One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

silence.

A deathly silence.

The entire Realm of Nothingness, a dimension where even the concept of space and time is blurred, seemed to have all its sound and color stripped away at this moment, leaving only an absolute nothingness that could stop one's heart.

All eyes, all divine perception, were fixed on the center of the arena.

The small, black-haired figure slowly withdrew her still-white index finger, let out a long yawn, and looked at the disdainful expression on her face, as if to say, "Finally, I can go home."

Beneath his feet lay the strongest ace of Universe 7, the Saiyan race that never gives up, Son Goku, lying there quietly, his body still in Super Saiyan blue form, but all his divine aura had been extinguished, and he was unconscious.

From the moment Lynn opened his eyes to the moment Sun Wukong fell.

The whole process took less than three seconds.

He only opened his eyes once.

Only one finger was extended.

Completely defeated.

This is a complete and utter dimensional reduction attack, encompassing everything from realms to laws, from power to strategy!

"Glug."

A clear sound of swallowing broke the deathly silence.

It is Beerus, the God of Destruction.

His purple skin, a symbol of supreme destructive power, was now completely soaked in cold sweat, clinging to his body and outlining the muscular contours of his body trembling slightly with fear. He looked at the yawning child no longer as an "interesting mortal" or a "potential opponent."

It was a kind of looking up.

A primal fear of facing a higher dimension, an existence that is incomprehensible and insurmountable.

This child... has already surpassed the realm of a God of Destruction!

Beside him, Weiss's ever-present elegance and composure vanished. At the top of the angelic scepter in his hand, the crystal ball was flashing wildly at an unprecedented frequency, recording everything that had just happened. His expression was a complex mixture of extreme solemnity and morbid excitement.

"Wow! That's amazing! It fell over in a flash!"

"This is so much fun! This is so much fun!"

In stark contrast to the gods' astonishment, the two Omni-Kings high above were momentarily stunned, then erupted in thunderous cheers. Clapping their little hands, they flew erratically through the air, looking in Lynn's direction with the pure joy of seeing their most beloved toy.

The High Priest stood before the two Omni-Kings, his unchanging smile momentarily frozen for the first time, a moment that defied description. It lasted only a fraction of a second before returning to normal.

But his unfathomable eyes gave Lynn a deep look.

In that fleeting glance, a strange hue flashed, one that even the Angel's Scepter of Vis could not capture or decipher.

"Click."

It's the sound of bones rubbing against flesh.

Vegeta's hands were clenched tightly together, his sharp nails already deeply embedded in the flesh of his other hand, blood dripping from between his fingers onto the ring.

He did not despair.

Quite the contrary!

Seeing Sun Wukong so cleanly and thoroughly crushed, a twisted, almost perverse pleasure, mixed with a crazy desire for that higher realm, exploded in his heart!

This is... this is true power!

That idiot Kakarot only knows how to increase his combat power, but he doesn't realize how ridiculous pure combat power is in the face of true "laws"!

"Hahahaha! As expected of the young master!"

"See that, you scum of Universe 7! This is the king of our Universe 13!"

Kaido's maniacal laughter shattered the oppressive atmosphere on Universe 7's side. He, along with Whitebeard, Big Mom, and other powerful pirates, erupted in a deafening, proud roar. They swept their undisguised, utterly contemptuous glances over every member of Universe 7, as if looking at a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

The last team in Universe 7.

Frieza witnessed this mind-blowing scene firsthand.

The child merely extended one finger...

Sun Wukong, who had driven himself to the brink of despair and experienced the fear of death for the first time, just like that... fell down?

"Heh...heh..."

An uncontrollable chill shot from his tailbone straight to the top of his head. The terrifying memory of being annihilated by Lynn's finger in his mind perfectly overlapped with the image of Sun Wukong falling down in front of him.

The profound fear completely shattered his proud imperial will.

His once-glorious golden form vanished instantly, like a deflated balloon, returning him to his original short stature. His legs buckled, and he collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing violently.

PTSD, completely erupted.

At that very moment, a cheerful notification sound rang in Lynn's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for overwhelmingly defeating the chosen one of the planes, 'Sun Wukong,' under the watchful gaze of 'Omni-King'!]

Complete the hidden achievement "Demonstration Before the Gods"!

[Achievement Description: Before a supreme deity, display power sufficient to overturn their perception, deeply imprinting your 'existence' into their understanding!]

[Reward Settlement: Luck Plunder +10%! Universal Prestige Raised to 'Awe' Level!]

Prestige and awe: Your name, your very existence, have become taboo. In most cosmic civilizations, mentioning you is tantamount to mentioning natural disasters and divine punishment.

Lynn had no interest in the system's announcements and even found them a bit noisy.

He ignored the reactions of everyone around him—whether fearful, worshipful, or fanatical—and the unconscious Sun Wukong at his feet.

