.....
"Whew!!"
Gran let out a heavy breath.
"I finally understand why Vados and the others said the Seventh Universe possesses terrifying potential."
Bulma asked, "Gran, did you figure something out?"
"You've all been around Whis for quite some time, so you should know that before I became a Candidate God of Destruction, Lord Beerus didn't really bother managing the Seventh Universe!"
"Pfft!"
Bulma and Broly immediately burst out laughing.
They really did know that.
Especially Old Kai. He often called Beerus a lazy bum behind his back.
"Take Lord Champa of the Sixth Universe, for example. He actually carries out his planet-clearing duties properly. But Lord Beerus? Other than sleeping, all he does is eat and drink!"
"Only when absolutely necessary does he bother destroying a few planets!"
"If you ask which universe in Zeno's multiverse has the most unqualified planets, the answer is definitely the Seventh Universe!"
"And yet, despite all that, our Seventh Universe still has a Mortal Level of 3.18, only 0.62 below the Sixth Universe!"
"Now that I think about it, this Mortal Level was probably dragged upward by all those hidden powerhouses!"
Gran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Only after hearing his explanation did Bulma and Broly finally understand.
"Kakarot, Vegeta, Son Gohan, the Majin Buu who hasn't appeared yet, Moro, those sealed criminals in the Galactic Prison... and those five newly emerged powerhouses possessing Fifth-Order Divine Realm strength!"
"Right, and there's also Frieza and Cooler in the Other World..."
Gran muttered to himself, and the smile on his face grew wider and wider.
With this kind of potential, it would be difficult for the Seventh Universe not to become the strongest universe!
"Let's go. We'll head over to the Sixth Universe and take a look."
Gran was in a good mood, but he hadn't forgotten that he was also the Candidate God of Destruction of the Sixth Universe.
With that, he took to the air.
"Gran, wait for me!"
Bulma and Broly hurried after him.
Seeing someone take flight, the martial artists on the ground all raised their heads.
"It's that Lord!"
"That Lord? Who is he?"
"You don't know? The news that the initiator of this Universal Martial Arts Tournament has appeared has already spread throughout the universe. That's the divine being up there!"
"So he's a deity! No wonder they can fly up there without being punished."
...
Sixth Universe — Preliminary Selection Area
Gran brought Bulma and Broly over.
"Wow! It's just like our Seventh Universe. There are so many people!" Bulma looked around like an excited child, inspecting everything around her.
"The Sixth Universe's Mortal Level has already reached 4.0, so naturally they have no shortage of martial artists."
Gran continued walking as he spoke.
He saw the Namekian race, the Saiyan race... and even the Frost Demon race.
As expected of the Seventh Universe's twin universe!
"Huh?"
Gran looked ahead and noticed a familiar figure.
The woman wore an elaborate royal outfit and golden ornaments on her head. Her figure was graceful and curvaceous, while the aura of royalty surrounding her was exceptionally strong.
"Natasha!"
Gran immediately recognized her.
She was the Saiyan Queen of the Sixth Universe.
"Gran, you know her?"
Seeing Gran staring at another woman, Bulma puffed out her cheeks and looked somewhat unhappy.
"I know her. She has quite an impressive background."
"What kind of background?"
"She is the Saiyan Queen of the Sixth Universe."
"What?!"
Bulma's eyes widened.
That woman was actually a queen!
Now that she thought about it, her background really was impressive.
But...
Hmph, I'm still the 'cat litter cleaner' for Lord Gran, Lord Beerus, and the others!
My background is even more impressive!
Unwilling to lose, Bulma silently huffed to herself.
While Gran and Bulma were talking, Saiyan Queen Natasha also noticed Gran.
She immediately led her people over.
Natasha bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Lord Gran!"
The Saiyans beside her also bowed.
"Greetings, Lord Gran!"
These Saiyans weren't ordinary Saiyans.
They were all former Candidates for God of Destruction of the Sixth Universe, and each of them had sparred with Gran before.
However, after the great battle royale among the Candidates for God of Destruction ended, Champa dismissed them.
Now, seeing an entire group of Saiyans bowing to Gran caused quite a stir throughout the Sixth Universe's section.
