Chapter 460: Reverse Operation
From the moment he saw the other party appear, Uchiha Dali knew this wouldn't end so easily.
So by now, he was already fully prepared for battle.
After saying "good" several times, Zalama stopped wasting words. He raised his hand and grabbed at Uchiha Dali through the air.
In an instant, an astonishing force pressed down on him, as if an invisible giant hand had seized his body in midair.
Uchiha Dali didn't resist or struggle. Instead, he immediately activated the Transcendent Devouring and Refining Technique.
This was energy delivered right to his door—no reason not to take it.
Previously, this move couldn't absorb Beerus's destructive energy, nor could it affect the Grand Priest's guards.
But that didn't mean Uchiha Dali's own energy was inferior to the God of Destruction Beerus.
The real gap between them lay in divinity.
And divinity was the standard that determined the strength between high-level gods of the same tier.
Now, Uchiha Dali's divinity had already reached its limit.
Naturally, the power of his techniques had risen along with it.
As the Transcendent Devouring and Refining Technique activated, Uchiha Dali instantly sensed something spreading from the opposite side, pouring into his body.
The feeling wasn't particularly strong, but there was no doubt—this was the Dragon God Zalama's energy, now being absorbed into him.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Uchiha Dali's mouth.
Meanwhile, Dragon God Zalama immediately sensed something was wrong. His expression changed drastically as he pulled his power back at once.
"Boom!"
His violent withdrawal collided fiercely with Uchiha Dali's devouring force, creating a loud shockwave in the void.
Fortunately, his power was overwhelmingly strong, allowing him to forcibly break free from the constraints of Uchiha Dali's devouring technique.
Dragon God Zalama stared at Uchiha Dali in shock and uncertainty. "You… you're trying to absorb my energy?"
He had never expected his opponent to be capable of absorbing energy.
Anyone who could absorb energy was never to be underestimated in this universe.
This was a lesson Dragon God Zalama had learned from billions of years of experience.
Uchiha Dali simply looked at him with a half-smile, refusing to answer.
"Looking for death!"
Seeing that smile made Zalama narrow his eyes.
His anger once again overwhelmed his rationality.
He decided he had to teach this young god a proper lesson—teach him fear.
"I can absorb energy too!"
Thinking this, Zalama attacked again without hesitation.
A terrifying suction force erupted from his palm and surged straight toward Uchiha Dali.
Uchiha Dali's expression changed at once.
He could feel the threat within Zalama's strike.
His intuition warned him that this was no ordinary attack—if he didn't evade, he would be in serious trouble.
Swoosh—
Uchiha Dali vanished instantly.
But he underestimated Zalama.
The attack chased him relentlessly, changing direction with him. No matter how he moved or how fast he was, the enemy's power followed closely without letting up.
"As expected of the Dragon God—you're very strong."
Uchiha Dali decided to fight back.
He couldn't keep dodging forever.
So he stopped and counterattacked, unleashing the Transcendent Devouring and Refining Technique once more.
Now it was a question of who would overpower whom.
His unleashed force did lessen the threat of Zalama's attack.
The two opposing forces collided directly in the void.
Two opposite currents of suction pushed and pulled against each other. For the moment, neither could overpower the other.
For every bit of energy Uchiha Dali absorbed from Zalama, an equal amount was pulled from him in return.
At this rate, they would remain evenly matched.
At least, in theory.
But one thing couldn't be ignored—Uchiha Dali's divinity now surpassed Zalama's.
In a clash that seemed evenly matched on the surface, divinity was what truly decided victory.
As the struggle deepened, Zalama gradually began to feel pressure.
He sensed that the speed at which his energy was being drained was accelerating.
At first, the feeling was faint—easy to miss.
But as the lost energy accumulated and the rate increased, Zalama finally realized something was wrong.
His expression changed again. Filled with shock and fury, he raised his head to glare at Uchiha Dali.
"So that's how it is!"
"You helped him raise his divinity to the limit?"
Zalama immediately understood.
He turned to stare at the Ancestor Dragon.
The Ancestor Dragon didn't attempt to hide anything and simply nodded.
Seeing this, Zalama gritted his teeth and snorted coldly. "In that case, I'll deal with you first—you traitor!"
The moment he finished speaking, he raised his left hand and attacked the Ancestor Dragon, releasing a terrifying suction force aimed straight at him.
It was clear he intended to absorb the Ancestor Dragon.
But at the critical moment, Uchiha Dali attacked again, releasing another wave of devouring power.
The two forces collided and canceled each other out.
Zalama's attack couldn't harm the Ancestor Dragon at all.
"Your opponent is me. Did you forget?"
Uchiha Dali sneered.
Blocked, Zalama grew enraged and turned his full focus back to Uchiha Dali, responding to the threat he posed.
His body suddenly erupted with dazzling light.
The golden glow was identical to that of the Ancestor Dragon—yet tinged with a more divine aura.
"Boy, since you want my energy so badly, then I'll give it to you!"
"But I'm afraid you won't survive it!"
As Zalama spoke, the energy inside him surged wildly, like a torrential flood breaking through all barriers, pouring toward Uchiha Dali without restraint.
"There's even a benefit like this?"
Uchiha Dali's face lit up.
He understood that the other side intended to end the tug-of-war by reversing the flow and overwhelming him with a colossal amount of energy—enough to burst him.
Under normal circumstances, very few could withstand such an attack from Zalama.
Forcing the energy in would certainly cause the recipient to explode.
There was precedent for this.
But Zalama underestimated Uchiha Dali, just as Uchiha Dali had underestimated him.
He didn't know that Uchiha Dali's Transcendent Devouring and Refining Technique had no limit on how much energy it could absorb and transform.
Once run through this technique, no matter the form, the energy would always be converted into power perfectly suited for Uchiha Dali's use.
This was exactly why he used this move so boldly.
So Zalama's attempt to overwhelm him with a reverse surge of energy was destined to fail.
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