Dragon Ball: The Strongest Myth
Chapter 8

Giant Ape Transformation (Seeking Collection! Seeking Recommendation!)

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The night was deep, the dark sky revealing a faint, ethereal light, as calm as the depths of the ocean without a single ripple.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it had been over a year since Chaya and Selyne arrived on Planet Selma. Just a short while ago, the Cyclops with the highest combat power on the planet had perished under their combined efforts.

The mission assigned by Planet Vegeta was nearly complete.

However, Chaya had no intention of returning to Planet Vegeta immediately, as he considered the impact of returning now to be far too great.

For many years, Planet Vegeta had never seen a Mid-Class Warrior like Chaya. To be so sharp and prominent at such a young age would inevitably draw the attention of King Vegeta and the Frieza force behind him, a situation Chaya was unwilling to face.

With his current strength, he was unable to contend with the forces of King Vegeta and the others.

People fear fame just as pigs fear fattening; to avoid attracting the notice of King Vegeta and Frieza, Chaya still needed to keep a low profile for a few more years, waiting until the destruction of Planet Vegeta to leave.

"Brother Chaya, I need to go to the bathroom..."

Selyne rubbed her eyes, speaking in a daze.

Chaya turned over and led her out of the cave. The night was hazy, and the dense mountain forest was filled with the rustling sounds of insects chirping. In the distance, a full moon had risen, hanging high in the sky like a bright lantern.

"What a beautiful moon!" Selyne exclaimed, gazing at the full moon on the horizon. No sooner had she finished speaking than her entire expression went blank.

"Selyne?"

Sensing something was wrong, Chaya softly called the girl's name, but she did not respond, still staring blankly into the distance.

What was happening? A flicker of doubt crossed Chaya's mind, but an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Could it be—

Chaya's heart gave a violent jolt. He turned his head with a stiff expression, only to see a bright, full moon hanging in the night sky. The glass-like moonlight shone between the leaves, mixed with the rising mist, making the night appear exceptionally hazy.

"No! Why is there a full moon here?"

Chaya gasped, his expression changing drastically.

Planet Selma was located in a binary star system, and the night lasted only a short three hours. Although there was a moon, Chaya and Selyne had never seen it full in over a year.

Today, of all days, it was the night of the full moon!

Chaya's expression became extremely anxious. He did not know if he could maintain his sanity after transforming into a Giant Ape, but based on the original manga he had read in his past life, only Elite Warriors and a small number of Mid-Class Warriors could retain their reason while transformed.

"Thump! Thump!"

His heartbeat accelerated violently, and his blood seemed to boil in an instant. Chaya's eyes were bloodshot, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

He turned to look at Selyne and saw that brown fur was already growing on her body.

"No, I cannot lose my mind at a time like this!"

Chaya gritted his teeth, desperately suppressing himself, but the primal nature of the Saiyan was too strong; he could no longer hold it back.

"Hiss!"

At the critical moment, Chaya decisively grabbed his tail. A blue arc of light flashed, and a section of his brown tail fell to the ground.

He had chosen to sever his own tail.

"Good thing I was fast; I almost lost my mind. The Saiyan tail really is the biggest variable." He panted heavily, feeling the intense pain from his backside, but at least he had avoided transforming into a Giant Ape.

He could not imagine what terrible things would happen if both he and Selyne turned into mindless Giant Apes.

The Giant Ape transformation of a Saiyan could bring nearly a tenfold increase in power, but it also harbored a huge hidden danger. Except for some Mid-Class Warriors and the Saiyan royalty, ordinary Low-Class and Mid-Class Warriors would lose their sanity after transforming, becoming killing machines that knew only violence and destruction.

The mad nature of the Saiyan was fully revealed.

"Roar—"

Boom, rumble!!

A massive mushroom cloud rose in the distance. The orange cloud distorted the light, and the sound of the huge explosion brought him back to his senses. He saw a giant ape over twenty meters tall roaring wildly, grabbing a large tree and swinging it around indiscriminately.

It spat a ball of energy from its mouth, and with a boom, another mushroom cloud slowly rose.

"It really did lose its sanity!" Chaya sighed as he looked at the scene before him.

A brightness rose on the horizon, as if a burning sun had slammed into the ground. The earth shook violently, and the shockwave from the explosion followed. The forest trees were bent, and rocks were shattered into gravel.

For a moment, the tragic scene was like the arrival of the apocalypse; in the blurred vision, one could no longer distinguish the sky from the earth!

The storm blew in his face, and Chaya pressed his hands against his forehead, his black hair whipped about.

Chaya made a rough assessment and discovered that Selyne's combat power had soared more than tenfold. He used his scouter to detect her, and a shocking number soon appeared on the lens.

"9370 combat power!" Chaya was greatly alarmed, whispering to himself.

Selyne had such high combat power after transforming into a Giant Ape; this was no longer something he could resist.

Over the past year, under Chaya's supervision, both of their strengths had progressed by leaps and bounds, both breaking through the 900 mark. But now, facing Selyne's 9370 combat power in her Giant Ape form, Chaya could only offer a bitter smile.

With a tenfold gap, facing a terrifying creature with nearly 10,000 combat power, he felt completely helpless.

"Hmm?"

The Giant Ape saw him, and a beam of energy blasted from its mouth.

"Damn it, I've been spotted." Chaya's face darkened, and he moved his body rapidly. The scorching heat seared his face, and he dodged the attack by a hair's breadth.

"Boom!" The energy beam struck a mountain peak directly, causing a massive explosion and sending a mushroom cloud rising into the distance.

The small canyon rumbled as gravel tumbled to the ground.

Seeing Chaya dodge the attack, the Giant Ape flew into a thunderous rage. It jumped in place, brandishing the tree in its hands, before charging at Chaya once more.

"Wow, Selyne, I really wasted all that affection on you," Chaya cursed. He knew the level of destruction a battle in the canyon would cause, potentially damaging the aircraft hidden in the cave, so he began to maneuver around the Giant Ape, attempting to lure it toward the forest outside.

Boom, rumble!!

Massive explosions echoed incessantly behind him, and the scorching Ki currents baked the atmosphere, setting the entire forest ablaze.

Exerting every ounce of his strength, Chaya finally led the Giant Ape into a vast, primeval forest.

"Thud!!" A flicker of fury crossed the Giant Ape's brutal eyes. It stomped down with all its might, burying one foot deep into the earth. The violent force caused the underground bedrock to shatter; the ground buckled as if struck by a weight of hundreds of tons dropped from ten thousand meters, creating a massive crater with wide, jagged fissures spreading across the perimeter.

The pile of chaotic rocks exploded, with the smaller fragments pulverized into dust. A massive crater formed at the center, and Chaya, caught off guard, was struck in the chest by a flying stone.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood sprayed from his lips. A searing, fiery pain spread across his upper body, and his movements grew sluggish.

Seeing his prey severely wounded, the Giant Ape waved its arms and let out a deafening roar. The howling gale instantly dispersed the clouds, sending shockwaves rippling outward in every direction.

With a sharp crack, the Giant Ape swung its arm. Its brutal claws lunged forward with unstoppable momentum, reaching Chaya in the blink of an eye and sending him flying.

"Cough!" Chaya slammed into an exposed rock face, instantly carving a deep crater into it. Though he was gravely injured, his gaze remained locked onto the Giant Ape, his mind racing to find an opportunity for a counterattack.

"Haha, thinking you can defeat me so easily—that won't be so simple."

Chaya laughed wildly, coughing up another mouthful of blood. His only option now was to find a way to sever Selyne's Tail, but getting close to her was no easy task.

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