[Ignoring Them]

Up above.

1V11!

Louis looked calmly at the eleven of them.

Toppo was the one he knew best.

Toppo was strong!

The fact that he could fight Vegeta in his Super Saiyan Blue form to a draw meant he was no ordinary opponent.

As for the other Candidate Gods of Destruction, he had never seen or heard of them.

Louis didn't know which of them was the strongest, but none of the Candidate Gods of Destruction were opponents he could defeat with his current strength.

There was no doubt about that!

"Kid, you're pretty cocky!"

Troy furrowed his brow.

Quitela had taken him on as a Candidate God of Destruction more than ten years ago, all so he could one day defeat the Candidate God of Destruction from Universe 7.

And now he was finally going to meet him.

"What? Is being cocky against the law?" Louis said, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

"You're way too arrogant. You'll be crying soon enough."

"What gave you the courage to challenge all eleven of us at once?"

The Candidate Gods of Destruction shook their heads one after another.

Louis wasn't the least bit intimidated. "Enough talk. Let's get started."

"If you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Troy saw Quitela give him a look from afar.

The other Candidate Gods of Destruction readied themselves for battle.

Just then.

"Ganging up on someone isn't an act of justice. It goes against my principles. You all go ahead!"

Toppo shook his head and flew off to the side.

"Tch!"

"What's he putting on airs for?"

"Forget him. Let's go."

The "sparring match" began, and the atmosphere in the Void Battlefield instantly grew tense.

The ten Candidate Gods of Destruction turned into streaks of purple light and shot through the void.

A crushing wave of Destruction Energy surged toward Louis.

In the distance, God of Destruction Geene shook his head. "That kid's done for. I just don't know how he got the nerve to take on eleven opponents at once."

Quitela burst out laughing. "Beerus, is that fool from your universe really that stupid?"

Rumsshi said noncommittally, "He may be a little stupid, but his talent is excellent, and his courage deserves praise. I wish he were from my universe!"

Beerus glared at Rumsshi, furious. "You dead elephant, 'from your universe'? In your dreams! Who do you think you are?"

"You mangy cat, are you looking to die?"

Rumsshi seethed with anger. He hated being called a dead elephant more than anything.

"Want to fight? Sure!"

Beerus walked toward Rumsshi, his eyes ice-cold.

Rumsshi jumped, then quickly shut his mouth!

He wouldn't mind ganging up on Beerus with others, but there was no way he'd face Beerus alone.

Suddenly!

"All right, it's starting!"

Hearing the voice, the Gods of Destruction looked toward the distant void.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Ten streaks of purple light flew toward Louis.

Seeing this!

Louis knew he wouldn't be hurt, but the thought of being mobbed by ten Candidate Gods of Destruction still made his scalp tingle.

"Giving up without a fight isn't in my nature!"

Louis clenched his fists and drew on the power within him.

Boom—!

His 1.5 billion battle power erupted, and the flames of his aura abruptly turned gold.

Louis's hair was half gold and half black!

It flickered continuously!

Boom—!

The heavens and earth shook!

Super Saiyan!

Battle power: 75 billion!

Normally, that would have meant 75 billion in battle power, but Louis had reached the divine level a few days ago, and his strength had been transformed into Divine Power.

His current strength could no longer be measured in battle power.

As Whis put it, Louis's strength hadn't yet reached the First Layer of the God Realm, but...

He wasn't far off!

Waves of force surged out in all directions, and the ten Candidate Gods of Destruction charging at Louis came to a halt.

"What is that?"

"That's incredible power!"

"No wonder he dared to challenge all eleven of us at once!"

"Hmph, it's still not enough!"

"That power is nowhere near the First Layer of the God Realm!"

"Attack!"

Troy charged at the head of the group, with the other Candidate Gods of Destruction close behind.

The sky was instantly swallowed by purple light!

Troy appeared in front of Louis, gathering the power of the Second Layer of the God Realm into his hand and throwing a punch.

