In the spectator stands.
East Supreme Kai, Old Supreme Kai, Kibito, God of Destruction Champa, and Angel Vados were also extremely shocked when they saw Raditz's transformation.
Super Saiyan 3, back when Talot fought Frieza, he had once broken through his limits and briefly entered this form.
Right now, although Raditz's appearance hadn't changed much, his aura was completely different from his previous Super Saiyan 2.
That's right! It was Super Saiyan 3!
Now this was interesting. It seemed that the outcome of the battle had never been in doubt from the very beginning.
Raditz had always been the one holding an absolute advantage!
...
In the backstage rest area.
When the warriors saw Raditz descend in his Super Saiyan 3 form, they were utterly shaken.
"It looks like my earlier guess was correct. Raditz had already mastered the Super Saiyan 3 transformation long ago. He even kept it hidden from me," Talot said. Although he had anticipated this, he truly hadn't known the specifics.
It could only be said that Raditz had come well-prepared for this World Martial Arts Tournament!
Super Saiyan 3 was his trump card, meant precisely for fighting him.
"Super Saiyan 3… I really have fallen too far behind. I used to always be one transformation ahead of him, but now he's surpassed me instead. Damn it." Salari clenched her fists unwillingly.
As a formidable woman among the Saiyans, she possessed an extremely strong desire to win.
Now, not only had her strength been left behind, even her transformations were behind. This made Salari both frustrated and helpless.
"So Raditz… has already reached this level?" Vegeta gazed toward Raditz's overbearing figure in midair, his fists unconsciously tightening.
The longing for power in his heart grew even stronger, to the point where he wished he could immediately begin intense training.
He had always regarded Raditz as the goal he needed to surpass. Now that he had personally witnessed Raditz's tremendous strength, it was inevitable that his state of mind would be affected.
However, as the proud prince of the Saiyans, Vegeta would never admit defeat. Raditz's strength only further stimulated his deep-seated pride.
So what if it was Super Saiyan 3? Since Raditz had taken the lead, then he would complete Super Saiyan 4 even faster than Raditz!
"So strong… Brother's aura right now is terrifyingly powerful." Goku carefully sensed the immense aura radiating from Raditz. Sweat slid down his cheeks under the tremendous pressure.
He thought about it. If he were to switch places with Ragar and face Super Saiyan 3 Raditz himself… he probably wouldn't last even half a second before being instantly defeated.
"He's already reached Super Saiyan 3, huh… looks like I'll have to train even harder from now on!" Nappa said with a sigh as he looked up at the overwhelmingly powerful Raditz in the sky.
Right now, he was only at Super Saiyan 1 Grade 3, not even having reached Full Power.
Raditz was already Super Saiyan 3. The gap between their transformations was quite big.
But he wasn't anxious. He just needed to walk his own path properly.
There was, however, one thing that puzzled him.
If one day in the future he truly mastered Super Saiyan 3…
Would his hair grow out?
This had already become his inner demon, and everyone always joked that even after becoming a Super Saiyan, he still had no hair.
In fact, he did have hair when he was young.
...
In the arena.
Raditz slowly descended from the sky and landed in front of Ragar. A confident smile spread across his face, as though no matter the opponent, he could defeat them all.
Under the Super Saiyan 3's standard 400-times power level amplification, his strength had already reached a terrifying 88 billion, infinitely close to 90 billion!
Of course, for Saiyans, power level is not something that measures everything.
If they truly fought it out, the strength Raditz could unleash would likely be comparable to that of a hundred-billion-level powerhouse!
"Still want to fight?" Raditz asked.
Hearing this, Ragar's mind returned to focus, and his gaze gradually grew heavy.
Soon, an excited smile appeared on his face.
"Backing down without a fight would be far too embarrassing. I just happen to want to experience for myself how powerful a further-evolved Super Saiyan is!" With a loud shout, Ragar suddenly erupted with energy and charged straight at Raditz.
His speed was extremely fast, but in Raditz's eyes it was slowed to the extreme. All the weak points that had previously gone unnoticed now appeared clearly before Raditz's eyes at this very moment.
After rushing up to Raditz, Ragar began attacking without holding anything back.
Without restraint, his fierce and violent offensive, carrying deadly threat, bombarded Raditz.
Moving like the wind, fast as lightning—every strike was perfectly timed, capable of delivering fatal blows to the opponent while still leaving himself ample room to respond to any counter. He even had some capital to fight above his level.
If it had been the earlier Super Saiyan 2 Raditz, he would probably have been beaten into complete helplessness by Ragar's ferocious assault.
But now it was different. With the boost from Super Saiyan 3, every aspect of Raditz such as perception, insight, speed, defense, and attack underwent a tremendous transformation.
"It seems that under the Super Saiyan 3 transformation, you and I are no longer on the same level. In that case… let this end here!!" As soon as the words fell, Raditz's attack arrived.
Boom!!!
The very space trembled from this single strike.
Ragar's body was sent flying, crashing into the distant invisible barrier before finally falling out of the arena.
One move. Instant kill.
The victor was decided!
After eliminating Ragar, Raditz also promptly cancelled the Super Saiyan 3 transformation, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Although he had already mastered this transformation, he still couldn't use it casually.
Because compared to Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3 consumed far too much stamina.
Once Super Saiyan 3 was used, it meant going all out right from the start, aiming to take down the opponent as quickly as possible.
For prolonged battles, Super Saiyan 2 was still the form he had to rely on.
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