Whis's voice echoed inside the Universe Traversal Cube.
Gran froze.
The Old Supreme Kai froze.
Shin froze.
Even Broly froze.
A seventy percent win rate—how did it suddenly jump that high?
"Whis, what are you talking about?" Champa protested indignantly.
"Are you saying my Sixth-Tier Destruction Rule is just decoration?"
"Lord Champa," Whis replied with a teasing smile,
"may I ask—do you know Ultra Instinct?"
"I…"
Champa opened his mouth, then slowly lowered his head.
"I don't."
Ultra Instinct was an angelic art, emphasizing the unity of mental state and bodily instinct.
Gran's bodily instinct had reached the Third Tier (Peak),
and his mental state had reached the Second Layer (Peak).
As for Champa—
His bodily instinct had reached the Fourth Tier (Peak),
but his mental state remained stuck at the First Layer (Peak).
Put side by side, the two actually didn't look that far apart.
"Lord Champa," Whis continued calmly,
"and what about raw power?"
As if reading Champa's thoughts, Whis narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Power is strange.
You can say it's important—or say it isn't.
Both are true."
"Pure power is the foundation of all martial paths.
Only when raw power reaches a certain threshold can it support the rest of your techniques."
"Gran has reached the Seventh Tier.
That alone places him an entire level above your Sixth Tier (Peak)."
"With that level of power, he can overwhelm all techniques with brute force."
"And on top of that—he also possesses Ultra Instinct."
Whis glanced back over his shoulder.
"Do you still think your chance of victory is seventy percent?"
After speaking, Whis turned away.
In that brief instant, a profound glimmer flashed through his eyes.
Lord Champa…
Gran has spent five full years in deep meditation.
His martial path goes far beyond what you see now.
"Vados… is that really the case?"
Champa, round-faced and clueless as ever, looked at her pitifully.
"..."
Vados fell silent.
What she had analyzed was Gran's current win rate.
What Whis had analyzed was Gran's future state.
Neither of them was wrong.
Once Gran fully readjusted to real combat—
Even Champa would likely be unable to defeat him.
Because…
Within Gran, she had seen the embryonic form of an angel-level martial path.
Seeing Vados remain silent, Champa's eyes widened.
So that meant…
He really wouldn't be Gran's opponent for much longer?
The interior of the traversal cube fell completely silent.
The Old Supreme Kai and Shin didn't dare speak—but inside, they were secretly ecstatic.
Broly was far less restrained.
The grin on his face refused to go away.
Big Brother Gran is just too strong!
Beerus, meanwhile, frowned slightly.
His own judgment wasn't far from Vados's…
but Whis believed Gran's odds were even higher.
Is that really true?
Seeing no one speak, Gran didn't press the matter further.
What Whis and Vados had discussed was still, in the end, theoretical.
Without an actual fight, conclusions were hard to finalize.
The Universe Traversal Cube continued forward at high speed.
Not long after, it pierced through a transparent spatial membrane.
They had arrived—
Universe Six.
The moment they entered Universe Six, everyone's spirits lifted.
Within the pitch-black starfield, countless stars glittered like spilled diamonds, radiating dazzling brilliance.
"So this is Universe Six…"
Gran gazed outward thoughtfully.
"Lord Beerus, what's Universe Six's Human Mortal Level?"
Beerus swept his eyes across the surroundings and replied flatly,
"Universe Six's Human Mortal Level is 3.8."
"3.8…"
Gran murmured to himself.
By the previous rankings, Universe Seven's mortal level had only been 3.18, second from the bottom, while Universe Six ranked third from last.
So 3.8 was actually quite high.
"What, you want to surpass my Universe Six now?"
Champa's gaze turned deeply resentful.
This brat's personal strength was already about to surpass him—
and now he wanted Universe Seven to overtake Universe Six as well?
What a little menace!
"Heh, Lord Champa, listen to yourself."
Gran casually slung an arm over Champa's shoulder.
Not gonna lie—the guy was soft and squishy. Great hand feel.
After clearing his throat, Gran grinned.
"I'm not aiming to surpass just Universe Six."
"I want to surpass every universe."
"I want Universe Seven to rank first."
Gran's voice echoed through the traversal cube.
Beerus and the Old Supreme Kai showed no reaction—they'd known Gran's ambitions for a long time.
But Champa and Vados stared at him in shock.
"You want Universe Seven to take first place?!"
Champa's voice shot up.
"Any problem with that?"
"Do you even know what Universe One's mortal level is?!
With your Universe Seven's measly 3.20, you think you can—"
The 3.20 figure referred to Universe Seven's increase from 3.18—but before Champa could finish—
"Lord Champa, wait!"
Vados checked the crystal ball, her eyes widening.
"Universe Seven's Human Mortal Level… has changed again!"
"What?!"
Inside the traversal cube, everyone except Broly—including Gran—stared wide-eyed.
"How much is it now?" Gran asked urgently.
"3.50."
This time, the words came from Whis.
He had also been checking the crystal ball—and discovered that Universe Seven's mortal level had already reached 3.29 in Age 756.
Now it was Age 759—
And it had climbed all the way to 3.50.
"Hahaha! Universe Seven actually reached 3.50!"
The Old Supreme Kai excitedly grabbed Shin in a bear hug.
Little did he know—
Shin showed no excitement at all.
Because when the Old Supreme Kai had unlocked Gran's potential,
Shin had already calculated Universe Seven's trajectory once.
In Age 765—
Universe Seven would break through to 4.0.