Whis's words left Beerus speechless. But there was nothing he could do. The Angels belonged to the Grand Minister's faction, and as Grand Zeno's chief steward, the Grand Minister naturally possessed special authority. Besides, all Angels were the Grand Minister's children. Of course, he would not allow his own children to disappear.
Universe 9's disappearance made everyone in the arena tense. But the battle had to continue. At this moment, everyone's desire to win was incredibly strong. If they wanted to survive, they had to defeat the opponents from the other universes.
The battle grew increasingly intense. Son Goku sought out Jiren once more, wanting to settle things with him.
"Jiren, fight me?"
Son Goku appeared before Jiren once again.
Toppo stepped directly in front of Jiren and said, "Jiren, for Universe 11 to stand above the rest, it isn't time for you to act yet. Leave Son Goku to me."
Jiren stopped Toppo. "I'll do it."
Jiren wanted to fight Son Goku personally, and Toppo could not stop him.
"Fine! Son Goku is yours, then."
Son Goku and Jiren faced each other. In an instant, Son Goku appeared in front of Jiren and threw a punch at him. Facing Son Goku's attack, Jiren merely flared his ki. Son Goku was immediately sent flying backward.
Vegeta flashed behind Son Goku and caught him.
"What happened, Kakarot?"
"This Jiren is really strong. My fist never even got close to him before his ki blasted me back."
"That strong? Then let me test him."
"Hah!"
Vegeta transformed directly into Super Saiyan Rosé and charged at Jiren. Before he got halfway there, Toppo blocked his path.
"Get lost. I'm not looking for the runner-up."
Toppo retorted sharply, "Aren't you the runner-up too?"
"What? You dare look down on me, Vegeta?"
"Hah!" Vegeta charged