"This is really a headache... All right, I'll get in touch with Lord Champa and have him choose a suitable candidate from Universe 6." Vados sighed. "With your strength, you certainly have the potential to become a God of Destruction... But since you don't want to, I won't force you."
"Mm-hmm." Lu Fan smiled faintly.
Vados immediately contacted Champa through her Staff and told him everything the Grand Priest had said about the New Universe.
"The Grand Priest is going to choose a new God of Destruction from the Omni-Universe? How could you wait until now to tell me such important news?" Champa asked crossly.
"I only just got the news myself," Vados sighed.
"Wouldn't it be better to have that kid Lu Fan become a God of Destruction? After all, the two of us trained him," Champa asked. "His strength may not be fully developed yet, but with some more training, I think he has the potential."
"He doesn't want to," Vados replied, shaking her head.
"He doesn't? Why not?" Champa asked, taken aback.
"Lu Fan thinks that if he becomes a God of Destruction, he'll have to share his life with a Supreme Kai. If the Supreme Kai dies, he'll disappear too," Vados sighed.
"It's true that we Gods of Destruction are bound that way... There's nothing we can do about it. Is that fool really turning down the job over something like this?" Champa was speechless. "There can be several Supreme Kais. As long as even one of them is alive, we Gods of Destruction won't disappear."
"Exactly. Since he won't put his name forward, could you choose a few suitable candidates from Universe 6 and bring them over, Lord Champa?" Vados suggested.
"Fine. I'll bring a few people over when I come back," Champa agreed with a nod.
"Remember to bring the lemon tree back, too," Vados said.
"Which matters more, the lemon tree or the God of Destruction?" Champa asked crossly.
"Both matter," Vados replied with a smile.
"Fine... I get it. I'll bring back both the lemon tree and the candidates," Champa grumbled.
Two hours later.
Champa returned, carrying an enormous tree.
Two people followed behind him.
Lu Fan recognized them at a glance.
One was Hit, and the other was Frost.
"How about it, Vados? Just pick one of these two to become the God of Destruction," Champa said.
"Sure," Vados replied. She had no objections.
"I'll ask you one more time. Are you sure you don't want to put your name forward?" Champa asked Lu Fan again.
"Quit stalling and go plant the tree," Lu Fan ordered.
Champa: "..."
This kid!
He was getting more and more disrespectful.
"Lord Champa, may I ask who this gentleman is?" Frost stepped forward and asked respectfully.
"Uh, this is Lu Fan, my beverage flavorist," Champa introduced him.
Frost: "..."
Frost was speechless.
A beverage flavorist?
This guy was just a beverage flavorist.
And a lowly beverage flavorist dared to order Lord Champa around?
Well, Lord Champa was just kind enough not to take offense.
But that was Lord Champa's choice.
Frost desperately needed to make a good impression on Lord Champa.
"May I ask what kind of beverages you make?" Frost asked.
Lu Fan glanced at Frost and ignored him.
Frost felt a pang of hurt.
This kid had no manners!
How dare he act like I wasn't even here?
As for Hit, he merely watched coldly from the sidelines without saying a word.
"Lord Champa, have this lizard-looking fellow plant the tree," Lu Fan said.
With outsiders around, Lu Fan knew better than to call Champa Fat Cat.
He had to show the man some respect.
After all, Champa was a God of Destruction.
"Go plant this big tree," Champa said, tossing the lemon tree straight to Frost.
Frost: "..."
Frost wanted to cry.
Was this beverage flavorist really that important to Champa?
I'm speechless.
Frost had no choice but to grit his teeth, dig a hole in the ground, and plant the tree.
"Only one of them can enter the selection. Lord Champa, will you choose Mr. Hit or Mr. Frost?" Vados asked.
"Just have them fight. The stronger one gets picked," Champa said with a grin. He turned to Hit and Frost and ordered, "Hey, you two, fight right here. Keep going until one of you falls or gives up. The other one wins."
"Is it really that simple?" Frost asked with a polite smile.
Hit's expression remained calm, his face betraying neither joy nor sorrow.
"Good. Begin," Champa called out.
"Mr. Hit, I've heard you're the universe's greatest assassin..." Frost said, looking at him.
Hit said nothing, his expression cold.
"I am a champion of justice! Today, the champion of justice will face off against the universe's greatest assassin..." Frost declared passionately.
"Enough. Get started already. You're talking as if you're some kind of good person," Lu Fan sighed.
Frost: "..."
Frost had been making a passionate speech, but Lu Fan's words immediately deflated him.
"Hey, what are you talking about? I am a good person!" Frost snapped.
"Vados, check his records and see what he gets up to behind everyone's backs," Lu Fan said with a smile.
Vados thought it over, then decided to humor Lu Fan. She picked up her Staff and examined it closely.
"Uh, it turns out Mr. Frost does good deeds on the one hand and bad ones on the other," Vados said with a smile.
Frost: "..."
How did this woman know everything?
"What? What does he usually do?" Champa asked, looking at Vados in surprise.
"Mr. Frost upholds justice, but secretly sells the planets he conquers to others, making a huge profit," Vados replied.
Champa's expression darkened.
"Looks like your character isn't suited to becoming a God of Destruction," Champa said, narrowing his eyes.
"Huh?" Frost wiped away his sweat.
"I'll spare your life. Fly back on your own," Champa said.
"No, Lord Champa!" Frost panicked. "He's an assassin too. Does that mean he's suited to be a God of Destruction?"
"No one said assassins couldn't become Gods of Destruction. But a hypocrite would bring disgrace to the title," Champa said.
Cold sweat streamed down Frost's face.
I haven't even fought this assassin yet.
And now I'm already disqualified?
So much for my dream of becoming a God of Destruction.
Damn it!
This beverage flavorist is to blame for everything.
I'm going to teach him a lesson today.
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