Golden light erupted, illuminating the entire sky above Los Angeles in the gathering dusk as brightly as day.
Yongye was wreathed in golden flames. Every strand of his hair stood on end, dyed a brilliant pure gold from root to tip.
His pupils changed from pitch-black to a clear, fierce emerald green, with fine golden patterns of light swirling deep within them.
Under the surge of golden energy, his muscle fibers rearranged, hardened, and strengthened. Every bone gave off a series of tiny cracks, while a torrent of Chakra and Saiyan energy a hundred times stronger than usual coursed through every blood vessel.
He looked down at his hands.
Golden flames churned, coiled, and burst between his fingers, sweeping away every speck of dust and debris in the surrounding air and forming an ever-expanding golden halo around him.
"Super Saiyan..."
Yongye murmured the words, and the smile on his lips grew from calm confidence into something almost manic.
"Now that's power!"
He clenched his right fist, feeling the immense force surging up from deep in his bones. Then he slowly opened it and watched golden arcs dance across his palm.
"This thing packs way more punch than Kaioken."
His gaze returned to the enormous dark-green figure bounding toward him in the distance. Fierce golden light churned in his emerald eyes.
The next instant, he accelerated!
Golden flames exploded beneath his feet. He became a bolt of golden lightning, moving so fast the air had no time to shriek as he tore through it, leaving a straight, blazing trail across the sky.
Doomsday was bounding toward Santa Monica Beach. His feet crushed the roof of a seaside villa, splitting the entire building in two.
Then he stopped and roared in fury!
A streak of golden light plunged straight from the sky