"Stop spouting nonsense all the time!" Vegeta snapped angrily. "What Super Saiyan? That's complete rubbish! Saiyans only have one transformation, and that's the Great Ape!"
As he spoke, Vegeta immediately tossed the Artificial Full Moon in his hand high into the sky.
Sun Wukong watched calmly without trying to stop him.
He knew perfectly well that, with his current strength, he could easily crush Vegeta even after he transformed into a Great Ape.
He just felt a little bad for him.
This was too unfair!
"Release your energy!" Vegeta shouted, raising his right hand high and clenching his fist.
"Crack!"
The energy sphere Vegeta had just sent flying burst into golden light in an instant. In the blink of an eye, it had become a small, artificial full moon.
"Pant, pant..."
Creating the Artificial Full Moon had taken a great deal of energy. Vegeta panted heavily, drenched in cold sweat and overcome with exhaustion.
"That's incredible. So this is the Artificial Full Moon?" Sun Wukong exclaimed, feeling a wave of nostalgia.
I remember the first time I fought Vegeta. I thought he was so strong.
I'd trained with King Kai for so long, and in the end, I'd had to use the Kaio-ken x4. Even then, it was only with Gohan and Krillin's help that I'd managed to drive Vegeta off.
Time sure flies...
I miss the excitement of facing a powerful enemy!
But even at the peak of my strength, I still wasn't a match for the Evil Dragons.
This time, I have to train hard no matter what. Even if the Evil Dragons show up, I'll defeat them.
King Kai's Planet.
King Kai: "..."
"Oh? That guy Vegeta has created another Artificial Full Moon?" King Kai said, momentarily stunned. He counted on his fingers. "If I remember right, a Saiyan's Great Ape Transformation multiplies their battle power by ten. So even if we use Vegeta's peak battle power, he'd only reach 180,000! Goku's battle power is already at one million!"
Bubbles scratched his head, then looked up at the sky as if he could see everything.
"Strange. What's this golden transformation of Goku's?" King Kai said, baffled. "He never looked like this when he was training with me!"
Bubbles scratched his backside again, then put his hand to his nose and sniffed it.
Then Bubbles' mouth twisted into a grimace. The stench brought tears to his eyes.
King Kai's face darkened.
You sure make a lot of moves!
"Hahaha! Kakarot, you should regret not having a tail!" Vegeta roared with laughter as he looked up at the sky.
At once, Vegeta's pupils turned red. His mouth grew a snout and sharp fangs, and he transformed into a gigantic ape.
Sun Wukong calmly watched it all, feeling as if he were seeing the same scene play out again. It was strangely familiar.
"H-he really turned into a Great Ape? Did he create an Artificial Full Moon himself?" Krillin cried out.
"This is bad! Can Goku beat him?" Yamcha trembled in fear.
"Huh? Huh?" Son Gohan stared at Vegeta, then looked up at the Artificial Full Moon.
"Gohan, don't look at the moon, or you'll turn into one of those!" Piccolo said tensely, quickly warning him.
"Ah... I know." Son Gohan hurriedly looked away.
After a pause, he said, "Uncle Piccolo, I don't have a tail!"
Piccolo: "..."
It was a reflex...
"Roar!"
Vegeta howled at the sky and pounded his chest with both fists. His voice rang across the heavens like a classical melody.
Then Vegeta gazed down at Sun Wukong, looming over him like a mountain.
Sun Wukong stood completely still, a smile on his face.
"Well, Kakarot? You're finished now!" Vegeta said with a smug grin, growing more and more delighted. "And here's a bit of good news: a Saiyan's battle power increases tenfold when he turns into a Great Ape."
"I know," Sun Wukong replied, nodding.
"So you've turned into a Great Ape before, too," Vegeta said with a cold snort. "But you're a low-class warrior. When you turn into a Great Ape, you lose your mind. Am I right?"
"That's true. I do lose control. I was the one who crushed my grandpa to death." Sun Wukong sighed apologetically.
After I died in the battle with Cell, I was lucky enough to find my grandpa in Heaven and apologize to him.
I spent a long time with him after that.
"Did you hear me, Kakarot? My battle power is ten times what it usually is!" Vegeta laughed more and more wildly. "Do you understand what that means? My base battle power is 18,000. Now it's reached 180,000!"
"Your battle power increased tenfold... Do you know how many times stronger a Super Saiyan gets?" Sun Wukong asked, gazing up at Vegeta.
"What?" Vegeta blinked, unable to make sense of the question.
"A Super Saiyan transformation increases your power fiftyfold," Sun Wukong replied.
"Y-y-you... what did you say?" Vegeta's pupils contracted, and his expression changed again and again.
What a joke!
Are you messing with me?
"What did Goku just say? Vegeta looks shocked!" Krillin asked curiously.
"It sounded like... in his current form, his power increases fiftyfold," Yamcha replied thoughtfully.
Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu said nothing, but cold sweat was already running down their faces.
This form could increase his power fiftyfold?
Even if we used our own battle power as a baseline... how strong would he become?
Even at 5,000, that'd make 250,000!
That's insane!
"Is this really the Goku I know?" Tien Shinhan's mouth twitched.
"What are you talking about, Tien?" Krillin said with a laugh. "Goku's always been like this, hasn't he?"
"I think Goku's always been the same, too. He's never changed," Yamcha said with a hearty laugh.
Piccolo stood silently to the side, but his eyes were full of shock.
Sun Wukong's strength had increased far too much!
He'd left me far behind!
About a year ago, you couldn't have beaten me, could you?
Had you found the right way to train?
"Kakarot, listen to yourself! How could a Super Saiyan be a transformation?" Vegeta roared. "I'm done listening to your nonsense. I'm going to pound you into a meat pie!"
With that, Vegeta didn't hesitate for a moment. He swung a mighty punch down at Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong simply raised his left hand and caught the enormous fist, which was as large as a mountain.
Then... Vegeta's fist couldn't move another inch.
Vegeta's eye twitched violently. His lips trembled, and his face turned utterly ghastly.
What was going on?
I turned into a Great Ape and put all my strength into that punch, but Kakarot caught it effortlessly?
How could this happen?
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