Xicor sneered as he took Son Goku's strike head-on, then countered with a heavy punch aimed straight at Goku's back.
BOOM!
"Gwah—!"
The sheer force of the blow forced a scream from Goku's lungs. He felt as if his spine had been shattered. He was sent hurtling through the air like a cannonball.
As he tumbled, he coughed up a spray of fresh blood.
"Heh. My dear father, where did all that confidence go? Weren't you just acting all high and mighty?"
While speaking, Xicor used Instant Transmission to reappear behind Goku. He unleashed a brutal volley of strikes, his hands and feet moving like a Gatling gun as they hammered against Goku's body.
At that moment, the Western Supreme Kai regained consciousness. Witnessing the one-sided beating, a look of twisted joy spread across her face, even while she remained bound.
"Hahaha! Xicor is the strongest! Why haven't you released me yet? Once Xicor finishes off Son Goku, you're all dead!"
Hearing her shrill gloating, Turles frowned. What is this thief acting so smug for?
He released a surge of Godly Pressure, slamming the weight of his divine aura directly onto her.
"Shut up, you thief! Do you understand me?"
Feeling the destructive weight of that pressure, the Western Supreme Kai shrunk back like a cornered animal. She stared at Turles in terror, a damp patch even beginning to form beneath her...
"A thief? Uncle Turles, what do you mean by that?"
Gohan looked at Turles, confused by his choice of words.
"Do you know how this Xicor came to be?" Turles asked.
"Huh? Uncle Turles, are you saying you know?"
Vegeta also leaned in to listen. This was a massive piece of gossip involving Kakarot, after all.
"Of course. You all remember Cell, right?"
Gohan's expression shifted. "Cell? Don't tell me..."
Turles nodded. "Exactly. Xicor was created by the Western Supreme Kai. She stole Kakarot's cells while he was asleep and used special means to fuse them with her own...
"Technically, calling him Kakarot's son isn't wrong. However, from the moment he was born, she filled his head with nothing but evil thoughts."
Turles paused, looking at Xicor. "But I have to admire your family's nature. Even in those conditions, he managed to keep a shred of his true self. Otherwise, do you really think Kibito Kai could have rescued you and sealed him away so easily last time?"
"That..."
Gohan looked at Xicor with a complicated expression. So, they were actually spared back then?
Kibito Kai looked at the Western Supreme Kai in heartbreak. "Lila, how could you fall so far? How could you become like this?"
Lila let out a mocking laugh. "Become like this? In this universe, power is everything, isn't it? The incident with Majin Buu made me see the truth. Godly status, titles—none of it matters without strength! As long as I have enough power, so what if I rule the entire universe?"
Kibito Kai's face turned pale with rage. "You... you're insane!"
Turles shook his head. This was a fractured universe without a God of Destruction or an Angel. If there were, Lila would have been erased by Beerus the moment she overstepped her bounds as a Supreme Kai.
"What's the matter, Father? Is this all you've got? You're truly a disappointment!"
Xicor stood over the crater where Goku lay, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
Goku wiped the blood from his mouth and stood up, his eyes narrowing as he focused on Xicor. Is this his true power? My Super Saiyan 4 isn't enough...
"Xicor, you really are strong... It seems I won't be able to win unless I give it everything I have."
"HAAAA!"
Goku's gaze sharpened. He clenched his fists and let out a primal roar.
As he began to power up, his Ki exploded, skyrocketing to impossible heights.
BOOM!
The golden aura expanded violently, but then it began to change. The gold started to bleed away, replaced by a shimmering, blinding silver.
The energy radiating from him caused the surrounding space to tremble. Small cracks began to spiderweb through the air.
The massive output of power pulverized the mountains around them. Terrifying shockwaves rippled outward, causing the entire Earth to shudder.
"HA!"
A final burst of silver light erupted, so bright that it seemed to dim the sun itself.
Crackle! Spark!
Once the light faded, a transformed Son Goku stood before them.
"What... what is this? This Ki... it's terrifying..."
Vegeta stared at the new form in disbelief, his heart filled with frustration. "Dammit! You've pulled ahead of me again!"
"Father has become so strong..."
Gohan was equally stunned by the transformation. "Has he surpassed Super Saiyan 4 once again?"
"Wow, Grandpa looks so cool! With this much power, Grandpa will definitely beat Xicor!"
Turles was also marveling at the Super Saiyan 5 transformation. It was a form that felt both ancient and primal. Wait, so the Gohan in my timeline unknowingly tapped into the energy of Super Saiyan 5? These two feral auras are remarkably similar, though the 'Beast' state's multiplier is lower. Is it because it's incomplete?
Goku's hair had turned into long, silver tresses. The red fur on his upper body was gone, replaced by silver-white fur. His pupils had turned a piercing red, and his musculature had become significantly more defined and massive. His skin even had a slight reddish tint due to the sheer pressure of his surging energy.
This was Super Saiyan 5! Son Goku had finally completed the transformation.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The silver aura erupted like a volcano, continuously releasing waves of immense power.
A pure, primal aura washed over the battlefield. Xicor felt his hair stand on end. He stared warily at the silver-clad Goku.
"What is this? Another transformation?"
Xicor's body trembled. He couldn't believe Goku could still get this much stronger. This power... it was far beyond his own.
"This is the power I found by surpassing Super Saiyan 4," Goku said coldly. "Super Saiyan 5!"
"Hmph! Super Saiyan 5? Don't make me laugh! You're just bluffing!"
Xicor gritted his teeth. He refused to admit this man was stronger than him. "I'll shatter this illusion of yours myself!"
"HA!"
Xicor erupted with Ki. A golden aura enveloped him as he turned into a streak of golden lightning, charging straight at the Super Saiyan 5 Son Goku.