Chapter 461

"Whis, please sit down!" Roland personally stood up and invited Whis to sit down.

"You're too kind. You're the host here. Just relax as usual." Whis smiled humbly and politely, sitting down next to Roland. He glanced at the vast Martial Arts Arena and said calmly, "Your strength has improved quite a bit since I last saw you."

"Haha, just a slight improvement."

Speaking of his strength, Roland smiled slightly, his mood brightening. He waved his hand, signaling the Vine Race Maiden to bring over the prepared snacks.

"Try it, this is food carefully prepared by the Sephiria Force."

Whis squinted as he examined the stacks of exquisite pastries. The difference in taste was evident from the appearance of the food. These pastries were small and delicate, giving him a unique feeling. He took a small bite, and the wonderful flavor exploded in his mouth.

Whis's eyes lit up; he had never tasted such delicious desserts before.

"This flavor is absolutely irresistible!"

Roland smiled and said, "This is just an appetizer. I'll have much more food to treat you after the conference."

"That's something to look forward to," Whis said calmly, regaining his usual composure.

"Let me introduce you. This is Queen Sephiria of the Sephiria Force, and next to her is my wife Tights..." Roland said with a smile, introducing the people beside Whis.

Whis nodded with a smile, his gaze deepening as he looked at Sephiria. "Saiyan with red eyes... we haven't seen one in Universe 7 for a long time. Very good."

"Hello."

Sephiria nodded gracefully to Whis, carefully observing him, only to find that he didn't exude any energy at all. In fact, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have been sure that there was really a person sitting in front of her, which greatly surprised her.

There are only two possibilities for this situation. One is that the other party is just a mortal with negligible energy. But even if the energy is low, with her current strength, she should be able to sense it if she probes carefully. So there is only another possibility: the other party's strength is extremely profound, and they have achieved the ability to completely conceal their aura.

"As expected of someone Roland admires, she is indeed somewhat different," Sephiria thought to herself.

In fact, she didn't know that the reason she couldn't sense the aura on Whis was because high-ranking gods don't actually possess an aura.

Aura is something that only mortals possess.

High-ranking deities have long since transformed their energy into special powers, and even if these powers are revealed, their level is so high that ordinary mortals cannot perceive them.

Unseen, indescribable, and ineffable—these are descriptions of some absurd and illogical high-dimensional creatures. While the high-ranking deities of the universe may not be as domineering as the bizarre beings in myths and legends, they are still extremely profound and unfathomable.

"Sir, have you seen any other Saiyan with red eyes?" Sephiria asked.

"Yes, a long time ago, before Planet Sadala was destroyed, there were Saiyan with red hair and red eyes during the internal strife. I think they were called something like 'Super Saiyan God'." Whis recalled, though he didn't remember clearly because he didn't pay much attention to Saiyan.

"The Super Saiyan God ..." Sephiria nodded.

Regarding the internal strife that occurred on the ancient Planet Sadala, the ancient Saiyan Yamoshi from Hell once told her that, in terms of strength, the Super Saiyan God transformation should be similar to the Super Saiyan form, a form that the ancient Saiyan created to fight against the rebels.

"Perhaps in ancient times, other Saiyan, like me, developed the power of the Great Ape Bloodline within them."

While Roland and Whis were talking, Hildis of the Galactic Mercenary Organization carefully observed Whis, but like Sephiria, he couldn't tell for a long time what made this man in the red Godly Robe different from the others.

"Strange, who exactly is this person that they deserve such courtesy from Mr. Roland and Queen Sephi?" Hildis shook her head.

The universe values strength above all else, especially the Saiyan who place great importance on power. Without sufficient strength, it is impossible to treat them as equals. Therefore, Hildis showed great curiosity about Whis, who appeared in such a peculiar way.

"Mr. Roland, this is..." Hildis looked at Roland.

Roland laughed and introduced him to Hildis: "His name is Mr. Whis. He is the most distinguished guest of my Sephiria Force. Because Whis doesn't usually appear in the universe, very few people know him."

"So that's how it is."