He simply yawned, took short steps, and walked off the ring, heading straight for the high priest at the side of the arena.

As he moved, the pair of [omniscient and omnipotent eyes (imitation)] he had just acquired gave him an extremely subtle, icy feedback.

In his perception, the High Priest was still standing there, smiling, flawless.

But just now, he saw a frame... a false "future".

A frame depicting the future where the High Priest's face is devoid of a smile.

Although it was only a fleeting moment, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch, it did happen.

interesting.

Lynn walked up to the High Priest, tilted her little face up, and asked in a childish voice, "Is the performance over?"

"Can we go back to sleep now?"

The High Priest looked down at Lynn, his perfectly smiling face revealing nothing. He replied gently, "A magnificent performance, Lord Lynn. The Omni-Kings are very satisfied."

He paused, then changed the subject.

"Now that the preliminary battles are over, before the official conference begins, please allow me to give some introductions..."

The High Priest's gentle smile seemed to carry an indescribable, profound meaning.

"At the Tournament of Power, you will encounter..."

"...some 'interesting' opponents."

Before the high priest could finish speaking, he simply waved his scepter lightly.

hum!

The entire Boundless Realm, like water splashed with a paintbrush, began to ripple.

A huge image appeared out of thin air before everyone's eyes.

The scene shows a huge arena suspended in space, where a gray alien with bulging muscles, wearing a red and black uniform, is sitting cross-legged.

His eyes were closed, and he didn't exude any violent aura, but everyone who saw him felt their heart skip a beat.

He simply sat there, and became the center of the universe; all the light and energy around him voluntarily collapsed and submitted to him.

"Universe 11, Jiren." The High Priest's voice rang out at the right moment, with a hint of approval, "A mere mortal who has honed his power to the extreme, his strength has already surpassed that of the God of Destruction of their universe."

Vegeta's pupils suddenly contracted.

Surpassing the God of Destruction?

He recalled the embarrassing moment when he and Goku were sent flying by Beerus's sneeze, and the humiliation of being toyed with by Shanks' "Haki" just now.

It turns out that the ultimate goal of mortals can indeed reach the realm of gods!

An unprecedented fervor burned within him.

Before everyone could recover from the oppressive feeling brought by Jiren, the High Priest swung his scepter once again.

Screen switch.

This time, instead of a cosmic number, a line of strange text appeared.

Universe Zero: Soul Society

The scene no longer depicts a cold universe, but rather a desolate, eerie world in black and white.

A man wearing black-rimmed glasses, who looks gentle and scholarly, is facing the camera.

He wore a warm smile, a smile even more enigmatic than the High Priest's, as if it could see through to the deepest desires and fears in your heart.

Behind him stood two men with completely different demeanors.

He was expressionless, with pale skin, two green tear tracks under his eyes, and an empty gaze as if he didn't belong to this world. He just stood there, radiating a sense of despair and emptiness.

The other one has short, flamboyant blue hair, a wild and unrestrained smile, and a fragment of a mask still on his chin. He exudes a wild and destructive aura that says, "I'm not someone to mess with."

"What is this thing?"

Kaido's thick eyebrows furrowed as he let out an undisguised sneer.

"A bunch of skinny monkeys with knives? Do you think they're worthy to be our opponents? One Thunderous Eight Trigrams strike from me will smash them, knives and all, into mincemeat!"

BIGMOM let out a nasty laugh: "Mmm, mmm, mmm, they don't look appetizing at all. Their souls must be dry and shriveled!"

Most of the powerful figures in the thirteenth universe showed expressions of disdain.

Having grown accustomed to shaking the world with their fists and Devil Fruit abilities, they simply couldn't muster any interest in these seemingly frail "swordsmen."

However, Vegeta felt a strange palpitation.

Especially the man with glasses; his smile reminded Vegeta of Shanks, who had just defeated him.

That wasn't a threat in terms of power, but rather a gaze cast from a higher dimension, looking down upon all living beings.

"The Zero Universe is a place of exile that was personally isolated by the Omni-King because it produced too many 'spacetime sinners'."

The High Priest's explanation silenced the laughter from Kaido and the others.

"Among them, too many have attempted to touch the 'forbidden' realm of the gods. This time, the Omni-King has granted them permission to participate as the 'Redemption Universe.' If they win, they will return to the order of the universe; if they lose, they will be reduced to nothingness along with that isolated spacetime."

A sinner of time and space?

A land of exile?

These words finally piqued the interest of the powerful figures present in this "Soul Society."

Just then, the high priest swung his scepter for the third time.

The scene changes again.

[Judgment Universe - Monster Association]

This time, the visuals are filled with the atmosphere of metal and gunpowder.

On a colossal throne that resembled the wreckage of a spaceship, a cosmic overlord clad in golden binding armor and possessing only a single, enormous eye rested idly on his chin.

