"The legendary Z Sword actually… broke?!!"
"This is a sacred relic! How could it be so easily snapped by you?!"
East Supreme Kai and Kibito were once again shocked.
Everything that happened today had completely overturned their worldview.
One shocking event after another.
If they weren't so unusually clear-headed right now, they would've thought they were dreaming.
Under their disbelieving gazes, Talot carefully examined the broken sword for a long time before finally tossing the snapped Z Sword onto the ground.
This left East Supreme Kai and Kibito utterly dumbfounded, trapped in a deathly silence.
Only after a long while did East Supreme Kai and Kibito finally come to terms with the fact that the Z Sword had indeed been broken.
Time passed by, second by second, and still, nothing unexpected happened.
"Could the legend really be fake? Talot, was what you sensed earlier just an illusion?" East Supreme Kai asked.
Just as the master and attendant pair thought that this was the end of it…
Suddenly, a voice—aged by countless years and filled with the weight of time—rang out from behind them.
"I thought I would never see the light of day again, but I never imagined someone would finally break the seal today. I… have finally seen the light once more!!"
The elderly voice carried both relief and joy.
Talot looked toward the source of the voice.
East Supreme Kai and Kibito trembled at the sound and turned to look as well.
What met their eyes was an old man in divine robes with a lecherous appearance.
Old Supreme Kai!
When East Supreme Kai saw that the Old Supreme Kai wore robes almost identical to his own, his mind froze. He seemed to guess something, but didn't dare believe it.
Just as he was about to ask the Old Supreme Kai who he was, he was silenced by a stern look from the old man.
The pressure coming from a higher divine being was so direct that it made him feel as if he were facing a strict ancestor.
"Sigh~! I've been sealed for far too long. To think the new generation of Supreme Kai has become like this… it's truly lamentable…" the Old Supreme Kai sighed deeply and shook his head repeatedly, utterly disappointed in East Supreme Kai.
His words made East Supreme Kai panic.
"S-senior… may I ask who you are?" East Supreme Kai asked gingerly, suppressing the unease in his heart.
Kibito, off to the side, didn't even dare breathe loudly. As the attendant, even if not a Supreme Kai himself, he could feel the divine pressure emanating from this old man.
"It's not surprising you don't recognize me. If you really count the generations, I was Supreme Kai fifteen generations ago," the Old Supreme Kai said with his hands behind his back, striking a mysterious pose.
His words struck East Supreme Kai and Kibito like a bolt of lightning.
"What?! You… you're the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago??!! Then that means… you're my… ancestor?!!" East Supreme Kai gasped.
He had suspected this old man might be his predecessor, but he never imagined he was the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago.
By seniority, this wasn't just an ancestor; this was a super, super ancient ancestor!
Kibito, upon hearing this, was so frightened he didn't even dare breathe. He was just East Supreme Kai's attendant, and now that a Supreme Kai ancestor had appeared, it was as if he himself was utterly insignificant.
"To be honest, I always thought the one to release me would be an outstanding Supreme Kai. Never did I expect that the one who finally broke my seal… was a mortal from the mortal world," the Old Supreme Kai's gaze finally turned to Talot. With just a few glances, a faint ripple crossed his expression, and he nodded in satisfaction.
With his discerning eyes, he had already seen that Talot was no ordinary person.
He knew that the mortal before him was a Saiyan and had already reached the ancestral Super Great Ape form.
However, this Golden Great Ape was significantly weaker compared to the one he had in mind.
Even so, it was still powerful, and within his body lay a tremendous potential that had yet to be unlocked. Once fully drawn out, his strength would multiply several times over.
Talot didn't know that the Old Supreme Kai had already seen right through him.
"You're the one behind that voice earlier, right? The Supreme Kai from fifteenth generation ago," Talot locked eyes with him and asked.
"Yes. It's thanks to your strength being high enough that you could hear my transmitted voice. Unlike that useless brat over there, I've watched him for millions of years, called out to him for millions of years, and yet he never once responded. Truly disappointing." The Old Supreme Kai shook his head helplessly as he spoke, then shot East Supreme Kai a fierce glare with his experienced eyes.
These words made East Supreme Kai feel utterly ashamed.
Over the past millions of years, it seemed he had truly accomplished nothing...
His own ancestor had been calling to him all along, and yet he had been completely unaware.
He had even begun believing in the legend of the Z Sword.
Ashamed, East Supreme Kai wished he could crawl into a hole and disappear.
"Enough, kid. I'm not here to fully blame you either. After all, Grand Supreme Kai died early, and the inheritance you received was incomplete. From now on, I will personally teach you how to become a proper Supreme Kai," the Old Supreme Kai said with a serious expression.
"Yes!" East Supreme Kai responded, his face lighting up with excitement and tears welling in his eyes.
The scene looked just like a grandfather speaking to his grandson.
"Now then, it's your turn," the Old Supreme Kai once again turned his gaze to Talot. After a moment of contemplation, he continued, "You freed me from the Z Sword, and I certainly must repay you. I can sense the immense, unfathomable potential within your body. Once it's unlocked, your strength will be greatly enhanced, far beyond what it is now."
As he spoke, the Old Supreme Kai struck a confident pose.
Just as he was about to continue, Talot spoke up on his own: "I already know."
After achieving the Super Saiyan 4 transformation, not only had his base power level increased, but even his bloodline had been elevated. Naturally, his potential had become even deeper.
In addition, his accumulated power over time hadn't been fully tapped by that breakthrough, meaning his stored potential was extraordinary.
"Young man, no need to be impatient," the Old Supreme Kai said, unfazed by Talot's sudden interruption. The saying "the older the wiser" fit him perfectly, especially given he'd lived for who knows how many billions of years.
The Old Supreme Kai resumed his mysterious air and, after a pause, continued, "I can draw out your latent potential in depth, giving your strength an explosive boost. Once I unlock it, you may even become the strongest in the universe."
"So what you mean is, you'll use Unlock Potential as repayment for me freeing you?" Talot said with a smile.
The Old Supreme Kai looked at Talot with approval and nodded.
Now that things had reached this point, Talot had no reason to refuse.
He had been worrying about how to get the Old Supreme Kai to help him unlock his potential. Now that he took the initiative to make the offer, it couldn't be better.
To have a chance to become stronger, knowing there was no risk, how could he pass that up?
Though the effectiveness of unlocking potential depends on the individual, in terms of sheer power, the Old Supreme Kai's Unlock Potential ability was tens of thousands of times stronger than that of the Namekian Grand Elder.
Mystic Son Gohan from the original work was his masterpiece.
Compared to Son Gohan's previous Unlock Potential on Planet Namek, the difference in quality was immense.
"Then let's begin. But before we unlock your potential, some preparations are needed. Oh right, you should cancel this transformation too. Not only is it unhelpful for the process, it could even affect me," said the Old Supreme Kai after Talot nodded in agreement. He then gestured for Talot to revert from his transformation and turned around, hands behind his back, walking ahead with an air of mystery.
Without hesitation, Talot withdrew his Super Saiyan 4, returning to his normal form, and followed behind the Old Supreme Kai.
Seeing Talot revert and then walk with the Old Supreme Kai toward the open space ahead, East Supreme Kai and Kibito exchanged a glance, both on edge.
Everything that had happened today felt like a dream.
They still hadn't fully processed it all.
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