With a flash of blinding silver light, Son Goku reappeared before the group, having emerged from the heart of the devouring energy sphere.
He stood shirtless, radiating an incredibly potent aura and staggering energy. Silver motes of light drifted around him like stardust, and his pupils had shifted into a shimmering, silver-white hue.
In the face of absolute despair, Goku had once again awakened the Ultra Instinct Sign.
"What?!"
Oren and Kamin stared in shock. This wasn't part of their calculations. They hadn't expected anyone to survive their combined ultimate attack.
"What is this form? Are you trying to play god again?"
The sheer pressure radiating from Goku made them feel an unprecedented sense of threat. Goku didn't answer. He simply began walking, his pace measured and slow, toward the two siblings.
Oren snarled and unleashed a volley of ki blasts.
Despite Goku's seemingly sluggish movements, he evaded every single blast with minimal, pinpoint adjustments. It looked as though the energy spheres were simply choosing to miss him.
"What?"
Kamin felt a chill. The target was moving so slowly, yet Oren couldn't land a single hit?
"Hah!"
Feeling his pride stung by how easily his attacks were neutralized, Oren roared and powered up. He unleashed the Prince's Technique, firing a continuous barrage of ki blasts.
Kamin flickered behind Goku, launching her own barrage from the rear.
Countless energy spheres rained down like a meteor shower, but the scene was eerie. It was as if Goku had eyes all over his body. He dodged every explosion with effortless grace, his calm, expressionless face only further infuriating the Tuffle pair.
This was the power of Ultra Instinct Sign. While he couldn't enter the state at will yet, the massive threat had triggered a reactive awakening.
"Dammit! Why are you acting so arrogant?!"
Goku's silent, stoic demeanor acted like fuel to their fire. Kamin and Oren erupted with ki and charged, deciding to settle the matter with hand-to-hand combat.
"Atatata!——"
The siblings moved with perfect coordination, their fists and kicks striking like a high-speed machine gun. However, Goku's autonomous evasion was maxed out. No matter where they struck from, they couldn't even touch a single hair on his head.
"Impossible! This is impossible! What kind of monster are you?!"
Kamin and Oren were horrified. Even with their combined strength, they couldn't land a single blow. It felt like he was cheating.
Goku didn't bother to respond. He moved like a silver-white blur, passing right between them. In an instant, both Oren and Kamin were sent spinning through the air, hit by a counterstrike so fast it was invisible to the naked eye.
Boom!
Boom!
Their bodies slammed into a nearby derelict building like cannonballs, the force of the impact bringing the structure down in a pile of rubble.
"So... so strong!"
Trunks stared at Goku in disbelief. Was this Goku's newest power? It was unbelievably potent.
"Curse you! I couldn't even see his movements!"
Oren and Kamin crawled out of the ruins, looking battered and humiliated. The strength of Ultra Instinct Goku had completely surpassed their imagination.
"Sister! Let's use that!" Oren looked at Kamin, his voice desperate.
"Hmph!"
Kamin hesitated for a second before nodding. She refused to accept such an ignominious defeat.
Suddenly, a giant crystal appeared in the sky, a red gem at its center radiating a terrifying pressure. Two figures stood atop it—a man and a woman. Vegeta immediately felt a massive sense of crisis emanating from them.
Turles (within Vegito's body) smiled faintly. As expected, Zamasu isn't here. Not surprising, since I erased him from the timeline. But the Universe Seed... the last piece of my puzzle is finally here.
As the Universe Seed appeared, Turles watched the attributes it dropped with a slight upward curve of his lips. The time for him to ascend to the King Realm—the Fifth Tier of the Myriad Worlds—had arrived.
Shortly after, Turles' main body vanished from the universe. His clone remained, and since they shared a single consciousness, he could still watch the drama unfold. If it weren't for the Universe Seed, his main body wouldn't have bothered returning; clones couldn't pick up system attributes, after all.
"Kamin, Oren, this isn't the place for the final battle. Leave now and go to Universe 11. I will join you shortly!"
Though reluctant, Kamin and Oren followed the order and vanished from Universe 6.
Vegeta was startled. "Who the hell are you?!"
"Me?"
The man spoke. He had a large 'X' scar on his chest, long blond hair, golden earrings, and orange goggles.
"I am Hearts. I am the one who will strike down Grand Zeno to liberate all of humanity!"
Hearing Hearts' arrogant declaration, Vegeta fell silent for a moment before sneering. "Strike down Grand Zeno? Don't make me laugh. You won't even get past the Gods of Destruction and the Angels."
"Heh."
Hearts let out a cold laugh, unfazed. He knew this mortal had no idea how terrifying his trump card was. He turned his gaze toward Son Goku. "Such magnificent power. I wonder if it can be mine?"
Hearts pressed his hand downward. The entire planet groaned as the gravity was instantly altered.
The crushing weight slammed Vegeta and the others to the ground. Even Goku, in his Ultra Instinct Sign state, let out a pained groan.
Hearts then looked at Vegito (Turles), who remained completely unaffected. An interested look crossed his face. "Intriguing. I didn't expect a warrior of your caliber to be in this universe. How about it? Join me and let us liberate humanity together."
Vegito (Turles) let out a cold smirk. "I have zero interest in your 'liberation.' Furthermore, I don't believe you're actually that kind-hearted."
Hearts shook his head in disappointment. "Is that so? What a shame. It seems we will be enemies the next time we meet. Until then. Here is a farewell gift—try not to die!"
Hearts and the woman with him vanished instantly.
As soon as Hearts left, the gravity pressing down on Goku and the others vanished. However, their expressions turned grim. Before leaving, Hearts had used his gravity to pull down a small planetoid.
A "farewell gift." Who the hell gives a planetoid as a gift?
This wasn't a gift; it was a death sentence.