In the instant Beerus let his guard down, Helles swept in with a kick!
He grabbed her ankle!
"Tch, damn it..."
Beerus gritted his teeth. He hadn't expected Helles to become this powerful!
"Fine, then I'll show you what I can really do!"
Beerus suddenly gave a cold laugh and flung Helles away!
Helles floated in the air, her expression utterly serious!
She knew Beerus wasn't bluffing. He really did have that kind of power!
As his longtime rival, she knew how strong Beerus was!
Among the twelve Gods of Destruction, Beerus had always been the strongest, and he had also mastered Ultra Instinct!
Although his Ultra Instinct wasn't perfect, it was still incredibly powerful!
Beerus was confident he could defeat any of the other eleven Gods of Destruction!
"Here I come!"
Beerus smiled confidently!
A milky-white aura of God Ki suddenly appeared around his body!
Then he vanished from the spot like a phantom!
He moved so fast that he was impossible to track!
Ōten abruptly stood up and murmured,
"Is this Beerus's Ultra Instinct?"
Whis explained,
"Although Lord Beerus hasn't fully mastered Ultra Instinct, it's still extremely powerful. Ordinary Gods of Destruction are no match for him!"
Hearing this, Ōten stared fixedly at the sky, afraid to miss even the smallest detail!
Whoosh!!!
When Beerus appeared again, he was already behind Helles!
Helles had no time to react. Beerus landed a heavy punch squarely in her back!
"Bang!"
"Whoosh!!!"
Helles was sent flying!
Beerus's figure moved impossibly fast. He became a blur and vanished again!
He was too fast to follow!
Ultra Instinct was a comprehensive enhancement. It dramatically boosted both speed and strength!
Bang!!!
Bang, bang!!!!!
Beerus's successive attacks all landed on Helles!
She couldn't keep up with his speed at all!
"He's so fast. At my current speed, I can't fight him head-on!"
"Ultra Instinct really is terrifying!"
At this thought, Helles gritted her teeth, and a mysterious power suddenly surged through her!
A purple aura flared up around her!
"This... this is the power of an Awakening!"
Ōten immediately sensed the mysterious power radiating from Helles!
But it was different from his own!
Only then did Ōten understand that Awakenings came in different forms, each granting different enhancements!
"Lady Helles's Awakening enhances her speed!"
Sour, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke!
Then Helles's figure, too, began to move like a phantom!
The two figures continually crossed paths in the air!
As Ōten watched them fight, his mind churned with thoughts!
For the past few years, he had been trying to comprehend Ultra Instinct, but he had barely managed to grasp the basics!
Without anyone to guide him, trying to figure it out on his own was truly difficult!
But after seeing Beerus use Ultra Instinct today, Ōten felt as though he had understood something!
Bang, bang, bang!!!
Their phantom-like forms crossed paths again and again in the air!
Now their speed was evenly matched, and their powerful fists collided repeatedly!
Bang!
After another heavy clash,
Whoosh!!!
Helles's body slammed into the ground!
Beerus hovered in the air!
"What's wrong? Is that all you've got?"
"Your speed may have caught up with mine, but your strength is nowhere near enough!"
"If you don't have any other trump cards, then I'm going to win!"
Beerus's words left Helles below him furious!
She slammed a fist into the ground!
She was terribly frustrated, but she knew Beerus was telling the truth!
She couldn't believe that Beerus, who did nothing but sleep and enjoy good food, was still so powerful despite never working hard!
"What should I do?"
"Am I going to lose to this guy again?"
"Just looking at his smug expression makes me so mad!"
A flurry of thoughts flashed through Helles's mind!
Then she gritted her teeth and charged at Beerus again. The two vanished from where they stood!
"That Helles doesn't seem to be doing too well!"
Ōten murmured,
Whis smiled. "Lord Beerus has mastered Ultra Instinct, after all. Although Lady Helles has mastered an extremely rare speed Awakening, her strength is still lacking. If she could awaken a strength Awakening as well, she might have a chance of winning!"
Ōten's eyes widened at this!
He asked in astonishment, "Whis, can someone really master two different Awakenings?"
Hearing Ōten's question, Whis immediately laughed!
"Oh-ho-ho-ho!!!"
"Yes. When someone reaches the level of a God of Destruction, they may be able to awaken. An Awakening is an individual's experience of power, and there are many different types. Which type someone awakens depends entirely on their own talent. Of course, there are also super-geniuses who can master multiple Awakenings!"
"One more thing worth mentioning: the power of an Awakening can be combined with Ultra Instinct!"
Hearing this, Ōten felt as though he had discovered a whole new world. There were so many other ways to become stronger!
It seemed his perspective had been far too narrow before!
Bang!!!
Boom!!!
Just then, a loud crash came from the ground in the distance, and thick clouds of dust filled the entire battlefield!
Ōten gathered his thoughts and looked over. Helles had fallen to the ground again, while Beerus hovered in the air, panting heavily. Clearly, Ultra Instinct took a heavy toll on him too!
"Beerus, I've lost!"
"I admit you're powerful, but next time, I absolutely won't lose to you!"
Helles's defiant voice rang out!
Beerus slowly descended, looking at Helles with admiration!
But Helles rose to her feet, gave a cold snort, and turned to leave!
She didn't appreciate Beerus's admiration at all!
Her face was full of frustration!
After all, for tens of millions of years, she had constantly sought out strong opponents to hone her power!
But what about Beerus?
As far as she knew, he had spent most of those tens of millions of years asleep!
That was why she was so unhappy with today's result!
Helles walked over and bowed to Ōten. She had no desire to stay here any longer.
"Sour!"
Helles called out!
"Yes, Lady Helles!"
Sour's voice remained as flat as ever!
"Let's go!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, she flew toward the exit of the Destruction God's Realm!
Sour bowed slightly to Ōten!
"Inspector, we'll take our leave. You're welcome to visit Universe 2!"
Then he hurried after her!
And so Helles and Sour left the Destruction God's Realm in Universe 7!
After they left, Beerus felt threatened too!
First Ōten had surpassed him, then Ōten had been named a candidate for God of Destruction, and now Helles had become so powerful as well!
Beerus had sensed a deepening crisis!
So he decided to give up sleeping and start training!
"Whis, keep teaching me Ultra Instinct!"
Hearing that Beerus was finally willing to train again, Whis immediately smiled. "Yes, Lord Beerus!"
Ōten smiled and nodded too. That was what made it interesting!
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