Glen had studied the question of auras long ago in that mysterious world.
At first, he hadn't known how to sense Ki, much less use it.
In fact, sensing and using Ki really wasn't difficult!
During that month on the run, he had pushed nearly every trace of power in his body to its limit.
It was under those desperate, extreme conditions that he had finally mastered every trace of power in his body.
In Whis's words, Ki was the source of power, and Glen had achieved absolute control over it.
But when it came to calming his Ki, he didn't know how.
"Good memory. It's the state of mind I mentioned before."
Whis nodded and continued, "Simply put, a state of mind refers to a person's inner self."
"Don't let your emotions affect you or your surroundings disturb you. Bring your inner and outer selves into harmony and calm your mind. Only then will your Ki become calm, and only then will you be unaffected by your raging power!"
Hearing this, Glen said without thinking, "Do I have to be as calm as the sky and as fast as lightning?"
Those were the words of Earth's guardian's attendant, but the moment he finished speaking-
Rumble-!
Whis trembled as though struck by lightning.
"Wh... where did you hear that?" Whis stared hard at Glen.
"Huh?"
Whis's reaction startled Glen. Was there something wrong with those words? Or was there something wrong with Popo?
"I... I read it in a Saiyan history book."
"The Saiyan history books again?"
Whis fell silent. No one knew what he was thinking at that moment.
More than ten minutes passed.
"Actually, what those words really mean is that your mind must be as calm as the sky, and your movements must be as fast as lightning!"
Whis looked at the child beside him and finally spoke again. "There are two stages involved: the state of mind and Bodily Instinct. Together, they form a state called Ultra Instinct."
"It's also something I was going to teach you later. I didn't expect you to know about it already!"
"I didn't know. I read it in a history book."
Little Glen blinked his round eyes, playing dumb.
So what Popo had taught Son Goku was the state of mind for Ultra Instinct. No wonder Son Goku had been able to enter the Ultra Instinct state at the later Tournament of Power.
Everything had a traceable origin. In that case, Popo surely had an extraordinary background. Just who was he?
"..."
The corner of Whis's mouth twitched. "Fine, if you don't know, you don't know."
"The state of mind has two stages. The first is Self-Forgetfulness. It means forgetting who you are, where you are, what you want to do... forgetting everything!"
"The second stage is Selflessness. It means acting without deliberation, going with the flow, stripping away the weaknesses of human nature, and leaving combat to Bodily Instinct!"
"Let's begin. Just sit by the lake and meditate. While you're meditating, keep Self-Forgetfulness in mind. Once you comprehend it, you'll reach the first stage."
"At your current stage, it would already be very impressive if you could reach the first stage."
Whis turned and went back to lie on his beach chair.
Glen scratched his head. Could he reach the first level of the state of mind just by meditating? Was it that simple?
Fortunately, Whis didn't know what Glen was thinking, or he would surely have rolled his eyes at him.
Even many Gods of Destruction hadn't managed to reach the second stage, and he thought it was simple?
Glen went over to the lake, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes.
Keep Self-Forgetfulness in mind?
It didn't seem difficult. Glen promptly entered a meditative state.
Whis closed his eyes on his beach chair as well and stopped paying attention to Glen.
When guiding an ordinary person, Whis's first step was to have them master their own power, the second was to cultivate their power, and the third was combat techniques...
But Glen was different. His martial arts talent was exceptional, so his instruction had to be tailored to him.
For Glen, the power cultivation stage would have to wait!
At his age, Glen was better suited to cultivating his state of mind. One could imagine that if a six- or seven-year-old child could comprehend and successfully cultivate the first stage of the state of mind,
then he would surely be able to cultivate the Ultra Instinct state in the future!
Whis recalled that Beerus seemed to have taken two years to master the first level of the state of mind and ten years to master the second.
Fully mastering Bodily Instinct and reaching the Ultra Instinct state, albeit an imperfect one, seemed to have taken over a hundred years.
Whis reckoned that, given Glen's talent, it probably wouldn't take him two years to reach the first level of the state of mind.
Time passed day by day.
During that time, Glen meditated by the lake except for his three daily meals.
Whis had food and drink, and he didn't disturb the little fellow.
The God of Destruction Realm grew very quiet. A month passed, and Whis's expression suddenly turned grave.
In the course of his observation, he found that Glen's raging aura had actually begun to calm down!
In the second month, Whis's expression grew even more alarmed. He found that Glen's raging aura had completely calmed down!
In other words, Glen's state of mind had fully reached the first level!!
"Has this kid gone mad? He cultivated the first-level Self-Forgetfulness state of mind in just two months? Just what kind of talent is that?!!"
Whis was both excited and shocked.
He stood at a distance, not daring to approach Glen for fear that the slightest movement might disturb him.
"That's not right!"
"He hasn't woken up yet. He's still cultivating. Could it be..."
Whis's breathing grew increasingly rapid.
From that day on, Glen remained in a meditative state, neither eating nor drinking.
Another month passed. Glen had spent a total of three months cultivating his state of mind, yet he still showed no sign of waking!
Whis knew Glen was about to cultivate the second level of the state of mind. The kid's talent was simply monstrous! He looked forward more and more to the day Glen woke up.
Half a year passed...
A year passed...
Buzz!!!
An ethereal aura erupted from Glen!
"How is that possible? It's only been a year, and he's already cultivated the second level of the state of mind?!!"
Whis's usual elegance, composure, and calm in the face of chaos had long since vanished. His face was filled with shock.
A year ago, Glen's dimensional level had caused his emotions to fluctuate violently, and now Glen had shocked him once again!
Whoosh!!!
A silver glow appeared around seven-year-old Glen. Centered on him, the ethereal aura spread at an astonishing speed.
It reached the God of Destruction's palace!
It reached the place where Beerus slept!
Beerus's eyes snapped open.
The God of Destruction awoke, and Universe 7 suddenly trembled. The gods throughout it seemed to sense something.
North King Kai's Planet.
"Good grief! Hadn't that lord only just gone to sleep? Why is he awake again?!"
A short, stout man paced back and forth across the grass with his hands behind his back, his face full of worry.
Supreme Kai Realm.
"What's this feeling? Could Majin Buu have awakened?"
A short man with a chicken-shaped hairstyle was filled with fear. He took Kibito and quickly left the Supreme Kai Realm.