Chapter 169 – One After Another, Majin Buu Revives
"So powerful!" Gohan clenched his fists excitedly, eyes full of admiration as he looked up at Lin Qi in midair.
"Who exactly is that guy?" Supreme Kai Shin, though injured, wasn't seriously hurt. He rubbed his shoulder and sighed without much concern.
Kibito stared in shock at Lin Qi's overwhelming power, utterly terrified as he stumbled backward. "Monster… he's a monster!!"
"You guys okay?" Goku, utterly drained, also descended. He wiped the sweat from his brow and leaned weakly on Gohan's shoulder.
"Lin Qi came back just in time. I seriously thought Earth was going down with us!"
"Hmph!" Vegeta landed beside Gohan, biting his lip as he watched Lin Qi dominate the battlefield.
"Where are the Senzu Beans? Any left?!"
Vegeta wanted to pop one to recover. No way was he going to let Lin Qi hog all the spotlight.
"Uh... I can help!" Kibito stepped forward. He had already healed Supreme Kai Shin—so thoroughly that even the damage to his clothes had been repaired.
After a brief explanation of his powers, and under Goku's astonished gaze, everyone was restored to peak condition.
Everyone except Goku. Kibito apologized with a guilty face. "Sorry... you're already dead, so I can't restore your stamina."
Now fully aware of his place, Kibito had no illusions left. After witnessing Goku and the others fight, he realized how insignificant his power truly was.
Goku didn't mind. After leaning on Gohan and catching his breath, he was already back to his cheerful self.
"No worries. How about we go back on the offensive?!"
"Hmph, don't start giving me orders!" Vegeta huffed in his usual tsundere tone, then charged back into the demon army.
After eliminating a good number of demon soldiers, Lin Qi glanced over at Vegeta and Gohan, who had rejoined the fray.
Extending his palm, he aimed at the black hole behind Towa. A massive energy blast shot straight into the portal leading to the Demon Realm.
Instantly, agonized, soul-wrenching screams echoed out—like the wails of the damned from the depths of hell.
A thunderous rumble from within the Demon Realm followed, and the spatial portal vanished completely!
"Now it's your turn…" Lin Qi's gaze locked onto Towa, who had narrowly dodged his attack. With her ability to travel across parallel timelines, letting her escape would be a huge problem!
"Damn it!" Seeing Lin Qi's eyes fixed on her, Towa hesitated, torn between fear and resentment.
This guy had killed Mira—her Mira!
Towa raised her staff and fired a barrage of magical energy blades at Lin Qi like sharp wind blades.
But they struck his Super Saiyan 4 body without even leaving a scratch.
Panic crept into Towa's expression. She stared hard at Lin Qi, as if trying to burn his image into her mind.
Meanwhile, Dabura, unable to withstand the combined assault of Piccolo and Gohan, fled into the air and rejoined Towa.
"Let's go!"
At his words, Towa gritted her teeth and reluctantly released energy to open a portal to a parallel timeline.
"Trying to run? Did you ask my permission…" Lin Qi had been keeping an eye on her the entire time. The moment the portal appeared—
A beam of destructive energy burst from his palm, engulfing both Dabura and Towa.
As the energy dispersed, Dabura's body disintegrated into shimmering stardust, and his ki disappeared completely.
"Brother…" Towa's eyes filled with tears as she watched Dabura vanish right in front of her.
"You'll pay for this. I swear, I'll be back someday!" she hissed, hatefully glaring at Lin Qi, and turned to dive into the portal.
Lin Qi appeared before her in a flash, expression cold. "Can't move your body, can you?"
A deep voice whispered in her ear. Towa's face twisted in terror. Lin Qi's overwhelming, dangerous aura made her tremble in fear.
She realized she was being restrained by a divine energy—completely immobilized.
She tried to scream but found she couldn't even open her mouth. Lin Qi's indifferent gaze sent chills down her spine.
"This is the first time I've fallen for one of your traps…" Lin Qi said with a cold smile. "I don't know what connection you have to that Super Saiyan Blue version of me..."
"But if you mess with me, you're not walking away alive."
Towa shivered with dread, tears brimming in her eyes as she looked at Lin Qi, silently begging for mercy.
"I'm not the type to go easy on a pretty face," he sneered, destructive energy swirling in his palm.
BOOM
As expected, Towa followed her brother's fate—disintegrating into scattered points of light.
"They're all… gone?!" Supreme Kai Shin's eyes went wide in disbelief.
"It's finally over…" Gohan let out a breath of relief. With Piccolo, he had wiped out the remaining demon soldiers.
"Hmph, I took down more than you did!" Vegeta boasted as he finished off another demon beast, flashing a proud look at Goku.
But Goku was totally nonchalant. "Haha… there's just a few left anyway!"
Everyone started to relax, unaware that a much bigger threat was waiting for them underground.
Suddenly, a massive surge of energy burst from beneath the earth—so powerful it caused the entire planet to shake.
Sensing the underground ki, Supreme Kai Shin's face turned deathly pale. "Oh no… I forgot the most important thing—Majin Buu has already been revived?!"
His whole body trembled violently with fear.
"It's too late! We're doomed! Earth—and the entire universe—will be destroyed by Majin Buu!"
"C'mon, isn't that a bit dramatic?" Goku lay back with his hands behind his head, completely unbothered. "We've got Lin Qi, don't we?"
"You don't need me," Lin Qi replied as he landed, reverting to his normal state. "Just borrow the Potara earrings from Supreme Kai and fuse—you'll be able to beat Buu easily."
"You guys can handle it. No point in wasting my time."
"Hmph! What are you talking about?! I could defeat that Majin thing all by myself. Who needs fusion?" Vegeta retorted, clearly displeased.
"Heh, but I don't have much time left!" Goku pointed to the glowing halo above his head.
"That won't be a problem for long," Lin Qi said coolly, unconcerned.
Supreme Kai Shin opened his mouth several times to speak but couldn't get a word in. Frustrated, he could only sigh helplessly.
Meanwhile, aboard the spaceship, Babidi stared up at the pink creature forming from the swirling mist above him, uncertain.
"Th-this is… really the Majin Buu my father left behind?"
The creature's body was bloated, curled up into a ball, with smooth pink skin, squinting eyes, and a single antenna sprouting from its head…