Hit's expression was grim. "Son Goku… I have to admit, you're strong."

Goku grinned. "You're not bad either!"

Hit looked slightly confused. "What did you just do? How were you able to throw that many punches in an instant?"

Hit replied flatly, "We're opponents… and you're asking me about my ability?"

Goku scratched his head with a sheepish smile.

Yeah… he was being a bit rude!

But the next moment…

Hit looked at Goku and calmly spoke, "Toki-Tobashi." (Time-Skip)

Goku blinked. "Toki-Tobashi?"

He'd never heard of such a technique.

Hit nodded. "Yes."

Goku didn't quite get it, but judging by the name, he could guess a little.

Time-Skip?

As the name implied, it had to be related to time.

Hit raised his arms and assumed a fighting stance. "Come, Son Goku. Show me the true extent of your strength."

Goku smiled back and immediately dropped into his own stance.

Then—

BOOM!!!

A thunderous explosion erupted on the arena floor. The entire stage cracked apart, and a powerful shockwave rippled in all directions.

The two's fists collided with a violent impact!

Hit's expression remained solemn as he continued using Toki-Tobashi...

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every punch he threw came from a perfect angle, striking from all directions—each aimed directly at Goku's vital points… but unfortunately, each one was sensed and countered!

At this point, Hit's face turned serious.

Clenching his fists, he charged straight at Goku again!

Above the stage—

Watching from the waiting area, Vegeta and the others had already noticed something was off.

But they still couldn't grasp exactly what this ability was.

Vegeta frowned. "The attacks have a pattern… they're reactive. But what's the principle behind it?"

Broly also didn't understand, but slowly said, "It can be broken through by brute force."

Vegeta nodded. "That's true... but still, what is it?"

Whis narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Hit for a moment, before calmly explaining, "It seems to be related to time-jumping…"

Everyone turned to look at him.

Whis continued, "But I can't say for sure… let's keep watching."

Everyone nodded.

Vegeta turned to Aishi and asked, "Aishi, have you figured it out yet?"

Vegeta knew that Aishi's knowledge in the realm of time was unrivaled!

Time Stop!

Who else could pull that off?

Aishi thought for a moment before speaking, "It's pretty much as Whis said. He's jumping forward in time, storing segments, and creating a kind of pseudo-parallel space. A residual image is left in the real world… and his true body performs the attack from that temporal offset."

As he spoke, Aishi glanced at Hit. "From what I can tell... his current Toki-Tobashi allows him to skip ahead by 0.1 seconds."

Vegeta's face tightened. "That's freakish!"

Aishi chuckled. "As long as you predict it in advance, it's fine... Or, like Broly said, just smash through it."

Vegeta gave a light nod, not denying it.

On the battlefield—

Hit took a deep breath and looked at Goku. "Let's go."

Goku blinked. Why the shouting?

He thought Hit was about to explode with power or something...

But then—nothing. His energy didn't even increase?

Still, Goku didn't say much. He simply nodded. "Come on then!"

Just as he finished speaking—

Goku's expression changed slightly as Hit unleashed another volley of the same technique!

Goku stared at Hit with a serious expression. "He got faster again!"

Hit's face was also a bit heavy. "You…"

Even after pushing his Toki-Tobashi to 0.2 seconds, this guy could still keep up?

Goku looked at Hit and smiled. "Can you go even faster? I wanna see your limit!"

Hit: "..."

His face remained stoic, unreadable.

This was the first time he'd encountered someone this crazy!

Hit slowly said, "My profession is assassination... not combat. Do you understand?"

Killing.

Not fighting.

Goku paused, then after thinking for a moment, looked surprised. "You mean… there's more strength you haven't been able to unleash yet?"

Hit nodded.

Goku, realizing something, looked over toward the waiting area and smiled at Beerus. "Lord Beerus! Change the no-killing rule!"

Beerus froze, stunned. "Son Goku, are you insane?!"

