Dragon Ball: I Became Cell in a Doomed Future

Chapter 312 312: What? Another Legendary Super Saiyan?

Deep within the mantle, Broly suddenly opened his eyes in the middle of a sea of molten magma.

"Not enough… my power is still not enough!"

That roar alone nearly pushed the entire planet back to the brink of collapse.

Boom!!!

A dark purple beam of energy shot straight into the sky, piercing the planet from within and erupting out through the crust on the opposite side.

Everyone watching was stunned by Broly's sudden surge.

"No way. Don't tell me Broly wasn't fighting at full power before?"

"That can't be possible! His ki just rose again!"

"He… he broke through again?"

Bathed in that pillar of energy, Broly slowly floated upward.

The Destruction Energy around him was no longer merely exploding outward in violent waves. It began to compress inward, condensing, growing denser and more terrifying.

His purple hair lengthened inch by inch until it fell to his waist, and the color darkened more and more.

"Come on!"

His waist-length purple hair fluttered without wind as Broly crooked a finger at Levos in the sky, a cruel, delighted grin spreading across his face.

"The fight is only just beginning now!"

Levos's expression turned solemn. Broly's aura had become deeper, darker, and far more dangerous.

Unlike Ultra Instinct, which required absolute calm, Ultra Ego demanded that its user immerse himself in battle lust and even revel in the power gained through injury.

This form was practically a perfect match for the old Broly's personality.

Even though Ultra Ego in canon was Vegeta's path, in terms of mindset and temperament, Broly was probably even more suited to it than Vegeta was.

Destroy everything without restraint. That was Ultra Ego!

Broly's transformation was no longer just a matter of raw power increasing. It was a qualitative leap.

If the earlier Broly could be compared to Ultra Instinct Sign, then this version could likely stand shoulder to shoulder with Mastered Ultra Instinct!

"Then come on!"

The two figures vanished at once.

The next instant, the entire sky seemed to be hammered over and over by countless invisible warhammers. Every flicker came with a world-rending boom that tore through space itself.

The shockwaves from their clash had already surpassed simple energy collisions and become direct impacts at the level of laws and principles.

The planet broke apart and reformed without cease. Merged Zamasu had completely lost his temper and was no longer raging helplessly. He had moved on to wallowing in self-pity.

"My life is so miserable. Out of all the gods, there's probably no one more pitiful than me…"

No one observing could remain unaffected by a battle at this level.

They were forced to retreat again and again, but no matter how far they pulled back, as long as they were still within the bounds of the Supreme Kai Planet, most of them could not endure the energy spilling out from the battlefield.

"Krillin… your nose is bleeding." Nappa transformed into Super Saiyan 2 and gritted her teeth as she barely held on.

Yamcha was already reaching his limit. "This place is terrifying. I want to go back to Earth…"

The others also brought out their strongest forms and struggled against the aftershocks.

Bados sighed. "If the Grand Priest hadn't taken away my angel power, everyone could be watching this battle properly…"

Unable to use her angelic power, Bados could only barely maintain a shield to protect herself, Zeno, and a few others.

Bardock was so astonished he could barely speak.

"I always thought no one in the universe could be Broly's equal. I never imagined this Levos guy would be this strong…"

Bardock had no choice but to admit that he had judged him wrong.

Normally, Levos always seemed easygoing and approachable, without the slightest hint of a supreme warrior's arrogance. Yet in battle, his performance was so dazzling that it shattered Bardock's understanding again and again.

Piccolo smiled faintly. "Levos has always kept a low profile. And with bad guys constantly popping up all over the universe, he's always been very cautious."

After watching for a while, Bardock realized that the Earth warriors all looked at Levos with a kind of calm confidence, as though he were the pillar holding them all steady.

"No wonder. Someone who can create a form that fuses two transformations really does have the qualifications to lead Earth's fighters."

Bardock was convinced. Broly had once been the strongest being he had ever seen, but now, in his heart, another had joined that rank.

"It's a shame we can't watch this fight from up close…"

Bardock and Piccolo exchanged a glance, and each seemed to understand the other's thoughts.

The two of them joined forces to create a barrier.

