In the spatial rift...
At this moment, Fu was at a loss for how to describe his feelings.
He rubbed his face helplessly, the corner of his mouth twitching nonstop.
After all the effort he spent shaping this pawn, he had hoped it would bring him some surprise.
Yet Majin Buu's behavior was far beyond his expectations, so much so that even he, Fu, couldn't have predicted it.
He himself didn't dare provoke the Gods of Destruction or Angels, and yet this idiot had the audacity to dream of devouring them.
Originally, his plan was to activate the evil within Buu using his own methods, strengthening him, and then send him to devour Broly.
At that point, Fu would merely manipulate things from behind the scenes, and ensure Majin Buu successfully absorbed Broly.
But who could have guessed...
This blockhead was even more arrogantly self-righteous than Fu expected.
Overly "clever," Buu realized he couldn't beat Broly and instead set his sights on Goku and the others.
But his cleverness became his downfall.
Not only did he fail to absorb Goku, Raditz, or Vegeta,
he got ganged up on and brutally beaten down.
His plan was now completely disrupted.
"Yare yare~ As expected, experiments always come with far too many unknown variables... sigh~"
"At this point, all I can do is collect some of this time-space distortion's negative energy and then leave this dimension."
"Still... who exactly is that unknown Saiyan? His strength is terrifying... maybe even close to a God of Destruction…"
Although the experiment was interrupted, Fu had no intention of giving up so easily.
True, things weren't going as planned,
but that didn't mean he couldn't still stir the pot.
With a clenched right hand, another Dark Demon Realm crystal appeared.
This one was even bigger than the last.
He wasn't leaving empty-handed.
And now, he could also test something else,
just how far Broly, the legendary Super Saiyan of this timeline, could go.
If the potential was promising, perhaps Fu could take him away and secretly cultivate him.
"Oh mysterious Saiyan… think of this as a gift."
Fu grinned darkly, drew his blade, and slashed the space open again.
The crystal in his hand shattered into pure evil energy and surged into the outside world.
Outside, on the main battlefield,
The battle between Lin Chuan and Broly had grown even more intense.
The two had become completely immersed in their fight, paying zero attention to Majin Buu's situation or the Saiyan trio beating him down.
Throughout the fight, Lin Chuan's power had gradually increased.
From start to now, he had consistently suppressed Broly.
He didn't just beat him, he gave him breathing room too, allowing Broly to draw out the true depth of his Legendary Super Saiyan power.
As time passed, Broly's energy continued to grow,
but so did his madness.
Not just the pain Lin Chuan inflicted,
his own surging energy was also tearing him apart from within.
Both body and mind were shattered.
His soul screamed.
BANG!!!
Lin Chuan landed a powerful kick, sending Broly flying.
But instead of pursuing, he stood still and watched carefully.
Broly's face twisted in agony. His eyes glowed a menacing red.
"Aaaahhh, RRROAAARRRR!!!!!"
Broly howled like a beast.
His wounded body suddenly swelled again, becoming monstrous and terrifying.
His Legendary Super Saiyan energy was growing rapidly,
strengthening him, yes, but also destroying his body.
"He's reached his limit? Looks like this is as far as he goes…"
Lin Chuan observed calmly.
Though his power had exploded to 10 sextillion,
Broly himself was on the brink of self-destruction.
Legendary Super Saiyans of the past always ended the same way,
devoured by their own power, turned into bloodthirsty beasts, and destroyed from within.
If one couldn't control that ever-growing force, that was the inevitable outcome.
Broly was now just a hair's breadth from completely losing himself.
"Letting you die like this would be a waste.
You're a good opponent.
Maybe in the future, you'll push me to go all out…"
Lin Chuan made a decision,
Crush Broly completely, and snap him out of this.
Just as he prepared to transform again, something changed.
He immediately sensed a disturbance in space and frowned.
Vmmmmm, !!
A black cloud of particles appeared from nowhere and flooded into Broly's body,
too fast to stop.
As the dark particles merged with him, Broly's expression grew even more twisted and insane.
His muscles warped grotesquely, his veins bulged all over.
His body inflated and shrunk erratically.