Goku turned to Hit with a smile. "I want to see your full power!"

Hit's eyes widened slightly, staring straight at Goku.

This guy was a complete idiot...!

Beerus's face turned dark, but after thinking for a moment, he reluctantly agreed. "Fine. Just don't die."

Goku smiled. "I won't!"

Then he turned back to Hit. "Now you can use your assassination techniques!"

With that, Hit didn't say anything else.

Since the opponent was practically begging for death, he'd grant that wish.

In the very next instant—

Toki-Tobashi!!!

0.3 seconds!

0.4 seconds...

Hit's speed skyrocketed, and within the blink of an eye, he unleashed a flurry of punches—each one laced with lethal force and aimed squarely at vital points!

Goku's expression tightened, and he focused.

After parrying all of the attacks—

He slowly looked up at Hit.

BOOM!

Goku stomped the ground with his right foot, his body bursting forward like a golden bullet, racing straight toward Hit!

Seeing Goku's approach, Hit's lips curled into a faint smile.

"It's over…"

But then—

Goku grinned and suddenly spun mid-air, launching a heavy punch backward!

BANG!!!

Their fists collided again, unleashing another deafening explosion, the shockwave erupting in every direction!

Hit's face changed. "What?!"

He'd been found?!

Goku grinned. "In my Super Saiyan 4 state, catching your aura… is as easy as a cat catching a mouse!"

Effortless.

BOOM!!!

With that, Goku unleashed a fierce punch—golden aura blazing, packed with terrifying power—right into Hit's abdomen.

BOOM!!!

The echo of the strike thundered across the arena!

The force behind the punch was savage and overwhelming!!

Hit's pupils dilated, looking up in disbelief.

How was this possible?

The searing pain tore through his body before he could even process how to fight back...

Goku suddenly smiled. "It's over!"

CRACK CRACK CRACK!!!

Goku unleashed a rapid barrage of punches—each blow clean, brutal, and crushing!

Hit was sent flying backward, unable to retaliate, completely overwhelmed.

Agonized screams filled the air as Hit was beaten without reprieve!

Then—

Goku brought his hands to his waist, shouting:

"Kamehameha!!" (Kamehameha)

In an instant, blue light burst forth, radiating in all directions. The powerful and pure Ki surged like ripples, roaring across the battlefield!

"Haaah!!"

With a powerful thrust, Goku fired his Kamehameha, the beam carrying overwhelming power, slamming straight into Hit's body...

—RUMBLE!!!

With a deafening explosion, Hit's body finally lost stability and was blown out of the arena...

Hit was eliminated!

"Therefore... the winner is Universe 7's Son Goku!!!"

The announcer glanced at the scoreboard.

Instantly—

The entire arena erupted with cheers.

Naturally, all the excitement came from the Earthling side… loud, thunderous applause rang out.

Vegeta crossed his arms and scoffed, "Tch. I thought this tournament was supposed to be high-level... Kakarot swept them all by himself…"

Broly nodded in agreement.

He had also expected opponents like Rigor to show up... But now? It looked like he wouldn't even need to fight!

Gohan fell silent. "This is..."

How should he even put it?

He'd been training like crazy for a whole week... just so he wouldn't embarrass his master Aishi.

Now? He wouldn't even get to enter the ring!

Clearly—

Everyone's mood was... disappointment.

Aishi, however, said nothing. Goku sweeping the competition made sense—he had trained for five years, after all…

But next...

That's where the problem might begin.

Aishi slowly raised his head, looking ahead with a helpless expression.

King Sadala!

On the opposing side—

Champa's face was dark and unreadable.

He took a deep breath and slowly looked at King Sadala. "It's up to you now."

King Sadala nodded. "Understood."

The moment he finished speaking—

He slowly flew onto the stage, landing calmly in the center.

King Sadala's expression was serene as he looked at Son Goku. "Come at me."

(End of Chapter)

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