Frieza's body tumbled helplessly through outer space under the relentless beating.
"Lord Frieza!"
Salza and the other two broke out in cold sweat.
They wanted to rush in and help, but Ultimate Baby's power was simply too monstrous.
Just getting close to him filled them with a fear that rose straight from the depths of their souls.
Only the Cell Juniors kept swarming around Ultimate Baby, and that was the only reason Frieza was not killed on the spot in one uninterrupted combo.
But that was also the limit of what they could do.
The Cell Juniors chased Ultimate Baby all over the sky, but they simply could not deal any effective damage.
Ultimate Baby's regeneration was terrifying to the extreme. No matter what part of his body was damaged, green slime would ooze from the wound and repair it in an instant. Even his heart and head were no exception.
And every time Ultimate Baby recovered from an injury, his power would rise by another increment.
Frieza felt that most clearly of all, because Ultimate Baby's punches were hitting harder and harder, and Frieza's injuries were getting worse and worse.
If they could not kill him in one strike, then no amount of damage meant anything.
"Stop fighting! All of you, stop right now!"
Frieza shouted sharply, ordering his disciples to stand down.
The Cell Juniors obediently stopped attacking and looked at each other, apparently unable to understand the meaning of that order.
But after Frieza repeated the command several times, they could only hover around the edge of the battlefield and watch helplessly as Ultimate Baby continued beating Frieza senseless.
The atmosphere on the battlefield turned unbearably oppressive.
Even Hit felt despair creeping in.
Ultimate Baby's strength had gone far beyond anything they could comprehend. A trait that made him stronger every time he got hurt was simply impossible to deal with.
The gap between the two sides in this fight was no longer something that numbers could make up for.
Even if everyone present joined forces and attacked together, they still could not be sure of killing Ultimate Baby in one blow.
"At this rate, even Lord Champa wouldn't be able to control this situation…"
"Ha ha ha ha! Despair! This is my strongest form!"
Ultimate Baby roared with laughter and slammed another punch into Frieza's chest.
"Damn you!" Frieza coughed up blood, his face twisted with pain. "Again with Broly. I've lost to things related to that bastard so many times now!"
What was supposed to be a relaxing trip had turned into this humiliating disaster.
He truly could not understand it. He had already become this powerful, so why did one absurdly overpowered monster after another keep appearing?
At exactly what point had he, the mighty Emperor of the Universe, started collapsing over and over again in one-on-one combat?
Boom boom boom!
The impact carved an abyss-like crater into Planet Sadala.
As dust billowed through the air, Frieza struggled to crawl out from the pit.
His Dark Gold form was becoming unstable, and the injuries covering his body were horrifyingly severe.
"So this is the strength of the Emperor of the Universe?" Ultimate Baby descended with a sneer and grabbed Frieza by the head, lifting him into the air. "What a disappointment!"
"Frieza has fallen again…" Hit's expression was complicated.
The Saiyans of Planet Sadala stared at the all-crushing Ultimate Baby and sank into despair.
Some of the very young children even began crying for Frieza.
"Big brother protecting Planet Sadala… do your best!"
"Waaah, big brother is going to lose…"
…
Universe 7, Earth.
Levos appeared in front of Dabura.
"Lord Levos!"
Since the battle against Zamasu, Dabura had been living on Earth for some time.
But he had not had much direct contact with Levos.
Especially after Levos refused his request to help him return to the Demon Realm, Dabura had found himself at a loss for purpose.
Going back to the Demon Realm alone was out of the question. He had been away so long that a new Demon King had probably already risen.
Because something had gone wrong while he was having thieves steal the Third Eye of the Demon Realm from his father, Abura, the Third Eye had gone missing. As a result, Dabura's personal strength was among the weakest of all the Demon Kings in history.
With the power he had now, taking back the throne was almost impossible.
And after all those years under Babidi's control, his younger sister Towa had never come to rescue him, which left him deeply suspicious that she had betrayed him.
If he rashly returned, he would most likely be walking straight into a trap.
So he stayed on Earth, waiting and waiting, hoping that one day Levos would change his mind and take him back to the Demon Realm to reclaim his throne.
Of course, the throne itself was only secondary. What he truly wanted was to find the Third Eye of the Demon Realm.
Only with that divine artifact could he truly control his own fate and once again rule over the Demon Realm.
