Time passed, and another five hours went by.
Old Supreme Kai was finally done unlocking Talot's potential.
As if guided by some mysterious feeling, Talot happened to open his eyes and met the gaze of the Old Supreme Kai.
"Whew~! It's finally over." The Old Supreme Kai let out a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead, his breathing slightly heavy. His previously spirited old face looked somewhat pale from this Unlock Potential session.
Looking at Talot, his gaze underwent a subtle change, different from how he had regarded Talot before.
You could say that over the past few hours, he had come to deeply understand just how terrifying Talot truly was.
To put it plainly, Talot was indeed someone capable of achieving the Golden Great Ape. His potential was unfathomably deep.
He had poured all his effort into unlocking Talot's potential. Although the process went smoothly, each time he pushed the Unlock Potential to a certain point, an even greater reservoir of potential would surge forth from Talot's body.
According to his estimation, if he had continued unlocking further, Talot's power could have increased even more, but he refrained from going too far.
First, to leave a reserve. Second, because doing too much could lead to unintended consequences.
To exhaust the known potential, only to have an even greater potential erupt from within, if pushed too far, who knew what might happen?
As a seasoned Supreme Kai, he deeply understood one truth: an excessive pursuit of extreme could instead lead to total ruin.
"It's finally over?" Ignoring the Old Supreme Kai's slightly meaningful gaze, Talot didn't immediately stand up. Instead, he focused on the changes in his body.
Unlike Son Gohan in the original work, who felt nothing at all, Talot, possibly due to having trained in the mental refinement technique gifted by the Old Supreme Kai, could clearly sense the energy inside his body doubling.
This overwhelming power made Talot sink into intoxication.
If this energy were converted into a power level value, his base form's power level now likely exceeded 20 million.
If he were to transform into Super Saiyan Stage 4, how strong would that be?
"Although the Unlock Potential has ended, there's still a stronger power buried within your body that hasn't been unearthed. You'll have to train and unearth it yourself in the future, I can only help you so much." The Old Supreme Kai said after a moment of contemplation.
Hearing this, Talot gave a slight nod of thanks, then stood up, intending to release some of his power.
Seeing him act right away, Old Supreme Kai was shocked, who hurriedly stopped him in alarm.
Thankfully, he intervened just in time. Talot hadn't yet unleashed his power. It was only thanks to the Old Supreme Kai's warning that Talot realized he nearly unleashed his powers just like Son Gohan in the original work, which could have affected the Old Supreme Kai.
After Old Supreme Kai retreated to East Supreme Kai and Kibito's side in the far away distance, Talot finally had no more concerns.
He activated the Super Saiyan energy pool within his body.
His S-Cells erupted in full force, concentrating toward his back. A golden aura surrounded his entire body, on the verge of exploding.
'RUMBLE~~!!!!' A golden aura shot up from the ground with Talot at the center, like a volcanic eruption, endlessly surging.
The aura storm swept in all directions, stirring fierce gales.
With Talot at the center, the earth within a radius of over ten kilometers trembled violently.
Feeling the overwhelming pressure rushing toward him, Old Supreme Kai in the distance remained unfazed. He knew this was only the beginning.
But East Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito were far less calm.
Feeling the crushing pressure bearing down on them, the master and attendant exchanged a glance, then simultaneously wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.
This was only the beginning, and it was already at such a level, what would it be like if he went all out?
Just a few seconds later, the aura storm unleashed by Talot dissipated.
Golden hair stood upright, shooting toward the sky, and a dense golden aura wrapped around his entire body. Standing firmly on the ground like an invincible war god, waves of residual force rippled outward from the energy eruption around him.
Super Saiyan 1 Full Power!
The scale of the aura compared to before Unlock Potential was on an entirely different level. Not only was it far more vast, but its quality and density were also far beyond what it had been.
"So this is the power I have after unlocking my potential and transforming into Super Saiyan 1 Full Power… A rough estimate, I've probably surpassed 1.5 billion!" Talot spoke while withdrawing his aura, lowering his head to look at his own hands.
At this moment, he didn't have any tools to measure power level, and at his current strength, even the virtual glasses could no longer detect it.
Unless it was Bulma's supercomputer.
And this was only Super Saiyan 1 Full Power. If he went one step further and transformed into Super Saiyan 2…!
The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and Talot narrowed his eyes. A deeper energy pool within him was activated. Blue-white lightning exploded around his body as he made a single, forceful push to complete the transformation into Super Saiyan 2.
His power rose once again, by a factor of a hundred. Talot was certain that his strength now exceeded 2 billion, and that was just the stable stage of Super Saiyan 2. If he exploded with full power, he would be even stronger!
If he reached Super Saiyan 2 Full Power…
That had only ever been a theoretical possibility before, he had never tested it in practice.
"My Super Saiyan 2 seems to have improved even further after the power boost from Unlock Potential!" This genuine breakthrough feeling came from the massive increase in base strength.
He faintly sensed the even higher level beyond Super Saiyan 2.
"Rrraahhh!!" With a muffled shout, Talot clenched his teeth and pushed forward once more with all his might.
His aura surged upward, lightning exploded around his body, and the entire Sacred World of the Kai trembled in response.
Streaks of radiance shot outward from him, seemingly originating from Talot's own body and influencing the entire world.
It was the higher-level Super Saiyan 2, where the base form's power increase of at least a hundredfold is further multiplied by tens of times.
His power level shot straight from 2 billion to well beyond 3 billion.
[I never thought the Old Supreme Kai's Unlock Potential could reach this level. If Raditz and Salari also underwent this process, they might instantly reach Full Power Super Saiyan 1.] Talot was ecstatic in his heart.
Now, he also had a new training goal.
His current Super Saiyan 2 had reached its peak, but Talot could still sense an even higher ultimate realm above it.
Only by cultivating Super Saiyan 2 to the extreme could he touch the threshold of Super Saiyan 3.
Although he had already reached the level of the Golden Great Ape, making Super Saiyan 3 optional, since he had embarked on this path of training, there could be no gaps.
He might not need to use it, but he must be capable of it.
In the distance, Old Supreme Kai stroked his chin with his right hand and gave Talot several scrutinizing glances before nodding in satisfaction.
[After Unlock Potential, his transformation doesn't leak any aura. This kid's mastery over his power has reached a profound level. No wonder he was able to achieve that transformation.]
Originally, he had thought Talot might lose control or be unable to handle his power after Unlock Potential, but now it seemed he had worried too much.
However, while Talot's current outburst was powerful, it still hadn't reached the level he had anticipated.
After all, the Golden Great Ape transformation hadn't appeared yet!
The real show was only just beginning.
Beside him, East Supreme Kai and Kibito remained wide-eyed and slack-jawed, completely stunned.
The previous Super Saiyan 4 had already been shocking enough, but this true eruption, which shook the heavens and earth, delivered an even more visceral impact.
Especially considering, this was the Sacred World of the Kai!
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