Beerus Is Disturbed

Gran had long studied the matter of aura in that mysterious world.

At first, he did not know how to sense aura, much less use it.

In fact, sensing "aura" and using "aura" were not difficult at all!

During that month-long desperate escape, he had pushed nearly every shred of strength in his body to its limit.

It was also under those extreme, desperate circumstances that he finally mastered every shred of power within himself.

In Whis's words, "aura" was the source of power, and Gran had already achieved absolute control over his aura.

However, he did not know how to calm his aura.

"Not bad. It's exactly the state of mind I mentioned before."

Whis nodded and continued, "Put simply, a state of mind refers to a person's inner self."

"Do not be affected by emotions, do not be disturbed by the outside world. Unite your inner and outer selves, calm your heart, and only then will your aura settle. Only then will you not be affected by violent power!"

Hearing that, Gran instinctively said, "Do you have to be as calm as the sky and as swift as lightning?"

Those were words spoken by Earth's Heavenly God's attendant, but the moment they left his mouth—

Rumble—!

Whis looked as though he had been struck by lightning, and his entire body shuddered.

"Th-this... where did you hear that?" Whis stared fixedly at Gran.

"Huh?"

Gran was startled by Whis's reaction. Was there something wrong with those words? Or was there something wrong with Popo?

"I... I saw it in the Saiyan History Book."

"The Saiyan History Book again?"

Whis fell silent, and no one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

More than ten minutes passed.

"The true meaning of that sentence is that your state of mind must be as calm as the sky, while your attacks must be as swift as lightning!"

Whis looked at the child beside him and finally spoke again. "It encompasses two stages: state of mind and Body Instinct. Combined, they form a state called Ultra Instinct."

"That was something I intended to teach you later. I never expected you to know about it already!"

"I don't know about it. I just saw it in the History Book."

Little Gran blinked his round eyes and played dumb.

So what Popo had taught Goku was the state of mind for Ultra Instinct. No wonder Goku had been able to enter the Ultra Instinct state during the later Tournament of Power.

Everything had a trace to follow. In that case, Popo must have had an extraordinary background. But who exactly was he?

"..."

Whis's mouth twitched. "Fine. If you don't know, then you don't know."

"A state of mind has two stages. The first is Forget Self. It means forgetting who you are, forgetting where you are, forgetting what you want to do... forgetting everything!"

"The second stage is No Self. It means not acting deliberately, going with the flow, stripping away the weaknesses of human nature, and entrusting battle to Body Instinct!"

"Let's begin. Go sit by the lake and meditate. During meditation, keep the words 'Forget Self' in mind at all times. Once you comprehend those two words, you will reach the First Stage."

"At your current level, achieving the First Stage would already be remarkable."

Whis turned around and returned to lie on his beach chair.

Gran scratched his head. He could cultivate the First Layer State of Mind just by meditating? Was it that simple?

Fortunately, Whis did not know what Gran was thinking. Otherwise, he would definitely have rolled his eyes at him.

Even many Gods of Destruction had failed to cultivate the second stage, and he thought it was simple?

Gran walked to the lakeside, sat cross-legged, and then closed his eyes.

He had to keep the words "Forget Self" in mind?

It seemed not that difficult. Gran quickly entered a meditative state.

Whis also closed his eyes on the beach chair and stopped paying attention to Gran.

If Whis were guiding an ordinary person in cultivation, his first step would be to have them control their own power, the second would be cultivating power, and the third would be combat techniques...

But Gran was different. Gran possessed exceptional martial arts talent, so Whis had to teach according to his aptitude.

For Gran, the stage of power cultivation had to be pushed back for now!

At Gran's age, cultivating his state of mind was more suitable. One could imagine that if a six- or seven-year-old child could comprehend and successfully cultivate the First Stage state of mind,

then he would certainly be able to cultivate the Ultra Instinct state in the future!

Whis remembered that Beerus had seemed to spend two years mastering the First Layer State of Mind and around ten years mastering the Second Layer State of Mind.

Fully mastering Body Instinct and reaching the Ultra Instinct state, albeit an imperfect one, had seemed to take over a hundred years.

Whis guessed that, with that little guy Gran's talent, he should not need two years to reach the First Layer State of Mind.

Time passed day by day.

During this period, aside from three meals a day, Gran constantly meditated by the lake.

Whis had food and drink, and he did not disturb that little guy Gran.

The God of Destruction Realm became very quiet. One month passed, and Whis's expression suddenly turned grave.

Because in his observations, Gran's violent aura had actually begun to calm down!

By the second month, Whis's expression became even more horrified. He discovered that Gran's violent aura had completely calmed down!

In other words, Gran's state of mind had completely reached the First Layer!!

"Has this kid gone mad? He cultivated the First Layer Forget Self state of mind in two months? What kind of talent is this?!"

Whis was both excited and shocked.

Standing in the distance, he did not dare approach Gran at all, afraid that even the slightest movement might disturb him.

"No!"

"He hasn't awakened yet. He's still cultivating. Could it be..."

Whis's breathing grew increasingly rapid.

From that day onward, Gran remained in a meditative state and neither ate nor drank.

Another month passed. Gran had cultivated his state of mind for a total of three months, yet there was still no sign that he would awaken!

Whis knew that Gran was about to cultivate the Second Layer State of Mind. This kid's talent was simply monstrous. He looked forward even more to the day Gran awakened!

Half a year passed...

One year passed...

Buzz!!!

An ethereal aura erupted from Gran's body!

"How is this possible? It has only been a year, and he has already cultivated the Second Layer State of Mind?!!"

Whis's usual elegance, composure, and calmness in the face of chaos had long vanished. His face was filled with shock.

A year ago, Gran's Dimension issue had already caused a fierce emotional fluctuation within him. Now, Gran had shocked him once again!

Splash!!!

A streak of silver radiance appeared on seven-year-old Gran's body. Centered on him, that ethereal aura spread at an astonishing speed.

It reached the God of Destruction Palace!

It reached the place where Beerus slept!

Beerus suddenly opened his eyes.

As the God of Destruction awakened, Universe 7 suddenly trembled, and Gods from all sides seemed to sense something.

North Kai Planet.

"My goodness, didn't that lord just enter sleep not long ago? Why has he awakened again?!"

A short, squat figure paced around the grass with his hands behind his back, his face full of worry.

Realm of the Gods.

"What is this feeling? Could Majin Buu have awakened?"

A short man with a chicken-comb hairstyle looked utterly terrified as he quickly left the Realm of the Gods with Kibito.