"Beckett..."
Blood flowed freely, and Hela fell silent, looking at the figure lying on the ground.
At the start of this battle, she had actually been optimistic about Beckett.
Whether it was their first meeting on the Blood Plains or their reunion in Svartalfheim, the speed at which this man's strength grew was practically monstrous.
He was capable of destroying Svartalfheim, one of the Nine Realms, with a single blow, yet he fell before Ego, a being who called himself a god.
By extension, didn't that mean Ego's strength was also enough to destroy Svartalfheim?
Recalling the pressure she had felt from Ego earlier, Hela fell into silence.
Was his strength on the same level as her father, Odin?
Hela couldn't help but clench her fists, only to loosen them helplessly afterward.
If Ego truly had reached that level, then Beckett's defeat was understandable in Hela's eyes.
Excluding the legendary beings in cosmic lore, her father Odin's strength could be said to have reached the peak attainable by ordinary beings in this universe. Moreover, as time passed, Odin's strength was steadily increasing.
It wasn't a dream for him to one day stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those legendary beings; this was the advantage of their Asgardian race.
The advantage of age being directly proportional to strength.
No matter how strong Beckett was, he couldn't possibly be stronger than Odin, who sought to unite the Nine Realms, and thus, he couldn't be stronger than Ego, whose current strength was on the same level as Odin's.
"This battle, from the very beginning, you had already lost."
"Because of you, you gave up the stronger Ego and instead went looking for a weaker one, a Saiyan."
Picking up Jennifer from the ground and tossing her beside the blood-soaked Beckett as if she were a discarded sack, Robin slowly walked over to Ego, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with him, his face filled with mockery.
If Jennifer had brought Ego into this from the start, the outcome of this battle might have been difficult to predict.
"What a pity, your foolish love ultimately harmed you."
Jennifer willingly giving up Ego was what allowed Robin to seize this opportunity.
Although the words sounded a bit ambiguous, that was the reality of the situation.
"Tsk..."
Supporting himself with one hand, Beckett managed to roll over, leaning against the stone wall of the ruins, and collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. The bracelet on his wrist was still frantically transmitting data.
"Son of Thanos, I investigated you. In Svartalfheim, one of the Nine Realms, you called yourself a Saiyan, and your golden-haired form you called Super Saiyan, surpassing Saiyans."
"Now it seems you're incredibly weak."
Robin brushed the dust off his shoulder armor as he spoke, relaying the information he had obtained from Laufey, the Frost Giant King of Jotunheim, word by word. The disdain on his lips made Beckett lower his gaze.
"But don't worry, you won't die."
"After all, you are Thanos's son."
As a major power in the Centaurus Galaxy, Thanos's influence was not something Robin was willing to provoke.
After Beckett's provocation, allowing him to keep his life and send him back to the Centaurus Galaxy was already the greatest goodwill Robin could show.
Beckett remained silent, his eyes fixed on Ego, flickering.
"What?"
"Still not convinced?"
Releasing Hela from her restraints and drawing her to his side, Ego raised an eyebrow and asked with great interest.
"I recall telling you beforehand that you do not belong to this universe, and the rules of this universe do not acknowledge you."
"If the power within you were to erupt completely, I would indeed not be your match right now, but unfortunately, you cannot do it."
"You absolutely cannot do it."
"I don't know what kind of beings you Saiyans, or rather, your Super Saiyan race, are."
"You possess extremely high combat potential, yet your actual lifespan is pitifully short."
As one of the beings that existed since the dawn of the universe, Ego could easily see through Beckett's true life cycle.
"Honestly, based on your profile, your ability to break through your limits and reach that golden-haired state was beyond my expectations."
"After all, according to the rules of the universe's operation, you, an outsider, are constantly being rejected."
"In this state of rejection, your power will always be suppressed."
"As long as you are in this universe, you will be suppressed."
"This is an unsolvable problem."
"Therefore, you, as long as you are here, will never, ever be able to surpass me."
Ego crouched down, cupping Beckett's cheek with his right hand, and spoke the words that would most provoke Beckett, one by one.
"Unless you destroy this universe and usher in the next epoch prematurely."
"Only then, after experiencing the Big Bang and the subsequent reorganization of biological rules, will the new universe acknowledge your existence."
"At that point, you will finally be able to unleash your true power."
"For example, a casual energy blast could destroy a star."
As he spoke, Ego's expression shifted from playful to mocking. "What do you say, Beckett? Want to destroy this universe?"
"Oh, I forgot. You, who aren't even recognized by this universe, can't possibly reach that level."
"And one more thing, I forgot to tell you. Judging by your energy signature, you, being in this universe, are likely the most shameful existence in your entire Saiyan race."
"Super. Saiyan."
The flippant smile and contemptuous gaze made Beckett's face grow even darker.
Rejected by this universe…
"No, Beckett, there is another way."
A voice, weathered by time, descended from the dome. Great Sage Gubo, who had been floating in the air maintaining the energy shield to prevent casualties in Knowhere Capital from being destroyed, landed before Beckett and his two students.
"Teacher!"
"The old immortal finally decided to come down?"
Jennifer and Robin, the two students' vastly different addresses brought a flicker of sadness to Gubo's eyes.
"Become a god, Beckett."
Gubo closed his eyes, composing himself. When he opened them again, the answer he gave made Beckett unable to help but look up.
"Become a God of Saiyans, and secure a place for your race in this universe."
"Become a God of Saiyans, break the old rules, and let this universe fully accept your Saiyan race."
"That should be enough."
"Naive."
Ego couldn't help but laugh at Gubo's words.
An outsider rejected by the universe, yet he still harbored thoughts of becoming a god who could rewrite the universe's rules?
"This is not something to laugh at, believe me, Beckett."
"I told you, you have the potential to become a god."
"Gods are not unattainable legends; they are, in the end, merely a form of life."
"They are born, and they die."
"And you, you can choose to nurture your own rules for Saiyans within this universe."
"Become a Super Saiyan God!"
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