Shenron Appears, Two Great Apes Confront, Unleash Primal Power to Dominate

The emerald-green body of Shenron blocked out the entire desert night sky. A lustrous green glow flowed over his scales, and his long dragon roar shook the wind and sand to a halt, making the scattered stones on the ground tremble.

The massive head coiled among the clouds lowered, its vertical pupils sweeping indifferently over the people below. Boundless, majestic dragon might poured down, making the minds of ordinary humans tremble. Yamcha instinctively tensed up, a sense of his own insignificance rising within him, while Puar directly burrowed into Yamcha's collar and shivered.

Only Qi Tian remained composed. His passive low-level divine resistance activated automatically, weakening most of Shenron's innate primordial pressure. It could not shake his soul at all.

[Ding! Seven Dragon Balls collected. Earth Shenron summoned. Supreme story sign-in triggered.]

[Detected that the host possesses Saiyan bloodline, Great Ape fragments, and divine resistance. Rare Shenron-exclusive sign-in unlocked.]

[Sign in?]

"Sign in."

Qi Tian silently answered with certainty. This was the most valuable story-node sign-in of the early Dragon Balls arc. The reward would surely far surpass anything he had received before.

[Ding! Shenron-exclusive sign-in complete. Rewards issued.]

[1. Permanent battle power +1200. Host's current total battle power: 3800.]

[2. Great Ape Transformation Fragment ×12 (total progress 21/100). Passive unlocked: Feral Self-Control. Greatly reduces the chance of forced transformation by Blutz Waves. Moonlight may be actively drawn upon for transformation.]

[3. Soul Reinforcement: Immune to Great Ape Transformation soul backlash, illusions, possession, and mental control.]

[4. Talent: Dragon Breath Affinity. Can safely receive Shenron's gifts. Wish priority surpasses that of all other wish-makers present.]

[5. Supplies: Supreme Healing Holy Water ×3.]

Power surged through his entire body. His Saiyan spine and tailbone underwent a complete transformation, the fur on the tail at his lower back growing denser as the pathways of his Great Ape bloodline fully connected. Previously, he had needed the full moon's waves to trigger his transformation passively. Now, with a thought, Qi Tian could draw upon the power of moonlight and transform at will. Moreover, his soul retained firm control over his body, ensuring that he would never descend into a bloodthirsty frenzy.

At the same time, Pilaf and his black-clad men seized the opening and unleashed their full firepower. Heavy weapon fire blasted toward the Dragon Balls' formation, attempting to scatter the Dragon Balls and monopolize Shenron's wish-granting power.

"Don't destroy the Dragon Balls!" Goku's eyes turned blood-red as the beastly nature he had suppressed for days finally erupted. His gaze locked onto the full moon peeking through a gap in the clouds, his tail rigid and taut.

Blutz Waves flooded wildly into Goku's body. His figure swelled at a visible rate, his clothes bursting apart as coarse brown fur covered his skin. He shot upward by more than ten meters, fangs jutting out, scarlet eyes brimming with bloodlust. The classic berserk Great Ape took shape with a thunderous crash!

Roar—!

The deafening ape roar tore through the night sky. Berserk Great Ape Goku had lost all reason, unable to distinguish friend from foe. With one sweep of his enormous hand, he smashed several black-clad underlings to pieces, then turned toward Bulma, who was closest to him. His gigantic palm came crashing down with devastating force!

"This is bad! Goku has lost control!" Yamcha's face turned pale as he used all his strength to unleash the Wolf Fang Fist against the Great Ape's arm, yet he could not so much as disturb its fur.

Berserk Great Ape Goku's battle power had soared to 3200, far beyond Yamcha at this stage. Even the aftershock of a casual strike could crush stone.

Bulma was so terrified that her entire body froze. She shut her eyes and awaited death, with no time to dodge.

Just as the Great Ape's palm was about to fall, Qi Tian stepped forward. He raised his head toward the full moon and used his thoughts to draw in the Blutz Waves around him.

Buzz!

Pale golden moonlight gathered around Qi Tian in its entirety. His body rapidly expanded, knotted muscles swelling as thick black-and-gold fur covered him from head to toe. He was even broader and more powerfully built than Goku's Great Ape form. A pale golden vertical mark naturally emerged on his forehead, while his eyes remained clear and calm, devoid of the slightest bloodlust or brutality.

Black-Gold Great Ape, under complete rational control—had descended!

Though both were Great Ape forms, Goku was violent and chaotic, while Qi Tian was steady and imposing. The difference between them was immediately obvious.

Black-Gold Great Ape Qi Tian raised a hand and steadily caught the enormous palm Goku's Great Ape had brought down. The ground sank several inches with a boom, and wind and sand swept outward in every direction.

