"Broken?" Dabura was completely confused.
Does this thing really break that easily?
Zat quietly watched from the side without saying anything, though his eyes carried a trace of disdain.
We have things like this in the Demon Realm too.
Unfortunately, I didn't bring one with me because I had to hide my identity.
"Let them in!" Babidi ordered coldly. "Then bring them here."
"Yes, Babidi-sama!" Pui Pui bowed, immediately went to the spaceship's entrance, and opened the hatch.
The ship had a pressure-balancing system, so no one was sucked outside.
Ken and Merus flew in from space one after the other.
Both of them were dressed like Angels.
Of course, how could a small fry like Pui Pui possibly recognize an Angel?
"Who are you? Why did you stop our spaceship?" Pui Pui asked coldly.
Ken studied Pui Pui for a moment and easily recognized him.
Isn't this Babidi's lackey?
"I sensed a strange energy fluctuation just now, so I came over to take a look," Ken said with a calm smile.
"What strange energy fluctuation?" Pui Pui did not understand.
"Go play somewhere else. You're not important enough to talk to me," Ken said.
Pui Pui instantly felt awful all over. Ken's attitude annoyed him so much he almost laughed from anger. "I'm Pui Pui, a powerful warrior even by universal standards! You dare talk to me like that?"
Only after saying that did Pui Pui suddenly notice Ken and Merus's clothing. He felt as if he had seen something like it somewhere before.
It was worth mentioning that when most people died and then came back to life, the memories from the period after their death gradually faded.
Back then, Whis had been the one who revived Pui Pui.
Only a faint impression of Whis remained in Pui Pui's mind.
Thud!
Ken did not care whether Pui Pui had remembered anything. He swung his scepter and smacked him right on the head.
Splat!
Pui Pui's head tilted, and he collapsed stiffly to the floor, fainting on the spot.
"Ken, where is that strange energy you sensed?" Merus asked. "Why can't I sense it?"
"That's because your level is too low. It's normal that you can't sense it," Ken said honestly.
Merus fell silent.
Can you not say the truth so directly?
That really hurts.
"It's on the floor below us." Ken pointed downward with his scepter.
"What kind of strange energy is it?" Merus asked again.
Ken ignored Merus and looked inside his body at the Grand Priestess and Amarella.
"You two, give me your opinions. What do you think this strange energy I sensed is?" Ken asked.
"I didn't sense it," Amarella said, gently shaking her head.
"You've suppressed my level so much. Do you really think I can sense it?" the Grand Priestess said irritably, rolling her eyes at Ken.
"Do you need another lesson?" Ken asked with a smile, staring at her.
"You're going to punish me again, aren't you?" the Grand Priestess snorted.
Over the years, Ken had trained the Grand Priestess until she had become rather obedient.
Even so, she still resisted a little from time to time.
Of course, that resistance was only verbal.
And what awaited her afterward was always more punishment.
For some reason, especially in the past few months, Ken had noticed that the Grand Priestess seemed to have started enjoying it.
In the earlier years, she had resisted these punishments quite strongly.
But in recent months, she had returned to her old cold attitude and would occasionally talk back to Ken.
Ken had sharply noticed that whenever the restraints came out, the Grand Priestess's expression seemed to carry the faintest trace of secret delight.
"Come on. Weren't you going to punish me? Do it if you dare." The Grand Priestess showed no fear at all. Instead, she actively walked toward Ken.
Seeing her behave like this, Ken quietly wiped away some sweat.
I didn't expect you to have that kind of taste.
Amarella held her forehead and silently looked at the Grand Priestess.
A once-great priestess has really been shaped into this by Ken?
I don't even dare imagine what expression the Grand Priest would make if he knew.
"I'll punish you properly later," Ken said.
When the Grand Priestess heard that Ken would only punish her later, disappointment appeared on her face.
Why are you waiting until later?
I already prepared myself for it.
You're really no fun.
Ken stopped paying attention to the Grand Priestess and Amarella. He went with Merus toward another floor of the spaceship.
In the room, Babidi was still smacking the magic orb.
However, no matter how hard Babidi tried, the magic orb refused to show any image.
As if it could.
There was no way something like that could show Ken and Merus.
After all, both of them were true gods.
Even if Ken were not here and only Merus had come, Babidi still would not be able to reveal him.
Perhaps it might show him at first, but Merus would quickly notice and block it.
