Within Universe 11's God of Destruction Realm, Vermoud paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Clearly, he was deeply unsettled.
"Damn it! Ye Ming of Universe 7 and that Son Goku from another timeline have actually earned Lord Zeno's favor. This is bad!"
"And that Son Goku from Universe 7 is also deeply favored by Lord Zeno. Damn those wretched guys—they've hit the jackpot!"
Marcarita smiled at Vermoud. "Lord Vermoud, there's no need to be so anxious. Lord Zeno merely admires them. But if someone even more impressive comes along, things might change, dear."
Vermoud eyed Marcarita darkly. "You've seen Ye Ming's strength, and that Son Goku from another timeline, too. They're both incredibly powerful! Jiren might not even be a match for them."
"Dear, I understand, Lord Vermoud. But we can make Jiren even stronger in a short time—or, rather, turn him into an entirely new Jiren," Marcarita said calmly.
Vermoud raised an eyebrow. "What do you have in mind? We can't anger Lord Zeno. We absolutely mustn't break the rules."
Marcarita smiled faintly. "Dear, we could have Jiren fuse with his future self and create a new fusion warrior. To everyone else, he'd still look like just one person!"
"That wouldn't anger Lord Zeno, and it would quickly boost our universe's top-tier fighting strength. What do you think, dear?"
Vermoud narrowed his eyes, then suddenly burst out laughing. "Marcarita, you're brilliant! That's an excellent idea. I'm almost impressed."
Marcarita smiled, too. "Dear, it's for the good of our universe. Only a powerful universe will be able to stand firm when future crises come."
Vermoud nodded. "I'll leave this to you. Make sure you handle it properly!"
Marcarita nodded to Vermoud.
Vermoud continued, "I've held the position of God of Destruction for many years now. I've been thinking about finding a successor."
"Toppo is undoubtedly my ideal choice, while Jiren is so absorbed in training that he has no interest in becoming a God of Destruction."
Marcarita said to Vermoud, "Toppo's recent training in destruction has been very effective, dear. It won't be long before he can fully control this power."
Vermoud continued, "Ever since the match between Universe 6 and Universe 7, I've had a bad feeling. Marcarita, starting now, train the other Pride Troopers as well."
"We can't let our guard down. We'll show the other universes which one has the strongest warriors."
Marcarita said, "Understood!"
Mosco, the machine-like God of Destruction of Universe 3, was the most unusual of all the Gods of Destruction. His real body was inside a robot, and he spoke in a mechanical voice, while his Angel served as his translator.
Beside him stood Campari, the Angel of Universe 3. He said respectfully, "Lord Mosco, with such powerful warriors appearing in Universes 6 and 7, I think something may happen soon. What should we do next?"
Mosco spoke in his mechanical voice. His words were translated as, "We can't fall behind the other universes. We need to train powerful warriors, too. We can use our technology to greatly increase their strength!"
Campari understood what Lord Mosco had said and immediately went to find the strongest warriors in their universe.
Heles, the God of Destruction of Universe 2, sat elegantly on her throne. "My, my, the battle between Universes 6 and 7 was quite spectacular! But their fight wasn't perfect. Perhaps they lacked the power of love."
"Sour, gather all our warriors who possess love. Let the other universes know that only a universe with love has truly limitless power!"
Sour replied respectfully, "I understand, beautiful Lord Heles!" (You have to admit, that was pretty bizarre.)
And so, the Gods of Destruction across the universes began gathering their strongest warriors. After being selected and trained by their Angels, these warriors would become the top fighters in their respective universes.
A month later, a tremendous rumble echoed through the God of Destruction's realm, startling Beerus as he ate.
Vegeta emerged from his training in triumph, laughing wildly. He was far stronger than he had been a month ago!
In a flash, Beerus appeared beside Vegeta and said coolly, "Vegeta, you've gotten quite a bit stronger. Now that you're so powerful, do you think you can challenge me?"
Hearing this, Vegeta immediately sobered up. "Sorry, Lord Beerus. I got a little carried away!"
Beerus snorted and ignored him, returning to his food.
Vegeta still wasn't qualified to challenge Beerus. Even if he were, he'd have to hold back—Beerus was a god, after all.
This time, Vegeta had completely mastered Super Saiyan Deep Blue, and his Ultra Ego had advanced another stage. Like Ye Ming, he had also incorporated Deep Blue Form into his Ultra Ego Form!
Son Goku and Son Gohan had returned three months earlier. They were also training in the God of Destruction's realm.
"Looks like you've made quite a bit of progress, Vegeta. I can clearly feel how much stronger you've become," Ye Ming said calmly, appearing behind him without warning.
Vegeta was startled and quickly turned around. He hadn't sensed Ye Ming's ki at all. As he looked at Ye Ming, cold sweat trickled down his face.
Vegeta thought, Ye Ming has made another huge breakthrough. I've only ever felt this kind of power from Whis. Damn it, why is the gap so enormous?
Ye Ming seemed to see what Vegeta was thinking and smiled. "Vegeta, you have your own path to becoming stronger. There's no need to compare yourself to me. I'll say something a little arrogant: in this timeline, I'm the strongest Saiyan."
Vegeta heard Ye Ming's words and snorted. Clearly, he agreed!
Ye Ming suddenly thought of something and teased him, "Isn't Son Goku the one you've always wanted to surpass? I think you can definitely do it, Vegeta."
Vegeta couldn't be bothered to say a word to Ye Ming. He turned and walked away.
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