Chapter 7 – The Second Stage Awakens
Within the Saiyan vessel, the first stage had been foundation.
Now, the second stage unfolded.
Demonic Super Saiyan – Sovereign Circulation
Ki moves instantly in response to thought, not emotion.
Damage converts directly into refinement, no waste, no loss.
God Ki, mortal ki, and demonic ki are enslaved to a single principle: the Emperor's will.
Every strike creates a minor field of unavoidable recalibration around the body.
Zhou Fan exhaled.
The aura folded outward, black and gold, sharp and soft at once. It did not flare. It claimed space.
When he moved, it was not a step. It was inevitability manifesting.
Goku stirred faintly inside.
"…It's beautiful… but scary."
Zhou Fan allowed him to feel, for the first time in weeks.
"Your influence returns," he said quietly, not to Goku, but through him.
"You may advise. You may restrain. But you will not lead."
And Goku smiled faintly.
"…That's all I need."