Without pausing, he blurred and appeared on the planet whose location he had casually locked onto by sensing its energy.
The vast universe stretched endlessly, its rivers of stars without limit.
A figure hovered in the void, so tiny he was like a mote of dust.
The universe's eternal theme was absolute silence—no wind, no sound, no air, not a trace of life.
Standing motionless within it, Barros felt for the first time just how insignificant he was beneath this boundless firmament.
But that fleeting sense of disorientation vanished in an instant.
He coldly surveyed his surroundings, his gaze like a blade as it fixed on a tiny galaxy in the distance—
No bigger than the Solar System, and utterly inconspicuous.
A glint flashed in Barros's eyes. He clenched both fists, and scorching golden flames burst across his body.
Though there was no wind in the vacuum, his dazzling golden hair still streamed wildly behind him.
"Hah—ah!!!"
Since he was going to test his limits, he might as well unleash his full power without restraint in this desolate, silent void!
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
The golden flames surged. The power dormant within him burst forth like a flood breaching its banks.
"Aah!!!"
A roar tore through the void—in this universe without up or down, without echoes, and silent since time immemorial, it made the stars tremble.
At the same time, the golden flames around him shot upward, becoming a pillar of pure golden light that pierced the sea of stars!
At that moment, the natives of nearby habitable planets looked up and saw a blinding golden sun flickering wildly in the distant reaches of space, its radiance washing out the colors of the world.
Barros had no idea that the instant he transformed on Divine Martial Battle Star—
The golden light soaring into the heavens and the terrifying pressure that accompanied it had already alerted King Kai and Grand Kai. Both immediately set everything aside and watched the sudden upheaval with rapt attention.
When Barros had fully transformed into a Super Saiyan, Grand Kai on Grand Kai's Planet actually lost his composure and fell from his throne.
He had lived far too long—so long that even time itself seemed fleeting. Though he was not the strongest in the universe, the knowledge he had accumulated over a million years was beyond the reach of even the Supreme Kai.
A Super Saiyan? Not only did he know of them, he had seen more than one with his own eyes—ordinary ones and legendary ones alike.
Yet despite having witnessed millennia of change and the rise of more than a dozen Super Saiyans, Grand Kai had never seen a form like Barros's—
There was no doubt that the universe was home to countless races and innumerable powerhouses. But the Saiyans—especially the race that gave birth to Super Saiyans—had always stood above all others. Even the Frieza Race, whose members were born with tremendous battle power, could not compare.
For that very reason, the Saiyans had always been one of the races Grand Kai secretly kept a close eye on.
But at some point, this once-glorious race had begun to fade. It seemed to slip away in a silent decline, until it eventually became a blade in someone else's hand and was reduced to a supporting role.
As the years passed and the world changed, Grand Kai gradually lost interest in this dwindling race.
If not for Barros's golden aura tearing through the heavens, and that peerless presence setting off alarm bells in the hearts of mighty beings across the universe, Grand Kai would never have spared him a second glance.
But now, as he watched Barros through layer upon layer of space, even this ancient being who had endured countless storms and witnessed every kind of powerhouse had cold sweat beading on his temples—
Since when could a Saiyan enter this barren, silent universe, where not even breathing was possible, through sheer physical strength alone?
Watching Barros unleash his power without holding anything back, Grand Kai immediately cast his lingering doubts to the wind.
After those Super Saiyans died, their souls all went to the Underworld.
Over the long ages, Grand Kai had long since figured out how much a Super Saiyan's battle power increased upon transforming. He had even seen with his own eyes just how astonishing that transformation could be!
But today, everything he had ever understood was shattered with a single blow.
As Grand Kai watched intently, he saw a form of Barros's transformation he had never encountered before. Even the surge in battle power after the transformation was completely different from anything he knew.
Strong! Absurdly strong!
Grand Kai had lived for so many years that even he could no longer count them. Yet, searching through his memories, he could count on one hand the beings who could match Barros at this moment; those who truly surpassed him were even rarer.
And right now, the God of Destruction was still asleep, while Majin Buu remained sealed away and nowhere to be found. Grand Kai searched the entire universe for anyone who could contend with Barros and could think of no one besides Dabura, King of the Demon Realm, and the powerful souls in Hell who had refused reincarnation and devoted themselves to cultivation, determined to reach the ultimate realm.
While Grand Kai's thoughts churned, South Kai nearly spat up a mouthful of blood.
Just moments ago, he had been laughing at East Kai's bad luck, saying that the pack of mad monkeys from Divine Martial Battle Star had set their sights on East Galaxy and were causing trouble there one after another.
In the blink of an eye, the emperor of Divine Martial Battle Star had already stepped into South Galaxy!
South Kai peered through layer upon layer of space, staring at the man standing amid the boundless sea of stars, his sharp presence dimming their light. All he could do was sigh inwardly and keep muttering under his breath, hoping Barros would go easy on them.
Unfortunately, that thought was doomed to come to nothing!
When his power reached its peak and Barros clearly felt the strength rushing through him like a mighty river, the blazing golden flames around him gradually settled into their usual state. He casually clenched his fist, then punched the nearest planet without channeling even a trace of ki, relying solely on his physical strength.
