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"The entire space was shaking."

"Just how powerful is this? The mere clash of their auras caused the Boundless Realm to tremble."

Everyone was shocked.

Looking at the arena again, Hermes and Jiren remained motionless, but without warning, half of the arena disappeared, followed by mushroom clouds rising one after another, and Hit and Goku retreated with solemn expressions.

The unseen battle unfolds before the eyes of the truly strong.

At the same moment, Hermes and Jiren both had a trickle of blood at the corner of their mouths, and the arena could no longer hold on and collapsed completely. At the critical moment, the High Priest waved his hand, and the arena was restored to its original state, even stronger than before.

"The warm-up is over."

Hermes moved, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, twisting his neck and yawning, looking quite lazy. In those few seconds, he had exchanged thousands of blows with his opponent.

He could be considered a worthy opponent, if not a mediocre one.

"You are strong."

Although Jiren spent very little, his face was full of fighting spirit, and his blood was starting to boil. He had finally met an opponent who could make him go all out.

I'm definitely going to enjoy myself this time.

The energy surged dramatically.

Jiren's body began to emanate red flames, and he became holy and powerful. His overwhelming aura spread throughout the entire area, and the entire Realm of Nothingness continued to tremble.

In contrast, Hermes' transformation was much calmer.

Its flame-like white hair turned jet black and thick, cascading down its shoulders and chest. Its body suddenly grew much taller, its entire body was covered in red fur, and a red tail swished from its rear.

The coolest transformation into Super Saiyan 4 has arrived.

"What kind of transformation is this?"

Hermes' transformation aroused the curiosity of the Omni-King, as it was a sight he had never seen before.

"I'm curious too, Weiss, can you explain?"

The High Priest was also somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look at Weiss in the audience.

"Father, Omni-King, this is the transformation of the Saiyan race. Hermes' transformation is Super Saiyan 4. There are several other forms before that, namely 1, 2, 3, Super Saiyan God, and Super Saiyan Blue."

Whis waved his scepter, and several images appeared in the air, showing Goku, Vegeta, Hermes, and others in their previous transformations.

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It's almost over.

Chapter 698 [An Unprecedented Battle]

Bang!

The real battle has begun.

Jiren entered his full power state, and Hermes entered Super Saiyan 4. With a sandstorm that seemed to rise from nowhere, the two transformed into a rainbow and collided in a terrifying manner.

The powerful force of the punch spread so far that even though the High Priest had reinforced the arena, dozens of cracks still appeared.

A powerful impact.

In just a second, Hermes and Jiren had already thrown over a thousand punches. Each punch was blocked by the other, and in a flash, the two appeared at the edge of the ring. After a powerful knee strike, they quickly rose into the air.

A left hook came flying, shattering the space around it. Hermes dodged it by tilting his head, and a wisp of thick black hair drifted by as his right fist slammed powerfully toward Jiren's temple.

Between the electric light and flint.

Jiren blocked with his elbow, then kicked Hermes in the chest, but Hermes was prepared and flipped over to Jiren's head, then quickly came behind him and kicked out.

At the crucial moment, Jiren bent over and delivered a back kick to Hermes.

next moment.

The two appeared on the other side of the ring. Jiren landed a heavy uppercut on Hermes' chin, causing Hermes to cough up blood and lift off the ground.

But before Jiren could make a further move, Hermes swept his leg across Jiren's head, causing Jiren's eyes to bulge and his face to contort in pain. Jiren then slid across the hard ground, leaving a wide path in his wake.

The fight between the two was very primitive.

It perfectly embodies the feeling of every punch landing hard.

As the battle intensified, it became even more brutal, with the two men resembling killing machines, their bodies covered in weapons from head to toe.

Suddenly.

Hermes, holding Jiren's head, plummeted from the sky, shoving and kicking up a lot of rubble as he reached the other side of the ring. At the crucial moment, Jiren kicked Hermes squarely in the abdomen, causing Hermes to bend over and a shockwave to appear behind him.

To Klin and the others, the scene appeared to be frozen in time.

