Over the years, Lei Chen had discovered that the Dragon Ball world wouldn't change just because of him. Small things could be changed, but the grand scheme remained the same. Put another way, even if he killed Supreme Kai Zamasu, Frieza, and others ahead of time, another Supreme Kai Zamasu, Frieza, and so on would appear. The laws of this universe were repairing themselves.
"Son Goku, I'm no longer interested in you!"
As he spoke, Beerus suddenly unleashed his full power and slapped Son Goku unconscious.
With his full power unleashed, Beerus had a battle power of nearly 70 trillion. And since the attack had come out of nowhere, how could Son Goku, whose battle power was only 45 trillion, possibly block it?
Son Goku, who had only just flown into the sky, was knocked back into his normal state by Beerus.
"What..."
Lei Chen watched Son Goku come and go in the blink of an eye, feeling somewhat helpless.
With Lei Chen here, how could Beerus possibly be interested in fighting Son Goku?
A golden light appeared around Lei Chen. His eyes were red, and the rims around them were tinged with red.
His entire body was covered in red fur, and his stiff, red hair fell all the way to his ankles, with the hair at his temples draping over his shoulders.
Super Saiyan 4 God—Lei Chen.
His battle power reached 240 trillion.
A terrifying aura burst forth, making the entire Earth tremble in an instant.
Unlike a god's aura, the power in Lei Chen's current state had pushed mortal strength to its limit. He wasn't a god, yet surpassed one; he had a god's aura, but also a mortal's power.
"W-what a terrifying aura. What in the world is going on? Didn't they say only gods could sense a god's aura?"
"This aura is probably a hundred times stronger than Son Goku as a Super Saiyan 3!"
Piccolo said in shock.
"What is this now?"
Vegeta stared in astonishment. He had a feeling that this was what Saiyans were originally meant to be like.
"Isn't he supposed to transform into a Super Saiyan God?"
"What is this? He's a god, but not a god. Does that make him a demigod?"
Beerus looked at Lei Chen with curiosity and confusion.
"I suppose you could call this state an incomplete Super Saiyan 4 God," Lei Chen said calmly.
"An incomplete Super Saiyan 4 God?"
Beerus said, his eyes widening in surprise.
He was already this powerful in an incomplete state. If he were complete, wouldn't he be able to fight me when I was using my God of Destruction power? No wonder he was my destined rival. It was just a shame that he was incomplete.
Beerus lamented inwardly.
"That aura is far too terrifying. How can such a powerful aura not be divine?"
Son Gohan said in astonishment. Since he hadn't reached the divine realm, he couldn't sense a god's aura. That was why he hadn't realized how powerful his father, Son Goku, had been just now.
Son Gohan had no idea how to compare Lei Chen to his father.
Just then, Whis, who stood nearby, smiled and said, "Perhaps this is a new power formed by combining the limits of mortal strength with the power of the gods.
"So while his power may not count as divine, it is already several times stronger than Son Goku's Super Saiyan God.
"He should be considered a demigod now."
"And this demigod is quite different from Son Goku, who is merely a mortal with the power of the gods."
"What..."
Son Gohan grew more and more confused as he listened. "Why does it feel like this is getting more confusing the more I hear?"
"If you haven't reached that level, it won't make sense no matter how much I explain. I'll put it simply.
"If Son Goku is merely a mortal with the power of the gods, then Lei Chen has the power of the gods, and his body is already on the verge of transforming into a divine one."
Whis patiently explained it to Son Gohan. Perhaps because Bulma or Beerus had successfully found their destined rival, Whis was in an unusually good mood. Normally, he wouldn't have explained any of this.
"What? Does that mean Mr. Lei Chen is going to become a true god, just like Supreme Kai?"
Son Gohan said in shock.
"That's hard to say. I've met quite a few people who reached this stage, but over countless years, I've only seen a handful truly become gods."
Whis shook his head, then turned his gaze toward Lei Chen and Beerus.
Lei Chen moved.
The next instant, a terrifying crash rang out in the sky, but it was Lei Chen who went flying.
As Lei Chen flew away, the space where he had been standing began to collapse. The Earth came close to breaking apart, and the shock waves threatened to tear it open.
Beerus using his God of Destruction power was several times more powerful than Beerus without it.
"S-so this is the God of Destruction power Lord Beerus was talking about? It's incredible!"
Son Goku said in shock, but his eyes were filled with excitement and fighting spirit. He'd thought that after reaching Super Saiyan 3, there would hardly be any opponents left for him in the entire universe. But after surpassing Super Saiyan 3 and reaching Super Saiyan God, he'd realized that beside a god, he was barely any different from an ordinary person.
"Damn it!"
"Kakarot! Lei Chen! One day, I'll surpass you both!"
Vegeta said with an extremely grim expression. Then he noticed that Whis was standing right in front of him, blocking his view. It was as if Vegeta had thought of something; he stared intently at Whis, already suspecting the truth.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After Beerus knocked Lei Chen out of Earth's atmosphere and into the starry void, a steady barrage of gunshot-like cracks rang out across space. Lei Chen seemed to have lost the ability to fight back as Beerus struck him again and again. He didn't know how many punches he'd taken.
"Hey, Saiyan! If that's really all you've got, you're a huge disappointment!"
Although Lei Chen was several times stronger than Son Goku, to Beerus, he was no different from Son Goku.
"That's strange. Lei Chen's displayed power has gradually surpassed Kakarot's.
"But earlier, even Kakarot was able to go toe-to-toe with Lord Beerus.
"So why can Lei Chen not fight back at all now?"
Vegeta said, looking puzzled.
"Super Saiyan 4 God really isn't enough. Looks like I can only transform into Super Saiyan Blue."
The instant that thought crossed Lei Chen's mind, he vanished from Beerus's range of attack.
"Is that spatial power? I never thought a Saiyan could use it, and at such a high level, too!
"This is going to be troublesome."
Beerus said helplessly.
"Ah!"
A sky-blue light shot upward, spreading into a vast radiance across the dark starry void.
The blue light fell upon Beerus.
"That's a god's aura!"
Beerus stared at Lei Chen in astonishment.
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