Their fists collided, unleashing world-shaking power. The sky thundered with deafening roars as both fighters were blasted backward by the violent shockwave.
Goku skidded through the air, stepping dozens of times in quick succession before regaining his balance.
Zornet, however, was hurled back thousands of meters, crashing into the ground with a thunderous impact that carved out a massive abyss.
From the cloud of dust, Zornet slowly rose into the air once more. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, his entire body covered in wounds. Under the crushing force of Goku's destructive fist intent, he had been injured.
Looking up at the small figure standing proudly in the void, Zornet's eyes widened in disbelief. His ultimate technique had not left so much as a scratch on Goku—how could he not be shaken?
Having already witnessed Goku's terrifying power, Zornet had gone all out from the very start. In battles between beings of their level, even the slightest hesitation could mean death.
But what he did not realize was that Goku's strength had already surpassed his by far. He was a legendary Super Saiyan God. Having undergone divine reshaping and baptism, Goku's body was beyond what someone of Zornet's level could possibly harm.
Though Zornet's battle power was on par with Goku's Super Saiyan One, in truth, their strength was worlds apart.
"What's wrong? Are you scared? Where did all your arrogance and confidence go?" Goku asked calmly, his tone as indifferent as ever.
"Damn it! Don't you dare underestimate me!" Zornet roared and shot forward once again.
"Haha, that's more like it!" Goku laughed loudly, his figure flashing as he rushed to meet him head-on.
In the sky, the two became streaks of light, colliding like twin comets. Blinding radiance erupted, and the Sky shook with thunderous detonations.
Boom!
This was no ordinary clash—it was as if two meteors had collided, shaking the planet to it's core. The impact waves spread like tidal storms, rattling the soul of all who witnessed it.
The two figures flickered in and out of sight above, colliding again and again. Each strike resounded like rolling thunder, shaking the sky and tearing the ground apart.
"That guy… he's even stronger than before…" The butterfly-like humanoid watched with wide eyes, her face pale with fear. The terrifying shockwaves forced her to retreat far away; if she were caught in the aftermath, she would be utterly annihilated.
Moments later, with a deafening explosion, silence fell over the battlefield. Zornet was blasted down once again, smashed into the ground to carve out another bottomless abyss.
Crimson magma erupted like fountains from the cracked and collapsing ground, mixing with geysers of water that burst forth, cloaking the area in dense mist.
"In this universe… there exists someone like you… It seems I underestimated the strength hidden among the stars…" Zornet rose slowly from the abyss, glaring at Goku from afar.
But his body was battered, covered in blood and scars. His aura was far weaker than before. He was gravely wounded.
"That only proves your ignorance," Goku said coldly. "With just this level of strength, you dare dream of conquering the universe? Pathetic."
"I will not lose! Because… I am the strongest!"
Zornet's lips curled into a sinister smile. From nowhere, a crystal-like object appeared in his hand, no larger than a fist. Goku immediately sensed from it an immense vitality and pure energy fluctuations.
"Stop him! Don't let him consume the Insect Egg!" The butterfly humanoid's expression changed drastically as she cried out in panic.
"The Insect Egg? That's an Insect Egg? Doesn't look like any egg I've seen…" Goku muttered, his face filled with curiosity. That gleaming crystal hardly looked like a bug egg at all.
But before Goku could act, Zornet shoved the egg into his mouth and swallowed it whole.
In an instant, a radiant glow enveloped him. His wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. His weakened aura surged back to full strength—and even beyond, growing stronger than before.
"It's over…" The butterfly humanoid's face turned pale as she collapsed to the ground in despair.
"Damn, that's the Insect Egg? Its effect is no worse than a Senzu Bean—and it boosts power too? The universe really does hide some crazy treasures…" Goku's eyes shone with interest as he observed Zornet's transformation.
Zornet stepped through the air, his hair whipping wildly in the gale of his unleashed aura. His body had grown taller, his skin gleaming with a crystalline sheen, radiating a strange sense of majesty and power. This was the state granted by consuming the Insect Egg.
"As long as I possess the Insect Egg, I will never lose. No matter how strong you are, you will eventually tire. You cannot defeat me!" Zornet declared arrogantly, brimming with pride as though invincible.
"What a pitiful frog at the bottom of a well…"
Goku shook his head, sighing with disappointment. His calm demeanor only enraged Zornet further.
"You still don't understand? Then I'll make you experience true helplessness and fear!" Zornet roared, surging forward.
