The Grand Priest's majestic voice echoed throughout the entire World of Void, as if the laws of reality themselves were chanting.
The previously noisy void instantly fell silent.
The Gods of Destruction looked at each other in confusion.
Someone had been secretly watching?
Who would dare be so bold as to spy from behind Lord Zeno?
"Vados, what's going on?"
On the Universe Seven viewing platform, Champa asked in confusion.
Vados raised her head and slowly scanned the space above. After a moment of thought, she said:
"Two little visitors have arrived."
Beerus frowned.
"Whis, do you know who they are?"
Whis held his staff and gazed upward. After a moment, he spoke calmly.
"They come from the Time Realm and the Dragon Realm."
"And only beings from those two worlds could hide themselves from my perception."
"What?!"
Everyone from Universe Seven was instantly shocked.
Meanwhile, on the arena.
The strange atmosphere spreading through the World of Void made Hit tense up.
Standing beside Gran, he asked nervously:
"Lord Gran… what's happening?"
"I'm not sure either."
Gran was also staring upward.
Originally, he had planned to challenge Quitela and finish him off while he was vulnerable.
But the sudden arrival of these two mysterious figures had interrupted his plan.
Still…
With Zeno and the Grand Priest present, those two people still dared to remain hidden in the shadows.
Their backgrounds had to be extraordinary.
But…
All the strongest beings in the Dragon Ball universe—the Gods of Destruction and Angels—were already gathered in the World of Void.
So who exactly had arrived?
Under everyone's gaze—
two figures suddenly appeared in the sky above the World of Void.
One of them wore clothing resembling that of a Supreme Kai, though it was somewhat different.
Her outfit consisted of a shoulder-baring short robe on the upper body, paired with tight-fitting pants below.
She was quite short—about the same height as the angel Kusu.
Her appearance resembled that of a small girl, with a pink and delicate face that made her look incredibly cute.
Gran's pupils shrank slightly.
"The Supreme Kai of Time… Chronoa."
So it was her.
Gran then turned his gaze toward the figure standing beside Chronoa.
He somewhat resembled a Namekian.
But his skin was golden, and two horns grew from his forehead.
Behind him extended a dragon's tail, giving him the appearance of a dragon-like humanoid.
"Who is that?"
Gran widened his eyes.
He had never seen this person in the anime before.
"Greetings to Lord Zeno."
"Greetings to the Grand Priest."
The two figures slowly descended from the sky and landed on Zeno's viewing platform, respectfully bowing twice.
The Grand Priest stood beside Zeno with his hands behind his back, his expression extremely calm.
"A Supreme Kai of Time, and the Grand Elder of the Dragon Realm."
"Instead of remaining in your respective worlds, what business brings you here?"
The moment those words echoed through the World of Void, chaos erupted.
"The Supreme Kai of Time? The Grand Elder of the Dragon Realm?!"
Many of the God of Destruction candidates who had been brought here merely to watch the match began discussing among themselves.
"Lord Supreme Kai, what kind of deities are these two? Why have I never heard the Angels mention them?"
"How strong are they to dare spy on a match behind Lord Zeno's back?!"
"..."
On the Universe Seven viewing platform.
The Old Supreme Kai frowned.
"Chronoa's got some nerve today."
Beerus crossed his arms and said indifferently:
"You're both Supreme Kais, but she dares to act that boldly because she has the strength to back it up."
"And you?"
"You're just weak."
Old Supreme Kai: "..."
Beerus then glanced at the figure beside Chronoa and spoke with a more serious expression.
"I never expected someone from the Dragon Realm to appear here as well."
"Did he come just to watch the match too?"
Clearly—
the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais were familiar with both the Supreme Kai of Time and the Grand Elder of the Dragon Realm.
They were all curious about the reason for their arrival.
Meanwhile, on the arena.
Gran knew that the Dragon Ball universe had a Time Realm.
But he had never heard of a Dragon Realm.
However…
The entire Dragon Ball storyline revolved around the Dragon Balls.
If there truly existed a Dragon Realm, it wouldn't be strange at all.
If that were the case—
then the ruler of that realm…
wouldn't it be the Dragon God Zalama?
Just as Gran was pondering this—
two gazes suddenly focused on him.
"Grand Priest, I merely heard that Lord Zeno had once again organized a competition."
"I couldn't resist coming to admire the heroic bearing of the Gods of Destruction."
The Grand Elder of the Dragon Realm—Raphael slowly withdrew his gaze from Gran.
"However… I did not expect that the participants of this competition would not actually be the Gods of Destruction themselves."
"And you?"
The Grand Priest ignored Raphael and turned his gaze toward Chronoa.
Chronoa wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, reluctantly pulling her gaze away.
"I just saw an interesting little fellow… so I was thinking about recruiting him to become—"
Before she could finish—
Zeno, who sat upon his throne, suddenly narrowed his innocent eyes slightly.
"No."
BOOM!
Zeno's voice was no longer childish like before.
It became majestic, divine—
as if the rules of existence themselves were speaking.
The moment that single word echoed out—
every Angel's heart jolted violently.
They immediately bent forward in a respectful bow.
Seeing this..
the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais widened their eyes in shock.
They had never seen the Angels react like this before.
And they had certainly never seen Zeno behave like this either.
One after another.
the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais dropped to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Even Beerus and the Old Supreme Kai were no exception.
Meanwhile, on the arena.
"Lord Gran… what's going on?" Hit asked in confusion.
"If you don't want to die, bow your head immediately!"
Cold sweat poured down Gran's back.
In the anime, Zeno had never spoken with such a tone before.
He quickly pulled Hit down with him into a bow.
At the same time, he felt puzzled about something Chronoa had said earlier.
She had clearly been looking at him.
And she mentioned wanting to recruit someone for something.
"Was she talking about me?"
"Does she want me to become a Time Patrol officer?"
Gran muttered to himself internally.
After Zeno uttered the word "No", the World of Void fell into a deathly silence once more.
Even the heartbeats of the God of Destruction candidates could be heard.
The atmosphere was heavy.
Oppressive.
So tense that no one dared to speak.
"Please forgive me, Lord Zeno! I have been disrespectful!"
The little girl-like Chronoa turned pale instantly.
She hurriedly bowed deeply in apology