Louis raised his arm to block!

"What incredible power!"

Louis felt no pain, but the tremendous impact sent him flying sideways.

They had only just clashed, and Louis was already at a disadvantage!

Toppo frowned from the side. Was this really all the Candidate God of Destruction from Universe 7 had?

Hadn't he wanted to take on eleven opponents at once?

He couldn't even withstand one punch?

Seeing this, the Gods of Destruction in the distance doubled over with laughter and began to jeer.

"Hahahaha, Beerus, what kind of weakling is that from your universe? We thought dyeing his hair gold would make him powerful, but he couldn't even withstand one punch from Troy!"

"This is hilarious. He really thought he was some expert at the Fifth Layer of the God Realm, but he's actually that weak? That stubborn streak of his is just like yours, Beerus!"

"Of all things, he had to copy your stubbornness. What a waste of such incredible talent."

Listening to the Gods of Destruction mock him, Beerus's face grew slightly warm.

His plan had never been for Louis to defeat the other Candidate Gods of Destruction. He only wanted Louis to last until the sparring match was over.

Nobody could kill Louis!

That way, he could turn around and mock them:

A bunch of Candidate Gods of Destruction at the Second Layer of the God Realm couldn't beat a kid who hadn't even reached the power of the God Realm, even while ganging up on him.

Beerus knew that anything he said now would be a feeble defense, so he simply waited quietly for the result.

Once the result was in, then he'd have his say.

Seeing Beerus stay silent, the Gods of Destruction mocked him even more.

Unlike the Gods of Destruction, the Angels were stunned when they saw Louis get hit by a punch.

"Whis, he..."

"That young man from your universe actually came away unscathed after taking Troy's full-strength attack!"

"That can't be real!"

Faced with his siblings' questions, Whis simply said, "You'll see soon enough."

Only then did the Angels realize that the young man named Louis truly had nothing to fear.

"You're such a loser. You really thought you could get away with acting tough?"

After hitting Louis, Troy folded his arms and hovered in the void, laughing wildly.

The tremendous impact made Louis's Candidate God of Destruction uniform instantly burst apart, and his whole body shot straight into the distance.

The other Candidate Gods of Destruction flashed after him. Following their own Gods of Destruction's orders, they wouldn't let Louis get away easily, and they all pursued him.

Each of them formed a Destruction Energy Sphere.

The heavens and earth lost their color!

This wasn't a sparring match at all!

They were trying to kill him!

"Kid, let's see you act tough now!"

"Die!"

The Candidate Gods of Destruction hurled their attacks with all their might. Ten Destruction Energy Spheres, carrying overwhelming force, flew toward Louis.

They blotted out the sky!

Louis slammed into the Void Battlefield's barrier and was stopped. He looked at the incoming Destruction Energy.

"Once I break through to the God Realm, I'll kill you all!"

Louis gritted his teeth.

He closed his eyes!

The golden flames around him abruptly vanished.

The Gods of Destruction in the distance thought Louis had given up and began to wonder whether they should tell their successors to stop.

After all, Louis was Beerus's successor. If they really killed him, it would be a disaster.

Only Quitela wore a crazed expression. He didn't care whether Beerus would fly into a rage.

Louis's talent was simply too strong. If he were allowed to grow, Universe 4 would end up being overshadowed by Universe 7 again.

No!

He had a grudge against Beerus. Louis had to die!

He gave Troy a look.

Suddenly!

In the distance, the golden flames around Louis disappeared, and his hair turned black again.

But...

The next moment, an ethereal aura rose from Louis, and silver light shot into the sky.

Silver waves of energy churned around him!

Perfect Autonomous State!

Boom—!

His tremendous power surged like a stampede of countless horses, warping the magnetic field and twisting space.

Silver waves of energy covered the entire Void Battlefield, like a vast ocean!

Moving as his heart directed, Louis dodged all ten Destruction Energy Spheres.

