Universe 6, Earth, the World Martial Arts Tournament.
"Zarek, don't do anything stupid! Don't destroy the sun!" Goten panicked, breaking into a cold sweat as his face went pale.
"If the sun disappears, the world ends right away, doesn't it?" Zarek grinned. "Hehe, I kind of like the sound of that. Don't you, Goten?"
Goten shook his head hard.
"If you don't want me to destroy the sun, how about I destroy you instead?" Zarek asked with a smile.
Goten went silent, then shook his head just as hard.
"Then choose. Either I destroy the sun, or I destroy you," Zarek snorted. "Don't think I'll go easy on you just because I'm your uncle."
"You said you would go easy on me," Goten said.
"That time's over. Choose already, or I'm destroying the sun!" Zarek said coldly.
Goten was close to tears.
Are you really my uncle?
Didn't you say you'd go easy on me?
How can you change your mind that fast?
"I'll count down from ten. If you still haven't chosen by then, I'm destroying the sun!" Zarek said, then started counting.
"Goku, are you sure this is okay?" Krillin asked, worried.
Goku stayed quiet for a moment, then gently shook his head, signaling that it was fine.
"I'm seriously worried he'll destroy the sun," Krillin said, cold sweat running down his face. "If the sun disappears, everyone and everything on Earth will freeze to death, right?"
"Hmph. If he dares destroy the sun, I'll erase him first," Vegeta said coldly, already ready to move.
The moment Zarek's destruction energy flew toward the sun, Vegeta was certain he could intercept it and destroy it in time.
"Zarek won't do that. If he's acting this way, he probably has a reason," Goku said, still trusting his judgment.
Meanwhile, the crowd in the stands looked completely confused.
Was that kid saying he was going to destroy the sun?
Kids these days were taking their bragging way too far.
Why not say you're going to destroy the whole galaxy while you're at it?
"He thinks that little purple-red ball can destroy the sun?"
"It does look pretty special, though."
"Kids really do love showing off now."
Many of the spectators looked up at the sun, then back at Zarek in the ring, whispering among themselves.
They had no idea how dangerous destruction energy really was.
At least in Vegeta's eyes, the energy in Zarek's hand really could destroy the sun.
"…Six… five…"
Zarek kept counting.
Goten was panicking badly.
"Three… two… one…"
Zarek finally reached one.
"Goten, since you won't choose, I'll destroy the sun myself." Zarek snorted and looked up at the sky.
The sun hung high overhead, brighter than ever.
Zarek's mouth curled upward. He lifted his right hand and aimed at the sun.
"I'm firing, Goten!" Zarek shouted.
"No! Zarek!" Goten cried. "Hit me instead!"
Whoosh!
Goten shot into the sky and spread both arms wide.
In that moment, his small body looked as if it were protecting the entire sun.
"Too late. The special treatment is over. I'm still destroying the sun," Zarek said, then launched the destruction energy in his hand straight toward the sky without hesitation.
"That bastard Zarek! Is he really trying to destroy the sun?" Gohan flew into a rage. "Doesn't he know he'll die too if the sun is gone?"
"This is bad!" Krillin clutched his head, his face turning ugly.
Android 21 gently rubbed Krillin's head to comfort him.
"Kakarot, I'm going to beat your brother after this," Vegeta snorted.
"Vegeta, wait. I don't think this is what it looks like," Goku said, shaking his head.
"Hmph. You really think that brat suddenly had a change of heart?" Vegeta said, unconvinced.
The purple-red energy shot higher and higher, racing toward the sun.
"Zarek! I won't let you destroy the sun!" Goten shouted, then chased after it.
In an instant, Goten appeared in front of the destruction energy and blocked its path with his own body.
"Goten, move!" Gohan shouted, his face changing in horror.
"Is that brat actually serious?" Kale bared her teeth, already about to transform into a Legendary Super Saiyan and rush in.
Even Goku's expression changed slightly.
Did I misread him?
Goku was about to move.
With his current ability, reaching Goten instantly would not be difficult.
But before he could act, Goten shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I won't let you destroy the sun!"
Boom!
A red flame erupted around Goten.
Powerful ki surged out from him and rushed wildly in every direction.
"Super Saiyan God?" Gohan's pupils shrank.
Kale's eyes widened too, her face full of disbelief.
"Huh? Goten turned into a Super Saiyan God?" Even Goku was shocked.
Vegeta's face darkened again.
How is that possible?
Why can Kakarot's son turn into a Super Saiyan God too?
"Goten… I didn't know he could do that." Krillin stared in shock.
In the distance, Trunks was completely frozen, unable to process what he was seeing.
"Goten… why does he look like that?" Chi-Chi cried. "He turned into a little red punk!"
Bulma went silent.
Gine went silent too.
When Zarek saw Goten's transformation, his grin grew even wider.
Bang!
After turning into a Super Saiyan God, Goten kicked the incoming destruction energy.
The impact warped the energy out of shape.
A moment later, the purple-red energy burst into pink sparks and scattered slowly through the air in front of everyone.
"Zarek! That was too much!" Goten snapped furiously.
"That's more like it." Zarek smiled. "You should have turned into that form from the start."
