Peak Combat Power and Spacetime Rift

A sudden gust of wind swept up the sand and dust, making the exposed rocks in the distance creak and groan.

Qi Heng's black hair flew wildly in the wind, revealing his forehead, and his eyes were as deep as a bottomless abyss.

His robes fluttered in the wind, but he remained as steady as a mountain, even the swaying of his clothes carried a strange rhythm.

Slowly, the dust and specks of light dissipated, and the scene in the center of the battlefield became clear again.

Qi Heng lowered his right hand; there wasn't even a scorch mark on his palm.

He looked up at Son Goku, his expression calm, his voice low but clearer than the wind.

Each word was like a cold pebble, striking Son Goku's already boiling heart. "Is this all you've got right now?"

Son Goku clenched his teeth so hard that his canines almost broke his lip. His face was covered in sweat and dust, filled with resentment and stubbornness.

His golden aura flared up again, and although his breathing was somewhat disordered, his fighting spirit was even higher than before: "I haven't—"

"I know." Qi Heng interrupted him directly, his tone devoid of any mockery, simply stating a fact, "You haven't reached your limit yet; there's still power you haven't unleashed. The Great Ape Power and Saiyan blood within you haven't truly fused to their peak."

He paused for a moment, his gaze seemingly penetrating through the burning flames of Son Goku to see the essence of his power's operation.

"But you've actually reached your limit with Super Saiyan 4. Right now, your power level is about 1,200 times that of your normal state. With your foundation and your adaptation to this form, your overall power level is roughly stable at around ten trillion."

"Ten... more than ten trillion?" Son Goku frowned; this specific number immediately calmed him down.

He didn't really grasp the significance of the numbers themselves, but he vaguely knew that it was an alarmingly large figure.

He shook his head, his red tail twitching uneasily behind him, his eyes fixed on Qi Heng, and finally asked the question that had been on his mind, "And you? Just how strong are you?"

Qi Heng remained silent.

At that moment, silence, like some invisible pressure, fell upon this shattered battlefield; even the wind stopped, and the dust hung motionless in the air.

He simply watched Son Goku quietly, his eyes seeming to hold the swirling stars and the fleeting shadows of the universe's birth and death.

In a different scene, the sky Supreme Kai Realm was tinged with a faint purple, and the clouds drifted like veils.

Qi Heng stood on the grass bathed in soft light, his breath calm as if he were one with heaven and earth.

Only the dark blue martial arts uniform swayed gently in the windless air.

"My standard combat strength is based in Beijing."

The sound wasn't loud, but it shattered the silence like a thunderbolt.

Son Goku's body tensed up suddenly, his golden pupils contracted sharply, and even the air seemed to thicken.

"Jing?" Son Goku repeated subconsciously, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Of course he knew what "" was - it was ten thousand times larger than "trillion", an astronomical number that ordinary people could not even imagine.

Qi Heng's normal combat strength was actually tens of thousands of times that of his own.

This fact struck him like a hammer blow, making it hard to even breathe.

"This... this is impossible..."

He murmured to himself, a few strands of his golden hair being blown about by the air he let out.

He clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, and the grass beneath his feet was pressed down by the blast wave, leaving a shallow mark.

"Nothing is impossible." Qi Heng slowly turned around, his back to him, and looked at the Grand Supreme Kai star floating in the distance.

His back was straight and steady, like a mountain that no one could shake.

"The Saiyan have unlimited potential," Qi Heng said calmly and firmly, as if stating a simple truth. "As long as you continue to train, you will one day catch up with me, or even surpass me."

He raised his right hand, put two fingers together, and gently touched his forehead.

With such a small movement, the surrounding air trembled slightly, and tiny specks of light began to gather at the fingertips, emitting a buzzing sound.

"But before that," Qi Heng glanced at Son Goku, his tone carrying a hint of reminder, "You have to solve the problem of this timeline first."

"What's the problem?" Son Goku took a step forward, the grass rustling beneath his feet.

Golden eyes stared intently at Qi Heng, filled with doubt and tension.

"Although Baby dead, the traces he left behind remain." Qi Heng's voice suddenly turned cold and hard, like icy steel. "Those life forms that were once parasitized still retain faint cellular memories within them. What's more troublesome is—"

He paused, the light at his fingertips growing stronger and stronger, almost piercing the gentle purple sky.

"The rift in this spacetime has been opened. From now on, enemies stronger and more dangerous than Baby will emerge from there. Their target is likely the most fundamental energy of this universe."

Qi Heng withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance.

"Go to the Kami's Lookout and find the Korin. He has been guarding the history of this planet and will tell you what to do, as well as give you what you need."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of light erupted from Qi Heng's fingertips.

It wasn't a blinding light, but a gentle yet surging golden tide that instantly spread outwards.

Where the light passed, the air rippled like water, and all the dewdrops on the grass blades floated up, refracting into millions of golden sparkles in mid-air.

Qi Heng's figure gradually faded in the light, like ice and snow melting under the sun.

At the last moment, Son Goku saw him nod slightly, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on his lips.

The tide of light receded.

The Supreme Kai Realm returned to silence, with only the slowly falling dewdrops proving that what had just happened was not an illusion.

The grassland was deserted, and Qi Heng's presence had completely vanished, as if he had never been there at all.

Son Goku stood there alone for a long time without moving.

His hands, hanging down, slowly clenched into fists, which trembled slightly from the force.

Golden flames erupted out of his body as if out of control, forming a pulsating halo around him, and the grass beneath his feet flattened in circles.

"A stronger enemy..." he repeated in a low voice, hoarse.

Then, he slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of the Earth.

Deep within those golden eyes, the flame not only didn't extinguish, but grew even hotter and more turbulent, as if it wanted to burn away all obstacles.

"Then let's go," Son Goku said, emphasizing each word.

As the last word fell, the aura surged dramatically, and golden light shot into the sky, illuminating the pale purple sky of the Supreme Kai Realm.

The shockwave spread outwards from him, causing grass blades to fly and dust to swirl. The entire Supreme Kai Realm trembled slightly under his boiling battle intent.

He gazed at the sky for a long time before slowly calming his breathing.

As the last wisp of golden flame returned to his body, Son Goku took a deep breath, slightly bent his knees, and assumed the starting stance for Instant Transmission.

The next second, his figure disappeared from the Supreme Kai Realm.

All that remains are the flattened blades of grass and the lingering energy in the air, a testament to this brief yet powerful exchange.

In the distant depths of the universe, a new storm is silently brewing.

Earth, the Korin's Sacred Land.

As dawn broke through the horizon, it dyed the entire sea of clouds a warm orange-red.

In the heart of this sacred site, long forgotten by the world, Korin Tower stands like a giant pillar, piercing straight into the sky.