"No matter how strong your attack is, Destruction energy will erase it into nothing."
Belmod wrapped himself in a dark-purple aura, utterly composed.
The moment Cell Max's body touched Levos, it closed around him like a shell, swallowing his true body inside.
"Evolved back into Perfect Form Cell Max…" Levos analyzed silently. "But unlike before, my main transformation and the mechanical form are coexisting and stacked on top of each other…"
Goku and the others stared at that silver-white, streamlined body with a metallic sheen, wreathed in emerald flames. Their faces were full of anticipation.
"Levos once fought Lord Beerus in that form," someone murmured. "The scene was basically unimaginable. In the end they even broke the seal on a space-time rift, and that… Supreme Kai of Time scolded him for it…"
"Fighting someone on Beerus's level? Breaking a seal?" Frieza's eye twitched. "Something like that happened on Earth, and I didn't know?!"
"Frieza, there's a lot you don't know." Goku grinned. "After that, Levos absorbed tons of dark humans whose bodies Zamasu had stolen, and got an even crazier form."
"Tch…" Frieza's eyelid spasmed. "If we survive this, I'm finding out exactly what happened on Earth while I was gone!"
Frieza felt like he'd cracked the case.
So that was it.
No wonder Puar's strength had blown past everything he understood. And he'd taken a beating he couldn't even explain!
Once they got back, Frieza swore he'd investigate personally. Until he'd mapped every last secret Levos had, he wasn't leaving Earth for a second.
Piccolo's brow was tightly knit. "Thank goodness this isn't happening on Earth. A fight at a God of Destruction's level… the aftermath is unthinkable."
"That's why there's a rule," Bados said with a faint smile. "Gods of Destruction aren't allowed to fight each other. The scariest part is that battles at this level ripple through an entire universe."
"It's a good thing this fight isn't in our universe," Goku said, honestly relieved. "I hope Levos can cut loose and go all out."
"Universe ending, who cares." Frieza's voice turned low. "I only want to know what level Levos has reached now…"
At the center of the battlefield
"Fusing into one?" Belmod's lips curved. "Interesting…"
"Come." He spread his arms wide. The power of Destruction around him surged harder, twisting space itself. The pressure was so heavy the others could barely breathe. "I'll show you the difference between a mortal and a god like heaven and mud!"
A flash of gold.
Levos's silver-white body was dyed a brilliant, gleaming gold.
His frame expanded again just enough to match the massive battle axe in his hands.
Slash!
He raised the axe and brought it down in one clean motion.
The arc of the swing formed rings of green energy rippling outward, warping and tearing space as they spread.
Along that line, the starfield itself split open an iridescent rift spanning the galaxy, as if the universe had been cleaved in two.
And in the instant the axe cut across
Before Belmod could even react
His body was severed at the waist.
The sneer on Belmod's face was still frozen there.
He lowered his eyes to the cleanly bisected torso, disbelief choking his voice. "How… is this possible? A mere human… I'm a God of Destruction! This can't "
The gods watching like it was a show went rigid too.
It all happened so fast, none of them processed it in time.
"What just happened? Did I see wrong?"
"Lord Belmod… a God of Destruction… cut in half by a mortal's axe?"
"Why didn't Destruction energy work?"
"I get it!" Supreme Kai Roh laughed like he'd solved everything. "He held back! Lord Belmod held back! Hahaha this way the game gets interesting!"
On the other side, Goku and the others finally snapped out of their shock.
"Levos really hides things deep," Goku said, eyes shining.
"But that golden transformation…" Piccolo's gaze flicked between Frieza and Levos, suspicion rising. "Why does it feel familiar? A golden form?"
"That's right!" Frieza had never been more qualified to speak. "It took me half a year of brutal training to develop that form. And Levos mastered it in no time…"
Deep down, Frieza was furious.
You're already that strong and you're still stealing my transformation? Couldn't you learn from me follow the principle of 'strong enough is enough'?
He even started wondering if he should charge Levos a licensing fee, amend their agreement… and tack on an extra five centimeters.
No matter what, the shock of a Perfect Golden Cell Max was real.
Frieza couldn't help a sliver of pride. "As expected of the form I worked so hard to create."
But then he thought of Cooler, and irritation flared again.
If his naive, stupid older brother hadn't trained twenty years longer than him, there wouldn't be any debate about who the "genius" really was.
"That measly black-and-gold form…" Frieza's eyes narrowed. "I'll reach it too."
He understood it now this era wasn't what it used to be.
He had to work twice as hard.
"First, I surpass my brother." Frieza clenched his fist, staring at the battlefield. "Then… I step on every last one of these gods!"
Belmod's expression shifted from shock to pure gloom.
He'd never imagined he'd be wounded like this by a mortal.
This humiliation was unacceptable.
"What are you all standing around for?!" Belmod roared at the Supreme Kais who were still watching. "I'm not dead! Heal me!"
Only then did the gods snap back to themselves. They rushed to Belmod in a panic, helping him restore his injuries.
Once the upper and lower halves were pressed together, the wound closed rapidly within a few breaths he was whole again, leaving only a faint scar.
Belmod rolled his shoulders, tested his limbs, confirmed everything worked then pulled every last thread of Destruction energy into his body.
He sneered. "Damn mortal. I underestimated you."
"You're the first being in ten million years to make me bleed."
"I admit your power is strong." His voice dripped with ice. "But you will never defeat me."
"A God of Destruction excels at one thing attack. Destruction."
"Now "
"It's my turn!"
Belmod's pupils vanished. His eyes burned with eerie violet light.
A strange rune in his chest and abdomen began to glow brighter, brighter until it blazed.
The dark-purple Destruction energy compressed against his skin, altering his very complexion.
"This is my… God of Destruction form!"
Belmod's aura exploded outward, terrifying beyond words.
Goku shuddered and instantly went Super Saiyan 4. "So strong… even from this far away my body feels like it's being stabbed."
The others followed, transforming into their strongest states just to withstand the pressure Belmod radiated.
Bados immediately guided the cube ship into open space.
Down on the barren planet
Levos gently set the battle axe on the ground and warned Puar and the little Cells, "Get behind me."
"I won't!" Puar refused. "I want to fight too! Puar will be Young Master Levos's sword and shield!"
"This isn't a game!" Levos' gaze locked onto Belmod. "A full-power strike from a God of Destruction might destroy an entire universe!"
"And anyone killed by Destruction energy can't be revived!"
"I'm not afraid of death!" Puar's tone was rock solid. "I don't care about some God of Destruction! I want to be a real warrior!"
Levos couldn't talk her down. His brow furrowed, and he could only order her to become a cloak.
Puar disobeyed and turned into a blue battle suit instead forcing itself onto his body like armor.
Levos sighed, raised a shield around them, and told the little Cells to stay sharp when the attack came.
Where Belmod stood, reality had already been carved into a void an area where no matter could exist.
Quitela swallowed, nervous. "Belmod… go a little lighter. This is my universe, after all."
Belmod's grin was feral. "I don't care. Right now I only want one thing this mortal dead. Now."
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