For some reason, Full-Metal Cell Max, the organizer, still did not stop the chaotic battle.
At the same time, several matches in the other arenas continued without being affected.
At the center of the storm.
The Crown Prince's fist ultimately failed to advance even an inch.
Emperor Vegeta did not even take half a step back. Only the dark purple aura around his blocking arm had been washed slightly thinner.
A trace of surprise appeared on his face.
"Interesting."
Emperor Vegeta's gaze fell on the Crown Prince. The interwoven blue and silver aura around him made him feel a little curious.
"A power born from despair… Is this your final trump card?"
The Crown Prince gritted his teeth. The bones in his leg creaked, and blood flowed down.
He could feel the other party's power like an immovable divine mountain, while he was only a pebble at its foot trying to shake it.
"This isn't a trump card…"
The Crown Prince spoke word by word, his voice hoarse under the immense pressure.
"This is what I… must protect!"
"Protect?"
Emperor Vegeta's laughter was full of disdain and mockery.
"What a pitiful and laughable word. Power exists only for conquest and destruction. That weak way of thinking is the reason you will never surpass me!"
The moment his words fell, Emperor Vegeta's palm suddenly exerted force.
Crack!
The bones of the Crown Prince's entire lower leg were crushed in an instant.
He let out a muffled groan and was hurled away by an irresistible force.
"This farce should end."
Emperor Vegeta's figure vanished from where he stood.
He did not chase after the Crown Prince. Instead, he instantly appeared in front of Super Saiyan 4 Beast Broly.
Broly had only instinct left. His remaining arm turned into countless afterimages, smashing wildly toward Emperor Vegeta.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Emperor Vegeta merely moved his arm casually, blocking all of Broly's attacks.
His movements were precise and efficient. Each block perfectly dispersed most of the force.
"A fool with nothing but power will never pose a threat to me."
Emperor Vegeta seized an opening. His palm came together like a blade, and with a hand chop too fast to follow, he directly severed Broly's remaining left arm.
"Ah!"
Broly roared in pain, but he did not retreat. Instead, he slammed his head toward Emperor Vegeta.
Emperor Vegeta frowned and dodged to the side.
And in that very instant…
The Broly of this timeline, in his Full-Power Ultra Ego form, teleported in.
Both his fists gathered tremendous destructive energy, like two purple meteors, driving straight toward Emperor Vegeta's back.
Cumber attacked at the same time. Black energy condensed in his hand into a massive ki blade, slashing toward Emperor Vegeta's neck from another tricky angle.
This was a coordinated attack they had gradually formed through battle.
The berserk Beast Broly drew all attention from the front, creating this fleeting chance for a killing blow.
However…
The corner of Emperor Vegeta's mouth curled into a cold smile, as if he had eyes on his back.
"Too naive."
He did not even turn his head. His body twisted at an impossible angle, and his right leg lashed backward like a whip.
The later strike arrived first.
Bang!
That kick landed precisely in this timeline's Broly's abdomen.
Broly's pupils shrank sharply. He felt as if all his organs had been displaced by the kick. The destructive energy he had gathered instantly collapsed, and his body curled up uncontrollably like a shrimp.
At the same time, Emperor Vegeta raised his left hand, spreading his fingers.
Buzz.
A purple shield of destructive energy appeared out of thin air, blocking Cumber's descending ki blade at the perfect angle.
The ki blade collided with the shield, releasing a piercing grinding sound before shattering with a boom.
All of this happened in a flash.
With his own strength, Emperor Vegeta perfectly neutralized the joint killing blow of three top-tier warriors in an instant.
He did not even sway.
"Your teamwork is full of openings."
Emperor Vegeta turned. His gaze swept over this timeline's Broly and Cumber, who were temporarily unable to move because of the pain, before finally landing on the Crown Prince, who had just stabilized himself in the distance.
"Now, no one can disturb us."
Emperor Vegeta approached the Crown Prince step by step. The dark purple aura around him and the pressure that could destroy everything twisted the surrounding space.
"Come, my son. Let me see how long that pitiful hope of yours can support you."
The Crown Prince gasped for breath. His shattered arm was slowly recovering under the forced maintenance of his immortal body.
