"Hehe, you make a good point.→"
Son Goku chuckled and didn't take offense. He wouldn't have been bothered either way, because he thought Soya had made a good point.
"You really are a very interesting person."
Soya looked at Son Goku and spoke.
He also knew why people in the Dragon Ball World were always so easily influenced by Son Goku.
He used to think it was because of the protagonist's aura, but now he could see that Son Goku really did have something about him that made people like him.
At least, that was how Soya saw it.
"Since you say I'm not qualified to see your Super Saiyan transformation, does that mean that if I can push you to your limit, you'll transform into a Super Saiyan?"
Son Goku asked. He really wanted to see Soya transform.
"You're not wrong, but I should tell you that it won't be easy.
I know you're stronger than Vegeta, but you'll still have to work hard if you want to force me to use all my strength."
Soya smiled as he spoke. He was more interested in Son Goku than in Vegeta.
After all, Son Goku was considerably stronger than Vegeta. Especially after transforming into a Super Saiyan 3, he left Vegeta far behind.
"Soya, you're very strong. So I won't waste either of our time. I'll just transform into a Super Saiyan."
Son Goku spoke slowly, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
"Ah!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Son Goku clenched his fists and let out a low roar.
A wild aura burst from his body with a boom.
As expected of Son Goku.
He'd displayed such overwhelming force right from the start.
"What a powerful aura. It's much stronger than Vegeta's."
Soya watched Son Goku transform and nodded.
He wasn't surprised that Son Goku had transformed straight into a Super Saiyan.
After all, he had already shown how strong he was, so Soya understood Son Goku's choice.
Boom!
Golden light appeared around Son Goku in an instant.
As the golden light emerged, his aura surged wildly, increasing fiftyfold.
"This is Super Saiyan. My battle power is fifty times what it is in my normal state."
After transforming into a Super Saiyan, Son Goku looked at Soya and spoke calmly, his golden aura spreading around him.
"Not bad. You're stronger than Vegeta, which is good."
Soya looked at Son Goku in his transformed state, his expression calm, as if he didn't care at all.
But Vegeta heard his words.
There wasn't anything he could do about it, since he was still injured.
The poor prince could only glare at Soya, fists clenched, his teeth grinding in frustration.
"I know this level of power won't have any effect on you.
In that case, I'll power up some more!"
Son Goku looked at Soya and spoke.
"Go on."
Soya nodded and replied calmly, as if he were simply watching Son Goku put on a show.
"Ah!"
Son Goku roared again.
The sea began to churn violently beneath his roar, forming a gigantic whirlpool.
It was so immense that it seemed capable of swallowing everything.
At the same time, the aura around Son Goku began to surge wildly.
His power doubled from the Super Saiyan state!
His aura took on a vaporous appearance. His hair stood more upright, a lock fell over his forehead, and his gaze grew sharper.
"This is Super Saiyan 2. It doubles my power in the Super Saiyan state. That means I'm now a hundred times stronger than I am normally."
Son Goku looked at Soya.
In his Super Saiyan 2 form, his power was far greater than before. He was also much stronger than Vegeta in Super Saiyan 2, and the gap between them was gradually shrinking.
"Super Saiyan 2?"
Soya glanced at him, very pleased with Son Goku's transformation.
"Very good. But I know you have an even more powerful transformation. Use it. With your current strength, you're still nowhere near enough to force me to use all my power. You're still far too weak."
Soya spoke in a flat voice, his expression just as calm, without the slightest change.
"So you know about that too!"
Son Goku looked at Soya. Though he was now a Super Saiyan 2, he knew Soya was telling the truth. In this state, he couldn't threaten Soya in the slightest.
He could tell from the way Soya had badly injured Vegeta with a single finger after Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan 2.
"Then I'll show you the Saiyans' ultimate transformation. This is the strongest form I can reach!"
Son Goku was a little surprised that Soya knew about it, but he still chose to transform as Soya had asked.
He clenched his fists, and a low growl rose from his throat.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Son Goku let out a series of low roars, and a wild aura burst from his body, spreading outward with unimaginable force.
In an instant—
Boom!
The heavens and earth rumbled as the winds howled and the clouds churned.
On the sea, nine enormous pillars of water rose up.
Each one was over ten meters thick and hundreds of meters tall.
They seemed to have appeared for Son Goku.
They stood behind him.
The scene was breathtaking.
"This is the strongest form, Super Saiyan 3!"
Son Goku shouted as the aura within him erupted once more.
In an instant, the golden aura around Son Goku grew even denser, while sparks of electricity flashed incessantly.
His hair grew longer, reaching down to his calves. His gaze became even sharper, as if it could kill.
The moment his eyebrows disappeared,
Son Goku completed his Super Saiyan 3 transformation.
"Super Saiyan 3?"
Soya looked at Son Goku in his transformed state, finally taking some interest.
"That's right, Super Saiyan 3. I believe this is the Saiyans' ultimate transformation.
After transforming into a Super Saiyan 3, my power is four times that of Super Saiyan 2, or four hundred times what it is normally.
With the power I have now, I should be able to fight you. I should be qualified to see your Super Saiyan transformation, right?"
Son Goku spoke, his eyes shining with a fierce fighting spirit.
Even though he knew that Soya was already incredibly powerful in his normal state,
and that he had to use his strongest form just to match him,
if Soya transformed, his strength would soar just as much as Son Goku's had.
Then the balance would tip to one side again.
But—
What did that matter?