"Let's continue, Majin Buu!" Goku took his combat stance once again.
"Just a change in color," Buu said with a light smile.
Whoosh!
Buu wasted no more time and immediately charged toward Goku's position.
Goku pushed both hands forward, and a powerful surge of energy erupted from his palms, directly engulfing the incoming Buu.
Instantly, half of Buu's body was blown to fragments.
Goku moved swiftly, charging toward where Majin Buu was.
Snap!
Buu's body immediately recovered through regeneration.
However, the moment Buu's body was restored, Goku was already behind him and delivered a heavy strike.
Bang!
Buu was sent flying backward again, but he mimicked Goku's previous move, performing several backflips on the ground to come to a steady halt.
Goku came charging in again from a distance.
Buu grinned and thrust his foot into the ground.
Thud!
Just as Goku rushed over, a foot abruptly emerged from the ground, kicking straight at him.
Goku, however, had long been prepared. He raised a hand to block the kick and performed a somersault in the air.
Whoosh!
Buu unleashed a burst of energy from his hands.
The powerful energy surged toward Goku.
Goku gritted his teeth and delivered a fierce slap, swatting the incoming energy high into the sky.
Boom!
The energy exploded in the upper atmosphere, blooming into brilliant colors.
Goku vanished in another instant, reappearing behind Majin Buu.
Bang!
Immediately after, Goku delivered a kick that landed squarely on Majin Buu's head.
Buu was sent tumbling to the ground.
However, in the next instant, Buu pushed off the ground with both hands, springing back up and delivering an elbow strike that caught Goku on the cheek.
Goku let out a series of pained cries.
Buu rushed forward, raining punches and kicks on Goku.
Goku hurriedly raised his arms to block.
The two engaged in a fierce exchange in the air.
After several rounds of combat.
Goku landed a punch on Buu's cheek.
Buu, however, flickered and appeared at Goku's side, grabbing his arm and biting down hard.
"Ah..." Goku shouted in pain.
But soon, Goku hooked his arm around Buu's neck, opened his mouth wide, and bit down on his head.
Buu let out a pained shriek and quickly broke free from Goku's grip, a spark of electricity flickering on his head.
Goku jumped away to dodge.
The two were once again locked in a chaotic melee.
A massive cloud of dust rose from the scene.
Vegeta grew increasingly frustrated as he watched, unable to calm his racing thoughts.
This was simply preposterous!
How could Kakarot's Super Saiyan 4 Full Power be roughly on par with my Super Saiyan Blue Evolved?
How was that possible?
After seven years of hard training, was my Super Saiyan Blue Evolved only comparable to Kakarot's Super Saiyan 4 Full Power?
No!
That definitely wasn't right!
It must be because I had just fought Buu and drained a large amount of his energy.
And... perhaps it was possible...
That Kakarot had already reached his limit?
There couldn't possibly be a Super Saiyan 5, could there?
Vegeta thought it over and felt his guess was likely correct.
In his previous life, he had trained with Whis for so long just to reach the Super Saiyan Blue transformation.
Who had Kakarot been training with?
He didn't even have a proper teacher.
His best teacher was probably that Old Kai guy.
It was that Old Kai fellow who had helped him pull out his tail.
Only then did Kakarot achieve the Super Saiyan 4 transformation.
Super Saiyan 4 was likely the absolute limit of Saiyan energy.
Gohan didn't count!
He was a hybrid, not a pure-blooded Saiyan.
And... that Broly didn't count either.
He was the Legendary Super Saiyan, completely different from them.
However, even with Broly, his current strength was at most comparable to his own.
Once he reasoned this out, Vegeta felt his mindset become significantly more balanced.
However, Vegeta's thoughts then turned to Gohan, and he began a silent comparison.
Gohan's Beast form was indeed very strong.
Aside from seeing him transform once seven years ago, he hadn't seen him use it much in recent years.
He wondered just how powerful Gohan's Beast form had become by now.
Presumably, at most, it would be roughly on par with Kakarot's Super Saiyan 4 Full Power.
Vegeta took a deep breath and looked back at the ongoing battle between Goku and Majin Buu.
The fierce fight continued.
Boom!
Goku suddenly released a massive energy ball, which directly engulfed Majin Buu.
Buu's body was blown into fragments.
Zip, zip, zip!
In the next moment, Buu's body rapidly reformed in the air, quickly returning to its original state.
"Incredible! As expected of Majin Buu," Goku chuckled, completely unbothered.
Clap!
After Buu recovered, he grinned, looking very happy.
