Gran slowly rose from beneath the magma.
His hair had turned silver, with only two loose bangs hanging down over his forehead.
A face sharp as if carved by a blade, a confident smile—
the authority of a God of Destruction interwoven with a pure, ethereal silver aura.
At that moment, Gran looked like an Angel of Destruction descending upon the mortal world.
"Gran is so handsome!!"
Watching the projection, Bulma's eyes instantly lit up.
Beside her, Whis murmured in disbelief,
"His power… has reached the Second Tier of the Divine Realm?"
On the shattered Heavenly Lookout, Popo stared speechlessly at the chaos below.
"Why do these two bastards always fight on Earth?!"
"Looks like I'm dying again…"
Meanwhile
Silver aura wrapped around Gran's body.
With a thunderous boom, terrifying power erupted from within him.
Divine Dimension + Ultra Instinct!
This combination caused Gran's strength to surge straight into the Second Tier of the Divine Realm.
Centered on Gran, the overwhelming force dragged his silver aura into a massive vortex, spinning violently.
Power trembled through the void.
The surrounding magma roared madly
Earth finally reached its limit.
The very next second
BOOM!
The planet exploded.
The blazing light of the planetary destruction illuminated Beerus' face, his voice filled with excitement.
"You… you've actually reached this level?!"
Once one stepped into the Divine Realm, breakthroughs were no longer easy.
Each tier was a vast, insurmountable chasm.
Without enormous amounts of time and cultivation, crossing it was virtually impossible.
Even the true Gods of Destruction
after cultivating for hundreds of millions of years
had only reached around the Fifth Tier of the Divine Realm in pure power.
That alone showed how difficult advancement truly was.
Of course
Gran was different.
Other Gods of Destruction possessed such power in their normal state.
"This… is my current power?"
Gran hovered in the starry void, stunned by his own breakthrough.
The surging energy inside his body intoxicated him.
"Then…"
Gran looked toward Beerus, excitement blazing in his eyes.
"Let the real battle begin!"
Whoosh!
Like a silver arrow released from the bow, Gran tore through the cosmos.
Wherever he passed, space shattered and instantly regenerated
a sight terrifying beyond words.
"So you're finally going all out?"
"Excellent!"
Beerus' figure vanished as well, replaced by a streak of purple light in the void.
Buzz!
The instant their limitless powers collided, the universe itself dimmed.
Time seemed frozen
the silence was terrifying.
The next moment
BOOM!
A force akin to the creation of heaven and earth detonated violently.
Countless planets were torn apart, reduced to cosmic dust.
"AHHH!!"
"AHHH!!"
Two fists slammed together.
Beerus matched Gran with equal strength.
Both roared, neither yielding an inch.
Power from the Second Tier of the Divine Realm surged through Gran's arm, leaving it numb and aching
Yet above all else
He felt exhilaration.
The power between their fists grew increasingly terrifying.
At the critical point, they separated
then instantly collided again.
BOOM!
BOOM!
A battle destined to be remembered for eternity unfolded across the universe.
Second Tier of the Divine Realm.
Third Tier of Bodily Instinct.
Gran unleashed everything he had attained in martial cultivation.
After two years without battle, his body had indeed grown rusty.
But within this world-shaking clash, his condition steadily returned.
"What a terrifying fight…"
"Their destructive power is just unimaginable!"
Bulma's Earth had already been completely destroyed
fortunately, Whis protected her and little Broly.
She didn't worry about Earth at all.
Back then, Gran and Beerus had destroyed the entire North Galaxy,
and Whis had restored it with ease.
"They are Gods of Destruction," Whis said calmly.
"Such destructive power is only natural."
He wasn't watching Beerus.
His gaze never left Gran.
Gran's Bodily Instinct had reached the Third Tier,
and coupled with his state of no-self
This could no longer be called a prototype.
It was true Ultra Instinct.
Compared to Beerus, Gran lacked only one thing—
The gap in bodily instinct mastery.
"Whis, look!" Bulma cried anxiously.
"Gran is injured!"
"No need to worry," Whis replied after a glance.
"What battle ends without wounds?"
Elsewhere
Two streaks of light collided endlessly, the battlefield shifting rapidly
from Earth's former location to the very center of the North Galaxy.
Under the clash of two Second-Tier Divine Realm powers,
the galaxy itself began to fracture.
The more Beerus fought, the more alarmed he became.
His disciple… had truly grown terrifying.
"Beerus-sama—take this punch!"
Gran shot ten thousand meters into the void, then descended like a falling star,
his fist slamming straight into Beerus' face.
Power exploded violently
Yet contrary to expectation, Beerus wasn't sent flying.
He endured the blow, forcibly straightening his head, teeth clenched.
"Then take my punch!"
BOOM!
His counterpunch smashed into Gran's face.
Gran couldn't withstand the force
blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he was sent flying.
"Trying to escape?!"
Beerus pursued instantly.
One step—faster than time itself
and he appeared behind Gran.
Just as the strike was about to land
Gran's bodily instinct reacted.
Evade. Retreat.
At that very moment, the purple aura around Beerus vanished
replaced by silver.
"Ultra Instinct!"
Gran's excitement soared.
Even Beerus-sama was using this state.
Then come!
BOOM!
Two silver lights surged forth like awakened dragons,
intertwining and roaring.
"Beerus-sama," Gran shouted,
"aside from raw power—how is my martial path?
Have I disappointed you?"
"No," Beerus replied.
"You've improved in every aspect. I'm very satisfied."
"Hahaha! Then let's keep going!"
Their movements became impossibly fluid,
as if the battle itself could foresee the future.
Attack and defense occurred within a single instant.
Time flowed rapidly.
[Time Sandglass: 60 seconds remaining]
[50 seconds remaining]
[30 seconds remaining]
"Exhilarating—this is what a real battle feels like!"
Blow after blow landed.
Gran's body was covered in wounds
Yet he felt no pain.
Only forward.
Never retreat.
Each strike carried the martial will he had forged over countless years.
Crackle—crackle!
Lightning gathered endlessly around them,
the scene resembling the annihilation of the universe itself.
BOOM!
Gran was sent flying, yet mid-flight he fired a ki blast—
a beam like a torrent of destruction sweeping across space.
BOOM!
Upon striking Beerus, it detonated like a universal explosion.
At this moment
[Time Sandglass: 10 seconds remaining]
Amid the endless flames, Beerus' voice rang out.
"In such a short time, achieving this level…
I'm truly happy."
"As expected of someone with potential beyond limits."
"But…"
"You've used all your other martial paths just now
yet it seems there's still one move you haven't shown."
Whoosh!
A column of purple aura surged skyward from the explosion.
This terrifying power could erase all matter from existence.
This was the rule of the universe itself.
The authority of the God of Destruction resonated with the Rule of Destruction.
The surrounding flames were completely swept away.
"Let me see your Rule of Destruction!"
Beerus raised his hand toward Gran and roared:
"Destroy!"
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