At the most critical moment, the atmosphere grew grave. Though Whis was extremely curious about the final outcome, he did not interrupt his father again.
"That state of Audis's was indeed formidable. In just a few decades, he even dared to challenge me."
The Grand Minister's smile faded as he finally spoke. "If he could consciously control that state, it would have been quite good."
"Unfortunately, Audis had one most fatal weakness. He was merely a mortal. By the time Audis faced Lord King of All, he was already a hundred years old, and the final result..."
At that point, the Grand Minister paused.
Whis held his breath, his palms sweating.
"The final result was that Audis was defeated by Lord King of All in an instant." The Grand Minister's tone carried a hint of regret.
"As expected!"
Hearing the final outcome, Whis let out a heavy breath.
This result had been within his expectations. After all, his opponent had been King of All. Within King of All's Universe, King of All was invincible!
Suddenly!
The Grand Minister spoke again. "When I said Audis was defeated instantly, I meant that Lord King of All defeated him in a single blow. However, he did not die in that battle."
"Huh?"
"Lord King of All thought he was amusing, so he spared him."
The Grand Minister looked out at the stars and continued.
"Audis later returned to Universe 7. However, he was already severely wounded at that time. Within the following year, he could no longer hold on and eventually died."
After hearing his father finish the story, Whis's memories gradually resurfaced. He remembered everything. That Audis had truly been an extraordinary figure!
"Whis, Audis's transformation actually had two fatal flaws. Do you know what they were?"
"I do. One was the lack of reason, and the other was his lifespan."
Though Whis had never personally met Audis, he could clearly sense Audis's weaknesses from his father's account.
Lacking reason was only one aspect. That seemingly limitless increase in power was likely an even bigger problem!
How could anyone in this world increase their power without limit? Even if they could, how could their body possibly withstand it?
Clearly, that method of endlessly increasing power required burning through one's lifespan!!!
"Looks like you guessed it too."
The Grand Minister nodded in satisfaction.
Whis had been clever since childhood. Unfortunately, he had ended up with a God of Destruction who was lazy to the extreme.
He sighed and continued, "Audis was a mortal, but his physique was undeniably terrifyingly strong. Every time he suffered severe injuries, he could recover quickly."
"If he had lived normally, living for a thousand years would not have been a problem."
"But every transformation placed an enormous burden on his body. Especially when he repeatedly broke through his limits, the impact of that immense power left irreversible wounds on his body."
"This was a fighting style that burned through one's lifespan!"
The Grand Minister shook his head and continued.
"By the time he fought Lord King of All, Audis's body was already beginning to fail."
"Later on, he nearly died from his body exploding as he increased his power."
"If Lord King of All had not found him amusing and saved his life, Audis would have died on the spot long ago."
"But after returning to Universe 7, that fellow still did not survive for even a year!"
That was Audis's legendary life. Though his Ultimate Berserk State was riddled with countless flaws.
Yet as a mere mortal, he had dared to face King of All directly. While the Grand Minister admired him, he also regretted the loss of such a genius.
Whis also greatly admired Audis. Come to think of it, Audis was Gran's ancestor.
Wait!
Ancestor?
Did that mean Gran could also use this transformation? Whis's expression instantly turned grim.
"Whis, I do not know whether that little guy you recently took in can transform as well. If he can, I advise you to persuade him to abandon this path."
The Grand Minister seemed to have guessed Whis's thoughts. With his hands behind his back, he gazed at the stars and said calmly.
"Without reason, one is ultimately nothing but a wild beast with strength!"
Whis unclenched his fists and nodded. "I never met Audis personally, but from Father's account, I can clearly tell that Audis's Ultimate Berserk State was the wrong path."
Without reason, how could one understand how to control power?
Without reason, how could one understand how to use power?
Without reason, how could one know to use the Training dimension to extend one's lifespan...
Just as his father had said, without reason, one would only be a beast that knew nothing but slaughter!
There was absolutely no chance for such a person to become a true powerhouse.
Whis would never allow Gran to walk such a path. Gran's current training plan was entirely correct.
Once Gran returned from outside the universe, Whis would teach him the Training dimension and the Destruction Rule.
The Training dimension would allow him to advance from King Kai's Peak Dimension into the Divine Dimension at the level of a God of Destruction.
By then, the Mortal Power within Gran's body would completely transform into Divine Power, and his lifespan would greatly increase.
Moreover!
Given that little guy Gran's talent, the Divine Dimension would definitely not be his endpoint.
Perhaps in the future, he might even reach the Angel Dimension, or even the God Official Dimension.
After all!
According to his father's assessment, Gran possessed the talent of "Transcendence"!
"Of course!"
The Grand Minister suddenly spoke again. "Everything that exists in this world has its own meaning. What exists is reasonable."
"If Audis had been able to resolve the two fatal flaws I mentioned, perhaps the final outcome might have been different."
"Raise that little guy well. His potential is terrifying. Lord King of All and I both think highly of him."
After saying that, the Grand Minister walked into King of All's Palace with his hands behind his back.
Rumble--!!
Whis's heart trembled. Even Lord King of All thought highly of that little guy Gran?
But... what did Father mean when he said that what existed was reasonable?
Watching his father's small retreating figure, Whis frowned deeply. He stood before King of All's Palace for a long time before finally leaving with profound confusion.
Inside King of All's Palace.
"Grand Minister, why did Whis come looking for you?"
"He came to ask me about that Audis from back then. Oh, and he also asked me to evaluate the Candidate God of Destruction he had recently taken in."
"Oh? Those two Saiyans? They're so interesting, especially that little guy named Gran."
The eraser-like King of All looked up and said a few words before lowering his head to continue playing his Planet Pop game.
The Grand Minister stood beside King of All. The fatherly image he had shown while teaching Whis was gone, and he had once again become King of All's lofty steward.
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