A 50x increase of his base power level. Right now, Goku's power level has already surpassed ten million, reaching as high as 12.5 million.
The whole transformation process was executed in one smooth motion, which made it clear just how well Goku had mastered Super Saiyan 1.
He could now transform into a Super Saiyan at will, and before long, he would be able to reach even higher levels of the Super Saiyan state.
"Now this is finally getting interesting." Raditz smiled slightly, adopting a fighting stance.
After all, this was the power of a Super Saiyan.
"Take this!" Goku shouted, once again charging straight at Raditz.
Seeing Goku take the initiative to attack, Raditz decisively unleashed one-fifth of his own power to meet him head-on.
Boom!!!! The moment the two brothers collided, the entire world seemed to shake.
The battle erupted, their movements as fast as lightning, darting through the sky and weaving around one another in mid-air.
The two brothers fought with great enjoyment. Goku was fully immersed in the fight, throwing everything he had at Raditz, determined to make his big brother experience his power.
He tried his utmost to show what he could do, in order to prove himself.
As Raditz countered Goku's attacks, he also, in his own way, intentionally pointed out Goku's weaknesses.
As a fighting race, Saiyans grew the fastest through combat. Rather than wasting his breath explaining things, it was better to let Goku comprehend them for himself through battle.
Bang! Bam! Bang! Bam!... The fight grew ever more intense. Raditz and Goku had already exchanged dozens of blows.
With every clash of limbs, sparks of electricity shot through the sky, the muffled sound of air explosions erupting, causing ripples in the very fabric of space.
Raditz perfectly controlled his power to match Goku's level, mirroring Goku's moves so precisely that it was as if Goku was fighting a version of himself in a mirror world. Every attack, every defense, every move was eerily synchronized.
After exchanging several more rounds with Raditz, Goku finally understood his brother's intentions.
He didn't let Raditz down. He grew and improved during the fight.
Raditz also sensed Goku's progress. In his eyes, Goku's unnecessary movements were gradually disappearing, and his punches were becoming ever sharper.
"Watch out, Kakarot!" Raditz warned, and in the next instant, he suddenly unleashed his power, throwing a mighty punch.
Goku instinctively raised his arms in a defensive stance, crossing them in front of his chest.
Bam!!!!!!! There was a dull, thunderous sound.
Raditz's fist was unimaginably powerful. Just that one strike sent Goku flying hundreds of meters away.
"Yikes! That hurts! Brother's punches are just as ridiculously strong as ever," Goku hissed. Noticing the white smoke rising from his arms, he couldn't help but marvel.
And most of all, his big brother hadn't even transformed yet.
"This is only just getting started, Kakarot." As Raditz spoke, he used high-speed movement to dash straight at Goku.
"I'm not going down that easily!" With fighting spirit blazing, Goku met Raditz head-on, unafraid.
Boom!!!! The instant they collided, a deafening roar erupted.
The fierce battle resumed, the two taking turns attacking and defending, chasing and evading in a constant flow.
Meanwhile, in the deep crater below the battlefield, Nappa's condition had improved quite a bit. He shakily climbed out of the crater and made his way to the surface.
Clutching his aching chest with one hand, he regulated his breathing, looking up at the sky, where the lightning-fast battle was barely visible to the naked eye.
A bitter hatred for his own weakness and an intense unwillingness surged up inside him.
If it was just this level, he could do it too. If only he could become a Super Saiyan!
"If… if I could master the Super Saiyan transformation too! Then I wouldn't be in this situation. I… I!!!" Nappa shouted at his own powerlessness.
His anger toward himself had faintly loosened the shackles of Super Saiyan within him.
Nappa's intense longing to transform into a Super Saiyan, combined with his fury at his own weakness, brought him right to the brink of his own bottleneck.
Perhaps even Nappa himself didn't realize that his white aura was gradually being replaced by a golden one.
The rage that had built up inside him was like a volcano about to erupt. Driven by this fury, the massive number of S-cells within his body gathered at the center of his spine.
Crackle! Crackle!
Nappa's aura grew stronger and stronger, and the pressure was so great that the ground beneath his feet split apart. Huge boulders were ripped from the ground, levitating in midair only to shatter a moment later.
Up in the sky, as Goku and Raditz fought, both of them sensed Nappa's rapidly surging energy. The brothers stopped their battle at once, both turning their gaze toward Nappa.
At this moment, Nappa was right at the edge of transformation. That golden aura was the sign that he was about to become a Super Saiyan.
"This aura… Could it be that Uncle Nappa is finally about to take that step?!" Goku exclaimed, his heart filling with anticipation.
Even in his base form, Nappa's power level was much stronger than Goku. If he transformed into a Super Saiyan, his power would only become greater.
"Nappa, you've finally reached that stage! Take that last step, let me see your Super Saiyan!" Raditz was filled with excitement and anticipation for Nappa's imminent breakthrough.
As the oldest Saiyan among them, Nappa's potential was not like that of the younger generation. It had pretty much been fully developed.
At first, Raditz had thought Nappa would likely never reach Super Saiyan in his lifetime.
But now, his view of Nappa had changed. Instead, he was even more eager to see what this old friend would look like after mastering Super Saiyan.
"How could I stop here? What's a mere Super Saiyan anyway? Watch how I master it! RAAAAAAAH!!!" Having found the feeling, Nappa let out a howl that was even more bestial and hysterical than before.
As his roar echoed, all the S-cells in his body converged at the center of his spine and exploded in one go.
BOOM!!! A thunderous sound resounded.
A vast golden aura erupted from Nappa's body. In that instant, the sky for hundreds of miles around changed color.
The earth shook, the winds howled, and clouds surged.
Golden aura raged in every direction, and at the heart of the storm, Nappa's aura soared, his power level instantly breaking through ten million.
This meant that Nappa had finally taken that crucial step. He had mastered the Super Saiyan transformation he had long dreamed of.
Because he had no hair, Nappa's Super Saiyan transformation wasn't very obvious, but his eyebrows turned golden, as did his mustache, and his irises changed to emerald green.
This marked his successful mastery of the Super Saiyan form.
At the very same time, when Nappa broke through to Super Saiyan, his aura enveloped the entire Earth.
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Chapter 188 Nappa Finally Becomes a Super Saiyan (Part 1)
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