Caulifla was left frozen in place by Son Goku's completely new form.
For a long time, she could not take her eyes off him.
She could no longer sense his aura at all. This mysterious yet captivating form had stolen her soul.
However, when she heard Son Goku say, 'You should transform into this form too,' she finally snapped back to reality.
"..."
Caulifla was speechless.
Seeing this, Son Goku urged her on further.
'What's wrong, Caulifla? Transform into a Super Saiyan God too.'
Caulifla remained silent.
Son Goku slowly stepped closer.
"Oh? What's going on? Can't you transform?"
He suddenly started to circle around her, examining her from head to toe.
"Huh? No way."
"Say something, Caulifla."
Caulifla shut her eyes tightly, her expression growing increasingly irritated. What Son Goku considered normal behavior looked like blatant provocation to her.
It was psychological torture at its finest.
"Damn it! Shut up already!"
Caulifla clenched her fists so tightly that the veins on her forehead bulged.
"AAAAHHHH!"
With a furious roar, she leapt backwards several steps before erupting with power.
The humiliation that Son Goku had just inflicted upon her had completely ignited her rage.
"AAAHHH!! You bastard! How dare you look down on me!" Caulifla shouted at the top of her lungs toward the sky.
A violent storm swept across the hillside, and the terrain itself began to change.
Nearby, Kale was blown behind a massive boulder by the raging winds.
The worried expression on her face gradually relaxed into a smile.
"Could it be… Sister Caulifla is also…"
Before she could finish speaking, electric arcs began gathering wildly around Caulifla. They grew increasingly violent while a series of transformations took place across her body. Her hair became wilder and more dishevelled under the surging aura.
Then, in the next instant, her hair extended all the way down to her waist, her eyebrows disappeared, and her brow ridge lowered dramatically.
Kale beamed with joy.
"That's great! It looks like Sister Caulifla has successfully broken through to reach Super Saiyan 3!"
Son Goku in the distance immediately noticed Kale's excited reaction.
He had been paying attention to the dark-skinned woman from the very beginning.
For some reason, she always gave him a strangely familiar feeling.
He had also overheard what she had just said.
Son Goku frowned.
"She broke through into Super Saiyan 3? Don't tell me... is this Caulifla's first time transforming into Super Saiyan 3?" Son Goku muttered to himself. This was beyond his expectations, as Universe 6's Saiyans had apparently only developed to this level.
The boost provided by Super Saiyan 3 was clearly inferior to that of Super Saiyan God.
But the next second, Son Goku suddenly paused.
He rubbed his chin, realizing that something felt off.
"That's not right... Super Saiyan 3 isn't an easy transformation to master. Other than me and Vegeta, nobody else managed it. Oh, and there's also Z Broly. But Trunks called that guy some kind of Legendary Super Saiyan, so it's normal for him to have broken through on his own."
"As for why Vegeta and I could reach this transformation, Trunks said it was because of the unique environments of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and Hell."
"And yet Caulifla managed to break through on her own, too…"
"Is it because her talent is just that incredible, or is there another reason?"
While Son Goku was still lost in thought, Caulifla had already completed her transformation.
"Hmph! Don't underestimate me, Son Goku! Take this!"
She swung her fist as she leapt forward, eager to show off her brand-new transformation.
Compared to before, her speed had increased tremendously, boosting her confidence.
However, she had no idea just how enormous the gap between her and Son Goku truly was.
Reality was cruel.
Just as she believed her attack would hit Son Goku with absolute certainty… A crimson figure suddenly flashed past her vision.
There was no warning.
There was no preparatory movement whatsoever.
Caulifla's eyes trembled, and her body froze.
Her emotions became tangled... shock, unwillingness, and, above all else, burning fury.
"Bastard!" She cursed once more.
Immediately afterwards, she twisted her body and threw another punch, believing it to be incredibly fast.
But that punch still missed completely.
Caulifla began to doubt herself.
Refusing to accept reality, she continued to throw punch after punch.
Son Goku remained expressionless. He didn't even need to react consciously; he simply avoided every attack effortlessly.
Then, in the next second, he reverted to his normal form.
Caulifla's expression darkened instantly.
She had thought that transforming into Super Saiyan 3 would be enough to crush Son Goku's arrogant attitude.
But reality had not gone the way she had hoped.
Now, Son Goku had cancelled his transformation and returned to base form.
It was practically the same as him openly writing "I look down on you" across his face.
Caulifla turned to glare at Son Goku, but what happened next left her even more dumbfounded.
"Um, Caulifla, if you can't transform into a Super Saiyan God, you can just say so," Son Goku said casually.
Caulifla stood rooted to the spot, her expression gloomy. Son Goku's words had cut far too deeply.
She clenched her teeth and slowly raised her head again. But then, right before her eyes, Son Goku transformed into an entirely different form.
A long-haired, golden-haired warrior!
He had transformed into Super Saiyan 3!
"Well then, I'll use Super Saiyan 3 to spar with you too."
A smile appeared on Son Goku's lips. But to Caulifla, that smile looked like pure mockery.
She had reached her limit.
"SHUT UP!! I don't need you going easy on me! Transform back into that form from earlier! I'm going to defeat you!!" She roared furiously as her body burst into motion once again.
Bang! Bang! Bang…!
In a single second, she threw dozens of punches, yet every single one was easily blocked by Son Goku.
How could her Super Saiyan 3 possibly compare to Son Goku's?
Still, the sudden explosive increase in her power genuinely surprised Son Goku somewhat. It further proved the saying that anger was the source of a Saiyan's strength.
"Yeah, that's good! Keep going! Get even angrier and speed up your attacks, and remember, don't make unnecessary movements while attacking. The moment you decide where to strike, attack immediately." Son Goku lectured her while casually dealing with her relentless assault.
"Damn you!! Shut up already! Do you have any idea how annoying your know-it-all attitude is?!"
Caulifla had completely lost control.
In an instant, the aura around her body surged violently upward, and her eyes turned completely white.
She threw out a punch with all her strength.
And this time, against all expectations, her fist finally brushed against Son Goku's cheek.
(End Of This Chapter)
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