"Hohohoho~~! What a splendid battle, truly mesmerizing to watch." Whis immediately praised Talot and Future Vegeta.
As soon as these words were spoken, Talot gave a faint smile. Being familiar enough, he didn't take the teasing tone to heart.
Future Vegeta, however, was different. He belonged to the very serious type, the kind who couldn't take jokes.
Regarding Whis's tone, Future Vegeta merely snorted lightly and turned his body to the side, not taking it seriously.
The proud prince, no matter which timeline, was always the same.
Even the Vegeta of his timeline, despite the changes he had undergone, still retained this unique arrogance.
"Vegeta, don't be so serious. This is Lord Angel, show at least basic courtesy and respect." Supreme Kai of Time Chronoa said helplessly, advising Future Vegeta.
However, Future Vegeta remained true to himself; no one could change that.
"It's fine, Chronoa. Sir Vegeta has the right to be proud. It's just a pity that he has yet to comprehend God Ki. If he were to grasp God Ki, his strength could rise to another level." Whis was still Whis. Just a single sentence was enough to move Future Vegeta.
The charm of words was just that magical.
Sometimes even Talot admired Whis's communication skills. With just a few words, he could achieve unexpected results in another way.
For example, he said he didn't care about Vegeta's rudeness and disregard, yet used different wording to provoke Vegeta, forcing him to take him seriously.
Perhaps Whis wasn't that scheming, but everything he said and did could easily lead others to overthink.
"You mean that as long as I master God Ki, I can go further and reach Super Saiyan 5?" Future Vegeta asked in shock.
If that were the case, then he truly needed to seek the method of training God Ki.
As the perennial second place, his strength had already reached this level, yet he was still suppressed by that Kakarot.
He was unwilling to accept it!
Now that he had encountered another powerful opponent, if he continued to stagnate like this, or failed to pursue new power, then in the near future, not only would he be completely surpassed by Kakarot, but even this Talot before him would far exceed him…
He absolutely did not want to see more people surpass him in the future. At the very least, he could not stop growing stronger.
"As for that, Talot can answer you, Future Vegeta." Whis smiled lightly and directly tossed the responsibility to Talot.
Good grief, he clearly knew the answer but wouldn't say it, making him do the explaining.
Talot felt like crying but had no tears.
Because of this, Future Vegeta's attention focused on him, making Talot feel a chill run down his spine.
That eager gaze clearly wanted an exact answer.
"Alright, since it's come to this, I do need to tell you." Looking at Future Vegeta, Talot began to explain.
"Although I haven't yet reached Super Saiyan 5, after transforming into Super Saiyan 4, training God Ki on that foundation can indeed reach a higher level, and I call it Super Saiyan 4 - Limit Breaker!"
"So you've already reached this so-called Super Saiyan 4 - Limit Breaker?!" Future Vegeta's expression did not look good.
"Mm." Talot didn't evade it and directly nodded in acknowledgment.
This answer caused Future Vegeta's mentality to collapse even further. He thought the Angel mentioning this was to point out a new path to becoming stronger.
But it turned out that Talot had already walked this path, which meant he was already one step behind Talot.
And more importantly, since Talot had already reached this level, it meant that Talot's strength was far from just what he had shown earlier.
He had merely arrogantly assumed that he was stronger than Talot…
[Damn it!! Damn it… what the hell is going on? I've fallen behind by this much again!]Future Vegeta's inner thoughts were extremely turbulent.
"Talking is useless. I'll let you feel it yourself and you'll understand." Noticing something off about Future Vegeta, Talot didn't hesitate and quickly retreated nearly twenty meters.
"The reason I used Super Saiyan Blue to fight you was actually to test the difference between Super Saiyan Blue and Super Saiyan 4, to better understand their distinctions. Now I can roughly confirm… during the battle, you should have also sensed another power I possess. That power is essentially the same as our Saiyan bloodline power, just far more violent…" As he spoke, Talot took a deep breath, and the golden aura around his body surged.
He didn't go straight into Super Saiyan 4, but started from Super Saiyan 1.
Future Vegeta frowned, focusing all his attention and perception to observe.
Chronoa beside him, as well as Beerus on the other side, also concentrated their attention.
In fact, from Beerus's perspective, he felt that Saiyans having so many transformations was simply too complicated.
From Super Saiyan 1 to Super Saiyan 2, then from Super Saiyan 2 to Super Saiyan 3, and finally, unleashing the Great Ape bloodline power within in one go to achieve Super Saiyan 4.
However, this Super Saiyan 4 still had black hair, because it had not yet fused with God Ki to strengthen the state, so it could not reach the level of limit breaker.
At the critical moment of the transformation, Future Vegeta and Chronoa both held their breath.
On top of the wild power of Super Saiyan 4, a surging God Ki suddenly emerged, merging with the Saiyan's original power, and amplifying the Super Saiyan 4 state to break through its limits.
As the transformation continued, the golden aura around Talot was gradually replaced by crimson flames, and his originally black hair was dyed into a deep red.
His aura surged explosively, and his strength increased to its limit, achieving a level comparable to Super Saiyan Blue Full Power, or even the second stage of Super Saiyan Blue—Blue Evolved. [TN: I made a mistake in translation in earlier chapters. Full Power is Perfected, and Perfected is Blue Evolved ]
"This is… Super Saiyan 4 - Limit Breaker!!" With a roar, Talot pushed the intensity of his aura to the limit.
At this moment, it had completely surpassed the power he previously possessed in the Super Saiyan Blue Great Ape • Legendary Super Saiyan state.
Although the difference in strength wouldn't be huge, in terms of sheer ferocity of aura, Super Saiyan 4 far surpassed Super Saiyan Blue.
Speaking of which, Talot had actually completed this level long ago, but had never truly used this state in battle, all due to Whis's guidance.
Whis had told him not to use this state in combat for the time being, as it would affect his breakthrough in controlling his power.
The facts proved that Whis hadn't misled him; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to achieve so many breakthroughs in such a short time. not only reaching the pinnacle of Super Saiyan Blue Evolved but also achieving the Ultra Ego state.
Although Champa was the key to helping him break through to Ultra Ego, it was also related to Whis's teaching and guidance.
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