"Uncle Axis, just as Kratos said, it isn't your turn yet. Opportunities to cross hands with a God of Destruction are rare, and I want to fight to my heart's content as well," Son Gohan stated with a determined expression.
Hearing this, Axis glanced at him. I hope this isn't just a fleeting burst of enthusiasm, he thought. If one wanted to be a martial artist, a qualified warrior, one had to persist.
Kratos also smiled and nodded.
It was not bravado, but the driving instinct of a warrior; the lingering thrill of defeating Hit had not yet dissipated, and the terrifying, powerful aura of the God of Destruction had only ignited a deeper desire for challenge within him.
A battle with a God of Destruction! What a blood-boiling opportunity this was.
"Father! Please give me a chance!"
"Mr. Axis! Kratos is right!" Son Gohan's voice carried an unprecedented sense of firmness and power. He looked at Axis, then turned to the enraged Champa. "Universe 6 still has one contestant who hasn't fought! I haven't taken the field yet! This tournament isn't over! Please give us a chance!"
"Gohan?!" On the spectators' stand, Krillin, Piccolo, and the others were both surprised and delighted. It had been too long since they had seen such a strong warrior's aura radiate from Son Gohan.
"Hmph. That finally looks a bit like a Saiyan. Kakarot's son... Saiyans should be like this." Vegeta crossed his arms, rarely refraining from sarcasm. Instead, a hint of approval appeared in his eyes.
Goku grinned and clenched his fist tightly. "Way to go, Gohan! Do your best!"
"Oi, oi! You two ignorant brats!" Champa's fury seemed ready to pierce the heavens.
His corpulent body trembled slightly from extreme rage, and purple Energy of Destruction rolled and roared around him like boiling magma.
"The one I, Lord Champa, want to fight is that guy Axis! Not you two small fries! Get out of my way, or I will destroy you along with everything else!" At this moment, God of Destruction Champa looked furious, his expression even slightly twisted, clearly having reached the limit of his anger.
He felt his majesty had received an unprecedented provocation. Mere mortals dared to obstruct the will of a God of Destruction? Simply preposterous!
Axis looked at his son Kratos and Son Gohan standing side by side, then glanced at Champa, the Universe 6 God of Destruction who had fallen into a state of rage.
To be honest, as a father, he wanted his son to fight and experience the power of a God of Destruction, but today was truly not the time.
If it were Champa in his normal state, letting his son or Son Gohan have a try would be fine, acting as a form of training. However, the current Champa was not in a normal state.
He was enraged to the extreme, and if things went wrong, he would directly use Energy of Destruction to erase these two boys.
"Father, I have crossed hands with Lord Beerus before. Please trust me," Kratos said.
"Stop fooling around. Today really isn't the day. If you both are boiling with battle intent, find an empty spot on the other side of the planet and fight each other," Axis said.
When Kratos faced God of Destruction Beerus previously, the latter was in a playful mood and only used eighty percent of his power without any intention of using Energy of Destruction.
However, the Universe 6 God of Destruction, Champa, had a much more violent temper and personality than Beerus. In the original timeline, Hit and the others had almost died at his hands!
If the Omni-King hadn't appeared at the end, the Universe 6 contestants would have been wiped out. And would the Angels intervene? The Angels were strictly spectators.
Or rather, in the eyes of the Angels, the life forms of these universes were merely toys. If they liked a toy, they cherished it; if not, they discarded it. Even if a toy was broken, they wouldn't be overly sad.
"Father!"
"How can you do this! Axis, you jerk, you should let the children go up and fight," Son Goku shouted with great dissatisfaction. His son had finally ignited his fighting spirit.
"Shut up, Kakarot, you idiot. Do you still not grasp the situation? Do you want your son to die here?" Vegeta seemed to have realized something and immediately stopped Kakarot.
Sparring with a powerful opponent required the right circumstances.
The opposing God of Destruction had clearly reached the peak of anger. This guy would attack regardless of consequences, and sending those two boys up would seem like a complete humiliation to him.
The opposing God of Destruction would show no mercy. Kakarot would get his own son killed, along with Axis's son, which was why Axis didn't let the two boys act.
"Axis is right. Now is truly not the time for those two boys to go up. Tell them to come back. You just need to trust Axis," God of Destruction Beerus opened his eyes, looked at his brother, and spoke.
He was the person in the universe who understood Champa best.
At this moment, Champa was on the verge of madness having lost so badly. If the boys went up now, Champa would not hold back; he would destroy them directly.
Kratos glanced at his father, eventually sighed helplessly, and nodded.
His father was right; he was still far from a God of Destruction. Moreover, Son Gohan was a decent opponent, or at least a decent punching bag. He could beat him as his father did; his old man would prepare some Fruit of the Tree of Might for him, beating him half to death and then reviving him.
"Come with me, Son Gohan. Let's find an empty place and have a good exchange," Kratos said, patting Son Gohan on the shoulder.
