Chapter 73: "Let the Tournament Of Power… Begin!"


We arrived in the Null Ream and saw how massive it was.

"Wow. So this is the Null Realm?" Kin said.

The other Universes began arriving at the Arena.

"Whoa! The teams from the other universes are coming in!" Akihiko said.

"You guys need to see this!" Gochi said, looking down off the ring.

We all looked out of the ring as Drake said; "I don't see anything."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, don't forget, once the Tournament starts, anyone who falls off the ring, loses." Whis said.

Whis and Beerus went up to the stands while Supreme Kaio-Shin said to us before he went up too; "Moment of truth. Good luck to you all!".

"Yeah. Just leave it to us!" I said cheerfully.

We noticed Universe 6 and began talking with them until I noticed Universe 11 arriving in the arena.

I walked over to them and said to Top; "Yo! Top! What's up?".

"Tatsuya of the Seventh." Top said.

"I'm looking forward to finishing what we started at the Zeno Expo!" I said.

"Let's be clear. My team and I are only here because the fate of Universe 11 depends on it!" Top said. "If you believe I care about some personal duel, you are mistaken!".

"Fine, but I doubt we'll avoid each other in the ring!" I said before I noticed a guy in a blue uniform. "Is that El Hermano?".

"Yeah…" Top said.

"Where's Jiren?" I asked.

"We interrupted Jiren's training and he declined our offer." Top said. "He made us ask his older brother instead as he stayed in Universe 11."

"I see. That's too bad." I said.

"Get lost." El Hermano said as he appeared behind me in an instant.

I turned around quickly and met El Hermano face to face. I smirked at El Hermano before I went back to my team.

"He hardly gave you a warm welcome..." Hikaru said. "I guess He doesn't seem to be the approachable type..."

"Huh? But you're like that too, Hikaru." I said to him.

"Tch! Shut up!" Hikaru growled at me.

"At last, the arena is finished." The Grand Priest said. "Again… And the teams from all universes are here."

The Grand Priest began presenting the Universes that are fighting. "The Second Universe. The Third Universe. The Fourth Universe. The Sixth Universe. The Seventh Universe. The Ninth Universe. The Tenth Universe. And last and certainly not least, the Eleventh Universe."

"We will now hear some words of welcome from the Omni-King himself." The Grand Priest said.

"Thank you all! This will be so fun!" Zeno said. "I've been looking forward to this so fight well and give me a good show! Yeah!".

"Thank you, your majesty." The Grand Priest said.

So eighty warriors from across the eight universes have journeyed to the Null Realm and assembled on this most unusual arena.

It'll soon be the sight like no other as teams fight to defend their universes and determine which warrior is the strongest.

Finally, the Tournament of Power's main event, a fateful 48 minutes that will drastically reshape the cosmos is set to begin.

I quickly noticed my Dad in the stands waving at me.

I quickly waved back and turned my attention back to the arena as it was about to begin…

And so, 80 warriors representing each of their universes gathered on top of the completed ring, ready to put forth their best efforts.

The curtains are about to rise on an unprecedented battle royale!

The Battle commences… Now!

"For those who neglected to pore through the rulebook. Assiduously, I'll lay out the basic guidelines for the battles." The Grand Priest said. "The Competition will last 100 taks. The column in the center will descend as time elapses, and once it reaches the ground, all fighters will officially conclude."

"Uh, what's a hundred taks?" Drake asked.

"I think it's roughly equivalent to 48 earth minutes." Tsuki said.

"Really?! Isn't that kind of short though?!" Drake said.

"Special techniques are allowed, but the use of weapons are prohibited, as are any lethal attacks or maneuvers." The Grand Priest said. "However, you may force your opponents out of the ring, and must do so to win. For even if someone is rendered unable to fight, they will not be eliminated, unless they're out of bounds."

"Energy based flight techniques that would prevent you from falling will not be accessible to you here." The Grand Priest said. "However, those of you with wing-like appendages will still be able to fly. Lastly, regardless of how wounded you may be, the use of restorative implements are forbidden."

"Good thing we didn't bring Senzu beans." Tsuki whispered.

"Yeah…" Danuja whispered.

