Chapter 104: God Ascension Platform
"GHOST!"
A piercing scream shattered the sky.
Bonk!
After a series of sounds, Shin crouched on the ground clutching his head. A large lump appeared on his mohawk hairstyle.
"You're the ghost! Your whole family are ghosts!"
An elderly, decrepit old man wearing the same Supreme Kai robes as Shin continuously smacked Shin's head, cursing incessantly.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing this scene, Turles couldn't hold back. He burst into laughter. Whis beside him also covered his mouth, chuckling softly.
Turles and Whis's laughter attracted the old man's attention. He glanced at Turles, gaze passing over him. But next second, his body jolted. He quickly jumped off Shin, hurrying before Whis and deeply bowing.
"Whis-san! Why have you come?" After speaking, the old man carefully raised his head, looking behind Whis—seemingly fearing someone's sudden appearance.
"Supreme Kai-sama, long time no see!"
Facing the old man's salute, Whis didn't fully accept. He slightly bowed in return, greeting him.
That's right—this old man was precisely the 15th generation Supreme Kai sealed by Beerus in the Z Sword.
Originally, after simultaneously wearing Potara earrings with a witch, the then-15th generation Supreme Kai permanently fused with her, becoming his current aged appearance.
And because of this, Beerus—truly uneasy about this Supreme Kai whose life connected to his own—directly sealed the Old Kai away.
Hearing Whis's words, Old Kai stood up, saying somewhat emotionally, "Indeed—tens of thousands of years already. Being able to see you again truly brings joy!"
Hearing Old Kai's words, Whis just smiled without responding.
Old Kai merely complained slightly. And he only spoke this way with Beerus absent.
"Oh! Right, how did I get out? Did my successor become strong enough to break Lord Beerus's seal?"
Considering this possibility, Old Kai's heart began growing somewhat excited.
He knew that divine sword bore Beerus's Destruction energy. Otherwise, a mere sword couldn't have sealed him for tens of thousands of years.
Old Kai looked at everyone present. Excluding Whis, excluding that mortal, the remainder were one burly large fellow and the kid who'd just mistaken him for a ghost.
"You're my successor Supreme Kai? Indeed, you look quite sturdy. No wonder you could break Lord Beerus's seal. Good, good!"
Old Kai walked before Kibito, patting his thigh. Feeling the firm muscles beneath clothing, he nodded satisfactorily.
"Hehe!"
Being patted by Old Kai, Kibito dared not move at all. Could only laugh awkwardly. But hearing Old Kai's words, Kibito couldn't stay calm. Frightened, he immediately shrank back, tremblingly extending his hand to point at the lump-covered Shin, voice quavering, "Great one, that is Supreme Kai-sama. I'm merely Supreme Kai-sama's attendant."
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, Old Kai glanced at Kibito, then looked at the already weeping Shin, falling into contemplation.
"I must be dreaming!"
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"So you're saying a human rescued me?"
On a grassy area, after hearing Shin's account, Old Kai—hands behind his back—again confirmed with Shin.
"Yes! Yes! That's right, Ancestor!" The bruised and swollen Shin definitely nodded at Old Kai, eyes brimming with tears, looking at Old Kai somewhat emotionally.
Watching this fool-like descendant, Old Kai released a long sigh:
"Sigh! These descendants truly decline generation by generation. Can't even match a human. I might as well have stayed in that sword forever."
"Ancestor, I..."
Hearing Old Kai say this, Shin immediately felt somewhat ashamed, mood dropping.
"Alright, we'll discuss your matters later." Old Kai comforted Shin with one sentence, turning to shout loudly at Turles, "Hey, that human! Come here!"
"Me?"
Hearing Old Kai's call, Turles pointed at himself. Seeing Old Kai nod, he walked over.
After Turles reached Old Kai, Old Kai examined Turles up and down for ages before speaking. "Strength is fairly decent. Already quite rare among humans. I heard you want to become apprentice Supreme Kai?"
"Right! Originally Whis-san wanted me as God of Destruction candidate. But later had me first come here as Supreme Kai candidate."
Naturally, Turles knew how to maximize his advantages. He directly invoked Whis's banner. After all, when out and about, identities are self-declared.
"Hmm?" Hearing Turles had this relationship with Whis, Old Kai immediately froze. Then he carefully sensed Turles's situation again.
After a long moment, Old Kai's face showed sudden realization. "No wonder—divine nature aura! This is extremely rare among humans. No wonder Whis-sama took interest!"
Hearing Old Kai say this, Turles's face showed a slight smile. But next moment, he looked at Old Kai somewhat puzzled, asking, "Supreme Kai-sama, everyone mentions divine nature aura. But what exactly is divine nature aura? How come I can't sense it at all?"
"Hmm?"
Old Kai hadn't expected Turles would ask such a question. He glanced at Whis. Seeing him merely smile, he knew Whis had some intent. Regarding cultivating experts, Old Kai naturally trusted Whis. So he only vaguely replied, "You'll know once you become apprentice Supreme Kai!"
After speaking, ignoring Turles's expression wanting to continue questioning, Old Kai directly turned and left. "Follow me!"
Turles could only suppress his inner doubts, following behind Old Kai.
