Facing the incoming punch—fierce and blindingly fast—Aishi didn't dodge.
He didn't even raise a hand to block.
——BOOM!!!
Rigor's punch, like a meteor crashing into Earth, smashed into Aishi's face with unstoppable force!
——KRAK!
Aishi was sent flying, his body hurtling through the air and smashing through several mountain peaks before finally embedding deep into a rocky cliff.
Back at the impact site—
Rigor narrowed his eyes in confusion.
Did he just give up?
No resistance…
No reaction…
Had Aishi frozen in fear?
Pathetic.
It seemed this Saiyan couldn't even handle Super Saiyan 4. What a letdown.
In the sky above—
Champa's jaw dropped.
"Did he… transform just to get one-shotted?"
But what shocked him more was the energy radiating from Rigor's form.
"His aura is so wild and overwhelming!"
He glanced at the mountain where Aishi lay embedded.
"Did that other Saiyan just… get completely annihilated?"
Vados gently rubbed her chin, then spoke thoughtfully.
"Not quite. I suspect… he took that punch on purpose."
Champa blinked. "On purpose? Is he insane?!"
Vados nodded calmly. "Judging from how he handled things earlier, it seems he's still holding back."
Meanwhile—
Aishi clenched the mountain wall and pulled himself out.
Blood stained the corner of his mouth. His clothes were dusty and torn. His body ached.
That punch from Rigor… wasn't simple.
It had clearly surpassed the God Realm, perhaps even reaching into the divine threshold itself.
But Aishi didn't care.
He wiped the blood away, lips curling into a grin.
His power was skyrocketing—
In mere moments, his strength had jumped from 10% to over 34,770%!
And with every injury, more and more S-cells surged through his body—
Feeding his battle high!
He felt like a walking storm—
A rational battle maniac, mind sharp and clear, filled with thousands of strategies and counterplans.
He recalled something from his past life:
If you had to fight a lunatic, would you rather face a mindless berserker—or a cold, calculating madman with perfect logic?
The answer was obvious.
And Aishi was the latter.
Suppressing his excitement, Aishi looked at Rigor.
Rigor smiled arrogantly, convinced Aishi was nearing defeat.
"What's wrong? Ready to surrender?"
Aishi gave a small laugh.
"You really think too highly of yourself."
With that—
He stepped forward, body flashing through the air like lightning—his fist already aimed for Rigor's vitals!
——BANG!
But Rigor didn't even flinch.
"Too slow!"
He sidestepped with ease, avoiding the strike and retaliated with a punch of his own—
A devastating blow, laced with his full Super Saiyan 4 power!
Aishi's form suddenly shimmered—becoming translucent, layered like an afterimage.
Rigor's punch missed entirely.
His eyes widened.
"What?!"
Was that… a clone?
A warp?
An afterimage?
Before he could figure it out—
Aishi's real body solidified right in front of him, driving a vicious punch straight into Rigor's abdomen.
THUMP!
Rigor grunted slightly, feeling a pang of pain.
Nothing serious… but still surprising.
And then—
Aishi struck again.
Then again.
His form flickered unpredictably, his strikes a blur—fast, precise, relentless.
Rigor gritted his teeth.
The hits didn't hurt much, but they were annoying.
Like being swarmed by a cloud of mosquitos—
Irritating. Distracting. Impossible to swat.
"Damn you!!"
"RAAAHHHH!!!"
——BOOM!!!
With a roar, Rigor unleashed a massive shockwave, blasting Aishi away.
Panting, he glared at him.
"What the hell was that just now?!"
Aishi only smiled—
Saying nothing.
That had been his new technique: Kyojitsu-ken (Truth-Falsehood Fist)
Fist of illusion and reality, interwoven as one.
"Phew…"
"Alright. Enough warm-up. Time for you to step down."
He had used the fight so far to test his theories—
And now, he was ready to go all-out.
Common power alone wouldn't be enough to match Super Saiyan 4.
It was time to unleash his strongest form!
Rigor narrowed his eyes.
"What did you say?"
But Aishi didn't respond.
Instead—
His energy slowly began to rise.
And then—
His fists clenched tightly, unleashing a surge of divine power from deep within!
The entire planet began to tremble!
From his feet, a deep blue aura exploded upward—
Roaring into the sky like a divine geyser!
At the same time, Aishi's body began to change.
The overwhelming force of divine ki rippled in every direction.
Massive arcs of golden lightning crackled around him, surging wildly through his aura.
ZZZAAAP! ZZZRAAKK!
Aishi's eyes shifted upward.
There, floating silently, were Champa and Vados.
When had they arrived?
Aishi frowned—but didn't lose focus.
Instead, he looked back at Rigor and said coldly:
"Now, you'd better use your strongest form."
Champa and Vados were stunned the moment Aishi looked at them.
They'd been spotted!
Champa gasped.
"So he really was holding back all along…?!"
"No… this energy… How can he use divine power?!"
"And such pure, terrifying divine power…"
Champa's expression twisted.
He couldn't understand.
Just moments ago, Aishi had seemed like a mere Earthling—
Now he radiated strength even he couldn't gauge.
Vados narrowed her eyes.
"This Saiyan… is no ordinary being."
"First the Primordial aura, then that strange illusion technique… now divine ki."
After a pause, she added calmly,
"Lord Champa, it's possible he's even stronger than you."
Champa barked out, "Don't be ridiculous, Vados!"
"He's a human! There's no way he's stronger than me!"
But his trembling cheeks… betrayed his fear.
Back on the battlefield—
Rigor's brow had furrowed from the moment Aishi entered his Deep Blue state.
He'd never seen this form before.
He couldn't even sense Aishi's power anymore—and that was terrifying.
"What is this form? Why can't I feel your energy?!"
Aishi replied coolly:
"Deep Blue. You can't sense it because it's pure divine power."
Deep Blue?
Divine power?
All of it was foreign to Rigor.
But he wasn't stupid.
He couldn't feel Aishi's ki—
But the pressure alone was enough to make his instincts scream.
"Fine," Rigor growled. "Then I'll go all out too!"
"Let's go," Aishi said.
Rigor slowly closed his eyes, lowering his arms.
His energy began to build—surging higher and higher.
Then—
His eyes snapped open.
His fists clenched.
Veins bulged from his forehead.
"HRRAAAAHHH!!!"
Thunderous roars erupted from his throat as his energy skyrocketed!
——— BOOM!!!
The ground shattered beneath him.
A savage aura exploded around him, shaking the heavens.
A powerful silver aura ignited at his feet, crackling with divine lightning.
ZRAK! ZRAK!
His hair lengthened, reaching down to his brow, changing from black to a brilliant silver-white.
His pupils and eyebrows turned silver.
The fur on his body—once crimson—now gleamed a shining silver.
Rigor looked toward Aishi, exhaling slowly.
"This… is Super Saiyan 5."
Aishi's eyes narrowed.
So this is Super Saiyan 5…
It wasn't just strong.
It was absurdly powerful.
Compared to his previous Super Saiyan 4 form—
This power had multiplied by hundreds… maybe even thousands.
This…
This was going to be a real fight.
(End of Chapter)
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