Chapter 156: Testing Six-Star Dragon
After resolving the Three-Star Dragon Ball issue, Turles's group enjoyed several days of relaxation at the Supreme Kai Realm.
First, this allowed Caulifla's group to process and organize their strength gains.
Though the battle with Three-Star Dragon hadn't lasted particularly long, the mental energy expended wasn't insignificant. And with that combat experience, if Caulifla's group could properly reflect over the coming period, they'd surely see considerable improvement.
No helping it—this was simply how Saiyans functioned.
Perhaps ordinary training could increase battle power, but the gains could never compare to intense combat.
Whether pre-battle pressure or deficiencies discovered during fighting, both were precious to Saiyans.
Of course, most critically, Planet Sadala's Saiyans had evolved to be sufficiently rational, thus able to extract maximum benefit from these battles.
If dealing with Planet Vegeta's Saiyans instead, aside from small exceptions like Goku and Vegeta, the gains probably wouldn't be as obvious.
Naturally, this was also because Planet Vegeta's Saiyans had been influenced by Turles for a relatively short time. Turles believed that after a decade or so—once the next generation emerged—Planet Vegeta's Saiyans would see tremendous overall strength improvements.
So for a time, Turles was the only idle person across the entire Supreme Kai Realm.
Though calling it "idle" was misleading—Turles and Fuwa were actually constantly using their universe observation abilities to monitor Six-Star Dragon.
After ending another "staring contest" with Six-Star Dragon, Fuwa noticed Turles's thoughtful expression and couldn't help asking:
"Turles, have you thought of something?"
At this point, through their time together, Fuwa and Turles's relationship had grown closer. So Fuwa no longer treated Turles with his previous formality.
"Mm, I have some leads!" Turles nodded lightly.
"Really? Can you tell me?"
Hearing Turles had actually made progress, Fuwa felt pleased and quickly pressed for details.
At the end of the day, the Evil Dragons remained Universe 6's problem. Facing this crisis affecting the entire universe, the proper response should have been having Universe 6's God of Destruction Champa handle it.
But after Fuwa consulted Champa last time, upon returning to the Supreme Kai Realm he never mentioned it again—simply focusing all efforts on assisting Turles.
Turles had some guesses about this. Nothing more than instructions from the Grand Priest or Vados.
That said, the Evil Dragons' destruction of life-bearing planets was simply too severe.
The Black Star Dragon Balls had been corrupted by human desire from frequent wishing. So the resulting Evil Dragons naturally needed to absorb desire's power to grow. And where was desire most abundant? Among the universe's various intelligent lifeforms—especially human populations.
After all, humans inhabited life-bearing planets. Once occupied by Evil Dragons, the damage to planets was tremendous. Just look at how Three-Star Dragon shrouded that entire world in darkness, completely ruining a perfectly good life planet.
These were all worlds Fuwa had painstakingly created—his work achievements.
So aside from Turles, Fuwa was the person most committed to handling the Evil Dragons.
Turles understood Fuwa's urgency. And he was still just Universe 7's apprentice Supreme Kai anyway. So Turles didn't keep him in suspense, directly sharing his hypothesis.
"We can now be fairly certain Six-Star Dragon's abilities likely relate to mental powers."
Hearing this, Fuwa nodded. This was something he and Turles had confirmed from the start.
"And mental abilities basically fall into several categories: energy manipulation, mind control, telekinesis, and so forth."
Though Fuwa's strength now couldn't match Turles's, his experience and knowledge from his long lifespan exceeded what Turles could compare to. So hearing this, Fuwa grasped the general idea. He first nodded to Turles, then continued his thought:
"I understand what you mean. We can observe Six-Star Dragon's behavior to determine which mental aspect it favors, then find countermeasures based on its abilities!"
Yes, Fuwa had unconsciously limited Six-Star Dragon's mental powers to one category. He hadn't considered the possibility it might possess all mental abilities.
Not just Fuwa—even Turles lacked this notion.
Regarding mental abilities, Turles had deep understanding due to his own powerful mental strength.
Actually, in the Dragon Ball world, mental powers leaned more toward support functions. Even magicians who excelled at mental energy manipulation—like Babidi and his kind—didn't perform as spectacularly as Turles remembered from his past life.
Because in the Dragon Ball world, the most direct measure was battle power—which represented the energy or ki within a living being.
Powerful battle power meant powerful ki. When a lifeform's internal ki reached sufficient strength, it also boosted mental power. That's why in the original story, after Goku's battle power increased, he gained special abilities like telepathy and memory sensing.
"But we've observed for so long without discovering which aspect Six-Star Dragon's abilities manifest in?"
Having made progress, Fuwa felt pleased for just an instant before seeming to remember something. He looked at Turles with confusion.
"So I'm thinking I need to test it directly!"
Reaching this point, Turles felt somewhat helpless. He didn't know if Six-Star Dragon was naturally a homebody who didn't want to move, or if it had discovered something during their "staring contests."
Regardless, he and Fuwa had observed for several days without discovering what abilities this thing possessed. So Turles wanted to test it directly—after all, he had Instant Transmission.
Fuwa also thought of this. He started to speak in objection but ultimately said nothing, only cautioning:
"Then be careful!"
Regarding Turles's strength, Fuwa felt confident. But the Evil Dragons' abilities were simply too bizarre. He'd heard Caulifla describe Three-Star Dragon's powers. Anyway, if it were him in that situation, his performance wouldn't have been better than Caulifla's group.
After settling things, Turles nodded to Fuwa, then extended his index finger to his forehead, preparing to teleport.
Whoosh!
With a crisp sound, Turles's figure vanished before Fuwa. He quickly activated his own ability, projecting his vision toward the planet where Six-Star Dragon resided.
