At the same time, in the other seven arenas, every contestant's aura erupted at once.
The second round of the winners' bracket had begun.
Every single match was a monster-level clash.
Frieza entered his strongest form immediately.
Opposite him, Kale did not hesitate either.
With a roar, green flames shot into the sky.
She transformed directly into Legendary Super Saiyan 3.
In this form, her muscles bulged, her long hair fell to her waist, and her aura was incomparably wild.
This was the result of Levos's energy infusion and the enhanced Spirit Tree fruits.
Unlike during the Zeno Expo, the current Kale had completely transformed. She could now maintain her consciousness in this form.
The power inside her body surged endlessly, increasing at an exponential rate.
The longer the battle dragged on, the more terrifying that growth would become.
Until all her energy burned out.
Fortunately, that trait had become controllable.
However, in pursuit of ultimate power, Kale had already made up her mind.
She would not release this transformation until she won.
After everything that had happened with Emperor Vegeta, she wanted to prove to every timeline that the righteous Saiyans of Universe 6 were absolutely not inferior to anyone.
With conviction in her heart, she was no longer the timid girl she had once been.
Frieza had already read Kale's attitude from the determination in her eyes.
"Hmph! Then come. You have a reason you cannot lose, and this king has one as well!"
There was no more pointless talk.
Their figures rushed toward each other in an instant.
Boom!
The violent impact sent Kale sliding back several hundred meters, sharp pain pulsing through her right fist.
So fast!
So heavy!
So strong!
So this was Black Gold Frieza?
Frieza had also received Levos's energy infusion. In terms of raw power, after mastering Black Gold, he was clearly superior.
However…
Frieza narrowed his eyes.
His opponent was the type that grew stronger the longer she fought. Her power would continue increasing as time passed.
Therefore, this match had to be settled quickly!
Otherwise, the result would be hard to predict!
He could not lose.
He could not afford to lose!
If he won this match, he would receive fifteen Spirit Tree fruits as a reward!
That meant fifteen lottery draws!
According to his calculations, even if each draw only guaranteed one Dragon Ball fragment at minimum, that would still be 1.5 Dragon Balls!
The moment he thought of that height panel, even though he had already seen through its tricks, his emotions still rippled.
Frieza quickly repeated to himself, do not be moved by joy or sorrow.
Those fifteen centimeters were there and could not run away. Besides, the ten centimeters he had already obtained had not even finished growing yet. There was no need to rush.
Thinking this, his mind gradually returned to calm.
"Hmph! In any case, I still have the helper recruitment plan as a backup."
Once his mindset stabilized, he immediately poured all his focus back into the match.
With a flash, Frieza appeared in front of Kale. His fist, wrapped in destruction energy, shot straight toward her face.
Kale relied on her battle instincts and crossed her arms to block.
Boom!
She was blown back again.
Before she could steady herself, Frieza's attack followed like a shadow.
A whip kick swept toward her waist. Kale barely twisted aside, only for Frieza's tail to coil around her neck and smash her viciously into the ground.
"Too slow! Too weak! Is this all the Saiyans of Universe 6 amount to?"
Frieza kept throwing out insults, launching a mental attack as he tried to disturb Kale's mind and make her lose control like last time.
A mindless beast was far easier to handle than a thinking warrior.
But in truth, Kale's performance had already startled him slightly.
If she had not mastered the Legendary Super Saiyan 3 form, he would have ended this fight with one strike.
Under his savage assault, Kale retreated again and again. New wounds kept appearing on her body, but her eyes never lost their trace of clarity.
She remembered Caulifla's encouragement and teachings, maintaining her rationality as she transformed that berserk power into precise attacks.
"No choice then!"
After attacking for so long without ending the match, Frieza's patience was gradually wearing thin.
If this dragged on, the situation would become unfavorable for him.
Compared with Kale's pure Saiyan bloodline, his own was still somewhat lacking.
No.
He could not drag this out any longer!
Frieza's offensive suddenly changed.
At the risk of directly killing his opponent, he pushed the Power of Destruction to its limit.
Boom!
After another ferocious clash of fists, destruction energy eroded Kale's aura and directly erased one of her arms.
The intense pain made Kale freeze for an instant.
Frieza seized the opening and kicked her knee.
Crack!
Her knee shattered completely.
Kale let out a muffled groan, clutching her right shoulder as she dropped to one knee.
"Give up."
Frieza hovered in midair, condensing a dark purple sphere of destruction energy in his hand and pressing it against Kale's forehead.
