Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 610 Social Skills – The Art of "Picking Up People"

"I am a being beyond life and death, immortal and indestructible. Outsiders, you can never kill me!"

The Great Tengu roared.

The next moment, His head was slammed into His chest cavity by an immense force, instantly impersonating Xing Tian.

"Ah~"

He let out a painful wail, while Sanzu River and Hiro watched in a distance, their faces blank, as the legendary god who possessed the power to control storms was being tortured.

Countless fragmented souls wailed together, disturbing the depths of the great spiritual vein. The sea of ​​dead souls churned, as if something else was approaching.

A moment later, an equally enormous face emerged from the sea of ​​remnant souls, followed by a body that was no less massive than the Great Tengu.

The newcomer had only one head, but three faces, all sharing one head. It had six arms, the two in front clasped together, and the four behind in a lotus-like shape.

"King Asura".

Broly turned his head to look, while Sanzu River and Hiro exclaimed in surprise, "Another immortal, powerful land god has arrived!"

"Great Tengu, what are you doing? Why are you making Naraku's remnant soul wail incessantly?"

"Asura, are you blind even though you have three pairs of eyes?"

The Great Tengu pulled his head out of his chest cavity and said somewhat sullenly.

"Didn't you see that it wasn't me who started the disturbance, but this guy?"

"Who is he?"

Ashura King changed his expression and looked at Broly with his pupil-filled eyes, asking the Great Tengu a question.

“An outsider who trespassed into the spiritual vein is in cahoots with the guy who spoke so arrogantly in the spiritual vein just now. He wants to reverse the life and death of a dead person’s soul.”

The Great Tengu spoke succinctly, and just as He was explaining the situation, several more land gods arrived in this space. However, these land gods did not have the towering stature of the Great Tengu and Asura King; instead, they were about the size of normal people.

"Is that what it looks like?"

King Asura looked at Broly with a sorrowful expression and began to inquire.

"That's pretty much it."

Broly nodded.

"The dead should follow the cycle of life and death. We are the guardians of the great spiritual vein, and we will not allow you, an outsider, to trample on the principles of the great spiritual vein."

Asura King's voice changed from sorrow to anger, and his face also turned, his eyes filled with rage, his face blue and his fangs bared, glaring angrily at Broly.

“You have your reasons, and I have mine. I will use my reasons to persuade you to abide by them.”

Martial arts are also principles, and physics are also laws. Broly clenched his fist, which was the size of a sandbag, and assumed a fighting stance in mid-air towards Asura King.

"Asura, this guy is very strong, don't underestimate him."

The Great Tengu is already somewhat traumatized by the beating.

"I am different from you; I am the god who is most skilled in battle!"

King Asura was full of confidence in this regard.

Then, unsurprisingly, this guy was also beaten to a pulp by the Saiyan.

Broly stretched his arms, feeling that his spirit form seemed stronger than his physical form.

At least, that's true in terms of spiritual power.

This was not an illusion; he had a feeling that he could completely burst the space in front of him if he wanted to.

Fortunately, Broly remembered that he had come to find his soul.

I'm worried that if I don't control my power, I might accidentally crush my future mother-in-law's soul as well.

"Ha, you talked so confidently, but in the end you're just like me, aren't you?"

The Great Tengu mocked the defeated Asura King, whose normal face turned pale and then purple.

"Formless Palm".

Asura King roared, and giant hands emerged from the surrounding sea of ​​remnant souls, striking Broly with their clasped hands.

Broly didn't dodge because he didn't feel threatened. He was struck by the giant hands clasped together, but he didn't feel anything; he was just plunged into an even darker environment.

"Such tactics won't kill him."

"That's what the Great Tengu said."

"This is just a seal."

Asura King was well aware of his own tactics; they could not kill the outsiders who could easily defeat him.

Broly waited a while and found that the hands that were pressing down on him were neither increasing their pressure nor letting go, so he used his strength to open his palms.

However, just as he used brute force to pry open his clasped hands, another pair of huge clasped hands came from above and below and covered him.

Broly: "???"

A series of applause rang out rapidly and continuously in the Land of Abyss.

The outsider kept shattering the hand that was suppressing him, but a new hand would immediately cover him.

When these palms were shattered, Asura King showed no change in expression, clearly not feeling any pain.

His method involves using the power of the endless remnants of souls in the Land of Abyss to continuously place hand-shaped boxes on the bodies of outsiders.

