The atmosphere around the Sacred World of the Kais turned strangely tense the moment Vegeta stepped into the center of the platform.
Bra looked at him with visible doubt.
"Can Vegeta really count as someone with a 'righteous heart'?"
She crossed her arms lightly.
"He destroyed countless planets before."
Gohan hesitated as well.
"That's true… Uncle Vegeta really did…"
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!"
Vegeta's forehead bulged with veins as fury flickered in his eyes.
Truthfully, he admitted it himself.
He knew he had once been evil.
Part of him even believed he wasn't worthy of becoming a Super Saiyan God.
But hearing other people say it to his face still irritated him immensely.
Goku grinned.
"Vegeta, I believe in you."
Vegeta froze for a brief moment before snorting coldly.
"Hmph. Kakarot, quit pretending to be some saint."
He folded his arms.
"You all know exactly what kind of person I am."
The Supreme Kai turned toward Goku with a grave expression.
"Mr. Goku… if the Super Saiyan God ritual truly requires a righteous heart…"
He hesitated.
"…then what happens if evil still remains inside Vegeta? Could the ritual fail? Or worse… cause a backlash?"
"It won't."
Goku answered without hesitation.
He looked directly at Vegeta.
"Vegeta changed a long time ago."
"I know he can do this."
Vegeta fell silent for a moment before waving his hand impatiently.
"Enough talking. Just start already."
His eyes narrowed.
"And if the backlash kills me…"
"…then maybe that's just the punishment I deserve."
After those words, nobody voiced any more objections.
Everyone exchanged glances before finally deciding to proceed.
Gohan, Goten, Marron, Bra, and Hongrui stepped around Vegeta and placed their hands on him.
The Supreme Kai slowly guided them.
"Think about the thing you most want to protect…"
"Let your feelings become light."
Golden energy gradually began gathering together.
Vegeta closed his eyes.
In his mind—
The sins of his past surfaced one after another.
The slaughter.
The destruction.
The countless lives he had taken.
It felt as though he relived his entire life in an instant, sweat slowly forming across his forehead.
But soon—
The images of Mollyanne and Trunks appeared before him.
Warm.
Gentle.
The years he spent on Earth…
To him, they had become salvation.
A redemption that eased the pain buried deep within his soul.
At the same time, everyone poured their power into Vegeta.
Instantly—
The world changed.
The seasons shifted.
The sky darkened.
The same divine phenomenon that had appeared during Goku's transformation emerged once more.
"It's working!"
"No way…"
Someone stared at Vegeta in disbelief.
"How can he possibly count as someone with a righteous heart…?!"
BOOM!!
A blinding crimson light erupted into the heavens.
Vegeta's hair instantly turned scarlet red as a sacred aura wrapped around his body.
A green flash flickered through his pupils before transforming into fiery crimson eyes.
The divine aura surrounding him completely erased his presence from everyone's perception.
"He succeeded?!"
The Supreme Kai's eyes widened in utter shock.
Android 18 stared blankly.
"Vegeta… really changed?"
Piccolo kept his eyes locked onto Vegeta as he spoke in a low voice.
"He did it."
"Just like Goku…"
"…I can't sense his ki at all anymore."
Vegeta lowered his head and looked at his hands.
The overwhelming power surging through his body made the corners of his mouth curl upward into a proud smile.
"So this is…"
"…the power of Super Saiyan God."
His eyes trembled faintly.
"I never could've imagined something like this before…"
Goku clenched his fists excitedly and looked toward Vegeta.
"Vegeta!"
"Let's test out the power of Super Saiyan God!"
Vegeta raised his head, battle intent blazing in his eyes.
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Two crimson figures instantly shot into the sky and collided violently above the clouds.
BOOOOM!!
Just a single probing clash—
And the heavens themselves seemed to tear apart.
Shockwaves exploded downward.
The earth trembled violently.
Hurricane-force winds roared across the platform.
Bulma grabbed the railing desperately, nearly blown away by the pressure.
"Damn those two lunatics…"
Bra's eyes sparkled brightly.
"That was only a test punch…"
"And it's already this powerful?!"
"Super Saiyan God is way too incredible!"
The Supreme Kai and Kibito turned pale.
"T-This is the power of Super Saiyan God…?!"
"It's terrifying!"
The Supreme Kai secretly glanced toward Majin Buu, who was still eating nearby.
With this level of power…
Majin Buu suddenly didn't seem all that frightening anymore.
Android 18 looked at the panicking crowd and immediately shouted upward.
"Hey! Goku! Go higher into the sky!"
"If you keep fighting here, the shockwaves are going to destroy everything!"
Goku heard someone yelling below, though he couldn't make out the exact words.
Still—
When he glanced downward and saw everyone struggling against the aftermath, he instantly understood what had happened.
His expression changed slightly.
They had only just become Super Saiyan Gods.
Their control over this divine power was still far too crude.
The overflowing energy alone already possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth.
Goku looked toward Vegeta.
The two merely exchanged a glance—
And immediately understood each other's thoughts.
Without another word, both of them shot higher into the atmosphere, ascending into the stratosphere.
Everyone watched their figures disappear beyond the clouds and immediately went dumbfounded.
"That's way too high!"
"We can't even see them anymore!"
Bulma thought for a moment before speaking.
"I'll send up a drone to record them."
Chi-Chi nodded.
"I'll come help you get it."
High above the earth—
Vegeta burst into loud laughter as he threw a punch toward Goku.
Goku tilted sideways to dodge before countering with a brutal elbow strike straight into Vegeta's chest.
"Ghk—!"
Vegeta was blasted backward hundreds of meters, but quickly stabilized himself.
Then—
He raised both hands.
A dazzling sphere of energy condensed between his palms.
With power this overwhelming—
He absolutely had to test a real attack.
Vegeta roared:
"FINAL FLASH!!!"
The moment Goku saw Vegeta unleash his ultimate move, he immediately cupped his hands together.
"KAMEHAMEHA!!!"
Blue-white energy exploded outward as Goku fired his beam directly ahead.
The Kamehameha and the golden Final Flash collided violently in midair.
"BOOOOOOOOM!!!!"
The resulting explosion shook the entire planet.
The cloud layer beneath them was completely annihilated.
It looked as though a massive hole had been blasted open through the sky itself.
And that enormous opening continued spreading farther and farther—
Beyond what the eye could even see.
The entire world suddenly brightened.
Bulma and Chi-Chi were momentarily blinded by the intense light.
Both women looked upward in shock.
The endless sea of clouds that had covered the sky moments ago…
Had completely vanished.
All that remained now was an endless clear blue sky.
Chi-Chi gasped happily.
"The sky cleared up!"
"We can see them now, Bulma!"
Bulma couldn't help inhaling sharply.
"These two…"
"The aura leaking from their bodies casually blew away all the clouds…"
"That's terrifying."
A trace of worry appeared in her eyes.
"I just hope nothing goes wrong during their fight…"
Chi-Chi smiled confidently.
"I trust Goku."
"He knows his limits."
"Come on. Since the clouds are gone now, let's go sit down and watch properly."
"Mhm!"
Piccolo silently observed the battle between the two Saiyans, his heart filled with shock.
Super Saiyan God…
It was an entirely different dimension of power.
The moment they achieved this transformation—
Their path had completely separated from everyone else's.
They had entered a brand-new world.
Nearby, Majin Buu finally stopped eating.
He looked up at the battle in the sky, surprise flashing through his eyes.
"So Mr. Goku is this strong…"
"Amazing…"
But when he saw Vegeta transform into the same red-haired form—
A faint feeling of displeasure quietly emerged inside his heart.
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