"Very good. Then, for my first wish: I want to enhance my ability to traverse worlds. Elevate my capability as far as you possibly can," Axis commanded.
This was the most crucial wish at the moment. Although Axis's ability to travel between dimensions had been strengthened by Earth's Shenron previously, allowing him to return to the Warhammer universe at will, he needed a far more powerful dragon to take the next step.
"I can increase this power for you now. Furthermore, this ability will be self-evolving; the more worlds you visit, the stronger it will become," the Dragon rumbled.
"Currently, I can enhance your power to allow travel to a new world and record the coordinates of two worlds, allowing you to shuttle back and forth between them. However, after each transit, there will be a cooldown period of one year."
Axis nodded in agreement. Previously, he had only traveled between the Warhammer universe and the Dragon Ball universe, two worlds deeply connected to his very existence.
The Warhammer universe was where he had been raised, while the Dragon Ball world was the place of his birth. To travel to entirely new worlds naturally required a certain price.
Moreover, the fact that this ability would grow stronger as he traveled suggested that he had carried a fragment of spatial authority within his body from the very moment he began his journey.
Having received Axis's consent, the golden Dragon began to grant the wish. Axis felt the inexplicable spatial power within him rising once again.
This enhancement was far greater than what the Earth's Shenron had provided; the growth rate was more than ten times higher.
Axis could now use his traveler ability to precisely return to the Warhammer or Dragon Ball universes, or set out for a completely new world at any time.
Returning to the Warhammer or Dragon Ball universes would now consume only ten percent of his Divine Power, whereas breaking the dimensional barrier to enter a new world would require one hundred percent of his energy.
However, once coordinates were established, the energy required for future travel would decrease.
Only now was he a complete version of a 'Transmigrator.' He possessed a true cheat ability, rather than simply carrying a Saiyan bloodline. Axis was finally whole.
The golden light gradually receded. The aura of the Pangu Shenron seemed significantly drained, the radiance of its colossal body dimming slightly.
"I have elevated this ability to its absolute limit, but I have consumed power equivalent to approximately two wishes. Therefore, you may only make one final wish," Pangu announced.
For his creator, the Dragon held nothing back, always delivering the best possible outcome.
Axis nodded. He shared a spiritual connection with the Dragon and could sense the magnitude of the consumption. Had this been any other wisher, this single feat would have counted as three wishes.
"My final wish is simple. I wish to obtain the magical abilities of Majin Buu," Axis said.
Majin Buu's magic was incredibly potent, frankly broken. He could turn people into arbitrary objects, heal instantly, and restore people even if they were blasted into fragments.
Majin Buu was arguably the most versatile existence in the Dragon Ball world.
He could transform people into chocolate simply because he enjoyed eating sweets. He could transmute matter into anything; for instance, he had once turned Chi-Chi into an egg and crushed her.
To travel to other worlds, one had to be fully prepared. Aside from terrifying combat strength and God of Destruction energy, Axis needed survival tools. He needed to be an all-rounder.
"This wish is relatively simple. Majin Buu's magic is not particularly taxing for me." The Golden Dragon's eyes glowed with crimson light, and a surge of energy injected itself into Axis's body.
Axis now possessed the ability to wield the same Black and White magic as Majin Buu.
Moreover, this magic was driven by Divine Power. Its efficacy was superior to Buu's own. Unless facing a deity of equal rank, no one could dispel the magic Axis cast.
To give a simple example: if Axis turned a man into chocolate and presented him to Majin Buu, whether Fat Buu, Kid Buu, or Super Buu, none of them would be able to revert the transformation.
Conversely, if Majin Buu turned someone into chocolate and brought them before Axis, Axis could easily dispel the magic and restore the victim to their original form.
That was the gap between them.
"Then, all wishes have been granted. I shall take my leave."
After speaking, the Dragon's colossal body dispersed, and seven gigantic stone spheres plummeted to the ground. Axis waved his hand, collecting the seven stone balls into his personal pocket dimension.
Inside his personal dimension, the Dragon would only need one year to recover. If Axis was willing to infuse his own Divine Power, this time could be shortened further.
However, the truly difficult part to manage was the Minus Energy.
Yet, these two wishes carried little karmic weight; no one had been resurrected, nor had the specific destiny of events been forcibly altered, so the generated Minus Energy was minimal. The Dragon would naturally grind it away within a few years.
It seemed that the reason the Dragon Balls eventually turned corrupt and birthed the Shadow Dragons in the future was primarily due to mass resurrections, repeatedly reversing the natural laws of life and death.
Although Axis's wishes were powerful, they did not rewrite the fundamental rules of the universe or shatter natural laws, thus causing little backlash.
At this moment, Axis's harvest from the Dragon Ball world was perfect. He possessed his own set of Dragon Balls, and his strength was second only to the Super Dragon Balls.
