sbdcsierra Chapter 355 355: The Enhanced and Improved Fruits of the Tree of Might
Chapter 355 355: The Enhanced and Improved Fruits of the Tree of Might
After Hearts and Fu revealed the power of the Universe Seed and the Universe Tree one after another, many spectators fell into an eerie silence.
Schemes on this level were simply beyond their imagination.
Creating a universe.
That was no longer the domain of gods, but of creators.
In Emperor Vegeta's eyes, greed showed without the slightest concealment.
As for Fu, the center of the storm, he dealt with his opponent effortlessly.
Iwne, the God of Destruction of Universe 1, was completely restrained by the strange energy of the Universe Tree the moment the fight began. He could not move at all.
After trying every method and still failing to break free, he had no choice but to concede.
On the other side, Hearts also defeated Sidra with casual ease.
From start to finish, the God of Destruction of Universe 9 was pinned to the ground by gravity fused with the rule-like power of the Universe Seed. He could not even stand.
The results of these two battles made the Gods of Destruction look extremely ugly.
These unknown outsiders had abilities far too strange.
Even the Destruction Power they prided themselves on could not do anything to them.
...
Master Roshi and Ginyu's arena.
Their battle had already lasted quite a while.
Ginyu possessed a powerful body fused with Jiren, Hit, and Saiyan blood, yet he had never been able to land any effective damage on Master Roshi.
Roshi's figure moved like a ghost, always dodging every fatal attack from the most cunning angles.
Every counterattack struck the weak point of Ginyu's force. It looked light and effortless, yet it always disrupted Ginyu's rhythm, leaving him unable to bring out his strength.
"Damn old man!"
Ginyu's heart burned with anger.
He felt like he was being toyed with.
His power clearly surpassed the old man's by so much. The opponent had no chance of winning.
Yet with that almost mocking fighting style, Roshi kept him from ending the match quickly.
Frustrating.
Far too frustrating.
"Again!"
A faint red aura from Jiren's body surfaced around Ginyu.
His speed and power surged once more.
This time, he held nothing back.
"Attatatata!"
His fists turned into an impenetrable storm, completely enveloping Master Roshi.
"Come on!"
Master Roshi did not retreat. Instead, his small body erupted with energy that did not match his frame, and he punched forward as well.
Thunder Shock Surprise!
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
Amid the dense collision sounds, Roshi relied on exquisite force-redirection techniques and actually withstood Ginyu's wild assault head-on.
"Master Roshi... he's so strong!" Krillin stared in disbelief.
"That old man isn't using ordinary combat technique. It's more like a martial arts realm," Piccolo said gravely. "He uses every bit of strength to its limit without wasting the slightest amount."
"When facing someone like Ginyu, who rarely polishes technique and prefers crushing opponents with raw power, this method works wonders."
"But..." Goku hesitated.
"But what?" Gohan asked.
"You'll see if you keep watching."
In the arena, Master Roshi seized an opening as Ginyu caught his breath. He stepped in close and chopped toward Ginyu's neck.
Just as he was about to land the blow...
Ginyu flew into the air to dodge.
And then...
Master Roshi's offense could no longer continue.
Ginyu did not know why his opponent failed to pursue, but now that he had a chance to create distance, why would he return to close combat and take more beatings?
Immediately afterward, he unleashed a full Prince-style barrage from the air.
Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo!
Countless ki blasts shot from his rapidly moving palms, covering Master Roshi like a storm.
A Kamehameha beam shot into the sky and collided with the barrage.
Rumble!
Master Roshi was forced into an energy clash with Ginyu.
And this kind of raw power contest was exactly Ginyu's specialty.
Sure enough, after only a brief stalemate, Roshi's stamina could no longer hold.
The Kamehameha beam quickly dimmed.
Then it was completely swallowed by Ginyu's endless ki blasts and collapsed.
Boom, boom, boom!
The ground trembled. Master Roshi was blown away, slammed into the barrier, slowly slid down, and completely lost consciousness.
Ginyu won.
On the viewing platform, Goku sighed.
"I knew it."
Yamcha also had an expression that said, exactly as expected.
Krillin suddenly understood.
Master Roshi was good at everything, but his fatal weakness of being unable to fly was truly... unbelievably unreasonable.
...
The battle between Bardock and Son Goten also reached its end.
Super Saiyan 4 against Super Saiyan 4.
