Clearly, they were both Saiyans. Logically speaking, he should have been stronger.
Even if Raditz had increased his strength through Blood Ki Eruption, he should not have been able to suppress him so thoroughly.
Although Turles was a Saiyan, he had already abandoned the Saiyan spirit.
His power was merely obtained through external objects and shortcuts. Raditz was different. He had walked forward steadily, one step at a time.
Day after day, year after year of training, wandering on the edge of life and death, pursuing powerful strength.
Although the power of Blood Ki Eruption was a temporary increase, through Raditz's continuous improvement, he had already been able to remove all of Blood Ki Eruption's side effects.
The current him, as long as his body was strong enough, could become as strong as he wanted!!
"What's wrong?! Weren't you pretty arrogant just now?! As fellow Saiyans, there is an essential difference between you and me. This kind of power obtained through external objects is not reliable!!!" Raditz grew braver the more he fought, his potential being developed in battle as his strength continuously climbed.
A warm current swept through his entire body. Raditz maintained the Blood Ki Eruption state, and his fists and kicks became increasingly sharp and ferocious, while his speed also continued to increase wildly.
Turles was still resisting with all his strength, but he was already at the end of his rope, forced into a desperate situation by the powerful Raditz as if being toyed with like a monkey.
Their battlefield constantly shifted, their speed becoming faster and faster. The naked eye could no longer clearly see the trajectory of their movements.
Blood-blue divine light and dark-black evil light rapidly shuttled across the arena. Before anyone realized it, this contest had already lasted about a minute.
Turles was already covered in wounds. His Evil Super Saiyan Third Stage form flickered in and out, showing signs of collapse.
His bones were almost broken by Raditz.
"No!! The ending shouldn't be like this!!! Even if I can't compare to that Saiyan called Lin Chuan, I absolutely won't lose to you!!!" Turles refused to accept the current situation. His intense emotional fluctuations forced his power to rise another level.
Evil Ki sublimated, and his power climbed another level, directly reaching the pinnacle of the tenth dimension. Yet he just could not reach the higher eleventh dimension.
So what if he erupted? He was still being pressed down and beaten by Raditz. It merely added a little more humiliation.
Turles did not understand why he could not break through.
"Are you wondering why you can't reach the same realm as me?" As Raditz's words fell, his charged heavy punch struck Turles's abdomen.
The terrifying force shattered the battle suit over Turles's abdomen and heavily injured his internal organs, making Turles spit blood and kneel on one knee, unable to fight anymore.
This was not over yet. Raditz followed with a full-power rising fist, sending Turles a hundred meters into the air. His right hand gathered power, and Ultimate Destruction Ray shot from his palm, striking Turles's body head-on.
With an explosive sound of 'Boom~~~!!!!' thick flames and heavy firelight bloomed in midair.
"A Saiyan who relies on external objects to increase his power. A disgrace to the Saiyans." Raditz gazed up at the explosion in the sky and said with a trace of disgust.
The instant he had just finished speaking, Turles's battered body fell from the sky and landed on the edge of the arena.
At this moment, Turles no longer had the strength to fight. Evil Super Saiyan Third Stage had completely vanished.
He had lost... completely lost... The power of Evil Super Saiyan Third Stage was completely inferior to Raditz's and had been crushed in every aspect.
Raditz silently arrived directly before him and pointed one hand at his face.
At the final moment before elimination, Turles seemed to have figured something out.
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph... I lost... I think I know the reason you're strong... The essence of Saiyans is battle... not evil... I see..." Turles said in sudden realization.
"Understanding now isn't too late." Raditz accumulated Ki in his palm and looked at Turles as he spoke.
"Looks like I'll have to start over from my identity as a lower-class warrior..." Turles said with slight displeasure.
Hearing this, Raditz smiled calmly. The Ki in his hand erupted, and a Kiai Cannon struck Turles's chest squarely.
Turles, who suffered the heavy blow, fell off the arena, plunging into the abyss of the World of Void before being teleported back to Universe 5's spectator area.
