Chapter 264: Power Meets the Storm: A Reversal of Situation
In the dreamlike and marvelous Dragon Ball universe, opportunities and challenges are like twin shadows, inseparable, coexisting in this vast world. Above the boundless sky, the stars are like bright gems, delicately inlaid in the vast sky, emitting mysterious and charming brilliance; the nebulae of various shapes are like dreamy oceans, wantonly surging with gorgeous waves of light and color. Look, some nebulae are like giant flowers blooming leisurely, with petals interwoven with light spreading out layer by layer, emitting mysterious and soft glow, as if telling the ancient secret language in the depths of the universe; some are like the endless rushing of the galaxy, with brilliant light flowing in the boundless universe, as if telling those ancient and mysterious legends. However, beneath this breathtakingly beautiful appearance, the cruel reality is like a turbulent undercurrent lurking in the depths of darkness, constantly threatening the peace and tranquility of the universe. It is like a sword of Damocles hanging high, shrouding the entire universe in a shadow of anxiety.
The arena of the Tournament of Power was now covered by a blood-colored veil, and the blood-red sunset was pouring down, giving the whole world a tragic and cruel tone. The thick smoke was like a heavy haze, weighing heavily on the ring. The air was filled with a pungent smell, and every breath was filled with tension and depression, as if it could tightly grip a person's heart. The ground around the ring was covered with spider-web-like cracks due to the baptism of fierce fighting, as if the earth was also trembling and wailing in pain under the ravages of this powerful force. And the battle was in full swing in such a solemn atmosphere.
Ikaros was facing Gohan's sudden and powerful attack, but it was too late to dodge. Just as he was panicking, Despo rushed towards Gohan like a purple lightning that cut through the sky, trying to save Ikaros. Gohan was keenly aware of Despo's movement and quickly dodged. However, Despo's speed was too fast. Although Gohan narrowly avoided the fatal blow, his shoulder was still grazed, and a burning pain came instantly, as if a hot blade had cut through his skin.
At the same time, Frieza instantly transformed into the Golden Frieza form. In an instant, his whole body shone with golden light, like a golden star that suddenly exploded, and his power was also increased to the extreme. He knew in his heart that Despo was extremely fast and difficult to deal with. If he was not restrained as soon as possible, the situation would be extremely unfavorable to them. So, Frieza's hands danced quickly like a phantom, muttering something in his mouth, and displayed his unique skill "Golden Cage". I saw golden energy rays whistling out from Frieza's hands like a smart dragon, quickly interweaving into a huge, dazzling golden cage, covering Despo like a dragnet.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Tispo secretly thought that it was not good and immediately tried to speed up and escape. However, the energy of the "golden cage" seemed to have life, with strong tracking ability, and instantly trapped him in it. Tispo struggled frantically in the cage like a trapped beast, desperately trying to break through the golden bondage. He hit the cage hard again and again, but each time he was bounced back by the strong rebound force, and he had many scratches on his body, and blood oozed out, staining his clothes red.
While Frieza successfully restrained Despo, Gohan made a prompt decision and decided to concentrate on dealing with Ikaros. Ikaros also quickly adjusted his state and transformed into the powerful "Titan Power" form in the blink of an eye. In this form, his muscles bulged high and were as hard as steel. Every inch of his skin exuded a terrifying and powerful aura. His entire body expanded several times, like a towering giant peak, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression. He roared, and the sound was like rolling thunder, reverberating in the arena, shaking everyone's eardrums. Then, he rushed towards Gohan, and every step he took made the arena tremble violently, as if the earth was shaking under his feet.
Gohan did not dare to be careless, and instantly activated the mysterious Gohan form. In an instant, a mysterious and powerful aura erupted from his body like a raging volcano, and the powerful force even distorted the surrounding air, causing ripples. Facing Ikaros's overwhelming force, Gohan used the exquisite earth martial arts - Wing Chun. His figure was agile and elegant, and he shuttled between Ikaros's violent attacks like a ghost. His palms were like agile butterflies, flipping quickly, and accurately hitting Ikaros's vital parts with inch force. Although Ikaros was as powerful as a prehistoric beast, Gohan's Wing Chun cleverly removed a lot of his strength. For a while, Ikaros could not hurt Gohan at all, and could only watch Gohan shuttled easily within his attack range.
However, Ikaros was not discouraged. With his own powerful strength, he forcibly broke through Gohan's Wing Chun defense and punched Gohan. This punch contained a thousand pounds of force, and the fist wind was whistling, as if it was going to tear the air around it. Gohan was unable to dodge and was hit hard in the abdomen by this punch. The whole person flew backwards like a cannonball. But Gohan quickly adjusted his body shape in the air, and with his tenacious will and superb control ability, he stabilized his body steadily. He knew that facing such a powerful opponent, he would be doomed if he relaxed a little, so he had to go all out.
