One Year Later

"Hah!"

"Haaaaaah!!!"

Vegeta clenched both fists and bent forward slightly, roaring again and again. His aura surged higher with each wave, golden lightning swirling around him as he pushed his power to its limit.

"Haaaaaah!!"

At last, his golden aura stopped flickering like intermittent jets and became a steady stream. His golden hair stood even more upright and grew thicker, arcs of electricity flashing around him. His face was taut and cold, and his energy had settled into a stable state.

As a Super Saiyan 2, Vegeta had a battle power of 6 trillion, while Lei Chen's was 24 trillion. The gap between them was still enormous, but Vegeta's experience let him trade a few blows with Lei Chen. Besides, they were only sparring, not fighting for real. Otherwise, Vegeta would have been defeated in an instant.

"I'm an exception. I can transform into a Super Saiyan 4 because of the power of the Super Saiyan God. Otherwise, like you, I'd only be able to transform into a Golden Great Ape."

Lei Chen explained.

"Super Saiyan God? Is that another new transformation?"

Vegeta looked at Lei Chen with curiosity and excitement.

"You only need to know that Super Saiyan God is on the same level as Super Saiyan 4. Anyway, now that your tail has grown back, if you can transform into a Super Saiyan 3, you'll definitely be able to transform into a Super Saiyan 4."

Lei Chen told Vegeta.

"Mm! All right!"

Vegeta didn't think too much about it. He didn't really understand what Lei Chen meant by Super Saiyan God, but once he learned it was on the same level as Super Saiyan 4, he wasn't as interested in it.

A powerful aura burst from Vegeta, accompanied by a flash of golden light and lightning.

"Boom! Boom!"

One year later.

A golden Great Ape, a hundred meters tall, roared in midair.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The silver-white Great Ape that Vegeta had transformed into pounded his chest furiously. Finally, he raised both fists into the air and let out a thunderous roar.

"Aah!"

Vegeta's massive form shrank, gradually turning back into a human!

His eyes had yellow irises and red corners.

His hair was black and shoulder-length, falling from his neck over his chest. Dark red fur covered his body, including his tail, and there was no lightning around him.

Battle power: 240 trillion.

Vegeta had transformed into a Super Saiyan 4 several months ahead of the events in the original story, and he had done so without outside help. With Lei Chen's assistance, his tail had successfully grown back.

After transforming into a Super Saiyan 4, Vegeta's battle power surpassed Lei Chen's Super Saiyan 4 form, since Lei Chen's battle power in that form was only 120 trillion.

Without transforming into a Super Saiyan 4 God, Lei Chen couldn't beat Vegeta.

Lei Chen's power at this point was 6 trillion as a Super Saiyan 3, 5 trillion as a Super Saiyan 2, 750 billion as a Super Saiyan, and 15 billion in his base form.

As a Super Saiyan God, he had a battle power of 240 trillion. Combined with the 240 trillion from his Super Saiyan 4 transformation, his incomplete Super Saiyan 4 God form had a battle power of 480 trillion.

Vegeta, who had successfully transformed into a Super Saiyan 4, fixed his gaze on Lei Chen. Lei Chen smiled. "What's wrong? Do you think transforming into a Super Saiyan 4 makes you a match for me?"

"How would I know without a fight? At the very least, I think my power has surpassed yours."

Vegeta sneered.

"Is that so?"

As he spoke, a red glow burst from Lei Chen's body.