Of course, Ethan could not actually kill Krillin just to make Goku transform, but this did give Goku a direction: he could imagine the scene of his friend being killed in his mind.
"Hmm..."
Although this simulated scene could not produce true, berserk rage, it at least provided a direction, letting Goku know what he should aim for.
Furthermore, having learned methods such as how to stabilize, control, and temper his spirit from King Kai, Goku would not let such berserk emotions dominate him. What he wanted now was to figure out the details of the transformation. Once he understood it clearly, he could use his own method to complete it.
But those things would have to wait. Right now, he needed to complete the first step: successfully transform into a Super Saiyan!
"Huh?"
Just when everyone thought they would have to wait a few more days, or even that Goku might not be able to transform until they met Frieza, the Goku before them suddenly underwent a very obvious change.
A golden, flame-like aura surged from his body, and his hair was blown upward by the airflow. The color of his hair, eyebrows, and eyes began to change subtly.
Goku's transformation was so sudden that no one was prepared, not even Ethan, who was momentarily stunned. Holy crap, this is too ridiculous! He just told him the trick and he immediately found the right direction?
However, he did not speak and interrupt him. Goku's state was currently unstable, and he had not successfully transformed yet.
He could remain calm, but the others could not!
"Ah, he's transforming!"
Krillin was the first to be happy for his friend, and his shout immediately reminded Goku of one fact: Krillin was not dead. He was alive and well, watching from the side!
The anger in his heart instantly vanished completely, the aura around him collapsed and dispersed, and the shape and color of his hair returned to normal.
"Phew~"
"Ah, sorry, Goku!"
Krillin knew he had messed up, but Goku did not mind.
"It's okay, I've found the trick. Now I just need to keep working at it."
The most frightening thing was not being able to find the right direction at all. Now that he knew what to do, the road ahead would be much easier.
The reactions of the other Saiyans nearby were all different. Raditz was surprised, but there was a trace of joy and excitement in it. Nappa was completely in disbelief. Vegeta was shocked, envious, jealous, hateful, and also had a few more expectations in his heart.
Raditz felt that his younger brother had become the legendary Super Saiyan, and he would not have to worry about the future. Even if he followed his younger brother, life would not be too bad.
Nappa, on the other hand, could not believe that the legendary Super Saiyan actually existed and really was a transformation ability. What was even harder for him to accept was that the first one to transform into a Super Saiyan was a low-class warrior.
Vegeta's thoughts were somewhat similar to Nappa's. In addition, he also began sorting through the information: since it had been proven that Super Saiyan was indeed a transformation ability belonging to Saiyans, and that any Saiyan had the potential to master it, then what he needed to do became simple. If a low-class warrior could do it, why couldn't he, a prince, do it?
"First, raise my power level to the limit!"
Although he had initially thought Ethan's words were nonsense, he had remembered every single word. Now, after sorting them out one by one, he knew what his next goal was.
Train, increase his strength, squeeze out all his potential, and increase the amount of that special cell in his body.
According to what those two had said, a power level of around two million should meet the basic requirements for transformation.
"Two million..."
The goal was clear, but it felt like an unscalable peak. Vegeta's current power level was only eighteen thousand. He needed to increase his strength by more than a hundred times just to meet the basic requirement for transforming into a Super Saiyan.
"Damn it..."
What should he do?
Vegeta racked his brain trying to figure out how to quickly and significantly increase his power level. After much thought, the most reliable method still seemed to be risking his life through the Saiyan trait, so he quickly decided that in the upcoming battles with Frieza, he would constantly seek out opponents with similar strength or even slightly stronger than himself.
"Cui... It's time to settle the score after all these years."
And there were others like Dodoria and Zarbon, who were stronger than him. He should be able to challenge them one by one.
As for Frieza, he knew Frieza was not an enemy he could deal with. That guy had already been targeted by Kakarot and Ethan. If Kakarot successfully transformed into a Super Saiyan, then Frieza's death would probably not be far off.
"Damn it! Why isn't it me!"
Every time he thought of this, Vegeta felt furious. Unfortunately, this anger was useless. With his current weak strength, no amount of rage could make him transform into a Super Saiyan.
Ethan was still conducting special training with Goku. To help Goku complete the transformation, Ethan even used some special methods: creating mental illusions, or dreams, to make Goku even angrier.
