pappabearbooks #350 - A means of gathering the wisdom of all the worlds!
#350 - A means of gathering the wisdom of all the worlds!
At this moment, it was as if a decree from the depths of their genes had been activated.
Android 18 even ignored why Luo Fu, as their father, had watched everything unfold as Cell devoured Android 17.
With an excited expression, Android 18 flew towards Luo Fu.
Upon arriving before Luo Fu, Android 18 landed directly and knelt down before him.
"Father, finally, I have finally seen you again."
Android 18 was too excited to control herself.
Cell, on the other hand, was sizing up Goku with the eyes of someone observing a rare species.
It should be known that within Cell's body, there were also Saiyan cells originating from Goku.
Yes.
The Saiyan cells within Cell's body came precisely from Goku; to some extent, it could barely be considered reasonable to say that Cell was Goku's child from another perspective.
However, for Cell, he quickly lost interest in Goku, as Goku at this point in time was simply not worth Cell's attention.
Compared to Goku, Cell was more concerned about Luo Fu's existence.
After all, the technology Luo Fu used to create Androids 17 and 18 was something that even Dr. Gero, who created Cell, could not decipher, ultimately forcing him to settle for creating Cell, who could devour Androids 17 and 18.
He attempted to use this method to allow Cell to obtain the technology to create Androids 17 and 18.
At this moment within Cell's body, his evolution still had not stopped; the technology that created Android 17 was being absorbed and transformed by Cell into his own foundation on a special level.
Luo Fu sighed softly in his heart.
He didn't like the feeling of setting up puzzles for himself.
Unfortunately, Cell, Android 17, and Android 18, who came from reversing time, were clearly not something Luo Fu could change.
Since that was the case, Luo Fu simply decided to crush them with absolute power.
"You were created by me?" Luo Fu asked Android 18 with a hint of curiosity.
But this question immediately stunned Android 18.
Because Android 18 herself didn't know whether she and Android 17 could be considered to have been created by Luo Fu.
According to Dr. Gero, Androids 17 and 18 were artificial humans created by Luo Fu in a way he couldn't understand.
However, the birth of Androids 17 and 18 was facilitated by Dr. Gero single-handedly.
Theoretically speaking, Dr. Gero was more like the father of Androids 17 and 18.
It was just that in the depths of Androids 17 and 18's memories, there was the figure of Luo Fu present.
This made Androids 17 and 18 firmly believe that Luo Fu was their father.
Seeing Android 17 unable to answer, Luo Fu seemed to understand something, nodded, and said, "I understand, then let me see how exactly you were born."
The moment the words fell, Luo Fu's figure disappeared from the spot out of thin air.
When he reappeared, he was already standing behind Cell.
And with a finger as a blade.
Luo Fu struck with a chop of his hand, directly splitting Cell in two.
But strangely, the two distinct parts of the split Cell each began to transform in different directions.
One part actually reverted to the appearance of Android 17, but the remaining part did not degenerate into Cell's initial form, but seemed to continue evolving.
Soon, a large amount of high-concentration, high-cohesion energy gushed out from Cell's body like a silkworm cocoon.
This energy appeared in the form of silken threads, tightly enveloping Cell.
The entire energy cocoon, as if breathing, was constantly expanding and contracting.
Soon, it seemed to have passed through the most difficult stage.
With the final expansion of the energy cocoon and its subsequent contraction, the silken-like high-concentration energy that made up the energy cocoon quickly returned from a material form to an energy form and was absorbed by Cell.
And Cell, who appeared before everyone.
Presented an increasingly insect-like appearance approaching that of a human.
"I just have some questions I need to clarify. It seems you have completed your evolution," Luo Fu said, looking towards Android 18's direction.
Android 18 was first stunned, but before she could come over according to Luo Fu's instructions, an invisible force seemed to draw something away from Android 18's body.
Her steps faltered suddenly, and Android 18 almost fell to the ground.
And in Luo Fu's hand, there was inexplicably an Android 18 made purely of condensed energy, like a figure.
He casually tossed the lifelike Android 18 figure towards Cell. Luo Fu said, "Let me see your final evolved form!"
"Hahahaha…" Cell laughed maniacally.
Cell himself was an artificial human, and a mixed artificial human at that. Rather than saying he was a human, it would be better to say he was a theoretical strongest being pieced together from the genes of various powerful individuals, gathering the advantages of many strong individuals.
But as everyone knows, there is a huge difference between theory and reality.
Even if Cell truly completed his complete evolution, Luo Fu did not believe that Cell would truly become so powerful that he could not be dealt with.