It seemed that for Buu, this battle with Goku was providing him with immense satisfaction.
"Buu, you truly are strong," Goku said to Majin Buu with a smile.
"Hehe!" Buu gave a smug grin, even sharpening his nose and wearing a mischievous expression.
"However, this way actually won't work," Goku took a deep breath. "In truth, you should be even stronger than me."
Buu was taken aback, not quite understanding what Goku meant.
"Because you absorbed Fat Buu, his combat talent is inferior to yours," Goku said with a smile. "If you spit him out, perhaps your strength will increase even further."
"You're lying, I won't fall for that!" Buu shook his head decisively.
"You don't believe me?" Goku asked with a smile.
Buu shook his head again, not believing it for a second.
Do you really think I'm that stupid?
I worked so hard to absorb that fat guy.
You want me to spit him out?
You must be dreaming!
"Since you don't believe me, let's continue then," Goku's lips curled into a faint smile.
"Mhm, let's continue, fighting you is very interesting," Buu nodded.
"I'll also increase my strength a bit," Goku said, his expression growing more serious.
Clap!
Suddenly, flames erupted from Goku's body.
At the same time, Goku's hair color shifted from dark crimson to a fiery red in an instant.
Powerful divine power radiated from Goku's body.
Seeing this transformation, Vegeta's pupils constricted, and his expression shifted repeatedly.
This was...
Wasn't this the transformation Goten used, stacking Super Saiyan 4 with Super Saiyan God?
Kakarot knew how to do it too?
But Vegeta quickly understood.
Goten had been training with Kakarot all along.
So, if Goten knew this transformation, it was only natural that Kakarot would know it as well.
I should have realized this sooner!
Curse you, Kakarot!
You're actually using my Super Saiyan God form!
Broly: "..."
Broly remained silent on the sidelines, saying nothing.
"It's just some flames burning on your body," Buu said, completely unfazed.
"Then let's give it a try," Goku said with a smile.
"Let's try," Buu nodded.
Goku's lips curled upward, and he suddenly launched an attack, driving a heavy punch directly into Buu's face.
Buu let out a series of pained cries as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Vegeta was instantly stunned.
Just one punch!
One punch was enough to make Majin Buu bleed?
Am I seeing this right?
Buu immediately righted himself, his face showing a mix of shock and anger.
Before, Buu had been fighting for fun.
That was because he felt his opponent was roughly on his level.
It was like playing chess; it's more interesting when you find an equal opponent.
But once the opponent far surpasses you, there's absolutely no joy to be found.
Now, Buu could clearly feel that Goku's strength far exceeded his own.
If things continued this way, he might end up losing miserably.
"Do you want to continue? Buu," Goku grinned.
"Continue!" Buu gritted his teeth, his face cold.
"Then let's continue!" Goku didn't hesitate, launching a heavy elbow strike that slammed into Buu's chest.
Buu's body stumbled back several steps, nearly falling over.
Then, Buu braced himself with one hand and stood back up, his expression growing more savage.
"Aaaaaahhhh!" Buu let out a series of screams and launched a fierce assault on Goku.
Goku blocked easily, raising an arm to deflect a punch from Buu.
"Hey!"
Goku gave a sharp shout and kicked Buu, sending him flying high into the air.
Whoosh!
Goku shot upward, quickly catching up to Majin Buu and delivering a bicycle kick.
Boom!
Buu plummeted from the sky and crashed into the ground, leaving a bottomless crater.
Goku hovered over the crater, smiling down at the Majin Buu deep inside, and suggested, "That's why I'm saying, you'd better hurry up and spit that fat guy out! Keeping him will only lower your strength!"
Whoosh!
As he spoke, a powerful burst of energy rose from the depths of the earth, instantly engulfing Goku.
Flash!
In the next instant, Goku was completely consumed by the massive energy.
A moment later, Buu flew out of the crater. Seeing that he had completely wiped out Goku, he was overjoyed and burst into a fit of wild laughter, raising his middle finger. "Hahaha! You deserve it, you were too careless! You can only blame your own bad luck!"
"Hey, Buu, what are you so happy about?" Goku's voice suddenly rang out from behind and to the side.
Buu's head turned mechanically, his eyes widening in shock.
"It's the Afterimage Technique!" Vegeta huffed, feeling a bit annoyed.
Kakarot's reactions really are fast enough!
He actually made a split-second judgment and used the Afterimage Technique the moment the energy was about to hit him.
"I underestimated you!" Buu's expression grew more serious. "I didn't expect you to be this strong!"
