Son Mirai roared, and a red light exploded on the arena, the shockwave sweeping outwards.
Hit's gaze remained unchanged.
Son Mirai shattered the stone slab of the arena with one foot, and his figure shot straight toward Hit's face like a red meteor.
He threw a punch.
Hit's eyes narrowed, and he activated his Time-Skip, instantly being pulled away.
In a 0.1-second pause, Hit threw a punch at Son Mirai's ribs.
The fist landed squarely.
The Time-Skip ended, but Hit's pupils suddenly contracted.
Because Son Mirai's fists didn't stop; he continued to throw punches even after Sun Mo was hit.
"Well!"
Hit let out a miserable groan and took a few steps back.
Son Mirai rubbed his abdomen; it didn't hurt much.
He knew that Hit would use Time-Skip to attack his weaknesses, so he concentrated a lot of his energy on the weaker part of his abdomen.
Otherwise, he might not be able to withstand the pain and stop attacking.
That would be a waste of money to have a blood transfusion.
The entire room fell silent for a moment.
"What?"
Champa jumped to his feet in shock, exclaiming, " Hit was attacked too? How is that possible?"
Son Mirai said, "Your Time-Skip is indeed impressive, but I never intended for my attack to end in just 0.1 seconds!"
Hit was silent for two seconds, then slowly said, "So you did this on purpose? You wanted to trade injuries with me?"
"If you say so, then let's say so!"
After saying that, Son Mirai launched another attack.
The Time-Skip was activated, and there was that instantaneous pause again.
Hit appeared behind Son Mirai and punched him in the back.
In the instant Son Mirai was hit, 0.1 seconds had passed, and he reacted, only to Hit behind him.
His back hurt terribly. He hadn't expected Hit to attack his back this time, so he focused his energy on defending his weak spot.
But he endured the pain and swiftly slammed his right elbow backward.
Bang!
Hit took a step back, and this time a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Hit wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes showing interest.
"As expected of the one who stayed behind to be the finale, quite interesting. In that case, let's see how many rounds you can last."
Hit activated his abilities repeatedly, his figure flashing across the arena.
In every moment of pause, he would precisely strike Son Mirai's vital points.
Son Mirai as he said, no matter how many blows he took, he basically retaliated the moment he was attacked.
Son Mirai was good at withstanding blows, and he didn't believe that Hit was more resilient than him.
The sound of fists landing reverberated throughout the stadium.
The atmosphere in the audience became extremely tense.
" Son Mirai is risking his life!" Bulma exclaimed in alarm, covering her mouth.
Krillin clenched his fists, sweat beading on his forehead. " Son Mirai —you can't hit him like that—"
Goku watched the match on the stage without saying a word.
Beerus didn't speak, his eyes fixed on the ring, sensing something was off; it seemed this kid was showing off his defense.
Hit finished hitting Son Mirai, Son Mirai immediately counterattacked without even stumbling.
This swift reaction seemed to be saying to Hit, "Your punch isn't hard enough, it doesn't hurt at all."
See, I can still fight back.
Whis's expression also became peculiar.
After another exchange, the two players widened the distance between them.
Son Mirai was panting heavily, the red flames still scorching hot.
He had several bruises on his body, but he was so excited that he didn't feel any pain.
Hit was hit several times and suffered some minor injuries, but fortunately Son Mirai hit him wherever he could reach, avoiding his weak points, so his movements were not temporarily impaired.
After catching their breath for only a few seconds, Son Mirai roared, his aura suddenly intensifying, and charged towards Hit once more.
Hit used Time-Skip once again.
However, after another clash, Hit noticed that his Time-Skip seemed to have shortened.
That moment seemed to be compressed.
What happened?
Son Mirai cracked his knuckles and chuckled, "It seems your stamina has declined, while mine remains unmatched. So your Time-Skip has weakened, or rather, your Time-Skip has weakened against me."
Hit's pupils contracted slightly. Although he had mastered the Time-Skip, he hadn't encountered this situation in a long time.
Having been invincible for over a thousand years, he had almost forgotten that this move had a weakness.
Champa panicked. "What happened? Why Hit's Time-Skip suddenly weakened? That's impossible!"
Vados tilted her head, about to deduce, when Whis's voice rang out first.
"It's not that Hit has become weaker."
All eyes turned to Whis.
What happened?
Whis narrowed his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said, "It's because Son Mirai's power has increased."
"What do you mean?" Beerus asked.
Whis slowly said, "The essence of Time-Skip is to pause time for an extremely short instant."
However, the effectiveness of this move is not absolute.
When the opponent's strength far exceeds that of the caster, the effect of Time-Skip will be greatly reduced.
That momentary pause would be compressed by the opponent's powerful energy field.
"Simply put, Hit could only freeze for about 0.1 seconds."
But when Son Mirai's energy is powerful enough, this 0.1 second will be compressed into 0.05 seconds, or even shorter.
Beerus suddenly realized. "So, the reason Son Mirai could counterattack every time he was hit by Time-Skip Technique wasn't just because he was thinking of trading injury for injury, but also because—"
"Hit's Time-Skip couldn't actually freeze him for even 0.1 seconds?"
Whis nodded. "That's right."
The reason Son Mirai's fist was able to continue its attack after time was restored was because the moment Hit activated Time-Skip, Son Mirai's energy was resisting this time stop.
The "length" of time being paused was insufficient, so Son Mirai's attack trajectory was almost completely uninterrupted.
Champa's face turned ashen.
"So, in other words— Hit's Time-Skip is less effective against Son Mirai than it is against Vegeta?"
Whis smiled and said, "Because Son Mirai's energy is much stronger than Vegeta's."
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Vegeta's face was very ugly, but a hint of joy appeared on his lips.
"I see!"
Indeed, strength is the only true measure of success.
Hit also heard Whis's explanation.
His expression remained calm.
"I see. It seems my Time-Skip needs an upgrade."
With that, Hit roared, then acted as if nothing had happened.
Everyone was astonished.
"I thought he was going to transform, but nothing happened----"
Hit took a deep breath.
"To deal with you, I've upgraded my Time-Skip from 0.1 seconds to 0.3 seconds. Even if it's compressed again, you're still doomed!"
Everyone was shocked to hear that Hit's Time-Skip had been upgraded.
"It can be upgraded?"
Champa jumped up excitedly, exclaiming, " Hit's Time-Skip can be upgraded! 0.3 seconds, isn't that invincible?!"
The Universe 6 was filled with jubilation.
Cabba clenched his fist. "Lord Hit is indeed unfathomable!"
"A 0.3-second Time-Skip, that kid's done for!"
"We won! We won!"
Champa laughed heartily, " Hit is the strongest assassin in my Universe 6, he has never failed!"