Five pure-hearted Saiyans—Goku, Gohan, Tarble, Goten, and Trunks—surrounded Raditz. Following his instructions, they began channeling their energy, erupting with tremendous power.
Goku and Tarble transformed into Super Saiyan 2, while Gohan activated his Mystic state. Even Goten and Trunks caused a sensation by bursting into golden flames! The two children grinned mischievously, clearly determined to shock everyone present.
The moment those golden auras ignited, most faces changed dramatically.
"What?! Those two brats..." Nappa gasped, looking stupidly toward Vegeta.
"What's the big deal? Trunks is my son," Vegeta replied.
A slight smile tugged at his lips, though he was secretly startled. He'd been so focused on training that he'd never noticed his son had already become a Super Saiyan! Goku had obviously known for some time, nodding approvingly with obvious pride.
The real shock came to Nappa Zucara and Pepara! How old were Goten and Trunks? The adults had endured rigorous training to break through their limits—were children now achieving Super Saiyan transformations so easily? Remembering their own struggles, the others felt deeply embarrassed.
When had Super Saiyans become so common...
In truth, the transformation wasn't cheap—these children had simply inherited Super Saiyan genes and developed abundant S-cells during peaceful times. Given Goten and Trunks's extraordinary talents plus guidance from powerful fathers and uncles since birth, their transformations weren't surprising.
Amid everyone's amazement, Raditz's aura continued building as their energies gathered around him. His power surged skyward like a golden sword piercing the heavens.
"We just gather our ki and transfer it?" Gohan asked, exerting maximum effort to raise his power. The temple's turbulence immediately intensified.
Since Gohan was already in Mystic state, even slight movements of his tremendous energy could shake the Earth itself.
Both temple guardians gripped pillars, their faces changing dramatically. Please don't demolish the temple! But judging by current conditions, avoiding destruction would be difficult.
"Stop!" Piccolo's thunderous roar approached rapidly!
He landed like lightning in his white cape, flying through the turbulent air currents. Piccolo shouted directly at Raditz and the others: "You bastards! Do you want to destroy this place?!" He raised his arms to shield his eyes from the intense golden radiance.
"Relax, Piccolo!" Raditz waved one hand dismissively, then addressed the group: "You don't need to raise your ki so dramatically. Super Saiyan God transformation isn't about blindly channeling energy into my body—it's about injecting the righteousness and strength from your hearts into mine! This is a ceremony of faith!"
Everyone gradually lowered their auras and contemplated Raditz's words.
Simply gathering ki only enhanced surface-level power—that wasn't true godhood. Only energy injected from the depths of their hearts could elevate someone to the divine realm.
"Let's try again," Raditz nodded to them.
The five participants seemed to understand now. After their initial failure, they'd gained valuable experience, and their breathing became much calmer. In this tranquility, their minds connected with each other as pure-hearted energy surged toward Raditz.
This is the feeling!
The sensation reminded Raditz of achieving godhood on Planet Salada. His consciousness was cleansed by mystical energy as his thoughts ascended from one plane to another, his breathing becoming clearer and smoother.
Power filled Raditz's body as his aura transformed completely. Immediately afterward, colorful clouds appeared in the sky, shrouded in auspicious light. Unimaginable ethereal brilliance shot directly down at Raditz through the heavens.
The five participants stopped their energy transfer, watching as Raditz floated in mid-air. No detectable aura emanated from his body! Yet it was obvious that Raditz seemed to burn like the sun's surface, his flames graceful and elegant, radiating pure holiness!
Thin crimson energy flickered like gently dancing flames, mixed with prismatic light. Simultaneously, Raditz's hair and pupils turned red while his frame appeared more refined.
"Is this a god... I can't sense his ki!" Nappa stood dumbfounded.
"Indeed—do gods not possess detectable aura?" Vegeta's expression shifted slightly as involuntary sweat beaded on his forehead.
He'd never imagined that achieving godhood would make someone's energy completely undetectable. In that case, the skill of judging opponents' strength and location through ki sensing would be useless. This wasn't merely a transformation—it was dimensional transcendence!
Everyone gazed at Raditz's divine state with stars shining in their eyes.
"This is Super Saiyan God. Not bad, right?"
"Let me test your strength!"
Vegeta shouted, unable to contain himself as he charged forward. Instantly transforming into Super Saiyan 2, he threw a full-power punch at Raditz's face.
Without sensing ki, the only way to gauge power was direct combat! Vegeta thought this way, and so did Goku.
"Perfect timing," Raditz smiled slightly, showing no fear of Vegeta's attack. He blocked it with just a casual deflection.
BOOM!
Vegeta felt endless power striking his fist—soft yet terrifying. That seemingly effortless block contained tremendous force! At that moment, the impatient Goku also rushed in, powering up even further by entering Super Saiyan 3 at full strength.
This made Piccolo repeatedly curse these people for being insane.
The excited Saiyans didn't care. Fortunately, both Raditz and Goku could control their power expertly, containing explosions within very small spaces to avoid destroying the temple or even Earth itself.
Super Saiyan 3 Goku's form vanished before Raditz, then Raditz also disappeared into thin air. Their speed was so tremendous that even Super Saiyan 2 fighters could barely follow, and the ki-less Raditz often moved so fast that even Gohan couldn't track him!
Goku engaged him for several consecutive rounds, every attack meeting perfect defense. All strikes were blocked by a single finger, as if Raditz were simply playing casually.
Soon Goku could no longer see Raditz's figure—the red-haired god's flames and brilliance had vanished without trace.
"Right here," Raditz suddenly appeared behind Goku, delivering a knife-hand strike to his neck. "This is Super Saiyan God's power."
Raditz didn't use excessive force—he simply knocked Goku to the temple floor where he landed spread-eagle.
"Too... too terrifying!"
"Is this Super Saiyan God... Handling Super Saiyan 3 so easily is incredible..." Piccolo's worldview shattered as he stood frozen in place.
All the Saiyans wore identical expressions of shock. Goku had been using Super Saiyan 3! In everyone's minds, Super Saiyan 3 represented tremendous power, yet it proved completely vulnerable before the red-haired god. Was this the crushing superiority of dimensional transcendence?
The divine realm was truly fearsome.