"He got a little serious?"
Just hearing those words made everyone's scalps tingle.
If this level of terror was only Beerus being "a little serious," then what would happen if he truly went all out?
Everyone instinctively looked toward the sky, worry filling their hearts for Loren.
Facing God of Destruction Beerus's world-destroying aura, Loren took a deep breath.
He slowly raised his head and met Beerus's gaze.
The next instant—
Om—
A completely different energy erupted from Loren's body.
Unlike Beerus's violent, destructive aura, this power was calm, vast, and profound.
His black hair lifted upward without any wind.
Then—
Its color changed.
Not gold.
Not crimson.
Super Saiyan Blue!
"T-This is…?!"
On the deck, Vegeta's pupils shrank violently.
His entire body froze.
"Another… new transformation?"
Goku's eyes widened, his face filled with excitement.
"Amazing! Loren… you're insanely strong!"
Piccolo and Gohan exchanged glances, both seeing deep shock in each other's eyes.
High in the sky, Beerus stared at Loren in his Super Saiyan Blue form.
His brows furrowed tightly.
This feeling…
It was too familiar.
That divine aura—calm on the surface, yet containing infinite power.
That transcendent presence…
Similar.
Far too similar.
It was disturbingly close to that monster from his nightmare—
The one who had pinned him to the ground and rubbed him into the dirt.
The corner of Beerus's eye twitched violently.
No… that's not right.
Beerus shook his head hard, forcibly erasing the absurd thought.
The hair color is wrong.
That guy eventually transformed into platinum-blond hair.
And that platinum-haired monster was from the Eighth Dimension!
This one is blue.
Blue!
Not platinum!
Beerus repeatedly reassured himself.
It had to be a coincidence.
Yes.
Just a coincidence.
Even so, the solemnity in his eyes did not fade in the slightest.
Because regardless of the reason—
This blue-haired Saiyan was dangerous.
"An interesting transformation," Beerus said in a low voice.
"But appearances alone aren't enough!"
Before the words finished—
Beerus vanished.
Loren's eyes narrowed.
Here he comes!
He didn't rely on sight.
Instead, he trusted the intuition born from stepping into the Seventh-Dimensional God Realm.
His body moved naturally.
Loren raised his right arm, elbow braced horizontally.
Bang—!!!
A deeply muffled explosion detonated between them.
Beerus's fist slammed directly into Loren's elbow.
A white shockwave erupted outward from the collision point, tearing through the sky.
The ocean below was violently pressed downward.
On the cruise ship, everyone only saw two streaks of light collide and separate—followed by a devastating shockwave.
If not for Whis's barrier, the entire ship would have been torn apart instantly.
In the sky, Loren slid backward several hundred meters before stabilizing himself.
Beerus froze.
Blocked? He actually blocked it?
That punch hadn't been full power—but it had been at least sixty percent.
More than enough to crush the Super Saiyan God earlier.
Yet Loren was only pushed back a few hundred meters?!
"Lord Beerus," Loren said calmly, shaking his slightly numb arm, "that can't be all you've got."
"As you wish!" Beerus roared.
His purple aura surged violently once more.
This time, he intended to completely crush this Saiyan who didn't know his place.
Beerus vanished again.
But this time—
It wasn't a straight attack.
His figure split into countless purple afterimages, surrounding Loren from every direction.
Fast. Unbelievably fast.
Each afterimage carried power capable of destroying a planet.
On the deck, aside from Whis, no one could follow the battle anymore.
In Goku and Vegeta's eyes, the sky was filled with nothing but blue and purple flashes colliding wildly.
Every impact shook the world.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
"T-Too fast!" Krillin shouted, jaw hanging open.
"I can't see anything at all!"
"Is this even a battle?" Tien muttered.
"It feels like the entire world is trembling!"
Vegeta clenched his fists so tightly his nails dug into his palms.
"Kakarot…"
"Loren…"
"What kind of monster is he?!"
"This power… this realm…"
"How did he possibly cultivate something like this?!"
"Oh ho ho ho."
Whis watched the sky with keen interest.
"I never expected Mr. Loren to fight God of Destruction Beerus to this extent."
He gently tapped his staff.
A clear projection appeared before everyone.
A slow-motion replay.
In the image, Loren weaved and shifted amid countless purple beams.
Beerus's attacks were fierce and overwhelming—
Yet they never struck Loren's vital points.
And within that storm, Loren searched calmly for openings.
Bang!
Catching a brief gap, Loren's leg whipped out, slamming hard into Beerus's side.
Beerus let out a muffled grunt, his body staggering midair.
"Now!" A sharp glint flashed in Loren's eyes.
He closed in instantly, unleashing a seamless chain of punches!
Blue light swallowed Beerus completely.
"You bastard!" Beerus roared, arms moving rapidly to block.
For a moment—
The situation reversed.
The once-dominant God of Destruction was being suppressed.
"What?!" Everyone on the deck was dumbstruck.
Vegeta's eyes nearly burst out of their sockets.
What am I seeing?!
God of Destruction Beerus…
Being suppressed?!
Impossible!
That was a God of Destruction!
"This lunatic…!"
Vegeta had thought trading a few blows with Beerus was Loren's absolute limit.
But now—
Everything he believed was shattered.
"So incredible…!" Goku trembled with excitement.
"He's really fighting the God of Destruction head-on!"
"This is amazing! This is unbelievable!"
High above, the battle reached a fever pitch.
Bang bang bang bang bang—!
Explosive impacts echoed endlessly.
Loren became a streak of cyan-blue lightning, launching a relentless assault.
Every strike carried terrifying precision.
No wasted power.
Every ounce was used exactly where it mattered.
The longer Beerus fought—
The more alarmed he became.
This Saiyan… Was a monster.
Combat sense.
Energy control.
Battle judgment.
All of it had reached a level beyond imagination.
"ROAR—!" Beerus finally exploded in rage.
His purple aura detonated outward, forming a massive shockwave that violently forced Loren backward.
...
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