"And that concludes our review of rules." The Grand Priest said. "Now, if all competitors from each of the eight universes could assume their starting positions."

The Grand Priest lifts his right arm up and throws it down as he announced; "Let the Tournament of Power… Begin!".

Every universe immediately ran towards each other and began fighting.

"Oh, man! Looks like all hell's breaking loose, huh?" I said before I ran away from my team to fight.

"Hey, wait, Tatsuya, come back!" Akihiko said. "What happened to teamwork, Tatsuya? Did you completely forget about our strategy?".

Hikaru, Gochi, Drake, and Luck went their separate ways to fight as the left the team behind.

"Huh?! Aw, come on now, you, too?" Akihiko said.

"If everyone else is having fun, I might as well partake." Snow said as he left the group and began fighting elsewhere.

"What the...? We had a plan." Akihiko mumbled.

"Don't worry about it, Akihiko. It's not like we didn't see this coming with so many egos." Tsuki said to him.

"Why did we even bother devising a strategy?" Kaio-Shin said.

"Oh, Good Grief. What a mess." The Old Kai said.

Dad chuckled a bit as Beerus said; "These Mortals will be the death of me. Literally."

We all continued to fight until we noticed the first fighter to fall out of the ring and was transported to the stands.

"So that's what happens when you fall outta of the ring." I heard Hansel say. "You get transported to the spectator seats."

We all began to enjoy ourselves as we fought against every fighter from every universe. While almost everyone was occupied with other fighters, I got myself surrounded by fighters from Universe 9.

"There sure are a lot of you here just to take on little old me, huh?" I said. "That's okay, it'll make it more interesting. Didn't think it was going to be this much fun."

With the fate of eight universes hanging in the balance, the Tournament of Power is at last underway. The Tournament of Power has only just begun. 47 Earth Minutes remain until time is up!

I immediately dashed towards Bergamo and we began to fight until Basil and Lavender began to team-up against me.

I began to have trouble fighting against the three mutts until Hikaru jumped in to help me as he said; "Tatsuya! What are you doing, wasting your time playing with puppies?".

"Hey, these ninth universe guys aren't the easiest to deal with." I said. "For starters, you can't sense their energy. And when they team-up on you, it gets a little challenging."

"Heh. Could your excuses be more lame?" Hikaru said. "If it's so hard, sit this one out. I'll tame these mutts."

"Yeah, no thanks. I'm good!" I replied.

I went after and began fighting Basil as Hikaru formed a barrier and began fighting against Lavender until Hopp jumped in the fight.

"Too bad I have to tear that pretty face of yours to shreds!" Hopp said.

"Go to hell!" Hikaru said as he fired off a Ki Blast barrage at her.

She dodged them and they began to exchange blows as she said; "Go on, say it! Say "Please, not my pretty face!"."

Hikaru released his Chi and knocked Hopp and two other fighters out of the ring. Hikaru transformed into a Super Saiyan and knocked out two more fighters. I transformed into a Super Saiyan and quickly knocked three fighters out of the ring.

I quickly knocked out a fighter from Universe 4, out of the ring. Basil, Lavender, and Bergamo are the last fighters in Universe 9 now. The three brothers powered up as Me and Hikaru transformed into our Super Saiyan God forms.

"Triangle… Danger… Beam!" They said in unison as they fired off a Tandem Energy Wave at us.

We easily overpowered their energy wave and knocked all three of them out of the ring with our God Final Kamehameha Wave.

"All warriors from the Ninth Universe have been thrown out of the ring. Their team has been defeated." The Grand Priest said. "By the rules laid forth- Universe 9 shall be obliterated at once!".

We all stopped fighting and witnessed with our very own eyes, the erase of Universe 9…

In the blink of an eye, the Ninth Universe is no more, and every combatant in the Tournament of Power has now seen for themselves what will happen if they fail…

This is no friendly competition, and the Omni-King does not bluff…

Every team that loses will have their universes destroyed.

The battle for survival is now everyone's top priority…

"H-Hey… Universe 7!!" We all heard Lord Beerus say. "You idiots… Better not lose this!! Fail, and I'll kill you all!!".

"Well… Either way, we're doomed if we lose…" I said with a smirk on my face.

End of Chapter 73.