Piccolo swung his arms to attack Gohan's body. The small target could be hit without any trouble, and almost all the power poured into Gohan's body without any waste. A full 20 seconds of destruction—to others, it seemed like the flick of a finger, but to Gohan, his whole body was suffering like hammers hitting his bones! Every second was torture!
The battle between the two seemed instantly decided.
"That's it." Piccolo's cold eyes made people tremble, as if a wild beast would pounce and knock you down the moment you made eye contact.
The icy atmosphere immediately covered heaven and earth, and the whole venue felt a bone-chilling cold again.
Several Kais couldn't help shrinking their necks, feeling uncomfortable, as if something was grabbing them.
Suddenly, Piccolo moved. His arms wrapped around Gohan, and his body catapulted forward while his mouth opened wide. A huge wave of yellow-green light brewed in his throat. Like the sun rising from an abyss, the energy ball rose like the sun in Piccolo's mouth!
He didn't care about his arms—he could regrow them, and being immortal, he didn't consume energy at all.
"Uncle Piccolo, you're being careless!"
Suddenly, Gohan, who was entangled and unable to move, raised his head to regain consciousness and shouted loudly.
Piccolo's face suddenly changed as he realized a problem. In order to attack, he was too close to Gohan!
This way, the arms used to bind Gohan trapped himself at the same time, and at such close distance, Gohan had enough room to fight back!
At this moment, Gohan had already rushed toward Piccolo. Although his body was small, he was compact and agile, with golden light surrounding his body as he punched straight into Piccolo's abdomen.
With a "poof," the energy blast in his throat was annihilated instantly. Piccolo's long arms quickly retracted, his body shot through the air like a cannonball, and slid straight across the ground for several hundred meters.
Approaching the edge of the arena, Piccolo slapped the ground with both hands, firmly stuck his fingers into the hard rock, and stopped his backward slide.
"In the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, the most training I received wasn't improvement in fighting skills and strength, but resistance ability. Uncle Piccolo, you trained me very strictly back then, so this level of attack is no problem at all. I can take it!"
Gohan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, twisted his neck and wrists, and resumed his stance.
Despite suffering a series of attacks, Gohan, who was used to Piccolo's "abuse," didn't care about this level of damage at all.
"So that's it. I didn't expect it to be thanks to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. All that hard work trained his body's durability." Raditz had almost thought Gohan was finished.
"That Piccolo guy..."
"Goku, don't you think Piccolo isn't that evil?"
"This... I can't say. He's not like the Demon King from back then, but he's different from the Piccolo before he went to Namek." Goku frowned.
"I've been thinking that if Piccolo was assimilated with Slug back then, his power level should have reached a more terrifying state, but in reality his power isn't as terrible as imagined. So I suspect Piccolo's personality didn't fully accept Slug and somewhat rejected him."
Raditz looked at Gohan and Piccolo, who were fighting together again on the field, and added, "Also, the Namekian Nail was a man of justice, and his personality would also have some influence, so Piccolo should be extremely conflicted. It's just that Slug's power is too strong, occupying a dominant position and enhancing evil consciousness."
"Ah... I understand." Goku suddenly realized.
"Having said that, I still have the urge to lock him and Broly in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and blow up the exit."
Raditz paused, muttering to himself.
On the field, Piccolo and Gohan fought fiercely in the air. Outsiders could only see countless afterimages and fragments of light. Smoke filled the air, and the fluctuations from their collisions shook people's hearts.
Gohan was indeed powerful. He was the only one who'd become a Super Saiyan at such a young age, and having only broken through recently, he already had the power Vegeta possessed when fighting Frieza.
But Piccolo was stronger.
The two confronted each other for hundreds of rounds, and Piccolo won every time. Several times, Gohan made muffled sounds and bent over to cover his stomach. Another time, a whip kick slashed across with pitiful and sharp light, chopping Gohan's back like a blade. At that moment, the chaotic air burst suddenly, and Gohan flew to the ground, his back seeming to crack.
When Gohan, who'd suffered all kinds of blows, climbed up again, his figure wasn't as stable as before, and he seemed weak even when attacking.
Piccolo's offensive gradually strengthened, and he didn't even take a breath. He'd indeed reached the height of Goku and the others. But when dealing with Gohan, intentionally or unintentionally, it really became guidance. He didn't use full strength, didn't have a hard heart—knocking him down again and again, then waiting for Gohan to get up again and again!
"Uncle Piccolo, this attack isn't as good as the ones in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber." Gohan stood up once more.
"Little brat, stop talking." Piccolo snorted coldly, the corners of his mouth trembling slightly. "If you want a powerful move, I'll let you see it—Special Beam Cannon!"
Special Beam Cannon?! Raditz couldn't help being shocked. What was he trying to do?
That was Piccolo's ultimate technique, more powerful than the Kamehameha. Its only shortcoming was the long charging time, but once it hit, the consequences would be disastrous.
As if to prove his ruthlessness, Piccolo glared intensely and began gathering ki with his finger pointing between his eyebrows.
An awesome aura spread out, countless air currents swirled, gravel cracked and shattered, and the repaired ground was once again torn apart. Gohan straddled the end of the crack, suddenly moved his feet, pushed and retracted his palms, and was also building power.
"Ka..."
Gohan was also going to use his ultimate move, ready to make the final blow with all his strength.
"Me..."
The energy expanded, golden flame vigorously agitated around his body, the light ball compressed in his palms, and several rays of light scattered in rotation. The energy had reached its limit!
"Ha!"
At this time, Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon wasn't fully charged, and the crackling, flickering light on his fingertips was extremely unstable.
"Me..."
"HA!"
The Kamehameha blasted out first, followed by the Special Beam Cannon. Though not complete, its strength wasn't weaker than Gohan's—even stronger.
Like a long spear and iron drill striking directly, the Special Beam Cannon pierced the Kamehameha and opened a hole in the middle! The dazzling energy beam attacked Gohan straight and fast, and the Kamehameha was as fragile as thin paper!
Two torrential energies confronted each other. The planet trembled, the protective barrier shattered like glass again, and cracks climbed one after another, spreading from the dome to the foundation. The earth sank, and the entire space filled with violent air currents and scattered energy fluctuations. Some spectators were thrown out.
Raditz had no choice but to use telekinetic power to reinforce the shield again, stabilizing the space.
But suddenly, even Raditz felt a shock of power, and his psychic wall was broken! The impact force of the Special Beam Cannon was so great that it pierced through his telekinetic barrier and flew toward the sky.
Heaven and earth suddenly became bright, and space in the distance seemed cut into two parts. Smooth lines divided the vast sky, leading directly into the greater universe.
Looking at the arena again, the Kamehameha had already collapsed without a trace. Gohan flew backward under the huge penetrating force of the Special Beam Cannon, his whole body floating in the air.
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