"Lord Giin, it is your turn to enter." Angel Martinu beside him reminded him.
"I know. You don't need to rush me." God of Destruction Giin replied coldly.
The next second, he bowed upward, then leaped down from the spectator area and steadily landed more than ten meters in front of Goku.
Seeing God of Destruction Giin descend, Goku immediately became focused.
His face was serious, and not the slightest fatigue from having experienced multiple great battles earlier could be seen.
"I must praise you. Being able to eliminate all the warriors under this God means you do have some ability. However, this farce should end now." Giin spoke in a low voice. His aura was so steady that it was difficult to figure out.
The battle had yet to begin, but Goku already felt no small amount of pressure spreading through his heart.
This invisible impact stimulated the battle-loving factor inside his body, making him increasingly excited.
Goku, who had come back to his senses, showed an excited smile on his face.
"I've always been looking forward to fighting the Gods of Destruction from other universes. Now that a God of Destruction is right in front of me, I'm already so excited I can't control myself!" Goku clenched his fists excitedly, and fighting spirit surged in his eyes.
Because of his emotional fluctuation, the silver glow flickering in his Ultra Instinct state became even more dazzling and brilliant.
Sensing Goku's burning fighting spirit, God of Destruction Giin revealed a disdainful smile on his face.
"To still maintain fighting spirit before this God is worthy of praise, but there is one thing this God must remind you of. Gods of Destruction are very terrifying existences." As his words fell, God of Destruction Power pulsed around Giin, and deep purple light flickered.
In an instant, towering God of Destruction might erupted. Incomparably vast energy rose from the ground, stirring the chaos of the World of Void.
In this instant, everyone on the arena was swept by this terrifying God of Destruction might, their bodies and souls seemingly brought into another world.
Existences whose strength had reached the Ninth Dimension, or even the Tenth Dimension, after coming back to their senses, found their bodies already drenched in cold sweat.
This was... the true power of a God of Destruction!
Just erupting with a small portion of his power was enough to make their souls feel fear.
However, fear was only temporary. This kind of pressure, this kind of tension, would instead become nourishment that stimulated the strong to grow stronger.
"So this is the power of a God of Destruction? It really is strong!" Goku wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, not showing the slightest fear in his eyes.
He assumed a fighting stance, ready to face God of Destruction Giin at any time.
In this battle, he would burn everything he had and leave no regrets behind, even if it cost him his life.
Noticing the fighting stance Goku assumed, a faint purple light flashed through God of Destruction Giin's eyes.
"Your courage is commendable, but that is all." The instant he finished speaking, Giin made his move.
'BOOM~~!!!!!!!'
With just a casual wave, an indestructible crescent slash formed from God of Destruction Power cut through the World of Void's arena and attacked Goku at terrifying speed.
In this instant, every cell in Goku's body sent out an extremely dangerous signal. Under the enhancement of Ultra Instinct, he dodged sideways, avoiding this crescent slash by a hair's breadth.
But the scene before his eyes made Goku's mind tremble violently and left him unable to forget it.
At the place where he had stood just now, a bottomless ravine stretched across more than half of the arena.
It was hard to imagine that this giant arena, which could support a grand melee of one hundred and twenty people, had been cut with an incomparably long ravine by God of Destruction Giin's casual strike.
If this had landed on a person, the consequences would have been unimaginable. No matter how tough the body was, it would probably have been sliced in two.
"Ultra Instinct is indeed troublesome, but under absolute attacks, how long can you dodge?" After Giin finished speaking, he aimed one hand at Goku. Pure God of Destruction Power gathered in his palm, and immediately, hundreds to thousands of energy blasts shot out simultaneously, attacking Goku.
Seeing this, Goku's pupils shrank sharply, and he instantly felt that things were bad.
These overwhelming energy blasts completely sealed the space!!!
He could only brace himself and go for it!!
Gritting his teeth, silver light surged around Goku. Divine Power erupted like jet propulsion, turning him into a silver beam of light as he shuttled through this dense rain of energy blasts.
Blindly dodging was not a long-term plan. If this continued, once his stamina was completely exhausted, that would be the moment he was eliminated.
