Due to the technological armor, the blood circulation within Salza's body was extremely fast. The moment his skin and muscles were cut, a jet of blood sprayed out more than a meter away. Ino dodged to the side and rear, resembling a matador. Relying on her light footsteps to find a flaw, she soon saw another opportunity.
Taking advantage of the moment he lunged forward, she reversed her blade, gripped it with both hands, and chopped down onto Salza's back again.
This sword strike was only a centimeter or two away from his spine.
With the massive hemorrhage, Salza's stamina drained rapidly.
Once ten moves had passed, that transformation state, which looked like a full-body muscle explosion, could no longer be maintained. His speed, strength, and stamina all fell into a trough. Ino raised her arm, swung her sword, and severed his neck.
One second passed in the outside world. She flicked the blood beads off the blade and sheathed her sword, as relaxed as if she were on a picnic. Behind her lay Salza's decapitated corpse.
She found Ginyu in the ruins.
Poor Ginyu; his body and soul were seriously mismatched, leaving him flustered and confused. His vigilance had dropped by at least half compared to usual. First, he was buried by the collapsed base architecture, and then, just after crawling out, he was knocked unconscious by Ino's shockwave. At this moment, she carried him by the collar like a dead dog, bringing him back to Earth.
Using Turles' body, Son Goku only stayed at home for half a day. After finishing dinner, he used the excuse of discussing Krillin's resurrection with his companions to go to Kami's Lookout for temporary refuge.
Chichi also knew that Krillin held a very high place in Goku's heart. Being husband and wife was a lifetime matter, so she didn't mind this brief moment of separation and muddledly let him run off.
When Ino arrived at Kami's Lookout, she saw Goku sweating profusely, exercising in Turles' body.
"What's the use of training like this? Can't you rest for a moment?" She really couldn't understand that spirit of needing to cultivate at every moment. In Konoha, she was already very competitive, but after knowing Son Goku, she discovered that this man was the true King of the Grind!
Master Roshi would still sneak in a bit of practice during the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, but afterwards, he couldn't keep up with the grind and completely lay flat.
Then, one by one, the partners fell away—Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Tien Shinhan, Krillin. After the Android saga, even Piccolo was outpaced. The only one who could arguably continue to compete with him in this grind was probably Vegeta, right?
"Hey, stop training. I brought your body back for you." She threw Ginyu in front of Goku.
"Yah! It really is my body; this is great!" Goku's joy was extremely sincere. Although Turles was also a Saiyan, training in that body had always felt awkward.
Like a pervert, he looked his body up and down, pinching the arms and touching the legs.
The next problem was how to switch back.
This matter still required the North Kai to operate.
After some research, they decided to first let Ginyu, or rather Son Goku's body, enter a state of severe injury near death.
Vegeta volunteered, his face full of excitement, and proceeded to punch and kick Son Goku's body.
Halfway through, he even beat Ginyu awake. When the opponent saw the surrounding environment, his expression changed drastically, but a battle power of over 20,000 was ultimately no match for Vegeta. He was soon beaten into a near-death state.
There were too many people staring around them. Striking a killing blow at this time could easily be interpreted as fear of Son Goku, this low-class warrior. Plus, unable to gauge Ino's depth, Vegeta stopped before the final strike, effectively leaving Son Goku's body with just a sliver of health.
Next, the North Kai instructed Goku to return his soul to his body bit by bit, fighting for sovereignty over the body.
Because of the heavy injuries, Ginyu's resistance was very weak. Added to the fact that he was an squatter, he quickly fell to a disadvantage in the struggle within the spiritual world and was finally forcibly squeezed out.
This wasn't a "Body Change" anymore, but a unilateral recovery of lost territory. Goku regained control of his own body, while Ginyu was unable to enter Turles' body. Being in a heavily injured state to begin with, his soul soon dissipated with the wind.
Goku took back his own body, but the near-death state of the body affected the soul. Coupled with all this tossing and turning, a slight rejection had arisen between the body and soul. He could only open his eyelids a crack; he had no strength in his entire body, let alone standing up to cultivate.
"Kai... what's wrong with me?"
"You've suffered heavy injuries. The most critical thing is that your spirit has taken a heavy blow. Let Ino take you to Grand Kai's Planet to recuperate."
It was hard for dead people to go to Grand Kai's Planet, let alone him being a living person now.
Fortunately, the Grand Kai's impression of Son Goku was truly quite good. After thinking briefly, he agreed.
Ino and the North Kai sent Son Goku into the temple for cultivating spiritual power, using the spiritual power crystals there to repair the damage to his soul and bridge the rift between his soul and body.
Ino returned to the band's side.
Previously, during the battle on Earth, Vegeta had killed Jeice and Guldo of the Ginyu Force.
Now Jeice had also joined the ranks of Recoome and Burter, becoming a member of the dance team. Guldo was too short and ugly; the Grand Kai didn't like him and sent him directly to hell.
"Vice-Captain? Have you seen our Captain? A team of three has no momentum when dancing!" Recoome shouted at the top of his lungs.
Burter nodded vigorously beside him. Jeice wasn't as rash as these two, and his expression was still a bit awkward, but he also indicated that the three-person formation indeed appeared too thin.
"How about you..." The Grand Kai spoke up again to ask.
Ino shook her head vigorously. "Ginyu is already dead. His soul should be over in the Underworld. I'll go look for it."
She arrived at the Underworld on Earth's side. She walked from King Yama's office to the end of the line, and then from the end to the Ghost Gate. She searched back and forth twice, but didn't see Ginyu's figure.
"Ginyu?! Is Ginyu of Frieza's Ginyu Force here? Stand out, I have some business with you!"
She shouted once and waited a while. The queue of ghosts was trembling, but no ghost stood out to admit they were Ginyu.
"saw a ghost (Damn it), where did that guy run off to?" Ino stood with her hands on her hips in front of the Ghost Gate, pondering.
Earth had a large population, and many people died. Before her was a vast, white expanse of a queue, yet she simply couldn't find Ginyu. King Yama's side also said they hadn't seen a guy named Ginyu.
Ino was completely confused. "Not his real name? That guy wouldn't possibly be not called Ginyu, right? Could it be Ginyu (Chick)? That makes no sense..."
It wasn't obvious in the Living World, but once in the Underworld, her spirit and energy were different. After all, having assimilated a Shinigami, the aura on her body had a massive deterrent effect on the souls of the dead.
The Underworld staff knew she had a good relationship with King Yama, so they turned a blind eye to her searching through the line from time to time and disrupting the queue.
"You, turn around. Let me see your face?"
"You, what is your name?"
"And you? What is your name? What are you hiding for?"
From time to time, she saw a suspicious ghost and went over to question them, but in the end, there was no result.
In the queue, a thin and small ghost, looking like a child, glanced at Ino, shrank its neck, and didn't dare to make a sound.
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