The death beam was sent flying into the sky, rushing straight into space.
The enraged Gohan not only shocked Goku, but also Cooler! How could a child who was overwhelmed by his gaze block his death beam? Impossible!
"Don't hurt my dad!!!"
Gohan yelled frantically, his voice so loud it could penetrate eardrums. Then he soared into the sky, the Masenko in his hand shooting out almost without storing any energy, its huge power forcing Cooler to raise his hand to block.
A trace of pain drilled into Cooler's hand bones, like a needle piercing bone marrow.
In the next second, Gohan had already rushed to Cooler and kicked him in the head. The violent shock made Cooler tremble, shaking his entire body! Just a little more, and Cooler's knees would have hit the ground!
Gohan leaned forward, pressed his palm tightly against Cooler, and a shockwave erupted like a long sword piercing through him and thrusting him into the ground. Then thousands of ki blasts bombarded wildly, falling like a meteor shower as the earth shook and air currents whirled.
A mighty curtain of smoke covered the sky and sun, pouring skyward from below.
"When did Gohan get this strong..." Krillin was taken aback.
Others were also dumbfounded.
Only Goku had seen the power Gohan unleashed when excited as a child, and he suddenly understood.
Gohan was like this - the ups and downs of his emotions affected his power display, and a momentary burst could even launch an attack that spanned levels. But his characteristics also had a shortcoming: often such an attack could only be launched once. Once the emotion disappeared, he'd return to his previous level, and it also consumed tremendous stamina.
After launching his ultimate blow, Gohan gasped for breath, his ki greatly reduced.
Goku hastily yelled: "Gohan, come back! His ki hasn't weakened!"
Cooler's aura hadn't been weakened by the bombardment, and behind the layers of smoke, a standing figure walked out.
"Little brat, you scared me!" Cooler chuckled softly. "Too bad it's over!" His smile suddenly turned cruel, and his red eyes flashed in the air.
"Urgh!"
A punch hit Gohan's body, the energy piercing through and bursting his clothes. Gohan's eyes became hollow, his body trembled, his limbs hung down feebly, and blood spewed from his mouth, flowing down like a waterfall.
How could Gohan in his current state bear Cooler's angry blow? He was beaten half to death with one punch, leaving only half a breath. This half breath was Cooler's mercy - he'd deliberately spared Gohan's life.
He grabbed Gohan's hair, lifted him slowly, brought him back to the ground, and punched him hard again in front of Goku! Letting go, Gohan fell to the ground, barely breathing.
"Against our family, none can end well. This is your son, right? Then it's your turn." Cooler extended a finger toward Goku's head.
"Gohan!!!"
Goku's mind suddenly went blank, and his eyes became empty.
Suddenly, the sky darkened as billowing thunder churned in the clouds, emitting flashes of light. Echoing the changes in the sky, the color of Goku's hair was also flashing - golden yellow one moment, jet black the next - and strong energy was emitted around him, as if something was about to explode!
The weird changes shocked everyone.
Cooler paused, and his pupils filled with golden light! Goku seemed to be a different person, and golden light was shining in an instant! The hair that shot skyward stood tall, the green eyes were ice-cold and frightening, strong winds blew around him, and the majestic aura that permeated the air made the ground tremble.
"You... you... AAAHHH!!!"
Before Cooler finished speaking, it turned into a scream. His finger was grabbed by the approaching Goku and snapped off. The tremendous force almost broke his entire hand.
How was this possible? How did this guy have such power!
"YOUUUUU! You made me angry! I want you to pay the price!!!" Goku roared, his aura becoming stronger, overshadowing Cooler's.
He leaned forward, reached out and grabbed Cooler's purple tail, dragged his body to the ground, and made him lose balance. Immediately after, Goku swung Cooler's body violently, throwing him left and right like swinging a long rope. Every time he hit the ground, the earth shook.
"Ahhh!" With the last explosive impact, Cooler sank deeply into the ground.
Goku turned around and sent out some ki, passing it to Gohan. "Krillin, I gave Gohan some ki to forcefully restart his heart. Take him to Korin!"
After transformation, Goku still maintained his sanity. His anger was fierce, but he didn't forget Gohan because of the fight.
Krillin heard the call, immediately flew over to pick up Gohan, and headed toward Korin Tower.
"Leave it to you, Goku."
"I'll definitely stop them!"
Goku's eyes were cold, and his voice was like thunder.
Salza, who was hiding to the side, saw that Krillin was alone while still carrying the burden of Gohan, and suddenly thought of a sneak attack. After all, Lord Cooler's blow just now had cost Krillin and the others tremendous stamina, so he acted now with great confidence of success.
Thinking this, Salza sneered and quietly followed.
After ducking behind rocks several times, Salza suddenly struck!
"Get out of the way!" Salza, who had just flown up, heard a shout behind him along with the smell of blood. He quickly turned around and found that Nappa, who'd been pierced through the body, was rushing toward him. After being hit hard by Cooler, did this big man still have strength?
Yes! There was still plenty of strength!
Nappa proved this with facts. His big foot kicked Salza's face with such force it nearly broke his neck. When the kick landed, his brain was concussed and his eyeballs bulged out.
"Thanks, Nappa." Krillin called from a distance and flew away.
Nappa's huge figure landed with Salza, and the two wrestled together.
At this time, the deep black hole in the ground gradually expanded, and Cooler rose slowly from it. It was as if sharp swords of cold wind surrounded his body - rocks he touched shattered, and vegetation turned to ash. The powerful pressure collided with Goku's aura, erupting lightning and tremors in the air.
The two just stared at each other.
Cooler hadn't felt this way in years. Long-dormant blood flowed in his veins again as his scarlet eyes opened angrily, nearly bursting from rage.
The ability of a mere Saiyan to injure him to this extent was truly beyond Cooler's imagination.
Tien and Yamcha were also stunned.
Could it be... Could it be a Super Saiyan?! Raditz had once told them about Super Saiyans, saying they were legendary warriors - the super state of Saiyans!
Looking at him like this, he looked like a Super Saiyan!
A super warrior who could definitely defeat Cooler!
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