Beerus went into hibernation, and the other universes' mocking of Universe 7 gradually died down.
However...
The angels from the other universes contacted Whis one after another, asking why that divine aura had appeared.
Whis said he didn't know.
In truth, Whis really didn't know why that divine aura had appeared.
Without an answer, the angels from the other universes had no choice but to let it go.
Just as Whis thought the matter was over, the Grand Priest's projection appeared in Universe 7's God of Destruction Realm!
The Grand Priest also asked about the origin of that divine aura.
Facing his father, Whis still said he didn't know. However, he told him everything about Louis, including his "Immunity" constitution!
As soon as Whis finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. The Grand Priest's projection raised a hand and shouted at Louis, who was training, "Erasure!!!"
Louis was struck by a beam of white light, but nothing happened to him.
Whis had already known that Louis could ignore every negative effect in the world, but the sight still startled him.
Louis's constitution really could do that!
In the end,
the Grand Priest left him with a deeply meaningful remark: "Make sure you teach him well!"
With that, the Grand Priest's projection disappeared.
Whis was utterly shocked, but he still followed the Grand Priest's order. From then on, he began training Louis.
To become a true Candidate God of Destruction, Louis needed to work on three things.
Strength, dimensions, and rules.
The rules in question naturally meant the rules of destruction, too.
Louis trained in all three areas.
Time passed, and ten years went by.
Above the God of Destruction Realm,
a silver gleam flashed across the sky.
Bang!
Bang!
The afterimages clashed with Whis, and the resulting shock waves swept across a hundred miles. The ground split wherever they passed, and the sacred trees snapped in half, leaving devastation in their wake.
After the clash,
"Hah... hah..."
A slight, youthful figure stopped in midair, panting heavily.
He had black hair and dark eyes, with handsome, well-defined features and a bright, sunny look...
A brown tail was wrapped around his waist. He was about the same size as Future Trunks in the anime, and although he looked small and slender, his muscles were powerfully built beneath his clothes.
"Whis, take this!"
The boy was none other than Louis. He raised a hand, and a grain-sized purple bead gathered in his palm.
Buzz!
The sky instantly seemed to boil, like red-hot iron plunged into ice water.
"Impressive, kid! When did you figure out Destruction Energy?"
"Just recently. Be careful, Whis!"
Louis laughed and hurled it with all his might.
The grain-sized bead of Destruction Energy tore through the sky. Even the stable space of the God of Destruction Realm began to tremble.
"Bring it on."
Whis smiled faintly and waved his staff. The incoming purple bead abruptly disintegrated.
Then Whis disappeared.
Relying on the instincts of his Rudimentary Autonomous State, Louis jerked his head up and saw a staff swinging down at him.
Louis raised an arm to block it.
But Whis was already using power on an angelic level. His tremendous strength shattered the entire sky. Transparent fragments of the void fell from above, then melted back into it, repairing the breach.
The God of Destruction Realm exploded at that moment, with only the palace where Beerus slept left protected.
Rumble—!
Struck by power on an angelic level, Louis instantly became a cannonball, hurtling into the depths of space.
He didn't know how many planets he smashed through. The next moment, Whis teleported him back.
And the God of Destruction Realm Whis had destroyed returned to its original state through his "Temporal Do-Over."
Louis hovered above the ground and looked down at Whis with a wry smile. "Whis, you're so strong. I can't beat you at all!"
Whis stood on the ground, his face dark. "Louis, I can't beat you either!"
Even the Grand Priest's "Erasure" couldn't kill this kid. What was Whis supposed to do?
It was ridiculous.
Still...
Whis enjoyed fighting Louis.
Unlike when he fought Beerus, he didn't have to hold back. He could use his full strength without worrying, since Louis wouldn't die anyway.
"Um... I don't know what happened either."
"Enough. Don't act like you don't know how lucky you are. Come down. I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
Louis flew down from the sky and stopped in front of Whis.
"Since you've become a Candidate God of Destruction, you're also responsible for destroying planets in the universe."
"But I only learned Destruction Energy recently. You're making me work already?"
Louis was stunned.
Making a minor work was against the law!
"You're already a Candidate God of Destruction."
Whis shook his head and smiled. "As for your training, I've always told you to keep working on your strength while not neglecting your dimensional level."
"You've done very well at that. In terms of dimensions, you've already reached the level of a Supreme Kai. As for strength, measured by Universe 7's standard power level, you've reached one billion."
"Your strength is still far from the level of a god, but you've mastered the Autonomous State and Destruction Energy. There's almost no one in Universe 7 who can defeat you."
"You know what Universe 7 is like right now. Its average mortal level ranks near the bottom among the twelve universes."
"As a Candidate God of Destruction, it's your responsibility to change that."
"Besides, you got stuck with Lord Beerus, a lazy bum. If you don't handle this, who will?"
Whis covered his mouth and chuckled.
Beerus was the strongest God of Destruction, but he was lazy!
"..."
Louis's mouth twitched. "I was young and didn't know any better. Can I take back becoming a Candidate God of Destruction?"