But right now, God of Destruction Giin had used an absolute energy offensive to restrict his space to act, occupying absolute control. To break this situation, relying only on his current power was far from enough.
[Damn it... What should I do...!!!] Goku gritted his teeth. This desperate situation left him unable to find a way out.
'BOOM!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! ...'
Explosive flames shot out in all directions, and destructive fire expanded wave after wave. The area affected by the explosion also became wider and wider.
Those powerful existences did not need to worry about their universe's contestants being eliminated.
But those weaker contestants were in terrible luck.
Under this dense rain of energy blasts, it was almost indiscriminate bombardment. Just the aftermath of the explosions was already difficult for them to block.
If a larger wave came... they would probably be directly blasted down.
At the center of the explosion, Goku continuously erupted with energy, forming a barrier and struggling to resist the attacks of the energy blasts.
But blindly defending would sooner or later be broken through.
Although Ultra Instinct was powerful, before an absolute offensive and a gap in strength, it was also powerless to fight back.
"What should I do..." Goku noticed that more and more cracks were appearing on his energy barrier, and his mood became uneasy.
If the energy barrier was broken, although he could rely on the evasion effect of Ultra Instinct to deal with most attacks, the shockwaves produced by these energy explosions would still injure him.
They might even... take his life!!!
At the moment of desperation, memories surged in Goku's mind. He recalled Whis's teachings to him, and also remembered the scene when he challenged Beerus.
Ultra Instinct could deal with all attacks. Falling into desperation could only mean that his cultivation of Ultra Instinct was not enough.
But facing the desperate situation before him, was that truly the case?
He had already cultivated Ultra Instinct to the point where he could use it freely. If even this was not enough, then what would the next level of Ultra Instinct be like?
It had to be said that Goku was worthy of being Goku. At this kind of time, he suddenly had a whimsical idea and thought of breaking through Ultra Instinct!
At this moment, God of Destruction Giin seized the opportunity and attacked again.
His speed was extreme. In the blink of an eye, he shattered Goku's energy barrier and descended in front of Goku.
This scene made Goku immediately feel that things were bad.
Giin's God of Destruction Power gathered in his palm, and he struck out with one palm.
Goku crossed his arms, forming a defense.
'BANG!!!!!'
In an instant, the arena shook, space surged, and countless giant rocks protruded from the arena's surface. Just the impact force alone raised a massive storm.
"Oh? You can block this God's attack. You are even more impressive than this God expected." Giin said expressionlessly.
At this time, Goku's face was ashen and extremely ugly.
Although he had blocked it, this power was truly terrifying. It directly shattered the clothes on his body, and even his arms felt like they were about to break.
"Don't underestimate me!" Goku endured the intense pain, quickly neutralized Giin's offensive, mobilized all his strength, and swept out a heavy and powerful whip kick straight toward Giin's face.
Facing Goku's counterattack, there was no emotional fluctuation in Giin's eyes. He merely raised his right hand calmly, blocking Goku's whip kick while grabbing his ankle.
"Not good!" With his ankle locked, Goku's expression changed drastically, and he sensed that things were bad.
"The body moves as the mind wills, Ultra Instinct. It is indeed very troublesome, but unfortunately, Ultra Instinct still depends on who is using it!" Giin's cold eyes swept over Goku. The next second, the muscles throughout his body swelled.
The muscles in his entire right arm expanded, and an extremely terrifying force erupted, sweeping through Goku's entire body.
'BOOM!!!!'
God of Destruction Giin waved one hand and smashed Goku toward the ground like a weapon.
With just one strike, terrifying crushing force swept through Goku's entire body. All the muscles and bones in his body suffered destructive impact.
"Pwah~~!!!" A mouthful of blood essence sprayed from Goku's mouth. The Divine Power around him scattered, and his aura dropped sharply like a cliff.
[My body...!] Goku opened his mouth wide, a breath stuck in his throat, unable to be released.
If not for years of training that had strengthened his physique to an extremely terrifying degree, this one strike might have shattered all the bones in his body.
This was only the beginning.
God of Destruction Giin showed no mercy, swinging Goku back and forth in his hand like a toy and smashing him toward the ground again and again.
'Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ...'
