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"It's gone. Planet Vegeta has been destroyed by Frieza."

Vegeta shook his head.

"That's it~"

Whis said nothing more. Perhaps there are Saiyans in other universes!

"It seems Hermes is going to lose; Beerus has actually gone all out."

As soon as Weiss finished speaking, the scene shifted to a supermassive star ten thousand times larger than the sun in the dark and cold universe, where the previously evenly matched battle began to tilt.

puff~

A mouthful of blood spurted from Hermes' mouth. In that instant, he felt his body collapse. Beerus, on the other hand, was engulfed in destructive flames. He clenched his fist and vanished in a flash.

not good!

The sudden pressure caused Hermes' expression to change drastically. He quickly dodged to the side, but the next moment Beerus kicked out. Although he dodged the kick, he couldn't avoid the punch that followed.

Unable to control himself, Hermes was shot out and crashed to the ground, coughing up blood. His six-colored eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Hermes, you are very strong."

"But the battle should end now."

Beerus has changed from his previous state; now he is like the embodiment of destruction, and every move he makes has destructive power.

If he had ten points of strength, he had already begun to use nine.

Previously, it was around six or seven points.

no doubt.

A God of Destruction using nine-tenths of his power is incredibly terrifying; a single sneeze could destroy countless galaxies, and destroying this universe would be a piece of cake.

Super Saiyan 4 is very strong, and even stronger when all buffs are stacked, but it still doesn't look good against such an unfathomable supreme powerhouse.

Hermes felt a chill run down his spine, but it wasn't unexpected; he had already predicted it before the battle.

In the original work.

Whis once commented on the battle between Goku, who transformed into Super Saiyan God, and Beerus. If Beerus's strength was 10 at the time, then Goku, who transformed into Super Saiyan God, also known as Rosé, was only 6.

Even if Goku transforms into Super Saiyan Blue later, his strength will only be 8 at most, which is still 2 points less than Beerus.

Let's make a preliminary estimate.

Hermes' current strength is probably hovering around level 7. Once he trains to Super Saiyan 4 at full power, he should be able to reach level 8.

Looking at it this way, Hermes is very strong, Beerus is also very strong, but Whis is even stronger.

Beerus's strength is around 10, while Kovis's strength is around 15.

It's not just a matter of disparity anymore; it's that the absurdity of opening the door for its great-grandmother almost caused her to die.

The key difference is that Whis has a high priest above him, and the high priest has the Omni-King above him. Compared to that, Hermes is just an ant.

"Whoo~"

"Then let's try it to the limit!"

Hermes took a deep breath, spat out the blood from his mouth, and the wounds on his body healed. The violent and surging power disappeared, and he gradually became peaceful and ethereal.

Consciousness is separated from the body.

Freedom of Extreme Intent activated.

"kindness?"

Beerus, who had been relatively calm, frowned as he sensed Hermes' change in demeanor. The ethereal, almost imperceptible feeling he felt was somewhat familiar.

Silently.

Hermes disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already next to Beerus. He slapped Beerus in slow motion, looking unremarkable and lacking any sense of power.

Like a scholar who is powerless to kill a chicken, he is slow and unhurried.

But Beerus saw it differently. His pupils dilated as if he had just thought of something, but he quickly realized something was wrong because it was very different from the ability he had imagined.

It seems to resemble the spirit but not the form.

With a quick duck, Beerus appeared behind Hermes and unleashed a lightning-fast kick, but Hermes seemed to have eyes in the back of his head and easily dodged it.

Not a second more, not a second less, just exactly.

Apparition.

Hermes' every movement created a ripple effect. Although it appeared to be moving slowly, it was actually moving very fast. After dodging Beerus's kick, Hermes took a step and was already beside Beerus.

Beerus kicked out a soft, yielding kick, and though he crossed his arms to intercept, his feet sank deep into the ground, causing him to drift sideways.

Chapter 655 [I Want to Obtain the Super Dragon Balls]

shhhhhh! ! !

The disappearing figure flickered in and out of sight. Beerus leaped up and kicked, but Hermes leaned back to dodge, as if measured with a ruler, perfectly dodging Beerus's sweeping attack.

In that instant, Hermes was like a feather, while Beerus's attack was like a storm. No matter how strong the storm's destructive power was, Hermes used that force to drift with it.

"A strange fellow."

"How can they be so similar?"

Beerus attacked relentlessly with both hands and feet, but Hermes always managed to dodge.

Gradually.

Beerus's attack speed is getting faster and faster, and his strength has increased to nine points. At this stage, Hermes can still maneuver, but he can only dodge.

As for attacks, they are no longer of much use to Pirus.

"How can it be."

"This doesn't feel like Ultra Instinct, but I want to achieve Ultra Instinct."

Kaioshin Realm.

Weiss had stood up at some point, his eyes fixed on the battle image projected onto the staff. He could tell that Beerus had already used nine-tenths of his strength.

Under such intense conditions, Hermes should have been completely defenseless.

Watching Hermes evade Beerus's attacks time and time again, he immediately thought of Ultra Instinct, but upon closer inspection, it was not Ultra Instinct.

Because Hermes did not possess the aura of a god.

The more he observed Weiss, the more incredulous he became, and even admiration appeared in his eyes.

"The physical body has been cultivated to this extent, and it is even separated from the consciousness. In a sense, it is a different kind of Ultra Instinct. If one could possess the power of a god, then Ultra Instinct would be within easy reach."

"Is this what the fighting nation is like?"

"His talent is truly astounding."

Weiss felt a slight shock. He had already realized that Hermes's Ultra Instinct was not the true Ultra Instinct, but it was only one step away from it.

As one of the divine techniques.

To successfully cultivate Ultra Instinct, two requirements must be met: one is to separate the body from the mind, and the other is to master divine power.

This means that Hermes only needs to master the power of the gods to truly master Ultra Instinct, and it's quite easy for him, because compared to cultivating the power of the gods, separating consciousness from the body is the most difficult thing.

In the original story, Sun Wukong first transformed into Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue to master the power of God. Later, after a very long time of training, he coincidentally separated his consciousness from his body and thus mastered Ultra Instinct.

Hermes has already mastered the most difficult part, equivalent to a 100-point test paper. He has already achieved a perfect score of 80 points, and the remaining 20 points are just the difficulty of figuring out what 1+1 equals.

More importantly, as a divine control technique, Ultra Instinct has greater potential and difficulty than the Destructive Force, which is also a divine control technique.

“Bang!!!”

There was a roar.

When Beerus unleashed his full power, Hermes could no longer defend himself. He could normally dodge all ten attacks, but when Beerus used nine-tenths of his strength, Hermes could only dodge seven or eight out of ten.

However, when Beerus unleashed his full power, Hermes only had a 50% chance of dodging it.

The key is that Beerus's punches are very hard.

One punch and my body was overloaded.

slowly.

Hermes' initial ease turned into a precarious situation. His breathing became increasingly heavy, and his body collapsed at an increasingly rapid pace. Finally, after a minute, Hermes could no longer withstand the onslaught and was forced back into his original form, crashing to the ground, barely alive.

He has the means to recover instantly.

Mini mode hasn't even been used yet.

But it's no longer necessary.

Beerus at full power is terrifying; even in mini mode, he can only cause some trouble for his opponent or help himself.

As for abilities like telekinesis, time-stopping, and time reversal, they are completely ineffective against the opponent; the gap between the two sides is too vast.

He has won this battle, successfully achieved his goal, and is now aware of his current strength.