Dyspo threw himself into the fray, launching a relentless attack on the Evil Legion.
"Lady Marcarita!" Toppo bowed to her from afar.
"Mr. Toppo, please come to the God of Destruction Realm right away." Marcarita smiled.
"Huh? Right now?" Toppo stared in surprise.
"Do you have something important to take care of, Mr. Toppo?" Marcarita asked.
"I'm leading the Pride Troopers in suppressing the Evil Legion on our planet. If all goes well, this will be our final battle. From now on, Pride Planet will be at peace," Toppo explained.
"How much longer will you need?" Marcarita asked.
"At least two days, I'd say... The Evil Legion has been entrenched on Pride Planet for a long time. Wiping them out completely is more troublesome than I expected..." Toppo mused. "By the way, Lady Marcarita, what did you need me for?"
"The New Universe is choosing a God of Destruction, and Lord Belmod recommended you," Marcarita said candidly. "So please put aside what you're doing and come here at once."
"But... what about things here?" Toppo clenched his teeth, reluctant to leave.
"I'll arrange for Jiren to come help," Marcarita suggested.
"Jiren? If he can come... that would be a huge help." Toppo's eyes lit up, and he spoke with excitement.
"Jiren is a member of the Pride Troopers, after all. He's been training lately, hasn't he?" Marcarita said with a smile.
"That guy trains whenever he has nothing else to do. Just how strong does he want to get before he's satisfied?" Toppo sighed.
"Then it's settled. Set out right away. Jiren will be there shortly," Marcarita instructed.
"Yes, Lady Marcarita!" Toppo replied respectfully.
The call ended.
"Captain, I can't hold out much longer!" Dyspo cried.
"Whoosh!"
Toppo flew over from a distance and kicked away one of the people fighting Dyspo.
"Dyspo, Lord Belmod has something important for me to take care of, so I have to leave right away. I'll have to leave things here to you," Toppo explained.
"What?" Dyspo was stunned. "If you leave, our fighting strength will take a serious hit!"
"It's fine. Jiren will be here soon," Toppo said with a smile.
"Jiren? He's coming?" Dyspo stared in surprise.
"Yes." Toppo nodded. "Please hang in there a little longer."
"What's so important?" Dyspo asked.
"I'll tell you when I get back." Toppo didn't say.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud crash came from far away.
The next moment, a crimson figure appeared high in the sky, looking down over the land.
"I-is that Jiren? He finally showed up! He got here so fast!" Dyspo exclaimed, both surprised and delighted.
"Yeah..." Toppo sighed.
"Captain, hurry and go. We don't need you here anymore." Dyspo waved him off.
Toppo: "..."
"Boom!"
As soon as Jiren appeared, he threw a punch from afar.
The immense pressure of the wind carried his punch straight into the heart of the Evil Legion.
In an instant, the center of the Evil Legion was reduced to ruins.
"Just like you'd expect from Jiren. He's even stronger than before. That guy's incredible." Dyspo was filled with awe.
Toppo looked up at Jiren, thoughtful.
That was strange...
Since they were choosing a God of Destruction for the New Universe,
why hadn't Lord Belmod chosen Jiren?
Oh, right.
Jiren didn't want to become a God of Destruction.
If he'd wanted to, he would've become a God of Destruction candidate long ago. There wouldn't have been a place for me.
I'd better get going.
"Whoosh!"
Purple-red flames blazed around Toppo as he sped toward Belmod Planet.
Universe 2.
Planet Heles.
Angel Sour relayed the news about the New Universe's God of Destruction to Heles.
"Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, who is the fairest woman in the universe?" Heles was standing before a mirror, asking it a question.
"Pop!"
Heles's face appeared in the mirror.
A smile spread across Heles's face.
Angel Sour sighed beside her.
"Sour, what were you saying just now?" Heles finally turned to look at Sour.
"The Grand Priest said the New Universe has already begun to take shape. They want to choose a suitable God of Destruction from among the various universes," Sour replied. "Do you have anyone in mind, Lady Heles?"
"So this person needs to be powerful, right?" Heles asked.
"Exactly." Sour nodded.
"Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, tell me, who is the fairest woman besides me?" Heles asked the mirror.
Sour: "..."
Sour covered his face, no longer wanting to speak.
Were they choosing a beauty queen or a God of Destruction?
"Pop!"
An image appeared in the mirror.
It showed a fat woman.
When Heles saw her, her eyes widened in astonishment.
"What? Is this woman really that beautiful?" Heles exclaimed.
"She certainly has a certain charm..." Sour couldn't help taking a few more looks.
Heles: "..."
"What's her name?" Heles asked.
As she spoke, Heles turned and saw that Sour was already looking up the woman's identity.
Heles was at a loss for words.
Beautiful women really were blessed by the gods wherever they went.
Just look at how excited Sour was.
He'd even gone out of his way to look up her identity.
"I found her. Her name is Ribrianne, and she's not far from us." Sour had already pulled up Ribrianne's detailed information. "It's worth noting that Ribrianne is a powerful fighter. Lady Heles really did guess right."
"What do you mean, I guessed right?" Heles's face darkened.
"Should I have her come here at once?" Sour asked.
"Sure. If she's a powerful fighter, then let her take part in the selection." Heles nodded. "I'm the only woman among all the Gods of Destruction. It gets lonely just thinking about it. If Ribrianne becomes the New Universe's God of Destruction, I'll have someone to keep me company."
Universe 4.
Planet Quitela.
"The Grand Priest wants to choose a new God of Destruction from among the various universes to go to the New Universe?" God of Destruction Quitela mused.
"Who do you plan to send to compete, Lord Quitela?" Angel Cognac asked with a smile.
"The other Gods of Destruction will surely choose the strongest fighters from their own universes. But among the mortals in our universe, there really isn't a suitable candidate." Quitela was troubled. "No, I'm the strongest God of Destruction! If the person I choose comes last among them, I'll be humiliated!"