"Urrrghhh… RAAAAAHHH…!!"
His roar was no longer feral and crazy,
it was pure agony.
The dark particles were making him stronger, yes,
but they were also dragging him deeper into the abyss.
Not only that,
they triggered the dark seed inside him, causing it to blossom and bear fruit,
pushing his power to its absolute limit.
Black demonic energy flared around him.
His Legendary Super Saiyan form was completely corrupted.
The aura he emitted now was ominously evil,
this was no longer a person.
He looked like a demon clawing its way out of hell.
"You filthy rat hiding in the shadows...
You may have infected Broly's body, but now I've found you."
Lin Chuan's gaze turned icy as he locked onto a distant section of space.
If not for this blatant intrusion, he might never have noticed.
But now that he had, even escape was impossible for the intruder.
"RAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
With full corruption complete, Broly was now fully demonized, his sense of self gone.
His energy spiked again,
100 sextillion battle power!
Ten times stronger than moments ago,
and still rising!
His eyes were blood-red and devoid of emotion.
He locked onto Lin Chuan, then charged like a mountain crashing down.
"Time to end this."
"I'd love to keep fighting, but I can't afford the delay."
Lin Chuan roared.
His boundless divine energy erupted instantly.
The time had come, no more holding back.
BOOM~~!!!!
A blinding pillar of deep-blue divine energy pierced through the world.
It lit up the sky above and reached the underworld below.
A sacred and untouchable hymn echoed through the fabric of space.
Broly, just moments away from reaching Lin Chuan, was blasted back by the sheer pressure.
The evil aura clinging to him was burned away in an instant.
When the blue pillar faded, Lin Chuan stood tall,
in a form unmatched, unparalleled,
Super Saiyan Blue - Stage 3 - Divine Apex!
He had revealed the strongest transformation in the divine realm.
All of his divine might exploded forth without restraint.
His battle power soared beyond dimensions,
Straight to the 10th dimension, unit: Gou.
200 Gou battle power!
This level had once only been possible through Ultra Instinct.
Now, Lin Chuan had brought it out freely,
both to end the fight and to prevent Fu from escaping.
"Wake up now, Broly!"
His words echoed like divine thunder.
The divine energy followed his voice,
shattering all remaining demonic influence around Broly.
Inside the darkness, Broly's consciousness wandered,
trapped, drowning.
But suddenly,
he saw a light.
He reached out to touch it.
His hand lifted slightly,
and in that instant, Lin Chuan crossed the distance between them.
One point of his finger,
and divine power shot straight through Broly's head, entering his body.
The purest holy energy cleansed him completely,
crushing the dark fruit inside him in one blow.
The demonic transformation collapsed.
His dark aura dissipated.
The Legendary Super Saiyan form vanished.
The bloodlust in his eyes faded,
until only his natural, untainted gaze remained.
He was no longer the beast from seconds ago.
If someone hadn't seen it happen, they'd never believe this was the same person.
At that moment, the Legendary Super Saiyan power was utterly defeated.
With his mind restored, Broly stared blankly,
then, fearfully, at Lin Chuan, who now radiated divine majesty.
He tried to speak,
but then the exhaustion hit him like a tidal wave.
After pushing far beyond his limits, he was utterly drained.
Back in his normal form, he had no energy left.
His body plummeted to the ground, gasping for air.
If not for his physical toughness,
and the trace of divine power Lin Chuan left to stabilize him,
he might have died.
The evil seed inside him, catalyzed by his power, had sprouted, bloomed, and bore fruit,
feeding off of Broly even as it fed him back.
It looked symbiotic,
but in truth, it was hollowing him out.
Lin Chuan had seen this in an instant,
and destroyed the dark fruit before it was too late.
Otherwise, Broly wouldn't have died,
he would have become a mindless puppet.
Lin Chuan's Super Saiyan Blue 3 form now stood proudly between heaven and earth.
The dazzling divine energy and overwhelming power shocked every god and warrior present.
Even the angels looked at him differently now.
"Th-this is...?! Super Saiyan Blue?!!
Then Goku and I have only taken the first step…?!"
