"Hit, show me your true power. Otherwise, you're no match for me at all.
You should know that perfectly well from our earlier probing. I don't need to spell it out, do I?"
Soya looked at Hit as he spoke.
Hit was a decent opponent, as far as he was concerned.
Especially with Time-Skip. Even though Soya knew how to counter it, it still gave him a bit of a headache.
After all, he couldn't suddenly increase his speed by thousands of times.
His only way to deal with it was to predict Hit's movements. That was how Son Goku had countered Hit's Time-Skip.
"Show you all my power?"
Hit smiled.
Although he had been on the back foot throughout his battle with Soya, Soya wasn't so overwhelmingly strong that Hit couldn't handle him.
In that case, Hit couldn't help thinking Soya was getting a little ahead of himself.
More importantly, fighting Soya had helped Hit's strength grow again, after remaining unchanged for so long.
That was what excited Hit the most.
"Whoosh!"
Hit flashed forward, rushing straight at Soya at incredible speed.
"Using me as a whetstone to hone your skills?"
Soya frowned. He could naturally see what Hit was thinking.
But he clearly wasn't willing to go along with it. He wasn't about to serve as Hit's training partner.
"Bang!"
The instant Hit came within range, a cold glint flashed in Soya's eyes.
He raised his right hand and threw a punch.
As his fist shot out, the winds and clouds surged backward, and a huge fist-shaped shock wave appeared.
"What?"
Hit's expression suddenly changed.
An incredibly powerful force radiated from the shock wave.
Even Hit was deeply shaken by it.
Without the slightest hesitation, he retreated, not daring to waste a moment.
He knew perfectly well that if the shock wave struck him directly, he would be seriously injured.
It was a good idea.
And he understood the danger involved.
But escaping—dodging it—wasn't so easy.
Especially with them so close. Under these circumstances, Hit simply couldn't get out of the way. He wasn't capable of it.
"Boom!"
The shock wave came crashing down.
At this critical moment, Hit had no other choice.
Just as the shock wave reached him, an inch from his body, it passed straight through him.
"Hmm?"
Beerus's gaze sharpened as he gave Hit a long look.
"Interesting. I didn't expect a human to master a power like that."
Whis's eyes lit up as he watched Hit.
It was clear that they had both recognized the technique Hit had just used.
"That was close!"
Champa let out a long breath of relief. He'd thought it was over, but it seemed the fight was far from finished.
"So you've finally brought out your ultimate move?"
Soya wasn't surprised. He looked at Hit as he spoke.
"Of course. If I still held back now, then it would be over."
Hit looked a little grim, but he wasn't badly hurt.
After all, although Soya's punch had been powerful, it hadn't done much damage to Hit.
"The real fight starts now."
Hit looked at Soya as he spoke.
Soya shook his head. He thought Hit was being a little naive.
"Hit, you're strong, but there's still a gap between us.
"Under normal circumstances, I might have a proper match with you. But not now."
Soya spoke slowly.
Hit's gaze flickered as he looked at Soya.
"Do you think you're strong enough to beat me with ease?"
Hit asked.
"If you were to grow stronger, I might not be able to do it.
"But right now, I can—and it won't be difficult."
Soya nodded.
This was a contest between Universe 6 and Universe 7.
Although Soya didn't care about the outcome, he had agreed to help Beerus and had even taken his Shuttle Cube. He might as well make an effort.
The best way for Soya to show that was to defeat Hit as quickly as possible.
"You sound so confident. I'd like to see whether you can actually do it!"
A cold glint flashed in Hit's eyes. He wasn't pleased to be underestimated.
"Boom!"
Hit raised his right hand, and a great deal of purple light immediately gathered around it.
The moment the purple light appeared, it unleashed an immensely powerful force.
"Boom!"
The heavens and earth trembled.
As more power flowed into it, a purple sphere a zhang across appeared.
Then, the moment it had appeared, it split into nine.
"Soya, you sound so confident. Then try this move of mine.
"Everyone who has ever seen this technique since I developed it has died.
"I hope you can be the exception—and survive it.
"As for its name, it's called the Nine-Star Chain Cannon!"
As Hit's voice rang out, the nine purple spheres flashed.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The nine purple spheres shot forward, surrounding Soya in an instant.
Even though they were separated by some distance, beams of light connected them to one another.
From afar, the sight was truly astonishing.
"Nine-Star Chain Cannon? What a ridiculous name. I like it!"
Soya paused. He had never known Hit had a technique like this.
That was only natural. Hit had never used this kind of killing technique in the Dragon Ball World, so it made sense that Soya didn't know about it.
As he watched the Nine-Star Chain Cannon come at him, its spheres packed with immense power, Soya's eyes gleamed brightly.
"You're quite a bit stronger than I expected. It looks like beating you won't be as easy as I thought. I might have to spend a little time on it."
Soya admitted that if he didn't transform into a Super Saiyan 4, he really couldn't defeat Hit in an instant.
"Naive!"
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Hit's mouth. The Nine-Star Chain Cannon closed in at once, coming within ten zhang of Soya.
As it drew near, Soya raised his right hand, and a great deal of golden light appeared around both his hands.
"I should get serious too. Otherwise, in my current state, something unexpected might happen."
A flash of light passed through Soya's eyes as he looked at Hit and spoke slowly.
Even so, it was clear that Hit's strength hadn't made Soya feel the slightest fear.