After sending off Brief, who once again had new ideas in his head, Talot also managed to escape the clutches of his mother-in-law under Bulma's urging.
Afterwards, the three of them had a quiet conversation.
Of course, it wasn't anything too private, mostly just about their recent experiences and their plans and goals moving forward.
"Brother Talot, are we really not going to take the initiative to attack? According to Lord Kai, Frieza's strength might already be comparable to that of Cooler. If we keep waiting for Raditz to fully adjust to his new strength, who knows how much longer that will take. By then, Frieza might become even stronger," Salari brought the conversation back to the issue of Frieza, taking the initiative to remind him.
Frieza had always been the target they worked so hard toward, so the fact that they were hesitating even after becoming strong enough left her quite puzzled.
In fact, after defeating Cooler last year, Talot could have gone straight to eliminate Frieza.
He had only delayed it to allow them to face Frieza as opponents themselves. As a result, while they indeed became stronger, Frieza also became more powerful.
"No! It's not just about letting Raditz adjust to his new strength. I'm also on the verge of a breakthrough myself, I need some time... especially since there's a transformation I've been wanting to try. I don't know if I can succeed," Talot explained.
"A new transformation? Brother Talot, don't tell me you've already surpassed Super Saiyan Full Power form?" Salari jumped up at his words, her face filled with disbelief.
Bulma, who didn't fully understand everything, could still tell that Talot was about to become even more powerful.
"As for Full Power, if I really wanted to break through, I could do it at any time. And over the years, no matter what kind of breakthroughs I made, I've always classified them as different stages of Super Saiyan 1. I'm sure you've suspected something…" Talot nodded and began to explain.
"You mean, Brother Talot, you've truly reached Super Saiyan 2?" Salari exclaimed in shock, momentarily stunned.
Talot nodded, then continued, "Super Saiyan 2 is a true breakthrough beyond the first level, a complete enhancement of oneself! I hadn't told you or Raditz because I was worried that Raditz would be too discouraged and might give up. But now that he's also broken through, and with only you and Bulma here, it's fine to let you know. And the breakthrough I'm aiming for now is a unique transformation related to the power of the Great Ape."
He revealed the truth, explaining to Salari that this wasn't just an ordinary Super Saiyan breakthrough.
It wasn't bragging, though Talot hadn't actually tried it yet, he had always sensed that he met some condition for a breakthrough. This came from his continuous development of the Great Ape's power, which helped him further draw out the power of the Super Saiyan.
"So that means... Brother Talot, your current strength is…?" Salari went from shock to disbelief, then from disbelief to joy. She was sincerely happy for Talot.
"If I go all out, with my current strength, I should easily surpass a power level of 2 billion!" Talot replied, giving her a strong reassurance.
Salari was left speechless, while Bulma couldn't help but speak up.
After all, a power level of over 2 billion was simply outrageous.
"If you weren't my husband, I'd be wondering if you're even human. I used to tell my dad that virtual glasses that can detect 500 million power level was more than enough, but now it looks like it's nowhere near sufficient."
The version 1.0 virtual glasses came in three models, with maximum readings between 200 million and 300 million. The version 2.0 goggles, which Bulma upgraded three months ago for Salari to test her power, maxed out at 500 million.
Bulma had always worked hard behind the scenes for Talot and the others. Even though her work was mainly on the technical side, it brought immense convenience.
Now, Talot's pace of growth was so fast, it left her no time to prepare.
For a moment, Bulma also had a new goal. This time she had to boldly and thoroughly modify all usable and necessary instruments and equipment.
She couldn't help with increasing strength, but she still wanted to contribute in her own way.
….
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed since returning to Earth.
After completing his adaptation to the Super Saiyan form and making a simple breakthrough, Raditz once again approached Talot to ask about the complete training method for Full Power.
Talot didn't hold back. He passed on everything he knew, along with all his insights and understanding from his own training.
Of course, Salari had already received a copy long ago. However, she hadn't trained according to Talot's later understanding of Full Power. Instead, she chose the same path as Talot, breaking through Grade 2, then Grade 3, and only afterward trying to reach Full Power. Even to this day, there was still no sign of achieving it.
Not enough opportunities, not enough insight, and lacking mastery of the method.
In fact, Talot had deliberately hinted to Salari that maybe the path he took was the wrong one, that he had taken a detour only to return to the starting point.
So this time, after teaching Raditz the training method for Full Power, Talot also emphasized one point.
It's not that Grade 2 and Grade 3 were the correct path. It might be possible to go straight from Grade 1 to Full Power.
Raditz seemed to understand the deeper meaning behind Talot's words.
At the same time, taking this opportunity, Talot told him about the Super Saiyan 2 form!
It was impossible not to mention it, and also impossible to keep it hidden; otherwise, their relationship would gradually deteriorate.
It wouldn't go so far as a falling-out, but it would definitely result in a situation like in the original work, where Vegeta furiously scolded Kakarot for hiding the fact that he could go Super Saiyan 3, as if mocking Vegeta like he was just some monkey…
Wait! Saiyans themselves, by definition, are monkeys in a sense.
Today was the day Talot planned to take that next step.
After two months of meditation, he had finally made up his mind to try and see whether that transformation could be achieved.
Golden Great Ape!
That is, the Super Saiyan 4 form from the Dragon Ball GT timeline!
The main reason he didn't fear this era's Frieza and chose to continue training to grow stronger were twofold. The first was that he had already achieved Super Saiyan 2!
With a base power level of 6.2 million, a 100x boost from Super Saiyan 2 would be 620 million.
Combined with the power of the Great Ape, multiplying by four, he would reach a power level of 2.48 billion. And this was without Talot further stacking any multipliers.
The second reason was that he hadn't stopped moving forward, he was still seeking a greater breakthrough.
Once he truly achieved Super Saiyan 4, based on multiplier calculations alone, he could at least reach thousands of times his base form!
Even though at that point he wouldn't be able to reinforce it further with the Great Ape's power, a power level in the tens of billions would still be possible. Even if Super Perfect Cell emerged early in this timeline, he'd still have the power to crush him effortlessly.
…..
He left Earth.
Talot didn't say goodbye to Salari, nor did he tell Bulma.
He didn't want them to worry, and he also didn't want them to know.
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