Future Lin Xue's arrival made everyone involuntarily look at her.
Naturally, this included God of Destruction Beerus and Angel Whis.
Lin Chuan and Piccolo's return was what he wanted to see, but this Lin Xue from another time-space world was not what he wanted to see.
Beerus rose from his seat and crossed space with a thought, arriving in front of Lin Chuan.
His gaze swept over Future Lin Xue, and only after sensing the majestic Divine Power and two special marks contained within her body did he freeze slightly.
This girl was even more special than he imagined.
However, no matter how special she was, she should not appear here.
"I can pretend I didn't see you crossing time and space, but you shouldn't have brought this woman back. She doesn't belong here." Beerus's expression was serious as he said in a deep voice.
"Regarding this issue, I think you should be able to explain it for me, Whis. What do you think? Whis." Knowing that no matter how much he said, it would not compare to one sentence from Whis, Lin Chuan was too lazy to waste words with Beerus and simply threw the problem to Whis.
This made Beerus frown, and he turned around to look at Whis in confusion.
"Sigh~~! Since that's the case, allow me to explain, Lord Beerus. Actually, Future Lin Xue coming to our time-space cannot be considered a violation of universal law..." Whis walked to Beerus's side and began telling Beerus the explanation he had prepared long ago.
To be honest, Lin Chuan could actually have returned earlier, which meant communicating with Whis in advance, having him permit Future Lin Xue's arrival, and helping explain it to Beerus.
After all, as long as he spoke, even matters involving time and space were not much of an issue.
"You're saying she hasn't violated universal law? But she still isn't from our time-space." Beerus's frown deepened.
Rationality told him this was not allowed! Even if Whis was an Angel, he could not do this!
"Actually, Lord Beerus, there is no need to be so nervous. You should have sensed it as well. Future Lin Xue's identity is extremely special. Moreover, within her body, there is not only the Angel mark left behind by me from another time-space world, but also the mark left by Supreme Kai of Time Chronoa. So in a certain sense, Future Lin Xue can stay in any time-space world as long as she does not actively disrupt time-space." Whis's explanation made Beerus raise his brows.
Wasn't this just saying that him coming to demand accountability was inappropriate, and that as a God of Destruction, not even knowing this made him too unqualified?
Looking at Future Lin Xue again, Beerus suddenly felt somewhat stifled.
So his universe now had another existence completely outside of his control.
"Lord Beerus, Future Lin Xue's arrival isn't a bad thing. In fact, with her identity, she can even participate in this Tournament of Power." Whis's words left Beerus stunned.
After thinking for a moment, Beerus asked half-doubtfully, "Is that feasible? Whis, if the Grand Priest and Lord Zeno find out..."
"Of course it's feasible. Lin Xue has a green card issued by the Supreme Kai of Time, so her identity is qualified. Moreover, she originally belongs to our Universe 7." Whis said with a smile.
With these words as assurance, Beerus pretended to cough twice. "Since that's the case, she can stay. However, this god still has one thing to say. As long as you violate universal law, this god will still expel you."
Beerus's harsh words were directly ignored by Lin Chuan, and Lin Xue also naturally acted as if she had not heard them.
However, Lin Xue was not Lin Chuan after all. She still greeted him very politely and made a promise.
Without Beerus's obstruction, everyone present successively talked with Lin Xue and greeted her.
Of course, it was not only a welcome for Future Lin Xue. Since Lin Chuan and Piccolo had not been seen for a year, it was impossible for there to be nothing to say.
"All right, since everyone is here, next I will tell everyone the time, location, and rules of the Tournament of Power." Whis said to everyone present.
Lin Chuan, Piccolo, Son Goku, Son Gohan, Raditz, Broly, Vegeta, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin.
Originally, they were still one person short and did not know who would be more suitable to join. Now, with Future Lin Xue joining, they just happened to gather ten people!
...
Under Whis's explanation, everyone present learned all the information related to the Tournament of Power.
The time of the event was one week later, and the location was still the World of Void.
Only the rules were somewhat different from what Lin Chuan knew.
The twelve universes would each send ten contestants into the World of Void for a battle royale.
It was not like the original work, where four universes were exempted because their mortal levels met the standard.