Raditz stopped his punch toward Majin Buu and stared, wide-eyed, at Lin Chuan's divine form in the sky.
It looked similar to his own Super Saiyan Blue,
but it was fundamentally different.
His hairstyle even resembled Super Saiyan 3,
yet the form was something entirely else.
In that moment, Raditz's soul trembled.
His body wanted to kneel involuntarily.
It wasn't just the terrifying divine realm,
It was also the overwhelming pressure in their bloodline.
Even more suffocating than the Legendary Super Saiyan's influence.
"Could it be… Super Saiyan Blue really can evolve just like the normal Super Saiyan?"
"Our current Super Saiyan Blue is just the first stage…
Beyond that is Deep Blue, Stage Two…
Then this… is Stage Three?!"
Goku was completely captivated by Lin Chuan's current form, a strong desire and yearning stirring deep within him.
Indeed, the path they were taking wasn't wrong, Whis had been absolutely right!
Once divine power was cultivated to the extreme, it could evolve to this level.
If he could train Super Saiyan Blue to the level Lin Chuan had reached...
Then even surpassing Vegeta's Super Saiyan 4 would be no big deal!
"Talos… so this is your true strength? You actually reached this realm…"
"Damn it, just how much have you been hiding?!"
Lin Chuan's overwhelming power struck a heavy blow to Vegeta's pride.
After all, they'd trained in the same place for so long, yet he had no idea.
Every time he thought he was about to catch up to Lin Chuan,
Lin Chuan would unveil an even more advanced transformation.
And this time, it was something on a whole new tier.
The most infuriating part, Lin Chuan cultivated both paths!
Vegeta had already pushed Super Saiyan 4 to its peak.
Yet Lin Chuan had shown him the pinnacle of divine Super Saiyan!
The gap between them was no longer just a dimensional one,
Lin Chuan was now leagues ahead!
As the three Saiyans stood awestruck and speechless, the badly-beaten Majin Buu seized the perfect opportunity,
and ran for it.
"These Saiyans are monsters!
And that guy in the sky, radiating divine might... he's a freak among freaks!"
He was just a lowly Majin Buu.
He couldn't possibly defeat them.
Escape! I have to run, now!
On the other side of the battlefield, Piccolo, Whis, Vados, and Champa all had different thoughts running through their minds.
"Old Lin… has the gap between us really grown this far without me realizing?"
"It's so frustrating… your power is now beyond anything we can even hope to surpass."
"To live in the same era as you... what a cruel fate."
Piccolo clenched his fists, feeling both excitement and bitter unwillingness.
The pressure he felt today far exceeded anything he'd experienced before,
but it would also become his motivation to train harder.
Lin Chuan had always been the leader, pushing and pulling them forward.
"He's already reached this level… without borrowing divine techniques, he's achieved a true God of Destruction tier of power."
Whis narrowed his eyes, a mixture of awe and joy in his gaze.
This signified that the era had completely changed.
As an angel, he'd witnessed countless reincarnations and seen innumerable geniuses.
But those geniuses, at best, only brushed the threshold of God of Destruction level.
Lin Chuan, in just a few decades of life, had already stepped into that realm.
In terms of power, he now stood on par with even the veteran Gods of Destruction!
Indeed, within the twelve universes of this age, others had already reached or even surpassed that level.
But Lin Chuan was a true all-rounder,
and the first in Universe 7 to ever reach it!
"Lord Champa, what are your thoughts now?
I assume all your previous opinions have gone up in smoke?"
Vados said teasingly, clearly enjoying the show as she glanced at her God of Destruction.
"Tch~~! It's just… so-so."
Champa scoffed with a haughty attitude, pretending to be unfazed.
But inside, he was absolutely shaken by Lin Chuan's overwhelming divine power.
It was true Lin Chuan hadn't reached his full level,
but his divine technique was now fully mastered.
If they both went all out, Champa wasn't sure he could actually defeat him.
Still, as a God of Destruction, he was confident that even if he couldn't win,
Lin Chuan couldn't easily beat him either.
While everyone was stunned…
Fu, hiding within the rift in space, was completely dumbfounded.
"Th-this… what form is that?!"