Passing Shin, Old Kai looked at him with disdain, deeply sighing. "You follow too."
After speaking, Old Kai's body slowly floated up, flying toward a direction.
Turles and Shin exchanged glances, also flying after him.
Before long, both saw Old Kai's figure beginning to descend. They immediately accelerated, following him down.
After landing, Turles surveyed the surroundings, discovering this was merely a desolate flatland.
Shin also looked at Old Kai's back with confusion. Clearly, he also didn't know what was special about this place.
"...%&*...%%"
Old Kai ignored the two behind him. Just extended both hands, beginning to chant incantations at the empty ground ahead.
Turles listened intently, discovering that though Old Kai's incantation was clearly spoken in divine language, strung together, he couldn't understand what it meant.
Just as Turles still pondered what Old Kai's incantation meant, Shin beside him widened his eyes somewhat surprised.
Noticing this, Turles moved beside Shin, lowering his voice to ask, "What? You know this?"
Hearing Turles's words, Shin withdrew his gaze. Looking at Turles with complex eyes, he also lowered his voice, explaining to Turles, "This is an incantation for opening special spaces, generally used for concealing things. However, I didn't know a space was hidden here."
"Of course you wouldn't know. What does this Supreme Kai know? Doesn't even know Supreme Kai duties."
Actually, Turles didn't expect to get any useful information from Shin. So after hearing this, he only looked at him with disdain, not forgetting to complain.
"You..." Hearing this, Shin's face immediately reddened somewhat. But since Turles spoke truth, he could only point at Turles aggrievedly.
"Alright, it's appeared!"
Turles interrupted Shin's pointing, looking toward the doorway that suddenly appeared before them.
Shin also couldn't bother with being upset. Immediately turning his head, he joined Turles watching the just-appeared doorway.
After summoning the doorway, Old Kai turned back giving both a glance, stepping forward to lead the way into the doorway first.
Turles didn't dare delay. Immediately pulling Shin along, he also followed inside.
After crossing through the doorway, Turles discovered the doorway's other side was actually a corridor. The corridor was dotted with fist-sized golden stars, making the entire corridor look like a road leading to the starry sky.
"Tap tap! Tap tap!"
Three people's footsteps echoed in the corridor. After walking unknown duration, Old Kai finally stopped before a stone pillar.
Standing before the stone pillar, Turles raised his head looking upward, discovering this stone pillar's length exceeded his imagination. Looking up, it seemed endless—extending into darkness.
Withdrawing his gaze, Turles again looked at patterns carved on the pillar. Looking carefully, he discovered these actually depicted different Supreme Kai images. Because the patterns on the pillar closely resembled Shin's image—pointed ears and uniform Supreme Kai robes.
However, Turles didn't find Shin's pattern above. His mind turned, immediately understanding. Pointing at patterns on the pillar, he asked Shin with feigned puzzlement, "Supreme Kai-sama, why aren't you here?"
"Only true Supreme Kais are carved here. Apprentice Supreme Kais like him lack qualification to leave patterns. Moreover, he's a wild apprentice Supreme Kai!"
The Old Kai—who'd somehow reached them—looked at the pillar with nostalgia, explaining to both. Seeing Shin somewhat ashamed, he continued:
"However, this isn't entirely his fault. See that final pattern? That's what I left when I'd just become Supreme Kai!"
Following Old Kai's pointed direction, Turles saw a still-youthful Supreme Kai image. And behind this pattern was indeed blank space.
Turles glanced at Old Kai trying to straighten his body. Eyes turning, he praised somewhat exaggeratedly, "Ah, this is the Supreme Kai-sama from back then? Truly very handsome! I bet you had many girls who liked you!"
Sure enough, hearing Turles's words, Old Kai's eyes immediately brightened. Mouth corners lifting, he gave Turles an "educable youth" look. Then seeing the already dumbfounded Shin on the other side, his mouth corners immediately fell again, showing an "disappointed in you" expression.
However, though Turles's words scratched Old Kai's itch, he still felt closer to Shin—someone sharing his origins.
Walking to a stone platform's edge with hands behind his back, Old Kai beckoned to Shin.
But currently, Shin hadn't noticed Old Kai's gesture. Still staring dumbfounded at Turles—seemingly not yet recovered from Turles's incredibly smooth flattery.
"Ahem!"
Seeing Old Kai's expression already darkening, Turles quickly coughed once, rousing Shin from his daze.
The awakened Shin—seeing Turles continuously signaling with his eyes, following his gaze—discovered the already gloomy-faced Old Kai. Heart tightening, he immediately jogged over.
"Ancestor, is there a problem?" Shin carefully glanced at Old Kai.
Old Kai grabbed Shin's ear, shouting loudly, "Not me with the problem—you have the problem!" After speaking, he directly kicked Shin onto the stone platform.
After kicking Shin onto the platform, Old Kai retreated a step. Again extending both hands, he began chanting incantations.
"...&**&¥&..."
Following Old Kai's incantation chanting, golden light points gradually appeared on the stone platform. Once these golden points appeared, they seemed attracted to Shin—frantically drilling into his body.
Turles was also attracted by this scene. Staring fixedly at Shin on the platform. And at this moment, from Old Kai's incantation, he finally heard three words:
"God Ascension Platform!"
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