"Transform, Goku! Don't waste my time!" Piccolo urged impatiently.
He didn't want a boring battle; his goal was to fight Goku in his Super Saiyan state.
Even if it ended in a crushing defeat, he was willing.
Hearing this, Goku turned to face Piccolo, his aura steadily rising.
"If you're that eager to face my Super Saiyan form, I won't waste any more time. Haaah!" With a loud shout, Goku decisively unleashed his internal pool of Super Saiyan energy.
The S-cells in his body pulsed, rapidly gathering at the center of his spine before surging forth.
Whoosh!
A golden aura erupted from the ground, and Goku's crab-shaped hair transformed into wild, golden spikes. His aura and power level grew explosively.
An oppressive force at the hundred-million level spread in all directions, his powerful aura instantly overwhelming Piccolo's.
Empowered by Super Saiyan 1, Goku's power level soared past 150 million.
This was the same level he reached in the original work when he first transformed into Super Saiyan.
But now, it was six years earlier.
The entire transformation process was seamless, without a single leak of aura.
This showed just how skillfully he had mastered Super Saiyan 1.
It was likely… that even now, Goku wasn't using his full Super Saiyan power. He'd only transformed to meet Piccolo's request.
Whether he was showing his true strength, it was hard to say.
"So you finally transformed? Super Saiyan…" Piccolo amplified his perception, carefully sensing the changes in Goku.
The overwhelming aura that Goku unconsciously emitted affected Piccolo's mind.
Sensing it up close was far clearer than watching from below the arena.
Piccolo could now clearly feel the gap between his own strength and Goku's, the two were no longer on the same level.
But so what if their strength was worlds apart?
He would fight, no matter what!!
"As you wished, I've transformed into Super Saiyan. Are you ready, Piccolo?" Goku's lips curled into his trademark smile.
He looked confident and awe-inspiring, as if he could defeat all enemies in the world.
"Don't get cocky!" Piccolo, a man of few words but quite fierce, raised his hand and fired a powerful energy beam at Goku.
Facing Piccolo's devastating energy beam, Goku just smiled slightly, making no move to dodge.
As the energy beam closed in, Goku's eyes opened wide, his aura condensed, and an invisible force exploded outward.
In an instant, the devastating energy beam was shattered by his aura.
With just his aura, he blocked Piccolo's full-powered attack. The difference in their power was obvious…
"My turn, Piccolo!" As soon as he finished speaking, Goku became a streak of golden light, dashing straight for Piccolo.
Piccolo instantly sensed grave danger, his every cell screaming warning signals at him.
He instinctively tried to dodge, but Goku was already upon him. With a fist wrapped in golden aura, Goku punched with unstoppable force.
Piccolo reflexively raised his arms to block, but he was a step too slow.
Bang!!! The heavy punch landed squarely on Piccolo's chest.
An unimaginable force shot through Piccolo's body. Agony washed over him, his face turning ashen as his body tumbled backward, barely stopping at the edge of the arena.
That punch was less than half of Goku's strength, but it was already the limit of what Piccolo could endure.
"How does it feel? This is the power of a Super Saiyan!" Goku said confidently.
He did this to make Piccolo realize it was futile to continue. The moment he transformed into Super Saiyan, the two of them were no longer in the same league.
"Ptooey~!" Piccolo spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, but a smile appeared on his face.
Seeing this smile, Goku was slightly taken aback. Could it be that Piccolo still had some hidden trump card he hadn't used yet?
"The power of Super Saiyan is indeed strong, but if this is all you've got, it's still not enough to defeat me!!" With that, Piccolo began to unleash his aura, bit by bit awakening a special power that had been lying dormant within his body.
His aura was rising at a tremendous rate, and his power level was climbing along with it.
"You were still hiding your strength?! That's great." Goku's eyes burned with fighting spirit, eager to see Piccolo's full power.
...
At this moment, in the backstage rest area.
The other warriors watched the changes in Piccolo's aura, filled with astonishment and shock.
Especially Raditz and Salari, who wore virtual glasses and were monitoring Piccolo's power level in real time.
"His power level is rising so fast. It looks like he went through some really tough training on Namek. Now his power level has already surpassed 60 million!" Salari exclaimed in amazement.
The last time they saw Piccolo, his power level was only two hundred.
But now it was over 60 million. This guy's talent was truly freakish.
"This rate of progress… It's far faster than any of us back in the day. Did his body contain some secret?" Raditz fell into deep thought. Piccolo's skyrocketing power made him think of the Saiyans' own transformations.
Now that they'd all become Super Saiyans through training, could it be that Namekians also had a Super Namekian transformation?
With the changing times, maybe it wasn't impossible anymore.
Maybe Piccolo really was that Super Namekian!
Off to the side, Ragar and Nail exchanged glances, seeing both surprise and joy in each other's eyes.
Even they didn't know Piccolo had already touched upon this power.
Although he had only barely brushed against it, even just a little was enough to boost Piccolo's strength to a truly astonishing level.
[It seems sending him to train on Namek was the right decision. I didn't expect him to grow this much so soon, and he's already begun to comprehend that power…] Talot thought silently.
Piccolo's performance was an eye-opener. The special power now erupting from him was just like the power Ragar had released back then.
That mysterious and mighty power, closely tied to the Dragon God.
Though faint, even this tiny portion was enough to make Piccolo's strength skyrocket.
"This aura… is incredible!" Feeling Piccolo's outburst of energy, Krillin's face was filled with shock and disbelief at Piccolo's rise in power.
This fierce energy was already far above his normal state. If it were him facing Piccolo instead of Goku, he'd probably have to use Kaio-ken just to stand a chance!
"Don't worry. This aura may be powerful, but it's still not up to Goku's Super Saiyan…" Tien Shinhan calmly analyzed on the side.
The power of Super Saiyan was like an insurmountable mountain blocking his way.
Still, he was excited. Things were different now. When facing a Super Saiyan, even if he couldn't win, he was confident he wouldn't be easily defeated.
That was his progress!
Eliminated Nappa was also shaken by Piccolo's rising aura.
He never thought a Namekian's power level could reach such heights.
Even Vegeta was shocked by this increase in aura, and began carefully sensing it.
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