Permanent Fusion: Vegito

The thick blue pillar of light swallowed An Xiu's position at lightning speed, then pierced through Earth's atmosphere and shot into outer space.

He really had pulled out all the stops...

As An Xiu felt this energy wash over him, he could not help feeling a little disappointed.

This was already Vegito's full strength.

Yet from beginning to end, An Xiu had used less than ten percent of his power in his normal state. His earlier claim of getting serious had merely been a lie to deceive Vegito.

Even without putting up any defense, An Xiu had taken Vegito's strongest attack head-on and suffered almost no damage. Only his clothes had been badly torn, leaving him looking somewhat disheveled.

It was time to end this...

An Xiu sighed inwardly, dusted himself off, then tore away his damaged shirt in one motion, revealing his solid, muscular upper body.

Then, he slowly descended.

Several hundred meters above the sea, Vegito had already been waiting for quite some time.

An Xiu descended to the same altitude as him.

Separated by a hundred meters, the two faced each other in midair.

"You really are strong."

Vegito was the first to break the silence.

Though he had expected it, seeing An Xiu take his strongest attack head-on without a scratch still filled him with emotion.

"I just never expected you to be this strong."

Vegito looked at An Xiu and sighed sincerely, his gaze full of complicated emotions. "I truly have no idea what you went through to gain the power you have now. It's unbelievable..."

Back when they had been exchanging blow after blow in close combat, Vegito, who had been at a disadvantage, had already realized that he was probably no match for An Xiu.

He could clearly sense that his opponent was holding back and had not been fighting seriously at all.

Or rather, from beginning to end, the other man had simply been enjoying himself, playing around, never taking him seriously.

That had infuriated Vegito at the time.

After all, he was not the only one holding back.

He immediately decided to use his full strength.

But even after transforming into Super Saiyan 2, Vegito could clearly tell that the gap between them had not narrowed by much.

Especially after An Xiu had taken that final little combo of his without a scratch, Vegito became even more certain.

He dispelled his Super Saiyan form and returned to normal.

Seeing this, and recalling Vegito's earlier words, An Xiu was somewhat surprised and even wanted to laugh. "What, are you planning to admit defeat?"

There was no denying how satisfying it was to make the ever-arrogant Vegito admit defeat.

"Admit defeat? No, that's impossible."

Vegito shook his head. A faint smile returned to his calm face as he said lightly, "I'm sorry, but this next transformation may take quite a while. I hope you can wait a moment. Even I haven't fully mastered the power of this form. If I still lose to you after this, then I'll admit that you really are strong."

With that, Vegito clenched his fists and threw back his head with a roar. His aura suddenly surged, countless bolts of lightning swirling around him and forming an inviolable barrier.

The entire Earth trembled under that immense energy. Dark clouds blanketed the sky as lightning flashed and thunder roared. Violent winds swept through the surroundings, the seawater churned relentlessly, forming waterspouts that pierced between heaven and earth, while Earth's continental plates began to crack apart bit by bit.

"Are they trying to destroy the Earth...?"

Piccolo, watching from below, was so frightened that his face turned green.

Seeing this, Gohan shielded Goten, Trunks, and Dende behind him, his eyes fixed tightly on the battlefield in the sky.

At the same time, on the other side, Mr. Satan stared at the apocalyptic scene and clung desperately to Buu, refusing to let go no matter what.

Fortunately, there were no ordinary humans left on Earth at this time. Otherwise, no one knew how many would have died.

Of course, it was precisely because of this that Vegito could fight An Xiu without restraint.

Could it be Super Saiyan 3...?

An Xiu secretly speculated.

Watching Vegito continuously gather energy, he did not interrupt him. He merely found himself troubled by one question.

Why hadn't this guy defused yet?

An Xiu estimated that it had been nearly an hour since Vegito fused.

Yet he was still maintaining the fusion and had not defused because his energy was too great for the earrings to endure.

That was far too unreasonable... Could this be a timeline where the earrings allowed permanent fusion?!

An Xiu suddenly realized this possibility.

He looked at Vegito, suspicion growing in his eyes.

About the time it took to smoke a cigarette passed.

Vegito finished gathering energy.

He took a deep breath, then let out a fierce roar. The power that had been building within him for so long burst outward uncontrollably.

Haaah!

The next second, golden light enveloped Vegito's body. As the glow faded, a long-haired, golden-haired Vegito with sharp eyes stood before An Xiu.

Vegito—Super Saiyan 3 Full Power!

"How do you think my strength is now?" Vegito raised an eyebrow and looked at An Xiu with utter confidence.

Sensing Vegito's current aura, An Xiu could not help but feel surprised. If he had not undergone training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and had his potential unlocked by the Grand Elder and Porunga, then relying solely on his normal state's power, he probably would have struggled to defeat Vegito as he was now.

"It is indeed very strong."

An Xiu commented.

Without another word, the two clashed once more.

This time, Vegito was already able to match An Xiu evenly in hand-to-hand combat.

Of course, that was also because An Xiu had kept his power suppressed to less than ten percent.

Facing An Xiu's incoming fist, Vegito turned his palm to deflect the force, grabbed his wrist, then pinned An Xiu's arm and flung him hard.

Bang!

An Xiu was sent flying, crashing heavily into the reef by the shore. The tremendous impact carved a massive dish-shaped crater into the rock behind him.

"What's wrong? Your strength should be more than just this, shouldn't it?" Vegito flew over, crossing his arms as he looked down at An Xiu from above.

Damn it, you actually got to show off...

An Xiu suddenly exerted force and broke free from the pile of rubble.

He appeared above Vegito with speed akin to teleportation. Before Vegito could react, An Xiu clasped both fists together and smashed him violently into the seabed with a heavy blow.

The two exchanged blows back and forth, and in fewer than ten rounds, Earth had already been left in ruins.

"If this keeps up, we won't be able to decide a winner."

As they fought, Vegito suddenly took the initiative to pull away from An Xiu. Floating in midair, he held both arms before his chest, palms spread open as golden energy continuously gathered within them.

"Let's use this move to decide the winner, An Xiu!"

Vegito's gaze grew increasingly sharp.

Veins bulged on his forehead as he roared, firing a golden pillar of light into the sky from his palms. Its power was more than ten times greater than the previous Kamehameha Wave!

—Final Flash!!!

Watching the attack, which contained enough energy to destroy an entire galaxy, An Xiu, positioned below, neither dodged nor moved.

Of course, he could not dodge either. Otherwise, Earth would be reduced to dust in the universe.

An Xiu fired a green speck of light from his palm toward Vegito.

Then, the speck rapidly expanded in midair, swelling like a burning green star.

The golden flash struck the green star, sending ripples across its surface before being swiftly swallowed.

Then Vegito was swallowed as well.

—Boom!

P.S. There is one more chapter. I did not finish writing it by midnight, so I will make up the rest at the end of the chapter later. Sorry.