Crimson blood flowed from his nostrils. It was so ironic.
"Tch~!" The injured Vegeta gave a disdainful cold snort.
After wiping away the bloodstain, his expression turned serious, and the powerful Bloodline Power around him surged, stirring up layer upon layer of massive spatial waves.
"Haaaaaaaaah!!!"
Amid impassioned roars, Vegeta assumed a stance for releasing energy.
When the energy condensed to the extreme, he pushed both hands forward, and Evil Galick Gun shot violently from his palms, charging straight toward Jiren.
Seeing this scene, a firm look flashed through Jiren's eyes. His powerful physique shot forward like a cannonball in an instant, colliding head-on with Evil Galick Gun.
With an explosive sound of 'Boom~~!!!!'
Evil Galick Gun was crushed head-on by Jiren. His powerful physique, like a rampaging giant beast, charged straight toward Vegeta.
"What?!" Seeing this, a look of shock appeared on Vegeta's face, and he subconsciously crossed his arms to form a defense.
With a muffled sound of 'Bang!!!!'
Jiren's body slammed into Vegeta. The overwhelmingly domineering power flipped Vegeta's body over in one breath.
Vegeta gritted his teeth and quickly adjusted his condition, stabilizing his battle rhythm.
However, Jiren did not intend to let him go just like this.
After flipping Vegeta over, Jiren followed with an upward kick that struck Vegeta's back, kicking Vegeta a hundred meters into the air. Jiren pursued again, arriving directly above Vegeta ahead of time with even greater speed.
He clasped his hands together and charged up a violent smash.
'Boom!!!!!' This strike landed solidly on Vegeta's chest.
The terrifying power made Vegeta feel his blood and Ki surge violently, a sweetness rising in his throat. His body fell onto the arena like a meteor, forming a pit over ten meters deep.
Even with the body of Super Saiyan 4 and the enhancement of evil aura, he had almost failed to withstand Jiren's attack.
Before Vegeta could catch his breath, Jiren descended before him again, grabbed his ankle, and began a new round of devastation.
'Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!!...' With three consecutive explosive sounds, Vegeta was smashed fiercely into the ground by Jiren like a toy.
The pain in his body kept increasing. Vegeta could no longer endure it and became furious!
"Don't get too full of yourself!! Bastard!!" With an angry shout, the evil Ki around Vegeta's entire body surged wildly.
The sudden increase in battle power allowed him to forcibly break free from Jiren's restraint and launch a counterattack.
The Prince's Battle Style, with his entire body and mind devoted to offense, transformed into a hurricane that swept over Jiren's body, catching Jiren off guard.
However, Jiren reacted very quickly.
Their figures flickered in and out, turning into extreme shadows as they shuttled and shifted across every part of the arena. Before anyone realized it, this heart-stirring super close-combat battle had already lasted for more than a minute.
Facing this dense and ferocious offensive, Jiren completely saw through it after briefly exchanging several rounds.
A battle of only this level was too boring. Jiren had already lost the patience to keep playing with Vegeta.
In an instant, his aura climbed, his power explosively increased, and his battle power instantly surged to a thousand Gou. A violent offensive poured down toward Vegeta.
Jiren's offensive was so domineering and cruel, once again forcefully suppressing Vegeta.
In the first round, Vegeta could still barely block.
In the second round, Vegeta was completely suppressed.
In the third round, Vegeta was directly sent flying by a punch, his body smashing through several Super Katchin steel pillars before finally stabilizing.
After stopping his body, Vegeta adjusted his breathing rhythm, but a trace of excitement instead appeared in his eyes.
The pain lingering on his body lasted only briefly before quickly fading. Replacing it was boiling hot blood.
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph~~!" Vegeta wiped away the blood at the corner of his mouth, and the fighting spirit burning in his eyes grew even more intense.
Sure enough, he had not chosen the wrong opponent. A real battle should be exactly like this.
The stronger Jiren was, the greater his gains after defeating him would be.
"The warm-up ends here. Show me your true ability, Saiyan of Universe 7." Jiren's deep, heavy voice rang out, carrying a powerful impact that shook the soul.
"You're right. The warm-up should indeed end." Vegeta moved his limbs, relaxing his tense battle nerves.
