Chapter 154: Caulifla's Challenge
Facing Caulifla's question, Turles didn't answer. Instead, he gave her a peculiar look.
Because from Caulifla's expression, Turles detected a trace of excitement.
Though Caulifla tried hard to conceal this excitement—even forcing herself to maintain a serious expression—Turles still sensed it.
"Caulifla, you seem rather excited right now?"
Turles's words made Caulifla's eyebrows twitch involuntarily. She waved her hands repeatedly, denying it: "How could I be? What would I be excited about? Six-Star Dragon's abilities haven't even been confirmed yet. Even if I wanted to fight it, I couldn't!"
Though Caulifla vehemently denied it, Turles knew her far too well. From her shifty eyes, he knew she absolutely wasn't telling the truth.
Moreover, Turles thoroughly understood Saiyan nature. After a massive power increase, it was hard not to develop arrogance toward opponents.
Now Caulifla had jumped directly from Super Saiyan 2 to Super Saiyan God level—an enormous leap. Yet she acted so quiet. Something was definitely up.
Seeing the distrust in Turles's eyes, Caulifla wanted to get angry. But the truth was she really was scheming something, which only made her more irritated.
"Hmph!"
Finally unable to do anything else, Caulifla could only snort at Turles.
Seeing Caulifla back down, Turles became even more certain she was definitely planning something bad.
However, Turles didn't particularly care. He'd already warned her. Surely Caulifla wouldn't rashly seek out Six-Star Dragon now.
The key issue now was investigating Six-Star Dragon's true abilities.
Withdrawing his attention from Caulifla, Turles sank into his mental world, continuously replaying the scene when he'd encountered Six-Star Dragon.
Scene after scene, like repeatedly watching a film, Turles carefully searched for anything he might have missed earlier.
Seeing Turles fall silent and sink into contemplation, Caulifla finally released a long breath of relief.
But just as Caulifla relaxed, Cabba quietly approached her, deliberately lowering his voice to whisper in her ear:
"Caulifla, what are you planning? Hmm?"
While speaking, Cabba raised his eyebrows at Caulifla, giving her an 'I've seen through you' look.
"I'm not!"
Caulifla shouted once. Before anyone could react, she shot into the sky and flew away.
"What—?"
Caulifla's sudden departure left Cabba completely dumbfounded. He watched her retreating figure, then looked back at Carrit and the others secretly suppressing laughter, showing a bitter smile.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Cabba's pitiful expression, Carrit's group couldn't hold back anymore. They burst into laughter.
They understood Cabba's intentions perfectly. Deliberately exposing a girl's thoughts to get her attention—classic.
They all understood—after all, they'd been that age too. But clearly Cabba's understanding of Caulifla was still far from sufficient.
Moreover, Carrit felt if Cabba had challenged Caulifla to a fight instead, the effect might have been better.
Regarding Cabba and Caulifla's relationship, Carrit's group was happy to see it develop. After all, the two had essentially grown up together, and their talent and strength matched well.
But even so, seeing Cabba's clumsy technique, they couldn't help themselves.
Being mocked by Carrit's group, Cabba clearly realized his feelings had been exposed. This made the adolescent boy somewhat embarrassed.
Turles remained unaware of the commotion. He was still searching Six-Star Dragon's mental world for weaknesses.
Unfortunately, even after reviewing countless times, Turles still couldn't determine Six-Star Dragon's abilities.
However, Turles wasn't completely empty-handed. At minimum, he knew Six-Star Dragon's abilities must relate to mental powers. Only that way could Turles sense danger from Six-Star Dragon's gaze.
Helplessly opening his eyes, Turles emerged from his mental world.
"What happened? Where's Caulifla?"
The laughter attracted Turles's attention. Not knowing what had transpired, he felt confused. Seeing Caulifla absent, he asked casually.
"Pfft! Hahaha!"
The group, which had stopped laughing, looked at Cabba after hearing Turles's question and burst into laughter again. This confused Turles even more.
"What happened that's so funny? Tell me too!"
While speaking, Turles walked toward the courtyard seats.
Seeing Turles's interest, Carrit immediately followed, whispering in his ear while occasionally glancing at Cabba.
"I see—looks like Cabba still needs more practice!"
After hearing Carrit's account, Turles wasn't surprised. He'd already known about Cabba's feelings for Caulifla.
However, Turles remembered that on Planet Sadala, a formidable little sister figure was waiting for Caulifla. If Cabba actually succeeded in pursuing her now, he'd probably have a rough time when they returned.
"Yeah, Cabba's still green. Back in my day, I—"
Carrit didn't understand Turles's meaning, simply continuing the conversation. But after one sentence, he began boasting about his own glorious exploits.
Turles was happy to enjoy this rare peace, sipping tea while watching Carrit brag with a smile.
Just as Turles was listening with interest, Caulifla suddenly rushed before the group.
Floating in midair, Caulifla stared seriously at Turles with her crimson eyes, declaring her challenge: "Turles, I challenge you!"
Caulifla's voice echoed across the entire courtyard. Without giving Turles a chance to refuse, she immediately flew away toward the distance.
Watching Caulifla quickly vanish from sight, Turles was speechless.
"I don't think I agreed to this?"
After a long silence, Turles asked the group—who clearly looked ready to watch the show.
"Mm-hmm!"
Facing Turles's question, Carrit's group said nothing, simply nodding repeatedly. But the amusement in their eyes couldn't be concealed.
"..."
What could Turles say to that? After pointing at them, he helplessly chased after Caulifla's direction.
Actually, even without them saying anything, Turles had planned to spar with Caulifla anyway.
First, to test Caulifla's growth.
