The Great Ape Awakens
He slowly clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white from the force.
Although he was still a child, his face was filled with a determination that was completely out of character for his age, as well as a burning fighting spirit.
The wind in the wild suddenly became biting, and the grass and trees were bent low.
Ten times the power of the Blutz Waves descended, and a transformation that defied all reason was about to begin.
"What... will happen next?" he asked, a barely perceptible tremor in his voice.
Qi Heng didn't reply immediately.
He looked up at the distant sky shrouded in strange light, as if carefully confirming something.
After a long pause, he spoke calmly, his tone as if he were simply asking what you wanted to eat for dinner, "You'll lose your mind."
He paused, then added, "After transforming into Great Ape, your consciousness will be consumed by bestial instincts, causing you to go berserk and attack anything living you see. If you can regain some of your self-control amidst the rage and suppress that destructive impulse, you can break through your limits and become Super Saiyan 4. But if you can't..."
He stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking.
But everyone understood the part he didn't say.
The atmosphere suddenly plummeted to freezing point.
Even the gentle breeze in the Supreme Kai Realm seemed to freeze.
"Goku..." Chi-Chi's voice came from the back of the crowd, trembling and full of worry.
She pushed her way to the front, her hands clenched tightly against her chest until her knuckles turned white, her eyes welling with tears. "It's too dangerous... How about we call it quits? Let's go home, okay?"
"No." His answer was crisp and decisive, just one word.
Kid Goku slowly stood up, rose from the ground, and straightened his body.
The already sharp silhouette seemed to be coated with a cold edge under the increasingly intense blue and white light.
There was no fear or hesitation in the depths of his dark eyes.
Only a quietly burning flame is enough to incinerate everything.
"I want to become stronger." His voice wasn't loud, but everyone heard it clearly, filled with an unwavering determination. "Strong enough—to face any enemy and protect everyone I want to protect."
He stopped looking at anyone, and just took a deep breath, as if he wanted to inhale all the air in the entire Supreme Kai Realm.
Then, he closed his eyes, focused all his attention on his body, and faced the power that was about to get out of control and was churning like a volcano.
A man-made "full moon" appeared overhead— Blutz Waves —its radiance reaching its peak.
The blue-white light surged forth like a flood, no longer gentle, engulfing a large area centered on Goku.
The light waves vibrated violently, buzzing and distorting the air, causing it to ripple like water.
The tiny pebbles on the ground floated silently, slowly rotating.
"Ugh... Ahhh--!" A low growl escaped from Goku's throat.
Change has begun.
First, his muscles grew wildly, like they were being inflated, almost bursting out of his orange martial arts uniform.
The bones emitted chilling "crunching" and "creaking" sounds, as if the body's structure was being forcibly stretched and magnified.
His height skyrocketed, growing inch by inch, completely defying common sense.
"Rip--!" The fabric finally gave way, and after a few crisp sounds, it tore into pieces and fell to the ground.
Thick brown hair sprouted rapidly from the exposed skin, spreading across the entire body in the blink of an eye.
His face was also deformed—his jaw protruded forward, his nose collapsed, and his ears became pointed and stood up.
What's most chilling is the eyes—when they opened again, the black pupils were gone, replaced by a pair of blood-red eyes, filled with rage and chaos.
His black hair lay flat, gradually blending into the thick, coarse mane that had just grown at the back of his neck.
The tail behind him, which had been pulled out and then miraculously "restored" by Qi Heng, was now being swung more fiercely than ever before, slapping the ground repeatedly with sharp cracks, creating small fissures in the ground.
"Roar--!!!!!!" Finally, the power broke through the limit.
A deafening roar erupted, the sound waves exploding like bombs!
Those who were close by were pushed backward by the airflow, the branches and leaves of the trees in the distant divine realm trembled incessantly, and even the divine birds were frightened into flying into the sky.
The roar echoed in the empty realm of the gods, filled with primal rage and destructive desires.
The blue-white light gradually faded.
That familiar figure was no longer there before everyone's eyes.
That was a Great Ape.
A Great Ape, over ten meters tall and resembling a small mountain, lay across the lush green grass of the Supreme Kai Realm.
Its entire body was covered in black fur like steel needles, which gleamed coldly in the strange light of the sky.
Its limbs were as thick as stone pillars, and with each breath it spewed out scalding white steam from its huge nostrils and gaping mouth, carrying a pungent sulfur smell.
Two scarlet eyes, like two blood-stained lanterns, swept across the room with a chilling gaze that could freeze one's blood.
Pan suddenly covered her mouth, forcing back a scream. Her wide eyes were filled with fear, and her small body trembled uncontrollably.
In an instant, Gohan stepped to the side, his sturdy body shielding his daughter like a wall.
His face had lost its usual gentleness, replaced by complete vigilance. His aura was heightened, his muscles tense, as if he were ready to charge at any moment.
On the other side, Vegeta's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.
He stared intently at the massive black shadow, his teeth grinding together, his cheek muscles twitching, his hands clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, as if he were locked in a life-or-death struggle with some kind of bloodline within him.
The echoes of the Great Ape's roar still reverberated between heaven and earth.
It slowly lowered its enormous head, its scarlet eyes sweeping over the people on the ground like searchlights.
That gaze made the air itself feel heavy.
After a brief, deathly silence—"Roar!" Another short, violent roar, and the slaughter began.
The Great Ape raised its enormous foot, with an aura that seemed intent on crushing everything, and stomped down hard on the densest part of the crowd!
The earth groaned beneath their feet as a ferocious attack unleashed a bloody prelude.
The Great Ape's fist, carrying devastating force, slammed into the ground like a meteorite.
In an instant, a deafening roar shook the heavens, and the solid surface of the Supreme Kai Realm shattered like fragile glass.
A large pit with a diameter of five meters appeared, and cracks spread out like a spider web.
Countless fragments of rock were whipped up by the blast wave and shot out like bullets, raising dust and forming a huge mushroom cloud that obscured the sky.
The Great Ape roared again, the sound waves turning into real ripples that caused the leaves of trees in the distance to fall with a rustling sound.
"Everyone get out of the way! Stay away from its attacks!" Gohan's voice pierced through the smoke and roar, sounding extremely urgent.
He burst into white flames, instantly retreating while simultaneously waving his hand to create a protective barrier, deflecting the flying debris.
The group immediately transformed into streaks of light and scattered in all directions.
Piccolo's green figure glided close to the ground, while Krillin and Tien Shinhan soared into the air.
Android 18, protecting Trunks and Pan, performed several graceful backflips and landed on a giant rock in the distance.
In mid-air, Vegeta crossed his arms, his dark blue Battle Suit fluttering in the air currents.