Releasing the Old Supreme Kai

"Isn't it just a lowly King Kai? Speak up, which King Kai are you!"

"How ignorant!"

Louis shook his head.

"I'm ignorant?"

Kibito snorted coldly, "Without the permission of the Supreme Kai, trespassing into the Supreme Kai Realm warrants appropriate punishment. Considering you are a King Kai, I shall spare your life, but you cannot escape a painful lesson."

As Kibito finished speaking, he raised his hand, preparing to strike.

"Kibito, stop!"

Supreme Kai Shin arrived at Louis's side, staring intently at Louis and Whis, feeling that these two were highly unusual.

Kibito was not a Supreme Kai, so he naturally could not perceive this, saying, "Lord Supreme Kai, one of them is a mortal and the other a King Kai. How can they be allowed to set foot in such a sacred Supreme Kai Realm?"

"Enough, listen to me..."

"Lord Supreme Kai, you should be the one listening to me. The Supreme Kai Realm is not a place for them to tread; they must be punished."

Ignoring everything, Kibito turned around, glaring at Louis and his companion with a fierce light in his eyes.

In his mind, the Supreme Kai Realm was the most sacred place, and it could not be defiled by mortals.

Whis finally understood. He looked at Kibito and frowned, "After all that talk, it turns out you aren't the Supreme Kai. I almost thought you were the master of the Supreme Kai Realm!"

Louis stood to the side with his arms crossed, his expression blank.

"You... shut your mouth! I am merely Lord Supreme Kai's attendant!"

Kibito felt a surge of panic.

Being told this by Whis, he realized that his behavior all along had indeed been a bit overstepping.

As for Kibito's actions, one could not entirely blame him.

It was mainly because Supreme Kai Shin was still quite young when he inherited the position, and his personality was relatively soft, so Kibito handled many matters himself.

Over time, this had fostered Kibito's current personality.

"Lord Supreme Kai, believe me, I really didn't..."

Kibito broke out in a cold sweat, bowing ninety degrees to Supreme Kai Shin.

"Alright, alright, I know you didn't mean anything else by it."

Supreme Kai Shin looked at Louis, seemingly aware that he was the one in charge, "Who are you? Why have you come here?"

"..."

Without responding to Supreme Kai Shin's words, Louis kept his gaze fixed on Kibito, the icy killing intent causing Kibito to jump in fright.

"What... what are you trying to do?"

"Do you know that ignorance is actually a sin?"

After Louis finished speaking, he raised his hand, and a tiny purple bead of light suddenly appeared on his index finger.

The sky over the Supreme Kai Realm suddenly lost its color, and an aura of destruction swept through every corner.

It was as if a god of slaughter had descended.

"How... how can you, a mere King Kai, be this strong?"

Kibito was thrown into a panic.

Supreme Kai Shin was also terrified. He stood in front of Kibito and hurriedly shouted, "Stop!"

A warm current flowed through Kibito's heart; Lord Supreme Kai was risking his life to save him!

Seeing Supreme Kai Shin's actions, Louis stopped his hand, which was prepared to throw the energy of destruction.

"Trash. This time, for the sake of Lord Supreme Kai, I will let you off!" Louis glanced at Kibito and said coldly.

Whis, standing to the side, remained expressionless. As long as Louis didn't lay a hand on the Supreme Kai, killing Kibito would have been fine by him.

"Greetings, Lord Supreme Kai. My name is Louis, and I am the current Candidate God of Destruction!"

Only then did Louis bow to Supreme Kai Shin.

"Greetings, Lord Supreme Kai. I am the attendant to the God of Destruction. My name is Whis."

Whis bowed respectfully.

The sudden change in behavior from Whis and Louis left Kibito and Supreme Kai Shin stunned.

Especially Kibito; wasn't that young King Kai just about to kill him? Why was he suddenly bowing to the Supreme Kai?

Right.

That youth was a King Kai. Even if his power was great, he had to be respectful when facing the Supreme Kai, the highest deity in the universe.

Supreme Kai Shin thought the same as Kibito; he believed this to be the case as well.

However, what was this "Candidate God of Destruction" thing?

"Shin, I know you are confused. You will understand in a moment." After finishing his bow, Louis addressed the Supreme Kai directly by his name.

Shin?

Supreme Kai Shin, Kibito, and even Whis were stunned.

"How dare you address Lord Supreme Kai by his name..."

Kibito instinctively wanted to rebuke him, but seeing the murderous look in Louis's eyes, he quickly shut his mouth.

But it was already too late!

Louis threw a punch, the powerful force of which permeated the void. Kibito felt a tightness in his chest as it caved in by five centimeters, and the residual impact sent him flying thousands of miles away.

"Kibito!!"

Supreme Kai Shin was horrified and wanted to fly over to him.

"Relax, he isn't dead. Come with me; I know you have many questions, and you will understand everything soon enough."

Louis retracted his fist, having already shown Supreme Kai Shin plenty of face.

He's fine?

Supreme Kai Shin looked in the direction where Kibito had disappeared, then back at Louis and Whis.

In truth, he was deeply confused—who exactly were these two?

Even before they had descended, they had stirred a sense of unease within him.

After arriving at the Supreme Kai Realm, the power erupted by the young Supreme Kai had left him shocked.

The young Supreme Kai's power was actually greater than his own!

Furthermore!

The young Supreme Kai had also claimed to be a Candidate God of Destruction, but what on earth was a Candidate God of Destruction? Supreme Kai Shin was extremely perplexed.

