Soya looked at Son Goku. At that moment, Goku was brimming with fighting spirit.
"This is getting more and more interesting.
"In that case, let me see just how powerful your so-called ultimate Saiyan transformation, Super Saiyan 3, really is!"
Soya spoke calmly. Then he raised his right hand, assumed a fighting stance, and spoke in an even tone.
"I'll make sure you're satisfied. At the very least, I can get you to transform into a Super Saiyan."
Son Goku's gaze was sharp, and he was brimming with fighting spirit.
After transforming into a Super Saiyan, Son Goku's battle power had already reached nearly 90 billion.
That was already very close to Soya's 100 billion battle power in his normal state.
At the very least, it was no longer easy for Soya to defeat Son Goku quickly while in his normal state.
"After Majin Buu, their strength has improved quite a bit. Maybe I really will have to transform into a Super Saiyan to face Son Goku after he goes Super Saiyan 3."
Soya murmured to himself. He knew his own situation very well.
"Soya, here I come!"
Son Goku's eyes flashed, and in the next instant, he shot forward.
"Whoosh!"
After transforming into a Super Saiyan 3, Son Goku was incredibly fast, far faster than Vegeta had been.
He surged forward and appeared in front of Soya in an instant. As soon as he arrived, he clenched his right fist and swung it hard at Soya.
"Not bad."
A flash of light crossed Soya's eyes. As Son Goku's punch came at him, he raised his right hand and punched back.
"Bang!"
Their fists collided in an instant. The violent impact immediately rang out with a thunderous roar that echoed in every direction.
Powerful shock waves spread outward like ripples.
"You're strong!"
After that exchange, Son Goku and Soya both stepped back.
Soya retreated only one step, while Son Goku was forced back a full three steps.
The difference in their strength was plain to see from that punch.
Still, although one was stronger than the other, the gap was no longer very obvious.
Under these circumstances, it wouldn't be easy for Son Goku and Soya to decide the victor.
At the very least, the fight wouldn't be over as quickly as before.
Their strength simply wasn't that far apart now.
"Ah-da-da-da!"
Son Goku's eyes flashed. Soya's strength thrilled him.
Since Majin Buu, he had never encountered an opponent this powerful.
For Son Goku, Soya's arrival was undeniably exciting.
He was an opponent—
an opponent worthy of making him this excited!
For Saiyans, nothing could be more thrilling than this.
"Haha! You're pretty good too. In all my experience, I've never met anyone as strong as you."
Soya laughed and replied.
Of course, he was just playing along with Son Goku.
In his short life of less than twenty years, the strongest person he'd ever encountered was his mother.
But the Saiyan blood was changing Soya's personality too, and at that moment he couldn't help laughing aloud.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
Soya and Son Goku unleashed their full speed, exchanging dozens of blows in an instant.
Fighting Son Goku was completely different from fighting Vegeta.
Soya hadn't been able to work up any interest in fighting Vegeta at all. The difference in their strength had simply been too great.
But fighting Son Goku was a completely different matter.
There was still a gap between them, but Soya could at least put up a fight in his normal state!
"Bang!"
"Bang, bang!!"
"Bang, bang, bang!!!"
Every clash rang out with a violent boom.
As the battle continued, the entire sea grew turbulent, with towering waves surging across it.
The scene was terrifying.
But neither Son Goku nor Soya cared about any of it.
Right now, they had eyes only for each other.
Son Goku was a little weaker than Soya, but he had a wealth of battle experience.
As for Soya, though he was slightly stronger, he still lacked experience.
Under these circumstances, Soya and Son Goku fell into a brief stalemate.
Time passed slowly. As they continued fighting, both Son Goku and Soya improved significantly.
Soya in particular gained a great deal from fighting Son Goku.
Son Goku also grew stronger through the battle.
In such a short time, his power had actually increased!
His transformation was still Super Saiyan 3, but his strength had grown.
"Bang!"
After another clash, Son Goku was sent flying backward.
As he retreated, he raised his right hand, and a Destructo Disc appeared at once.
It was Krillin's signature move.
As his close friend, Son Goku naturally knew how to use it.
"Soya, what do you think of this move?"
As the Destructo Disc appeared and Son Goku flung it straight at Soya, he spoke in a calm voice.
The Destructo Disc spun rapidly through the air.
It looked as if it could slice through anything in its path.
"A single Destructo Disc is nothing special."
Soya didn't care. The moment the Destructo Disc reached him, he raised his right hand and swept it aside.
His full 100 billion power erupted in an instant, colliding directly with the Destructo Disc.
"Boom!"
The roar continued to reverberate.
Son Goku's Destructo Disc shattered on the spot.
The force of Soya's sweeping strike then landed squarely on Son Goku.
"One Destructo Disc wasn't enough? In that case, this one should be more effective!"
Son Goku raised his right hand. The next moment, his ki gathered in his palm.
At once, ten Destructo Discs appeared. He flung his hand, sending them all flying.
The ten Destructo Discs shot toward Soya from different directions.
From the looks of it, they were meant to surround Soya and leave him nowhere to dodge!
Son Goku hovered in the air, watching Soya surrounded by the Destructo Discs. He smiled faintly.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh, whoosh!!"
In an instant, the ten Destructo Discs flew straight at Soya. They seemed to cover every corner around him, closing in in the blink of an eye!
Yet Soya stood where he was, completely unruffled.
Even though he knew that concentrating all his ki into an attack like this would greatly increase its power,
he still had no intention of dodging.
He let the ten Destructo Discs come straight at him.