Dragon Ball, Saiyans Don't Just Want to Get Stronger!

"Hmph!"

Beerus let out a low grunt, engaging his core and swinging his arm with a violent, sweeping motion!

Vitelli felt an irresistible, overwhelming force slam into him. Instantly losing control of his body, he was sent flying like a stone launched from a catapult!

Whoosh! He left a long, silver trail streaking across the sky.

However, Beerus was faster than Vitelli's flight! The moment he sent Vitelli flying, he vanished from his original spot as if teleporting, reappearing with pinpoint precision directly in the path of Vitelli's trajectory a second later!

Slap—!!!

A sound so crisp and loud that it triggered a sonic boom echoed through the air!

With a "smile" of mischievous triumph on his face, Beerus delivered a powerful, expertly angled roundhouse kick that landed squarely on Vitelli's completely unguarded... backside!

"Urgh—!"

Caught off guard, Vitelli gasped in sharp, stinging pain!

It wasn't just the physical agony; more importantly, this sudden, "low-brow" attack—so utterly unbecoming of a God of Destruction—instantly shattered the profound, mysterious state of mind he had been struggling to maintain!

The silver radiance on his skin flickered violently, nearly dissipating entirely!

Vitelli forcibly steadied himself, clutching his burning rear. His silver-white pupils were filled with incredulous shame and fury as he glared at Beerus, who stood in the distance with an "innocent" smile.

"Beerus! Are you playing dirty?! A dignified God of Destruction actually kicking someone in the butt?!"

"Ho ho ho~ It's a fight, isn't it? As long as you win, who says you can't kick someone in the butt?"

Beerus shrugged, looking perfectly righteous despite his lack of logic.

Vitelli was choked with anger and stopped wasting his breath!

He moved his hands rapidly in front of him, instantly generating countless silver energy blasts compressed to their limit. They rained down upon Beerus like a torrential storm, covering the sky!

At the same time, he hid his own figure behind the barrage of energy blasts and launched another charge!

Beerus remained calm, his hands turning into a blur of purple light as he swatted away the incoming blasts with the precision of someone swatting flies!

His golden slit pupils remained locked onto the figure trailing behind the storm of energy!

The serious expression on Vitelli's face, which had been slightly distorted by shame and anger, shifted as he charged, a subtle, imperceptible smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Just as he neared the final energy blast and was about to close the distance with Beerus—

Vitelli suddenly brought both hands to the sides of his forehead, palms splayed open and aimed directly at Beerus's sharp, golden slit pupils!

"Solar Flare—!!!"

A roar erupted like a thunderclap!

Hum—!!!!

An indescribably blinding golden light burst forth from between Vitelli's palms without warning, instantly swallowing Beerus's vision!

The light was so intense that it felt as if the entire sky had been transformed into a golden void!

Below the battlefield, Bulma couldn't see a thing from inside her aircraft and complained, "Hey! I can't see anything at all like this!"

"Ho ho ho~" Whis stood beside Bulma's aircraft, chuckling as he casually flicked away a few energy blasts that Beerus had swatted aside, which threatened to drift toward them.

Hearing Bulma's complaint, he waved his staff elegantly, and a clear holographic projection instantly appeared inside the cockpit of Bulma's aircraft.

The projection displayed the battle between Vitelli and Beerus, though the speed had been slowed down countless times, like a slow-motion replay, allowing Bulma to see every detail clearly.

"Wow! Thanks, Whis!"

Bulma exclaimed in delight, her eyes immediately glued to the projection.

Then... tragedy struck.

The slow-motion replay in the projection happened to capture the exact moment Vitelli brought his hands to his forehead and the golden light erupted from his palms...

Hum—!!!

Even through the slow-motion projection, the Solar Flare unleashed by Vitelli still caught Bulma off guard.

"Ah—! My eyes!!"

Bulma let out a miserable shriek and quickly covered her eyes with her hands.

Following in Beerus's footsteps, she too had been successfully blinded by the "Solar Flare"...

High in the sky, the world-shattering golden light flashed and quickly dissipated.

Beerus kept his eyes squeezed shut, a tear of frustration leaking from the corner of his eye.

He shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel the lingering spots and dizziness.

As a God of Destruction, his eyes couldn't truly be injured, but this sudden "blinding" effect left him feeling an unprecedented sense of... humiliation!

Vitelli hovered not far away, watching Beerus's disheveled state with a grin, his silver-white pupils glinting with mischief:

"Oh? What's wrong, Lord Beerus? Can the noble God... also have his eyes hurt by a mortal's little trick?"

He emphasized the word "noble" with biting sarcasm.

"Bastard!!!"

Beerus snapped his eyes open, still feeling the discomfort, his gaze burning with raging fury!

This dog, just because I kicked you once? You have the nerve to act so righteous about a sneak attack?! It is simply preposterous! (Both of you dogs)

Hum!

The space seemed to distort.

Beerus's figure was clearly still standing in place, yet another "Beerus" had appeared before Vitelli without warning, as if he had teleported!

The speed was so fast it exceeded the limits of Vitelli's current state of perception!

Beerus brought his fingers together into a palm, his arm acting like a sharp blade, carrying a shrill whistle that tore through space as he swung fiercely toward Vitelli's chest!

