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// Tournament: Goku Versus Jiren 
// Story: Dragon Ball Super: Fate of the Multiverse 
// by Blackdrag-rose 
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Chrysalis had to admit that Pinkie's idea to tackle Frost, and knock him off the fighting stage, had been a good one that could have worked if she had been given more time to hunt for her target, though at the same time it seemed like Pinkie was just fine with letting Frieza take care of the other warrior. What she was surprised by was how poorly Frost had taken being eliminated from the tournament and even seemed to think that whatever he had told Frieza would have convinced his counterpart from Universe 7 to join him, despite the fact that it was pretty clear that he was never going to return to that part of his life. In the end Frost got what he deserved, as he tried to attack the fighting stage and was erased by the Kings of All, showing the other warriors that if they attempted the same thing the pair wouldn't hesitate to do the same thing to them, all while leaving Champa feeling sorry that he even bothered searching for Frost. After that Frieza, Pinkie, and Gohan just separated from each other and sought out new enemies for them to defeat, to keep their universes safe and secure the Super Dragon Balls so they could fix the mess they were in, by restoring the universes that were erased, even though she personally felt that someone needed to convince the Kings of All that erasing a number of universes was a bad thing that they shouldn't do anymore.

Eventually she had to shelve that thought, just like some of the others she had over the course of the tournament starting, and blocked the incoming attack from Ribrianne, who she had made her personal target thanks to the endless well of love energy that the warrior seemed to possess, where she sucked in the energy and pushed her foe back once more, so she could be ready for the next attack that came her way.

"Here goes!" Ribrianne stated, showing that he previous attack was one in a long line of attacks that she had planned for their battle, where she jumped backwards and surrounded herself with her love aura once more, a mistake that she couldn't quite seem to grasp, before she stared at Chrysalis and prepared herself, "A maiden's charge!"

Instead of turning into a ball and rolling forward, like she had done earlier, Ribrianne charged at Chrysalis and used her shoulder to slam the changeling into the rock pillar behind her, and then continued to do so a few more times while repeating a number of words, where Chrysalis took the attacks and let her innate ability siphon the love energy that her foe was using against her. When she reached the word 'victory', however, her strength was enough to push Chrysalis through the rock pillar and they moved further back a bit, which was when she punched the maiden in the side of her face and knocked her away, allowing her to stand straight for a moment, all while watching as Ribrianne got back up with a spring in her step. Ribrianne's current form looked unappealing, that much was true, but at the same time her power and her attacks were nothing to sneeze at, the only downside was that Chrysalis was taking the power out of her attacks by siphoning the love energy for herself, and any bruises or cracked bones that might arise during their battle were healed almost instantly, nullifying the damage and annoying her opponent. At this point she knew that some of the gods might have figured out what she was doing, but they weren't telling Heles since she was supposed to figure it out on her own and tell Ribrianne to seek someone else to fight, meaning that she was free to exploit the bottomless well of love energy that was in front of her, until she decided that it was time for her to leave the tournament.

"As I've said before, you've got some amazing power." Chrysalis said, though what surprised her was that every time she spoke she made it sound like she was doing something to the very power that Ribrianne relied on, which was what she was doing, and yet her foe couldn't connect the dots, meaning that if she didn't connect them now she was just going to give up and take all the energy she could, without trying to see how smart her foe was.

"Of course my power is amazing! I have to win and obtain the Super Dragon Balls." Ribrianne stated, her tone showing that she had some sort of personal wish that she wanted to have granted and that the powerful wish granting orbs were the only things that could give her what she wanted, "It's for my objective of love!"

"Your... objective?" Chrysalis asked, because for the most part she was having a hard time understanding what sort of wish her foe wanted to make on the Super Dragon Balls, as all she knew was that it had something to do with love, which peaked her curiosity more than it should have.

"My wish!" Ribrianne said, sounding like she was annoyed that Chrysalis wasn't paying that much attention to what she was saying, but at the same time she jumped backwards and ascended to the top of the rock pillar that they were near, allowing her to stare down at Chrysalis once more, "It is... to make myself into a god! A goddess of love, loved by mortals from all universes!"

Chrysalis raised an eyebrow for a moment, as while it sounded like a good wish for someone like Ribrianne, who was entirely focused on the concept of love and it's various uses, she knew that it didn't sound like the one that would actually be granted when the tournament was over. At the same time she noticed that Heles was in agreement with Ribrianne, stating that her body trembled at the sight of her beautiful spirit, showing that she was focused on the beautiful aspect of the tournament, of which she saw none of, causing Chrysalis to focus on her foe once more.

"I've got to admit, that's an interesting objective to set for yourself." Chrysalis stated, mostly because it wasn't every day that she encountered someone that wanted to become a god, or in Ribrianne's case a goddess, but at the same time she knew that such a wish was never going to come true, not with what she and the rest of her team had planned.

"What about your objective?" Ribrianne asked, causing Chrysalis to pause for a moment, as she wasn't expecting that sort of question to be asked while she was fighting someone from another universe, and the look on her foe's face told her that Ribrianne was interested in what she was fighting for, "Surely you have a wish that you want granted as well?"

