"Whis, that's...!"
Beerus's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Jiren in the Ring, hardly able to believe what he saw.
Beside him, Whis nodded in surprise as well. "Yes, Lord Beerus. There is no doubt-that is the true form of Ultra Instinct!"
At that moment, Jiren looked like a luminous being, his entire body radiating blue-white light.
In the spectator stands, the Gods of Destruction from the other universes also rose to their feet, their eyes filled with profound respect and solemnity.
"Ha ha ha!"
Belmod roared with laughter. "Who would have thought? Who would have thought it would happen now..."
"At this very moment, Jiren has achieved true Ultra Instinct!"
As Belmod's laughter rang out...
Crack, crack...
A series of crisp cracks sounded from Jiren's body. The layer of blue-white light surrounding him fractured like glass, then fell away from his body.
With that dazzling light gone, everyone could finally see Jiren clearly.
His eyes were likewise silver-gray. The scorching waves of ki around his body had completely vanished, replaced by wisps of brilliant, multicolored aura.
At the same time, Jiren's presence had lost all its earlier volatility and chaos. Instead, it was extraordinarily calm.
So calm that his ki was almost imperceptible.
Perfected Ultra Instinct?
At last, a trace of gravity entered Lin Chen's gaze.
"Lin Chen, let us begin our battle anew!" Jiren said with exceptional calm, then started walking toward him.
"Jiren? What a surprise. I thought Son Goku would be the first to master Perfected Ultra Instinct. I never expected it to be you..."
"I'll have to give you a worthy response to this surprise."
Lin Chen formed a jade-green energy sphere in one hand and hurled it straight at Jiren.
Yet halfway through its flight, Jiren caught the energy sphere in his