The destruction sphere, filled with endless annihilation, radiated Frieza's cold killing intent.
Seeing this, Caulifla's face turned pale in the spectator stands.
"Kale, surrender. The gap in power level is too big…"
Hearing her, Kale's tense body relaxed. The violent green flames slowly faded. Severely injured, she could no longer hold on and collapsed unconscious.
"Hmph… In terms of raw power alone, you do have the qualifications to challenge this king."
Frieza crushed the destruction sphere in his hand and flew back to the spectator stands.
In another battlefield.
Android 21's opponent was Heles, the God of Destruction of Universe 2.
Android 21 did not hold back at all. She perfectly fused her Majin, Black Gold, and Legendary Super Saiyan forms.
The power she displayed alone far surpassed her opponent.
On top of that, every attack she made was incredibly precise. Her use of power was perfectly measured, displaying an extremely high level of combat skill.
Heles's attitude shifted from initial disdain, to seriousness, and finally to helplessness.
Unable to see any hope of victory, she eventually sighed and stopped the match herself.
"I surrender."
"You are a woman as powerful and beautiful as I am. If the energy in my body had not been drained dry by Levos… sir, the battle between us would surely have been the most exquisite and beautiful match of the entire tournament."
With a complicated smile, Heles returned to the stands and looked toward Levos in another arena with a deeply wronged expression.
He was trusted by Zeno. Now, there was nothing she could do to that hateful man.
She probably would never have the chance to seek justice.
…
Elsewhere, Broly of Universe 7 faced Bardock.
Bardock's fighting spirit was high, and he unleashed the power of Super Saiyan 4 without reservation.
However, Broly, who had mastered Full Power Ultra Ego, had long since surpassed the realm of the Gods of Destruction.
The gap between their levels was obvious.
He merely stood there quietly, and Bardock's storm-like attacks could not harm him at all.
"Your power is not qualified to fight me."
Broly grinned cruelly and threw a punch.
His fist, filled with destruction energy, instantly pierced through Bardock's body.
Bardock lost with extreme reluctance. Before losing consciousness, the only thought in his mind was that he had to train harder and raise his strength in the future.
At the same time, the other arenas also reached their conclusions one after another.
Hearts faced Ginyu and won easily.
Fu faced Android 18 and ended the fight almost instantly at the start.
There was no suspense in the battle between Cumber and Cabba either.
Puar, relying on overwhelming power, defeated Mosco, the God of Destruction of Universe 3.
As for Levos's side, his battle with Master Hit could not really be called intense.
Even though Hit had gone all out and used his assassin techniques, before "Super Saiyan 5" Levos, whose combat skill, power, realm, and everything else had been pushed to the limit, he still could not shake him in the slightest.
"The second round of the winners' bracket has ended."
"The winners are Android 21, Frieza, Hearts, Fu, Cumber, Levos, Broly of Universe 7, and Puar."
After all contestants returned to the spectator stands, light flashed.
Fifteen Spirit Tree fruits glowing with sacred radiance appeared before each winner.
Frieza calmly summoned his height panel and exchanged all the Spirit Tree fruits for lottery draws.
Spirit Tree Fruit x15 successfully exchanged for Lottery Draws x15.
A ten-pull option appeared in the center of the lottery wheel.
Frieza's eyes were calm, and his heart no longer stirred.
"Ten-pull? Then draw. Let this king see what new trick you have this time."
Congratulations! You obtained Dragon Ball Fragment x1!
Congratulations! You obtained Dragon Ball Fragment x1!
Congratulations! You obtained Dragon Ball Fragment x1!
…
As expected, the ten-pull produced nothing but the guaranteed Dragon Ball Fragment x1 each time.
Dragon Ball Fragments x10 have been automatically combined into Dragon Ball, virtual version, x1!
Five draws remained.
There was not the slightest expression on Frieza's face, as if he had truly reached the state of being unmoved by joy or sorrow.
Not enough for another ten-pull?
"Then single draws it is…"
The wheel spun again.
First draw.
Congratulations! You obtained Dragon Ball Fragment x1!
Second draw.
Congratulations! You obtained Dragon Ball Fragment x1!
Third draw.
Congratulations! You obtained Dragon Ball Fragment x1!
Fourth draw.
Congratulations! You obtained a pair of exclusive three-toed athletic shoes!
Frieza's eye twitched.
He hurriedly endured it and pressed the final draw.
Congratulations! You obtained a pair of exclusive three-toed height-increasing insoles!
