Upon seeing her "old friend," Ino immediately checked the tea tree in her spiritual world. Fortunately, the previous West Supreme Kai's remnant soul was still honestly hanging on the tree, showing no signs of unusual activity.
Worried about potential collusion between the inside and outside, she even slightly loosened the binding vines.
The remnant soul inside the cocoon remained completely unresponsive, its energy still being endlessly extracted by the tea tree.
Only then did she return her attention to reality.
She was very interested in the remnant soul currently inside the Potara Earring.
Absorbing this skill required a specific method and approach; if one swallowed it whole and absorbed just anyone, Majin Buu was the prime example—his temperament changed drastically in the end, and even his personality was twisted by those he absorbed. That would be a total failure.
To keep her own personality unaffected by external forces, the tea tree had limited absorption slots. The Supreme Kai's remnant soul was a "familiar acquaintance" to her. She couldn't absorb a whole elephant, but now that the elephant had cut itself into pieces, absorbing it would be much easier.
The other party coveted her body, wanting to swallow her whole. In fact, she really wanted to say to the Supreme Kai's remnant soul, "The feeling is mutual!"
She immediately put on a trembling facade: "Lord West Supreme Kai? But as far as I know, there is only one Supreme Kai left in the universe today..."
A sigh came from the other side. It was essentially a replay of the conversation from that day: the story of how the oldest North Supreme Kai died first in battle, then she, the West Supreme Kai, had her body shattered, followed by the South Supreme Kai and Grand Supreme Kai being absorbed by Majin Buu in succession.
In her words, the fact that the East Supreme Kai camped his way to the end to become the sole winner was almost explicitly stated.
A slight difference was that, to deepen her status in Ino's heart, she ranked the strength of the five Supreme Kais. The Grand Supreme Kai was the strongest, which was indisputable. Then, in order, were the burliest South Supreme Kai, herself the female West Supreme Kai, the oldest North Supreme Kai, and the weakest and youngest East Supreme Kai.
"So that's how it is..." Ino acted as if she had a sudden realization. "Then, my Lord, how should I share my life force with you?"
Worried that delays would lead to trouble, she wanted to wrap this up quickly.
When facing the previous Supreme Kai's remnant soul, her battle power had been weak. She had needed to rely on the Yang Seal's "infinite health cheat" to weaken the opponent as much as possible before daring to drag them into her spiritual world for the final showdown. Now, although there was a large gap between her battle power and King Cold's, she wasn't much worse off than this remnant soul. If she activated Kaio-ken, the opponent would be no match for her at all. She could skip the foreplay, stop ruining Sakura's reputation, and get straight to the point!
She wanted to skip those steps, but this time, the Supreme Kai's remnant soul did not play by the usual routine.
"Thank you very much for your help. I can feel your sincere heart. I apologize; please forgive my earlier test."
"What? A test?"
"Yes, those words about needing life force were merely my test. Supreme Kais are the guardians of order. We would not use arbitrary means to seize the life source of intelligent beings. If we fall, it is glory; we will not complain, nor will we harm anyone."
"Your perseverance is admirable." Ino voiced admiration, but internally she was disdainful. This West Supreme Kai was being an utter bitch—acting one way to her face and another behind her back, lying as easily as eating and drinking.
Since this guy wasn't taking the bait, she had to change her rhetoric: "Then how can I help you?"
Seeming to genuinely feel Ino's loyal devotion, the remnant soul inside the earring didn't use the old method of "What is your name, can you help me escape?"
She asked, "Do you know about those cosmic beings outside?"
"I know. They seem to be King Cold's subordinates."
A rare trace of agitation appeared in the remnant soul's words: "King Cold's power is very strong. Although you are also a strong individual, that guy's power far exceeds your imagination."
You don't need to tell me, I know that too!
Ino maintained an ignorant expression and nodded.
"Do you know what King Cold is doing here?"
This, she truly didn't know. Whether it was the crocodile man or the scientist from before, she hadn't read the purpose of their visit from their memories.
She thought for a moment and said, "I only know they seem to be looking for something."
"The World Tree. King Cold is leading his subordinates in search of the World Tree," the remnant soul said in a very certain tone.
Ino was greatly startled: "How is that possible? The World Tree is here? Shouldn't the World Tree be on the World Core Planet?"
"...As a young life form, you know quite a lot."
"Hehe, my teacher is the North Kai."
"What a good child. Let's get back to the main topic... The World Tree here is not the main body. Many years ago, a thief possessing space abilities stole a section of the World Tree's root from the World Core Planet. Then, using the flesh and blood of over five billion intelligent lives, they cultivated an evil World Tree."
Ino finally connected all the clues together.
The one who stole the World Tree root should be the Otsutsuki God. That guy spent great effort cultivating the World Tree afterwards, but unfortunately, just like Turles, the cultivation results were poor. The seeds produced could only be downgraded into God Trees.
"Lord Supreme Kai, you intend to...?"
"Regrettably, King Cold saw through my true identity. He wants to use the World Tree to reshape my body, but his heart is full of malice. He plans to seize the authority of the Supreme Kai after I am resurrected. Child, I need your assistance. I need you to help me stop him."
Ino suddenly understood. No wonder this goods didn't fancy her body; it turned out she had her eyes on the World Tree here.
These Supreme Kais all grew on the World Tree. Once she obtained a body, her original battle power of 500,000 might flip 100 times. However, she was a remnant soul, and this tree didn't have the power of the true World Tree. The resurrected West Supreme Kai likely still wouldn't be able to beat King Cold. If she could beat him, why would she look for Ino?
"Let me stop King Cold? Do you have any more specific plan?"
"Of course, my dear child. I will not let you fall into danger. As long as I regain a body, I can launch an effective counterattack relying on the many powers of a Supreme Kai. However, King Cold is cunning and powerful. I cannot tell you the specific steps right now. Please trust me, trust the promise of a Supreme Kai."
Ino roughly guessed this guy's plot. She was planning to let Ino attract King Cold's firepower for her, and then run away herself.
This Bitch God!
Ino calculated the matter twice in her heart, carefully weighing the pros and cons.
"Understood, Lord Supreme Kai. I will continue to lurk inside the spaceship and help you resurrect and escape at the critical moment."
"Good child. My Sacred World of the Kai has countless treasures, secret techniques, and knowledge. After I escape, I am willing to share these things with you."
Ino: "..."
Don't say those words. The moment you say that, I want to slap you!
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