The two confronted each other as their powerful divine pressure crashed down upon one another. The vast and boundless divine might distorted space, while their powerful auras expanded outward like raging torrents, causing the entire world to tremble.
In the blink of an eye, both moved simultaneously, transforming into streaks of dazzling light as they charged straight toward each other.
Vegeta’s fist, filled with rage, collided with Black’s Sickle of Sorrow, which contained the power of space-time.
‘BOOM~~~!!!!!’
With a thunderous roar, the fierce battle erupted once again.
……
On the battlefield elsewhere.
Trunks, in his Super Saiyan 3 form, relentlessly pressured and pummeled Zamasu.
As the battle continued, Trunks also noticed that something was wrong.
Zamasu was very weak. Logically speaking, the power of Super Saiyan 3 should have been more than enough to kill him. Yet no matter how Trunks attacked, Zamasu would always reappear before him afterward as though nothing had happened.
[There’s something wrong with his body. No, I can’t keep maintaining Super Saiyan 3 just to deal with him. To handle him, ordinary Super Saiyan is more than enough.] Trunks made his decision and forcibly knocked Zamasu back with a fully powered kick.
Immediately afterward, his form changed, dropping from Super Saiyan 3 down to the Super Saiyan Full Power.
Although the energy increase brought by Super Saiyan Full Power was far inferior to Super Saiyan 3, it was more than enough to deal with Zamasu.
“You b*stard… are you looking down on a god?!” Zamasu noticed Trunks’s transformation and the decrease in his power. His face darkened as he shouted in a low voice.
The Trunks before him was looking down on him. It could even be said that Trunks did not take him seriously at all.
“A god? Does a disgusting b*stard like you even deserve to be called a god? To deal with you, I only need one finger!” Trunks raised his index finger and declared domineeringly.
Zamasu was provoked by those words. His hands moved rapidly as he continuously fired energy blasts at Trunks, launching attacks as dense as raindrops that poured down toward Trunks’s body.
But Trunks treated them with disdain. He spread his hands and formed an energy shield, effortlessly neutralizing all of Zamasu’s energy blasts. Then, in an instant, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed directly in front of Zamasu. Driving the strength of his entire body into his fist, he slammed it forward and struck Zamasu squarely in the face.
‘BANG~~!!!!’
A heart-stopping sound of fist striking flesh thundered through the air.
Zamasu was sent flying backward by the impact. Trunks immediately pressed his advantage, grabbing Zamasu and relentlessly beating him down.
Although he could not kill this guy, he absolutely would not let Zamasu have an easy time of it. He was determined to make him experience the wrath of a Saiyan.
……
Outside the battlefield.
As a spectator, Goku stood with his arms crossed, his eyes filled with frustration and discomfort.
Watching Vegeta and Trunks both have opponents while he could only stand there and watch made him extremely unhappy.
“Seriously, it’d be great if one more guy showed up.”
Just as Goku finished lamenting, his jinx came true.
Within the evil rift that had been cut open in the sky, a figure appeared.
The man wore a mysterious mask over his face, making it impossible to see who he really was, much less what he looked like.
His appearance went completely unnoticed by everyone.
“So that’s how it is. The point in time of this timeline has already progressed to when another me and the me of this timeline were dealing with Goku and Vegeta? How pathetic. They can’t even handle a mere Super Saiyan Blue.” The mysterious masked man sneered, with no intention of interfering in the battle.
He wanted to see whether the version of himself in this timeline could defeat Vegeta. If he could not even overcome this mere appetizer, then it could only mean that this guy was a failed product who had completely disgraced him.
He was none other than Masked Goku Black, who traveled between alternate timelines.
……
On Vegeta’s side.
Black, who had converted his anger into pure strength, had grown tremendously stronger, but before Vegeta, who had mastered the Perfected Super Saiyan Blue, this level of strength was still nowhere near enough.
No matter how he swung his Sickle of Sorrow, he could not touch Vegeta in the slightest. Instead, Vegeta suppressed him so thoroughly that he was forced back again and again, without even the strength to retaliate.
