In the sky.
After Talot stabilized his Super Saiyan Full Power transformation, a faint smile hung on his face as he looked toward the extremely vigilant Vegeta.
The moment he transformed also signified that this battle could now be declared over.
“It’s over, Vegeta.” As soon as the words fell, Talot instantly charged forward, his extreme speed so fast that neither the naked eye nor Ki Sense could capture it.
In the blink of an eye, Talot arrived directly in front of Vegeta.
[So fast!! I didn’t see him at all!! How is that possible?!] Vegeta’s expression changed drastically, every cell throughout his body transmitting signals of danger.
He instinctively swung his fist to counterattack, but Talot’s attack arrived one step ahead of him.
‘Bang!!!!’
A heart-stopping sound of fist striking flesh rang out.
Talot’s powerful punch landed solidly on Vegeta’s abdomen.
This fist, powerful enough to shatter everything, instantly broke through Vegeta’s divine power protecting his body. The tremendous fist pressure pierced through his body and stirred up wave after wave of storms in the surrounding space.
Blood vessels appeared in Vegeta’s eyes, the divine power throughout his body collapsed, and he violently spat out a stream of blood as his aura plummeted.
“So… powerful…” Vegeta felt as though his body were about to shatter. His consciousness blurred, as if he were about to fall unconscious.
Talot’s fist was unimaginably powerful, temporarily depriving him of every means of fighting back.
It wasn’t over yet.
Talot clasped his hands together, forming them into a war hammer, and aimed at the back of Vegeta’s neck before smashing down with a vicious blow.
‘Bang~~!!!!!’ Another sound of flesh being struck rang out.
After suffering yet another devastating blow, Vegeta plummeted toward the ground like a meteor.
Just as Vegeta was about to hit the ground, Goku acted in time, catching the falling Vegeta and neutralizing all of the impact.
“Vegeta, are you okay…” Goku lowered his head and looked at the barely conscious Vegeta in his arms, using Ki Sense to check his injuries.
Fortunately, he had merely fallen unconscious and was not seriously injured.
This made Goku breathe a sigh of relief. He had genuinely been worried that Talot would kill Vegeta with just those two blows, but now it seemed that the other party had held back.
Otherwise, those two attacks just now could have completely pierced through Vegeta’s body.
Returning his attention to the situation, Goku glanced at Talot, raised two fingers of his right hand, and used Instant Transmission to take Vegeta back to the safe area.
After settling Vegeta down, Goku used Instant Transmission once again to return to the battlefield, reappearing opposite Talot.
Their eyes met, and the atmosphere grew increasingly heavy.
Sensing Talot’s power at such close range gave Goku an even greater shock.
This was the first time in his life that he had encountered such immense and formidable Ki.
Even though they had yet to exchange blows, he could already feel a faint stinging sensation across his skin. This was the most direct sensation brought about by his perception.
“Even though it’s clearly dangerous, I feel incredibly excited.” Goku grinned, blazing fighting spirit burning in his eyes.
Fighting against powerful opponents was exactly what he longed for.
This battle was an opportunity for him. Even if his chances of winning were extremely slim—one could even say nonexistent—he still wanted to fight.
No matter what the outcome was, he wanted to fight until the very last moment!
“As expected, you’re a battle maniac through and through. Compared to the versions of you from other worlds, the you of this world is somewhat disappointing.” Talot shook his head and sighed.
“Looks like, in your eyes, I’m very different from the versions of me in other timelines. But my strength is also something they can’t compare to. Haaah~~!!” With that, Goku let out a thunderous roar.
An endless stream of God Ki surged out from within his body. Accompanied by a burst of blue divine light, Goku directly entered his Super Saiyan Blue state.
Judging from the intensity of his God Ki, the current Goku was indeed slightly stronger than Vegeta had been just now, but only by a little.
God Ki of this level seemed somewhat weak before Talot’s overwhelming aura.
Goku assumed a fighting stance and entered a state of full alert.
But Goku had overlooked one thing. The way Talot was looking at him was gradually changing.
Facing him, yet daring to hold back, was it confidence? Or stupidity?
“Kakarot, looks like I’ll have to teach you a lesson.” As soon as he finished speaking, the aura around Talot erupted.
