Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, a full year had already passed since Talot traveled through the time to arrive in the world of five million years in the past.
Only one final month remained before the agreed time with the Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa.
During these eleven long months of grueling training, Talot's progress could only be described as astonishing.
Under Whis's guidance, he absorbed all the insights he gained from his battle with Beerus. Combined with his own deep exploration of the power of the Great Ape, he had completely transformed within these eleven months, as if reborn.
Now, his power level in his base form alone had already risen by an entire dimension, not to mention the tremendous increase in strength after transforming.
It must be said that Talot had finally experienced just how painful and difficult the training of the original work's Goku and Vegeta under Whis truly was.
That level of difficulty was something his past self could only imagine. Only after truly experiencing it did he realize that he had been thinking far too simply.
Whis had truly put in tremendous effort for him.
In Whis's words, all of the training arrangements he made for Talot, although life-threatening, were made with good intentions.
High above the sky of the God of Destruction's Planet.
'Bang!! Boom!! Bang!! Bang!! …'
Bursts of piercing explosions continuously rang out. Without a doubt, they were caused by Talot.
On the ground, the Oracle Fish, acting as a spectator, gazed at the scene in the sky and couldn't help sighing with emotion.
"Talot is becoming stronger and stronger. When he first sparred with Whis, he couldn't reach this level. Though, Whis was only playing around…"
As the only other lifeform living on the God of Destruction's Planet, he could be said to have personally witnessed Talot's growth throughout this period.
Although he was just a fish, and not someone who only knew how to make prophecies, after staying beside big shots like Angel and God of Destruction for so long, he had developed a certain level of discernment.
The only flaw was that his memory wasn't very good.
…
In midair.
The sparring between Talot and Whis continued, the battle growing increasingly intense.
Compared to the previous time, both his strength, his combat techniques, and his methods of controlling power had improved significantly.
In Whis's eyes, there was no doubt that the current Talot already possessed the qualifications to contend for the position of God of Destruction candidate.
As for before, he had merely barely touched that threshold.
"Haaah!!!" Along with a loud shout from Talot, in an instant he unleashed everything he had, doing his utmost to place the greatest possible pressure on Whis.
However, no matter how he attacked, from beginning to end he was unable to touch even the slightest bit of Whis.
As an Angel, Whis had long integrated Ultra Instinct into the instincts of his body.
Therefore, even without deliberately defending himself, he could easily evade all of Talot's attacks.
"Not bad. The flaws I pointed out to you last time, although you haven't completely corrected them, you've removed quite a few unnecessary movements. And your control over God Ki has also become more refined. Increasing God Ki within your body without letting your opponent notice it is something essential in real combat…" Whis commented while calmly dealing with Talot's fierce attacks.
During these eleven months of training, he had truly witnessed just how monstrous Talot's comprehension ability was. Compared to Beerus in the past, he was even better.
It could be said that during this time he had taught Talot far more than just this little bit. But what Talot was able to comprehend far exceeded his expectations, far more than what he had taught.
Because Talot was sufficiently outstanding, aside from combat techniques and the perfect method of controlling God Ki, he had also intentionally and unintentionally revealed to Talot the training tricks of Ultra Instinct and the Power of Destruction.
The current Talot, although he had not succeeded in mastering them, had already touched upon a superficial knowledge of them.
And this superficial knowledge should not be underestimated.
Just this little bit alone was enough to allow Talot to establish an invincible position among those of the same level, and even gain an advantage in battles against stronger opponents.
"Don't underestimate me. My progress is far more than just what appears on the surface. Haaaah!!!!" Talot roared loudly, directly entering the Divine Power burst state and fully releasing the Great Ape power within his body.
The power of the Great Ape intensified, transforming into the embryonic form of the Legendary Super Saiyan power. Talot once again entered the Super Saiyan Blue • Great Ape Power Enhanced state, his aura surging as it rushed toward the peak of his form.
"You have already perfectly adapted to this state? Very impressive." After sensing the power erupting from Talot's form, Whis nodded in satisfaction.
At this moment, Talot quickly distanced himself from Whis, raised both hands, and began gathering his ultimate finishing move.
"Ultimate Annihilation Ball!!" Talot shouted loudly as God Ki and the power of the Great Ape perfectly fused, forming a destructive golden-red energy sphere. On the very outer edge of the golden-red energy sphere, faint purple lightning could be seen crackling.
These purple lights did not represent ordinary power.
They represented the Power of Destruction!
The energy sphere condensed to its limit. With a powerful throw of his hand, Talot hurled it forward, the violent energy tearing through space as it blasted toward Whis.
Facing the Ultimate Annihilation Ball, which was as large as a meteor, Whis remained completely calm, steady as ever.
To others, this move would appear terrifying, but in his eyes, it was still far from enough.
"Ho ho ho ho~~!! You've improved quite a lot. The destructive power of this move would require even Gods of Destruction from other universes to take it seriously. Even Lord Beerus would need to use a bit of his strength to neutralize it." Whis gave Talot's move extremely high praise.
However, in the next second, he simply waved the Angel scepter in his hand and lightly tapped it once.
'Weng~!!!'
The mysterious Angel power expanded, sending ripples spreading through space.
In the blink of an eye, Talot's finishing move was completely neutralized and vanished without a trace.
Witnessing his finishing move being easily dismantled, Talot's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but complain, "Whis, I've realized that you're really good at messing with people's mentality. One second you say it's good, and the next second you directly neutralize it. Have you ever considered how I feel?"
"Ho ho ho ho~~! There's nothing that can be done about it. After all, the gap between our levels is far too great. Let's end today's training here, Talot." Whis smiled slightly and changed the subject, easing the awkwardness.
"Huu~!" Hearing this, Talot could only accept it helplessly. After all, this kind of thing had happened far too many times. He was almost used to it.
After letting out a long breath, Talot dispelled the Super Saiyan Blue • Great Ape Power Enhanced state and returned to his normal form.
The two of them descended from midair to the ground at the same time and arrived at the resting area.
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