Son Goku did not resist. Instead, he relied on his powerful body to begin absorbing the destructive energy.
Enduring the pain of being cut a thousand times, Son Goku felt his body gradually turn black from the outside in, from his skin to his flesh.
Then came his bones. Once dark purple, they were gradually stained black, while Son Goku endured pain as though his bones were being scraped.
His face contorted in agony, Son Goku gritted his teeth and endured the destructive energy eating away at him.
Three hours later, Son Goku's entire body had turned black, inside and out, and the pain had eased considerably.
Son Goku let out a long breath and continued absorbing the black destructive energy.
Another three hours passed, and Son Goku absorbed every last trace of the black destructive energy in the Eighth Layer.
Son Goku raised a hand and condensed a sphere of destruction energy. He discovered that it had turned black, and the destructive power it contained was incomparable to what it had held before.
Opening his mouth, Son Goku swallowed the destructive energy. Then he walked around the Eighth Layer, found the door to the Ninth Layer, pushed it open, and stepped inside.
Before Son Goku could react, white light flashed. He felt an even more terrifying destructive force tearing his body apart, one he might not be able to withstand.
Son Goku let out a shout and drew upon the destructive energy within him, covering his entire body with it.
He then saw the white light and black energy cancel each other out upon contact.
Seeing this, Son Goku increased his output of destructive energy. The balance broke, and the black destructive energy gained the upper hand, beginning to devour the white light.
Son Goku looked around the Ninth