Locke forcefully shouted Kakarot and Vegeta's Fusion True Body back.
This was not because they were not strong enough.
On the contrary, after Kakarot's true body broke through to Level-12 Peak and Vegeta advanced to Level-12 Mid-Stage, the Fusion Saiyan's power had become so exaggerated that even many Lords of Dimension cast sidelong glances at it.
But their life states were far too poor!
The previous series of collisions with the Destruction Supreme had nearly pushed this Fusion True Body to the brink of collapse.
The golden radiance of energy still blazed fiercely.
Yet the life fluctuations within had already fallen to an extremely low threshold.
Kakarot naturally still wanted to fight.
His eyes remained fixed on the Destruction Supreme.
Vegeta was equally unwilling to accept this.
Having only just advanced to Level-12 Mid-Stage, he was in the most exhilarated phase following his explosive surge in power.
But Locke merely turned back and glanced at them.
"Fall back!"
Two words, carrying unquestionable authority.
Kakarot opened his mouth, seemingly still wanting to say something.
Locke's voice immediately sank several degrees deeper.
"This is an order."
The Fusion Saiyan fell silent.
A moment later, the golden figure finally retreated from the Core Battlefield toward the outskirts.
The radiance of Paradise Lost's Sacred Tree descended afterward, stabilizing their Life Source Power that was on the verge of collapse.
And as they withdrew from the battlefield, they dissolved their fusion.
Even as Vegeta left the battlefield, the Golden Qi Flames around him still refused to die out.
The explosive surge in power brought by advancing to Level-12 Mid-Stage had placed his entire being on the edge of an extremely unstable eruption.
But this instability differed from the oppressive force of the Destruction Supreme.
Vegeta's instability carried the blazing vitality born of a leap in