Normal Saigo VS Super Saiyan Bardock

Before the words had even faded.

Bardock suddenly snapped his eyes open.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

"Hah!"

Accompanied by a cathartic, guttural roar.

The next moment, his hair and eyebrows abruptly turned yellow, his hair standing straight up save for his bangs. His pupils shifted to a pale green, his physique grew more robust, and his entire body was enveloped in a golden aura, surging from the ground up with a continuous, crackling sound.

Crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle~

Clap, clap, clap!

King Saigao applauded while offering his congratulations: "Bardock, congratulations on successfully transforming into a Super Saiyan! You must remember this feeling—the rage, the excitement, the urge to destroy! With more practice, you will be able to transform into a Super Saiyan at will!"

Transformed into a Super Saiyan, Bardock wore a cold, ruthless expression, which, coupled with the jagged scar on his face, made him look truly formidable.

Feeling his cells surging with vitality, Bardock could clearly sense them generating an endless stream of immense energy, pouring out from his body in a constant flow.

"This power... it is extraordinary!" Bardock clenched his fists in disbelief, a flash of astonishment crossing his stern face. "I feel as though the current me could easily defeat one hundred of my former self!"

King Saigao explained: "Captain Bardock, have you forgotten? Once we Saiyans transform into Super Saiyans, our combat power increases fifty-fold! That is to say, in your Super Saiyan form, you possess a combat power of over two hundred million! Not just one hundred of your former self—even a thousand would be no match for you now!"

"King Saigao, would you be willing to guide this subordinate in mastering the Super Saiyan form?"

Watching Bardock flex his muscles, King Saigao felt his own competitive spirit stir; perhaps it was the Saiyan's innate battle-hungry genes at work.

"Very well!"

"Let us head outside!"

"It is best we go into the sky, lest we destroy Planet Saiyan!"

"This subordinate is deeply grateful for your instruction! Please, lead the way!"

Following this, King Saigao and the Super Saiyan Bardock flew out of the Royal Palace one after the other, heading straight for the sky.

Their flight speed was so great that the guards stationed outside the palace did not even notice them pass!

Directly above the Royal Palace.

In the stratosphere.

The base-form King Saigao and the Super Saiyan Bardock stood facing each other from a distance.

"Are you not planning to transform into the Super Saiyan form?" Bardock asked in surprise, seeing that King Saigao had not transformed.

"Begin! Do not hold back; let us see if you can force Me to become a Super Saiyan." King Saigao beckoned with a smile.

Whoosh!

In his Super Saiyan state, a surge of anger flared in Bardock's heart at being underestimated.

Clenching his fists, he didn't say a word as he lunged toward King Saigao.

Swish—

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at King Saigao's left side, unleashing a full-force strike aimed squarely at King Saigao's left cheek.

Bang!

King Saigao blocked the attack steadily—or more accurately, he didn't move at all, taking the powerful punch directly to the face.

Bardock, who had been feeling smug upon landing the hit, his lips curling into a smirk, was stunned to find that King Saigao hadn't budged an inch, showing not a single trace of injury!

"What?"

Bardock gasped, his smirk vanishing instantly, his eyes nearly popping out of his head as he shifted away from King Saigao.

"Your aim is sufficient!" King Saigao turned his head, a smile of approval on his face.

Changing his tone, he added, "However, your force is lacking!"

He curled his fingers, taunting, "Come! Again, put your back into it!"

In this moment, King Saigao seemed possessed by a malevolent spirit.

The provocation was palpable!

"Aaaah!"

"King Saigao, you look down on me too much!"

"Take this!"

Having just achieved the Super Saiyan transformation, Bardock could hardly endure such taunts, and he roared as he attacked once more.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

For a time, thunderous sounds of impact echoed repeatedly through the sky, and the previously cloudy heavens cleared within seconds.

Meanwhile, many people on Planet Saiyan soared into the sky, eager to watch the battle between King Saigao and Bardock up close.

Through sensing their ki, they knew that the two figures fighting in the high altitude were indeed King Saigao and Bardock.

What they couldn't fathom was why Bardock's ki had suddenly surged to such an incredible degree.

Therefore, they all wanted to get closer to investigate.

When they saw the forms of the two combatants clearly, they were completely stunned, unable to believe their own eyes.

They saw that the one who had transformed into a Super Saiyan was actually Bardock, not King Saigao!

What was even more outrageous was that King Saigao was able to trade blows with the Super Saiyan-transformed Bardock while remaining in his base form, and was even faintly holding the upper hand.

"Heavens! How did Captain Bardock turn into the appearance of a Super Saiyan? Could it be that he has truly become a Super Saiyan?"

"Unbelievable! I remember that during yesterday's combat power test, Captain Bardock only had a battle power of 460,000. How did he suddenly become a Super Saiyan today?"

"Have you all forgotten? A super-strong energy suddenly erupted earlier. Now that I think about it, that aura was very similar to Captain Bardock's! It might have been him!"

"Now that you mention it, I remember. I thought it was King Saigao testing a new move! I didn't expect it to be Captain Bardock!"

"Tch! Who told you guys to be so weak? Your aura sensing skills aren't up to par. I knew it was Captain Bardock from the very beginning, I just don't know how he managed to transform into the Super Saiyan state!"

"Huh? Are you looking down on us?

Oh, are you trying to sabotage the unity of our race?

I'm going to report you for undermining ethnic unity!

Hmph!"

"No, no, no!

Big brother, I don't even remember what I just said.

Uh, this brother, this big brother!

Just treat me like a fart and let me go! I beg you! I don't want to recite the <Nine Honors and Nine Disgraces of the New Era Saiyans> and the <Five Internal and External Prohibitions Code of the New Era Saiyans> anymore, I'm sick of reciting them!

Big brother! Please let me off~"

"Fine! Since you sincerely admit your mistake, I'll let you off this time! We Saiyans must be united and friendly!"

"Right, right! We should be united and friendly! Brother! You are my own brother! Thank you, big brother, for your mercy!"

"Alright, stop arguing, you two. Watch the battle carefully. This is a rare opportunity for observation; how much you learn depends entirely on yourselves!

Hey, that uppercut from King Saigao was beautiful!

Hiss!

That looked painful just watching it!"

The Saiyan warriors, both those flying and those on the ground, were stunned by the intense battle high above that exceeded their imaginations.

Is this the power possessed by a Super Saiyan?

Is this the power of King Saigao?

To be able to suppress a Super Saiyan-form Bardock while in his base state!

It is truly too formidable!

If King Saigao were to transform into a Super Saiyan, wouldn't he be unimaginably powerful?!

They didn't even dare to think about it further.

Standing frozen in the air, Vegeta III suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at Tarble beside him, and asked:

"Tarble, you know why Captain Bardock suddenly turned into a Super Saiyan, don't you?"

"Can you tell me?"

The once arrogant King Vegeta, at this moment, used a pleading tone toward his youngest son.

Vegeta III knew that there had been some estrangement between them since he decided to send Tarble to the Wild Planet, and for this, he felt deeply guilty, so he had always wanted to repair the relationship between them.