The sudden explosion drew everyone's attention.
Son Goku and the others flew out of the smoke, utterly bewildered.
Though the explosion had been frightening, it had not hurt them.
But that did not mean no one had been injured.
Lin Chen let out a muffled grunt, his face turning pale as he was sent flying backward, as though he had suffered a devastating blow.
"What happened?"
"Lin Chen's hurt?"
"Who did that?"
Most of those present were baffled. Even though the explosion had already happened, they had sensed nothing unusual, much less found whoever had attacked Lin Chen.
But four people there had noticed something amiss.
Champa, Beerus, Whis, and Vados all abruptly paled.
They had actually sensed a trace of a familiar presence on Lin Chen.
Without consulting one another, all four followed that presence to its source, finally discovering a spatial anomaly at the venue.
Their unusual reactions soon caught the others' attention.
Many followed their gazes, surprise and curiosity written across their faces.
For a moment, the atmosphere at the tournament grew strange.
"Lin Chen, are you all right? Why are you so pale?"
Hanasia and the others, who had flown over after seeing Lin Chen get hurt, asked in concern.
Behind them, Frieza brought over a bottle of water with an ingratiating smile.
"Lord Lin Chen, would you like some water?"
Without a word, Lin Chen took the bottle and gulped down some water, rinsing the blood from his mouth.
Then he fixed his gaze on the spot where space had shattered.
Almost at that same instant, the terrifying presence leaking from that rupture bore down on Lin Chen again.
Sensing the other party's malice, Lin Chen's eyes flashed. He immediately transformed into Super Saiyan Silver-Gray and unleashed his own aura to strike back, refusing to