"Vegeta, let's attack the barrier first," Goku said, condensing an energy blast in his hand, sending it past Janemba and straight toward the barrier.
"Don't tell me what to do, you idiot!" Vegeta roared, launching several energy blasts toward the barrier as well.
But they were quickly dumbfounded.
After hitting the barrier, their energy blasts were completely absorbed, failing to inflict even the slightest damage.
Not only that, but their energy blasts seemed to make the barrier's defenses even stronger.
Goku and Vegeta refused to believe it, frantically unleashing energy blast after energy blast.
But without exception, the energy blasts vanished as if sinking into the ocean, completely absorbed by the transparent barrier.
"Wha—How is this possible?" Both were stunned.
Just then, Janemba, who had been ignored this whole time, finally got angry.
'I'm a giant, adorable baby, can't you see me?'
Janemba's massive fist suddenly appeared out of thin air right beside Vegeta and Goku.
A single punch sent both of them flying.
Yes, that's right—it appeared from nowhere.
Janemba seemed to tear open a dimensional rift; he stood still, threw a punch, and the fist materialized right next to Goku.
Having taken a sudden heavy hit, Goku and Vegeta were sent flying dozens of meters before crashing to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
They quickly rolled over and leaped back into the air.
But just then, the colorful stones on the ground suddenly erupted, flying up and hurtling toward them.
"Ah!"
"Woah!"
Goku quickly grabbed Vegeta and used Instant Transmission, instantly appearing behind Janemba and successfully evading the attack of the colorful stones.
After putting distance between themselves and Janemba once more,
Goku said gravely, "Vegeta, I'm leaving the task of breaking the barrier to you. I'll hold him off."
As Goku spoke, he let out a long, piercing roar. Golden ki erupted from him, his immense aura shooting toward the heavens, his body crackling with lightning—he had transformed into Super Saiyan 2.
"Wha—What kind of transformation is that?" Vegeta stared wide-eyed in shock at Goku's new form.
The image of Goku at the moment of transformation was burned into his memory.
But Goku had already charged toward Janemba and was no longer answering his question.
Vegeta clenched his fists until his knuckles were white, grinding his teeth. He shot a glance filled with reluctance and helplessness at Goku charging toward Janemba, then turned his attention back to the barrier, punching it again and again.
At this moment, Vegeta felt frustrated, humiliated, and utterly furious.
For years, because he was without a physical body and only his soul remained, he had been unable to train or grow stronger.
Whatever power he had when he died was the same power he had upon receiving a body.
Although he had just received a sudden boost from the evil energy,
it was clear that his current fighting strength was still worlds apart from Goku's.
The proud Saiyan Prince simply could not accept that his lifelong rival had surpassed him by such a massive margin.
Damn it all!!!
Vegeta channeled his fury into strength, slamming his fists into the barrier with all his might.
Goku, now in Super Saiyan 2 form, used Instant Transmission to appear beside Janemba and delivered a powerful side kick.
A "whoosh" sound erupted—the sound of his kick tearing through the air.
But something strange happened.
He had clearly connected with Janemba, yet his leg passed right through the monster's body. He felt no resistance, as if he had kicked nothing but air.
Greatly shocked, Goku quickly retreated from Janemba again.
"Kamehameha..."
"Ha!"
A powerful Kamehameha wave surged forth, aimed directly at Janemba.
The blue beam, powerful enough to pierce the sky, reached Janemba instantly, poised to strike his body.
But a bizarre sight appeared once more.
A dark, ominous rift suddenly opened in front of Janemba and swallowed Goku's Kamehameha whole.
The Kamehameha simply vanished into thin air.
It was unbelievable and utterly unprecedented.
"Wha—What kind of technique is that?" Goku cried out, his face a mask of disbelief.
After just a few exchanges, he couldn't grasp his opponent's fighting style and hadn't managed to inflict any damage.
Even when he landed a blow on Janemba, the force was reflected back at him, leaving the monster completely unscathed.
A flurry of attacks resulted in zero damage, and he was even hurting himself with his reflected power.
How was he supposed to fight this thing?
Goku floated in the air and shouted loudly toward King Yemma's palace, "King Yemma, sir, what exactly is this monster?"
King Yemma's voice rang out.
