With the conclusion of the TOP 2 ranking,
members of the dimensional platform, while immersed in the fully immersive viewing mode and experiencing the battles in the video firsthand, had all gained no small amount of insight by observing the divine beasts' combat and studying their skills.
In the One Piece world—
At Marine Headquarters, a dazzling yellow beam of light shot from the central building straight into the heavens, bursting into brilliant radiance that spread across all of Marineford.
It lasted for more than half a minute before slowly contracting, eventually condensing into a figure made entirely of yellow light—a "man of light." That glowing figure turned into a streak and returned to its original body.
As the yellow radiance faded, the figure reverted to Kizaru's appearance.
"Ah, looks like I got stronger by accident."
He scratched his head, sounding troubled as always, but the joy in his eyes could not be hidden.
He had been stuck at a bottleneck in developing his Glint-Glint Fruit for many years. No matter how hard he tried, he had never been able to break through it.
Over time, he had simply become lazy.
He had never imagined that just by watching Necrozma's ranking video, his own powers would actually improve.
As expected of Necrozma—
an existence hailed as the God of Light.
Nearby, Akainu and Aokiji were also present. Aokiji did not show much reaction, as was his usual nature, but Akainu's brows were faintly furrowed.
His strength had been surpassed.
Why hadn't his own power increased?
Or was it because his comprehension was too poor, and he had failed to gain anything from Necrozma?
"Good. This time, it's finally our Marines who've grown stronger."
Hearing the commotion, Garp and Sengoku came out of the room.
Sengoku burst into laughter. In the previous ranking videos, Whitebeard, Marco, Ace, Shanks, Dracule Mihawk, Kaido, and others had all improved significantly in strength.
The pressure on the Marines had been enormous.
It had almost become unbearable.
Now that Kizaru had grown stronger too, that pressure had lessened considerably. Sengoku himself had also improved, though not as dramatically as Kizaru.
After all, when Sengoku transformed into his Buddha form, his entire body was bathed in golden light—so he had also gained considerable insight from Necrozma.
"Zehahaha, Sengoku, old man, let's head into the Myriad Heavens Void Realm. There's still some time before the next ranking drops."
"Yeah, exactly," Sengoku agreed. "Right now, if I go even one day without watching Rin Aokawa's videos, I feel uncomfortable all over."
Not only could those videos broaden one's horizons, they could also increase one's strength. Where else in the world could one find such a good thing?
They wished Rin Aokawa would upload ten videos a day.
Of course, they also knew that this final video probably would not come so quickly.
After all, this was the grand finale.
An existence standing above all other gods.
Calling it the King of Gods would not be an exaggeration.
Still—
fortunately, with the existence of the Myriad Heavens Void Realm, they did not have to wait bitterly for the next update every day. They could enter the realm and interact with people from different worlds.
Maybe they could even meet some of the divine beasts that had appeared in the ranking videos.
Garp picked at his nostril, then with a thought opened the dimensional video platform.
He found the entrance to the Myriad Heavens Void Realm and was just about to go in—
when suddenly—
"!!"
Garp sucked in a sharp breath.
Sengoku, who was also preparing to open the dimensional video platform, froze.
"What's wrong?"
"It… it updated."
"What updated?"
"Rin Aokawa's video—the ranking of the strongest ten divine beasts. The TOP 1 video updated!"
Garp's face was full of excitement.
Sengoku and the others were all stunned.
Updated?
They hurriedly opened the dimensional video platform, and the moment they entered, they saw the notification that the author they followed had uploaded a new video.
It had really updated.
Was that damn author seriously this fast?
The final video of the Top Ten Strongest Divine Beasts series—the ultimate finale—had actually been completed so quickly.
They had thought it would take at least a day or two to produce.
Never had they expected that right after watching TOP 2—
TOP 1 would be uploaded.
That was something none of them had imagined.
That damn author was amazing!!!
Sengoku and the others immediately clicked on the pinned video.
Sure enough, a brand-new video had appeared.
[Ranking the Ten Strongest Divine Beasts, TOP 1: Eternity, Infinity, the Beginning of All Things]
In the Digimon world—
Homeostasis, the administrator of the Digital World, had also gained some insights and understanding.
These were things it had comprehended from Zygarde, the God of Order—
insight into how to maintain the ecological balance of a world.
A mysterious power flowed from its body into the Digital World, then instantly spread throughout the entire Digital World.
All Digimon felt something strange.
For just that brief moment, they sensed that the Digital World had changed.
It was as if the Digital World had become stronger—
as if the very sturdiness of the world had increased.
And that was indeed the case.
Just now, Homeostasis had reinforced the "server," increasing its carrying capacity.
Originally, the Digital World's server had already begun to sink toward overload. Before long, it would likely have to initiate a purge plan—deleting Ultimate-level Digimon to reduce the strain on the world.
Homeostasis let out a faint sigh.
But it still wasn't enough.
A world without laws and authorities remained fragile.
The Digital World was still only a world existing between reality and data.
It recalled the scene from the TOP 2 ranking video, where Necrozma had created a small world.