Then Goku, Gohan, Goten, Puar, Tien and one after another, more of the others stepped in and helped reinforce it.

"At last. Now we can get a little closer and watch."

…

Elsewhere, Cooler and Moro were growing more alarmed the longer they watched.

At the same time, they were relieved that they had not rushed into the fight recklessly.

Cooler had always believed that he was no weaker than Beerus, and that he still had enormous room to grow.

But facing the two monsters now clashing in front of him, for the first time his confidence began to waver.

"All because that idiot little brother of mine failed to blow up Earth back then…"

Moro watched the battle with growing irritation.

"This planet may be able to regenerate endlessly, but the energy I can absorb from it is limited. And now it's recovering more and more slowly."

What enraged Moro most was how sharply the amount of usable energy this planet could be squeezed for had dropped.

And the culprits were precisely those two monsters he himself was not certain he could defeat.

"What a pain…" Moro tried siphoning their energy from afar.

But his usually infallible technique had the moment it stretched toward them been shredded and pulverized by the battle's aftershocks.

And the giant barrier protecting the Earth warriors made him equally powerless there.

So now all he could do was absorb bits of the constantly shattering planet and the scattered life energy of the Saiyan Empire foot soldiers, just enough to get by.

…

At the center of the battlefield, space itself was as fragile as paper before the power of Levos and Broly.

Crack!

With a sound like shattering glass, space completely broke apart at the center of their clashing fists. A strange, multicolored void rapidly expanded and swallowed the two of them whole.

Within the turbulent dimensional currents, they did not pause for even a second and continued their world-destroying battle.

Their battleground had shifted from the planet's surface into an unknown space.

With those two supreme auras vanishing from the world, Merged Zamasu, who had been suffocating under the pressure, finally gained a moment to breathe and recover.

All across the planet, everyone felt the pressure suddenly lessen. As they looked at the slowly closing dimensional rift, a strange sense of relief rose in their hearts.

"They're gone, they're gone." Zeno had been watching with delight moments earlier, but now he was anxious. "Bados, I want to see the fight."

"I'm terribly sorry, Monaka. It's all because the Grand Priest took away my angel power. Right now I'm just too useless. Boo hoo…"

"So they've entered another dimension…" Bardock's expression turned grave. "Will they still be able to come back?"

"No problem. We've seen this kind of thing many times already."

Compared to the Earth warriors, Bardock suddenly felt like maybe he was the one overreacting.

At that moment, a cold voice rang out.

"Whether they can return or not, for me, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Moro appeared with a cruel grin.

At the same time, Cooler's figure silently emerged from another direction.

Behind him stood seven black-gold mechanical bodies radiating suffocating pressure.

The two cosmic tyrants exchanged a glance and reached an unspoken understanding.

First, divide up these troublesome people. Then wait for those two monsters to come back badly wounded from mutual destruction. That would be the perfect script.

"Apologies, everyone. Now that the Saiyan Empire is on the verge of collapse, our alliance naturally ends here!"

Cooler sneered and, together with the seven black-gold mechanical bodies, charged straight at Earth's warriors.

At the same time, thousands of Golden Coolers turned into streaks of light and swarmed toward the remaining Saiyan Empire soldiers and the bio-Brolys.

Battle exploded instantly.

Those bio-Brolys who would normally be strong enough to rampage across the universe were far too weak in front of the golden mechanical bodies and Cooler.

The Golden Coolers easily captured large numbers of unconscious bio-Brolys and sent them off to Big Gete Star to be drained for energy.

As for Moro, his efficiency was even more frightening. With the slightest lift of his hand, magic spread outward and drained the life energy of everyone else on the planet from afar.

It was pure plunder and suppression by the strong over the weak.

Then he turned his eyes toward the Earth warriors inside the barrier.

"The energy inside you all looks delicious…"

He opened his mouth wide, and a tremendous beam of energy burst forth, crashing straight into the barrier.

Rumble rumble rumble!

Everyone poured their power into the barrier to resist.

But Moro's assault was simply too powerful and too relentless. Nappa and Krillin held out only a short while before running dry and collapsing unconscious.

"Damn it!"