"Now can you spit that fat guy out? That way you'll become even more powerful," Goku suggested with a smile.
"No way!" Buu made a face.
Goku: "..."
"What? Do you have any other ideas?" Goku asked with a smile.
"There are plenty of ways to deal with you, I'm thinking about it," Buu chuckled, then suddenly turned his head to look at Vegeta.
Vegeta's face darkened.
"Hey, Vegeta, it's still more fun fighting you!" Buu called out. "Turn blue again, and let's have another fight!"
Vegeta's face instantly turned black.
As a reincarnator, Vegeta quickly understood Majin Buu's intention.
You want me to turn Super Saiyan Blue so you can take the chance to absorb me, don't you?
Do you think I'll let you have your way?
Goku naturally realized it as well and looked over at Vegeta.
Vegeta immediately gave Goku a reassuring look, indicating he had everything under control.
"Fine, since you're asking for it, I'll accompany you for another round!"
Vegeta took a deep breath, and deep blue light erupted from his body as he activated his Super Saiyan Blue Evolved transformation.
Buu wore a cryptic smile.
Perfect!
As long as I absorb this Vegeta guy, I'll definitely be able to defeat Son Goku.
A piece of flesh quietly melted off one of Buu's legs.
That piece of flesh crawled cautiously toward Vegeta.
"Come on, let me be the one to end this fight!"
Vegeta's lips curled upward, his smile growing more brilliant.
Whoosh!
Just as Vegeta finished speaking, the crawling piece of flesh suddenly transformed into a large sheet and lunged at him.
Snap!
The flesh-sheet wrapped around Vegeta like a cocoon.
Vegeta's expression tightened, and a faint layer of blue light immediately appeared on his body, completely covering him.
"Hahaha!"
Buu burst into wild laughter and beckoned to the flesh-sheet.
Whoosh!
The flesh-sheet flew toward Buu at incredible speed and merged directly with his body.
"This guy is mine!"
Buu laughed maniacally.
And then... there was no 'and then.'
Buu was shocked to find that after absorbing Vegeta, his body showed no significant reaction.
"Why is there no change?"
Buu was stunned.
"That shouldn't be... my body should change after absorbing him!"
"Even if there's no change, my strength should have increased!"
Buu immediately checked his own power and found it hadn't increased at all.
His strength was almost exactly the same as before.
"What on earth is going on?"
Buu was a bit dazed.
"Buu, your plan failed," Goku said with a smile.
"What... what do you mean?"
Buu asked, looking at Goku.
"You wanted to absorb Vegeta, right?"
"I'm sorry, but we knew about your plan all along!"
Goku said with a smile.
"So..."
Buu's face became incredibly ugly.
However, he soon realized something and immediately checked the inside of his body.
Upon inspection, Buu found Vegeta inside himself.
By now, Vegeta had successfully located the absorbed Buu.
"Curse you! You shameless bastard, why weren't you absorbed by me?"
Buu was livid, splitting off a part of his body to glare at Vegeta.
"Hmph, did you really think I'd let you absorb me? How naive!"
Vegeta sneered with a light laugh.
"Is that so? Don't you know where you are right now?"
Buu sneered, and his internal tissues rapidly began to cover Vegeta.
Vegeta was still in his Super Saiyan Blue Evolved form.
Seeing the tissues flying toward him, he calmly dodged them.
Buu: "..."
This guy is actually quite fast.
Clap!
After a few flashes, Vegeta quickly appeared beside Fat Buu and grabbed the connecting tissues.
Buu was startled, his expression shifting repeatedly.
"You... don't do anything reckless! Let go of that thing!"
Buu panicked, waving his hands at Vegeta.
"What if I don't?"
Vegeta said with a smile.
"You... stop it! Let go of that, or I'll disappear!"
Buu shouted in desperation.
"What do you think I came in here for?"
Vegeta huffed, his smile growing even more brilliant.
"You... could it be... did you... did you come in here just to let this guy out?"
Buu's pupils constricted, his face turning pale.
"You guessed right, that's exactly it,"
Vegeta grinned and yanked hard, tearing the connecting tissues of Fat Buu.
"Ah..."
Buu was instantly horrified, his body rapidly merging back into his own tissues.
Vegeta didn't waste any time.
Following his memories from his previous life, he grabbed Fat Buu and sped through Buu's body.
As he passed an exhaust port.
Whoosh!
Vegeta didn't hesitate and shot directly out of the port.
Clap!
Once Vegeta emerged from the exhaust port with Fat Buu, both of their bodies rapidly grew back to normal size.
"Great job, Vegeta! You're amazing!"