After dealing with Turles, Raditz released the Blood Ki Eruption state and let out a long breath. Then he suddenly sensed something and erupted with extreme speed, leaving the edge of the arena.
At that exact instant, countless sharp purple sword Ki attacks tore through the air, cutting the area where Raditz had just been to pieces.
Fortunately, Raditz had reacted in time. Otherwise, if he had really been hit by that thing, it definitely would not have felt good.
It might even have shattered the arena, leaving him unable to support himself and causing him to fall.
"Another guy from Universe 5?" Raditz stood on a massive rock, turning his gaze toward the location where the attack had come from.
The one who had attacked him was none other than Universe 5's Janembu.
"Hehehehehehe~~!!!" Janembu was very interested in Raditz. That laughter was so sinister and ear-piercing.
Aside from Janembu, Super 17 also officially appeared.
"To be able to eliminate Turles, your ability is not bad. Next, let me play with you." Super 17's cold mechanical eyes locked onto Raditz.
After absorbing energy during the battle just now, the current Super 17 was no longer what he used to be.
He had already grown to the tenth dimension, and had even reached the extreme of the tenth dimension.
He was only one final step away from breaking through to the eleventh dimension.
Super 17's plan was to use the battle with Raditz to complete this final breakthrough and allow himself to reach an unprecedented level.
Raditz also scrutinized these two guys.
[That long-haired guy looks a lot like 17, and this monster giving off evil aura is just like that Majin Buu back then.] Raditz secretly thought to himself.
His brain worked rapidly, and he quickly guessed something.
These two guys might very well be Majin Buu and 17 from other spacetimes.
Only because of certain reasons, they had become the forms he saw now.
The development direction of other spacetime worlds was somewhat strange. However, this suited him just fine!
...
Universe 5's spectator area.
God of Destruction Arak looked at the eliminated Turles, and a trace of killing intent flashed deep within his eyes.
But very quickly, he hid it again.
He was only a pawn. Once eliminated, he was no longer of any use.
After this Tournament of Power ended, he would make Turles disappear completely.
Not only Turles, but also those two guys from other spacetime worlds.
It would be best if they made some contributions.
"Heal him. Although he was the first one eliminated, he still did his part." God of Destruction Arak said pretentiously.
"As you command, Lord Arak." Angel Cukatail at the side waved the Angel Staff in his hand. Angel Power swept over Turles's body, and in only a moment, Turles recovered to his peak state.
Because he had eaten Fruit of the Tree of Might as food for years, Turles had long since lost the Saiyan physique of gaining a large strength increase after recovering from serious injuries. This was actually also because his potential had been exhausted.
If he wanted to make another huge breakthrough, he would have to accumulate it little by little over time, then usher in another great eruption.
Turles, whose injuries had healed, did not thank him. Instead, he began calculating his next plan.
After the Tournament of Power ended, how should he escape?
Would that guy Fu really come to relieve them according to their previous agreement?
...
Universe 7's spectator area.
"That guy Raditz has also reached this step?" Feeling Raditz's power, Vegeta frowned slightly.
Although the power Raditz erupted with was still far inferior to his, there was no doubt that it was in the same dimension as him.
Moreover, that Blood Ki Eruption state without any side effects was quite troublesome.
As long as Raditz's base battle power improved through the baptism of this Tournament of Power, perhaps he really could reach the same height as him.
"Big Brother really isn't fair. He can already perfectly use Blood Ki Eruption, yet I didn't know anything about it." Goku exclaimed in surprise.
For a long time, he had trained together with Raditz, yet he also did not know what Raditz's trump card truly was.
But now, it seemed to be Blood Ki Eruption.
This move, similar to Kaioken, had been developed to such a level. As long as the power increase was sufficient, rivaling Ultra Instinct would not be a problem.
"Blood Ki Eruption... It is indeed a decent move." Beerus commented.
"But Raditz's current situation doesn't seem too good. Those two people from other spacetime worlds might be even harder to deal with than that Saiyan called Turles." Whis said meaningfully from the side.
As an Angel, he could naturally see the powerful aspects of Super 17 and Janembu.
