But that made sense.
Otherwise, after all these years, there was no way every Supreme Kai could have been an idiot.
"Let's leave this place first," Son Gohan said, rising into the air.
"Yes, all right," the Supreme Kai replied, taking flight as well.
Kibito followed close behind.
The three flew high into the sky.
Driven by curiosity, Son Gohan formed an Energy Blast and hurled it down at the sealed grounds.
Before the Supreme Kai or Kibito could react, the Energy Blast shot back at them, repelled in an utterly bizarre way.
"Oh, that's interesting." Son Gohan laughed and swatted the Energy Sphere away.
The Energy Sphere whistled into the distance, then exploded with a boom, sending up an enormous mushroom cloud.
The Supreme Kai: ...
Kibito: ...
Both had the same thought: Saiyans really were terrifying agents of destruction.
He had barely arrived, and he was already giving the Sacred World of the Kai a makeover.
"Mr. Gohan, please try to take it easy. This sacred land can't withstand that kind of destruction," the Supreme Kai said, pained.
"Haha, all right."
After the three landed in an open area, the Supreme Kai and Kibito were eager to see just how impressive the divine sword hailed as the greatest in the universe really was.
Son Gohan swung the long sword with such force that it whistled through the air, leaving the Supreme Kai and Kibito watching with their hearts in their throats.
They had just witnessed the Z Sword's absurd weight.
Now, seeing Son Gohan wield it so effortlessly, they could only marvel inwardly at how monstrously powerful Saiyans were.
After playing around with the sword for a while, Son Gohan grew bored.
With a boom, he transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Then he gripped the hilt with one hand and the blade with the other, exerted himself, and twisted hard.
Watching him bare his teeth with effort, the Supreme Kai asked curiously, "Mr. Gohan, what are you trying to do?"
Son Gohan stopped and looked back. "I want to see if I can twist it in half."
"Uh..."
His answer left the Supreme Kai and Kibito utterly dumbfounded.
Sure enough, their earlier assessment had been right.
Saiyans were all terrifying agents of destruction.
He had barely gotten his hands on the greatest divine sword in the universe, and he was already thinking about how to break it.
What a travesty.
"I refuse to believe I can't," Son Gohan muttered, clenching his fists and transforming into Super Saiyan 2.
Instantly, his blazing aura surged skyward. His golden hair stood on end, a single lock hanging over his forehead, while lightning crackled around his entire body.
He instantly looked colder and more imposing, and his Ki underwent a tremendous change.
The Supreme Kai and Kibito had been about to speak, but when they saw Son Gohan's transformation, they gulped and swallowed their words.
Son Gohan picked up the Z Sword again. Veins bulged on his hands, and then he twisted with all his strength.
A crack rang out, nearly making the Supreme Kai and Kibito jump.
"It broke? It really broke?"
"This is insane!"
"H-how could the Z Sword, the strongest sword in the universe, just break like that?"
"H-how is this possible? Isn't it the most powerful sword in the sacred realm?"
"Heavens!"
The Supreme Kai and Kibito stared dumbfounded at the sword, now broken into two pieces in Son Gohan's hands. Their mouths hung wide enough to fit an entire egg.
"Oh, perfect!" Son Gohan said happily, tossing both pieces onto the ground.
"Supreme Kai, this Z Sword really isn't very well made, is it? And you were bragging that it was the strongest sword in the universe."
"N-no, I wasn't." The Supreme Kai could barely get his words out. The image of the sword breaking filled his mind.
Was it the sword that had broken? No, it was his faith.
Just then, Son Gohan noticed that Old Kai had appeared behind the Supreme Kai and Kibito.
Son Gohan nearly laughed aloud.
The legendary opportunity and cheat had finally arrived, right on schedule.
"That's not how it is," Old Kai said slowly.
His voice was faint and airy, like a ghost whispering.
At the sudden voice behind them, the Supreme Kai and Kibito felt a chill down their backs. They cried out in fright and froze on the spot.
The Supreme Kai and Kibito turned around and saw the skeletal-looking Old Kai.
Staring at Old Kai's standard Supreme Kai attire, the Supreme Kai and Kibito were filled with uncertainty.
The Supreme Kai asked nervously, "Sir, who are you?"
Old Kai clapped his hands and stretched a little, then said breathlessly, "Me? I was the Supreme Kai fifteen generations before you."
"Th-the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago?" The Supreme Kai and Kibito were dumbstruck.
Fifteen generations of Supreme Kais would take them back seventy or eighty million years.
Just how ancient was that?
They knew absolutely nothing about any of this.
And where exactly had this Old Kai, who claimed to be from fifteen generations ago, come from?
That was still a mystery.
Old Kai continued:
"A long, long time ago, there was an incredibly evil and powerful fellow. He feared my ability, so he sealed me inside that Z Sword..."
The Supreme Kai asked, "A-ancestor, was it Majin Buu?"
Recalling the past, Old Kai continued, "It wasn't Majin Buu. That evil fellow was countless times more terrifying than Majin Buu..."
"There's actually a villain even more terrifying than Majin Buu? Th-then what happened, Ancestor?" the Supreme Kai asked in shock.
Old Kai coughed. "Then he sealed me inside the sword. As for what happened after that, I have no idea..."
After listening to the two Supreme Kais' conversation, Kibito grew excited:
"So you were an incredibly powerful Supreme Kai, Ancestor, and that villain feared you, which was why he sealed you away. Doesn't that mean you're much stronger than Majin Buu?"
Old Kai clasped his hands behind his back, looking immensely pleased with himself. "It wasn't my strength he feared, but my ability. I possess an incredibly fearsome ability."
"What is it? What fearsome ability?" The Supreme Kai's and Kibito's eyes shone. Their ancestor's greatness reflected well on them, too.
Old Kai snorted, regarding them with displeasure. "Hmph, I'm not telling you. You've truly disappointed me. I was sealed inside that sword for over seventy million years, and you never managed to rescue me."
"In the end, it was a mortal who freed me. Absolutely outrageous."
The Supreme Kai and Kibito stood obediently like well-behaved children, lowering their heads in shame.
Their ancestor was right. They were too useless to have rescued him.
Old Kai tilted his head toward Son Gohan, who was enjoying the show, and beckoned. "You're the one who freed me, aren't you? Come here."
Son Gohan walked over with a smile. "That's right. I accidentally broke the sword..."
You call that an accident?
The Supreme Kai and Kibito shot him a glance, then hastily lowered their heads again when Old Kai looked their way.
Old Kai studied Son Gohan and sighed in admiration. "Impressive. To think mortals have become so powerful after all these tens of millions of years. Wonderful, truly wonderful."
Though he already knew the answer, Son Gohan asked, "Sir, what was that fearsome ability you mentioned?"
Old Kai said, "If those two unfilial descendants asked me, I wouldn't tell them. But you saved me, so there's no harm in telling you."
"This fearsome ability of mine lets me draw out a person's potential, no matter how powerful he is, allowing him to surpass his limits and become the strongest warrior in the universe."
Son Gohan said, "Wow, could you draw out my potential, then? It sounds pretty amazing, though I don't know whether it's real."
Old Kai looked Son Gohan up and down, then said, "Of course it's real! You dare doubt my ability? Hmph, fine. Since you rescued me, I suppose I can reluctantly help you."
"All right, stand right here and don't move."
"You two, get out of my way," he snapped at the Supreme Kai and Kibito.
"Yes, Ancestor."
The Supreme Kai and Kibito slunk off to one side and began whispering to each other.
Meanwhile, Old Kai began circling Son Gohan, performing a strange and bizarre ritual.
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