Furthermore, on this basis, in order to let the Gods of Destruction also join the battle as Zeno had said, the rules became that a universe whose contestants were all eliminated would not be erased by Zeno immediately. They still had a second chance, which was that after all members were eliminated, the opportunity for that universe's God of Destruction to enter could be activated.
This was equivalent to a universe gaining the chance for its God of Destruction to turn the tide at its most dangerous moment.
Of course, if even the God of Destruction was eliminated, then Zeno would personally act and completely erase the eliminated universe.
[I didn't expect that under my interference, the Tournament of Power in this world would turn into this form... Twelve universes, twelve Gods of Destruction... However, compared to the original work, this is much more interesting. At least it won't be so boring.] Lin Chuan secretly sighed in his heart.
It was truly unbelievable, but in this way, he also had something to play with.
Otherwise, with his strength, aside from Jiren of Universe 11 being worth fighting, the others in his eyes would not even have the qualifications to make him transform.
"A battle royale of one hundred and twenty people, and there is even a chance to fight the Gods of Destruction from other universes. Just thinking about that scene makes me excited." Son Goku clenched his fists. His fighting spirit was so high that he almost could not control himself and transform.
A year of concentrated cultivation... no!
It had been even longer, because he had entered other domains again, where the time flow was different.
At this moment, he had already broken through to an entirely new realm. Even if he could not compare to Lin Chuan, he still had the confidence to face any opponent! Even if he faced a God of Destruction directly, he would not fall behind.
After all, not all Gods of Destruction were as heaven-defyingly strong as Beerus.
Son Goku had also learned this information through Whis.
The day he learned that Beerus was the strongest God of Destruction, he had been so shocked he did not know how to describe his feelings.
"I wonder how large the gap is between the current me and a God of Destruction?!" Raditz's situation was extremely similar to Son Goku's. Eager to try, he had long been urgently hoping for a great battle.
As he clenched his fists, a gleam of light flashed through his eyes.
The bitter cultivation during this period had caused his strength to erupt tremendously. Not only had his base battle power surged, even his transformations had long since broken through to a brand-new realm.
"A battle royale of one hundred and twenty people. I hope the strength of those contestants from the other universes doesn't disappoint me too much. If they all get defeated by me alone, it would be far too boring." Vegeta's words were filled with arrogance.
That extremely conceited tone perfectly proved how confident Vegeta was in his current strength.
Others did not know how strong Vegeta was, but Lin Chuan could see it.
The current Vegeta's base battle power was a full 2,000 Zi! Comparable to the current Piccolo.
According to the Super Saiyan 4 · Extreme Evil Ascension · Ultra Ego state he had back then,
in battle, Vegeta's strength could reach the middle to later stages of the Tenth Dimension. This was only speculation, after all, who knew whether Vegeta had broken through to a new transformation during this year?
Lin Chuan was extremely expectant and wanted to know, but he would not ask.
Son Gohan at the side did not speak, but the confident smile on his face also told everyone his thoughts.
He also wanted to display his skills at the Tournament of Power and make everyone shocked by his strength.
Especially, he wanted to prove himself to Uncle Lin Chuan and Uncle Piccolo.
"The numbers are certainly astonishing. I just don't know how strong those warriors from the other universes are. I'm afraid they won't be as weak as Vegeta thinks..." Piccolo muttered to himself. This Tournament of Power was actually an opportunity for him.
Everyone's thoughts were different.
Seeing everyone's high spirits, Whis also opened his mouth to give a reminder.
"It is good that everyone has confidence in your own strength, but do not be blindly arrogant. It would be best for you not to underestimate the people from the other universes." Whis's words made everyone freeze, and all of them looked at Whis in confusion, wanting to obtain more information from him.
Whis changed the subject and continued, "Rumor has it that in other universes, there are humans who have even surpassed Gods of Destruction. This time concerns the survival of the universes, so those existences will definitely appear."
The moment these words were spoken, everyone present froze. Immediately after, not only did they not feel fear, they instead became even more excited.
Existences powerful enough to surpass Gods of Destruction!!
This was simply... too wonderful!!
Saiyans had never feared any powerful enemy. After learning this news, it would only give them even greater motivation.