The Gods of Destruction saw it happen. Those who had been mocking Beerus fell completely silent.

"..."

A second later.

The Gods of Destruction erupted into an uproar.

"Impossible!!!!!!"

"Autonomous State!!!!"

"How could that kid possibly know the Autonomous State!!!"

"Beerus, tell me—is this fake?!"

All the Gods of Destruction were utterly stunned.

It was terrifying!

The Autonomous State was an Angel-level state. It was incredibly difficult to master, and it was fair to say that almost nobody present could do so.

If anyone could, it would only be the strongest God of Destruction, Beerus!

But what the Gods of Destruction didn't know was that Beerus hadn't mastered the state either.

He was still a little short of touching the Rudimentary Autonomous State.

"Hahahaha!"

Beerus laughed with delight. Seeing those guys who had mocked him for more than ten years looking like they'd just eaten shit was impossible not to enjoy.

"How's that? Are you still going to mock me for taking a little brat as my Candidate God of Destruction?"

"Don't get cocky. I'll say it again: having great talent doesn't mean much. Only strength is real strength!"

Quitela gritted his teeth, consumed with envy.

Even he hadn't mastered the Autonomous State, yet this kid had grasped a state on the level of an Angel.

Such peerless talent was truly enough to make anyone jealous.

If only he were Quitela's successor.

At that moment, Quitela had forgotten how he'd mocked Beerus earlier.

"That's right. So what if he has the Autonomous State?"

Champa clenched his fists.

"Which Candidate God of Destruction here doesn't have the power of the Second Layer of the God Realm?"

"Even with the Autonomous State, there's no way he can win one against ten!"

"His stamina is his biggest problem!"

"Get in there and knock that kid down!"

The Gods of Destruction, including Heles, shouted one after another.

If Louis really managed to hold out, they wouldn't be able to mock Beerus. Worse, he'd turn around and mock them.

Eleven against ten, and they still couldn't win!

With Beerus's personality, he'd keep bringing this up forever.

What a disgrace!

At the Gods of Destruction's command, the stunned Candidates God of Destruction erupted with all their power at once.

Rumble—!

The Void Battlefield shook as if mountains were crumbling and the world were ending. Blinding purple light burst forth.

Fortunately, the Void Battlefield had been created by the Angels, so not even a speck of dust on Earth was disturbed.

Ten streaks of purple light cut across the sky and hurtled toward him. Louis twisted his body and charged straight at them.

He'd already endured Whis's full-power attack. Was he supposed to be afraid of these ten guys with the power of the Second Layer of the God Realm?

Louis quickly tangled with that streak of silver light.

Thud!

Thud!

Their tremendous power churned the air, instantly kicking up a violent gale.

Fist and foot!

Relying on the Autonomous State, Louis moved freely among the ten Candidate Gods of Destruction, landing a blow on them now and then.

The Candidates God of Destruction could hardly believe it. Was the Autonomous State really that powerful?

He could actually take on ten opponents at once!

And come through their assault completely unharmed!

The Gods of Destruction were stunned, but the Angels' expressions began to change.

Then the Angels' eyes widened, and they all turned to look at Whis.

Whis rubbed his nose. "Why are you all looking at me?"

Kusu said gravely, "Whis, can Louis actually ignore damage?"

The other Angels stared fixedly at Whis, too.

They'd known for a long time that Louis could use the Autonomous State—and that his was perfect—so they hadn't been surprised when he entered that state.

But the moment Louis counterattacked, they realized something was wrong.

Louis wasn't using the Autonomous State to perfectly dodge the Candidates God of Destruction's attacks. He was getting hit—and simply ignoring them!

"Haha, you've all seen it yourselves. Why ask me?" Whis said with a faint smile.

Rumble—!

It was true!

He really could ignore attacks!

The Angels swallowed nervously. Still unable to believe it, they quickly turned to watch the battle in the distance.