Unlike the Supreme Kais, whose reactions ranged from shock to disbelief—
The Gods of Destruction had grown incomparably solemn.
The martial path of Beerus's candidate was simply too strange.
Even they couldn't fully comprehend it.
"Damn it… I am a God of Destruction. Don't tell me that brat is still hiding something?"
Quitela stared fixedly at Gran on the arena, anxiety tightening in his chest.
Then suddenly—
His eyes lit up.
Light had revived!
On the Arena
BOOM!
Blue, purple, white…
Brilliant colors interwove across the battlefield like a magnificent light show.
But every beam of light represented a God of Destruction candidate
And all of them were attacking the same "monster."
That monster—
Was Gran.
If his earlier fight against the evil wolf Light had merely been a warm-up—
Then now, under the siege of eight candidates, the body he had not truly exercised in over three hundred years was finally fully awakened.
"Domain of Love!"
"Destruction!"
"Lion's Roar!"
"Death Impact!"
"—!"
A storm of energy attacks surged in from all directions.
Gran raised his fist and charged forward.
That punch contained the culmination of centuries of martial cultivation.
The moment its power erupted—
It roared like an azure dragon descending from the heavens.
BOOM!
Bellock, Jiren, and Primo's energy blasts were shattered instantly, dissolving into starlike fragments that rained down upon the arena. Another section of the battlefield collapsed into ruins.
Gran had already shifted positions.
The instant he vacated that space—
Countless attacks struck where he had been.
BOOM!
The explosion echoed like a second Big Bang.
The arena's damage skyrocketed from thirty percent—
To fifty.
Lambert's "Lion's Roar" continued to reverberate across the battlefield, its soundwaves capable of shattering even the soul itself.
Gran appeared within a forested region of the arena.
A divine halo suddenly radiated from his body
Neutralizing Lambert's sonic assault.
Shua!
His figure flickered—
And he appeared beside the fox, Joel.
"When did he—?!" Joel's face drained of color.
The other candidates widened their eyes in shock.
He had torn through their defensive formation with effortless ease!
They immediately rushed toward Joel's location.
They could not allow Gran to eliminate another teammate.
"I heard Universe Eight's mortal level exceeds seven."
"Then as its candidate, try taking this punch of mine."
Compared to the others racing toward him—
Gran's fist was faster.
It smashed directly into Joel's back.
BOOM!
Overwhelming force swept through Joel's entire body.
It felt as though the weight of an entire universe had crushed down upon him.
"No!!!"
"Pfft!"
Blood burst from Joel's mouth, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
The destructive force continued to erupt, hurling him violently across the battlefield.
That single strike had taken half his life.
"Destruction."
Gran was about to pursue and finish off Universe Eight's candidate
When suddenly
The sea monster Blair closed in from behind.
"Die!"
Blair shot upward, ascending ten thousand meters into the sky—
Then dove down from above.
BOOM!
Peak Sixth-Stage power condensed within his eight octopus limbs.
At ten meters above Gran, he slashed downward with full force.
Crackling lightning erupted from the sheer intensity of his power, thunderbolts tearing through the forest like heavenly tribulation.
Against that storm-lit backdrop
Blair's strike landed squarely on Gran's back.
However
The scene he expected never appeared.
Gran was unharmed.
Only eight massive claw marks remained carved into the forest
And the arena itself began disintegrating.
"Where did he go?!"
Blair moved toward the intact edge of the arena.
Gran was gone.
"I'm behind you."
The instant the voice sounded—
Blair's pupils contracted violently.
He turned and threw a punch.
But—
Thud.
An unbearable pain exploded in his abdomen.
He looked down—
Gran's fist had already buried itself into his stomach.
"H-How…?"
"Why is your Third-Stage Body Instinct… faster than my Fourth-Stage Body Instinct?!"
Clutching Gran's arm, Blair demanded through gritted teeth.
Gran replied calmly:
"Because your body instinct still requires conscious feedback."
"Mine does not."
"W-What… do you mean…?"
Before Blair could comprehend the meaning—
His lower body began dissolving into violet starlight.
"This… Destruction Rule…"
"I've been destroyed?!"
"No!!!"
"Don't!!!"
Buzz
The golden sea monster of Universe Twelve.
Blair—
Vanished completely.
Dead?
No.
Destroyed.
As Universe Twelve's candidate, Blair possessed Fourth-Stage Body Instinct and peak Sixth-Stage power.
He was the second strongest among the eight.
Yet in that instant
He was erased from existence.
The other candidates, who had just arrived—
Stood frozen in shock.
Silence.
The arena fell into deathly stillness.
Even Universe Twelve's God of Destruction, Giin, could not believe what he had just witnessed.
Suddenly
Gran's brows tightened sharply.
He stared toward Hit's location.
"Still not dead?"
"I told you—no one is allowed to touch my ally."
"You've got some nerve."
In his mysterious state
Gran changed again.
Buzz
A stream of silver radiance flowed across his body.
A boundless gale swept through the arena.
From above the World of Void
One would see a silver vortex forming across the battlefield, rotating counterclockwise.
And the moment it appeared
Every God of Destruction's jaw dropped.
"T-This… what is this?"
"It feels like Ultra Instinct!"
"Damn it—so this brat can use the angels' Ultra Instinct too?!"
"That means after Beerus—there's another God capable of Ultra Instinct!"
"What kind of monsters are this master and disciple?!"
"How can a God of Destruction learn Ultra Instinct?!"
The hearts of the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais churned like a raging sea.
But
Before they could steady themselves—
The silver radiance around Gran flared violently.
His black hair turned silver in an instant.
Divine Dimension
Mysterious State
Ultra Instinct
Gran's power broke through—
Into the initial stage of the Seventh Stage.
This—
Was his full release.
Thud.
Thud.
…
The Gods of Destruction who had been standing
Collapsed into their seats.
Especially Quitela.
In his mind echoed Gran's earlier words:
"Don't let my power scare you."