The voice of the Old Kaiōshin suddenly rang out, and at that instant, every figure in the surroundings grew solemn. Even Vegeta and Son Goku wore heavy expressions, while Jiang Chen's heart gave a sudden jolt.
He remembered the transformation into Super Saiyan 4.
To achieve Super Saiyan 4, one first had to transform into the Golden Great Ape, and then overlay the Super Saiyan transformation on top of it. The minimum requirement was a two-hundredfold multiplier, ideally reaching four hundredfold.
Yet such a transformation would inevitably cause the Golden Great Ape to completely lose its sanity. Even a royal-blooded Saiyan like Vegeta could hardly control that raging, berserk state at the beginning.
Only through an indomitable will could one truly seize control.
How similar this was to the scene unfolding before his eyes now.
In many Dragon Ball fan theories, the conditions for Super Saiyan 5 were said to mirror those of Super Saiyan 4: the return of the Saiyan tail, and above all, mastery over emotions, "an extraordinary killing intent, sorrow, and fury."
If one could suppress and control them, then transformation would be possible.
According to the Old Kaiōshin: "If there exists a wrath so far beyond the limits, and if one can unseal that technique, then such transcendent fury can be awakened at will."
Yet, during the battle against Aize, it was only because Son Gohan had been driven into an abnormal frenzy of grief, hatred, and murderous rage by Pan's death that he accidentally succeeded in transforming. By the Old Kaiōshin's words, that event had been nothing more than a pure coincidence.
Judging by the present circumstances, the same seemed true now.
"Vegeta, what you need to control… is your agitation, your bloodlust, and your hatred! Remember, guard your heart with every last fiber of your will!" Jiang Chen's voice echoed before he raised a hand in the air.
"Whooosh!!"
An illusory tide surged upward, and immediately afterward, a force of time and space wrapped around Vegeta.
"Control your agitation, your killing intent, and your hatred!"
Vegeta hesitated, puzzled, but before he could react, his figure was already swallowed by the long river of time and space.
"Whooosh!!"
The current swept him away in an instant, carrying him toward a faraway era.
…
Earth.
The Future.
After countless battles with powerful foes, Goku and his companions had continued to grow. Following a brutal struggle, they defeated the mightiest of enemies, the One-Star Dragon. Three years passed after that battle. With Goku's departure, peace once again returned to Earth.
Yet beneath that fragile peace, a crisis silently took root.
From the depths of the universe, a far more terrifying darkness descended.
Back in the timeline of Dragon Ball Z, the West Kaiōshin had once disguised herself as a princess of a certain planet. While Goku was asleep, she stole his bloodline genes and used them to create a monstrous offspring, Zaiko.
Later, when the West Kaiōshin invaded Earth, Zaiko, wielding overwhelming power, defeated the Earth's defenders with ease. He seemed utterly invincible.
One after another, all the powerful figures on Earth fell.
Vegeta saw his son, Trunks, slain before his eyes. He saw his daughter, Bulla, killed.
He saw his wife, Bulma, perish.
On Earth, none could stand against Zaiko.
The slaughter spread like wildfire, consuming not only Earth, but threatening the very Universe with apocalypse.
"Damn it! Unforgivable!!"
A roar of fury erupted from Vegeta's throat as his figure shot forward, charging straight at Zaiko to begin their battle. Yet, no matter how much his power surged, even when he transformed into Super Saiyan 4, he still could not match Zaiko.
He was utterly and completely crushed.
"Damn it! You Bastard!"
Vegeta roared, his voice shaking with rage. In that moment, fury, unwillingness, and refusal to accept reality all surged together, creating an endless tide of emotions intertwining with each other.
He could not control it at all.
And without Vegeta even realizing it, strands of pitch-black laced with golden aura began to coil around his body. His Ki surged higher and higher, leaping through tiers of power, while his consciousness gradually slipped away into nothingness.
…
Outside.
Boom! Rumble! Whooosh!
The illusory tide surged, waves crashing in a massive uproar. From within it, an unimaginably violent golden aura erupted, flooding outward.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen furrowed his brows.
This result was clearly not good.
Perhaps Super Saiyan 5 simply did not exist… or perhaps Vegeta himself lacked the conditions to transform into that form. Either way, he was on the brink of losing control.
"Goku, get ready! Vegeta looks like he's about to go berserk!" Jiang Chen's voice rang out as his gaze locked onto Son Goku.
"Got it!" Son Goku nodded with a grave expression on his face.
"Kid, I told you, this kind of power shouldn't be drawn out so easily. Now we've got real trouble!" The Old Kaiōshin could not help but speak, his tone filled with unease. His face was taut with nervous tension.
"Don't worry. Nothing will happen." Jiang Chen answered calmly, though his own body was already poised in readiness.
From the ripples coursing through time and space, it was obvious that Vegeta's power had already climbed to a level far beyond his earlier rampages.
Even Son Goku's strength alone might not be enough to suppress him anymore.
"T-This… this is…" The Supreme Kai, Kibito-shin, muttered in alarm, unable to conceal his worry.
Jiang Chen ignored him, his eyes fixed ahead. Time itself ticked away in a silent, steady flow.
Boom!
Rumble… Rumble!
The river of time surged, its fluctuations growing more and more violent.
At last, when it reached the breaking point--
BOOM!!
The long river of time exploded, shattering into fragments of eternity. From its depths, a single figure burst forth.
A terrifying aura erupted in that instant, shaking the entire Realm of the Kaiōshin and spreading outward, across the whole Universe.
At that same moment, far away, as they searched the galaxy for the seven Dragon Balls, Son Gohan, Trunks, Goten, Bra, and Pan all felt the overwhelming pressure of that aura descend upon them.
"This aura…! It's Father!" Trunks couldn't help but cry out in shock.
"It's Vegeta Ojisan!"
"So strong!"
"Vegeta Ojisan's aura… it's even stronger than my father's!"
Even Son Gohan was taken aback, his voice filled with astonishment.
"This aura… it feels like it's right beside me!" Goten murmured under his breath.
At this moment, everyone was utterly shaken.
And it wasn't just them, across the entire universe, anyone capable of sensing Ki was overwhelmed by this abyssal, violent aura. But the greatest tension lay not in the distant galaxies, but within the Realm of the Kaiōshin.
As the river of time exploded apart, everyone there instantly grew nervous.
(To Be Continued…)
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