His aura was like a star about to explode—violent, scorching, and filled with a desire to conquer everything.

Beneath his throne lay all sorts of strange and grotesque creatures.

Among them, a man wrapped in bandages with eyes as sharp as a lone wolf, and several strange figures exuding the aura of a dragon-level disaster, stood out.

The moment the High Priest's "lens" was pointed at them.

The one-eyed cosmic overlord suddenly raised his head!

His enormous single eye seemed to pierce through the barriers of time and space, and through the obstacles of the scene, directly meeting the gaze of everyone who was watching!

An unparalleled fighting spirit, dominating the world and sweeping across the eight wastelands, mixed with a pure desire for destruction, erupted with a roar!

"Where is the person who can kill me?!"

A roar, not so much carried by sound, but rather exploded directly into the depths of everyone's soul!

This pure and extreme fighting spirit even shook the entire Boundless Realm!

"Ugh..."

A painful groan.

Sun Wukong, who had been knocked unconscious by Lynn's finger, was jolted awake by this fighting spirit. His eyelids twitched violently!

He sat up abruptly, panting heavily, covered in cold sweat, but his black eyes burned with a flame even more intense than the previous Super Saiyan blue!

He suddenly looked up, staring intently at the one-eyed overlord in the image, a trembling, excited smile spreading across his face.

"Wow... such powerful energy! Who... is this person?!"

The will to fight is burning again!

"The Judgment Universe is composed of powerful beings from various universes who were defeated and sentenced by the Omni-King to 'eternal battle.' Boros is their king."

The high priest's voice rang out again, but this time, his words dropped a real bombshell.

"Due to the special nature of Universe 13 and the return of the sinners of spacetime, this Tournament of Power will no longer be a battle between eight universes."

The High Priest's smile grew even brighter, but his words instantly turned all the Gods of Destruction ashen-faced.

"Congratulations everyone, this will be unprecedented..."

"Fourteen universes, a chaotic battle for survival!"

boom!

This news was like a nuclear bomb exploding in the hearts of all the destroyers.

Beerus was completely dumbfounded. He stared blankly at Jiren, Aizen, and Boros on the screen, and then looked at his teammates behind him, who were practically useless except for Goku and Vegeta. A feeling of utter despair overwhelmed him.

Fourteen universes!

Only one survived!

That survival rate is even lower than Frieza's conscience!

However, just when everyone was completely shocked by this devastating news...

Lynn, the child who had looked disgusted the whole time, looked at the gentle and refined Aizen and the arrogant and domineering Boros in the picture, and a smile appeared on his lips that no one noticed.

This curve is half playful, and half... the pleasure a predator feels when it sees its desired prey.

At the same time, a system notification sound, which only he could hear, rang out leisurely.

[Ding! Epic-level prey detected: 'Kyoka Suigetsu Aizen Sousuke', 'Cosmic Overlord Boros'!]

[Limited-Time Mission Released: 'Twin Gods Hunt'!]

[Mission Objective: At the Tournament of Power, personally hunt down Aizen Sousuke and Boros!]

[Mission Reward: For each successful kill, you can choose one legendary ability or item from its respective world (Bleach/One-Punch Man)!]

This reward... is interesting.

A barely perceptible glint flashed in the depths of Lynn's dark eyes.

He already possesses the [Omniscient and Omnipotent Eye (Imitation)]. If he were to acquire Aizen's [Kyoka Suigetsu], or even the [Hogyoku], which is considered a bug...

Or perhaps, it's the pure energy of Boros that's powerful enough to destroy a star?

Just as Lynn was calculating his spoils, a surge of overwhelming fighting spirit and killing intent erupted behind him.

"Thump!"

A heavy, muffled thud.

Kaido, the strongest creature in the world, whether on land, sea, or air, actually knelt on one knee behind Lynn.

He lowered his proud head, his thick arms bulging with veins, and his voice was hoarse yet fanatical.

"Young Master, please give the order!"

Then came the second sound, the third sound...

Whitebeard put away his Murakumogiri and knelt on one knee.

Redhead gripped Griffin's sword hilt and knelt on one knee.

Big Mom, Akainu, Hawkeye...

All the powerful beings from the Thirteenth Universe, whether they were enemies or friends, emperors or kings before, at this moment, all turned to that small figure and offered their purest loyalty and fighting spirit.

In their eyes, there was no fear, only bloodthirsty excitement!

Forget about Jiren, Aizen, and Boros!

Who cares about the fourteen-universe melee!

They are pirates!

They are a group of madmen who fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood; they are the freest and most lawless group of madmen in the world!

Kaido raised his head, grinned a ferocious smile, and roared deafeningly at Lynn's retreating figure.

"We'll show those so-called 'gods' and 'eccentrics' what they're made of!"

"What truly constitutes... genuine terror from the thirteenth universe?!"