"Personally, I have no wishes that I would want granted." Chrysalis replied, and while that was the truth, as she was focused on saving all of the universes that were currently fighting each other, she knew that the Super Dragon Balls were powerful and could grant whatever wish the user wanted, something that she didn't care about in the slightest.

"So, your only interested in fighting strong warriors." Ribrianne stated, revealing that she really wasn't paying that much attention to what Chrysalis was saying, especially since the changeling was only fighting to save her universe and restore the ones that were going to be erased, to which she sighed and raised her arms, "Well then, look no further, as I am the strong warrior that will knock you from the fighting stage and claim the Super Dragon Balls."

It was in that moment that Pell, Heles' Kaioshin, handed his counterpart god some sort of pink wand, one that she held out for a second as she called out for Kakunsa and Rozie to aid her, where the two maidens raised identical wands up and started shaking them, calling out 'You can do it, Ribrianne!'. Chrysalis watched as the love energy of the wand holders transferred to Ribrianne, who seemed incredibly happy to receive their love as it formed an aura around her, one that caused her to shine like a star before she called out bits of her name again, as if she was going to transform again. What actually happened was that a heart formed around her and encased her in a shell of love energy, which then changed shape until it looked like a cocoon of energy that was resting on top of the rock pillar, and it took only a few seconds before cracks started to appear on the shell. Chrysalis watched as the cocoon shattered into a large number of small hearts, revealing that Ribrianne was standing in the same spot she had been in earlier, with a significant power boost, and the only thing that had changed about her was the fact that she had a pair of butterfly wings growing out of her back, or they were temporary and would disappear in time.

"With everyone's love, I am reborn." Ribrianne stated, her body moving in the same manner as when she did her first transformation, with the other maidens, while the only addition were her new wings, allowing Chrysalis to focus on the fact that the battle would be resuming soon, "A shining, magnificent me. Super Ribrianne descends!"

Ribrianne, following Heles' command to 'spread love to loveless universes', jumped into the air and spread her wings, where she gathered her love energy and formed a green bow, one that she charged her 'Heart Arrow of Love' attack with and then fired an arrow with a heart shaped tip at Chrysalis. Just like all the previous attacks Chrysalis drained it of all the love energy it had, nullifying any damage she might have taken from it, and then raised her aura as Ribrianne fired her 'Ribrianne Super Amore Shower', which was where she fired a rapid amount of arrows down at her target, only for Chrysalis to smile once more as her aura kicked into high gear and sucked in all the love energy that was coming at her, before she went on the offensive and knocked her foe backwards. It never ceased to amaze her that her opponent was so clueless about the fact that all her love energy was being drained from her attacks, providing Chrysalis with a near endless source of power, and she could tell that her thoughts had been right, the new level of energy that her foe possessed was much stronger than before, giving her a greater power boost than their earlier fight, even if she was mostly storing all the power away until it was time to use it against someone. She even took the 'Love Storm Arrow', basically the same attack as the second one with a different name, and sucked in all the energy that Ribrianne was giving her, before knocking her foe into the air, where she spun around and leveled herself before staring back down at the fighting stage.

"You fear this great love!" Ribrianne stated, once more showing that she had no idea what was going on and that she was grasping at straws, because Chrysalis was sure that any of the other warriors would have realized what she was doing and left her for a different opponent, but since this particular foe wasn't that smart she was going to take full advantage of it as Ribrianne formed two large hearts in the air around her, "I shall pierce you with this bursting love! Ribrianne Eternal Love! Kaboom!"

Chrysalis braced herself as the two hearts were melded into a single form and thrown down at her, like one of the large energy spheres that her allies used in their battle against Sunset, to which she braced herself and raised her hands towards the air, where she sucked in the love energy from the attack and kicked up some smoke as she devoured the entire heart, something that Ribrainne wouldn't notice at all and think her attack exploded. Once the power was hers, and her foe hadn't moved just yet, Chrysalis flashed up into the air behind her and kicked her down towards the floor, sending her foe through a few rock pillars before she came rolling to a stop, but what stopped her was Jiren's feet, even if the warrior hadn't moved an inch since his team was attacked. Ribrianne, noticing who she had stopped in front of, got up and ran away like a scared little girl, hiding behind one of the rock pillars near Jiren as she started spouting things about him and love, even though he was focusing on someone else at the moment, and Chrysalis could tell that she wasn't his target, which allowed her to sigh as she landed on top of another pillar. It didn't take her long to determine where the warrior was looking, as it appeared that Goku had come to a stop nearby and had been watching her fight Ribrianne, if one could call what they were doing fighting, and right now it appeared that Goku was the warrior that Jiren was setting his sights on, no doubt under the orders of Belmod.

Oddly enough Chrysalis noticed that Jiren took a moment to close his eyes, as if he was focusing on something else at the moment, and when she glanced at the stands for a second she noticed that Belmod was doing the same thing, before turning her head back towards Jiren as he opened his eyes, uncrossed his arms, and started walking forward... an event that caused the loose pieces of rock to rumble as the other warriors came to a halt, as they could tell that the World of Void was shaking, and Goku landed in the area near Jiren, knowing that it was time for them to fight.