Hildis nodded. Regardless of whether Roland's introduction was true or not, it was enough to know that the other party was a distinguished guest of the Sephiria Force. There were many hidden masters in the universe, and even the Galactic Mercenary Organization, as a major force in the universe, would not dare to say that they knew all the experts.

Great figures are often eccentric; the Galactic Mercenary Organization should keep a close eye on them from now on.

"This guy has some serious connections. Even if it were the Galactic King, he wouldn't necessarily get this kind of treatment," Jaco whispered to Merus, his golden eyes wide.

"This one is far more distinguished than the Galactic King," Merus said after a moment of silence.

Jaco exclaimed "Ah!" and asked Merus if he knew the other person's identity, but Merus remained tight-lipped and refused to reveal a single word.

"Tch, how could anyone be more noble than the Galactic King? You know, the Galactic King of all time have ruled the entire universe, although they've declined somewhat recently."

The other party is Angel, a god even more noble than the Supreme Kai and the God of Destruction in the Godly Sequence. How could a mere Galactic King compare to Angel?

Merus thought to himself.

Although Angel are nominally servants of the God of Destruction, this is not actually the case. Maintaining their servant status is merely to avoid appearing superior and to better guide the God of Destruction and maintain the order of the universe. Angel have the right to God of Destruction from taking inappropriate actions, and in serious cases, they can directly confine or replace the God of Destruction.

While both are servants, the servants of the Supreme Kai are Apprentice Supreme Kai, but Angel are not.

Angel serve only the Zeno and the Grand Priest.

Any God of Destruction who dares to use their status to Angel around angels will be replaced!

Even Apprentice Angel are not comparable in status to God of Destruction.

However, under normal circumstances, Angel are quite easy to talk to. Even if God of Destruction is slightly offensive in words, they will laugh it off. For Angel who have existed since time immemorial, replacing a God of Destruction is as simple as eating, so there is no need to care. They are unwilling to do it simply because their mindset is too high, and on the other hand, training a new God of Destruction is more troublesome.

When Merus warned Jaco, Whis glanced over indifferently and nodded slightly when he saw Merus.

This subtle movement went unnoticed by anyone except Whis and Merus.

"Lord Roland, Your Majesty, it's almost time. The Martial Arts Tournament can begin." The Vine Race Maiden, Arlis, stood behind them and said softly.

"Then let's announce the start!" Roland chuckled.

Sephiria smiled and nodded, then stood up and solemnly announced to everyone that the Martial Arts Tournament of the celebration had officially begun. Sephiria spoke softly, but her clear voice resounded throughout the spacious venue.

As the competition began, all the contestants who had entered the qualifying rounds became serious, Saiyan and aliens from various factions in the audience who were not participating in the competition all craned their necks, eagerly awaiting the start of the competition.

"Thump!"

With a deafening gong resounding, the contestants for the first match entered the arena.

"I'm the first contestant, I'll go up first." A very clean-looking young man laughed heartily and jumped onto the ring. Opposite him was a red-skinned alien.

Both of them have a combat power of around 30,000, making them top-tier fighters in the universe.

"The match begins!" The referee robot Crystal scanned the entire arena and announced its verdict.

Upon hearing the referee announce the start of the match, both competitors immediately entered their battle mode, their muscles tensing instantly, creating a powerful surge of energy. Even from a distance, the audience could feel the sheer power of both fighters through the visuals.

With a "whoosh," both sides moved quickly, and the exciting match had begun.

There are 3,200 contestants in the selection rounds. If each round were to be played individually, it would take an unknown number of matches to select the top 50. The audience doesn't have the patience to wait that long. Therefore, multiple battles are scheduled to take place simultaneously in each round. Currently, there are 200 matches being played at the same time.

Even so, it would take eight rounds to select the 1,600 people for the first tier.

The competition was in full swing, and the entire process was displayed on the big screen. The audience below could choose which match to watch based on their interests. However, those who made it to the top 3200 through the preliminary rounds all possessed considerable strength.

Even at its weakest, it still possesses a combat strength of tens of thousands.

If the Sephiria Force can take this opportunity to absorb all of these contestants, or even just a small portion of them, their strength will increase significantly. This is precisely why Roland is happy to hold a large-scale World Martial Arts Tournament.