Vados's beautiful eyes focused as she stared at Raditz intently, making him feel guilty. The Angel family was a nobler and more powerful existence than Gods of Destruction. They weren't so much servants of Gods of Destruction as those who restrained them. Their strength was bottomless.
If Gods of Destruction represented the true god realm, then Angels represented the super-god realm.
Seeing this, Raditz couldn't maintain his composure. Embarrassment immediately appeared on his face as his Adam's apple twitched.
Vados seemed very satisfied with Raditz's expression and smiled lightly. "May I ask if you collected that dragon ball outside Planet Sadala?"
"Yes." After a pause, Raditz spoke truthfully.
The Angel's staff could see past events, and Raditz's actions couldn't be hidden from her sight.
"You're honest, but your behavior—coming from the Seventh Universe to the Sixth Universe—is very suspicious. You also know Lord Champa, so are Lord Beerus's spy? You'd better continue being honest, or Lord Champa will destroy you directly."
Vados spoke half-threateningly, half-truthfully, while Champa glared at Raditz angrily, as if he might use destructive force to eliminate him at any wrong move.
Raditz quickly replied, "My name is Raditz, and I'm a Saiyan from the Seventh Universe..." After a brief pause, he hurriedly added, "I'm also an apprentice Supreme Kai, serving as a candidate under Lord Shin. I came to the Sixth Universe because..."
From the Seventh Universe's battles to what happened after crossing over, Raditz did his best to prove his identity to avoid being erased instantly. But this wasn't safe enough—Gods of Destruction always acted on whim, so Raditz first revealed his identity as the Seventh Universe's apprentice Supreme Kai to show he was also part of the divine hierarchy!
Sure enough, this made Vados consider Raditz more carefully. After all, Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction belonged to different systems. Although Gods of Destruction didn't need to fear Supreme Kais, there were corresponding rules among gods—one couldn't act rashly against another universe's apprentice Supreme Kai.
After a short pause, Vados said, "I see, so it was an accident in the Seventh Universe..." She changed her tone and emphasized again, "But you wanting to take Super Dragon Balls from the Sixth Universe isn't allowed. Things belonging to the Sixth Universe are naturally under Lord Champa's control, unless... you can defeat Lord Champa."
This is unreasonable—of course, you make the rules. Raditz protested inwardly but remained silent.
Champa showed a wicked smile. "An apprentice Supreme Kai who travels between universes and possesses god-realm power—come play with me. If you can force me to use twenty percent of my strength, I'll let you take the Dragon Ball. How about it?"
Champa swung his arms and floated forward, looking eager to try. He hadn't been active since waking up, and meeting Raditz made him seem like he'd found a new toy.
It was rare to meet someone possessing god-realm power, and Champa suddenly became interested.
Raditz's eyes lit up, and Vados's eyes also gleamed. "Oh? Lord Champa, this isn't a small bet. We'll give him the ones we collected too?"
"It's fine, hehe." Champa rubbed his chubby face, obviously confident.
Raditz wiped his sweat. He knew it didn't matter whether he agreed or not. If Champa wanted to fight, except for Vados who might dissuade him, who else in this universe could stop him? At this moment, Vados looked at Raditz with great interest, also anticipating his performance.
"Be careful—Lord Champa and the person you just dealt with aren't opponents of the same concept." Vados reminded kindly.
Of course Raditz knew this—Gods of Destruction were nearly invincible within a single universe!
His current Super Saiyan God state was far from being Champa's match.
Not all Super Saiyan Gods had the same strength. When Goku fought Beerus, he'd already comprehended Super Saiyan 3's power for many years. Raditz's original strength at this moment wasn't that high—even becoming a god and gaining a level promotion couldn't reach the legendary "sixty percent of a God of Destruction's power" like Goku had.
Could twenty percent strength give him a chance?
Raditz gritted his teeth and said, "Please be merciful, Lord God of Destruction."
"Hmph." With a dominating grunt, Champa rushed forward.
The fat cat's body was extremely flexible, his plump belly extending toward Raditz. When Raditz was Super Saiyan 2, he couldn't even see these movements clearly, but in Super Saiyan God state, he responded immediately, throwing a punch at Champa.
Whoosh—the punch was extremely fast, but missed!
"Wrong place!" Laughter appeared beside Raditz as Champa's figure shifted instantly, so fast that even Saiyan God couldn't notice. Immediately after, Champa swept away Raditz's arm and struck his chin with a punch.
Seemingly a light blow, Raditz flew backward, gliding through the atmosphere. Champa followed closely and launched continuous attacks. Raditz gritted his teeth to defend and barely fought with Champa, but had no rhythm of his own.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless exchanges followed in rapid succession, getting faster and faster. The two fighters' kis volleyed through the air like revolving meteors, bursting from the atmosphere into space to continue their battle. The surrounding terrifying energy could destroy a star at any time. If not for Vados's energy field protection, this galaxy would be wiped out by their collision.
Casually, Champa struck Raditz dozens of times, each hit extremely heavy. The sacred flames around Raditz shook under the impact of Champa's terrifying energy.
Raditz had used all his strength, but Champa was like someone playing a game, absolutely not using twenty percent of his power.
BANG!
With another blow, Raditz was kicked flying, sharp pain in his chest. Although Super Saiyan God had certain recovery abilities, this was only basic in confrontations between gods.
"Saturday Crash!" Raditz fought desperately after being knocked back violently.
"I'll block that for you!" Champa waved one hand, sweeping away the soaring beam of light effortlessly.
Both were in the god realm, but the difference was clear.
This won't work if it continues. Raditz gritted his teeth, his body flashing as he used spirit body technique! Raditz employed the secret art to make his figure disappear into space and rushed toward Champa. Just as he was about to succeed, a heavy elbow hammered his heart.
"Don't use such tricks in duels between gods!" Champa's cold voice reached Raditz's ears, followed by another kick.
Raditz flew backward, bloodshot. Stopping his retreat midway, Raditz clenched his fists and prepared to fight again.
But Champa suddenly stopped and waved his palms. "Stop fighting—it's not fun at all." At the end, he gave Raditz a sideways glance. "Your strength is stronger than ordinary people, barely enough for a warm-up."
"Warm-up?" Raditz laughed bitterly. Indeed, he wasn't qualified to make a God of Destruction fight seriously. It could even be said that being able to earn a "warm-up" evaluation from a God of Destruction was something to be proud of.
Vados looked Raditz up and down, squinting with a smile. "Look at your body."
"Body?" Raditz looked at his arm—the Super Saiyan God energy had disappeared, and he'd transformed back during the fierce battle. No wonder Champa had lost interest.
But his comprehension of the god realm seemed to remain on the surface, and he hadn't absorbed that realm. Was his foundation truly insufficient?
To achieve a leap in realm, one needed matching foundation—otherwise deeper growth was impossible.
After this battle, Raditz deeply understood his own flaws. A synthetic god was, after all, only synthetic.
"We won this match, so we'll take this Dragon Ball." Vados smiled and shook her staff, and the huge Super Dragon Ball was directly transferred to an unknown location. All his hard work, truly gone.
"Well then, Mr. Raditz, what are you going to do next?"
Vados looked over with a smile.
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