One Year Later, the Universe Trembled and the God of Destruction Awakened!

In the blink of an eye...

A year had passed since the final battle between Son Goku and Vegeta.

During that year, Earth had remained at peace. All the Z Fighters, Son Goku included, seemed to have grown accustomed to peaceful lives, believing that Earth was now completely at peace and that no more enemies would come to attack.

But this peace was only a prelude to the coming storm.

The long-lasting peace would soon be shattered.

In the God of Destruction Realm.

The God of Destruction Realm, which had been silent for years, was thrown into unprecedented turmoil.

Beerus the God of Destruction, who had slept for thirty-seven years, had awakened!

The God of Destruction Power he released upon awakening spread through the universe, striking fear into those powerful enough to sense it.

The awakening of the God of Destruction was the last thing they wanted to see.

At the same time, gods holding different positions across the universe also sensed the God of Destruction's awakening and grew fearful and uneasy.

The Supreme Kai, Grand Kai, King Kai, King Yemma, and some of the gods who managed planets throughout the universe all grew tense.

They knew very well what the God of Destruction represented. Once he fell asleep, decades or even centuries would pass.

But once he awakened, it meant that the entire universe would undergo a great purge, and countless planets would be destroyed by the God of Destruction's power.

For the God of Destruction existed to maintain peace in the current universe, carrying out periodic purges to eliminate unqualified planets and things that would affect the universe's balance, including people and objects that threatened the universe...

Some were troubled, while others rejoiced. No one was happier about Beerus the God of Destruction's awakening than Whis the Angel.

After keeping watch in the God of Destruction Realm for decades, he finally had someone to talk to.

Though he could also travel to the lower realm, as an Angel and the God of Destruction's attendant, he could not go there as he pleased without the God of Destruction's permission.

Moreover, as an Angel, his status was special. If he appeared, he would interfere with the world's normal course.

The slightest mistake could cause the collapse of the universe's order.

For that reason, Whis had not casually traveled to the mortal realm over the years. Even when he did go, he stayed only briefly.

In the God of Destruction's bedchamber.

The newly awakened Beerus the God of Destruction released his God of Destruction Power without restraint.

Countless bursts of Destruction Energy scattered in every direction, striking the walls of the God of Destruction's bedchamber and the explosive alarm clocks that had been set.

Boom!!!

Rumble!!!!

Rumble!!!!

One enormously destructive explosion after another rang out.

Beerus the God of Destruction was venting the excess power in his body that had built up while he slept, while also loosening his stiff body.

"Sigh! Every time you wake up, you cause such a huge commotion. I wonder when you'll finally do something about that terrible waking temper of yours, Lord Beerus." Whis sighed helplessly.

He had spent so many years with Beerus the God of Destruction, and the destruction caused every time he woke up was immense. In the end, Whis was always the one who cleaned up.

But complaints aside, Whis was still very understanding of Beerus.

After all, the God of Destruction's work involved far more than simply destroying planets. Anything detrimental to the universe's development, whether a person or an object, would be erased by the God of Destruction's power.

Moreover, as the universe continued to develop, the God of Destruction had more and more to destroy. Countless amounts of negative energy now drifted through the universe. Those were impurities in the universe that the God of Destruction needed to erase.

Every time the God of Destruction completed his work, it took an enormous physical toll on him.

People believed that destruction was the easiest job, since all it required was the use of power.

But what they did not know was that the God of Destruction's workload was far greater than that of the Supreme Kai, who was responsible for creation.

On the surface, the God of Destruction and the Supreme Kai held equal positions, but in reality, the God of Destruction's position was a rank above the Supreme Kai's.

In another dimension.

In the sacred Sacred World of the Kai.

Old Kai and Kibito Kai stood on a cliff, gazing at the sky.

The usual calm was gone from Old Kai's face, replaced by intense tension and fear.

He was no stranger to Beerus the God of Destruction. Beerus the God of Destruction was the one who had sealed him away.

Kibito Kai, standing beside him, had also long since learned of Beerus the God of Destruction's existence from Old Kai.

At first, he had thought little of this God of Destruction. Even if he was formidable, he probably wasn't as powerful as Son Goku, the universe's current number one warrior.

Now, it seemed his understanding had been too shallow.

Merely sensing the divine might Beerus the God of Destruction released upon awakening had filled him with fear from the depths of his soul.

This went beyond simply being strong. It was beyond conception, beyond understanding.

"I thought it would be at least another three to five years before the God of Destruction woke up. I didn't expect him to wake up so soon..."

"Now the universe is going to face another purge."

Old Kai's face looked much older as he muttered to himself.

Kibito Kai noticed Old Kai's helplessness. He did not understand why his ancestor held the God of Destruction in such awe.

Weren't their positions as Supreme Kais equal to that of the God of Destruction?

"Ancestor, forgive me for speaking frankly, but is the God of Destruction really that terrifying?"

"Or is there no one in the entire universe who can stand against the God of Destruction?"

Kibito Kai voiced the question on his mind. Yet the moment he said it, Old Kai gave him a look of disdain and angrily berated him for failing to live up to expectations.

"Idiot, have you lived all these years for nothing?!"

"Remember, the terror of the God of Destruction is already beyond anything the word 'powerful' can describe. If you insist on a comparison, then Majin Buu, whom you consider too powerful to oppose, is nothing but a feeble ant before the God of Destruction." Old Kai scolded Kibito Kai in one uninterrupted torrent.

The title of God of Destruction meant standing at the pinnacle of the universe, beyond any dispute. The name Beerus the God of Destruction, in particular, represented the pinnacle of pinnacles!

"What about Goku, then? Can't even he defeat the God of Destruction?!" Kibito Kai pressed.

At the question, Old Kai fell silent for a moment before sighing weakly. "Let me put it this way. Even if that boy Goku were ten times stronger, he still couldn't be a match for Beerus the God of Destruction."

Those were Old Kai's honest thoughts.

He wished Son Goku were stronger than Beerus the God of Destruction, but the truth was that cruel.

The terror of the God of Destruction was far beyond anything a warrior could match.

Even if Son Goku had the potential to surpass the God of Destruction, he would need a great deal of time to develop it.