Super Saiyan 4

Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Gogeta was battling Piccolo, while somewhere far away, there was another Gogeta.

After studying on Planet Yardrat for half a year, Gogeta had long since mastered control over his own energy, and he had learned most of the techniques there. He had sent a clone to train Piccolo, while his main body prepared to attempt transforming into Super Saiyan 4 once more.

Gogeta flew at full speed away from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber's exit, going farther and farther until the exit was no longer visible before he stopped. He was not worried about being unable to find it again. As long as Piccolo and the clone remained there, he could use Instant Transmission to return to the exit. Failing that, he could simply shatter space with his power and get out anyway.

Gogeta raised his hand, and an artificial moon instantly appeared. He flung it into the sky, its blinding light illuminating the earth. Then, a huge figure emerged.

Gogeta transformed into a Golden Great Ape, releasing a terrifying aura that shattered even space itself.

Outside Kami's Lookout, golden light suddenly appeared throughout the surrounding space. Then space cracked apart, and a terrifying aura surged out from within, shaking the entire Earth.

"What happened???"

The group waiting outside the door staggered about and cried out in confusion.

People throughout the cities fled in all directions.

"Run!!!"

"The end of the world is here!!!"

"Earth is going to be destroyed!!!"

Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Piccolo was forced to the ground by the aura, unable to move.

"This terrifying power... is it Gogeta?"

Piccolo spoke with difficulty. At that moment, Gogeta's clone shielded him from the impact and said, "The main body is attempting to transform into Super Saiyan 4."

"Super Saiyan 4? What is that?"

Piccolo, at his current stage, could not comprehend it.

"You don't understand it yet, so of course you wouldn't know. You'll find out later."

Gogeta's clone revealed a mysterious smile.

Before long, the aura vanished. Gogeta's clone pinched his chin and said, "Did he fail again??"

The next moment, a red figure suddenly appeared behind him.

"I succeeded."

Gogeta's clone turned around and saw Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta standing there. His black hair draped over his shoulders, his eyes were rimmed in red, his upper body was covered in red fur, and his red tail swayed freely, radiating a wild aura.

Piccolo also got to his feet at this point.

"What is this, a transformation? And what was that terrifying aura just now?"

"This is Super Saiyan 4. That disturbance just now was caused by the transformation."

Gogeta answered.

Outside the door, Krillin and the others—

"The shaking stopped."

Krillin got to his feet and said, "What was that? Could the Saiyans have arrived?"

"Impossible. They still have half a year before they get here."

Krillin immediately refuted him.

"Could Gogeta have caused it? We still haven't seen how strong he really is."

Tien Shinhan analyzed calmly.

"The source of that shaking was Kami's Lookout. Only Gogeta is capable of something like that."

Tien Shinhan added, "Let's ask Gogeta when he comes out."

"That's all we can do."

Krillin replied.

The people on Earth

felt the shaking stop, and everyone gradually calmed down.

"So it was just an earthquake!"

"I thought the end of the world had come!"

"Yeah, yeah!"

Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber

More than three months had passed. During that time, under Gogeta's guidance, Piccolo had improved by leaps and bounds. His battle power had broken ten thousand, surpassing Son Goku's.

"Let's go, Piccolo. Your strength has already reached a bottleneck. It'll be hard to improve much in a short time."

Gogeta and Piccolo left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. The moment they stepped out, Piccolo's powerful ki was sensed by Krillin and the others.

"What powerful ki!"

"They were only in there for a few hours, and Piccolo changed this much?"

"Training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is this effective?"

They all began discussing it.

Gogeta's clothes were completely intact, while Piccolo's were tattered and ragged. The contrast was striking.

"Who wants to go in first?"

"Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu should go first."

Krillin said, "There's still plenty of time anyway. No rush."

Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu walked straight in.

"By the way, was that terrifying ki from before caused by you, Gogeta?"

Even thinking about it now, Krillin still felt lingering fear.

Piccolo answered directly.

"That was caused when Gogeta tried transforming into Super Saiyan 4 in there."

"Super Saiyan 4?"

Krillin voiced the same confusion.

"It's one of the Saiyans' transformations,"

Gogeta explained.

"You'll see it for yourselves someday."

"I'm leaving first. After staying in there for three months, my mouth's gone completely bland."

With that, he used Instant Transmission and returned to West City.

Gogeta found Tights and asked her to prepare some food for him.

At the dining table, Gogeta said to Tights, "In a few days, I'm planning to take Gohan and Chi-Chi to a parallel timeline, so he can see a world like hell."

Gogeta roughly told Tights about the future world of despair.

"Do parallel timelines really exist?"

Tights asked with some doubt. Even someone as knowledgeable as Dr. Brief had failed to reach any conclusions through research, so she remained skeptical.

"You'll know once we get there."

In that world, Dr. Brief and his wife were both dead. Only Bulma was left struggling to hold on, and Gohan had ultimately died in battle as well.

Only a one-armed Gohan could make Chi-Chi realize the importance of strength.

"Get prepared. In that world, humanity is on the verge of extinction. Prepare some supplies or something—we'll definitely need them."

"Also, ask Bulma if she wants to come."

Gogeta spoke while eating.

Over the next few days, he would go to Kami's Lookout and guide the remaining people a little more, helping them improve as much as possible. Otherwise, if they all died like in the original story, it would be troublesome.

A few days later, at Kami's Lookout, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and the others had all undergone Gogeta's training. Their strength had improved dramatically, making them much stronger than they had been in the original story.

In the original story, when the Saiyans arrived on Earth, Krillin's battle power at full strength was 1770, Yamcha's was 1480, Chiaotzu's was 810, Tien Shinhan's was 1830, and Piccolo's was 3500.

After Gogeta's training, Krillin's battle power was 4650, Yamcha's was 3830, Chiaotzu's was 2270, Tien Shinhan's was 5050, and Piccolo's had reached a full 10,000.

Not bad. They could deal with Nappa and Vegeta now.

"With your current strength, you should be able to handle Vegeta and Nappa. However, you still need to be careful. Vegeta is still stronger than all of you. Do your best to keep him occupied and leave him to Son Goku."

Before leaving, Gogeta reminded them that if they provoked Vegeta too much, he could still kill them before Son Goku arrived.

"Train on your own from here on. Practice coordinating with each other more. It's very useful when the gap in battle power isn't too great, especially Solar Flare and Destructo Disc. They can have unexpected effects."

Gogeta offered them a little advice.