hastened Zalama-sama’s revival.”
Mr. Popo countered, “So, the one who should be questioning is Popo. Why would Grand Priest and Zeno-sama, knowing that using Super Shenron’s power would accelerate Zalama-sama’s resurrection, still do it?”
Grand Priest closed his eyes, smiled faintly, and said, “Mr. Popo, is there even a need to ask? Zalama-sama is also Zeno-sama’s child. After all, without Zeno-sama, none of us would have been born…”
“Even if Zalama did those things in the past, Zeno-sama still wishes to give him a chance to redeem himself.”
Sighing, the Grand Priest said, “Alright, I roughly understand.”
“Lin Chen is probably the person Mr. Popo is placing hope in.”
“From his performance at the Tournament of Power, he seems to have lived up to Mr. Popo’s expectations.”
“So, let us watch and wait.”
…
Returning back to Lin Chen’s side.
After repeated confirmation, Lin Chen finally understood one thing.
His system seemed to be truly broken!
All the conveniences of the system had now turned into nothingness.
From being able to look at the attributes to the convenient system space, everything disappeared due to the system malfunction!
Fortunately, although the system was gone, Lin Chen still retained all the rewards he had received in the past because of the system. Except for items like Senzu Beans that were stored in the system space, all the techniques and realms were still intact.
Losing the system was undoubtedly a huge loss and trouble for Lin Chen.
However, the biggest issue for Lin Chen at the moment was why his system suddenly malfunctioned?
Lin Chen first thought it was because of the Time Points reward that caused the problem?
After all, his system malfunctioned right after receiving the Time Points for the Tournament of Power.
But getting Time Points is not the first or second time for Lin Chen. Why was there no problem before, but this time there was an accident?
After ruling out this possibility, Lin Chen thought of Super Shenron.
He remembered that when Super Shenron granted the wish, he seemed to have felt a powerful Power of Miracles passing through his body.
Perhaps the system malfunction was related to that feeling.
But the problem was, Lin Chen had seen Super Shenron before without any issues, so why now?
After thinking in space for a long time, Lin Chen couldn’t come up with an answer. Instead, his remaining energy was almost depleted due to the consumption in space.
At this moment, Lin Chen thought of someone.
The next moment, he directly used Instant Transmission and arrived at the mysterious Zuno’s Planet.
Zuno’s Planet is the residence of one of the most mysterious figures in the Dragon Ball world, Master Zuno.
Master Zuno is said to have omniscient and omnipotent abilities, knowing all the secrets of this universe.
Lin Chen had previously approached him for information about system missions and surprisingly received a response.
So this time, Lin Chen also placed his hope on Zuno.
When he suddenly appeared in front of Zuno, Zuno didn’t seem startled at all.
On the contrary, there was no one around Zuno, as if he had already dismissed them.
And in front of Zuno, there was a cushion and a cup of hot tea.
It seemed like he had been waiting for Lin Chen’s arrival.
“Lin Chen-sama, please have a seat. You guessed right, I knew you would come today.”
Lin Chen sat down with a puzzled expression, took a sip of hot tea, and then said, “You knew I would come?”
“Yes, when Lin Chen-sama came last time, I knew you would come today, so I made preparations.”
“In this room, there are only the two of us now, and no one else will hear our conversation.”
Lin Chen furrowed his brows and asked, “So, Master Zuno also knows the purpose of my visit?”
“Yes. Mr. Lin Chen must be here about your abilities that have disappeared, right?”
“And the answer?”
Zuno shook his head, “Zuno knows, but cannot say.”
“Cannot say?” Lin Chen extended his hand, and an energy sphere appeared on his fingertip.
Zuno’s face turned pale, but he still said, “Lin Chen-sama, it’s not that I don’t want to say, but I really cannot say. Your abilities are of great importance. If I speak of it, it could potentially affect the future and disrupt history. That’s a crime I cannot bear!”
“Disrupt history?”
Lin Chen scratched his head. Could his system have a connection to history?
After thinking for a while, Lin Chen asked again, “Then let me ask a different question. Can my abilities be recovered?”
“With Lin Chen-sama’s current strength, what difference would the recovery of those abilities make?”
“So, you mean they can’t be recovered?”
“That’s right.”
Seeing this, Lin Chen could only sigh.
It seemed like his system really couldn’t be restored.
Just as Lin Chen was about to leave, he suddenly turned back and asked another question, “Master Zuno, do you know what my abilities really are?”
Zuno closed his eyes and directly replied, “I cannot say.”
Lin Chen smiled faintly, shook his head, and left.
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