DC New Krypton.

Chapter 2156 Ultimate Cell

"Haha ...

A wild laugh mingled with the sound of the android base exploding, rising up with the blast.

The android base was torn apart by the violent force of the explosion, and steel was blown into fragments. Android 16 crossed his arms in front of his face and was thrown into the sky by the huge blast.

Goku, Vegeta, Android 17 Lapis, Yamcha, Krillin, Chiaotzu, Pupu, and Android 18 Lazuli, who were in the middle of the battle, all stopped and looked in surprise at the Android base where the explosion had occurred.

Trunks and Tien Shinhan watched with grim expressions as the Android base exploded, and Android 16 was thrown up by the blast.

Cell's figure tore through the smoke and flames of the explosion and appeared in everyone's sight.

Cell is now in his perfect form, tall with green skin covered in dense black spots, and a pair of cockroach-like wings on his back. His appearance has changed from an insect-like shape to a defiant human, with thorns sticking out from the top of his head.

"This feeling is the same feeling my father had. With my father's genes and bloodline, I have surpassed any other living being." As if an invisible aura surrounded him, making it impossible for anything to harm him, he opened his arms and slowly raised his head.

"What is that? Is he the Cell that Trunks was talking about?" Goku asked in surprise. This was different from the Cell that Trunks and Tien Shinhan had just seen fighting.

"Is this the strongest guy?" Vegeta narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with murderous intent, and said coldly.

"Cell!!!! Damn it, we've been tricked! He created a clone to buy time, entered the Android base, devoured himself, and completed his evolution!" Trunks' face was filled with rage. "Your goal wasn't Android 17 and Android 18 at all, but your own embryo in this universe!"

Android 17 Lapis and Android 18 Lazuli exchanged a glance, their expressions darkening.

They didn't know when Cell had become their target.

"What's going on?" Android 18 Lazuli glanced at everyone present and asked in a deep voice, "Can anyone tell me?"

"Simply put, Cell deceived Trunks, saying he would devour you all to achieve his perfect state. Then he created a clone to delay Trunks and Tien Shinhan, while he secretly entered the Android base and devoured his own version of himself in this universe, thus achieving his perfect state," Krillin summarized, which was pretty much accurate.

This made Android 17 Lapis and Android 18 Lazuli frown.

Cell curled his lips into a smile, extended a finger and gently shook it. With a shake of his head, he said with a pleased smile, "You're wrong. I'm not lying. I can indeed achieve a perfect state by absorbing Android 17 and Android 18. This is because Dr. Gero set Android 17 and Android 18 as my nutrients when he created me."

"What!" Upon hearing Cell's words, Android 17 Lapis and Android 18 Lazuli were so surprised that their eyes widened. They had never expected that Dr. Gero had this knowledge.

The fact that they, the siblings, were merely Cell's supplies made Android 17 Lapis and Android 18 Lazuli look quite displeased.

No one would feel good hearing that they are a stepping stone for someone else, an insignificant sacrifice for someone else's perfection.

Android 17 Lapis and Android 18 Lazuli immediately turned grim and showed murderous intent towards Cell.

Cell, unfazed, continued, "However, how can Dr. Gero's setup compare to the bloodline of Father Hale? By absorbing Android 17 and Android 18, I can achieve perfection."

But by consuming the embryo that Dr. Gro had created from the genes of Dr. Hale's father, I have transcended the state of perfection, traversing perfection to reach my ultimate self.

I... am Ultimate Cell!

Cell opened his mouth and laughed loudly, his eyes flashing with an evil red light. He looked in the direction of Hael, elegantly placed his left hand on his abdomen, bowed gracefully to Hael, and said with a smile:
“My dear father, I’m sorry. Having absorbed the embryo with your genes, I have surpassed you.”

Cell was both elegant and arrogant, his smile stretching so wide it almost reached his ears.

He already considered himself more powerful than Hail.

With Hale as its core, it can ultimately unleash the power of any biological gene fused into its body, any bloodline or physique—Saiyans, Namekians, Three-Eyed Race, Earthlings, even gods. Any gene that Dr. Gero can find on Earth, as well as ancient, powerful, and mysterious genes from who-knows-when, all unleash power greater than the original organism under the Hale gene as its core.

Having combined all the genes that Dr. Gero could collect with Cell's ultimate power, he believed that no one present could defeat him.

It's no exaggeration to say that Cell felt that only in himself could the full potential of his father Hale's genes be realized.

Therefore, it is only natural that he surpasses Haier's father.

Cell felt very proud.

"Is that so? Cell, although you think you are stronger than me, your father, I believe you will be defeated by them." Hale smiled slightly.

Khael didn't find it unusual that Cell called him "Dad".

Cell does indeed possess his own genes.

Dr. Groh truly deserves his reputation as a genius in bioengineering. He was able to create such a powerful creature as Cell using only his own shed hair and some skin flakes.

In some ways, Cell truly brought out the full potential of Hale's genes.

Hale had previously touched Goku's Saiyan genes and knew that his own genes could perfectly express the genetic information of other people's genes.

However, Hale did not use his own genes to control the genes of others. Even when fighting Beerus, the God of Destruction, he did not consider fusing with Saiyans, Frieza's Frozen Demon, the God Core Alien from the Dragon Ball universe, or even Beerus's bloodline. All of these were powerful enough, but Hale did not choose them. Instead, he kept accumulating his own strength until he unleashed fifty percent of it and defeated Beerus.

To be honest, it can't be said that Hale's direction is right, nor can it be said that Cell's genes for controlling other creatures are wrong.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

"Dad, you're not kidding, are you?" Cell stared wide-eyed in disbelief.