Fu was shaken to his core by Lin Chuan's Super Saiyan Blue Stage 3 form.
He had visited countless timelines and seen many Saiyan transformations,
But this was the first time he had seen Super Saiyan Blue Stage 3!
And this was the first transformation to actually make him feel fear.
Realizing the situation had turned dangerous, Fu no longer wanted to stay.
He began to flee,
but Lin Chuan had already sensed his presence and, without a word, marked his location with a spatial lock.
With just a single glance, Fu found himself unable to move.
"H-he noticed me?!
How did he do that?!"
Fu screamed in terror.
In the next moment, Lin Chuan moved into action.
Facing the empty void before him,
he swung a god-infused hand blade through the air,
creating a devastating slash that tore space apart.
BOOM~~!!!!!!!!!!!!
The space where Fu was hiding was completely shattered.
This wasn't just space being shaken,
it was permanently broken!
The slash, overflowing with killing intent, set off every danger alarm in Fu's body.
Without hesitation, he unleashed his true hidden power, drawing the sword at his waist.
A unique time-based power combined with his evil energy to form a defensive barrier.
Unfortunately, even that was useless.
BOOM!!!!!!!!
The collapsing space exploded outward, engulfing Fu in the shockwave.
The shattered space became a raging vortex, like a black hole, devouring all nearby matter and energy.
At the center of the maelstrom, Fu's figure appeared.
He was still alive,
but utterly battered, bloodied, and barely breathing.
"D-damn you… WHO ARE YOU?!!"
Fu roared with hatred, blood covering his face.
It was this Saiyan, this stranger he'd never met,
who had ruined his entire plan and injured him so badly.
It had been years, decades, since he'd suffered such wounds.
Even though he was always being chased by pests,
he was always the one toying with them.
But this… this one…
He would never forget this grudge.
Meanwhile…
Earth. East City.
Inside a hidden lab, Android 21 stood up abruptly, staring at the surveillance monitor.
She moved so suddenly, she momentarily forgot about the child in her belly.
A sharp jolt of pain quickly reminded her, and she swiftly used her energy to soothe the disturbance.
After some time calming herself down, 21 turned her gaze back to the screen.
Her expression was serious, even she was shocked.
"Fu… I didn't think it would be you.
I knew it, how could dark Demon Realm energy suddenly appear on Earth in this timeline?
Even Dabura couldn't carry a Dark Demon Crystal."
She muttered to herself.
Clearly, she was familiar with Fu.
But what she didn't realize was,
this Fu wasn't the one she knew.
He didn't even belong to this timeline.
The world of Dragon Ball contains countless parallel universes,
often a single change births an entirely new timeline.
It might seem like just one more timeline,
but in truth, it could lead to infinite divergences.
Terrifying, if you think about it.
Just like how Lin Chuan's arrival had altered this world,
his appearance marked the beginning of a new main timeline.
With Lin Chuan's changes and the arrival of other characters from different timelines,
even more alternate realities had been spawned.
In essence, Lin Chuan's timeline was like a newly sprouted tree.
The trunk was the main timeline, and every branch that grew off it
represented a diverging parallel universe.
That tree, was this timeline.
Normally, a branch from another tree couldn't cross over.
But now, two trees had grown too close,
and a branch from another tree touched this one,
creating a link between two timelines.
This Fu was the original Fu from the Dragon Ball source.
Due to special circumstances, he had accidentally entered this timeline's current point in time.
21 stared for a long while before she finally recovered.
She turned her full attention to Lin Chuan.
Looking at his Super Saiyan Blue 3 form, she couldn't help but caress her swollen belly, a joyful expression spreading on her face.
She realized she had made the right choice.
Lin Chuan's strength had completely won her over.
Even now, at this terrifying level,
she was no longer afraid.
She had spent years fleeing through parallel timelines, always believing
that direct confrontation with Lin Chuan or the Z-Warriors was impossible.
But now,
she was carrying Lin Chuan's child.
All the resentment and grudges she had once held were now… completely gone.
She was already impatient,
eager to hold their child,
and appear before Lin Chuan to see how he would react.
It would definitely be... unforgettable.