Now Levos had appeared before him, and Dabura felt both anxious and hopeful.
"Take me to the Demon Realm," Levos said calmly.
Earlier, Levos had already asked Zuno and gotten the answer. For mortals, there was more than one way to cross between universes besides using a Cube Ship.
For example, Supreme Kais had special spacetime passages that allowed inter-universal travel.
Unfortunately, Shin of Universe 7 was only a former Supreme Kai apprentice who had risen too quickly, and he still did not know how to use that method.
Another route was to use the Demon Realm as a transfer point.
That was why Levos had come to find Dabura first.
Dabura's face lit up with delight. With Levos protecting him, this trip would definitely be enough to purge the traitors.
He had already planned it out. Once they got back, he would offer those rebels to Levos as nourishment for absorption.
Ideally, he would even have Levos absorb that traitorous sister of his and her underling, the artificial being Mira, so he could secure his position once and for all.
"No problem. I shall lead the way at once, my lord."
But before Dabura could enjoy even a second of happiness, Levos explained his reason for going to the Demon Realm.
"Uh… your request is simple. The Demon Realm is indeed connected to all universes. It would be my greatest honor to serve you, my lord."
Dabura was not disappointed. No matter what, this was the beginning of cooperation between them.
A short while later.
"This way, my lord."
The two appeared in an empty stretch of outer space.
Dabura muttered a few incomprehensible incantations.
In the next moment, space rippled slightly.
"Lord Levos, please make your ears a little pointier."
"Pointier ears?"
"That's Lord Warp's rule. Outsiders are not allowed to enter his territory, and his way of identifying Demon Realm natives is by checking whether their ears are pointed."
Dabura showed him his own ears. "Like this. Pointy…"
"Uh… fine."
Levos moved his thoughts, casting a minor spell on his ears.
Then the two stepped through the spatial ripple.
Immediately, a gigantic fish head appeared before them.
"Lord Warp, please open a passage for me to Universe 6. The destination does not matter."
"Former Demon King Dabura, you are forbidden from returning to the Demon Realm by the new Demon King… hm? You only want me to open a passage?"
"That's right."
Dabura's heart tightened. So a new Demon King really had risen. Fortunately, this was just a stop along the way, and yet he had already learned such important information.
The giant fish head seemed to think for a long while before replying.
"Very well."
A strange, dazzling passage slowly opened before them.
Levos and Dabura stepped inside together.
After a dizzying twist of space, they completed the journey across universes.
The moment Levos set foot in Universe 6, he immediately sensed a number of auras, some familiar, some unfamiliar.
One aura in particular, thick with fury and hatred, rushed over him at once, carrying an intensely twisted malice.
"That aura…" Dabura's face changed. "So strong!"
There were still experts here?
Levos frowned.
The power level of that presence was obviously far above Frieza's.
He had assumed there were not many powerful survivors left in the Saiyan Empire, but apparently talent was everywhere.
King Frieza had probably been beaten up again.
Fortunately, although weakened, Frieza's aura was still there, and several familiar auras near him remained intact as well.
"I thought nothing unexpected would happen, but…"
"Good thing I was thinking about Frieza the whole time and wanted to bring him into the tournament. I really am the king's lucky star."
Levos did not hesitate. He vanished on the spot.
Dabura froze for a moment. He had assumed he would get to speak with Levos a little longer, but the man was gone in the blink of an eye.
High above Planet Sadala.
Frieza was being held in Ultimate Baby's grasp, blood constantly dripping from his mouth.
He could no longer even maintain his Dark Gold form and had reverted to his base state.
"So, Emperor of the Universe, this is all you've got? Submit to me. From now on, the Tuffles will be the new rulers of the universe!"
"There is no chance of this king surrendering!" Frieza grit his teeth.
"Oh?" Ultimate Baby sneered and tightened his grip.
The sound of bones cracking rang out.
"Stop!"
Caulifla rushed in with everything she had left, her Super Saiyan Blue power exploding to the limit.
Yet before her fist could even touch Ultimate Baby, he casually backhanded her away.
The overwhelming force sent her tumbling through the air before she smashed into the ground.
"Senpai!"
Kale tried to rush in and save her, but her strength had already burned dry.
The transformation she had been forcing finally reached its limit, and her emerald aura instantly went out.
Her entire body went limp and dropped from the sky.