"He definitely has some monstrous power." a voice commented, to which Chrysalis turned her head for a moment and found Sombra standing nearby, though right now it appeared that his eyes were locked on Jiren, which was good for them since she had the feeling they'd be fighting him at some point in the future, "And I'm not the only one that's sensed the sudden change in the air, as all of the other warriors have stopped fighting and are either staying where they are or they're gathering in certain areas to watch the fight unfold."

"So, you finally decided that it's time we fought?" Goku inquired, knowing that getting a straight answer out of Jiren was going to be hard, if not entirely difficult, which was why he shifted his body into his battle stance and stared at his new foe, all while knowing that this battle would give Sombra some information to work with.

All Jiren did in response was make a small change to how he was staring at Goku, causing the air to surge past where the Saiyan was standing and allowing everyone to feel his power for themselves, shocking many of the gods with the fact that a single warrior possessed as much power as he did, before the wind settled down a few seconds later. Goku stood there for a few seconds, with a few beads of sweat on his face as he stared at the warrior that was just glaring at him, as he considered what he wanted to do next, and when a drop of sweat fell from his face he called his base aura into existence and fired a Kamehameha at Jiren. The attack seemed to hit a wall of energy that rested in front of Jiren, causing the beam attack to break into strands that missed his body entirely, while making some of the watchers curious as to what Goku was doing, since they figured that he'd start with his full power, especially against someone as strong as his new foe, even though they would be wrong in their thoughts. Rainbow and Applejack, however, knew that Goku was testing his own power against Jiren's, gauging their strengths against each other while also giving Sombra some information on what their foe was capable of, and soon he'd change tactics, to see what sort of power Jiren really had.

Once Goku had determined that enough was enough he dropped the Kamehameha and powered up to his Super Saiyan state, where he burst through the air and rushed at Jiren, who stood still, almost like a statue, as Goku unleashed a series of attacks at him, aiming at his face, his sides, and his back, but none of his attacks seemed to do anything. After a few seconds of trying out that level of power Goku jumped backwards and powered up once more, this time ascending to the level of Super Saiyan 2, before he rushed forward once more, where his first kick to the side of Jiren's head seemed to have some effect on him, as he was able to get Jiren's head to move a little, but since he wasn't sure if it had been the force behind his attack or his foe pitying him, either of which was possible, he went with a few more attacks to be safe. When he determined that this level of power wasn't going to work either, since it appeared that the effects of his first attack couldn't be replicated, Goku jumped backwards once more and pushed himself to the level of Super Saiyan God, turning his hair and aura red once more, before rushing forwards. This time when he swung at Jiren his foe raised his right hand and stopped the punch with a single finger, where the air seemed to vibrate for a second, no doubt in response to what they had done, and once that was gone he loosed a series of rapid punches at his foe, where Jiren just used the same finger to stop his attacks in a similar manner as his first attack.

The result of those attacks caused the floor around them to sink a little, though the pressure mostly formed rings around where they were standing, and there were even a few pieces of rock that were lifted up into the air, but despite all that Goku could tell that he wasn't getting anywhere, hence the reason he eventually stopped attacking Jiren.

"You can't get serious like this, can you?" Goku asked, to which he pulled back as the floating rocks returned to the ground, though at the same time he flipped a switch as his aura faded, returning him to his base state once more, because he had the feeling he knew what sort of power his foe was looking to battle, "Then how about this?"

Chrysalis and the others watched as Goku focused his power for a moment and the air around him seemed to vibrate once more, which seemed to be a random occurrence when he shifted into his final Super Saiyan form, and it wasn't long before the blue energy, or god ki as it was called, flaked off his body and let both his hair and aura turn blue, showing everyone that he was in his Super Saiyan Blue form. Interesting enough both Belmod as his counterpart god, Cae, were looking down at the fight with smiles on their faces, no doubt thinking that this battle would be important and that they were confident that showing Jiren beating Goku, in his most powerful transformation, would cause the other universes to surrender and allow themselves to be erased. Personally, Chrysalis found both of Universe 11's gods to be annoying and completely arrogant, especially since her team hadn't lost a single warrior yet and none of them had found someone that would force them to show off their true power, and yet none of this seemed to matter to any of the other gods, meaning they were foolish for not seeing Universe 13 as the threat they were. In fact she noticed something else, which was the fact that Universe 11's Angel, Marcarita, seemed to be the most cautious of the trio, as she seemed to be focused on the other warriors from Universe 13, showing that she actually seemed worried about them and their powers, and might also be a little annoyed that her Kaioshin and Destroyer God were ignoring her comments.

It was clear that Belmod was too confident in Jiren's abilities, no doubt believing that there was no one that could even hope to beat him, meaning that, once Sombra had finished observing the incoming battle and the abilities that their foe possessed, he might have an idea on how to beat Jiren... they just had to be patient and wait for the battle to finish.

