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Boom!
Waves of powerful aura surged outward. Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, the figures had already begun their training journey.
Raditz, the members of Bardock's squad, and Gohan, Goten, and Trunks were all immersed in their respective training.
Yet, as they trained, they suddenly felt something stir. One by one, they stopped moving and shifted their gaze toward Jiang Chen and Son Goku.
"Kakarrot...?"
Raditz muttered under his breath. Then, he quickly refocused as a mighty aura flared around him.
"Again!"
With a sharp shout, he charged forward and clashed with Celipa and the others once more.
Boom! Rumble!
The battle ignited once again, their auras colliding in explosive waves. Unmatched power spread outward in the Time Chamber.
Celipa and the others no longer had time to watch. They were soon locked in combat with Raditz again.
Many of them had already transformed into Super Saiyan Forms by now.
"Dad!"
Gohan and Goten's eyes shone with anticipation as they looked toward Son Goku in the distance.
"Goku Ojisan!"
Even Trunks couldn't help but call out.
Boom!
A violent aura erupted in the surrounding area. Under the influence of Jiang Chen's time force, Goku's tail began to grow back rapidly.
With the return of his tail, Goku's aura increased significantly.
"My power... it actually increased?" Goku blinked in surprise, disbelief flashing across his face. He hadn't expected regrowing his tail to boost his strength.
Though only a small increase, it was extraordinary nonetheless.
After all, his base power had reached a bottleneck for a long time, refusing to grow.
Now, even a slight breakthrough meant that he had shattered that barrier.
"Aspara, does this mean I can transform into Super Saiyan Four now?"
Excitement coursed through him as he looked at Jiang Chen with anticipation.
"In theory, that should be possible. Strictly speaking, Super Saiyan Four Form should be called Ape-Form Super Saiyan. In that other world, your tail grew back and reacted to the Bruits Waves radiating from Earth. Because of that, you mutated into a Great Ape. Under the influence of your Saiyan power, the Great Ape underwent a further transformation, its brown fur turning golden, creating the Golden Great Ape."
"To achieve Super Saiyan Four, you must first transform into the Super Saiyan Great Ape form. But this form is nearly uncontrollable.
Usually, when a Saiyan mutates into a Great Ape, they can't control the immense power leaking out from their own bodies. They lose their reason and go on a rampage of indiscriminate destruction. Even Vegeta, the prince of the Saiyans, was no exception."
"Goku, think carefully. Do you have the resolve to control it?"
Jiang Chen nodded slightly and explained the truth about Super Saiyan Four in a low voice.
As Jiang Chen had explained earlier, Super Saiyan Four Form was not on the same evolutionary path as the traditional Super Saiyan forms. The difference was even greater than that between an ordinary Super Saiyan and a Super Saiyan God.
This difference could be seen in their appearances. Whether Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan God, both transformations were defined by changes in hair color. However, Super Saiyan Four transformed the entire body while retaining the natural black hair of a Saiyan.
Thus, the difficulty of reaching Super Saiyan Four was immense, far greater than attaining the state of Super Saiyan God.
"Aspara, I can do it!" Son Goku spoke with firm resolve in his voice, and there was not a shred of hesitation in his expression.
But right after, he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"And even if I can't, well, I've still got you, right, Aspara?"
Jiang Chen couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head at Goku's expression and words.
Son Goku, aside from being portrayed a bit dense in Dragon Ball Super, had always been sharp, whether in Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, or across other timelines. His cleverness was no joke.
And clearly, that was the case here, too.
"All right then. In that case, let's begin." Jiang Chen spoke without hesitation. An energy orb appeared in his right hand but unlike an ordinary Ki blast, it was a Saiyan-exclusive technique: the Artificial Moon.
"Get ready!" Jiang Chen warned as he hurled the orb high into the air.
"Don't look up yet!" He added sharply as the orb floated inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"Goku!" Jiang Chen finally called out.
