Reaching the Realm of Gods

"You are quite impressive, but you still cannot be my opponent. Haha, wait until I absorb all of these guys."

"My strength can become even greater!"

Majin Buu swept his gaze over Piccolo and the others, looking at them with an expression of excitement.

It was clear he intended to absorb them all to boost his own combat power.

He could not absorb Gohan's clone; he only sensed that the clone's strength was terrifying, and he understood well that the original body must be even more astonishing.

Sensing the power of his opponent, Majin Buu began to think of ways to increase his own strength.

The second form of Majin Buu was definitely the most powerful!

If this Majin Buu continued to absorb others, even Kakarot would be no match for him.

Gohan's clone rushed forward in one go, exerting all his strength to hold the opponent back.

Although it was impossible to be a match for Majin Buu, the two fought together, and Majin Buu could not finish him off in an instant!

The two fought from the sky to the ground, and then from the ground back up into the high heavens.

The group was stunned, and even Gotenks was surprised by Gohan's strength, unable to help but gape in shock.

"Brother Gohan's clone is so strong. If his clone is this powerful, then isn't the real Gohan even more incredible?"

Piccolo nodded as well; he felt that even Gohan's clone was incomparably powerful, so the real body must certainly be stronger.

He just didn't know why Gohan hadn't arrived yet.

With Piccolo's intellect, it wasn't hard to see that Gohan's clone was stalling for time!

After twenty minutes of fighting, Majin Buu grew impatient. His face darkened, and unwilling to continue the struggle, he became furious.

"Enough! I'm going to turn you into candy and eat you!"

He raised a hand and unleashed his candy beam at Gohan's clone, but to his dismay, the clone vanished the very next second.

The spell failed, leaving Majin Buu completely baffled.

Then, a cold voice drifted over.

"Using magic on a clone is useless. The clone is just energy, not a physical entity, so the magic spell simply dissipates."

"It won't be that simple if you want to absorb me!"

The voice made Majin Buu's expression change. He looked up and saw Gohan, who had suddenly appeared.

This time, it wasn't a clone, but Gohan's true self!

Piccolo and the others were filled with excitement, and Videl even cried out in joy.

"Gohan!"

Gohan curled his lip. Once his potential had been fully unlocked, he had tracked Majin Buu's energy and used Instant Transmission to arrive here.

He had been watching the fight between Majin Buu and his clone the entire time.

He suddenly felt that Majin Buu wasn't really that impressive!

This guy's strength was far worse than he had imagined!

Now that his potential was fully developed, Majin Buu was nothing to look at, unless he managed to absorb Kakarot.

Gohan smirked, actually feeling a bit of interest in letting Majin Buu absorb Kakarot; perhaps that would increase Majin Buu's strength enough to reach a level suitable for a training match against him.

Sigh, it really is lonely when your combat power increases and you have no opponents!

Gohan's casual expression made Majin Buu feel uneasy. Facing the Gohan who had unlocked his potential, how could he possibly know the extent of Gohan's current power?

"Damn you, you tricked me! I'm going to eat you!"

As he spoke, Majin Buu moved, charging straight forward.

He was so fast that he reached Gohan in an instant, raising his hand to strike at Gohan's body.

Gohan didn't even look, sneering with a mocking expression: "Can't you see that the gap in our combat power is this large?"

In the next second, he raised his leg and delivered a whip kick, sending Majin Buu flying!

BOOM!

Majin Buu went hurtling away, crashing into a massive mountain, which shattered into pieces upon impact.

Majin Buu grimaced in pain, clearly suffering a heavy blow. At this, Piccolo and the others were thrilled.

They finally understood that Gohan's strength had truly surpassed Majin Buu's.

They were all overcome with excitement.

"Gohan's strength has completely eclipsed Majin Buu's. He's too strong!"

"Go, Brother Gohan! Finish this guy off quickly!"

"Gohan, avenge humanity!"

The cheers rang out from behind him. Gohan watched on calmly; he was not like the original Gohan, and it would be impossible for Majin Buu to absorb him.

Watching Majin Buu's evasive, skittish behavior, Gohan curled his lip and sneered.

"Stop playing games. My strength is something even Kakarot is wary of. Unless you absorb Kakarot and Vegeta as well..."

"...you won't be able to beat me!"

Majin Buu curled his lip, wearing a cold, sinister smile.

"That's not necessarily true. By that logic, if I just absorb you, I'll be invincible. Hah!"

With a wave of his hand, Majin Buu—having already detached a piece of his own flesh earlier—transferred it behind Ultimate Gohan.

The expanding mass of flesh instantly engulfed Ultimate Gohan!

Majin Buu wore a smile, but it didn't last long; the next second, his entire body shuddered.

He stared at the scene before him with eyes full of disbelief.

"No, that's impossible. Why? Why are you completely unaffected?"

