Due to Zalama’s power, various stars in the universe suddenly became unstable.
Some stars started to behave abnormally, becoming highly active, while others entered their demise prematurely.
“Popo, I have already killed one of you in another timeline. What use is it for you to appear before me now?”
“Alone, I can’t defeat you. But if all of me merge together, it’s a different story.”
“Hmm?” Zalama was suddenly taken aback.
Popo pointed to the sky, and in the next moment, a strange force spread through the surrounding space. Zalama immediately felt the space around him change, as if something was coming from another timeline.
“Clones Fusion!” Mr. Popo said.
Suddenly, Zalama’s gaze sharpened.
He saw another Popo appear beside the first one, also pointing to the sky.
And that was just the beginning.
One, two, three…
In just a few seconds, countless Popos appeared in front of Zalama from across different timelines.
Their movements were synchronized, all pointing to the sky.
Mr. Popo from various timelines appeared one after another.
Eventually, no new Mr. Popo appeared; there were already several hundred Popo at the scene.
Then, in unison, all Popo lowered their fingers, aiming at Zalama.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
An invisible force absorbed these newly appeared Mr. Popo into the original Popo who had saved Lin Chen.
In no time, all the additional Mr. Popo disappeared, leaving only the original Mr. Popo standing.
But now, Mr. Popo no longer appeared the same as before. His jet-black body was enveloped in a faint golden glow, emitting an aura more powerful than even the God of Destruction.
This aura caused Zalama’s expression to change.
“So that’s it… No wonder the previous you was so weak… Popo, you actually turned yourself into countless clones to guard the seal?! No wonder! I always wondered why every timeline had you! So that’s why!”
…
At the same time, in the Time Nest, Chronoa was observing the situation here through a crystal ball with Goku and the others.
Earlier, when Lin Chen and others seemed to be at a disadvantage, Chronoa almost stepped in to save them.
But at that moment, Chronoa heard a voice. It was this voice that made her refrain from taking any action and stay in the Time Nest to continue observing.
The source of the voice was none other than Mr. Popo of that timeline.
“Wow~! Mr. Popo is actually so powerful? What’s going on here?!” Goku exclaimed.
Among those in the Time Nest, Goku was the most familiar with Mr. Popo.
Goku had known Mr. Popo from when he was a child, but it was the first time he realized how powerful Mr. Popo truly was!
What was going on?
“Mr. Popo was originally an attendant of the Dragon God Zalama,” Chronoa explained.
“What?!” Goku was stunned.
“The attendant of the Dragon God? Mr. Popo? I always thought he was just Kami’s attendant!”
Chronoa shook her head. “In terms of status, Mr. Popo was on par with the Grand Priest back in the day!”
“What? Mr. Popo was that amazing?” Goku was shocked.
Vegeta, standing nearby, questioned, “If he was so powerful, why did Mr. Popo come to Earth to be an attendant?”
“Since the Dragon God Zalama has appeared, there’s no need to hide it anymore.”
Chronoa thought for a moment before explaining, “Mr. Popo came to Earth because of the Dragon God Zalama.”
“You should already know that Zalama once betrayed Zeno and was eventually suppressed and sealed. Although Mr. Popo was Zalama’s attendant at that time, he didn’t join Zalama’s camp. Instead, he took on the task of guarding Zalama’s seal.”
“Zalama’s seal is located on Earth in Universe 7 of every timeline.”
“What?! Earth?!”
This shocked not only Goku but also Vegeta.
Although Satan didn’t know who the Dragon God Zalama was, he sensed that things were quite serious.
Ignoring them, Chronoa continued, “To guard Zalama’s seal, Mr. Popo did many things. What you’re seeing now through the crystal ball is the arrangement he made back then to guard the seal.”
In the Dragon Ball world, there’s a special rule.
Every god in each timeline exists independently, no matter how high their level.
For instance, the Supreme Kai exists in every timeline. Above the Supreme Kai are the Gods of Destruction, Angels, and even the Grand Priest and Zeno. Although they only exist in the main timeline, each of these deities still exists independently in each timeline.
However, there are three places where beings can transcend the boundaries of time and remain unique.
One is, of course, the Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa.
As a deity who transcends time, she exists independently of the timelines.
The second is the people from the Dark Demon Realm.
They are abandoned by the world and also exist independently of timeline.
Besides these two, the last place that transcends time is the Dragon Realm, once ruled by the Dragon God Zalama!
Mr. Popo, as a former attendant of Dragon God, also belongs to the Dragon Realm.
Thus, like Chronoa, only one Mr. Popo exists in the entire Dragon Ball world.
But to guard the Dragon God’s seal, Mr. Popo did something.
Dragon God Zalama, as the ruler of the Dragon Realm, had power almost comparable to Zeno.
Naturally, his seal was not ordinary.
To ensure the seal was foolproof, the seal was split into countless parts and scattered across various timelines.
As long as any one timeline’s seal remained intact, Dragon God Zalama couldn’t be resurrected.
This complicated seal significantly reduced the chance of the Dragon God’s seal being accidentally broken to zero.
However, it also made the task of guarding the seal incredibly challenging.
Because this job required simultaneously monitoring hundreds of timelines.
But Mr. Popo succeeded.
Although just an attendant, Mr. Popo mastered Time’s Power of Law, which was no less than Chronoa’s.
So, to watch over Dragon God Zalama, Mr. Popo used the Law of Time to divide himself into countless clones.
Then, each of these clones was sent to different timelines to keep any eye on the seal.
Because these clones were created by the Power of Time, they shared the same memories and experiences. What one Mr. Popo encountered in one timeline, the others would know.
This way, if a seal in any timeline was in danger, the other Mr. Popo could respond in time.
This was Mr. Popo’s perfect method to protect the seal.
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