"Strange. Why did this thing have to break at such an important moment?" Babidi bared his teeth, deeply annoyed.
"Don't worry, Babidi-sama. Pui Pui will bring those two here shortly," Dabura comforted him.
"That may be true, but if I don't fix this thing, I'll feel uneasy." Babidi smacked the magic orb again and clenched his fists through gritted teeth. "It's all those two bastards' fault! The spaceship must have made an emergency stop in space and caused the magic orb to malfunction."
"We'll teach them a proper lesson later," Dabura said with a smile.
"I'll make them wish they were dead," Babidi snorted.
As they spoke, Ken and Merus came down from upstairs.
Babidi quickly turned his gaze toward them.
The moment he saw them, Babidi's pupils contracted, then instantly widened several times over.
Judging by their clothing, aren't they from the same race as the person who revived me?
Especially that blue-skinned one. He looks exactly like my benefactor.
"W-Who are you?" Babidi hurried forward and looked Merus up and down.
Zat also looked at the two of them curiously.
However, Zat had not done any research before coming here, so he did not recognize the Angel race.
It was the same reason Ken did not recognize demons from the Demon Realm.
Ken ignored Babidi and swept his gaze toward Zat.
Ken had carefully noticed that the strange aura he sensed was coming from this young man with blue-green hair.
"What are you looking at?" Zat snorted, suddenly feeling a bad premonition.
Why do I feel like this guy has seen through my identity?
"How dare you look at him like that?" Dabura suddenly shouted, roaring at Ken.
"Noisy." Ken frowned, and an invisible pressure burst from his body.
Splat!
In an instant, Dabura's body dropped to the floor beyond his control, forcing him to his knees.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Zat glanced toward Dabura, forced himself to stay calm, and stared straight at Ken.
"Nothing in particular. I just sensed that your energy felt a little strange, so I came over to take a look," Ken said with a faint smile.
Zat snorted and did not answer.
"You don't plan to reveal your identity?" Ken asked with a smile.
"What are you supposed to be? Why should I tell you who I am?" Zat replied rudely.
Merus went silent.
He quietly wiped away sweat.
This guy is doomed.
Would it kill you to speak politely?
"It's been a very long time since anyone dared talk to me like that," Ken said, his smile growing brighter.
The next moment, an invisible pressure emerged from Ken's body.
Splat!
Zat and Babidi immediately dropped to their knees, unable to control themselves.
Babidi fell silent.
I didn't even say anything.
Why am I kneeling too?
Zat's face changed dramatically.
That was because Zat's level had reached at least 59.
Although Zat claimed his level was not high, that was only compared to the Demon Supreme Kai.
In the mortal world, Zat's level had already reached the height of a God of Destruction.
After arriving in this world, Zat had found the people here terribly weak.
But now, he was stunned beyond words.
This man only released one layer of invisible pressure, and my knees dropped on their own.
This guy must be a god!
No, he must be a true god!
An Angel!
That's right.
It has to be!
Zat reacted very quickly. His brow tightened, and his guard went up.
"Oh? Interesting." Ken smiled as he studied Zat.
Zat snorted, still showing no fear.
"Ken, did you find something? Is the strange energy you mentioned coming from him?" Merus stepped forward and asked.
"Merus, don't you think this guy is strange?" Ken asked with a laugh.
"Strange?" Merus did not quite understand.
"This guy's level isn't low. He's deliberately hiding his true strength," Ken said with a smile.
"Really?" Merus froze and also studied Zat carefully.
However, Merus's level was not even as high as Zat's, so he could not see anything.
Zat's level was comparable to Broly's from seven years ago.
Hearing Ken's words, Zat felt a flash of unease.
This guy actually knows I'm hiding my strength?
I need to be careful.
"It's him!" the Grand Priestess cried out, hatred flashing in her eyes.
"Be quiet," Ken scolded. "I want to investigate his identity myself. If you say it, that ruins the fun."
The Grand Priestess went silent.
Her chest rose and fell with anger.
Ken gave her a serious look and found it quite pleasing.
"Tell me, who are you?" Ken narrowed his eyes and looked at Zat.
"Hey, aren't you making a mistake? I'm the boss here!" Babidi felt deeply wounded.
Why did you go straight to that brat?
I'm the leader here.
You're making me lose face.
Ken had no interest in wasting words with Babidi. Without even looking at him, he released an invisible pressure and knocked him unconscious.
Why did Ken not kill Babidi?