This strike contained all the fury and true power he felt after being toyed with by Vitelli!

Vitelli's pupils contracted to the size of pinpricks! He didn't even have time to dodge!

However, before his mind could even issue a command, his arms had already crossed in front of his chest like a lightning-fast conditioned reflex!

The God of Destruction energy he had cultivated alongside Whis instinctively condensed upon his arms!

Bang--!!!!

A dull, heart-stopping explosion rang out!

Vitelli felt as if he had been struck head-on by a high-speed planet!

Sharp pain surged from his arms, and his bones groaned under the unbearable pressure!

His entire body was sent flying like a cannonball from this irresistible, massive force! A trace of blood spilled from his mouth!

Beerus did not pause for even a second! His figure blurred again, instantly catching up to the retreating Vitelli and appearing above his side!

This time, Vitelli's body could not fully react!

Bang!!!

A heavy punch, condensed with immense power, slammed solidly into Vitelli's left cheek!

"Urgh!"

Vitelli's vision went black; intense pain and a wave of violent dizziness washed over him!

He lost all control of his body, plummeting toward the earth below like a kite with a broken string!

Boom--!!!

Vitelli's body smashed into the Gobi Desert like a meteorite, kicking up a sky full of dust and forming a massive crater!

"Vitelli!"

Bulma's heart instantly leaped into her throat; she no longer cared about the stinging in her eyes, staring fixedly at the light screen.

The dust slowly settled.

In the center of the crater, Vitelli knelt on one knee, his right hand supporting him on the ground as he gasped for air.

Blood stained the corner of his mouth, and his left cheek was bruised, but his silver-white eyes remained sharp, locked onto the God of Destruction in the sky.

Beerus descended slowly to the edge of the crater, looking down at him from above. The fury in his golden slit pupils had not faded, but it was now tinged with a hint of gravity.

"Yes! Vitelli! Counterattack!"

Seeing that Vitelli didn't seem to be in any major trouble, Bulma couldn't help but wave her fist and cheer softly.

"It is still too early, Miss Bulma."

Whis had picked up a bag of snacks again and was eating elegantly, but his purple eyes were exceptionally bright.

"Next... Lord Beerus is going to get a little serious. And Vitelli-san... his true battle has perhaps only just begun."

Boom--!!!!

As if to confirm Whis's words, an even more terrifying purple aura erupted from Beerus's body!

He stopped hovering and kicked off the ground with both feet! The Gobi Desert beneath him collapsed and shattered instantly like fragile crackers!

A massive sonic boom exploded behind him! He transformed into a destructive purple meteor, charging violently toward Vitelli in the crater with the momentum to crush everything in his path!

He's coming!

Vitelli's pupils shrank; his body seemed to have sensed the terrifying power capable of crushing him in advance!

Enduring the pain, he circulated his energy frantically!

With a flash, he chose not to take the hit head-on, instead flying rapidly toward the higher sky—the stratosphere of Earth!

Beerus let out a scoff and followed right behind Vitelli. The two figures broke through the clouds one after another, arriving at the edge of Earth's atmosphere.

The air here was thin, the sunlight poured down without obstruction, the arc of the blue planet lay below, and the deep, boundless starry universe stretched above.

The two stood in the air at the edge of the near-vacuum stratosphere, separated by several kilometers. The violent air currents and the aftermath of their intense battle became weak here.

The purple aura on Beerus's body slowly receded, but that destructive pressure became even more concentrated.

He looked at Vitelli with his golden slit pupils, the previous mockery and fury gone, replaced instead by a hint of... appreciation?

"Kid."

The voice of Beerus pierced clearly through the thin air, reaching the ears of Vitelli.

"You're not bad."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if making a decision, his lips curling into a seductive arc:

"Consider it—how about becoming a candidate God of Destruction for Universe 7?"

Vitelli froze, a flicker of astonishment flashing through his silver-white pupils.

He had imagined that Beerus would continue his fierce onslaught, mock him, or perhaps even unleash a more powerful technique...

But he never expected that in the middle of this battle, Beerus would extend such an olive branch! A candidate God of Destruction?

Uh... Vitelli barely hesitated, slowly shaking his head:

"I refuse."

His voice was calm and firm.

Become a God of Destruction? What he pursued was the pinnacle of his own power! That mysterious and unfathomable Ultra Instinct Technique! Once he truly mastered the perfected Ultra Instinct Technique, what would a mere God of Destruction even amount to?

Beerus seemed to have anticipated this answer, letting out a cold snort and saying nothing more.

The fighting spirit in those golden slit pupils burned even more intensely! Since you refuse to be a God of Destruction, then prove your path with your strength!

No more words were needed! Vitelli's gaze sharpened, and the silver radiance around his body surged once again! This time, he took the initiative to attack! His figure transformed into a bolt of silver lightning that tore through space, lunging straight at Beerus!

Purple light flared brilliantly on Beerus's body, and he likewise transformed into a destructive purple beam to meet the charge!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!

Only now had the battle truly entered a state of White Heat! Neither of them held anything back anymore!

The edge of the stratosphere was like the detonation of countless nuclear bombs!

Every collision of their fists and feet erupted into energy storms ten times more terrifying than before!