The Fruits Were Ripe
Although Vegapunk held an absolute advantage in terms of raw power, Beerus, as a God of Destruction, was arguably the pinnacle of individual training in Seventh Universe, and the Dragon Ball warriors clearly possessed the unique characteristic of becoming stronger with each setback and constantly growing in battle.
Given the difference in their fighting skills, it won't be easy for Vegapunk to defeat Beerus in a short time.
Half an hour may not seem like a long time, but in the eyes of such powerful individuals, it is an extremely long time.
If the two sides were evenly matched, like Gotenks and Buu, they might have fought for half an hour. But with such a significant difference in strength, it won't be so easy to last half an hour.
Especially when Vegapunk possessed the ability to be immortal and have unlimited energy, Beerus was completely overwhelmed and had no chance to fight back.
After all, no matter how much Beerus grows in battle, the physical strength and energy he consumes cannot be recovered in a short time, and his injuries will not heal quickly.
In fact, in such a fierce battle, Beerus was able to hold on with his courage at the beginning, but as his injuries and fatigue accumulated beyond a certain limit, his fighting power began to weaken slowly.
It's like a snowball effect; Vegapunk's strength never diminishes, while Beerus's strength slowly declines. The gap between them widens, making it increasingly difficult for Beerus to withstand Vegapunk's attacks. Beerus has to expend more stamina and energy, is more prone to injury, and his strength will weaken again.
In this vicious cycle, Beerus quickly became shaky. Once his strength fell below a certain threshold and the gap between the two sides became too large, the battle would plummet, and he could be instantly killed.
"Damn it! This guy's regenerative ability is insane; even Destruction Energy doesn't have much effect on him!"
Beerus, who had been knocked away again, took a couple of breaths and looked at Vegapunk in front of him. He couldn't help but complain a couple of times. As the Destruction Energy unique to the God of Destruction, it not only far surpassed ordinary air in quality, but its destructive power was also astonishing. Often, just a little bit of it could completely destroy the opponent.
However, Vegapunk's regenerative abilities, derived from Majin Buu, are a perfect counter to this Destruction Energy. Even if he gets tainted by the energy, he can fully recover in a short time simply by cutting off the injured part.
Of course... to some extent, Destruction Energy also counters the Immortal Body of Majin Buu. Otherwise, Vegapunk wouldn't have been beaten so badly by Beerus when his energy was clearly far stronger than Beerus's.
In this situation of mutual restraint, it all comes down to the strength of both sides. Clearly, Vegapunk currently holds an absolute advantage in terms of strength.
"Should we continue fighting, Lord Beerus?!"
Vegapunk slowly descended from the sky, making a gesture as if checking his watch—however, the watch on his wrist was actually something he had just conjured using Buu's magic; possessing Quantum Chip, he didn't need any timekeeping device at all.
"Only ten minutes have passed. My fusion can last for another 20 minutes, but given your current decline in combat power, I'm afraid you won't even last two minutes!"
Veins bulged on Beerus's forehead as he prepared to speak, but at that moment, Whis extended his Staff and blocked Beerus's path.
"Alright, Lord Beerus, you've lost this battle! Don't be a sore loser!"
"Tch... fine, I admit you're stronger now!"
Beerus wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a look of resentment on his face, and then spoke.
"So, are you going to take my title of God of Destruction?"
"You can keep that thing yourself. I don't want to be a God of Destruction. In fact, I don't even want to be a full-fledged Supreme Kai. Being a Candidate Supreme Kai would be best!"
Vegapunk shook his head. Compared to the God of Destruction of God of Destruction Power, he was more interested in the Supreme Kai's fusion ability. Moreover, becoming God of Destruction meant that his life would be tied to those two weaklings, East Supreme Kai and Old Supreme Kai. The thought of this made Vegapunk feel particularly insecure.
However, the so-called connection between the gods is only valid in the Dragon Ball World. Even if something goes wrong, only the body in the Dragon Ball World will die, while Vegapunk's other clones from other worlds can still survive.
