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Chapter 1029 The Day After Tomorrow
Lu Li and Aizen walked through the starry sky, looking at the dilapidated star systems everywhere. They wondered how many people had died in this battle.

Many people were killed by the aftershocks of Lu Ran's qigong, which made Lu Li feel suffocated.

He wasn't blaming himself for killing these people with his qigong, but rather resentful of his own weakness. If he were strong enough, this kind of battle that required the impact of the entire universe wouldn't have occurred.

If he were powerful enough, he could kill the Grand Priest and the Omni-King with a single strike, and the universe would immediately return to peace.

"Brother Lu, you know this is something we can't do without."

Aizen, seeing what Riku was thinking, said, "Moreover, we still have a chance to salvage the situation; the Dragon Balls still exist in other worlds."

"I know that we will turn things around in the remaining time."

Lu Li nodded. Shortly after he and Aizen killed the High Priest, they checked their world mission panel and found that the previously undisplayed duration had appeared.

They currently have a 20-year stay period, after which they will return to space.

Now that the Omni-King and the High Priest have disappeared and the world is at peace, twenty years is actually a very short time for their current level of existence if they do nothing.

As long as the universe is safe, they can prevent the Grand Priest and the Omni-King from capturing this parallel world by continuously using Zamasu's energy to shield spacetime.

At this point, the explorers in this world are actually safe and only need to wait for their return.

As for opportunities, the Dragon Balls have disappeared, and the largest wish-granting device can no longer function, so people can only cultivate on their own. Twenty years is actually too short for an eighth-level explorer.

If they spend resources within the space, there are many ways to improve, but if they rely solely on cultivation, at this level of life, normally it would take tens of thousands of years to improve an attribute by only one point.

Lu Li has a limiter removal talent, which is enough for him to rapidly improve his abilities up to the ninth rank, but he feels that it will take him quite a while to maximize his basic attributes.

Aizen and Riku traveled along the starry sky, quickly traversing the twelve universes, and finally arrived back in the first universe, at the original arena of the Tournament of Power.

The angels who were still standing there, somewhat bewildered, immediately went into battle mode upon seeing Lu Li and Aizen.

Finally, Weiss stepped out from the angels and raised his hand, "Don't waste your energy. Even the High Priest has been defeated. How could you possibly be a match for Mr. Lu Li?"

"Wes..."

Lu Li looked at Weiss with a somewhat complicated expression. In terms of their positions, the other party was an angel, so they should be enemies now.

However, Weiss got along quite well with him and taught him Ultra Instinct, and their relationship was both that of teacher and friend.

However, as a human, he couldn't just stand by and watch the Grand Priest let the Omni-King erase the twelve universes.

"Don't look at me like that. Lord Zeno and the Grand Priest have disappeared, so according to our assigned mission, we should continue to keep the universe running."

Weiss said, "Mr. Lu Li, are you planning to kill us all?"

The angels present all knew that even though Lu Li looked weak at this moment, he might still have the ability to fuse. Even if he didn't fuse, just by being in full power, few angels could rival him.

Lu Li shook his head. "I don't plan to change the management system in the universe in the short term. The twelve universes have already suffered too much damage. You should go back and assist your universe's Supreme Kai in repairing the universe."

He knew that most of the angels were not bad; they were unaware of prehistoric events and simply lived within the world designated by the High Priest, existing as angels who maintained the operation of the universe.

Lu Li felt it was unnecessary to kill all these angels, especially since angels possessed extraordinary divine power and could perform miraculous feats that could accelerate the revival of the universe.

"That's how it is, everyone go back now."

Weiss looked at the other angels and made them put down their scepters.

"and many more."

Just then, Lu Li called out to the angels, causing them to pause in their tracks.

"Use your abilities to repair the universe and resurrect all those who can be resurrected."

Lu Li thought for a moment and said that he remembered that angels, like dragons, could revive people, provided that those people still had souls.

