Quilin lay sprawled on the Arena, without an ounce of strength left to move.
His eyes were shut tight, and he had completely lost consciousness.
Anato, the Supreme Kai of Universe 1, knitted his brows, his gaze fixed gravely on the center of the Arena.
Beside him, the God of Destruction Iwan also frowned deeply. Looking at the fallen Quilin, he could not help murmuring, "Quilin, get up!"
But the Angel Awamo beside them extinguished his last hope with a perfectly calm reply. "It's no use. Quilin can no longer fight. He has lost this match."
Sure enough, the situation on the Arena was exactly as he had said. Quilin never woke, remaining utterly unconscious.
The match ended in a decisive victory for Cooler.
Anato watched Cooler leave the Arena, his eyes full of bewilderment. He turned to Iwan and asked, "I remember this Cooler taking part in the Tournament of Power back then. He was nowhere near this strong at the time. Am I remembering wrong?"
"You're not," Iwan replied heavily, looking just as puzzled. "In such a short time, his strength has undergone another tremendous breakthrough. He's far stronger than before."
"How much time has even passed? How on earth did he do it?" Anato looked incredulous. He simply could not understand how an ordinary mortal could make such a leap in strength in so little time.
Awamo spoke calmly, revealing a secret. "Previously, the Grand Minister personally invited him to become a God of Destruction, but he firmly refused."
Anato and Iwan exchanged glances, their expressions deeply conflicted as they watched Cooler walk away.
Universe 7 truly had formidable fighters hidden among its ranks. It could not be underestimated.
More than half of the outstanding competitors who had distinguished themselves in the tournament came from Universe 7.