The entire World of Void fell into deathly silence.
In this silence, Grand Zeno's childish voice sounded flatly. "Hmm, Universes 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10 are all eliminated."
The instant his voice fell, those five universes, along with their Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais, all vanished, as if they had never existed.
Witnessing five universes destroyed with their own eyes, the remaining gods were filled with nothing but endless fear.
Belmod, the God of Destruction of Universe 11, suppressing his unease, taunted Beerus, "Don't get too cocky too soon. Our Universe 11 still has an ace."
"Jiren's strength surpasses even mine, a God of Destruction. Even that Chiaki Setsuna is certainly no match for him!"
Beerus's eyes became grave. "He is another mortal who has surpassed his God of Destruction?"
"Another?" Belmod had an ominous feeling. "What do you mean by that?"
Beerus looked at him calmly. "Is it hard to understand? I mean, Setsuna's strength is also above mine!"
"What?" Belmod's heart jolted.
At that moment, a loud sound came from the stage.
Belmod turned his head to look. Setsuna and Jiren had begun to fight.
Like two neutron stars colliding head-on, a terrifying shockwave centered on the point where their fists met, spread outward in a ring.
Where it passed, even the special stage floor of the World of Void cracked.
A hint of surprise appeared in Jiren's eyes. He could feel that the power in his fist, the moment it touched the other party's palm, vanished without a trace, like mud sinking into the sea.
What was more terrifying was the reaction force coming back from the other party's fist, as vast as the universe itself, numbing his arm.
"Raaah!"
Jiren refused to believe it. He let out a low growl, a more dazzling red aura erupting from his body.
His fists rained down on Setsuna like a storm, each blow carrying the terrifying power to shatter galaxies, moving so fast that even light could not capture his form.
However, Setsuna's performance remained that of a leisurely stroll, as if Jiren was no different from the enemies who had surrounded him earlier.
Within Jiren's dense, light-tight attack net, Setsuna moved freely.
The Perfect Ultra Instinct was displayed to its fullest here.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening explosions continuously sounded on the stage. Energy currents rampaged wildly.
But anyone with discerning eyes could see that although Jiren's attacks were fierce, he could never truly touch Setsuna's body, let alone cause any effective damage.
And Setsuna hadn't even launched a decent counterattack yet. He was merely dodging and blocking.
"Impossible..." Belmod, watching the situation on the stage, had his confident smile long since frozen.
He was not one of those weaklings who ranked at the bottom among the Gods of Destruction. His strength was top-tier among all the Gods of Destruction.
And Jiren, who was stronger than him, should logically be able to easily defeat everyone. How could he be defeated by a mortal?
On the stage, Jiren's attacks grew increasingly frantic.
Clearly, he too felt that despair-inducing gap.
He constantly squeezed the potential within his body. His red aura began to shift towards dark red, golden-red. His power broke through limits again and again.
He was so strong that he had hardly ever felt pressured by an opponent before.
Now, under the pressure Setsuna applied, his strength was actually still growing.
But it was useless.
Setsuna was like an insurmountable mountain. No matter how Jiren tried to strike him, he remained unmoved.
Finally, after another full-powered Ki Blast was casually crushed in Setsuna's single hand, Jiren stopped attacking.
"I give up." Jiren said dejectedly.
Although giving up at this moment meant destruction, no one in Universe 11 blamed him.
They could all see that Jiren had truly done his best. It was just that the enemy was simply too monstrous.
Meanwhile, after another breakthrough, Goku defeated Hit. All of Universe 6's members were eliminated.
Thus, the only ones left on the stage were the members of Universe 7.
And so, Universes 6 and 11 were also erased.
Grand Zeno was somewhat dissatisfied, pouting, "How did it end so quickly? It wasn't fun at all. I haven't had my fill yet!"
Hearing his grumbling, the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais of the four universes that had been exempt from participating were so scared they broke out in cold sweat.
Lord Grand Zeno wouldn't make their universes participate too, would he?
After watching the entire battle, none of them felt that their universe's warriors would be a match for that monster.
Fortunately, what they feared did not happen.
Grand Zeno just grumbled a bit, then looked at Setsuna and asked, "What wish do you want to fulfill?"
Setsuna knew that the most critical moment had arrived.
He took a deep breath and said in an 'excited' tone, "I want to become even stronger!"
Hearing Setsuna's choice, Grand Zeno unhappily slapped the armrest of his chair. "How can you be so selfish? Why didn't you choose to restore the destroyed universes? Hmph, I'm very unhappy!"
He raised his hands high. "I've decided. I'm going to erase all the universes!"
"What?" This time, even the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais of the four originally safe universes were thoroughly alarmed.
"Lord Grand Zeno! We... we didn't even participate in this tournament!"
"Lord Grand Zeno, please calm down!"
However, Grand Zeno paid no attention to their pleas.
He shouted willfully, "I don't care! I'm just unhappy!"
As his voice fell, including Universe 7, the remaining five universes were also destroyed.
The World of Void became truly 'void'.
Apart from Grand Zeno and the Angels, only twelve floating Seeds of the Universe remained.
In the absolute void and deathly silence, Setsuna's soul, which had reached the Ninth Sense, quietly drifted toward the twelve Seeds of the Universe.
Setsuna was still reflecting in his heart. 'I really wonder how a creature like Grand Zeno came to be. He was foolish enough to personally destroy the source of his own power.'
