There was a sudden silence throughout the stadium, as if someone had pressed the pause button on the world. No one made a sound, it even seemed as if the breathing rate of those present had slowed.
All because they felt that something terrible was watching them. Normal people could not understand where this situation was coming from; at that moment, these people seemed to be unable to think or process outside stimuli.
Except for martial artists and strong-willed people, who could free themselves from this strange forbidding feeling, the eerie silence caused them to be silent as well, making the atmosphere even darker than it already was.
Whis, the most powerful being in Universe 7 without distinction, was the only one who could enjoy his strawberry cake in peace; he didn't seem to be affected by what had happened and even raised an eyebrow at this situation, acknowledging what had happened.
"You haven't grown at all, but that superior aura is so imposing," Whis said after taking another bite of the delicious dessert he was enjoying.
Although he was quite excited by the delicious and sweet taste in his mouth, he never stopped paying attention to the fight, noticing that Bulma seemed to have reached a 'critical' point in her growth, and that the projection of her inner self opening her eyes was a sign of this awakening.
"But this is the first time I've seen such a strange creature. Why does it have so many wings?" wondered Whis, especially since he noticed that the feathers on those wings, though white and fluffy, were similar to vines, making the creature's appearance even more strange.
It was undoubtedly a dimensional being; how could he not recognize it? The life levels of divine beings and dimensional beings were similar; they all saw and experienced reality differently.
That was why Earth food was so appealing to Whis, because it could satisfy his sense of taste as well as his aesthetic. This could also be said to be one of Earth's specialties.
No matter what universe it is, as long as there is a planet called Earth, it will be special in one way or another. Ironically, the dimensional beings known as Plants served humans in their original universe, and two of them even imitated humans.
How did Bulma feel at that moment? She felt strange, like she was floating on her back in the current of a warm river, drifting forever. Her body felt light, not like she had received an energy boost or something, but like she had a weight off her shoulders.
As she flew slowly in the air, as if she was walking in a vacuum, Bulma looked at her hands with a strange emotion that was barely contained by her eyes, her body even trembled slightly, as if she was suppressing something.
She didn't mind Sensui's quick approach, even though he was undoubtedly a threatening enemy and his current stance was even more dangerous than before, Bulma ignored him and looked at her hands with an all too unusual attention.
"Seven Chaos Orbs!" Sensui shouted when he was within a few feet of Bulma, pointing his hands at her.
Seven huge orbs came out of his body, each with a color that could be found in a rainbow. These spheres flew towards Bulma, surrounding her and exploding. The powerful burst of energy seemed disproportionate, combining in a psychedelic mix of colors.
The explosion was carefully orchestrated so that the energy of the seven spheres was not wasted, but rather promoted each other; not only did the energy spread upward in a colorful column, but the shockwave also awakened the minds of the people.
"BY KAMI-SAMA! What a spectacular explosion! It looks like the fighter Bulma couldn't defend herself, will she be okay? The current Sensui looks very different from before, much more powerful and majestic," said the moderator, one of the few normal people who could keep his mind free, but the previous overwhelming silence made him refrain from commenting.
However, he was quite excited by the great explosion of energy created by Sensui. Seeing the colors twisting and mixing as a pillar of energy rose into the sky, completely clearing the clouds, was an amazing thing to see. how could he not be excited?
"Oh, there seems to be movement in the pillar of energy," Muten Roshi said suddenly, and indeed, people with good eyesight could see a figure in the pillar of energy gradually disappearing.
Bulma appeared in front of everyone, her clothes torn and covered with wounds, but her blue hair had spread out unnaturally, covering the most important parts of her body and avoiding showing her nakedness.
But unlike before, she was unusually calm at this moment. She simply lowered her right hand, and pieces of what had been an energy shield fell to the ground as they scattered into the air.
"What a dangerous attack..." Bulma said quietly, feeling the breath of death in that attack, but now she had no desire to process those complicated emotions.
Because now she could do something just as dangerous! Without looking around, she pointed at Sensui with her right palm, then something happened that surprised many people; her hand started to change strangely.
"For those who are uninformed! Fighter Bulma had it on record that she was able to transform parts of her body, but we never thought... it would be something like this," the host said when he saw what Bulma's limb had become.
What was that if not an arm that had transformed into a strange cannon? Strangest of all, Bulma seemed to be uncomfortable with this development, so she again affected her recent partial body transformation ability by stylizing her arm.
Now, instead of a huge, grotesque arm, her arm was the normal size, but there was a strange halo of white energy floating in her palm, and strange purple lines ran all over the skin of the limb.
"Better, much better," Bulma said as she felt the changes in her arm.
If her body was able to emit Ki relatively smoothly before, now she felt like her arm was just a highway where the energy could flow freely. Not only that, but she felt that she could receive an extra boost in her energy, as well as an understanding of Ki that was superior to what she could currently achieve.
As a final addition, a small white wing of Ki appeared on her shoulder blade. It was small, but it made her quite similar to the Ki projection lying behind her. Although curled up, her other self now stared at Sensui as if she had 'blocked' it.
Sensui felt as if something had trapped him, this was different from ki blocking. It was as if no matter what he did or where he was, this block would always hit him and trap him completely.
"Angel Arm Cannon!" Without waiting any longer, Bulma quickly transformed one of her ki-emitting techniques and let it flow into her arm.
The partial transformation she achieved was different from her previous attempts; it was much easier and more intuitive, but it did not come without a price. She could feel that her Ki reserves were being depleted rather quickly and that she would soon run out of energy, so she had better attack quickly.
