Time flew by.
A month had already passed since the battle between Talot and Champa.
Today was the day of the one-year agreement with Chronoa.
Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa, would bring her Time Patroller to the God of Destruction's Planet and head to the Demon Realm together with Talot.
During this month, Talot did not undergo any special intensive training, but instead focused on deeply comprehending his own power and consolidating his foundation.
Although his strength had skyrocketed, how much of it he could actually utilize still depended on how solid his foundation was.
After a month of tempering, Talot's level had basically stabilized. Now, he could freely wield the power of the Great Ape or the advanced Legendary Super Saiyan power while in the Perfected Super Saiyan Blue state.
Including the Ultra Ego state, he could now use it at will and perfectly unleash one hundred percent of his power level.
At this moment, Talot was meditating at the center of the lake on the God of Destruction's Planet. While further improving his control over his power, he was also waiting for Chronoa and his helper to arrive.
As for Beerus and Whis, they were at the edge of the lake, enjoying the snacks Talot had brought while chatting.
"The time's about right. That woman still hasn't arrived?" Beerus raised an eyebrow and turned to ask Whis beside him.
"She should be here soon, Lord Beerus," Whis replied.
Just as the two were talking, the space of the God of Destruction's Planet suddenly rippled.
Immediately after, an invisible power of space-time emanated from behind them.
'Woosh~~!!' The space of the God of Destruction's Planet was stirred, and behind Whis and Beerus, a space-time passage appeared.
Sensing the anomaly behind them, Whis and Beerus slowly turned around. Within the space-time passage, two figures could be faintly seen.
Talot, who was meditating at the center of the lake, also opened his eyes at this moment. With a single thought, he used Instant Transmission, crossing space to arrive beside Beerus and Whis.
His gaze was fixed on a figure within the space-time passage.
This aura felt very familiar. If he wasn't mistaken, the person Chronoa brought should be an old acquaintance of his.
Soon, Chronoa and the warrior she brought emerged from the space-time passage.
That warrior was none other than Vegeta!
However, this Future Vegeta did not recognize him.
"Long time no see, Whis, Lord Beerus," Chronoa appeared and warmly greeted Beerus and Whis.
Whis gave a symbolic wave, while Beerus directly ignored Chronoa and fixed his gaze on Future Vegeta.
"Hm? Interesting. This guy seems to be of the same race as that brat, both Saiyans?" Beerus noticed the clue, observing the similarities between Future Vegeta and Talot.
Both had tails wrapped around their waists!
Moreover, this Future Vegeta did not seem weak. With his keen perception, Beerus could sense the boundless power slumbering within his body.
Although it wasn't God Ki, it was comparable to it!
At this moment, Future Vegeta completely ignored Beerus's curious gaze, his sharp eyes locking directly onto Talot.
"You're my partner for this mission…?" Future Vegeta said expressionlessly, his tone devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
His sharp eyes examined Talot while also assessing his strength.
Perhaps it was just an illusion, but he felt that this Saiyan in front of him didn't seem very strong.
"You don't recognize me? Looks like I don't exist in your timeline. Vegeta," Talot asked on a whim, also curious about which timeline this Vegeta came from.
If Talot truly didn't exist in this Future Vegeta's world, then that would be quite interesting.
"There are no records of you in my timeline. What surprises me is that you know my name. So, in your timeline, you know me?" Future Vegeta replied, clearly intrigued.
Just what kind of identity did this unknown Saiyan before him have, to actually know him?
According to the history of their world, Talot did not exist. If they had met, it could only have been somewhere in the universe, or back on Planet Vegeta.
"Of course I know you. In my timeline, I vaguely remember when you were stationed on a certain planet under Frieza. We met back then, you tried to order me around, and I beat you up pretty badly." Talot, on a whim, directly revealed one of Vegeta's black history moments from his own timeline.
"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, Future Vegeta's face immediately darkened.
Anyone could tell that Talot was provoking him.
"Maybe you didn't experience it, but in my timeline, that's exactly how things played out," Talot said with his arms crossed, completely confident.
As soon as these words were spoken, Future Vegeta's anger began to surge.
If not for his years of traveling across different timelines and witnessing countless versions of himself, he would have already exploded in rage.
"Hmph!" With a cold snort, his sharp eyes locked onto Talot, as if trying to see through him completely.
Talot showed no fear at all. As the two locked eyes, invisible sparks shot between their gazes, and the atmosphere instantly grew heavy.
Beerus and Whis made no move to stop them, already prepared to watch the show.
"Hey, hey! Vegeta, don't mess around. This mission is aimed at the Demon Realm. If you cause trouble, we won't even need to carry it out!" Seeing things going wrong, Chronoa hurriedly tried to stop Vegeta.
In her view, Talot did have some strength, but he still couldn't compare to Vegeta.
What she didn't know was that Talot was no longer the same as he had been a year ago.
Talot could sense the immense bloodline power within Future Vegeta's body. If he wasn't mistaken, this Future Vegeta had taken the Super Saiyan 4 path and had developed and utilized his bloodline power to an extremely high level.
Future Vegeta also sensed the astonishing God Ki within Talot. He had long heard of God Ki but had never found a way to train it. Now that he had encountered Talot, he saw an opportunity to comprehend it.
Both of them wanted to test the depth of each other's strength.
At this point, the two reached a mutual understanding.
"How about we warm up over there?" Talot raised his hand and pointed to the vast lake behind him, speaking to Future Vegeta.
Hearing this, Future Vegeta simply nodded silently and flew toward the surface of the lake, his actions giving Talot his answer.
Seeing this, Talot grinned and followed closely behind.
The two arrived at the center of the lake at the same time.
"You two… ah, forget it, I'm not dealing with this. If the mission fails, don't blame me!" At this point, Chronoa could only helplessly hold her forehead.
She was already used to it. Saiyans were a race born with a competitive nature.
She could only hope the battle would end quickly and that neither side would get injured.
If either of them got hurt, that would be a real headache.
"Looks like we're in for another good show, Lord Beerus," Whis covered his mouth and chuckled.
"Indeed, it would be quite a good show. That Saiyan named Vegeta is quite special. He comes from a timeline five million years in the future. I can feel the power within him. Very strong," Beerus commented.
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