If Turles was only the appetizer, then these two guys were the true super bosses.
Aside from them, who knew whether Universe 5's God of Destruction Arak had any hidden methods?
For example... a candidate God of Destruction.
...
The scene shifted back to the arena.
The battles in each area were frequent, which also indicated that this Tournament of Power had reached its white-hot stage.
At this moment, in Gohan's battle area.
Za Priccio, Narirama, and Nigrissi cooperated in battle, attacking Gohan from multiple directions.
Previously, they could still barely gain a slight upper hand. But as the battle continued and Gohan figured out their fighting methods, the situation reversed in a short time.
"You're finished!!" Gohan shouted loudly. Potential Unleashed went into full force, and Divine Power was also mobilized. In an instant, both his speed and power underwent a qualitative change.
'Bang! Boom! Bang!...'
In the blink of an eye, Za Priccio, Narirama, and Nigrissi were knocked off the arena one after another by Gohan and eliminated.
The strength of Potential Unleashed was not something these three guys could casually touch.
Only, just after dealing with Universe 3's trio, warriors from another universe took the initiative to come knocking.
Universe 6's Saiyans: Caulifla, Kale, and Cabba.
Namekians: Pirina and Saonel.
Seeing this, Gohan and Piccolo became interested.
They were actually also very curious about how strong Universe 6's Saiyans and Namekians were.
"Fighting that level of trash must have been really boring, right? Why don't you come fight me, Saiyan of Universe 7?" Caulifla rubbed her fists, fighting spirit burning in her eyes. She could not wait to have a great battle with Gohan.
"Sure. But let me say this first. Even if you're Uncle Lin Chuan's disciple, I won't hold back." Gohan smiled. His eyes sized Caulifla up and down, and with only a few glances, he discovered that her strength seemed far stronger than he had imagined.
"I don't need you to hold back. Just go all out! Also, don't get beaten miserably by me later!" The battle-spirited Caulifla did not hide anything and directly brought out her true ability.
Along with a surge of azure Divine Power, Caulifla's form transformed.
In the blink of an eye, she entered the full-power Super Saiyan Blue state.
"Super Saiyan Blue?!" Gohan exclaimed.
He had not expected Caulifla, who did not look that old, to actually master such a high-level transformation as Super Saiyan Blue.
"Surprised, right? I've already perfectly mastered the blue transformation. Don't hide anything either. Transform. Let me see your Super Saiyan!" Caulifla said.
Clearly, she believed Gohan was only fighting in his base state. Little did she know that the current Gohan was already in a transformed state.
Potential Unleashed was a transformation enough to compare to Super Saiyan Blue!
Hearing this, the corners of Gohan's mouth rose slightly, and he smiled confidently. "To deal with you, I don't need to transform. This form is enough."
These words made Caulifla unhappy.
"Arrogant guy. Since you won't transform, then I'll force you to transform!!!" Caulifla did not waste more words. Divine Power erupted, and her hands rapidly waved, shooting out multiple energy bullets that attacked Gohan.
Gohan had his own way of dealing with this kind of energy bullet attack. With his unique combat skill, he returned these energy bullets to Caulifla completely intact.
"What?!" Seeing this scene, Caulifla was suddenly shocked.
This was the first time she had encountered such a situation, but she quickly thought of a way to respond. She opened a protective barrier and deflected all the energy bullets around her, detonating them.
"Sis, are you okay?" Kale at the side asked with slight worry.
Although she believed in Caulifla's power, her intuition told her that Gohan was not simple.
"Although he's a little troublesome, he's not impossible to deal with. Just watch from the side, Kale!" After Caulifla replied to Kale with high fighting spirit, she took the initiative to attack Gohan.
Since energy attacks did not work, then she would use close combat to defeat Gohan.
"Come on." Gohan sensed Caulifla's fighting spirit and also became interested.
Just how strong was the disciple Uncle Lin Chuan had trained? He would test it himself.
With an explosive sound of 'Boom!!' azure Divine Power light bloomed.
The fierce battle between Gohan and Caulifla erupted from here.