At the same time, on Universe 6's side.
After arriving at the Tournament of Power stage, God of Destruction Champa, Angel Vados, and the contestants all swept their evaluating gazes over everything around them.
"Hmph! Looks like almost everyone has arrived. It seems only that guy Belmod's Universe 11 hasn't arrived yet." God of Destruction Champa had already confirmed the current situation.
After sweeping his gaze over the contestants on the arena, he then looked toward Universe 7.
Without a doubt, he was looking at Lin Chuan, Piccolo, and the others.
A very, very long time had already passed since their last separation. In fact, during the previous year, he had also visited Earth in Universe 7 together with Vados.
In the end, he learned that Lin Chuan had left Earth, and also learned from the Angel that Lin Chuan had left this time-space, which had made him unable to accept that shock for a moment back then.
Meeting Lin Chuan's gaze, Champa had many things he wanted to say, but right now was simply not the time to talk.
In the end, he could only focus all his attention on his own team.
Even if the chance of winning this tournament was extremely, extremely low, they still had to fight this tournament well.
Perhaps they might have a chance to win?
Angel Vados's gaze remained focused on Lin Chuan the entire time.
To her, she could see Lin Chuan's condition at a glance, and she also noticed just how large the gap was between Lin Chuan now and back then after not seeing him for more than a year.
[So that's how it is. You're truly bold, little Lin Chuan.] Vados seemed to have seen something special about Lin Chuan, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"We'll leave the rest to you. We should go up now, Vados." Champa opened his mouth and urged her.
"All right, Lord Champa." Vados came back to her senses, nodded, and responded.
Along with them leaving the stage, Supreme Kai Fuwa naturally left as well, along with the Supreme Kais, Gods of Destruction, and Angels from the other universes who had arrived at the Tournament of Power arena but had not yet left.
[Lin Chuan, we finally meet again. I have waited a long time for this battle.] After Champa and Vados left, Hit's sharp gaze stared straight at Lin Chuan.
The battle back then felt like something that had happened yesterday, and it remained fresh in his memory.
Over these years, he had always been getting stronger, and he had always been improving.
The present was different from the past. He was no longer the Hit from back then.
[Damn bastard, we finally meet again. This time, I must make you pay the price!!] Frost had already begun calculating in his heart how to deal with Lin Chuan.
Back then, he had been humiliated like that. Now that he had the chance to wash away that shame, especially after becoming so much stronger, he was confident he could deal with Lin Chuan.
Naturally, he would not know that an ant targeting a giant dragon was merely seeking death.
Aside from their intense emotional fluctuations, there were naturally also Botamo and Auta Magetta.
As for Magetta, back then, he had stayed on Earth in Universe 7 for a very, very long time.
Even now, he still regarded those memories from back then as his most beautiful memories.
As several people sighed emotionally in their hearts, at this moment, Caulifla brought Kale and Cabba straight toward Universe 7's area.
To them, as early as two years ago, they had already learned from God of Destruction Champa and Angel Vados that their master Lin Chuan was a Saiyan from Universe 7.
After so many years, seeing this master who had once cared for them and guided them to become stronger again, how could the three of them possibly endure without wavering?
Being able to endure until now was already not bad.
As Caulifla and the others approached, the warriors on Universe 7's side were also shocked.
Because Caulifla directly threw herself into Lin Chuan's arms.
This also made the contestants from the other universes find it unbelievable.
The ones especially dumbfounded were naturally Universe 6's Pilina, Saonel, and Dr. Rota, who knew nothing about it.
"Master! After so many years, I finally see you again." Caulifla said with incomparable joy.
"Master, it's really... been a long time." There were faint tears in Cabba's eyes. Just looking at him made it clear that he was so excited he no longer knew what to say.
"Master." Kale expressed herself even more directly. Just this one form of address carried her full concern.
Facing the three of them, Lin Chuan also involuntarily recalled the past.
That was when he had first crossed over to Universe 6. Under Vados and Champa's arrangement, he had gone to Planet Sadala and given them guidance.
"The three little ones from back then have grown up now too." Lin Chuan smiled faintly.
The way he treated them carried a feeling rather like treating his own children.
Memories always made people linger.
