Goku and the others looked at the transformed Bulma, scratching their heads in confusion. They couldn't sense her Ki at all.
"Bulma, I can feel that you've changed, but... I can't sense your strength anymore," Goku noted.
The corners of Bulma's mouth curled into a smirk. "I feel... terrifyingly strong!"
"Now, let's go deal with those Shadow Dragons!"
With that, Bulma's aura exploded, and she rocketed toward the nearest source of dark energy. It seemed she was eager to test her newfound power in the heat of battle.
Seeing her vanish in a blur, Turles' eye twitched. He powered up and immediately gave chase.
Goku watched them go and sighed. "I never imagined the Bulma from another timeline would be this different..."
He shook his head and flared his own aura, flying off in a different direction. Their primary mission was still to stop the Shadow Dragons; helping Bulma achieve this form had just been a necessary detour, especially considering how much she and Turles had helped them since arriving.
Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!
Several streaks of light shot across the sky, heading toward different corners of the globe.
"Found you!"
Bulma looked down at the hideous Shadow Dragon before her, a look of pure disgust crossing her face.
The creature was grotesque—short, stout, with green skin and hard black spikes protruding from its elbows, knees, and back. Embedded in its forehead was the polluted Two-Star Dragon Ball.
This was Haze Shenron.
"Are you one of the Shadow Dragons?"
"Of course! I am Haze Shenron! The most powerful of all the Shadow Dragons!" the creature blustered.
"Is that so? Good to hear!"
Bulma's smirk widened as her Godly Ki surged. Cold sweat instantly broke out on Haze Shenron's fat, reptilian head.
Others might not have been able to sense Godly Ki, but as a magical entity born of the Dragon Balls, he certainly could. This divine pressure was unfathomable. In reality, Haze was the weakest of the Shadow Dragons; he had only claimed to be the strongest to intimidate her. He never expected to be faced with a literal deity.
"What—?!"
Before Haze Shenron could finish his thought, Bulma used a burst of high-speed movement. She appeared instantly in front of him, her gloved fist burying itself deep into his gut.
"Gah! Cough!"
Haze Shenron didn't even have time to react before he was doubling over, spitting up bile.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
A relentless barrage of strikes followed. Even though Haze Shenron's body was naturally soft and elastic, the massive gap in power rendered his defenses useless. He had no room to fight back.
Bulma sent him flying into the air with a brutal kick and immediately began to gather her Ki.
A massive Kamehameha roared forth, instantly swallowing Haze Shenron. His body disintegrated within the blue light, leaving only the Two-Star Dragon Ball to fall back to earth.
"Hmph. 'Strongest'? What a joke."
Haze Shenron: I was just bluffing! Did you really have to go all out? You didn't even let me transform! You ambushed a dragon weighing several hundred pounds—doesn't your conscience hurt?!
By the time Turles caught up, the battle was already over.
Looking at Bulma as she picked up the Two-Star Dragon Ball, Turles asked, "How does the Super Saiyan God power feel?"
"It's incredible!" Bulma replied, looking absolutely intoxicated by the sensation.
"It is strong," Turles agreed, "but you still need to make it your own. Remember, this transformation was achieved through our combined power, not your own internal breakthrough."
"I know. Don't worry, I can do it!" Bulma said confidently. "Now, let's find the next one!"
Elsewhere, Goten and Trunks had also encountered a Shadow Dragon.
This one wore blue robes, with long blue hair fluttering in the wind. Goten and Trunks actually found themselves blushing.
However, the Six-Star Dragon Ball embedded in her forehead confirmed her identity.
The two boys shared a look, instantly transformed into Super Saiyans, and charged.
Oceanus Shenron snarled. A surging, violent aura erupted from her.
Zip! Zip! Zip!
She unleashed a series of Air Slashes, and a massive tornado formed around her, shielding her from approach.
Goten and Trunks were forced into a desperate dance of evasion, narrowly avoiding the razor-sharp wind blades.
"Hahahahaha! You're no match for me! Just give up and die!"
Goten and Trunks made eye contact again. They performed the Fusion Dance perfectly, and Gotenks made his grand entrance.
With his vastly superior power, Gotenks appeared in front of Oceanus Shenron in the blink of an eye, slamming a fist into her stomach.
"GAH!"
Oceanus Shenron shrieked in pain, and her body underwent a horrific transformation.
The beautiful maiden vanished, replaced by a hideous, squat blue dragon. The Six-Star Dragon Ball was now embedded in her chin.
The sight was so revolting it nearly blinded Gotenks. "Wha—! Blegh!"
Gotenks nearly vomited from the sheer ugliness. Oceanus Shenron flew into a rage, let out a piercing scream.
"You brat! How dare you... I'll kill you!!"
She transformed into a tornado again, charging at Gotenks.
Gotenks scoffed, his golden aura exploding. The raw force of his Ki shattered the tornado instantly.
"You really grossed me out. Just go to hell!"
A powerful energy blast swallowed Oceanus Shenron whole. Her final thought was one of pure spite—that kid actually called her ugly... she'd never forgive him!
Born from the negative energy of Oolong's wish for a pair of panties, Oceanus wasn't particularly strong. She had only managed to suppress Goten and Trunks initially by catching them off guard. Against the absolute power of Gotenks, her gimmicks were useless.
Gotenks cheered as he picked up the prize. "Alright! The Six-Star Dragon Ball is ours!"
"We still have time! Let's find another one!"
As time passed, the Shadow Dragons were systematically hunted down.
Turles watched from the sidelines as Bulma absolutely pulverized Eis Shenron, and he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Is it just me, or is Bulma getting more and more violent?
Watching her fists move at a blur—hundreds of punches per second, each backed by explosive impact—Turles felt a pang of pity for Eis Shenron.
"So this is the power of a 'Nü Quan' punch?" Turles muttered, referencing the slang for a woman's strike. "Terrifying..."
Eis Shenron's mind couldn't even process the speed of Bulma's attacks. He couldn't understand how this woman was so monstrously strong.
With a final ground slam, Bulma hammered Eis Shenron into the dirt.
The impact was like a falling meteor. The shockwave leveled nearby buildings and left a massive crater in the earth.
Cough! Hack!
Eis Shenron crawled out of the rubble, spitting blood. He felt like every bone in his body had been turned to powder.
Swish!
Bulma appeared before him instantly. Seeing her raise her hand toward him, the dragon let out a scream of pure terror.
"NO!!"
He was instantly incinerated by her Ki Blast.
Boom!
Following the explosion, the Three-Star Dragon Ball reverted to its normal state and rolled to a stop at Bulma's feet.