As if every attack flowing down that arm was destined to be called 'Angel Arm Cannon', the halo on Bulma's palm began to spin rapidly. Several similar halos surrounded her arm up to her shoulder, constantly rotating.
The energy quickly accumulated in Bulma's hand, creating a ball of purple energy that expanded like an inflated balloon, but soon an invisible fluctuation forced it to retract, compressing the energy, then inflating it again to compress it again.
Sensui fired several ki attacks at Bulma, but it wasn't as if she just floated stupidly in the air. She flew quickly, dodging his attacks while charging the energy in her arm.
Perhaps because it was the first time she used this arm, she had to constantly adjust the energy flow and keep an eye on it, which was why the charging process became so cumbersome.
But unlike a certain big green friend whose 'special' attack took an unnecessarily long time, Bulma managed to finish charging and compressing the energy within seconds.
Sensui knew the danger of her actions, but even in her current state, Bulma had also received an upgrade by using Ki projection, so they looked like two fast comets in the air, each leaving a corresponding wake.
Normal spectators could only watch the fight in super slow motion on the big screens to see the details, while the stronger martial artists could follow the rhythm with their eyes alone, and the weaker ones resorted to ki perception.
"I need to practice more when I finish this," Bulma grunted, complaining about the slow loading process of her transformed arm, in a fight to the death or at higher levels, such a delay would be very dangerous.
Besides, even though she wasn't complaining, it was obvious that her mood was very bad; no one would like to fly through the air practically naked with only their hair to cover their embarrassment, so Bulma was already thinking about an arduous training process to get used to her newly unlocked ability.
'I was hoping for a power-up, but maybe if I fully transformed into Plant? But that might take a lot longer, and I don't even know my current limits,' Bulma thought before dodging a powerful ki attack from Sensui that further shattered the arena.
Sensui could sense Bulma's lack of power, while Bulma could sense Sensui's hasty emotions, indicating that he might be running out of power as well, so they tacitly kept their distance.
"This is classic, one hit?" asked Bulma, pointing the small purple energy ball in her hand at Sensui.
Though it seemed to be a simple gesture, it was difficult for her; so much concentrated energy was heavy and seemed to generate a bit of gravity, affecting the environment around them, nothing serious, but enough to make Whis look at this strange method of attack with interest.
Even with the ki control technique Gohan had taught her, this was an energy density she had never dealt with before, which was very unfamiliar to her, but still, she was sure that her attack could help her defeat Sensui.
"A classic," Sensui nodded before pointing his index finger at Bulma, and suddenly, all the golden energy flowing out of his body gathered at the tip of his finger.
The golden glow seemed to be similar to that of the sun at noon. if someone were to look in that direction from space, even if it's night, they could see this intense golden glow, like a beacon in the darkness.
"Fire!
Reigan!"
They both shouted, and almost at the same time, the two jets of energy collided in the air. The resulting shockwave destroyed the arena, which was already on its last legs.
Both energy attacks collided, but as the seconds passed, Bulma's Ki projection seemed to act again, gently raising one of her arms as if to hold something.
It was this gesture that made Bulma feel a little more energy, one of those reserves that usually no martial artist dared to touch because, if used up, it would mean the loss of the fighter's life.
"Are you crazy? This is just a normal fight, not a duel to the death!" Sensui complained loudly as he sensed what Bulma had done.
To him, this was stupidity at its finest, but then he saw a strange smile on his opponent's face, and he understood: even if he split his personality into seven, he wasn't as crazy as the woman in front of him.
Bulma was mad! And angry, very angry, especially since one of her fears had been fulfilled: having to fight naked. What did it matter if she used a little more energy at the risk of dying?
It was this fight-to-the-death mentality that caused her purple energy attack to push Sensui's golden attack hard, shattering it and hitting the man full on. The attack knocked Sensui to the ground outside the designated area of the arena.
Not only that, it continued to pierce the ground as if it wanted to send Sensui to the bottom of the earth, but realizing that this would be dangerous, Bulma gradually stopped producing energy.
"Fighter Sensui is disqualified! The victory of this beautiful match goes to Fighter Bulma!" as the announcer's voice announced the end of the match, Chi-Chi flew towards Bulma and caught her in mid-air.
"Your Ki is as weak as a candle flame," Chi-Chi said quietly, as if complaining about Bulma's stupidity.
With a wave of her hand, a beam of white light covered Bulma, creating clothing similar to what she had before and preventing the girl from letting go of her blue hair to cover her nakedness.
"Take me to the hole," Bulma asked weakly, not wanting to answer Chi-Chi, knowing that what she was doing was wrong, that she had almost committed suicide in this last confrontation.
But besides Sensui, the other person who gave her the same vibe was Yujiro Hanma, so she knew she had to use this key moment to get used to her new abilities.
Because not only had she managed to transform her arm into a weapon, but also some of the energy she used at the end did not only come from those hidden reserves that every martial artist possesses, but she felt the energy of her other self, even if it was minuscule, it was a natural flow without having to consciously concentrate on controlling it.
She wanted to experiment with this energy and reach a state similar to Goku's, summoning the power of the Ozaru in his human form! If only for a few seconds, but at least she would be able to do it during a fight, without the need for meditation or complicated preparations.
"You're crazy," Chi-Chi told her without any consideration, but led her to the place of the hole.
Coincidentally, Goku had pulled Sensui out, and now both men stared at each other in silence before Goku scratched his neck and asked a question with a broad smile.
"Hey, I'm Goku! Can you teach me how to do that last attack you did? It looks cool!"