Given Axis's growth potential, surpassing even the Super Divine Dragon in the future was not impossible.
Infinite worlds represented infinite possibilities. Axis's potential already superseded that of the Omni-King, Zeno.
Axis began to weigh the pros and cons of his next move. Should he bring the Grand Minister back immediately, or travel to other worlds to further enhance his power?
After all, facing the Grand Minister, Axis currently possessed zero capability for self-preservation.
After a moment of contemplation, Axis decided to retrieve the Grand Minister from the Warhammer universe first.
This was the price of using the Super Dragon Balls. Without an Angel to make the wish, summoning the Super Shenron would be pointless; the entity wouldn't acknowledge him.
Only beings of the rank of formal Gods of Destruction, Supreme Kais, or Angels could make the Super Divine Dragon lower its head and accept a wish spoken in the Language of the Gods.
Between creating the seven Dragon Balls and making the wishes, only a few hours had passed.
Meanwhile, the battle between his son and Son Gohan had already begun and had been raging for some time.
Axis decided to observe the outcome.
Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the other Earth warriors had already gone ahead to spectate.
When the battle began, Kratos had held the absolute upper hand. He didn't even need to transform into Super Saiyan 4 or Super Saiyan Blue; he dominated Gohan simply by suppressing him.
Eventually, Gohan erupted into his Super Saiyan mode, but he remained no match for his opponent.
The fight initially left Vegeta and Goku somewhat disappointed. They had expected an evenly matched duel, but Kratos, without needing his higher forms, was firmly suppressing Gohan.
However, Kratos remembered his father's instructions closely. He used words as weapons, provoking Gohan by claiming he was inferior to his father, Goku, and piling on insults.
Yet, even this failed to truly enrage Gohan. As a scholar, Gohan possessed discernment; he could tell the opponent was trying to provoke him rather than offering genuine insults.
Since soft tactics failed, Kratos switched to hard ones.
Channeling his father's glorious tradition, he beat Gohan severely and then force-fed him a Fruit of the Tree of Might to heal him, only to beat him again.
Under Kratos's relentless oppression, even a saint would lose their temper. Finally, 'Beast' Gohan awakened.
Upon entering Beast Mode, Gohan displayed terrifying power. Even when Kratos utilized Super Saiyan Blue, and subsequently fused a trace of Super Saiyan 4 power into that Blue foundation, he found himself overwhelmed.
Kratos was beaten badly, but this only ignited his own ferocity. The two engaged in a brutal melee.
The Glacial Continent was unrecognizable under the impact of their berserk energies.
Massive glaciers evaporated or were torn asunder, leaving bottomless ravines and pits where magma surged.
The air was filled with scorching heat and biting ice crystals, two extremes existing eerily side-by-side amidst the rampage of divine power.
In the center of the battlefield, two figures moved like runaway comets. Every collision triggered a boom like the sky collapsing.
"ROAR—!"
Gohan let out a beast-like howl. His body was wreathed in a unique white aura burning with indescribable, primal wildness.
His speed, strength, and reaction time had reached an inconceivable level. Every punch carried enough force to tear through space, his eyes reflecting nothing but pure combat instinct honed by desperation.
His opponent cut an equally terrifying figure. He was no longer in a simple Super Saiyan Blue form.
His body was cloaked in a mantle of burning blue energy, but beneath the azure, a wild golden light pulsed. His muscles bulged and knotted, and his skin was covered in a faint, golden layer of fur resembling the Super Saiyan 4 state.
His hair flickered violently between blue and red, like an unstable energy storm. His pupils shifted between the cold detachment of a deity and the rabid fury of a monster.
This was the result of forcibly fusing the two supreme Saiyan forms, a state of extreme instability that brought explosive power amplification.
"That's more like it! Son Gohan!" Kratos's voice was hoarse with tearing strain and ecstasy.
He forcefully blocked a heavy punch from Gohan capable of pulverizing stars, then countered with a fist to Gohan's gut, scattering the scarlet aura around him. "But it's not enough! Bring out all your power to entertain me!"
Beast Gohan roared, slamming his hands together. An energy sphere, compressed to the limit and crackling with scarlet lightning, formed instantly.
"Special Beam Cannon!"
"Come on then!" Kratos crossed his arms before his chest. Blue and gold light interlaced frantically, converging into a massive, tangible sphere of energy.
BOOM—!!!!
The torrents of blue-white and blue-gold collided violently. A ring of berserk shockwaves expanded in all directions. Wherever it passed, the earth shattered like fragile glass.
The entire Glacial Continent groaned under the unbearable load as massive fissures instantly penetrated the planet's crust.
Spectating from a distance, Goku and Vegeta's expressions changed drastically. They instantly flared their maximum power to form barriers against the apocalyptic aftershocks.
