Super Saiyan

Li Lin used Instant Transmission and appeared in front of Son Goku again.

Looking at Li Lin, who was completely unharmed, Son Goku grinned. "Heh, I knew I couldn't hurt you."

"Not bad yourself. But..." Li Lin smiled and rubbed his nose, then said calmly, "I'm going to get serious now."

After their fight just now, he had gained a general understanding of combat techniques.

The situation from before probably wouldn't happen again.

"Heh heh, that's exactly what I want!"

Son Goku replied with a grin.

Neither of them had shown their true strength just now. It would've been a shame if things ended like that.

"Haha, then let's fight!" Li Lin laughed and charged straight at Son Goku.

Seeing Li Lin suddenly attack, Son Goku froze for a moment. Li Lin was so fast—several times faster than before. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of him, leaving him no time to react.

"Thud!"

While Son Goku was still stunned, Li Lin's fist smashed into his face and sent him flying.

Then he crashed heavily to the ground, dazed and bleeding from his nose and mouth!

"Holy crap!"

"Oh my god!"

"How did he attack? Why couldn't I see him?"

Everyone at the scene was astonished. No one had expected Li Lin to attack so quickly and decisively. His movements were too fast for anyone to follow.

"Gasp!"

Krillin sucked in a sharp breath.

He hadn't seen the attack just now at all.

He only knew that Li Lin had suddenly rushed in front of Goku, and then Goku had gone flying.

"Ah, that hurts, that hurts..."

Son Goku covered his face and slowly got to his feet, wincing.

If his base strength hadn't been a little higher, he might've ended up no better than Vegeta.

Even so, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

"Ahahahaha!" With blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, Son Goku burst out laughing!

The people around them watched him, their expressions turning strange.

They even began to wonder if that last hit had knocked Goku silly.

"Heh." Li Lin seemed to catch the mood and chuckled along.

"That was great. Absolutely incredible." Son Goku declared, brimming with confidence. After wiping the blood from his mouth, he continued, "Now I'm going all out!"

Li Lin smiled calmly and nodded. "All right. Let's see what you can really do!"

Suddenly, the winds shifted and the clouds churned. A tremendous aura burst forth from Son Goku.

Rippling shock waves appeared beneath his feet and spread outward in every direction.

"Haah!"

With a mighty shout, Son Goku's eyes widened, golden flames blazing in his pupils.

"Roar!" He let out another cry toward the sky. The heavens and earth changed color, and fierce winds howled.

A flash of brilliant light passed over him. Golden energy enveloped his body, and his hair stood on end, turning golden yellow.

His black pupils turned a clear, brilliant blue, and the muscles in his arms grew more sharply defined.

"So this is a Super Saiyan?" Li Lin studied him closely and said calmly. "Truly extraordinary."

It wasn't the first time he'd seen one, but this was the first time he'd observed one from such close range.

Especially now that he could sense ki, he could clearly feel that Son Goku had undergone a qualitative leap in power.

"Boom!"

Son Goku pushed off the ground, producing an explosive sound.

He shot toward Li Lin like a bolt of golden lightning.

Yet Li Lin's face remained calm, a faint smile on his lips, as though he didn't take Son Goku seriously at all.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Son Goku's fists rained down on him like a violent storm, one after another.

Li Lin smiled faintly and shook his head, as if he had no intention of dodging.

Just as the fists were about to make contact, that same terrifyingly powerful aura appeared again.

The white aura around him instantly turned wild, like a blazing white flame.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

Fists landed all around Li Lin's body, each impact erupting in a thunderous crash.

By now, Li Lin had brought all his strength to bear.

Even under the frenzied assault, his body only swayed slightly, and his feet didn't move an inch!

Son Goku grew more and more shocked as he fought. He'd known there was a gap between himself and Li Lin, but he hadn't expected it to be so enormous.

"Boom!" "Boom, boom!" "Boom, boom!!!"

He swung his fists again and again, hammering at Li Lin.

But no matter how hard he hit, he couldn't make his opponent budge even half a step.

Li Lin still wore that calm, unruffled expression, as though no one were attacking him at all.

"He's... he's incredible!"

The spectators were now dumbfounded.

They couldn't put their feelings into words.

Krillin smiled wryly and shook his head. He'd naively thought that once Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan, he'd be able to stand up to Li Lin, or at least not be weaker than him.

Now it seemed he really was as foolish as Piccolo had said.

The others wore bitter expressions too. They'd been full of confidence just moments ago, only to have their expectations dashed.

At the same time, they glanced at Piccolo beside them, their eyes showing a hint of admiration.

"As expected of Piccolo. Did you foresee even this situation?"

Tien Shinhan shook his head, admitting he couldn't compare.

"Looks like we were too shallow in our thinking," Yamcha said self-deprecatingly.

Krillin lowered his head in shame. Thinking about it, apart from Li Lin, Goku, and Vegeta, Piccolo really was the strongest on Earth.

Looking back, Piccolo had once been a major boss himself. He might truly have had some unique insight into fighting.

"Ahem." Piccolo raised a fist to his mouth and coughed twice.

He was a little embarrassed by all the praise. A faint blush even appeared on his green face.

In truth, he hadn't foreseen the situation unfolding before him either.

He'd previously thought Goku still had a chance of winning.

Fortunately, he hadn't said that aloud. Otherwise, wouldn't he have been just as shallow as the others, unable to see what was happening?

Son Goku continued his assault, the sound of fist after fist connecting echoing through the air.

"This won't work. If we keep going like this, I'll run out of stamina first."

Son Goku thought to himself.

He was putting all his strength into every punch. No one could keep up an attack like that indefinitely.

After one more punch failed to work, Son Goku decisively pulled back.

He raised both hands, and two beams of golden light burst from his palms!