The Twentieth Time, and the Golden-Red Ring in His Eyes

Chen Mo withdrew his gaze, his hand still pressed against Cell's chest.

Black-gold flames burned outward along his arm.

Cell struggled a few times, all six tentacles taut as he tried to blast Chen Mo away.

Chen Mo looked up, golden-red flames dancing in his eyes.

"Come on. Let me see where my limit is."

As his words fell, the Two-Hundredfold King Kai Fist stacked atop the Second-Stage Godly Realm.

His aura burst from his body, cracking the space beneath his feet.

Chen Mo thrust forward, sending Cell flying backward. He crashed through three stretches of ruins before being buried beneath the rubble.

In the distance, Vegeta supported Android 18.

She stared at Chen Mo. The wound on her shoulder was still bleeding, yet she did not even think to cover it.

"Has he lost his mind?"

"He lost it a long time ago."

Vegeta gritted out the reply, his eyes never leaving Chen Mo.

Chen Mo remained standing still as his bones crackled.

The pain was so bad he could barely raise his hands. The power he had just unleashed had yet to stabilize, but his body had already started failing.

Cell crawled out from the rubble, shook his hand, then fixed his eyes on Chen Mo's trembling arm.

"Had enough? Then it's my turn."

All six tentacles shot toward Chen Mo's chest.

Chen Mo spread his arms and stood firm before them.

"Come."

The tentacles pierced through his chest, blood dripping from their tips.

"Chen Mo!"

Android 18 cried out.

Vegeta was about to rush forward, but she reached out and stopped him.

"Wait! His energy hasn't cut off."

Though she said that, the hand she had extended was trembling as well.

Chen Mo lowered his head to look at the tentacles in his chest, then looked up