Ultimate Gohan, now engulfed, looked annoyed and dissatisfied. "I told you, the gap in our combat power is too vast."

"You can't absorb me. Your tricks are completely useless against me. Aaaaaah!"

In an instant, he released his ki completely, and only then did Majin Buu realize how terrifying the ki of the guy in front of him truly was!

Ultimate Gohan in his base state had already reached the level of Ultimate Gohan—meaning his base form was comparable to the strength of a Super Saiyan 3!

In truth, there was no real difference for him between transforming into a Super Saiyan 3 or staying in his base form.

With his potential fully unlocked, he could fight in his base state!

However, he now wanted to make Majin Buu feel true fear. He released his aura, and in that instant, he unleashed his Super Saiyan transformation.

"Even if I don't transform, you're no match for me. But I'll let you see my greatest combat power!"

"This is Super Saiyan 1. Aaaaaah!"

The moment he finished the Super Saiyan 1 transformation, Ultimate Gohan evolved directly into a Super Saiyan 2!

"And then, Super Saiyan 2. Next, Super Saiyan 3!"

The Super Saiyan 3 transformation was completed in an instant, and his hair grew significantly longer. In reality, his combat power didn't increase much from the Super Saiyan 3 transformation.

His base form with unlocked potential had the same combat power as Super Saiyan 3, but Super Saiyan 3 provided a bit more speed—enough to reach the speed of true lightning!

As soon as Super Saiyan 3 was achieved, Ultimate Gohan continued to push higher.

"Next, Kaio-ken 100x! 100x Kaio-ken!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Red energy surged forth once more. The 100x Kaio-ken erupted, causing his entire body to tremble as the explosive energy radiating from him tore the mass of flesh Majin Buu had used to wrap him into shreds.

Completely shattered, Majin Buu gasped, stunned by Ultimate Gohan's combat power.

He hadn't felt much before, but now the sensation was undeniable.

After all, the power of Ultimate Gohan's Super Saiyan 3 combined with the 100x Kaio-ken far exceeded his own; this was his natural predator.

An opponent he could never defeat.

Watching Majin Buu's shocked expression with his mouth agape, Ultimate Gohan continued with a cold sneer.

"It's not over yet. Actually, the greatest boost from unlocking my potential is my White God state. Even I didn't expect it; it truly surprised me."

"I never thought I could reach 3.5% of Ultra Instinct. It increased by more than a full point—this potential activation is just too powerful!"

Indeed, after his potential was 100% unlocked, he had achieved a 3.5% mastery of Ultra Instinct, nearly reaching 4%!

It felt absolutely incredible!

In that moment, he condensed his ki completely and raised it to the next stage.

This time, he approached the realm of the gods while in his base state!

"I don't need Super Saiyan God to reach the divine realm. Aaaaaah! Ultra Instinct 3.5%!"

"Divine Unity!"

SWISH! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The sky exploded as countless energies detonated in that instant. Following that, Ultimate Gohan's energy vanished entirely.

In its place stood a figure with white hair, hovering high in the sky.

Majin Buu watched it all, his expression shifting. Though he was astonished, he couldn't sense Ultimate Gohan's ki at all in that moment.

He was stunned: "You... what did you do? Why? Why can't I feel even a shred of your aura?"

"You... what exactly did you do, you guy? Why is there no ki at all? Did you release all your ki away?"

Ultimate Gohan sneered, feeling that this guy was too naive. After all, he was just a monster; he couldn't possibly perceive someone who had reached the aura of the gods.

He said playfully, "I have no ki. Do you want to try and see?"

Majin Buu, refusing to accept it, didn't understand why he couldn't detect Ultimate Gohan's ki.

He raised his hand and fired an Energy Cannon directly at him!

Gohan simply waved his hand.

BOOM!

The Energy Cannon was swatted away by him directly. Majin Buu couldn't believe it; he raised both hands and began firing Energy Cannons frantically.

"AAAAAH!"

The barrage of wild Energy Cannons shot forward, but to everyone's surprise, Gohan stood motionless, merely raising his two hands.

With continuous swipes, every single Energy Cannon was completely deflected away.

It wasn't just Majin Buu who was dumbfounded; Piccolo, Yamcha, and the others nearby were all wearing expressions of shock.

Because they could no longer sense Gohan's ki, they couldn't understand how Gohan could become even more powerful after losing his ki.

What on earth was going on?

"Gohan, what exactly happened to this guy? There isn't a shred of ki on his entire body, yet he's this powerful?"

"Yeah, he had a bit of ki just a moment ago, but now, I can't sense a single bit of combat power from him!"

"Gohan has reached the realm of the gods. This kind of ki-based combat power can only be sensed by gods. This guy Gohan has surpassed us by too much all at once!"

Piccolo's brows were tightly locked; only he, the former Guardian, could sense it.