Mortal Levels

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Mortal Levels
人間レベル (ningen reberu)
Whis explains the relationship between twin universes. The universes whose numbers add up to 13 are paired.

Mortal Levels are a metric created by the Omni-Kings to rank the development of civilizations within their domain. The concept is introduced by the Great Priest in Dragon Ball Super Episode 80. The qualities and quantities being measured are never explicitly stated, but contextual clues suggest that the gods of high-ranking universes use the powers of Creation and Destruction to foster advanced and peaceful civilizations. The six top-ranked universes are adjacent twin universes.

Rankings

The mortal levels for each universe are expressed as an average of the levels of their inhabited worlds. When the concept is explained by the Great Priest at the Zen Exhibition Match, the only exact levels given are those of the two participating universes, Universe 7 and Universe 9. The Great Priest also notes that the four universes exempted from the Tournament of Power have mortal levels over 7. The rankings as of the beginning of the tournament are as follows:

1. Universe 1 (over 7)
2. Universe 12 (over 7)
3. Universe 5 (over 7)
4. Universe 8 (over 7)
5. Universe 11
6. Universe 2
7. Universe 3
8. Universe 6
9. Universe 4
10. Universe 10
11. Universe 7 (3.18)
12. Universe 9 (1.86)

In the manga continuity, after Universe 7 wins the tournament, the Great Priest tells Shin that No. 17's wish to restore the erased universes has caused them to be elevated to the No. 10 spot. However, it is unknown whether any of the other universes' rankings were adjusted.

Name

"Mortal levels" is an imperfect translation of 人間レベル (ningen reberu). The word "human" (人間/ningen) incorporates nearly all races in Dragon Ball, including Saiyans (as long as they are not Great Apes), Namekians, and aliens like Ginyu. It is often used to distinguish regular folk from demons, monsters, artificial humans, gods, and other divine figures like Kibito. The gods are mortal even if they can live for millions of years, but official English translations often interpret ningen as "mortal" when the word is used to distinguish ordinary beings from gods.

Context

Some clues about the sort of divine behavior that encourages the proper growth of civilization comes in the Toei Animation website biographies.

The biography for Awamo, the Angel of Universe 1, originally implied that Awamo himself had a high "level", but Awamo's biography was later updated and this reference was removed.

レベルが高いので、全てを察することができる。菩薩のような容貌。
His high level allows him to sense everything. Looks like a bodhisattva.
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温厚さと崇高な精神を持ち合わせ、すべてを見通すことができると言われている。
Gentle with a noble spirit. Said to be able to perceive everything.

Arak is the God of Destruction of Universe 5, the third-ranked universe. His biography indicates that Gods of Destruction are not supposed to destroy on a whim.

思慮深く、最低限の破壊で世界の可能性を広げるため、破壊をする対象について深く検証を続けている。
Tries to expand his universe's potential through the smallest possible amount of destruction by thoroughly investigating what he should target.

The biography for Giin, the God of Destruction of Universe 12, originally said that he carried out necessary destruction "mercilessly but without discrimination", but was later updated to say that he carried out "the minimum necessary destruction".

無慈悲だが差別もなく必要な破壊を行ってきたが、最近は壊すものがなくなって退屈。力の大会はとても楽しんでいる。
Carries out necessary destruction mercilessly but without discrimination. However, recently he has been bored because there is nothing to destroy, and so looks forward to the Tournament of Power.
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破壊神として必要最低限の破壊を行ってきたが、最近は壊すものがなくなって退屈しているようだ。
Though he carries out the minimum necessary destruction, he seems bored recently because he is running out of things to destroy.

There are also contextual clues to the nature of mortal levels in the anime. When the rankings are first announced, Beerus blames Shin for their low level, but Shin thinks Beerus is responsible.

ビルス：お前のせいだぞ！人間自身の努力でレベルの高い星にならなければ意味がないなんて　甘いこと言ってほったらかしてるからだ！
Beerus: this is all your fault! This is all because you were gullible enough to say that unless worlds with mortals reached a higher level all on their own, it didn't mean anything, and did nothing to help them!
シン：あ…　あなただって　ほとんど　眠っているじゃないですか。
Shin: Wh-What about you? You spend most of your time asleep, do you not?
— Dragon Ball Super Episode 80