"What is that?"
On the spectator seats, many Gods of Destruction and Angels stood up without realizing it. Every one of them wore the same expression, a mix of shock and something complicated.
"Ultra Instinct. Goku entered Ultra Instinct again."
Beerus swallowed hard and finally managed to say it.
He could not understand it. A mere mortal was repeatedly entering a realm that even many gods could not fully master.
What sort of monster was Son Goku?
Very quickly he calmed down.
Because Goku belonged to Universe 7.
The stronger Goku was, the better chance Universe 7 had to survive.
Looking at Goku down on the arena, his body cloaked in a faint silver gray light, Beerus actually felt his own battle intent rise. He bumped his fists together.
"I really want to fight that guy."
Of course he was not stupid enough to rush down there now. His eyes flashed and he stared at Kefla, who was about to clash with Goku.
"You all have to die."
On the arena, Goku slowly straightened. That silver glow around him made him look like a being from outside this world.
"Quit pretending."
Kefla saw him stand back up and without hesitation threw out the energy ball in her hand.
Goku lifted his hand casually.
That terrifying energy sphere curved away like it had been grabbed by an invisible hand and exploded behind him.
Boom.
The explosion shook the entire World of Void.
Far away, Vincent Fox watched Goku walk forward without even looking back and could not help but think of a line.
A real man never turns around to look at the explosion.
Goku continued to walk. The distance between him and Kefla closed.
Even someone as proud as Kefla felt a strong pressure when she met those indifferent silver eyes.
"Looks like you got a lot stronger."
Kefla put her hands on her hips and said with a hint of mockery in her eyes.
"But no matter how strong you get, you still won't be stronger than me."
Thud.
She stamped on the ground and shot out like an arrow.
"Eat this punch."
The punch came down with terrifying force.
Goku only tilted his body a little.
Kefla's fist brushed past and hit nothing.
Kefla's eyes went cold. She threw out a storm of punches.
Boom boom boom.
Every strike exploded like a shell.
But the scary part was that no matter which angle she attacked from, Goku slipped away from all of them like he was walking through falling leaves.
No wasted motion. No panic. Like everything was under his control.
"Damn it."
Kefla roared and her right leg turned into streaks of light as she kicked at Goku.
Just like before, Goku dodged easily.
Then he reached out, grabbed her leg and flung her away.
"Cannon Blast."
Kefla steadied herself midair and charged energy in her hands, firing it at Goku.
Another simple sidestep.
Goku avoided it like he had seen it a second earlier.
And then he finally stopped defending and started attacking.
His body blurred into a streak of silver and shot across the arena.
In almost the blink of an eye he was behind Kefla.
He punched.
No swinging, no telegraph, no wasted follow through. Kefla did not even have time to react before she was blasted away.
Goku locked on to her tumbling body and punched again.
Thud.
Even though it was only an air punch, the force still hit Kefla and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
She crashed into a pile of shattered stone, her face twisted in pain.
"Damn you Son Goku."
She roared and her battle spirit flared up in spite of her injuries. She could not help blasting her energy again.
"Haaaa."
Her aura shot to the sky. Green energy rings wrapped around her ki and chopped the air apart. Everyone's attention was pulled toward her.
At the same time Goku leaped onto a high fragment of the arena and powered up as well.
With Ultra Instinct boosting him, Goku was like some ancient beast coming back to life.
His power was overwhelming to most of the fighters still on the field. Just his expanding aura blew several people right out of the ring.
In an instant the number of fighters in the Tournament of Power dropped sharply.
The two of them stayed in that charging state and even the World of Void that the Grand Priest had selected started trembling.
The people in the stands all changed color.
Piccolo's face actually paled green. He stared at Goku, eyes wide.
"With this state he might actually be able to beat Jiren, right?"
He asked in a shaking voice.
Whis smiled and answered.
"Goku has indeed entered Ultra Instinct again. But this is only the initial state. He has not truly grasped the inside of it. If he wants to defeat Jiren there is still some gap."
Hiss.
Everyone sucked in a cold breath and looked at Jiren's side of the arena.
Was Universe 11's Jiren really that strong?
On the arena the two of them cleared the field around them in an instant and then clashed.
"Son Goku."
Kefla shouted and launched first.
Her fist came straight at him.
Goku only dipped his shoulder and the punch slid past.
Then he flashed to her rear and his fists began to rain down.
Thud thud thud.
Goku had already adapted to his body. He was no longer only defending subconsciously but attacking autonomously.
Thud.
A heavy punch sent Kefla flying again. Her flying body flattened an entire stone ridge.
Goku felt his body and panted slightly.
This state would not last long.
When it ended, aside from Jiren, no one would be able to hold Kefla down.
Thinking of that, Goku clenched his fists and started gathering ki for the final blow.
"Haaaa."
On top of the shattered ridge, Kefla forced herself up again.
And she exploded again.
With that hoarse scream her aura turned into streaks of red light. The power inside it was terrifying enough to level everything around her.
Boom.
The stone mountains collapsed one after another. Goku dodged among the falling rubble, avoiding every red beam.
"Die."
Kefla saw him getting closer and started firing those red death rays at him like she was sweeping the field.
In an instant the scarlet beams wove together into a lethal net. It was obvious she wanted to kill Goku here and now and secure Universe 6's hope.
Goku's eyes shone with silver light.
In his eyes everything slowed down.
No attack could touch him.
His footwork became even more fluid. His figure flashed through the air.
At the same time blue light began to gather in his hands. The Kamehameha was taking shape.
Swish swish swish.
He slipped through every gap in the red lattice and finally reached the range he needed.
"Damn it. You are dead."
Betting everything on this one battle for the sake of two universes, Kefla gave up on defense entirely. Dozens of energy balls appeared around her and she sent them all at Goku at once.
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