As Marcarita waved the Angel scepter in her hand, invisible Angel power enveloped Toppo’s body.
In just an instant, all of Toppo’s fatal injuries were completely healed, and the unconscious Toppo regained consciousness.
He opened his eyes again, and after realizing that he had arrived in the spectator area, he accepted the fact that he had been eliminated.
“I’m sorry, Lord Belmod, Lady Marcarita, and Lord Supreme Kai…” Toppo’s voice was filled with dejection. Even if he had come to terms with it, how could he possibly speak as he had before? A loser was still a loser.
“It’s all right, Toppo. You did your best. Jiren is still in the arena,” Supreme Kai Khai comforted him.
From the very beginning, his hopes had been placed on Jiren.
Even though Toppo was a God of Destruction candidate!
“Forget it. You’ve already done very well. There’s no need to dwell on your defeat, Toppo.” Belmod nodded, giving Toppo extremely high praise as his senior.
“To have brought the power of Hakai to this level is already quite remarkable. You’ll become even stronger in the future as well.” Angel Marcarita smiled faintly.
Listening to the reassurance from all these esteemed figures, Toppo didn’t know why, but he couldn’t feel happy at all.
To be honest, what he truly cared about wasn’t merely gaining the recognition of these Gods and Angels, but what Jiren thought of him.
At this moment, Jiren had indeed noticed Toppo’s defeat.
Those cold eyes that looked down on everything stared directly at Toppo.
That seemingly calm gaze invisibly brought immense pressure upon Toppo, making him feel terrified, his scalp going numb.
“Even after casting aside every unnecessary thing, all you gained in the end was this tiny, insignificant amount of power? How disappointing, Toppo.” Jiren’s cold voice rang out. Immediately afterward, he stopped paying any attention to Toppo and focused entirely on dealing with Talot.
As far as he was concerned, once you failed, you lost everything.
In Jiren’s eyes, Toppo was now nothing more than a failure who had accomplished nothing.
Those words deeply struck Toppo’s heart and caused memories of the past to surface.
Jiren was still Jiren after all. He had never changed.
Belmod, standing off to the side, let out a long sigh. He had already expected this.
It was precisely Jiren’s obsessive personality and refusal to trust anyone that had forged his extreme strength.
Only by being strong yourself could you deal with everything!
…..
Over at Universe 7’s spectator area.
Although Goku eliminating Toppo was indeed astonishing, the impact of Jiren’s words was even greater.
That guy’s personality was far too radical and extreme. Even companions who fought alongside him seemed to be nothing more than worthless tools in his eyes.
“So in that guy’s eyes, companions are nothing but burdens…” Vegeta muttered to himself, his gaze toward Jiren changing subtly.
To be honest, Jiren was actually very similar to him, but not to the current him.
Rather, to the person he used to be. Back when he had no family, he too had been a cold and merciless killing prince. In his eyes, there had only been himself and overwhelming power. There had been no family, much less companions.
“What an extreme guy. Even companions who fought alongside him became completely worthless in his words.” Beerus crossed his arms and spoke with disdain.
Although from the perspective of a God of Destruction, there was nothing particularly wrong with what Jiren was doing, and one could even say that this complete lack of emotion and cold-heartedness was exactly what was needed to become a God of Destruction candidate.
But this also proved one thing. There was something wrong with Jiren’s heart.
“No wonder his strength is so overwhelming. A twisted heart has created an extreme kind of strength,” Whis sighed.
He didn’t know what had happened in Jiren’s past, but with the insight of an Angel, he could tell that Jiren carried a cruel and unknown past.
But that no longer mattered. This battle was a grand tournament involving the survival of eight universes. No side would show mercy.
In this Tournament of Power, it was either you die or I die!!
…
In the arena.
After defeating Toppo, Goku also entered a state of complete exhaustion.
He panted heavily, and his Ultra Instinct Sign state disappeared as well.
“The power’s gone… That form… was amazing… How do I enter it again?” Goku felt the changes taking place within his body.
The sensation from that brief instant had been something he had never experienced before, giving rise to a feeling in his heart that he could do anything.
If he could enter that state once again and perfectly master God Ki, he was confident that he could fight Jiren, and even defeat Jiren head-on.
Just as Goku’s thoughts began to drift…
Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred.
A streak of light burst through the air, striking Goku with lightning speed.
‘BOOM~~!!’ A deafening explosion rang out.
Goku was sent flying by this terrifying force, crashing into a pillar of Kachi Katchin and convulsing uncontrollably.
The pain coursing through his body left him unable to control himself, and he even spat out stomach acid and blood.
“D-Damn it…!!” Goku’s expression turned ugly after being ambushed so suddenly, and he turned his gaze toward the person who had appeared before him.
This guy was a member of Universe 11.
Aside from Jiren and Toppo, he was their third most prominent fighter, Dyspo, known as the Sonic Warrior.
“I really didn’t expect that even Toppo, who abandoned everything to become a God of Destruction, would be no match for you. I underestimated you, Goku.” Dyspo’s sharp gaze locked onto Goku. Energy surged in his hand, forming Circle Flash.
“Although launching a sneak attack is a despicable tactic, for the sake of Universe 11’s survival, I have no choice but to do this.” As Dyspo finished speaking, he violently hurled the Circle Flash in his hand, sending it tearing through the air toward Goku.
[This is bad!!] Goku stared at the approaching Circle Flash, his face filled with shock as his expression changed drastically.
If he were in peak condition, blocking this attack wouldn’t have been a problem. Unfortunately, he was now almost completely exhausted, making it utterly impossible for him to withstand the Circle Flash.
Just as Goku was about to be struck by the Circle Flash, another unexpected change occurred at this critical moment.
Hit, the assassin from Universe 6, suddenly intervened and neutralized Dyspo’s Circle Flash for Goku.
“What?!” Dyspo was astonished by Hit’s sudden appearance.
This guy had come to ruin his plans again!
“Hit!” Goku was extremely surprised by Hit’s sudden appearance.
They clearly belonged to opposing teams, yet Hit had come to his rescue at such a critical moment.
Doing something like this could earn him punishment from the God of Destruction, Champa.
“Don’t misunderstand, Goku. I’m not helping you. I just have an old score to settle with this guy!” A red gleam flashed through Hit’s eyes as his gaze toward Dyspo continuously shifted.
During the previous chaotic battle, he had been ambushed by Dyspo. If he hadn’t escaped into his Time-Skip dimension in time, he might have been eliminated by Dyspo on the spot.
“A rat that hides in the darkness should remain in the darkness forever! Since you’ve deliberately come looking for trouble, I’ll have no choice but to uphold justice and eliminate you!!” Purple light flickered around Dyspo’s body as he entered his battle-ready state once again.
“Hmph!” Hit snorted coldly and activated Time-Skip, launching a surprise attack on Dyspo first.
Faced with Hit’s Time-Skip, Dyspo demonstrated his own unique way of dealing with it.
Exploding with extreme speed, Dyspo forcibly evaded Hit’s Time-Skip through his superior speed, then turned the situation around and unleashed a furious barrage of attacks on Hit.
[That guy’s speed… has already far surpassed Hit’s Time-Skip?] After witnessing Hit being suppressed, Goku gained a rough understanding of Dyspo’s strength and calmly analyzed the situation.
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