Shin cast his gaze upon the Underworld. With a sweep of his divine sense, he found Son Goku on Snake Way.
At this moment, Son Goku was using Sky Dance to fly along Snake Way.
Looking at Son Goku now, Shin had only one thought... So weak!
Shin had a feeling that he did not even need to make a move. With a single thought, he could crush Son Goku to death across the boundary between the Supreme Kai Realm and the Underworld!
"It is hard to imagine that this fragile creature, like an ant, will only need a dozen or so years to pin the lofty Supreme Kai to the ground and rub his face in the dirt!" Shin said with a sigh.
Shin shifted his gaze toward North Kai's Planet at the end of Snake Way. Looking at the miniature planet before him, he could not help but marvel despite already knowing about it. "So small!"
Shin compared the sizes of Earth and North Kai's Planet back and forth, and the feeling in his heart deepened... such a tiny planet.
"I remember this planet seemed to have been destroyed by Beerus, the God of Destruction, so it cannot be restored." Shin's eyes flickered as he concentrated his Divine Power toward North Kai's Planet.
North Kai's Planet.
North Kai was leisurely driving his newly purchased sports car in circles around the planet.
Suddenly.
North Kai sensed a vast Divine Power descending from the heavens!
Every hair on North Kai's body stood on end in fright!
"H-How could this... Th-This... this Divine Power is..." Cold sweat streamed down North Kai's entire body. He went limp inside the car, not daring to move an inch.
After quite a while.
Only after that vast Divine Power, as suffocating as the collapse of the heavens, finally receded did North Kai shakily crawl out of the car. Then his legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the ground.
"J-Just now... that... that Divine Power... Could it have been Lord Grand Kai?!" North Kai kept wiping away his cold sweat with a handkerchief.
That vast Divine Power had possessed a status so exalted and a purity so absolute that North Kai could never hope to reach it in his lifetime. The owner of that Divine Power had to be a deity far greater than North Kai himself.
"N-No... I have met Lord Grand Kai before. His Divine Power was not this terrifying... C-Could it be..."
Thinking of a certain possibility, North Kai frantically wiped away his cold sweat. "W-Why would that lord pay attention to a mere Kai like me? Did I make some mistake in my work recently?"
Supreme Kai Realm.
Shin's expression was grim. He had already mobilized an enormous amount of Divine Power and drawn upon his ability of "Creation" in an attempt to restore North Kai's Planet.
His ability of "Creation" came from the Creation Law, the opposite of a God of Destruction's Destruction Law.
Logically speaking, Shin's "Creation" ability could create entire planets from nothing, yet it could not even affect the tiny North Kai's Planet.
The moment Shin's Divine Power of "Creation" touched North Kai's Planet, he sensed a mysterious force on the planet stopping him from restoring it.
The nature of that force was completely opposite to Shin's Divine Power of "Creation." Shin judged that it was likely the Destroyer God Power left behind by the God of Destruction.
"This Destroyer God Power should have been left behind a very, very long time ago, and Beerus probably did it casually. Yet even so, I cannot budge it. Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction are clearly deities of equal status, so why is the gap between us so enormous? This makes no sense!" Shin gritted his teeth.
In the worldview of Dragon Balls, Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction were both supreme deities of the universe. Supreme Kais governed the Creation Law, while Gods of Destruction governed the Destruction Law. Even if there was a difference in their strength, the gap should not have been this vast!
"To Beerus, the God of Destruction, a Supreme Kai like me is probably no different from an ordinary person."
Shin laughed at himself. Just as he could now easily crush the current protagonist, Son Goku, like a bug, Beerus could crush him just as easily!
Shin suddenly felt powerless, the kind of powerlessness that remained even with a golden finger that could not catch up.
"System, tell me... how much of my potential needs to be awakened before I can stand shoulder to shoulder with Beerus, or even surpass him?" Shin asked listlessly.
"Ding, system scanning..."
As soon as the words fell.
The system's immense power spread out from the Supreme Kai Realm. In the blink of an eye, it covered the entirety of Universe 7 and locked onto its target...
"Ding, target confirmed: Beerus, God of Destruction of Universe 7. Scanning..." "Ding, scan complete. Analyzing data..." "Ding, analysis complete." "Based on the system's data analysis, host, to reach the realm of Beerus, the God of Destruction, you must awaken at least 31% of your potential." "When 35% of your potential has been awakened, you will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Beerus, the God of Destruction." "When 36% of your potential has been awakened, your strength will surpass Beerus, the God of Destruction."
After hearing the system's analysis report, Shin blinked and could not help digging at his ear. He asked uncertainly, "System, how much of my potential did you say needs to be awakened for me to surpass Beerus?"
"36%."
The system replied calmly.
"36%..." Shin's eyes widened. He lowered his head and began counting on his fingers...
Very quickly, Shin calculated the approximate time.
"Ten... ten years..."
Shin opened his mouth in disbelief and asked for confirmation, "System, are you saying that I only need ten years to surpass Beerus?"
"Ding, the precise time is 3,598 days, approximately ten years."
After receiving the system's confirmation, Shin suddenly felt his bent back straighten sharply.
Happiness had come so suddenly that it caught Shin completely off guard.
The sense of urgency vanished, replaced by an unprecedented feeling of ease that filled Shin's heart.
Who else is there!
A famous scene flashed through Shin's mind, and his face bloomed into a chrysanthemum-like grin.
"Is surpassing Beerus really this easy?"
Shin's fear of Beerus completely dissipated. Just thinking of the scene when he met Beerus in the future made him want to laugh.
"Right, System, what about Whis? How much of my potential needs to be awakened before my strength surpasses his?" Shin asked curiously.
"Ding, system scanning..."
The system's immense power revealed itself once more. In only a few breaths, it locked onto Whis at the edge of the universe and examined and analyzed him inside and out.
A moment later.
"Ding, based on the system's data analysis, host, to surpass Angel Whis, you must awaken at least 50% of your potential." "Note: At 50% potential awakening, the host's strength will be extremely close to Whis's. However, judging purely by the numerical data, your values will surpass Whis's."
"H-How much?" Shin's eyes widened, shocked by Whis's strength.
"Whis... is he really that absurdly powerful? He is so much stronger than Beerus? Seriously?"
Shin had long known that Whis was far stronger than Beerus. In fact, in the anime, Whis had even knocked Beerus out with a single move. Yet Shin had never expected Whis to be this strong!
Judging by the data provided by the system, Shin estimated that Whis could defeat Beerus in a single move, and Beerus would not even have the slightest ability to resist.
"Th-Then what about the Grand Minister? How much potential do I need to awaken to surpass him?" Shin continued asking.
(End of chapter)