"Bastard!"
Frieza could no longer hold back.
While Frieza was on the verge of breaking down again, Levos, who had just distributed his newly obtained Spirit Tree fruits to his companions, closed his eyes slightly.
Since the beginning of the tournament, vast waves of battle energy, as well as energy produced by the planet itself, had flowed like countless rivers into the Universe Seed inside his personal space.
The seed carrying the embryonic universe was growing at an unbelievable speed.
Inside his personal space, the scenery changed every moment.
The once-blurry nebulae became clear. Miniature galaxies began to operate according to fixed laws. There were even faint points of life flickering in and out of existence.
The Universe Seed seemed very close to fully maturing and growing into a Universe Tree.
At present, the benefits it brought Levos were far more than the changes inside his personal space.
Levos's perception also expanded endlessly with the growth of the Universe Seed, spreading to every corner of the Sacred World of the Kais.
The mastermind standing behind Emperor Vegeta had now clearly appeared within his perception range.
Towa and Mira?
"They can monitor this game from that far away…"
The corner of Levos's mouth rose slightly, but he had no intention of immediately going after them.
Since the variable behind this tournament had already revealed itself, he might as well continue watching to see what they planned to do next.
After all, the Universe Seed still needed quite a bit of battle energy before it could complete its transformation.
Everything could wait until after the tournament ended.
At that moment, Frieza went to find Paragus.
In Frieza's heart, he was still somewhat indignant.
Height-increasing insoles?
Athletic shoes?
What kind of nonsense was this?
He was the Emperor of the Universe. Did he need to rely on such low-grade external tools to disguise his height?
It was simply the most naked trampling of his dignity!
Frieza took a deep breath and calmed his restless emotions.
Now was not the time to care about that.
The urgent matter was obtaining more lottery chances.
His gaze fell on Paragus, whose face was full of smug satisfaction.
"Lord Paragus, you still remember our previous deal, yes?"
When Paragus saw Frieza, he instinctively grew wary, but when he remembered that he now held two trump cards, his confidence immediately rose.
"Of course I remember, Lord Frieza."
Paragus straightened his chest.
"As agreed, this is your payment."
With a wave of his hand, fifteen dark purple enhanced Spirit Tree fruits floated before Frieza.
Paragus sneered inwardly.
Hmph, I am only letting you keep them for now.
Once my two Brolys fuse and become the strongest ultimate warrior in the universe, forget these fifteen fruits, even the ones you won yourself, Frieza, will become my spoils!
He could already imagine the glorious scene of him ruling the universe and trampling Emperor Vegeta and Frieza beneath his feet.
Frieza did not know what the other party was thinking.
He continued, "Lord Paragus, this king is also very interested in the fruits won by the other Broly."
"Easy enough." Paragus showed a friendly smile on the surface. "I wonder what conditions Lord Frieza wishes to offer in exchange this time?"
Frieza paused slightly. Seeing the undisguised pride in Paragus's eyes, he immediately understood why.
With two Brolys in hand, his ego had inflated.
"What does Your Excellency want?" Frieza asked in return.
It was both a question and a probe.
Paragus's eyes turned. Naturally, he would not tell Frieza what he truly wanted.
Instead, he said that when the time was right, he would tell him what to do.
Frieza agreed without much thought.
All of his attention was currently on the fifteen fruits in his hand.
Fifteen lottery chances!
He calmly accepted the fruits. Without wasting another word on Paragus, he turned around and summoned the height panel.
"Exchange them all!"
Spirit Tree Fruit x15 successfully exchanged for Lottery Draws x15.
Frieza looked at the ten-pull button in the center of the wheel, his eyes flickering.
Last time, the ten-pull gave him ten fragments, which combined into one virtual Dragon Ball.
This time should be about the same, right?
He no longer held any illusions that a single draw could produce a miracle.
"Ten-pull!"
The wheel spun rapidly. Light flashed, and a string of notifications rang in Frieza's mind.
The result was exactly as he expected.
Ten draws. Ten Dragon Ball fragments.
Dragon Ball Fragments x10 have been automatically combined into Dragon Ball, virtual version, x1!
Current Dragon Balls held: 2/7
Five remained.
Frieza looked at the five remaining lottery chances. His heart did not stir at all.
His current mental state had already reached a strange calm, like a gambler who had been tricked countless times and become numb to the result.
"Single draw or not?"
Frieza did not hesitate for long before making his decision.
Save them for later.