'Although it is very easy for him to restore these twelve universes, that very capriciousness has given me my only chance!'
The Grand Priest's face still held an elegant smile, as if the destruction before him was just an ordinary scene.
In fact, these twelve universes had cycled through destruction and rebirth more than once.
It was nothing more than recreating the world. No big deal.
"Lord Grand Zeno, since the old universes have been cleaned up, please create the world again. Create new universes that will please you more."
Grand Zeno, however, crossed his arms and turned his head away angrily. "I don't want to! Creating universes isn't fun at all!"
Just then, a calm voice suddenly sounded in the World of Void.
"If you don't want to, then don't!"
Setsuna's body solidified again, throwing a right punch at Grand Zeno with the fastest speed.
This time, it was no longer the casual, effortless posture of before.
He condensed the weight and foundation of the entire multiverse into this punch.
This was Setsuna, using the seven universes he had mastered as the core, and merging the power of the twelve Seeds of the Universe he had just seized.
A sharp gleam shone in Setsuna's eyes, 'This punch… the power of nineteen universes. Can you withstand it?'
Grand Zeno looked over somewhat blankly. He only knew brute force... he had no realm at all.
He didn't even understand how Setsuna had appeared. In his blank gaze, Setsuna's ultimate blow landed on him.
Poof!
A sound so soft it was almost inaudible, like an auditory hallucination.
Grand Zeno's entire body was shattered, completely erased!
Looking at the place where Grand Zeno had vanished, Setsuna said calmly, "In your eyes, these twelve universes were just toys for you to play with as you pleased. But you forgot..."
"Or rather, you never cared, that these twelve universes were also the source of your power!"
"Without the support of these twelve universes, you're nothing more than a slightly more powerful god."
All the Angels, including the always elegant and composed Grand Priest, were now shocked to the point of numbness.
'Grand Zeno... had been killed? Killed by a mortal with a single punch?'
This undoubtedly overturned their understanding and faith of countless hundreds of millions of years.
For the first time, the Grand Priest showed a bewildered expression. He didn't know what to do now.
An Angel's mission was to serve Grand Zeno. But with Grand Zeno gone, what could he do?
Just then, the void of the World of Void rippled again.
Another figure stepped out of the void. It was Grand Zeno.
"Lord Grand Zeno!" The Angels cheered immediately.
They knew Lord Grand Zeno couldn't die so easily.
Setsuna, however, was extremely calm. "Grand Zeno of the future Space-Time. Isn't it a bit too late to realize your power has been divided?"
Grand Zeno couldn't understand Setsuna's words at all. He only instinctively felt angry. "You are too evil. I will destroy you!"
Setsuna raised his fist again. The aura of the universe's origins merged within him was even more evident. His connection with the twelve Seeds of the Universe was also tighter.
This time, it was even more beyond suspense.
Like the Grand Zeno of this Space-Time, the Grand Zeno of the future Space-Time also perished under this punch.
Under the stunned gazes of all the Angels, Setsuna completely absorbed the power of the twelve universes.
"Restore."
With power that rewrote the rules, all twelve universes were restored.
Not only that, but all life in the previous universes was also revived.
In the World of Void, the dead warriors, Supreme Kais, and Gods of Destruction also reappeared.
"Huh? Wasn't I dead?" Belmod muttered to himself.
"Lord Grand Zeno must have forgiven us. Lord Grand Zeno is truly merciful!" Champa said joyfully.
However, when they looked up at the throne, they saw Setsuna sitting on it.
Everyone turned pale with fear, looking at Setsuna in terror, as if witnessing the most inconceivable blasphemy.
Beerus was the first to react, his very soul screaming, "Setsuna, get down from there at once! That's Lord Grand Zeno's seat!"
Setsuna said calmly, "Don't worry. Grand Zeno has been killed by me. From today on, I am the new Grand Zeno."
"You no longer need to worry about the universe being destroyed over some trivial matter."
Hearing Setsuna's words, everyone was petrified.
How could that be? That was the supreme Grand Zeno!
Just then, the Grand Priest turned elegantly and knelt on one knee before Setsuna.
Following him, the twelve Angels behind him also knelt down.
"Greetings, Lord Grand Zeno!" the Angels said in unison.
The brains of all the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais seemed to explode at that moment.
The Grand Priest was the second most important person after Lord Grand Zeno. If even he knelt, didn't that mean Lord Grand Zeno had truly been defeated?
After a brief silence, the assembled Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction also quickly knelt. "Greetings, Lord Grand Zeno!"
Beyond the shock, they were also somewhat pleased.
After all, no one wanted the supreme god ruling over all universes to be a capricious child.
Under Grand Zeno's rule, they never knew when they might be senselessly destroyed like today.
Watching the gods and Angels prostrate at his feet, even with Setsuna's state of mind, a feeling of complacency could not help but arise in his heart.
From the moment of his transmigration until now, he had finally reached the highest point step by step!
But this feeling quickly dissipated. Setsuna warned himself in his heart, 'I must never stop moving forward, and I must never become arrogant.'
'Before meeting Grand Zeno, the Dragon God also thought he was the most powerful existence in the infinite chaos, ruling over six universes. How powerful and illustrious was he?'
'But he ultimately fell at Grand Zeno's hands. I must take this as a warning, always maintain a humble attitude, and continue to grow stronger!'
Setsuna's gaze pierced through the World of Void, entering the infinite chaotic space.
His journey would never stop!