After a round of introductions, the Supre Kai of the East now respectfully referred to the Elder Supre Kai as Ancestor.
"What an incompetent descendant... I thought the one to awaken would be a Supre Kai heir, but to think it's just a re mortal," the Elder Supre Kai sighed, making both the Supre Kai of the East and Kibito flush with sha and embarrassnt.
Stroking his chin, the Elder Supre Kai stared at Taro with his bulging fish-like eyes and muttered to himself, "Magic, huh... sigh, it really brings back unpleasant mories..." As he spoke, he gently touched the pair of Potara earrings hanging from his earlobes, his expression complex.
He then asked in detail how Taro had managed to pull out the Z Sword.
Because he could tell—Taro's power didn't seem especially strong, not strong enough to draw the Z Sword by conventional standards. How strange... Intrigued, the Elder Supre Kai grew curious.
"It's nothing worth ntioning, just a trivial feat..."
Taro smiled faintly, then with a slight tremble of his body—boom—his inner ki surged forth. His entire being seed to rge with the very realm of the Supre Kais. Flas of vital energy blazed around him, intertwining with the natural ki, the earth, the sky, and the vegetation... with the pull of a single thread, all of nature responded.
The Elder Supre Kai imdiately sensed Taro's transformation and was visibly moved. He blurted out, "Divinity?! You've actually... grasped divine radiance?!"
Oh? The current Supre Kai of the East hadn't noticed this, yet the Elder Supre Kai could? Taro pondered silently as he quickly withdrew his aura, returning to a calm and ordinary state.
"No wonder... no wonder... It all makes sense now. So, you've actually grasped divinity—no wonder you were able to defy logic and pull out the Z Sword under impossible circumstances! Judging from your aura just now, is your divine path aligned with natural ki?" the Elder Supre Kai asked, deeply impressed.
Taro nodded in confirmation.
The Elder Supre Kai tugged at a few strands of his little beard and sighed, "A mortal who has comprehended divinity... heh, it's been ages since I've seen one..."
"A-Ancestor... what exactly is divinity?" the Supre Kai of the East asked, filled with sha. Just monts ago, he and Kibito had been looking down on Taro, only to learn that he wielded a power they couldn't even begin to understand. What a disgrace—to themselves and to all the Supre Kais throughout history.
"How has it co to this—how can a Supre Kai in your generation be so ignorant?" the Elder Supre Kai scolded bluntly, shaking his head before explaining in a low, thoughtful voice. "Divinity refers to... the innate potential to beco a god after fully mastering one's path."
He looked at Taro and spoke solemnly, "In other words... this human nad Taro may one day, through his cultivation in natural ki, ascend to beco a true god!"
Kibito's jaw dropped, nearly dislocating. "Th-That's impossible... completely unbelievable..." he murmured. This was the first ti he'd ever heard of a mortal being able to reach godhood through cultivation alone.
"Would you mind sharing your experience? How did you co to master this divinity?" the Elder Supre Kai asked Taro.
Taro nodded but said, "I don't mind at all. However, I too have so questions about cultivation that I'd like to consult with you about... that's also part of the reason I ca."
The Elder Supre Kai replied, "I can't help you with your divine path."
Taro shook his head. "It's not about natural ki."
"Oh? Then that's fine."
So, Taro explained how he had co to comprehend the divinity of natural ki during his ti on Grand Kai's planet, through the ancient training chamber left behind by a Supre Kai of the past. The Supre Kai of the East and Kibito listened intently, fascinated by how a mortal could set foot on the path to godhood—sothing they had never even imagined before.
And then... an unexpected twist erged. When Taro ntioned the na of the ancient Supre Kai from the chamber, the Elder Supre Kai's expression abruptly changed, turning eerily strange. Taro furrowed his brows and asked, "What is it?"
"'Kavishir'?! Are you sure... that the ancient Supre Kai who left behind the special training chamber on Grand Kai's planet was nad 'Kavishir'?!" the Elder Supre Kai asked again and again, his expression growing increasingly odd.
Taro, confused, frowned and said, "Yes... if I rember correctly, it was indeed 'Kavishir.'"
Not only had Grand Kai ntioned that na, but even Lord Beerus, the God of Destruction whom he later t on Planet Vegeta, had spoken of it.
There was no way Taro could have misrembered it.
The Old Supre Kai fell silent for a mont. He glanced at the East Supre Kai and Kibito, who also wore strange expressions, then slowly said, "But... my na is Kaveshir! And I don't recall ever leaving behind any kind of special training chamber..."
"What?!"
The East Supre Kai and Kibito were shocked. They looked at Taro, then at the Old Supre Kai, thoroughly confused.
Taro narrowed his eyes. What did that an? Could this wrinkled old Supre Kai before him really be the ancient Supre Kai held in such high regard by both the Grand Kai and the God of Destruction? This geezer? It just didn't seem possible... Besides, Taro had once seen the shadow of "Kaveshir" in that training room. Even though it had only been a vague silhouette, the figure's bearing and aura were completely different from the Old Supre Kai.
So... what was going on?
Taro recalled what the Grand Kai had once said about the great cataclysm that shattered the macrocosm and split it into twelve universes...
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Main Tiline.
Earth, the Lookout.
Kami and Mr. Popo stood in front of the massive ti-space machine, their eyes fixed on a seated figure in front of it—Taro's image, sitting cross-legged in ditation. It was a hazy projection, not his real body. The real Taro had already been transmitted into a parallel tiline.
The purpose of this image was to allow Kami and Mr. Popo to monitor Taro's condition. If he were to face extre danger, the image would beco distorted. At that point, they could use the machine to forcibly bring him back and ensure his safety.
Just then, the projection of Taro sitting cross-legged began to ripple like water.
"Not good!" Kami's expression changed as he was about to tell Mr. Popo to begin the recall procedure—but before they could act, Taro's projection completely vanished. Mr. Popo's hand was already on the machine's large dial, but now he stared at the empty space in front of him, unsure what to do.
He tried to turn the dial—no reaction.
Frowning deeply, Kami pursed his lips and sighed heavily. He turned to Mr. Popo and said, "Prepare the Dragon Balls..."
If Taro was truly lost in an alternate dinsion, they would have to rely on Shenron's power.
Mr. Popo nodded. "I wonder what Taro's wife will think..."
Kami sighed again. "She's not a weak woman. She should be able to face this with strength. Shenron should be able to find Taro... I just hope he doesn't die in that alternate space. That would complicate things."
With heavy hearts, the two turned and left.
But at that very mont, far beneath their feet, in the deeper levels of the Lookout—inside the Hyperbolic Ti Chamber...
A ripple of transparent light shimred in the pale void. From within it stepped a young man with gray-white hair. As he erged from the rift, his eyes glowed with an otherworldly brilliance—each bearing a ripple-patterned Rinnegan with nine tomoe.
He looked truly divine.
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