Universe 11's strongest force was the Pride Troopers, a team of heroes who maintained peace in the universe. The strongest among them were their captain, "Big White Beard" Toppo, and member "Big Eyeball" Jiren. To be honest, Toppo was inferior to Jiren in strength. If Jiren had not been so devoted to training, the positions of captain and Destroyer candidate would never have gone to Toppo.
Jiren was a powerhouse at the second level of the Divine Realm who possessed peak third-level Divine Realm power. Despite being a level lower in realm, he could still rival a Destroyer. Jiren was truly a peerless genius.
One had to know that throughout the entire universe, without a divine position, no living being could advance from the second level of the Divine Realm to the third. Although this was not an absolute rule stating that the second level of the Divine Realm was necessarily inferior to the third, there was no denying that the boost granted by a divine position was immense.
For ordinary lifeforms, this was an insurmountable barrier.
But Jiren had done it. With the body of a "demigod," he surpassed most "true gods" and was the undisputed strongest of Universe 11.
Originally, the clown Destroyer had planned to retire and let Toppo become the next Destroyer, with Jiren assisting him from the side. That way, Universe 11 would effectively possess three Destroyer-level experts, placing its strength above every other universe. However, the emergence of Chaya, the Destroyer of Universe 10, changed Belmod's mind.
In Chaya, he saw Jiren's shadow. That was truly terrifying.
Belmod worried that if Toppo became a Destroyer, Universe 11 might not be able to suppress Universe 10 in terms of top-level combat power. Thus, he began considering replacing the next Destroyer candidate.
Marcarita neither approved nor