The uncle and nephew were both extremely curious about each other's true strength.
Back in the Demon Realm, although they had fought before, that battle hadn't been driven by Bardock's own conscious will. He had some faint impressions of it, but very little memory, and no real sense of combat.
This battle now could truly be considered a genuine sparring match between uncle and nephew.
The invisible auras of both sides clashed, producing an overwhelmingly terrifying pressure that caused space itself to become faintly illusory, while the atmosphere grew unbearably oppressive.
'Crackle~~!!'
At the center between them, their violently colliding auras burst forth with blazing sparks of electricity.
As Talot and Bardock's aura contest grew more intense, their base form's power level was continuously released. Their aura alone caused the battle arena to tremble slightly.
After sensing the power Talot had unleashed, Bardock's own fighting spirit was ignited.
"YAAAHHH!!!" Along with a loud roar, Bardock's base form's power level fully erupted, and his body became shrouded in a sinister, terrifying dark-red aura.
With the amplification of this dark-red aura, Bardock's base form's power level reached the late Sixth Dimension, infinitely close to the Seventh Dimension.
But breaking through to the Seventh Dimension was far from simple.
"So this is your state after unleashing evil power, Uncle Bardock? Very strong, then I'll also…!!" Talot didn't hesitate, fully unleashing his own base form's power level, reaching the same height as Bardock.
In terms of base form's power level, with the enhancement of evil power, Bardock could now stand on equal footing with Talot.
"Good brat! Just your aura alone has reached this level, I underestimated you. But that suits me perfectly!!" With a loud shout, Bardock took the initiative, turning into a streak of dark-red evil light as he charged straight at Talot.
"Bring it on!!" Feeling Bardock's power, Talot's fighting spirit surged as well. His base form's power level fully erupted as he met Bardock head-on.
'BOOM~~!!!'
The instant the two collided, a blinding white light expanded, and the entire arena was swept by the aftermath, shaking violently.
The fierce battle erupted as Talot and Bardock grappled with each other, their close-quarters combat blazing with intensity.
Their figures flickered in and out of sight, darting through space like afterimages, moving freely back and forth.
'Bang! Bang! Boom! Boom!…' The thunderous echoes of their violent collisions reverberated through space.
Each punch landed with solid impact, stimulating the fighting genes within their bodies. The power they unleashed during the battle grew stronger and stronger, and the residual shockwaves alone made it impossible for anyone below the Sixth Dimension to approach!
"Your growth has far exceeded my expectations. Even I can't gain the upper hand against you now." After only a few exchanges, Bardock could already feel the depth of Talot's strength.
This kid truly was something—his power growth was incredibly stable, every move bursting with terrifying force, backed by a solid foundation. In a battle at equal strength, even he couldn't gain an advantage.
"Uncle Bardock, your fighting style is still as fierce as ever. Even at the same level, I can't find any flaws." Talot responded modestly.
This wasn't flattery, but his genuine thought.
Bardock was truly strong!
Although Bardock's power had been forcibly increased due to the Demon Realm modifications, during these three months in the Time Nest, he had adapted to that power, awakened a brand-new evil power, and could push his strength to such a level.
Another Saiyan might not have been able to do it.
"I haven't been wasting my time during this period. No need for compliments!! Let's make this battle even more intense!!" With surging battle intent, Bardock unleashed his evil power once more, the S-cells within his body vibrating as a golden aura burst forth.
The overwhelmingly powerful aura instantly forced Talot back.
Amid the dark-red evil light, the golden aura suddenly expanded, and on the foundation of that evil energy, Bardock transformed into Super Saiyan Full Power.
His upright golden hair was surrounded by dark-red killing intent, making him look like a demon crawling out of the abyss. Just standing there and emitting that sharp aura was enough to make anyone not dare act rashly.
"You've already transformed into a Super Saiyan? Then I'll do the same! Haaah!!" Seeing this, Talot let out a shout, activating the Super Saiyan energy within him in an instant, entering Super Saiyan Full Power in the blink of an eye.
Although their auras seemed evenly matched, a closer look revealed the difference.
Bardock's Evil Super Saiyan 1 was powerful, but his control over his strength was not as refined as Talot's.
While maintaining the transformation, Bardock's state still caused energy leakage. Though the amount leaked was minimal, in a life-and-death battle, even that tiny loss could become a fatal weakness.
"Explosive Bombardment!" With a thought, Bardock drew upon evil power and gathered it into his palm. With a swing of his arm, a tremendously powerful energy beam burst forth from his hand.
This was no ordinary energy attack. With the enhancement of evil energy, this energy beam possessed extremely strong tearing and corrosive properties.
Once hit, even if it didn't kill, the residual energy would seep through the wound into the body, causing secondary destruction until it ultimately disintegrated the enemy from within.
"Grand Spiraling Energy Ball!" Not to be outdone, Talot quickly condensed a large spiraling energy sphere and hurled it forward, colliding head-on with Bardock's evil energy beam.
'Crackle~~!!'
When the two energies collided, the expected massive explosion did not occur. Talot's Grand Spiraling Energy Ball, relying on the immense centrifugal force generated by its high-speed rotation, forcibly split Bardock's Explosive Bombardment into dozens of streaks of lightning.
"You neutralized it too?! Good brat!! Then how about this one!!" Seeing this, Bardock's expression grew excited.
In the next second, he leapt into the air above the arena, evil energy surging around him, his power continuously rising like an endless blazing flame.
"Evil Energy Bombardment!!" Bardock rapidly swung both hands.
In an instant, a dense barrage of energy bullets shot through the air like a torrential storm, forming an inescapable net that surged straight toward Talot.
Facing this overwhelming bombardment, Talot naturally would not sit still.
He spread his hands, divine power within him pulsing. With a single thought, the surrounding space shimmered with brilliant starlight, and dozens of golden energy spheres rapidly formed around him.
Then Talot swung his arm, controlling all the energy spheres as they shot toward the evil energy bullets in the sky.
'Boom~!! Boom!! Boom~!!'
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