"This form?" Goten paused and looked down at the red light around his body. "How did I turn into this?"
"If I didn't push you a little, how were you supposed to transform?" Zarek said with a grin.
"Push me?" Goten still did not understand.
"What does Zarek mean?" Gohan asked from the stands, confused.
"That wasn't destruction energy," Goku suddenly said.
"Huh? It wasn't?" Gohan froze.
Vegeta snorted, deeply annoyed.
I can't believe that brat fooled even me.
That thing looked almost exactly like real destruction energy.
Even I thought it was real.
But if it was only ordinary energy, something that weak would have burned away long before it ever got close to the sun.
Destroy the sun?
As if.
That damn brat.
"Think about it. If it had really been destruction energy, even Super Saiyan God Goten wouldn't have been able to kick it apart that easily," Goku explained.
Gohan and the others paused, then immediately understood.
Right. If it had really been destruction energy, there was no way Goten could have scattered it with one kick.
"Still, I never expected Goten to become a Super Saiyan God," Goku said, clearly impressed. "Those two little guys are amazing."
Vegeta felt another stab to the heart. He glanced toward Trunks in the distance, feeling worse and worse.
Is that really my son?
Why can my son only turn into an ordinary Super Saiyan?
"Goten, I'll stop playing around now," Zarek said with a grin.
A purple aura flashed around him. His hair stood up, but its color didn't change. His brow sank lower over his eyes, giving him a sharper, meaner look.
Vegeta froze.
This was the Ultra Ego form he had been training these past few years.
Zarek's current state looked almost exactly like Vegeta's Ultra Ego in the original story. In that form, Vegeta's hair turned purple, with a matching purple aura flickering around his body. Zarek was different. Purple light only flashed around him for a moment, and although his hair had spiked up, its color had not changed.
"That's amazing, Zarek!" Goku said, genuinely surprised.
Vegeta trembled even harder.
Kakarot's little brother is releasing incredible God ki.
He's not stronger than me, but don't forget, he's only seven.
If he keeps growing like this, his future is going to be terrifying.
"Ready, Goten?" Zarek grinned and took his stance.
"As long as you don't try to destroy the sun again, I'll fight you properly," Goten said with a nod.
"Fine. I won't destroy the sun for now," Zarek said with an innocent smile.
The next moment, Zarek and Goten clashed in midair.
Their speed kept climbing as they tore across the sky, leaving afterimages behind with every exchange. The crowd could barely see them anymore. They only heard the impacts cracking overhead again and again.
About two minutes later, a heavy blow rang out from above.
Boom!
Goten slammed into the ring and smashed a deep crater into the stage.
"Is he dead?"
"Did that kill him?"
The spectators stared in horror. None of them had ever seen a fight this intense.
Mr. Satan was trembling off to the side.
Zeno-sama, I miss you already.
When are you coming?
These people are going to kill me!
Whoosh!
Goten suddenly shot out of the crater and appeared behind Zarek in an instant.
He threw a punch.
Zarek seemed ready for it. He spun and kicked backward before Goten's fist could land.
Bang!
Zarek's foot struck Goten squarely in the face.
"Goten, I'm knocking you out of the ring!" Zarek laughed, grabbed Goten by the arm, and started spinning him around.
He spun faster and faster until a storm formed around him, roaring through the arena and whipping the air into chaos.
The crowd was stunned all over again.
Was this a magic show now?
Was this still the World Martial Arts Tournament?
Whoosh!
Zarek let go, and Goten shot away like a rocket.
Bang!
Goten crashed into a skyscraper in the distance and punched straight through it, leaving a huge hole in the building.
"That settles it." Zarek smiled.
After tearing through the building, Goten tumbled through the air several times before stopping himself.
"Damn it!" Flames burned around him again, and he rushed back toward Zarek.
"Wait!" Zarek waved, signaling for Goten to stop.
Goten froze and stopped in midair.
Because he had been moving so fast, he almost crashed right into Zarek.
Zarek raised one finger and pressed it against Goten's forehead.
"Huh? Huh? Huh?" Goten finally steadied himself.
"Referee!" Zarek shouted down from the sky.
The referee froze.
"Goten landed on that skyscraper outside the ring just now. Doesn't that count as out?" Zarek asked.
The referee slapped his forehead as realization hit him.
"R-Right…" He nodded hard.
"Then announce the result," Zarek said with a grin.
"Out of the ring! Goten landed outside the ring, so the Junior Division champion is Zarek!" the referee shouted.
Goten went silent.
"Zarek, you told me to stop because I was already eliminated?" Goten asked with an awkward smile, scratching his head.
"Of course. I already beat you. What's the point of continuing?" Zarek said smugly.
"Okay… I wasn't going to beat you anyway." Goten nodded, not too disappointed. If anything, he looked grateful. "Actually, I should thank you. You helped me become a Super Saiyan God!"
"That's nothing. You already had what it took to transform. I just gave you a little push," Zarek said with a smile. "That's what uncles are for, right?"
"Hehe!" Goten grinned.
"Honestly, being your uncle is hard work. I even have to teach you how to train," Zarek said with a helpless sigh.
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