When Beerus awoke, he did not shout or rage.
But the pressure radiating from him was utterly terrifying.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Under that overwhelming divine pressure, space itself began shattering inch by inch. Cracks spread outward, and when they reached Bulma's feet, her scalp went numb with fear.
Fortunately, Whis's protective barrier shielded her completely, sparing her from any real discomfort.
But it was far from over.
Beerus's anger continued to surge higher and higher.
Purple energy began pouring endlessly from his body.
Bzzzt!
Bzzzt!
...
That violet aura was the power of Ninth-Tier Destruction Law. Wherever it passed, all things were reduced into drifting motes of starlight.
The bloodshot-eyed Beerus suddenly moved.
In the next instant, he appeared behind Gran.
His gaze overflowed with murderous intent as he raised one hand.
"Hakai!"
No warning.
No reason.
No right or wrong.
Anyone who angered him would face only destruction.
That was the code by which the highest god of Universe Seven lived.
Seeing this, Whis tightened his grip on his staff as he watched from afar.
How will this child evade that move?
At that same moment, Gran moved.
Though the sphere of Destruction energy had already locked onto him, he merely tilted his body slightly—
And the attack missed.
"What?"
The bloodshot eyes of Beerus froze in disbelief.
It was no wonder he reacted this way.
Within Universe Seven...
No, within the entire Omni-King cosmos—
He was among the mightiest Gods of Destruction.
Other than angels, no one should have been able to dodge his attacks.
And yet today...
After being rudely awakened by a stranger—
He had failed to erase that person instantly.
Beerus said nothing.
He attacked again.
This time, no Destruction energy.
Pure hand-to-hand combat.
Beerus reappeared behind Gran and threw a punch straight for the back of his head.
There was no restraint whatsoever.
The peak power of his Seventh-Tier Divine Realm erupted in full.
BOOOOM!
The instant that force burst forth—
The entirety of Universe Seven exploded.
Bulma's jaw dropped.
Whis, however, smiled faintly.
This was the terror of Angel-level Ultra Instinct.
Even merely touching that realm made Gran nearly impossible for Beerus to strike.
Just as Whis expected—
Gran remained completely unharmed.
And somehow...
He had appeared behind Beerus instead.
"Ultra Instinct...!"
Beerus stood with his back to Gran, his expression grave.
"Lord Beerus," Gran said calmly, "shall we continue?"
He had not rushed to attack.
At present, Gran was in the state of:
Ultra Instinct + Divine Dimension + Mystic State
"Again!"
The bloodshot veins in Beerus's eyes vanished rapidly, replaced by fierce excitement.
He slowly turned around.
As he did, silver-white radiance erupted from his body.
Ultra Instinct as well.
But unlike Gran's restrained and natural form, Beerus's Ultra Instinct was wild and flamboyant.
Whoosh!
Beerus's speed became so fast that the naked eye could no longer track him.
Gran moved too.
Both vanished completely from sight.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
...
Universe Seven, already destroyed, had become a sea of void.
No one could be seen within that emptiness—
Yet the sounds of close combat echoed nonstop.
Each collision twisted the surrounding void violently.
Two minutes later.
"Boy! What kind of Ultra Instinct is that? Why is yours more fluid and natural than mine?!"
Gran grinned.
"Lord Beerus... why don't you guess?"
"I'll guess your big-headed ghost!"
Beerus shot upward ten thousand meters into the sky before diving down like a meteor.
"Take this punch!"
"Then come!"
Gran did not dodge.
At this moment, his blood too had begun to boil.
He charged upward head-on.
A cat god.
A Saiyan monkey.
The image was strangely familiar.
In another timeline, another Beerus had once fought Gran in exactly the same way.
And soon—
They collided.
BOOOOOOM!
It was like chaos splitting open at the dawn of creation.
Vast power swept across the endless void.
Within the raging tide of unstable force, Beerus and Gran stood back-to-back.
"The pure power of Seventh-Tier Initial Realm... and Angel-level Ultra Instinct!!!"
Beerus slowly turned around.
He stared at Gran with narrowed eyes.
"Who exactly are you?!"
"Me?"
Gran turned as well, mischief written all over his face.
"I'm Universe Seven's Candidate God of Destruction."
Beerus: "..."
I'm Universe Seven's God of Destruction.
Wouldn't I know whether Universe Seven had a candidate or not?
Yet this brat really was wearing the attire of a God of Destruction.
Beerus glanced toward Whis in the distance.
What in the world is that fool doing?
"Lord Beerus," Gran said, crooking a finger provocatively, "there's still a little time left before Whis's three-minute rewind limit expires. Want another round?"
"You...!"
Veins bulged on Beerus's forehead.
This brat even knew Whis's time rewind only lasted three minutes.
"Then come!"
Beerus's face turned terrifyingly serious.
"This time, I won't hold back!"
He was just about to unleash his strongest state—
When suddenly—
Gran transformed.
At some unknown moment, crimson fur had spread across his body.
In this state, he looked dangerously alluring.
Ultra Instinct + Divine Dimension + Super Saiyan 4 State
Power: Angel Realm
The instant Gran's power leaked out—
Beerus's breathing stopped.
Whis trembled violently.
And Bulma, seeing this, clamped both hands over her mouth, terrified that drool might spill out.
Gran looks so handsome in this form!!!!
Silence.
No one spoke.
The void became deathly still.
Just as the three-minute mark approached, Gran's body suddenly turned translucent, as though he had never existed in this world at all.
The next instant—
"Lord Beerus... what do you think of my strength?"
Gran's voice sounded directly beside Beerus's ear.
Beerus stood frozen like stone.
He muttered blankly:
"You just traveled through time and space... That was temporal power!!!"
On the other side, Whis was once again shocked by Gran's time-space abilities.
But he had no time to remain stunned.
The three-minute limit was about to expire.
So he waved his staff.
A torrent of temporal power shot skyward.
Moments later—
Universe Seven, which had been blown apart, returned completely to normal.
Inside the God of Destruction's palace.
At the central table sat two figures, both dressed in the attire of Gods of Destruction.
Standing beside them were two more figures—a man and a woman.
"Mr. Whis... what is Lord Beerus doing?"
The woman was Bulma, asking cautiously.
"Shh. Don't speak yet."
Whis barely suppressed his laughter and made a silencing gesture.
As for Beerus—
He leaned against the table, chin resting in one hand, staring at Gran for a very long time.
At last, his gaze shifted to the Time Ring on Gran's hand.
"So... you really are Universe Seven's Candidate God of Destruction from another timeline?"
Gran had already returned to normal and replied with a grin:
"That's right."
"..."
Beerus fell silent once more.
Seeing that expression, Whis's body shook violently.
The smile on his lips was becoming impossible to suppress.
END OF CHAPTER
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