When he saw Son Goku's name, the languor on Ye Chuan's face finally faded away.
In its place came genuine seriousness!
On the fighting platform.
Light flickered, and two figures slowly appeared.
One was a short boy with cropped blond hair and purple Demon God markings on his forehead.
He carried a broken sword over his shoulder, a confident, devil-may-care smile on his face. The evil, powerful demonic power within him stirred.
Opposite him.
Stood a man who made every spectator instinctively hold their breath.
He had no earth-shaking aura.
Nor did he carry himself with supreme arrogance.
He simply stood there quietly, his silver hair drifting slightly on the windless platform, his silver eyes as tranquil as a boundless sea of stars.
An air of transcendence, as though he had become one with the entire universe, naturally emanated from him.
He was Son Goku.
Son Goku, who had entered the ultimate state that even the Gods of Destruction struggled to attain-"Perfected Ultra Instinct"!
"That blond boy has a very interesting ability."
Ye Chuan's gaze was more focused than ever.
"His magic power is called Full Counter."
"It can reflect any offensive magic power directed at him with several times the force or more."
"It's an extremely powerful ultimate counter technique that turns defense into offense."
"But..."
His gaze fell on Son Goku, a glimmer of understanding flashing through his eyes.
"What his opponent uses is no longer a technique."
"It's a state of being."
"A state in which the body and soul are completely separated, all distracting thoughts are discarded, and every cell in the body can judge for itself and make the perfect response."
[Match begins!]
"Come on!"
Meliodas held his broken sword across his chest, assuming the stance for Full Counter, his face filled with