After more than ten consecutive heavy strikes, Goku was already heavily injured. His Divine Power collapsed, and his Ultra Instinct · Perfected state also flickered in and out.
Seeing that it was about enough, Giin released Goku's ankle, letting him fall to the ground. He charged power and kicked out, hitting Goku directly in the face.
'Bang!!!'
With one heavy strike, Goku's pupils became unfocused, blood sprayed from his mouth and nose, and his entire body flew out uncontrollably, piercing through several huge protruding stone pillars in succession.
In an instant, rubble flew and smoke rose everywhere.
This scene once again shocked those contestants on the arena who had thoughts about the Gods of Destruction.
The vast majority of contestants were intimidated by God of Destruction Giin's terrifying battle power, and fear arose in their hearts.
A God of Destruction represented the apex of a universe. Even though they were strong, they still could not surpass gods.
Those existences whose strength had reached the Tenth Dimension and were infinitely close to the Eleventh Dimension all clenched their fists at this moment, feeling extremely unwilling in their hearts.
The Tournament of Power had them come to fight, but it was only going through the motions. The true battle was the great battle after all the Gods of Destruction appeared!
Their guess was correct, but unfortunately, they had guessed one thing wrong.
Only the weak would complain and feel unwilling. The true strong were quietly watching everything in the dark.
Were Gods of Destruction strong?
From this performance alone, they were indeed very strong, but that was all.
On this arena, there was no lack of warriors who could surpass Gods of Destruction.
"Kakarot, what are you doing? Hurry up and stand up. Don't let that self-righteous guy look down on us Saiyans." On a giant rock, Raditz was watching the center of the smoke.
As Goku's older brother, no one understood Goku's personality better than him.
An attack of this level was still not enough to defeat Goku.
At the same time, in Gohan and Piccolo's area.
"Dad..." Gohan, who had witnessed the entire battle, had a drop of cold sweat fall from his forehead, and his heart was filled with extreme unwillingness.
He wanted to rush up and fight, but his strength was not enough. Even if he really rushed up, it would probably be a dead end.
"An attack of this level still isn't enough to defeat him. Keep watching." Piccolo, who was beside him, said in a low voice.
He had a feeling that the blow God of Destruction Giin had just brought would not defeat Goku. Instead, it would activate the potential inside Goku's body and bring Goku's power to a higher level.
The real show had only just begun.
...
At the same time, in the spectator area.
The eliminated contestants of Universe 12 let out a fierce breath of resentment. Looking at Goku being brutally abused, their hearts felt incredibly refreshed.
The pain they had suffered from being beaten by Goku earlier transformed into pleasure at this moment, making them unable to stop.
The Gods of Destruction from the other universes were watching this good show with great interest.
...
Universe 7's spectator area.
"Goku...!!" Krillin stood up anxiously and clenched his fists.
He firmly believed that Goku could stand up again. Even facing a God of Destruction, Goku would not easily admit defeat.
This battle would not end so easily.
"The gap in strength is too great. Even Ultra Instinct... cannot contend against a God of Destruction." Tien Shinhan clenched his fists, very worried about Goku's current situation.
This was a God of Destruction, an existence standing at the apex of a universe. On this arena, perhaps only Lin Chuan could contend with him.
"Stop talking and keep watching." God of Destruction Beerus, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, Krillin and Tien Shinhan stopped talking and simply watched the battle on the arena quietly.
"This battle has extraordinary meaning for Goku. Perhaps he can use this opportunity to break the shell of his latent possibility." Whis said.
These words made Tien Shinhan and Krillin's bodies tremble.
Break the shell of his latent possibility? Did that mean... there would still be a reversal?!
The Gods of Destruction from the other universes were also talking to one another. Although Giin had now acted to suppress Goku, Universe 7's contestants were still there.
They were discussing whether to join forces and knock down all of Universe 7's contestants.
...
On the arena.
Lin Chuan, who had been acting as a bystander all along, looked at the pile of stones burying Goku and sensed Goku's aura.
After many battles, and now after being ruthlessly suppressed by God of Destruction Giin, the current Goku was already an arrow at the end of its flight. The outcome seemed to have already been decided.
But was that truly the case?
Probably not!
Goku's protagonist halo was about to erupt!