Breaking Through: The Power Level Required for Super Saiyan 4; Son Goku, Who Couldn't Count

He'd noticed when Tarble demonstrated the Super Saiyan 4 form.

There was no reason not to befriend someone with such incredible talent and strength.

Besides, he was an excellent member of the Dragon Clan, and highly sensitive to evil energy.

He was certain Tarble was no evil person.

Just then, Vegeta urged them on. "All right, stop dawdling. Let's hurry into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!"

With that, he turned and headed for the stairs.

"Wait for me, Vegeta!"

Son Goku called after Vegeta and followed him.

At that moment, all he could think about was how to transform into a Super Saiyan 4. He had no time to talk to Dende.

Watching the two of them act as if they were in their own home, Tarble shook his head to himself.

"Dende, Mr. Popo, we'll head inside first."

"But when we come out, we might have to use force."

"In that case, sorry for the trouble—we'll need you to repair it!"

Dende immediately nodded. "That's no problem."

"Mr. Tarble, you should go on in."

Tarble waved to the two of them, then flashed after the others.

Soon,

all four of them had successfully entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

As soon as the door closed, Son Goku eagerly asked,

"Tarble, come on, tell me! How do I transform into a Super Saiyan 4?"

Honestly, Tarble was a little fed up with Son Goku's restless nature. He also knew that if he didn't answer, Son Goku would keep pestering him, and he wouldn't be able to train in peace.

So,

Tarble secretly activated the Insight Eye to check Son Goku's power.

The next second,

Son Goku's basic information appeared before him.

"Target: Son Goku

Race: Saiyan

Power Level: 300 billion"

300 billion?

A little lower than he'd expected!

But Son Goku had said earlier that he'd spent a lot of time trying to overcome Super Saiyan 3's shortcomings or surpass the form.

So having only this much power made sense.

But with just this level of power, he couldn't transform into a Super Saiyan 4!

With a thought, Tarble deactivated the Insight Eye, then said, "With your current strength, you haven't met the requirements to transform into a Super Saiyan."

"No way! I feel really strong!" Son Goku said, struggling to accept it. "I may not be as strong as you, but out of the four of us, I should be in second place, right?"

"Besides, I feel like I'm quite a bit stronger than Vegeta and Rix. How could I still not meet the requirements?"

"By the way, Tarble, have you tested this before?"

"Just how strong do I need to get to have a chance of succeeding?"

In less than twenty seconds, he'd rattled off a whole string of questions.

As expected!

When it came to training, this guy really was sharp!

Tarble sighed inwardly. Then, without wasting any time, he took out a Scouter and instructed him, "Release your full power in your base form. Let's see what your power level is now!"

"Huh? A Scouter?" Seeing it brought back distant memories for Son Goku. Scouters didn't seem capable of measuring power levels that high.

"But shouldn't a Scouter be unable to measure our power levels now?"

"Back on Planet Namek, that guy... What was his name again..."

"Right, that guy called Ginyu used a Scouter to measure my power level back then, too."

"But then the Scouter exploded..."

Watching Son Goku chatter on like a machine gun, Vegeta immediately lost patience. He glared at him and snapped, "Kakarot!"

"If he tells you to do something, just do it! Why do you have to run your mouth so much?"

"If you won't do it, then get out!"

"I never said I wouldn't!" Son Goku said, looking at Vegeta with a wounded expression.

Then he quickly got into position and said to Tarble, "I'm ready, Tarble. Go ahead and measure it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than—

Boom!

At that moment, he stopped suppressing his energy and released it freely.

The Scouter immediately began beeping rapidly.

Beep, beep, beep...

Seeing that Son Goku was about to power up, Tarble reminded him in time, "Don't force it out. Just release it naturally!"

Son Goku nodded and did as he was told.

Three seconds later, the Scouter stopped beeping.

Tarble reported the result honestly. "300 billion!"

"Son Goku, your base power level is around 300 billion."

300 billion?

That bastard Kakarot was actually so much stronger than me!

Damn it!

Vegeta was furious, his face full of resentment.

Meanwhile, Son Goku himself was astonished to hear he had a power level of 300 billion.

"300 billion?"

"Doesn't that mean my base-form strength is higher than yours, Tarble?"

At that,

Tarble and Rix were both speechless.

Vegeta glanced at Son Goku as if he were an idiot. "Are you stupid, Kakarot?"

Suddenly insulted, Son Goku didn't understand why. He asked earnestly, "Did I get something wrong?"

"From what Tarble just said, his base power level is only one trillion, while mine is 300 billion."

"Isn't 3,000 bigger than 1?"

"What did I say that was wrong?"

Hearing this, Vegeta couldn't even be bothered to insult him. He clenched his teeth, fought the urge to hit him, and turned away.

"Hmph!"

He was afraid that if he talked too much to an idiot like that, he might become just as stupid.

At that moment,

Tarble and Rix were also left speechless by Son Goku's incredible claim.

What the hell, 3,000 is bigger than 1!

So you just quietly dropped the units at the end?

Seriously!

He couldn't even do such simple math.

He really was illiterate!

Still, Tarble gave him a simple explanation. "Son Goku, one trillion is 700 billion more than 300 billion."

"In other words, one trillion is equal to 1,000 billion."

"Tell me, is 1,000 bigger than 300?"

Only then did Son Goku finally understand. "Oh—so that's how it works!"

"Then I was wrong!"

"Sorry! I can't remember numbers once they get past a million, hehe~"

At the end, he scratched his head sheepishly.

The next moment, his attention suddenly returned to the matter at hand.

"So in that case, I'm still short... 700 billion! Right, I need another 700 billion in power before I can try transforming into a Super Saiyan 4?"

"Wow, I'm still that far away. I haven't even reached halfway."

Despite saying that, there wasn't a trace of fear or discouragement on his face.

He was only excited, his fighting spirit soaring.

"Hey, Tarble, when did you first try to transform into a Super Saiyan 4?"

"How many tries did it take before you succeeded?"

As soon as he heard those two questions, Vegeta perked up, turned back around, and looked at Tarble curiously.

He was eager to know how many attempts it had taken Tarble to break through from Super Saiyan 3 to Super Saiyan 4.

Surely it hadn't been just one try, like when he transformed into a Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2?

That would be way too absurd!