Natasha was the Queen of the Saiyans!
Yet she was actually bowing to someone else!
"Rise."
Gran casually raised his hand.
The Saiyans before him immediately straightened their backs.
"Thank you, Lord Gran."
A gentle smile appeared on Natasha's face.
"Lord Gran, it's been a long time."
"It's already been three years. It really has been a while."
Gran nodded.
Back then, when he had visited the Sixth Universe, he had asked Natasha to spread the news of the Universal Martial Arts Tournament throughout the universe.
"Lord Gran, you're truly incredible."
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Just look at the tournament you've organized. It has caused an enormous sensation throughout the Sixth Universe. This grand event must have turned out just as you hoped."
"Hahaha, this is exactly what I wanted to see."
"..."
Gran was happily catching up with an old acquaintance, and the two continued discussing matters concerning the Sixth Universe.
Meanwhile, Bulma was so angry watching Gran laughing and talking with this woman that she kept stomping her feet.
"Who are these two?"
Natasha finally noticed Bulma and Broly standing behind Gran.
The Saiyans behind Natasha had noticed them long ago.
Especially Broly.
His body seemed to radiate an inexplicable pressure.
The oppressive feeling made their hearts tremble!
"My name is Bulma!"
Before Gran could say anything, Bulma stepped forward and huffed.
"Lord Gran is my friend."
Her introduction was somewhat strange.
She could have simply introduced herself.
Why did she specifically have to add that Gran was her friend?
Natasha studied Bulma.
She seemed to sense a faint hostility from the beautiful woman.
Is she declaring her territory?
"How interesting."
The corners of Natasha's lips curled upward.
Gran, however, didn't react at all.
After all, Bulma really was his friend.
"Lord Gran, I... I have a question I'd like to ask you."
A Saiyan named Jim stepped forward.
His eyes remained fixed on Broly.
Gran had a deep impression of Jim.
Back when Gran had encountered monsters in the Sixth Universe, Jim had been the one who came to deal with them.
Later, when Gran visited the Sixth Universe again and encountered a female Saiyan named Eileen, Jim had also been one of the Saiyans accompanying him.
What Gran didn't know was that Jim was actually Natasha's second uncle.
"Go ahead."
Gran didn't put on any airs.
Instead, he nodded calmly.
"Lord Gran, this... this gentleman is giving us such an overwhelming sense of pressure. Why?"
Jim was standing too close to Broly, and even his voice was trembling.
"His name is Broly. He is a Legendary Super Saiyan."
"His bloodline is a type of ancestral regression, and this kind of regressed bloodline naturally suppresses the bloodline of ordinary Saiyans."
"A... Legendary Super Saiyan?"
Jim and the other Saiyans exclaimed in shock.
They had never heard of such a Saiyan before.
"Lord Gran, why don't we have Saiyans like this in the Sixth Universe?" Natasha asked.
"You will."
Gran's answer was meaningful.
Based on his estimation, Caulifla and Kale had probably been born around Age 765.
It was now Age 766.
If nothing unexpected had happened, both of them should already have been born.
However, Kale wasn't as prone to going berserk as Broly, so she hadn't attracted anyone's attention yet.
"You will?"
Natasha and the other Saiyans exchanged confused glances.
They couldn't understand what Gran meant at all.
Gran didn't explain further.
Instead, he looked over the Saiyans of the Sixth Universe.
"You've all been training pretty hard these past few years."
The dozen or so Saiyans accompanying Natasha were all former Candidates for God of Destruction.
Gran had sparred with them back then.
When they entered their strongest states, they had possessed the power of the peak First Order of the Divine Realm.
Now, judging by their current strength, some of them should be able to reach the initial Second Order of the Divine Realm when they entered their strongest states.
"You really can't hide anything from you, Lord Gran!"
Jim smiled.
"The attraction of this Universal Martial Arts Tournament is simply too great. Every Saiyan wants to participate, so we've all been training like mad over the past three years."
"We've done everything we can just for this day."
The other former Candidates for God of Destruction nodded in agreement.
"Very good."
Gran nodded in satisfaction.
"If you want your universe's Mortal Level to rise further, then everyone needs to train as diligently as you have."
"Yes!"
Natasha bowed first.