With his vast battle experience, Bardock held the upper hand the entire time.
"Kid, your control over power still isn't refined enough!"
Bardock kicked Goten away.
"Yes, Grandpa!"
Goten wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes grew even more determined.
He could feel that through his battle with his grandfather, his understanding of power was improving rapidly.
"Last move!"
Bardock gathered his hands at his waist and used the move he had learned after coming to Earth.
"Ka... me... ha... me..."
"I'll do it too!"
Goten took the same Kamehameha stance.
Two energy waves with slightly different colors collided in the center of the arena.
"Haa!"
After only a brief clash, Goten's energy wave was completely devoured by Bardock's.
Boom!
Goten was swallowed by the energy, but even in defeat, his face still carried a satisfied smile.
Bardock slowly landed, picked up his unconscious grandson, and his eyes were full of affection and pride.
"You fought well, Goten."
...
In the other arenas.
Time Patrol Gohanks also relied on superb combat technique to defeat Neiz when both sides were at a similar power level.
Paragus had eaten quite a few Fruits of the Tree of Might, and his battle power had soared.
But even so, he had only reached about the level of Turles when he attacked Earth. Against Buu, who had been strengthened again before the match, that level of power was nowhere near enough.
Buu had not even had enough fun before Paragus's body completely failed.
He collapsed unconscious from serious injuries.
Yajirobe's match had no suspense. He lost to Salza.
Android 18 broke Nanaba's arm with one kick at the start. In the end, Nanaba could not take the beating anymore and surrendered while crying.
As for Arak, the God of Destruction of Universe 5, and Mosco, the God of Destruction of Universe 3...
They ultimately relied on rich battle experience and tactics to narrowly defeat their Cell Jr. opponents before their stamina ran out.
They won, but the process was not something to be proud of at all.
The two returned to the viewing platform with dark expressions and did not want to say a single word.
At this point, all the lower bracket matches had ended.
The results were as follows:
Bejitena defeated Time Patrol Pan.
Hearts defeated Sidra, the God of Destruction of Universe 9.
Fu defeated Iwne, the God of Destruction of Universe 1.
Time Patrol Gohanks defeated Neiz.
Levos defeated Geene, the God of Destruction of Universe 12.
Bardock defeated Son Goten.
Buu defeated Paragus.
Ginyu defeated Master Roshi.
Cell Jr. defeated Dore.
Salza defeated Yajirobe.
Cell Jr. defeated Chiaotzu.
Mosco, the God of Destruction of Universe 3, defeated Cell Jr.
Bulma defeated Cell Jr.
Arak, the God of Destruction of Universe 5, defeated Cell Jr.
Kale defeated Cell Jr.
Android 18 defeated Nanaba.
With that, the first round was fully over.
The sixty-four contestants were divided into the winners' bracket and losers' bracket on the large screen.
Soon, the contestants in each bracket would draw lots again and proceed to the second round of elimination matches.
Full Metal Cell Max appeared above the arena once more.
"Now, rewards will be distributed."
As soon as he finished speaking, five strange fruits, so purple they were nearly black, appeared in front of every victor.
Each one radiated immense life energy.
"So this is the improved and enhanced Fruit of the Tree of Might?"
Champa looked at the fruits in front of him and swallowed.
But as a glutton, he hesitated this time when facing such tempting fruits.
"Levos, there's nothing wrong with these fruits, right?"
The other victorious companions also looked at Levos at the same time, showing that they trusted only his judgment.
Levos picked one up and took a bite.
Crunch.
With a crisp sound, juice splashed.
The flesh was sweet and sour, rich with juice. After he swallowed it, it instantly turned into a warm current flowing through his limbs and bones.
"The taste is good. My power also increased by a tiny bit..."
That tiny bit was relative to Cell Max's physical quality.
For his other, weaker companions, the benefits after eating it would definitely not be small.
"How is it? How is it?" Champa asked impatiently.
"There's nothing wrong with the fruit. You can eat it safely."
The moment Levos said that, crisp biting and chewing sounds rang out all around.
"Wow! Delicious! My power increased a lot all at once!"
Bejitena's eyes lit up, and she devoured the remaining four fruits in no time.
Frieza pinched one fruit and studied it carefully.
"Ohohoho... Interesting. It can directly increase power without any side effects."
He also followed Levos and tasted one, but he had no intention of eating the remaining four immediately.
