Chapter 101 Supreme Kai Candidate
Turles couldn't focus on the two kids in the arena anymore. Watching Whis's inscrutable expression, he couldn't quite read what the angel meant.
After thinking, Turles probed carefully. "I remember Supreme Kais are promoted from Kais. Plus, it seems all universes' Supreme Kais are Core People. I haven't heard of other races serving as Supreme Kai."
That said, Turles's heart stirred with interest. Never mind Supreme Kai Shin's pathetic strength, or that Supreme Kais had their lives bound to Gods of Destruction—that immense lifespan alone held tremendous appeal.
Moreover, as a Saiyan, even becoming Supreme Kai wouldn't stop him pursuing greater strength. Perhaps he'd become the strongest Supreme Kai among the twelve universes.
Hearing Turles's question, Whis smiled and shook his head. "Who told you only Core People can serve as Supreme Kai? Besides, they're not even called Core People—their true origin is as Glind. And I'm not suggesting you become Supreme Kai, but a Supreme Kai candidate."
Whis knew Turles's identity was somewhat special—he'd already noticed when examining Turles's past. But as an angel who'd witnessed eons, Whis had seen far too much. He'd even personally witnessed entire universes vanish.
So by cosmic standards, Turles's situation couldn't attract too much attention. As a neutral angel, he couldn't casually interfere with the universe's development.
Who could say Turles's appearance wasn't one of the universe's chosen paths?
So knowing Turles's soul aura showed no problems and he'd done nothing endangering the entire universe, normally Whis wouldn't involve himself with Turles at all.
But Universe 7's situation was rather special. Not only was its Supreme Kai unreliable—unclear about his own duties—but its God of Destruction constantly slept.
Combined with Merus's unexpected participation, this gave Whis an excuse to guide Turles's growth. Of course, now there was another reason—Red Stone's cuisine was simply too delicious.
No helping it—he had his pride. At every universal development conference, he and Beerus got called out by the Grand Priest and mocked by other universes' angels.
Once or twice was acceptable. But after repeated instances, even Whis's composure couldn't take it anymore.
While Whis lamented his difficult fate, Turles—after hearing Whis's explanation—froze completely.
Because what Whis described differed drastically from his memories of the original story.
Seeing Turles stunned, Whis knew this information greatly diverged from what he'd previously understood. So Whis patiently introduced these deities' origins.
After hearing Whis's introduction, Turles gained deeper understanding of this world.
In Whis's explanation, Supreme Kais were a special race—the Glind. However, these people didn't belong to any universe within the greater cosmos. They all originated from a special dimension independent of the cosmos: the Demon Realm.
That's right—the very world Turles had previously entered.
However, Turles had only entered through a spacetime fissure created where the Demon Realm and Universe 7's dimensions overlapped. That was merely the Demon Realm's outer space. This was one reason Whis hadn't personally retrieved Turles, instead having him seek the Demon Realm's center himself.
The reason all universes' Kais and Supreme Kais were filled by Demon Realm Glind stemmed from an ancient war between realms.
Whis didn't detail the war's contents. Just that afterward, all cosmic management positions like Supreme Kai and Kai were assumed by Demon Realm Glind.
Fortunately, over such long time, the cosmos developed reasonably well under these Glind's management. So this arrangement continued by default. But that didn't mean Supreme Kai could only be filled by Glind.
Hearing this, Turles completely understood.
Needless to say, that war between realms—the cosmos must have lost. Otherwise, why would their crucial divine positions be filled by outsiders?
However, Turles had new doubts. He quickly asked Whis, "Then why would you say I want to become Supreme Kai candidate? Didn't you previously want me as God of Destruction candidate?"
As if anticipating this question, Whis chuckled lightly, continuing. "Being Supreme Kai candidate doesn't conflict with God of Destruction candidate. Because both are merely candidates. As long as the cosmos doesn't have God of Destruction or Supreme Kai vacancies, neither position affects the other."
