North Area, in a certain star system one hundred thousand light-years away from the Solar System.
Planet Kurish.
This was a planet that had experienced a massive meteor impact, the extinction of life, and had entered the ice age.
At this moment, Talot stood atop an icy plain, gazing up at the sky.
In the sky, a bright and clear full moon was radiating its unique light.
Though it was night, since the planet was sealed in ice, it was like a gem that could absorb and reflect light, which made the world appear dazzlingly bright and beautiful.
"It's really cold. If an ordinary person came here, they'd probably freeze to death." Even with the ability to survive in outer space, resist the cold of space, and endure extreme heat, his senses were still the same. He could still feel the cold.
Talot spoke to himself, while North Kai's voice echoed in his mind.
"There's no helping it. This is already the fastest I could find a planet with a full moon. You were the one too impatient and didn't give any advance notice. But even if we had more time, it would still be difficult to find a planet suitable for your breakthrough. Compared to others, this one's better. It's already in a transitional era, with almost no life on it," North Kai said.
That's right, Talot had come to this planet with North Kai's help.
Otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult for Talot to find a planet with a moon, especially one at the full moon phase.
"Doesn't matter. I was just making a comment. No need to take it seriously, Lord Kai." He responded casually, then focused his mind.
After stabilizing his aura, he let out a heavy breath.
"Are you sure you want to attempt that kind of unconventional transformation? Haven't you already achieved Super Saiyan 2? Why take a risk?" North Kai couldn't help but voice his concern.
After all, it was an uncharted domain. No one knew what the outcome might be.
In North Kai's view, all unknowns carried immense risk. If it failed, the consequences could be unimaginable.
Of course, Talot had said that even if he died, he could be revived with the Dragon Balls, and that after dying, he could find North Kai in the Other World.
But that was all hypothetical. According to what North Kai knew, not every soul entered the Other World after death.
If one died under special circumstances or broke free from the framework of rules, their soul might drift around in the living world and slowly dissipate, or simply cease to exist entirely.
"This is a step I must take. I have to strive for the future! Besides, doesn't Lord Kai also wish for me to become even stronger?" Talot smiled and said no more.
Those words left North Kai speechless.
He knew he couldn't talk Talot out of it. Once Talot decided on something, he would definitely see it through without changing his mind.
But it was precisely because of that determination and conviction that Talot had made it this far.
A long while passed. With North Kai no longer interrupting, Talot lifted his head to the sky.
The wild nature of the Great Ape within his body had already begun to stir under the irradiation of over 17 million units of Blutz Waves from the full moon.
It wasn't just the berserk factor of the Great Ape's wild nature, his S-cells were also wildly surging and splitting under the light's stimulation.
Simply put, if Talot hadn't achieved such mastery over his body, he would've already begun to transform into a Great Ape during his earlier conversation with North Kai.
[If I succeed in breaking through to Super Saiyan Stage 4, then I'll be unstoppable from now on! At that point, I won't be bound by my current limitations anymore.] Thinking to himself, Talot raised his head and looked high into the sky.
His gaze locked onto the moon, and the chains of control were released.
In an instant, a violent surge of power erupted from within, the power of the Great Ape boiling over like scalding water, constantly gushing out.
The wild nature became even more agitated, and Talot's body swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye, a bloodthirsty madness rushing straight to his head.
Moments later, Talot's body had nearly doubled in size, and a roar filled with savage aura burst from his mouth.
Talot's clothes were torn apart by the explosion of muscle, terrifying veins bulging on the surface of his skin, like giant dragons coiling and writhing, and a layer of jet-black fur began to grow, making his entire form appear even more fearsome and monstrous.
"ROAAARRRRR!!!" The destructive desire dormant deep within Saiyan blood was awakened.
Talot's voice truly transformed from human speech into the enraged howl of a beast.
With a full-blown eruption of Great Ape's power, Talot's human form completely vanished. His entire body was covered in dark brown fur, and his eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty, crimson glint.
'Thump-thump! Thump-thump! Thump-thump!'
His heartbeat sped up continuously, booming like muffled thunder, increasingly intense.
The violent aura released during the Great Ape transformation swept in all directions, shaking the entire frozen planet. The thick, solid ice cracked and shattered, sending shards flying. Planet Kurish, for the first time in its history, experienced terrifying upheaval due to this overwhelming power.
As if the planet itself was awakening from slumber, now trembling in fear.
"ROOAAARRR!!!" A roar that shook the heavens and earth erupted. Talot had fully entered the Great Ape state.
The shockwave from that single roar stirred the fabric of space, setting off wave after wave of storms, tearing apart everything nearby.
But that wasn't the end. Talot then fired a destructive Energy Cannon from his mouth, sweeping through everything within a ten-mile radius ahead of him.
BOOOM!!! Wherever the Energy Cannon passed, all matter was obliterated.
Scorching flames melted the icy surface, burning massive rocks, causing the temperature of this region of Planet Kurish to rise rapidly.
Of course, Talot's sudden release of the Energy Cannon wasn't due to losing control. It was simply that he hadn't transformed into Great Ape for so long, the wild nature was overwhelming, and he just needed to let off a little steam.
Soon, Talot finished releasing his energy and managed to suppress the immense destructive urges of the Great Ape form.
"The Great Ape form... Ever since I mastered the power of Great Ape, I haven't entered this form. This time... feels completely different from the Great Ape transformation I experienced before. Just as I expected, transforming into Great Ape after becoming a Super Saiyan is fundamentally different from doing so without having reached Super Saiyan." Great Ape Talot spoke in human words, calmly standing in place as he contemplated.
The 10x amplification of the Great Ape form had raised his power level to 65 million.
Based on the 10x boost, with a base form of only 6.2 million, he should've only reached 62 million power level.
[Thanks to the potential released during the Great Ape transformation, along with the accumulation from two months of meditation, my base form broke through to 6.5 million.] he thought to himself.
That was the first point.
The second was the clear feeling that this time, the Great Ape transformation's power boost could go even further. It wouldn't stop at just ten times.
[It's the Super Saiyan power stimulating the Great Ape transformation! The energy of Super Saiyan being added to the Great Ape's power… this can reverse-transform it into a Golden Great Ape!] With that thought, a spark flickered in Talot's mind.
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