At the epicenter, the energy core, compressed to the extreme, detonated.
Pfft—!
Two figures were struck as if by a colossal hammer, simultaneously coughing blood as they were blasted backward out of the explosion, smashing deep into the unmelted ancient glaciers in the distance and leaving two massive impact craters.
Dust filled the air as the energy storm gradually subsided. The battlefield fell into a deathly silence.
There was no victor in this battle; it had ended in mutual destruction. The combat power of Gohan's Beast form had far exceeded Kratos's expectations. Was this really the loser Gohan his father had mentioned?
Once this kid started fighting for real, he was a complete monster! He was far more ferocious than his father.
Goku looked on with a face full of shock and concern, murmuring, "Gohan... and that Kratos... they were too reckless! That clash just now... But still, that fight... was exhilarating!"
Gohan had finally found a worthy opponent. Goku hoped that, just like Vegeta and himself, this rival would help Gohan grow.
"Hmph! Kakarot, did you see? That is power forced out by necessity! Gohan's Beast form... is strong!" Vegeta remarked.
In the center of the massive craters, both Kratos and Gohan retained consciousness, though neither could stand.
"I underestimated you, 'Loser Gohan'. You are stronger than I imagined. I thought the fusion of Super Saiyan 4 and Super Saiyan Blue would easily crush you. That Beast Mode of yours is truly unreasonable... but damn, that was satisfying!" Kratos coughed twice as he spoke.
"Hahaha, I found it satisfying too, Kratos. But please remember my name. I am Son Gohan, not 'Loser Gohan' or whatever that means. Don't give me weird nicknames, you jerk," Gohan turned his head, speaking with dissatisfaction.
In truth, Gohan hadn't wanted to unleash his full power toward the end since it wasn't a battle to the death.
But Kratos's constant pressure and the persistent use of the term "Loser Gohan" to provoke him had left a bitter taste in his mouth.
What did "Loser Gohan" even mean? It sounded like a mockery of his fighting prowess. Damn it, why change my name like that?
"Let me tell you something. I once ruled a galactic empire. I commanded countless planets. This taught me one thing: so-called 'scholars' are utterly useless. They are merely puppets of politicians. Just look at the experts and academics in society.
"With a single sentence, they are forced to obey orders. They must call black white and bad good.
"Those industry experts are forced to explain away inexplicable phenomena as reasonable natural occurrences," Kratos said, trying to persuade the man who had fought him to a standstill, to convince him not to obsess over mundane things and focus on increasing his power.
"So when I say this, do you understand? Those politicians are nothing but ants in my eyes. I can order their deaths at any moment."
"I know, Kratos. I understand all of that. I clearly know what society is like. But I am different from my father.
"It's just like a hobby. To be honest, even though I am a half-Saiyan, I don't like fighting. I've been this way since I was small," Gohan said with a smile.
As an intelligent scholar, how could he not understand these truths?
How could he not know that when one's power is absolute, they can obtain everything? With his current strength, if he went out into the universe, he could easily rule several planets.
But what was the point? He simply wanted to stay with his family, earn a decent living, and live a peaceful life. That was all.
"Before the fight, Father told me about you. I thought you were a Super Idiot!
"But it seems not. You are smarter than I imagined, at least smarter than your father," Kratos coughed again, pulling out two Fruits of the Tree of Might his father had given him.
He tossed one to Son Gohan and shoved the other into his own mouth.
If this guy had been born in Kratos's world and suffered that kind of darkness, he wouldn't think this way.
This universe's humanity was truly safe, so safe it made him jealous.
In his world, his Grandfather, the Emperor, and his father had exhausted everything for the survival of humanity.
His father had fought to his absolute limits just to carve out a sliver of hope for mankind.
If not for his father, his Grandfather alone would never have been able to hold back the Chaos Gods.
He would have ended up like the Corpse Emperor of ten millennia later, sitting in anguish upon the Golden Throne, having everything stolen by the Dark King.
"However, fighting occasionally isn't bad. Dangers still exist in this world. I need to master enough power to protect my family," Gohan admitted.
"Is that so? Then suit yourself! If there's a chance in the future, I'll come find you for another spar. If you have free time, I can take you to see my universe. Once you witness the darkness of our reality, I think your perspective might change," Kratos said.
This world was like the Ideal Land found in the fairy tales of his universe, a perfect place.
"It sounds like your universe has many dangers too. If you need help, just ask," Gohan offered.
"That won't be necessary. That is our universe's affair; we will handle it properly," Axis said, appearing in front of the two men seemingly out of nowhere.
The Warhammer universe was already in a far better state than it had been before his arrival.
Accompanying Axis were Vegeta, Son Goku, and Piccolo.