However, the time given to them now was not much.
After a simple exchange and reunion, the two sides still temporarily separated.
After all, this was the Tournament of Power arena. No matter how deep the relationship was, it had to be set aside.
Because of this incident, Lin Chuan's companions all revealed strange expressions.
Although they all knew Lin Chuan had gone to Universe 6 and also knew Universe 6 had Saiyans,
they had never heard that he had taken disciples.
[Talos, I didn't expect you to have also taught the Saiyans of Universe 6 to cultivate and become their master. Hmph hmph~~! That's somewhat interesting!] Vegeta's gaze swept over Cabba and the other two.
Unlike the others, he was attracted by Cabba, who looked like a young child.
For some reason, there was always a special feeling in his heart.
It seemed that Cabba had a bloodline originating from the same source as him.
...
Just like that, after eleven universes had already arrived, nearly another ten minutes passed.
The final universe, Universe 11, finally arrived!
A dazzling spatial traversal light suddenly bloomed in one corner of the arena. Immediately afterward, an extremely heavy pressure swept across the arena.
Just this invisible pressure spreading out gave the feeling that it was stirring the atmosphere of the World of Void.
The moment this aura appeared, everyone's expression on the arena froze, and their gazes were drawn over.
Angel Marcarita, God of Destruction Belmod, and Supreme Kai Khai appeared with a group of combatants wearing dark red battle suits.
Among them, one bald man with a burly physique, who looked exceptionally fierce at a glance, emitted an even more chilling aura.
He was Universe 11's strongest warrior, Jiren!
"Big Brother, that person is different from the other contestants on the arena." Son Goku's face was heavy as he stared fixedly at Jiren.
A Saiyan's intuition told him that this person's strength was unfathomable.
"I can't see through his depth at all. Could that guy be the existence Whis mentioned before who surpassed a God of Destruction?" Raditz's gaze sized up Jiren from top to bottom.
This person was completely different from any existence they had ever encountered before.
"At last, someone slightly interesting has appeared." Vegeta crossed his arms, and an extremely confident smile appeared on his arrogant face.
Just looking at him from the outside, he could feel this contestant's extraordinary nature.
This was a feeling he rarely had.
At least on the arena, only this one person could give him such a feeling.
"I didn't expect there to be such a powerful warrior in another universe. It really is surprising." Piccolo sensed Jiren's unfathomable depth and could confirm that the other party's strength was absolutely no weaker than his own.
Lin Chuan's behavior was quite calm. After all, Jiren was an absolute powerhouse in the original work!
Using this glance to observe, Lin Chuan also saw Jiren's battle power index through the system's markings!
The Jian unit!
And it was a full 100 Jian!
This strength was a king bomb right from the start.
As expected of the warrior known in the original work as having surpassed a God of Destruction, his battle power index had reached the Eleventh Dimension.
Originally, Lin Chuan had thought that no matter how strong Jiren was, he would only be at the peak of the Tenth Dimension. Now, it seemed he had thought too simply.
Thinking about it now, the news of the Tournament of Power had been announced a year in advance. This Jiren was clearly far stronger than the Jiren from the original work.
It was precisely because of his influence that this world had been completely changed.
At the same time, the contestants from the other universes were also sizing up Jiren. This warrior, who looked incomparably fierce on the surface, was likely very troublesome.
All the contestants formed one thought in their hearts: after the tournament began, they should avoid clashing with him as much as possible.
While they were sizing up Jiren, Jiren also used his will to envelop the entire World of Void. The levels of all contestants were almost completely perceived by him in a single thought.
Aside from a very small number of existences whose strength was worth him looking at slightly more highly, the others were all ants.
But at this moment, Jiren's eyes collided with Lin Chuan's gaze.
Just one exchange of gazes caused an invisible resonance to form between the two great powerhouses.
Lin Chuan's strength drew Jiren's attention. His intuition told him that this man was his target!
That Saiyan who had fought Universe 7's God of Destruction Beerus! He was also the first existence so far to make him question his own strength!
[We finally meet! For this day, I have prepared for a long time!] Jiren recognized Lin Chuan's identity.
Back then, Belmod had shown him the footage of that battle.
