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Chapter 1020 The Root of Lu Ran's Obstacles

A figure stood in the center of the arena, his black clothes unchanged from before, but his entire demeanor had undergone a tremendous change.

The man seemed to combine the qualities of Lu Li and Aizen, making his overall temperament lofty and ethereal. He did not inspire fear or trembling, nor did he make people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze; instead, he possessed a unique and innate charm.

He can make people feel cold, but that coldness is like a glacier enveloping a volcano, beneath which lies heat capable of burning the heavens.

As the man straightened his spine, the power that had been suppressing everyone on the stage collapsed, and everyone felt their bodies lighten, allowing them to look up in shock at the direction the man was in.

"Lu... Lu Li?"

"Mr. Lu?"

"Aizen?"

Those familiar with Lu Li and Aizen expressed their confusion.

Goku was barely able to lift his head under the Grand Priest's suppression when he saw Lu Li walk up to the strongest being in Universe 3, braving that pressure. Before he could figure out what Lu Li was going to do, he suddenly saw Lu Li merge.

Yes, Fusion was a skill he taught Lu Li, so he could certainly tell that although Lu Li hadn't used Dancing, he had indeed used the Fusion skill.

Beerus was stunned. Although he had just chosen his side, he never thought he might survive.

After all, he couldn't even beat Whis, let alone the High Priest and the Omni-King. He just wanted to be tough for once and go find his dead brother.

Even though he knew he would be erased by the Omni-King and wouldn't even go to the afterlife, he didn't want to perish in silence. He wanted to die gracefully, in accordance with his life's beliefs.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the man in the room placed one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist and said, "I am Lu Ran."

"Oh? Fusion..."

The High Priest's expression remained unchanged as he witnessed this scene; he always did so with a smile, resolving everything with a calm demeanor.

"What kind of transformation is this?"

The Omni-King also made curious noises beside the High Priest, seemingly finding it interesting that the two of them had merged into one.

"Omni-King, this is a fusion transformation similar to the Potara earrings. The Metamorans invented a transformation that doesn't require earrings. Lu Li and Aizen from Universe 3 must have used a similar method."

The High Priest calmly explained, "It seems these people intended to defy you from the beginning, otherwise they wouldn't have conspired with other universes."

"Aizen!? What's going on!?"

At this moment, the Supreme Kai of Universe 3, Erwin, also questioned loudly, unable to believe that Aizen would suddenly join forces with someone from Universe 7 at such a time.

Fusion is a skill that can't be used casually. Aizen must have practiced extensively with Riku, and the two must have been very familiar with each other to be able to do it.

Lu Ran looked at El, her smile somewhat similar to Aizen's. "I'm sorry, El, you've seen the situation. I'm just trying to find a way to ensure our universe doesn't disappear."

Upon hearing this, El paused, realizing that Aizen's words made sense. If Universe 3 could not win, it would ultimately be wiped out. And given how powerful Universe 7 was, their chances of winning were almost zero.

If they ultimately cannot avoid becoming enemies with the Omni-King and the High Priest, why couldn't they prepare earlier?
Lu Ran no longer looked at anyone else, his gaze fixed on the Grand Priest and the Omni-King. His aura was much stronger than Lu Li's and Aizen's, but it was not absolute violence. In terms of overall attributes, it was only 275 points.

But when he stood there, he was like a pillar of stability for this world. All the contestants on the arena were able to breathe and speak normally, no longer suppressed by the power of the High Priest.

"They're really an eyesore. Since we can't just erase the entire universe, let's just erase them first."

The Omni-King spoke up, explaining that His power had just been suppressed by another force at the cosmic level, preventing it from spreading to everyone. However, since Lu Li was right in front of him, he could certainly erase Lu Li and everyone else in the arena.

As he spoke, the Omni-King raised his hand, activating the power of elimination. A blinding white light spread out, making everyone smell the scent of death.

Beerus unleashed destructive energy into the sky in his Ultra Instinct form, but the destructive energy failed to touch anyone and dissipated just a few meters in front of the Grand Priest without even causing an explosion.