Although the palm-shaped box is not sturdy, it has the advantage of being able to generate it continuously. If other immortal beings are hit by this move, they will also face the situation of being sealed by the endless Formless Palm.

"Lord Broly?"

Sanzukawa and Hiroya panicked, because they discovered that Broly, who was bound by countless giant palms, was gradually ceasing to struggle.

"Where are you going?"

Just as Sanzu River and Hiro were about to sneak away when they realized the situation was not good, several land gods of normal human size surrounded them.

"The aura of the unawakened Sessho-seki... Are you the chosen guide of Kurama?"

The old-looking Earth God frowned as he looked at the butterfly boy, just as He was about to ask him something.

The shrunken hand was suddenly stretched open, and Broly broke through the seal of Asura King by growing larger.

"The form of a soul depends on self-perception. So, as long as I believe that the enlargement spell can be used normally in this world, then my spirit body can also grow larger with the use of the enlargement spell that I approve of..."

Broly, whose spirit form had grown larger than the Great Tengu and the Asura King by using the enlargement spell, stroked his chin.

"Similarly, my unsuccessful clone spell should also be able to be used."

Broly muttered to himself, and then used it directly.

Soon, a colossal Saiyan with three heads and six arms, even more like the Asura King, appeared in this space.

"You made me take so many slaps, I suppose you were prepared for this?"

Asura King: "..."

"Clap clap clap..."

For the next while, Sanzu River and Hiroshi, along with the several land gods surrounding them, watched as Ashura-oh was slapped repeatedly by a Saiyan version of Ashura-oh (fake). As expected, Ootengu, who wanted to rush up and help, also joined in being slapped.

"Honestly, I've been dealing with you all in a very friendly manner, but you just ignore my good intentions."

Broly, in his three-headed, six-armed form, grabbed the heads of Ootengu and Ashura King with his two upper arms, lifting them both up.

"We are immortal, you can never kill us," the Great Tengu continued stubbornly.

"Uh~"

The next moment, He was struck in the abdomen by Broly's lower hand, a punch.

"It's just an indestructible sandbag, what's so great about that? Can't you feel the pain?"

Daitengu: "..."

His face was contorted in pain, clearly indicating that he could feel the pain of being punched in the abdomen.

"Now, I'll ask you one more time: will you continue to let me beat you with my fists until you change your minds, or will you change your minds now, become my friends, and let me get the soul I want so I can leave this place?"

Broly asked, and Asura King felt as if his head was about to be crushed by the other's hand.

At this moment, the Asura King felt fear. His status as an immortal seemed to have become the source of his confidence to beat him at will.

Even though all three of his faces were slapped to pieces by this guy, due to the characteristics of the Undying, he quickly recovered and was able to endure the unbearable pain again.

"No, please stop hitting me. I'm willing to help you so that the souls that have entered the Great Spirit Vein can leave."

Broly nodded in satisfaction at Asura King's submissive attitude.

And this is probably the art of social interaction: the skill of "picking up people".

"how about you?"

Broly put Ashura King down and then asked Ōtengu.

"As long as it's not all spirits, whatever you say goes."

The Great Tengu clearly didn't want to be beaten up either.

"What about you?"

Broly bent down and looked at the land gods surrounding his summoned minions, and directly asked for their opinions.

Even the most powerful Tengu and Asura King were utterly humiliated, so how could the remaining land gods dare to utter a single word of 'no'?

Anyway, refusing is useless; it will only get me beaten up for nothing. All the other party wants is a dead soul. Since the Great Spirit Vein Purification System was overloaded, there have been dead souls that have escaped from the Great Spirit Vein.

To be honest, it was only because Aqua spoke to them in a condescending manner from the start that she was able to help. Otherwise, if she had spoken to them politely, the local gods might have actually been willing to do small favors like finding souls and releasing them back to the human world. Of course, it's not too late for them to be willing now.

"Lord Broly, which spirit are you looking for?"

The old man-like local deity respectfully inquired.

"Mai Tsuchimiya, the former head of the Tsuchimiya family, who died not long ago."

Broly had returned to his normal spirit size and immediately told the other party which ghost he was looking for.

"Huh, the head of the Tsuchimiya family?"

"Any questions?"

Broly saw the old man-like earth god, a look of surprise on his face, and frowned as he asked.

"In the human realm, the Tsuchimiya family serves the spirit beast Byakuei, which is formed from the Killing Stone. Each generation of the family head binds to the Killing Stone that constitutes Byakuei when inheriting the spirit beast, but their souls never enter the cycle of the Great Spirit Vein."

