The Saiyans were a proud people who boasted of being a fighting nation. They were proud of their combat talents—a rare warlike, powerful, and intelligent race in the entire universe.
No one knew how great the potential of the Saiyans was. From a few hundred, a few thousand to hundreds of millions, the changes were so great that even the gods were amazed. Possessing unlimited possibilities for improving combat power—this was the Saiyan!
Cell contained Saiyan cells in his body, and from more than one person, so he clearly knew the terror of Saiyans.
But when Vegeta appeared before him intact, Cell was still surprised. It was unbelievable that his first wave of ki blasts hadn't destroyed him!
The disheveled Vegeta patted the dust off his body, twisted his neck, and let out blazing golden light with a "HAH!" In fact, he wasn't intact either. Just a moment ago, Vegeta had burst out with huge energy to resist Cell's ki attack, consuming considerable power. He pretended to be fine, but was actually suppressing Cell psychologically.
Sure enough, Cell was distracted. Vegeta took advantage of the moment when Cell was distracted and launched a counterattack, punching deep into Cell's belly again.
Immediately afterward, Vegeta kicked Cell away with a series of fierce strikes.
Then the prince's tactics reappeared!
If Kakarot could succeed, why couldn't he? Vegeta crazily shot out ki blasts, countless arcs of light flashing across the air, bombarding Cell like a meteor shower. This time, Cell didn't even have time to open a protective barrier and was hit directly!
Smoke and dust billowed away, and the Earth fighters were blown far off, the helicopter also withdrew to a distance, and the camera could no longer directly capture any scenes. Only Mr. Satan and the reporter were protected by Android 16, and they could still experience the momentum of the terrifying battle. This level of fighting left Mr. Satan only able to open his mouth, unable to utter a word.
Dust filled the sky, and the moment Vegeta stopped, the smoke screen was still moving slowly, but in the next second, it was torn open by a sharp air beam.
Cell jumped out of it, covered in soot and scorch marks, but his power had become even more astonishing! He broke through the smoke screen and hit Vegeta with a heavy knee, then hammered down heavily, swept his legs, moved at high speed behind him and blasted dozens of punches like phantoms—each punch was devastating!
"AHA!"
The final elbow hit Vegeta's back, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood and fall to the ground.
"Huff... huff... I have to praise you, Vegeta. Your strength has reached this point." Cell panted quickly. Fighting against Goku and Vegeta continuously, even though he possessed the resilience of an android, he also felt tired. "However, I also have Saiyan cells in my body, and I will become stronger when I meet strong opponents!"
"Hah... haha..." Vegeta had suffered more damage than Cell, and his burst was powerful, but after all, Cell's full strength was higher than his. After receiving continuous blows, Cell could still fight back, while Vegeta was already lying on the ground.
"It's not... over!" Vegeta gritted his teeth and used instant transmission. Cell's face changed suddenly—Vegeta was no longer in sight. At the same time, Vegeta appeared behind Cell, holding a spinning disc in his hand, and the cutting technique flew toward Cell!
Cell turned his head in shock: "Not good!"
He had time to scream but no time to dodge.
The upper half of Cell's body was severed, blood spattering horizontally, and disgusting internal organs and pieces of flesh hung down from the edge of the torso, sticky and scattered on the ground. There was still a surprised expression on his face, but it was frozen there, without any change, as if he were dead.
And the lower body knelt down on the ground, as if kneeling in surrender to Vegeta. The spotted lower body was hard and heavy, standing still like cast iron—even if it fell down, it would still be rigid.
"We won!" Yamcha cheered and looked around. "We won! Vegeta won! Uh..." He suddenly realized that everyone didn't show joy but was still very tense.
"How..."
"Cell's ki hasn't disappeared, and Vegeta's ki has weakened too much." Goku said in a deep voice.
Raditz nodded but frowned: "Cell has Piccolo's cells, so he won't die unless his core is destroyed. It stands to reason that he can regenerate his body, but... why is his ki expanding in the corpse?!"
Even Raditz couldn't understand the reason for Cell's change at the moment.
Gurgle-gurgle! Rustle rustle...
A creepy sound resounded in Cell's remnant body, as if there was a demon living in him. His belly flesh was wriggling like short and sticky tentacles, and some tiny particles in the air were being attracted to him—shining spots of light.
"This is..." Raditz suddenly sensed Future Cell's aura in these small dots of light.
Could it be the fragments from the explosion just now?
The present Cell was absorbing the remnants of the future Cell!
The two Cells weren't actually that harmonious. Although they were the same individual from different timelines, their thoughts were different after all. If everyone was really defeated, would future Cell really return to his own timeline? No one knew. Maybe it would eventually evolve into a battle between the two Cells, destroying the world, and even destroying the galaxy?
But at this moment, the two Cells were merging. The light spots were absorbed into the body, their cells were entangling, the lower body grew rapidly, and Cell stood up again! With viscous liquid, his body kept pulsating. Cell seemed to be distorted and became grotesque, and his mouth let out a hollow "hehehehe" laughter that was long, thin and sharp, stretching endlessly.
The slightly sinister laughter made everyone's scalps tingle, and goosebumps suddenly rose.
"What's wrong with Cell? His aura is getting stronger instead!" Pepara exclaimed.
"Looking at his body, it seems to be twisted into a rope."
"Attack him now, Vegeta!"
Goku shook his head and said: "Vegeta will never take the opportunity to launch an attack. He's waiting for Cell to recover."
"But... if this continues, Cell will not only recover but may even surpass Vegeta. Why doesn't he do anything!" Krillin said trembling.
"Father may just want to use this to break through to a higher level like Mr. Raditz." A flash of inspiration went through Trunks' mind.
"Super Saiyan 2!"
Everyone suddenly realized that with Vegeta's combat talent, it was impossible not to notice the changes in Cell. He felt it and became excited in surprise. At the beginning, Raditz had broken through himself and successfully transformed in the life-and-death battle with Boundless. If other Saiyans could do it, then he could do it too.
Facing Cell's mutation, he felt extremely excited, whether from nervousness or trembling with joy. At this moment, his physical strength was running out, but it was in this kind of situation that he had the most possibility of breakthrough.
Cell's mutation continued. The rugged back rolled out, the broken jaw fell off, and green blood burst out of his mouth, sticking to saliva and his limp tongue.
He trembled in horror, changing the structure of his body with the continuously increasing energy, and fighting against consciousness!
Suddenly, lightning appeared on Cell's surface, crackling and thundering!