“Haa!”
A long breath escaped from the sphere of golden light.
Gradually, the dazzling radiance began to shrink and fade.
As the light disappeared, a brand-new figure emerged in midair.
His black hair had become much longer and thicker, resembling the mane of a wild lion.
Red fur covered his upper body, leaving only his well-defined chest and abdominal muscles exposed.
His eyes had turned golden and sharp, surrounded by crimson markings that gave him a wild and domineering appearance.
Behind him, a thick red tail swayed gently through the air.
Super Saiyan 4.
“It’s done.”
“So this is the power of Super Saiyan 4.”
“It completely surpasses full-power Super Saiyan 3.”
Karan lowered his head and examined the explosive power flowing through his body.
He casually threw a punch.
Bang!
The space in front of him exploded with a deafening sonic boom.
The power surging through his body was endless and immeasurable.
Compared to Super Saiyan 3, this was an entirely different realm.
“At last, I’ve reached Super Saiyan 4.”
Although he was delighted, Karan remained calm.
His foundation had long been perfected.
Combined with the Great Ape transformation and his retained sanity, achieving Super Saiyan 4 had been the natural result.
“It’s time to return to Earth.”
Karan closed his fist and immediately reverted to his normal form.
Whoosh!
Using Instant Transmission, he returned to the hotel where Android 18 had been waiting.
“Are you all right?”
“The disturbance outside was huge.
Did you succeed?”
As soon as Karan entered the room, Android 18 hurried over.
Despite her calm voice, concern was evident in her eyes.
“Yeah.”
Karan smiled and pinched her soft cheek.
“It went even smoother than I expected.”
“I never lost control.”
“That’s wonderful!”
Android 18 smiled happily.
“I really want to see your new transformation.
Is it handsome?”
“It’s definitely handsome.”
Karan grinned mischievously.
“You’ll get to see it eventually.”
“You shameless pervert.”
Android 18 blushed and shot him a playful glare.
This guy always managed to steer the conversation in strange directions.
Even after all these years together, she still couldn’t help feeling embarrassed whenever he teased her.
“All right, pack everything up.”
“We’re returning to Earth today.”
Karan gently patted her waist.
After drifting through the universe for more than five years, he had grown tired of it.
Besides, alien food really didn’t suit his taste.
Judging by the time, Majin Buu’s revival wasn’t far away.
Returning to Earth might trigger some Divine-tier missions and bring him even greater rewards.
“Really?”
“I’ve wanted to go back for a long time.”
“I also want to see how Android 17 is doing.”
After all, Earth was her home.
And after five years without seeing her brother, she naturally missed him.
“Then let’s go.”
…
Meanwhile, back on Earth.
The 25th World Martial Arts Tournament was underway.
This year’s tournament was livelier than ever.
Since Gohan and the others had signed up, Son Goku and Vegeta had specially obtained a one-day pass from the Other World and returned with halos above their heads to join the fun.
The preliminary round involved measuring punching power.
Naturally, for monsters like Son Goku and Vegeta, passing was effortless.
“Kakarot.”
Vegeta crossed his arms and stared coldly at Goku.
“This time, we’ll finally settle who’s stronger.”
“Huh?”
Goku scratched his head.
“We fought every day while training on Grand Kai’s Planet.
Aren’t you tired of it yet, Vegeta?”
To him, fighting Vegeta had become routine.
They knew each other’s techniques so well that they could predict one another’s next move with their eyes closed.
Besides, Vegeta had always been slightly weaker, so defeating him brought little satisfaction.
The person Goku truly wanted to fight was Karan.
During the past seven years, he had trained tirelessly in the Other World, and his strength had increased tremendously.
He had always wanted another match with Karan.
“Oh, right.”
“Gohan, where’s Karan?”
“Didn’t you invite him to participate?”
Goku looked around but couldn’t sense Karan’s energy.
“Dad, Mr.
Karan left Earth seven years ago.”
“We haven’t heard anything from him since.”
Gohan scratched his head.
“Huh?”
“Karan left Earth?”
Goku’s shoulders instantly drooped.
“What a disappointment.”
“I was hoping to fight him again at the tournament.”
He had returned with his halo specifically for that purpose.
Without Karan around, the tournament suddenly felt far less exciting.
“Kakarot, you idiot.”
Vegeta sneered.
“I knew you had an ulterior motive.”
“You only came back because of Karan.”
Goku laughed.
“Aren’t you the same, Vegeta?”
“You didn’t come back just to fight me, did you?”
Vegeta snorted.
After seven years of training in the Other World, both of them had become far stronger than before.
Naturally, they wanted to know just how powerful Karan had become.
“Hmph!”
“That bastard is lucky.”
“Otherwise, I would’ve settled all our old and new scores today.”
Vegeta clenched his fists unwillingly.
…
Whoosh!
“Perfect timing.”
“We made it before registration ended.”
“And judging from their energy, Goku and Vegeta came back to join the excitement too.”
The moment he arrived, Karan sensed their familiar energies.
“I wonder how much prize money the champion gets.”
Android 18’s eyes sparkled.
“I kind of want to participate too.”
“Probably several tens of millions of zeni.”
Karan smiled.
“Enough to make the trip worthwhile.”
A nearby staff member waved at them.
“Are you two registering as well?”
“If so, hurry up and test your punching strength.
You need to pass before entering.”
“Punching strength?”
“All right.”
Karan walked over to the machine.
Then, with a casual flick of his finger, he tapped the target.
Beep!
Beep!
Beep!
The numbers on the display rose wildly.
Finally, they stopped at 1280.
“Sigh.”
“I used too much strength.”
Karan shook his head helplessly.
An ordinary person could barely reach one hundred.
Trying to suppress his strength this much was actually difficult.
“What?!”
The staff member’s eyes nearly popped out.
This was the newest model.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Over a thousand points from a finger flick?
Was this some kind of joke?
Then Android 18 stepped forward.
With a casual slap, she scored 888.
The staff member collapsed into his chair and began questioning his entire existence.
What kind of monsters were showing up today?
The muscular contestants lined up behind them looked at the screen, turned pale, and immediately fled.
What was the point of competing?
Stepping into the ring with people like that was basically asking to die.
…
📢 Author’s Note
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