Son Goku: Super Saiyan 3!

"Heh, what you say makes a lot of sense."

Son Goku chuckled, not minding it at all. He wouldn't care about such things anyway, because he also felt that what Soya said was reasonable.

"You really are a very interesting person."

Soya looked at Son Goku and spoke.

He finally understood why those in the Dragon Ball World were always involuntarily influenced by Son Goku.

He used to think it was just the protagonist's halo, but now it seemed there was indeed something about Son Goku that made people genuinely like him.

At the very least, that was how he saw it.

"Since you say I'm not qualified to witness your Super Saiyan transformation, does that mean as long as I can push you to your limit, you will transform into a Super Saiyan?"

Son Goku asked, genuinely wanting to see Soya's transformation.

"You're not wrong to think that, but I'll tell you, the difficulty of doing so is not small.

I know you are stronger than Vegeta, but wanting to force out my full power will still require some effort."

Soya smiled as he spoke. Compared to Vegeta, Soya cared much more about Son Goku.

After all, Son Goku's strength far exceeded Vegeta's, especially after transforming into a Super Saiyan 3, which left Vegeta trailing far behind.

"Soya, your strength is formidable. Since that's the case, I won't waste our time; I'll just transform into a Super Saiyan right away."

Son Goku spoke slowly, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"Ah!"

As his voice fell, Son Goku clenched his fists and let out a sudden, low roar.

Under this roar, a surge of wild energy erupted instantly from within his body.

He truly lived up to the name of Son Goku.

To show such momentum right from the start.

"Very strong energy, much stronger than Vegeta's."

Soya nodded as he watched Son Goku transform.

He was not at all surprised that Son Goku had chosen to transform into a Super Saiyan immediately.

After all, he had already demonstrated his own strength earlier, so Soya understood Son Goku's approach.

"Boom!"

Golden light emerged from Son Goku's body in an instant.

As this golden aura appeared, Son Goku's energy surged wildly, increasing by fifty times.

"This is a Super Saiyan; the combat power is fifty times that of the base state."

After transforming into a Super Saiyan, surrounded by golden energy, Son Goku looked at Soya and spoke slowly.

"Not bad, stronger than Vegeta. That is a good thing."

Soya looked at the transformed Son Goku, his expression calm, as if he didn't care at all.

However, his words were overheard by Vegeta, who was standing to the side.

Yet, there was nothing he could do, as he was still nursing his injuries.

The poor prince could only glare at Soya, clenching his fists tightly, gritting his teeth in frustration.

"I know this level of power has no effect on you.

In that case, I will continue to increase it!"

Son Goku looked at Soya and said.

"Continue!"

Soya nodded and spoke calmly, as if he were merely watching Son Goku put on a performance.

"Ah!"

Son Goku let out another roar.

Under this roar, the seawater began to churn violently, forming a massive whirlpool.

The whirlpool was so vast it seemed capable of swallowing everything.

At this moment, the energy on Son Goku's body also surged crazily.

It increased by another fold from his Super Saiyan state!

At the same time, the energy outside Son Goku's body turned into a spray-like mist, his hair stood up even more, a lock of hair appeared on his forehead, and his gaze became even sharper.

"This is Super Saiyan 2. It doubles the power on top of the Super Saiyan level. In other words, my current strength is 100 times my base state."

Son Goku looked at Soya.

Having transformed into a Super Saiyan 2, his strength far exceeded what it was before, and it was vastly more powerful than Vegeta's Super Saiyan 2, narrowing the gap between the two of them.

"Super Saiyan 2, is it?"

Soya took a glance, clearly satisfied with this transformation of Son Goku's.

"Not bad at all, but I know you possess an even more powerful transformation. Bring it out. If you want to force out my full power, your current strength is far from enough—it falls quite short."

Soya spoke with complete indifference, his expression unchanging, revealing nothing.

"So, you even know about that!"

Son Goku looked at Soya. Even though he was currently in Super Saiyan 2, he knew Soya was telling the truth; his current state truly posed no threat to Soya whatsoever.

This was evident from how Vegeta had been left severely injured by a single finger from Soya after transforming into a Super Saiyan 2 earlier.

"Then I shall let you witness it: the ultimate transformation of a Saiyan, and the strongest form I can achieve!"

Although Son Goku was somewhat surprised that Soya knew of this, he still chose to follow Soya's words and transform.

He clenched his fists, a low growl rumbling from his throat.

"Aaaaaah!"

Waves of low roars erupted from Son Goku, and a frenzied aura exploded from his body, radiating an unimaginable power that surged outward wildly.

Suddenly.

"BOOM!"

The heavens and earth roared, winds whipped, and clouds churned.

Above the ocean, nine massive pillars of water rose up.

Each one was over ten meters thick and hundreds of meters high.

They stood behind Son Goku as if they had come specifically for him.

For a moment, the momentum was overwhelming.

"This is my strongest form: Super Saiyan 3!"

Son Goku let out a mighty roar, the energy within him exploding once more.

In that instant, the golden aura surrounding Son Goku's body grew even denser, while sparks of electricity flickered incessantly.

His hair lengthened, reaching down to his calves, and his gaze became even sharper, as if it could kill.

The moment his eyebrows vanished, Son Goku had completed his transformation into Super Saiyan 3.

"Super Saiyan 3?"

Soya watched the transformed Son Goku, finally showing a hint of interest.

"That's right, Super Saiyan 3. This is what I consider the ultimate transformation of a Saiyan. Likewise, after transforming into Super Saiyan 3, my strength is four times that of Super Saiyan 2, which is 400 times my base state. I believe that with my current power, I should be able to fight you. I should finally be qualified to see your Super Saiyan transformation, right?"

Son Goku spoke with burning eyes, radiating a fierce fighting spirit.

Even though he knew that Soya was already this powerful in his base state.

Even if he could only rival him in his strongest form.

Once his opponent transformed, their power would skyrocket just as his own did.

In that case, the scales would tip once again.

But... what did that matter?