Because Zeno-sama had been the one who revived Babidi.
The reason Babidi had been revived was because Zeno-sama wanted to get back at the Supreme Kai of Universe 7.
If Ken killed Babidi here, Zeno-sama's entire plan would fall apart.
So Ken did not want to make unnecessary trouble. He was only targeting Zat.
"Still not going to talk?" Ken asked Zat with a smile. "Don't worry. I don't mean you any harm. I just want to make friends."
Even as he said that, Ken's pressure grew heavier and heavier.
Zat felt as if his knees were about to shatter.
You bastard…
You call this making friends?
You're about to crush my knees!
I won't let you get away with this!
Zat clenched his teeth, thin beads of sweat appearing on his forehead from the pain.
"You're good at enduring. Is it because you can't speak?" Ken asked with a smile.
"How dare you! Do you know who he is? Are you trying to start a war between the two realms?" Dabura finally lost his patience and shouted from the side.
"Ah…"
However, the moment Dabura finished speaking, Ken used his pressure to knock him unconscious as well.
"A war between the two realms?" Merus seemed to realize something. His brow tightened slightly as he turned to Ken. "Could he be from the Demon Realm?"
"You finally caught on, Merus," Ken sighed.
Merus fell silent.
So you knew all along?
Were you deliberately guiding me?
The Grand Priestess snorted coldly. She was almost tempted to draw a circle and curse Ken.
So this guy already knew he was from the Demon Realm.
But does he know how high this man's position is in the Demon Realm?
The hatred in the Grand Priestess's eyes grew even stronger.
However, all that hatred was aimed at Zat. None of it fell on Ken.
"Hmph. Since it has come to this, there's no harm in telling you." Zat snorted. Since his identity had been exposed, he simply stopped hiding it and smiled coldly. "I am indeed from the Demon Realm. Do you know who I am?"
"I wanted to know a moment ago. Now I don't," Ken said flatly.
Zat went silent.
He suddenly felt incredibly stifled.
Damn it.
Now that I want to say it, you won't let me.
That feels terrible.
"Beat him up, then seal him away," Ken ordered Merus.
"W-What did you say? Do you know who I am? Do you know what the consequences will be if you dare treat me like this?" Zat panicked and instantly flew into a rage, his blue-green hair standing on end.
"Someone else was that arrogant with me once. Now the grass on his grave is probably as big as a planet," Ken said with a sigh, unable to help remembering the past.
"You…" Zat's expression changed slightly.
Merus quietly wiped away sweat and pulled Ken aside.
"What? Didn't I tell you to beat him up? Why are you dragging your feet, Merus?" Ken looked sideways at him.
"Ken, if he really is from the Demon Realm, maybe we should let this go," Merus suggested. "Doing this could start a war between the two realms."
"Do you think there won't be a war between the two realms if we leave him alone?" Ken shook his head. "That way of thinking is far too naive."
For a moment, Merus did not know how to persuade him.
What you're saying does make sense.
But is it really appropriate for us to start the fight?
"In principle, gods from the Demon Realm are not allowed to enter our Realm of Gods or the mortal world," Ken snorted. "He took the initiative to run into our world and let me discover him. Tell me, shouldn't we teach him a lesson?"
Merus touched his chin and thought it over.
You're not wrong.
"You wouldn't dare!" Zat panicked and shouted, "I'll tell you who I am. Once you hear it, you'll definitely be afraid!"
"Should we ask the Grand Priest first?" Merus suggested.
"You're wrong. We can't ask the Grand Priest about this. If we do, he might release this guy for the sake of stability between the two realms," Ken said with a smile. "But if we beat him up first and seal him away, the Grand Priest can pretend he didn't see anything once he finds out. He might even secretly give us a thumbs-up."
Merus had no response.
Why don't I believe that?
"Hey, were you even listening when I spoke?" Zat gritted his teeth and shouted. "I'm the Demon Supreme Kai's younger brother! I am Zat, one of the greatest gods in the Demon Realm! Release me immediately, or you'll regret it!"
"Oh? The Demon Supreme Kai's younger brother?" Ken carefully studied Zat.
"Now you understand how terrifying my identity is, right?" Zat immediately looked proud and even slapped the floor with his hand before giving a cold snort.
"Grand Priestess, why didn't you say so earlier?" Ken scolded the Grand Priestess inside his body.
The Grand Priestess fell silent.
Her eyes blazed with anger.