"Hahaha! I couldn't ask for more." Although it was regrettable not to fight the God of Destruction, Kratos seemed like a good opponent.
"Damn it! I want to watch Kratos and Gohan fight, but I also want to watch Axis and Champa! What do I do! What do I do! I want to see both!" Goku scratched his ears and cheeks in frustration, disappointed that he didn't know the Multi-Form technique.
Vegeta let out a cold snort. Compared to the battle between the two brats, he was looking forward to the battle between Axis and the God of Destruction.
This was a true battle of gods between equal forces, completely different from the time Beerus held back.
On the ring, Axis arrived in front of the enraged God of Destruction Champa. In fact, everyone knew that Universe 6 had completely lost.
After all, before Axis, the candidate God of Destruction, had even taken his turn, the Universe 6 team was wiped out, while Universe 7 still had two contestants left.
God of Destruction Champa remained silent, snorted coldly, and charged forward.
Champa's rage manifested as tangible Energy of Destruction. Violent purple energy, like boiling lava, exploded outward with him at the center! The entire ring, no, the entire massive platform suspended in Null Realm, shuddered violently.
Deep, bottomless gouges were instantly plowed into the solid alloy ground, and web-like cracks spread madly to the edge of the protective shield.
The enraged God of Destruction Champa disregarded the tournament rules entirely. In an instant, the entire ring was destroyed.
The two Angels hurriedly took action to create a protective barrier, confining the powers of the two combatants. Otherwise, a fight between two Gods of Destruction would be quite explosive and terrifying.
"Reckless mortal! Disappear!" Champa's corpulent body erupted with a terrifying speed completely inconsistent with his physique. Wrapped in devastating energy, he punched at Axis's face!
This punch contained no fancy techniques; it was purely the crushing weight of the God of Destruction's authority and vast divine power.
Space twisted and groaned before his fist, emitting the sound of shattering under the unbearable load.
The enraged God of Destruction Champa used Energy of Destruction right from the start.
Facing this heaven-destroying blow, Axis's gaze remained calm as water.
He chose not to use any Super Saiyan transformation forms; there was no crimson fur or blue flame around him, nor did any golden aura erupt.
He simply stood there casually. Yet, every keen observer present, Angels, Gods of Destruction, and top-tier warriors, sensed a deep, restrained, yet incredibly majestic power flowing within his body.
This was Axis's ultimate form after integrating all his powers.
It required no external transformation, for every cell contained the wild power of Super Saiyan 4, the violent potential of the Legendary Super Saiyan, the realm comprehension of the Super Saiyan God, and the destructive essence of Energy of Destruction.
His state at this moment transcended transformation; it was the perfect manifestation of the root of his own power, similar to "Ultimate Gohan" but more profound, powerful, and comprehensive.
Just as Champa's fist of destruction was about to make contact, Axis moved.
The movement didn't seem fast, yet it precisely pierced through the shockwave raised by Champa's fist. Axis's right hand opened, his five fingers greeting Champa's wrist at a tricky angle, his palm gathering a mass of dark purple energy, highly condensed Energy of Destruction!
Don't think you are the only one who can use the power of a God of Destruction, you damn fat cat.
"Bang!"
The two streams of purple energy collided, creating a massive annihilation effect, and a burst of purple light erupted with the two at the center.
The surrounding Void World thundered under the beating! Axis's palm struck precisely on the inner side of Champa's wrist, and two streams of deep purple, homologous yet fiercely opposing Energy of Destruction collided violently!
Centered on where their fist and palm met, a visible shockwave mixed with purple cracks and dark red ripples suddenly spread out!
Besides utilizing Energy of Destruction, Axis also employed his fully integrated dark red Divine Power.
"Crack!"
The incredibly sturdy protective shield shattered like fragile glass! The shockwave swept out without obstruction.
The weaker spectators in the stands, like Krillin, Yamcha, and Cabba, were instantly unable to breathe, their bodies tilting backward uncontrollably. If Whis and Vados hadn't waved their hands in time to set up a new Angel barrier, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"So... so powerful. Just the leaked aura from these two guys almost killed us." The spectators from Universe 7 looked terrified.
If the two Angel hadn't been there, they would have been finished. The only ones who could survive on the scene were Goku, Vegeta, and a few others.
"How terrifying! Is this the true power of a God of Destruction? Lord Beerus definitely didn't use his full strength when fighting me," Goku said with a face full of surprise.
"Hmph, as long as you know. Didn't I tell you? I only used seventy percent of my power when fighting you. If I utilized Energy of Destruction, my strength would have risen exponentially, so you'd better watch closely!" Beerus crossed his legs, watching the duel between Axis and Champa with great interest.
"My, my! Whis, this God of Destruction candidate you trained is quite good," Vados said with a smile.
"Ohohoho, I am quite confident in Axis's strength. Perhaps one day, I will address him as Lord Axis," Whis said with a smile.
Of course, that would be in the case of Lord Beerus retiring.
