Cracks appeared on the ground beneath Goku's feet, spreading in all directions.
The aura emanating from him continued to rise.
At this point, King Cold, who sensed his energy, was no longer as confident.
"I admit you are indeed strong. I will show you my true form."
King Cold's body was enveloped in purple energy, and his aura increased exponentially.
His transformation shocked Frieza and Cooler, who had not seen such a form.
King Cold's body became larger and was over 6 meters tall.
Unlike his previous form, he didn't stand upright but was slouched slightly, his one hand on the ground. His head became longer, and the spikes on his body also grew. He looked more like a lizard and had 4 arms like the King of Curses.
Based on the aura emanating from King Cold, Gogeta estimated his current strength. "From what I can see, this King Cold is much stronger than Cell and the Androids, and his power is around half as strong as Buu's."
Super Gohan was surprised to see King Cold at this level. "If he had this level of power when he attacked Earth back then, Future Trunks and Dad wouldn't have been able to defeat him, even if they fought together against him."
When King Cold brought the revived Frieza to Earth for revenge, he was quickly defeated by Future Trunks, who had traveled through time, in two moves.
Even though King Cold's power had increased a lot, GT Goku's expression remained the same.
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Meanwhile, while the two were about to begin their fight, Vegito found himself in a dark space.
He looked around. "Well, here it is, one of those weird powers again."
"He teleported me... no, he moved me to a different dimension. If I take more than thirty seconds to get out, I lose."
"Hehe. Your plan has failed, magician. To get out of this space, I only have to launch a powerful kiai and break through."
Vegito powered up, turning into a Super Saiyan, and the space around him shattered like glass.
Just as the two contestants were about to fight, a figure appeared in the center of the arena, standing between them.
"I'm back."
The three were simultaneously stunned.
Vegito didn't understand why his opponent had disappeared, and instead, others were fighting in the arena.
The air awkwardly froze to a standstill.
Bra shouted from below, "Dad, you idiot, you're finally back!"
Vegito was confused since only a few seconds had passed.
The referee immediately announced, "Vegito, you have failed. The time you were offstage has exceeded thirty seconds. Please leave the arena."
Vegito had a guess. Could it be that he was trapped in that other dimension, where the time there flowed differently?
The West Supreme Kai's words also confirmed Vegito's guess.
He didn't expect this. That other space acted similar to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
While everyone was focused on the arena, Bardock in Universe 3 clutched his head, and scattered images flashed through his mind.
Bardock saw people arguing about how to stop Vegito but not the reason why he would go mad.
In the arena, Vegito was annoyed and said, "If it were a real fight, I could defeat him with one hand. The rules of the martial arts tournament are too biased in his favor."
Gohan saw Vegito standing unmoving in the arena and flew over. "These are the rules; there's nothing we can do about it. If you didn't previously stand still and let him attack, maybe you wouldn't have lost."
"Shut up. I don't want to give up the martial arts tournament."
Vegito's words made Nineteen Gohan's expression turn stern. "I won't let you mess around. If you cause trouble and get us all eliminated, we might not be able to revive Pan from our own universe."
Hearing Gohan mention his granddaughter, Vegito sighed.
"Alright, sorry to bother you. I need to go get some rest."
Vegito teleported away, and no one knew where he went.
Gohan said, helplessly looking at his childish behavior, "Sigh, he's gone off to sulk again."
Super Buu of Universe Four saw Vegito leave and called out to a Varga from Universe One.
"Go find Raichi for me, and ask him for a rematch against Vegito."
The Varga obediently ran over.
But after waiting for several minutes, Super Buu didn't receive a response.
"Did you even ask him?"
As long as both parties agreed to a rematch, the previous fight could be nullified.
The Varga replied, "Raichi, he isn't willing to give an answer."
Rachi ignored his words in the corridor.
A rematch? He had painstakingly pulled off a scheme against Vegito once; why would he fight again? He didn't want to die.
"Are you kidding me?" Super Buu really wanted to compete with Vegito.
"I want a rematch, and I don't care if he's willing or not. Haven't you seen enough of these cheap tricks?
What the hell are these Frost Demons, and these androids and technological weapons? They're all garbage, and everyone here knows they wouldn't reach the finals. I've found someone that's worth fighting for, but now he's been eliminated because of your stupid rules."
Super Buu looked down on everyone present. In his opinion, they were nothing special. Only universes eighteen to twenty-two were worth looking at.
Among the Supreme Kais of Universe One, the only female Supreme Kai, Laila, who was also responsible for preventing disputes, walked over to Super Buu.
"Sir, you cannot force other contestants to make a decision. If you cause any more trouble, you'll get kicked out."
Super spread his hands and laughed manically. "You say I can't? I've had everything in my hands from the very beginning!"
Super Buu waved his hand, slapping her in the face. The Supreme Kai was sent flying, crashing into a wall.
Super Buu didn't bother to follow up with another attack and liquefied his entire body, splitting into countless clones, and suddenly launched an attack on everyone.