At that moment, the Old Supreme Kai once again stepped toward young Gran, his sharp, ancient eyes scrutinizing the boy from head to toe.
Beerus and the others followed close behind.
Under the gaze of everyone present, Gran—though still plagued by the remnants of rage that hindered perfect control—nevertheless managed to withdraw his aura with ease.
That was the fruit of all his training as a candidate for God of Destruction.
Now, the violent flames of ki that had been raging around him vanished completely.
From his appearance alone, he resembled a Super Saiyan in Full Power form—steady, condensed, and eerily calm.
"Still able to restrain your power to this degree, huh?"
The Old Supreme Kai's eyes glimmered with a rare light as he nodded in approval.
"I must admit, the candidate for our Universe Seven's God of Destruction is truly impressive."
But then, the old god's tone turned somber.
"However, your transformation still relies on rage. Even if you seem calmer on the surface, the fury in your heart still lingers."
Beerus crossed his arms, his golden eyes narrowing.
"The old geezer's right. Not only does your anger remain, your body's taking a toll from it too."
Indeed—Gran's current form could not bear the Divine Flow of Ultra Instinct.
"Kid," the Old Supreme Kai said suddenly, leaning forward. "You mentioned your people's chronicles record an ultimate state. Tell me—what exactly does that mean?"
Gran nodded slightly.
"Our Saiyan race…"
Before he could finish, the old god blinked.
"You're a Saiyan? Then where's your tail?"
"I had Whis seal it years ago," Gran explained.
When he had first crossed into this world, his tail had already been severed.
And aside from the Super Saiyan 4 transformation, the tail was nothing but a liability.
So he'd asked Whis to seal it—ready to unseal it whenever the need arose.
"I see." The Old Supreme Kai nodded, stroking his chin.
Gran continued,
"According to our records, the ultimate Saiyan state can only be reached by rediscovering oneself within the Great Ape form…"
As Gran spoke, the Old Supreme Kai's eyes grew brighter with every word.
When Gran finished, the old god suddenly burst out, his whole body trembling in excitement.
"A genius! Who came up with this method?!"
Whis and Beerus exchanged glances.
Aside from his perverted habits, this old relic was best known for one thing: studying the secrets of the cosmos and its many races.
If even he looked this convinced… then what Gran described might really be true.
"I was still a little doubtful before," the Old Supreme Kai said, his grin blooming like a chrysanthemum. "But when you mentioned finding oneself within the Great Ape state—that clinched it!"
He pointed excitedly at Gran.
"Kid, if I'm not mistaken, every transformation after that golden-haired form of yours only gets more violent!"
Gran's pupils shrank slightly. This old man… he actually guessed it?!
Indeed—after Super Saiyan One came Two, then Three—each fiercer than the last.
Especially Super Saiyan Three. It looked amazing… but the drawbacks were absurd
wildly unstable, and it even burned through energy like a leaking furnace!
"Although your transformations become increasingly uncontrollable," the Old Supreme Kai continued passionately, "that's only part of the process!"
He grew more animated with every sentence.
"Every Super Saiyan form is actually building up the rage factor inside you!"
"Just as you said, to achieve that ultimate form, you must first revert to your primal Saiyan state—the Great Ape form!"
"In that form, all the rage you've accumulated will be fully awakened!"
"When you find your true self in that chaos, you'll ignite every last ember of that fury within!"
"And once all that rage has burned away… you'll return to purity
and awaken the ultimate state!"
"Ha ha ha! That's it! That has to be it!"
The Old Supreme Kai lifted young Gran up again, laughing with wild delight.
"What your clan's records describe is correct! That ultimate state
it's simply another true form of the Saiyan race!"
"In that form, your power will be stable, your body unburdened, and your energy consumption… completely gone!"
His booming laughter echoed across the lake's surface.
Rumble!
Everyone's hearts were shaken.
Even Beerus was stunned.
The old man's every deduction made perfect sense.
Which meant
Gran's Super Saiyan transformation still had one final evolution!
Suddenly
"Wait!"
Whis's eyes widened as something struck his mind.
"Elder Kai, my father once said that the Saiyan transformation itself is a mistake?"
"???"
Gran nearly blacklined.
Seriously, Whis?
What the Grand Priest referred to was the Legendary Super Saiyan, not Gran's version of the transformation!
"You… actually asked the Grand Priest? And he said it was wrong?!"
The Old Supreme Kai's eyes bulged.
"Impossible! My deduction can't be wrong! Whis, tell me exactly what your father said!"
He set Gran back down, clearly offended at the idea of being proven wrong—even by the Grand Priest himself.
Seeing the old man's stubborn defiance, both Beerus and Gran couldn't help but admire him a little.
Whis's lips twitched slightly, but he still recounted the legend of Odys, the first Saiyan.
"The first Saiyan? A grass-green state? He challenged the Omni-King himself?!"
The Old Supreme Kai's entire body trembled; he even took two steps back.
The Saiyan lineage… had such an origin?!
"No… the state the Grand Priest described isn't the same as this boy's!" he shook his head furiously.
"This one only loses control right before reaching the ultimate state—never otherwise!"
"And besides, this kid's dimensional level has already reached the pinnacle of the Kai Realm.
One more step, and he'll transcend mortality itself—becoming a true god!"
"At that point, his lifespan will rival yours, Lord Beerus!"
"He won't lose his mind. He won't burn out. His transformation follows a completely different principle!"
Then, the Old Supreme Kai turned to Whis, his gaze calm yet resolute.
"In this universe, everything exists for a reason. Existence itself is proof of meaning."
"This golden-haired form may have flaws now, but in the end—
all of them will be resolved perfectly."
"That's the meaning of his transformation.
Every stage before the final one is but preparation… for the ultimate awakening."
"I can say with absolute certainty—"
He declared proudly, his voice echoing like thunder...
"The path he's walking… is not wrong!"
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