Chapter 445: Resolving the Decision
Hearing Whis's blunt question, Beerus was slightly displeased.
He immediately became tsundere, lifting his chin and glancing aside as he said, "Of course I'm not afraid of that guy!"
"It's just that I suddenly realized… it's been hundreds of millions of years, and I still haven't mastered Perfect Ultra Instinct. So, I've decided to take things a bit more seriously this time."
"Whis, stop talking nonsense and hurry up to prepare the training grounds. We'll start right away."
As he spoke, Beerus glared fiercely at Whis.
Whis, with his eyes closed, muttered softly as if speaking to himself, "So Lord Beerus has finally realized his own laziness."
"I've served you for hundreds of millions of years. During all that time, apart from eating and sleeping, the rest of your time has been spent destroying things."
"You haven't even spent half a day truly training."
Hearing his muttering, Beerus narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"Hey, Whis, are you complaining about me?"
"Not at all, Lord Beerus. I'm merely stating the facts."
"Then get going and prepare the training field!"
"Yes, yes, I understand, Lord Beerus," Whis replied, turning away.
Once Whis turned his back, the proud look on Beerus's face vanished entirely, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness.
His eyes gleamed with an intimidating light, and in his mind, scenes from his earlier battle with Uchiha Dali resurfaced.
Back then, although he hadn't gone all out, he had taken the fight seriously.
Yet Beerus clearly felt at that time that even if he had unleashed his full power, he still might not have been able to defeat that man.
That man's level was far above his own.
Realizing this made Beerus feel a deep sense of danger.
He knew that if he didn't seize the time to train properly, losing his title as a God of Destruction would be the least of his concerns—he might soon lose control of his own fate entirely.
That was something absolutely unacceptable.
"Come to think of it, it's been… about three hundred million years since I last trained, hasn't it?"
"Time really flies."
"This time, I'll take it seriously. I'll train at least one hour a day!"
Beerus made his decision with great confidence.
———
Uchiha Dali meditated for half a day but only gained a little over ten points of divinity.
The sluggish rate of growth was unbearable for someone used to rapidly advancing through sheer genius.
Bang!
In an instant, hundreds of clone copies appeared around him.
"Let's meditate together—now!" he ordered.
The clones obeyed without hesitation, sitting cross-legged around him.
Just then, a vision appeared in Uchiha Dali's mind.
In that vision, he had entered his Ultra Instinct—Black Gold Form—surpassing even the transcendent state.
Facing him stood the God of Destruction, Beerus.
Beerus had also entered the Black Gold Form, and his aura was even stronger than Dali's.
The vision shifted—Beerus struck, and with a single blow, destroyed Uchiha Dali completely.
His pupils contracted slightly.
"My Observation Haki foresaw… this kind of future?"
"Didn't they say Beerus hasn't mastered Perfect Ultra Instinct yet? How could this be…?"
Uchiha Dali was deeply shocked.
Judging from that vision, Beerus's power was on par with the two guards who served the Grand Zeno.
"Could it be… Beerus has been hiding his true strength all along?"
He grew increasingly curious.
After all, in the original story, Beerus's full power was never truly revealed.
Every time he fought a powerful opponent, he always appeared cautious, but in truth, he rarely even used Ultra Instinct—and yet he could fight evenly against them.
Like when he battled Super Saiyan Blue Goku, for instance.
So it wasn't impossible that Beerus still possessed even greater power.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been the strongest God of Destruction.
Driven by a desire to uncover the truth, Uchiha Dali directly activated his Observation Haki—Transcendent Domain.
At his level, surveying every corner of the universe was as easy as lifting a hand.
Before long, he locked onto Beerus's aura within the Realm of the Gods of Destruction.
Soon, images appeared naturally in his mind.
In the vision, Whis was acting as Beerus's sparring partner.
Beerus, fully focused, attacked Whis again and again, unleashing rapid combinations of strikes and kicks.
Whis, using only one hand, effortlessly blocked every blow.
Seeing this, Uchiha Dali's eyes narrowed slightly.
"So that's how it is…" he murmured.
To an untrained eye, Beerus's movements looked sluggish and clumsy—but to someone like Uchiha Dali, every motion was flawless.
Each punch and kick seemed to contain the very laws of the universe.
His offense and defense were seamless, perfectly balanced—though they didn't seem especially powerful, that was only because he wasn't infusing them with Destruction Energy.
Once that power was added, each of those blows could annihilate a galaxy, a supercluster, or even the entire universe.
Yet it wasn't just Beerus's perfect form that stunned Uchiha Dali—it was his rapid progress.
An expert could tell at a glance.
Beerus was evolving at a frightening speed.
"He's learning and refining his techniques while sparring with Whis, analyzing new combat methods on the fly…"
"So Beerus is a super genius after all."
Uchiha Dali finally understood.
Because Beerus had—uncharacteristically—resumed serious training, his strength was now skyrocketing.
That was likely why Uchiha Dali's Observation Haki had shown that future—one where Beerus would defeat him.
"In other words, Beerus now sees me as a true rival… and he's even preparing to kill me if necessary."
"So, my ambitions have already—or perhaps just now—been discovered."
"If a battle is unavoidable, then let's see who's truly stronger!"
As he thought, a cold glint flashed in Uchiha Dali's eyes.
Since Beerus was training specifically to confront him, there was no way he could sit idly by.
There was no turning back now.
He could only keep moving forward—
Until the day he truly became a being capable of controlling his own destiny.