Beerus and Whis were immersed in the world of food, while Louis began his training.
It was his first time training since leaving the God of Destruction Realm, and he focused on three aspects as before.
Power, dimension, and rules!
In terms of power, his strength was currently measured in battle power. Before transforming, he had 1.5 billion. As a Super Saiyan, he could reach 75 billion.
In terms of dimension, he was at the level of a King Kai.
As for rules, he could only condense a fist-sized amount of Destruction Energy.
It was extremely unrealistic to expect breakthroughs in all three areas within a year, unless the system gave him a reward.
The system hadn't issued any sign-in tasks, so Louis could only focus on one area and try to make a breakthrough within a year.
As for which area to focus on, Louis thought it over and decided that dimension was the best choice.
There were several reasons for this!
First, as far as power went, Louis had already reached the bottleneck at his current stage. It was difficult to improve further.
Even if he could increase his strength, the improvement wouldn't be significant unless he broke through to Super Saiyan 2.
That would multiply his original power a hundredfold, bringing him to 150 billion in battle power.
But Louis had only recently broken through to Super Saiyan 1. Advancing again so soon was simply unrealistic.
That was why, after leaving the God of Destruction Realm, Louis hadn't chosen to train and had instead spent all his time with Tights.
Second.
When it came to the rules of destruction, the size of the Destruction Energy Sphere he could condense depended on the strength of his own power.
The size of the container determined how much water it could hold.
Louis had already reached his limit with a fist-sized Destruction Energy Sphere.
Condensing a larger Destruction Energy Sphere was out of the question.
After all, the other Candidates for God of Destruction who had received the power were also able to use the rules of destruction.
Even if Louis managed to make his Destruction Energy Sphere larger, he still couldn't compare with those who had trained in the rules of destruction for thousands of years.
Third.
Dimension was different from the first two. Louis's dimension had already reached the level of a King Kai.
The next breakthrough would take him to the divine level!
The divine level was the dimension occupied by Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais.
Once Louis broke through to the divine level, his power would transform into Divine Power.
As mentioned earlier, Divine Power differed from mortal power. At the same battle power, Divine Power unleashed far greater force.
Breaking through to the divine dimension had another important benefit: his lifespan would increase dramatically.
Of course, even if Louis made a breakthrough in dimension, he still wouldn't be able to defeat the other Candidates for God of Destruction!
Louis didn't expect to beat anyone at this point, but they couldn't kill him either.
A draw was already inevitable. After weighing the three options, Louis chose to focus on dimension.
However...
There was one thing to keep in mind: training in dimension wasn't simply a matter of having enough talent.
It also required a great deal of time, as well as opportunity and luck...
So Louis headed back to the Lookout.
The Lookout's sanctuary.
The Guardian of Earth was, as always, observing the world below.
The Guardian of Earth wiped the cold sweat from his face. "I never expected the real God of Destruction to come to Earth too!"
A flash of light shot up from below. The person who arrived was none other than Louis.
The Guardian of Earth asked in confusion, "Candidate God of Destruction, is there something you need?"
Louis smiled. "I came to ask if I could use your Hyperbolic Time Chamber."
Could he use it?
If the Guardian refused, would Louis destroy Earth?
The Guardian swallowed. Though he was curious how Louis knew about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he still nodded. "Of course. It's no problem."
"Good. Show me the way."
"All right, please follow me."
The Guardian led Louis into the sanctuary and down a corridor.
As they walked, the Guardian explained the precautions for using the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Louis already knew what it was like inside, but he listened quietly anyway.
They arrived at the entrance to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
The Guardian said, "Candidate God of Destruction, please make sure you come out within two years. Otherwise, you'll be trapped in there forever."
"Okay."
Louis didn't tell the Guardian that, as long as he was strong enough, he could break through the dimensional barrier and return to the real world.
Louis stepped into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Meanwhile, in the other universes.
"Rumsshi, you've chosen your candidate, right?"
"I chose mine more than ten years ago!"
"What about you, Champa? You're not going to sit out this challenge just because Beerus is your brother, are you?"
"Bah! I'd love to mock that walking skeleton every day!"
"Good. We still have a year, so let them train some more. We don't want anything going wrong when the time comes."
The eleven Gods of Destruction gathered to plot their challenge against Louis.
Meanwhile, the attendant Angels had gathered as well.
"Vados, did you find out where that sacred aura from back then came from?"
"Big sister, I couldn't find anything."
"What about the rest of you?"
"Neither did we. We asked that guy Whis, but he claimed he didn't know anything."
"Maybe he really doesn't know. All right, let's use this opportunity to investigate Universe 7 properly."
"Yes!"
Time passed, and a year went by just like that.
In the dining room of Tights's home in West City.
"Louis, have some of this." Tights speared a slice of meat and held it up to his mouth.
Louis smiled gently, opened his mouth, and ate the piece of meat from her fork.
