King Sadala understood Karotis's hint—or explanation—perfectly.
You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
In truth, he had already planned to tell Wang Shen about the Super Saiyan God's level and how to reach it.
What he hadn't expected was—
Karotis already knew about the Super Saiyan God.
He really was a font of knowledge!
Before him, King Sadala felt like a raw recruit, needing the old veteran to teach him everything.
King Sadala marveled inwardly. His fiery-red pupils trembled as he said bluntly:
"That's right. As you can see, this is my Super Saiyan God form."
In Wang Shen's eyes, it seemed as if blazing flames had once again ignited behind King Sadala, powerful enough to burn away all evil.
Countless demons writhed and howled in agony within those flames.
He was a god who protected the Saiyans.
Years ago, he had wiped out the rampaging demons, ensuring the Saiyan race and its legacy could endure.
Wang Shen nodded, letting just the right amount of anticipation and envy show in his eyes.
The Super Saiyan God was actually a very cool and well-balanced form.
Wang Shen asked without mincing words:
"How did you manage to transform into a Super Saiyan God, King Sadala?"
"As far as I know, Planet Sadala shouldn't have any such legacy."
"That's right. I didn't learn how to become a Super Saiyan on Planet Sadala."
King Sadala's expression shifted. Those had been difficult years.
He recalled:
"Thirty years ago, Planet Sadala was at peace. Then one day, countless demons descended from the sky. Their bodies were shrouded in shadow. They killed anyone they saw, without a trace of reason, as if they had been born only to kill."
"Fighting them, I realized that beneath the shadows were apparently powerful warriors who had recently made a name for themselves across the universe. I even recognized some of them."
As he spoke, King Sadala shuddered, a deep unease growing in his heart.
He said ruefully:
"To this day, I still don't know what happened in the universe back then to turn those powerful warriors into monsters who knew nothing but killing."
Could this happen again in the future?
"If they return, and I end up becoming one of those demons, Planet Sadala will face total destruction."
Feeling King Sadala's worry, Wang Shen reassured him:
"It won't happen. They shouldn't be able to corrupt the power of a Super Saiyan God."
Then Wang Shen's expression turned serious, and he fell into thought.
Were King Sadala's demons connected to the demons who killed Jiren's master and fellow disciples from Universe 10 in the original story?
What were they after?
Were they really killing for the sake of killing?
Wang Shen didn't believe it.
There had to be someone pulling the strings behind these demons.
Wang Shen furrowed his brow.
There were too many mysteries. All he could do was speculate.
I was careless. I really did cross over too early.
He hadn't seen the ending of Dragon Ball Super.
Noticing the furrow between Karotis's brows, King Sadala sighed in disappointment.
He had told this story hoping that someone as well-informed as Karotis might be able to offer some insight.
But it seemed that even Karotis knew nothing about this matter.
He could only continue:
"By then, all the Saiyans on Planet Sadala had completed their evolution. They no longer had tails."
"But that also meant they could no longer transform into Great Apes and gain ten times their normal strength. So, in the struggle against the demons, they were steadily driven back and couldn't mount an effective defense."
King Sadala lifted his head and gazed at the blue sky beyond the Royal Palace, his eyes distant.
The doom-filled days under a sky of dark clouds seemed to rise before him once more.
"So I secretly left Planet Sadala to seek out a power that could defeat the demons."
"First, I went to planets friendly with Planet Sadala to ask for help. They sent only an advance team, then never responded again."
"Knowing there was no hope there, I had no choice but to wander the universe in search of a way to make myself stronger and save Planet Sadala, even if it cost me my life."
At that, King Sadala lowered his head and looked at his reflection in the tea.
Seeing his fiery-red hair, his tense expression finally eased.
A slight smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Wang Shen raised an eyebrow.
He knew the turning point had come.
"I had already lost hope when I finally arrived on a desolate, barren planet. Perhaps fortune smiled on me, because deep beneath its surface, I discovered a long-lost ruin!"
"The mysterious ruin was covered in the Saiyan language and symbols. Most of the walls were damaged, and a great deal of information had been lost."
"But fortunately, one relatively intact section of wall recorded how to transform into a Super Saiyan God."
Holy crap!
There's something fishy going on!
Wang Shen gasped inwardly and stared at King Sadala with wide eyes, as if seeing him for the first time.
Which one of us is the protagonist here—you or me!?
This lucky break, this divine ruin!
How come I never found anything like that, but you, of all people, stumbled across it in the vast universe?
It was the first time since meeting Karotis that Wang Shen had seen an expression of surprise on his face.
King Sadala's lips curled up slightly.
He, too, felt as if Heaven had favored him.
A smug look appeared in his eyes as he continued:
"It recorded the birth of the first Super Saiyan God."
"If six Saiyans with pure hearts of justice gathered together, and five of them poured all their energy into the sixth, the sixth Saiyan's ki would be elevated to God Ki, turning him into a Super Saiyan God with extraordinary power!"
"So I quickly returned to Planet Sadala with this method and chose five more Saiyans with hearts of justice."
"After discussing it, we decided that I, the strongest of the six, would transform into a Super Saiyan God."
Wang Shen's heart jolted!
The birth of the first Super Saiyan!
Could it have been... Yamoshi?
Then he suddenly noticed pain, sorrow, and helplessness in King Sadala's eyes.
Wang Shen was deeply puzzled.
But he didn't interrupt. King Sadala would tell the story in full.
"On the day we performed the ritual, auspicious signs did indeed appear. The world, previously shrouded in black fog and dark clouds, was suddenly bathed in holy light that drove away all darkness. Red clouds drifted across the sky."
"After a flash of blinding light, my body felt incredibly warm. Even the old injuries inside me, which had never healed, were completely cured."
"My body was wrapped in invisible flames, and then I became a Super Saiyan God. This is what I look like now, with red hair and scarlet eyes!"
Wang Shen watched without blinking.
King Sadala gazed out the window again, his face tilted up at a forty-five-degree angle, looking at the now prosperous and peaceful Planet Sadala.
Seeing this, Wang Shen had no choice but to pick up the thread and ask:
"Then you used your unmatched power to wipe out all the demons rampaging across Planet Sadala, right?"
King Sadala nodded heavily.
"Yes, but... something unexpected happened."
"After I had dealt with all the demons and returned to our base, I saw that the five Saiyans who had helped me had lost all their life energy. They had become withered corpses, leaning against one another."
At last.
Two scorching tears ran down King Sadala's cheeks.
So the price of transforming into a Super Saiyan God and gaining that power had been their lives!
"I saved Planet Sadala, but I sacrificed the five of them—my dear friends!"
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