A planet-sized energy sphere appeared just a hundred meters in front of Gran.
And in that very instant—
Gran's body began to change.
His muscles swelled, expanding far beyond their original limits. His face twisted, taking on a feral, beast-like form.
"ROAR!!!"
A primordial roar burst from his throat.
His teeth sharpened into fangs. His eyes turned blood-red.
Then..
His body began to grow.
Ten meters.
Twenty meters.
One hundred meters.
...
One thousand meters.
A normal Saiyan Great Ape stood just over a hundred meters tall.
But Gran...
Had become ten times larger.
A colossal, thousand-meter Golden Great Ape.
At that very moment.
Quitela's devastating, planet-sized energy blast struck him head-on.
BOOOOM!!!
Waves of destruction rippled visibly across Gran's massive body.
Endless violet light erupted outward—
The void expanded… contracted…
Like a universe being born and annihilated in the same breath.
The sight was utterly apocalyptic.
"NO!!!"
Beerus's eyes turned red as a tear slipped from the corner of his eye.
He had always believed in Gran.
He believed Gran would turn the tide—
That he would awaken that "ultimate state," just like he always had before.
But this time—
He failed.
"Lord Beerus… Gran… he's dead…"
The Old Supreme Kai collapsed backward, barely caught by Shin.
"QUITELA—I'LL KILL YOU!!!"
Champa charged forward in a frenzy.
"Lord Champa, don't act recklessly!"
Bound by the command of Grand Zeno, Angels must prevent Gods of Destruction from fighting.
Vados immediately restrained him.
But..
Among the nine Angels present—
Two were missing.
Whis.
And Cognac.
Without his attendant Angel watching him—
Beerus became like a beast unchained.
He vanished from his position.
And then.
A far more terrifying aura erupted into the void.
Sacred.
Vast.
Boundless.
It slammed against the barrier created by the nine Angels—
And every Angel present widened their eyes in shock.
That aura had surpassed the peak of the Seventh Level.
"Half-step Angel tier…!!!"
All the Angels felt their hearts tremble.
During the previous God of Destruction battle royale, they had already confirmed—
Beerus had reached the peak of the Seventh Level.
And now..
He had broken through.
All because of Gran.
"Stop him—now!"
The Angels reacted instantly.
Without Whis present, they had to intervene.
HUM!
The first to act was Kusu.
A silver radiance bloomed from her staff—
And in the next moment.
Beerus, rushing toward Quitela, was bound within a silver ring of light.
Even at half-step Angel level—
Before Kusu, he was like a child playing in sand.
"Damn you, Beerus—you actually broke through again!"
Quitela saw everything, his teeth grinding violently.
"But so what?!"
"Even if you reach Angel-tier power—so long as you're still a God of Destruction, you can never kill me!"
He suddenly burst into manic laughter.
"HAHAHAHA! Beerus—your candidate is dead!"
"Does it make you angry?!"
His voice echoed through the void.
Shin, the Old Supreme Kai, Champa, and Fuwa all clenched their fists, veins bulging.
"You filthy rat—you'll regret this!"
Beerus struggled against the binding, unable to move.
The other Gods of Destruction sighed.
None of them had expected this outcome.
Gran..
That unstoppable monster—
Had fallen just like that.
And yet...
Unlike the Gods of Destruction.
The Angels' expressions were… strange.
All of them stared intently at the distant mass of violet flames—
The place where Gran had "died."
Beerus suddenly held his breath.
…Could it be?
"Vados—what's with that look? Don't tell me Gran isn't dead?!" Champa shouted.
"…Mm. Gran isn't dead."
Vados tightened her grip on her staff.
The moment her words fell.
BOOOOM!!!
A burst of golden light tore the violet flames apart.
And from within—
A thousand-meter Golden Great Ape emerged.
Silence.
Deathly silence.
Every god stood frozen.
Was that… Gran?
Why had he become like this?
"HAHAHAHA! Gran—I knew you wouldn't die!"
Excitement. Relief. Joy.
Countless emotions surged through Beerus as tears streamed down his face once more.
"Ancestor! Is that Gran's ultimate form?!" Shin's face flushed red with excitement.
"I don't know—but as long as he's alive, that's all that matters!"
The Old Supreme Kai pumped his fists wildly.
"Gran! You'd better kill that damn Quitela!!"
As if hearing him.
The Golden Great Ape glanced in their direction.
"So those 300 years weren't wasted after all…"
"I really can become a Golden Great Ape…"
Gran examined his massive hands.
Ordinarily, a Saiyan's Great Ape transformation only multiplied their power tenfold.
But this—
This power…
It was on an entirely different level.
It felt—
Like it had reached the peak of the Seventh Level.
"So the Golden Great Ape isn't the same as a normal one…"
Gran came to a firm conclusion.
If not for this power—
He would have died just now.
"Impossible… IMPOSSIBLE!!!"
Quitela's voice cracked as he stared at Gran.
"You… how are you still alive?!"
He was on the verge of insanity.
Beerus had broken through because of Gran's "death."
And now..
Gran himself had survived—and grown even stronger.
To Quitela, it felt like the sky was collapsing.
"Now… it's my turn."
"Quitela—feel the power of my new form."
Gran spoke calmly.
But...
He didn't move.
The Angels frowned.
Wasn't this already his new form?
Why wasn't he attacking?
Only Beerus and the Old Supreme Kai understood.
This...
Wasn't his true ultimate state yet.
RUMBLE!!!
Golden streams of light began to flow from Gran's body.
More.
And more.
Until..
He was completely engulfed.
BUZZ—!!!
A brilliant golden radiance exploded outward.
And when the light finally faded—
A new figure stood before all the gods.
A body covered in crimson fur.
A humanoid form.
And power that defied comprehension—
…His aura… had transformed completely.
END OF CHAPTER
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