Goku and the others frantically pushed their energy higher.

At a time like this, all of their companions were behind them. Once the barrier shattered, everyone inside would be in mortal danger.

So they had no choice but to engage in a desperate contest of energy.

"My magic is endless. How long can you possibly endure?"

After cleaning up all the remaining Saiyan Empire trash, Cooler focused his attention on the Earth group as well.

"You may submit to me as collectibles. That would be a better ending than being completely devoured by Moro."

The seven black-gold mechanical bodies spread out in a fan formation, joining Moro to trap them from both sides.

Boom boom boom!

Planet-killing blasts rained down without end, and the barrier began to crack.

An atmosphere of despair spread.

"Dad, you don't have to push yourself this hard…" Trunks looked at Bejitena beside him, her face pale as she continued feeding energy into the barrier, and his heart ached.

Bejitena gritted her teeth.

"Cut the crap! Saiyans do not know how to retreat!"

She transformed into Super Saiyan 3 and violently increased her output.

Boom!

A silver-white aura suddenly burst from the fused body of 18 and Bulma, wild and profound.

Their hair turned silver, and their pupils were dyed crimson.

Everyone there froze for a moment.

The fusion had actually broken through into Beast Form.

"Oh?" Cooler's eyes flickered with surprise. "To reach that level so easily… so this is the strength of fusion?"

The barrier stabilized a little.

At the same time, inspired by that, Gohan and Trunks had already moved into the opening stance for the Fusion Dance.

"There's no other choice. Dad, let's do it." Goku looked at Bardock.

"Huh?" Bardock stared. "What are you saying, Kakarot?"

"This secret technique lets two people fuse into a new individual and gain a huge jump in power," Piccolo explained quickly.

"You can do that too?" Goten blurted out in shock.

But when he looked over and saw Trunks standing there with Gohan, beginning the Fusion Dance, an odd feeling rose in his heart, as though his usual partner had just been stolen away.

Gohan and Trunks moved at the same time.

"Fu…"

"Sion…"

"Ha!"

"Oops."

A flash of white light burst out.

Gohanks appeared.

Bardock and Goten found the dance painfully embarrassing, but the sheer aura released by Gohanks stunned them both.

"Hmph." Piccolo frowned. "As expected, it's hard to succeed on the first try…"

"Did… did they fail?"

The chubby fused Goku-Bardock looked down at his own body.

Meanwhile, Goten and Tien's fusion had turned into a rail-thin figure whose belt could barely keep his pants from sliding off.

"What exactly are people supposed to call me?"

"A failed fusion doesn't deserve a name," Piccolo said coldly, glaring at the two failed fusions.

Crack!

Under the relentless bombardment of Moro and Cooler working together, the barrier could no longer hold. It shattered into countless motes of light.

The seven black-gold Coolers attacked instantly, intent on snatching away the most valuable targets.

Bang bang bang!

A huge figure blocked in front of the Earth fighters, and his aura began climbing at a terrifying pace.

"Puar!"

The aura pouring out of her was no weaker than Moro's.

In fact, it kept climbing and seemed on the verge of surpassing even his.

"As expected of the strongest one from that tournament…" Moro's eyes flashed with caution, but greed quickly swallowed it. "What pure, enormous energy. Drain her dry. I must drain every bit of her life energy!"

He abandoned the others and charged straight at Puar.

Cooler sneered. Since Moro wanted Puar, he would simply take the others instead.

That fused woman and the woman with Majin cells would do nicely.

The black-gold Coolers rushed toward their prey.

A green light flashed in 21's eyes. The same savage aura as Puar's erupted from inside her.

"Hahhhh!"

A violent green aura exploded into the sky. Her brown hair turned emerald green, her eyes vanished into white voids, and the muscles all across her body swelled.

"W-what? Another Legendary Super Saiyan transformation?"

It made sense, more or less, that 21 had gained Saiyan blood through Shenron's wish.

But why was her transformation different from the other Earth warriors'? Why did she jump straight into the Legendary Super Saiyan form like Broly?

Cooler's eyes gleamed.

"Hmph. Even better. Just as expected of prey I've set my sights on."

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