Chapter 118: A Warm Welcome Ceremony
Speedwagon didn't go through any existential crisis, nor did he suddenly lose the will to live.
He simply couldn't resist the allure of regaining his youth. Without having experienced the sheer terror of death, it was hard for him to claim he could reject such an opportunity.
Chang Wei didn't find this version of Speedwagon contemptible either. The instinct to survive was a fundamental trait of all living beings. While humans and animals occasionally exhibited baffling behaviors like suicide or love-driven sacrifices, survival instinct still dominated in most cases.
"All preparations are complete. It's time to leave."
He had annihilated Germany to recover genetic points—an increasingly scarce resource. Given the vast number of supernatural elements in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, he estimated that even a conservative budget should be based on the pricing standards of Hellsing Ultimate.
Thus, Chang Wei had been particularly meticulous in Germany. He first spread the Divine Light Virus, infecting and transforming the entire German population into Ultimate Lifeforms. The sheer number of these newly created Ultimate Lifeforms pushed his genetic points to astronomical levels.
If he had allowed them to hunt vampires, the genetic points gained might have been even greater. However, he still had his sights set on acquiring more Stand users, so he refrained from excessive harvesting.
In Japan, he had simply planted a few Ultimate Lifeforms, ensuring they became Stand users. Their purpose was to track down and capture any future Stand users. Since he wasn't sure when he'd return, he couldn't risk missing out on potential acquisitions.
Now, with ten Ultimate Lifeforms at his disposal—and having granted them his own memories—they would automatically target Stand users, capturing and preserving everything about them until his return.
By becoming Stand users themselves, they would be able to perceive other Stand users' Stands. According to Chang Wei's memories, they were programmed to activate at specific times to seek out their targets.
As for Father Pucci, who no longer had DIO's Arrow, and the group of Stand users under Enya the Hag, as well as individuals like Yoshikage Kira—there was no need for concern. These Ultimate Lifeforms could secrete Stand viruses and, at the right time, attack their targets to infect them.
This ensured that Chang Wei wouldn't miss out on a single Stand user.
"I wonder if Ultimate Lifeforms can capture Toru…"
He pondered the question. Wonder of U was a rather broken Stand ability. While he himself had nothing to fear, the Ultimate Lifeforms might genuinely be at risk. It was best not to have them attempt that capture.
Similarly, President Funny Valentine was also a dangerous target. The erasure law of parallel worlds might be capable of eliminating his Ultimate Lifeforms, so they were instructed to observe and only strike if an opportunity presented itself.
"Well then, it's time for me to leave."
With everything arranged, Chang Wei could finally depart in peace.
[Would you like to pay one billion genetic points to travel between worlds?]
"Yes."
[One billion genetic points consumed. World travel in progress…]
[World travel successful. Would you like to anchor the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure world?]
"Yes."
[Anchoring JoJo's Bizarre Adventure world will cost twenty billion genetic points. Once anchored, you may return for the same cost.]
Another twenty billion genetic points…
Chang Wei couldn't help but grumble, though at least it wasn't absurdly expensive due to Stands like Made in Heaven. He had estimated an initial cost ranging between twenty billion and a hundred billion points.
"Anchor it."
[Anchor set. Initiating travel!]
The next moment, Chang Wei vanished into thin air.
At the same time, the ten Ultimate Lifeforms sensed his departure. However, they did nothing beyond silently monitoring the future lover of Joseph Joestar, ensuring that nothing happened to her that might prevent the birth of Jotaro Kujo's mother. If she failed to conceive, then Jotaro would never be born.
Given the drastic changes to the world—such as the complete eradication of Germany—it was hard to say what ripple effects might occur.
For instance, Chang Wei had already accepted that Stand users like Giorno Giovanna and DIO's children were likely out of his reach. Then again, perhaps the world's correction force—what some might call fate—would still bring them into existence.
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A New World
After arriving in the new world, Chang Wei experienced intense dizziness that lasted for quite some time.
The stronger he became, the more he could perceive. But this also meant that the sheer vastness of the multiversal forces involved in world travel overwhelmed him. The sheer amount of information flooding his senses made it impossible to withstand, leading to his current state.
"Damn, my head… This power of world travel—no matter how strong I become in the multiverse, I doubt I'll ever be able to fully handle this information load."
He rubbed his temples out of habit, though his dizziness wasn't physical—it was conceptual. Even a solid rock would get dizzy under such conditions.
BOOM!!!
Suddenly, an incredibly powerful energy blast struck the area where Chang Wei stood. In an instant, he disappeared, while several city blocks were completely obliterated. A massive, bowl-shaped sphere of light was left imprinted on the ground.
As the energy dissipated, Chang Wei reappeared—his body covered in smoke but otherwise unharmed. His clothes and hairstyle remained perfectly intact.
"…What the hell? Is this world's welcome ceremony always this enthusiastic?"
The sheer intensity of the attack was the strongest he had ever encountered.
It far surpassed nuclear weapons by countless orders of magnitude. The energy levels involved were leagues beyond natural disasters like tornadoes, yet he couldn't be bothered to dodge—because it simply couldn't break through his defenses.
And it wasn't over.
Chang Wei suddenly looked up, his eyes locking onto several more identical energy blasts streaking toward him from an unfathomable distance. Upon impact, each explosion obliterated an area equivalent to the size of a city.
Of course, Chang Wei wasn't just going to stand there and take it. As the spheres of light crashed down, he had already appeared before his attacker.
Through telepathy, psychic control, and telekinesis, he immediately locked onto a high-energy lifeform floating in the air. The moment he saw the being's true form, his pupils contracted.
"Holy shit… King Piccolo?!"
The appearance was so iconic that Chang Wei recognized it instantly, without even needing to search his memories for related keywords.
His first instinct was to step back.
Even though King Piccolo wasn't as strong as his later reincarnation, Piccolo Jr., he was still a nation-destroying force. More importantly, Dragon Ball as a universe had ridiculous scaling.
Even if Chang Wei's current strength allowed him to penetrate the Earth's core and destroy planets, Dragon Ball characters could casually obliterate entire planets, solar systems, galaxies, and even universes.
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