Soya stood motionless in midair as ten Destructo Discs came at him from every direction.
"It's useless!"
Watching the ten Destructo Discs approach, Soya merely shook his head.
It wasn't arrogance. An attack of this level simply wasn't worth worrying about.
Soya sighed and made no extra movements, letting the ten Destructo Discs come.
The ten Destructo Discs were moving at almost the same speed, so they reached Soya nearly simultaneously.
Their power bore down on him.
"Break!"
Son Goku roared where he stood, and the power within him burst out in an instant. After merging with the Destructo Discs, it gave them an even more unimaginable force.
A smile appeared on Soya's face. He still made no move.
His eyes slowly closed.
The moment they did, an invisible ripple emerged from Soya's body.
It seemed he intended to use that ripple to counter Son Goku's Destructo Discs.
"What?!"
Son Goku sensed the ripple too and couldn't help freezing for a moment.
But time was short, and the ten Destructo Discs were already closing in on Soya.
It was too late to do anything now.
"Boom!"
A thunderous rumble echoed through the air.
Just about an inch from Soya, the ten Destructo Discs suddenly collided with the ripples radiating from his body.
At the instant of impact, a faint sound rang out.
Son Goku's pupils contracted. He rubbed his eyes without thinking.
Because he saw that the ten Destructo Discs he'd unleashed had all shattered upon colliding with the ripples.
Son Goku drew a sharp breath, disbelief written across his face.
"H-How is this possible?!"
Son Goku murmured.
He wasn't the only one.
Vegeta, watching from the side, also narrowed his eyes, his expression filled with shock.
"What kind of power can do something like that? Is he really still a Saiyan?!"
Vegeta wondered to himself. As the Saiyan Prince and the finest of the Saiyan warriors, he'd realized that after Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, there were so many things about the Saiyans he'd encountered that he hadn't known.
Son Goku's transformation into a Super Saiyan 3 was one example.
Son Gohan, a Half-Saiyan, having such terrifying potential was another.
And Gotenks, formed by the fusion of Goten and Trunks, being able to become a Super Saiyan 3 was yet another.
All of it made Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince, doubt his own race.
It was as if, compared to them, he was the only one who didn't seem like a Saiyan.
Now, the powers Soya had displayed went even further beyond Vegeta's imagination.
As far as Vegeta could remember, apart from the Saiyans who'd been destroyed along with Planet Vegeta, he'd only encountered two other genuine Saiyans.
One was Raditz, and the other was Nappa.
Both of them were dead now.
Piccolo had killed one, and Vegeta had killed the other.
"What kind of power is that?" Son Goku asked, looking at Soya. He still couldn't quite believe it.
If he faced ten Destructo Discs himself, could he handle them so effortlessly?
"When you become as strong as I am, you'll understand.
"But for now, even if I told you, you couldn't do it."
Soya smiled. He was telling the truth.
"Ah!"
Son Goku gave Soya a wary look, then suddenly let out a roar.
"Boom!"
An even more frenzied power erupted from Son Goku.
"I told you, it's useless!"
A flash of light gleamed in Soya's eyes as he stepped forward.
It was only one step, but as his foot came down, Soya appeared right in front of Son Goku.
He clenched his right hand into a fist and struck Son Goku without the slightest hesitation.
"Ugh!"
Son Goku's energy suddenly faltered. After taking Soya's punch head-on, he spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered back dozens of steps.
"This..."
Son Goku stared at Soya in shock, still unable to believe what had happened.
He'd transformed into a Super Saiyan 3. Why was the gap between them still so huge?
"How are you so fast?" Son Goku asked, stunned.
"I've always been this fast. I was just warming up before."
Soya's voice was calm. He glanced at Son Goku and spoke slowly. That was the truth, but for some reason, it sounded a little strange.
"Your Super Saiyan 3 form is certainly powerful, but it's still no match for me.
"And if you think this transformation will force me to become a Super Saiyan, I'm sorry to tell you that you can't do that—not yet!"
Soya looked at Son Goku. He hadn't held back with that last punch; he'd concentrated the full 100 billion in battle power within him. Even Son Goku had been seriously injured by it.
Son Goku had no strength to spare now.
"I said I'd force you to become a Super Saiyan!"
Despite his serious injuries, Son Goku had an incredible will.
Or rather, an unshakable conviction.
"Oh? Do you still have any strength left to draw on?" Soya asked, intrigued.
"I won't give up!"
Determination filled Son Goku's eyes. That was one of his strengths—one of the few he had.
"Ah!"
Son Goku clenched his fists. He was still in his Super Saiyan 3 form.
With that roar, he recklessly forced the power within him to surge.
As he kept pushing himself, an even greater force than before erupted from within him.
"Ah!"
Son Goku's roar continued without pause.
He seemed determined to wring every last bit of power from his body and use it to fight Soya.
Seeing this, Vegeta couldn't help feeling worried.
He knew exactly what Son Goku was doing.
It could temporarily increase his power.
But it would also worsen his injuries.
He didn't say much, but he was still worried about Son Goku's condition.
But at this point, it was clearly impossible for Vegeta to force Soya to transform himself.
So all he could do was place his hopes in Son Goku.
"Ah!"
Son Goku's roar continued.
Wave after wave of powerful energy surged around him, bathing his whole body in golden light. His body trembled uncontrollably, but he still showed no sign of stopping.