Universe 18's other two contestants were startled as well.
They knew Vigel's strength better than anyone, yet he had been taken out instantly, without even lasting a single round.
If they had gone up instead, they would probably have met the same fate.
After finishing his match, Goku jumped down from the Arena and returned to the Waiting Zone, drawing wary looks from contestants across the universes.
Quite a few of them began talking.
Among them, a very handsome young man with white hair walked over.
He approached Goku, extended his hand, and said with a smile, "Hello, Goku. I'm Milag from Universe 1. I hope we get to meet in the Arena."
Goku looked him over, then reached out and shook Milag's hand.
"Sure! Let's have a good fight in the Arena," Goku said.
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it," Milag said with a smile.
After greeting him, he returned to his spot.
"That guy looks pretty strong. I hope I get to fight him," Goku said with a smile.
Trunks spoke up as well. "Universe 1 is the highest-ranked universe. They didn't participate in the last Tournament of Power, but I remember Gohan saying they had a fighter who surpassed Jiren. Could he have meant this Milag?"
Vegeta clenched his fist and sneered. "Hmph. We've surpassed Jiren as he was back then, too."
"Heh, this just keeps getting more interesting," Cooler said.
Soon, the next round began.
The announcer read out the next batch of contestants.
Piccolo and Tien Shinhan were both on the list, though fortunately, they weren't matched against each other.
Tien Shinhan faced a contestant native to Earth and won easily.
Piccolo faced a burly man from Universe 10 and likewise won without much effort.
Then came another round.
This time, Trunks was fighting for