I was going to say it.
You were the one who stopped me.
You bastard!
"Is he really the Demon Supreme Kai's younger brother?" Ken asked the Grand Priestess.
"Yes. That's right. His name is Zat!" The Grand Priestess gnashed her teeth with hatred. Her body trembled violently, and dazzling light burst from her.
"Did he bully you back then too?" Ken asked.
"He was the one who struck me down at the end!" Hatred filled the Grand Priestess's eyes. "My Angel power was already very weak at the time. I was no match for him at all. I could only watch as he drained away the last of my Angel power bit by bit!"
Slap!
Without saying a word, Ken stepped forward and slapped Zat hard across the face.
Zat was completely stunned.
The Grand Priestess's eyes also widened. She looked incredulously at the projection inside Ken's body, the one that was the same size as her, her gaze full of disbelief.
He actually slapped the Demon Supreme Kai's younger brother for me?
Was that really for me?
At that moment, the Grand Priestess felt as if her frozen heart was about to melt.
"You… you dare hit me?" Zat came back to his senses and glared at Ken.
Slap!
Ken showed no mercy and slapped Zat across the other side of his face.
This time, Ken used more force.
Zat crashed headfirst to the floor with a scream.
Blood seeped from the corner of Zat's mouth.
Zat truly had no idea how he had offended this guy.
Why did he slap me the moment he came up?
I already told him who I am.
"Thank you… Ken," the Grand Priestess said softly, feeling much better.
"I don't want anyone else bullying you," Ken said calmly.
"Ken… you…" The Grand Priestess grew even more moved.
I never thought you would be this good to me.
If it were the Grand Priest, he might have released that man directly for the sake of stability between the two realms.
Not only that, the Grand Priest might even have given Zat some precious treasure from the Realm of Gods to take back to the Demon Realm.
But Ken was different. The moment he heard that I had been bullied by Zat, he went over and slapped him hard twice.
By doing this, he has completely offended the Demon Realm.
Worse, he has offended the terrifying Demon Supreme Kai.
It would be impossible for the Grand Priestess not to feel moved.
After living for hundreds of millions of years, this was the first time the Grand Priestess felt as if her heart had softened.
"Don't misunderstand. Only I'm allowed to bully you. No one else is," Ken added.
"You… you bastard!" the Grand Priestess shouted, so angry that her chest rose and fell and her body trembled violently.
I was moved for one moment, and then you went and said that.
You really are too much.
"You… you dare hit me!" Zat's eyes burned with endless rage.
Ken kicked Zat to the ground and planted his foot on his face.
In reality, Ken was not avenging the Grand Priestess.
The reason he was beating Zat was, first, that Zat annoyed him. Second, Zat was too arrogant. Third, someone from the Demon Realm had dared to kill an Angel from the Realm of Gods. Fourth…
Fine, Ken could not keep making up reasons. He was beating him because he wanted to.
But the third point alone was enough to anger Ken.
Someone from the Demon Realm had already killed the Grand Priestess on this side.
What else would they not dare to do?
Ken had also considered the possibility that the Grand Priestess might have caused trouble in the Demon Realm first and had been killed for it.
But now that someone from the Demon Realm had come to the mortal world to run wild, there was nothing wrong with giving him a proper beating.
"What was your name again?" Ken asked with a smile, stepping on Zat's face.
Merus was speechless at the side.
Should I contact the Grand Priest and explain the situation here?
However, after hesitating briefly, Merus ultimately had no intention of contacting the Grand Priest.
"I am Zat! I'll repeat it one more time. I am the Demon Supreme Kai's younger brother, his actual brother!" Zat was afraid Ken did not understand his true identity, so he deliberately emphasized the words "Demon Supreme Kai."
"So what if you're the Demon Supreme Kai?" Ken kicked Zat in the mouth.
"Ah!"
Zat let out a miserable scream as several teeth flew from his mouth. His entire body twitched from the pain.
"Just wait! My brother will definitely avenge me!" Zat hated Ken to the bone.
"You won't live to see that day," Ken said with a smile, then kicked Zat in the chest.
"Aaagh!"
Zat howled in pain, his face twisting horribly.
The next moment, the crystal ball on Ken's scepter aimed at Zat's body from across the room.
"You… what are you trying to do? Kill me if you dare! If you do, your Realm of Gods will suffer the Demon Realm's full retaliation." Zat gritted his teeth and glared at Ken.
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