"No—you're the one who doesn't understand!" Goku's voice cut like steel as his aura erupted. With a single punch, he unleashed the full power of Super Saiyan One.
Boom!
Their fists collided once more, shattering mountains and shaking the void with thunderous blasts.
Now fighting at full power, Goku's every punch and kick could shatter a planet. His relentless onslaught forced Zornet entirely onto the defensive, driving him back blow after blow. His face twisted in frustration and fear—Goku's strength far exceeded anything he had anticipated, making his earlier arrogance look like a cruel joke.
Boom!
Another devastating strike sent Zornet crashing away, tearing open yet another abyss in the planet's surface. The world itself groaned under the strain. On Earth, such a battle would have long since reduced the planet to dust.
Cao Ying and the others watching were left dumbfounded. The scale of the battle had surpassed their imagination. They had known Goku was strong—but this? A single planet could barely contain their duel. It was unimaginable.
"Damn it! Damn it! I can't lose! I won't lose! Aaaaahhh!" Zornet screamed in madness. Suddenly, three more Insect Eggs appeared in his hand, which he tried to swallow in desperation.
But before he could, Goku's figure flashed. With a swift whip kick, he sent Zornet flying. The three eggs slipped from his grasp, only to be caught effortlessly by Goku.
"I've played long enough. I won't give you any more chances. Time to die."
A sword of light formed in Goku's hand. In a flash, blood sprayed as a head was severed, soaring into the abyss below.
"Damn it!" Even with only his head remaining, Zornet's face twisted with unwillingness and regret. "So in the end… I really was too naïve…"
His headless body spasmed, battle aura dissipating like smoke. Lifeless, it plummeted into the abyss.
With a casual wave, Goku fired a ki blast downward, obliterating the corpse completely.
"It's… over? Just like that?" Cao Ying stared in disbelief. The fierce battle had ended so suddenly, the mighty Zornet erased in an instant.
"I told you. Once Goku gets serious, trash like that can only be annihilated instantly," Bulma said casually, unconcerned. To her, defeating such an opponent wasn't even worth mentioning. She knew Goku's true strength was far beyond this.
"This man… just how strong is he? Sister… where did you even find such a monstrous brother-in-law? If only he didn't have so many women, he'd be perfect…" Han Xue muttered dazedly, staring at the giant screen, her eyes glinting with strange thoughts.
"W-What brother-in-law? Don't talk nonsense…" Han Yue's face flushed red as she sneaked a glance at Saeko and the others. Seeing no reaction from them, she secretly felt relieved—yet also faintly pleased.
"Saeko, Goku's strength isn't limited to this, is it?" Xun'er asked softly. "You said this is only Super Saiyan One… does that mean there's also Super Saiyan Two and Three?"
"You're sharp," Saeko smiled. "Yes, exactly as you guessed. Goku has five transformations. Each one increases his strength by fifty to a hundred times. Now you understand what kind of existence he truly is."
"No way…!" Han Yue and the others were dumbfounded. Their hearts raced wildly. Five transformations? Each multiplying strength by up to a hundred? If Super Saiyan One was already this terrifying, then what about Super Saiyan Two and Three? The thought alone was unbearable.
"Does that mean Goku is the strongest being in this universe?" Zi Yan's eyes sparkled with blind admiration as she gazed at his figure on the screen.
"Not exactly," Saeko replied calmly. "According to Goku, there are still beings even stronger than him."
"Stronger than this?!" Han Yue and the others were stunned into silence. If this much power was only the beginning, then the realms above must truly be capable of destroying universes.
"What kind of insane world is this…" In the end, the women could only sigh in awe.
As his aura faded, Goku returned to his normal state. With a flicker, he appeared before the butterfly humanoid and smiled lightly. "Your enemy has been eliminated. Now, hand over the Dragon Ball."
"Ah! Y-Yes… of course!" the little one quickly removed the Dragon Ball from atop her head and handed it over with trembling hands, her face brimming with gratitude. "Thank you… Thank you so much! Not only did you avenge us, but you saved our planet as well… I can't thank you enough. As a token of gratitude, please, come with me. I have something for you."
Goku accepted the Dragon Ball, his curiosity piqued. "Oh? And what might that be?"
"You'll know when we get there." She smiled mysteriously and led the way.
Deep within the ruins of a massive pyramid-like structure, a figure dug at the rubble. Before long, an enormous stone slab emerged.
This figure was Guli—the true name of the butterfly-like alien, as she had revealed to Goku in their time together.
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