Beerus had once imagined what it would be like to fight the Grand Priest, how powerful the latter's Ultra Instinct would be, and how he would dodge his attacks.

But he never expected that the High Priest wouldn't even need to hide; he simply dissipated his destructive energy at the level of the laws.

"Damn it... Videl is about to give birth..."

Gohan, below, spoke with fury and resentment. He was about to become a father, but he was going to die before dawn. His extreme anger caused him to enter Beast Gohan form.

He tried to imitate Beerus by unleashing a Kamehameha upwards, but just like Beerus, the blast mysteriously disappeared as soon as it reached the Grand Priest.

In the blink of an eye, the power of the Omni-King had already descended, and Lu Li was the first to be affected. This power would trace back to its source, involving everyone related to Lu Li, and eventually wipe out everyone in the arena.

Just when everyone thought it was all over, Lu Li drew his sword.

The scabbard at his waist was pitch black, as was the hilt, but the moment the blade was drawn, people saw a flowing moonlight, like a bewitching demonic moon.

At the same time, Lu Ran's aura became violent, and his hair stood on end, ruining his elegant and meticulous hairstyle when he first fused with his body. His hair turned into an upside-down orange-yellow color, which was the mark of a Super Saiyan.

In just a moment, the 50-fold increase in combat power from Super Saiyan boosted Lu Ran's overall attributes to a terrifying level.

Originally, within the eighth-tier realm, Super Saiyan 1 could increase Lu Li's overall attributes by 7 points, but Lu Ran's base attributes were already as high as 275 points, so he could not break through the attribute barrier of the eighth tier, and thus remained at 280 points.

However, if you look closely at the attribute bar, there is a small plus sign after the 280 points.

The moon-like blade light flashed and disappeared, and a full moon appeared in mid-air. The blade intent spread out like a stone falling into a pool, colliding with an invisible force.

Crack— The sound of mirrors shattering echoed continuously in the air, the void trembled, the protective force field that the High Priest had set up in the arena had failed, the entire arena was collapsing, and a wisp of power that escaped instantly destroyed several nearby star fields.

"Huh, it didn't disappear..."

The King looked at his hands in confusion. He realized that after the light faded, everyone in the arena was still alive, including Lu Li, whom He had initially focused His power on attacking.

The Omni-King couldn't understand what had happened, since he usually only needed to use his power of elimination slightly to make everything disappear according to his will.

The High Priest's expression changed for the first time. He frowned slightly and looked at Lu Li, "What did you do?"

"what did I do?"

Lu Li held the knife horizontally at his side. The blade was neither purplish-black nor jet black; rather, the edge of the blade was black, while the upper part of the back was moon white. The black and white blade was smooth as a mirror, and anyone who looked at it would be irresistibly drawn to it.

Even someone as determined as Goku, after examining Lu Li's sword for two seconds, felt his spirit being sucked in, his mind becoming somewhat clouded. It was only after Vegeta pulled him back to his senses that he came to his senses.

Faced with the High Priest's questioning, Lu Li merely curled the corners of his lips slightly, "I only severed the Omni-King's power of elimination, is that so hard to understand? Or is it that you don't possess the same power?"

The High Priest's eyes darkened. Lu Li's words were a serious provocation. What was frightening was that Lu Li had provoked the right person. The High Priest indeed could not eliminate others like the Omni-King, nor did he understand that power to trace back to the source.

Otherwise, he wouldn't need the Omni-King, nor would he need this castle-in-the-sky divine realm system.

The Omni-King is the supreme creation of the angel race, a product of chance, yet he possesses unparalleled power, capable of eliminating everything, and with that power of tracing back to the source, he can kill their enemies from beyond the reach of time.

But now, the power of the Omni-King to eliminate was first blocked by the Dragon God, after all, the Dragon God is a true creator god and understands the mysterious rules of magic the most. But even Lu Li can cut off the power of the Omni-King, which means that the strongest weapon of the Angel race has lost its deterrent power.

What surprised him even more was that he had seen Lu Li before. He had seen Lu Li more than half a year ago when Champa and Beerus were competing. At that time, he felt that Lu Li was just a seedling with the strength of a God of Destruction.

