Son Gohan's clone remained in his inner universe to monitor the changes in the new planet.
He himself returned to Zeno's Universe to continue investigating the source of the black mist.
Along the way, he killed dozens of increasingly powerful Destruction Beasts.
I'll leave this Trunks in this timeline to train for now, Son Gohan thought. Then he tore through the spacetime barrier and returned to his own timeline.
The war continued.
Every day, the members of the Enforcement Team charged onto the universe's front lines, desperately slaughtering the savage Destruction Beasts that kept spawning from the black mist.
Yet the roguish dragon suspected of being Dragon God Zalama still had not appeared.
His whereabouts remained unknown.
Six months later!
Inside Son Gohan's inner universe.
By now, the Supreme Kai Planet had broken free of Universe 7's laws and fully merged into this newborn inner universe.
It was as though it had shattered layer after layer of shackles, bursting with immense vitality.
From the thick divine soil beneath his feet, wisps of pure vital energy emerged, slowly rising and circulating along the ordered paths of the inner universe.
The vital energy that had gradually dwindled from neglect surged once more.
Nourished by the world tree, the Supreme Kai Planet grew richer and stronger at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Countless ancient divine trees remained on the planet, all rare species cultivated and preserved by successive Supreme Kais.
Over these six months, the yellowed branches and leaves of those divine trees had turned green again, while withered flowers unfurled their petals and swayed in the breeze.
The entire landscape brimmed with vibrant life.
The whole inner universe seemed to be undergoing a new transformation and advancement.
Standing on the divine soil, Son Gohan rubbed his chin in thought and