Fine after being encased in magma

"WHAT?!" shouted Cell…but the wave of lava kicked up by the Kamehameha engulfed him. A split second later, the water rushed in, turning the magma to stone in an instant. Only Cell's head and shoulders remained above the hardened rock.

"RAAHHHH!" screamed the monster as he shook himself free, splinters of igneous stone flying in every direction. In an instant, he caught up to Vegeta and grabbed him by the throat, punching him in the face and torso repeatedly. The prince's head snapped back under the impact. Cell's fist smashed into him again and again. The monster spun, kicking him into the ground with a thunderous impact.

Vegeta slowly tried to pick himself up, brown ash now staining his gloves. "Is that…" he cringed, fighting constant pain trying to get all the words out, "your best…shot?" Vegeta was growling with extreme effort just to talk. He was covered in blood and bruises, his armor nearly melted off his torso from the heat. Black ash from the many explosions, not to mention the smoke, had dirtied his entire body. Even his face was dark with fury and filth.

Screaming with rage, Cell plowed into him, slamming him with a flurry of murderous blows. Vegeta's body was tossed around like a rag doll as fists and knees and elbows smashed into him over and over. With a final elbow strike to the solar plexus, Vegeta was sent flying across the island, slamming into the ground and rolling over and over. The golden light around him faded, then flickered out as he reverted to his normal Saiyan form. It was over.

- Bringer of Death Chapter 45