"Son Goku! I will not lose to you!!" Jiren roared as he lunged forward.
"Hahaha! Bring it on, Jiren!" Goku laughed, meeting the charge head-on.
The battle between the two reached a fever pitch, more violent than ever before.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Jiren and Goku clashed frantically. Having surpassed his limits once again, Jiren managed to claw back some ground, but the gap in raw power was simply too wide. Even at his peak, Jiren was no match for Super Saiyan 5 Goku.
The sheer scale of Goku's strength far exceeded anything Jiren had imagined.
"HAA!"
Jiren leaped into the air, his hands rapidly gathering energy before hurling it down at Goku.
"ATATATATATA!"
Dozens, then hundreds of ki blasts rained down in a frantic barrage, surrounding Goku in a series of earth-shattering explosions.
As the smoke billowed, a silver radiance expanded from within. Goku burst out of the debris completely unscathed, immediately firing a Kamehameha back at Jiren.
Jiren kontorted his face in a grimace and slapped the beam away with his bare hand. However, the moment he did, Goku appeared directly above him. Goku's leg came down like a guillotine—a massive Battle Axe kick aimed straight for Jiren's head.
CRASH!
Jiren was forced into a defensive stance, crossing his arms over his head to block. The sheer force of Goku's strike caused the ground beneath Jiren to crater instantly. Driven by the overwhelming power, Jiren was forced down onto one knee.
"AAAAHHH...!"
Veins pulsed on Jiren's forehead. Under the crushing pressure, his latent potential flared once more.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Toppo watched Jiren fight with a desperate, life-risking intensity and fell silent. He knew that it was because he and the others were too weak that Jiren was forced into this isolated struggle.
Even if Universe 7 wasn't ganging up on him, their team was still at full strength. What if Jiren managed to beat Son Goku at the cost of his life? Would he have any strength left to face the others? Besides, the reality was clear—Jiren was simply not Goku's equal.
THOOM!
As Jiren was sent flying backward yet again, his composure finally shattered. Ever since he had become the strongest, he had never known defeat. Every battle had ended with him crushing his opponents with absolute power. Now, the roles were reversed. No matter how much he increased his strength, the man before him remained an insurmountable wall.
"Cough! Damn it... is there no one who can help me?"
"Strength!! I need more strength!!"
"Jiren!!"
Toppo blurred across the arena and landed beside Jiren, holding out an earring. "For Master Gicchin, and for the sake of Universe 11... let us fight together!"
Jiren froze for a moment. Then, a flash of grim resolution crossed his eyes. He knew what the Potara earrings were. He snatched the earring and snapped it onto his ear.
"Fine! Let us stand together! For my master! For Universe 11!"
Goku's overwhelming power had finally woken Jiren up. He realized that fighting alone wouldn't work. He needed a teammate. He needed someone to stand by his side.
As the two clicked their earrings into place, a colossal pressure flooded the World of Void. The energy was so immense it made Turles' eyelid twitch. He realized it was a good thing his clone was on the stage; otherwise, Goku might have actually "thrown" the win again by playing around.
The light faded, and a brand-new warrior stood before them.
"Since this is the fusion of Jiren and Toppo... call me Jippo!"
"And now... it's your turn."
Jippo's gaze swept across the remaining fighters. Instantly, Goku and the others felt a crushing weight of oppression.
Goku's lip twitched. "I think I might have played around a bit too much..."
"What?!"
Goku's pupils dilated. He instinctively raised his arms to guard.
BOOM!
The next instant, Goku was sent hurtling through the air, his body slamming into a floating stone pillar with enough force to embed him deep within the rock.
"Cough!"
The impact was so severe that Goku coughed up a spray of blood.
"Dad!"
"Kakarot!"
"Goku!"
Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo cried out in shock.
Seeing the sheer dominance of the fused Jippo, Belmod—the God of Destruction of Universe 11—finally felt a surge of confidence.
"Hahaha! Beautiful! The power of their fusion has far surpassed even my own! This is it! Universe 11 is guaranteed to win!"
Beerus's face darkened. Jippo was indeed strong—stronger than Goku and the others could handle in their current states. However, the strongest person on their team wasn't Goku...
Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, and Piccolo all lunged at Jippo simultaneously.
The arena was instantly consumed by flashes of light and the thunderous roar of combat. Explosions and battle cries echoed through the void.
But Jippo was simply too powerful. He backhanded Goku into the distance and kicked Vegeta away in a single motion. Before anyone could react, he appeared in front of Piccolo. A single, devastating punch buried itself in Piccolo's gut. Piccolo was launched straight off the arena floor.
The first contestant from Universe 7 had been eliminated.
"Uncle Piccolo!" Gohan screamed.
"Heh. You still have time to worry about others?"
Jippo's cold voice whispered in Gohan's ear. The next second, Gohan was sent tumbling across the stage.
As Piccolo reappeared in the spectator bleachers, he looked down at his hands in frustration. "Curse it... I can't believe I was the first one out..."
"Heh. Don't worry. Victory will still be ours."
Just as Jippo moved to strike Lazuli (18), Vegito (Turles) finally moved. If he didn't act now, and if Goku and Vegeta didn't fuse, Universe 11 actually might have stood a chance. Unfortunately for them, "ifs" didn't exist here.
CLAP!
Vegito caught Jippo's fist in mid-air. He stared at the fused warrior with cold, indifferent eyes.
"Heh. What do you think you're doing? She isn't someone you're allowed to touch."
Turles looked at Jippo with a murderous chill. Daring to lay a hand on his wife right in front of him? This was a path leading to the fused warrior's own demise.
Jippo's lips curled into a smirk. "Heh. You've finally decided to join the fight?"
Vegito's eyes narrowed into slits. "Force me to act? It seems fusion has made you arrogant."
"Has it? I noticed long ago that you are the true core of Universe 7. As long as I take you down, victory is mine. The others are too weak—I could finish them all with a wave of my hand."
Vegeta's face turned pitch black. That damn fusion... he's looking down on me? Just because they couldn't beat him individually, Jippo thought he could disrespect him now that he was fused?
This was truly defying the natural order. Vegeta was half-tempted to grab Kakarot and show this bastard what a real fusion looked like.
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