In terms of world level, even the Digital World was inferior to the small world Necrozma had created.
TOP 2 had ended.
It was extremely curious—
which divine beast would rank TOP 1 and stand at the very pinnacle above all other gods?
What kind of authority would this divine beast wield?
What kind of authority and symbolism had been granted to it?
What kind of law-force did it govern?
It was full of anticipation for the next ranking video.
With a thought, Homeostasis was just about to enter the Myriad Heavens World to communicate with figures from various dimensional worlds, hoping to find a way for the Digital World to advance even further—
when its body suddenly stiffened.
It saw the pinned video.
The TOP 2 thumbnail had disappeared, replaced by a completely new thumbnail and an entirely new video.
Its huge eyes widened.
Updated??
The video updated?!
Wasn't this a little too fast?
This was the finale—the strongest and most important concluding chapter of the entire Top Ten Divine Beasts series!
It stared at the new video.
[Ranking the Ten Strongest Divine Beasts, TOP 1: Eternity, Infinity, the Beginning of All Things]
Across the anime multiverse—
In the Naruto world—
Under the tranquil moonlight, within the forest, a black shadow resembling a pitcher plant slowly emerged from the ground.
It was Black Zetsu.
He raised his head and looked at the moon hanging in the sky—
the place where his mother, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, was sealed.
TOP 2 had ended.
The Top Ten Strongest Divine Beasts series had shaken him too deeply.
It had thoroughly overturned his worldview.
It had made him realize just how backward his own world truly was.
The God Tree's incarnation, the Ten-Tails, was no more than an ant in front of those divine beasts.
One had to know—
all chakra in the world originated from his mother.
And the reason his mother possessed such power was because she had eaten the fruit of the God Tree.
The God Tree that bore that fruit—the Ten-Tails—would probably be instantly obliterated if placed before those divine beasts.
That alone showed how insignificant his own world truly was.
"What a pity… our world doesn't seem to have laws either. No one can actually control laws."
The truly terrifying thing about those divine beasts was the law-authorities they wielded.
The power of law stood above all things.
The strongest thing in their world was still Yin-Yang Release.
"Still, chakra does have its various attributes."
The various Pokémon techniques displayed in the ranking videos had already given many people in the Naruto world new inspiration.
Even Black Zetsu himself had combined some of the Pokémon moves from that world to develop new ninjutsu.
"The next ranking video is the final one. The number one existence among the ten strongest divine beasts… I really can't imagine what kind of being TOP 1 will be."
"But this last video probably still needs some time before it updates…"
Black Zetsu sighed with emotion.
From his perspective, even TOP 10—Groudon, the creator of land—was already an existence beyond his imagination.
Not to mention TOP 1.
He was preparing to enter the Myriad Heavens Void Realm—
but his expression froze in the next instant.
The video had updated.
In the Dragon Ball world—
In Universe 7—
Within a giant cat bed, a being that looked like a hairless cat opened his eyes and stretched lazily after waking.
This was the god who governed destruction in Universe 7—
the God of Destruction,
a being that formed a duality with the Supreme Kai, who governed creation.
"Lord Beerus."
Beside the cat bed stood a silver-haired figure holding a staff, dressed like an elegant attendant.
Beerus's caretaker.
And also his master.
A member of the angel race—
Whis.
"I'm still not fully awake. I'm a little hungry. I'll eat something and go back to sleep," Beerus said weakly.
"Oh right, Whis, how long did I sleep?"
"About a thousand years or so."
Beerus blinked sleepily. "That short?"
"By the way, Lord Beerus, while you were asleep, some rather interesting things happened," Whis said. "Something called the dimensional video platform appeared. Humans from one world can upload videos to it."
"But recently, videos from other worlds have begun appearing on it."
"Other worlds? Other universes?"
Whis shook his head. "Not other universes. Other dimensional worlds."
Beerus's eyes widened instantly.
Other dimensional worlds?
There were other dimensional worlds?
Under Whis's guidance, Beerus entered the dimensional video platform and watched Rin Aokawa's Top Ten Divine Beasts series all the way up to TOP 2.
After watching, he let out a long breath, all traces of drowsiness gone.
A grave expression appeared on his face.
"Whis, what do you think of these divine beasts that wield law-authorities?"
"In terms of law itself, the Pokémon world is stronger than ours. Their divine authorities are divided far more finely."
Beerus nodded.
That was indeed true.
In Universe 7, only two supreme divine offices had naturally arisen throughout the entire universe—
the God of Creation, the Supreme Kai;
and the God of Destruction, Beerus.
Only these two had been truly nurtured by Universe 7 itself.
As for the others, they were not innately born as such.
Moreover, divine offices could be transferred.
There could be apprentice Gods of Destruction and apprentice Supreme Kais.
The system was rather complicated.
Beerus had come to a conclusion—
in terms of divine authority over laws, his own world did not compare to the Pokémon world.
Their mastery over law-authority was far inferior.
In their world, there was only the paired opposition of creation and destruction.
