Beerus was stunned, clearly not expecting Goku to say such a thing.
"Afraid?"
Beerus glanced at Goku, a cold glint in his eyes.
"If you're not afraid, then please have a match with me. I really want to see your power."
With that, Goku assumed a fighting stance, looking at Beerus expectantly.
"Alright."
This time, Beerus actually agreed.
"However, if you defeat me and perhaps help me find the Super Saiyan God, then this matter will be settled.
But if you can't do either of those things, then after defeating you, I will destroy the entire Earth and the North Galaxy."
Beerus's words were shocking, but no one thought he was joking.
"This..."
Goku was taken aback.
"Come on, while I still have some interest."
Beerus said, yawning, looking completely nonchalant.
"Whoosh!"
In Super Saiyan form, Goku rushed straight towards Beerus.
His speed was so fast that he was almost upon him in an instant.
"That Kakarot guy, I didn't expect his strength to have increased so much during the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!"
Vegeta's gaze sharpened; even he was somewhat surprised by Goku's speed.
However, he didn't think Goku in this state had any chance of winning.
Because for Beerus...
"Too slow!"
Facing Goku's swift attacks, Beerus was completely unconcerned. The instant Goku arrived, he lightly shifted his feet, easily dodging Goku's attack, making it seem as if it were Goku's own mistake.
"Attatatata!"
Missing his attack, Goku launched another frenzied assault.
Every attack was delivered with full force, a continuous barrage, yet not a single strike landed on Beerus.
He dodged them all with seemingly casual movements.
This wasn't because Goku's timing was poor.
Rather, every time Goku's attack was about to strike Beerus, he effortlessly evaded it.
It seemed Goku's speed was utterly insignificant before him, failing to pique Beerus's interest in the slightest.
And indeed, that was the case.
As a God of Destruction, and the strongest being in Universe 7 besides the angels,
Beerus's power was completely beyond Goku's comprehension.
Or to put it more bluntly, Goku's strength and Beerus were simply on different levels!
"Lord Beerus, this constant dodging won't achieve anything,"
Goku stopped, clenching his fists, utterly exhausted.
More than anything, he was bored!
"Bored?"
Beerus glanced at Goku.
"Your strength is too weak. Even after transforming into a Super Saiyan, it's the same to me, no difference whatsoever,"
Beerus said nonchalantly.
"So, how about this?"
Beerus's words didn't particularly anger Goku.
However, since Beerus had already said so, he naturally had to respond; otherwise, he wouldn't be Goku.
"Boom!"
A more powerful aura suddenly erupted from Goku's body.
"This is a transformation beyond Super Saiyan; I call it Super Saiyan 2."
After transforming into Super Saiyan 2, Goku's aura was twice as strong as before.
"I really didn't realize you could transform a second time!"
Beerus showed some interest in Goku.
Of course, this interest only increased slightly.
"But even if it's your second transformation, so what? It doesn't seem to have much effect on me, does it?
If you think a second transformation is enough to fight me, then your thinking is really too naive."
Beerus looked at Goku and spoke slowly.
"After transforming into Super Saiyan 2, my strength is 100 times that of my normal state. I refuse to believe that's still not enough!"
Goku looked at Beerus, his eyes showing determination.
"Whoosh!"
Goku dashed out, his speed so fast that he arrived in front of Beerus in the blink of an eye.
"Bang!"
Upon approaching, Goku didn't hesitate, clenching his fist again and throwing a powerful punch at Beerus.
The incredibly fierce punch aimed directly at Beerus.
"Boom!"
The powerful punch, however, didn't land on Beerus. Instead, Beerus easily dodged it the instant it struck.
"Not enough. If this is all the strength you have, then I'm sorry!"
Beerus looked at Goku. Although he knew Goku was unlikely to do anything that would surprise him, Beerus still had some expectations.
But how much he expected was something only Beerus himself knew.
After all, no matter how much Goku's strength changed, it was still just so-so to him.
"Ahhh!"
Goku clenched his fists, and an incredibly powerful force erupted from his body at that moment.
"Boom!"
Instantly, a storm roared, carrying unimaginable power.
This was the power-up he gained during his battles with Gohan and Vegeta in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Of course, a large part of it came from Gu Xuan's guidance.
It could be said that Goku's current Super Saiyan 3 transformation was far more powerful than the Super Saiyan 3 he transformed into during his battle with Gu Xuan.
"Things seem to be getting more and more interesting!"
Beerus glanced at Goku, a strange look in his eyes.
If his normal Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2 forms hadn't attracted Beerus's attention at all,
then after transforming into Super Saiyan 3, while Goku's strength still remained insurmountably far behind Beerus's, the speed of his improvement was astonishing.
"Lord Beerus, this is the strongest transformation I can achieve, surpassing Super Saiyan 2. I call this Super Saiyan 3!
As for its power, it's four times that of Super Saiyan 2."
That's eight times the power of a Super Saiyan.
Four hundred times the power of a normal Saiyan!
Sun Wukong's eyes flashed, revealing a sharp glint.
Meanwhile,
in the spiritual space-time chamber above the temple,
Gu Xuan, still cultivating, opened his previously closed eyes.
A slight smile played on his lips, as if he had sensed something.
"Has it arrived?"
he muttered to himself, then closed his eyes again, entering a meditative state.
"Looks like I need to speed things up."
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