According to the rewards and penalties established after the Candidate God of Destruction Tournament, Universes 6 and 7 were no longer required to raise their Mortal Levels.
Yet Gran wanted Universe 7 to climb all the way to first place.
As for that, even Whis couldn't do anything to stop him.
"Soon."
Gran took a sip from his teacup.
Improving the universe's ranking was the next step in his plan. At the same time, he would continue cultivating his Destruction Law.
After all, his Destruction Law had only reached the First Stage. Compared to his Angel-level power, it was rather underwhelming.
Whis looked at him curiously.
"So how exactly are you planning to raise the universe's ranking?"
"If I followed the standard procedure, I'd continuously destroy unqualified planets and leave the rest to the Supreme Kais."
Gran shook his head.
"But that's far too slow."
"And then?"
"I have my own methods. No need for you to worry about it."
Gran rolled his eyes.
Whis: "..."
"Always so mysterious."
Whis stood up from the tea table and stretched lazily.
"Forget it. I won't interfere. Since Lord Beerus has entrusted Universe 7 to you, do whatever you want with it."
Judging by his actions, it seemed he was preparing to leave somewhere.
"What are you doing?"
Gran asked curiously.
"My affairs are none of your concern."
Whis deliberately imitated Gran's earlier tone and teased him.
Gran: "..."
The comeback had arrived so quickly that he couldn't even refute it.
"I'm leaving Universe 7 for a while. During that period, you won't be able to contact me."
"And those people you asked me to keep an eye on—if they call my name, I won't hear them either. So be careful."
Holding his staff, Whis straightened his posture.
The people he referred to were the Grand Elder of Planet Yardrat, King Kai of the North, and Bulma.
Aside from his "cat caretaker" Bulma, the other two had helped Gran before, much like the Grand Elder of Namek.
Gran still owed them favors.
He carefully studied Whis for a long time, trying to discern something from his expression.
Unfortunately, he couldn't figure anything out.
In the end, he waved his hand dismissively.
"Go on, then."
"Until next time."
Whis tapped his staff lightly.
In an instant, he transformed into a rainbow-colored streak of light and shot into the sky.
Soon, only Gran and Broly remained.
"Big Brother Gran, what do you think Whis is up to?"
Broly walked over with a puzzled look.
"Who knows?"
Gran shrugged.
According to the original storyline, Beerus should still be asleep, and Whis would normally stay in the Destroyer Realm.
But the timeline had already diverged too much.
Maybe Whis was simply traveling the universe in search of delicious food.
After all, he had always loved fine cuisine.
Back then, food had been the very reason Gran was able to summon him.
"Let's go too."
Gran stretched and yawned.
"Where are we going now?"
Broly asked.
"First, we're paying a visit to the Old Supreme Kai."
"What for?"
"I need to tell him about the next thing I'm planning."
"Got it! Then let's go see the old man!"
Broly laughed cheerfully.
The old man?
Gran blinked.
He hadn't expected Broly to refer to the Old Supreme Kai that way.
"Hahaha, alright then. Let's go visit the old man."
Gran had Broly place a hand on his shoulder.
Then, using Instant Transmission, the two vanished.
Supreme Kai Realm
Blue skies.
White clouds.
Vast grasslands and tranquil lakes.
The scenery remained as beautiful as ever.
Beneath a large tree...
The Old Supreme Kai was leisurely reading one of his beloved adult magazines, while Shin sat nearby watching a crystal ball.
Whoosh!
Gran and Broly appeared.
"Hm?"
Hearing the noise, the Old Supreme Kai raised his head.
Upon seeing Gran, he wasn't surprised at all.
"So you've come."
From his tone, it was obvious he already knew Gran had returned from the future timeline.
Which made sense.
As a Supreme Kai, there was no way he wouldn't notice the commotion Gran had caused throughout Universe 7.
"Gran!"
Shin immediately jumped to his feet with excitement.
"Long time no see, Lords Supreme Kai."
Gran smiled.
"Old Man! Bean Sprout! Long time no see!"
Broly greeted them enthusiastically as well.
Old Supreme Kai: "..."
Bean Sprout Shin: "..."
What kind of nicknames were those?
Especially Shin.
Sure, he knew he wasn't particularly tall, but was that really necessary?
No matter what, he was still a Supreme Kai!
Then he glanced at Broly's mountain-like physique and swallowed nervously.
Forget it.
Life wasn't easy for anyone.
"Not bad, not bad at all."
The Old Supreme Kai floated over to Broly and squeezed the muscles on his arm.
"In just over two years, you've grown this much. At least the wish made on Super Shenron wasn't wasted."
He had long since noticed the disturbances Gran and Broly caused in the Destroyer Realm.
Naturally, he also knew that Broly's power had reached the early stage of the Third Layer of the God Realm.
"Hehe."
Receiving praise from a Supreme Kai, Broly grinned foolishly.
"You still haven't told me why you're here."
The Old Supreme Kai turned back toward Gran.
Shin also perked up his ears.
The two of them had witnessed the Namek crisis through their crystal ball, and Gran had appeared there as well.
So what was his purpose this time?
"I came to discuss something important."
Gran spoke seriously.
"What is it?"
The Old Supreme Kai and Shin exchanged confused glances.
"I'm preparing to organize a martial arts tournament between two universes."
"What?!"
Both Supreme Kais widened their eyes.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Let me explain."
Gran began laying out his plan.
His goal was to improve Universe 7's ranking.
Of course, since he was also the Candidate God of Destruction of Universe 6, he had no intention of neglecting that universe either.
There were many ways to improve a universe's ranking.
For example, cultivating powerful races such as the Saiyans or the Frost Demons.
However, that method had severe limitations.
A universe was unimaginably vast.
The number of mortals living within it was beyond counting.
Trying to raise an entire universe's ranking through only one or two powerful races was extraordinarily difficult.
Besides, there were probably fewer than two hundred Saiyans left alive.
As for Frost Demons, their numbers were even smaller.
Such powerful races might increase a universe's average Mortal Level to some extent, but they could never push Universe 7 to first place.
Therefore, Gran viewed them only as elite combat forces.
As for other methods..
Such as gradually destroying unqualified planets one by one—
That was simply too slow.
To rapidly improve a universe's ranking, a method needed to possess three qualities:
Conflict.
Comprehensiveness.
Sustainability.
There were only two approaches that satisfied all three conditions.
The first was...
War.
END OF CHAPTER
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