[Why?! Why is this happening? I clearly already understood that the source of a Saiyan’s power is anger, so why am I still being suppressed like this by a mere Vegeta!!] Black could not accept this cruel reality. His heart screamed and roared in unwillingness.
The strength Vegeta displayed was simply too powerful, too heaven-defying, leaving his own Super Saiyan Rosé far behind. The two seemed to exist on entirely different dimensions.
No matter how Black attacked, Vegeta could respond perfectly and inflict fatal damage upon him in return.
“Weak. Far too weak. Your strength doesn’t interest me in the slightest. Even though you possess Kakarot’s body, you can’t even bring out one-tenth of his actual power! That’s what makes you a fake!” Vegeta had already lost all patience for playing around. The God Ki throughout his entire body skyrocketed, and deep-blue divine light surged into the sky. The terrifying impact of divine power instantly blasted Black away and annihilated the Sickle of Sorrow that had been capable of cutting open a space-time rift.
Bathed in deep-blue divine light, Vegeta had completed his evolution.
At this moment, his form was no longer Perfected Super Saiyan Blue, but the even more powerful Super Saiyan Blue Evolved!
Although it was inferior to Talot’s Super Saiyan Blue Evolved, entering this transformation caused both his strength and God Ki to undergo a qualitative change. The current Vegeta was now not far from the Tenth Dimension!
“You… you… how is that possible?!” Black stared in terror at Vegeta, who looked as though a true god had descended before him.
This God Ki, this pressure—he had only ever sensed something like it from a God of Destruction.
This was not how things were supposed to end. He possessed the soul of a god and the body of the strongest Saiyan. The one who reached such a realm should have been him. So why had a mere Vegeta reached it first?
No matter what fantasies ran through Black’s mind, Vegeta did not care.
In an instant, Vegeta rushed in front of Black, displayed a portion of his strength, and drove his right fist directly into Black’s abdomen.
“Puaaah~~!!” Powerful God Ki penetrated Black’s stomach. The terrifying force instantly robbed Black of his ability to fight, and his Super Saiyan Rosé transformation dispersed along with it.
This blow made Black begin to doubt everything. He desperately tried to regain control of his body, but no matter how much force he exerted, he could not do it.
Vegeta’s fist was terrifyingly powerful. If Black had not been transformed into Super Saiyan Rosé, he probably would have been killed on the spot by that single punch.
Certain of his victory, Vegeta looked down upon Black from above with the posture of a victor. He grabbed Black by the hair with one hand and lifted him up, the corner of his mouth curling upward wickedly as a chilling, sinister smile appeared on his face.
Although he knew perfectly well that the guy before him was a fake, seeing that face wearing that expression always put him in an exceptionally good mood.
‘Smack! Smack!’
Vegeta mockingly slapped Black twice across the face.
“You b*stard!!” Rage erupted in Black’s eyes after being humiliated. He wanted nothing more than to cut Vegeta into a thousand pieces.
If looks could kill, Vegeta would probably already have been carved into pieces by Black’s glare.
“Want to know why there’s such a huge difference in strength between you and me?” Vegeta suddenly asked mockingly.
Those words struck directly at Black’s heart. Although he did not answer, the unwilling expression on his face had already given Vegeta the answer.
He desperately wanted to understand exactly where the difference lay between himself, Goku, and Vegeta.
As a god, the Super Saiyan God he transformed into should have been stronger!
“Every single cell in this body of yours, from head to toe, was trained by Kakarot through countless battles. Only an idiot like him can use this body naturally enough to bring it to its absolute limit. To you, it’s nothing more than something borrowed. Do you understand now?” Vegeta mocked him with a wicked smile.
“You mean… my understanding of Goku… still isn’t enough?” Black questioned.
“Think whatever you want. All right, enough talking. It’s time to send you on your way.” Vegeta swung his hand and hurled Black into the sky.
His hands assumed the stance for firing an energy beam in front of him, violent energy gathering between them, ready to erupt at any moment.
“Final… Flash!!” Vegeta roared as the energy in his palms surged forth like a raging dragon.
The golden lightning energy beam resembled a gigantic golden dragon opening its blood-filled maw, intent on swallowing Black whole.