Goku, on the other hand, continued with his own plan, which was why he charged at Jiren and punched him, causing the warrior to raise both his arms and cross them in front of his chest, which was to stop Goku's attack, but he did send Jiren backwards and into a rock pillar, one that he punched the warrior through with his followup punch. They ended up going through two more pillars before they were in an open area again, to which the two of them went on the offensive and started exchanging blows as they moved through the air a little, which came to a stop when Jiren punched Goku in the face and sent him backwards. Jiren then flashed over to where Goku was headed and kicked him into the floor, creating a crater around him, and when Goku bounced into the air, from the force of the attack, Jiren was there to kick him up into the air, before raising both of his hands into a fist and struck Goku's chest, sending him flying into another rock pillar, and Jiren stood by him not even a second later. Jiren picked Goku up by one of his feet and then slammed him into the side of the rock wall near them, creating another small crater, before swinging him in a manner that carved out some rock as Goku's head met the stone, causing Goku to turn on his Kaio-Ken so he could escape Jiren's hold and then kick his face, an attack that barely stalled the warrior he was fighting. Jiren then gabbed onto his leg again and sent him flying towards the floor, where the Kaio-Ken was turning off as Goku used the last burst to get away from where his foe was going to strike, allowing Jiren to punch the floor as Goku appeared nearby with a Kamehameha ready to be fired, but when that happened Jiren dodged the beam and rushed at him.

Instead of engaging him in a fist fight again Goku jumped backwards and loosed a storm of ki blasts at Jiren, who just moved through them like they were nothing, before grabbing onto his leg again and sent him flying back towards the floor, creating a larger crater this time as Goku burst out of it, with his Kaio-Ken resting around his Super Saiyan Blue aura once more, and tried to punch Jiren. This time around Jiren took the attack and then punched Goku back into the floor, showing that he didn't care for whatever power Goku was using against him, and then rushed down into the crater, where the two of them continued to exchange punches and kicks with each other as they moved through the maze of rock pillars and rock walls that had sprung up from all the fighting. They passed by a few warriors from the other universes, who had all stopped their battles so they could see what sort of fight was going to happen between the two of them, before Jiren got the upper hand and punched Goku in the chest several times, only to follow it up by sending him flying into a rock wall, where a crater formed as soon as he hit it. A moment later Goku fell to his knees and huffed for a few seconds, as he now understood that Toppo hadn't been joking around when he said that Jiren was stronger than he was, but from his own experience he knew that no one was truly impossible to defeat, he just needed to figure out a way around Jiren's power, which Sombra was no doubt doing, and then they could bring him down.

Jiren, however, walked up to where Goku was resting and placed his right foot down on the Saiyan's back, pushing him closer to the floor for a few moments, so much so that the force of his jabs could seriously damage Goku's arms if he was in the mood to do so, before he grabbed onto Goku's hair and lifted him so they could see eye to eye.

"It's over." Jiren stated, showing that he believed himself to be the biggest dog in the tournament and that there was no one that could defeat him, though as Goku started to growl in annoyance, to him stating that the battle was over, Jiren loosed a powerful punch into Goku's stomach and stalled the warrior, before releasing a burst of energy at him.

To everyone that was watching Goku went flying through the air and crashed through three different rock walls that were in the way, slowing his speed somewhat, before he went over the edge of the fighting stage, but thanks to some quick thinking, and adding the Kaio-Ken once more, Goku was able to slow himself to the point where he could grab onto the side of the fighting stage and haul himself back onto the floor. That came as a relief to Beerus and the rest of Universe 7, as they had been worried that Jiren might have knocked him off the fighting stage, and it wasn't long before Goku gathered his power and rushed at his foe once more, since he seemed a little distracted at the moment. The reality of the situation was that Jiren was facing the area he had been sent in and seemed to shift his gaze slightly, which resulted in a number of punches striking Goku in the chest, stunning him since Jiren hadn't moved at all, before one last attack sent him flying to the side, confusing both him and most of the warriors that were observing their battle.

"Incredible. To think he's capable of using his eyes to strike his foes with his energy." Sombra commented, showing that he understood what Jiren had done to Goku, something that many of the observers hadn't caught since they weren't observing the battle as closely as he was, while also showing that he might have a few ideas for how they might be able to take him out of the tournament, before focusing on the fight once more, "Now then, what's Goku going to do against an opponent that's as strong as Jiren is?"

Goku, in response to his foe's strength, returned to his base state and jumped backwards, landing on one of the flat rocks that were behind him, before ascending to the top of the pillar that was behind him, allowing him to stand high above Jiren and the other warriors, before he raised both of his hands into the air, a movement that his fellow warriors from Universe 7 knew, and that also extended to Rainbow and Applejack.

"He's going to use his trump card, the Spirit Bomb." Applejack replied, answering Sombra's question, while at the same time the rest of her team looked at Goku for a moment, as they had heard of the technique before, thanks to what she and Rainbow told them, but this would be their first time seeing it in action, "The reason he returned to his base state is because it's far easier for him to gather energy needed to form the attack."

