Northern Mountains.
This was Goku Black and Zamasu’s base of operations.
To celebrate this victory, Zamasu elegantly and gentlemanly began brewing tea, entertaining the Masked Goku Black who had come from another timeline.
Three people with the same identity gathered together. After a brief exchange, they already understood one another without needing to say much.
At the Masked Goku Black’s suggestion, a plan quickly took shape.
He intended to strengthen Zamasu and Black as quickly as possible.
Relying on immortality alone was no longer enough to meet even the minimum requirements.
So the first thing they needed to do was help the Zamasu of this timeline obtain a new body.
“You want me to abandon my divine body and choose a Saiyan body as well?” Zamasu hesitated.
After all, it was his own body. How could he simply discard it just like that?
“After this battle, you should understand one thing. Immortality alone is useless without great power. I suggest replacing this body with Vegeta’s. After all, you both saw Vegeta’s strength. He is not much weaker than Goku,” the Masked Goku Black proposed.
“I agree. I fought that Vegeta myself. I never imagined he could unleash such tremendous power. If my other self hadn’t intervened in time, I’m afraid I would have died at Vegeta’s hands,” Black added.
With the two versions of himself echoing each other, Zamasu found himself caught in a dilemma.
Seeing that Zamasu was still hesitating, the Masked Goku Black and Black simply brought up the Zero Mortals Plan to spur him on.
At last, under their persuasion, Zamasu made his decision.
He would abandon his current body and embrace the power of the Saiyans.
“The body of the fighting race, the Saiyans, feels far better than you can imagine. Trust me. This power won’t disappoint you,” Goku Black reassured Zamasu.
“Power is naturally a good thing, but abandoning my original body is a difficult hurdle to cross… However, for the sake of our plan, I can do it!” Zamasu said firmly.
“Then there’s no time to lose. We’ll use the Time Ring to travel to other timelines and gather the Super Dragon Balls, so you can obtain Vegeta’s body,” the Masked Goku Black said as he raised his left hand. The Time Ring worn on his index finger also began to glow with a special divine light.
In an instant, a passage leading to an unknown timeline opened.
With the Masked Goku Black taking the lead, Goku Black and Zamasu also entered the passage leading to the unknown timeline.
…
In the past timeline.
Earth.
West City.
In the backyard of Bulma’s luxurious manor.
God of Destruction Beerus and Angel Whis were waiting for Goku and Vegeta to return.
Bulma was also there with them, waiting for the three from the future world to return victorious.
At that moment, a disturbance suddenly rippled through space-time, and the time machine appeared once again.
“They’re finally back. Hm?! Their auras… what happened?!” Beerus had thought the matter in the future timeline had already been resolved.
But when he sensed Goku and Vegeta’s weakened auras, he was completely dumbfounded.
As the hatch of the time machine opened, Trunks jumped out carrying the unconscious Goku and Vegeta.
“Vegeta!! Goku!!” Seeing the two of them so severely injured, Bulma immediately realized that something had gone terribly wrong.
Beerus, standing nearby, gave Whis a look.
Whis instantly understood. Holding his Angel scepter, he walked over to the three badly injured men, and an invisible Angel power swept over their bodies.
In just an instant, all of their injuries vanished, and their bodies returned to peak condition.
And because they were Saiyans, recovering from such severe injuries directly caused their strength to undergo a qualitative transformation.
The unconscious Goku and Vegeta slowly opened their eyes. Only after seeing the familiar Whis and Bulma did they confirm that they had returned to their original world.
“Damn it!!!!” Vegeta roared in uncontrollable rage. The anger in his heart swelled as he hated his own weakness and incompetence.
This crushing defeat had completely trampled every last shred of his pride as the Saiyan Prince.
That damned fake—he would definitely make him pay a painful price.
“Looks like things really went exactly as that kid said. You lost badly. Tell me, what exactly happened in the future world?” Beerus walked up to the two of them and asked with a serious expression.