‘Boom~~~!!!’ A violent and terrifying destructive aura swept over Goku’s body like a raging torrent.
“This…!!!” Struck by the aura, Goku’s expression turned horrified, his face changing drastically. The God Ki surrounding him flickered like a candle in the wind, as though it might be extinguished at any moment.
Although the impact of Talot’s erupting aura failed to cause him any substantial damage, it affected his mind, causing fear to arise within him.
Under Goku’s horrified gaze, Talot moved.
‘Whoosh~~!!!!’ In less than a single breath, Talot suddenly appeared directly in front of him, his merciless fist heading straight for Goku’s face.
“Not good!!” Goku hurriedly raised both arms and assumed a defensive stance.
‘Bang~~!!!’ Under this blow, space itself trembled.
Goku was sent flying dozens of kilometers backward, smashing through several enormous mountains in succession before finally embedding himself in a massive boulder and coming to a stop.
“Ugh… aaahhh~~!!” Embedded in the boulder, Goku wailed in pain.
Just one punch was enough to make him question his entire life.
His arms felt as though they were about to break.
Vegeta had just taken an attack of this level.
This also made Goku realize that he absolutely could not keep holding back. This was also Talot’s warning to him.
Otherwise, he would already be dead.
…
After sending Goku flying with a single punch, Talot charged out again. Like a streak of aurora, he descended in front of Goku and violently kicked out with tremendous force.
‘Bang~~!!!!!’ The power of this blow was terrifying beyond measure.
The entire mountain shattered on impact, while Goku was sent flying once again. After skidding for an unknown distance, he was caught by the charging Talot, who grabbed his ankle with one hand and smashed him down toward the ground.
‘Rumble~~!!!!’ With a deafening crash, the earth collapsed and dust billowed everywhere.
Goku felt a bone-shattering agony sweep through his entire body, and a scream of pain burst from his mouth.
That blow from Talot made him feel as though his entire body were about to break apart.
Just as Talot was about to use his body to smash the ground again, blood-red energy forcibly erupted around Goku, and he decisively brought out his trump card.
“Kaio-ken!!” With a loud shout, Goku rapidly entered 2x Kaio-ken. After forcibly breaking free of Talot’s restraint, he quickly pulled away from him.
But Talot had no intention of giving him a chance to catch his breath. He rapidly surged forward, caught up with the retreating Goku once again, and threw another crushing punch.
This time, Goku already had a countermeasure prepared. He deliberately exposed an opening to lure Talot into punching, then cleverly spun around and sent a fist straight toward Talot’s face.
Talot coldly snorted. Having already seen through Goku’s intentions, he locked Goku’s arm with his right hand.
The next second, he clenched his left fist and drove it straight toward Goku’s chest.
“Kaio-ken!! 10x!!” Goku immediately sensed that something was terribly wrong and directly unleashed 10x Kaio-ken, forcibly breaking free of Talot’s restraint.
His power level instantly soared into the Ninth Dimension level.
“Yaaaaahhh~~~!!!” Accompanied by loud shouts, Goku continuously swung his fists, launching a fierce assault against Talot.
The violent attacks containing profound divine power swept toward Talot’s body like a torrential rain.
Against anyone else, they would probably have been smashed to pieces in an instant by such a ferocious offensive.
Unfortunately, the opponent Goku was facing was Talot.
In Talot’s eyes, the speed and power of his attacks were not worth mentioning.
After consecutively neutralizing a hundred of Goku’s attacks, a trace of impatience flashed through Talot’s eyes.
‘Bang~~!!!!’ Talot decisively threw a punch and sent Goku flying, intending to put even more pressure on him.
After being blasted away by the punch, Goku endured the pain and performed several consecutive backflips to neutralize the force acting on his body while gathering energy as quickly as possible.
After adjusting his posture, he fired a Kamehameha toward Talot.
And what happened next made Goku question his entire life.
Talot shattered his Kamehameha with one hand, then, the instant he closed the distance, struck him with an uppercut and sent him flying into the air.
Immediately afterward, he leaped upward, appeared directly above Goku, and condensed an energy blast in his hand.
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