Grand Zeno's Promise

Grand Zeno's Palace was a massive golden structure, suspended in an endless void. There were no stars around it; only the light radiating from the palace itself illuminated the surrounding space. Sun Wukong and Vegeta stood before the palace gates.

Just then, the gates slowly opened, and from the void emerged someone whose strength had already reached an unfathomable level. He had a small body, an angelic halo behind him, white hair, and blue eyes.

"Mr. Sun Wukong, Mr. Vegeta, thank you for waiting. Lord Grand Zeno is inside waiting for you."

Wukong and Vegeta slowly entered Grand Zeno's Palace. As they walked through the great hall inside, they heard several breathing sounds. The breathing was especially deep and heavy, and it did not sound like it came from just one person.

At last, they reached the inner hall. Grand Zeno was sitting obediently on his throne, waiting for Wukong.

Now that Wukong had finally arrived, Grand Zeno quickly flew down from the throne, his face no longer able to hide the excitement in his heart.

"Wukong, Wukong, I want to play that old game with you."

Wukong understood instantly. With one hand, he pulled Grand Zeno up, and Grand Zeno kept laughing happily as Wukong lifted him. Then Wukong raised his other hand too, placed both hands around Grand Zeno's waist, and picked him up to play "lift you high."

Seeing this, the Grand Priest wore a helpless expression, and Vegeta had the same look on his face.

Just like that, Wukong held Grand Zeno up for several minutes before setting him down. Grand Zeno looked at Wukong without speaking, and Wukong did not speak either.

This atmosphere lasted only a few seconds before Grand Zeno shouted loudly.

"All of you, kneel and come here!"

Wukong suddenly looked back and saw that, aside from Vermoud, the other eleven Gods of Destruction had all dropped to their knees. With their knees pressed to the ground, they crawled over on them.

The angels, meanwhile, walked behind the Gods of Destruction one after another.

"Beerus, come here!"

Grand Zeno's face, which had been all smiles just a moment ago, suddenly turned serious. Although even when he was serious, Grand Zeno still looked like a child, Wukong and Vegeta could clearly sense his anger.

Beerus crawled on his knees until he reached Grand Zeno. Grand Zeno placed his fist beside his forehead, then slowly lowered it.

Then, beside Grand Zeno, two guards suddenly emerged from the floor. The two guards said nothing. Their clothes covered their faces, hiding their mouths, but the terror in their eyes was obvious.

Without saying a single word, the two guards raised their fists and began beating Beerus. Beerus was beaten black and blue by the two immensely powerful guards, but even so, he did not utter a single complaint.

They beat him for a very long time. Beerus had already been beaten within an inch of his life, but Wukong and Vegeta remained silent the whole time, because the one before them was the chief culprit who had destroyed their home.

Wukong had already made a gesture to raise his hand and call a stop, but Vegeta grabbed him and pulled him back with one hand. No one knew whether Grand Zeno had seen it.

Then Grand Zeno called for the two of them to stop. After they stopped, the two guards quickly sank back into the floor, going who knew where, while Grand Zeno used his little hand to grab Beerus by the ear and, with his own power, created a shackle and a cross out of thin air.

He locked Beerus viciously onto the cross. Then Grand Zeno asked him coldly.

"Why did you attack Wukong and Vegeta? You'd better give me a proper reason, or I'll make you disappear from here in an instant."

Beerus spat blood and used the only strength he had left to say a few words.

"I didn't want the Tournament of Power to happen again... If Sun Wukong starts the Tournament of Power again, who can be sure what the next winner's wish will be?"

When Grand Zeno heard that, his already gloomy face became even more terrifying.

"As long as Wukong wants it, I can let him start the Tournament of Power again at any time. And not just the Tournament of Power. As long as he asks something of me, as long as I can do it, I will do my best to satisfy him."

At this point, Grand Zeno no longer wanted to waste words with Beerus. White light radiated from his hand, and the white glow on it grew more and more obvious, while Beerus's body became more and more transparent.

And Wukong finally spoke.

"Xiao Quan, wait!"

Grand Zeno seemed to hear those words, but he ignored Wukong and completely erased Beerus.

"Xiao Quan, after Beerus dies, does Whis have to die too? And the Supreme Kais in our universe—do they have to die too?"

Seeing Wukong ask this, the Grand Priest patiently explained it to him himself.

"Yes, Mr. Wukong. But as long as a new God of Destruction takes over, the angel will begin working again. The same principle applies to the Supreme Kais."

Grand Zeno looked at the other Gods of Destruction without saying a word. Instead, he maintained his previous majesty and asked them coldly.

"Was it you who released the Seed of Divine Wrath?"

The other ten Gods of Destruction said nothing. They had all seen Beerus's fate.

"Not talking? Then all of you can wait to be erased!"

Grand Zeno's face once again showed anger. His hand had already begun to rise slowly, while the other Gods of Destruction knelt on the ground, not daring to speak.

At this point, Wukong finally stepped forward to stop him.

"Xiao Quan, don't erase them."

This time, Grand Zeno listened to Wukong and lowered both hands from above his head.

"Don't think I'll let you off so easily. I will find suitable replacements for you and take back the power you should currently possess!"

All the Gods of Destruction were in unspeakable misery. At that moment, their faces showed nothing but endless regret. What on earth had they been thinking? How could they have offended these two living ancestors this badly?

"All right, Lord Grand Zeno. You should go rest first. Please leave the rest to me. I will help you deal with them."

The Grand Priest stepped forward and spoke. Out of respect for the Grand Priest, Grand Zeno took Wukong and Vegeta into his resting quarters.

The Grand Priest made a gesture, and the other ten angels quickly flew behind him, while the other Gods of Destruction still knelt where they were, at a complete loss.

"Today, on behalf of Grand Zeno, I will spare your lives. From now on, your destructive power will be greatly weakened, perhaps even gone entirely. Return to your homelands and live your lives properly!"

After saying that, the Grand Priest raised his right hand, closed his eyes, and seemed to mutter some kind of incantation. Then his eyes snapped open as he looked toward the Gods of Destruction. After that, lightning-like lines appeared in his hand and rapidly stretched toward the foreheads of the Gods of Destruction.

The instant those lines touched the Gods of Destruction, the dark purple power inside their bodies was drawn out. Their eyes went wide, very wide, and aside from fear, all that remained on their faces was repentance.

This went on for a minute or two. The Grand Priest stripped away most of the Gods of Destruction's divine power, leaving them only one-tenth. Then the Grand Priest looked at the angels behind him and said to them.

"Serve the Gods of Destruction you have served for half your lives one final time. Send them back to their homelands."

The angels nodded. Each one raised their scepter and left the palace with the former God of Destruction they had served.