The other Saiyans followed suit.
They had all once served as Candidates for God of Destruction, so they naturally understood what a universe's Mortal Level represented.
"All right. Continue testing your battle power. I'll look around for a while longer."
Gran didn't pay any more attention to the Saiyans.
He turned around and left with Bulma and Broly.
After Gran and Broly left, Jim and the other Saiyans suddenly felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from their chests.
The pressure they had felt over the past few years had simply been too terrifying.
The Saiyans immediately began discussing Gran's current strength.
Jim moved closer to Natasha.
"Girl, did you notice that woman beside Lord Gran?"
Natasha replied, "I did. What about her?"
"Didn't you notice how hostile she was toward you just now?"
"...What exactly are you trying to say, Uncle?"
"What your uncle is trying to say is that you're not getting any younger. Some kinds of happiness have to be seized for yourself!"
"Uncle, you're really shameless for someone your age!"
Natasha rolled her eyes at Jim.
Then her pretty face gradually turned red.
Meanwhile.
Gran continued touring the Sixth Universe's preliminary selection area.
Bulma, however, followed behind him with a gloomy expression.
"Sister Bulma, what's wrong?" Broly, the big fool, asked.
"None of your business!"
Bulma glared at the giant Saiyan.
Broly scratched his head.
Why did she suddenly yell at me?
He felt completely innocent.
Bulma quickly ran up beside Gran.
"Gran, are you very familiar with that Saiyan Queen?"
"Why do you ask?"
"I feel like the way she looks at you is a little strange."
"Really? Why didn't I notice?"
"And you call yourself a Candidate God of Destruction? You can't even notice something this obvious. Honestly."
Bulma puffed out her cheeks angrily.
Gran didn't stop walking.
"Actually, I'm not that familiar with her. I've only met her once before. This is only the second time I've seen her."
"Huh?"
Bulma's mouth fell open.
"You've only met twice, and you're already that familiar with each other?"
"Is there a problem with that? And besides..."
Gran stopped and looked at Bulma.
"Why have you been talking so much today?"
Bulma: "..."
Gran is so annoying!
I really want to hit him!
"Let's go."
Seeing Bulma's lips practically form a pout, Gran rubbed his temples and continued walking.
During the following period...
Bulma stopped chattering.
Gran didn't pay much attention to her either.
Instead, he continued observing the changes that had occurred in the Sixth Universe over the past three years.
From Gran's observations, the number of participants in the Sixth Universe's preliminary selection was roughly twice that of the Seventh Universe.
It also had more mid-tier powerhouses than the Seventh Universe.
For example, the Sixth Universe had several hundred thousand Saiyans!
And one-fifth of those hundreds of thousands of Saiyans could transform into Super Saiyans.
Even the weakest Super Saiyan possessed 150 million battle power.
The strongest Saiyans possessed the strength of the peak Second Order of the Divine Realm.
Of course, those Saiyans didn't include the true Candidate God of Destruction, Roz.
The main reason was that Gran hadn't encountered either Roz or Hit.
He had no idea how much those two had improved over the past three years.
As for the Sixth Universe's top-tier powerhouses...
Hit was one.
Roz was another.
There were also two other powerhouses who had reached the Fourth Order of the Divine Realm.
And just like the Seventh Universe had five powerhouses possessing Fifth-Order Divine Realm strength, Gran was surprised to discover that the Sixth Universe was also hiding one!
"Interesting."
Gran stood in the middle of the crowd and looked toward a black-robed figure ahead.
That person was the strongest fighter in the Sixth Universe.
Broly, standing nearby, spoke up.
"Big Brother Gran, the Sixth Universe's top-tier powerhouses aren't as strong as ours."
The Seventh Universe had five publicly known powerhouses possessing Fifth-Order Divine Realm strength.
On top of that, there were several more individuals sealed inside the Galactic Prison.
They were by no means weak either!
"It's normal for them not to surpass us."
"Their mid-tier combat power is greater than ours. If they also had more top-tier powerhouses than us, how could our Mortal Level possibly be higher than theirs?"
"Oh, that's true."
Broly finally understood.
He scratched his head and gave a simple, goofy smile.
END OF CHAPTER
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