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Chapter 39 - Chapter 39: Recklessness Truly Is a Saiyan Trait

Turles' words immediately grabbed the attention of Future Bulma and everyone nearby. Only Pan remained transfixed, her eyes sparkling as she watched Goku continue to pummel Super 17.

"Is that true?" Future Bulma asked, her eyes full of expectation.

Turles nodded. "Of course. When have I ever lied to you? From what I know, there's even a timeline where the Saiyans followed a 'Godly Path'."

"A Godly Path?"

"Precisely. It leads to a form called Super Saiyan God. I'll give you the details later."

At that moment, Pan let out an excited cheer. "Grandpa! You're amazing! That's it! Take down that bad guy!"

In the sky, Son Goku clasped his hands together and hammered Super 17 toward the ground.

CRASH!

The poor earth let out another pained groan as Super 17 slammed into the surface, carving out a human-shaped crater.

The Earth: Are you kidding me? Why am I always the one getting hurt when you guys fight? For my sake... for the love of everything, stop! Do I have to send you a lawyer's letter?

As Super 17 lay in the pit, Goku immediately launched into the "Prince's Tactics." Ki Blasts rained down like Gatling gun fire, mercilessly pelting Super 17's position.

Turles watched and let out a heavy sigh. "Great. Kakarot is about to mess this up..."

The others looked at him with confusion. Pan even made her displeasure clear.

"Hey! What are you talking about? Grandpa clearly has the upper hand!"

Turles nodded, then shook his head. "True, Kakarot has the advantage. But he shouldn't be using Ki Blasts. Super 17 can absorb energy. Isn't Kakarot just handing him a free power-up right now?"

"What?!"

Everyone gasped in shock. Gohan immediately cupped his hands and screamed toward the sky.

"Dad! Don't use Ki Blasts! Super 17 can absorb energy!"

"What?"

Goku froze, immediately ceasing his barrage. As the smoke cleared, Super 17 emerged from the crater completely unscathed, a smug look on his face.

"Whew. So he can absorb energy, huh? That's troublesome," Goku muttered, landing nearby. "But I can still handle it! I've noticed something special about his technique, too."

Super 17 cracked his neck, letting out a cold laugh. "Hehehe... Son Goku, you're not all that. You can't defeat me!"

"Hmph! Save the talk, Super 17. When you're absorbing energy, you can't move, can you?"

"What?!"

Super 17's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Goku to figure out his weakness so quickly.

"Hmph! So what? I still have more than enough to deal with you!"

Looking somewhat embarrassed by the realization, Super 17 lunged forward in a rage. He felt insulted.

The two collided again at staggering speeds.

BOOM! SWISH! BANG!

Their silhouettes blurred across the sky. After a series of rapid exchanges, Goku found an opening and sent Super 17 spiraling upward with a heavy strike.

Super 17 stabilized himself and began to gather a massive amount of dark energy in his palms. An enormous, pitch-black sphere formed between his hands.

"Oh no!"

Goku's eyes narrowed. He knew the villain was about to drop a "final boss" move to try and destroy the planet. He attempted to interrupt, but his strikes were entirely repelled by Super 17's green Energy Shield.

"Hehehe... Son Goku, turn to dust along with this planet!"

"This is getting annoying..."

Goku began to gather his own energy, a brilliant crimson light swirling around him.

"Shocking Death Ball!"

The black sphere, packed with world-ending power, plummeted toward the earth.

"10x KAMEHAMEHA!!!"

With a thunderous roar, a deep red beam erupted from Goku's hands, slamming directly into the Shocking Death Ball.

BOOM!

The 10x Kamehameha surged forward with unstoppable momentum, pushing the Shocking Death Ball back toward Super 17.

"Wait!"

Goku realized a second too late that he had been baited. Super 17's goal wasn't to destroy the Earth—it was to force Goku into a corner and make him fire a massive energy attack so he could absorb it!

But it was too late to stop the momentum. As the Shocking Death Ball shattered, the crimson Kamehameha slammed directly into Super 17's chest. He didn't block; he simply took it all in.

Though Goku cut off the beam instantly, the damage was done. Super 17 had gotten exactly what he wanted.

"Hahahaha!"

Feeling the massive surge of power racing through his circuits, Super 17 laughed maniacally. His wounds vanished, his muscles bulged, and his Ki began to skyrocket.

"Son Goku, thank you for the energy! Hahahaha! I'll use the very power you gave me to kill you with my own hands!"

At this moment, Super 17's battle power had completely eclipsed Goku's, reaching a staggering 1,200 Trillion. Goku, exhausted by the effort, had dropped to 900 Trillion.

The gap was now insurmountable.

Super 17 appeared in front of Goku as if he had teleported, burying a fist deep into the Saiyan's stomach.

"GAH!"

Goku doubled over, his body curling like a shrimp from the sheer pain. Super 17 didn't let up, delivering a kick that sent Goku hurtling across the sky.

A series of thunderous impacts followed. Goku had become Super 17's personal punching bag.

Finally, with one last crushing blow, Super 17 hammered Goku into the dirt. The red fur vanished, and Goku reverted to his small, childlike state. His Super Saiyan 4 form had broken.

Turles watched the unconscious Kid Goku and shook his head. Recklessness really is a Saiyan trait. And every time they get cocky, they mess it up.

Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan were the worst offenders. Look at the situation now—Goku had managed to lose a fight he was winning... again.

Super 17 looked down at the battered Goku and sneered. "I'll finish you with the next strike! And then it's the turn of that wretched woman over there!"

Future Bulma prepared to lunge forward, but Turles reached out and caught her.

"Easy, Bulma. Let me handle this. You aren't his match right now."

Bulma looked at Super 17 with a trace of frustration but ultimately stepped back.

Super 17's lips curled into a sadistic grin. He formed a dark Energy Bullet and flicked it toward the fallen Goku.

"Son Goku! DIE!"

Just as the sphere was about to strike, Turles flickered into existence. With a casual motion, he swatted the Energy Bullet into the upper atmosphere.

"Super 17, was it? Your next opponent is me."

"Ha!"

Turles instantly transformed into a Super Saiyan. Between his existing power and the attribute points he had just "picked up" from the battlefield, the standard Super Saiyan form was more than enough. After all, his base power was already sitting at a monstrous 52 Trillion!

"Hmph. Pathetic insect," Super 17 mocked. "Wouldn't it have been easier to just stay there and wait for death? Why struggle?"

Super 17 was drowning in his own arrogance. He was supremely confident in his new strength; after all, if even Son Goku had fallen, what could a regular Super Saiyan do to him?

To him, Turles was just an ant to be crushed at his leisure. But man, that face was really starting to irritate him!

Thinking of this, Super 17 detached his left hand, aiming his wrist at Turles. He began to rain down a barrage of Energy Beams!

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