After all, Cell was only an artificial product, a theoretical powerhouse after a rough combination of powerful cells.
Perhaps Saiyans, Namekians, and others who only knew how to brute force were no match for Cell.
But in front of a powerhouse like Luo Fu, who had gathered the wisdom of countless worlds, finding a flaw was almost the simplest method.
Of course, the real reason Luo Fu dared to do this was because he had already discovered that Androids 17 and 18 might really have a connection to him.
Because in the creation process of Androids 17 and 18, the super-gene system of the Super God Universe was incorporated.
Android 18 should have incorporated the genes of civilizations such as angels and Lieyang, while Android 17 was Denor.
As everyone knows, the super genes of the Super God Universe actually have backdoors.
And precisely, Luo Fu had obtained Android 18's backdoor through the brief exchange he had with Android 18 just now, including Android 17. When he chopped open Cell and Android 17 with his hand just now, he also took control of Android 17's backdoor.
Even if Dr. Gero accounted for the majority of the technology that constituted Cell, the foundation of Androids 17 and 18 only made up for his biggest flaw, allowing Cell to evolve to a more perfect degree.
But a hair's breadth of difference can lead to a thousand miles of error.
Once the backdoors of Androids 17 and 18 were controlled by Luo Fu, even if it couldn't turn Cell into a waste that could be easily manipulated.
His strength would also weaken sharply.
Unaware of Luo Fu's thoughts, Cell, after confirming that this small figure was indeed like a second Android 18, unhesitatingly chose to swallow the Android 18 figure in one gulp.
Different from when he forcibly devoured Android 17 just now, Cell had turned his tail into a pitcher plant, swallowing Android 17 as if taking a big bite.
This time, to absorb the Android 18 figure, Cell chose to eat it with his mouth.
And in Luo Fu's opinion, although the ultimate goal of swallowing with the tail and eating with the mouth was the same.
The process and efficiency of the two methods were completely different.
At least when devouring Android 17, Cell needed time, and before completely devouring Android 17, Luo Fu could have separated the two again with a chop of his hand.
Cell, who ate the Android 18 figure with his mouth, satisfied the need for further evolution in a short instant.
As if replaying what had just happened, Cell's body once again burst out with materialized energy threads.
The silkworm-like energy threads instantly formed an energy cocoon, enveloping Cell.
When Cell fell into another evolution.
Master Roshi, who had been affected by the previous wave, didn't know when he had restored his image, but even the cane in his hand was lost along with his turtle shell.
A rare serious expression appeared on Master Roshi's face.
Looking at Luo Fu from afar, he said loudly, "Are you Luo Fu?"
"Master Roshi, I believe my changes have not disappointed you?" Luo Fu smiled and winked at Master Roshi.
Unfortunately, the current Master Roshi was no longer the old man who simply liked pornographic magazines.
In Master Roshi's perception, the energy on both Androids 17 and 18 was more terrifying and powerful than the Great Demon King Piccolo, whom his teacher Mutaito had sealed at the cost of his life.
As for Cell, that had completely exceeded the scope of what Master Roshi could understand.
Frowning as he looked at Luo Fu, Master Roshi said, "Luo Fu, you are my disciple, and may even be my strongest disciple in this life. Can you tell me, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Since his identity had already been exposed, there was no point in hiding it anymore.
In front of everyone's eyes, Luo Fu's figure suddenly changed, reverting to his true appearance.
And at this time, the weak Android 18 and Android 17, who had just woken up and were still unable to move freely, were both staring intently at Luo Fu.
At this moment, Luo Fu completely overlapped with that hazy and blurred figure in the depths of their memories.
To put it bluntly, Luo Fu's image had completely replaced the father figure in Androids 17 and 18's memories.
Seeing Luo Fu directly reveal his true face, Master Roshi not only did not breathe a sigh of relief, but instead became even more careful.
As if afraid that in the next moment, Luo Fu would suddenly turn ruthless against him.
Clearly, in Master Roshi's mind, Luo Fu was the culprit behind all this chaos.
It was unknown, but in this short period of time, it seemed that Luo Fu and Goku had appeared, Cell had emerged, and Androids 17 and 18 had jumped out. It seemed that a real battle had not broken out, and no innocents had been affected.
But in fact, the number of people who sacrificed themselves in this World Martial Arts Tournament had already exceeded three digits.
If all of this was really related to Luo Fu, then Luo Fu was clearly the culprit.
Just as Luo Fu was thinking about how to explain to Master Roshi.