But that recovery came at a price.
Every recovery consumed a tremendous amount of stamina, while his opponent possessed all the strengths of his guards and never grew tired.
A sense of powerlessness once again rose in his heart.
The gap… was too large.
This was not something willpower and conviction alone could bridge.
"What? Giving up already?" Emperor Vegeta stopped in front of him and looked down at him. "Didn't you say you wanted to protect something? Continue your little performance."
"I…"
The Crown Prince clenched his fist.
"Hey! Don't listen to him!" Begetina shouted from afar. "You've already proven yourself! You're not a tool!"
Goku's expression was also extremely serious.
"Hey! Vegeta over there! Your son is already amazing! If you've got guts, come at me!"
Time Patrol Vegeta's face was livid. Another version of himself was powerful to the point of despair.
"Is bullying the weak all someone like you can do?"
The Crown Prince heard those voices.
He raised his head and looked at his father. The confusion in his eyes slowly faded, replaced once again by a firm light.
"I won't give up."
He took his stance again.
"Even if I die, I will… fight until the very last moment!"
"Good."
A hint of approval flashed through Emperor Vegeta's eyes, but there was far more icy killing intent.
"As respect for that resolve, I will personally crush you completely with my strongest power!"
Emperor Vegeta slowly raised his right hand and spread his fingers.
A dark purple energy sphere containing the ultimate aura of destruction began to condense and compress wildly in his palm.
The energy sphere was not large. It was only the size of a fist.
But the energy fluctuations radiating from it made every God of Destruction present feel fear from the depths of their souls.
"W-What is that?" Champa's voice trembled.
Vados explained, "He compressed the destructive energy of an entire universe into that single attack!"
"Final… Destruction Flash!"
Emperor Vegeta gave a low shout and pushed out the sphere of ultimate destruction!
There was no earth-shattering momentum.
That dark purple energy sphere merely flew quietly toward the Crown Prince in an unstoppable manner.
Wherever it passed, space silently vanished, leaving behind a black trail that could not heal.
Facing this attack that could destroy everything, the Crown Prince's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
He knew he could not dodge.
Nor could he block it.
Death had never been so close.
The Crown Prince closed his eyes.
He had already exhausted all his strength. Before that sphere compressed with universe-level destructive energy, any resistance seemed pale and meaningless.
He remembered the eyes of his younger brothers and sisters before they died by his own hand.
He remembered Begetina's hoarse scream.
He remembered the Saiyans of this timeline. Though their ways of doing things were all different, they lived with blood and flesh, fighting for their own beliefs.
So this was the true pride of a Saiyan.
Not the lonely tyrant sitting on a cold throne.
"I'm sorry…"
He murmured in his heart.
If there was another life, he wanted to become a protector.
However, the expected annihilation did not arrive.
Three figures, almost at the same time, blocked in front of him.
They were the two Brolys and Cumber.
"Haaaaaaah!"
The completely berserk Super Saiyan 4 Beast Broly used his broken body to be the first to crash into that destructive energy sphere.
The moment his body made contact, it began to dissolve inch by inch, turning into the most basic particles.
But he did not retreat. Instead, he used his last strength, trying to use his immortal body to wear down that destructive power.
"Ve-ge-ta!"
This timeline's Broly followed close behind. He pushed Full-Power Ultra Ego to the limit, thrusting both palms forward and firing a purple beam that also contained destructive energy, slamming it fiercely into the energy sphere.
Cumber also roared, unleashing all of his primal power as an ancient Saiyan without reservation. An energy wave as black as ink merged with Broly's beam.
Boom!
Three forces collided head-on with Emperor Vegeta's Final Destruction Flash.
In an instant, heaven and earth shook.
The terrifying energy clash formed a gigantic energy singularity, wildly tearing at and devouring everything around it.
All arena barriers shattered before this power like paper.
A violent energy storm swept toward the edge of the battlefield.
"Not good!"
All the Gods of Destruction turned pale and attacked at once, jointly laying down a sturdy energy barrier.
At the same time, Levos raised a barrier of his own, covering all his companions.
Rumble!
The energy storm slammed into the barrier, making the ten Gods of Destruction tremble.
