The Huge Difference

On the boundless blue sea, a gigantic luxury yacht sailed smoothly. A gentle sea breeze swept across the deck, while a long wake trailed behind the stern.

A group of people stood on the deck, watching the purple figure ahead of them with apprehension.

"Then I'll gladly accept."

Son Gohan and Son Goku exchanged a nod. Their opponent was a God of Destruction, so they couldn't be too cautious.

The three left the luxury yacht and flew above the clouds. Only there could they let loose and fight to their hearts' content.

"Let's see the power of a Super Saiyan God." Beerus hovered in midair with his hands behind his back, waiting for the two across from him to make the first move.

Son Gohan and Son Goku didn't hold back. They shouted in unison, and crimson divine flames blazed around them, gradually joining together.

Whoosh!

The two figures vanished from the sky, like shifting beams of light and darting shadows. In a flash, they appeared on either side of Beerus.

Two fists wrapped in divine energy slammed toward his temples.

"Thud!"

A muffled sound rang out. Beerus didn't even lift an eyelid. He simply extended one finger from each hand and casually stopped their attacks.

"Not enough force."

Beerus gave his fingers a slight flick, as though brushing away dust, and sent them flying.

A numbing pain shot through Son Gohan and Son Goku's arms. As soon as they steadied themselves, they charged back in without the slightest hesitation, turning into two crimson bolts of lightning.

The three engaged in a lightning-fast fight in midair. The sounds of their bodies colliding boomed like thunder, each impact sending enormous splashes across the sea.

On King Kai's Planet, North Kai was sweating profusely as he muttered, "Gohan, didn't I tell you not to provoke Lord Beerus? How did you end up fighting him?"

"So amazing! Is this the power of a Super Saiyan God?"

Ever since Bulma had turned Krillin into an android, his strength had rivaled Lightning Cell's. Yet now, he felt utterly powerless.

"They've thrown so many attacks, and not one of them has worked."

Piccolo summed up the truth in a single sentence. Even as Super Saiyan Gods, they were still separated from the God of Destruction by an enormous gulf.

In the sky, Son Gohan drew Beerus's attention from the front while Son Goku attacked from behind. The two worked together seamlessly, their divine energy surging and tearing through space.

"What do you think, Lord Beerus?" Son Gohan asked in the brief pause between attacks.

"For humans, reaching this level is already quite impressive." Beerus's breathing was steady as he raised his chin slightly.

"But I'm getting sleepy. This isn't exciting."

Beerus abruptly changed tactics. His tail coiled around Son Goku's ankle, and he used Goku as a divine whip, swinging him hard into Son Gohan.

Thud!

Son Gohan couldn't dodge in time and barely managed to raise his arms to block. The two were flung into each other and sent hurtling toward the sky, tearing through the thick clouds along the way.

Beerus moved as if he'd crossed the distance in a single step, catching up to them and launching an even fiercer attack on father and son.

The shockwaves from their fight pressed a vast hollow into the sea below. Even the reefs at the very bottom were exposed.

"Not exciting? Then try this!"

"Kaio-ken!"

Son Gohan roared. A layer of blood-red, violent energy enveloped the crimson divine flames around him.

His fighting power doubled instantly. He appeared behind Beerus and launched a left front kick, a right roundhouse, and a left jab.

Beerus didn't even turn around. His tail moved nimbly, blocking every blow.

Vegeta said nothing. His head was tilted back at a ninety-degree angle as he stared unblinkingly at the battle in the sky, his thoughts unreadable.

The others weren't faring any better. Their necks were all getting sore from looking up.

Ding!

Whis saw this and lightly tapped his staff against the deck, producing a crisp chime. The magic orb atop the staff projected a huge green circle.

Inside the circle, an image of the battle appeared, showing Son Gohan, Son Goku, and Beerus fighting in the sky.

"4K Blu-ray, Dolby sound. Enjoy the show." Whis narrowed his eyes, pleased with his work.

Everyone gathered around and praised him. "Whis, this is amazing!"

The three fought fiercely above the clouds, flying higher and higher until they broke through the atmosphere and reached the darkness of space near Earth.

Beerus suddenly stopped fighting and said in disappointment, "I was mistaken. You aren't the ones I'm looking for."

"Come on, don't say that, Lord Beerus. We've been trying our best," Son Gohan said with a bitter smile.

Beerus was one of the strongest Gods of Destruction. And just because he'd had a dream, he'd come all this way to beat them up.

Then he complained that they were too weak. Could anything be more unreasonable?

"If you can't stop this attack, you'll watch Earth be destroyed with your own eyes."

Beerus wanted to force out their potential. His aura rose again, unleashing an even more terrifying Power of Destruction. The space around them twisted.

He brought his hands together and pulled them apart. Between his palms appeared a dazzling sphere of light, compressed to its absolute limit and encircled by several twisting, rotating rings of purple energy.

The moment it appeared, the surrounding starlight dimmed, and space itself grew unstable.

Beerus casually flicked his hand, sending the orb of terrifying destructive power hurtling toward Earth.

Son Gohan and Son Goku gasped for breath. They'd already used up most of their energy, yet they still hadn't laid a finger on the God of Destruction.

"Dad, let's attack together!"

The two stood between the orb and Earth, raising their divine energy to its absolute limit. Their crimson flames became almost solid, forming a vast curtain of light.

"Kamehameha!"

"Masenko!"

Two immensely powerful beams of energy, threaded with countless tiny bolts of lightning, merged into one. Like a crimson dragon stretching between heaven and earth, they crashed into the orb of destruction.

The two godlike energies collided, grinding against each other in space. Waves of energy rippled outward, reaching several nearby planets.

The energy spilling from the center of the collision created countless tiny black holes in the dark reaches of space.

A towering tsunami rose across the sea, nearly capsizing the luxury yacht. Some of the weaker people lost their footing and fell to the deck.

"This pressure is terrifying." Yamcha trembled with fear, his hair standing on end.

"What's going to happen?" Piccolo asked in disbelief.

"Oh, nothing much. Just Earth and a few nearby planets being destroyed," Whis said cheerfully, telling them a horrifying tale.

The two energies in space were squeezed tighter and tighter until they fused, transforming into a new white energy sphere.

"Stop struggling. Become cosmic dust along with Earth." Beerus pressed harder with his hands.

Son Gohan and Son Goku gritted their teeth and struggled to hold on. The energy sphere crept closer and closer, nearly touching their bodies.

"How could I fall here!"

"Tenfold Kaio-ken!"