While the Tournament of Power was in full swing, elsewhere, in the wastelands of Universe 6.
Lu Li descended onto a planet beneath his feet that was even larger than the sun. Strangely enough, although this planet's size and mass were immense even among stars, it was neither burning nor collapsing inward.
From the surface, it looked dead, yet upon closer sensing, one could feel the energy within the planet pulsing rhythmically.
"Phew—"
Lu Li exhaled on the planet's surface and watched the vapor condense into ice crystals before slowly falling to the ground.
As though they had all agreed on a time, after Lu Li landed, figures flew in from every corner of the universe and touched down not far from him.
The first to land was a man in ancient-style purple robes. His long hair hung loosely down his back, and his aura was unrestrained. Every movement he made seemed to accord with the Great Dao.
When his eyes opened and closed, the Starry Sky seemed to reflect within them. When he looked at Lu Li, ripples arose in his gaze, as though a dead universe had suddenly come alive.
He looked at Lu Li for several seconds before ultimately giving a nod without saying much.
The next to land was a black-furred gorilla. Lu Li had seen him on the day he announced the rules of the Tournament of Power. He was the God of Destruction of Universe 5. Their universe did not need to participate in the Tournament of Power this time, yet Aizen had still persuaded him to join the operation.
The reason was simple: Tian Huang had said he disliked Zeno and wanted to find an opportunity to kill him.
Today, he had claimed to be unwell and did not go watch the Tournament