Ancient Super Saiyan

Gohan had actually been quite curious about just how strong An Xiu really was. Especially after undergoing such a long period of grueling training himself, he had grown increasingly curious about the other's strength.

"Since that's the case, then come at me together..."

Before An Xiu had even finished speaking, Vegeta was the first to rush forward, with Kakarot second. Raditz and Nappa followed close behind, and Son Gohan came last.

Everyone transformed into Super Saiyans and brought out one hundred percent of their power.

However...

With just a few punches and kicks from An Xiu, neither more nor less, everyone was defeated in less than a single exchange and reverted to their normal forms.

Looking at everyone sprawled on the ground, An Xiu did not give them any Senzu Beans, because he had held back appropriately.

Clutching his chest and lying on the ground while gasping for breath, Vegeta looked at Goku in disbelief.

"Hey, Kakarot, did you see that guy's movements clearly?"

"N-no..."

Son Goku clutched his stomach in pain and was the first to climb back to his feet.

"What about Gohan?"

Vegeta turned to look at Son Gohan again.

"Neither did I." Son Gohan shook his head as he lay on the ground, his breathing short and ragged.

As for Raditz and Nappa, Vegeta naturally ignored them.

"Damn it!"

Vegeta slammed his fist into the ground, then rose to his feet through the pain and left.

He did not speak to An Xiu again.

He did not even spare him a glance, as though he was angry—or perhaps had suffered some kind of blow.

Vegeta had not expected that after he, Kakarot, and the others had trained so desperately for so long, they would still be defeated by An Xiu in a single move.

Being instantly defeated by An Xiu was one thing.

After all, Vegeta had originally thought that even if he could not beat An Xiu, he would at least be evenly matched with Kakarot.

At worst, he would only be slightly inferior.

On Earth, he had at least been fighting for second place, with third guaranteed.

Yet after these years of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber...

Not only had Kakarot clearly surpassed him, but even Kakarot's son had caught up to him.

What Vegeta found even harder to accept was that...

Even that Namekian called Piccolo, whom he had once not even considered worthy of his attention...

Had now left him far behind.

And the fact that those two fools, Raditz and Nappa, had also become Super Saiyans...

Once again mercilessly told Vegeta—

—You, a prince who carries the bloodline of the Saiyan royal family, are actually no different from ordinary Saiyans. You always thought you were a genius, someone special, but from beginning to end, you were only deceiving yourself...

After Vegeta left, Son Goku and An Xiu did not chat for long before taking Son Gohan and leaving as well.

They had been away from home for over half a month. If they did not leave now, Chi-Chi would get angry again.

After the pain had eased.

With a smile, Raditz immediately ran over to An Xiu and began flattering him.

"Lord An Xiu, I never expected your strength to have reached such a level. Even the five of us Super Saiyans attacking together were no match for you. It's truly unbelievable!"

At that moment, Nappa chimed in from the side, not forgetting to mock Vegeta as well.

"Hahaha, exactly. The moment I saw that look on Vegeta's face, I knew he had to be furious inside."

"But then again, with his strength, how could he possibly be a match for you, boss?"

Listening to their flattering words, An Xiu rolled his eyes and smiled helplessly.

"Alright, that's enough of the flattery. Instead of wasting your time on this, think about how to improve your strength and surpass Vegeta and Kakarot."

"Understood, sir."

Raditz and Nappa nodded respectfully.

An Xiu said calmly, "You two go out first. I have something to deal with. Oh, right—don't call me sir anymore. Just call me boss."

"Understood, boss!"

After sending Raditz and Nappa away.

Only An Xiu remained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

He took a deep breath and slowly mobilized the Saiyan energy that everyone had previously infused into his body.

Although he had failed to transform into a Super Saiyan God through the ritual, this coincidence had allowed An Xiu to glimpse another possibility.

At this moment, he was trying it.

"—Hah!"

An Xiu forcibly gathered the five strands of energy from different sources together, then suddenly unleashed his aura.

A powerful aura instantly swept through the entire Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Countless golden bolts of lightning surged out from within his body.

The green aura blazing around his body gradually became tinged with a layer of golden yellow along with this energy.

"Ghh..."

As An Xiu let out low growls, his hair began flickering. The next second, a soaring golden-green aura engulfed his entire body.

As the light gradually faded, An Xiu's figure slowly emerged from within.

His hair shone gold, while his pupils were golden rather than the green eyes of an ordinary Super Saiyan.

He had become incredibly muscular. Already over six feet tall, he now shot up to more than two meters, his muscles swelling as he became like a giant.

An Xiu had finally transformed into a Super Saiyan.

Feeling this incomparably immense power, An Xiu was so shocked that he forgot himself.

But An Xiu could sense that this was not yet his current limit.

He let out a low roar and continued releasing his aura.

The next moment, on top of this form, An Xiu additionally layered the power of his original Great Ape Transformation.

His golden hair turned light green in the blink of an eye, and the aura around his entire body expanded and surged once more.

But that was not all.

He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the energy within his body, then completely restrained the aura overflowing from his body, achieving perfect zero consumption while maintaining this form.

I'm so strong right now...

A sense of invincibility rose within An Xiu's mind, but he quickly regained his composure.

With his current strength, let alone Zeno and the Grand Priest, he might not even be a match for an Angel. He might even still be unable to defeat Beerus, the strongest God of Destruction.

The thought of being invincible was still far too premature.

Casting aside the unnecessary thoughts in his heart, An Xiu calmed down and began to think.

He named his current transformed form Ancient Super Saiyan. As for this state where his aura was restrained, it was naturally Full Power.

Realm: High Lower Tier of the Divine Realm (Current State)

The power realm on the system panel was displayed according to his current state.

An Xiu had tested it before.

After layering the power of Great Ape Transformation onto his normal form, he could reach the middle lower tier of the Divine Realm.

But even if he activated the hundredfold Kaio-ken again, his strength still remained at the middle tier without any change.

Yet after transforming into an Ancient Super Saiyan, especially after entering Full Power, An Xiu had finally undergone a new change in the power assessment given by the system.