Wherever the shockwave swept, the structure of the suspended platform emitted teeth-aching groans. Large chunks of alloy at the edges were directly stripped away, pulverized, and turned into cosmic dust!
Null Realm below the platform, an originally calm interdimensional space, was churned by this terrifying power like a lake surface hit by a giant boulder, stirring up space turbulence like monstrous waves. Pitch-black spatial cracks spread frantically like spiderwebs!
"Wha... What? Damn it, you actually blocked it!" Champa's rage was instantly replaced by astonishment.
He felt his punch, sufficient to shatter countless stars, seemed to have smashed into the toughest singularity in the universe!
Not only did it fail to shake the opponent in the slightest, but the counter-force transmitted from his wrist also made his arm numb!
The purity and condensation of the Energy of Destruction in the opponent's palm were surprisingly in no way inferior to his, a legitimate God of Destruction!
Even more terrifying was that the opponent's power was mixed with something he had never felt before, a wildness seemingly from the deepest source of life, a rage, and an... indescribable divinity carrying order and majesty!
Axis not only mastered the divinity of the Saiyans but also inherited divinity from the Warhammer universe.
"What's wrong, Lord Champa? Is this all you have? Why don't you keep attacking and let me witness the power of a God of Destruction?" Axis's voice was calm and waveless, but his eyes were sharp as knives.
His right hand, pinned against Champa's wrist, suddenly exerted force, and a wave of irresistible power mixed with pure Energy of Destruction exploded!
Champa only felt an overwhelming force, and his corpulent body was actually pushed back a staggering step by Axis single-handedly! The ground beneath his feet was trampled into two deep pits!
Through the shattered ground, a faint golden light could be seen; the planet they were fighting on was actually the Super Dragon Ball, the Super Dragon Ball, simply covered in some dust.
"RAAAAARRH!! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to utterly destroy you! I'll destroy all of you!" Champa went completely berserk! Being provoked like this as a God of Destruction caused him to lose all reason.
He no longer held back. Firing with both fists, dense purple Energy of Destruction blasts instantly filled the sky like raindrops. Each orb contained the power to easily erase a planet, pouring down on Axis like a rain of ruin!
At the same time, his massive body lunged forward again, his fists and feet wrapped in space-tearing Destruction Power, launching a violent close-quarters assault!
Axis let out a cold sneer, his figure instantly blurring. He chose not to tank that devastating rain of energy bullets.
Instead, he weaved and dodged through the gaps in the dense energy, his movements incredibly elegant, as if he could predict the trajectory of every energy sphere.
When avoidance was impossible, he either flicked his finger lightly to detonate it early with a thread of condensed Energy of Destruction or waved his palm like a blade to slice the incoming energy sphere directly in half!
Facing Champa's fierce close-quarters assault, Axis demonstrated astonishing combat skills. Blocking, deflecting, and countering, it all felt completely natural.
The Saiyans' battle instincts, tempered by a thousand hammers and a hundred refinements, combined with perfect control over the Godly state, ensured that his every block landed precisely on the weak points of Champa's attack force.
Every counterattack contained a perfect fusion of wildness, divinity, and destruction; the power was condensed to the extreme, possessing shocking penetrating force!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!"
The duel between the two was truly heaven-destroying and earth-shattering. However, even with such terror, the two Angels restricted it within a specific area, ensuring not a single shred of Energy of Destruction leaked out.
The Gods of Destruction were terrifying, but in the eyes of the Angels, they were just children making a scene. The two Angels yawned, extended their scepters, and completed the containment.
As the two combatants moved at high speed, the barrier was even relocated to the sky above the planet.
The two figures moved and collided at high speed upon the shattered ring. Every exchange erupted with deafening noise; every collision was accompanied by large swathes of shattering space!
Dark red Divine Power and deep purple energy storms raged madly around them, further tearing apart the already dilapidated platform.
Axis used not only his newly comprehended Destruction Divinity in fighting Universe 6's Champa, but also the Divine Power he had integrated himself.
Null Realm was turned upside down, and spatial cracks acted like greedy maws, devouring escaping energy and broken matter.
The battle between the two even shattered the barrier of Null Realm, entering directly into a singular world. The spectacle left the crowd completely mesmerized.
On the spectator stand, everyone held their breath, shocked beyond measure.
"H... Heavens! Mr. Axis can... can actually fight a God of Destruction on equal footing?!" Son Gohan watched with boiling blood and inexplicable horror.
"Hmph! This is his true power! The ultimate form that integrates all strength without needing transformation!" Vegeta was also full of excitement.
"Ohohohoho! Truly a magnificent duel!" Whis smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits.
"Mr. Axis's control over power has already reached the point of perfection. Lord Champa has kicked an iron plate this time."
"My, my. This power, this control, this combat wisdom... he certainly has the qualifications to inherit the position of a God of Destruction. If Lord Champa cannot calm down, I fear he is going to suffer for it." Vados had also put away her playful smile, her eyes holding a hint of appreciation.
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