Chapter 172: Draguel vs. Vegeta – The Clash of Giants!
The battlefield trembled as Vegeta and Draguel stepped into their designated arena. Unlike the previous fights, this wasn't just a battle of sheer energy—it was a battle between unstoppable force and unbreakable will.
The air crackled as Beerus leaned forward on his throne, his golden eyes narrowing in anticipation. His wives, seated beside him, watched with varying degrees of interest.
"Vegeta has been known to push past his limits," Zerna mused, twirling a strand of her silver hair. "But Draguel... his power is absolute annihilation."
Whis chuckled, sipping his tea. "This will be quite the spectacle. Draguel is a force beyond comprehension, but Vegeta has something most beings don't—his relentless pride."
Beerus smirked. "Let's see if that pride can hold up against Khaos, the Annihilator."
Vegeta cracked his knuckles, rolling his shoulders, his aura slowly building around him like a blazing blue inferno. His Super Saiyan Blue Evolved form was already activated—he wasn't taking chances.
Opposite him, Draguel stood tall, arms crossed, his crimson eyes glowing with an eerie, almost ancient intensity. He was a giant, towering over Vegeta, his body adorned with markings that pulsed with chaotic energy.
"Your energy reeks of destruction," Vegeta said, smirking. "But I've faced gods of destruction before. You're not the first, and you won't be the last."
Draguel uncrossed his arms, stepping forward. "Hmph. I am no mere god of destruction," his deep voice rumbled. "I am annihilation itself."
The ground cracked beneath their feet, their combined auras sending shockwaves rippling through the battlefield.
BOOM!
In an instant, Vegeta vanished, reappearing right in front of Draguel with his fist cocked back, blazing with pure Ki energy.
"HRAAAAH!"
His punch connected—or so he thought.
Instead, his fist passed through Draguel's chest like smoke.
Vegeta's eyes widened. "What?!"
Before he could react, Draguel reformed instantly and slammed his massive fist into Vegeta's gut.
CRACK!
Vegeta flew backward, crashing through multiple floating islands of the arena before stopping himself mid-air, coughing.
Beerus grinned. "Ah, I see... Draguel's power is in full effect."
Whis nodded. "Yes, Khaos, the Annihilator—it allows him to neutralize all physical and magical properties of an object or being. If Vegeta doesn't figure out a way around it... he'll never land a meaningful hit."
Vegeta wiped blood from his lip, his Saiyan instincts flaring. "Tch. That's an annoying trick."
Draguel raised a hand, his fingers clenching the air—and suddenly, Vegeta's arm twisted involuntarily.
"What?!" Vegeta growled as he felt his body being warped.
Draguel's voice remained calm. "You do not fight me, Vegeta. You fight the laws of reality itself."
With a casual motion, Draguel flicked his wrist, and Vegeta was flung across the battlefield as if gravity itself had betrayed him.
But Vegeta was no stranger to impossible fights.
"Damn it!" He roared, channeling his energy, forcing himself to move against Draguel's power.
His Ki erupted, blue lightning crackling around him. Then, in an instant—
BOOM!
He vanished again, but this time, he wasn't attacking physically. Instead, he unleashed a blinding flurry of Ki blasts, each one infused with destructive force.
"FINAL GALICK STORM!"
A massive wave of energy surged toward Draguel, warping the air itself.
Draguel stared at the attack, then raised a single hand.
"Khaos Erosion."
The moment the attack hit him—it dissolved.
The entire attack was erased from existence before it could even make contact.
Vegeta's teeth clenched. "That power... it's more than just negation. It's like reality doesn't even acknowledge my attacks."
Beerus smirked. "He's catching on."
Zerna sighed. "Draguel's abilities are absolute. Even time and space bend to his will. There's nothing Vegeta can do."
But Whis chuckled. "Oh, don't be so sure."
Vegeta lowered his stance, his eyes burning with determination. "Fine. If reality won't acknowledge me..."
He closed his fists, his aura shifting, deepening. The blue Super Saiyan aura around him condensed, becoming almost solid, like a compressed storm of pure willpower.
Draguel tilted his head. "You struggle in vain."
Vegeta smirked. "That's where you're wrong. I am Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince. Struggle is what we do best!"
Then, suddenly—
Vegeta's energy SPIKED.
A roar shook the battlefield, and his aura expanded violently. His muscles bulked slightly, his hair shimmered with a deeper hue of blue, and his pupils vanished for a brief moment before locking into focus.
"BEYOND EVOLUTION!"
BOOOOOM!
A shockwave sent Draguel skidding back slightly—an event that had never happened before.
Vegeta grinned. "What's wrong? I thought you said reality bends to your will?"
He vanished again—faster than before.
Draguel tried to twist reality, but Vegeta powered through, his will overpowering Draguel's law.
"Take this! FINAL FLASH!!!"
A monstrous golden beam erupted from Vegeta's hands, the sheer force bending the space around it.
Draguel raised his arm, ready to annihilate it with Khaos Erosion—but something was different.
The attack did not disappear.
Draguel's eyes widened as the beam slammed into him, sending him spiraling backward.
For the first time—Draguel tasted defeat.
As the smoke cleared, Draguel rose to his feet, his expression unreadable.
He looked at his arm, where Vegeta's attack had left a burn—a mark.
A slow smirk formed on Draguel's lips. "Interesting..."
