Suddenly deprived of the source of their Great Ape Transformation's power, Raditz and Son Gohan fell into a daze like kittens that had just been neutered, and their swollen bodies rapidly shrank.
Son Gohan was too young to withstand the full impact of the Great Ape Transformation. His eyes rolled back, and he passed out.
Josen casually caught the little fellow who had just lost his tail, while Raditz staggered and dropped to one knee, exclaiming, "I nearly turned into a Great Ape just now! I still can't stay fully rational in that form. Thank you, Lord Josen!"
"No problem." Josen handed Gohan to Krillin. "I just didn't want you two crushing such a nice spectator stand."
Everyone: "..."
How very kind of you!
On the battlefield, without Josen stopping him, Vegeta, who had originally stood less than 1.7 meters tall, successfully rose up into a red-eyed Great Ape dozens of meters tall and let out an earth-shaking roar!
Son Goku sensed Vegeta's "ki" surging yet again within the Great Ape, seemingly without limit, and was dumbstruck. "This monster..."
His original power level of around 120,000 had actually reached a staggering one million through the Great Ape Transformation!
His background as an Elite Warrior, coupled with his experience using the Great Ape's power many times, allowed Vegeta to retain his reason after transforming.
At that moment, he felt he had broken through his limits and truly reached the realm of the legendary "Super Saiyan"!
Roar-
"Do you feel afraid now, Kakarot?!"
The Great Ape raised both arms and roared skyward, his scarlet eyes fixed on Son Goku, who had become utterly tiny before him. Vegeta's deep, smug voice came from his mouth. "Do you see? This is the true power of the Saiyans!! Now, not only you, but those people