In the arena.
The commotion from the spectator stands, along with the words “Ultra Instinct,” had now reached everyone’s ears.
Although they didn’t know what Ultra Instinct represented, one thing was certain: anything capable of startling the gods to such an extent must be extraordinary.
“Even if you’ve mastered Ultra Instinct, you still can’t be my opponent. Your body is already riddled with injuries, Goku,” Toppo declared with extreme arrogance.
Hearing this, Goku remained calm and said nothing.
His eyes, filled with divinity, shifted toward the Trio of Danger, who had ambushed him earlier.
In an instant…
‘Whoosh~~!!!’ Ripples spread through space as Goku transformed into a silver streak of light and instantly charged in front of Bergamo, the leader of the Trio of Danger.
Such incredible, extreme speed left everyone unable to react.
“Y-You…!!!” Upon noticing Goku suddenly appearing before him, fear flashed through Bergamo’s eyes.
An overwhelming sense of danger struck him head-on. Sensing that something was terribly wrong, Bergamo instinctively threw a punch toward Goku’s face.
But Goku was even faster!
‘Bang~~!!’ A muffled impact rang out.
An indestructible fist imbued with divine power slammed into Bergamo’s chest.
As the terrifying force of the punch penetrated his body, Bergamo spat out blood. His entire body was sent flying backward like a kite with its string severed, until he finally plunged into the abyss of the Null Realm.
“Boss!!!”
“Damn it!! Goku, don’t get too carried away!!”
Lavender and Basil immediately launched a counterattack against Goku.
The two brothers coordinated seamlessly, unleashing fierce and powerful attacks that poured down on Goku like a violent storm.
However, just how powerful was Goku in his Ultra Instinct Sign state? How could a mere pair of werewolves possibly contend with him?
No matter what angle Basil and Lavender attacked from, Goku would immediately evade every single attack.
Just then, a sharp gleam flashed through Goku’s eyes.
‘Bang! Boom!’ He decisively struck, his fists containing intense God Ki landing squarely on Lavender’s and Basil’s faces.
As streaks of brilliant light tore through space, Lavender and Basil were also eliminated.
In a single encounter, the Trio of Danger had been instantly defeated.
At this moment, no one seemed to have noticed something.
With the elimination of the Trio of Danger, Universe 9 had also reached the end of its road.
Every single one of its contestants had been knocked out of the arena.
“All members of Universe 9 have been eliminated. According to the rules of the tournament, they will be erased by Lord Zeno.” The Grand Priest’s cold voice of judgment rang out through the void.
In an instant, all the contestants on the arena, along with all the gods and Angels in the spectator stands, raised their heads and gazed toward the sky.
An entire universe… was just like that, reset and destroyed by Zeno’s power.
Apart from Universe 9’s Angel Mohito, who was not erased by Zeno’s divine power, everyone else—including its God of Destruction, Supreme Kai, Tournament of Power contestants, and even Universe 9 itself—was reduced to nothingness at this moment!
The Angels remained completely unperturbed, but the Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction were scared out of their wits.
No one knew which universe would be the next to be erased by Zeno.
After confirming that Universe 9 had completely disappeared, the Grand Priest issued another proclamation, and the tournament continued.
This development caused the remaining six universes to harbor even greater resentment toward Universe 7.
If Goku from Universe 7 hadn’t taken the initiative to seek out Lord Zeno, they would never have been dragged into this Tournament of Power, where the very existence of their universes was at stake!
It was all Goku’s fault!!
In an instant, the contestants from the other universes on the arena all turned their attention toward Goku, reaching a common understanding at that very moment.
Regardless of the outcome, they had to eliminate Goku, the culprit responsible for initiating the Tournament of Power!
But how could these small fries possibly compare to Goku in his Ultra Instinct state?
“Universe 9 has disappeared… What a pity…” After a brief moment of contemplation, Goku turned his gaze toward the God of Destruction Toppo in the arena.
Although the disappearance of an entire universe had brought an enormous shock, the tournament still had to continue.
Next, it was Toppo’s turn.
“Goku!!!” Noticing Goku’s gaze fixed on him, an eerie purple light flashed through Toppo’s eyes.
Not daring to let his guard down in the slightest, he released his Power of Destruction with all his might.
He pushed both hands forward, gathering an endless stream of Power of Destruction.
In an instant, an enormous Sphere of Destruction materialized.
This was all of Toppo’s power, his ultimate finishing move!
Sensing the terrifying divine power fluctuations from this attack, Goku didn’t dare to be careless. He knew that he couldn’t maintain this form for long and had to end the battle quickly.
He brought his hands together at his waist, gathering a continuous stream of God Ki into his palms as the outline of a deep-blue ball of energy appeared.
“Kame——hame——ha~~!!!” Goku once again unleashed his finishing move, his soaring, blazing God Ki surging endlessly like an erupting volcano.
A deep-blue pillar of energy erupted from Goku’s arms, carrying the ultimate destructive power capable of annihilating everything as it charged straight toward Toppo.
At this moment, Toppo’s ultimate Sphere of Destruction also finished taking shape. This gigantic Sphere of Destruction, with a diameter large enough to cover a full third of the arena, hurtled straight toward Goku.
‘BOOOOM~~!!!’ The finishing moves into which both sides had poured everything collided, and the invisible shockwaves released by the impact caused ripples to spread through space.
At first, their energy clash was evenly matched, with neither side gaining the upper hand. It was even possible to see that Toppo’s gigantic Sphere of Destruction was faintly showing signs of pushing forward.
This was precisely the overwhelming nature of the Power of Destruction. In terms of energy intensity, the Power of Destruction was invincible among powers of the same level.
If it had been the previous Goku, he probably wouldn’t have been confident in neutralizing this attack.
But the current Goku’s strength had already grown far beyond what it had been before.
“Haaaa~~~!!!” Goku let out a thunderous roar.
In an instant, the energy of his Kamehameha increased explosively, piercing straight through Toppo’s gigantic Sphere of Destruction in a single moment.
The violent energy tore through space, completely engulfing Toppo before his terrified eyes.
“AAAAAAHHHH~~!!!” Toppo let out an agonized scream, unwilling to accept this cruel reality.
But no matter how unwilling he was to accept it, the facts were already clear. His defeat was inevitable!
The Kamehameha’s energy mercilessly shattered the divine power protecting his body, knocking him out of his Destroyer form and back into his original form before violently blasting him out of the arena.
With that, Goku had achieved a perfect victory.
Toppo, who had fallen off the arena, plunged into the abyss of the Null Realm before being transported by an invisible force back to Universe 11’s spectator area.
Toppo’s elimination left Supreme Kai Khai deeply frustrated, yet there was nothing he could do.
“Don’t blame Toppo. He did his best.” God of Destruction Belmod, on the other hand, remained completely calm.
He wouldn’t blame Toppo for his defeat. Toppo, who had abandoned everything to become a God of Destruction, was definitely not weak. It was simply that the power Goku possessed after his awakening was far too overwhelming.
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