After Gohan stabilized his body, he immediately performed a two-way spring kick. His legs kicked out as fast as lightning, and each kick made a sharp sound, like two sharp blades, attacking Ikaros's head, chest and other vital parts. Ikaros quickly raised his arms to resist, but Gohan's spring kick was very powerful, and each kick made his arms numb, as if a strong electric current was passing through his arms and throughout his body.
Ikaros was forced to retreat repeatedly by Gohan's kick, and a surge of anger surged in his heart. He roared, like an angry lion, and launched another attack, his fists smashing towards Gohan like a storm, and the momentum seemed to smash Gohan into dust. Seeing this, Gohan immediately changed his boxing style and used the Chen family iron wire fist. His arms were as hard and flexible as iron wire, and he collided violently with Ikaros's fists with incomparable strength. Every collision made a dull and shocking sound, as if beating a war drum, and the power of the two people violently stirred in the air, forming a series of energy ripples visible to the naked eye.
In the fierce battle, Gohan keenly spotted a flaw in Ikaros, and like a cheetah finding the weakness of its prey, he used Baguazhang. His body turned naturally like flowing water, and he circled behind Ikaros with extremely clever movements, and then suddenly hit Ikaros with all his strength, hitting Ikaros' back hard. Ikaros stumbled forward a few steps and almost fell to the ground. He barely managed to stabilize his body.
But Ikaros quickly stabilized his body, a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and rushed towards Gohan like a hungry wolf again. Gohan did not retreat at all. He integrated the martial arts of the Earth and used the fierce knee and elbow strikes from Muay Thai. He hit Ikaros's abdomen with an extremely fast knee strike, and at the same time, he used his elbows like sharp arrows to attack Ikaros's face. Ikaros was a little confused by this series of attacks like a storm, and he was injured in many places. He screamed in pain, and his original arrogant arrogance was instantly suppressed.
While Gohan and Ikaros were fighting fiercely, Despo finally found the weak point of the "golden cage" with his keen insight. He concentrated all his strength and hit hard, successfully breaking free. He ignored his injuries, with the flame of revenge burning in his eyes, and rushed towards Gohan again, wanting to join forces with Ikaros to attack Gohan again and save the defeat.
How could Frieza let him succeed? He immediately chased after him and attacked Despo again. Frieza fired countless golden rays from his hands like machine guns, like dense rain of arrows, with a breath of destruction, whistling towards Despo. Despo relied on his super-fast movement to shuttle through the rays with difficulty, like a warrior looking for a chance to survive in the hail of bullets, while trying his best to find an opportunity to get close to Gohan.
At this time, Gohan was fighting Ikaros. Although Ikaros was beaten all over by Gohan's exquisite earth martial arts, he still struggled with his tenacious will and tried to find a chance to fight back. Gohan knew that he had to deal with Ikaros as soon as possible, otherwise once Tispo joined the battle, the situation would become even more difficult, like being stuck in a quagmire and difficult to get out.
Gohan took a deep breath, exerted the power of the Mystical Gohan Form to the extreme, and once again performed a set of exquisite combos that combined multiple Earth martial arts. He first used the inch power of Wing Chun to throw a few punches, like a smart bee, quickly and accurately disrupting Ikaros's defensive rhythm. Then he quickly followed up with a two-way spring kick, and kicked Ikaros in the chest like a heavy hammer. Ikaros was kicked backwards and staggered. Gohan took the opportunity to bully him and used the fierce power of the Chen family iron wire fist to hit Ikaros' abdomen hard. This punch seemed to shatter Ikaros's internal organs. Ikaros bent over in pain, and Gohan then performed Baguazhang, cleverly using Ikaros's power to throw him out like a sandbag.
Ikaros' body flew towards the edge of the ring like a kite with its string cut off, and hit the edge of the ring heavily, making a dull thud. Before he could react, Gohan quickly rushed up like a ghost and launched a flying shoulder electric elbow strike. His shoulder hit Ikaros' body like a cannonball, and at the same time, his elbow hit Ikaros' head like a sharp blade. This series of attacks made Ikaros dizzy. While he was dizzy, Gohan kicked out quickly and hit Ikaros' body. Ikaros was like a stone that was hit and was directly blasted out of the ring. He fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
When Despo saw Ikaros defeated, he was very anxious and desperately wanted to rush to Gohan to avenge Ikaros. But how could Frieza let him do so? He used the "Golden Cage" again. This time, Frieza strengthened the energy intensity of the "Golden Cage", and the golden light was more dazzling. No matter how frantically Despo struggled in the cage, he could not break free from the iron wall.
Gohan and Frieza looked at Despo trapped in the cage, knowing that they had finally won this arduous battle. Thunderous cheers suddenly rang out in the arena, and the people of Universe 7 cheered for the wonderful performance of Gohan and Frieza, and the cheers seemed to overturn the entire arena. Gohan and Frieza looked at each other with a gratified smile on their faces. They knew that this victory was hard-won and was the result of their joint efforts with their tenacious will, perfect coordination, and exquisite martial arts skills.