The Gods' Astonishment

"Greetings, Lords Gods of Destruction!"

Louis rubbed his nose, recognizing the Gods of Destruction and Angels present at a single glance.

However...

There were 11 other people standing nearby whose dimensions were not high, with the strongest among them only reaching the level of King Enma.

Though their dimensions were low, the aura radiating from them was incredibly potent!

These 11 individuals were undoubtedly the Candidate God of Destruction from the other universes.

Wait!

Louis suddenly spotted a familiar figure among these Candidate God of Destruction.

Toppo!

In the anime, Toppo was the leader of the Pride Troopers from Universe 11, and he had faced Vegeta in the Tournament of Power, with both of them being eliminated simultaneously.

He hadn't expected that Belmod would have already taken him on as a Candidate God of Destruction by this time.

"To have reached this point in just over a decade, his talent is truly formidable!"

"What's the use of having high dimensional cultivation talent? Haven't you noticed his power is quite..."

"Wait, he actually possesses the aura of destruction!!"

"Has he comprehended the rules of destruction?"

Liquir, the God of Destruction of Universe 8, spoke up: "This kid's talent is truly terrifying! No wonder you, Beerus, would take him on as a Candidate God of Destruction!"

Geene, the God of Destruction of Universe 12, said in disbelief: "It's terrifying. In just over a decade, he has managed to cultivate his dimension to the level of a deity, and he has even comprehended the rules of destruction!"

Champa shook his head frantically: "We guessed wrong. I told you, why would that skinny rib ever joke about a Candidate God of Destruction!!"

The other Gods of Destruction wore equally shocked expressions.

As for the Angels, they were even more astonished.

They stared at Louis!

Louis was emitting a faint, almost imperceptible aura; the Gods of Destruction might not have noticed it immediately, but this was the level of an Angel.

How could the Angels fail to notice it?

Autonomous State!

How old was this Candidate God of Destruction from Universe 7? Even by the most generous estimate, he was at most around 20 years old!

This kid must have started cultivating from inside his mother's womb!

No, even if he had started in the womb, that would only have added a year of time!

This kid was simply too terrifying.

"How about it? Didn't you ask me to bring Louis over just now? What do you think of my successor?"

Beerus placed a hand on Louis's shoulder, looking at the gods before him and laughing heartily.

In truth, Beerus was quite puzzled as to how Louis had suddenly broken through to the deity dimension.

But!

Now was not the time to ask.

Seeing the expressions of disbelief on this group of fellows, the gloom he had carried for years was swept away.

He felt incredibly satisfied.

"Don't get cocky. Don't think that just because your successor has great talent, you'll win this sparring match!"

Quitela looked at Beerus and Louis with a dark expression.

Beerus had a grudge against him and was stronger than him; it could be said that he was the one among all the Gods of Destruction who most wanted to see Universe 7 fall.

For a long time, Universe 7 had been developing poorly and was likely to be destroyed by Zeno at any moment.

He had been truly happy about that!

Yet, unexpectedly!

He was now seeing signs of Universe 7's revival in this kid before him!

"That's right, this sparring match isn't just about who has the better talent; it depends on true strength!"

Belmod patted Toppo, who was standing beside him.

Toppo stepped forward!

BOOM--!

The aura of destruction soared into the sky, the ground shattered, and the forest vanished...

"So strong!"

"His rules of destruction are actually this formidable; he is a tough opponent!"

The various Candidate God of Destruction spoke up one after another.

The Earth trembled more violently, on the verge of disintegrating under Toppo's Destruction energy in the next second.

Louis remained by Beerus's side, watching expressionlessly as Toppo destroyed the Earth.

"Kid, you're courting death!"

Beerus's face was darker than ink.

The Earth was a planet of delicacies he had gone to great lengths to find; anyone who dared to destroy his Earth was his enemy!

A murderous aura erupted from Beerus's entire body, and he vanished in an instant.

Toppo, standing beside Belmod, suddenly felt his breathing hitch, as if he were being stared down by a primordial beast.

The Destruction energy on his body dissipated abruptly.

"Stop!"

Belmod was startled. What was wrong with Beerus? Why was he taking action himself?

He hurriedly made his move, flashing in front of Toppo, muscles tensed, and clenched his fist with all his might.

He lunged forward!

A purple fist manifested in the void, colliding with Belmod's fist.

BOOM--!

Mountains crumbled and the earth split!

