Looking at Goku lying motionless on the ground, Hit made no further move. Instead, he called over the referee.
"Hey! Referee! What happens now? The rules say you can't kill anyone, right? But my opponent can't even forfeit. So what do we do?" Hit asked coolly.
"Uh..." The referee was at a loss. He glanced at Sun Wukong, sprawled on the ground, then looked back at Hit.
Was it time to call the match?
Hit looked at Sun Wukong, then said, "It's over!"
With that, he turned to leave.
"W-wait!!"
A low voice suddenly rang out.
"What?!" Hit was startled and hurriedly turned around.
He wasn't the only one. Everyone else tensed up, too.
Goku slowly got to his feet, his body trembling uncontrollably. But he was standing!
Goku grinned. "Don't rush off! I haven't lost yet!"
"You..." Hit stared at Sun Wukong, unable to believe it.
Impossible! Even Vegeta, who had the same Super Saiyan Blue form, had fallen after taking one full-power punch from him! This guy had taken two and was still standing! What kind of monster was he?
Goku panted heavily. He had to admit, he'd just felt death staring him in the face. Hit's power was terrifying! And that wasn't all—his Time Skip had anticipated Goku's own prediction. Just how extraordinary did someone's talent have to be to pull that off?
"I... I can still fight!" Goku said stubbornly.
"Why? Is winning really that important to you?" Hit asked calmly.
"Of course not!" Goku shook his head, then looked at Hit. "I just don't want to disappoint you!"
"Oh?" Hit was puzzled.
Goku smiled. "You must want someone who can be your match, too! So I'm not going to lose to you!"
At that, Hit slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he fixed his gaze on Goku and said coldly, "You can barely stand. How do you expect to fight me?"
Goku grinned. "I wanted to keep it hidden, but I guess I don't have a choice. It's not that I'm being stingy. I only learned this technique recently, and I'm not confident I can control it!"
"Hmm?!" Hit's eyes narrowed slightly.
Everyone was stunned, wondering what Goku meant. From the sound of it, he'd been holding something back!
"How can that be..." Vegeta's expression darkened.
Luya watched with a faint smile.
Goku steadied himself and took a deep breath. Then he said, "Now it's time to get serious!"
He took up a stance and powered up, pushing his Super Saiyan Blue form to full power!
"Ha!!!!"
Goku roared, and a terrifying surge of energy burst from him. What's more, a faint red glow appeared over the blue aura surrounding his body!
"How can he... be in that state! Could it be...?!" On the spectator stand, Vegeta's face changed dramatically. At last, he remembered!
Kaioken!
Kakarot's trump card was actually Kaioken!
"Ahhhhh!!!!"
Goku roared again and again as his energy surged higher and higher, seemingly without limit!
"Crack, crack, crack!!"
Under the pressure of his immense energy, the barrier overhead shattered!
"Impossible! This power has surpassed Super Saiyan Blue! Is there really a form even more powerful than Super Saiyan Blue? How can that be? But what is this?" The people from Universe 6 stared in terror. Champa and the Angel Vados both looked wary.
A bead of cold sweat ran down Champa's face. He sensed something was wrong and shouted, "Hit!! Take him out before he finishes transforming!"
A cold glint flashed in Hit's eyes as he watched Sun Wukong and prepared to strike!
"Hurry! Defeat him!!" Champa urged again.
Hit watched Goku but didn't attack right away. Instead, he seemed lost in thought.
Before long, Hit lowered his raised hand.
Seeing this, Champa flew into a rage. "Hey! What are you doing?! Do you dare defy my orders?"
Hit ignored Champa and looked at Sun Wukong, a confident smile on his face. "Sun Wukong, you're strong, that's true. But I'll become even stronger than you!"
"Ahhhhh..." Sun Wukong's energy continued to rise. The entire arena could no longer withstand his power, and cracks began spreading across it!
Suddenly, Goku stopped powering up, and the light around him vanished without a trace!
Everyone was confused. They couldn't sense his energy at all!
Hit was watching Goku, too, but the next second, his pupils shrank!
"Ha!!!!" Goku suddenly let out a loud shout! A moment later, an unbelievably powerful energy erupted. Red light enveloped the blue glow!
"Kaioken!!!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The immense power made everyone's expression change—including the God of Destruction and the Angel. Their faces grew solemn.
"This power... it's incredible!" Hit watched Goku, his expression grave.
"This is my trump card! Kaioken! King Kai taught it to me a long time ago. But since it puts an enormous strain on my body, I haven't used it in all these years! Then I saw Luya use it before, and that reminded me of the technique. After training for two years, I finally mastered Kaioken! But it's not easy to control. It requires perfectly balancing my energy and my mind. I'd planned to use it against Lord Beerus, but now I have no choice but to reveal it!" Goku explained.
"What?!" Beerus's fur bristled at his words!
Damn! He'd planned to use this against him? Had this guy really been hiding it all this time?
"Ho ho ho! Lord Beerus, are you scared?" Whis teased.
Beerus immediately put on a dismissive air. "As if! He really is powerful, but he's still far too naive if he thinks he can beat me."
Watching all this, Luya had to admit that using Kaioken in Super Saiyan Blue greatly increased its power!
Goku's Super Saiyan Blue form had a battle power of 164 billion. After using Kaioken, his battle power doubled to 328 billion!
Hit's power was only 165 billion! Goku was a little stronger than him! But Hit's potential had yet to be unleashed!
"By the way, if Goku has such a powerful technique, why did he only use it now?" Beerus suddenly asked, puzzled.