Dragon Ball: I Became Cell in a Doomed Future-Chapter 208 - 208: Erasing Goku in the Name of Justice

"Yeah, of course I accept!" Goku clenched his fist, excited.
The Grand Priest turned to Zeno.
"Lord Zeno, do you permit this special match to be held?"
"I allow it, I allow it!" Zeno answered without a second of hesitation.
"Then, Mister Son Goku," the Grand Priest said, "please show Lord Zeno all of your transformations during the battle."
"No problem!"
The Grand Priest turned, his voice echoing across the arena.
"In that case, before the All-Universe Exhibition Match officially begins, we will first have Mister Son Goku and Mister Toppo present a special opening exhibition."
Goku immediately dropped down onto the arena floor.
A shadow flashed.
Beerus grabbed him by the collar.
"Damn it! Are you trying to embarrass Universe 7 in front of everyone here?!" he snarled.
"I really am not, Lord Beerus. I have gotten a lot stronger now!" Goku said quickly.
"Do you even understand what the power of destruction is? That is a power reserved for gods. Anyone who looks down on a god's power will pay a very painful price."
Goku's expression turned unusually serious.
"I know. But I can only keep breaking my limits and drawing out my potential by fighting stronger and stronger opponents."
"Oho, Lord Beerus," Frieza said, arms folded, tone amused, "Saiyan monkeys are always this barbaric and arrogant. They never put anyone in their eyes."
"You could at least be as easy to handle as Frieza," Beerus snapped, giving Goku a cold snort. Then he leaned in and barked, "If you lose, I am going to erase you myself."
Everyone else could not help feeling a little anxious for Goku.
"Well, Goku, do you think you can win?" Piccolo asked.
"To be honest, no," Goku answered frankly.
Piccolo frowned. "Levos, what about you?"
"I cannot tell which one is stronger either," Levos said.
In the original timeline, the one who fought Toppo in the exhibition match was Super Saiyan Blue Goku.
That fight had ended after just a brief exchange. Toppo never took on his God of Destruction form, never went all out.
In the Tournament of Power, Goku and Toppo barely had a proper fight at all. Most of Toppo's serious combat was his battle for the number two spot with the Saiyan prince, and his slugfest with that so-called Number Six King.
So Levos genuinely had no idea which side was superior: pre-cheat-buff Super Saiyan Blue Goku, or God-of-Destruction-mode Toppo.
In this timeline, Goku had walked the Super Saiyan 4 path instead.
In terms of technique and ki control, the original Super Saiyan Blue Goku was far ahead of this version's Super Saiyan 4 Goku.
But in terms of raw potential being drawn out, this Goku had his passive trait maxed out. His base power level was insanely high.
He had just transformed into Super Saiyan 4 and already effortlessly beaten Golden Frieza.
Although, to Levos' eye, that match had definitely been Frieza holding back. The guy had not even used a tenth of the power he showed on the Sacred World of the Kai.
He had not revealed his Dark Gold form, had not even pushed Golden to full power.
Levos was very confused by this and did not understand what purpose the king was hiding his strength for.
Unless… it had something to do with Beerus being on Earth?
"So even you do not really favor Goku…" Piccolo felt like he was worrying himself into an early grave. "Then… Levos, do you have any other way to raise Goku's strength?"
"Not for now," Levos said after a moment's thought. He hesitated, then tried, "We could talk to the Grand Priest and ask him to let Frieza take this match instead."
If it was a fight involving Frieza, Levos was always happy to watch. He absolutely was not interested in seeing the king get his mouth smashed and his face beaten in. Definitely not.
Before anyone could contemplate that suggestion, Frieza spoke up immediately.
"I refuse. I have no intention of challenging the power of destruction."
Beerus frowned. "Wasn't Frieza just beaten by Goku? What good would it do to send him?"
"That is true, Lord Beerus," Frieza said smoothly. "Counting today, I have already fallen to that Saiyan monkey three times."
So the king really had decided to play weak and show off his acting skills in front of Beerus.
Levos raised a brow. "Three times? That many?"
"Looks like there are still things even you do not know, Levos," Piccolo said, a little smug. He then explained to the others, "The first time was back on Planet Namek…"
"…As for today, I did not see it with my own eyes." A hint of regret flashed across Piccolo's face.
He had been in that alternate dimension at the time, trying to help Gohan find a way to reach Super Saiyan 4.
"My my, no wonder Mister Frieza and Mister Goku are such bitter enemies," Whis chuckled, covering his mouth.
"Hmph." The corner of Frieza's eye twitched slightly. He immediately changed the subject. "That Toppo fellow is clearly one of the pillars of Universe 11. His strength is anything but ordinary."
"Indeed," Supreme Kai Shin said, brow creased. "Even with his new transformation, Mister Goku cannot possibly be a match for a candidate God of Destruction…"
At that moment, Levos saw the Grand Priest slowly raise a hand.
He quickly signaled Buu to restore Goku's stamina to full.
Levos still had no idea how fast Goku's energy would drain if he stayed in Super Saiyan 4 for a long time.
Snap.
A crisp snap of fingers rang through the entire space.
In the next instant, Levos realized he and the rest of Universe 7 were now standing on a floating spectator platform.
The other gods and fighters, grouped by universe, were positioned on their own platforms in the air.
Below the stands, in the arena at the center, only two figures remained.
Whoosh.
The bald, bearded giant tore off his cape with one sweeping motion.
"I am…"
He struck a pose.
"The brave and beautiful defender of Universe 11…"
Another pose.
"Captain of the proud…"
Pose.
"Pride Troopers…"
Pose.
"Tooooppooo!"
With every sentence, he shifted into a new heroic stance.
By the time he raised both arms out to the sides and held his final pose, quite a few people from Universe 7 were already feeling a strange sense of déjà vu.
Frieza's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
"Do not tell me… every universe's special squad is like this…"
"Could be," Levos replied, blinking. "By the way, this is that squad I mentioned to Ginyu."
Down on the ring, Goku waved at Toppo with a grin.
"I am Goku. Son Goku."
Toppo's face was grave as he made his declaration, his aura roaring to life.
"Son Goku! If you stand before me with an evil heart, my fists will reduce you to dust."
"My wish is…"
"To cut down all evil!"
"So you see me as evil, huh? That actually sounds pretty fun," Goku said, not arguing the point. His gaze sharpened. "Then let us talk with our fists."
On Universe 11's platform above, the clown God of Destruction Belmod curled his lips.
"Toppo's heart of justice is already burning."
Twin-tailed angel Marcarita twirled her staff and replied, "Personally, I think it is a bit much to slap an 'evil' label on someone so casually, darling."
In front of them, Universe 11's Supreme Kai, Kai, analyzed calmly,
"In any case, this match is a great opportunity for our universe."
"Oh? How so?" Belmod asked, genuinely curious.
"The result of the fight is beyond doubt," Kai said. "What I hope is that Toppo shows overwhelming dominance. If he does, the other universes will not dare entertain the idea of opposing us, and Lord Zeno will value our universe even more."
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