Whis's lips curled up in amusement. "What do you think?"
Louis covered his eyes and smiled bitterly. "Just my luck!"
Even without Whis telling him, Louis knew what Universe 7 was like right now.
Early on, Frieza was still Universe 7's strongest boss. A power level of 120 million was enough to make him the strongest. Universe 7 really was a mess.
It was lucky enough that Zeno hadn't erased it.
[System Notification: Please sign in at the Supreme Kai Realm. Reward: Super Saiyan 1.]
After lying dormant for ten years, the system finally stirred. Hearing its prompt, Louis was delighted.
He knew how to transform into a Super Saiyan: he had to draw out the power deep within his body by working himself into an extreme rage.
He had tried transforming before, but every time, he had fallen just short. It was strange.
But now the system had issued a mission, and the reward was Super Saiyan 1.
Louis was thrilled.
By the universe's power-level measurements, Louis had a power level of one billion, and that was only his base strength. If he transformed into a Super Saiyan 1, his strength would increase fiftyfold.
In other words, Louis's power level would reach fifty billion!
Seeing Louis grin foolishly, Whis couldn't help asking, "Louis, what are you smiling about?"
"Nothing. Come on, let's go carry out our mission right away. But first, let's make a trip to the Supreme Kai Realm."
"What are we going to the Supreme Kai Realm for?"
"Why do you care? Lord Beerus isn't here, so I'm the God of Destruction. Do as I say."
"..."
A streak of seven-colored light enveloped them and shot skyward.
The starry universe was dazzling and dreamlike. From north to south, scattered points of light formed a breathtaking river of stars.
In a sacred realm within that river of stars, a milky-white aura filled the air. On closer inspection, it came from an enormous planet.
The huge planet was grass-green and glowed with beams of holy light. It was incredibly sacred, like a world where the gods lived.
The Supreme Kai Realm.
"What's going on?"
Supreme Kai Shin sat beside a lake, clutching his chest as a sudden restlessness took hold of him.
His attendant, Kibito, hurriedly asked, "Supreme Kai, what's wrong?"
"I don't know. I suddenly have a bad feeling. This feeling... Could Majin Buu have broken free of his seal?"
Supreme Kai Shin's expression changed. He quickly stood up, preparing to visit Majin Buu's sealed location and check.
Kibito's face turned deathly pale at those words. If the legendary Majin Buu had really broken free of his seal, the universe would be doomed.
Just then,
a thick streak of seven-colored light descended from the sky.
[System Notification: Sign-in at the Supreme Kai Realm successful. Reward: Super Saiyan 1.]
A warm current suddenly swept through Louis's body, as if it had filled in some deficiency within him. His body tingled all over, and it felt wonderful.
Louis smiled faintly!
So that was it!
The reason he hadn't been able to transform into a Super Saiyan through his own efforts wasn't that he lacked talent!
It was because not enough of the S-Cells in his body had been activated, so he hadn't managed to transform.
Now that the system's reward had replenished the S-Cells in his body, he had finally mastered the Super Saiyan form.
Louis was in a great mood. He looked around. "Whis, the surroundings here are better than at the God of Destruction Realm. How about we trade places with the Supreme Kai and live here?"
"Louis, Lord Beerus will be angry if he hears you say that."
"So what if he's angry? He can't kill me anyway!"
"..."
Whis was speechless.
This kid was so infuriating. Should he lock him up while he was still young and let him go hungry for two days?
Whis shook his head. Looking at the Supreme Kai Realm, he counted on his fingers. It had to be at least ten million years since he had last come here!
He wondered how the Old Supreme Kai was doing now...
Just then,
"Who are you? How dare you trespass in the sacred Supreme Kai Realm?"
Beside the lake, Kibito jumped at the sudden arrival of the seven-colored light. Then he saw that it had brought two unfamiliar men.
Their auras seemed ordinary. One was a mortal, while the other's dimensional level seemed to have reached that of a Supreme Kai.
At the sight of the two, the turmoil in Supreme Kai Shin's heart suddenly vanished.
Hm?
These two had caused it. But who were they?
"Supreme Kai Shin, Kibito..."
Louis smiled faintly as he looked at the two by the lake, recognizing them.
Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito walked over.
Before Supreme Kai Shin could speak, Kibito's eyes turned icy. "Which Supreme Kai are you? Don't you know that trespassing in the Supreme Kai Realm is a grave offense?"
"I'm a Supreme Kai?"
Louis was taken aback, then remembered that his dimensional level was that of a Supreme Kai.
It made sense that Kibito would think so.
Still...
Kibito's tone was incredibly irritating.
Whis couldn't help frowning. Was the man speaking the current Supreme Kai?
That couldn't be right!
Why didn't the current Supreme Kai have any Creation Rule on him? The little fellow beside him, on the other hand, possessed an unusually strong Creation Rule.
Louis said coldly, "Do you know who I am?"
Kibito was just as arrogant as he was in the anime. Anyone would think he was the Supreme Kai.
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