However, since Vegapunk's body in the Dragon Ball World already contained the most of his fighting power, his death would be a great loss.
As for Vegapunk, the apprentice Supreme Kai, he currently has no connection with the God of Destruction unless he becomes a full-fledged Supreme Kai.
However, Vegapunk had no intention of becoming a full-fledged Supreme Kai; he merely wanted to borrow the Supreme Kai's Fusion Earrings.
"Haha, you actually got rejected... With your strength, if you could possess the God of Destruction Power of God of Destruction, you'd probably be unbelievably powerful!"
After hearing Beerus's words, Vegapunk simply shook his head:
"As far as I know, Beerus's strength is among the top of all the God of Destruction. I can even defeat you now, so even without the God of Destruction Power God of Destruction, you should still be the strongest among them!"
"That's not bad, the God of Destruction from 12 universes. Even if I'm not the strongest, I'm definitely one of the strongest. If you can beat me, then beating the other God of Destruction won't be a problem!"
In just a short while, Beerus had recovered considerably. He stood up, raised his head rather arrogantly, and looked quite proud, but his bruised and swollen face was hardly convincing.
After Beerus conceded defeat, he didn't seem to care much. Or rather, although this God of Destruction was short-tempered and capricious, he did have some divine magnanimity. Beerus didn't hold any resentment towards Vegapunk, who had beaten him up.
Afterwards, Vegapunk returned to the World of the Kais with Beerus. The Old Supreme Kai's face was beaming like a chrysanthemum. Although he wasn't there in person, it was far too easy for Supreme Kai to observe this cosmic war. Therefore, the Old Supreme Kai already knew of Vegapunk's victory.
"Hehehe, well done, Vegapunk. As expected of the Supreme Kai candidate I have my eye on, Beerus's guy deserves to be taught a lesson!"
For many years, the Supreme Kai has been God of Destruction of Destruction, especially in Seventh Universe, which is often subjected to Beerus's wrath because it has five Supreme Kai.
This is the first time Supreme Kai has ever defeated God of Destruction! It would be strange if the Old Supreme Kai wasn't happy.
Seeing the Old Supreme Kai's happy expression, Beerus was angry but had nothing to say. After all, he had sealed the Old Supreme Kai away for so many years, and he knew in his heart that it was a very wrong thing to do. Now the tables had turned, and it was already a light punishment for him to be mocked a couple of times.
"Alright, alright, now that the battle is over, let's have a banquet!"
Vegapunk didn't pay much attention to the Old Supreme Kai, but instead opened his personal Portable Space and took out a table full of delicious food.
With Vegapunk's current power, his Portable Space could almost be developed into a continent-sized world, inhabited by many robots he created specifically to provide for his daily life.
While the food made by these robots may lack soul, it is definitely far more delicious than that of a typical five-star chef. Compared to Beerus, a foodie who has never tasted anything good, it is a complete rip-off.
For some reason, although the civilization in the Dragon Ball World is quite advanced, no other planet can compare with Earthlings when it comes to food. While Earth's food in Dragon Ball is also good, it is still lacking compared to the Pirate World in terms of both ingredients and chefs.
While One Piece is purely a battle Pirate World, it does include descriptions of food. Even if it can't compare to pure food anime like Toriko, Master Boy, or Food Wars!, it still features food far exceeding what's available on Earth.
Not to mention, there were also fantastical ingredients like Baron of the Stomach, Sea Kings, and Water-Water Meat there. When Vegapunk brought out the delicacies made from these ingredients, Beerus's eyes immediately turned red.
No sooner had a meal been finished than Vegapunk became Beerus's half-brother. The God of Destruction patted his chest and told him that in the future, Vegapunk wouldn't need to lift a finger; he could just send him a message, Beerus would take care of him. All he had to do afterward was treat him to a meal.