"Sorry, everyone!" Goku called out, to which the warriors of Universe 7 focused on him, as they all knew what he was planning once they noticed the stance he had taken and the position that his arms were in at the moment, hence the reason they were preparing themselves for what he was about to ask of them, "Lend me your energy! Please!"

Gohan was the first one to raise his hand and let a faint white aura surround his body for a moment, where Sombra watched as bits of his energy floated into the air and headed towards the area above Goku's head, though that was before Piccolo raised one of his hands and offered Goku some of his power as well. Androids 17 and 18 smiled for a moment as they remembered the last time they did something like this, back when Kid Buu was threatening their universe, before the two of them raised their hands and let their energy float into the air, heading towards the center of what was going to be the Spirit Bomb. Frieza chuckled to himself for a second, as he recalled being on the receiving end of the attack when he first fought against Goku and his friends, before he raised his hand as well, offering a portion of his power to the Spirit Bomb as well, knowing that a team effort would be best in this scenario. Vegeta smirked as he raised his hand as well, as he knew that this attack was quite devastating when it worked and even if it failed it would show the other universes that Universe 7 had some tricks up their sleeves as well, before Krillin, Tien, and Master Roshi raised their hands and offered an even greater amount of their energy to the Spirit Bomb, mostly because they wouldn't be fighting anymore and knew that Goku needed all the energy he could get for this attack.

"Thanks, everyone!" Goku said, raising his voice so his teammates could hear him, which just so happened to be at the same moment that the strands of energy gathered together and formed the smaller Spirit Bomb, something that he would concentrate on developing into it's larger form before throwing it down at Jiren, before he lowered his voice as he noticed something that only he should know, "It's going to take too long to gather all the energy I need for the Spirit Bomb."

"I'll wait." a voice stated, to which Goku and some of the others glanced at Jiren, as he was the one that had spoken, but at the same time that actually surprised some of them, because it didn't make sense for someone to allow their foe to charge such a powerful attack and then fire it, but it appeared he had his reasons, "I said I'll wait. That's your special attack, isn't it? Come with all your strength!"

Goku seemed caught off guard for a moment, which was understandable since this was the first time one of his foes had seen him charge the Spirit Bomb and was actually letting him finish charging it, before he focused his mind on the task at hand and made sure the attack formed as it was supposed to. Chrysalis, however, noticed that Ribrianne was sneaking around the area that was behind Goku, no doubt planning on attacking his backside and destroying the Spirit Bomb in the process, to which she rushed through the air as she fired her Pretty Cannon, sucking in the power as she intercepted the attack, much to Ribrianne's surprise, before she punched the warrior in the face and knocked her away from where she had been standing. Interesting enough Iwne, Arack, and Geene, the Destroyer Gods of Universes 1, 5, and 12 respectively, were surprised by the power that Goku was pulling together and the fact that such a power existed in a 'low ranking universe', while Liquiir smiled, showing that he knew it was best not to underestimate either of the universes that had formed an alliance with each other. Despite all of that happening, and that there could have been some distractions for him, Goku was able to pull together enough energy to form the massive Spirit Bomb that everyone from his universe knew on sight, while at the same time Universe 13 got to see the attack for the first time.

Jiren, on the other hand, stared up at the attack as it finished forming, knowing that he could break it in due time, and Goku, indicating that this was his universe's Spirit Bomb, threw his hands down towards the area that Jiren was in, sending the massive attack down at his opponent.

For a moment all everyone could see was the Spirit Bomb colliding with the area that Jiren was standing in, kicking up a lot of wind and rock fragments in the process, and for the first time Sombra found that Belmod and Cae were sweating, showing that they were a little concerned about what happened to their greatest warrior, before the Spirit Bomb started to be pushed back towards where Goku was standing. As it turned out Jiren, despite being in a decent sized crater from the attack colliding with the area he was in, wasn't harmed at all and had his left hand raised in the air, applying some force to the attack and was in the process of sending it back towards the warrior that had created it. The warriors from Universe 7 were shocked by the fact that the Spirit Bomb was being pushed backwards, especially since Goku had most of his stamina left at this point in time, and Goku pushed himself into his Super Saiyan Blue form to stop the Spirit Bomb before it reached the pillar he was standing on, which only prompted Jiren to raise his right hand and apply more pressure on his side of the attack, causing it to resume it's trek to where Goku was standing. Goku, still surprised by what his foe was able to do, added his Kaio-Ken back to the equation and used the 'times ten' version of it, which allowed him to stall the Spirit Bomb just in front of the pillar, not that it was better than what was happening earlier, before kicking it up to 'times twenty' and sent the attack back down to where Jiren was standing.

