Chapter 152: Three-Star Dragon (Finale)
"Caulifla! You're okay?"
Caulifla's sudden reappearance startled everyone. Cabba appeared before her in a flash, his face filled with delight.
"Hehe!"
Surrounded by her companions, Caulifla scratched her messy hair and grinned at the four.
But when her gaze fell on Three-Star Dragon, her eyes turned cold and the smile vanished.
Noticing Caulifla's shift, the others also looked toward Three-Star Dragon.
They understood Caulifla's personality. Three-Star Dragon's earlier actions had definitely enraged her. And the consequences of Caulifla's fury—they knew all too well. So looking at Three-Star Dragon now, their eyes couldn't help showing a trace of sympathy.
"How is this possible? I absorbed all her energy! How could she recover so quickly?"
Three-Star Dragon was also shocked by Caulifla's fully restored state. When the five looked at it, alarm flashed through its mind.
"It's you!"
But Three-Star Dragon quickly realized the source of the problem. It immediately looked at Turles, eyes filled with resentment.
The reason its plans kept failing was because of Turles. Now he'd somehow enabled Caulifla's instant recovery.
If Turles could quickly restore these people every time it absorbed their energy, how could it possibly win?
Thinking this, the resentment in Three-Star Dragon's eyes diminished somewhat.
What Three-Star Dragon could deduce, Carrit's group naturally understood as well. The battlefield fell momentarily silent as everyone's gaze shifted to Turles.
Turles had no intention of explaining anything. He simply continued watching with a smile.
While the others awaited Turles's response, Caulifla couldn't wait any longer. With a tremendous shout, she transformed back into Super Saiyan and charged at Three-Star Dragon.
Caulifla's sudden explosion snapped Carrit's group from their thoughts. To prevent what happened earlier, they tacitly rushed forward together.
Smack!
Though it tried dodging, Caulifla's attack still landed squarely on Three-Star Dragon.
The moment her strike connected, Three-Star Dragon's expression changed drastically. It started to say something—but tremendous force sent it flying.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three-Star Dragon's body kept retreating, collision sounds echoing along its path. Only after a final massive crash did it stop.
"Puh!"
Embedded in a crater, Three-Star Dragon couldn't help vomiting a large mouthful of blood. Its expression turned ugly.
Whoosh!
Caulifla's figure followed closely, appearing above Three-Star Dragon in an instant. Standing in midair, she looked down coldly at the dragon in the pit.
"You... you're even stronger?"
Three-Star Dragon looked at Caulifla in disbelief.
Yes—from that attack, Caulifla's battle power had increased tremendously again. Even though absorbing her energy earlier had healed Three-Star Dragon and slightly boosted its strength, it hadn't reacted in time.
Watching Three-Star Dragon's incredulous expression, Caulifla had no intention of explaining. She dove down, continuing her assault.
"Did Caulifla get stronger again?"
On the other side, Cabba and the others—slower by a beat—floated in midair. Watching Caulifla plummet like a cannonball, they remained silent for a long moment before Cabba spoke hesitantly.
"Yeah!"
The other three naturally noticed Caulifla's increased battle power. After answering Cabba, they fell silent.
Though all Saiyans, Caulifla possessed the best talent among the five. Despite being youngest, her strength wasn't at the bottom.
Even prepared for this, when Caulifla's power increased yet again, the four couldn't help feeling wistful.
"What? Jealous?"
Turles's voice rang beside them. Turning, they discovered he'd appeared before them at some point.
'Of course we're jealous! Incredibly jealous!'
Everyone shouted internally—but their lips remained tightly sealed, eyes looking pleadingly at Turles.
Because they clearly knew Caulifla's improvement must be due to Turles.
But this time disappointed them. Meeting their gazes, Turles watched the fully unleashed Caulifla in the distance and sighed: "Actually, I'm jealous too!"
"Cough cough cough!"
Turles's words caught them completely off guard. Beris even choked on his own saliva.
Glancing at Beris, Turles continued: "Some people's talent—no matter how much effort you put in, you can't catch up. These people exist to crush us ordinary folks. Just maintain a normal mindset!"
"Cough cough cough!"
"Pfft!"
Turles had thought his words would at least be comforting. But their reaction wasn't what he expected, leaving him somewhat displeased.
"Isn't it true?" Turles stared at them unkindly.
Under Turles's gaze, Carrit quickly wiped the smile from his face and nodded seriously.
"Those words are fine coming from us. But from you? Not so much."
Just as Turles felt satisfied with Carrit's tactfulness, Cabba's voice drifted over faintly.
"Cabba, you—!"
Turles started to argue—but the words stuck in his throat. He could only blink his crimson eyes.
Was Cabba right?
Turles naturally felt he wasn't. He understood his own situation. Without memories of the original story, advance gravity training, and constantly using past-life knowledge to improve—he might not possess such strength now.
But in Cabba's group's eyes, things looked different. First, Turles was still very young. Especially after entering god realm—divine power's transformation made him appear like a teenager.
Second was strength. Without Turles, the Sadala Saiyans could never have achieved Super Saiyan transformation. Yet Super Saiyan didn't even register in Turles's eyes.
So in Cabba's view, Turles was the undeniable genius. His earlier words sounded incredibly pretentious—no wonder Cabba responded that way.
Understanding this, what could Turles say? He could only smile awkwardly.
But just then, the battlefield changed again.
This time Caulifla remembered her lesson. She gave Three-Star Dragon no chance to grab her. Each close-combat strike was fleeting, leaving no opportunities.
Soon, under Caulifla's relentless assault, Three-Star Dragon suffered serious injuries.
Boom!
Another tremendously powerful attack—but this strike achieved unprecedented results.
After taking Caulifla's hit, Three-Star Dragon resembled shattered porcelain. Cracks appeared across its body as black smoke leaked from the fissures.