"The reason I say you want to become Supreme Kai candidate is seeing your transformation and planning of the Saiyan race. Because for Supreme Kais, guiding planetary races' development is their duty. You're currently fulfilling this duty."
"Without that divine nature aura, this would merely be developing your race—at most becoming a cosmic overlord like Frieza. But now, it's a shortcut for growing your divine nature aura."
Hearing this, Turles grew even more confused. Because he'd never actually sensed what this divine nature aura on him was. So he didn't understand what Whis meant by growing divine nature aura.
Seeing Turles still puzzled, Whis glanced at the ongoing second bracket competition. Seeing Goku beginning his match, Whis's gaze paused briefly. Then he gently waved his staff, forming an isolated space around himself and Turles, separating them from the venue.
After finishing this, Whis casually explained. "Some things aren't suitable for too many people to know."
Turles didn't speak. Curiously glancing at the completely unresponsive crowd outside the space, he continued watching Whis.
Regarding Whis's strength, Turles held absolute trust. Even if he performed earth-shattering feats, Turles wouldn't feel surprised.
"Turles-san, what do you think is most important for becoming God of Destruction or Supreme Kai?" Whis didn't immediately satisfy Turles's curiosity. Instead, he posed this question.
Turles thought briefly before hesitating. "The divine position?"
"Correct—the divine position. In the entire cosmos, two divine positions are most special: Supreme Kai and God of Destruction."
"But besides becoming a deity, one must comprehend these two gods' divine laws. God of Destruction's Destruction and Supreme Kai's Creation—truly comparing them, Supreme Kai's Creation is actually more special."
"Creation?" Hearing this, Turles felt somewhat surprised. If he remembered correctly, all twelve universes' Supreme Kais ranked below Gods of Destruction.
Whis knew what puzzled Turles. So he nodded, continuing. "That's right—Supreme Kai. However, just having me explain won't let you truly comprehend. Only after genuinely experiencing everything will you understand why I say this!"
"Alright, I've said so much because I noticed your divine nature aura has grown recently. That's why I want you to become Supreme Kai candidate. So, are you interested?"
Whis seemingly didn't want to influence Turles's growth. After vaguely passing over that topic, he directly questioned Turles.
Seeing this, though still somewhat confused, Turles could only suppress it. However, regarding becoming Supreme Kai candidate, he had no resistance. After all, this wouldn't affect his strength improvement.
"Fine. I can become this Supreme Kai candidate. However, I recall current Supreme Kai Shin already has a Supreme Kai candidate. Will he agree to me becoming Supreme Kai candidate?"
"Hehe! That depends on you. I can bring you before Shin-sama. As for persuading him—that's your problem."
After speaking, without giving Turles time to respond, Whis waved his staff again. The isolated space enveloping them vanished. Both returned to the tournament venue.
Witnessing Whis's methods again, Turles's heart still couldn't help sighing. When could he also become like Whis—disturbing space with casual gestures, remaining unscathed even as universes perished?
After sighing, Turles began considering how to persuade Supreme Kai Shin to accept him as Supreme Kai candidate.
As for the arena battle, Turles currently had no mind to pay attention.
Currently, one arena competitor remained Goku. His opponent was none other than Clark, whom Turles brought back from the Demon Realm.
Speaking of Clark's talent—truly excellent. Though the Demon Realm/human realm time differential meant he'd "lost" 20 years compared to others, this didn't mean his lifespan actually decreased by twenty years.
Now—calculated as still underage—after receiving Turles's guidance plus gravity room assistance over six months, his battle power had risen from the previous 5,000+ to over 30,000. Even among Red Stone's Saiyans, he ranked among the top.
As for Goku—this guy couldn't be judged by normal standards. Though currently his battle power only reached 40,000-something approaching 50,000, his true strength absolutely didn't fall below those in the 50,000-100,000 bracket. This included his brother Raditz.
So their current battle was quite intense.
"Ha!"
Goku excitedly shouted again, then exploded his aura, fists colliding with Clark's once more.
