In a battle of this level, even a momentary lapse of one ten-thousandth of a second was enough to decide victory or defeat.
Hit's ki blast had finished charging.
Without the slightest hesitation, he swung his left hand forward.
The purple ki blast carried violent kinetic force as it blasted down from above, striking Frieza with pinpoint precision while he was frozen in place.
A deafening explosion erupted across the arena.
The violent energy shockwave tore through the area where Frieza stood, sending towering clouds of dust and shattered stone into the sky.
The instant the explosion occurred, Hit had already pulled back, landing steadily in a safe area at the center of the arena, far from the blast's aftermath.
Dust gradually spread through the air, obscuring everyone's view.
Yet everyone could vaguely see that the corner of the arena where Frieza had just stood had been completely shattered by that attack, reduced to dust.
Hit withdrew his ki and turned toward the referee, who had likewise been forced back by the explosion's shockwave. He spoke calmly.
"Referee, that should count as out of bounds this time."
"Check it."
The dust at the arena's edge gradually dispersed.
Holding a microphone, the referee cautiously stepped forward twice.
His vision could not penetrate the heart of the previous explosion, so he could only wait for the view to clear.
As his vision sharpened, the scene within the blast zone came into view.
The once-level edge of the arena had been completely blown apart by Hit's ki blast.
Within that massive depression lay the original dark-brown rocky crust of the Nameless Planetoid.
Frieza lay motionless at the very bottom of the crater.
At that moment, everyone in the viewing stands of Universe 6 and Universe 7 rose to their feet in unison, their