“Roarrrrr!”
The thunderous roar continued incessantly, causing the entire arena to shake violently.
Jiren’s aura continued to rise steadily, seemingly endless, and his body had doubled in size compared to before.
The fiery red aura spread in all directions, and even the spectators in the stands could feel its heat.
“What a powerful aura storm! Jiren’s power is terrifying!” Piccolo exclaimed.
“Except for His Majesty Links, this is the first time I’ve seen someone’s power rise so high!” Vegeta also looked shocked.
Beside them, Broly, who had been healed by Whis, shook his head. “Jiren’s power increase is abnormal. His current state is just like mine earlier. This isn’t his aura increasing; he’s burning his life!”
“Belmod is…luckily we have Lin Chen; otherwise, the one who won might really be Universe 11,” Beerus said, his gaze heavy as he clenched his fists tightly.
“Great job! Maybe Jiren can win!”
On the Universe 11 side, Belmod said excitedly as he looked at the arena with keen, sparkling eyes.
At this moment, if you only looked at Power Level, Jiren’s was almost on par with Lin Chen’s Power Level when he used Kaio-ken in Super Saiyan Silver-Grey 4 form.
With such immense power, even if Jiren replaced Lin Chen in challenging the Multiverse’s experts, he might also win!
But just as Belmod thought this, Marcarita shook her head and said, “Belmod-sama, don’t be too quick to rejoice. Jiren in this state might be even worse off than he was just now.”
“What?”
…
“Wow… Jiren got stronger again! He’s also amazing!”
“Both Jiren and Lin Chen are strong!”
On the throne, the two Zenos watched Jiren excitedly.
“Could they both lose at this rate?”
“Yeah, who knows who will win in the end?”
At this moment, the Grand Priest spoke, “Zeno-sama, Jiren won’t win.”
In the arena, Jiren’s aura finally stopped growing. He glared at Lin Chen, then suddenly rushed towards him.
In everyone’s eyes, Jiren’s body seemed to disappear, leaving behind only a flash of red light.
In almost an instant, Jiren appeared in front of Lin Chen, his fist raised…
Bang!
Immediately, Jiren was sent flying.
After finally managing to stop spinning, Jiren climbed to his feet from the ground, his face contorted, veins pulsating on his forehead.
“Why? Why is this happening?”
“Jiren, at our level of power, is simply increasing strength really useful?”
“Strength is everything! Strength is justice!”
With a loud roar, Jiren gathered all his energy into his fist, and unleashed a devastating blow, charged with immense power, towards Lin Chen.
The power of this attack was indeed astonishing, but no matter how strong the attack, it was useless if it couldn’t hit the opponent.
Lin Chen simply sidestepped effortlessly.
Boom!
The energy punch flew out, cutting off a section of the spectator stands, revealing its incredible power.
However, Jiren who delivered this blow gained nothing. Instead, Lin Chen suddenly stepped forward, closing the distance between them in a single stride. Like a hammer smashing through a city wall, Lin Chen’s palm slammed into Jiren’s body.
Pfff!
A red light pierced through Jiren and appeared from behind.
“I absolutely…won’t let it happen again! Ahhh!”
Jiren roared again, suddenly exerting more force, finally pushing Lin Chen back a step.
But immediately after, when Jiren prepared to attack again, he was once again knocked to the ground by Lin Chen.
However, this time when Lin Chen was about to pursue, Goku rushed up again to intercept.
He shouted, “Jiren, fight with me! Only together can we possibly defeat Brother Lin Chen!”
“Don’t say anymore! I won’t cooperate with anyone!”
Jiren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pushed Goku aside, and charged at Lin Chen again.
But Goku was right; the reality proved that neither Jiren nor Goku, in a one-on-one fight, were a match for Lin Chen.
“Why? Why won’t Jiren listen to Goku’s advice? It’s clear that when they cooperated to fight against Lin Chen before, they were able to hold their own!”
“As long as Jiren is willing to cooperate, maybe they can really stand against Lin Chen!”
Supreme Kai of Universe 11, Khai, couldn’t understand why Jiren was stubbornly refusing to cooperate with Goku.
It had already reached this point, why is Jiren still acting so recklessly?
“Jiren will never cooperate with Goku,” Belmod suddenly said.
“Huh?”
“Anyway, since it’s come to this, I’ll tell you everything. Khai, do you know Jiren’s master, Gicchin?”
Khai nodded, “I do. His master Gicchin was once the strongest martial artist in Universe 11 but was suddenly attacked and killed by a mysterious person.”
“Yeah. Jiren’s refusal to team up is related to Gicchin. Before Gicchin’s death, he actually wanted to teach Jiren the importance of teamwork. For this reason, he even had Jiren join the Pride Troopers.”
“Huh? Wasn’t it to get strong?” Khai asked.
“Of course not,” Belmod shook his head. “Since becoming Gicchin’s disciple, Jiren has always been a lone wolf. Gicchin wanted to teach him the importance of teamwork, so he had him join the Pride Troopers… However, this choice indirectly caused Gicchin’s death.”
“Led to Gicchin’s death?”
“On the day Gicchin was attacked, Jiren was on a mission with the Pride Troopers. The team wasn’t powerful at that time, and Jiren’s strength was crucial to them, so he didn’t learn about Gicchin’s attack until the battle was over.”
“When he rushed over, Gicchin had already died at the hands of that mysterious person.”
“Jiren has always believed that if he hadn’t been fixated on teamwork and the Pride Troopers that day, he might have been able to arrive in time to save Gicchin…”
In the arena, Jiren was once again seng flying by Lin Chen, almost flying off the arena this time, but Goku caught him.
However, Jiren, who narrowly escaped, didn’t thank Goku. Instead, he pushed him away and continued to fight Lin Chen alone.
Belmod looked at Jiren in this state, silently shaking his head. “Jiren has always believed that so-called teamwork has held him back. So since then, he has never cooperated with anyone. Even in the Pride Troopers, he always acted alone.”
On the side, members of the Pride Troopers were hearing this story for the first time, their eyes wide open.
Toppo, who had recovered, lowered his head and said, “I always thought Jiren was just eccentric. I didn’t know about this past.”
“But the problem is, if Jiren doesn’t cooperate now, he won’t be able to defeat Lin Chen!” Kahseral remarked.
“This is Jiren’s obsession. No one can convince him,” Belmod sighed.
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