While Lin Chen was contemplating his current situation, Gohan and the others gradually recovered due to Majin Buu’s treatment.
However, upon waking up and understanding the situation, everyone became anxious.
Originally, after defeating three Demon Gods and snatching three dark dragon balls, everyone thought the crisis was over.
They had already seized four of the seven dragon balls, and no one seemed to be a match for the powerful Lin Chen.
But who could have predicted that the appearance of the Dragon God Zalama would reverse the situation in an instant?
More importantly, Lin Chen’s undefeated legend was shattered for the first time in front of Zalama!
For a moment, many people began to worry.
Lazuli, concerned that Lin Chen might be troubled, tried to comfort him, but seeing Lin Chen’s silence, she could only watch helplessly.
But at this moment, Mr. Popo walked up to Lin Chen.
“Mr. Lin Chen, I need to go back now.”
“Mr. Popo?” Lin Chen looked up in surprise. “Mr. Popo, you’re not staying?”
“No. My duty is to guard the seal. This time, I only acted because of Zalama-sama’s clone. Now that it’s done, I must return to guard the seal immediately.”
“I see…” Lin Chen felt a bit worried. With Mr. Popo gone, they would be without a top-tier fighter.
With one dark dragon ball still unaccounted for, what would they do if Zalama reappeared during the next mission? Keep praying for Mr. Popo to intervene?
While Lin Chen and the others were worrying, Mr. Popo said something unexpected.
“By the way, Mr. Lin Chen, do you want to get stronger?”
“Hmm?” Lin Chen was stunned. “Stronger?”
“After fighting with Zalama-sama’s clone, you must have seen your current limits. So… do you want to get stronger?”
“Of course!”
Lin Chen almost jumped up.
But quickly, he began to hesitate, “Mr. Popo, do you have a way?”
Lin Chen had already reached his limits in all aspects of training. He could only think of two ways to further improve his strength.
One was to continue training and elevate Ultra Ego to a higher realm. If his Ultra Ego could reach the perfected level like Zalama’s, he might stand a chance.
But there was a problem: Ultra Ego consumes too much stamina. Even Lin Chen couldn’t sustain it for long.
Even if Lin Chen trained his Ultra Ego to the pinnacle, if Zalama engaged in a prolonged battle with him, the final outcome would be obvious.
Another way was to completely break through to Super Saiyan 5.
However, he was even more clueless about it. Although he had initially received clues about Super Saiyan 5 from the system, Lin Chen still hadn’t found a way to truly master the Super Saiyan 5 transformation up to this day.
While Lin Chen was feeling puzzled, Mr. Popo nodded affirmatively: “I think I know your current problem and might be able to help you a bit.”
Hearing this, Lin Chen didn’t hesitate and turned to Chronoa: “Chronoa-sama, I need to go train with Mr. Popo, so I won’t be able to help here for the time being.”
“Uh? But Lin Chen…” Chronoa hesitated.
She understood the current situation well. With only one Dragon Ball left unaccounted for, Lin Chen’s abilities were crucial. If Lin Chen left now, what would happen to the Time Patrol?
How would they save the world?
But Lin Chen had made up his mind.
“Sorry, Chronoa-sama, this training might be very important for me.”
“Alright.” Chronoa shrugged helplessly, “But Lin Chen, remember to keep the Time Ring that I gave you on you. If something major happens, I need to be able to find you.”
“I understand.”
Thus, Lin Chen left the Time Nest with Mr. Popo.
In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at the Lookout in an unknown timeline.
“This is your timeline, Mr. Lin Chen.”
As if guessing Lin Chen’s thoughts, Mr. Popo began to explain, “Please wait a moment, Mr. Lin Chen.”
“Uh? Oh.”
The next moment, Lin Chen was amazed.
He saw multiple Mr. Popo start to separate from the Mr. Popo in front of him, each one passing through a portal and disappearing from sight.
After a short while, only one Mr. Popo remained in front of Lin Chen.
At this point, Mr. Popo no longer had the divine majesty he previously displayed.
Lin Chen had already heard from Goku and the others about Mr. Popo’s secret, knowing that this was his original body, once again split into hundreds of clones.
No wonder Lin Chen and Goku couldn’t sense Mr. Popo’s true strength no matter how much they improved. Even Whis and Beerus, who frequently visited Earth, had never noticed Mr. Popo’s presence.
It turned out he didn’t have much power; his powers were divided into hundreds of parts, so you can imagine how much power each clone retains.
However, even so, Mr. Popo who had mastered both Ultra Instinct and Ultra Ego was still not to be underestimated.
“Alright.”
After dissolving his fusion, the remaining Mr. Popo walked straight into the Lookout.
“Mr. Lin Chen, come quickly. I’ll take you somewhere.”
“Sure. By the way, where is Dende?” Lin Chen asked.
“Kami is at Miss Bulma’s house in the mortal world. With Mr. Whis and Beerus-sama there, it’s safer.”
“Oh.”
Mr. Popo led Lin Chen into the Lookout, going all the way down.
Huh?
Lin Chen exclaimed in surprise as he found this path familiar; it seemed to be the route from the Lookout to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Was Mr. Popo taking him to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?
Sure enough, moments later, they arrived at the entrance of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Mr. Popo, without a word, opened the door and led Lin Chen inside.
“Mr. Popo, what are you…”
As the door of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber closed, Lin Chen was about to ask when he saw Mr. Popo facing the door, shouting, “Open!”
Huh?
The next moment, Lin Chen noticed the scenery around him suddenly change. His vision went black, and he couldn’t see anything, not even Mr. Popo.
“Mr. Popo, this is…”
“Mr. Lin Chen, please don’t worry. Next, listen to me.”
Mr. Popo’s voice echoed in Lin Chen’s ear.
“Mr. Lin Chen, based on my observations, isn’t your biggest weakness that your divine power can’t last long? Although your strength has surpassed that of an Angel, in terms of divine power, you still have much less than a Supreme Kai.”
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