Cell, who was wrapped in the energy cocoon, suddenly expanded. This time, he did not reabsorb the energy cocoon as he had just done.
Instead, he directly burst the energy cocoon.
When Cell, who had evolved once again, appeared before everyone, compared to when he first appeared, in that more insect-like form, Cell at this moment was approaching a human image.
“Hahaha… thanks to you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have obtained this perfect and powerful body.” Cell clenched his fist, feeling the boundless, ocean-like surge of ki within him.
His smile suddenly turned sinister. Cell said, “I’ll let you know what a mistake you made in allowing me to complete my evolution. To thank you, I’ll use the most powerful means to kill you.”
“You bad guy! You said it was Senior Brother’s help that allowed you to complete… complete your evolution.” Son Goku glared angrily at Cell. He said, “But now you actually want to kill Senior Brother?! You’re just utterly rotten! Unforgivable! I’m going to teach you a lesson!”
“Is Son Goku this childish when he’s young?” Cell glanced at Son Goku with some disappointment. He said, “Want to teach me a lesson? Wait until you evolve into a Super Saiyan.”
Son Goku paused, blinked, and said in confusion, “What’s a Super Saiyan?”
Cell was also stunned, then burst into laughter.
He laughed at the fact that the one hailed as the invincible Son Goku was so childish as a child, ridiculously so.
The single-minded Son Goku was completely enraged by Cell's attitude.
He used the Levitation Technique, his figure instantly rising from the ground and flying towards Cell.
“Fly… flew?” Krillin rubbed his eyes in disbelief. When he confirmed that Son Goku really could fly and it wasn’t his imagination, he subconsciously looked at Master Roshi and said, “Master Roshi, I want to fly too! I want to learn this.”
Master Roshi’s lips twitched.
If he wasn't mistaken, this should be his junior brother, Master Shen's Levitation Technique.
Although Master Roshi and Master Shen came from the same master, the former martial arts grandmaster Mutaito, they hadn't seen each other for many years due to conflicting philosophies.
Master Roshi created his own Turtle School, while his junior brother Master Shen created the Crane School.
Master Roshi didn't know much about the Crane School, only that his junior brother Master Shen had created a martial art that allowed flight, called the Levitation Technique.
Besides the name, Master Roshi knew nothing about the so-called Levitation Technique. How could he teach it?
Of course, he couldn't directly tell Krillin that he didn't understand it.
Master Roshi’s eyes darted around, his gaze suddenly locking onto Luo Fu.
If he remembered correctly, Luo Fu had also flown just now.
So, Son Goku’s Levitation Technique was taught by him?
Thinking of this, Master Roshi, who had been about to question Luo Fu, quickly changed his expression.
“Luo Fu, you are now my top disciple. Since Krillin wants to fly, the task of teaching him is entrusted to you.”
Luo Fu’s lips twitched. Having been around Master Roshi for so long, he certainly knew what kind of person Master Roshi was.
Although the serious Master Roshi was indeed trustworthy, he was also truly unreliable when he was being irresponsible.
“Master Roshi, I remember, shouldn’t there be another disciple before me under your tutelage?”
“You mean Gohan? He’s no longer here.” Master Roshi sighed, saying it very naturally.
“No, besides Son Goku’s grandfather, it seems the Ox-King is also your disciple, right?”
As Son Goku’s guide and martial arts teacher,
Master Roshi’s disciples could indeed be considered outstanding.
But that certainly didn't include the Ox-King, who had too much conflict with Master Roshi's philosophy.
Compared to that, the Ox-King could only be considered an old student of Master Roshi. Now, among Master Roshi’s disciples, Luo Fu was truly the senior.
Unwilling to acknowledge the Ox-King, Master Roshi simply pretended to be ignorant and said, “In short, the matter of teaching Krillin is entrusted to you.”
Krillin blinked, looking at Luo Fu and then at Master Roshi, but in the end, his curiosity and anticipation for the Levitation Technique took over.
He bowed to Luo Fu and said, “Senior Brother Luo Fu, please guide me.”
While a story of a rebellious disciple was unfolding on Luo Fu's side,
Son Goku, who had flown towards Cell, was once again slapped soundly in the face and sent flying back.
After falling to the ground, Son Goku stood up unwillingly, covering his face, and said, “Senior Brother, this bastard is just like you.”
Luo Fu’s lips twitched. Although Luo Fu had almost slapped Son Goku's face a size bigger before, it was completely a misunderstanding.
Who asked Luo Fu before to not have a clear concept of what kind of impact his own power would have on this world?