Fearing that Broly might think these land gods were just giving him the runaround, the old-looking land god quickly explained the special circumstances of the Tsuchimiya family.

"So, does that mean the Great Spirit Vein doesn't contain the soul I'm looking for?"

"If you are certain that the soul you are looking for is the patriarch of the Tsuchimiya family who inherited the spirit beast Hakuei, then that is indeed the case."

Hearing this, the Great Tengu and Asura King suddenly felt like they were the ones who got the short end of the stick. The other party had come to the wrong place looking for the dead, and they had been beaten up for no reason.

Broly hesitated for a moment, then looked at the Great Tengu and Ashura King beside him and asked, "How about I apologize to you two?"

So, are we supposed to kneel down and listen attentively to your apology?

While inwardly grumbling, the Great Tengu and Ashura King waved their hands repeatedly, saying, "No need. We are both immortals, and our injuries have already healed."

Broly found the two big guys' words very agreeable, so he nodded: "You two, one said he wanted to eat me, and the other asked me to slap him as soon as we met. Well then, we're even."

Broly didn't really feel he should apologize. After all, if the two land gods had been willing to talk to him properly after they met, they wouldn't have ended up getting beaten up by him. If anyone was to blame, it was their bad temper.

"Lord Broly, my mother..."

Just as Broly was about to pack up and leave, Sanzukawa and Hiroshi quickly reminded him.

"Oh, right."

Broly then remembered that the person he asked Aqua to revive was the mother of the cattle and horses under his own Shadow Ninjas.

“You don’t have Tsuchimiya Mai’s soul here, so please help me find the soul of her mother. I want to take her mother’s soul with me.”

The land gods naturally had no objections. Broly was a powerful dragon suppressing a local snake, and they couldn't wait for this plague god from outside to leave the great spiritual vein.

After all, if the other party really went on a rampage in the Great Spirit Vein, they would be completely unable to stop them.

The soul of Sanzu River and Hiro's mother was wandering aimlessly in the long line of reincarnations in the Great Spirit Vein, when suddenly the old earth god pulled her out from among a group of souls.

Before her dazed consciousness could even register what was happening, her soul was given to the Saiyan by the old earth god.

The astral projection of the Sheep Charm lasted only half an hour before Broly returned from the Great Vein with his spoils.

Back on the rooftop, the bloodstains from Broly's suicide attempt had been cleaned up, and the two vegetative bodies, one large and one small, had been moved to a shady spot on the roof.

The only difference is that Mai Tsuchimiya's unconscious body is lying on the ground, while Broly's unconscious body is lying on Aqua's lap.

The two bottles of wine had been finished, and the white-clad ninja was standing nearby, holding a wooden sign and fanning Aqua.

This goddess looked quite relaxed and enjoying a moment of leisure.

“Master Aqua, I’m back.”

"So fast? Have they taught the native gods of this world a proper lesson?"

"They've already learned their lesson."

"That's good. Hmm, is this the spirit of your future mother-in-law?"

Aqua glanced at the female ghost beside the butterfly boy and frowned.

"Why does it look a little different?"

Aqua's face was flushed; she had clearly not purified the alcohol she had ingested and was currently intoxicated.

“This is not the soul of my future mother-in-law, but the soul of the mother of one of my summoned employees. I would like to ask Master Aqua to also revive his mother.”

"Broly, how could you do this, resurrecting the dead at will? This is wrong."

Santuhe Kazuhiro: "..."

Would this be the words of the being that just casually resurrected the dead in front of me?
"Please, Lady Aqua, my mother is someone I cherish. If you can resurrect my mother, I am willing to join the Axis Cult and offer you the finest wine!"

Sanzu River and Hiro used the dogeza (a form of Buddhist meditation). On the way back, he had already heard about Aqua's preferences from Broly, and now he was trying to please her.

Upon hearing this, Aqua was indeed moved by his sincerity. She looked as if only believers and fine wine were worth cherishing in this world, and said to Sanzu River and Hiro, "Since you two are so close, then as the chief god of the Axis Cult, I cannot be too cold-blooded and ruthless."

"Alright then, offer me one hundred bottles of fine wine, and bring your mother's remains before me. I, Aqua, the Goddess of Water, will grant you this small wish!"

"Yes."

Sanzu River and Hiro were so excited that they immediately took the ghost of their mother and went to dig up their mother's and the other person's graves.

(End of this chapter)