Once he'd finished, Tights picked up a napkin and tenderly wiped the corner of his mouth.
Across the table.
"Whis, don't take it! That's mine!!!"
"Lord Beerus, it's mine, mine!"
Beerus and Whis were fighting over the last chicken leg on the table. They looked ready to come to blows.
"Lord Beerus, I'm full. I'm going to visit North Kai. I'll be back soon."
Louis let them know, then took Tights by the hand and left the room.
Seeing this, the two at the table stopped fighting. Beerus seized the chance to snatch the chicken leg from Whis's hand. Chewing on it, he said, "Whis, don't you think there's something odd about that kid?"
"A year ago, Louis went to that mysterious Lookout for more than ten days. After he came back, something about him seemed different."
Whis looked thoughtful. "It does seem like something changed in his dimension."
"Exactly. I feel it too. I get the sense that Louis is about to break through to the divine level!"
Beerus took another bite of the chicken leg, then shook his head. "I must be going crazy. Louis has only trained for sixteen years. How could he break through to the divine level so quickly?"
North Kai Planet.
"Whoosh!"
Louis appeared there with Tights using Instant Transmission.
Suddenly!
Two overwhelming waves of force came crashing toward them.
Tights's rosy face turned deathly pale in an instant.
"Don't be afraid."
Louis held Tights tightly, and a hint of purple light suddenly appeared around him.
An aura of destruction wrapped around them. The surging waves crashed against it and broke apart at once.
"You scared me!"
Tights patted her chest.
"10x Kaioken!!!!"
"10x Kaioken!!!!"
Two shouts rang out, and the surging waves grew wild again. North Kai Planet shook nonstop, as if it might explode at any moment.
"You... you two, stop it right now!!"
North Kai clung desperately to a large tree that was tilting from side to side. His pet Great Ape and grasshopper clung to his legs.
"Who are they? They're so strong!" Though protected, Tights still covered her mouth in shock.
"They're my people. I didn't expect them to actually master the Kaioken."
Louis held Tights close as the powerful waves battered the space in front of them. But they couldn't break through that faint aura of destruction.
A little while later.
The two crimson auras faded, and Son Goku and Vegeta powered down from the Kaioken.
North Kai and his two pets released the tree and collapsed helplessly onto the ground.
"It's Louis!"
Son Goku noticed Louis, and of course, the Tights beside him.
"Louis, who's she?"
"She's my wife."
Louis smiled gently and led Tights over.
Tights felt a burst of happiness and gazed at Louis tenderly.
Louis squeezed her hand, then looked at Vegeta. "How's the Kaioken?"
Vegeta grinned. "It's really strong! Frieza's dead for sure now!"
"Oh?"
Louis sensed the auras of Vegeta and Son Goku.
When Son Goku had first arrived on North Kai Planet, his power had been 80,000 in battle power. Vegeta had been a little weaker, at only 70,000.
Now, from what Louis could sense, Son Goku's power had reached around 200,000 in battle power.
Vegeta was still a little weaker than Son Goku, at around 170,000 in battle power.
"Ha ha, looks like you're both pretty confident about your revenge."
"Hmph, I'll kill Frieza with my own hands!"
Vegeta gritted his teeth. The image of Planet Vegeta exploding was still vivid in his mind.
Perhaps his 170,000 battle power wasn't enough to defeat that Emperor of the Universe.
But...
If he transformed into a Great Ape, Frieza would be no match for him!
Just then.
"Greetings, Candidate God of Destruction."
North Kai had recovered his strength and hurried over to pay his respects.
He didn't want to offend Louis by showing improper courtesy, only for him to get angry and crush what remained of North Kai Planet.
Louis nodded to North Kai, then turned to Son Goku and Vegeta. "A year has passed. Since you've both mastered the Kaioken, let's head back to Earth."
Son Goku hesitated.
"Kakarot, what's wrong?"
"Why don't you ask if we learned North Kai's other special move too?"
Son Goku grinned, sounding a little boastful.
"Hmph!"
Vegeta crossed his arms and snorted.
"Did Kakarot learn it, but Vegeta didn't?" Louis burst out laughing.
"How boring!"
Vegeta snorted again.
Son Goku draped an arm over Vegeta's shoulder and smiled at Louis. "Ha ha, you're really clever, Louis."
Vegeta's face darkened even more. He finally spoke up. "What's so special about it? It's just a Spirit Bomb. It's nowhere near as good as the Kaioken!"
The word "jealous" might as well have been written all over his face.
"All right, I told you that not everyone could learn that move. Vegeta, you don't have to take it to heart," Louis said.
"That's right, only someone with a pure heart can learn it," North Kai added quickly.
Vegeta's face was now darker than the bottom of a pot. Wasn't that basically saying he wasn't pure-hearted?
In the end, Louis took Tights by the hand and led the disgruntled Vegeta and the delighted Son Goku away from North Kai Planet.
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