The large, rotund cat, who had been lying prone on the ground, suddenly snapped his eyes open. He leapt up in a fit of rage, glaring ferociously at Axis.
"Damn it! You bastard... you bastard, how dare you! How dare you!" Champa, the God of Destruction, was currently a mixture of fury and fear.
He was furious because this opponent had caused him to lose completely.
The dignity of a God of Destruction had been thoroughly rubbed into the dirt.
But he was afraid because he truly could not defeat him. This guy's combat power was simply too high; Champa was no match for him at all!
When the fight first started, Champa felt he could still go toe-to-toe with Axis, perhaps even holding the upper hand.
But ever since the kid had revived from a near-death state, their power levels were on completely different tiers.
Champa was being one-sidedly thrashed.
"Oh my, oh my, that's enough, Lord Champa! Please don't make a scene anymore. You've already humiliated yourself enough for one day," Vados said with a slight smile, standing off to the side.
"Damn it! Sob... Vados, whose side are you on anyway? I was clearly the one getting beaten up just now, and you won't even comfort me," Champa began screaming at his Angel.
His expression was that of a person wronged to the extreme.
"Go on, cry it all out! Do you want to throw yourself into Vados's arms and call her 'Mommy'? You're acting exactly like an overgrown child who got bullied and is running home crying to his mother," Axis said, wearing a look of pure mockery.
Unlike Beerus, Champa sometimes acted like a child in front of Vados. Or perhaps when a woman took care of a man, be it a boyfriend or otherwise, she eventually ended up raising him like a son.
The comment brought instant silence to the arena.
Everyone in Universe 7 covered their mouths as they looked at the God of Destruction.
Truth be told, his recent behavior really did resemble a child throwing a tantrum at his mother.
Champa turned beet red and stared angrily at Axis.
"Pfft! Well, I did raise Lord Champa, you know. I started taking care of him when he was very small, just a baby. It was under my attentive care that he grew so fat. So, if he called me 'Mom' a couple of times, I suppose there wouldn't be much of a problem with that," Vados said, her eyes curving into happy crescents.
"Damn it, Vados, I'm not calling you Mom! You jerk, shut up! Fine, this time you win. Take the six Super Dragon Balls," Champa shouted.
"Tch, those were our spoils of war anyway. Although, I never realized until now that you actually treated your Angel like a mother? You really are just an overgrown child," Beerus said with a triumphant smirk.
He had caught another weakness and piece of leverage against Champa, this brat actually treated his Angel like a mom.
Champa shot a furious glare at the group from Universe 7, then stormed back to his own spectator stand without looking back.
His gaze turned vicious as he looked at his own contestants.
A purple light flared in his palm as two spheres of destruction energy materialized.
Seeing this, the members of Universe 6 turned pale with fright, looking at their God of Destruction in disbelief.
"Lord Champa! W-what are you doing?" Cabba asked.
"You ask me why? You trash actually lost the tournament. Now I'm going to punish you. I told you to fight with your lives on the line, but you completely ignored my orders. You let my words go in one ear and out the other," Champa said.
The people of Universe 7 had witnessed his disgraceful display today. He couldn't do anything about them, but he absolutely could not let the people of Universe 6 speak of today's events.
Therefore, the God of Destruction, Champa, intended to kill them to silence the witnesses!
He would simply wipe out his own contestants. As for the Supreme Kai, a warning after they returned should suffice; the old geezer wouldn't dare blabber.
Hit's face was also extremely grim. Death? If they had thrown the match, he would have nothing to say. But the situation was that Universe 7 held an overwhelming advantage.
He had even managed to defeat two opponents in a row, yet the rest of the team had been swept by a single person.
"But Lord Champa, we fought as hard as we could! And... and the final contestant was you, my Lord," Frost argued.
"Hmph! You dare show disrespect to a God of Destruction? Regardless, none of you will escape death today," Champa declared.
The group from Universe 7 was also shocked, looking incredulously at the opposing God of Destruction. This is taking 'sore loser' to a new level, isn't it?
"Hey! How can you do that? Stop it, you bastard!" Goku stood up and roared.
Goku and Piccolo even wanted to go over and save them. Even Vegeta was itching to move; he had a decent impression of that Cabba from Universe 6. However, Beerus stopped them.
"That is another universe's affair; it's not our place to govern it. There's no need for you to intervene. You all performed well today, so let's prepare to go home," Beerus said.
Why would a God of Destruction care about the lives of others?
The number of living beings that had died at Beerus's hands was uncountable. Gods of Destruction were the greatest executioners in the universe.
Destroying a few guys was not a problem at all. A Destroyer destroyed whenever they pleased; if something made them unhappy, they simply erased it.
Just then, the two Angels suddenly adopted solemn expressions and stood up in a panic.
Axis also sensed an unusual Ki appearing in the center of the arena.
Two tall, slender beings in blue and red uniforms appeared, flanking a short individual.
