To Vegeta's astonishment, a gray tinge began to spread from his neck, quickly stiffening it until he lost all feeling in it.
Vegeta was mostly petrified; he managed to utter a sound.
"You bastard, what exactly is this...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Vegeta had already turned into a stone statue and was falling straight to the ground.
Dabura certainly couldn't let Vegeta just smash to pieces like that; that would be too wasteful.
He bent down to grab Vegeta, but someone was faster than him.
Goku had already noticed Vegeta's sudden disappearance of his aura, so he immediately entered Super Saiyan mode and shot into the sky.
He had only rushed halfway when he saw the Vegeta statue falling towards him. Without thinking, he reached out and caught it. The expression of disbelief still lingered on Vegeta's face.
Although Goku didn't know what had happened, one thing was certain: the stone statue was definitely Vegeta himself.
Dabura, who arrived shortly after, frowned upon seeing Goku, who was radiating golden flames, and said...
"The same transformation? Looks like you have quite a bit of energy. Very well, I'll capture you and hand you over to Lord Babidi!"
Goku grabbed Vegeta with one arm, freeing his other hand to unleash a golden energy blast at Dabura, then turned and charged downwards.
Goku is often much more reliable than Vegeta. When Vegeta had already messed up, Goku's first thought was to return to Jiren and figure out what was going on.
Dabura slapped the air blast away and snorted coldly.
"Scared now? You think you can run away so easily? None of you will escape today!"
After saying that, he burst forth with astonishing speed and chased after Goku.
During the chase, he kept spitting. Although Goku didn't know the power of the saliva, he avoided it all for hygiene reasons.
After all, he didn't rush straight at Dabura like Vegeta did, leaving him no time to dodge.
He dodged while cursing.
"Hey! You have no hygiene! If you're going to hit me, then hit me! Why are you spitting on me like that!"
Goku returned to Jiren's side, cursing and swearing. Jiren glanced at the petrified Vegeta and thought to himself, "Just as I expected."
Dabura had already caught up, but he didn't even glance at Jiren, because his target was already Goku and Vegeta, the two guys who could turn blonde.
As for Jiren, he doesn't even have any hair on his head, so he's clearly not a different species. Therefore, Dabura simply treated Jiren a random passerby.
He opened his mouth to spit again, Jiren frowned and lightly patted him from a distance. A slap formed from the air suddenly landed on Dabura's face.
"Puff!!!"
Dabura coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body spinning like a top as he flew to Baddis's side.
He spun around for a while before stopping, his head buzzing, still not quite understanding what had happened.
Jiren was too merciful. The force he used was about the same as an ordinary person swatting a mosquito. If he had used even a little more force, Dabura's head would already be detached from his body.
In this respect, he is very similar to Zephyr, adhering to the principle of "non-killing" as a form of justice.
Babidi looked at the bright red handprint on Dabura's cheek and, unusually, asked a question.
Are you alright?
Dabura's face was numb from the slaps. He shook his head in bewilderment, then looked at Jiren with apprehension.
He moved his lips, managing to utter a sentence.
"Lord Babidi, perhaps we should leave here first!"
Babidi was taken aback. In his opinion, although Dabura had been slapped, it didn't seem like he was seriously injured.
However, once Dabura regained his senses, he realized that the bald, gray-haired man opposite him was the real hidden boss.
Jiren spent years with God of Destruction and angels, is no stranger to special abilities like magic, which often have unexpected effects. Vegeta clearly messed up in this area.
He looked up at Dabura and said in a deep voice.
"Regardless of what you just did, I now demand that you remove this person's petrification, or else..."
A fiery red light emanated from Jiren's body, and Goku and Piccolo, who were standing nearby, were instantly covered in sweat. The two quickly distanced themselves from Jiren.
This was just a tiny bit of Jiren's aura, but Babidi and the others, who were locked onto by him, felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, making it almost impossible for them to breathe.
Dabura unleashed his full power, simultaneously keeping an eye on Babidi, and said in a trembling voice,
"Lord Babidi, quickly try to control that guy with magic, I can't hold on any longer!"
Babidi realized the seriousness of the problem, and he chanted a string of incantations, trying to stir up Jiren's evil thoughts and control him.
But Jiren, a powerful cultivator who had reached such a level, possessed an unwavering will, and Babidi's tricks had absolutely no effect on him.
He strode towards Babidi and his men, his terrifying aura overwhelming the henchmen Babidi had brought. The spaceship could no longer withstand the pressure and crumbled into pieces with a cracking sound.
The giant egg that seals Majin Buu has also been revealed.
Suddenly, Senga's voice rang in Jiren's ears.
"Jiren, take care of these two, then bring the egg to me."
Jiren's body trembled, and his expression finally changed. He stopped and replied somewhat awkwardly.
"Lord Dragon God, are you asking me to kill them?"
"Yes, I know your convictions, but there are some things you really need to learn from a man named Sakaski. When facing evildoers, any excess of kindness is a desecration of justice. Remember, the two guys in front of you are unforgivable. Do it!"
"But Vegeta..."
"You don't need to worry about that. Once that red-skinned guy dies, Vegeta will naturally recover."
Upon hearing this, Jiren's eyes hardened, and he chose to obey Senga's order.
Babidi and Dabura were unaware that their fates had changed so drastically in such a short time. Babidi was still sweating profusely as he channeled his magic, while Dabura anxiously asked from the side,
"Lord Babidi, is it not enough yet? I can't hold on much longer!"
"Wait a little longer, it'll be soon..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiren's eyes glowed red, and in an instant, several bursts of energy struck Babidi and Dabura, reducing them to dust without them even uttering a scream.
Having done all this, Jiren felt much clearer-headed. He turned to look at Vegeta and saw that the petrification on his body had begun to fade and he was about to return to normal.