Super Saiyan 4! The Ancient Path of the Saiyans!

"This is Super Saiyan 4!"

Son Goku and the other two kept their eyes locked on Soya. To them, Soya was about to undergo a transformation—one they had never seen before, let alone dared to imagine.

Especially since such a transformation had vanished since ancient times and was only now being witnessed again; naturally, Son Goku and his companions could not afford to miss a single detail.

"BOOM!"

A terrifying storm surged, and at that very moment, the sea level dropped by more than three inches due to the horrific pressure suddenly erupting from Soya.

The ocean is vast and boundless, yet even so, the heat of the energy radiating from Soya's transformation was so intense that the water level across the entire sea receded by three inches.

Such a thing was unimaginable, yet this impossible event was unfolding in reality.

However, no one was paying attention to that now. Son Goku and the others stared fixedly at Soya, holding their breath, not daring to let their focus waver for even a second.

"BOOM!"

Soya's aura surged crazily, skyrocketing from the 40 trillion battle power of his Super Saiyan 3 state.

In just an instant, Soya's battle power had climbed to nearly 80 trillion!

Yet, this was far from over—or perhaps, it was only the beginning!

His strength surged wildly: 100 trillion, 200 trillion...

Fur began to sprout across Soya's body, his hair shifted from its original gold back to black, and red rings appeared around his eyes.

"Agh!"

A low roar erupted from Soya's throat.

"BOOM!"

An unimaginable power exploded outward, and in that moment, Soya transformed into a Super Saiyan 4.

The moment he achieved the Super Saiyan 4 state, Soya's strength reached a terrifying 400 trillion.

400 trillion—that is, 400,000 billion—was a massive leap, so large it was almost absurd.

Yet, after Soya transformed into a Super Saiyan 4, Son Goku and the others actually felt much more at ease.

Because at this moment, they could no longer feel that suffocating pressure that had been radiating from Soya.

On the contrary, although Soya's appearance had changed, his aura now felt remarkably calm.

Or perhaps, "approachable" would be a more accurate description.

"Is this Super Saiyan 4?"

Son Goku looked at Soya, examining him closely.

Even though Soya no longer possessed that aggressive, overbearing aura, he now gave Son Goku a sense of even greater danger.

It wasn't a tangible feeling, but rather a sixth sense.

"That's right, this is Super Saiyan 4—a path of atavism for the Saiyans."

Soya nodded.

After Soya unleashed the power of Super Saiyan 4, there were few left in the entire Universe 7 who could sense such immense strength.

However, in another strange corner of Universe 7, there existed a sacred place similar to the Supreme Kai World.

All things in the universe must be balanced; if there is a Supreme Kai, a god of creation who cares for humanity, then to maintain equilibrium, there must also be a God of Destruction.

This second sacred place was the domain of the God of Destruction.

However, the God of Destruction of Universe 7 was rather lazy and didn't have many hobbies; they could be summarized by two things.

One was a love for food—as long as it was delicious, he loved it.

The other was sleep; he was the type who could sleep for a very long time.

The current God of Destruction of Universe 7 was fast asleep, but as the aura of Soya's Super Saiyan 4 reached him, Beerus's sleeping body suddenly stirred.

It was as if his body had sensed something and reacted accordingly.

But he was far too sleepy to open his eyes; he simply rolled over and continued to snore.

However, anyone familiar with Beerus would know that if he made such a movement, he was nearing the end of his slumber. After all, even normal people like to linger in bed after waking up, let alone someone like Beerus.

Meanwhile, Whis was busy eating a delicacy. When Soya's aura spread across the cosmos, he sensed it, but he didn't pay it any mind.

It seemed this level of energy wasn't enough to concern him, so he simply ignored it and continued to eat.

"I really didn't expect this stuff to be so delicious," Whis remarked while eating.

Earth!

The aura around Soya slowly faded, and he reverted from his Super Saiyan 4 state back to his base form.

The terrifying power that had been present just moments ago vanished into thin air.

"If I'm not mistaken, a powerhouse will arrive on Earth in a few days. Given your current strength, there's absolutely no way you'll be able to stand against him!"

Soya glanced at the starry sky, though he had no idea which direction Beerus was coming from.

However, based on the timeline, the day of Beerus's arrival was drawing near.

"A powerhouse? Could it be that even you are no match for him?"

Son Goku looked at Soya, somewhat taken aback.

He had originally thought Soya was already strong enough, but now, hearing from him that there existed someone even more powerful than himself, it was surely beyond what an ordinary person could imagine.

"His strength is beyond our imagination. Even I am not confident that I could withstand one-tenth of his power, even in the state of Super Saiyan 4.

But before that, we still need to make more preparations."

As Soya spoke, he raised his right hand and waved it, and a storm instantly erupted, enveloping Son Goku and the others in the blink of an eye.

Kami's Lookout.

Soya and the three others suddenly appeared there the very next second.

"Son Goku!"

Piccolo spoke up after seeing Soya appear out of nowhere without any warning.

Of course, he also noticed that there was someone beside Son Goku whom he did not recognize.

And that person's aura was actually very similar to the terrifying aura he had sensed earlier.

"Son Goku, who is he?"

Piccolo looked at the unfamiliar Soya and asked Son Goku.

Although the person was brought by Son Goku and likely wasn't a bad guy, he still felt it was better to ask for clarification.

And when Son Goku explained to him that the terrifying power he had felt earlier had erupted from Soya, he was utterly shocked.

Soya looked so young, after all.

"Piccolo, we'd like to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. That's fine, right?"

After Son Goku finished explaining to Piccolo, he stated his request.

Piccolo hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Goku's request.

"Follow me."

At this moment, he glanced at Soya. Although he hadn't arrived at the scene earlier, he had been shocked on Kami's Lookout by that absurdly powerful aura.

Especially since Son Goku was the one who brought him here.

Piccolo would at least give him that much face.