Goku's Great Ape roared and struggled, all the brute force in his body exploding as he desperately pressed his palm downward. Yet no matter how much strength he used, he could not move Qi Tian in the slightest.

"Even as Great Apes, you're far too chaotic."

Qi Tian's deep, heavy ape voice rang out. His mind was clear, and his words were distinct; he had fully retained human thought.

The sight utterly stunned everyone present.

Yamcha's pupils shook violently, his mouth slightly open in utter disbelief. "He... he didn't lose control after turning into a Great Ape?!"

Everyone in the world of the Dragon Balls knew that when Saiyans transformed into Great Apes beneath the moon, they inevitably lost their reason and destroyed everything around them. It was fate carved into their bloodline—yet Qi Tian had directly shattered that iron law!

Pilaf, hiding behind a distant boulder, clung to the rock and stared blankly at the scene. For the first time, his ambition to rule the world wavered. A controllable Great Ape was simply not something any ordinary human could contend with.

Qi Tian had no desire to drag this out. He exerted a slight force with his wrist and twisted Goku's Great Ape arm backward along the force of his strike.

Crack!

A crisp sound of dislocated joints rang out. Berserk Great Ape Goku threw back his head and howled in pain, his enormous body losing balance and staggering to the ground. The scarlet in his eyes faded somewhat, his chaotic beastly nature forcibly suppressed by Qi Tian's Great Ape origin of the same bloodline.

With the suppression of their shared bloodline and Qi Tian's battle power far surpassing Goku's, berserk Goku had no ability to resist at all.

Qi Tian raised his foot and lightly stepped on Goku's Great Ape chest, completely locking down his movements and preventing him from hurting anyone else.

After doing all that, Black-Gold Great Ape Qi Tian looked up at Shenron amid the clouds, his voice echoing through the desert. "Shenron, grant my wish."

Shenron's enormous eyes shifted as he looked down upon the two Great Apes below, his voice rumbling like thunder. "State your wish. Any wish can be granted."

Seeing this, Pilaf recklessly rushed out from cover and screamed at the top of his lungs, "I want to make a wish! I want to rule the entire world! I want to become the supreme king of this world!"

[Ding! Detected another person attempting to make a wish first. Talent Dragon Breath Affinity activated. Host's wish priority forcibly overrides everyone present!]

As the system prompt appeared, Shenron's gaze passed directly over Pilaf and locked onto Qi Tian once more, completely ignoring Pilaf's wish.

Pilaf froze in place, utterly bewildered. He shouted in furious frustration, "Why aren't you listening to me?! I want to rule the world!"

Qi Tian's mind stirred, and he controlled his Great Ape body to voice his wish. Rather than choosing wishes such as invincible battle power or immortality that would drain his fortune, he made the choice best suited to himself, one aligned with the path of bodily cultivation:

"I wish to gather all Great Ape bloodline origin fragments and permanently master the power to freely transform into a Great Ape. Let the transformation have no side effects, and let there be no loss in battle power."

This was a long-term plan. Rather than relying on Shenron to directly raise his battle power, he would perfect his own Saiyan talent. It fit his path of abandoning divinity and cultivating only the body.

Shenron nodded, lightly tapping the void with a dragon claw. Green light flowed into Qi Tian's Great Ape form.

[Ding! Wish granted. Great Ape origin perfected. Great Ape Transformation fragment progress directly +40 (total progress 61/100)]

[Permanent ability unlocked: At-Will Great Ape. No full moon or tail required. Transform and revert freely anytime, anywhere. Transformation multiplier stabilized at 4.2x. Consciousness permanently clear.]

A sense of complete, lucid bloodline perfection swept through his soul. From this day onward, Qi Tian no longer needed moonlight or a tail. With a single thought, he could transform into a Black-Gold Great Ape, completely breaking free of the shackles of Saiyan transformations.

The moonlight around him faded, and Qi Tian's body rapidly shrank. He shed his Great Ape form and returned to that of a young boy, his clothes entirely intact and his aura steady, without the slightest sign of transformation fatigue.

Meanwhile, the Great Ape Goku pinned to the ground was cut off from the moonlight by Shenron's dark clouds. His body rapidly shrank back into that of a child, and he collapsed unconscious on the ground, exhausted and fast asleep.

The dark clouds dispersed. The full moon hung high overhead, and the wind and sand gradually settled.

Pilaf looked at Qi Tian, whose wish had been granted, his face ashen. He had completely lost any will to resist and slumped to the ground, resigned to his fate.

Qi Tian slowly walked up to Pilaf and looked down at this early villain. "Your ambitions end here."

Yamcha walked to Qi Tian's side. The look in his eyes had completely changed, turning from wariness into heartfelt awe. "Who exactly are you? You've completely overturned—"