This central figure was round all over, with a face that looked quite cute.
"Lord Champa!"
"Lord Beerus!"
The two Angels warned their respective Gods of Destruction almost in unison.
"Damn it, I'm going to destroy all of you! I don't care if you use your Time-Skip or turn into some Super Saiyan! I'll make you understand the power of a God of Destruction for daring to mock me!" Champa was currently blinded by rage.
The people of Universe 6 were even more speechless.
When did we ever mock you? You humiliated yourself, didn't you? Who could have predicted you'd lose to a Destroyer candidate?
"Lord Champa!!" The female Angel helplessly tapped the fat cat on the head with her staff.
"Lord Beerus, over there!" On the other side, Whis physically turned Beerus's head to look.
The two Gods of Destruction swept their gazes to the center of the arena. Upon seeing that figure, their eyes widened instantly. Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.
They rushed to the figure's presence with nearly impossible speed and bowed at a sharp 90-degree angle.
"L-L-L-Lord Zeno!" Champa's voice was trembling.
"G-G-G-Greetings, Lord Zeno!" Beerus stuttered, sweat from his forehead splashing onto the floor as his body shook violently.
Gods of Destruction feared nothing in the heavens or on earth, except for the entity before them. This being was an existence that transcended the universes.
"What are you all doing? It looks like fun," a child-like voice rang out as Zeno looked at Beerus and Champa.
"That short little guy over there... gives me a really uneasy feeling," the Supreme Kai of Universe 7 said timidly.
Hearing this, Old Kai turned around in shock, which quickly shifted to fury. He smacked his descendant hard across the face.
"You idiot! You don't even recognize the great Lord Zeno? How were you trained as a Supreme Kai? How did you even become a Supreme Kai?" Old Kai said, utterly speechless.
"That is the Supreme God who stands at the pinnacle of the twelve universes! You bastard, memorize this well, you incompetent fool." Old Kai began to berate his successor.
This idiot! Just how much knowledge has been lost in the Supreme Kai lineage? To not even know of the Omni-King...
"He just looks like a little kid."
"Who is that guy?" The members of Universe 7 began to discuss amongst themselves.
Only Axis looked grave.
This harmless-looking child was the true terror. The genuine ceiling of the Dragon Ball power system. A terrifying entity who could completely erase a universe with a simple wave of his hand.
The power of Erasure he commanded was far beyond destruction energy; even a God of Destruction was a meaningless existence before him, able to be erased or replaced at any time.
As for the two bodyguards beside him, according to official sources, their strength was second only to the Grand Minister, possibly even stronger than the Angels.
At this moment, the two Angels also came down to the arena floor, bowing to greet Zeno. Axis also walked up to Zeno and bowed, imitating the Angels. Better to make a familiar impression first! This is a real big shot.
Before transmigrating, Axis had read some internet theories claiming that Zeno was an existence beyond the multiverse level.
Even if all universes were destroyed, someone would recreate them for management. It was even suggested that the universes Zeno managed weren't limited to the twelve known ones.
The strangest example was Future Trunks' timeline. A Zeno existed there too, yet the Grand Minister and the bodyguards seemed to notice nothing wrong, or raised no anomalies.
There were some conspiracy theories that Zeno was just a puppet figurehead, a canary in a cage, while the real tiger was the Grand Minister. But since Akira Toriyama's passing, these had become unsolved mysteries.
The only clear canon setting was that Zeno ruled all universes and possessed the ability to erase them at will.
"Oh, you're the Destroyer candidate for the Seventh Universe, right? You performed quite well just now; I saw everything," Zeno said, nodding at Axis.
At these words, Champa's expression changed drastically, his trembling intensifying.
By now, the Supreme Kais had also flown over, kneeling before Zeno, shivering just as much as the Destroyers.
The two Angels exchanged greetings with Zeno, then stood beside their respective Gods of Destruction.
"Lord Zeno, we did not know you would be descending today. To what do we owe the honor?"
"I came today because you were holding an event without permission. I wanted to remind you not to neglect your duties as Gods of Destruction. No slacking off, okay?" Zeno said.
"We are terribly sorry! A hundred million apologies, Lord Zeno!" Beerus looked as if his soul was about to escape his body.
"Lord Zeno, Lord Beerus prefers sleeping over destroying. He is also obsessed with gourmet food," Whis immediately seized the chance to tattle.
"Lord Champa also neglects his health greatly. His figure is completely out of shape, which has caused his strength to decline significantly.
"He actually lost to a Destroyer candidate from Universe 7. I'm truly worried he won't be competent for the job in the future. Sob, sob! And he complains that my cooking tastes bad," Vados said, fake-crying as she spoke. Her expression was the picture of grievance.
Axis's mouth twitched as he listened. Is it really okay for you two to snitch on your masters like that? That acting is way too fake, isn't it?
