The Demon Cave Master was still fighting like a trapped beast.
Even though his plea for mercy had failed, even though the Ancient Rift had been suppressed by Hongjun, even though Saine was constantly cutting off his connection to the Demon Cave Time-Space, the power level this Level-13 Lord of Dimensional Planes erupted with in his final desperate struggle was still extremely high.
Especially in this state where there was nowhere left to retreat, the Demon Cave Master instead brought Kakarot more direct pressure than the Dark Nether Death God, Ebony, Duolie, and the others had in the Light Universe Time-Space War.
The Dark Nether Death God and the others were stronger, and more cunning as well. After sensing that the situation on the Light Universe Time-Space Battlefield was unfavorable, they had simply been unwilling to fight Destruction Demon God Locke and the others to the bitter end.
But the Demon Cave Master was different. He had nowhere left to retreat.
This alone determined that even though he was already extremely weakened, he would still erupt with an extraordinarily dangerous counterattack in the final battle.
Kakarot loved this kind of enemy the most!
Or rather, the more a powerful enemy could truly threaten him, the more it could stimulate that mad fighting spirit inside him.
Locke could naturally see Kakarot's current state, but he did not stop him.
Because Locke knew very clearly that for a battle-life like Kakarot, excessive protection would often suppress his growth instead.
As long as it was not a certain-death situation, let him fight!
This was the most direct way Locke had cultivated Kakarot over the years.
The facts also proved that this method suited Saiyans very well.
Kakarot was not a strong practitioner who had grown up in a stable environment. What he needed