The preparations meeting for the new Tournament of Power on Zeno's Planet had not even ended when an emergency transmission cut in. It had not come from Zeno's Planet, but from Universe 11. Whis's holographic projection had yet to fully unfold when his voice pierced through the noise in the meeting room ahead of it. "A joint distress signal from Jiren and Toppo. A massive energy anomaly has appeared in the outer star region of Universe 11, and its source is unknown. Toppo's destruction energy cannot suppress it. Jiren has already arrived on-site and is attempting to stabilize the situation."
Ji Ming rose so quickly that he knocked over the teacup in front of him. Chi-Chi had replaced it just last week; the Mount Paozu logo was still printed on its base. Tea spilled across the holographic conference table, running along its crystal patterns to the edge of the star map Whis had spread out. Son Goku was already at the door, the Power Pole somehow resting across his shoulder. Vegeta forwarded the Gravity Chamber schedule to Nappa with the note, "Suspended. Return date unknown." Piccolo and Nail sent tactile-sensory confirmations from the direction of Kami's Lookout at the same time. Krillin posted in the group chat, "Are we doing this again? I'll head to Mount Paozu and help keep Chi-Chi calm." Ji Ming replied with a nodding emoji.
The fleet's turbulence as it passed through the wormhole was worse than ever before. The coordinates of Universe 11's outer star region were already extremely unstable, and with interference from the unknown energy source, the flagship's navigation system kept rebooting. Ji Ming stood before the viewport, watching the constantly warping starfield at the exit—the light of stars had been bent into bizarre arcs, while nebular gas spread outward in defiance of