The battle between the two briefly calmed, but this was merely the prelude before the storm arrived.
Lin Chuan, who was acting as a spectator not far away, also had his interest aroused at this moment.
He had a feeling that the battle between Vegeta and Jiren would bring him an unexpected surprise.
Although he knew that Vegeta had mastered Ultra Ego, during this year, Vegeta's breakthrough definitely could not be limited to only that.
To still maintain such confidence while facing Jiren.
Either he had mastered a higher level of Ultra Ego, just like Goku's outburst earlier.
Or there was another possibility, and that was that Vegeta had already touched upon the transformation above Super Saiyan 4!
...
At the same time, in the shadows of the arena, in an unknown corner.
Hearts, who had escaped earlier, was secretly collecting energy.
All the powerful energy produced by the battles of every warrior on this arena was being absorbed into his Universe Seed. In not much longer, the Universe Seed would be filled.
"It's almost done. As long as the power of the Universe Seed is filled, I can obtain supreme power and become the ultimate god-slayer. At that time, no one in this world will be able to stop me, gods included!!" Hearts trembled all over with excitement.
He called himself humanity's savior and fought for humanity's future. His purpose in participating in the Tournament of Power this time was to use the power of these warriors to fill the Universe Seed with energy.
As long as he had the Universe Seed, he was confident he could defeat all gods and create a future belonging to humanity.
Hearts did not know that he had no self-awareness at all. How could a mere Universe Seed possibly allow him to possess power that surpassed the gods?
A frog at the bottom of a well who relied on external objects would never know how vast the true world was.
...
Spectator area.
Universe 11's side.
God of Destruction Belmod, Angel Marcarita, and Supreme Kai Kai were watching this focal battle with great interest.
"As expected of Jiren. He can suppress his opponent so easily. That Saiyan Vegeta from Universe 7 is undoubtedly doomed to lose. This is just right to extinguish Beerus's arrogant flames." Belmod smiled sinisterly.
He could hardly wait to see Beerus's face twisted by anger.
"It seems an even more interesting battle is about to begin, hee hee hee," Marcarita said from the side in a teasing tone.
"This battle is of extraordinary significance to Universe 11. That Vegeta from Universe 7 is also an extremely powerful character. Previously, Universe 7's radiance was too dazzling. As long as Jiren defeats him, it will make those contestants from the other universes feel fear and no longer have any thoughts of resisting Jiren," Kai analyzed logically.
The plan sounded good, but making these powerful warriors retreat without fighting was obviously impossible.
...
Universe 7's spectator area.
"So strong. That guy from Universe 11 actually suppressed Vegeta in terms of power!" Goku said with a face full of disbelief.
One had to know that Super Saiyan 4 placed greater emphasis on strengthening the physique and sublimating pure strength, while the amount of Ki stored in the body was astonishingly great.
But even though his physical body was powerful enough, he was still suppressed by Jiren. This was only the warm-up battle. If they used their full power, what kind of situation would it become?
God of Destruction Beerus, who was at the side, saw what was unusual about Jiren.
He had never seen such a human before. He was too special.
His gaze shifted toward God of Destruction Belmod.
This special warrior definitely had an inseparable relationship with Belmod, and might even have been deliberately nurtured by Belmod.
At this moment, Belmod also noticed Beerus's gaze and responded with a clown's cold smile.
"Tch~!" Beerus snorted unhappily, then shifted his gaze back to the arena and muttered to himself, "I hope that kid Vegeta doesn't embarrass me."
As for Angel Whis, who was beside him, he silently watched Jiren.
This human who had surpassed a God of Destruction.
...
The Gods of Destruction from the other universes were also observing this battle, especially the Gods of Destruction on the arena.
Universe 12's God of Destruction Jin calmly analyzed the battle situation.
While recovering his stamina, he observed the stronger contestants on the arena, searching for their weaknesses.
If those guys became overly confident and ran over to challenge him, he could attack their weaknesses.
Like him, Universe 9's God of Destruction Sidra was also quietly watching everything.
Although he was a God of Destruction, his strength ranked last among the twelve Gods of Destruction.