The Earth exploded instantly, and a region of the North Galaxy was forcibly caved in.

All the Angels moved to protect their respective Candidate God of Destruction, and Whis also made a show of protecting Louis.

In the cosmic void.

"Beerus, have you lost your mind!" Iwan stared in shock.

"Gods of Destruction are forbidden from fighting each other. Do you want to be erased by Zeno, Beerus?" Heles shouted.

All the Gods of Destruction stepped forward to condemn Beerus, yet no one dared to actually intervene.

Even Champa only dared to talk tough, because he knew Beerus was truly angry.

At this moment.

Belmod and Beerus separated, retreating to Toppo's side.

"Be... Beerus, if you want to fight, then I'll grant your wish!"

Belmod spoke tough, but the hand that had collided with Beerus was still trembling.

Behind him, Toppo's pupils constricted sharply as he noticed this.

He looked up, staring intently at Beerus.

The God of Destruction of Universe 7 was actually this powerful; even Lord Belmod couldn't withstand a single punch from him!!

The other Candidate God of Destruction also wore expressions of disbelief. So, there was a gap even among the Gods of Destruction.

Beerus didn't look at the gathered deities, turning instead to say, "Whis, restore the Earth."

"Understood!"

Whis waved his staff, rewinding time by two minutes, and the star system containing Earth returned to its undamaged state.

Louis curled his lips slightly, watching the show from the sidelines. If you want to mock someone, just mock them; why destroy the Earth? Isn't that just asking for death?

However...

This Beerus is truly strong!

"Kid, I'll let you off this time!"

Beerus looked at Toppo behind Belmod, then said coldly, "I'm warning you all: whoever dares to destroy my Earth, I will kill you!"

The Candidate God of Destruction shivered; such a powerful killing intent.

Toppo's back was already soaked in cold sweat; he was clearly terrified.

"Enough talk. Are you ready, you skinny rib? Let's start the sparring."

At this point, Champa stepped out; he was the only one who dared to stand up when Beerus was angry.

After all, he was Beerus's own brother!

"What's the rush!"

Beerus put away his icy expression, shifting into a playful demeanor as if what had just happened never occurred.

"Louis, you tell us, when do you want to fight them?"

"In a few days. After all, the Gods of Destruction have traveled a long way to Universe 7, so we should let everyone rest first," Louis finally spoke.

The Gods of Destruction smiled, and Geene mocked, "Beerus, look at your successor—how considerate he is of others. Now look at yourself!"

"Tch, if you're unhappy with me, we can have a go!"

After Beerus finished speaking, he and Whis vanished, leaving Louis alone to accompany the deities.

"It makes me so mad, all these years later and that skinny rib is still just as arrogant!"

"Damn it, I really want to kill Beerus!"

"Kill him? Do you even have the strength for that?"

"..."

Listening to the Gods of Destruction grumbling, Louis chuckled and spoke up, "Lords, please follow me."

Louis flew up into the sky.

The Gods of Destruction exchanged glances before following after him.

The other Candidate God of Destruction also trailed closely behind, their eyes fixed on Louis as he flew ahead; the boy's talent was truly terrifying.

However, talent did not equate to power, and they remained quite confident in the upcoming sparring match.

When the time came, they would be able to mock that skinny rib just the same!

Thinking of this, the Gods of Destruction following behind Louis felt quite pleased with themselves.

The angels flew at the very back.

"I never expected the Candidate God of Destruction from Universe 7 to possess such high talent."

"Indeed, that young man named Louis seems to have grasped the perfect Autonomous State!"

"It is no wonder Beerus took that young man as a Candidate God of Destruction; Universe 7 is about to rise."

The angels spoke one after another.

At this moment, Vados suddenly furrowed her brows, "Big sister, have you noticed that tall tower in the center of the forest?"

In the northern forest of the planet stood a tower that soared into the clouds.

The angels shuddered; they had also noticed the tower, and it was ancient!

Furthermore, it was carved with many mysterious markings!

The angels all turned to look at Kusu.

Kusu said with a grave expression, "I see it. That tower is extremely ancient, and even I cannot recognize its origins. This planet is not simple!"

Once these words were spoken, the angels were left dumbfounded.

Even their eldest sister could not identify that tower!!

"Let these little ones finish their sparring first, then we shall ask Whis..."

Kusu's two small eyebrows knitted together, "Ask him what the origin of that divine aura from back then was, and ask him if he knows anything about the tower on this planet..."