The pressure on Frieza's head grew heavier and heavier. Just as he thought his skull was about to be crushed beneath Beerus's foot—
Beerus suddenly lifted his foot. In an instant, he returned to the throne in the palace and said expressionlessly, "This is the punishment for disobeying my orders. However..."
"You did the right thing by sparing the remaining Saiyans, Whis!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Whis waved his Staff.
A silver glow enveloped Frieza, and his injuries instantly healed.
"I... I'm not dead?"
Frieza gasped for breath. While relieved to be alive, he was also puzzled by Beerus's actions.
He wanted to kill me just seconds ago, so why did he spare me a few seconds later?
Seeing Frieza's confused expression, Whis's lips twitched.
Beerus spared you because you spared Gran's life back then.
"Th-Thank you, Lord Beerus, for sparing my life!"
Although Frieza was deeply confused, he still climbed up from the ground, thanked him, and hurriedly explained,
"Lord Beerus, the reason I spared some of the Saiyans was actually because I wanted to squeeze every last bit of value out of them before completely wiping them out!"
"..."
"Lord Beerus, I'm very sorry. I disobeyed your order. I'll go and completely eliminate all the Saiyans right away!"
"Enough!"
Beerus's expression darkened further and further.
For fuck's sake, can't this guy understand human speech? Didn't I say sparing the remaining Saiyans was the right thing to do?
Hearing Beerus's rebuke, Frieza couldn't help trembling again.
"I'm warning you: don't touch the remaining Saiyans. If you do, you'll die!" Beerus's tone was ice-cold.
"Yes!"
Frightened out of his wits, Frieza quickly lowered his head.
"Whis, let's go."
Once Beerus and Whis vanished, Frieza was the only one left in the palace.
Half an hour later.
After confirming that Beerus and Whis had truly left, Frieza instantly unlocked his transformation.
"AAARGH!!!"
"How dare they treat me like this?! AAARGH!!!"
Frieza unlocked his Ultimate State, releasing 120 million Battle Power!!
Crackle! Crackle!
Countless bolts of lightning coiled around him, and the terrifying shockwave erupting from his body instantly reduced the entire palace to ruins!!
Rumble—!
Rumble—!
The planet trembled, while countless members of the Frieza Force prostrated themselves on the ground.
What kind of power was this? King Frieza was far too terrifying!!!
At the center of the palace ruins, Frieza vented his rage before reverting to his short form with two pointed horns.
"Damn it..."
Frieza wanted to curse Beerus, but remembering that a Deity of Beerus's level might be able to hear him, he shut his mouth.
"Damn it, shouldn't he have been asleep, according to his usual habits?"
"Why did this happen?!"
"Disobeying his order was wrong, but sparing the remaining Saiyans was right?"
"Could one of the remaining Saiyans have encountered him and somehow eased the anger in his heart? But who could it have been?"
Frieza clenched his fists as his mind raced.
Another half hour passed, yet Frieza still couldn't figure it out.
"Someone, investigate the whereabouts of the remaining Saiyans..."
The words reached his lips, but Frieza fell silent again.
He had just been punished for defying Beerus's order. Beerus had told him not to touch the remaining Saiyans again. If he disobeyed once more, the consequence might truly be death!
"Damn it!"
"Someone, rebuild the palace!"
"Yes!"
Dodoria led others over to clean up the palace ruins. Looking at his king's disheveled state—
He couldn't help grumbling inwardly. His king only wanted to become a cosmic real-estate tycoon. What was wrong with that? Why would anyone treat his king like this?!
That person truly deserved to die!
God of Destruction Realm.
A streak of light descended from the sky as Beerus and Whis finally returned to the God of Destruction Realm.
"Phew, we're finally back. These past six months have exhausted me!"
The moment Beerus returned, he immediately lay down on a lounge chair by the lake.
"Oh ho ho~~"
Standing nearby, Whis chuckled. "If Gran knew what Lord Beerus had done over the past six months, he would surely be deeply moved."
"Whis, do you know you can be really annoying sometimes?"
Beerus turned his head and glared at him. "I'm warning you, don't tell that brat about this, or I'll get angry!!"
"Lord Beerus can't beat me anyway, so I'm not afraid."
"You..."
Beerus sat upright, then finally collapsed back onto the lounge chair in despair.
What could he do? Whis was his Master as well, and he truly couldn't beat the guy!
Seeing Beerus's despairing expression, Whis stopped teasing him and smiled. "I shall obey Lord Beerus's command!"
After all, Beerus was his own God of Destruction. He still had to humor him a little.
"Hmph, at least you know what's good for you!"
Beerus's gloomy mood immediately brightened again. His changing expressions were like those of a child, leaving Whis both annoyed and amused.
How could a "child" like this become the Strongest God of Destruction? There really was no justice!
"I've worked for half a year, and I'm tired. Don't disturb me while I'm sleeping..."
Just as Beerus was about to close his eyes, he suddenly remembered something.
"Wait, we've been back in the God of Destruction Realm for so long. Why haven't we seen that brat Gran?"
Beerus sprang up from the lounge chair, his expression turning incomparably grave.
"Huh, that's true!"
Whis came to his senses as well. He closed his eyes, but he did not see Gran's small figure anywhere on the surface of the God of Destruction Realm.
Opening his eyes, he said, "Lord Beerus, I couldn't find him!!"
"Damn it, where did that brat go?!!"
Beerus's expression instantly became anxious.
That was the successor he had worked so hard to find. Nothing could have happened to him, right?
Fortunately, Whis did not know what Beerus was thinking. Otherwise, he would definitely have said, You found him? I found him, all right?
"Lord Beerus, don't panic. Let me look again!"
Whis's expression also turned solemn. This time, he directly waved his Staff.
Hum!!!
The orb atop the Staff instantly displayed an image:
An eight-year-old child, bundled up in thick clothing, was fighting a Saber-toothed Beast twenty meters tall.
"What!!!"
Beerus's eyes widened. He recognized where Gran was.
"The Sumeru World?!"
The Sumeru World was the world where Beerus had once learned to control his power. Its environment was incredibly harsh, and it contained countless giant beasts.
Back then, Beerus had spent a full year fleeing through the Sumeru World before he managed to control his power.
Yet according to Whis, when Gran came to the God of Destruction Realm, he had spent only one month inside before gaining control over his own power.
But why had he gone in again?
"Damn it, has that little guy gone mad? Doesn't he know that the world increases its level of danger according to your strength?"
Beerus stared at the image on the Crystal Ball, so furious that his chest felt ready to explode.
"Especially since he's wearing that set of Gravity Clothing. It'll suppress his strength even further. How can he escape in a world with such a high level of danger?"
"Lord Beerus, stop talking. Let's hurry in and save him!"
Whis took Beerus with him, and they instantly vanished from where they stood.
Before you continue