AE 749.
Inside the Dimensional Tower.
On the final step of the ninety-ninth floor stood a tall and imposing figure.
He was 1.85 meters tall, his eyes bright like stars, his nose high-bridged, and his face strikingly handsome with a radiant, youthful charm.
He wore an ancient Egyptian-style outfit; the muscles exposed by the design were not explosively bulky, but cleanly defined—much like Ultimate Gohan's elegant physique.
(PS: Don't ask why he can still wear the Destroyer God outfit after growing up—this outfit can resize itself!)
More importantly, a faint yet unmistakable divine aura curled around him. Combined with the authority of his divine office, the divinity radiating from him could be seen with the naked eye.
This young man was none other than the former Little Gran. Eight years had passed, and the childish face from back then had long faded away.
He had grown tall, powerful, and overwhelmingly handsome.
Standing on the final step of the ninety-ninth floor, Gran turned back slightly—his posture like a true god overlooking the mortal world.
"Just one more step!"
Without hesitation, he stepped forward.
BOOM!
The moment he entered the hundredth floor, countless mysterious forces surged out of the void and poured into his body.
This was the final refinement.
"Mm!"
A low groan echoed through the hundredth floor of the Dimensional Tower.
Half a day passed.
A crisp crack rang out—the sound of a shattered bottleneck.
In that instant, his dimensional level shifted, and the power within him began transforming—from mortal force into divine power.
HUMMMM!!
The moment the final trace of mortal energy transformed, an overwhelming divine aura erupted from Gran's body.
He had become a true deity.
However
That was not the end.
Deep within his soul, the long-dormant Dimensional Seed trembled, shining just like the moment he first arrived in the Dragon Ball world.
Back then, it had elevated him directly to the Peak Kaioshin Dimension.
Now, Gran's dimensional level continued to rise
Lower Divine Realm!
Intermediate Divine Realm!
And finally
Peak Divine Realm!
When Gran's dimensional rank reached Peak Divine, he felt his life force surge to terrifying levels.
At the same time, the divine power coursing through his body multiplied several times over.
Outside the Destroyer God Palace, by the lake.
"Whis, I'm hungry."
Beerus lay weakly on a beach chair, waving his hand at Whis.
"Please wait a moment, Lord Beerus. The instant noodles will be ready soon."
Whis quickly prepared the noodles.
Moments later, both were slurping their noodles.
"Lord Beerus, after eating noodles for almost ten years, aren't you sick of them?" Whis asked.
"Sick of them? Honestly… yeah, a little. But—"
Beerus set down his cup and snorted coldly.
"Compared to your dark cuisine from before—every bite felt like the Omni-King's erasure attacking my taste buds!"
"With that in mind, no matter how sick I get of these, I'd still rather eat instant noodles than anything you cook!"
"..."
Whis's face darkened. Erasure attack by the Omni-King? Was it really that exaggerated?
"If you're sick of them, then stop eating the noodles I brought back."
Beerus immediately tried to snatch his bowl.
"When did I ever say I was sick of them?"
Whis clutched them tighter and resumed slurping.
Beerus's mouth twitched as he lowered his head to keep eating.
After a few more bites, both froze, set the bowls aside, and sighed.
They were really sick of noodles.
"Lord Beerus… I miss Gran's cooking."
Whis tossed his bowl aside, memories of the chubby little boy flashing through his mind.
"I miss his whole-fish feast, the roasted lamb, the hot pot…"
Beerus dumped the remaining noodles into the lake. His voice was listless.
"But he's only been inside the Dimensional Tower for eight years. Even with his talent, going from Kaioshin Peak to the Divine Realm should take at least a hundred years—"
But he never finished that sentence.
Suddenly
BOOOOOM!!
A vast divine aura erupted from the top of the Destroyer God Palace!
"T-This aura!" Whis stared upward in shock.
"Impossible!!"
Beerus's eyes bulged.
"It took me nearly ten thousand years to break through from the Kaioshin Dimension to the Divine Realm! It's only been eight years—how could he possibly—"
But then
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
Like a volcanic eruption, the aura surged even higher.
"This… this is Peak Divine Realm!"
Beerus and Whis exchanged stunned looks, both seeing the disbelief reflected in the other.
Whis swallowed hard.
"L-Lord Beerus… your own dimension is only at Peak Divine, isn't it?"
"Yes—otherwise I wouldn't have lived this long."
Beerus clenched his fists, expression complex.
"But it took me tens of millions of years to go from lower divine to peak divine… and he just caught up to me?!"
Whis mentally divided Beerus's numbers by two—as usual.
Even halved, Beerus would have needed millions of years.
"That child is still as mysterious… and terrifying as ever."
Whis exhaled.
A normal person could never reach such heights.
But Gran had never been normal
His father had once told Whis: Gran's origins were safe, and Whis should nurture him well.
Whis couldn't hide his joy.
"Yeah… he really caught up to me."
Beerus's feelings were far more complicated—a mix of delight and helplessness.
Gran was his disciple. His growth brought joy.
But to be overtaken by one's own disciple… there was also a strange sense of loss.
"He's coming out!"
Whis tightened his grip on his staff.
Beerus stared at the palace doors—his eyes containing something almost like longing.
Up above, the overwhelming divine aura faded.
Moments later, someone stepped out of the palace
His posture tall, his features sharp, a dominating aura of superiority radiating from his brows.
He wore the same Destroyer God outfit as Beerus, merged with the divine aura still lingering around him…
He looked like an ancient god
Only far too young.
The moment Gran stepped out, his eyes locked onto Beerus's.
Neither spoke.
The atmosphere in the Destroyer Realm became instantly strange.
Whis's mouth twitched. After eight years apart, these two were going to start again, weren't they?
He helplessly flipped over a three-minute hourglass.
As expected
A silver light flared across Gran's body.
Divine Dimension + Ultra Instinct (Prototype)!
The very first thing Gran did after coming out was unleash full power. His figure disappeared instantly.
At the same time, Beerus vanished from the lakeshore.
BOOOOM!!!
High above the Destroyer Realm, their fists collided—sending shockwaves exploding across the sky.
The sheer force cracked the ground for tens of thousands of kilometers.
Gran's power was no longer what it used to be. Even within the Destroyer Realm, his strength was enough to cause devastating damage.
"Good boy!"
Beerus felt the force behind Gran's fist and became visibly excited.
Not only had Gran reached Peak Divine Rank
His combat power had skyrocketed.
On the ground, Whis narrowed his eyes.
In a low voice, he murmured
"First Stage of Godhood…"
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