On the other battlefield, Zamasu tried to break away and provide support, but Trunks kicked him flying and forcibly interrupted him.
From the looks of things, Black was finished. There was no way he could survive Vegeta’s Final Flash.
But at that moment, an unexpected change occurred.
Just as the Final Flash was about to strike Black, Masked Goku Black suddenly made his move and rescued the dying Black.
“What?! There’s someone else?!” Yet another person had appeared to interfere, causing Vegeta to furrow his brow tightly, his irritation reaching its peak.
For a moment, he was baffled. Just how many accomplices did this Black b*stard have?!
Why did someone always appear to save him whenever things reached a critical moment?!
The rescued Black was equally bewildered. Enduring the pain throughout his body, he turned his head and looked at the masked man beside him.
He did not know this guy. Why had the other party saved him?
“You… who are you?” The familiar aura made Black even more incredulous as he asked.
“I am you from another timeline, the you who has perfectly mastered Goku’s body.” At this moment, the mysterious masked man revealed his identity.
He was a powerful existence from another timeline who had changed his own fate, traversed history, crossed space-time, and killed dozens of Gokus!
Those words struck Black like a thunderbolt, disbelief spreading across his face.
This masked man was actually himself?
He expanded his Ki Sense and carefully felt it out. Only then did he completely confirm that this guy’s aura was exactly identical to his own.
“Heh heh heh… So that’s how it is. Then this really is excellent.” The corners of Black’s mouth rose as he regained control of his body.
“You said you’re me from another timeline who perfectly mastered Goku’s body. Then let me see your power. You can handle that Vegeta, right?” A crimson gleam flashed through Black’s eyes as he turned his head and asked.
“Heh heh heh… A mere Vegeta is nothing more than an appetizer.” Masked Goku Black sneered, then descended from the sky and landed in front of Vegeta.
“Tch! You arrogant b*stards, this time you’ve really pissed me off~~!!!!!” Vegeta roared as the God Ki within his body surged out endlessly like an erupting volcano.
The vast and boundless divine pressure made the entire Earth tremble. Divine light blossomed within the darkened world, as though a god of hope had descended.
“Quite powerful God Ki. No wonder the me of this timeline wasn’t his opponent. But to me, it doesn’t pose much of a threat.” After Masked Black finished speaking, with a thought, the immense dormant God Ki within his body instantly erupted.
Incomparably powerful God Ki surged out of his body like a fountain.
His hair turned rose-coloured and stood upright toward the sky.
This form was Super Saiyan Rosé—no! This was not an ordinary Super Saiyan Rosé!
This was the more advanced Super Saiyan Rosé 2!!
“What?!” After sensing God Ki that was comparable to his own, perhaps even slightly stronger, Vegeta was immediately filled with disbelief.
The masked man before him was actually a second Black?
Their auras were completely identical!
……
Outside the battlefield.
“That transformation… it isn’t an ordinary Super Saiyan Rosé. It’s a Super Saiyan that, just like us, has once again surpassed the limits of Super Saiyan Blue!” Goku immediately saw what Masked Goku Black’s transformation was.
This transformation was very similar to their Super Saiyan Blue, yet fundamentally different.
This God Ki was far too evil, unimaginably so.
Vegeta would probably be in trouble next. His previous expenditure had not been replenished, and after fighting one opponent after another in succession, his chances of defeating Masked Black had become extremely slim.
Logically speaking, Goku should have stepped in to assist Vegeta as well, but he understood Vegeta’s personality all too well. Vegeta absolutely did not want his help. If Goku rashly interfered, not only would he fail to help Vegeta, he would probably get cursed out by him instead.
All he could do was watch and see how the battle turned out.
If Vegeta lost, it would not be too late for him to step in then.
……
On the battlefield between Trunks and Zamasu.
The two stopped fighting at that moment and turned toward the other battlefield in shock.
“Another Black has appeared… Damn it! What the hell is happening to this world?” Trunks knew that the situation had now become abnormal.
He could also sense God Ki, so he could clearly perceive just how powerful this Black was.
This time, his father Vegeta probably would not have such an easy time winning.
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