Soul Fusion, Super Wutian Arrives

Son Goten fell into a daze. So, it was because Xia Yutong had leukemia that she... I was such a fool back then. If only I had noticed the signs, perhaps I could have seen her one last time.

Right, one last look. Even if I can't do anything now, I can at least see her one last time.

With this thought, Son Goten stopped caring about anything else and ran forward in a rush, desperate to see Xia Yutong one last time.

City Hospital, a leukemia ward.

Xia Yutong, whose days were numbered, lay alone on her hospital bed. With no family around, she lay there in solitude, clutching a small photograph in her hand, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"Brother Xiaotian, I'm sorry. I really don't want to die like this. I haven't married you yet, haven't had a child with you... I really don't want to die like this..."

Xia Yutong sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face like rain. Son Goten, standing there like a ghost, gritted his teeth hard, struggling to keep from crying out loud.

A tear track traced down Son Goten's cheek, his heart torn between love and hate. The misunderstandings his predecessor held toward Xia Yutong were cleared in an instant. His predecessor, Sun Xiaotian, had been so devastated that he locked himself away, obsessively burying himself in anime to forget her. It had been successful; if not for these memories, he might have forgotten Xia Yutong entirely.

"Brother Xiaotian, I... love... you." With her final breath, Xia Yutong departed from this world.

"Xiaotong! Nooo!" Son Goten could no longer suppress the grief and hatred in his heart. Tears poured out uncontrollably, and the desolation within him was released in that single moment.

The scene shifted, returning once again to that pitch-black space.

"Hey, are you just going to give up like this?"

Just as Son Goten was crying out in sorrow, an extremely familiar voice came from behind. Son Goten instinctively turned his head to look. It was a young boy with a crab-like hairstyle, wearing an orange training gi over a blue long-sleeved shirt, looking at him with a smile.

"You are... Son Goten!" Son Goten's eyes widened, shocked to see another version of himself. "Son Goten" looked at his current self, which had reverted to the young boy form of Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian (let's use the predecessor's name for now) looked at the Son Goten in front of him in confusion. "You're Son Goten? Didn't I transmigrate into you? Why are you still here?"

Son Goten chuckled lightly. "I'm not sure either. I only know that the moment I appeared, I saw you crying."

"Son Goten, are you still inside that body?" Sun Xiaotian asked awkwardly. After all, the Son Goten before him was the original owner of that body, and he was merely an intruder.

"I'm not sure about that either. I only know that you haven't fully obtained all of my power. Only when we fuse will we be the true Son Goten," Son Goten said nonchalantly.

"But don't you hate me? After all, I stole your body," Sun Xiaotian said.

"It doesn't matter. Besides, you'll be a better Son Goten than I ever was. And after we merge, you will be me," Son Goten said with a serious expression.

"But I feel like I owe Xiaotong too much. If I die, maybe I can see her again," Sun Xiaotian said, hanging his head, having lost all will to live.

Son Goten, frustrated by his lack of resolve, grabbed Sun Xiaotian's shoulders firmly. "Don't forget, if you could transmigrate, why couldn't Xiaotong have done the same? Besides, Dad and the others are still waiting for you!"

Son Goten's words were a wake-up call, clearing Sun Xiaotian's mind. That's right—if he could transmigrate, maybe Xiaotong did too! Plus, he now had a family to protect; he wasn't the weakling Sun Xiaotian he used to be.

"If you've figured it out, hold out your fist. From now on, you are Son Goten," Son Goten said, extending his fist toward Sun Xiaotian.

"Yeah." Sun Xiaotian also extended his fist, clashing it against Son Goten's.

In an instant, a golden radiance flashed between their fists. The light gradually enveloped them both, and the entire space seemed to be swallowed by the glow as the souls of Sun Xiaotian and Son Goten fused into one.

"ROAR!"

Outside, the Great Ape suddenly froze, giving Son Gohan, who had been waiting for death, a chance to escape.

Most of the wounds on Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Trunks were from fighting the Great Ape. Son Goku had also reverted to his base form due to excessive energy consumption, and he now had less than half an hour left in the mortal realm.

"Strange, what's wrong with Goten?" Trunks asked, looking at the motionless Great Ape in confusion.

Where was Majin Buu? Well, he had been so terrified by the Great Ape that he didn't dare show his face.

"ROAR~~!"

The golden Great Ape suddenly tilted its head back and let out a deafening roar. Golden light erupted from its body, and its energy surged violently once more, terrifying everyone. The power from before had nearly killed them, and now it was increasing again? How were they supposed to keep fighting?

As the golden light enveloped the Great Ape, Sun Xiaotian in the soul space had perfectly merged with Son Goten, never to be separated again.

"From now on, I am both the Earthling Sun Xiaotian and the Super Saiyan... Son-Go-Ten."

From the depths of his soul came Son Goten's heroic cry. Within the golden light, a terrifying power pressed down on everyone's hearts like a giant boulder, making it hard for them to breathe.

The golden light continuously compressed, eventually forming a tall silhouette. As the light faded, a tall man appeared out of thin air.

The man had black, shoulder-length hair. Beneath his black eyebrows were red-rimmed eyes, with golden irises and black pupils fixed on the moon in the sky. His body was covered in red fur, save for his chest and four-pack abs, and a red tail swayed behind him. Though the man made no move, the energy within him was astonishing—far surpassing even Son Goku in Super Saiyan 3.

"Hey, who the hell are you? Where's Goten?" Trunks pointed at the man and demanded.

"Who am I?" The man's lips curled into a faint smile. He shifted his gaze to Trunks, then to the wary Son Goku, Son Gohan, and the Supreme Kai. He opened his mouth, and his voice boomed like thunder in their ears.

"I am... Son Goten."