A long time ago, when Yamiru was on the road searching for Mount Paozu, he often imagined what it would feel like to "freely fly in the sky".
After making some progress in martial arts, Yamiru became more grounded and no longer considered unnecessary desires without sufficient strength.
With his current combat power, most of the opponents he encountered couldn't fly. Even if they could fly, they could at most hover in the air. They couldn't talk about riding clouds and mist; they could only climb clouds. Yamiru estimated his physical strength and figured that opponents at the same level likely didn't have enough extra stamina to fly as agilely as they moved on the ground. In fact, this was also the reason why Tao Pai Pai didn't use Flight during his deathmatch with Yamiru; it was purely a waste of energy.
But today! Yamiru's feet left the ground, and… he felt an inner joy.
After another day of diligent practice, Yamiru had essentially mastered the flying technique that Bardock had taught him.
He flew straight up, then stopped suddenly.
He fell straight down, then stopped abruptly.
In the not-so-spacious Korin Temple, he floated freely, wandering around… Yamiru felt a sense of freedom like never before.
"If only Tights were here too~" Yamiru closed his eyes, drifting carelessly. Suddenly opening his eyes, he realized that he had unknowingly drifted outside the Korin Temple's boundary. Above him was the sky, and below him was the vast, distant land. Looking back, he saw the Korin Temple's fence, with the white old cat and two fiery souls watching him.
Focus, focus, focus...
This isn't a dream, I've really mastered flying… focus…
Yamiru silently reminded himself, controlling his body to fly back to the Korin Temple. When he reached out to grab the fence, he exhaled deeply, and his body dropped, but with a slight push from his arms, he lifted himself up, did a somersault, and landed back in the temple. Yamiru wiped the sweat from his brow and stood up. "It really takes a lot of energy... It's like the Kamehameha, my body isn't sore, but I'm exhausted..."
"The latent energy was consumed, so it's normal to feel tired," Korin said.
"Earthlings are so weak…" Gine's soul muttered bluntly to herself.
Both Korin and Yamiru had a drop of sweat on the back of their heads.
Bardock's soul hadn't spoken for a long time, and Korin silently thought, "This Saiyan is indeed very talented. It seems that he has gained new insights from explaining things to Yamiru... Combining his past battle experiences, if Yamiru uses the Dragon Balls to revive their physical bodies in a few months, there should be an incredible transformation~"
Thinking of this, Korin looked at Yamiru, who was packing his things, especially focusing on the Power Pole he was tying to himself.
It suddenly said, "Since you brought the Power Pole, don't you want to go up and take a look at the higher levels?"
"Huh?" Yamiru tied the knot and froze. "Higher levels? Are you talking about the temple? I haven't even completed your training here…"
"Idiot, I don't know where you learned about the temple, but this sage never said you had to finish your training here before you could go to the temple~" Korin licked its paw. "Powerful strength, a strong heart, and a pure soul… those are the essential qualities needed to pass through the Korin Tower and enter the temple. Of course, when I say 'since ancient times', there's really only been one person who has made it through…"
Yamiru was surprised. That person must have been the one from Namek, right?
"A strong heart," Korin pointed to him with its staff.
Then, it moved the staff to Bardock and continued, "Powerful strength." It moved it to Gine's soul, "A pure soul~ doesn't this match?"
This works!? Yamiru felt slightly speechless, while Bardock and Gine's souls seemed a bit confused.
"Finally, it's my approval~ Here, take this bell," Korin pulled out a small bell from somewhere and tossed it to Yamiru. "There's a magical barrier near the temple, and it's stronger than the barrier around Korin Tower. Only those who hold the bell given by me can pass through that barrier. Also, the material of the Power Pole is the only substance that can pass through the barrier. It's originally the divine staff that connects the temple and the Korin Tower, and that guy Wu Tian shamelessly asked me for it back then…"
"......" Yamiru caught the bell. He didn't use his Golden Veil but instead sent a telepathic message to Korin: Do you want the gods of the temple to test Uncle Bardock and Aunt Gine as well? It's not necessary, I already think they're both good people.
