A blink of an eye, and three days had passed since Talot's battle with God of Destruction Beerus.
During these three days, Talot found a secluded place to fully digest the insights he had gained from his battle with Beerus.
Although his strength had reached a bottleneck and hadn't improved much, his state of mind had indeed become more stable.
Having perfectly digested all the insights, Talot awoke from his meditation.
Around his body, purple light surged, and an invisible God's Pressure rapidly expanded, instantly enveloping everything within a thousand miles.
All life was enveloped by this vast Godly Might, kneeling and worshiping.
And this purple divine light was the ultimate God of Destruction Power. Although he hadn't entered the Selfish Ultra Instinct form, his control over power had reached the point of being able to do as he pleased.
He raised his right hand and aimed it at a hundred-meter boulder not far away.
"Destruction!" Talot uttered, releasing an invisible God of Destruction Power.
In just an instant, the boulder turned into purple particles, drifting in the surrounding space, completely destroyed by Talot.
This was the highest mystery of destruction, Source Destruction!
"I succeeded. Now I can unleash the power of destruction at will without transforming!" Talot clenched his fists, happy with his improvement in cultivation.
Having mastered destruction to the highest level, if he were to face Beerus again as he was three days ago, he was confident that he could fight him to a standstill without using the Kaio-ken! And now that Selfish Ultra Instinct had been cultivated to the ultimate state, what he needed to do next was to fully master Ultra Instinct.
After that, it would be to surpass Super Fourth and reach Super Saiyan Fifth Stage!
He already had some understanding of Ultra Instinct, and fully mastering it was only a matter of time.
But as for Super Saiyan Fifth Stage, the effort required would probably not be something that could be assessed by mere imagination.
Next, I still have a long way to go. Talot calmed his mind, retracted his Godly Might, and stood up.
Just as he was about to stretch, suddenly, three familiar and powerful auras entered his perception, causing Talot to pause.
His gaze turned towards the sky, in the direction of Kami's Lookout.
The three powerful auras were those of Son Goku, Vegeta, and Future Trunks from this timeline.
"It seems that the three of them have come out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. With their talents, they should have mastered the Super Saiyan Deep Blue Evolution state. If there are no accidents, this trip should resolve the matters of the future timeline in one go," Talot muttered to himself.
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The scene shifted.
On Kami's Lookout.
After Son Goku, Vegeta, and Future Trunks came out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they didn't leave immediately, but instead changed into their new Martial Arts Uniforms.
At this time, the three of them had undergone a qualitative change in their spirit, energy, and essence, and were completely different from how they were three days ago.
After training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, their strength had undergone a leap in improvement.
Sun Bei's Base Form Battle Power alone had reached the level of the eighth dimension.
In terms of transformation, not only had Super Saiyan Blue been cultivated to Full Power, but they had also achieved the Super Saiyan Deep Blue Evolution state.
What about Future Trunks? Under the guidance of Son Goku and Vegeta, he had made rapid progress.
Not only had his Base Form Battle Power skyrocketed, but he had also mastered the Super Saiyan Third Grade transformation, and even laid some foundation for the cultivation of God Power.
Although he couldn't transform into Super Saiyan God, it was only a matter of time.
As long as Future Trunks was given enough time, mastering the Super Saiyan God transformation was only a matter of time.
"Let's go, it's time to go back!" After finishing his preparations, Vegeta said to Future Trunks.
Having reached his current level of strength, Vegeta couldn't wait to go to the future timeline and torture the guy who had taken Kakarot's body to death.
His eyes revealed a murderous intent, and he couldn't wait to have a big fight.
After all, for him, there was also the hatred of killing his wife, and he was determined to make the Dark Man pay a painful price!!
"Talot said that guy's strength is very strong. Even if our strength has greatly increased now, it's still better not to be careless. Moreover, we don't know if the Dark Man has any accomplices. It's best to solve them all in one go," Son Goku's performance was much calmer.
It had to be said that after experiencing Talot's matter and being hit and criticized, what he had gained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber this time was not only strength, but also brains.
It should be said that he had slightly regained a bit of his former self.
Future Trunks nodded, seemingly agreeing with Son Goku's point of view.
Vegeta, however, was dismissive, directly scoffing, "If you're scared, you don't have to go. I'm enough on my own anyway!"
This kind of arrogance only comes from an immense breakthrough in power.
"Forget it, I can't be bothered arguing with you. There's no way I'm not going." Son Goku said helplessly, Future Trunks was much the same.
At times like these, their personalities were quite similar, no wonder Vegeta sometimes flew into a rage.
And so, after this exchange, the three of them returned to West City together.
To the Capsule Corporation's private luxury estate.
Bulma had completely repaired the Time Machine, and even improved and refurbished it, making it as good as new.
The energy reserves had also been fully replenished, waiting only for the three to depart and resolve the trouble in the future.
After a round of brief farewells, Future Trunks operated the Time Machine, taking Son Goku and Vegeta to the future, twenty years from now.
In truth, if Bulma hadn't made all the preparations and handed over everything that was ready to Future Trunks, the three of them would have left far too hastily, only thinking about increasing their own power and nothing else.
Their departure was naturally noticed by Talot immediately, but he didn't take action right away.
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In the future timeline, twenty years later.
On the devastated Earth.
The sky was shrouded in dark clouds, filled with an atmosphere of death, with only a fraction of living things remaining.
As far as the eye could see, human cities had been reduced to endless ruins.
The number of animals on Earth had also drastically decreased.
The human population was probably less than five figures.
West City.
In front of the ruined Great Round House of Capsule Corp.
Space rippled, a gap opened in spacetime, and the Time Machine piloted by Future Trunks appeared in the courtyard.
