"A God of Destruction Candidate?"
Hearing God of Destruction Beerus's words, Goku and the others exchanged puzzled looks, unsure what he meant.
For a moment, everyone looked questioningly at Whis, hoping for an answer.
But Whis merely smiled, showing no intention of explaining.
In truth, Whis had indeed told Beerus that someone extraordinarily powerful had appeared in the universe, and that he intended to consider him as a God of Destruction Candidate.
However, the person he had mentioned was Rhode, not Goku.
After all, although Goku's current power was remarkable, there was still a considerable gap between him and Rhode or Aila.
Rhode had once suggested to Whis that Goku and the others should also become God of Destruction Candidates, but Beerus had still been asleep at the time, so Whis had given no response.
Thus, Beerus's words upon seeing Goku could only mean that the sheer strength of Goku's Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker had led him to assume from the outset that Goku was the person Whis had mentioned.
"Hey, kid, what's your name?"
Seeing everyone exchange looks without anyone answering him, Beerus
immediately narrowed his eyes in displeasure.
In fact, the reason Beerus had awakened at this time and even come to Earth was the impact of the battles taking place there.
If Golden Cell's battle with Vegito several years earlier had caused a tremendous commotion, then Demon Eye Buu's earlier explosive growth in power and his battle with Old Broly had shaken the entire universe, reaching far and wide and drawing the attention of many beings.
Moreover, Beerus had been asleep for years and was already due to awaken soon. The disturbance had immediately jolted him awake ahead of schedule.
Not only that, but both Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta's subsequent battle with Demon Eye Broly Buu