"Hahaha—excellent!"
If this had been the past, Gran would have been terrified by such power.
But now, not only was he unafraid—
He was excited.
Because this time…
he could use this power too!
Gran raised one hand as well.
A tiny purple point of light appeared in his palm.
"Destroy!"
The purple light rapidly blossomed outward as Gran unleashed the First Tier of the Universal Rule of Destruction.
Wherever the light passed
All things were erased.
Crash!
Crash!
Two streaks of purple destructive light carved through the starry sky, finally colliding head-on.
BOOM!
At the point of impact, the most brilliant "flower" in existence bloomed.
Centered on the two of them, laws churned violently as purple waves of destruction surged outward in all directions.
Buzz!
Buzz!
…
The entire North Galaxy was affected.
Countless planets disintegrated into specks of starlight, vanishing into the void.
"AAAAHHH!!!"
The two beams of Destruction Rule power pushed against each other.
Gran roared as he desperately drew out every last drop of strength from within.
This battle was far too exhilarating
far too satisfying!
"Yes—this destructive power… this is power at the rule level!!!"
Beerus could have ended Gran instantly,
but to properly feed moves to his disciple, he deliberately pretended to struggle, roaring just as fiercely.
Seeing this, Whis' mouth twitched uncontrollably.
"Beerus-sama really dotes on this kid, Gran…"
Bulma didn't understand the fight at all, but she nodded vigorously anyway.
"Gran-sama is so handsome—of course he deserves to be spoiled!"
Whis: "..."
Suddenly—
"Oh no. Time's up."
Whis glanced at the floating Time Sandglass.
Only 3 seconds remained.
He immediately tapped his staff.
Whoosh!
Whis vanished instantly along with Bulma and the others.
Elsewhere
"AAAAHHH!!"
Gran, who had been holding the clash with one hand, brought up his other hand.
Pushing forward with both palms, the destructive beam in his grasp suddenly thickened dramatically.
"AAAAHHH!!"
Beerus shouted as well.
Sensing the change in Gran's rule power, he increased his own destructive output slightly.
For his disciple's sake
He was really going all-out acting.
BOOM!
A dazzling purple light exploded from the center of the clash
ultimate brilliance, ultimate power, ultimate rule impact!
At this point, there was nothing left in the North Galaxy to destroy.
The devastation began spreading toward the entire Seventh Universe.
3 seconds remaining!
2 seconds remaining!
1 second remaining!
Suddenly
"That's enough. Why are you still going?"
A gentle voice echoed throughout the Seventh Universe.
Whis appeared behind Gran and knocked him unconscious.
Without Gran resisting Beerus' destructive rule,
the massive purple beam surged forward.
Whis remained completely unfazed.
He took a single step
ignoring time and space itself
and instantly appeared behind Beerus with Gran and the others.
A sharp chop to the neck!
"Mm!"
Beerus let out a muffled groan and collapsed unconscious as well.
After tidying up the two troublemakers, Whis waved his staff.
Endless angelic power surged skyward, enveloping the entire Seventh Universe.
Time Reversal!
Crash!!
The scene rapidly rewound.
The shattered Seventh Universe quickly returned to its original state.
Everything after knocking them out occurred within that final second.
When all was restored, Bulma finally snapped back to her senses
her heart pounding wildly.
The two strongest gods in the universe…
knocked out just like that.
Whis was terrifying.
"Bulma, what are you staring at?" Whis asked, smiling as he tossed Gran over.
"Beerus-sama and Gran are both such powerful gods, yet neither is a match for you…
Whis-san, you're incredible."
Bulma supported the unconscious Gran, her voice filled with awe.
"Oh ho ho~"
Whis covered his mouth and chuckled.
"Of course. I am their teacher, after all."
Their teacher?!
Bulma's eyes widened.
At that moment, everything finally made sense.
"Whis-san… may I ask you something?" she asked cautiously.
"Go ahead."
"When Gran returned to Earth, he told me some secrets about the gods.
When the Candidate God of Destruction battle comes…
will Gran be able to take first place?"
Supporting Gran, Bulma pressed her red lips together nervously.
"He told you that?"
Whis carried the unconscious Beerus, thinking nothing of it.
"From that battle just now, it's clear how much Gran has grown over these two years."
"In terms of overall strength, in a one-on-one fight—
there is absolutely no one who can defeat him."
Whis deliberately used the word absolutely.
And he wasn't joking.
Unlike the other universes' halfway-recruited candidates,
Gran was someone Whis had personally cultivated from childhood.
Everything
First-Tier Rule of Destruction,
Second-Tier Divine Realm power,
Third-Tier Bodily Instinct—
This was what a true Candidate God of Destruction should possess.
Especially his state of mind
it surpassed every God of Destruction except Beerus.
With such martial will, even ancient beings who had lived for hundreds of millions of years
would stand no chance against Gran in a one-on-one battle.
"That's wonderful!"
Bulma exclaimed happily.
"Gran is so handsome—he should be the final winner!"
Whis: "..."
He finally realized it.
Bulma was a complete looks-first fan.
Whoever was handsome was automatically right.
Still…
What he had said applied only to one-on-one combat.
With Gran's current strength, even one-versus-seven wouldn't faze him.
But if eleven candidate Gods of Destruction attacked together
That would be another matter entirely.
Especially since Whis still didn't know the full strength of the other universes
particularly the four universes with mortal levels above 7.
"What's wrong?" Bulma asked, noticing Whis' expression.
Whis swept his gaze across the starry void.
"Nothing. Since everything's restored, let's head back."
He tapped his staff, and everyone turned into streaks of light, flying back toward Earth.
Night had already fallen on Earth.
The sky was pitch-black as multicolored streaks descended from above.
Whis brought everyone back to Bulma's courtyard.
"Gran has been cultivating for two years and just fought Beerus-sama.
He must be exhausted."
Whis looked at Bulma gently.
"Gran needs proper rest now.
I'll trouble you with his care, Miss Bulma."
"Huh? O-okay!"
Bulma's beautiful eyes sparkled instantly.
A bit of drool even formed at the corner of her mouth.
Whis jumped in surprise.
This girl—she wouldn't do something weird to Gran, would she?
"…On second thought, I'll handle it."
Whis quickly snatched Gran back and carried him toward the room where he had previously rested.
"So unfair, Whis!"
Bulma bit her little fang in frustration.
Gran was unconscious—
she just wanted to take the chance to touch his rock-hard abs, that's all!
"Hmph! Tomorrow I'm making you eat fermented herring!"
Unable to fulfill her wish, Bulma clenched her fists and stomped angrily.
Crack!
The ground in the courtyard shattered under her foot.
She got even angrier.
"Tomorrow you're eating two cans of fermented herring!"
Bulma stormed off in a huff.
Little Broly: "..."
Then… what about me?
He glanced at Beerus lying on the grass.
…Fine. I'll just make do with Beerus-sama for the night.
Little Broly lay down beside Beerus and quickly began snoring.
Aside from the snoring of Beerus and Broly,
the courtyard fell completely silent.
A shooting star streaked across the sky.
All was quiet—
as if the terrifying battle had never happened.
Meanwhile, atop the Heavenly Realm, Bobo glanced down at Beerus and Gran.
"Both asleep? Guess the fight's over."
"…Which means I died again."
Utterly speechless, Popo turned and walked back into the temple.
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