They only saw Hermes pressing down on Jiren's head with one hand, while Jiren's foot was deeply embedded in Hermes's abdomen. That image remained frozen in time, but soon a new image appeared: Hermes and Jiren's foreheads bumping together.

Gradually.

The entire arena was filled with frozen footage of the two fighting, and very few people in the audience could keep up with their real-time battle.

"Cough cough cough~"

A circular shockwave spread out, and Hermes and Jiren separated, standing on opposite sides of the ring, panting and their eyes filled with boiling fighting spirit.

As for Hit and Sun Wukong, they had been forced into a corner by the aftershocks of the battle, but they watched with exceptional focus.

There was a loud bang.

As if two great universes collided, Hermes leaned back to dodge Jiren's sweeping attack, then braced himself with one hand and launched a series of kicks with both feet, while Jiren blocked with both hands and retreated continuously.

The ground around them was constantly cracking.

In a trance.

Jiren appeared behind Hermes and unleashed a punch that blew the world away, but what vanished was only Hermes's afterimage. However, Hermes quickly reappeared behind Jiren and swept his leg, creating a gust of wind, but that too was just Jiren's afterimage.

You two chase after me.

The extreme speed was dazzling. Jiren hit Hermes with a sweeping leg kick, and Hermes fell to the ground. What came in front of him was Jiren's five consecutive kicks. Hermes dodged left and right and kept retreating.

The scene shifts, and Jiren has somehow grabbed Hermes' right foot and is slapping it back and forth on the ring. In a deafening explosion, Hermes forcibly twists his body, pulling Jiren along with him, and they end up upside down, creating distance between them.

Push all the way.

Hermes braced himself with his hands on the ground and kicked Jiren repeatedly, while Jiren retreated and used his hands to block Hermes's kicks. Waves of shockwaves spread out from the two of them.

next second.

The two soared into the sky, Hermes remaining upside down. They faced each other hand to hand and foot to foot, until finally they collided and were both forced back.

Before they could catch their breath, they collided again.

In just one minute, Hermes would sometimes have the upper hand, and Jiren would sometimes have the upper hand. Sometimes Hermes would grab Jiren and slam him to the ground, and sometimes Jiren would grab Hermes and slam him to the ground.

Otherwise, it'll be you throwing a left hook, and me throwing a right hook.

Fresh blood is spraying.

Everyone in the audience was silent, not daring to breathe loudly, for fear of missing any of the clashes between Hermes and Jiren.

A moment.

Hermes and Jiren gripped each other's arms, their knees colliding as they rose into the air. Once they reached a certain height, they simultaneously opened their mouths and spewed out a column of energy.

The Big Bang occurred almost immediately, and the two men coughed up blood and were sent flying, crashing to the ground.

"Kamehameha."

"Explosive electromagnetic field".

Two meteors, one blue and one red, collided close to the ground, creating an instant sensation as if the universe had been reborn. This caused Hit and Sun Wukong's expressions to change drastically. They didn't want to be eliminated like this, so they both began to defend themselves.

The unparalleled mushroom cloud gradually dissipated, and two powerful footsteps echoed from the dust before Hermes and Gillian emerged.

Both of them were in a sorry state and were seriously injured.

"It's been a long time since I've fought like this."

"Hermes, I will remember your name."

"However, this competition is related to the survival of Universe 11, so I apologize."

Jiren flicked his wrist, splattering a large amount of blood onto the ground. His gaze toward Hermes burned with unprecedented intensity; this was the opponent he desired.

"It seems you have other tricks up your sleeve."

The corners of Hermes' mouth rose slightly.

He had to admit that his opponent was very strong. Although he was currently only in Super Saiyan 4, he was also using Ultra Instinct without transformation.

The fact that the other party could still stand up to him in this situation speaks volumes.

Jiren did not answer Hermes' question. Instead, he clenched his fists, veins bulging, and roared unconsciously. The red flames that were burning on the surface of his body began to turn purplish-white.

Like a sun the size of the universe rising slowly.

And his muscles began to swell and bulge continuously. In that brief moment, Jiren's aura rose to another level, as if he had entered a new realm.

"Extreme limit state".