With Piccolo leading the way, Soya and the others entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"Is this the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?"
After looking at the endless white world around him, Soya spoke slowly.
He could clearly feel how different it was from the outside.
"The flow of time in here is different from outside.
"One day outside is a whole year in here.
"It's a pretty good place to train, but it can get a little stuffy and boring."
Son Goku explained, standing beside Soya.
Soya nodded.
"All right, you can each go train. I need to find a place and start training on my own."
As soon as Soya finished speaking, he flashed away, heading straight for the distance. He was incredibly fast and vanished in the blink of an eye.
While Soya and the others were entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Beerus was in the God of Destruction Realm, one of Universe 7's two divine sanctuaries.
Beerus, who had been fast asleep, slowly opened his eyes.
But it was clear he still hadn't gotten enough sleep.
His yawn stretched nearly from ear to ear.
"Haah..."
After stretching and yawning, Beerus looked around.
"Strange. Why did I wake up so early this time?"
Beerus sounded a little helpless.
"Whis, where are you?"
After opening his eyes and seeing that Whis wasn't there, Beerus called out to him.
To Beerus, the most important thing after waking up was finding something to eat.
"Lord Beerus, I thought you'd sleep for a few more decades. I didn't expect you to wake up so early this time."
Whis walked over from the distance, holding his staff. He looked at Beerus and smiled gently as he spoke.
"I don't know what happened. I think I had a dream about someone, and he seemed like a worthy rival!"
Beerus was still a little groggy. He spoke with a puzzled expression.
After all, he hadn't encountered anyone in Universe 7 who could match him in who knew how long.
No enemy could withstand even a single blow from him.
"Surely not. Is there really anyone in the world who could rival you?"
Whis smiled, assuming Beerus was joking.
"Whis, is my bath ready?"
Beerus asked Whis while eating.
"It's all ready. The water's just the right temperature."
Whis's service was impeccable. He'd even anticipated this and prepared everything in advance.
The day passed by slowly.
Freshly awakened, Beerus had no interest at all in destroying planets.
After all, destruction was only his job.
At heart, he was a lover of peace and good food.
Besides, even work came with time off.
As far as he was concerned, nothing was more enjoyable than relaxing.
"Lord Beerus, I think it's time to get to work. You haven't been asleep for long this time, but there's quite a lot to take care of."
Whis smiled as he spoke.
Beerus remained silent, pretending not to hear him. He had no intention of replying; he hadn't rested enough yet.
He slowly closed his eyes, feeling completely at ease. In that relaxed state, he began to recall some of his dream.
"I think I remember!"
Beerus suddenly opened his eyes and spoke.
"What?"
Whis stared at him in surprise.
He really hadn't been listening to Whis at all. That was simply how Lord Beerus was; most of the time, Whis might as well have been talking to a brick wall.
"Whis, before I woke up, I felt a power appear.
"I don't know who it belonged to, but I do know it was very similar to the person in my dream.
"Find him for me. He's my rival—the one who can fight me."
A glint flashed in Beerus's eyes as he murmured, still savoring the memory of his dream.
"No problem. What's his name?"
Whis nodded. He'd also sensed a sudden burst of power earlier, though he hadn't paid it much attention.
"What was his name again..." Beerus suddenly hesitated.
He stroked his chin, as if trying to remember.
"Something like Super...
"Super what was it? I've forgotten."
Beerus thought for a moment, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember the name of the rival he'd fought in his dream.
"Lord Beerus, how am I supposed to find him if you can't even tell me his name?"
Whis sounded rather exasperated.
"Let me think. I think it was something like..."
Beerus pondered for a long while. Then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately spoke to Whis.
"I remember! I think his name was something like Super Saiyan God!"
Beerus finally remembered.
"Super Saiyan God?"
Whis immediately began searching, but even after looking for a long time, he found nothing. There was no sign of anyone called Super Saiyan God.
"Lord Beerus, I couldn't find anyone called Super Saiyan God.
"And the Saiyans were nearly wiped out by Frieza while you were asleep, weren't they? Their home planet was destroyed.
"There are hardly any Saiyans left now. Even the few survivors are scattered.
"Most of them are on Earth, including their Saiyan Prince, Vegeta, and Son Goku, who killed Frieza."
Whis explained, organizing the information as he spoke. He still couldn't find anything about a Super Saiyan God; all he could find were Saiyans.
"What? Someone killed Frieza!"
Beerus was astonished. He immediately stood up and stared at Whis in shock.
"That's right."
Whis waved his right hand. A beam of light shot out from the Angel Staff and formed a screen in front of Beerus.
The screen showed the battle on Namek. Son Goku tried everything, but couldn't defeat Frieza.
After Krillin was killed, Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan for the first time, fueled by unimaginable rage, and eventually killed Frieza.
"Do Saiyans all have hair like that?"
Son Goku's hair caught Beerus's attention. He asked in confusion.
"No. Saiyans usually have black hair. It only turns gold when they transform into Super Saiyans."
Whis smiled and explained.
"Super Saiyan? Why isn't he a Super Saiyan God?"
Beerus was puzzled. He was looking for a Super Saiyan God, not an ordinary Super Saiyan.
"Never mind. Since he's on Earth and he's a Super Saiyan, he probably knows something about the Super Saiyan God."
Beerus wiped himself down.
"It'll take twenty-four minutes and fifteen seconds to get from here to Earth. Lord Beerus, are you sure you want to go?"
Whis looked at Beerus.