Didn't you claim to be Champa's mother?
Although they are nominally masters, the Destroyers are the real servants here! People say imperial families are ruthless, but Angels are truly heartless. Even the Emperor of Mankind wouldn't prank his sons like this.
"Hmm! In that case, maybe we should change Gods of Destruction," Zeno nodded quite seriously.
Hearing this, the ears of the two cats, Champa and Beerus, shot up instantly. Their jaws dropped in disbelief.
Changing Gods of Destruction? That's too cruel! We just like eating and sleeping, is that punishment really necessary?
Zeno looked Axis over earnestly. Unlike in the original series, he didn't say he was joking.
"Your name is Axis, right? Your combat power is very strong. Maybe you're more suitable than Champa. How about you become the God of Destruction for Universe 6?" Zeno suggested.
Swapping out a God of Destruction might be a joke, or it might be done on a whim. It all depended on his mood.
"Ah! No! Please don't, Lord Zeno! I... I will work hard! I absolutely won't neglect my destruction duties," Champa collapsed onto the ground in terror, unable to even stand.
"The Destroyer of Universe 7 passes for now, but the strength of Universe 6's Destroyer seems insufficient for the position. What do you think?" Zeno asked.
Beerus let out a long breath of relief. He then looked at his brother Champa with a sympathetic gaze. Idiot, who told you to slack off on your training?
As a God of Destruction, losing to a candidate was indeed humiliating.
"However, Lord Zeno," Vados interjected with a smile. "According to the rules you established, the God of Destruction for each universe must be selected from within that universe.
"Currently, I haven't selected a suitable candidate, so I'm afraid the God of Destruction for Universe 6 cannot be changed!"
"Is that so? Oh right, I almost forgot about that. Do you think he's qualified then? If he's not, I'll just break the rules this once and let someone from Universe 7 serve as Universe 6's Destroyer," Zeno asked.
As Zeno's words fell, Champa looked at Vados with pleading eyes.
"Lord Zeno! Although Lord Champa is sometimes clumsy... and super gluttonous... and dislikes my cooking... and complains constantly... and isn't very dedicated to his work... overall, he's fairly decent! I think there is no need to replace him for now," Vados said.
"Wooo... Thank you so much, Vados," Champa said, moved to tears.
"Hmm! If that's the case, let's just observe him for a while then. By the way, I originally came to warn you, but watching your fights suddenly seemed very interesting. It was super fun! So next time, I'll invite the other universes too. Let's gather contestants from all the universes and hold a tournament together!" Zeno announced.
His daily life was super boring, having played the same games for hundreds of millions of years, so Zeno wanted a new way to play, to find some entertainment.
"Really? That sounds awesome!" Goku walked over with a happy expression, seeming intent on chatting with Zeno.
However, Axis grabbed him immediately, and even knocked him unconscious with a chop.
"Lord Zeno! If you wish to see exciting matches in the future, perhaps I can select some top experts from other universes for you," Axis walked up to Zeno and said.
Regarding the Tournament of Power, perhaps he could alter it slightly. He needed to secure another wish from the Super Dragon Balls.
For example, he could bring in demons or Bosses from the movie canon.
The two Gods of Destruction looked at Axis in disbelief, their expressions screaming: Are you trying to get yourself killed?
"Hmm! Really? Other universes?" Zeno asked.
"I can enter my own universe and find some fun things for you, if you are interested," Axis offered.
I could catch some Warp Gods or C'tan for you to play with.
Hearing this, Zeno immediately looked interested. He hopped over to Axis and extended a hand.
He shook hands with Axis. Axis took a deep breath and shook the small hand in return.
"You're an interesting person. I can feel your spatial power. You were born in our multiverse, yet you can travel to other worlds. Playing alone gets boring for me. Your universe, though... it seems meaningless. It's full of dark, evil things. I actually thought about erasing them all," Zeno said.
Axis broke out in cold sweat. Zeno knows about the Warhammer universe?
Wait, it doesn't seem impossible. Even a Destroyer—or someone below that level—could dominate there.
"But your power is special! You can go to other universes! It's amazing. You can use the Super Dragon Balls to enhance this ability! Not limited to our multiverse, you know! I mean all universes that have 'Ki'," Zeno explained.
Axis was startled. Not limited to the Warhammer universe and Dragon Ball world? Did Zeno mean he could go to other worlds?
"I've lost interest in the things in that universe of yours. The Grand Minister already went over to take a look. Your existence connects two worlds! It is super evil there... maybe I should just erase it?" Zeno mused.
"You must be joking."
The Grand Minister went there? The Grand Minister went to investigate the Warhammer Universe? When did that happen?
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I'm so sorry for the late update.
I got into an accident. While I'm uninjured, the guy who came on the wrong side and rammed into me is being an absolute asshole, and the whole insurance thing has been pretty confusing.
I think I'll be able to keep my schedule going forward. see ya