The tenant of the Beerus family nodded and agreed, although he didn't think he would need Beerus's help with anything, since Beerus was still not as good as him in a fight.
Beerus has no redeeming qualities other than his fighting prowess; in fact, his God of Destruction Power can even destroy his spoils of war.
Beerus, the God of Destruction, is usually asleep, mainly because his duty is to destroy planets. In addition, his willful and reckless nature means that, to some extent, his slumber is beneficial to the entire universe.
Of course, Beerus was so lazy that he didn't even know that Majin Buu had appeared and devoured four Supreme Kai, was obviously not a competent one. Perhaps it was because he sealed away the Old Supreme Kai that Beerus was able to rest easy and became so lax.
In other universes, where there is only one Supreme Kai, the God of Destruction would never be able to seal the Supreme Kai, let alone dare to be so negligent. Otherwise, the Supreme Kai might be killed one day, and the God of Destruction would die unjustly.
Of course, this time Beerus, now awake, did not immediately intend to go back to sleep. After tasting the food Vegapunk brought out, the God of Destruction stayed in the World of the Kais. Even if he occasionally went to other places in the universe, he would always appear in front of Vegapunk on time for every meal.
Several days passed quickly. On this day, when Beerus once again came to the World of the Kais with nothing to do, intending to find Vegapunk to feed him, he discovered that his "master" had not appeared.
"Kid, where's Vegapunk?"
Having stopped the East Supreme Kai, Beerus asked with a curious expression.
Unlike the Old Supreme Kai, the young East Supreme Kai didn't dare to ignore the God of Destruction. He quickly lowered his head and said:
"Vegapunk? It's said that the fruit of the God Tree is ripe now, and Vegapunk is going to receive it!"
"The fruit of the God Tree?"
Beerus tilted his head. He knew that Vegapunk had planted a strange God Tree in the World of the Kais, but he hadn't paid much attention to what the God Tree's purpose was.
"That sounds interesting. Could it be that the fruit of that God Tree tastes very good?"
Whis smiled and spoke, which made Beerus's eyes light up. He then said with a grin:
"Let's go take a look! I'm curious to know what kind of fruit that God Tree has borne."
The East Supreme Kai was stunned for a moment, thinking that the "fruit" of the God Tree was not food at all, but Beerus and Whis, who had been waiting impatiently, had already disappeared in front of him in an instant.
Beneath the enormous God Tree, Vegapunk, with a hint of excitement on his face, walked directly into the giant tree.
At the very center of the tree is a core that resembles a tumor, beating slowly like a fleshy heart, only the beating speed is getting slower and slower. Within those "blood vessels," the originally enormous energy has begun to stagnate.
At that time, the "fruit" in the heart of the tree had fully ripened and could no longer withstand more energy. Vegapunk, who came to the heart of the tree, looked at the body floating in mid-air with admiration. Although it had no consciousness, it was still full of a huge presence.
"An incredible sense of energy... ten times stronger than I am now! In terms of pure energy, this is probably the strongest in the entire universe!"
In fact, powerful beings like God of Destruction no longer pursue greater energy – mainly because even in the Dragon Ball World, there is a limit to energy enhancement; once a certain level of power is reached, it becomes extremely difficult to increase the upper limit of energy.
At this point, trying to increase combat power by raising the energy limit becomes less effective. It's better to pursue so-called realms and energy properties, such as Ultra Instinct and the God of Destruction Power.
Even now, Vegapunk's own energy is already several times greater than that of God of Destruction, not to mention his Vegapunk, whose energy is more than ten times greater.
In fact, whether it is God of Destruction or an angel, their power does not come solely from the energy within their bodies, or rather, energy is merely a foundation used to wield their authority.
As for the higher-level Grand Priest and the Grand Zeno, needless to say, when the Grand Zeno erased the universe, he didn't condense a super-large energy ball to blow the entire universe away. Instead, he simply waved his hand, and with a whoosh, the universe was gone.