Chapter 185: Super Saiyan 7—Lin Qi Arrives
"Destruction!" Beerus remained unperturbed, releasing a blast of his own destructive energy to cancel out Lin Qi's Kamehameha.
"You can't beat me! You've learned too many scattered techniques, and you're not even a full-fledged God of Destruction yet!" Beerus bared his sharp fangs, their glint as cold as ice.
"I don't quite agree with that. Show me your full strength!" Lin Qi sneered. "Don't hold back!"
"Hmph, confidence is good… but overconfidence..." Beerus's smile vanished, his face turning cold as he stared down Lin Qi.
Lin Qi didn't flinch. His stance sank slightly, fists clenched. "Isn't that line more suited to you?!"
"Then I won't be polite!" Beerus's fury flared again. A glint of menace flashed in his eyes as his aura of destruction surged even more fiercely.
In an instant, that overflowing energy burst outward like a hurricane, sweeping through the surroundings with a suffocating pressure.
Watching the energy radiate from Beerus, Quitela bit down hard on a white handkerchief he'd pulled out from who knows where. "Beerus…"
If that guy actually dares to go for the kill, he'd send Cognac in. He didn't care anymore! Whatever happens, happens!
The battle raged on.
Even with killing intent in his heart, Beerus couldn't easily find a chance to take Lin Qi down!
Amid the endless void of darkness, their forms were long obscured. Only shockwaves and the sounds of clashing flesh echoed through the chaos.
Occasional flashes of light streaked through the layers of explosions, proof of just how fierce and deadlocked the fight had become.
"Hyaaah!"
Lin Qi suddenly appeared right in front of Beerus, a kick slicing through the air like a blade. Beerus's forehead bulged with veins as he grabbed Lin Qi's fist.
"Hmph! You claim your position is unshakable? Yet even with killing intent, you haven't laid a finger on me!"
As Beerus held his fist, Lin Qi's other hand had already turned into a blade, slicing toward the back of Beerus's neck.
"That was me going easy on you!" Another vein popped on Beerus's forehead as he quickly retreated, putting distance between them.
A massive orb of destructive energy formed in his hand, and as he leapt back, he hurled it straight at Lin Qi.
Lin Qi didn't even pause—he vanished in an instant using Instant Transmission, evading the blast.
Boom!
The fight continued. It was still impossible to determine a winner.
As their battle intensified, even the alternate dimension created by Whis began to tremble. It was clearly struggling to contain their power.
"Reinforce it, now!" The moment Quitela felt the tremor, he snapped at Whis, "Reinforce it already!"
"Oh..." Whis lazily lifted his staff and reinforced the dimension with a flick.
"Put some effort into it! Whose side are you on anyway? You want a repeat of last time?" Quitela grumbled at Whis's leisurely pace.
"Not to mention how many treats Lin Qi's given you... You really are—"
"Look! Lin Qi's energy is starting to drop!" Whis suddenly pointed toward the battle, cutting Quitela short.
"What..." Quitela stopped talking and turned toward the battlefield.
Another clash of fists—an explosion of energy rippled out once more.
"Hmph! You've already used up too much of your power!" Beerus bared his teeth again, relentlessly closing in on Lin Qi.
As the onslaught of punches and kicks came flying in, Lin Qi crossed his arms to block. His sixth form could only last for about three hours at most.
As he continued to expend energy, he could no longer maintain peak condition. Ultra Instinct could only keep him from losing…
But he couldn't beat Beerus. To be exact, he was still no match for him.
"Haaaah!"
How many years had it been? After all this time, he hadn't improved at all. The realization sparked a surge of fury in Lin Qi.
Unacceptable. Saiyans have their pride. Screw divine realms!
Why was Super Saiyan 7 still out of reach? Was he not angry enough? After all these years of waiting, was this the outcome—his defeat?
He couldn't accept that! He had to get stronger—stronger than Beerus, stronger than the angels, all the way to the Grand Priest!
As Lin Qi's furious roar echoed, the stalemated battle finally began to shift.
At the epicenter of the energy explosion, everything was shrouded in smoke. Nothing could be seen…
The thick smoke covered everything, making it impossible to discern the situation. But both Beerus's divine power and Lin Qi's aura were still present.
Suddenly, a whirlwind erupted from the heart of the battlefield, sweeping the smoke away as if trying to cleanse the void itself.
A thunderous roar shook the hearts of the spectators, and a brilliant multicolored light shot up from the void.
Bathed in rainbow radiance, Lin Qi's figure emerged, once again transformed.
His hair had turned silver like in Super Saiyan 5, but now it reached all the way down to his ankles, rivaling Super Saiyan 3 in volume.
The tips of his long silver hair were tied with red bands. His body hair, once orange, had now turned black.
His facial features had reverted to the refined sharpness of Super Saiyan, and at the center of his forehead was a stunning mark resembling a Dragon Ball.
A black tail—Super Saiyan 7, Lin Qi!
A fiery aura blazed around him, and each wave of heat pulsing from his body was stronger than the last, spreading outward in shockwaves.
The pressure was so overwhelming that the entire alternate dimension became filled with his energy.
"I... I..." Quitela was dumbfounded by Lin Qi's new transformation, unable to speak.
"Is this… Lord Lin Qi's new transformation?" Even Cognac was stunned, though not as badly as Quitela.
"Transformation?" Whis looked curiously at Cognac. "Do all Saiyans do this? Why don't we ever see these in Universe 7?"
"Maybe you guys just never bothered to dig deeper," Cognac chuckled, then added with a grin, "Looks like Lord Beerus is going to lose now, huh?!"
"Aren't you going to stop it? What if Beerus gets mad about losing and throws a tantrum?"
"Heh heh..." Whis turned toward Beerus, whose wide eyes were full of shock. "Then he can just get beaten up again!"
"That killing intent—you all felt it, didn't you? Besides, I'm the one who made this dimension."
Whis's nonchalance finally eased Cognac's worries. If Whis had stepped in to avenge Beerus, Cognac wouldn't have been able to stop him.
"You two really don't get along, do you?" Quitela hadn't expected Whis to react that way.
"Look closely... the fight's about to be decided!"
A bead of cold sweat slid down Beerus's forehead as he stared at the newly transformed Lin Qi.
For the first time... he felt fear.