You're So Weak!

Beerus was taken aback, clearly not expecting Son Goku to say such a thing to him.

"Afraid?"

Beerus glanced at Son Goku, a chilling, icy glint appearing in his eyes.

"If you aren't afraid, then please, spar with me. I truly want to witness your power."

With that, Son Goku assumed a fighting stance, looking at Beerus with anticipation.

"Fine."

To everyone's surprise, Beerus agreed this time.

"However, if you manage to defeat me, or perhaps help me find the Super Saiyan God, then we shall call this matter settled. But if you fail to do either, then after I defeat you, I will have the entire Earth and the North Galaxy destroyed."

Beerus's words were shocking, yet no one doubted he was joking.

"This..."

Son Goku was stunned.

"Come, while I still have some interest."

Beerus yawned as he spoke, looking completely indifferent.

"Whoosh!"

In his Super Saiyan form, Son Goku charged straight at Beerus. His speed was so immense that he was upon him in an instant.

That Kakarot, I didn't expect his strength to have increased so much while in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!

Vegeta's eyes narrowed; Son Goku's speed even managed to surprise him. However, he did not believe that Son Goku in this state had the slightest chance of winning. Because, as far as Beerus was concerned:

"Too slow!"

Facing Son Goku's rapid-fire assault, Beerus remained unbothered. The moment Son Goku arrived, he shifted his feet slightly and dodged the attack, making it look as if Son Goku had simply made a mistake.

"Atatatata!"

After missing his first strike, Son Goku launched a frantic barrage of attacks. Every blow was delivered with full force, yet despite the continuous assault, not a single strike landed on Beerus. They were all evaded by his seemingly casual movements. It wasn't that Son Goku's timing was poor; rather, every time Son Goku's attack was about to land, Beerus could dodge it with effortless ease. It seemed that Son Goku's speed was not worth mentioning in his presence, failing to pique even the slightest bit of Beerus's interest.

In reality, that was exactly the case. As the God of Destruction and the strongest being in Universe 7 aside from the Angel, such power was simply beyond anything Son Goku could imagine. To put it more clearly, Son Goku's strength and Beerus's were simply not on the same dimension!

"Lord Beerus, if you keep dodging like this, there won't be any results."

Son Goku stopped, clenching his fists; he was becoming quite exhausted. More than that, he was bored!

"Bored, are you?"

Beerus glanced at Son Goku. "Your strength is too lacking. Even after transforming into a Super Saiyan, it makes no difference to me; there is no distinction."

Beerus spoke with total indifference.

"Then how about this?"

Beerus's words did not particularly anger Son Goku. However, since Beerus had put it that way, he naturally had to show something, otherwise, he wouldn't be Son Goku.

"Boom!"

An even more powerful aura suddenly erupted from within Son Goku's body.

"This is a transformation that transcends the Super Saiyan; I call it Super Saiyan 2."

After transforming into a Super Saiyan 2, Son Goku's aura was a full two times higher than before.

"I truly didn't see it coming that you could actually undergo a second transformation!"

Beerus felt a flicker of interest in Son Goku.

Of course, this interest was truly nothing more than a slight increase.

"But so what if you have a second transformation? It doesn't seem to have any effect in front of me, does it?"

"If you think a second transformation is enough to fight me, then your way of thinking is truly a bit too naive."

Beerus looked at Son Goku and spoke slowly.

"After transforming into Super Saiyan 2, my strength is 100 times my base form. I refuse to believe that still isn't enough!"

Son Goku looked at Beerus and spoke, a look of determination appearing in his eyes.

"Whoosh!"

Son Goku dashed out, his speed so fast that he arrived in front of Beerus in the blink of an eye.

"Bang!"

Upon closing the distance, Son Goku did not hesitate to clench his fist again, delivering a fierce punch toward Beerus.

The strike, carrying immense force, headed straight for Beerus.

"Boom!"

The powerful punch did not land on Beerus; at the very moment it descended, Beerus dodged it with complete composure.

"Still not enough. If this is all the strength you have, then I'm sorry!"

Beerus looked at Son Goku. Although he knew it was difficult for Son Goku to do anything that would truly surprise him, he still held some level of expectation in his heart.

As for how much that expectation amounted to, only Beerus himself likely knew.

After all, no matter how Son Goku's strength changed, it was merely that to him.

"Ahhh!"

Son Goku clenched his fists, and a powerful, incomparable energy erupted from within his body at that moment.

"Boom!"

Instantly, a storm roared, carrying a massive, unimaginable power.

This was the improvement he had gained while training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, fighting against Son Gohan and Vegeta.

Of course, a large part of it also came from Soya's guidance.

It could be said that the Super Saiyan 3 form Son Goku had achieved now was even more powerful than the one he had used when fighting Soya previously.

"Things seem to be getting a little more interesting!"

Beerus glanced at Son Goku, a look of curiosity appearing in his eyes.

If his base form, Super Saiyan, and Super Saiyan 2 had failed to capture even a shred of Beerus's attention, then after transforming into Super Saiyan 3, although there was still an unbridgeable chasm between Son Goku's strength and Beerus's current level, the speed of this improvement was enough to surprise even Beerus.

"Lord Beerus, this is the strongest transformation I can achieve—a transformation that surpasses Super Saiyan 2. I call this form Super Saiyan 3!"

"As for its strength, it is four times that of Super Saiyan 2."

"Which is eight times that of a Super Saiyan."

"Four hundred times my base form!"

Son Goku's eyes flashed with a sharp, fierce light.

Meanwhile.

High above at the Lookout, inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Soya, who was still in the midst of his training, opened his previously closed eyes at this moment.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if he had sensed something.

"Has it begun?"

He whispered to himself, then closed his eyes once more, returning to his meditative state.

"It seems I need to pick up the pace."