The world's hierarchy had changed. Supreme Kais had become this powerful—something Demigra never could have anticipated during his seventy-five million years of imprisonment.
He frowned with bitter resentment. In terms of raw strength alone, Raditz was superior to him. While his mastery of space-time abilities could compensate somewhat, defeating this Saiyan Supreme Kai would still prove extremely difficult.
There was only one option left: become stronger!
Unwilling to accept defeat—unable to even believe it was happening—Demigra had no other choice.
The demon god snorted coldly. "Supreme Kai, you've forced my hand! Let me show you my strongest state!"
With that declaration, Demigra gritted his teeth and made his decision. He raised his bone scepter high—then gripped it tightly and shattered it with his bare hands. The ruby at its top blazed with brilliant light as scorching flames gushed forth like solar prominences erupting from the sun's surface.
The scepter contained vast reserves of space-time energy. To gain power, Demigra chose to fuse with it completely, absorbing its essence directly into his body.
Raditz didn't intervene. He simply watched quietly, waiting for the evolution to complete.
"Why isn't he attacking?!" Chronoa wanted to leap inside the barrier herself and strike Demigra down right now while he was vulnerable. She watched with mounting anxiety, her unease growing by the second.
"Supreme Kai of Time, don't worry," Whis explained calmly. "Raditz is waiting for Demigra to complete his evolution—that way it will be more challenging. Defeating stronger enemies brings passion. This is a fundamental characteristic of Saiyans."
"That's absolutely right," Vegeta agreed with a knowing nod.
Chronoa pouted helplessly, muttering to herself: "Saiyans and their ridiculous habits..."
Sometimes this tendency really was problematic—but it could also help Saiyans break through their limits and reach unprecedented heights!
"Ready?" Raditz asked as the light fully merged into the Demon God's body.
"More than ready! DIE!" Demigra's voice rang out with savage joy. His eyes lit up with renewed power, and his figure vanished from Raditz's sight in an instant.
This wasn't teleportation—it was speed that nearly surpassed teleportation. Before Raditz could react, a devastating blow struck his abdomen. Demigra's knee—hard as a stone threshold—slammed into his body with crushing force.
Raditz doubled over and flew backward, a mouthful of blood spraying from his lips, bright red and startling against the crimson aura surrounding him.
Demigra pressed forward immediately. A purple-black sphere of energy formed in his palm, which he thrust against Raditz's chest and unleashed with explosive violence!
"This is for you!"
The explosion rumbled through the dimensional space. Raditz's upper gi shredded completely, leaving him wreathed in gray smoke. His crimson flames covered his body defensively, blocking some of the energy—but the oscillating shockwaves still made him tremble from head to toe.
The self-healing ability inherent to Super Saiyan God recovered some of Raditz's injuries, but the energy loss made him feel genuine pressure for the first time. Demigra at this moment was completely different from before—his power had risen an entire tier.
"That's more like it! This is what a demon god should be! Haha, come on!" Raditz clenched his fists and launched an Instant Transmission attack.
Demigra wasn't intimidated in the slightest. He spun around to meet the challenge head-on, and the two warriors clashed together once more in a furious exchange.
"Time-Devourer Bomb!"
"Nova Radiance!"
Majestic, vast energies collided and erupted throughout the space Whis had created. The brilliant light dazzled across the entire Capital of Time. Those watching from below saw the sky turn black and white, then fragment into a tangled rainbow of colors—reality itself seeming to tear at the seams.
If not for Whis continuously maintaining the dimensional barrier with his power, the aftermath of their battle would have collapsed the Capital of Time entirely.
Thick smoke rose around both combatants—but was immediately torn apart by a burst of red flame and black light. Raditz and Demigra collided like two meteors, the impact of their clash sufficient to annihilate an entire galaxy.
The confrontation between Super Saiyan God and Demon God was naturally world-destroying in scope.
After several more explosive exchanges, Raditz pulled back rapidly. Demigra also retreated, and both warriors felt a sharp tingling sensation in their arms.
But it was Raditz who was breathing heavily now, looking far more battered.
"HAHAHAHA! How does it feel?! After integrating the power of space-time itself, you can no longer defeat me!" Demigra threw his chest out proudly. The blood-red light in his eyes shone like two spinning gemstones.
