"Zeno-sama wants to see every transformation you have, including Ultra Instinct," Ken said with a smile.
"Huh? Oh, sure!" Goku nodded readily.
Toppo's face darkened. "You bastard... you still have six transformations left?"
"Hahaha! I wasn't planning to use all of them." Goku wasted no time powering up again, lightning snapping around his golden aura as his hair sharpened and rose higher. "This is Super Saiyan 2!"
Future Zeno leaned forward, studied him for a few seconds, then looked slightly disappointed. "Huh? He transformed? He doesn't look that different."
That reaction immediately terrified Champa.
"Goku! Hurry up and use the next one! Now!" he shouted from the Universe 6 platform.
Goku glanced over, saw how desperate Champa looked, and gave him a serious nod. His energy surged again, the lightning around him growing denser as his golden hair stretched farther and farther down his back. His eyebrows disappeared, his features sharpened, and the change was dramatic enough that even Toppo found himself staring.
Both Zenos, on the other hand, loved it.
"Whoa! Goku's face looks scary now!" Zeno-sama exclaimed, jumping excitedly to his feet.
"This one's really fun!" Future Zeno agreed, clapping enthusiastically.
With Super Saiyan 3 active, Goku immediately rushed Toppo and launched another barrage. The extra power and speed changed nothing. Toppo continued avoiding every attack, and after another failed exchange, Goku hopped backward with an awkward scratch of his head.
"That's weird... the gap didn't shrink at all."
"You're a Supreme Kai apprentice and you still don't understand how powerful a God of Destruction is?" Toppo snorted. "Underestimating me is going to hurt. I think it's about time I attacked."
He moved the instant he finished speaking.
Toppo's fist slammed directly into Goku's face, distorting his features and sending him tumbling across the arena several times before he finally managed to stop himself.
Goku pushed himself back up and rubbed his aching cheek. "Ow... Your arms are huge, but I didn't expect your punches to be that fast."
Toppo's eye twitched.
"Stop talking about my arms!"
"Toppo's really strong," Zeno-sama remarked from the stands.
"And he hasn't even transformed," Future Zeno added with an impressed nod.
Toppo gave Goku no time to recover properly. He charged again, battered him through another exchange, then landed a heavy blow that sent Goku flying. Before Goku could regain his balance, Toppo appeared behind him and kicked him in the opposite direction, forcing Goku to dig both hands and feet into the arena floor before he finally stopped sliding.
"Use the next transformation already," Toppo said coldly. "This one can't beat me."
"Yeah, looks like I don't have much choice." Goku straightened and smiled. "But starting with the next one, things change a lot. You'd better be careful."
Toppo said nothing, but his attention sharpened.
A fiery aura rose around Goku as his body slimmed slightly and his hair turned crimson.
"This is my fourth transformation—Super Saiyan God."
The shift drew immediate attention from the Gods of Destruction. Unlike the previous forms, they could now clearly sense the divine power radiating from Goku.
"So you've finally started using divine power." A purple-red aura appeared around Toppo in response. "Then I'll take this a little more seriously."
"You're a God of Destruction apprentice, so I figured your God of Destruction must have trained you personally."
"Of course. I carry Belmod's reputation with me, and I refuse to lose to you."
Goku grinned. "I'm not planning to lose either."
Toppo thrust out one hand and launched a concentrated blast of energy. Goku instinctively shot upward to avoid it, only for Toppo to fire a second blast after him. Goku was about to maneuver around the attack when Ken's voice reached the arena.
"No flying."
Goku's eyes widened.
"Oh, right..."
The blast struck him squarely before he could correct himself, exploding high above the ring in a brilliant burst of light. Goku dropped unsteadily through the smoke, but just before he could fall out of bounds, he caught the edge of the arena with one hand and swung himself safely back onto the platform.
"That was a pretty good attack!" Goku said, sounding more impressed than annoyed.
Toppo folded his arms. "You still have three transformations left. Hurry up and show me."
"Okay. Next is... Super Saiyan Blue."
Blue flames burst around Goku, and his hair shifted from crimson to bright blue as he entered Super Saiyan Blue. The moment the transformation stabilized, Toppo's expression became noticeably more serious.
This time, the difference was impossible to ignore.
The intensity of Goku's divine power had already surpassed Toppo's.
One mistake could cost him the match.
"I'll try one punch!" Goku announced before suddenly closing the distance.
Toppo's eyes widened, and he barely managed to raise his arm in time. Goku's fist crashed into it with enough force to send pain shooting through the limb, leaving Toppo with the unpleasant feeling that his arm had nearly been bent out of shape.
So this was how much his divine power had increased.
Toppo forced himself through the pain and countered with a palm strike, but Goku slipped around it with ease and kicked him off his feet. Rather than continuing the attack, Goku stopped and looked down at him with genuine concern.
"You okay? I think I kicked you a little too hard."
Toppo climbed back to his feet, but his expression had changed completely. The confidence from earlier was gone, replaced by a much more guarded stare.
What bothered him most wasn't even Super Saiyan Blue.
Goku still had two transformations left.
If the fifth one was already this strong, Toppo couldn't begin to imagine what the sixth and seventh would be like.
[End of chapter]