“Just one casual blow broke through my protective divine power… 10x Kaio-ken is completely useless against this guy…” Goku’s expression shifted repeatedly, as though he had made an enormous decision.
With their lives at stake, he had to risk everything.
He had to win this battle. He could not lose!
Goku steadied himself, every muscle in his body tensing, his veins bulging and his face contorting as though he had gone crazy.
The surging blood energy within him was pushed even further, and this terrifying energy sent violent tremors throughout the entire world.
“Kaio-ken!! 20x!!!” Goku’s roar resounded across the sky.
With the release of 20x Kaio-ken, his God Ki rose to a terrifying level.
Judging by the intensity of his God Ki alone, he had even surpassed the peak of the Masked Goku Black’s Super Saiyan Rosé 2.
“Kakarot… Does he have a death wish?!” Sensing the God Ki erupting from Kakarot, Vegeta knew that he was putting everything on the line.
Even 10x Kaio-ken placed an unimaginable strain on his body, let alone 20x Kaio-ken.
The God Ki wreaking havoc in every direction was the clearest proof.
“Goku… Is this your true power? My mastery of this body is still nowhere near enough.” Outside the battlefield, Black broke into a sweat as he sensed this heaven-defying God Ki, speaking with lingering fear.
He had thought that after his battle with Goku, he had gained complete mastery over this body. Now, it seemed he was still far, far short.
Then Black turned his gaze toward the Masked Goku Black.
He wondered whether this version of himself, who had defeated ninety-four Gokus, could handle such powerful God Ki.
【Uncle Goku…】Elsewhere, Trunks’s heart grew heavy.
He could only imagine the enormous price Goku had paid to unleash this power.
“Heh heh heh, Trunks, now isn’t the time to let your attention wander,” Zamasu said with a mocking smile.
…
On the main battlefield.
Sensing the God Ki erupting from Goku, the Masked Goku Black grew a little more alert.
“20x Kaio-ken? Now this is getting a little interesting. I can finally show a little of what I’m really capable of, Goku.” As the Masked Goku Black finished speaking, dense, sinister particles of darkness appeared on the surface of his mask.
He harnessed the mask’s power to draw out even more of the God Ki within him.
“Yaaaahhh!!!!” The Masked Goku Black threw his head back and roared. The rose-coloured God Ki surrounding him surged once again, and his form transformed before everyone’s eyes.
His long, rose-coloured hair reached his waist, and a dense, chilling evil aura enveloped him. His terrifying strength reached the magnitude of the Tenth Dimension.
The appearance of this form shocked everyone present once again!
This was… Super Saiyan Rosé 3!
“Super Saiyan Rosé 3… Has this guy’s transformation already reached the same level as Talot’s?!” Even though Goku had unleashed 20x Kaio-ken, a powerful sense of helplessness still rose within him.
This was a transformation equivalent to Super Saiyan Blue 3!
“That guy… He can already go this far?!!” Vegeta’s face was also filled with shock. The appearance of Super Saiyan Rosé 3 had already sealed it: there was no hope of winning this battle.
The disparity between their transformation levels and dimensions was far, far too great.
Kakarot… was going to lose!
“That Black from another timeline… He’s already reached this level?! Damn it!!” Future Trunks was shaken to his core, and deep despair shrouded his heart.
He had seen Uncle Talot use Super Saiyan Blue 3 in the past timeline, yet the Masked Goku Black before him had unleashed the even darker Super Saiyan Rosé 3!
Didn’t this mean that this guy’s strength had already reached Uncle Talot’s level?!
The disparity was too great. All fighting spirit had vanished from Trunks’s eyes, leaving no trace behind.
“Hahahahaha!! That’s exactly the expression I wanted! Savor the despair of being cast into an abyss you can never climb out of, Trunks! No matter whom you bring here from the past timeline, you still won’t be able to change anything in the end.” Zamasu burst into hysterical laughter, mercilessly mocking Trunks’s helplessness.
Hearing Zamasu’s taunts, Trunks flared with anger and immediately erupted with aura, transforming into Super Saiyan 2.
“Even if I’m no match for him, I’m not afraid of you!”
Appearing before Zamasu in an instant, he hurled his rage-filled fist forward, tearing through space.
“Bam!!” The punch landed squarely on Zamasu’s face.
That single blow sent Zamasu hurtling backward uncontrollably.
However, because Zamasu was immortal, Trunks’s furious punch did little damage to him.
…
“Incredible! As expected of myself from another timeline. After defeating ninety-four Gokus, your mastery of this body has surpassed even its original owner’s. This is the power we gods should possess!!” Black said fervently.
The power the Masked Goku Black displayed was precisely the level he sought.
They both possessed Goku’s body, so he believed he could achieve it too!
He could even surpass the power the Masked Goku Black currently possessed!
…
On the battlefield.
The Masked Goku Black stood between heaven and earth in his Super Saiyan Rosé 3 form.
Opposite him was Goku, using Super Saiyan Blue Evolved combined with 20x Kaio-ken.
Anyone could see that their strength was worlds apart.
The Masked Goku Black’s power had completely surpassed Goku’s!
“Damn it!! This guy has developed my body to this extent, but I won’t admit defeat either!! Even if it costs me my life, I have to finish you here!!” Gritting his teeth, Goku gathered all the energy in his body into his right fist.
From his stance, he intended to decide the battle with a single, all-out blow!
“Oh? That move? Then let me show you just how thoroughly I’ve mastered your body. Experience the power of a god!” The Masked Goku Black likewise gathered his energy and readied a punch.
Dark, evil, rose-coloured God Ki gathered in his palm, and a vast, boundless divine pressure erupted from his hands.
As both of them gathered their power, the surrounding space warped terribly around them.
Once their power had built to a certain point, a sharp gleam flashed in both their eyes. At the same instant, they became destructive streaks of light and charged toward each other.
“Boom!!!” The moment their fists collided, the entire world trembled.
The collision of their God Ki unleashed an intensely brilliant light of destruction. The terrifying shock waves swept across a 50km radius, leveling everything within it. The entire Earth nearly exploded under the impact of this power.
Time ticked by, second after second.
Before long, the destructive light faded completely.
Goku and the Masked Goku Black both remained in their punching stances, God Ki still blazing around their bodies.
It looked like… a draw?!
But was that really the case?
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