After his scepter was absorbed into his body, his physical size had increased noticeably. Fine crystalline lines appeared across the surface of his skin, and his strength had grown proportionally. Demigra—who'd been struggling slightly under the pressure of Super Saiyan God—could now confront Raditz head-on and even held the upper hand! The red-haired god was gradually losing ground, and even his vaunted super-healing ability was showing its weaknesses under sustained assault.
"That hidden trump card of yours... not bad," Raditz said, covering his arms as sweat dripped from his forehead.
"HAHAHA! Stop holding back! You're just a Supreme Kai after all—no matter how powerful you are, you cannot defeat me!" Demigra charged forward with maniacal glee, his form becoming a streak of light.
BANG!
Raditz was blasted away again, slamming into the edge of the space barrier. His entire body shuddered from the impact.
"No! Raditz is going to lose!" someone cried out from below.
"Is the Demon God Demigra's power truly higher than Super Saiyan God?!" Vegeta's eyes twitched. He refused to believe what he was seeing, but the scene before him was undeniable—Raditz was clearly at a disadvantage.
Son Goku shook his head repeatedly. "But my brother is good at that Ultra Instinct..."
"No, Raditz hasn't mastered Ultra Instinct yet," Whis interjected suddenly, his mysterious smile returning. "He seems to want to use a different technique."
Beerus snorted with dissatisfaction. "What have you been secretly training him in?"
"Nothing special—just another Saiyan transformation. An unprecedented one, actually." Whis's smile widened with complete confidence in Raditz. "He can't access this transformation at will just yet, but being forced to this extreme... he only needs a single spark to ignite it, don't you think?"
Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes. Vegeta, Son Goku, and Trunks—all Saiyans—felt their palms grow sweaty with anticipation. Could there really be another transformation beyond Super Saiyan God? Something even stronger?
Raditz slid down from where he'd impacted the barrier wall. After regaining his footing, he took a deep breath. The flowing crimson flames around him suddenly restrained themselves, then burst outward as golden energy. His hair shifted from red to black in an instant, and crimson fur sprouted across his upper body.
Beerus was genuinely taken aback. He hadn't expected Raditz to switch from Super Saiyan God state to Super Saiyan 4. The power of these two forms wasn't vastly different—even in this form, winning seemed unlikely. He glanced at Whis, but saw the angel's smile growing even wider.
The real transformation was coming!
When Towa had used the chaos of space-time to launch Baby from a parallel timeline into Universe Six, she'd obtained massive energy reserves and completed her schemes. But Raditz had also gained something from that encounter: the Super Saiyan 4 transformation.
Ever since then, he'd been contemplating a question: Could the advantages of Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan 4 be combined?
While wrestling with this problem, Whis had pointed him toward a clear solution.
Let Super Saiyan 4 become divine. Use the Super Saiyan 4's overwhelmingly powerful physical body to carry the power of gods—combining divine realm with ultimate physique. This required tremendous energy support, formidable mental fortitude, and an exceptionally solid body as foundation.
Coincidentally, Raditz possessed all three!
So he'd attempted it. On the foundation of Super Saiyan 4, he would achieve godhood! Because he wasn't yet proficient, he needed to start from Super Saiyan God first—let his body familiarize itself with that layer of divine essence, absorb that level of realm. Then transform into Super Saiyan 4, and ascend back to the God Realm on that primal foundation!
Whis explained this transformation process to everyone gathered below. They all froze in place, stunned. Was this... truly possible?
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
Raditz roared, his voice shaking the dimensional space. His hair defied gravity and floated upward. A stunning aura rose around him—gorgeous light flooding the arena with overwhelming brilliance. The sacred power was incredibly dense, carrying not just the brilliance of stars but the weight of entire galaxies!
Demigra stared in shock. The light seemed to stop time itself, freezing even him in place.
What kind of power is this?!
Demigra couldn't help but tremble, his blood surging with primal fear. He smelled danger—genuine, existential danger. The figure before him felt like a colossal sky-swallowing beast preparing to devour him whole.
The light around Raditz stabilized. A massive vortex penetrated heaven and earth, with infinite rainbow light radiating from its center. A figure that inspired instinctive worship slowly revealed itself—Raditz standing calmly yet nobly in the sky.
The flames surrounding his body gradually shifted from deep crimson to light orange, with a hint of golden brilliance dancing along the outermost edges. His eyes were black, with red encircling the pupils. Most striking of all, his long flowing hair had turned the same vibrant orange as Zangya's.
Whis smiled and nodded with satisfaction. "Yes, this is it. The Super Saiyan God state of Super Saiyan 4— Super Saiyan 4 God.'"