I have to admit, the Old Supreme Kai's potential unlocking is truly slow; it takes at least two hours to complete.
Gohan waited for the process to finish while sensing Majin Buu's energy.
Now that Majin Buu had been born, the first stage, Fat Buu, wasn't particularly evil; he had never even considered destroying the entire Earth.
But once he reached the second stage, after Majin Buu split, that was when the real trouble began.
Once the evil energy was released, the second-stage Evil Buu would devour Fat Buu, triggering an evolution!
Gaining immense combat power, this could be considered Majin Buu's strongest state.
As for the third state, the short Majin Buu, his strength wasn't actually all that impressive; he was simply pure evil.
He fought without mercy, recklessly bombarding everything with planet-destroying energy, which was the only reason he was difficult to deal with.
However, Gohan had already thought of a solution: he would find Majin Buu and take him to another planet to fight, ensuring he wouldn't have to worry about the Earth being destroyed.
Thus, he was fully prepared and looking forward to his duel with Majin Buu.
The second-stage Majin Buu was about to appear, and with his ability to absorb Gotenks, he would undergo a qualitative leap!
His strength would reach the same level as Son Goku.
A single battle with Son Goku had granted him the 100x Kaio-ken and allowed him to master the Super Saiyan 3 transformation.
He wondered what this Majin Buu might help him strengthen!
Every minute and second of those two hours passed slowly; after an hour, the Old Supreme Kai was clearly starting to doze off.
Knowing the process was still ongoing, Gohan patiently checked the energy levels on Earth.
It was clear: this time, Majin Buu had finally split!
The two souls within his body had come into conflict; because of the goodness absorbed from the Supreme Kai, Majin Buu had developed a conscience, but now...
After humanity had shattered that conscience, Evil Buu had separated from his body!
The two Majin Buus began to argue, both of them possessing equally powerful energy.
"Oh, I didn't expect that after Majin Buu split, both energies would be identical. This guy's splitting ability is even more impressive than the Clone Technique!"
He could use the Clone Technique, but it could only maintain 50% of his power!
That was only when creating one clone; if he created too many, each would only have about 10% of his strength.
Majin Buu's splitting was different!
In less than ten minutes, after the split, Evil Buu turned Fat Buu into candy and devoured him.
The speed was so fast that even Gohan hadn't expected it; Majin Buu had entered his second stage!
Evil Buu gained the upper hand and seized control!
In that instant, his body changed and his energy grew significantly. The two energies had merged—was this 1+1=2?
Majin Buu had received a twofold increase!
"The current Majin Buu should have reached the Super Saiyan 3 level. I'm afraid even if Kakarot fully unleashed his Super Saiyan 3 power, he wouldn't be a match for this Majin Buu."
Indeed, with the various absorptions of the second stage, even if Kakarot were resurrected, he would be very difficult to handle!
In less than an hour and a half, Majin Buu finished his transformation. In this second form, he possessed intelligence.
He knew to track the energy of Gotenks and the others, intending to go straight after them!
Videl was there too, and Gohan frowned, his expression darkening.
He had originally intended to face him himself; even with half his energy, it should have been enough. But before he could move, a voice reached his ears.
"Gohan, where are you right now?"
Kakarot had returned from Hell, the control over him had been lifted, and he had found Gohan's location, clearly intending to come over.
Gohan hesitated for a moment but decided to let Kakarot be resurrected.
After all, as a training partner, Kakarot was useful to him!
Gohan focused his mental energy and replied directly: "Father, the control over you has been lifted."
Kakarot laughed heartily, clearly not caring at all: "That's right. Sorry, Gohan, you must know the situation on Earth by now."
"I didn't expect Majin Buu to be able to evolve. Even I can't handle this guy!"
It was fortunate that Kakarot could still laugh; the second-stage Majin Buu had already reached Super Saiyan 3 strength, and Kakarot knew exactly what that meant.
Kakarot changed the subject: "But Gohan, we have other ways to win."
"I'll tell you when I see you!"
With that, Kakarot used Instant Transmission to travel directly from Hell to the Supreme Kai Planet.
The East Supreme Kai and the Old Supreme Kai were startled; they had never expected Kakarot to be able to teleport directly there!
"Yo, Supreme Kai, we meet again!"
Kakarot greeted him with a relaxed expression, giving the East Supreme Kai such a start that he looked completely stunned.
He nearly tumbled to the ground.
"Son Goku, n-no, don't come over here!"
It was clear he was terrified; Kakarot was still being controlled by someone else. Kakarot scratched his head and let out a laugh.
"East Supreme Kai, I'm truly sorry. I never imagined I'd be controlled by someone last time!"
Seeing that Kakarot was clearly back to normal, the East Supreme Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Kakarot looked up, his gaze fixed on them, and asked with curiosity, "Gohan, what are you doing here?"
Without lifting his head, Gohan replied, "Unlocking my potential!"
Kakarot, feeling very curious, leaned in close, nearly interrupting the Old Supreme Kai's ritual!
The two-hour process could not be interrupted.
Seeing Kakarot coming over to cause trouble, Gohan said impatiently, "Father, Earth is in trouble right now."
"Shouldn't you be telling those guys on Earth to hold out for half an hour until I finish unlocking my potential?"
Kakarot suddenly remembered, his eyes lighting up. "Right, I can contact Piccolo and have those two brats, Gotenks, perform the Fusion."
"Gohan, I was just about to talk to you about this. If you learn the Fusion technique and combine with someone else, you'll definitely reach the peak of strength."
At the mention of Fusion, Gohan recalled how broken that ability was.
Although it required relying on someone else to boost one's own power, he realized there were other ways to utilize this ability!
Gohan couldn't help but ask, "Oh, Fusion? I remember it requires two people to have similar power levels, and they can't be too far apart, right?"
Kakarot nodded and smiled. "That's right, Gohan. You and I would be a perfect match."
"If I weren't dead right now, I'd suggest we try fusing together. Haha, it would definitely result in the ultimate combat power!"
Gohan glanced at Kakarot with a look of disdain; he really had no need to fuse with Kakarot right now.