Purification Ability: Silver Tier—can erase all beings weaker than the user.
Zeru looked at this ability, his brows slowly furrowing.
At first glance, it didn't seem that impressive. After all, defeating someone weaker than himself wasn't difficult.
"Host, your thinking has entered a misunderstanding. While you can defeat weaker opponents, can you eliminate them instantly? And what about those only slightly weaker than you—can you still do it effortlessly?"
The system's voice suddenly explained.
Hearing this, Zeru's eyes flickered.
That made sense.
By that logic, this purification ability was actually a bug-level power.
And this was only the Silver Tier. The higher tiers would likely be far more terrifying.
After that, Zeru returned to Earth.
Three months passed quietly.
At this moment, in Zeru's home on Earth.
Whoosh!
A gust of wind echoed as a figure appeared in the backyard.
"The three Super Dragon Balls of Universe 7 have been collected. Now… I need to figure out how to obtain the remaining four."
Looking at the three Super Dragon Balls resting in his system storage, a faint excitement appeared on his face.
It had been three months since he achieved Super Saiyan 4. During this time, he had traveled across Universe 7 collecting them.
Interestingly, he hadn't sensed any interference—no powerful beings watching him.
This made him suspect that perhaps the GT timeline truly lacked Gods of Destruction and Angels.
"Zeru!"
A delighted voice rang out.
Zeru turned around to see Bulma, her blue ponytail swaying as she looked at him with a bright smile filled with affection.
"Bulma, I'm back."
He opened his arms, and Bulma ran into them.
"I missed you so much, Zeru!"
She leaned against his chest, gently rubbing against him as she whispered her longing.
"I'm back."
Zeru stroked her hair, then lifted her face and kissed her deeply. Both of them quickly became lost in the moment.
They embraced for over a minute.
"Bulma, be my girlfriend."
Zeru looked at her seriously.
Bulma wrinkled her nose slightly and replied, "Wasn't I already your girlfriend?"
"Hahaha!"
Everything was understood without words. Zeru burst into laughter.
From that day on, they lived together. And on one quiet night, Bulma truly became his.
Time passed sweetly for over two years.
On May 7th, Age 756.
Zeru woke up early, looking at the sleeping Bulma beside him with a gentle smile.
He kissed her forehead, got up, washed, and then used Instant Transmission to arrive at the entrance of the World Martial Arts Tournament arena.
Today was the start of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.
It also marked the end of the original Dragon Ball storyline.
After this, Dragon Ball Z would begin.
His nostalgic journey would end, and he would begin pursuing the Super Dragon Balls.
Notably, two years ago, on the night he and Bulma became one, he received another gift pack.
It upgraded his Instant Transmission.
Now, it wasn't just limited to teleportation—it allowed him to travel across universes and even between different timelines of the Dragon Ball multiverse.
In other words, he could visit parallel worlds at will.
This would be extremely useful for his future goal of challenging Ultra Instinct Goku.
As he waited at the tournament entrance, he soon saw a group approaching from a nearby street.
"Zeru!"
Master Roshi was at the front, waving as he greeted him.
"Zeru?"
Behind him, Yamcha and Tien exchanged glances.
They had heard of this name before. Goku had mentioned it more than once—the man he considered incredibly strong.
Now seeing him in person, they instinctively looked at him with seriousness.
"Hey, everyone's here. Where's Goku?"
Zeru glanced around but didn't see him.
"He went to train at the Lookout… and later, I heard he even trained with King Kai!"
Master Roshi replied.
"Oh?"
Zeru was slightly surprised.
In the original story, Goku hadn't trained with King Kai at this point.
"He's here."
Suddenly, Zeru sensed a familiar aura and turned to look.
A few minutes later, light rain began to fall.
Footsteps approached.
A man holding an umbrella walked toward them.
As he arrived, he lowered the umbrella, revealing a figure wearing a white headscarf.
"Hey!"
Krillin frowned. "Who is—"
"Yo, Krillin! Long time no see!"
The man greeted him cheerfully.
"Goku?!"
Krillin's eyes widened in shock as he rushed forward. "You… you're Goku?!"
"Haha!"
Goku laughed, removing his headscarf. He compared their heights and said, "Krillin… how come you got shorter?"
"I didn't! You just got taller!"
Krillin retorted helplessly.
"Really? Hahaha!"
Goku scratched his head and laughed, greeting everyone before finally turning to Zeru.
"Big Brother Zeru… it's been a long time."
He bowed deeply, smiling brightly.
"Not bad. You've really surprised me."
Zeru stepped forward and patted his shoulder, satisfaction clear on his face.
Two years ago, they had met once.
Back then, Goku's power level was around 3,000—already far beyond the original timeline.
Zeru had expected him to reach around 10,000 by now.
But—
Goku had exceeded even that.
His power level had reached 50,000.
At this point in the original story, Goku had only been at 324.
Now?
50,000—and that was just his base.
It was clear that as Zeru grew stronger, Goku's potential had been further unlocked.