Hit tried to use Time-Skip for a sneak attack, but Ultimate Baby's reaction speed was absurdly fast.
Every time he skipped through time, Ultimate Baby seemed to predict exactly where he would strike.
"In the face of absolute power, any technique is meaningless! I've seen enough of your time tricks in all the earlier fighting!"
Ultimate Baby sneered and kicked Hit away.
"The battle techniques of hundreds of Bio-Brolys have fused into one. I can predict every move you make!"
Despair covered the battlefield.
Cabba was barely able to hold his Super Saiyan God form together, but against Ultimate Baby, he lacked even the courage to approach.
The Cell Juniors themselves were unharmed, but if they attacked, Ultimate Baby would only grow stronger from the damage.
Then—
Whoosh.
A figure appeared soundlessly behind Ultimate Baby.
"Levos!"
Caulifla struggled out of the rubble, her eyes suddenly blazing with light.
"Great! It's Mr. Levos! We're saved!" Cabba was just as thrilled.
Though Kale was completely exhausted, the moment she saw Levos, the despair in her eyes turned to hope.
Even Hit, who was usually cold and detached, looked visibly relieved.
Still, deep down, he harbored a trace of doubt about Levos' strength.
"Can Levos really beat Ultimate Baby?"
Frieza forced his swollen eyes open. The instant he recognized who it was, the tension in his body finally loosened.
For the first time, he felt something close to real peace of mind.
"Mr. Levos… you finally came…"
The first thing Levos saw on arrival was poor little Frieza, half-dead and still clutched in Ultimate Baby's hand.
Levos threw a punch at once.
It was a calm, ordinary-looking punch that produced no dramatic sound at all.
And yet that seemingly simple strike made Ultimate Baby freeze in place.
Smack.
With one casual blow, green slime flew through the air, and a massive arm spun away.
Levos immediately reached out and caught Frieza's body as it slipped free from the severed hand's grip.
"You've worked hard, King Frieza."
He spoke in a soothing voice as gentle healing light enveloped Frieza.
Warm life force instantly spread through Frieza's body, and his horrible wounds began to heal at once.
At the same time, Levos did not forget to cast restorative magic on the other fighters as well.
Feeling their strength rapidly refill, Caulifla and Kale immediately prepared to fight side by side again.
"Who are you?"
Ultimate Baby instinctively backed away from Levos.
The man who had appeared so suddenly brought him an enormous sense of pressure.
"It's you!"
He recognized Levos from the leaked tournament footage.
Yet compared to the performances of the other contestants, Levos had not seemed especially outstanding back then.
"No matter who you are, you cannot change the fate of Saiyan extinction!"
Ultimate Baby roared and charged.
His massive fist carried world-destroying force, twisting the very fabric of space.
Levos stayed where he was and did not dodge.
He simply extended a single finger.
Bang.
A deafening impact shook the heavens.
Yet Ultimate Baby's full-force punch was stopped cold by that one finger.
What was even more terrifying was that Levos' body did not move an inch, and not even a single crack appeared beneath his feet.
Hit's eyes widened. "He can even erase the combat aftershock so effortlessly?"
Everyone else was equally stunned.
Caulifla in particular was both excited and curious as she stared at Levos' new transformation.
"What form is that? He never used it in the tournament!"
His silver-white hair hung to his knees, his gaze was sharp as a blade, and his whole body radiated a power that felt indescribably wild.
"This is impossible!"
Ultimate Baby's eyes went wide with disbelief.
"Your use of power is far too crude."
Levos shook his head and flicked his finger lightly.
Boom!
A terrifying shockwave exploded outward.
Ultimate Baby's enormous body shot off like a cannonball. The clouds burst apart, and as he ground violently through the atmosphere, his flaming form became a meteor that vanished into outer space.
Levos used Instant Transmission to appear in front of him, becoming a silver dragon as he punched straight through Ultimate Baby's body.
Ultimate Baby's fur, skin, flesh, and bones all turned to dust beneath that power.
Down below, Planet Sadala shook violently, as if it might split apart at any second.
"Senpai, did Levos hide this much strength during the tournament?"
Kale stared blankly at the sight before her.
With nothing more than a finger flick and one punch, the same Ultimate Baby who had driven them all to despair was simply erased?
Caulifla was just as stunned, completely speechless.
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