"That's not right..."
Yamiru stopped mid-air, where the wind was blowing fiercely, and rubbed his chin in thought. "Though these two non-living entities could have certain criteria to distinguish lifeforms... the Flying Nimbus differentiates based on 'purity,' while the Genki Dama (Spirit Bomb) differentiates based on 'evil,' right?"
He sat cross-legged in the air, spinning clockwise...
"The Turtle Hermit only tried to ride the Flying Nimbus once, when he gave it to Goku. At that time, the youthful and beautiful Bulma was there, and the old pervert couldn't have been 'pure', so it's normal that he couldn't ride it... But not being pure doesn't necessarily mean being 'evil', right?"
Yamiru slowly started to rotate counterclockwise...
"But from a basic property perspective, both things are distinguishing between 'good' and 'bad', right?..."
The souls of Bardock and Gine silently flew back, circling around Yamiru...
The two souls exchanged thoughts quietly. Gine said, "This brother that Kakarot recognizes seems to space out like this a lot."
Bardock replied, "He seems to be used to thinking things over by himself..."
Gine sent a light-hearted wave of laughter. "You too, Bardock. You sometimes keep your worries bottled up inside. On the day Planet Vegeta was destroyed, if it wasn't for you saying it, you wouldn't have told me something like 'I had a vague premonition of death', would you?"
Bardock didn't argue. "Maybe."
"I say..."
Yamiru stopped spinning, and as he floated upside down in the air, he muttered to himself, "Why do I feel like there's something similar about this judgment..."
"What's wrong?" Gine asked curiously.
"...Aunt Gine, Uncle Bardock," Yamiru asked, "Do you feel like the Flying Nimbus's characteristics are, in some ways, similar to King Yama of the underworld? Or, how do you think King Yama distinguishes whether a soul is good or evil, whether it has sinned or not, and whether it should go to heaven or hell?"
Gine replied, confused, "I was able to ride that golden cloud, but I still went to hell..."
"No, King Yama, compared to something like the Flying Nimbus, is a god with reason and preferences," Bardock's soul said calmly. "What Yamiru means is that it seems the method King Yama uses to judge the 'goodness' or 'badness' of a soul after death is similar to the characteristics of the Flying Nimbus..."
And it's also similar to the Genki Dama...
Yamiru silently thought: People with righteous hearts can use the Genki Dama, while those with evil hearts are harmed by it... If you translate that, isn't it "Good people in heaven can use the Genki Dama, while bad people in hell will be harmed by it"? Exactly, when Goku successfully learned the Genki Dama, his exact identity at that time was "a dead person with a physical body"! Though he didn't go to heaven, he should still be considered a "Yomi (underworld) citizen" in terms of attributes.
"Ah, I see. That makes sense," Gine's soul exclaimed, but then added, "But then what?"
She didn't see much significance in finding similarities...
"No use is perhaps the greatest use," Yamiru quoted from Korin. He smiled and said, "If you have an idea, just go for it, reduce the unnecessary steps, right? So now, please allow me to go ask Korin~" It's not like I'm writing a novel; I could solve this problem on the spot instead of leaving it buried! Yamiru immediately used his flying technique and flew upwards.
"..."
Bardock and Gine's souls quickly followed him up, but not long after, Yamiru stopped flying and began to climb rapidly up the Karin Tower.
Though, as Korin had said, the second climb was much easier than the first! Part of it was due to his improved strength, and part of it was because Yamiru had already passed the magical barrier test of the Karin Tower. Still, Yamiru was somewhat overwhelmed. "Climbing without gravity's help is so tiring! So embarrassing..."
Several minutes later, Yamiru returned to the Karin Temple.
"The Flying Nimbus, Yomi?" Korin was surprised that Yamiru had returned, but after hearing the question that made him pant for breath, it became even more astonished and clicked its tongue, shaking its head in admiration. "Maybe I was wrong. Your complicated and messy thoughts, though troublesome at times, might also become a hidden advantage... Many people know that Yomi divides heaven and hell, and many know the characteristics of the Flying Nimbus, but you're the first to connect them together."
It paused and added, "And you're just a mortal."
No, there's something missing... the Genki Dama also inspired me... Yamiru humbly thought, while curiously asking, "So, is there really a connection?"
Gine and Bardock's souls caught up and hovered near Yamiru.
"Well... how should I put this?" Korin paced in the Karin Temple before suddenly clapping its hands. "Right, let's start with the Senzu Beans. Yamiru, do you know how Senzu Beans are grown?"
What? Is it going to drop such a bombshell? Yamiru, the biggest Dragon Ball fan, immediately had his eyes light up. "No, no! How are they grown? Also, I'm really curious about how such a small Senzu Bean can heal any injury, no matter how severe!"
Korin calmly said, "Actually, growing Senzu Beans and creating the Flying Nimbus follow the same principles. They were both created by the ancient first Earth kami."
