"How is this possible?!"
Whis's eyes widened, and he sprang to his feet.
The person who had walked out was Glen, but by his estimate, Glen should have needed at least three years to gain complete control over the power in his body!
It had only been a month. How had he come out already?
Glen walked toward the lake. Not a trace of power leaked from him, a sign that he had achieved absolute control over it!
"Mr. Whis, I'm out!"
Glen reached the lake and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, giving Whis a deeply resentful look.
"It seems you've gained complete control over your power."
Whis came back to his senses, his gaze fixed on Glen's eyes.
One month? How on earth did this little fellow do it? Could he be a martial arts prodigy as well as gifted in dimension?
"..."
At Whis's words, Glen's look grew even more resentful. "Mr. Whis, do you know what I've been through this past month?"
"I know a little."
"Mr. Whis, that place really isn't fit for people!"
With a miserable look, Glen began recounting his experiences in the mysterious world.
The environment in that mysterious world was exceptionally harsh. During the day, the temperature could rise above sixty degrees, while at night, it could fall below zero.
Besides the changing temperatures, there were sandstorms, tornadoes, hailstorms, torrential rain...
Even more terrifying, that world was home to countless giant beasts, and every one of them was always a little stronger than him!
The moment Glen entered, countless giant beasts set their sights on him. From beginning to end, he had been running for his life.
And while he was fleeing, gravity many times stronger than normal pressed down on him, though he didn't know exactly how many times.
Temperature, giant beasts, gravity, hunger, stamina... these problems plagued him every moment.
If he couldn't achieve absolute control over his power, those giant beasts could always sense his location!
Fortunately, the pressure of facing death had also allowed him to gain complete control over his Ki and every trace of power within his body!
Glen said irritably, "Mr. Whis, you're awful! You didn't even tell me what it was like in there beforehand, and I ended up in such a sorry state!"
"Not at all. Even if I had told you, given how little control you had over your power before, you would still have ended up in just as sorry a state."
Whis sat back down, suppressing his shock. "Besides, didn't that month of tempering also help you gain complete control over your power?"
"..."
Glen looked down at his hands. For some reason, he felt that gaining complete control over the power in his body wasn't all that difficult.
"Then let me tell you something else. Lord Beerus went into that room once too."
"Really?"
Glen was stunned.
Whis nodded. "Back then, Lord Beerus was just like you. His control over his own power was also very crude. It was only after fleeing for his life in that room that he gained complete control over every trace of his power."
Glen suddenly grew curious. "Then how long did Lord Beerus stay in there?"
That mysterious world was very strange. Its environment, giant beasts, and gravity seemed to change along with a person's power.
The stronger you were, the harder that world pushed you!
Under those circumstances, there was no possible way other than to use every trace of power in your body to escape!
Glen was eager to know how long Beerus had stayed in there, so he could compare himself to the God of Destruction.
"I think you'd be better off asking Lord Beerus yourself."
Whis shook his head.
He had estimated that Glen would need at least three years to gain complete control over his power.
That was because Beerus had spent a year in there before mastering his power, and Glen shouldn't have been able to match Beerus.
Who would have thought... he had misjudged him!
"Huh? Is the gap between Lord Beerus and me really that big?" Seeing that Whis wouldn't answer, Glen spoke dejectedly.
"What do you mean?"
Whis frowned. He couldn't understand what the little fellow was saying.
Little Glen sighed and said helplessly, "You won't tell me how long Lord Beerus stayed in there because you obviously don't want to discourage me!"
"After all, he's a God of Destruction! He must have come out in less than half a month!"
"Just as I thought, I'm still far behind!"
Glen looked up at the sky, a hint of disappointment on his little face.
Whis: "..."
Beerus is far behind you. I only kept quiet because I was afraid you'd get carried away.
But...
After this trial, he had discovered that Glen was a martial arts genius as well.
Dimension and martial arts!
Is he gifted in both? This is getting more and more interesting!
At that moment, Glen sat cross-legged on the grass and spoke again. "Mr. Whis, haven't I gained complete control over my power? Why does it still feel so wild?"
With that, he released a trace of power!
Rumble!!
The aura Glen released was as wild as ever. At a glance, he was like some primordial giant beast.
"Mastering your power and your power remaining wild are two different things. Or rather, the latter concerns a deeper level of martial arts."
Whis gave Glen a peculiar look. The little fellow even knew that wild power was a bad thing!
But...
A wild aura was related to one's state of mind, and he hadn't sent Glen into that space to cultivate his state of mind in the first place.
He had sent Glen there to fight for his life again and again in an extremely harsh environment, and thereby gain complete control over every trace of power in his body!
Judging by Glen's behavior, there was no doubt that he had gained complete control over the power in his body!
"Then how can I make my power calm down?"
"There's no rush. Whatever you do, you need to balance work and rest."
Whis pointed to the stove in the distance and smiled. "Go on. First, make up for all the delicious food I missed out on this past month."
In fact, Glen's time in the mysterious space hadn't even been real cultivation. It had only been preparation before he began!
Only by getting him to master his power could he prepare him for what came next: state of mind, dimension, rules... and Ultra Instinct.
Whis had said he would guide Glen's cultivation, and he would take that responsibility seriously.
A towering building rose from the ground. Everything had to be done one step at a time; there was no rushing it!
Of course, how much Glen could learn depended on the boy's talent. If he could learn all of Whis's abilities, Whis wouldn't hold anything back.
"..."
Glen looked down at his blood-covered body and was utterly speechless.
I've been running for my life for a month, and I haven't even had a proper rest, but you're already making me cook for you again?
Even a man being hanged gets a moment to catch his breath!
Hmph!
I'll make dumplings in a bit and give you nothing but wrappers!
An air of resentment surrounded little Glen, so thick it seemed almost tangible.
Suddenly!
A magical light enveloped Glen's entire body. He instantly felt warm all over as his stamina and injuries rapidly recovered. It felt wonderful!
"Thank you, Mr. Whis! I'll go make you something to eat right away!"
The resentment vanished from Glen's eyes in an instant, and he ran toward the stove in the distance.
"Pfft!"
Glen's face-changing act, worthy of Peking opera, made Whis burst out laughing.
Having such a funny little kid in the God of Destruction Realm seemed... pretty nice.
As for Glen, he had said he would make dumplings, and dumplings he made.
Since that guy Whis healed me, he's not so bad after all. I'll only make half his dumplings just wrappers!