On the arena of the Null Realm.
Just the invisible pressure emanating from the powerful Jiren was enough to make anyone hesitate to approach him lightly.
The heaven-defying strength he had displayed left countless onlookers feeling suffocated.
After ruthlessly suppressing Vegeta, Jiren casually glanced in Vegeta’s direction and muttered, “Perhaps I should praise you. You managed to make me use this much power. It was just right as a warm-up. If you know what’s good for you, step down.”
After saying that, Jiren domineeringly turned around and once again faced Talot.
However, when his words reached Vegeta’s ears, they completely ignited the fury in Vegeta’s heart.
As the Prince of the Saiyans, his dignity had been trampled until it was worth nothing.
Enduring the pain throughout his body, Vegeta struggled to stand up once again. His face was gloomy as the extinguished God Ki erupted from him once more.
Its terrifying might caused violent upheavals in every direction. The entire Tournament of Power arena—no!! The entire Null Realm—continued trembling under the impact of this God Ki.
“Hmm?” Sensing the intensity of Vegeta’s erupting God Ki, Jiren raised an eyebrow, then arrogantly turned around once again to confront Vegeta.
At this moment, Vegeta had completely entered a state of full God Ki eruption. Judging by the situation, he intended to gather all of his God Ki into a single point and stake everything on one attack.
“You expressionless b*stard!! You’ve humiliated me again and again!! If you’ve got the guts, then take this attack head-on!!” Vegeta spread both arms wide as God Ki continuously converged into the palms of his hands.
The tremendous might made a trace of astonishment flash through Jiren’s eyes.
To be frank, he had never seen an attack of this intensity before.
He had not expected this Saiyan called Vegeta to be capable of unleashing such powerful energy.
“Come!” Jiren still maintained that kingly posture of contempt toward everything.
No matter how strong you are, I’ll always be above you!
No matter how much powerful energy Vegeta unleashed, Jiren was confident that he could suppress it and make them understand deeply what an absolute gap in strength truly meant.
Seeing that his scheme had succeeded, a sly smile appeared on Vegeta’s face. This was exactly what he wanted.
Ever since the last time in the future timeline, when his finishing move had been reflected back by Masked Goku Black, he had improved his technique, causing its destructive power and penetrating force to become far greater than when it was normally used.
He refused to believe that a guy like Jiren could do it even more thoroughly than Masked Goku Black!
“Take this!!!” Vegeta rapidly brought his hands together. A devastating golden lightning energy beam gathered and took shape between his palms, and his finishing move was about to be unleashed.
“SUPER—GAMMA BURST FLASH!!!” Vegeta let out a loud roar.
A devastating golden light of destruction erupted from his hands, carrying power capable of destroying the world as it blasted straight toward Jiren.
“What?!” A look of shock flashed across Jiren’s usually unperturbed face as the destructive energy beam came rushing toward him head-on.
With no time to think about anything else, Jiren immediately crossed his arms into a defensive stance to block the ferocious golden light of destruction.
‘BOOM~~~!!!!’
Accompanied by a deafening roar that resounded through space, the entire arena shook violently. The golden light of destruction, powerful enough to overturn everything, tore out of the arena and continued onward until it finally disappeared into the chaos of the Null Realm.
Smoke filled the air and dust flew everywhere.
Every contestant in the arena wore a dumbstruck expression. Even the Gods of Destruction and Angels in the spectator area were greatly startled by the terrifying destructive power displayed by Vegeta’s finishing move.
“Vegeta… did it work?!” Goku was overjoyed, shocked by the terrifying destructive power released by Vegeta’s finishing move.
If he had been the one facing that attack and had taken it head-on, the lighter outcome would have been severe injuries, while the worse outcome would have been complete annihilation.
In short, with his current strength, there was no way he could have blocked it.
Then what about Jiren, who had been struck head-on by that attack?
That was not only the question Goku cared about, but also the question everyone else wanted answered.
As most of the smoke gradually dispersed, Jiren’s figure faintly appeared.
The Super Gamma Burst Flash just now had indeed affected Jiren and blasted him to the ground.
“Heh heh heh… hahahahaha~~!!” Vegeta let out a hysterical laugh. At this moment, he felt incredibly exhilarated and excited.
It worked! His Super Gamma Burst Flash had successfully challenged an opponent above his level and defeated Jiren head-on!!
“Nicely done!! Vegeta!!” God of Destruction Beerus in the spectator area felt extremely proud.
Although Vegeta was not the God of Destruction candidate personally chosen by him, the strength Vegeta had displayed was already enough to qualify him to become a God of Destruction.
This also represented that the top-level strength of his Universe 7 was far beyond what the contestants from ordinary universes could compare with.
However, Whis beside him remained silent.
To others, it certainly looked like Vegeta had knocked Jiren down, but was it really that simple?
Obviously not.
“Impossible!! An attack of this level could never defeat Jiren!!” God of Destruction Belmod nearly went mad upon seeing this scene.
That attack just now possessed extraordinary destructive power. Even he would have had to take it seriously.
Yet now, Jiren had been knocked to the ground by it and even appeared unconscious.
“Jiren… was actually knocked down… how is that possible?!” Supreme Kai Khai could hardly believe it, feeling as though even breathing had become difficult.
Because once Jiren fell, it meant that Universe 11 had lost its hope.
“Lord Belmod, the real show has only just begun. Don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious!” Angel Marcarita said with a smirk.
Sure enough, the moment she finished speaking, the situation immediately reversed.
Jiren, who should have been lying motionless in the crater, suddenly vanished from where he was.
“Hmm?!” The smile on Vegeta’s face, who had believed he had won, abruptly froze.
Because Jiren had already rushed in front of him in an instant and was looking down at him from above with the kingly posture of one who despised everything.
In Jiren’s left palm, a crimson energy sphere glowing with light was pressed against Vegeta’s abdomen.
The terrifying invisible power emanating from it made every cell in Vegeta’s body tremble.
Because of the previous attack, Vegeta’s stamina and God Ki had been greatly depleted. Coupled with Jiren’s incredibly fast charge, he had no time at all to use the little God Ki remaining within his body for defense.
“That attack just now did have impressive destructive power, but that was all.” Jiren’s low voice fell.
Immediately afterward, the crimson energy sphere in his hand expanded rapidly, enveloping Vegeta in one go and subjecting him to all-around devastation.
Unimaginable pain swept across Vegeta’s entire body. Miserable screams erupted from his mouth one after another. This heart-piercing agony was breaking down his final line of defense bit by bit.
‘BOOM~~!!!’
The energy sphere exploded violently, and scorching flames suddenly surged upward from the ground.
At the center of the flames, Vegeta’s eyes had rolled white, the divine power around him had collapsed, and his Super Saiyan Blue Evolved transformation could no longer remain stable.
As though he had lost consciousness entirely, Vegeta weakly fell forward.
His body had already reached its limit, and his consciousness had also fallen into a deep sleep under Jiren’s attack.
Vegeta in Super Saiyan Blue Evolved… had been instantly defeated by the powerful Jiren in a single move!
“Fall. The fact that you were able to make me take you seriously is already something you can be proud of.” Jiren spoke coldly, then walked toward Talot’s position without even looking back.
In his view, the outcome of this battle could no longer change.
Vegeta had already lost. There would be no miracle.
If killing had not been prohibited in this Tournament of Power, Vegeta would already be dead.
However, as an opponent for a warm-up, Vegeta’s strength had indeed surprised him.
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