…
Meanwhile.
On Talot’s side.
After sensing Goku and Vegeta’s auras return, Talot immediately noticed it as well and used the power of space to appear before everyone.
His sudden appearance startled them all.
“Even after becoming stronger through training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, it seems you still suffered a crushing defeat,” Talot said with slight surprise.
According to his original thinking, with his guidance, this shouldn’t have happened!
After all, both Goku and Vegeta had comprehended Super Saiyan Blue Evolved. Logically speaking, dealing with Black and Zamasu should have been effortless.
Even if Black and Zamasu were about to fuse, they shouldn’t have returned empty-handed like this.
“Goku, Vegeta, what exactly happened in the future world?” Whis asked.
With the two strongest people present speaking up, Goku and Vegeta began recounting what had happened after they arrived in the future timeline.
Who could have imagined that Black’s true identity was actually a god named Zamasu?
Through some special means, he had stolen the body of Goku from another timeline, becoming Black and wreaking havoc in the future timeline.
And that Zamasu should also possess an immortal body, while Black had mastered an alternative transformation of Super Saiyan God.
Most importantly, they originally could have dealt with Black and Zamasu, but at the critical moment, Masked Goku Black suddenly appeared.
“That’s roughly what happened. That Masked Black is extremely strong, and he has mastered Super Saiyan Rosé 3, equivalent to Super Saiyan Blue 3. Vegeta and I were completely no match for him.” After Goku finished speaking, his mood became extremely dejected.
So what if he was unwilling to accept it? They had still lost miserably.
“Super Saiyan Rosé 3… In that case, the future timeline is even more chaotic than we thought. Zamasu should be that Supreme Kai candidate from Universe 10…” After learning the truth, Whis and Beerus also confirmed Black’s exact identity.
Long before this, he and Beerus had gone to other universes, and especially in Universe 10, they had met Zamasu.
Because the other party’s aura was very similar to Goku Black’s, they had initially only been suspicious.
Now that Goku and the others had personally explained the exact situation, there could no longer be any doubt.
At the same time, Whis also understood why the Grand Priest had chosen to let Talot temporarily remain in this timeline.
Their timeline, because of some unknown factors, had already begun to become unstable.
“So that’s how it is. It was that masked guy? I didn’t expect him to appear in the future timeline. Kakarot, let me ask you this. Did that guy say that he had defeated many versions of you?” Talot had already guessed who the Masked Goku Black who defeated Goku was.
“Yes. He said that, counting me… he has defeated ninety-five versions of me.” Goku gave a bitter smile as he answered.
This news made both Whis and Beerus frown slightly in surprise.
Was that Masked Goku Black really that powerful?
He freely traveled through timelines just to defeat Goku, and had already defeated ninety-five Gokus, including this one!
This was already a space-time crisis so severe that it could hardly become any worse.
A temporal criminal like that absolutely had to be eliminated, otherwise even more timelines would be affected!
[So it really is that guy. He’s already defeated ninety-five Kakarots. Then his strength should have already reached Tenth Dimension. Interesting. Things are starting to become interesting. Perhaps my Super Saiyan 4 can use this opportunity to completely break through!] Talot already had a plan in mind.
On the next trip to the future timeline, it would be necessary for him to go as well.
“Looks like I need to make a trip to the future timeline, even though it doesn’t conform to the rules.” Beerus gritted his teeth and still decided to go to the future timeline.
Although the laws of the universe and the time regulations clearly stated that a God of Destruction could not travel to other timelines, the current situation was special. This Masked Goku Black was a big scourge. If they did not eliminate him soon, the consequences would be unimaginable!
“Lord Beerus, actually, there’s no need for you to be in such a hurry. We still have Sir Talot here, don’t we? A God of Destruction traveling through time is explicitly forbidden, but his traveling through time was permitted by the Grand Priest himself.” Whis suddenly changed the direction of the conversation, causing everyone’s attention to shift toward Talot.