Vegeta, panting, stood tall. "Heh. Thought you were untouchable?"
Draguel chuckled. "Perhaps I underestimated you.
Draguel admitted, rolling his shoulders.
Vegeta wiped the blood from his lip and smirked. "Damn right you did. You thought I was just another fighter who would fall to your reality-warping tricks?" His blue aura crackled around him, his Super Saiyan Blue Evolved form still burning brightly. "Let me teach you something, Draguel—Saiyans don't bow to fate!"
Draguel laughed, a deep, resonant sound that shook the arena. "Good. It has been too long since I have had to fight seriously."
He extended his hand, and the air twisted unnaturally around it. Reality itself seemed to shatter as a black void opened in his palm, surging with chaotic energy.
"Khaos: Annihilation Surge!"
The void in Draguel's hand expanded instantly, swallowing the battlefield in a wave of darkness. The very concept of space bent and warped, dragging Vegeta's body against his will.
Vegeta growled, digging his feet into the crumbling ground, trying to resist the pull of the abyssal energy. But it was relentless.
"Your power is impressive," Draguel acknowledged, stepping forward, his crimson eyes glowing ominously. "But you still do not understand. This is no ordinary energy—this is the erasure of all things. Even gods fear this."
Vegeta gritted his teeth, feeling his very essence being unraveled. But his Saiyan spirit refused to yield.
"I don't give a damn about your laws of existence!" He roared, forcing his Ki to explode outward, shattering some of the black tendrils dragging him toward oblivion.
His Super Saiyan Blue Evolved aura shifted, growing denser, more refined—like a compressed star about to explode.
Beerus leaned forward in his seat, eyes glinting. "He's pushing past his limits again… that damned Saiyan."
Whis smiled. "That's Vegeta for you."
Vegeta vanished, appearing right in front of Draguel with blinding speed, his fist already cocked back, crackling with golden lightning.
"TRY AND ERASE THIS!"
BOOOOOOM!
His punch landed square on Draguel's jaw, sending a shockwave so powerful it tore through the black abyss, shattering the void itself.
Draguel's head snapped to the side as he was sent flying across the battlefield, crashing through several floating landmasses before coming to a halt.
For a moment, silence.
Then—Draguel laughed.
From the debris, he emerged, his lips curled into a grin, a trickle of blood running down his chin.
"Finally," Draguel muttered. "A challenge."
His eyes gleamed with something new—excitement.
Then, in an instant—he vanished.
Vegeta barely had time to react before Draguel appeared behind him, bringing his massive fist down like a meteor.
"Khaos Rend!"
Vegeta crossed his arms just in time, but the force of the punch sent him plummeting like a comet, the impact shaking the entire arena.
Before Vegeta could recover, Draguel descended from the sky, his massive hand crackling with a destructive purple-red energy.
"Reality Break!"
He slammed his palm down, and the moment it touched the ground, reality shattered like glass—a massive fissure tore through the battlefield, sending debris and energy blasts spiraling in all directions.
Vegeta gritted his teeth, pushing against the distortion, but Draguel was already on him.
The fight escalated into a brutal hand-to-hand exchange, both warriors moving faster than most could comprehend.
Draguel swung, his giant fists warping space, but Vegeta dodged with razor-sharp reflexes, countering with precise, devastating blows.
Vegeta landed a gut punch, a knee to the ribs, a roundhouse kick to the head—each blow fueled by sheer Saiyan willpower.
But Draguel wasn't slowing down.
His hands tore through dimensions, striking from unexpected angles, catching Vegeta with unorthodox attacks that defied logic.
One moment, Draguel was in front of him—the next, he was above, then behind—his presence flickering like a mirage.
BOOM!
Vegeta took a direct hit to the chest, sending him crashing into a floating island. He coughed, blood dripping down his chin, but his Saiyan pride refused to let him stay down.
Beerus grinned. "Heh. That stubborn fool."
Zerna chuckled. "He's earning Draguel's respect."
Vegeta staggered to his feet, his aura flaring wildly. "Tch… Looks like I'll have to end this in one final blow."
Draguel nodded. "Agreed. Let us finish this properly."
They both took a stance—one final clash.
Vegeta crossed his arms, his entire body radiating with divine energy. His muscles flexed, his eyes sharpened, and his entire being became like a living supernova.
"FINAL GALICK ERUPTION!"
Draguel raised both hands, summoning a colossal sphere of Khaos energy, swirling with the power of absolute destruction.
"Khaos: Oblivion Surge!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Both attacks collided mid-air, creating a cataclysmic explosion that swallowed the battlefield.
The entire arena trembled. Space twisted, and for a brief moment, reality itself seemed to halt.
When the dust settled…
Vegeta stood, panting, his armor cracked, his body barely holding together.
Draguel remained standing, but his arm was scorched, the first real injury he had sustained in centuries.
A deep silence followed.
Then, Draguel smirked.
"Hmph. You win this time, Saiyan."
Vegeta smirked back, despite his exhaustion. "Damn right."
Beerus grinned, leaning back on his throne. "Looks like our Saiyan Prince just defied fate itself."
Whis smiled. "As expected from Vegeta."
The crowd erupted in cheers, but the tournament was far from over.
NEXT MATCH: Leon vs. Top – The Unbreakable Knight vs. the Pride Trooper!