A Trip to the Lava Planet

Kale!

The Legendary Super Saiyan of Universe 6!

If Caulifla was the counterpart to Son Goku,

then Kale was the counterpart to Broly.

Whoosh!

A sharp rush of wind swept toward him, accompanied by Caulifla's bright shout.

"Karotis, I'm back!"

Caulifla brought a black-haired, red-clad female Saiyan, just as petite as she was, over to Wang Shen.

Pulling Kale forward, Caulifla introduced her.

"Karotis, this is my junior, Kale. She may not be as good as me, but she's pretty strong, too."

However, under Wang Shen's gaze, Kale looked timid. She lowered her head and cautiously hid behind Caulifla again.

Caulifla wore an exasperated look.

Turning to Wang Shen, she explained,

"She's just like that. Don't mind her."

In truth, Wang Shen didn't mind at all. He simply smiled.

"It's fine. I understand. It's no big deal."

She was just a little timid.

But she was the Legendary Super Saiyan.

Once she awakened, her personality wouldn't matter. She'd soar straight to the top.

"Since you're here, study hard and remember what I teach you. I won't be staying on Planet Sadala to train you forever."

Wang Shen looked at Caulifla and continued,

"That's also one reason I don't want you to call me Master. I'm not exactly the kind of master who's truly devoted to teaching and answering every question."

"That's all right, Master."

Caulifla suddenly cut in, calling him Master all the same.

"Just keep moving forward. Don't worry about me. I'll catch up with you."

Ever since Wang Shen had told her about the twelve universes the previous night,

she'd known Karotis wouldn't be content to stay in one place for long or stand still.

He would keep pushing ahead and striving for the heights.

That was what she believed.

She and Karotis would both become peerless powerhouses in the universe someday.

Wang Shen nodded, pleased.

Caulifla really didn't need him to worry about her.

"Come on. Let's go farther away and find an open space, so we don't end up destroying my house."

Wang Shen waved his hand and took the two of them to a spot hundreds of kilometers away.

After they landed,

Caulifla was the first to speak again.

"Karotis, what are you going to teach us today?"

Kale cautiously raised her head and glanced at Wang Shen, too.

A handsome face, hair standing straight up and golden, and a strange Saiyan.

He was also Caulifla's master, and they seemed quite close.

Kale lowered her head again, her eyes dimming slightly.

"Today, we'll get right to the point. I'll teach you how to master the Saiyans' true power."

Wang Shen looked at the two of them.

One was confident, the other timid.

Two people at opposite extremes, together.

I wonder if teaching them to transform into Super Saiyans ahead of time will give Universe 6 powerhouses as mighty as Son Goku and Broly.

If so, Champa will have a lot to thank me for when the Tournament of Power comes around!

They'll still lose, but at least they'll shine brighter than they did in the original story.

Wang Shen's lips curled into a slight smile, confidence in his own strength.

"The Saiyans' true power!?"

Caulifla caught on at once. With a bang, she transformed into a Super Saiyan.

"You mean this transformation?"

"That's right, but that's not all."

Wang Shen smiled faintly.

But his teasing only left Caulifla fidgeting impatiently, itching to know more.

Kale stared at Caulifla, stunned.

Senior had turned yellow-haired, too.

And she was so strong.

So this was the Saiyans' true power.

I want to learn, too. I want to keep up with Senior.

Kale took a deep breath and silently encouraged herself.

Then she forced herself to raise her head and focus on Wang Shen.

"That's right. This is Super Saiyan, awakening the power deep within a Saiyan's body."

The next moment, a golden aura a hundred times stronger than Caulifla's surged and billowed around him.

Wave after wave of energy spread across the grass, tossing Caulifla and Kale's hair and clothes.

Wang Shen's power erupted without restraint, and a terrifying pressure descended upon Caulifla and Kale.

"This is Super Saiyan Full Power. It's how I usually look. Using Super Saiyan as your normal state increases your battle power by eighty times!"

Caulifla and Kale stared at Wang Shen in amazement.

Then streaks of lightning burst from all around him.

His aura soared!

"This is Super Saiyan 2..."

A moment later,

his golden hair reached his waist, golden lightning crackled, and a fierce look took over his face.

"This is Super Saiyan 3..."

Caulifla suddenly understood and exclaimed,

"So when you fought King Sadala, you transformed into Super Saiyan 3!"

"You really did lie to me back then."

Caulifla grumbled indignantly.

At the same time, she was glad she'd decisively chosen to become his disciple.

Otherwise, how would she have witnessed the Saiyans' true power?

At that, Kale was startled and actually asked,

"Um... can Super Saiyan 3 really defeat King Sadala?"

Her voice was quiet, but unusually firm.

Wang Shen looked at Kale in surprise, a hint of puzzlement in his sharp gaze.

That reaction was strange.

Could Kale have a grudge against King Sadala?

When Wang Shen looked her way with such a fierce expression, Kale almost lowered her head and hid behind Senior.

But the question in her heart made her forcibly suppress that instinct.

Unlike the perceptive Wang Shen,

Caulifla didn't pay much attention to it. She was so excited, you'd think she'd been the one to defeat King Sadala.

"That's right. Karotis beat King Sadala with Super Saiyan 3. I saw it with my own eyes."

At the answer, Kale's eyes lit up, and her breathing quickened slightly.

Before Wang Shen could look into it further, Caulifla, as carefree as ever, latched onto him again.

"Karotis, hurry up and teach us how to transform into Super Saiyan 3!"

Never mind.

If Caulifla hadn't even noticed Kale losing control and her reason slipping away, how could he expect her to notice anything else?

Wang Shen rubbed his forehead, temporarily giving up on figuring Kale out.

Besides, even if he asked, Kale probably wouldn't tell him.

He turned back to Caulifla's question and explained,

"No. You're nowhere near ready. You need to reach Super Saiyan Full Power first."

Wang Shen had originally planned to explain Super Saiyan God to them as well.

But seeing Caulifla's unrealistic ambition and Kale's strange behavior, he decided to wait until they had mastered Super Saiyan 3.

They might end up like Son Goku and suffer serious energy loss, making it impossible to fight for long.

But Wang Shen's principle was simple:

You don't have to use Super Saiyan 3, but you have to know how to transform.

Three months later.

Wang Shen had already taught Caulifla and Kale most of his ideas.

So, while they trained on their own, he took the opportunity to wander through space once again.

It would be best if he could find Hit.

If he couldn't... he'd at least try!

After all, Hit was someone he knew well and would be easier to find than some hidden powerhouse.

And safer, too.

Not every powerhouse in the God Realm would show him mercy, the way King Sadala had at first.

Waiting for the right chance to break through.

At last,

after half a month of traveling,

Wang Shen arrived outside a dark gray, rocky planet.

The planet was covered not only in vast stretches of rock, but also in countless volcanoes.

Boiling lava formed a sea of molten rock.

A thick layer of metal covered the ground, and towering steel buildings rose up across the planet.

The average temperature across the entire planet had reached a terrifying three hundred degrees Celsius!