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"He's going to win!" Selipa couldn't help but cry out.
"Not necessarily," Toma shook his head seriously. "Our world's Kakarrot can transform into Super Saiyan 1, 2, 3, and even Super Saiyan God. Who's to say the Kakarrot from another world can't do the same?"
"That's not certain!" Seliba quickly retorted. "Didn't Aspara just say? In that world, Kakarrot was turned into a child by Shenron. He might not be able to draw out much power at all!"
Though both fighters were Kakarrot, naturally she still hoped their world's Kakarrot would win.
"Hmph! Damn it…!" Vegeta grit his teeth, watching the two Kakarrots clashing high in the sky. His heart was filled with unwillingness and fury.
"Anger won't help you," GT Vegeta sneered as he glanced at his counterpart. "Strength doesn't come from rage."
"I know that!"
"But you're still weaker than Kakarrot, aren't you?" Vegeta snapped back coldly. Being looked down on by his other self left him irritated, and he couldn't stop himself from mocking in return.
"Indeed, I'm not as strong as him."
"But unlike you, I'm not this far behind him. Up to this point, you still haven't mastered Super Saiyan 4, have you?"
GT Vegeta didn't take offense at the taunt. Instead, he nodded calmly before delivering his own cold jab.
"You- !"
Vegeta's face twisted with even deeper anger.
"I'll give you a chance. Come with me."
GT Vegeta didn't waste more words. With that, he turned and flew off into the distance.
Watching him leave, Vegeta's expression shifted again and again. Finally, with a sharp clench of his teeth, he followed after.
Jiang Chen, naturally, noticed the exchange between the two Vegetas.
But after a single glance, he paid it no more attention.
The Vegeta of this timeline might have a slightly different storyline, but changes had happened for him as well. If GT Vegeta wished to help strengthen this world's version of himself, Jiang Chen wouldn't stop him.
After all, no matter how much stronger he became, it was almost impossible for anything truly catastrophic to occur.
Boom.
Rumble…
The battle spread further and further.
By now, GT Son Goku had revealed his Super Saiyan 2 form.
With the hundredfold boost of Super Saiyan 2, he was already holding his own against this world's Goku in his Super Saiyan God state.
This sight deeply shook everyone of this world to their core.
Ever since the appearance of Super Saiyan God, they had known just how terrifying that power was.
It was a strength that transcended everything. And yet now, it was being held back, by nothing more than Super Saiyan 2.
And not even their own Goku's Super Saiyan 2… but that of the child-sized Kakarrot from another timeline.
They could hardly imagine how overwhelming that strength would be if GT Goku weren't in his reduced form.
Gulp!
"What incredible power…" Seliba whispered as she swallowed hard, her voice trembling with awe.
"Super Saiyan God or Super Saiyan, it doesn't matter. The key lies in the base form. In that world, Goku's base strength alone surpassed Majin Buu without needing any transformation. And now, he's even stronger. So when you add the Super Saiyan multipliers, it becomes absolutely monstrous."
"And there's something else, something you may not know. That world's Goku hasn't just mastered Super Saiyan 1 and 2. He's also reached Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan 4, even Super Saiyan 5, and of course, Super Saiyan God."
Jiang Chen smiled faintly as he spoke, but his words landed like thunderclaps. The crowd shivered as though lightning had shot down their spines.
"That Goku… has mastered Super Saiyan 3? No, wait, Super Saiyan 4… and even Super Saiyan God?!"
Raditz muttered to himself. Even though he had always known his younger brother was powerful, he could no longer remain calm at this revelation.
"That's right. The Goku of that world is truly the once-in-a-thousand-years Super Saiyan. Whether talent or strength, he stands at the very pinnacle."
Jiang Chen's voice was calm, but his words carried undeniable weight.
This wasn't an exaggeration.
In Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super, the idea of Goku being that "once-in-a-millennium" Super Saiyan wasn't particularly obvious, in truth, that role fit Broly better.
But in the GT timeline, Goku was exactly what the legends described: the once-in-a-thousand-years Super Saiyan.
Not even Vegeta, nor Broly himself, could compare to GT Son Goku.
Hiss…!
The sound of people sucking in cold breaths rang out.
At that moment, whether Raditz, Celiba, the East Supreme Kai, or even the Old Kaiōshin, all of them stared at GT Goku with expressions that had completely changed.
"...The Child of the World?" The Old Kaiōshin muttered under his breath, his eyes thoughtful.
But no one else caught his words.
Time slipped by silently.
And as the battle raged on, fierce and unrelenting, In the distant sky…
BOOM!
ROAR!
A colossal beastly roar erupted, followed by a violent, earth-shaking aura sweeping across the surroundings.
"This aura… is that Vegeta?"
Toma's eyes widened as his gaze was drawn to the distance almost against his will. The others were the same, their eyes instinctively turned toward the far-off horizon.
And when they saw it, they all froze.
In the distance, a Great Ape had suddenly appeared, its violent aura sweeping across the surroundings. Crimson pupils radiated a terrifying sense of pressure.
"Don't worry about it. That Vegeta, from the other world, should be guiding our Vegeta in his training."
Amid their astonishment and shock, Jiang Chen's calm voice rang out.
"Training?" Everyone looked puzzled.
"Yes… it should be training for Super Saiyan 4."
Jiang Chen nodded, slowly giving an explanation. He had no reason to hide the truth.
After all, by this point, the others weren't that far from achieving Super Saiyan 4 themselves.
From what Jiang Chen could see, Raditz had very likely reached the level of Super Saiyan 2. As for Seliba, Toma, and the rest of Bardock's squad, they had all basically stepped into the Super Saiyan stage.
And in theory, once a Saiyan could transform into a Super Saiyan, they had already reached the threshold needed to grasp Super Saiyan 4. As long as one could awaken that Super Saiyan power within the Great Ape form and learn to control it, transforming into Super Saiyan 4 became possible.
"Super Saiyan 4?"
At Jiang Chen's words, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Aspara, you mean Super Saiyan 4 is tied to the Great Ape form? Does that mean one has to transform into a Great Ape in order to master it perfectly?" Raditz couldn't help but ask.
"Correct."
"Super Saiyan 4 can only be mastered through the Great Ape form. If you can unleash Super Saiyan power while transformed as a Great Ape, and control it, then you can ascend to Super Saiyan 4."
"The only difference… lies in just how far that power can reach."
Jiang Chen nodded again, explaining patiently.
(End of Chapter)