A planet-sized energy sphere appeared just a hundred meters in front of Gran.
And in that very instantâ
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 outwardâ
The void expanded⊠contractedâŠ
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 tideâ
That he would awaken that "ultimate state," just like he always had before.
But this timeâ
He failed.
"Lord Beerus⊠Gran⊠he's deadâŠ"
The Old Supreme Kai collapsed backward, barely caught by Shin.
"QUITELAâI'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 presentâ
Two were missing.
Whis.
And Cognac.
Without his attendant Angel watching himâ
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 Angelsâ
And every Angel present widened their eyes in shock.
That aura had surpassed the peak of the Seventh Level.
"Half-step Angel tierâŠ!!!"
All the Angels felt their hearts tremble.
During the previous God of Destruction battle royale, they had already confirmedâ
Beerus had reached the peak of the Seventh Level.
And now..
He had broken through.
All because of Gran.
"Stop himânow!"
The Angels reacted instantly.
Without Whis present, they had to intervene.
HUM!
The first to act was Kusu.
A silver radiance bloomed from her staffâ
And in the next moment.
Beerus, rushing toward Quitela, was bound within a silver ring of light.
Even at half-step Angel levelâ
Before Kusu, he was like a child playing in sand.
"Damn you, Beerusâyou actually broke through again!"
Quitela saw everything, his teeth grinding violently.
"But so what?!"
"Even if you reach Angel-tier powerâso long as you're still a God of Destruction, you can never kill me!"
He suddenly burst into manic laughter.
"HAHAHAHA! Beerusâyour 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 ratâyou'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 monsterâ
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 flamesâ
The place where Gran had "died."
Beerus suddenly held his breath.
âŠCould it be?
"Vadosâwhat's with that look? Don't tell me Gran isn't dead?!" Champa shouted.
"âŠMm. 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 withinâ
A thousand-meter Golden Great Ape emerged.
Silence.
Deathly silence.
Every god stood frozen.
Was that⊠Gran?
Why had he become like this?
"HAHAHAHA! GranâI 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 knowâbut 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 allâŠ"
"I really can become a Golden Great ApeâŠ"
Gran examined his massive hands.
Ordinarily, a Saiyan's Great Ape transformation only multiplied their power tenfold.
But thisâ
This powerâŠ
It was on an entirely different level.
It feltâ
Like it had reached the peak of the Seventh Level.
"So the Golden Great Ape isn't the same as a normal oneâŠ"
Gran came to a firm conclusion.
If not for this powerâ
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 survivedâand grown even stronger.
To Quitela, it felt like the sky was collapsing.
"Now⊠it's my turn."
"Quitelaâfeel 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.
BUZZâ!!!
A brilliant golden radiance exploded outward.
And when the light finally fadedâ
A new figure stood before all the gods.
A body covered in crimson fur.
A humanoid form.
And power that defied comprehensionâ
âŠHis aura⊠had transformed completely.
END OF CHAPTER
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