At the Lookout.
"The Dragon Balls can't be used?"
"Dende, I remember there was still one wish left." Goku scratched his hair, a puzzled expression on his face.
Excluding the Black Star Dragon Balls, Earth's regular Dragon Balls have three wishes.
Not long ago, one wish was used to transform Planet Tuffle into Earth.
Another wish was consumed to revive the people who died during the Baby incident.
Logically, there should be a final wish.
With Dende's ability, he could completely disregard the cooldown period and directly summon Shenron to grant the last wish.
Now, Dende actually said he couldn't do it.
"Goku, it's not that I don't want to, but there's no way." Dende sighed, "After the last wish was granted, my connection with the Dragon Balls was inexplicably severed."
"Even if you find the Dragon Balls now, I can't restore them."
"Is there no other way?" Goku furrowed his brow, "Super Android 17's actions before caused many deaths. If too much time passes, and they reincarnate, they won't be able to be revived."
"I can't do it." Dende hesitated for a moment, "Goku, you can go to Namek and see if their Dragon Balls can be used."
Dende was very wary of the Black Star Dragon Balls.
If the Namek Dragon Balls could be used, he would delay using the Black Star Dragon Balls for as long as possible.
As Dende spoke, he glanced at Beryl standing next to Goku and Vegeta out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing that she didn't speak, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Namek?"
Hearing Dende's suggestion, Goku nodded.
After transforming into Super Saiyan 4, Goku used Instant Transmission to go to New Namek.
About ten minutes passed.
Goku returned to the Lookout, his expression now somewhat solemn: "Dende, the Grand Elder said that they also inexplicably lost connection with the Dragon Balls, and even the Dragon Balls have turned to stone."
"Is that so..." Dende was silent, not showing much surprise.
"Aren't there still another kind of Dragon Balls?" Pan's voice caught everyone's attention.
"You mean the Black Star Dragon Balls?"
"That's right, Grandpa! As long as we can find the Dragon Balls within a year, it's fine to use them to make a wish." Everyone present already knew about Piccolo's revival.
The one Piccolo held just now was the Black Star Dragon Ball.
"But... that thing." Dende stopped short.
"Is there something you can't say?"
Vegeta frowned.
Dende's expression made it too easy to see that he had serious concerns.
"This..." Dende's expression was quite conflicted.
Piccolo patted Dende's shoulder, then looked at everyone present.
Upon seeing that Beryl did not stop him, Piccolo spoke:
"Let me explain. The Black Star Dragon Balls was an accidental creation by Kami back then, a very strange type of Dragon Ball. We already explained the consequences of making a wish with it last time, so I won't repeat myself here."
Piccolo lightly flicked his finger towards the main hall of the Lookout.
The Black Star Dragon Balls stored inside floated over, one after another.
In a short while, the seven Dragon Balls hovered before Piccolo, floating quietly.
"Do you see the cracks on them?" Piccolo prompted everyone to look at the Dragon Balls.
"Oh, they look a bit like shattered glass patterns." Pan pinched her chin, walking back and forth, examining each Dragon Ball.
"They give off an ominous feeling."
Goku, who had transformed into Super Saiyan 4, faintly sensed the oppressive aura within the Dragon Balls.
"Just tell us directly, what exactly is going on?" Vegeta crossed his arms, "The fact that the other Dragon Balls can't grant wishes is probably related to the Black Star Dragon Balls in front of you."
"That's right." Piccolo nodded, "Regarding the cracks on the Black Star Dragon Balls, Miss Beryl told me."
Piccolo slowly recounted the information Beryl had put into his mind to everyone, but he was very careful with the details related to Beryl.
Perhaps because Piccolo was overly cautious, he didn't reveal too much.
He only explained in detail that if the Black Star Dragon Balls reached its threshold, making another wish would cause Shadow Dragons to appear.
"Shadow Dragons?"
Goku's eyes lit up.
"So, if we defeat all of them, we can make a wish?"
"Uh... yes, that's correct."
Piccolo felt that Goku's current expression was dangerous, as if he didn't mind making things worse.
"Their strength might be comparable to Super Saiyan 4. Are you sure about this?" Vegeta was still quite cautious.
"This isn't what I said, it's what the person next to you told me."
Upon hearing this, Vegeta turned his gaze to his side, asking with a slightly questioning tone:
"Miss Beryl, do you mean that the negative energy of these Dragon Balls might give birth to Shadow Dragons no weaker than Baby, or even stronger than Super Android 17?"
Beryl nodded and said, "The more wishes made, the greater the negative energy contained within the Dragon Balls, and the more terrifying the Shadow Dragons born will be."
"Among them, the strength of the Shadow Dragons also has a certain correlation with the quality of the Dragon Balls."
The Black Star Dragon Balls are stronger than regular Dragon Balls.
The negative energy gathered by the Shadow Dragons born from them can encompass the entire universe.
"It's not impossible for them to rival you, or even surpass your current strength."
After Beryl finished speaking, she fell silent, leaving time for Goku and the others.
In the Chat Group, however, there was a discussion about the Dragon Balls.
[Uchiha Sasuke: "Making a wish with the Dragon Balls can generate negative energy?"]
[Uchiha Madara: "It's like an equivalent exchange, perhaps similar to the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique."]
[Shana: "I remember there are also Dragon Balls in the group. Are they related to the ones in Vegeta's World? Has anyone in the group ever made a wish with the Dragon Balls?"]
After Shana's message appeared on the public chat, a moment of silence fell.
[Shana: "Eh, did I say something wrong?"]
[Lumine: "The Dragon Balls in the group were created by the Group Leader. As for whether they generate negative energy, we don't know, and even those who've used them wouldn't know. Only the Group Leader would know if negative energy is produced."]
[World's No. 1 Princess: "The creation laws of the group's Dragon Balls are similar to those in Vegeta's World, and they also generate negative energy. However, this energy is all cleared, so there's no need to worry about strange bosses appearing after making a wish."]
In Inazuma, Aizen Sōsuke glanced at the messages in the group.
"Indeed... The Group Leader and Vegeta are most likely from the same world."
Similar laws, just as the Hogyoku is close to the Soul King, it is inherently related to the Soul King.
However, it's also possible that there's some unseen connection at play.
Aizen Sōsuke extended his finger forward.
There stood a young man in ragged clothes, wearing a straw hat with a torn part.
He looked like a beggar.
"Bakudo Number 61."
"Six-Rod Light Restraint."
Instantly, the young man fell from high in the air.
His body was impaled by golden light fragments coming from all directions, impossible to pull out.
Aizen Sōsuke landed beside the beggar-like young man, slowly sheathing his Kyōka Suigetsu.
Looking at the young man, Aizen Sōsuke spoke in a calm tone:
"Fatui Sixth Harbinger Scaramouche, capture successful."