"Ha!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Luya transformed into a Super Saiyan!
Then he powered up again, transforming into a Super Saiyan 2!
His battle power had now reached an astonishing level of over five trillion!
With his increased base strength, Luya's battle power soared even faster after transforming into a Super Saiyan!
Luya looked at Hit and said, "I can also transform into a Super Saiyan 3, but that form consumes a lot of stamina. So I'll fight you using this form as my base!"
Hit shook his head. "Still not enough!"
His potential had awakened, and with his power fully unleashed, his battle power had reached nearly one hundred trillion! So even without using Time Skip, he could easily deal with Luya!
Luya smiled faintly. "I know it's not enough, of course. So..."
"Ahhhhh!!!"
As he spoke, Luya unleashed his power, and at the same time, his strength continued to surge! His battle power kept climbing!
"This stance... Could it be that you..." Hit's expression changed when he saw Luya's stance.
"Luya's using Kaioken!" Everyone from Universe 7 was stunned.
"How is that possible? His Kaioken is even stronger than Kakarot's!" Vegeta's expression changed.
Was he really going to be the third strongest for a thousand years?
"Oh? This is interesting." Beerus, who had been somewhat annoyed, was surprised by the sight, and much of his anger faded.
"Haha, Luya's Kaioken really is stronger than mine, and he can handle more times my strength, too! That makes up for his inability to transform into a Super Saiyan Blue!" Goku smiled. He and Luya had trained together in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, so he knew what Luya was capable of!
"How can this be? He can do it too?!" Champa and Vados were both taken aback.
Besides Sun Wukong, there was someone else who could take on this form!
As Luya powered up, Hit's expression gradually grew serious. But he didn't interrupt Luya's buildup, considering it repayment for the Senzu Bean.
At the same time, Hit suddenly powered up as well. Purple light writhed around him like a roaring dragon, and his aura surged instantly!
"Ahhh!!!" The golden light surrounding Luya was now cloaked in red, exactly like Goku's! His strength was also climbing toward several billion!
Sevenfold... eightfold... ninefold...
The two auras caused the barrier, which had just been restored, to crack and shatter into pieces!
With no other choice, Whis and Vados had to use their divine power again to reinforce the barrier.
"Luya's ki is every bit as strong as Goku's!" Krillin said, looking rather nervous.
Goku looked serious, too. "I can barely control tenfold Kaioken, but Luya can go even further, despite being unable to transform into a Super Saiyan Blue. That means he's mastered Kaioken to perfection! But one thing I don't understand is that Kaioken consumes a tremendous amount of stamina. Why doesn't it seem to affect him as much?"
In the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he and Luya had sparred using Kaioken. But Luya had used up far less stamina than he had, even though Goku had been maintaining his Super Saiyan Blue form!
He couldn't make sense of it!
"From the looks of it, there may be hope!" Whis said with a faint smile.
"Hmph!" Beerus gave an arrogant snort.
In the arena, Luya suddenly roared, "Eighteenfold Kaioken!!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, his ki surged!
One hundred trillion!
Luya's strength had reached one hundred trillion!
He was now close to Goku using tenfold Kaioken in his Super Saiyan Blue form!
In the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he had already just barely mastered eighteenfold Kaioken. Of course, fifteenfold was the highest he could withstand comfortably; eighteenfold was pushing it. But it was the only way he could fight Hit!
Rumble!
Hit had finished powering up, too. His battle power had now reached over ninety trillion! Still, he was a little weaker than Luya!
Hit looked at Luya and asked, puzzled, "Why? Judging by the way Sun Wukong used Kaioken earlier, that technique should consume a tremendous amount of stamina. You're not a Super Saiyan Blue, yet you can unleash even more power than Sun Wukong?!"
Luya smiled faintly. "You've heard of practice makes perfect, right?"
Hit fell silent.
Thanks to the system's cheat, Kaioken put relatively little strain on Luya's body. Of course, it wasn't completely strain-free. As he used it more often and increased the multiplier, his body still began to struggle. But he had it easier than Goku, after all—he had a cheat.
Using eighteenfold Kaioken in his Super Saiyan 2 form, he should be able to hold out for a few minutes.
But the strain was still considerable, even if it wouldn't cause the kind of aftereffects Goku suffered.
With that in mind, he looked at Hit. "Let me see how powerful your Time Skip is!"
Hit took up a stance, then said, "Your battle power may be greater than mine, but with my Time Skip, you can't beat me!"
Luya smiled. "We'll see."
Hit smiled faintly. "Interesting. I never expected there to be another person like you in Universe 7 besides Sun Wukong! Saiyans really are a remarkable bunch!"
Luya grinned. "All right, let's fight!"
Hit's smile vanished. His gaze sharpened, and in the next moment, a white domain began spreading from around him!
Time Cage!
Luya shouted and suddenly powered up. The next moment, he attacked, his fists blurring as he stayed in place and threw punch after punch at the space before him!
What shocked everyone was that each punch met with an impact!
Hit had already attacked him—but Luya blocked every strike!
"System! Activate Strongest Saiyan Talent!" Luya thought.
[Beep! Strongest Saiyan Talent activated!]
This was an excellent opportunity for Luya to learn. With Strongest Saiyan Talent, he could track Hit's movements and continue breaking through his limits as he fought!
Suddenly, Luya's pupils shrank. The next moment, a punch landed in his stomach!
In that instant, Time Skip ended, and Hit appeared in front of Luya.
"How is that possible?!" Beerus stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"Oh no!" Goku and the others looked worried.
"Excellent! Keep hitting him like that!!" Champa said excitedly.
Hit moved closer to Luya and said coolly, "My Time Skip isn't that simple. After fighting Sun Wukong, it's already surpassed one second! So you can't beat me!"
"Is that so?" Luya suddenly raised his head slightly and looked at Hit.
"What?!" Hit was startled. Before he could react, Luya punched him squarely in the face, sending him staggering backward.
Reversal Moment!!
P.S. Haha, not what you were expecting, is it? Some people said they were looking forward to Super Saiyan 4 appearing, but there's no need for it yet. It's just not time. I've raised the bar for Super Saiyan 4 quite a bit, so it'll appear later on—later! Stay tuned!!!