"Guxuan, your strength is truly incredible, especially after you transform into a Super Saiyan. You're far stronger than we are."
Son Goku looked at Soya and spoke helplessly. Faced with such an enormous gap in strength, there was no way he could deny it.
"Whether you're a Saiyan or something else, the most important things in battle are experience and your strength in your base form.
"If your base form is strong enough, then even without transforming, you can unleash unimaginable power."
Soya smiled and shared his perspective.
It felt good to be praised. He liked it, and what he'd said wasn't unreasonable, either.
It was true.
"You make a good point, but base-form strength isn't easy to improve, and it can't be done in a short time.
"I really don't know how you trained. You don't look very old—in fact, you seem younger than Vegeta and me. How can you be so powerful?"
Son Goku asked with a puzzled expression. He'd always wondered about this, and now he'd taken the opportunity to ask.
Soya shook his head without answering.
Soya glanced into the distance, already thinking about leaving.
After all, there were very few people on Earth he cared about, and almost no one who could pose a threat to him.
Besides, he'd arrived a little too late. By now,
both Android 18 and Videl were already married.
"Guxuan, do you know about the Dragon Balls?"
Son Goku had noticed Soya's intention, but instead of trying to stop him, he brought up something else to catch his attention.
"The Dragon Balls?"
Soya paused, then nodded a moment later.
"Of course I know about them," Soya replied. How could he not know about the Dragon Balls?
Although he wasn't sure what Son Goku was getting at, he answered anyway.
"We're looking for the Dragon Balls. Bulma's birthday is coming up soon. Since you don't have anything else to do, why not stay on Earth? You can see our Dragon Balls for yourself.
"If there's anything you want, you can use them to make your wish come true."
Son Goku looked at Soya and dangled the bait.
Vegeta nodded beside him, clearly sharing Son Goku's thoughts for once.
"Sure. I'll see whether these Dragon Balls can grant some of my wishes."
Soya nodded, accepting Son Goku's invitation and agreeing to stay on Earth for now.
Truthfully, he didn't care much about Earth's Dragon Balls.
The reason he chose to stay on Earth was that someone would arrive before long.
That person's arrival was the main reason Soya had decided to stay.
"Even with my current strength, I probably wouldn't be a match for Beerus, even if I transformed into a Super Saiyan 4.
"I wonder when Beerus will arrive. Before then, I'd better make a trip to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. It's an ideal place to train, given the difference in the flow of time there!"
Soya murmured to himself, then turned to Son Goku.
"Son Goku, I want to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."
Soya glanced at Son Goku. He knew that asking to enter the chamber at Kami's Lookout might lead to some unnecessary trouble.
He didn't mind, but if Son Goku took him there, they could avoid some needless hassle.
"The Hyperbolic Time Chamber?"
Son Goku paused in surprise.
He looked at Soya, but didn't refuse his request.
"No problem. I can take you there right now."
Son Goku nodded. He didn't think letting Soya enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber would be much trouble.
"By the way, Soya, you're so strong. You must know more than just one Super Saiyan transformation, right?"
Son Goku suddenly thought of something and looked at Soya as he asked.
He'd already seen Soya transform, and now he wanted to see all of Soya's transformations and find out just how terrifying they were.
"What do you mean?"
Soya furrowed his brow, clearly guessing what Son Goku had in mind.
"I want to see all your transformations. Would you be willing to show me?"
Son Goku looked at Soya expectantly.
At the same time, Vegeta, who'd been standing with his arms crossed, stared intently at Soya. His meaning was clear.
"All of them?"
Soya hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Really? That's great!"
Son Goku spoke with great excitement. He hadn't expected Soya to agree so readily.
Son Goku wasn't the only one surprised. Even Vegeta hadn't expected it.
They didn't even need to make the request. Soya himself had already started wondering how strong he'd become once he'd mastered all his transformations.
After all, he'd only just arrived in this world and hadn't had much chance to test them.
He wanted to see just how strong he was!
"Goku!"
"Dad!"
Just then, Son Gohan, Son Goten, Trunks, Krillin, Bulma, and the others came running over from the distance and gathered beside Son Goku.
"You all came along, too."
Son Goku smiled at them.
"Soya, send them all back. Son Gohan can stay, but the others won't be able to withstand my energy. There's no benefit to them staying here."
Soya looked at the group and spoke calmly.
He was telling the truth.
This would be his first time transforming like this, so he might not be able to control the spread of his energy.
If he accidentally hurt someone watching, that wouldn't be good.
"Goten, Trunks, take everyone else back."
Son Goku immediately spoke to Son Goten and the others without hesitation.
They all wanted to watch, but they obediently agreed to leave. Son Goku meant well, so they had no choice.
A moment later, only Soya, Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Vegeta remained out at sea.
Everyone else had returned to safety.
"Soya, are you ready to begin?"
Son Goku looked at Soya, already eager to see what would happen.
Son Gohan beside him also studied Soya with curiosity.
He wanted to see just how powerful the mighty warrior his father had mentioned really was!
Vegeta looked just as expectant.
Of the three, Son Gohan was undoubtedly the strongest. After all, the title of Mystic Gohan wasn't for nothing.
Next came Son Goku in his Super Saiyan 3 form.
Vegeta came last.