"Hehe, Clark, you're really great! It's been so long since I fought this satisfyingly!"
Watching the close Clark, Goku couldn't help praising.
Facing Goku's praise, Clark rolled his eyes, expression gloomy. "You're no fun at all. Every battle, you only unleash full power at the end. You'll suffer for this eventually. I'm done, I'm done—I forfeit!"
After speaking, without giving Goku time to react, Clark's body retreated backward, pulling distance from Goku. He directly waved at Nappa and walked off the platform.
"Hey! Don't leave! We haven't finished fighting!"
Goku immediately felt displeased, continuously calling toward Clark's back.
"Second bracket finals champion is Goku! Next, third bracket finals commence. Unrelated personnel, please exit the arena."
Nappa also knew Goku's personality. He directly walked onto the platform, eagerly announcing Goku's victory, then dragged him down.
Everyone present—seeing this scene—burst into complete laughter. Some even whistled.
"Kakarot, you've got your day too! Hahaha!"
"That's right! Should've done this! Kakarot, you bastard!"
"Kakarot, get down quick! No more battles for you down there! Hahaha!"
Turles was also jolted awake by the arena atmosphere. He didn't know Goku held such "fame" on Red Stone!
Before long, Goku—head hanging—approached Turles, dejectedly greeting him. "Boss!" Then stared blankly at the platform with lifeless eyes.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Goku like this, Turles laughed, teasing. "What's wrong, Kakarot? First time I've discovered you're so popular!"
"Oh really? I didn't know?" Hearing Turles's words, Goku scratched his head in confusion.
"Uh!" Turles originally wanted more teasing. But was directly silenced by Goku's single sentence.
After long silence, Turles finally recovered. Looking at Goku's innocent face, he asked faintly, "Kakarot, how many friends do you have on Red Stone?"
Mentioning this, Goku grew interested. Face excited, he said, "Boss, I have lots of friends on Red Stone! Look—Broly, Nappa, Bela. Oh, Clark just now is also my friend! I often challenge them to fights. They never refuse me. I feel it's way more interesting than Earth!"
Hearing this, Turles had completely given up hope on Goku. He said nothing more. Just watched the platform.
Meanwhile, Goku continued chattering about his "friendly daily life" with his friends.
Currently, Red Stone's 50,000-100,000 battle power Saiyans weren't numerous. Aside from Turles and Broly, only Paragus, Nappa, Raditz, and Bela—four people. Even the earliest-arriving Cury brothers now only had 40,000+ battle power.
No helping it—these Saiyans' training time was still too short. Plus, most were originally evaluated as lower-class warrior potential. They didn't possess Earth martial arts' profound training methods like Goku.
Though Turles didn't overemphasize physical potential like previous Saiyans, he couldn't completely deny it either.
Like Vegeta, Clark, Nappa—these former elite warriors. Under equal training, their growth speed exceeded others by a margin.
However, fortunately Turles opened ki control and gravity room training. In just two years, the nearly-extinct Saiyans rapidly recovered to peak-period battle power levels—even somewhat exceeding it. This made Turles's heart feel somewhat gratified.
Thinking this, Turles suddenly gained some comprehension about why Whis said transforming the Saiyan race would grow his divine nature aura.
"Whis-san, if I could raise Universe 7's average level significantly, would that mean I'm qualified as Supreme Kai candidate?"
Having gained insight, Turles asked Whis this question.
Hearing Turles's question, Whis first froze. Then his face showed a gratified smile. "Perhaps. However, it'll be very difficult!"
Yes—indeed very difficult. The entire universe was so vast. Raising Universe 7's average level couldn't be accomplished by just producing a few strong individuals.
But Turles had also thought of a reason to persuade Supreme Kai Shin to accept him as Supreme Kai candidate.
"Time to make Universe 7 roll up its sleeves! Then let's start with formulating a Universe 7 Five-Year Development Plan!"
Turles murmured softly.
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