Third match: Kibito vs Gohan.
Seeing Kibito wearing the same attire as the person who had defeated Uncle Piccolo, Gohan did not dare to underestimate him in the slightest.
After the match began, Kibito did not rush to attack, but asked, "I heard you are a Saiyan? And you can transform into a Super Saiyan?"
Gohan's pupils contracted upon hearing this. This person actually knew about Super Saiyans.
Kibito said calmly, "Let me see the power of your Super Saiyan form."
Gohan took a deep breath, thought of Piccolo's reaction after leaving the ring, and said in a deep voice, "Fine, I'll satisfy you!"
Golden aura suddenly burst from his body. His hair stood on end, turning golden. A powerful aura instantly swept across the entire arena.
Videl looked at Gohan in surprise. "Did Gohan dye his hair?"
Just as Gohan completed his transformation, two figures rushed out of the contestant tunnel at extreme speed, charging straight at Gohan in the ring.
"Hmm?" Gohan was startled, immediately sensing hostility, and prepared to counterattack.
However, just as he was about to strike back, a powerful telepathic force restrained him.
The two who rushed out had prominent 'M' marks on their heads. They inserted the needle of a strange container into Gohan's body. "Great, we'll take this powerful energy of yours!"
"Ah!" Gohan screamed, feeling his energy rapidly draining away.
"Oh no, Gohan!" Goku naturally saw that Gohan had been ambushed. He was about to go to the rescue, but was blocked by a figure… the mysterious young man, Shin, who had previously defeated Piccolo.
"Everyone, please do not act rashly." Shin said calmly.
"You white-haired guy, are you with those two?" Krillin questioned angrily.
Piccolo was horrified and quickly came forward to stop him. "Krillin, do not be disrespectful to this great one!"
Everyone looked at Piccolo in shock. They all knew how much Piccolo cared about Gohan... it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he saw him as his own son. Yet he was stopping them from rescuing him?
Piccolo said in a deep voice, "Don't worry. Given this great one's noble status, he certainly wouldn't harm Gohan."
But since he said so, everyone could only wait patiently.
Soon, Gohan had all his energy drained and reverted from his Super Saiyan state.
"Hee hee, I didn't expect things to be this easy." The person holding the strange container laughed.
"Having absorbed enough energy so quickly, Babidi-sama will surely reward us well!" The other also laughed loudly.
With that, the two flew into the sky and headed off into the distance.
At that moment, Shin finally said, "Don't worry, Kibito will heal Gohan. If you want to know the truth of the matter, follow me."
Then, he flew off in the direction the two had gone.
Goku and the others exchanged glances and followed.
In the contestant tunnel, Setsuna watched expressionlessly. He naturally knew what the counterfeit Supreme Kai wanted to do, but it didn't matter.
His current strength not only surpassed Buu, but could even be said to far surpass the Gods of Destruction.
The Majin Buu that the Supreme Kai was worried about was no different from an ordinary person in his eyes.
The only person he was wary of now was Grand Zeno, and he already had an idea of how to deal with him.
Once he completely mastered the power of the seven universes, he could begin to act.
At the edge of the ring, because the Supreme Kai had led Goku and the other main fighters away, and due to a series of upheavals, the originally bustling contestant area had become much quieter.
Satan, who had been hiding in the shadows observing for a long time, quietly stuck his head out and scanned the contestant area.
Seeing that those monsters, Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, were all gone, his heart was overjoyed.
'I have to finish the tournament and win the championship before those monsters get back!' A sharp glint flashed in Satan's eyes.
He took a deep breath, straightened his signature cape and hairstyle, put a confident smile back on his face, and suddenly jumped out of his hiding place.
He performed a cool backflip, landed in the center of the ring, faced the audience, and spread his arms.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let the little interruption just now pass! The true martial arts grand event begins now!"
In the audience, many people were still caught up in the earlier incident, but seeing Satan take the stage, their attention immediately shifted back, erupting in enthusiastic cheers.
"Satan! Satan! Satan!"
Hearing the thunderous cheers, Satan's vanity was greatly satisfied, and his courage grew a bit.
"To save time, and to make the competition more exciting, I propose that all remaining contestants engage in a fierce free-for-all!"
"The rules are simple. Everyone gets on the ring at the same time for an no-holds-barred fight. The last one standing in the ring will be the champion of this World Martial Arts Tournament!"
His words again caused the audience to boil over. Such a competition sounded very exciting.
However, when Satan saw that Setsuna was still among the contestants taking the stage, his smile instantly froze.
'This shouldn't be happening. Shouldn't all these experts have gone to join the excitement? Why was this big shot still here?'
So the question was, was it too late for him to suddenly have a stomach ache?
…
Meanwhile, deep in the universe, a desolate, dead starfield.
This was once the heavily guarded facility of the Galactic Patrol for the most dangerous prisoners… the Galactic Prison.
But at this moment, this prison, known for its sturdiness, had been reduced to ruins.
Giant metal buildings were twisted. Traces of explosions and floating debris were everywhere.
A figure wearing the Galactic Patrol uniform appeared above the ruins. It was Merus.
Looking at the tragic scene before him, his face was extremely grim.
"What exactly happened?"
A surviving patrol member shouted hysterically, "It's Moro, that monster Moro! He's escaped prison! Everyone was drained dry by him!"
'Moro has escaped?' Merus's expression was extremely grave. 'This is a big problem. Even if we could find Setsuna now...'
Thinking this, Merus was suddenly horrified and quickly asked, "Which direction did Moro flee? Is there any clue?"
The surviving patrol member, breathing heavily, pointed to the partially intact control console ruins not far away. "The direction is unknown, but before the system completely collapsed, the final automatic search log showed..."
"He searched the galactic database for two names: Cooler and Chiaki Setsuna."
"What?" Merus broke out in a cold sweat.
It was precisely because of his curiosity about Setsuna that he had specifically collected information about him, which also resulted in Earth, a planet just entering the universe's field of view, being recorded.
If this led to Earth's destruction, his sin would be too great.
Just as Merus was at a loss, his expression suddenly brightened.
He sensed the presence of his elder brother… the Seventh Universe's Angel, Whis.
"Since my brother has awakened from his long slumber, then the great one he serves, Beerus-sama, the God of Destruction, must also be awake!" Merus murmured to himself.
Angels must adhere to absolute neutrality and cannot directly intervene in universal affairs.
But Gods of Destruction have no such restriction.
If he could request Beerus's intervention, the crisis to Earth could be resolved.