"Special Beam Cannon!!!"
Gohan shouted loudly, and a thick beam of energy, entwined with purple and gold, roared out, pointing straight at Cooler.
But at this moment, the energy overflowing from Cooler's body was so dense that it made the surrounding air murky and distorted.
The Special Beam Cannon seemed to hit a wall of air, and its speed suddenly slowed by a third.
Right then, a blinding golden light soared into the sky, piercing through heaven and Earth.
Gohan's purple-and-gold Special Beam Cannon was actually blown aside by the intense airwave; its aim shifted, its trajectory changed, and it shot off into the distance.
Feeling Cooler's intense airwave, everyone watching was shocked.
Piccolo's mouth hung open wide enough to fit a whole egg. "Wh-what is this terrifying aura? Cooler's energy has actually increased again; this Qi is causing the surrounding space to distort."
"Such powerful Qi!" Son Goku and Vegeta clenched their fists, their bodies trembling slightly.
But of course, it wasn't out of fear.
It was the excitement of facing a strong opponent.
Although they were no match, pure-blooded Saiyans possessed such unyielding and bellicose genes.
What flowed through their veins was forever boiling courage.
"Uncle Goku, eat this Senzu Bean. From the looks of it, Gohan might need our help..." Trunks frowned, taking out the only Senzu Bean and handing it to Son Goku.
Just then, Kibito and the Supreme Kai flew over.
"Let me heal Son Goku," Kibito said, placing a Healing Spell on Son Goku.
Son Goku's condition instantly returned to its Peak.
Trunks silently took back the Senzu Bean.
They had thought just now that the Supreme Kai and Kibito had run back to the Kaioshin Realm... Gohan's brow was deeply furrowed.
He threw out energy blasts one after another with both hands, hurling them at Cooler, who was erupting with brilliant light.
But his seemingly terrifying energy was like a clay ox entering the sea, failing to truly harm Cooler at the center of the storm.
Cooler's aura was still getting stronger, breaking through its original limits and constantly climbing.
Reaching an unprecedented Realm.
"No wonder your defense is so strong, like an unkillable cockroach. So you've already reached that Realm. No wonder..." Gohan looked toward the boiling golden light, intense Battle Intent erupting in his eyes.
The smoke gradually dissipated, and Cooler's figure was revealed to everyone.
Gold, a shimmering expanse of gold.
At this moment, Cooler's entire skin color had changed drastically; his body seemed cast from gold, appearing for all the world like a golden god of war.
This was his new form, Golden Cooler.
Cooler burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, Gohan, I must admit, you are truly strong to be able to force out this form of mine. You know, even I couldn't believe I could become this powerful."
Gohan said, "So, are you called Bling Gold Cooler now?"
"Just call it Golden Cooler. Well? Does my invincible appearance surprise you?"
"It's a bit surprising, but it's also within my expectations," Gohan said.
"Heh, what boastful words."
Cooler snorted coldly, and two purple beams suddenly shot from his eyes, sweeping toward Gohan.
Gohan sidestepped to dodge.
But at that moment, the hairs on his back stood on end.
He subconsciously felt danger approaching!
Oh no!
Cooler had appeared behind him at some unknown point and kicked him hard in the back.
Suffering a heavy blow, Gohan's spine snapped with a "crack," breaking into two pieces, and his body was sent flying.
The intense stabbing pain caused Gohan to lose his composure.
Cooler's speed was too fast now.
Fortunately, his powerful self-healing ability quickly repaired the trauma, allowing his spine to reconnect.
Whoosh!
The backward-flying Gohan vanished in the air with a whoosh, appearing beside Cooler the next instant.
Cooler sneered and swung a hand-blade.
The appearing Gohan was instantly sliced in two.
But a second later, Gohan's figure appeared again.
This time, one became two, two became four, four became eight, eight became sixteen... Sixteen figures surrounded Cooler, each condensing a shimmering energy blast in their hand and pressing it against Cooler's body, erupting in a violent roar.
"Wh-what Move is this?" Vegeta was stunned for a moment.
Trunks explained, "This is the Proliferation Technique from Yardrat..."
"Proliferation Technique?" Vegeta was puzzled.
"It's a bit like Tien Shinhan's Multi-Form Technique," Son Goku mused, stroking his chin.
"Haha, a mere trick." Cooler, at the center of the explosion, laughed as a golden airwave erupted from him, and fifteen figures blew apart into powder.
However, Gohan's true body had already flown to a position above Cooler's head.
"Is that so? Then how about this?"
"Solar Flare!!!"
Just as Cooler was laughing and looking up at Gohan with a mocking expression, Gohan suddenly shouted, and it was as if a sun had exploded in the sky.
Only a streak of blinding white light remained between heaven and Earth.
"Ah, my eyes!"
Cooler cried out in pain as a sharp sting hit his eyes, leaving him temporarily blinded with tears blurring his face.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Continuous energy exploded against him, the aftershocks creating waves of wind that made the Earth tremble.
"Aaaah..." Cooler, at the center of the massive explosion, felt not only the pain in his eyes but also a burning sensation on his skin.
He was injured; although it was a minor injury, he was indeed hurt.
He was actually injured while in his golden state?
How could he be injured when there was such a huge disparity in combat power?
Preposterous.
That hateful Gohan used such underhanded Moves.
While the energy blasts were hitting Cooler's face and continuously exploding,
Gohan quickly pulled away, instantly changing into a highly stretchable Battle Suit. Then, he raised his hand toward the sky, and an Energy Ball as round as a full moon rose high into the air. He then abruptly clenched his fingers.
"Burst!"
There was a loud boom in the sky.
A bright, clear full moon hung high in the sky.
Cooler barely regained his sight and, seeing both the sun and moon shining together in the sky, rubbed his eyes and asked strangely, "What did you do?"
Gohan looked at the Artificial Moon in the sky. His body suddenly returned to its normal state, and then his heartbeat began to thud loudly.
"Let... let you see my trans... transformation too... Do you... do you dare?"
The intense heartbeat made Gohan's speech a bit slurred.
"Transformation?"
Cooler was somewhat puzzled but stood there with his arms crossed.
In his conceit, he disdained to do something like Gohan's sneak attack.
Among the bystanders, Vegeta was stunned once again.
"An Artificial Full Moon? What is that kid Gohan trying to do? What's the point of him turning into a Giant Gorilla? His combat power would be far inferior to that strange form he had just now..."
"Is Gohan going to turn into a Giant Gorilla?" Son Goku also asked in confusion.
Trunks resisted the urge to look at the full moon in the sky and explained, "Gohan can transform into a Super Saiyan after becoming a Giant Gorilla..."
"Uh..." Vegeta and Son Goku were both stunned.
Supreme Kai and Kibito, however, had seen Gohan's Golden Giant Gorilla form and didn't find it strange.
However, when Cooler realized Gohan was actually going to turn into a Giant Gorilla, he crossed his arms and laughed loudly.
"Stupid. What's the use of turning into such an incredibly ugly great ape? Not only does your combat power drop, but your speed decreases as well. Fine, I'll let you complete your transformation—so what?"
Cooler looked disdainfully at Gohan, who was rapidly expanding and turning into a Giant Gorilla, truly looking down on such a foolish transformation.
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