As the Time Machine landed, the hatch opened, and Future Trunks and Vegeta were the first to jump out. As for Son Goku, he was swaying and dizzy from the time travel, feeling nauseous for a long time before finally flying out of the Time Machine.
"Finally... I'm back..." Although it might not have been long for this timeline, it had actually been a long time for Future Trunks.
After all, he had spent two years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber twenty years ago.
At this moment, Future Trunks' heart was heavy, but he was no longer lost, because the time to end this crisis had finally arrived!
Son Goku and Vegeta also truly saw the devastation of the future world at this moment.
Looking around, there were endless ruins and death, not a single person in sight. Compared to the Earth of the past, it was two completely different extremes.
Their hearts were touched, and the anger hidden deep within them surged, ready to erupt at any moment.
All of this was done by that damned Dark Man?!
Earth had been ravaged into this state, like a living hell!
If it was just this one place, it would have been one thing, but their ki sense had already enveloped the entire globe.
At this moment, there were only a few thousand human ki signatures on Earth.
It should be known that in the Earth of the past, there were as many as tens of billions of humans.
"That Dark Man... he really wants to completely exterminate humanity!!!" Even Son Goku, who usually had a good temper, was completely enraged at this moment.
It must be said that Son Goku was never a saint; he only protected what he wanted to protect.
But the Dark Man not only stole his body, but also destroyed the world and killed all the humans, which made him unable to bear it any longer.
"Damn it! Hmph~! Kakarot, you originally had a chance to kill him, but you missed it." Vegeta snorted, blaming Kakarot, his eyes revealing killing intent, already eager to grind the Dark Man to ashes.
Not only for revenge, but also for Earth.
Just then, the three of them shuddered, their keen ki sense detecting the arrival of an ominous, evil aura. Their gazes turned, looking towards the sky.
In an instant, storms surged in the dark sky, and a sinister and horrifying aura of evil descended.
"Hmph~! Finally here, saves me the trouble of looking," Vegeta said, certain that the main culprit had taken the initiative to come to them after only a brief moment.
"Compared to before, the aura is completely different... Talot was right, that guy, after fighting me, unleashed all the power within my body," Son Goku said with a frown, his voice deep.
"Dark Man!!!" Trunks' heart surged with anger, already on the verge of exploding.
Crackle crackle~~!!!! A bolt of lightning split open the sky, ruthlessly bombarding the ground and stirring up thick smoke.
In the center of the earth struck by this lightning, the Dark Man's evil figure loomed.
When the smoke dissipated, the Dark Man appeared in the trio's sight.
"I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon, heh heh heh! Perfect, since you're here, all the better. I'll use you to test my current power," the Dark Man said, a wicked smile appearing on his lips, supremely confident in his power at this moment.
After his battle with Son Goku, although it had only been a short two days since his return, he was no longer the same as before.
It was perfect timing to compete with Son Goku and see who was the stronger one.
"Dark Man!!" Trunks' aura surged around him, already on the verge of exploding.
Just as he was about to transform, Vegeta stopped him.
"Step aside, that guy is my prey! I'll do it, I'll kill him with my own hands!" Vegeta reprimanded Future Trunks mercilessly.
Although his son's strength had greatly improved, it was still lacking compared to the Dark Man.
Trunks, hearing this, could only obediently step back, though unwilling.
After all, he knew his old man's personality all too well.
"Oh? You're going to be my warm-up? Not bad," the Dark Man said with a playful look.
His arrogant posture showed that he didn't take Vegeta seriously at all.
In his eyes, Son Goku's body was the strongest, and Vegeta was at most a warm-up, not even worthy of being an appetizer! "Warm-up? You're the one who doesn't understand the situation. You only obtained Kakarot's body through tricks and schemes. I can defeat Kakarot, and I can kill you too!!" Underestimated, Vegeta directly unleashed the God Power within his body, transforming into Super Saiyan Blue in an instant.
Moreover, the God Power around him rapidly converged back into his body, reaching Super Saiyan Blue Full Power in one go! Sensing the God Power erupting from Vegeta's body, the Dark Man was first surprised, but then he laughed arrogantly, even clapping for Vegeta, as if mocking his incompetence.
"The Fighting Race, draped in the aura of a god, does indeed have some semblance of a god, but humans are still humans. Even if you master the power of a god, you cannot become a true god. Vegeta, before you die, I will let you see how big the gap is between you and a true god." The Dark Man smiled sinisterly, clenched his fists, and let out a long cry.
Within his body, a sinister and horrifying God Power erupted, and a ghastly rose-red evil light soared into the sky. The dark figure bathed in this pillar of evil God Power completed his transformation.
The Dark Man, bathed in this pillar of evil God Power, completed his transformation.
At this moment, his form was Super Saiyan Rosé!
Moreover, because his soul was that of a god, he could use God Power with ease without needing to cultivate it. Therefore, the Super Saiyan Rosé he transformed into was in Full Power state from the very beginning! "Pink?!" Vegeta was slightly shocked by the Dark Man's transformation.
He thought the Dark Man would transform into the same Super Saiyan Blue as him, but he didn't expect the Super Saiyan God he transformed into to have pink hair.
"Damn it, such a dark God Power..." Trunks gasped, already able to sense God Power, and was shocked by the power displayed by the Dark Man.
This strength was not much inferior to his father Vegeta.
They had put in so much effort to reach their current level, yet the Dark Man had achieved it so easily.
"Talot was right, this guy underwent a qualitative change after fighting me, and even mastered the transformation of Super Saiyan God, and with pink hair. This should be the special characteristic Talot was talking about," Son Goku suddenly realized, understanding that Talot had them increase their strength before coming because of this.
The Dark Man was indeed remarkable. The intensity of this God Power would have been very difficult to deal with if they hadn't trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
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