His battle with the High Priest caused too many deaths, but not everyone's soul was annihilated. Some died from attacks like planetary explosions, and their souls went to the afterlife where they could be resurrected by angels.

“Mr. Lu Li, you know this is against the rules.”

Weiss said with some distress, "If it were just one or two people being resurrected, it could be considered a special case, but the number of lives lost in the twelve universes this time is more than trillions."

"I am now the rule."

Lu Li's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable power.

Weston felt helpless, but after thinking for a moment, a relieved smile appeared on his face. "That's right, now you are the new king of the entire universe."

Lu Li shook his head and said, "I don't want titles like Omni-King. I'm just a martial artist who wants the universe to continue to exist normally."

Upon hearing Lu Li's words, some angels looked at him strangely, because they did not expect that after becoming the person with the biggest fist in the universe and defeating the Grand Priest and the Omni-King, Lu Li would not be interested in the power at the top at all.

This was not unexpected for Weiss, because Weiss knew what kind of person Lu Li was. He simply smiled and said, "Thank you."

Lu Li nodded without saying anything more.

According to normal combat thinking, his best course of action now is to kill all the angels, because the angels might try to unseal the High Priest and the Omni-King.

The Dragon God sealed away the two Omni-Kings and the High Priest, rather than killing them, which remains a potential security risk.

However, Lu Li did not kill all the angels, not because he was a victor with a pedantic sense of mercy, but simply because he and Weiss were still friends, which is why he gave up on harming the angels.

The angels departed one after another, some going to find the God of Destruction they originally served, while others went to find the Supreme Kai of their own universe.

Actually, none of the angels wanted to unseal the High Priest. On one hand, the ideological education and long-term duties that the angels received made them more likely to develop feelings for the universe, which made them unwilling to let the universe they managed be destroyed.

Previously, they simply couldn't disobey the decisions of the High Priest and the Omni-King, but now that the High Priest and the Omni-King are gone, they feel inexplicably relieved.

If they do nothing, they can continue to guard the universe to which they have devoted their efforts; they are unwilling to unseal the Grand Priest and the Omni-King.

Furthermore, the Dragon God's seal cannot be broken so easily. Even the strongest angel among them is no match for the God of Destruction of Universe 5, Tenko. For power of that level to shake the Dragon God's fatal seal would be far too difficult. Besides, there are no Dragon Balls left in the universe now, so there's no possibility of any extraordinary, unexpected power causing any change.

After the angels dispersed, Lu Li and Aizen did not continue to wander around the universe. They agreed to part ways, with Lu Li heading to Universe 7 and Aizen heading to Universe 3.

This is the universe they were bound to at the start of the game. Both sides are in their own universes and have many things to deal with.

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"So, how did I become a Martial Saint?"

Lu Li sat in Bulma's manor, eating pudding while making puzzled noises.

This was a month after the disaster ended. Earth was spared damage because of the protection of many powerful beings at the time, making it one of the lucky ones in the seventh universe.

He was a little puzzled today because he heard Wukong calling him the Martial Saint.

After he killed the High Priest that day, many people in the starry sky shouted, but Lu Li didn't pay much attention at the time. However, as time went on, he began to inexplicably feel a lot of faith power gathering towards him.

Not only does he come from Universe 7, but he also comes from other universes, and it seems his fame is growing.

"Because you are the strongest martial artist, can't you even figure that out?"

Vegeta remarked from the side, "Tsk, in the end, neither I nor Kakarot were of any use this time."

Vegeta's tone was displeased, but it wasn't directed at Lu Li. He felt utterly incompetent, having done nothing in the face of the Omni-King's threat to erase the universe.

He had clearly made up his mind long ago that he would protect his wife and children no matter what it took.

"I think this title is very impressive. It refers to a transcendent being in martial arts, someone who even defeated a god. It sounds really cool."

Goku was still eating a meat chop while he spoke. He hadn't participated in any training today, mainly because Bulma said they should celebrate that their friends on Earth were still alive after surviving this ordeal.