Even Krillin and Tien Shinhan, though they were not Saiyans, as super martial artists, they also had the desire to fight stronger opponents.
Especially since their current strength was truly not weak.
Seeing this scene, Whis shook his head helplessly.
His original intention in revealing this information was to make everyone more serious and not too arrogant, so they would not capsize in a gutter.
Now it seemed to have had the opposite effect.
...
After an intense round of discussion, since there were still seven days left, everyone present did not waste any time and prepared to carry out their final cultivation.
Although it felt somewhat like cramming at the last minute, for people like them, the closer it was to the critical moment, the more miraculous the effect could be.
Very quickly, only Piccolo, Dende, Popo, Lin Chuan, Future Lin Xue, Beerus, and Whis remained at the Lookout.
"Now only we are here. If there is anything you want to say, you can say it, Whis." Lin Chuan saw that Whis had something to say to him and asked directly.
"Since that's the case, I'll speak frankly. One year ago, the battle between you and Lord Beerus was actually seen by the gods and Angels of the other universes. So from the moment the Tournament of Power was confirmed, the Gods of Destruction and Angels of the other universes have also secretly cultivated powerful warriors for this day. Therefore, when the tournament truly begins, the situation will be even more terrifying than we imagined." Whis spoke earnestly, hoping Lin Chuan could prepare himself.
The meaning behind his words was very clear. In a certain sense, this Tournament of Power had arisen because of their Universe 7.
Lin Chuan's strength was too powerful. When the time came, Universe 7 would also inevitably be targeted by all the other universes.
There might even be a situation where they joined hands to deal with Universe 7 and eliminate Universe 7 first.
"Don't worry. Even so, I still have absolute confidence." Hearing this, the corners of Lin Chuan's mouth rose.
The more it was like this, the more interesting it was.
After all, with his current strength, plus his cultivation and comprehension of Law Power, even if the other 110 contestants plus 11 Gods of Destruction attacked together, he would not fear them at all!
Or rather, Lin Chuan was somewhat looking forward to what it would be like for him to face eleven Gods of Destruction alone. How much pressure would it bring him?!
Hearing this, Beerus felt annoyed by Lin Chuan's excessive confidence.
They had not even begun fighting, and they had not even seen their opponents.
Most importantly, Lin Chuan's words were completely disregarding the Gods of Destruction from the other universes.
"You'd better win this tournament! Otherwise, it won't just be you and me. The entire universe will be completely erased!" Leaving these words behind, Beerus then said to Whis, "Let's go, Whis. Before the tournament begins, I also need to conserve my strength and prepare."
"Very well, Lord Beerus. Then, Lin Chuan, we will gather at your home one week later." Whis nodded and communicated one more sentence to Lin Chuan. Immediately after, he used Angel Power and took Beerus away from Earth.
Watching Whis and Beerus leave, Lin Chuan became thoughtful.
Since Whis mentioned that the Angels of the other universes had all taken action, the scope involved was indeed rather large.
Could there be guys from other time-space worlds appearing?
If they really appeared, that would be interesting.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Lin Chuan exchanged a glance with Piccolo. After communicating mentally, he looked at Future Lin Xue with a smile. "Let's go, Xue. We should go home too. I'm sure Bulma will be very happy when she sees you."
"Yes, Dad." Future Lin Xue had long been looking forward to this moment.
At this moment, she once again thought back to the first time she had come to this time-space world.
...
At the same time.
The gods and Angels of the entire universe all began to take action because the Tournament of Power was about to be held.
The God of Destruction Realm of Universe 1.
After deciding who the contestants would be,
two special existences arrived before God of Destruction Iwne and Angel Awamo.
Both of their identities were very special. In a certain sense, they were existences of Universe 1, but they were not completely people of Universe 1.
One of them was Hearts, who called himself the savior of humanity.
Using his ability to travel through various time-spaces, Hearts arrived in Universe 1 of this time-space.
Alongside him came Evil Saiyan Cumber.
Regarding these two outsiders, God of Destruction Iwne originally intended to expel them, but what he had not expected was that Hearts and Cumber not only possessed powerful strength, but also willingly offered to fight for Universe 1 of this time-space.
This made God of Destruction Iwne somewhat interested in the two of them.