"Go!"
As soon as Son Goku finished speaking, a scarlet energy ball formed in Jiren's hand.
Jiren initially aimed at Lin Chen, but after a moment's thought, he changed his target to the Ring beneath Lin Chen's feet.
Lin Chen's current state was strange, and Jiren couldn't be sure a Ki Blast would work on him. Fortunately, this was a tournament. All he needed to do was blast Lin Chen out of the Ring.
The next instant, Jiren was about to throw the energy ball.
But a second before he launched his attack, Lin Chen suddenly vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Jiren.
"What?"
Jiren's expression changed sharply at the sight of Lin Chen suddenly appearing before him.
His timing was simply too perfect. He had appeared just before Jiren launched his attack, at the point when Jiren no longer had time to pull back.
Sure enough, Jiren hurled his energy ball straight toward the now-empty stretch of the Ring.
Had Jiren been alone, he would have been in trouble. Fortunately, Son Goku was beside him this time.
With another swift movement, Son Goku appeared at Jiren's side, ready to unleash the Kamehameha in his hands.
But at that very moment, as though he had predicted Son Goku's next move, Lin Chen reached out and grabbed Goku before he could fire his Kamehameha.
A jade green light immediately shone in Lin Chen's palm, and a surge of energy erupted.
The point-blank explosion left Son Goku dazed and completely dispersed the Kamehameha he had been ready to fire.
Then Lin Chen twisted his wrist and swung Son Goku straight at Jiren.
Just then, seeing that his Ki Blast had failed, Jiren decided to fight at close range instead.
But Son Goku, hurled right in front of