As for mourning the victims of the twelve universes, these were already done by the civilizations of each universe three days after the disaster.

"Can't you even understand such a simple logic, Lu Li? Those people don't even know your name."

Beerus gracefully walked over, carrying a plate of takoyaki. "They can only see that you are a martial artist, but your strength is so great that you can slay a god."

"But why not call Mr. Lu Li the God of War?"

Weiss, who had been dealing with a lot of things, returned to Beerus's side and continued to work as his servant.

"Tch, isn't it because humanity has long been utterly disillusioned with the existence of 'gods'?"

Beerus picked his teeth with a toothpick stuck in his mouth, saying, "Seriously, as a God of Destruction, I can't even think of a way to wipe out the entire universe."

The gods wanted to destroy all living beings, but the one who saved them could not be a new god. They preferred to believe that he was a saint who cared for all living beings. Combined with Lu Li's identity as the strongest martial artist, he was given the title of Martial Saint.

However, the person who didn't know Lu Li's name but called him that title at the beginning must have been a cultured person.

"Mr. Lu Li, what are your own thoughts?"

Weiss looked at Lu Li with curiosity, wanting to know what the man, who was now hailed as the strongest in the universe, was thinking.

"It doesn't feel real."

Lu Li sighed, "I always feel unworthy of this, after all, what they saw was not me, but Lu Ran."

Lu Li knows his own situation best. He is not that strong on his own. Even if he tries his best, he is only at the peak of the eighth rank. It was his fusion with Aizen that allowed them to reach a new level.

However, the figure fighting fiercely in the universe that day was Lu Ran, who was led by him. His fighting style and clothing were closer to Lu Li's, so people only associated the facts with him afterward.

Of course, Lu Li felt that this might also be because someone had spread his deeds to various universes. Just like Aizen, who was also part of Lu Ran, although he also received some faith power, it was very little.

As time went on, the beings in the universe gradually figured out who had killed the High Priest that day. Most people believed it was a human named Lu Li, which led to the current situation.

"Then let's make sure you deserve it. What's there to be conflicted about?"

Beerus chimed in, "You're my candidate for God of Destruction, so get your act together."

"Lord Beerus, you should know better than anyone that I no longer want to be a God of Destruction."

Lu Li said with a smile, "By the way, I think the job of the God of Destruction should also be adjusted. There's no need for any performance burden; just destroy those extremely vile civilizations."

"That's exactly what I did."

Beerus sounded annoyed.

"Isn't it because Lord Beerus is always sleeping that he destroys so few planets?"

Weiss was undermining him from the sidelines.

The manor was filled with laughter and joy, as if it had returned to its usual routine.

But Lu Li knew that many things had changed. Just like many lives that had perished in the universe had lost their souls, just like Beerus who went to the sixth universe for a long time and could only sigh after reminiscing.

During the Tournament of Power, Universe 6 was the first universe to be eliminated, which is why the Dragon God chose to fight there without worrying about harming innocent lives, since those innocent lives had already been wiped out by Zeno.

In fact, apart from the sealed planet where the Dragon God was located, everything in Universe 6 had been annihilated by the power of elimination. Strangely enough, when the Omni-King activated his power to eliminate Universe 6, the explorers in Universe 6 were unharmed.

Because the Omni-King's power is to eliminate things that are bound to the sixth universe, such as Champa in the Tournament of Power venue, which was eliminated, and since there were no explorers from the sixth universe among those who participated in the operation, this wave of root connections was avoided.

In short, the Omni-King's elimination was quite precise. He eliminated the sixth universe and the beings that originated from the sixth universe. Since Lu Li and his companions did not originate from the sixth universe, they were able to escape this calamity.

After the Dragon God was freed, naturally no one else would be eliminated.

Therefore, the only universes that were ultimately erased by Zeno were the sixth and tenth universes. These two universes are now completely desolate and barren, and may eventually experience a new Big Bang after a long period of time.

(End of this chapter)