Goku gave Vegeta a thumbs-up.
"Tch!"
Vegeta rolled his eyes at Goku.
Looking back at Buu, he was letting out pained roars as his body underwent a massive transformation.
...
A certain planet.
Seeing Majin Buu's transformation, Old Kai was also filled with confusion.
"What's happening?"
Old Kai couldn't help but ask.
"This... I'm afraid he's... returning to his original form!"
Supreme Kai's expression stiffened.
"Original form?"
Old Kai was momentarily stunned.
As they spoke, the Majin Buu in the crystal ball had already turned into Kid Buu.
"Just as I thought!"
Supreme Kai said grimly, cold sweat trickling down his face.
"Hmph, finally back to this form,"
Vegeta said with a light laugh, casually tossing Fat Buu aside.
Kid Buu hung his head, looking listless.
"Tell me in detail, what exactly is going on?"
Old Kai asked Supreme Kai.
"In my era, there were a total of five Supreme Kais,"
Supreme Kai replied.
"When we fought Majin Buu back then, except for me, the other four were all killed!"
"First, the North and West Supreme Kais were killed, then the strongest one, the South Supreme Kai, was absorbed by Majin Buu."
"That's why Majin Buu became so large,"
Kibito added from the side.
Old Kai nodded gently.
"The last one to be absorbed was the Grand Supreme Kai, who was also my master,"
Supreme Kai said in a low voice.
"The Grand Supreme Kai was a bit portly, but his personality was kind and gentle."
"The original Majin Buu was actually a failed creation that even Bibidi couldn't control,"
"But after absorbing the Grand Supreme Kai, he actually began to obey Bibidi's orders."
"Is it possible that your master, the Grand Supreme Kai, retained some consciousness and was controlling Majin Buu at certain times?"
Old Kai mused.
"Eh? No way, right?"
Supreme Kai was taken aback.
"Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything,"
Old Kai shook his head.
Supreme Kai wiped away sweat.
Great Ancestor... please don't do that.
How can you just stop halfway through a thought?
"That was just my speculation; I'm not entirely sure if it's actually the case,"
Old Kai shook his head slightly.
Supreme Kai remained silent.
Next time you speculate, could you please be a bit more accurate?
I got excited for nothing!
"So the Majin Buu we see now is the original Majin Buu from the very beginning, right?"
Old Kai understood now.
"Yes! After all this turmoil, he has lost all the energy he had absorbed,"
Supreme Kai gave a long sigh.
"No, he woke up from the seal, and the energy he gained within it hasn't changed,"
Old Kai shook his head, disagreeing.
"What do you mean?"
Supreme Kai was a bit confused.
"To put it simply, the current Majin Buu is still far, far stronger than the one you saw back then..."
"I can't even calculate how many times stronger he is,"
Old Kai remarked.
"This..."
Supreme Kai wiped away sweat, but soon felt at ease.
"It should be fine, right? Goku is already so strong."
"Yes, it seems there shouldn't be any major problems,"
Old Kai nodded gently.
"What I'm most worried about now is our Sacred World of the Kai—will it be beaten out of shape by these guys?"
"A similar situation has already happened before,"
Kibito sighed from the side.
"What?"
Old Kai was startled and suddenly exclaimed.
"Great Ancestor... I mean, a similar situation happened before during the Cell Games; they brought Cell to the Sacred World of the Kai to fight,"
Kibito explained.
"That's not what I'm talking about... it's..."
Old Kai shrank back slightly and slid his hand across the crystal ball.
Clap!
A new image suddenly appeared in the crystal ball.
The image showed Whis and Beerus traveling rapidly through space.
"This, this, this..."
Old Kai's face shifted repeatedly.
"Who are they?"
Supreme Kai was startled, feeling momentarily confused.
Bang!
Old Kai glared and gave Supreme Kai a fierce headbutt.
Who are they?
How can you even ask that?
Did I not introduce them before?
"Great Ancestor, why did you hit me again?"
Supreme Kai looked aggrieved.
"You idiot, those are Lord Whis and Lord Beerus!"
Old Kai shouted, his spit flying all over Supreme Kai's face.
"He's Lord Beerus? The God of Destruction?"
Supreme Kai's expression was one of shock as he stared intently at Beerus and Whis in the crystal ball.
Whis and Beerus, who were traveling at high speed, suddenly turned their heads toward the view, a peculiar smile appearing on their faces.
"We've... we've been spotted!"
Old Kai exclaimed.
"They... they can see us even from there?"
Supreme Kai was stunned.
To be continued…
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