Three-Star Dragon had been a decent opponent. Especially its sense-weakening darkness abilities had caused Caulifla's group considerable suffering.
So Turles was curious—after that battle, had Caulifla gained any growth from the experience?
Second, naturally, was to deflate Caulifla's inflated ego a bit.
Turles had thought after his earlier warning, Caulifla would restrain herself. But unexpectedly, she still wanted to challenge him. No wonder she'd acted that way earlier—she'd been waiting for this.
'Looks like I need to 'play' with Caulifla properly!'
While flying, Turles thought to himself.
Soon, Caulifla's figure appeared before Turles. Seeing this, he accelerated further.
Tap!
Turles descended from the air to the ground. After surveying the surroundings, he found the area completely barren—truly an excellent place for combat.
"You've been planning this for quite a while, haven't you, Caulifla!"
After scanning the area, Turles looked at Caulifla and teased her.
Finding such a spot on the Supreme Kai Realm was quite rare.
Universe 6's Supreme Kai Realm differed from Universe 7's.
Universe 7's Supreme Kai Realm had experienced multiple great battles. The current Supreme Kai Shin had been monitoring Majin Buu's movements, so Universe 7's realm appeared somewhat desolate.
But Universe 6 was different. Though Supreme Kai Fuwa was somewhat lazy, he was otherwise competent. The Supreme Kai Realm was maintained in excellent order.
That's why Turles said Caulifla had been planning this for a while.
Hearing Turles's words, Caulifla's face flushed slightly. Her previously solemn stance couldn't be maintained.
After glaring fiercely at Turles, Caulifla said nothing more. Her figure flashed as she launched an attack.
"Oh?"
The moment Caulifla attacked, Turles couldn't help expressing surprise.
But before Turles could speak, Caulifla's assault had already closed in.
Facing the fierce strike, Turles appeared unhurried. He simply shifted slightly sideways, and Caulifla's attack barely missed. Turles could even feel the wind from her fist grazing his cheek.
Missing with one strike, Caulifla showed little surprise. She simply pressed her lips together, then converted her straight punch into a horizontal sweep, changing fist to palm as she slashed toward Turles's face.
"Heh, going for the face? How ruthless, little girl!"
Turles understood now—Caulifla was holding in frustration.
If it were someone else, just letting them vent would suffice. But for someone like Caulifla, there was only one method...
"Ha!"
After ducking under Caulifla's slashing palm again, Turles's eyes focused. His expression turned exceptionally serious as he released a tremendous shout.
Following his shout, fierce winds erupted around Turles's body. A shockwave spread outward with his body as the center, forcing Caulifla to retreat.
But when the winds dispersed, the scene before her made Caulifla's eyes widen—then she became furious with humiliation.
Caulifla had thought Turles was transforming into Super Saiyan God. To fight him properly, she'd retreated. But unexpectedly, Turles hadn't transformed into Super Saiyan God—he hadn't even activated regular Super Saiyan form.
"Turles, what's the meaning of this?!"
Caulifla could accept defeat—but she couldn't accept Turles disregarding her.
Unexpectedly, Turles showed no reaction to Caulifla's shouting. He simply closed his eyes gently, extended his right hand, and beckoned to Caulifla with his finger.
This was too much!
Facing such provocation from Turles, Caulifla couldn't restrain herself anymore. Shouting loudly, she unleashed her Super Saiyan God aura and began furiously attacking Turles.
Compared to earlier, this assault was even more ferocious. Not only had her speed increased significantly, even her power had grown considerably—evident from the commotion raised by her leaked punching winds.
"What happened? Why is Caulifla so angry?"
At that moment, Carrit's group had just arrived. Unexpectedly, they immediately witnessed this scene. From Caulifla's voice, they understood she was truly enraged.
"I don't know—it's only been this long. Did Turles already defeat her?"
Beris hesitated, thinking of one possibility.
Not that Beris doubted Turles's strength—but they simply couldn't sense either fighter's aura.
Turles went without saying. Whether in Super Saiyan God form or normal form, they'd never sensed his aura.
So exactly how strong Turles was—they had no clear concept.
As for Caulifla, she was currently in Super Saiyan God form. In this divine state, her aura was divine energy—which they couldn't sense like Turles could.
But even if Turles was powerful, he couldn't possibly have defeated Super Saiyan God Caulifla in such a short time, right?
So after Beris stated his hypothesis, though the others said nothing, their faces showed disbelief.
However, Cabba had discovered something unusual. Precisely because of this, his pupils contracted sharply, his face flashing with incredulity.
"Cabba, what's wrong?"
Carrit always paid unusual attention to this talented kid. He immediately noticed Cabba's reaction and quickly asked.
Cabba said nothing, simply pointing toward Turles, who was constantly dodging and weaving on the battlefield.
Carrit looked in the direction Cabba indicated. But after watching for a long time, he still discovered nothing and said casually: "Oh, Turles? Do you think Beris guessed correctly?"
"No—Turles hasn't transformed at all!"
"Not transformed? What do you—"
Carrit didn't immediately grasp Cabba's meaning and wanted to argue. But mid-sentence, he couldn't continue.
Not hearing Carrit finish, Beris turned to look at him. But Carrit now had his mouth hanging open, his face showing the same disbelief as Cabba.
After considering what both had said, Beris also realized something. He jerked his head around so fast his neck produced a crisp crack. But he didn't care, staring at the two fighters and muttering incredulously:
"Could Turles's base battle power already exceed Super Saiyan God Caulifla?"
Hearing Beris's murmur, Cabba and Carrit exchanged glances, showing bitter smiles.
"What terrifying growth speed!"
This thought flashed simultaneously through Cabba and Carrit's minds. Then thinking of themselves, the bitterness on their faces deepened.
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