"Goku, that thing is called Janemba. The Other World has accumulated a tremendous amount of evil energy over the years, and we haven't had time to purify it all.
Today, a little ogre had an accident while working. He accidentally broke a jar containing the evil energy, and then many other storage jars exploded in succession."
"This evil energy used the little ogre as a host and completely possessed him, transforming him into the colossal Janemba you see now."
"In short, Janemba is the embodiment of all the evil energy that has built up in the Other World over the years."
"I see. Does it have a weakness, then?" Goku pressed.
King Yemma replied, "I don't know. This is the first time anything like this has ever happened in the Underworld."
Goku was speechless. Although he still had hidden techniques, he couldn't figure out this opponent's methods at all, making the fight nearly impossible.
Vegeta was still relentlessly pounding the transparent barrier, but it was completely useless.
The barrier's resilience was terrifyingly high; it seemed utterly indestructible.
But the seemingly simple-minded Janemba stopped giving Goku time to think. Spitting colorful bubbles, he charged straight at Goku.
Goku decided to lure Janemba away to buy Vegeta more time to destroy the barrier. He made a face at the charging monster, sticking out his tongue and making a raspberry sound: "Nyah, nyah, nyah!"
Seeing Goku make such a bizarre gesture, Janemba actually stopped his attack, revealing an innocent smile and shouting, "Janemba! Janemba!"
He looked like a giant child.
His childish nature was still intact.
It actually worked?
Goku paused in surprise, then turned around, wiggled his rear end, and slapped it repeatedly.
"Come and catch me, you big idiot! Nyah, nyah, nyah!"
"Janemba, Janemba! Wow! Janemba!"
Vegeta was utterly paralyzed.
"Idiot, come chase me!" Goku suddenly yelled, then burst with ki and shot away.
Janemba paused for a moment, then started screaming "Janemba! Janemba!" and chased after him frantically.
Vegeta:!!!
He was shocked beyond belief!
What kind of fighting style was this?
Kakarot, that fool.
And that stupid-faced Janemba was a fool, too.
However, remembering that Goku was risking his life to distract Janemba, Vegeta quickly snapped out of his shock and resumed attacking the transparent barrier.
Meanwhile.
Resurrected souls discovered that the passage from the Other World to the mortal realm had been opened.
Countless newly freed souls squeezed into the passage, desperate to return to the world of the living.
Within moments, the passage was completely jammed with a dark, surging mass of spirits.
"Oh no! Vegeta, hurry up!" King Yemma urged.
"Shut your mouth!" Vegeta roared back.
That bastard! He sent me to Hell, and now he dares to rush me?
He simply stopped punching the barrier and paused.
"Wha—What's wrong? Why did you stop?" King Yemma's anxious voice sounded again.
"Idiot, I can't break it!" Vegeta yelled, circling the barrier once but finding no possible solution.
"This..." King Yemma was nearly hysterical.
He had worked overtime for all these years, only to fail in protecting the Other World in the end.
Now that the Great Hall of King Yemma was sealed by the barrier, he had lost all control over the Other World.
With the dead resurrecting and the passage to the mortal realm wide open, allowing countless souls who should have remained dead to return to the living world, wouldn't he be held gravely responsible?
All those years of hard work had been for nothing.
King Yemma was pacing back and forth in his hall like an ant on a hot griddle.
Countless resurrected beings were now passing through the channel, successfully returning to the mortal realm.
Frieza and King Cold, who had been observing for a while, rushed out.
But the passage was already completely blocked, and they couldn't get through.
"You pitiful ants! Don't block my way!" Frieza shouted, launching an energy blast at them.
The blast instantly killed countless resurrected beings with a loud "boom."
Who knew that Android 17 and Android 18 were mixed in with the crowd.
They inexplicably ended up taking a direct hit from the Great King's attack.
"Damn it, are you two lizards tired of living?"
The two Androids were certainly no pushovers, and they angrily launched into a fight with Frieza and King Cold.
After their resurrection, Frieza and King Cold had received a considerable power boost.
In a one-on-one fight, they were surprisingly able to battle the two Androids to a standstill.
Android 18 was sitting on King Cold's shoulder, tugging on the horns on his head.
Android 17 landed a punch that knocked Frieza's head sideways.
Meanwhile, Bojack and his four comrades had stealthily slipped through the passage.
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