Son Goku looked at Xicor with cold indifference as the youth launched his attack. He didn't even bother to dodge.
THUD!
Xicor's fist slammed directly into Goku's chest, sending a violent shockwave through the air.
"What?!"
Xicor stared in disbelief. Goku hadn't budged an inch. It felt as if his fist had struck the hardest alloy in the universe. His punch—one capable of shattering space and obliterating planets—had been met with such resistance that his own arm was now throbbing with numbness.
"Impossible! How can you be this strong?!"
"There is no 'impossible.' Xicor, it's over," Goku said, his voice flat.
Those words shattered Xicor's composure.
"No! That can't be right! I am the strongest being in existence!"
Xicor roared, his Ki flaring wildly as he rapidly charged energy balls in both hands, hurling them at Goku with frantic speed.
"AH! DA! DA! DA! DA! DA—!"
The "Prince's Technique" made its grand appearance. Of course, as everyone knew, the Prince's Technique had a success rate of exactly zero percent.
A dense barrage of golden energy balls rained down like a monsoon, detonating against Goku's body. Yet, despite the world-ending power behind each blast, they failed to create even a ripple on his surface.
As the smoke cleared, the powerful silhouette remained standing, completely unfazed. Xicor was at his breaking point.
"No... this can't be... How can a person be this powerful?"
"He's incredible," Gohan marveled. "Xicor's attacks are completely ineffective. Has Father really reached this level?"
Watching the scene, Vegeta's frustration grew. Super Saiyan 5... I will reach it too!
The Western Supreme Kai was also paralyzed with shock. She couldn't accept this outcome. Xicor was her masterpiece!
"So? Are you done? Because now, it's my turn."
SHING!
The silver figure vanished instantly.
CRACK!
Before Xicor could even process the movement, Goku's fist was already buried deep in his abdomen. He was sent flying.
SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!
Goku moved faster than the eye could follow. Xicor became a human pinball, bouncing through the air as if he were hitting invisible walls.
Goku displayed the professional focus of a master masseur, ensuring Xicor received a truly unforgettable "full-body experience."
With a final overhead hammer-fist, Goku sent Xicor hurtling toward the ground.
BOOM!
Xicor tore through several small hills before finally being embedded deep within a massive rock wall.
Before he could even catch his breath, Goku appeared directly in front of him.
Cough!
Xicor spat out a mouthful of blood, looking up at the man standing over him with a hand aimed at his face. His eyes were hollow.
He knew he had lost. It was a total defeat. Even if he didn't want to admit it, the power of Super Saiyan 5 was simply too overwhelming. He didn't even have the strength to resist anymore.
"Just kill me, Son Goku!" Xicor muttered, his voice low.
Gohan, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly snapped out of his daze.
"Father! Don't do it! Technically, he really is your son—my brother!"
Goku's hand trembled slightly. If anyone else had said that, he would have finished the job with a Kamehameha long ago.
Gohan rushed over and quickly explained Xicor's origins. As the truth came out, Goku's gaze toward Xicor shifted instantly.
"You..."
Xicor looked equally stunned. This was completely different from the version of the story he had been told.
His eyes snapped toward the Western Supreme Kai, who looked like she had lost her soul. "Mother... is this true?"
The Western Supreme Kai nodded instinctively. Goku's terrifying display of power had broken her spirit. Without Xicor as her trump card, she had no courage left to resist.
Xicor's body began to shake. "Then what was the point? What am I? Why do I even exist? What am I supposed to be?!"
"HAAAAA!"
A violent, unstable aura erupted from Xicor. The weight of the truth was too much for his mind to handle; he was spiraling toward a mental breakdown, his Ki reflecting a desperate desire for self-destruction.
At the end of the day, he was just a rebellious youth who had never faced the harsh realities of the world. Confronted with a truth this cruel, his first instinct was to escape it through destruction.
The terrifying energy surge made Goku frown. Just as he was about to step in to knock Xicor out, Turles suddenly appeared. With a swift knife-hand strike to the back of the neck, he silenced the youth.
"Tsk. This kid's heart is too fragile. Still, Kakarot, how do you plan to handle him?"
Reverting to his base form, Goku looked at Xicor with a complicated expression. "I'll let him stay with me. Regardless of how it happened, he's still my child."
Turles nodded. "I figured you'd say that. However, I have a job opening if you're interested. Keep in mind, this universe is fractured. If you want to progress any further, it's not going to be easy here."
Goku went silent for a moment before asking, "Tell me more. What do you need me to do? I won't help you with anything evil."
Turles waved him off. "Of course not. This job is about maintaining the stability of countless timelines and taking down chrono-criminals. Plus, if you take the job, your lifespan will increase, and you'll learn the most systematic methods for increasing your 'Dimension'."
"Dimension?"
Turles had everyone's attention now, excluding the Supreme Kais.
"Exactly. Dimension. Take this Kibito Kai, for example. He exists in the Divine Dimension. However, he's so weak that he can't tap into the wonders of it."
Turles cast a disdainful glance at Kibito Kai. "But he doesn't have to worry about his lifespan, because an increase in your Dimension naturally extends your life.
"In my world, we categorize people like you as 'Power Gods.' These are mortals who have amassed immense strength without actually elevating their Dimension. These people are often incredibly powerful, but their lifespans remain short because they haven't systematically studied dimensional advancement."
Turles continued, "To give you an idea, the power hierarchy in my realm is divided into: the 12 Stages of the Mortal Realm, the 9 Heavens of the Divine Realm, the 5 Tiers of the Angel Realm, the 2 Realms of the Grand Priest, and finally, the King Realm.
"Vegeta, you would be at the 7th Level of the Divine Realm. Gohan has just stepped into the 7th Level. Xicor was at the peak of the 8th. And Kakarot, with your Super Saiyan 5, you've already got one foot in the Angelic Level."
"Is that so?" Goku looked enlightened. "I was wondering why I couldn't seem to break through to the next stage. It's because the universe is fractured?"
Vegeta looked like he was about to grind his teeth into powder. You mean you're already on the verge of the Angelic Level? The gap between us has grown this much?!