Jiren actually seemed to struggle against the power of the Spirit Bomb, which was being powered by Goku using his Super Saiyan Blue with a Kaio-Ken times Twenty, before he forced his power on the attack again and sent it back towards the pillar Goku was standing on, shattering the top of the pillar as he knocked Goku into the air above the fighting stage, once more to the surprise of everyone that was watching their fight. A few moments later, however, a light shined in the space where Goku had been and the Spirit Bomb was pushed back down towards Jiren a little, showing that Goku hadn't been swallowed just yet and that he was still struggling against the power that his opponent commanded. Jiren, seeing that happen, lowered his hands back to his sides and used his eyes to force the Spirit Bomb back towards Goku, where his energy was transferred to what he was targeting, before Goku did the same thing and trapped the attack between where the two of them were positioned. The fact that they were able to do this, and display a portion of their power in such a manner, actually interested some of the gods that were watching them, while at the same time the Kings of All were cheering the two of them on, clearly showing they had no preferences to who won the battle.

With the Spirit Bomb trapped between the two of them it actually seemed to shrink for a few seconds, all thanks to the power that they were forcing upon it, before it suddenly expanded into a much larger form that was larger than what it had been when Goku made it. That wasn't the only time it happened, as not even a few seconds after Goku returned it to it's normal size it expanded back to the size it had been thanks to their energies, before expanding to the point where it was double it's original size, which was followed by the Spirit Bomb energy shifting to the point where it was acting like gravity. The reason that was a thought was because parts of the fighting stage cracked like a number of small craters were forming all over the place, rock pillars and walls were shifting under the intensity of the power they were using, and all of the other warriors faced the Spirit Bomb as they wondered what was going to happen next, except from Ribrianne, who insisted on attacking Chrysalis again as they moved around the area they were in. While they did that the Spirit Bomb turned pure white as the same energy branched out from where it was resting, causing some of the watchers to worry that allowing it to reach this state was a bad thing, and it even enlarged a bit more in the process of being caught between the two powerful warriors.

That was, however, before Jiren changed his glance and the Spirit Bomb stalled for a moment, where it shrunk down to a very small point and turned black, while leaving a faint black circle that acted like the edge of the actual attack, before the energy surged into the new core as the bomb fell out of the air... and, to the horror of Beerus, the rest of his team, and both Rainbow and Applejack, Goku was pulled into the 'black hole' that had been created and disappeared as the Spirit Bomb finally detonated it's payload in the area in front of where Jiren was standing.

When the smoke finally cleared the warriors, from all the competing universes, and the gods that were observing the tournament found that there was a massive crater in front of where Jiren was currently standing, the area that the Spirit Bomb had struck before exploding, and there was definitely no sign of Goku anywhere. Gohan and the others stood around the edge of the crater, where bits of blue lightning danced from one part to another, excess energy from the attack detonating, though they were all shocked by the fact that Goku had been pulled into the heart of the Spirit Bomb and disappeared when it exploded. Jiren, however, wasn't shocked or surprised, showing that he knew such a thing was going to happen when the attack had been formed, and simply closed his eyes, almost as if he didn't give a damn that he had broken the most important rule of the tournament, that being no killing your opponent, and believed that he wasn't going to be punished for his actions, annoying some of the warriors in the process, especially Rainbow and Applejack. Beerus, on the other hand, looked like he was fighting a number of emotions at the same time, sadness and anger to name the ones that were at the surface, as he refused to believe that this just happened and that one of his greatest warriors, one that happened to be one of his friends, had been so utterly destroyed that there wasn't anything left of him.

"So he's vaporized? Which means he's dead?" Champa inquired, as he overheard Shin and the Old Kai talking about what happened, where Shin also seemed devastated by the loss of Goku, a pain that was felt among all the warriors and gods of Universe 7, before he determined something on his own, "That means that Jiren should be disqualified from the tournament, since he killed him, right?"

"I wouldn't count on that happening." Vados replied, though she was happy to see what Champa was actually thinking about this on his own for a while, but, once again, it seemed that he kept coming to the wrong conclusion, hence the reason she had to correct him, "It was his own attack that vaporized him, not one that Jiren used against him."

"Indeed." the Grand Priest said, showing that he had been listening to what the gods and Angels were saying among themselves, as many of them were in agreement that Jiren should be disqualified for killing Son Goku, regardless of whether or not it was Goku's attack that had been responsible for his destruction, "Regardless of the process, Son Goku destroyed himself. Basically, it could be considered self-destruction. Therefore Universe 11's Jiren shall receive no penalties for what happened to Son Goku."

Sunset frowned as she heard that, because she felt that there should be some sort of penalty for killing Goku, and yet the Grand Priest was basically waving off the whole no killing rule, deciding that it was because of the Spirit Bomb that Goku had died, and she disliked the smirks that were on Belmod and Cae's faces at the moment. Despite their past disagreements, of which there were a few, she found that the rest of her fellow gods from Universe 13 agreed with her thoughts, that Jiren deserved some form of punishment for his actions, and none of them were particularly happy about Goku's death being treated like this. At the same time the warriors on the fighting stage stood around the smaller crater that Jiren was standing in, where Universe 3's warriors forced Toppo and Dyspo down to where Jiren was waiting, showing Belmod that his plan wasn't as great as he thought it was, that the other universes were willing to fight, even if it meant going up against someone like Jiren. Champa, upon seeing this happen, called out for his warriors to get back into the battle and knock off some of the other warriors that were standing between them and the Super Dragon Balls, which only prompted the Grand Priest to declare that the tournament would still continue, as there was still over half the time left in the tournament, as noted by the size of the central pillar.