How come in just half a year, by using fusion, he is already able to block the Omni-King's erasure power?

That power should be invisible. To counter it, one must be able to detect its attack trajectory. How did Lu Li manage to do that?
Or rather, does Aizen, the target of the Lu Li fusion, know the solution?

"Now I understand a little better. It's true that you can't really understand this kind of power without experiencing it firsthand."

Lu Ran, standing below, spoke with a sigh. He possessed the ferocious aura of a Super Saiyan, yet he appeared remarkably calm, as if he had reached the highest state of tranquility.

The tip of the Demon Moon Blade in his hand dipped towards the ground, sliding slightly with his movements. The blade tip sliced ​​through the void, leaving faint black and white marks. The black and white phantom was like moonlight spreading in the deep night.

A unique atmosphere swirled around Lu Li, causing the High Priest to hesitate to attack for a moment, as he was quite puzzled as to why Lu Li had not been eliminated by the Omni-King.

The answer is actually not complicated. In that instant, Lu Ran had a flash of inspiration and keenly sensed the power that the King wanted to eliminate.

In fact, Lu Ran couldn't understand that kind of elimination power, but his intuition told him that the power wouldn't work unless it was directly transmitted to his body. What was truly terrifying was the method of transmitting the elimination power silently.

The Omni-King actually possesses the fundamental laws, through which He can trace back to the source and target only a small goal, thereby erasing an entire universe.

If the process of exploring the root cause is interrupted, then the elimination will naturally not be able to spread.

At that moment, Lu Ran's sword light did not strike anyone, but only the boundless void, the line extending from the Omni-King, blocking the source of power.

Lu Li spent seven years comprehending in the subspace. Although he did not master the root sword intent, he was by no means empty-handed. What Lu Li could not do, Lu Ran's more acute senses enabled him to do.

He couldn't unleash the true essence of sword intent, but he could capture the traces leading to the source, thus preventing himself from being easily eliminated by the Omni-King.

"Ridiculous, human, do you think this counts as victory?"

The High Priest sneered, “The Dragon God is too busy to take care of himself. He was defeated back then, and he will be defeated again now. I and the Omni-King from all seven worlds will destroy him.”

"Yeah."

Lu Ran remained calm. "If it's really that simple, then why don't you summon the five Omni-Kings again?"

As he spoke, he stepped towards the sky, his vast aura spreading out like ink. The aura around him was scorching and turbulent, while the aura spreading into the distance appeared very gentle.

In an instant, Goku and the others were pushed away by Lu Li's gentle power. Beerus and Vegeta secretly received a telepathic message from Lu Ran: "Take everyone away, go far away."

The High Priest frowned slightly. He didn't know why Lu Li would say such a thing, but he immediately tried to communicate with other parallel worlds. He found that he could no longer communicate with them.

"What's wrong? Have you discovered you can't contact other parallel worlds?"

Lu Ran smiled. "So you're starting to feel like things are out of your control?"

The High Priest showed no signs of tension. After all, he and the Omni-King were standing there, and below them was just a human. Even if this human became stronger, he could not reach the realm of true gods like them.

"Human, what have you done?"

The High Priest was simply curious, wondering how Lu Li had managed to do it.

“It’s normal for Lu Li to be impulsive, but a man named Aizen Sousuke wouldn’t be so thoughtless. Besides, those who want to oppose you aren’t stupid either.”

Lu Ran said, "You don't actually think we've never considered the possibility of parallel worlds, do you?"

In the original work, there was an instance where Goku brought another Omni-King back to the main timeline, which led to the later stories having two Omni-Kings. This suggests that the Omni-King from another world not only possesses the same power as the Omni-King, but can also remain in the main timeline for a long time.

If Goku could use the Supreme Kai's ring to find the Omni-King in a future parallel universe, how could the Grand Priest, as the pinnacle of the pantheon, not be able to do the same?
Lu Li had oversimplified things. There are currently seven parallel worlds in the Dragon Ball universe, but theoretically there are an infinite number of Omni-Kings and Grand Priests. As long as they are willing to increase the number of parallel worlds, they can summon other Omni-Kings and Grand Priests at various points in time.

(End of this chapter)