Since it's not a bad thing, why not? Korin leisurely licked its paw. And, well, this was your original plan, wasn't it? Complicated thoughts, pre-planning, it's no big deal~ But actually, even without the souls of these two Saiyans, you'd still want to go up and take a look, wouldn't you? If you want to do it, just do it. The fewer steps in between, the simpler and purer it will be, things are really that simple…
Korin stopped licking its claws and casually said to Yamiru, "'Reduce unnecessary movements,' remember? It's never about the physical ones, it's about here~"
The wooden staff tapped lightly on Yamiru's chest.
"..." Yamiru stood stunned, speechless. After a long pause, he bowed seriously to Korin and said, "Thank you for your guidance all these days."
Korin grinned and, leaping onto the fence, jumped to the top of Korin Temple.
"Uncle Bardock, Aunt Gine, let's go too, let's see what's up there." Yamiru smiled, also jumping onto the fence. He drew out the Power Pole from his back, looked down at the strong winds blowing in the high air, and with a leap, flew using his flight technique to the top of Korin Temple, where he stood with Korin. Before them was a hollow peak, just wide enough to slot in the Power Pole.
"What's up there?" Gine's soul vibrated with curiosity, and along with Bardock's soul, they passed directly through the temple's ceiling and appeared outdoors.
After all, they were spirits, and aside from strange substances like the Nimbus Cloud, nothing could touch them, nor could anything obstruct them.
"Boom," Yamiru slotted the Power Pole perfectly into the notch at the temple's peak, with a bell representing Korin's acknowledgment tied to his waist. At least in the current era, only the material of the Power Pole could pass through the temple's barrier. A mortal's body could only pass through when covered by the magic from Korin's bell.
Korin chuckled. "Go on, strange kid."
As Gine's soul circled around, observing in curiosity, Yamiru gripped the Power Pole and said with a light shout, "Stretch, Power Pole!"
Buzz~
The Celestial Staff finally displayed its true function today, emitting a bright red glow before suddenly stretching and carrying Yamiru towards the infinitely distant sky.
Meanwhile, Gine and Bardock's souls, protected by the Dragon Ball power, followed closely behind.
"Hehehe..."
Korin watched as the man and two ghosts slowly moved away, disappearing. It broke into a cold sweat and muttered to itself, "Maybe I was over-exaggerating. Even if this Bardock is resurrected and wants to cause trouble, he probably won't be able to defeat the god at the temple… Whatever, let them be, I'll go to sleep~"
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There were no lightning bolts or thunderstorms like in the animation. Yamiru tightly gripped the rapidly extending Power Pole, and after a rather uneventful time, he soon saw a hemispherical structure floating high in the sky... like a giant bowl in the sky. The Power Pole slowed down, and with a gentle click, it slotted into the temple's bottom notch with a soft "boom", connecting tightly.
"There's such a place... Is this Earth's main headquarters?" Gine's soul asked innocently.
"Earth's king?" Bardock, comparing it with the Saiyan planet, came up with a name.
"It's a god," Yamiru exhaled, slowly loosening his grip on the Power Pole. He floated in the air using his flight technique. Then, he grasped the bell given by Korin and slowly flew toward the temple platform. During this process, he noticed that his stamina drained much faster than before. "The air is too thin!"
Fortunately, there was no disaster where he lost strength and fell from the side of the temple to his death. Yamiru successfully landed and breathed a sigh of relief while leaning on his knees.
"No gods on the Saiyan planet?" Yamiru casually asked.
"Probably not..." Gine's soul vibrated. "Feels strange... this whole god thing."
Bardock's soul: "The Saiyans left their original home long ago... Maybe they had some gods on the Salad Planet."
"......"
The more Yamiru listened, the more uneasy he felt. "From the sound of it, it seems the Dragon Ball Super universe really exists! So, even though my emergency backup plan to have Goku and his family have tons of kids and create a set of six righteous Saiyans to form a low-tier Super Saiyan God team might work... but damn, I really don't want to mess with Frieza! If we piss him off and don't kill him, in two months he'll be the ultimate big boss—who the hell can take that??"
With his mind full of worries, he looked up and saw a black, chubby figure with a white cloth wrapped around its head, staring vacantly at the three of them.