“That’s right, we still have this kid!” Beerus immediately thought of Talot.
This kid was the God of Destruction candidate personally chosen by his counterpart from another timeline, and he also possessed the authority to travel through time recognized by the Grand Priest.
As long as he made a move, dealing with a mere Masked Goku Black should not be a problem.
“Regarding the matter of the future timeline, I’ll go help deal with it. How about this: we leave tomorrow. Kakarot and Vegeta will still go together. I’ll be responsible for dealing with that masked guy, while Black and Zamasu will be left to you two. No problem, right?” Talot’s gaze swept over Goku and Vegeta, and of course Trunks as well.
“As long as that masked bastard doesn’t interfere, killing that Black will be easy!!” Flames burned fiercely in Vegeta’s eyes. Returning in defeat this time had ignited his anger, and he was determined to vent it.
He would repay that humiliation twofold to that damned fake.
“Black doesn’t have an immortal body, so he’s easy to deal with. Vegeta alone can kill him. But… Zamasu is troublesome. None of our attacks have any effect on him. We have to find a way to break through his immortality. By the way, Lord Beerus, can your Hakai destroy an immortal body?” Goku turned his gaze toward Beerus and asked with a foolish look on his face.
“Hmph! In your eyes, is there actually something that a God of Destruction cannot destroy? I’m telling you, as long as I want to, there is nothing in this world that I cannot destroy, even an immortal body!!” Beerus said with absolute confidence.
In his view, there had never truly been such a thing as an immortal body in this world.
So-called immortality was merely an additional layer of powerful protection and regenerative ability placed upon the body and soul.
As long as one mastered the power of Hakai to the extreme, whether you were immortal or not, you would still be reduced to nothing!
“If that’s the case, then I can rest easy. After all, Talot has mastered the power of Hakai. We only need to hold Zamasu back, and after Talot kills that masked guy, he can destroy Zamasu as well.” Goku scratched his head. At this point, the battle plan was basically settled.
Everything that needed to be said had already been said, and Vegeta directly turned around and left.
Judging by his attitude, he had clearly been greatly provoked. Before setting out again, he was going off to train.
Goku, on the other hand, chose to rest, intending to properly relax his tense nerves.
His path was different from Vegeta’s. He would not force his body, and instead let everything follow its natural course.
This peaceful state of mind allowed him to remain in his best condition at all times and bring out the full extent of his strength. This was also the main reason why he was always able to stay ahead of Vegeta.
Compared to the two of them, Trunks was different. He walked straight up to Talot and, under everyone’s surprised gazes, spoke up to ask for guidance.
“Uncle Talot, please train me… I absolutely cannot just watch the future world be destroyed by Black. I want to rely on my own strength to save my world. Please!” Future Trunks’ words shocked everyone. He hoped Talot could make him stronger in a short period of time, strong enough to possess the power to protect the future world.
This scene made Bulma, as his mother, feel deeply distressed. This son of hers from twenty years in the future had truly suffered far too much.
If only he could stay in this world. As for the future timeline, they could do whatever they wanted with it. As long as Trunks remained safe and sound, that was enough.
“Oh? You want power? Power sufficient to protect the future world?” Talot immediately became interested upon seeing this.
He also had not expected Future Trunks to take the initiative and ask him for help becoming stronger.
Logically speaking, this kid’s best teacher should have been Vegeta.
“Yes, please!!” Trunks said with incomparable determination.
As long as he could obtain power sufficient to protect the future timeline, he was willing to pay any price.
Even if it meant kneeling and kowtowing to Talot, he would not hesitate.
Hearing this, Talot’s thoughts began to turn as countless memories surged through his mind.
He remembered that in the original work, after Trunks mastered God Ki, it seemed that because of his anger, he entered a kind of berserk Super Saiyan state.
That state, combined with God Ki, allowed Trunks to temporarily possess the power to contend with Super Saiyan Rosé.
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