"Really… do you really want me to use the Power of Destruction?"
Toppo looked down at his hands. He knew that using Destruction Energy recklessly would take a toll on his body.
But if he wanted to defeat the opponent before him, it seemed that his only option was to unleash it.
"I'm sorry, Lord God of Destruction!"
"I'm not doing this for myself… but for the honor of Universe 11!"
"I'm a God of Destruction candidate, the future God of Destruction of Universe 11! How could I possibly lose to a nobody?! No… I won't lose today!"
With a roar, Toppo slammed both fists into the ground.
And as his voice echoed, his body began to undergo a transformation.
A deep purple energy erupted from within him.
His already-tattered battle suit completely disintegrated, replaced by strange, ancient runes.
These mysterious runes glowed ominously, and at the same time, Toppo's Godly Aura expanded several times over!
"Toppo… Captain Toppo actually unleashed the Power of Destruction!"
From a distance, Casellar immediately recognized what was happening.
He had only seen Toppo in this state once before. Back then, he had looked like an unstoppable war god.
A being capable of annihilating anything in his path.
This was the true terror of Destruction Energy.
"Heh… so you've finally used it. Now this is getting interesting!"
Seeing Toppo's transformation, a satisfied smile appeared on Katakana's face.
This was what he had been waiting for.
He wanted Toppo to unleash his Destruction Power, because only through fighting powerful opponents could he grow stronger.
A battle without pressure was useless to him.
This was the reason he pushed Toppo into using it.
Fighting weaklings only proved your strength, but it didn't help you improve.
"I admit, you're strong… but this battle ends now!"
"The moment I entered this form, you lost!"
Two purple beams shot out from Toppo's eyes, locking onto Katakana.
Right now, he was absolutely confident.
In this form, he was nearly invincible, capable of erasing anything with a single thought.
Even Katakana.
If he wanted to, he could erase him in an instant!
"Heh… I can tell you've gotten stronger…"
"But you shouldn't be so quick to boast!"
"Because I don't think you can beat me, even now!"
Katakana twisted his neck, his expression growing even more excited.
He could feel Toppo's divine power surging to new heights.
And that thrilled him.
"You're stubborn… Fine! Then I'll show you the true power of a God of Destruction!"
With a mighty stomp, Toppo launched himself forward like a missile.
His fist, engulfed in Destruction Energy, rocketed toward Katakana.
"Good! Let's see how much stronger you've become!"
Katakana didn't dodge.
Instead, he clenched his own fist and charged forward, meeting Toppo's attack head-on.
BOOM!
BOOM!!
The moment their fists collided, a massive shockwave erupted!
The entire landscape was ripped apart, as if struck by a divine calamity.
The sheer force of their clash shattered everything in the vicinity.
The ground beneath Katakana collapsed, forming a ten-meter-wide crater around him.
"This… this is Captain Toppo's true power?!"
"It's terrifying! It feels like their battle could destroy the Supreme Kai Realm itself!"
Quincy gulped.
He had never seen Toppo use this form before.
And now, witnessing it firsthand, he was in absolute shock at its sheer power!
"Is this… all you've got?"
Despite taking Toppo's full-powered punch, Katakana remained standing.
His feet were buried in the ground, but he hadn't taken a single step back.
"Arrogant!"
Toppo couldn't believe what he was seeing.
His strongest punch, backed by Destruction Energy, had been taken head-on, without forcing Katakana to budge.
Shock turned into rage.
How could someone like this exist?!
"Since you've gone all-out, Toppo…"
"Let me show you my newly acquired power!"
"Rosè Purple Energy!"