This time, Goku did not hesitate. His eyes instantly turned toward the false moon. To minimize the risk of losing control, he flared his aura and transformed into Super Saiyan in a burst of golden light.
He didn't stop there; his aura surged even higher, and arcs of lightning danced across his body as he ascended to Super Saiyan Two.
But the instant he reached that level, his pupils suddenly contracted. His entire body began to swell rapidly.
ROAR!
A thunderous, beast-like bellow shook the chamber. Goku's pupils flashed scarlet, and his aura exploded outward in terrifying waves.
Before their eyes, a colossal, feral Great Ape materialized.
"Brown?"
Jiang Chen's brow arched as he saw this scene.
He had expected that transforming while in the Super Saiyan state would trigger the Golden Great Ape. But clearly, he had overestimated the connection.
The Golden Great Ape was linked to Super Saiyan power, but not directly. Previous transformations did not automatically result in that form.
ROAR!
The massive brown Great Ape pounded its chest and unleashed a titanic energy beam from its mouth.
Rumble!
Far in the distance, a cataclysmic explosion tore through the chamber.
"Everyone, fall back!" Jiang Chen commanded sharply.
At the same time, streams of temporal energy flowed from his hand, isolating a section of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Meanwhile, the others, who had been training, stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to the spectacle.
"Kakarrot has begun..."
Toma whispered softly with a hint of envy flashing across his face.
They all knew what Kakarrot was attempting, of course.
They had long grown accustomed to their captain's youngest son surpassing limits. Still, when they saw him take yet another step forward, their hearts felt complicated.
"Kakarrot!"
Raditz clenched his fists tightly, his unwillingness churning within him. The gap between him and Kakarrot seemed to widen further and further as the time went by.
"Again!"
With a sharp shout, Raditz once again charged at Bardock's squad.
"Looks like I'll have to step in."
Jiang Chen's voice was low as he moved in that instant.
A brown Great Ape could not reach Super Saiyan Four on its own. To advance further, Jiang Chen would need to draw out the Great Ape's power and guide it to transform again. Only then would the path open.
Jiang Chen's figure vanished.
Moments later, he reappeared before the massive Great Ape.
The instant he appeared, Goku's Great Ape form grew restless.
Its colossal hand swung down at Jiang Chen with earth-shattering force.
BOOM!
The massive palm descended.
But in that instant, a small hand rose to meet it.
The mismatch was obvious and almost laughable. Yet, the giant beast suddenly found itself utterly blocked and unable to move forward an inch.
ROAR!
The brown great ape bellowed again, its aura surging.
Its power spiked once more; its eyes were like blazing lanterns shooting twin beams of destructive energy straight toward Jiang Chen, intent on annihilating him.
Whoosh!
Phantom waves surged.
An unseen barrier instantly manifested in front of the beams.
BOOM!
The beams slammed into it. With a roar like a collapsing world, everything was obliterated in an instant.
"This kind of power isn't enough," Jiang Chen said as he chuckled lightly.
The next moment, the Great Ape's massive body was hurled into the air by an overwhelming force, lifted effortlessly.
It had no time to react.
Swish!
Jiang Chen appeared in midair, his leg whipping down like a divine lash from the heavens.
BOOM!
The great ape's colossal body smashed down at incredible speed, crashing into the ground with titanic force.
Rumble!
The explosion echoed, shaking the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to its very foundations.
ROAR!
The brown great ape howled in pain, its furious cry echoing through the chamber.
Its aura surged higher, burning brighter.
"Still not enough!"
Jiang Chen's voice cut through the chamber.
In the next instant, he moved again. Soon, the chamber became the stage for a one-sided onslaught. No matter how much power Goku's Great Ape form gained as it raged, it was useless.
The gap between them was vast and insurmountable.
With each passing moment, the Great Ape only grew more furious and unhinged.
In that frenzy...
A golden aura began to spread across its body.
First came the golden aura, spilling outward.
"A pseudo-Super Saiyan, is it?"