Although Beerus's combat power could instantly kill everything in the Pokémon world, when it came to the architecture of divine authority, they were inferior.
The simplest example—
take Dialga, the God of Time.
It could freely travel through time and move to different points in history.
That was something they could not do.
Even if the Supreme Kai could travel through time, he still had to rely on the Time Ring.
Neither Supreme Kais nor Gods of Destruction had the authority to travel through time by themselves.
"Lord Beerus, though, there's no need to compare too much. The Pokémon world is only a world, while we are an entire universe."
Beerus nodded again.
That was true.
There was no comparison between a single planet and an entire universe.
They could compare again when the divine offices of the Pokémon world covered its entire universe. For now, it was merely a planetary world.
In the cosmos, that was but a drop in the ocean.
As for why his own world's divine authorities were so simplistic—
Beerus had some vague suspicions.
Most likely, it had something to do with the Omni-King standing above all universes.
"Whis, which divine beast is TOP 1?"
"It hadn't updated yet. Only TOP 2 had been released. TOP 1 is the final climax, so it should still take some time before it updates."
With a wave of his hand, Whis created many pastries and foods in front of Beerus.
"However, Lord Beerus, you can go into the Myriad Heavens Void Realm first. That place allows people from different dimensional worlds to communicate."
"The first time I went in, I was shocked too. I never imagined there were so many dimensional worlds."
"Different dimensional worlds communicating?"
"Yes. Not other universes, nor parallel worlds—dimensions, completely different dimensions."
Beerus narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Whis, what kind of existence do you think this dimensional platform is?"
"I don't know. But as for the author of the Top Ten Divine Beasts videos, Rin Aokawa… I have a feeling we absolutely cannot afford to provoke him. Not just us—even the Omni-King likely can't afford to provoke him."
The orb atop Whis's staff lit up, and the world before Beerus changed.
A giant far larger than a lost ball floated within chaos.
Layer upon layer, worlds countless as the sands of the Ganges revolved around him.
Those were not star clusters—
they were dimensional worlds.
"Th-This… what is this?"
Cold sweat instantly covered Beerus's forehead. He felt an overwhelming pressure, and every cell in his body trembled.
This was the scene from before, when Rin Aokawa had rewarded the winning gods after publishing the ranking video.
"That is Rin Aokawa, the author of the Top Ten Divine Beasts. I suspect the dimensional video platform is his handiwork—a power capable of connecting different dimensional worlds."
"Even the Omni-King, I think…"
Whis did not finish his sentence, but Beerus understood.
He could not refute it, because it was the truth.
To connect different dimensions together—
that method was simply too horrifying.
Beerus took a deep breath and calmed himself.
As he ate pastries and studied the dimensional video platform, he suddenly frowned.
"You lied to me. Didn't TOP 1 already update?"
Whis froze.
He entered the dimensional video platform and found that, indeed, the pinned video had changed.
It had updated.
At the same time—
in the worlds of Bleach, Assassins, Spirit, Re:Zero, Fairy Tail, and countless other dimensions—
everyone also discovered that the TOP 1 ranking video had updated.
The many viewers were stunned at first—
and then erupted.
The video had updated!!!
The strongest divine beast,
the number one existence among the ten strongest divine beasts,
was finally about to reveal itself before everyone's eyes.
Everyone was incomparably excited.
However—
people from other worlds were excited.
People from the Pokémon world, on the other hand, were uneasy.
Nervous.
Extremely nervous.
They had no choice.
Damn it, this was their own world being shown in the video.
This was the very last one.
Please, for the love of Arceus, let it not be like that idiot Goh said—
that the world would be destroyed.
All Trainers were praying desperately.
Across the countless anime dimensions,
all viewers turned their attention to the final video in the Top Ten Strongest Divine Beasts series.
This video had no thumbnail.
Its cover was pitch-black, like a boundless chaos.
Unlike Eternatus and Necrozma, it had no extraordinary phenomenon upon its cover.
Looking at that dark cover,
countless viewers sucked in a cold breath.
Could it be—
that the authority above represented darkness?
But they quickly denied the thought.
Darkness and light were opposing forces.
The God of Light was Necrozma.
Darkness could not possibly stand above light.
And the TOP 2 video had clearly stated that after Necrozma lost its light for a long enough time, it would undergo a change. Its authority would shift from light to darkness.
Then the title entered everyone's sight.
[Ranking the Ten Strongest Divine Beasts, TOP 1: Eternity, Infinity, the Beginning of All Things]
Eternity. Infinity.
!!!
Countless people felt their scalps go numb.
Either of those words alone already sounded overwhelmingly grand.
Put together, they were even more terrifying.
This TOP 1 divine beast was actually described as an existence of eternity and infinity.
And also the beginning of all things?
The beginning of all things—
could it be
an existence that created life itself?
A divine beast that governed the Law of Life?!!
Across the anime multiverse, everyone began wildly speculating about what kind of authority this TOP 1 divine beast possessed.
Read 160+ Advance Chapters on My Patreon
patreon.com/voidverse1