"This is—?"
Seeing this, Caulifla's eyes brightened. Her aura surged again as she delivered another heavy blow to the fracturing dragon.
As her fist fell, pain finally appeared on Three-Star Dragon's face. Before it could roar, Caulifla struck heavily again.
"No!"
Finally, under this punch, Three-Star Dragon's body completely shattered. After releasing a furious roar, the cracks across its form grew larger and larger.
"Caulifla, retreat quickly!"
Seeing the situation turn dangerous, Turles urgently called out.
Hearing Turles's warning, Caulifla immediately shot backward.
The moment she retreated, Three-Star Dragon's physical body could no longer hold. Its entire form began rapidly expanding—then with a tremendous explosion, terrifying shockwaves spread outward.
After the shockwave dispersed, only an enormous crater remained.
"Gulp."
Watching that terrifying shockwave in the distance, Caulifla swallowed nervously and patted her chest with lingering fear.
After finally recovering, she looked at Turles and the approaching group, asking anxiously: "Boss Turles, what happened? Why did Three-Star Dragon suddenly explode?"
Her words barely finished when Caulifla noticed Cabba and the others looking at her with complex expressions—their eyes filled with undisguised envy.
"What's wrong with you all? Why are you staring at me like that?"
Being watched made Caulifla uncomfortable. She looked down at her clothes, found nothing wrong, then demanded an answer.
"Caulifla, don't you feel anything different?"
Seeing she hadn't realized, Cabba had no choice but to speak up.
"What? Just tell me!"
Caulifla examined herself again but found nothing wrong. Frowning, she grew impatient.
Turles couldn't watch anymore. Pointing to Caulifla's slightly lengthened hair, he revealed the answer:
"Ahem, Caulifla, congratulations—you've finally broken through to Super Saiyan 2!"
"What?!"
Hearing Turles, Caulifla reacted with shock. She immediately gestured at her hair, then carefully sensed her aura. Sure enough, her power had increased considerably beyond before—now possessing a hundredfold multiplier of her base battle power.
Super Saiyan 1 provided fifty times base power. Super Saiyan 2 gave a hundredfold increase.
Now she'd clearly reached the Super Saiyan 2 stage.
"Hehe!"
Realizing this, Caulifla couldn't help giggling foolishly.
Seeing this, Cabba and the others looked even more resentful.
Actually, they'd noticed earlier—after Caulifla recovered her stamina, her battle power had partially increased, though still at the first stage.
But fighting Three-Star Dragon, perhaps because she was furious about having her energy absorbed, her aura soon broke through a limit.
Having witnessed Turles's Super Saiyan 2 transformation, they naturally realized Caulifla had reached that stage ahead of them. That's why Turles mentioned their jealousy earlier.
Though envious of Caulifla's breakthrough, the four felt mainly happiness. They'd always treated Caulifla like a little sister. So they quickly suppressed their resentment.
Plus, Caulifla had defeated Three-Star Dragon—they were genuinely happy for her.
But while the five celebrated excitedly, Turles stared at where Three-Star Dragon exploded, slowly frowning.
His unusual behavior quickly caught their attention. Following his gaze, their smiles gradually faded.
"Is that Three-Star Dragon?"
After watching for a moment, Carrit spoke with furrowed brow, voicing everyone's confusion.
Yes—in their vision, Three-Star Dragon's physical body had vanished. But the highly concentrated black mist hovering in midair still vaguely resembled the dragon's shape.
Turles kept his eyes locked on the shrinking black mist, mind racing.
Suddenly, inspiration flashed through his mind. As if remembering something, he urgently ordered the five: "Quick! Use the Hundred-Fold Solar Flare I taught you together!" Already, Turles's body shot toward the black mist.
Hearing Turles's words, the five quickly remembered. Not daring to hesitate, they immediately followed Turles toward the explosion site.
Their speed was tremendous. Within seconds they appeared above the crater. Now they saw the black mist from Three-Star Dragon's explosion resembled a black hole slowly corroding everything around it.
With their arrival, something conscious seemed to stir in the mist—hastily accelerating its corrosion of the surroundings.
Watching the black mist mass that had already consumed most of the crater, Turles's expression turned grave. He nodded to the five.
Understanding his meaning, the five quickly dispersed, forming an encirclement around the black mist.
"Whoa!"
After forming the circle, all six performed the same motion—palms facing their foreheads, then shouting in unison:
"Hundred-Fold Solar Flare! x6"
Mouths shouting, eyes tightly shut—then on this darkness-shrouded planet, six massive suns suddenly appeared.
Solar Flare itself converted bodily ki into light-attribute energy. Now with a hundredfold amplification, the six's technique blazed like igniting six small suns on the planet.
Intense light constantly radiated from their bodies. On this world cloaked in Three-Star Dragon's darkness, light finally returned.
"No!"
Faintly, the six seemed to hear Three-Star Dragon's unwilling roar. Then the black mist they'd surrounded was completely engulfed by light.
Three-Star Dragon could devour light and plunge entire planets into darkness. But when light became sufficient, it could also dispel darkness.
Much less now when Three-Star Dragon's physical form was shattered. So despite its unwillingness, under the Hundred-Fold Solar Flare's illumination, it dispersed completely within seconds.
After the Solar Flare's intense light faded, Turles and the others finally opened their eyes.
The moment they opened them, tears filled all six eye sockets.
No helping it—they'd essentially used Hundred-Fold Solar Flare face-to-face. Under that intense light, even with eyes tightly shut, it felt like staring directly at the sun.
After finally recovering, Turles's group looked at the now-restored planet and couldn't help showing satisfied smiles.
When they picked up the corrupted gray Dragon Ball from the ground, those smiles became even more genuine.
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