The sound of his punch cutting through space was like a star collapsing. It carried a force of ten thousand jun as it slammed into the planet's surface.
Boom—!
There was none of the dazzling flare of an energy ball, nor the violent, instantaneous vaporization caused by an energy wave.
Yet that brutal punch seemed to tear through the heavens and pierce the cosmos. With one blow, the entire planet shattered!
The planet exploded with a roar, scattering into countless fragments that hung suspended in the vast, silent depths of space.
In Barros's eyes, those scattered chunks of celestial matter were like masterpieces he had carved with his own hands.
He still couldn't hold up the sun and moon or pluck stars from the heavens, but shattering stars with his fists and shaking the skies with his palms had already become effortless.
After confirming the strength of his body, Barros slowly shifted his gaze toward the tiny galaxy in the distance.
Whoosh—!
The golden flames around him surged. He slowly raised both arms, pointing his palms toward that stretch of space...
Already wreathed in blazing golden flames, Barros now had dazzling, dangerous golden light pulsing in and out of his palms.
"Frenzied—Dragon—Sky—Shattering—Wave!" Barros threw his head back and roared, thrusting both palms forward. The golden energy wave he had charged up for some time shot toward the tiny galaxy like an arrow loosed from a bow.
Roar—!
For a moment, the Frenzied Dragon Sky-Shattering Wave seemed to take the form of a real dragon, its head raised as it let out a roar that shook the heavens!
The four Kais and Grand Kai, who had been watching the scene intently, all darkened in the face.
South Kai's Planet!
South Kai's face had already been ashen after Barros shattered a planet with a casual punch. Now, witnessing this attack, he could hold back no longer. He tore open space, his voice carrying straight to Barros's ears. "Stop!!"
The desperation in his voice had stripped away all the dignity and composure of a Kai who ruled over an entire galaxy.
But when Barros heard the panicked shout, he only gave a cold sneer and couldn't be bothered to respond.
Besides, it was far too late to try to stop him now!
Wrapped in a phantom golden dragon, the Frenzied Dragon Sky-Shattering Wave rushed into the tiny galaxy within Barros's sight.
The golden dragon rampaged, and then a blinding flash of golden light exploded, swallowing the entire region in an instant.
Rumble—!!
The energy stirred up a gale more violent than the shock wave from a star's explosion. Even the orbits of a neighboring tiny galaxy were knocked askew by the aftermath.
Barros stood with his hands behind his back, paying no attention to the dazzling golden light before him. His gaze remained cold as he calmly looked down upon the region completely engulfed by the Frenzied Dragon Sky-Shattering Wave.
When the light faded, the empty space where the tiny galaxy had once been came into view. The four Kais and Grand Kai were left speechless with shock—and even Barros, the one who had unleashed the attack, was slightly stunned.
There was nothing there.
The area directly struck by the Frenzied Dragon Sky-Shattering Wave had been reduced to absolute vacuum.
Not only were the planets and stars gone; even a single remnant of a stellar core or speck of dust had vanished.
Where a galaxy should have been, only a silent void remained.
South Kai's Planet.
Having witnessed it all, South Kai's face turned a purplish black as resentment churned in his heart and anger seared through him.
But he could only swallow it all down.
Since his birth, he had never seen anyone erase an entire galaxy with a single attack besides Majin Buu and Beerus, the God of Destruction.
So no matter how furious he was, he could only force his anger down.
Though the Kais presided over divine planets and enjoyed long lifespans, they were by no means immortal.
To deal with this Saiyan who dared to wipe out a galaxy, South Kai would have to get Grand Kai to intervene personally and convince the other three Kais to join forces against him.
Unfortunately, South Kai had no idea—
Barros was no ordinary Super Saiyan. His battle power far surpassed that of Bojack's band of demons, whom the four Kais had sealed together in their prime, by hundreds or even thousands of times!
Forget the four Kais and Grand Kai—even if the last remaining East Supreme Kai joined them, Barros would feel no fear in this new form!
In this universe, aside from Beerus, the God of Destruction, who might awaken ahead of schedule because of his arrival, there was no one Barros feared.
The reality was more or less exactly as Barros had expected.
Earlier, he had suddenly appeared in South Galaxy and, without even half a second's hesitation, leaped into the vast universe. The sight had nearly made the four Kais and Grand Kai's legs give way.
When he unleashed his full strength and revealed his terrifying battle power, bringing forth that Frenzied Dragon Sky-Shattering Wave—an entire small galaxy was obliterated in one strike! King Kai and Grand Kai could no longer keep themselves standing. They both fell to the ground, faces deathly pale.
South Kai's perspective was too limited for him to see the true gap between them.
But King Kai and Grand Kai knew perfectly well: to erase an entire galaxy with a single attack was a level of power that defied all reason.
The four of them were powerful when they joined forces, and sealing Cell at the height of his power would be no problem.
But how could Barros be compared to Cell?
He was currently in the Super Saiyan 1 form, yet his battle power was such that even Gohan, who had only just broken through to Super Saiyan 2, might not be able to surpass him for certain—let alone a Cell at full strength.
Grand Kai's Planet.
Behind his dark lenses, Grand Kai's pupils flashed again and again.
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