"This is what being a Super Saiyan feels like? It takes a lot out of me, but I should be able to adjust soon..."
He Lingxuan immediately closed his eyes. Thanks to his technique for mastering 100% of his body's power and ki, the ki leaking from his body began to slowly draw back inside after only a brief moment.
When he opened his eyes again, He Lingxuan wasn't giving off a powerful aura, but he could feel that the raging energy had become remarkably calm.
"Not bad at all! Is this Super Saiyan Full Power? This transformation must take more energy than any of the others, except Super Saiyan 4, right?"
That was right. Thanks to his technique's ability to give him 100% control over his ki, He Lingxuan had mastered the Full Power Form shortly after first turning Super Saiyan!
In this form, his strength and speed were well balanced, and he used very little energy. His ki didn't leak out or become too violent.
And by instinct, He Lingxuan sensed that before long, he might be able to stack Kaioken on top of his Super Saiyan form.
Then he might finally be able to protect himself.
That was what He Lingxuan thought as he looked toward Son Gohan, flying over from a distance. He knew the commotion from his transformation had woken Gohan from his Meditation training.
Son Gohan flew over and stared at He Lingxuan's dramatically changed hairstyle and color, unable to hold back a gasp.
"Big Brother Ling Xuan, is that you? Why do you look like this? Your ki suddenly became so violent, and then it grew so much stronger. In the face of that immense power, I felt like I couldn't do anything at all."
Gohan's question made He Lingxuan laugh heartily.
"Gohan, this is a transformation that we Saiyans can use. It's called Super Saiyan!"
Hearing that, Son Gohan looked fascinated. He stared at He Lingxuan, hoping he would explain more.
Seeing Gohan's eager expression, He Lingxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry. If you train hard, you'll reach this level too. With my guidance, it won't take that long."
"To give you a goal to work toward, I'll explain how powerful a Super Saiyan is. Once you successfully transform, your overall strength increases by a full fifty times!"
"That'll let you defeat many enemies you can't beat at your current level."
As Son Gohan grew more and more excited the longer He Lingxuan talked about Super Saiyans, He Lingxuan tapped him on the head and advised him, "Don't think that Super Saiyans are invincible. It's still just a transformation. If you want to become truly strong, what matters is your fighting power in your normal state. Besides, the transformation uses a lot of ki, especially before you master the Full Power Form."
Seeing that Son Gohan still seemed only half to understand, He Lingxuan continued explaining.
"If you're strong enough in your normal state to defeat every enemy, then turning Super Saiyan will let you defeat them even if there are a lot of them."
"What I'm trying to say is that becoming a Super Saiyan is important, of course, but what matters most is having an unwavering Martial Dao heart. That's what will let you go further."
"So don't aim too high or worry about what lies far ahead. The most important thing for you right now is to focus on what's in front of you. Once your strength reaches a certain level, I'll teach you this transformation too—but first, you'll have to meet the goal I set for you."
At the end, He Lingxuan added a heartfelt reminder about staying focused on training and holding firm to one's Martial Dao heart.
After all, if Son Gohan kept training, he would surely become stronger than most people. With He Lingxuan's help, reaching the level of an Angel someday wasn't out of the question!
But there was no point thinking so far ahead. He still had to train hard!
He couldn't get carried away. After all, becoming a Super Saiyan only gave him 150 million in fighting power. Add the tenfold boost from the Humanoid Great Ape Form, and that was still only 1.5 billion.
If he also stacked Kaioken on top of it, his power might eventually exceed 10 billion.
But even then, he would at best be strong enough to beat Cell, the ultimate big boss of the Android Saga. He was still nowhere near the hundreds of billions or even trillions of fighting power seen in the Majin Buu Saga.
And that was without even considering the enemies who came after, or the Gods of Destruction and Angels. So many challenges still awaited him. He couldn't afford to stagnate!
After giving himself a pep talk, He Lingxuan took Son Gohan and began another round of training.
Time seemed to fly by after that. In the blink of an eye, six months had passed.
He Lingxuan's normal fighting power had reached a full 10 billion. He had set his Gravity Bracelet to 500 times gravity, and with the Hyperbolic Time Chamber's tenfold gravity, he was now enduring the equivalent of 5,000 times normal gravity.
After transforming into a Super Saiyan, his power reached 500 billion!
And if he added the Humanoid Great Ape Form's tenfold boost, he reached a full 5 trillion!
With power like that, he could easily crush everyone in the Buu Saga. Before the Buu Saga, no one except Vegito, born from fusion, could surpass He Lingxuan after he transformed into a Super Saiyan in his Humanoid Great Ape Form!
Unfortunately, for some reason, after his normal fighting power reached a certain level during those six months, He Lingxuan had tried again and again to transform into Super Saiyan 2, but he still hadn't succeeded. Even so, his current strength was more than enough, and he still had a whole six months of training ahead of him.
Perhaps because the pain in his memories had surfaced in his mind too many times, he'd grown numb to it. He still felt anger, but it was no longer enough to fuel a Super Saiyan 2 transformation.
There was another reason to celebrate. During those six months of experimentation, thanks to his absolute control over ki, He Lingxuan had learned to transform into a Super Saiyan in his Humanoid Great Ape Form and then stack Kaioken on top of it.
And because the extreme gravity had strengthened his body, He Lingxuan could now unleash Kaioken at more than ten times its usual power in that state!
So He Lingxuan was now considering whether he should continue training. With fighting power at this level, he could enter and leave the Hyperbolic Time Chamber whenever he wanted.
(For details, see the fight between Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks and Majin Buu in the Dragon Ball Buu Saga.)
Besides, training for such a long time wasn't good for his body or mind—especially for Son Gohan, who was only six years old.
He should have been around five years and six months old, but after training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for six months, He Lingxuan had also celebrated Gohan's sixth birthday with him.
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