The next instant, Turles's figure reappeared.
In the vision, Turles hadn't teleported directly before Six-Star Dragon. Instead, he appeared on the planet's far side, constantly observing his surroundings. Confusion flashed repeatedly across his face.
Yes—the moment Turles appeared on this planet, he felt something was wrong. But exactly what felt off, he couldn't quite articulate.
Hovering in midair, sensing Six-Star Dragon's aura on the planet's opposite side, Turles felt bewildered.
Unlike Three-Star Dragon enveloping the entire planet with its abilities, Turles currently detected no abnormalities whatsoever from this world.
"What's going on?"
After sensing Six-Star Dragon's aura—still at that position without any fluctuation—then sensing the life forces across the planet—which seemed peaceful and problem-free...
Finally, after thinking for ages without determining what was wrong, Turles could only find a location where auras clustered more densely and fly in that direction.
Soon, the sensed presences appeared before him. Turles found a concealed spot to land, then quietly merged into the crowd.
Walking along the street, Turles constantly surveyed his surroundings.
This appeared to be a commercial district. Turles saw both sides of the street lined with various shops. Natives resembling Earth's animal-people constantly entered and exited. Turles's appearance caused no commotion—apparently his appearance wasn't unusual on this planet.
But the more Turles observed this bustling street, the more confused he felt.
"Could Six-Star Dragon not have started acting yet? Or is Six-Star Dragon a shut-in dragon?"
Various questions couldn't help surfacing in Turles's mind.
But just as Turles entered a shop, his instincts began screaming warnings. This made Turles's eyes instantly narrow.
"Sir, is there something you need?"
Simultaneously, a shop attendant approached Turles, asking with a smiling face.
Ignoring the attendant's words, Turles warily scanned his surroundings, trying to locate Six-Star Dragon.
Correct—Turles already knew Six-Star Dragon had arrived here. Though he didn't know how it was hiding, the crisis sense in his heart constantly warned him.
"Sir, is there something you need?"
The attendant's voice rang out again. Turles's gaze finally settled on him.
But with just this glance, Turles immediately frowned.
"Something's wrong. Very wrong!"
Looking at the elegant attendant before him, Turles kept muttering.
Black and white fur, two very obvious dark circles, wearing a fitted service uniform—no matter how he looked, this resembled that national treasure from Turles's past life memories.
But the smile on his face appeared incredibly fake to Turles. And the eyes...
"The eyes!"
Inspiration flashed through his mind. Turles finally detected the problem—the eyes.
Though this attendant wore a smile, his eyes were lifeless. Pupils dilated to the extreme, completely unfocused.
After looking around again, Turles noticed everyone here had identical eyes to the attendant before him.
Recalling everyone he'd encountered along the way, Turles's brow furrowed tighter, his expression growing grave.
"Mind! Control!"
The words emerged from Turles's mouth one by one.
As Turles's words fell, the surroundings suddenly stilled. All sounds vanished.
An eerie scene appeared before Turles. In the shop, on the street—every person Turles could see stood quietly in place, completely motionless.
Except for the panda attendant before him.
"Sir, is there something you need?"
The panda attendant's face still wore that fake smile—appearing adorably plump on that chubby face. Its mouth opened and closed, continuing to ask Turles the same question.
"Six-Star Dragon, come out. No need for tricks!"
Facing this bizarre scene, Turles's expression showed no change. He spoke directly.
At this point, how could Turles not understand? Six-Star Dragon's ability involved mind control. The people before him were being controlled by Six-Star Dragon like puppets on strings.
Though he didn't know why Six-Star Dragon—after controlling these people—had them continue acting as before, Turles's heart was already on maximum alert.
"Turles. A Saiyan who achieved Super Saiyan God form. Universe 7's apprentice Supreme Kai. Tell me—am I right?"
Finally, Six-Star Dragon's voice emerged from the panda attendant's mouth. And now a different light appeared in the attendant's eyes.
Meeting those eyes, Turles knew Six-Star Dragon was conversing with him through its mind control ability.
Because he'd seen that brilliance in those eyes many times before. Whenever Turles and Fuwa observed Six-Star Dragon, those eyes would meet theirs.
However, Six-Star Dragon's words made Turles's heart tighten.
Turles remembered never mentioning his identity before the Dragon Balls. Yet Six-Star Dragon had still exposed his identity completely.
"Want to know how I know?"
The thought had barely formed when the panda attendant spoke again. This made Turles's pupils contract sharply.
"Hehe, are you afraid?"
At this moment, Six-Star Dragon's voice rang out again. Turles's heart jumped in alarm—he immediately activated Instant Transmission.
Six-Star Dragon seemed completely unconcerned about Turles's departure. Through the panda attendant's vision, it simply glanced upward. Then the area resumed its liveliness as everyone began moving again.
Supreme Kai Realm.
The moment Turles's figure appeared, he couldn't help gasping heavily. Sweat covered his forehead.
"Turles, how was it?"
Fuwa, who'd been monitoring Turles the entire time, immediately rushed over and grabbed Turles's arm.
"Hah, hah, hah!"
Turles didn't answer, still gulping fresh air. He couldn't calm down for a long time.
Seeing this, Fuwa said nothing more. He carefully supported Turles, slowly helping him to a nearby chair.
After Turles sat down, Fuwa waved his hand. A tea set appeared on the table. After filling a cup, he placed the tea within Turles's reach.
Turles didn't stand on ceremony. He directly grabbed the teacup and downed it in one gulp.
After drinking the tea, Turles finally recovered. With an extremely grave expression, he told Fuwa:
"Six-Star Dragon is very dangerous!"
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