In fact the only other beings that looked sad over Goku's passing were the Kings of All, as they both considered Goku to be their only mortal friend that treated them like they weren't the most powerful beings in the multiverse, and even then they seemed to hesitate to tap Goku's image on their GodPads... which was great since not a few seconds after the Grand Priest stopped talking the entire World of Void started to shake with a familiar energy signature appearing, bringing a smile to the faces of Beerus, his team, and anyone else that was sad about Goku's 'death'.

"Beerus, do you have anything to say about this development?" Whis asked, though at the same time he had to smile as well, because Goku was one of his students and it would have been incredibly dull without him around, even with the others left, and this just reflected Goku's refusal to give up.

"Yes, I do." Beerus replied, to which he closed his eyes for a moment, as he could already imagine the looks on Belmod and Cae's faces when they realized who was returning to the Tournament of Power, before his eyes snapped back open as he stared at the area the Spirit Bomb had exploded in, "He's coming!"

The instant those words left his mouth a pillar of white energy burst out of the center of the crater, where the wind around all of the warriors acted up and swirled around the fighting stage that the Grand Priest had built, while at the same time bits of rocks and boulders lifted into the air a little as they listened to the power of the pillar, but Beerus kept the grin on his face as the silhouette of Goku, hunched over a little, appeared. Everyone watched as Goku, as that was who was standing in the middle of the pillar, pushed himself back to a standing position, where the Kings of All stopped what they were doing and drew their fingers back, keeping him in the tournament, before they noticed that the upper part of the orange section of his gi had been destroyed thanks to the explosion. It wasn't long before the pillar of energy disappeared and the wind returned to normal, though that was when everyone was able to see Goku standing there with a new complex silver, purple, and blue colored aura that consisted of rippling fire-like energy, and even had sparkling particles that seemed to be moving upwards. When Goku turned around Sunset and the others discovered that his eyes had taken on a more stern expression, with silver colored irises, and his hair seemed spikier than it had been earlier, with a few loose strands here and there, but for the most part it seemed like whatever had happened had given him a new ability.

"It doesn't look like he just survived that explosion out of dumb luck." Discord commented, though at the same time he knew that this was something different, as none of them had experienced this sort of power before, and he could tell that some of the gods were wondering what sort of power Goku had unlocked.

"Indeed, and he's also admitting a tremendous amount of heat, while his energy remains calm." Twilight added, to which she used some of her magic and summoned a quill and an empty journal that she kept in a private storage area that only she could access, as this was something new and she wanted to observe it in great detail.

"Let us observe the next phase of their battle." Sunset said, as she knew that Goku was going to be focused on getting back at Jiren and resuming the fight that had been interrupted with the Spirit Bomb exploding, and this would give them a good chance to see if any of the other gods knew what sort of power this was, "After all, this is the first time Goku has used whatever power this is, judging by Rainbow and Applejack's expressions, and I'm curious as to what sort of power he might have unlocked with this ability."

Goku seemed to stare at Jiren for a moment, showing the observers who he was interested in, before he took a few steps forward, where he flashed through the air and suddenly appeared near Jiren, only he was in the middle of a kick that his foe had avoided. The sheer speed of his movement surprised those that were watching them, even surprising both Toppo and Dyspo in the process, before Goku flipped backwards as the two Pride Troopers noticed him and made sure that his face was level with Jiren's, who raised his fist and swung at him. In the following instant Goku seemed to dodge the attack without doing anything, like he wasn't in control of his body or something, and sent his own punch down at Jiren, who swung at him with his left fist and let their attacks connect, where the force of their fists meeting created another hole around them as an explosion followed. Goku returned to the center of the larger crater after that happened, where he was followed by Jiren once more, but this time around Goku seemingly dodged the incoming attack and also dealt his own at the same time as he landed behind Jiren, where he looked at his body in surprise for a few seconds as Jiren turned towards him and wiped his cheek, getting rid of the slight mark that had been made from the last attack.

Sunset could tell that Goku's attacks were working now, even if he only grazed Jiren's cheek, and this was quite the development since none of his attacks had worked in his Super Saiyan Blue form, but at the same time she noticed that these movements were the ones that Goku had spent a lifetime perfecting, meaning that this was something entirely different and new to everyone in Universe 7.

