Falling freely, all the way down.
According to the results of scanning with Ki Sense, this abyss leads directly to the space where the Ultra Divine Water was located.
However, Talot didn't rush downward. Instead, he stopped at a crack several dozen meters deep.
He also wanted to witness the Darkness that was once mentioned in the original work.
Anyone who arrives here will see the person or thing they most want to see in their life—or rather, be forced to face the person or thing they least want to encounter.
The one most desired, and the one most feared!
Talot wanted to confront the depths of his own heart.
After all, some things aren't true just because he says they are, nor false just because he says so.
He wanted to see for himself—who is it that he most wishes to see? Or perhaps, who is it that he most dreads to face?
Standing atop the crack, Talot walked slowly into the darkness, unable to see his own hand before his face.
The formless darkness enveloped him, causing Talot's spirit energy to surge like never before, as if it had been stimulated—almost like it had been dosed with a stimulant.
"This feeling... if I hadn't experienced it myself, I wouldn't have believed it. Even with my current level of power, I'm still affected by it."
Muttering to himself, Talot suddenly froze in the next second.
Because an aura appeared within his sensing range. To the naked eye, a light suddenly emerged ahead, like a swirling vortex, and a figure slowly walked out of it.
That classic crab-like hairstyle! That iconic Saiyan battle armor!
If it weren't for the scouter on his left ear and the familiar scar on his cheek, Talot would have thought this was an adult Kakarot—at most, he might've suspected it was the similarly-looking Saiyan, Turles.
"The person I most want to see… is it really you, Uncle Bardock?" Talot's lips moved slightly as he said the words.
"Talot, is that you?"
The one who appeared—was indeed Bardock.
At this moment, if Gine and Raditz were here, they would no doubt be overwhelmed with emotion.
After all, this was the husband and father they longed to meet for day and night.
"It really is you, Talot. You've grown so much already?" Bardock stepped forward as he looked at Talot.
If Talot weren't a transmigrator, he really might have been fooled. Not only did this seem completely real, but even the strength was shockingly high.
This aura… it had to be at least around 500,000, right?
[Was Bardock ever this strong? Back then, he barely broke past 10,000…] he questioned in his heart, but Talot quickly figured it out.
This was the Bardock he most wanted to see—the version he imagined Bardock would have become after traveling back in time and growing stronger.
So, this was the origin of this fake spiritual body's birth.
[Even though I know you're fake, I'm still incredibly moved. If spirit bodies could connect, I truly hope that after you disappear, your spirit energy could cross time and return to your real self.]
As the thought settled in his heart, Talot took a deep breath, maintained a smile, and said, "Yeah, without realizing it, it's been nearly 13 years since we last met."
Time had flown by. Nearly thirteen years had passed since their parting. Looking back now at everything that had happened over those years, it all felt as if it had happened just yesterday.
As if they had only just parted yesterday...
Humans are emotional creatures, and in this very moment, even Talot couldn't help but be affected.
"Thirteen years…? How are Gine, Raditz, and Kakarot doing?" Bardock continued to walk closer, asking as he approached.
He didn't appear hostile in the slightest, but his actions were already approaching the threshold where a fight could be triggered.
"Aunt Gine is doing well. All these years, she's been taking care of Kakarot. Raditz has been with me—we've trained together, grown together…" Talot treated him as if he were the real Bardock, speaking all the words he had held deep in his heart.
By this point, Talot had gradually come to understand why Bardock was the person he most wished to see.
Bardock was the deepest regret buried within him. He had always wanted to save him, but couldn't. Later, after learning the truth, he was left constantly wondering what he should do.
Even now, it's only because no one brings up Bardock, otherwise Bardock would become an unresolved knot in the heart; only when Bardock truly returns will he not have this psychological block.
Now seeing Bardock was indeed a relief for Talot, whether real or not, it's always a comfort.
Talot didn't know that the world of darkness he was currently in was purely a mental world.
A mental world that transcends the boundaries of time and space, pulling the spirit energy of different people into it. Controlled by its creator, it conjures the most beautiful illusions in an attempt to trap people in darkness, making escape impossible.
However, Bardock's appearance this time clearly brought a change to this dark world. The darkness had never summoned such a powerful existence before, and it suddenly realized it could alter its usual strategy—it could directly kill this intruder.
Kill him, and then take his place. That way, it could use this human's body to escape from the domain that had imprisoned it for so long.
"That's good. I really did make the right choice, Talot…" With less than three meters between them, Bardock seemed to want to say more—but in that instant, his eyes suddenly turned blood red.
"Talot!" As Bardock abruptly shouted Talot's name, Talot's expression also froze slightly.
And in the next moment, before he could even respond, Bardock's fist came flying straight at him.
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