He regarded Lin Chuan as the greatest competitor in the Tournament of Power. In this 120-person battle royale, only he could make him fight seriously.
Jiren was incomparably confident in his own strength, even conceited!
After all, in the original work, he looked down on all opponents because of his own powerful strength. It was not until the very end, when his conceit was shattered, that he broke free from his shackles. His strength soared again, and after fully letting go, he fought heartily until the final moment.
Ending their eye contact, Jiren closed his eyes and quietly waited for the tournament to begin.
After Lin Chuan smiled faintly, he no longer paid attention to Jiren.
His gaze shifted and once again landed on the giant palace in the void.
Now, the contestants from the twelve universes had all arrived. A full one hundred and twenty people were only waiting for Zeno to appear and then give the order for the tournament to begin.
Standing on the platform in the void, the Grand Priest took advantage of this time to once again tell all contestants the rules of this Tournament of Power.
Immediately after, the supreme Zeno finally appeared from Zeno's Palace.
After giving a declaration,
the battle royale representing the life and death of the twelve universes officially began!
...
The war began, and the winds and clouds moved.
In an instant, the explosive firelight of the hundred-person battle royale shone all across the arena!
True demons danced wildly. All warriors were proving their arrival.
Everyone's method was different. This instant eruption, aside from not targeting members of their own universe, could be said to have no target at all.
Without a doubt, for the vast majority of those participating in the Tournament of Power, they were all extremely confident in their own power.
On Universe 7's side.
As the tournament began, everyone did not attack immediately. They gathered together and formed an airtight encirclement.
They immediately turned this place into a unique combat domain, so no one dared to take the initiative to come looking for trouble.
After all, at the start, no one would directly make enemies of ten opponents.
Naturally, sitting still and waiting like this all the time was not their fighting style either.
"Big Brother, Lin Chuan, I'll go ahead first, hehe!!!" Son Goku let out an excited shout, directly broke away from Universe 7's formation, and headed straight toward the center of the chaotic battlefield.
Only he could do such a reckless thing.
"Kakarot really has no patience at all. Since that's the case, I'll move too." Raditz casually said this, and after saying a word about Son Goku, he also began acting alone.
On this vast arena, it was now filled with extremely powerful opponents.
Once the two of them moved, Broly also found it hard to suppress the boiling blood within his body. The Great Ape Power erupted along with it, and after entering his Humanoid Great Ape state, his battle power surged in one breath to the Ninth Dimension.
After leaving the team, the wild him began rampaging across the arena.
As for Vegeta?
At this moment, he changed from his usual behavior, silently walking toward a battlefield where flames surged.
As the proud Saiyan prince, he was confident in his own power and could deal with all opponents.
Piccolo and Son Gohan exchanged a smile, and the two of them acted together, searching for their opponents.
Krillin and Tien Shinhan formed a team, likewise cooperating in battle and dealing with opponents.
Compared to the others, the four of them were still the most stable.
They enjoyed battle while also ensuring their own universe maintained an advantage.
The last ones left were Lin Chuan and Lin Xue.
"Dad, with such a huge scene, aren't you going to fight?" Lin Xue asked curiously.
Although she was a female Saiyan, the battle-loving factor in her body had also been activated by this grand scene and had begun stirring restlessly.
"Fight? Among these hundred-plus people, only a few can play with me slightly. The rest don't even have the qualifications to fight me." It was not that Lin Chuan did not want to fight, but that he had no interest at all.
To others, this was a blood-boiling Tournament of Power, but to him, it was an extremely boring tournament for bullying weaklings.
Immediately after, Lin Chuan saw through Lin Xue's thoughts and said, "Go if you want to. Fight boldly without worry. No matter what happens, I'll be here."
Hearing Lin Chuan's words, Lin Xue smiled happily, answered him, and headed straight toward a certain battlefield.
Just as Lin Xue left, Lin Chuan's expression changed slightly. He looked toward the central stone pillar not far to the left and said in a deep voice, "Still not planning to show yourselves? The two from other time-space worlds."
As his words fell, behind the stone pillar, an extremely fierce evil aura surged and finally revealed their figures.
The ones who came were precisely Hearts and Cumber, who represented Universe 1 in the tournament.