The God of Destruction's Might Drained the Color from Heaven and Earth!
The other Z Fighters also sensed, one after another, that something was wrong. The purple-skinned, hairless cat in the sky was no ordinary being.
That terrifying power he had just released without any visible sign was completely different from the ki they used in their training. It was definitely not a power any human could wield.
In midair.
The corners of Beerus the God of Destruction's mouth curled into a faint, wicked smile as he looked Vegeta over with an ambiguous expression.
"What's wrong? I'm right here. Where did all that arrogance of yours go?"
"Or have you realized how terrifying a God of Destruction is and lost the courage to stand against me?"
"If that's really the case, then I'm very disappointed."
Beerus the God of Destruction's casual words cut Vegeta to the core.
"Be! E! Rus!" Provoked, Vegeta clenched both fists as his aura surged wildly. He shouted furiously, "I'll give you what you want! Open your eyes wide and take a good look!"
Vegeta was angry-utterly furious this time. Beerus the God of Destruction's repeated humiliation had left him feeling too ashamed to show his face.
This time, he would make Beerus the God of Destruction pay, no matter what.
With a thought, a vast number of S-Cells began moving within Vegeta. His Super Saiyan Second Grade energy underwent a transformation, rising higher and higher.
The ki storm continued to expand, spreading over an ever-wider area. His surging ki even reached Beerus.
"Oh my, your energy has increased quite a lot again. But your control is far too crude. You're wasting so much of it," Beerus said, shaking his head repeatedly in utter disappointment.
With that much energy leaking out, Vegeta's next transformation probably wouldn't amount to much either.
Crackle!
The ki around Vegeta flowed faster and faster, while the lightning coiling around him crackled and burst. The intensity of his ki underwent a qualitative transformation compared to before.
Within the ki storm, Vegeta's appearance changed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His golden hair, which had stood on end, lengthened to his waist, while his eyebrows vanished and his brow lowered.
Vegeta stabilized his Super Saiyan 3 transformation and fixed his cold, merciless eyes on Beerus the God of Destruction, his gaze devoid of emotion.
The eyebrowless hero, Super Saiyan Third Grade, had arrived!
"I remember this transformation. It was called Super... Super something, wasn't it?"
"Now I remember. It's called Super Saiyan Third Grade. Don't embarrass yourself by showing off such a boring transformation, idiot."
"Compared to your uninteresting Super Saiyan Third Grade, I'm more interested in the Super Saiyan 4 mastered by that Saiyan called Son Goku."
Beerus the God of Destruction had completely lost interest in Vegeta. He turned his gaze to Son Goku aboard the cruise ship.
In his view, Son Goku was much stronger than Vegeta and more likely to be the Super Saiyan God he was looking for.
"You bastard!! Don't underestimate me!!!" Vegeta lost control of his emotions and erupted, unleashing the full power of his Super Saiyan 3 form at its peak.
A piercing sonic boom rang through space. In less than a breath, Vegeta appeared in front of Beerus and angrily drove his fist toward Beerus the God of Destruction.
Boom!!!!!
The force of the punch spread outward, sending ripples through space.
Beerus the God of Destruction blocked Vegeta's anger-filled fist with one hand, stopping it from advancing even an inch.
When his attack failed, Vegeta swiftly pulled back his fist and summoned all his strength. His devastating attacks swept toward Beerus the God of Destruction like a hurricane.
"Persistent fellow." Beerus the God of Destruction's expression shifted slightly, and he radiated a dangerous aura.
Since Vegeta was so ungrateful, he couldn't blame Beerus for what came next.
The fierce battle began!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!...
Throwing himself wholeheartedly into the offensive, Vegeta pushed the ferocity of his attacks to the limit.
A continuous barrage of devastating blows came at Beerus the God of Destruction from multiple directions.
Years of training had taken Vegeta's fighting style to a new level. On the surface, he seemed to be attacking without defending, but there was more to it than met the eye. His form and spirit were one, and he could attack and defend at will.
His attacks were denser than a rainstorm, and his defense was watertight.
But that still wasn't nearly enough. In Beerus's eyes, Vegeta was still a helpless infant. His attacks lacked power, and his defense was riddled with openings.
Using only one hand, Beerus blocked all of Vegeta's attacks, playing with the Super Saiyan Third Grade Vegeta in the palm of his hand.
Every one of his attacks had been blocked, failing to achieve the desired effect, leaving Vegeta deeply shaken.
You've got to be kidding me! Even for a God of Destruction, this power is a bit too much!
I can't do a thing to him, even as a Super Saiyan Third Grade?!
Vegeta roared inwardly again and again. Unwilling to accept reality, he decisively changed his approach.
He abandoned hand-to-hand combat with Beerus the God of Destruction, retreated a hundred meters, and gathered all his energy as he assumed the stance for a Galick Gun.
Whoosh!!
A white-purple aura surged upward, and the ki around Vegeta pulsed ever more violently. World-shattering energy gathered in his hands.
"Take this, Galick Gun!!!" With an enraged roar, a violent white-purple energy blast shot from Vegeta's hands, hurtling toward Beerus the God of Destruction with world-ending force.
Faced with this attack of boundless destructive power, Beerus the God of Destruction couldn't even be bothered to dodge.
Just as everyone thought Vegeta's Galick Gun would severely injure Beerus the God of Destruction, something none of them expected happened.
When the Galick Gun was only ten centimeters from Beerus the God of Destruction, a mysterious power broke it apart, turning it into countless energy particles that drifted through the air.
Beerus the God of Destruction, meanwhile, hadn't budged. He had dissolved the Galick Gun with nothing more than a thought.
"Th-this... Impossible!!" Vegeta was completely dumbfounded by what he had seen.
The power of a God of Destruction was far more terrifying than he had imagined.
"Vegeta, your strength is quite good. Unfortunately, you aren't the Super Saiyan God I'm looking for."
"This boring game ends here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a thin, deep-purple film of energy appeared around Beerus the God of Destruction.
This was... God of Destruction Power!
The power of a God of Destruction, a power capable of destroying all things in the world!
With just a thought, Beerus unleashed God of Destruction Power, swallowing the sky for hundreds of miles around in darkness. The might of the God of Destruction shook heaven and earth, causing the whole world to wail.
"So that's it... This is... what makes a God of Destruction so terrifying..."
"A power that makes all things tremble in fear!!"
At that moment, Vegeta finally understood why Beerus could be called a God of Destruction.