Beyond Four?

"Another giant ape has appeared!" The sudden turn of events left Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong, Puar, and Ox-King, who were watching from afar, in a state of inexplicable shock.

Bulma grabbed Yamcha's hands and jumped for joy without asking: "Great! Goku isn't dead!" Her actions left Yamcha feeling dizzy, though he was gradually growing accustomed to physical contact with a woman.

Indeed, the new giant ape could only be Goku.

Two tigers cannot share the same mountain; both the Goku-ape and the Wuchen-ape had lost their autonomy, glaring at each other like wild beasts fighting over territory.

Leaping down from Mount Fry-Pan, the Goku-ape shook the flames from his legs and let out a roar at the Wuchen-ape, who responded with a roar as loud as he could muster.

After the roars, both apes lunged forward simultaneously, their car-sized fists slamming into each other with wild abandon.

Punch for punch, blow for blow—every strike hit flesh, and every move drew blood!

"No! We have to stop them! If this continues, they'll die! The thought of killing one's own brother is too horrific!" Seeing the two brothers slaughtering each other, Bulma loudly urged the others to find a way to intervene.

However, when a massive boulder dislodged by the fighting nearly crushed their position, Bulma immediately hid behind a large tree, not daring to peek out.

Yes, while everyone wanted to stop the brothers, they were powerless to intervene.

The battle between the two brothers grew increasingly intense. It was as if they had both lost their minds to bloodlust; destruction and combat were the only instincts remaining in their current state.

"Bang!" The Wuchen-ape was struck by a boulder the size of a small building, hurled by the Goku-ape, which dislocated his arm. Stung by the pain, the Wuchen-ape retaliated furiously. He swung his other arm, and golden light erupted, accompanied by wind and thunder as he unleashed the elemental power within his body.

This Vajra Wind-Thunder Fist landed solidly on the Goku-ape, hammering him straight into the ground.

Climbing back up, the Goku-ape stumbled; clearly, that punch had been no small feat.

The Goku-ape, refusing to be outdone, unleashed the power of water and fire! With the force of surging rivers or the intensity of a wildfire, he returned a heavy blow to the Wuchen-ape.

Lightning flashed and thunder rolled, wind rose and clouds gathered, and the golden-red light illuminated the sky like a burning cloud. The battle between the two apes had escalated completely.

The scene was truly like a clash between gods, each manifesting their own divine avatar.

"What kind of monsters are they?" Bulma, who had previously intended to mediate, no longer had any such thoughts.

"I actually thought about making enemies of people like this? My brain must be broken!" Yamcha also lost his desire to steal the Dragon Ball. He wasn't a fool; he knew how to weigh his life against a wish.

Oolong, Puar, and Ox-King were all equally stunned, feeling as though the end of the world were approaching.

"Look! That giant ape looks a bit different!" Yamcha suddenly shouted. At this point, they could no longer tell which ape was which.

Following the direction of Yamcha's finger, one of the apes had stopped attacking. He held his head with one hand, appearing to be in extreme pain, and the wild elemental power he had been venting began to recede.

Facing the other ape's attacks, he did his best to dodge, as if trying his hardest to restrain himself.

Before long, he even spoke: "Goku! Stop!"

"It's Wuchen! He's regained his senses!" The desperate group felt as if they had seen a glimmer of hope.

Yes, Wuchen had regained his consciousness. The elemental clash with Goku had stimulated the mind that had been buried by wild instincts.

For years, he had practiced diligently, and his soul had grown many times stronger. Under the intense stimulation, he had achieved a breakthrough on the spot! Surpassing his physical cultivation, his soul realm had transformed from the Mortal Realm to the Spirit Realm. He regained control of his body, no longer driven by primal instinct.

"Wake up!" The giant ape nimbly dodged an attack and formed a hand seal with a fist the size of a car.

Yes, Wuchen was casting a spell! A profound aura began to permeate the air, and even the group in the distance felt calmed by its influence, their fear dissipating slightly.

The target of the spell, the Goku-ape, stopped his attack. Although he still looked ferocious, his lantern-sized eyes began to show a glimmer of humanity rather than mindless slaughter.

"Big... Brother." Goku called out with great difficulty, his emotions becoming unstable again: "Brother, we... we..."

Wuchen felt a mix of joy and sorrow, quickly stopping Goku from spiraling further: "Goku, calm down!" At the same time, he continued to cast the Great Heart-Cleansing Technique to suppress Goku's wild nature.

It was a bizarre sight: two giant apes standing opposite each other by the 'campfire' (Mount Fry-Pan). One ape waved his hands in complex patterns, while the other's aura shifted from agitated to calm, looking as if he were falling asleep. It was quite the scene of simian hypnosis.

While stabilizing Goku, Wuchen quickly inspected his own body—his giant ape form.

He soon noticed his tail, which he had never tempered. The violent power was concentrated primarily between his shoulder blades, reflecting throughout his entire body, but its root lay in the tail.

He had noticed the tail was abnormal in his daily life, causing instability in his spinal meridians, which was why he hadn't let Goku temper it. Now, in this giant ape form, it was even more unstable.

Of course, the more unstable it was, the more information it revealed, making it easier to find a solution.

Wuchen soon had an idea. Just as the giant ape transformation's violent power affected his entire body, he prepared to draw this power out further and refine it directly into his flesh and blood.

Instead of letting his body be forced to endure this power during the full moon, it was better to let his body accept it, adapting to it anytime, anywhere.

"Goku, don't move! I am attempting to find a solution." No sooner said than done, the Wuchen-ape sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state. With his massive size, he was as immovable as a mountain.

Goku, now calm, dared not disturb him and was at a loss. He felt like a stranger in his own body, and this unfamiliarity gave rise to a heartbreaking suspicion.

Grandpa... must have been trampled to death by me and my brother...

Following Wuchen's lead, Goku sat down cross-legged. He had no plan, only the desire to stay as still as possible to avoid hurting anyone else.

The two apes sat knee-to-knee. It was a seemingly harmonious scene, yet the group in the distance still dared not approach, even though their fear had inexplicably lessened.

"What's wrong with them?"

"I don't know."

"Should we go over and ask?"

"No... let's not..." After a brief exchange, they reached a consensus: wait and see.

Soon, they witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives!

One of the giant apes soared into the air, blotting out the moon and intercepting its light, leaving everyone in deep shock.

Under these stunned and inexplicable gazes, the radiance of the full moon gradually returned, for the giant ape's body began to shrink, slowly contracting until it reached the size of a normal youth.

The youth's silhouette overlapped with the full moon, as if he were a man dwelling within it, his stature slightly taller than either of the two boys from before.

The youth appeared to be unclothed, his fur still remaining, leaving only his chest and abdominal muscles exposed. Had it not been for the lack of hair on his face and his black hair draped over his shoulders, one might have mistaken him for a giant ape shrunk down into an ordinary monkey.

"Ha~!" The youth hovered in the night sky, screaming with all his might. The earth shook in response, and the crowd was pressed directly to the ground; even Goku, in his giant ape form, could barely steady his stance!