"Are you kidding me? Even the shockwave is this strong!" Quitela gritted his teeth.
"Hold it! If this energy breaks through, we're all finished!" Belmod shouted.
The Gods of Destruction carefully protected "Mr. Monaka" behind them.
At the center of the battlefield.
The three-against-one beam struggle fell into a stalemate.
But everyone could see that the two Brolys and Cumber were being pushed back little by little.
Their combined energy beam was being forced backward by that tiny dark purple energy sphere.
"It's useless."
Emperor Vegeta's face was expressionless as he maintained the energy output with one hand.
"Your resistance, in my eyes, is nothing but a foolish act of prolonging your suffering."
The purple light in his palm intensified once again.
Crack! Crack!
The two Brolys and Cumber had already been pushed down to the planet's surface. The ground beneath their feet could no longer withstand the pressure and began collapsing over a massive area.
Their bodies trembled violently. The muscles on their arms tore apart inch by inch, blood pouring down.
"Damn it… What kind of monster… is this guy…" Cumber clenched his teeth so hard they bled.
This timeline's Broly seemed to have abandoned all emotion. His face was blank as he poured everything into resisting.
Just as they were about to be completely devoured…
A figure wrapped in interwoven silver-gray and azure light appeared behind them.
It was the Crown Prince.
Using his barely repaired arm, he gathered all the strength in his body.
"Thank you."
"Galick Gun!"
A thick blue beam poured into the energy pillar of the three.
Buzz!
The combined energy beam that had been on the verge of collapse suddenly stabilized, even erupting with brilliant azure light.
That blue glow seemed to possess life. It actually began to reverse-erode Emperor Vegeta's destructive energy.
"This is…"
Emperor Vegeta's pupils contracted violently.
He could feel his destructive power being neutralized and purified by an entirely different force of rules.
"Hope?"
An expression of disbelief appeared on Emperor Vegeta's face.
"How can power born from mere emotion possibly oppose my absolute destruction?"
He roared and pushed his Ultra Ego power to the limit.
The dark purple energy sphere flared brightly, trying to completely crush that blue light.
However, though that blue glow was faint, it was unimaginably resilient.
It was like the most stubborn ray of dawn in the darkness. No matter how dense the darkness became, it could not be extinguished.
"Haaaaaaah!"
The Crown Prince roared toward the sky, pouring his desire for rebirth, his atonement for the past, his will to protect the future, and everything he had into this attack.
Boom!
The two completely opposite ultimate powers finally surpassed a certain critical point.
An indescribable white light swallowed the entire world.
Everyone instinctively closed their eyes. The dazzling light temporarily robbed them of sight, leaving only deafening thunder in their ears.
When the light faded…
The battlefield had become a bottomless crater.
The two Brolys and Cumber were lying at the edge of the pit, covered in wounds and unconscious.
The Crown Prince was half-kneeling on the ground, gasping for breath. The blue and silver aura around him had vanished, and he had returned to his normal state. Clearly, he had exhausted all his power.
And opposite him…
Emperor Vegeta still stood where he was.
The white battle armor on his upper body had completely disappeared, revealing his bronze, powerful physique underneath.
There were a few tiny wounds on his body, and a trace of blood hung at the corner of his mouth.
He was injured.
Though it was only a negligible light wound, to Emperor Vegeta, who valued dignity above all else, it was undoubtedly a tremendous humiliation.
He had been pushed this far by a group of insects in his eyes.
"Good… Very good…"
Emperor Vegeta wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with unprecedented fury.
"You have successfully angered me."
"Now, I've changed my mind."
"I will no longer let you die so easily. I will make you repent for your ignorance in endless torment and despair!"
Terrifying killing intent enveloped the entire battlefield like something physical.
Yet at that moment, the Saiyans who had been forced to the edge of the battlefield flew into the center one after another, standing opposite him.
The warriors stood there quietly, without the slightest fear on their faces.
Begetina stood at the front. Beside her were Time Patrol Vegeta, Future Trunks, and Trunks of this timeline.
Behind them were Bardock, Goku, Gohan, Goten…
Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale from Universe 6…
Every Saiyan present silently stepped forward, protecting the Crown Prince and the others behind them.
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