Talot was as powerful as ever. Just Super Saiyan Full Power was enough to suppress him until he could barely breathe.
'Zzz~!!!'
At Raditz's left arm, a crimson bolt of lightning suddenly exploded.
At that moment, a muscle on his left arm was torn apart by his aura, blood and flesh flying everywhere.
"Already about to hit my limit? Looks like I can't drag this out any longer. I'll have to decide the outcome in a single move." Raditz's gaze suddenly turned resolute. His eyes locked straight onto Talot, as if telling him exactly what he was about to do.
The tacit understanding between the two had long reached a level where words were unnecessary. Raditz needed only a glance, and Talot immediately understood.
"Come on." Talot steeled himself, golden aura surging around his body as he prepared to receive the attack.
"Haaaah!!" A venting roar burst from Raditz's throat. Veins bulged on his forehead, and the muscles all over his body swelled violently once more, making him look incomparably ferocious and terrifying.
At this moment, he was completely going for the broke. Not for victory or defeat, but for himself alone. He wanted to see whether he could surpass his own limits!
'Crackle crackle~~!!!!'
All around Raditz, streaks of blue-white electric arcs detonated, brimming with murderous ferocity and frightening power.
"Come on!! If you've got what it takes, then neutralize my full-power attack!! Talot!!" Raditz roared at the top of his lungs, assuming the stance of the ultimate technique as he gathered all of his energy into the palm of his hand, staking everything on this one gamble.
With this move, it would be either success or defeat.
As the energy continued to condense and compress, centered on Raditz, a violent aura shook the surroundings. Massive tsunamis rose around Papaya Island, and the entire island trembled nonstop under this ever-surging energy. If not for an Angel holding things in check, Papaya Island would have long since sunk into the sea.
This situation left all the spectators and fighters staring in utter shock.
An energy attack released from that angle, if even slightly careless, could reduce the entire Earth to universe dust. And the energy Raditz was condensing was more than enough to destroy ten Earths. Was doing this really okay?
Everyone held their breath, silently watching the scene unfold.
Only Talot remained calm.
He felt Raditz's resolve, and he also knew the reason Raditz was pushing himself so desperately.
Both have a friendly rivalry, and since Raditz was this determined, then he would show him.
Talot decisively canceled his Super Saiyan Full Power transformation. The God Ki energy pool within his body was mobilized, poised and ready.
This sight left the group of warriors in the rest area completely dumbfounded.
They couldn't understand why Talot would voluntarily cancel his Super Saiyan transformation.
Was Talot planning to face Raditz's attack head-on in his base form?
Or… did he have some other method that could only be used without transforming into a Super Saiyan?
Different thoughts filled everyone's minds.
At this moment, even breathing felt heavy. They stared unblinkingly at the battlefield, not daring to take their eyes off it for fear of missing anything.
...
Above the martial arts arena.
Raditz was wrapped in endless arcs of lightning, his super ultimate technique already fully formed.
Although he felt very puzzled by Talot canceling his transformation, he did not question it.
On the contrary, he began to look forward to it, anticipating what kind of method Talot would use next to neutralize his all-out super ultimate move.
"Take this! Super Begone!" Raditz shouted loudly as he flung both hands forward.
In an instant, a blood-gold lightning energy beam, dozens of meters in diameter, erupted from his palm, roaring like a savage crimson dragon as it blasted toward Talot.
At that very moment, Talot's appearance changed.
In the blink of an eye, flame-like, tangible God Ki was released from within his body.
Talot's hair and pupils were dyed deep red, profound divine flames enveloping his entire body.
This form was none other than Super Saiyan God!
At this moment, his power strength skyrocketed to the trillion-unit.
With a simple raise of his hand, he threw a punch!
'Rumble~~!!' An unbelievable scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.
Raditz's final ultimate technique, the Super Begone, was dispersed by a single punch, turning into countless energy particles drifting through the void.
The ferocious force of the punch pierced through Raditz's body and struck the invisible barrier, sending up massive ripples.
The power of one punch shook all directions!
'Pwah~!!!'
Swept up by the power of the punch, Raditz spat out a jet of blood. His aura plummeted sharply, and his Super Saiyan 3 and Super Kaio-ken states dissipated simultaneously.
[As expected, it still ended like this... but I've gotten what I wanted... even though it wasn't Super Saiyan 3... but...]Raditz sighed inwardly. Immediately afterward, boundless darkness surged forth, swallowing his consciousness.
His body went out of control, plummeting toward the ground like a meteor.
Just as Raditz was about to crash into the ground, Talot moved and caught the unconscious Raditz with one hand.
After catching Raditz, Talot checked his physical condition.
Bones all over his body were shattered. The immense burden of combining Super Saiyan 3 with Super Kaio-ken had inflicted enormous injuries on his body.
Especially that all-or-nothing strike just now; it had nearly taken his life.
"You really don't care about your life at all, do you?" Talot released a healing beam, emerald-green light merging into Raditz's body.
These healing particles were repairing Raditz's damaged internal organs, bit by bit pulling him back from the brink of death.
It wasn't until they returned to the arena that Raditz finally woke up.
"Ow ow ow!!" Raditz cried out repeatedly in pain.
After adjusting himself and trying to get up, a wave of intense pain made him suck in a cold breath.
Immediately after, without caring about anything else, he took out a Senzu Bean and swallowed it, finally healing his injuries and restoring his stamina.
After recovering, his strength received a tremendous boost due to recovering from severe injuries.
Once Raditz was done, he looked at Talot with a resentful expression. "This… what kind of form is this again?"
"Super Saiyan God." Talot said with a chuckle.
"Super Saiyan God… so that's it. The one you mentioned before, the existence from that myth. You've even reached this level... I really… have to admit defeat to you..." Raditz said helplessly, the corner of his mouth twitching.
The gap between them seemed to have grown even wider.
The two continued exchanging words. This scene was seen by everyone present, especially the blond-haired referee, who now didn't quite know how to make the ruling.
"Well, um, Mr. Raditz, it seems you used an item outside the rules just now. Although I don't know what it was, but…" As the blonde-haired referee spoke, Raditz glanced sideways at him.
"I lost. You can declare it directly."
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