Bulma was so incensed by Ribrianne's words that she actually laughed. "Fatty, you really have no idea who you're dealing with!! Lazuli, let's go!"
Bulma and Lazuli collided with the Universe 2 trio. In the very first exchange, Bulma sent Ribrianne tumbling backward with a sharp kick.
"Ribrianne!!" her two companions cried out. They moved to abandon their fight with Lazuli to support their leader.
Zip! Zip!
Two Ki blasts exploded at their feet, forcing them to halt.
"Hey, are you looking down on me? Your opponent is right here," Lazuli said coldly as she faced off against Roasie and Kakunsa.
"Hmph! Then we'll just finish you off first!" The two women lunged at Lazuli, hoping to end her quickly so they could rejoin Ribrianne.
On the other side, Bulma was relentlessly hammering away at Ribrianne. To dare call her ugly was a death sentence. Bulma was a beautiful girl who was forever eighteen, okay?!
Watching Bulma beat Ribrianne to a pulp, Vegito (Turles) couldn't help but shiver. The saying 'Better to offend a villain than a woman' was proving its weight in gold right now.
Boom!
Bulma slammed Ribrianne into the arena floor and looked down at her with disdain. "Hmph. Fatty, it seems your strength isn't nearly as tough as your mouth. If this is all you've got, then get off the stage!"
Ribrianne crawled out of the crater, looking battered and humiliated. She glared at Bulma with sheer resentment.
She hadn't expected her opponent to be this powerful. Furthermore, Bulma's companion was no weakling either, successfully tying up Roasie and Kakunsa. It seemed she had no choice but to go all out!
In an instant, a strange, magical aura began to radiate from Ribrianne.
"For love and justice! Everyone, please lend me your power!!" Ribrianne screamed.
Bulma stared at her, bewildered. Love and justice? Are we really doing this "magical girl" thing now?
Vroom!
Suddenly, Ribrianne's aura exploded.
"Go for it, Ribrianne!"
"Defeat that ugly woman! Ribrianne, you are our universe's last hope!"
The eliminated contestants in the Universe 2 spectator stands shouted encouragement, their bodies glowing with a soft pink light.
As more and more pink energy rose from the stands and converged onto Ribrianne, her pressure grew increasingly terrifying.
"What's going on?" Shin asked, staring at the stands in shock. "Are they allowed to receive outside support like that?"
As the pink energy accumulated, Ribrianne's body began to expand. Slowly, she grew into a fifty-meter-tall giant!
"Hahahaha! This is the power of love from Universe 2!" Empowered by her massive surge in strength, Ribrianne's confidence returned.
"Fist of Love!"
Ribrianne's massive fist hammered down toward Bulma.
Thud!
Bulma didn't even flinch. She simply extended a single finger, stopping Ribrianne's colossal fist dead in its tracks.
"What?!" Ribrianne stared in disbelief.
"I don't believe it!! Love Cannon!"
"Feel the power of love!!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under Ribrianne's frantic bombardment, pink smoke and dust blanketed the entire arena.
Suddenly, the Grand Minister's voice cut through the noise. "All contestants from Universe 9 have been eliminated. Universe 9 shall be erased!"
His cold announcement marked the first universe to fall.
"Erase!"
Zeno spoke the terrifying word in his high-pitched, innocent voice. He waved his hand, and a brilliant white light appeared. He squeezed his small hand shut, and in the next instant, everyone in the Universe 9 spectator stands—except for the Angel—vanished.
"Wh... what?!"
"Universe 9 was actually erased?!"
A bone-chilling cold swept across the arena, a fear that struck the very depths of every soul. Many contestants who had been caught up in Ribrianne's "love" influence snapped back to reality instantly.
Panic began to spread. The earlier warning that losing universes would be erased was real—and the reality was far more ruthless than they had imagined.
The atmosphere on the stage instantly turned from a competition into a desperate struggle for survival.
At that moment, Bulma's figure appeared directly in front of the giant Ribrianne. Her expression was icy. "I've lost interest in playing with you."
"What?!" Ribrianne stammered, staring at the completely unscathed Bulma.
Before she could react, Bulma delivered a heavy kick to her massive frame. The speed was so great that Ribrianne couldn't even see it coming. The giant was sent hurtling into the air.
Bulma followed up with a powerful Ki blast that slammed into Ribrianne, blasting her straight out of the arena.
"Ribrianne!!" Roasie and Kakunsa screamed.
"Heh. You still have time to worry about others?"
Lazuli flickered in front of Roasie, pressing a Ki blast directly into her abdomen. In the next heartbeat, Roasie was blasted off the stage.
"Wha—?!"
Kakunsa stared in horror as Bulma suddenly appeared in front of her. Bulma's gloved hand clamped onto Kakunsa's face. The world spun for the girl, and by the time she regained her senses, she was sitting in the Universe 2 spectator stands.
In the blink of an eye, the Universe 2 trio had been wiped out by Bulma and Lazuli.
"Ribrianne, Roasie, and Kakunsa of Universe 2 have been eliminated. All contestants from Universe 2 are gone. Universe 2 shall be erased!"
As the Grand Minister spoke, Zeno raised his innocent-looking hand once more.
With a flash of white light, everyone in the Universe 2 stands—except the Angel—vanished instantly.
Universe 2 had become the second universe to be eradicated, following Universe 9.
This time, every contestant still on the stage stopped testing the waters. They had no desire to be part of the next erased universe. The combat grew significantly more intense and chaotic.
The disappearance of two universes in the blink of an eye left the Gods of Destruction in the stands reeling. Beerus turned to Whis, his voice trembling slightly. "Are they... are they really gone?"
Whis raised his scepter, probing the locations where Universes 9 and 2 once existed. He found nothing but a vast, empty void.
"Yes, Lord Beerus. They have been completely erased. All life, all planets, even the gods themselves... everything but the Angels is gone."
The Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais of the universes exempt from the tournament wiped cold sweat from their brows. They looked at each other with immense relief. "Thank goodness we've been working hard. It's a blessing we don't have to participate in such a dangerous game..."
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