It could only be said that thanks to Son Goku's sacrifice, Luo Fu had an analogy and thus understood the extent of his own power's impact on this world.
Cell sneered, clearly holding a disdainful attitude towards the current Son Goku.
In his time, Son Goku was indeed invincible, but now he was just a little kid, even unaware of what a Saiyan was.
In Cell’s eyes, he was completely just an insect that could be crushed at will.
Even less than an insect.
Compared to Son Goku, Cell now coveted Luo Fu’s abilities even more.
Cell himself could continuously devour the cells of strong individuals to turn their abilities into his own.
Saiyan cells brought him strong combat talent and the ability to explode with power when near death. Namekian cells brought him the regenerative ability to regrow limbs.
In addition to obtaining the abilities of all the martial artists from the World Martial Arts Tournament, especially the just-devoured Androids 17 and 18,
Cell now considered himself invincible.
Even if a Super Saiyan stood before him, Cell didn't think he would lose.
“Your power is what I need. If I can obtain your cells, I will become even stronger.” Cell didn’t bother with any euphemisms.
He said what was on his mind directly, expressing his thoughts without any concealment.
“Father God.” The weakened Androids 17 and 18 now revealed expressions of despair.
Having obtained the abilities of Androids 17 and 18, completing the final evolution Dr. Gero had set, in their hearts, they couldn’t think of anything that could defeat Cell anymore.
Cell looked confident, saying, “If you don’t want the entire world to be destroyed by the battle, then hand over everything you have to me! Otherwise…”
“It’s okay!” Luo Fu said nonchalantly, “Anyway, this world has the Dragon Balls. Even if the world is destroyed, we can just use the Dragon Balls to restore it.”
The Dragon Balls created by the Namekians were simply a bug-like existence.
The Dragon was like a product of the rules. Even the Namekians themselves couldn’t do what the Dragon Balls could easily achieve by granting wishes.
How many times had the Namekians almost faced annihilation because of the Dragon Balls?
Whether it was Frieza, the Super Saiyans, or even the true gods, they all needed the Dragon Balls to fulfill their wishes.
In Luo Fu's view, the Dragon Balls created by the Namekians were not essentially creating the Dragon, but creating a key that triggered the Dragon's appearance.
Keys also had strengths and weaknesses. For example, Earth's key was weaker, so the Dragon summoned by the seven Dragon Balls could only grant one wish. The Dragon Balls of Namek, however, could grant three wishes.
Moreover, summoning the Dragon to grant wishes also had side effects. The appearance of the Black Star Dragon Balls was a manifestation of this.
This was a manifestation of the universe's own balance.
The Dragon Balls summoned the Dragon to fulfill wishes. Naturally, there couldn’t be no cost at all. The Evil Dragons summoned by the Black Star Dragon Balls were the price of those wishes.
Cell was momentarily stunned by Luo Fu’s words.
In Cell's perception, shouldn't heroes like Luo Fu and Son Goku voluntarily sacrifice themselves for the world?
Why was Luo Fu so… so indifferent?
It even seemed like destroying the world was a trivial matter of no consequence to him.
“Des… destroy the world?” Those martial artists who had survived the World Martial Arts Tournament now truly felt what it meant that there was always someone better than you.
Once claiming to be powerful, they couldn't even withstand the aftershocks of Luo Fu, Son Goku, Cell, Android 17, and Android 18 after their appearance.
This incredible power had already exceeded their understanding.
And destroying the world was even less of a joke.
It was a fact that could truly be done.
As for Luo Fu's so-called using the Dragon Balls to wish to restore everything,
On this point, no martial artist dared to agree.
It wasn't that they knew nothing about the Dragon.
But the Dragon itself was attached to this world.
Just like the Kami who created the Earth Dragon Balls, the Namekian who split his good and evil selves, once he died as a god, the Dragon Balls on Earth would also lose their effect.
If the world was destroyed, would the god still be alive?
In any case, none of these martial artists dared to gamble.
A martial artist who recognized Master Roshi came to Master Roshi with a nervous expression, respectfully saluted, and said, “Master Roshi, this… this is your disciple, right? Under no circumstances can we risk the safety of the world! Please, Master Roshi, restrain your disciple.”
As the martial artist’s voice fell, more and more martial artists stood up.
Cell merely sneered at this farce, not even bothering to look at these people.
For him, the most urgent task at hand was to obtain the power that Luo Fu possessed, the power that made him salivate.
The power that even Dr. Gero, who created him, couldn't crack, to what extent would he evolve if he could obtain it?
Luo Fu didn't know what his future self would be like, but he was sure that he would never be a selfless saint!