Destroyer God Realm, Candidate Destroyer God

[Host has observed Beerus using Destruction energy. With heaven-defying comprehension, you have automatically grasped the Law of Destruction.]

Beerus saw Mu Yang's daze and shook his head in disappointment. He had originally hoped that this boy, who had brought him a bit of amusement, might offer some surprises.

But now it seemed that, in the end, it was only to this extent; he possessed nothing more than a little cleverness, not worth mentioning at all!

"Kid, a God of Destruction is not so easily fooled. Take your little tricks and be gone."

"Des..."

Before Beerus could finish his sentence, he seemed to see something incredible. He suddenly froze, his eyes widening to their limit.

"How is this possible?!"

Standing to the side, the angel Whis also had a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

Even he had not foreseen this turn of events. A mere mortal had mastered the divine technique of a God of Destruction after only a single glance!

What kind of heaven-defying comprehension was this?

In an instant, a desire to cherish talent rose in Whis's heart.

It would be a terrible pity if such a heaven-defying existence were simply destroyed by Lord Beerus!

Before them, purple particles of light began to swirl around Mu Yang, while his eyes took on a ruthless look, as if the world were indifferent and treated all living things as straw dogs.

"A mortal, having only watched me perform Destruction once, has learned the Destruction that only a God of Destruction can use?"

Beerus the God of Destruction furrowed his brows, finding himself in a rare dilemma.

Although he wanted to destroy this boy who was playing at being clever, this natural talent made him somewhat reluctant!

Was this not the living, breathing candidate for the next God of Destruction?

"Lord Beerus, what is the matter?"

Whis had followed Beerus for a long time and already knew his thoughts, yet he asked anyway.

"Sigh..."

"Whis!"

In the end, Beerus's reason overcame his desire for destruction. After a soft sigh, he said, "Take this kid back. It is a complete waste to leave him on a planet like this."

A smile appeared on Whis's face; he knew Lord Beerus would not disappoint him.

"As you command!"

With a polite, slight bow, Whis kept a smile on his lips and continued to watch the show.

"Destruction!"

Mu Yang fired a sesame-seed-sized ball of Destruction energy at Beerus, which crawled forward at a snail's pace.

Seeing this, Beerus let out a cold snort: "Kid, I admit you have potential, but you are still too green."

He blew a breath of air, extinguishing the tiny ball of Destruction.

Beerus flashed behind Mu Yang and struck him with a hand chop, knocking him unconscious.

Holding the unconscious Mu Yang at his side, Beerus walked over to Whis.

"Lord Beerus, this..."

King Vegeta had already been scared silly and was somewhat incoherent.

What was happening? He could no longer understand; ever since Mu Yang erupted with that terrifying energy of the same nature as Lord Beerus, he had been lost!

Why had it turned out like this?

"King Vegeta, I am taking Mu Yang with me. Cherish your life and do not speak of what you should not."

Beerus cast a cold, sharp gaze at King Vegeta, his tone filled with warning.

King Vegeta shivered and stammered, "Rest assured, Lord Beerus, I will certainly not speak of this!"

Only then was Beerus satisfied; he figured the man would not dare to spout nonsense. He placed his free hand on Whis's shoulder.

"Let's go, Whis."

"Yes, Lord Beerus!"

Whis glanced at King Vegeta with a smile, tapped his staff against the floor, and the two transformed into a streak of seven-colored light, bursting through the ceiling.

Looking at the empty hall, King Vegeta fell into a long, dazed silence...

At this moment, Vegeta hurried over, and upon seeing his father, he ran toward him.

"Father, where is that guy Mu Yang?"

Vegeta asked with some anxiety.

After a long silence, King Vegeta lowered his head and spoke calmly: "He is dead."

As soon as the words fell.

Vegeta took several steps back, his eyes dimming as he said in disbelief: "Impossible! I don't believe it! I absolutely do not believe it!"

"My brother... he cannot be dead!"

As he spoke, tears welled up and spilled from Vegeta's eyes.

King Vegeta didn't feel much better watching this, but recalling the instructions Beerus had left behind before departing, he could only swallow the truth and keep it to himself.

At this moment.

Vegeta turned his gaze toward King Vegeta, who stood before him with a calm expression, and shrieked hysterically, "Why? Why can you remain so calm, Father! Brother was your child too!"

"Even if he wasn't born to you, you raised him for so many years—do you not feel even a shred of sorrow?"

King Vegeta's expression remained unchanged as he instructed, "Vegeta, the first thing a king must learn is to be heartless!"

"Heartless?"

"Hahahaha, what a fine 'heartless'!"

With tears in his eyes, Vegeta recalled every little moment he had spent with Mu Yang. His eyes burned with the flames of hatred as he gritted his teeth.

"Father, I want to know who killed my brother."

"I don't know."

King Vegeta remained expressionless.

Vegeta felt even more disappointed in his father, his eyes filled with resolve. "If you won't tell me, then don't. One day, I will find the murderer who killed my brother myself!"

"As for this throne... Hmph!"

"You might as well give it to someone else, Father. I, Vegeta, will never become a heartless person like you!"

With that, Vegeta erupted with his ki and flew out through the great doors.

"Vegeta... Mu Yang..."

King Vegeta's expression was pained; he regretted more than ever having kept the universe's number one pillow for himself.

It was his fault! Everything was his fault!

If not for his greed, things would never have reached this point!

"...Sigh."

King Vegeta exhaled all the sorrow in his heart into a sigh and paced over to sit upon his throne.

Looking down at the empty hall, he was, in the end, nothing more than a lonely king.

Destroyer God Realm.

Whis returned with Beerus and Mu Yang.

"Lord Beerus, how shall we dispose of him? As far as I am aware, according to the regulations of the God Realm, mortals are not permitted to remain in the Destroyer God Realm without authorization."

"Him? Can't I just make him a candidate for Destroyer God?"

"Ho ho ho, is Lord Beerus planning to retire?"

Whis covered his lips and chuckled softly.

Beerus shot Whis a fierce glare before looking down at Mu Yang in his arms. "This brat is a few hundred million years too early if he thinks he can make me retire. He can start by learning from you, Whis, for the next thirty million years."

With that, Beerus set Mu Yang down on the grass of the Destroyer God Realm.

"Funny, this kid looks light, but he's actually quite heavy. I've been carrying him for so long my arms are starting to go numb."

"Whis, this kid is your responsibility now. I'm going to take a nap."