This Is Definitely Not Dragon Ball!!

Chapter 425: Ultra Instinct (Part 2)

His gaze was calm, his expression was calm, and even the aura on his body was terrifyingly calm.

The reappearing Son Goku gave off an entirely different feeling from before. Without a word, he simply walked toward Jiren step by step.

"Son Goku, your battle is already over! Stop pestering Jiren endlessly!"

Toppo spoke with deep annoyance, and together with Dyspo, fired hundreds of energy blasts at Son Goku.

But Goku merely waved his hand casually, and all the energy blasts rushing toward him exploded thunderously in mid-air!

And it was precisely at that moment that Jiren moved.

In a flash, he appeared in front of Son Goku and launched a punch at him.

It was just an ordinary punch, but under Jiren's terrifying speed and strength, the entire arena was ripped open by a massive trench carved out from the force of his punch!

Yet Son Goku dodged it — in a form so eerily strange!

Even Jiren couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. He could sense that something about Son Goku had changed. If it were the Goku from before, he definitely wouldn't have been able to dodge that blow.

But absolute strength gave Jiren absolute confidence. Even if Son Goku had undergone some unknown transformation — even if he had become far stronger than before — he was still no match for him!

Their figures flashed, and the two appeared high in the sky, resuming their frenzied battle.

Neither spoke, neither paused, they simply kept punching and punching, attacking and attacking!

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"

The entire World of Void trembled violently, with lightning constantly erupting from the sky, bombarding the arena below.

Had this been in the outside world, the very void itself might have been blown apart by their battle!!!

"Th-That's really Goku...?"

"What in the world happened...?"

The intensity of the battle between the two had escalated by hundreds, even thousands of times compared to before — utterly unbelievable. No one could believe it.

Just moments ago, Goku wasn't even close to being Jiren's match. Even after transforming into Super Saiyan Blue, even after unleashing Kaio-Ken x10 or x20, he was still mercilessly crushed by Jiren.

But now, in this very moment, Son Goku had completely gained the qualifications to stand toe-to-toe with Jiren!

Ultimately, it was Beerus who came closest to uncovering the truth —

"Ultra... Instinct..."

Even the lofty gods were all stunned, each one staring at Son Goku like they were witnessing an unimaginable monster. The God of Destruction from Universe 11, Belmod, even lost his composure and grabbed his head in disbelief:

"Impossible! That's impossible!"

[Ultra Instinct] — a realm passed down among the gods, a potential that explodes after breaking through one's own limits. Yet even among the mighty gods, it was something nearly impossible to master — a realm that mortals were never meant to reach.

But aside from that, there was no other explanation!

"Incredible... They're both incredible..."

"Yes, they're both amazing."

Up on the Pillar of Time, Gokumi muttered blankly, and even Yuujin couldn't help but express admiration.

Jiren needed no elaboration — his invincible strength was on par with, if not superior to, the Gods of Destruction.

And now, Goku actually possessed the qualifications to fight him!

Others might not understand, but Yuujin knew all about Ultra Instinct.

Unlike the traditional method of sensing and reacting to ki, Ultra Instinct relies on the automatic, reflexive response of every part of the body — attacking and defending without needing the brain's commands. It separates body and consciousness, allowing each part of the body to instinctively sense danger and act beyond normal limits, eliminating the need for conscious thought.

To put it bluntly, Ultra Instinct removes the user's limitations — allowing the body to fight on its own!

Aside from the powerful Angels, even most Gods of Destruction struggle to fully master it. Theoretically, it was a realm that mortals should never be able to step into.

But then again, only someone like Son Goku — this single-minded, single-celled creature blessed with an overwhelming protagonist's halo — could pull it off. Most likely, during that previous explosion, he had absorbed the energy of the Spirit Bomb, breaking his own limits and triggering this miracle of miracles!

However, Son Goku's current Ultra Instinct was incomplete. While he was flawless in defense and evasion, his offensive capability was still clearly lacking.

Although he now possessed the qualifications to fight Jiren — that was all.

Son Goku still couldn't defeat Jiren, and soon, he would once again be defeated!

As a technique even the gods struggled to master, Ultra Instinct placed an immense burden on the user's body. With Goku's already battered and bruised body, there was no way he could maintain it for long.

And indeed, that's exactly what happened. After delivering one final heavy blow to Jiren while stepping on the Pillar of Time, Son Goku's body finally reached its limit. The searing heat and radiant light around him slowly faded away.

And with that, Son Goku's renewed challenge ended in defeat once again!

"Such an interesting race, these Saiyans!"

"But this is where it ends for you, Son Goku!"

Having acknowledged Goku as a worthy opponent, Jiren fired a shockwave that blasted Son Goku away.

"How can this be... Even using that Ultra Instinct, Goku still can't defeat Jiren...?"

"So it was just a temporary state after all."

"This makes more sense. There's no way something like that could be mastered so easily."

Seeing Goku fall again, everyone felt regret — yet also let out a collective sigh of relief.

If Son Goku had actually managed to defeat Jiren just by suddenly erupting into Ultra Instinct, their entire understanding of reality would've been flipped on its head!

But just as Goku was defeated, another figure suddenly launched an attack toward Jiren.

"Assassin from Universe 6 — what do you want?"

Blocking the assailant's deadly strike, Jiren calmly asked.

"For my job."

Hit replied flatly.

Under the gaze of all, Universe 6's ace Hit also launched a challenge against Jiren.

But as expected — he was no match at all. Hit's Time-Skip technique had no effect in front of Jiren. Even his final attempt to trap Jiren in a time cage was broken through by Jiren with brute force.

Jiren's strength had surpassed even the concept of time!

When Hit was finally knocked off the arena by Jiren, the entire venue fell into a deadly silence. Jiren stood like an insurmountable mountain, suffocating every remaining contestant beneath his overwhelming pressure.

How do you defeat such a rule-breaking monster?

But after defeating Hit, Jiren made no further moves.

"Toppo, the rest is up to you."

"The worthy enemies I needed to fight—"

"No longer exist."

Sweeping his gaze across the arena — even pausing on the Pillar of Time where Yuujin and the girls stood — Jiren spoke.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, Jiren crossed his legs and closed his eyes, beginning to meditate right on the arena stage.

It was an incredibly arrogant act — yet none of the contestants felt anger. Instead, they all let out a long breath of relief.

As long as they didn't have to face that monster, it was better than anything.

However, up on the Pillar of Time—

"Yare yare... looks like even we've been completely ignored!"

Yuujin covered his forehead with a calm smile.

But in the very next moment, his expression turned icy cold—

"The show's over — now it's our turn to act."

To be continued…