Hmm, hmm! Yamiru nodded rapidly, focusing intently.
"Have you heard of the Demon Clan?" Korin seemed to shift topics. "Essentially, it's because of the surge of evil thoughts within them that attracted the aura leaking from Yomi and transformed their lives. Actually, not only does hell have a special aura, but heaven does too."
Yamiru's breathing quickened. He felt like he was on the verge of understanding something. He pulled out the bag of Senzu Beans that Korin had given him before.
A spark of inspiration struck Yamiru's mind again—
The gods flying all over the system, any of them can shape the posthumous bodies, including but not limited to the body of Son Goku, who has reached the full power level of a Super Saiyan! Even the body of Vegeta, who was released as a special case from Hell during the Buu saga, as a Super Saiyan 2!
And the Senzu beans can also restore the full stamina of experts at the same level!
What's the common point between them—?!
"Whether it's the Flying Nimbus or the Senzu beans," Korin hopped onto the railing, his wooden staff pointing at the large expanse of Flying Nimbuss below, "they are both made using the breath of the heavenly realms at their core, mixed with material from the mortal world. High-level gods can create posthumous bodies for the powerful beings based on their self-awareness, creating bodies identical to their former ones, and they are also made with the breath of the heavenly realms—so, a simple Senzu bean can 'heal' the injuries of any person who is not yet dead."
He didn't know where he pulled a Senzu bean from, holding it between his chubby claws, and giggling as he spoke: "Actually, from this perspective, the Senzu bean isn't so much about 'healing' the injuries or restoring stamina, but rather it's 'filling in' and 'reshaping' the body again..."
Holy crap!
Holy crap, holy crap!
Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap...
Yamiru was completely stunned. He only asked out of curiosity, but didn't expect such a flood of information to come from Korin's mouth.
It turns out that the reason those high-level gods can casually "mold" posthumous bodies is that they use the heavenly breath of the Yellow Spring as material! The divine medicine-like Senzu beans operate on the same principle. For example, Son Goku's chest was once struck with a hole during the martial arts tournament by the new Piccolo. After taking a Senzu bean, the reason the hole was completely healed wasn't because he was 'treated', but because the Senzu bean used the method of "shaping posthumous bodies" to patch his body!
How vast is the heavenly realm?
Yamiru didn't even have to think.
Although he didn't know how many universes the Yellow Spring governed, even if it only governed the Seventh Universe, the heaven that contains all the "good souls" of the Seventh Universe throughout history could not be small! The massive, boundless heavenly breath—forget about shaping a Super Saiyan 2's body, they could create the body of Super Saiyan 22!
—As long as your self-awareness matches.
"Indeed, for those who have been transformed by the demon clan… their body structure will also change..." Yamiru muttered, "The breath of the Yellow Spring, whether it's from Hell or the heavenly realm, has the ability to alter the human body structure, right?"
"Something like that~" Korin casually replied, "Actually, it doesn't really matter if mortals understand this knowledge~ it might be useful after death, but once you're dead, you're dead. Worrying about all this is no better than enjoying life in the heavenly realm~"
Bardock and Gine were a bit lost, their understanding being similar to what Korin had said. They didn't think it mattered much.
The living go to the living world, the dead to the Yellow Spring—that's a very natural, simple truth.
But Yamiru grinned and said, "Who says it's useless? What if Aunt Gine becomes a god of Earth in the future, and after we die, we'll have to ask her to get us a body for use in the Yellow Spring~ Bye-bye, Korin, this time, really, goodbye~!" After saying that, he rubbed his two fingers on his forehead and leapt downward once again.
Bardock and Gine's souls followed him...
"This kid is definitely different from most people in the world..." Korin stood at the edge of the railing and watched for a while before hopping back to sleep. Cats, especially old ones like it, love taking naps when they have nothing to do...
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A tall, burly man from the tribe guarding the kORIN Holy Land, named Bora, was holding his infant son, only a few months old.
He pointed to the sky, telling his swaddled child a story.
He said that over a year ago, a young warrior from afar climbed the Korin Tower and hadn't come down since, maybe even... huh? Something's falling down??
Whoosh—
A shadow fell from the sky. Bora jumped back with his son in his arms but didn't hear the sound of something heavy crashing. Instead, he felt a strong wind sweep across the ground, centered on the falling object... It wasn't a heavy object at all but Yamiru, who had barely stopped his fall! Bora was stunned: "You, you, you are..." How did you lift off the ground?!
"Yo, Bora~" Yamiru exhaled, almost breaking his leg. He waved his hand at the astonished Bora, then lightly touched the ground with his toes and said, "See you next time, Bora, and Uba~" With that, he lightly pushed off, his body slanting into the air and flying over the forest.
"His strength... has become even more incredible..." Bora, the Indian warrior, stared at Yamiru's flying figure, almost in a daze, "But how did he know my child's name is Uba?"