Dragon Ball: Being able to revive means you're courting death? How naive!

Chapter 25 Facing the Test

At this moment, Bulma and her friends are having a meal on Master Roshi's island.

"What on earth are Shangyun and Goku doing?" Bulma sighed.

"Goku said he wanted to find Kami to resurrect the person Piccolo killed." Launch has turned blonde, and although she has a bad temper, she can still communicate normally with her friends.

"Only gods can bring people back to life, but do gods really exist in this world?" Lanfang held the teacup in her hands and took a sip.

"If there really is a god, I'd like to see him." The chubby little pig, Wulong, took a bite of cake, squinted his eyes, and said in disbelief.

"That's not necessarily true. Since Piccolo exists in this world, it's not surprising that gods exist as well," Launch quickly reassured everyone.

“Yes, I believe they can do it,” Bulma said confidently.

“Yes, that’s right,” Yamcha chimed in.

"Hmph, I really hope Wukong can tell me what a god looks like." Wulong said indifferently, still with a disdainful expression.

"What exactly are you unhappy about? Just tell me, okay?!" Lan Fang was completely enraged by Wu Long's tone and threw a punch at him.

"Ah! No! No complaints..." Wulong quickly launched a sneak attack.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the sea, a person was training hard. His body was all muscles with sharp angles, and there were three eyes on his head in the distance. That's right, it was Tien Shinhan.

“Sun Wukong, from now on I plan to train even harder. I am really not willing to accept that you have surpassed me so much in strength. I will still win the championship in the next World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament. And you, Shang Yun, I did not expect you to have such a powerful combat skill hidden. You did not use it during the competition. Did you think we were not worthy to be your opponents?”

Tien Shinhan, while practicing his punches, recalled the scene of the three of them fighting: "You guys must come back! Goku, Shangyun."

Meanwhile, at the Temple of the Gods.

"Huff! Huff! Ha! Ha! How strange!" Sun Wukong ran around the Heavenly Temple and was panting heavily. He felt very strange that he had become so weak.

Shang Yun did not do that. Instead, he found an open space and sat cross-legged. His cultivation method was different from Sun Wukong's. He needed to calmly comprehend the Heart Sutra and practice the Heart Sutra. However, he found it difficult to enter a state of mind. He always felt that his breathing was heavy and his thoughts were chaotic.

“That’s because we’re very high up in the air, and the air is very thin. It’s not easy for you humans to adapt. So, you can’t do too many useless movements like you did just now. This is important no matter where you are,” Mr. Bobo instructed. “You have to stand still like the sky, faster than lightning.”

Mr. Bobo then looked at Shang Yun: "You must empty your mind."

Shang Yun stopped meditating and stood up to look at Mr. Bobo with Sun Wukong. After a long while, Sun Wukong said, "How scary! It's so quiet. I can't feel anything at all. Okay, Shang Yun, let's do it." After saying that, Sun Wukong stood up straight and widened his eyes, just like Mr. Bobo.

"Wukong, your state of mind of not thinking about anything is different from what Mr. Bobo said about emptiness of mind," Shang Yun said helplessly, rubbing his head.

"Ah! This is really difficult!" Wukong exclaimed.

"Yes, and then faster than lightning." After saying that, Mr. Popo suddenly disappeared, and reappeared behind Goku, with his back to him.

"Wow! That's amazing! When did you get here? I didn't even see you. You're really incredible!" Goku exclaimed, touching his face.

"You just touched your face, didn't you?" Mr. Bobo did not answer Sun Wukong's question.

"Wow!? How did you know? Do you have eyes in the back of your head?"

"No."

"No, then how did you see it?"

“That’s because you only use your eyes to see, so you can’t see me, Mr. Bobo. My movements, my location, the subtle changes in the air—it’s not just about seeing, it’s about feeling. That’s very important,” Mr. Bobo said.

Shang Yun listened intently, simultaneously confirming his understanding of the Heart Sutra. He learned that humans have six senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind. These correspond to the six external objects: form, sound, smell, taste, touch, and mental objects. These six objects are external distractions and temptations that affect the mind. He needed to correctly understand these objects and not cling to any one of them to achieve inner peace and liberation, entering the state of Zen.

"Wow! You're amazing! No wonder I can't beat you!" Wukong exclaimed.

"Of course! I, Bobo, have learned a lot from God! That's why I'm so amazing."

"Then! Is that God even more amazing than Mr. Popo?!"

"Need I say more? The Celestial God is far more powerful than Bobo. How about that? Surprised?" Bobo laughed.

"Ah, I was startled, but I'm so excited! I'm so excited to know that there are beings much more powerful than me! Great! Awesome! Awesome!" Sun Wukong excitedly did somersaults.

Shang Yun and Sun Wukong then asked Mr. Popo to teach them how to train. Mr. Popo couldn't, but he could give them a hint: put the bell given to them by Master Korin on their waists and let them attack, saying that he was giving them another chance to be tested.

Shang Yun and his companion launched their fastest attack, but Mr. Bobo still managed to dodge it. Moreover, this time Mr. Bobo seemed to deliberately make his dodging movements very large, as if he was really giving the two a hint.

“Think carefully, what’s different?” Mr. Bobo prompted.

Shang Yun had already thought of it, but he didn't say it aloud; he just looked at Sun Wukong.

"Ah, it's the bell! Mr. Popo's movements were so big, but the bell didn't ring," Sun Wukong exclaimed in realization.

"Yes, Goku, think back to when Master Roshi was teaching us. Once, on a mountaintop, Master Roshi had a pot of water on his head, and no matter how he moved, the water wouldn't spill out," Shang Yun reminded him.

"That's right, only Shang Yun could do it back then, but only if the movements were small. Neither Krillin nor I could do it." Sun Wukong said excitedly, "Could it be that the pot of water and this bell work on the same principle? The water in the pot will flow out. I know! This is what Mr. Popo meant by too many unnecessary movements! So if you want this bell to not ring, don't make too many unnecessary movements."

“It seems you still have hope, but understanding alone is not enough. You still need to train, and who knows how many years that will take? Perhaps after several years of training, you still won’t be able to defeat me, Mr. Bobo.” Mr. Bobo said, “What do you plan to do? Are you willing to keep working hard until you defeat me, Mr. Bobo?”

“I’d love to,” Shang Yun said, looking at Mr. Bobo.

"Me too. Even though it might not work, I really want to try." Sun Wukong looked at Mr. Popo and clenched his fists to cheer himself on.

At that moment, a deep and mysterious voice came from the back room.

"I admire you all."

"Ah, who is it?" Wukong asked in surprise.

"You wouldn't happen to be a celestial being, would you?" Shang Yun looked towards the house.

"Yes."

"Ah! Really!"

"I'm willing to see you, come on."