But just as the blazing magma was about to reach Vegeta, he powered up, unleashing an incredibly powerful burst of ki. The sheer force of it dissolved the magma!
"What?!" the Universe 6 contestants cried out in shock.
"Unbelievable. Saiyans actually possess this kind of power..." Cabba's expression was complicated. He was a Saiyan too, but he had never even known about the Super Saiyan form!
"Vegeta... something's not right!" Krillin and the others said gravely, a bead of cold sweat running down their faces.
"Ha... hahaha... Vegeta's getting worked up," Goku said awkwardly. He'd been worried Vegeta would get like this. When Vegeta got angry, he was no joke.
Luya watched Vegeta and used the system to scan his battle power. To his surprise, it had shot up to an astonishing level! This was power beyond Super Saiyan 1, and Vegeta was still only in the first Super Saiyan stage!
Looks like he really was angry...
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Brilliant golden light surrounded Vegeta. As his ki erupted, the protective barrier shattered into countless glass-like fragments that shot in every direction! He spread his arms, then brought them together in front of him. "Final..."
"What? Could it be..." Piccolo recognized the familiar technique, his face turning green with shock!
"Vegeta, you're being too reckless!" Goku said, dodging the glass fragments as he grumbled.
But then something caught his eye. He froze and looked toward Monaka.
Monaka sat motionless in his seat, eyes wide and expression blank. Several sharp shards of glass were embedded in the chair around him!
"Oh! No wonder he's the strongest in the universe! He's so calm!" Goku exclaimed.
What he didn't know was that Monaka had already fainted from fright when he saw Goku transform into a Super Saiyan earlier.
"Hey! Stop him right now!!" Champa jolted upright and shouted.
"Roger!!" The Robot pounded its chest. A huge amount of steam suddenly poured from its body. It opened its mouth toward Vegeta, and magma began to gather inside.
"Boom!!" A powerful burst of ki erupted, and the Robot's strength surged!
Vegeta's face twisted with rage. He suddenly roared, "...Flash!!"
Boom!
An astonishing blast of energy shot straight toward the Robot below.
"Whoa!!!"
The Robot refused to back down and blasted a terrifying stream of magma from its mouth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two powerful blasts collided, their immense energy sweeping across the arena. Everyone instinctively shielded themselves with their arms!
"Raaaaah!!!!" Veins bulged on Vegeta's forehead as he suddenly poured on more power!
The Robot refused to yield and unleashed another burst of energy!
But the power of Vegeta's Final Flash was simply too great! Even if the Robot's energy could burn through his ki, Vegeta's ki was no ordinary force!
The next moment, the Robot was overwhelmed! Vegeta's energy blast had already reached its face!
"Whoa!!" The Robot cried out in alarm, desperately holding it back.
Then Vegeta powered up again and plunged straight into the energy blast. He darted through it like a fish through water, reaching the Robot in an instant!
"Get out of here! You piece of... scrap metal!!!" Vegeta roared, driving a punch straight at the Robot!
"Eee-eee!" At Vegeta's "vicious" insult, the Robot's expression changed. In an instant, it stopped resisting!
Thud!
Ignoring the magma that could burn anything, Vegeta's fist blazed with dazzling light. He smashed through the magma and punched the Robot in the face, knocking it off the ring!
Everyone watched in astonishment, both surprised and impressed.
"Out of bounds! The Universe 6 contestant is out of bounds! The winner of this match is Universe 7's Vegeta!" The referee hurried over to the Robot, confirmed it had touched the ground, and announced the result.
"Excellent!! That's great!" Beerus beamed.
"We won!!" Krillin, Bulma, and the others cheered excitedly.
"Ha... hahaha..." Goku gave an awkward laugh. Vegeta really hadn't held back!
Vegeta calmly flew back to the stands and took the water Bulma handed him, gulping it down.
"Vegeta, you really hurt him," Whis suddenly remarked.
Everyone looked toward Universe 6. The Robot sat hugging its knees, crying "Eee-eee" as if it had been emotionally devastated and withdrawn into itself.
"Tch! Isn't it a robot? It shouldn't be able to feel pain," Vegeta said coolly.
"No, no. I meant you wounded his feelings. He can't stand being insulted, and calling him a piece of scrap metal just now must have hurt him badly," Whis said with a smile.
"Hmph!" Vegeta's eyelid twitched, but he said nothing more.
"All right, let's get ready for the next match," Goku said with a laugh. He felt a little sorry for the other side, but there was nothing to be done. The difference in strength was simply too great.
A little while later, Vados and Whis appeared above the ring. They both channeled divine power, instantly restoring the ring to perfect condition. The protective barrier was restored too.
Whoosh! The frail-looking young man from the other side suddenly landed on the ring. He was Cabba, the Saiyan from Universe 6.
Vegeta glanced at him, then leaped onto the ring as well.
"Good! The match will now continue!" the referee announced loudly, raising his microphone.
Cabba and Vegeta faced each other, but neither made a move.
Suddenly, Cabba bowed to Vegeta. "Please teach me."
Vegeta smiled faintly. "Come on! Let me see the strength of a Saiyan from Universe 6!"
Cabba's expression turned serious as he took up a fighting stance. Strangely enough, his stance was almost identical to Vegeta's!
Vegeta paused, then gave a proud smile. "Hmph! Interesting!"
With that, he took up his own stance.
"Ha!!" Cabba attacked first, charging forward and throwing a punch!
Despite his slender frame, he unleashed tremendous power!
Vegeta's eyes widened. His expression changed, and he crossed his arms to defend himself!
Thud!
The blow sent Vegeta stumbling backward. Cabba gave him no chance to recover, pressing forward with a barrage of rapid punches and forcing Vegeta onto the defensive!
"Whoa!!! This Saiyan's really strong! He can actually fight Vegeta to a standstill!" Goku exclaimed.
The others watched tensely. They knew Vegeta hadn't shown his full strength, but his opponent was still incredibly formidable!
Sorry for the extra update! And now, a quick announcement—uh, the battle power in the earlier chapters really was a mess, so I've made major changes. You heard right! I changed it again! Honestly, it's giving me a headache. A reader said I couldn't do math, which was pretty discouraging. This time, I used a high-tech computer, so I refuse to believe anyone can still say my math teacher was a PE teacher!!!
So, sorry to everyone who's been following along! Sorry for the trouble! If you want to read it, start over from the beginning. It'll take a little time, and I'm sorry, sorry! Eee-eee, I'm so ashamed I don't know where to hide! Waaah!!!