Chapter 182: Six Saiyans, Beerus Awakens
"Hmph..." Vegeta snorted coldly. "Good thing I kept my tail, even though Bulma wanted me to cut it off!"
In the distance, the Old Supreme Kai and the others came stumbling back, once again covered in dust and dirt.
"Hey, hey, don't go overboard... This is my Sacred World of the Kais! Can you stop wrecking everything here?!"
"Especially when it comes to me—you guys really don't know how to respect your elders, do you?! Damn it... you punks..."
As soon as the Old Supreme Kai returned, he started cursing, and Kibito hurried to calm him down.
Shin, the Supreme Kai, approached the group with curiosity, trying to share his own understanding.
"When it comes to gods, they surpass ordinary mortals! It's a line that normal people find nearly impossible to cross! Once someone becomes a god, even their energy can't be sensed!"
"I don't really get it..." Goku looked puzzled at Shin's half-baked explanation.
"If even you don't get it, what makes you think we would?" Vegeta muttered discontentedly.
"If transformation is about the tail, then what are the requirements to become a Super Saiyan God? Don't tell me it involves cutting off the tail again?"
Vegeta turned to Lin Qi, a hint of urgency in his voice—the kind that came from a burning desire to grow stronger.
"I'm not entirely sure about that part. What I do know is that when five Super Saiyans channel their energy into another, that person can ascend and become a Saiyan God!"
Lin Qi took a sip of tea to soothe his throat and continued explaining, "Back then, I couldn't even find five Saiyans..."
"By the time I did, I had already lost interest in the Super Saiyan God form. Compared to its calm and stable power, I found the Angels' Ultra Instinct to be even more peaceful."
"Angels? Ultra Instinct?" Goku tilted his head, overwhelmed by the flood of new information.
"You even know about Angels?!" The Old Supreme Kai, who had just taken a sip of tea, immediately spit it all out in shock.
But he quickly regained his composure. Of course—this guy even knows about Beerus, so it's not surprising he knows about Angels too...
"So it comes down to your choice—do you want to pursue the Super Transformation route, or go down the Super Saiyan God path?" Lin Qi looked at Vegeta after saying his piece.
"Then I'll take the Super Saiyan God route..." Goku said with a hint of sorrow, glancing at his back. "After all... I don't have a tail anymore..."
"Hmph. Only kids treat this like some kind of multiple-choice test," Vegeta sneered at Goku, then turned to Lin Qi with a bold grin.
"Super Transformation, Super Saiyan God—I want both!"
"Heh..." Lin Qi chuckled as well. That response was classic Vegeta—true to his character.
"You can only attain Super Transformation through slow, steady training!" Vegeta cast a sideways glance at Goku. "So, for now, let's try out the Super Saiyan God first!"
"As for the Saiyans we have: Me, Kakarot and his two sons, my son Trunks, and Lin Qi…"
"Then there's Raditz and Nappa at Kami's Lookout!"
"That's more than enough!" Vegeta said as he walked over to Lin Qi. "Let's go. Five people will do the trick!"
"Let Kakarot stay here forever. From now on, Earth is mine!"
"Hmph. Sooner or later, I'll surpass you, Kakarot!" Vegeta flashed a rare, triumphant smile.
"Hey, hey... Don't leave me behind!" Goku immediately reached out with his hands, trying to stop them from going.
"Hurry up and bring me back with the Dragon Balls! I want to see this Super Saiyan God thing for myself!"
"Wait!" Lin Qi ignored Vegeta and teleported away.
"To empower another Saiyan, you need five others helping—that means six Saiyans total!"
"Whatever! Five, six, seven—it doesn't matter. Just go get those two guys from Kami's Lookout! They'll definitely help out with something like this!" Vegeta said nonchalantly.
After everything that happened with Majin Buu, Vegeta no longer felt the need to follow in Kakarot's footsteps.
"This sucks..." Goku muttered in frustration. "Hurry up and revive me! I want to go back and see this for myself!"
"Alright, let's go," Lin Qi waved to Shin and the other two Supreme Kais.
Back on Earth, at Kami's Lookout—
"Where are Raditz and Nappa?" Lin Qi asked Piccolo after they returned.
"They're in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Piccolo replied, glancing at Vegeta and Lin Qi before closing his eyes again and resuming his meditation.
"Oh..." Lin Qi was just about to say something when his communicator from Whis started buzzing. While fiddling with it, he turned to Vegeta and said:
"Hold on a sec, Vegeta. You go call those two out, will you?"
But Vegeta leaned against a pillar, arms crossed, unmoved. "Hmph. I'm not calling them. And they won't help me, either."
He understood the situation clearly—after what they did when they first came to Earth, there was a rift between him, Raditz, and Nappa. One that couldn't be mended.
"Hey, Whis, what's up?" Lin Qi asked as he opened the communicator and looked at the projection of Whis.
"You haven't brought me—"
Whis was interrupted by a faint rustling sound. Then, a very familiar voice rang out.
"You little brat, how dare you meddle in our universe's affairs?! Tired of living, huh?! And getting this cozy with Whis?!"
Beerus yawned as he appeared in the projection, yelling at Lin Qi. "Hey! You brat! Have you betrayed Quitela or something?!"
Lin Qi was momentarily stunned by Beerus's sudden appearance, but quickly recovered and smiled.
"Beerus, you're finally awake?"
This was the moment he had been waiting for.
"Lord Beerus, that's not very polite of you!" Whis muttered, edging into the frame as well.
"Lin Qi, you haven't brought me anything in a long time!"
"Hmph. Don't tell me you've taken a liking to this brat? Too bad—he's Quitela's guy!" Beerus growled, clearly agitated.
He was only asleep for a while, and now Whis was all chummy with this guy?
Was he trying to replace the God of Destruction?
"Aww, Lord Beerus, you're so lazy—if I had to handle everything in the universe myself, I'd be exhausted too!" Whis complained.
"Are you trying to replace me?! Have you taken a liking to this Saiyan?!" The more Beerus thought about it, the angrier he became.
"Heh heh... You think I'm that kind of person?" Whis chuckled slyly, covering his mouth.
Beerus, now completely convinced, clenched his fists in fury. "Whis! What have you done while I was asleep?!"
The two began bickering once again—or rather, they resumed their usual dynamic. No, it would be more accurate to say they complemented each other: one a sharp-tongued, scheming angel, the other an unpredictable, short-tempered cat.