That was when Toppo and Dyspo slid down the sides of the large crater, with Toppo declaring that Goku didn't know when to give up and that he had already lost their battle, before the two Pride Troopers attacked him at the same time, which only prompted Goku to catch their attacks with his hands and then send them flying away from him. It was quite the shock to everyone that was watching the battle, especially the gods since they had seen this somewhere else before the tournament was announced, while Whis seemed to think about what they were seeing and was comparing it against what he knew from his own lessons. Toppo, not wanting to give up, raised his hand as he flew through the air and loosed a continuous storm of blasts from his Justice Flash technique, where Goku turned around and started walking towards Jiren, causing the blasts to hit the area he had been in seconds ago and attempt to catch up with him, allowing Goku to hit one of the blasts away from him and prompted Jiren to signal him to stop. Once Toppo had stopped attacking him, however, Goku burst through the air and tried to attack his foe once more, where Jiren used his eyes to try and blast him away, like he had done earlier, though this time around whatever was happening to Goku allowed him to defend against the attacks and break it, before going on the offensive as his attacks met Jiren's... before he forced the mighty warrior backwards a little bit and then the two of them launched themselves into the air, where they continued to exchange blows with each other, all while the air around them shook as they battled each other.

The most interesting thing was that Goku's attacks were getting quicker, sharper, and heavier, showing that he was evolving and improving in this battle, which was currently freaking Belmod out, as both of his hands were on the ball shaped parts of his hair, and it was Beerus who revealed what was going on.

"It's Ultra Instinct." Beerus stated, though at the same time most of the gods that knew about the power, which didn't include Universe 13 since this was the first time they had heard about it, were shocked by the fact that someone like Goku could even attempt to unlock such a power.

Sunset found that this state, Ultra Instinct, was a state that was incredibly hard for even the gods to obtain, meaning that mortals, like Goku for instance, had an even harder time obtaining it, where Whis explained it as the users could react automatically to any threat without the need to acknowledge it, meaning that one's body could move and adapt in battle, allowing them to attack and defend without thinking. She thought back to when Beerus fought her, as it seemed like he might have used that technique a few times during their battle, and Whis went on to note that he believed that the Spirit Bomb was the trigger for Goku breaking through his shell and reached the inner potential that he possessed, almost like this was a limit breaking type of power. While Whis was explaining all this Goku and Jiren were still clashing, their powers causing blue lightning to flash as their fists connected with each other as they soared through the sky, while a few strands burst out of the sky and hit the ground, carving lines into the floor or just exploding, even toppling one of the pillars in the process, which made everyone glad they were getting out of the way as they watched the fight unfold. Sunset found herself drawn to how Goku was able to attack and defend himself, like he wasn't in control at all, and realized that the ability to access this sort of power was hard to come by, but even then the strength it gave the wielder seemed to be well worth the intense training that one would have to go through to unlock it's power.

Eventually something happened, as Goku let out a roar of some kind and rushed forward, kneeing Jiren in the chest and causing surprise to appear on his foe's face, as well as Belmod's face, before he loosed a Kamehameha that knocked Jiren back into the center of the crater and had him rest against the side of the central pillar. From there he burst forward with one more attack that was designed to do some damage to Jiren, maybe even knock him off the fighting stage entirely so no one else would have to deal with him, but when the smoke cleared they found a red aura resting around Jiren, showing that he had gotten serious for a moment, and that was followed by the Ultra Instinct aura disappearing as Goku's body returned to normal. He then blasted Goku away from him, revealing that he no longer cared about him, and the only thing that prevented Goku from being hunted down and eliminated was Hit attacking Jiren, but even as Jiren changed foes Frieza rushed through the air, grabbed onto Goku, and pulled him to safety, in an area where Pinkie and Rarity happened to be on standby. A golden circle filled with strange symbols surrounded them for a moment as Rarity dealt with the various bruises and cuts that had appeared on Goku's body, revealing that she had a healing spell at the ready for him, while Pinkie seemed to draw in some energy, either from herself or from something around them, and imparted the energy to Goku, replenishing some of his stores and giving him enough to move and fight again.

"Ultra Instinct, a power that the gods fear..." Frieza commented, while at the same time hearing the battles resuming around them, showing that the other warriors didn't seem to care much for Jiren's display, before he turned back towards his teammate and allies, "you're one lucky man, Son Goku."

"Indeed he is, and we're lucky the Grand Priest didn't have a rule against healing abilities." Rarity added, though at the same time she waved her hand and the circle disappeared, showing that she was done with mending Goku's body, where Pinkie nodded her head and pulled back as well, all while helping their ally onto his feet, "Otherwise it would have been impossible to get you anywhere near the level of energy you had before using the Spirit Bomb, though this should give you enough to keep you out of danger."

"Thanks for the help, though I have the feeling danger will find me anyway." Goku said, where he let Frieza help him onto his feet and stretched his arms, as he had been sore a few moments ago and found that whatever Pinkie and Rarity had done had gotten rid of the effects of his battle with Jiren, "So, what's next?"

"Sombra wants us to keep to the original plan while he continues to observe Jiren." Frieza replied, knowing that there might be another fight happening soon, between Hit and Jiren, one that could yield more information on their foe's abilities and powers, which could then be used against him, "He's clearly got some sort of idea in mind, he just wants to make sure it's a good one before telling anyone else... so until then take out whoever challenges you and wait for him to call us back together."

Goku honestly had no idea what sort of plan Sombra had come up with, in the short amount of time that he had been battling Jiren, but at the same time he was excited to see what he had thought up, especially since he had the feeling that using Sombra's plans might be the key between victory and defeat.