"But still... not good enough!"
Jiang Chen chuckled as his body flickered like lightning. Each strike landed heavier than the last, driving the beast into louder and louder roars.
ROAR!
Suddenly, another beastly cry tore through the chamber, and a wave of even more violent energy erupted outward.
BOOM! CRACK!
The sealed space around them groaned and splintered with sharp, crystalline cracks.
"Is it coming?"
Jiang Chen raised his brows, caught between surprise and delight.
Then, BOOM!
The sealed time-space shattered completely.
The Great Ape, once brown, had fully transformed into gold.
Its aura, more violent than ever, expanded in all directions, shaking the entire Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Yes, the entire chamber itself was trembling.
The Hyperbolic Time Chamber was unlike the outside world's space.
Normally, reaching the level of Super Saiyan Three was already enough to tear its fabric apart.
But now, Goku's Golden Great Ape radiated an aura that had clearly surpassed even Super Saiyan Three.
If not for the fact that his power wasn't fully focused, the entire chamber would have already collapsed.
"Impressive power indeed!"
"Could it be… the influence of Super Saiyan God?"
Sensing the majestic aura pouring from Goku's Golden Great Ape form, Jiang Chen's eyes widened slightly in surprise.
The sheer force of this transformation was no weaker than the Goku of the GT timeline when he first became a Golden Great Ape.
It was almost unbelievable.
It should be noted that in this timeline, Son Goku's base power in his normal state was far below even a fraction of his GT timeline counterpart. Yet his Golden Great Ape now rivaled that level, a true miracle.
Jiang Chen instinctively thought of Super Saiyan God.
Though Super Saiyan God was not a true spiritual deity, and did not fully wield the power of a true God, it was still infused with the essence of divinity.
The changes such power could bring, even Jiang Chen could not fully predict.
"Next, let's see if you can truly master this power."
He whispered softly, a mix of curiosity and anticipation in his tone.
In Dragon Ball GT, Goku had been able to regain his Super Saiyan Four form thanks to Pan.
But in this world, there was no Pan. Even if Pan existed, without the unique bond of grandparent and grandchild, the transformation would be extremely difficult.
Thinking this, Jiang Chen glanced toward the distance.
There stood Raditz, Gohan, and Goten.
One was Goku's older brother; the other two were his sons.
Perhaps these were the only ways for him to master Super Saiyan Four.
But before he could dwell on the thought…
"What is this?"
A murmured voice echoed, from the mouth of the Golden Great Ape.
Jiang Chen, deep in thought, froze. A trace of shock spread across his face.
The Golden Great Ape had spoken.
How was that possible?
In theory, once a Saiyan transformed into a Golden Great Ape, even members of the royal Saiyan lineage would struggle to control it, let alone a low-class warrior like Goku.
Yet this idea lasted only an instant. Jiang Chen's attention was quickly drawn to the scene below.
After completing the transformation, the Golden Great Ape did not go on a rampage.
It did not attempt to destroy the surrounding time-space.
Instead, a visible struggle appeared in its expression.
And that struggle only grew stronger.
"Could it be…?"
Jiang Chen's eyes widened in astonishment. Even he was genuinely surprised.
As if to confirm his thoughts, the enormous Golden Great Ape began to shrink rapidly.
In just a moment, a figure slowly emerged before everyone.
It was a massive Saiyan form, its black hair longer and wilder, draped across the shoulders; red fur covered its chest and hands, a manifestation of the Saiyan's primal, wild state. A powerful aura radiated outward, engulfing the area.
"Is this… Super Saiyan Four?"
"What incredible power!"
Goku whispered to himself, his heart thrumming violently.
Even having long known the terror of Super Saiyan Four, only now, reaching this stage, did he truly feel its magnitude.
It was a level entirely distinct from Super Saiyan God.
(Super Saiyan God is a leap in realm, which makes the transformation easier than Super Saiyan Four.)
(End of Chapter)
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