As a God of Destruction, he seemed as steady as an old dog, but in reality, he was panicking like crazy.
Previously, watching the battle between Jin and Goku had already overturned his understanding of mortals.
Moreover, he always felt that Vegeta and Jiren's strength seemed even stronger than that Goku.
Fortunately, the two of them had clashed with each other. If they had come over to deal with him, that would have been a disaster.
One-on-one, he was still confident he could remain undefeated, but trying to suppress the opponent was not very realistic.
Two-on-one... the probability of him being eliminated would simply explode.
[I hope these two guys both suffer heavy losses and then get eliminated together...] Sidra secretly thought to himself.
He still had self-awareness. On this arena, there were quite a few mortals who could pose a threat to him.
...
At this moment, in Vegeta and Jiren's battle area.
After finishing loosening his body, Vegeta moved his will, activating the Bloodline Power and Evil Power within his body.
'Boom~~!!!' A beam of ultimate evil light powerful enough to stir the atmosphere of the World of Void erupted violently, filling the entire World of Void in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, everyone in the World of Void felt a strong sense of unease and ominousness grow in their hearts.
It seemed that some extraordinary monster had awakened!
After sensing the power Vegeta unleashed, Jiren also rarely revealed a serious expression.
"Haaaaooo~~~!!!!" The roar and bellow of a Great Ape came from within the evil radiance.
In an instant, energy erupted massively, and the World of Void fell into great turmoil.
Bathed in the radiance of evil power, Vegeta's Bloodline Power sublimated. This strange and special power tugged at the hearts of all people and gods, making them concentrate fully, not daring to relax even slightly.
Zeno, upon the Supreme Throne, also revealed an amazed expression.
This black evil light gave him a very special feeling, something he had never seen before.
His power rapidly expanded. After reaching the critical point, it swiftly returned inward. Before long, the black pillar of light that had stirred the chaos of the World of Void dispersed.
Vegeta's body was covered by an indescribable black energy, turning into a massive black sphere.
Within this sphere, endless evil power was compressed, refined, and fused with Bloodline Power.
'Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!...' Waves of heartbeat sounds like muffled thunder rang out.
Cracks gradually appeared on the surface of the black sphere. Before long, the entire surface was covered in cracks.
'Crack crack... Bang!!!!'
The black sphere exploded violently, turning into countless fragments scattered through space.
These black fragments hovered in space like mirror surfaces, reflecting Vegeta's current form.
Compared to Super Saiyan 4, his physique had become even more robust, and the hair on his body was as sharp as blades, flickering with silver-black evil light.
The waves of demonic charm that invisibly radiated from his blood-colored pupils could make a person fall into boundless darkness with just one glance.
Demonized · Super Saiyan 5 had descended!
Different from an ordinary Super Saiyan 5, Demonized · Super Saiyan 5's power increase was even more domineering.
The current Vegeta's battle power was terrifying, reaching 2,000 Gou!
Just Demonized Super Saiyan 5 alone had reached this level. It was hard to imagine what realm he would rise to if enhanced by Ultra Ego.
Seeing Vegeta in this state, a trace of surprise flashed through Jiren's eyes, but it quickly turned into nothingness.
Vegeta was strong, but that was all there was to it. If his battle power was only at this level, then at most, he could only accompany him for a little while.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time this prince has transformed into this form. My control over its power may not be too perfect. Perhaps I might accidentally kill you," Vegeta said with incomparable arrogance.
The power increase of Demonized · Super Saiyan 5 made his confidence explode, and he believed defeating Jiren would not be a problem.
But what he did not know was that Jiren's true strength was far above this form of his.
"Is this all? Is this your everything?!" Jiren said expressionlessly.
Those arrogant and confident words entered Vegeta's ears, making the smile on Vegeta's face abruptly stop.
Only this level?!
This guy still dared to look down on his power?!
However, before he could act, in the next second, Jiren used practical action to tell him that he was not making empty boasts.
In a single thought, multiple layers of fiery aura burned around Jiren.
His aura underwent a leap-like expansion. That dazzling firelight was brighter than the sun, and the high temperature emitted by this intensely surging aura was incomparably scorching. Existences below the tenth dimension did not even have the qualifications to touch it.