For him, this small improvement was better than nothing, but he would rather use these fruits in exchange for other benefits.
However, many of the Earth companions were not as lucky as Bejitena and Frieza.
Goku, Gohan, Goten, and Piccolo had none to eat.
At that moment, Bardock took out his own fruits and distributed them among the Son family.
Levos gathered the ten fruits obtained by the Cell Jr.s and his own four fruits.
Then he distributed them as well. Every companion who had not received a reward got one.
Everyone thanked him and eagerly took a bite.
In an instant, looks of disbelief appeared on their faces.
"S-so powerful. Just one bite increased my strength by ten percent," Master Roshi said, his pupils trembling.
Krillin was also shocked. "I didn't expect the effect to be this obvious."
Tien said gravely, "No wonder the Saiyan Empire destroyed countless planets to plant these things. Their effects really are miraculous."
Piccolo frowned. "The increase it gives me isn't as large as what you're describing. But in the second round, the number of Fruits of the Tree of Might rewarded will be higher."
After a pause, he continued analyzing, "If one keeps winning, this method can indeed greatly increase an individual's strength."
This thing was truly valuable. All of his companions had surprisingly consistent evaluations of it.
At that moment, Frieza's voice transmission sounded in Levos's mind.
"Mr. Levos, are you interested in the four Fruits of the Tree of Might in my possession?"
Levos instantly became alert. "Lord Frieza, what do you mean?"
"Ohohoho... This king would like to reserve another Dragon Ball wish from you..."
"The wish is..."
"Precisely! That! Four fruits, four centimeters!"
Lord Frieza, you already got ten centimeters and you still aren't satisfied?
Levos had not expected Frieza to still be thinking about growing taller.
Should he agree or not?
He fell into thought.
Strictly speaking, making Lord Frieza taller did not require wasting a Dragon Ball wish.
For such a small matter, he only needed to say a word to Shenron Odebiao.
As long as Frieza was still registered as an Earth citizen, then within the allowed permissions, his height increase could continue stacking upward.
Frieza likely knew this as well, which was why he proposed an exchange.
But...
Levos recalled a certain prophecy scene he had seen in the Time Crystal.
A Black Gold Frieza who had grown twenty centimeters taller was performing the Fusion Dance with Black Gold Cooler...
Originally, he had not believed that scene would come true.
However, as one prophetic image after another became reality, he had to treat every remaining prophecy with two hundred percent caution.
At present, Frieza growing ten centimeters taller was already set in stone, and he had also broken through to the Black Gold form.
Only the final ten centimeters remained before the prophecy would fully come true.
Seeing that Levos stayed silent for a long while, Frieza could not sit still.
"Mr. Levos, four fruits for four centimeters does seem a little excessive. Then how about four fruits for two centimeters? That is my final concession..."
Levos sighed.
This was not a question of how many Fruits of the Tree of Might there were.
The problem was that if Lord Frieza really grew twenty centimeters taller, things would become troublesome.
With Levos's current strength, he was not worried that the fusion of those two brothers would threaten him.
But what if they decided to destroy the universe, or even the entire timeline?
Levos had absolutely no doubt about how low the moral bottom line of Frieza's race could be.
He had to find a way to eliminate the possibility of Lord Frieza destroying the universe from the root.
Or even...
After thinking for a long time, Levos finally replied.
"Lord Frieza, with our relationship, that request isn't excessive at all. It's just growing taller. Tell me directly how much taller you want to be. I don't even need your fruits..."
Frieza's eyes widened. He had not expected Levos to be so easy to talk to.
But his instincts told him that the other party would not fulfill his wish so easily.
"Then... what is the price?"
"No price. Free. I'll tell Odebiao right now to extend your ten-centimeter height increase by another two months."
In other words, after four months, this king will be a full twenty centimeters taller!?
Frieza's eyes lit up at once.
Originally, his expectation had merely been to pay a certain price in exchange for a tiny bit of height.
Even one centimeter would have been fine.
He never imagined that Levos would agree so decisively and even refuse his Fruits of the Tree of Might.
Once he grew twenty centimeters taller, his height would match Cooler's!
This was something he had only dreamed of.
At this moment, it truly felt like a dream.
Frieza could not help secretly pinching his own waist.
Hiss.
It hurt.
Not a dream!
Mr. Levos truly is a good man!
A smile immediately spread across Frieza's face.
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