Levos' expression turned grave.
Ultimate Baby's aura was now approaching his level.
If that thing died and revived a few more times, it might truly surpass him.
"There's no way back now."
If absorbing one would make him explode, then what did a little more matter?
After all, once you start absorbing, you might as well go all the way.
Cell Max's tail expanded once more and swallowed Ultimate Baby again.
Boom!
The violent shock of nearing detonation crashed into him yet again.
Levos clenched his teeth and forced himself to endure it, but before he could even steady himself a little, another drop of blood began writhing and expanding in the depths of space.
A new Ultimate Baby appeared once more, and this one was several times stronger than the last.
"Useless, useless!" Ultimate Baby mocked him the moment it opened its mouth. "You're only getting closer and closer to blowing yourself apart, while I can be reborn from a single drop of blood. I can never be destroyed!"
"Really?"
Levos let out a cold laugh and completely gave up on playing it safe.
Since he was going to burst anyway, then he might as well solve everything in one go.
He took a deep breath, and Cell Max's tail-tip expanded madly.
"Evil Containment Wave!"
A green curtain of light instantly enveloped the entire planet Sadala, blotting out the sky.
A monstrous suction force swept through the whole starfield.
Not just Planet Sadala, but every nearby planet, asteroid, and speck of cosmic dust was dragged into Cell Max's tail.
Countless planets were wiped away in a single sweep, and vast stretches of deep space within sight fell into total darkness.
Rumble...
The terrifying pull of the Evil Containment Wave created a massive vortex in outer space, hauling in planets by the batch under its gravitational force.
"What kind of technique is this?" Ultimate Baby's face changed.
That attack had covered the entire region where it had ever been active.
If all the remaining bits of its body were absorbed, how could it ever revive again?
For the first time, it truly felt fear.
"No!"
Amid Ultimate Baby's horrified scream, it, along with its countless remnants and every planet stained with its blood, was sucked into Levos' Cell Max body.
"This kind of battle is far beyond anything I could ever hope to reach..." Hit stared, wide-eyed, at the scene before him, fully realizing just how terrifying Levos truly was.
"Levos, how are you?" Caulifla asked, her face tight with worry.
The others were just as anxious.
Cell Max's body had already swollen to an unimaginable degree.
Cracks covered its surface, and it looked as though it might collapse at any moment.
"Mr. Levos!" Frieza hurriedly warned, "You really are about to blow!"
Levos ignored everyone.
All his focus was on controlling the berserk energy inside him.
His body exploding had practically become a certainty. The only question now was whether he had time to enter the Demon Realm, and whether Ultimate Baby's remains had really been completely cleared out.
At that moment of utter despair, the thought of producing Cell Juniors flashed through Levos' mind again against his will.
But thinking back on his past experiences, the birth of Cell Juniors seemed to require very specific conditions.
Only by absorbing a female fusion warrior did Cell Max seem to gain that special ability.
Unfortunately, Bulma and the others were not here.
And besides, he had already said it himself. Even if he exploded and destroyed the universe, he absolutely would not make any more Cell Juniors.
Thankfully, as long as his main body could separate from Cell Max in time, his life should not be in danger.
Just as Levos was about to move toward the Demon Realm, two figures suddenly appeared on Planet Sadala.
"Lord Champa, we're here!"
Fuwa had teleported in with Champa.
Champa swept his gaze around, saw Levos' miserable state, and instantly broke into a smug grin.
"Levos, you'd better thank me properly this time. Someone as brilliant as me thought of the solution right away!"
Levos froze. Since when did Champa ever think up solutions for other people instead of just thinking about food?
"What kind of look is that? I'm telling you, I've been smart since I was little. Even Beerus is jealous of my genius!" Champa shouted.
Back in Universe 7, Champa had already witnessed Levos go through a crisis like this.
So now he had ready-made homework to copy.
At this moment, he was so pleased with himself that he casually ordered his Kai.
"Fuwa, give them the thing."
Fuwa removed a pair of Potara earrings from his ears and handed them to Caulifla and Kale.
"You two, put these on and fuse. Make sure one goes on the left and the other on the right!"
"Fuse?" Caulifla blinked. "Why?"
Champa pointed at the Cell Max body that was about to detonate.
"This is the solution I came up with! Once you fuse, let Levos absorb you. That way he can produce Cell Juniors and burn off the excess energy!"
Levos completely froze when he heard that.
He looked at Caulifla and Kale by instinct.
The two girls were staring at him without blinking, some unreadable light shining in their eyes.
"Have Cell Juniors with Levos?"
"Senpai, as long as I can be with you..."
Then, without even a trace of hesitation, they decisively put the earrings on.
A new fusion warrior was born in a blaze of white light.
Then she flew straight into Cell Max's still-open tail without a shred of hesitation.
"Hey, remember this. My name is Kefla!"
"Don't just dive into someone's tail like that..." Levos screamed inwardly.
At this point, though, throwing her back out would have been rude.
"To hell with it!"
In full view of everyone, Levos let out a roar.
"Then just..."
"Make them!"
His roar carried every last bit of helplessness, bitterness, and humiliation buried in his heart.
"If dogs won't do it, then I will! I'm making Cell Juniors!"
Then, under the dumbfounded stares of everyone present,
Pop, pop, pop, pop!
One black shape after another was shot out from Cell Max's tail.
The older Cell Juniors stared with wide eyes at the scene of their younger brothers and sisters being born, huddling together and chattering in their tiny voices.
Frieza himself was left staring blankly.
Thinking of King Cold, he suddenly found himself curious about his own birth.
"I wonder how Father gave birth to me and Cooler..."
In the distance, the residents of Planet Sadala had flown up into the sky, watching the figures floating in space.
"What is the one who saved our whole planet doing?"
"He's having children. Isn't that obvious?"
"That's amazing, having so many at once. Just now I was worried he was going to explode, especially after absorbing such a terrifying enemy and so many planets..."
"Will Caulifla and Kale be alright? They contributed just as much. Without their sacrifice, this crisis might really have been impossible to resolve."
Gasps and exclamations rose one after another.
The pressure inside his body had finally eased by a large margin. Relief had just begun to show on Levos' face when he heard the crowd's discussion, and his whole expression soured again.
This batch of newborn Cell Juniors numbered fourteen as well.
They made little chirping sounds and stared around with wide, curious eyes.
The older Cell Juniors, meanwhile, floated above their new brothers and sisters with their hands on their hips, acting like parents.
"Chi chi chi chi!"
The bigger Cell Juniors were lecturing them.
"Chi chi chi?"
The newly born ones stared back with clear, innocent, and somewhat foolish eyes.
The two groups of Cell Juniors chattered noisily at one another, creating an extremely bizarre scene.
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