This ability was not difficult for the current Ethan to achieve. Unfortunately, it was not very practical in combat. For trained warriors like Goku, their minds were difficult to invade. If Goku had not cooperated, Ethan would not have been able to create illusions at will.
The content of the illusions this time was very simple: Krillin dies, Yamcha dies, Tien Shinhan dies, Master Roshi dies, Son Gohan dies, Chi-Chi dies. The killers of these friends included not only Frieza, but also Piccolo, the Red Ribbon Army, and other enemies Goku knew or did not know.
With Ethan's help, Goku's rage quickly exploded. Golden aura surged from his body again, and his hair stood on end, the golden color becoming even more obvious than before.
"Ah ah ah ah!"
With Goku's roar, even Ethan, who had a hand on Goku's forehead, was caught off guard and sent flying backward. A warrior with golden hair and eyebrows, green pupils, and a golden aura wrapped around his body stood before everyone.
"This is... Super Saiyan?"
Everyone widened their eyes as they looked at the Goku before them, whose demeanor and aura had undergone a huge change, including Goku himself, who was also looking down at his own body.
He lightly swung his fists a few times, and the wind pressure produced nearly injured Ethan, who was directly in front of him.
"Tch!"
Easily catching the wind pressure from Goku's punches, Ethan knew this guy had done it on purpose.
"Be careful to control yourself. Don't be dominated by excessive excitement."
"Hmph!"
Goku showed a smile that was hard to describe. It was an expression Goku would absolutely never show normally. Even Krillin, who knew him best, felt a sense of unfamiliarity at that moment.
"Is... is this still Goku?"
"His personality seems to have changed a little!"
On the contrary, Vegeta felt that this Goku was more familiar: arrogant, powerful, disdainful of everything, and constantly displaying overflowing battle spirit. This was the Saiyan he was familiar with.
"Super Saiyan... This is Super Saiyan..."
His earlier thought became even firmer in his heart: he had to become a Super Saiyan. He had already been surpassed by this low-class warrior by so much. He had to make up this huge gap as quickly as possible.
"Control your emotions, battle spirit, and power, Goku. Think about the training you received at the Lookout!"
If it were Vegeta, after transforming into a Super Saiyan for the first time, he definitely would not suppress his battle spirit. He would release everything to his heart's content.
Goku was different. He had received completely different teachings since childhood, and had specifically trained his spirit at the Lookout. The toughness and stability of his spirit far surpassed that of ordinary Saiyans, which was a major reason why Goku could transform into a Super Saiyan.
In the original story, Vegeta had also lived a stable life on Earth for a period of time, no longer fighting constantly and no longer keeping his spirit in a state of violent fluctuation. Only after raising his strength to a considerable level did he achieve a breakthrough by relying on a sudden burst of rage.
A power level of around two to three million, enough special cells, a stable spirit, and a sudden burst of rage, these are roughly the conditions required to transform into a Super Saiyan.
After completing the first breakthrough, the requirement for rage was no longer so strict. Or rather, as strength increased and bottlenecks were broken, the transformation gradually became a pure skill, no longer requiring immense rage to trigger it.
"Phew!"
Goku deactivated the Super Saiyan transformation. The terrifying pressure disappeared, and his aura returned to normal.
"So this is Super Saiyan..."
"How does it feel?"
This question was not asked by Ethan, but by Vegeta, who had been silent most of the time.
Goku did not hide anything and described very frankly how he felt after transforming: "It's very exciting. After transforming into a Super Saiyan, I feel like I have extremely powerful strength, and there are almost no opponents who can contend with me... And deep down, I really, really want to fight Ethan. I can barely suppress this impulse."
"I felt it!"
The wind pressure from Goku's few punches did not seem like something thrown casually. Ethan could feel the strong battle intent and provocation in them.
"Time is not very ample. Learning to control that nearly berserk excitement probably won't be possible in time. So, if Goku can transform on his own in the next few days, that will count as success."
"I know!"
Others did not know, but Goku knew how difficult his transformation just now had been. He could not rely on Ethan's help every time. If he could not transform into a Super Saiyan on his own, the practicality of this ability would be greatly reduced.
Just as Goku was preparing to train hard, King Kai suddenly sent a message.
"Frieza has set off! At his current speed, we'll encounter Frieza's spaceship in at most a week."
(To be continued.)
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