Divine Restraint!

Thousands of meters above the ground.

Vegeta tilted his head slightly.

His eyes brimmed with arrogance.

He looked at Son Goku, his tone full of disdain.

"So what if you have the Super God form?"

"At the end of the day, you're just borrowing the power of a god."

"You've strayed from the Saiyans' natural path of savage evolution."

"My path..."

"is the true shortcut to Saiyan strength."

"Son Goku..."

"I've surpassed you!"

The fighting spirit in Son Goku's eyes blazed to its peak.

He clenched his fists and took up a fighting stance.

The red aura around him burned even more fiercely.

"Whether you've surpassed me..."

"we'll have to fight and see!"

The showdown between Super God and Super Four was about to begin.

On the ship below.

Beerus set down the beef in his hand.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and gazed up at the sky.

He could clearly sense

the energy within both of them rising like crazy.

This battle was sure to be interesting.

Boom!

Almost at the same instant,

Son Goku and Vegeta charged at each other.

Their fists collided with tremendous force,

ringing out with a deafening crash.

Visible shock waves spread out in circles from the two of them,

racing wildly in every direction.

Then,

the two figures flickered.

Like twin bolts of lightning, they entered a high-speed close-quarters battle.

They moved at blinding speed.

To the onlookers, only two intersecting black streaks remained.

The sound of fist after fist landing rang out nonstop.

Every clash

sent powerful shock waves rippling outward.

But the two had already moved far away from the ship.

The aftershocks couldn't affect the spectators on deck at all.

"They're so fast!"

"I can't see their movements at all!"

Son Gohan exclaimed, eyes wide with shock.

Piccolo nodded.

His gaze remained fixed on the two dark figures high in the sky.

"So this is the power of Super God and Super Four."

"Terrifying, just as expected."

Bam!

A loud crash rang out.

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to the fight.

Vegeta had found an opening in the midst of their close-quarters battle.

He slammed a fist into Son Goku, who had taken a defensive stance.

Son Goku's body flew dozens of meters away like a kite with its strings cut.

After steadying himself,

he lowered his crossed arms

and shook out his slightly numb fists.

A look of amazement crossed his face.

"What incredible strength!"

"Vegeta, you're far stronger than I expected!"

Vegeta gave a cold snort.

His golden aura flared again.

He clenched his fists,

then pushed off hard with his feet

and shot toward Son Goku at top speed.

"This much..."

"isn't enough!"

"Take this punch!"

His fist cut through the air with a sharp whoosh.

In the blink of an eye, it was right in front of Son Goku.

Just as it was about to hit,

a smile curled at the corner of Son Goku's mouth.

"Instant Transmission!"

As the words left his mouth,

Son Goku vanished from where he stood.

The next second,

he appeared behind Vegeta.

Vegeta's expression changed.

He immediately sensed movement behind him.

Without a second thought,

he clenched his fist and swung backward.

But he was still a step too slow.

Son Goku had already concentrated divine power in both hands.

Brilliant red rings of light appeared around them.

The fiery red aura around him curled like a serpent,

linking together in an instant

and wrapping around Vegeta's body.

It formed a cage-like restraint.

Crack!

Vegeta's body was instantly frozen in midair.

The fist he had swung stopped in place, too.

He couldn't move a single inch.

"Hm?"

"What's going on?"

"Why did Vegeta suddenly stop moving?"

The people on the ship saw what had happened

and looked at one another in confusion.

Son Gohan furrowed his brow and watched closely.

A few seconds later, his eyes suddenly widened.

"I know!"

"It's divine power!"

"Son Goku used divine power to restrain Vegeta!"

Piccolo nodded.

He turned his gaze toward Lin Fan and Whis on the deck,

seeking a definitive answer.

Whis was currently

picking up a piece of grilled pork belly.

He popped it into his mouth with relish.

The rich meaty aroma burst across his palate.

Whis's eyes immediately narrowed into slits.

"Absolutely delicious!"

"Miss Bulma's cooking just keeps getting better!"

Hearing Son Gohan's words,

Whis nodded with a smile as he chewed the pork belly.

"That's right."

"This is one of the ways divine power can be used."

"Turn divine power into a cage,

and you can restrain an opponent weaker than yourself."

"Even if Vegeta has tremendous strength right now,

he won't be able to use it."

Krillin's eyes widened.

His face was full of shock.

"It's that powerful?"

"Has Son Goku really become that strong?"

Trunks watched Vegeta, bound in midair.

His little face scrunched up in worry.

He tugged on Lin Fan's sleeve,

his expression full of concern.

"Lord Lin Fan..."

"Dad..."

"Is he going to lose?"

Lin Fan patted Trunks on the head

and smiled as he shook his head.

He pointed toward Vegeta in the sky

and answered casually,

"Don't worry."

"Vegeta won't lose that quickly."

"His wild nature won't be so easy to restrain."

High above,

Vegeta was bound in midair,

but he wasn't the least bit flustered.

Instead, the corners of his mouth lifted,

and an excited smile appeared on his face.

"Divine power?"

"Interesting."

"This feeling..."

"is certainly new."

As he spoke, a ruthless glint flashed in Vegeta's eyes.

"Give me...break!"

With a roar,

Vegeta called on all the power within him,

making the fiery red aura covering his body begin to tremble violently.

Crack! Crack!

Dense fractures appeared in the cage formed from the red aura.

Son Goku's brows drew tightly together.

He could clearly feel it.

His divine power was becoming difficult to control.

He was even close to losing control of it.