"Whis, let's go. We'll unseal Old Supreme Kai first."

Beyond completing his sign-in mission, Louis's purpose in coming here was to release Old Supreme Kai.

Whis was right; having become a Candidate God of Destruction, Universe 7 was now inextricably linked to him, and he had a responsibility to change its current state.

And Old Supreme Kai was the key figure to changing that status quo.

Louis took to the sky.

However...

A voice full of profound meaning came from the ground.

"How do you know about this?"

Whis had been wondering how Louis would explain all this to the ignorant Supreme Kai Shin.

He hadn't expected Louis to bring up Old Supreme Kai so directly.

Louis's body stiffened in mid-air as he remembered that he and Whis had never discussed this. Damn it!

"Let's go!"

Whis smiled slightly, looking at Louis with deep meaning in his eyes. It seemed this boy's uniqueness went beyond just ignoring all negative influences in the world.

Whis didn't ask how Louis knew about Old Supreme Kai, and Louis breathed a sigh of relief, quickly flying toward the center of the Supreme Kai Realm.

According to the original story, the place where Old Supreme Kai was sealed was right there.

As Louis and Whis flew through the sky, Supreme Kai Shin ultimately chose to follow behind them.

He was simply too curious about the identity of the "Candidate God of Destruction." As for Kibito, since the young Supreme Kai said he wasn't dead, he likely wouldn't lie about it.

At the center of the Supreme Kai Realm.

There was a shimmering, silver lake, and in the center of the lake stood a stone tower made of rock.

A sword was embedded in the stone tower, with only the hilt protruding from the rock.

"What are you doing here?" Supreme Kai Shin flew alongside Louis and the other, glancing at them and feeling more and more that they were unfathomable.

"See that sword?" Louis arrived above the lake and pointed at the sword on the stone tower.

Whis said nothing, keeping his eyes on Louis; he was surprised the boy knew so much.

"That sword is called the Z Sword. Legend has it that whoever pulls it out will gain the most powerful strength in the world..."

As the master of the Supreme Kai Realm, Supreme Kai Shin naturally knew the origin of the sword. Realizing this, he suddenly woke up and said, "Are you coveting this sword? You want to obtain the most powerful strength in the world!!!"

Supreme Kai Shin flew to the side, full of caution, and prepared for battle, though he felt a sense of helplessness in his heart—could he even beat them?

"..."

Louis and Whis were both speechless. Coveting the most powerful strength in the world, indeed.

How truly ignorant!

Besides, if they were really coveting the so-called greatest power, did he think retreating a dozen meters would keep him safe?

Louis didn't bother explaining; he flew directly to the stone pillar and gripped the hilt with one hand.

"Stop!"

Supreme Kai Shin shouted.

Louis continued to ignore him, releasing his aura of destruction and applying a slight force with his hand.

BOOM—!

The Z Sword was pulled out in an instant, causing the stone pillar to shatter into fragments that tumbled into the massive lake, immediately kicking up towering waves.

"Gulp!"

Supreme Kai Shin swallowed hard.

It wasn't as if the Supreme Kais of past generations, himself included, hadn't tried to pull out the Z Sword, but not a single one had ever succeeded.

And yet, this kid had actually managed to pull it out?

This had to be fake!

Louis held the Z Sword in his hand, feeling the faint aura of destruction emanating from the blade. No wonder the Supreme Kais of past generations couldn't pull it out; it turned out Beerus was the one behind it.

"It's over!"

Supreme Kai was in despair. Since the other party had pulled out the Z Sword, he would surely obtain the most powerful strength in the world. He only hoped that the other party was not an evil person.

Otherwise, the universe would be in danger!

But after a while...

There was no energy fluctuation appearing on Louis's body. Supreme Kai Shin frowned; could the legend be false?

If it's false, that's great!

That way, no one would be able to obtain the so-called most powerful strength. Just as Supreme Kai Shin was feeling relieved...

"Break for me!"

Louis grabbed the hilt with one hand and the tip of the blade with the other.

His posture startled Supreme Kai Shin. This young Supreme Kai actually wanted to snap the Z Sword in half.

Has he gone mad?!

Supreme Kai Shin knew that the legend was false now, but for the other party to want to break the Z Sword—how could that be possible!

But the next second!

Supreme Kai Shin was dumbfounded, his entire body frozen in mid-air as if struck by lightning. He watched as the Z Sword in Louis's hands snapped into two pieces!

"Alright, Shin, come down."

Louis held the broken sword and landed by the lakeside, with Whis following closely behind.

Come down?

My precious sword is shattered!

This was the Z Sword that had been passed down for ages.

High in the sky, Supreme Kai Shin looked at the broken sword in the hands of the youth by the lake. He sniffled, his eyes turning red.

The Z Sword, passed down for so long, had been destroyed in his generation. He was a sinner!

Supreme Kai Shin descended to the surface of the lake like a soulless puppet.

The Z Sword was destroyed, and the young Supreme Kai was still telling him to come down. Was he not planning to let him go? Was he going to make him face death?

Supreme Kai Shin resigned himself to his fate.

Mainly because there was no other choice; he couldn't win at all. The aura of destruction the other party erupted with was terrifying enough to suffocate anyone!

Louis and Whis had no idea what Supreme Kai Shin was thinking, or they would surely have said, "Child, you're overthinking it."

Louis spoke up: "Old Supreme Kai, come on out."