Second-Stage Godly Realm, Dragon Fist Through the Core

The golden-red rings in Chen Mo's eyes turned slowly.

Negative Energy flowed through his Godly Realm, and the wounds from the earlier impacts began to heal.

Cell stared into his eyes. Chen Mo still gripped one of his tendrils, while black blood dripped from his wounds.

"Your eyes..."

Chen Mo didn't answer. He glanced down at the back of his hand.

The black markings remained, covered by a thin film of golden-red light.

He tried curling his fingers. His bones still hurt badly, but he could put strength into them again.

His body had finally held together.

Twenty brushes with death. Each time he regenerated, his Godly Realm had re-formed with him.

Negative Energy had been forced into him again and again. This time, it could finally circulate with his ki.

He ran the numbers in his head and smiled.

At the edge of the ruins, Vegeta knelt on one knee, his arms hanging at his sides. Even moving was a struggle.

He had noticed the change in Chen Mo before Android 18 did.

That ki had gone beyond the limits of his senses. He couldn't tell exactly how strong it was, but the energy that had been surging wildly before had settled.

Vegeta stared at him without blinking.

He had felt ki like this from Vegito.

The man who stood at the peak of the Godly Realm.

"How..." Vegeta's throat was dry. "He's human."

Android 18 supported him by the shoulder. Her left shoulder was still bleeding, and the damaged Eternal Furnace sparked now and then.

She didn't respond to Vegeta. She was too busy watching Chen Mo.

When they first met, Chen Mo had been too weak to interest her.

Later, he had become strong enough to fight her. Later still, she had needed to take him seriously.