Between Life and Death, Survival Against All Odds!

Inside the Ultimate Destruction Sphere, Son Goku's body and soul were being destroyed.

By all rights, the Ultimate Destruction Sphere should have been enough to vaporize his body and soul in an instant, but for some reason, Son Goku's body still had not been destroyed.

Within his body, an ancient and terrifying power seemed poised to awaken under the ravages of the God of Destruction Power.

Not only had the Super Saiyan 4 God Blue State not vanished, it was advancing and ascending in a unique direction.

God Ki? No! This was not God Ki!

It was more like... the power of his bloodline!

In the World of Void.

Beerus the God of Destruction, certain of victory, was just about to leave the World of Void when he suddenly seemed to sense something. He whirled around, his eyes flashing with profound shock.

In that instant, he had heard a faint heartbeat.

"That brat should have been reduced to nothing, so why do I feel so uneasy?!" Beerus looked grim, not daring to let his guard down in the slightest.

Son Goku had accomplished far too many incredible things. Though the situation before him looked hopeless no matter how Beerus saw it,

anything was possible until Son Goku was completely destroyed.

"Could that brat have another transformation?!" The possibility occurred to Beerus.

But whether his guess was right remained to be seen.

In Universe 7.

Whis was watching the battlefield through the Angel Staff.

He was not the only one. The Gods of Destruction and angels of the various universes were also watching the World of Void at the same time.

Universe 1's God of Destruction, Iwan, and angel, Awamo.

Universe 2's God of Destruction, Heles, and angel, Sour.

Universe 3's God of Destruction, Mosco, and angel, Campari.

Universe 4's God of Destruction, Quitela, and angel, Cognac.

Universe 5's God of Destruction, Arak, and angel, Cukatail... along with the Gods of Destruction and angels of the remaining six universes, were all watching.

Having lived through countless cycles and witnessed countless things, they all widened their eyes at the sight.

At this moment, gods and angels alike were watching intently.

The outcome had yet to be decided. Everything was still unknown!

On Earth in Universe 7.

Aboard a luxury cruise ship on the sea.

Although Whis the Angel had left Earth, the considerate Whis had left a trace of angelic power behind, forming a screen of light that projected the battle in the World of Void.

When Vegeta fell into the dark abyss, his fate unknown, Bulma and Trunks turned deathly pale and collapsed to the ground in despair, as though all light had gone out of their lives.

Now Son Goku, too, had been completely engulfed by the Ultimate Destruction Sphere.

The atmosphere aboard the cruise ship sank to its lowest point.

At that moment, everyone was deeply shrouded in despair.

Even if they believed in their hearts that a miracle would happen, could one really appear under these circumstances?

Even if it did, what could it change?

The World of Void.

Inside the Ultimate Destruction Sphere.

His consciousness hazy, Son Goku looked weakly around him.

His body could no longer feel pain.

"Shouldn't I be dead? What's going on?" Son Goku found his current situation very strange.

His body felt an affinity for the God of Destruction Power around him, with no sense of rejection.

Tempered by the God of Destruction Power, the cells in his body were destroyed and reborn again and again, the process repeating endlessly.

Son Goku felt very peculiar at that moment. It was a strange sensation.

He was in pain, yet also enjoying it.

The power of his bloodline stirred within him, and a warm current swept through his body, making him unable to stop.

At that moment, even his God Ki was overshadowed by the power of his bloodline, amplified to its limit.

With what little consciousness he had left, Son Goku tried to find a way out amid the power of destruction.

His consciousness faded, and he entered a world of darkness.

He entered his sea of consciousness once more.

There was no concept of time here. Son Goku's consciousness swam across the aimless black surface of the water, moving toward some unknown destination as though he had lost his soul.

He had lost all his memories, becoming like an empty shell.

He did not know where he was going, nor did he know the meaning of his existence.

More than once, he wanted to stop moving forward, but something seemed to be guiding him, urging him to do something that had to be done.

At last, Son Goku saw that indescribable, peculiar mass of light once again.

As he watched, the mass of light gradually changed shape, eventually taking his form.

But this version of him was both him and not him.

"Who... are you?" GT Son Goku asked, his eyes vacant and his expression dazed.

"I'm you... the you of this world... and a part of you..." Son Goku said with a faint smile.

"You're... me?" GT Son Goku was puzzled, but just then, the world around them changed.

The dim world turned bright as day, and the black sea beneath his feet became a crystal-clear mirror, replaying the events of his life.

In the GT Timeline, he had lost to Omega Shenron. Now he had been reborn, arriving in the body of his counterpart in this world.

"I... I remember!!!"

"I'm... Son Goku!!!"

GT Son Goku jolted awake. All his memories came flooding back, and as he looked at the version of himself who had suddenly appeared before him, he understood who he was.

The person before him was the consciousness of Son Goku, whose body he had taken over!

"Me from another world, although you are me, you are also not me."

"Only together can we bring out all the power in our body."

The consciousness of this world's Son Goku held out his hand to GT Son Goku.

"All right! Let's bring out our true power together!" GT Son Goku grasped the hand of this world's Son Goku.

At that moment, their spirits fully merged.

Their souls ascended!

Meanwhile.

In the World of Void.

Son Goku, still inside the Ultimate Destruction Sphere, was hovering on the threshold between life and death.

He could neither live nor die, lingering between the two.

The God of Destruction Power tempered his body, while the indescribable thing in his sea of consciousness tempered his soul.

His body was destroyed and reborn again and again under the ravages of the God of Destruction Power.

His bloodline, too, was being continually refined through this relentless tempering.

His soul also showed signs of ascending.

Then, a sudden change occurred.

Son Goku's spiritual power erupted, and an immense, irresistible force of attraction suddenly emerged from deep within his body.

The energy of the Ultimate Destruction Sphere was absorbed into his body at a terrifying speed.

The Ultimate Destruction Sphere also began shrinking visibly.

Destruction!

Rebirth!

Evolution!

Survival against all odds, a miracle once more!