Transcendent Ki, Super Saiyan 4 Achieved!

Under the impact of this power, faint signs of collapse had already appeared across the entire asteroid.

As the S-Cells within him activated, Great Ape Son Goku nearly lost control of his mind to the explosively expanding power.

The black, sinister aura surrounding Great Ape Son Goku was completely replaced by golden ki. His form changed, and his power, speed, and physical features changed at an incredible rate as well.

His black fur turned gold, and his wild body, already enormous enough to blot out the sky, doubled in size once more. The thousand-meter-tall Great Ape became a two-thousand-meter-tall Golden Great Ape.

Golden Great Ape, achieved!

"I did it!" Golden Great Ape Son Goku carefully felt the raging power coursing through his body.

The sensation of his power growing so explosively was indescribably wonderful, leaving every cell in his body feeling utterly at ease.

But Golden Great Ape Son Goku quickly steadied his mind and prepared for the next breakthrough.

"Next up is Super Saiyan 4!" Golden Great Ape Son Goku clenched his fists, ready for the next breakthrough.

Having already transformed from a Golden Great Ape into a Super Saiyan 4 once before, Son Goku found this final transformation posed no difficulty.

Holding his breath and focusing his mind, Golden Great Ape Son Goku released all the energy within his body.

The golden light streaming around him took on a tangible form, swirling around Golden Great Ape Son Goku like a hurricane.

The Golden Great Ape's tremendous power was being compressed, transforming as it rose toward a higher realm.

His power compressed, and the bottleneck shattered.

His potential awakened, and his combat power ascended!

Blue-white arcs of electricity burst forth, winding around Golden Great Ape Son Goku.

"Rooaaar~~!!!!!" An enraged Great Ape roar from ancient times swept across the globe.

Unimaginable energy erupted to its utmost like a raging tide, its sheer force enough to destroy heaven and earth.

The golden ki, powerful enough to destroy everything, expanded to its limit. Its blinding golden radiance shot into the heavens and spread into the universe.

More than that, the explosively growing ki even crossed dimensional barriers, reaching a world in a higher dimension.

Had Son Goku not deliberately restrained the eruption of his power, the planet beneath his feet would likely have broken apart long ago, becoming meteors drifting through the universe.

Amid the golden storms, Golden Great Ape Son Goku's body steadily shrank. The surrounding energy storms also grew smaller, rapidly contracting until they were drawn completely back into his body.

At the same time, the Golden Great Ape's appearance changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Before he knew it, three minutes had passed.

The vast shockwave of energy produced by Son Goku's breakthrough had vanished entirely.

The constantly shaking planet beneath his feet had finally found peace again.

Looking out, the Golden Great Ape was nowhere to be seen, leaving only a boundless expanse of thick smoke.

Within the smoke, a tall, muscular figure appeared.

When most of the smoke cleared, a wild-looking, red-furred ape-man appeared.

Long black hair fell to his waist, fiery red fur covered his body, and his eyes shone gold. Perfect curves traced his powerful muscles, while his strong body radiated an eerie wildness!

This was Super Saiyan 4, the form that surpassed Super Saiyan Third Grade!

By activating the power of his bloodline, Son Goku had once again mastered the Super Saiyan 4 transformation.

Feeling the tremendous power within him, enough to destroy a galaxy with the slightest movement, Son Goku's lips curled into a sinister smile.

Empowered by his Super Saiyan 4 form, every movement Son Goku made was filled with explosive power.

This was the true power of the Saiyans!

"Super Saiyan 4. I've done it again..." Son Goku remained quite calm as he stabilized his Super Saiyan 4 transformation. He drew his ki inward and carefully felt the power of Super Saiyan 4.

The blood within him churned and boiled, and every cell in his body supplied him with a constant stream of power.

His speed, strength, reflexes, and defenses had increased dramatically, while his energy consumption had dropped considerably. Super Saiyan 4 was a truly perfect, all-around form.

Son Goku was itching for a fight. If only he could find a powerful opponent to battle.

Unfortunately, in the present era, he was invincible as a Super Saiyan 4. It would be no exaggeration to call him the strongest in the universe.

But Son Goku did not know that, powerful as his Super Saiyan 4 was, he was still far from being the strongest in the universe.

This world was different from the one he had once known. Before those old monsters who had lived for who knew how many years, even a Super Saiyan 4 was nothing more than an ant.

On King Kai's Planet.

King Kai, who had witnessed Son Goku's transformation with his own eyes, was struck dumb with shock.

"W-w-what... what kind of transformation is that?" King Kai stammered, trembling.

The Super Saiyan 4 transformation was so astonishing that, in both appearance and power, it was worlds apart from Super Saiyan 1 through Super Saiyan Third Grade.

If a Super Saiyan Third Grade was a cold, merciless warrior, then a Super Saiyan 4 was a great demon brimming with wickedness from head to toe!

Majin Buu, who had once swept across the universe, was nothing more than an ant before Son Goku in his Super Saiyan 4 form.

After his brief shock, King Kai came to his senses and secretly rejoiced.

Son Goku was his student, King Kai's prized disciple!

The Sacred World of the Kai.

When Son Goku broke through to Super Saiyan 4, his heaven-defying ki crossed dimensions and reached the Sacred World of the Kai.

Old Kai and Kibito Kai sensed Son Goku's explosive power at the same time, and both looked surprised.

"Is that Son Goku's ki? It's only been two years, and his power has already reached such a level." Old Kai stroked his beard, a trace of gravity flashing through his deep-set eyes.

As a Supreme Kai from fifteen generations ago, he had extensive knowledge and experience, and had seen many of the universe's powerful fighters. Yet the ki Son Goku unleashed today had brought a subtle change to his state of mind.

In the current era, with no God of Destruction involved, it would be no exaggeration to call this power the strongest in the universe.

"What powerful energy. It's countless times stronger than Majin Buu was back then... Could Goku have made another breakthrough?" Kibito Kai was deeply shaken.

He was curious about what had happened to Son Goku, or whether he had made another qualitative breakthrough.

Kibito Kai and Old Kai exchanged a glance and reached an understanding. With a thought, Old Kai summoned a crystal ball from afar.

As Old Kai chanted a spell, the crystal ball activated, displaying Son Goku's current situation in real time.