111 Legendary Ascended Super Saiyan (1/2)

From afar, a small point on a comet could be seen glowing in a green hue. If one came closer a figure could be seen hovering cross-legged just above the ground of the speeding comet. The figure had green hair and his bulging muscles were going from tense to relaxed couple of times per second.

Of course, this figure was Broly, who chose this speeding comet as his meditation location. His eyes were slightly trembling as if he was in a struggle. From time to time his ki was flaring up, expanding the already big crater around him. He was destroying the ground with his mere ki leakage. Obviously, that wasn't something new even normal Super Saiyans would be able to destroy the ground with their ki, but that was actually a problem. A problem Broly was trying to fix right now. It wasn't something life threatening but a performance issue.

Even Ascended Super Saiyans like Cana and Alea were able to transform without causing a calamity. Even Aize and Taro were able to control their ki in that way. Yes, their control was relatively better than Broly's. It had something to do that his ki was more potent, be it it's strength or nature, it was a level harder for him to reach the same control as they have now. If he were a regular Super Saiyan, Broly was confident that he would have already achieved Super Saiyan 3, even though he wasn't sure if his strength would be greater than now.

It has been a year since he began to hover in this position. After many months he had reached a level where he won't destroy his surroundings anymore while transforming and there had been glimpses of a breakthrough, but he was missing something. It wasn't the amount of accumulative ki since his ki was by far enough to break through to a Legendary Ascended Super Saiyan (LSSJ2). He knew that some could ascend beyond Super Saiyan by relying on their emotional energy, but Broly knew that Alea and Cana weren't using it. They used this tingly feeling on their back to easily reach this form.

Even if Broly knew the methods: training, emotional upheaval, a desperate need or the tingly feeling; he couldn't ascend, and it started to piss him off. He was only a hair's breadth away, he could practically feel it.

He started to think about how Kale achieved her Legendary Super Saiyan 2. Her form was essentially a compressed version of her usual berserk form, but that was her. Kale was after all from another universe. They had progressed differently throughout the ages, but still. He knew after hearing about the curse, that even though there are probably differences, they both were still Legendary Super Saiyans. There had to be more similarities than differences. It was entirely possible that by compressing his own body to a smaller form he could achieve the next level as well, but he was hesitating. He knew that even with his 3-meter-tall physique there were no losses in terms of speed, strength or energy costs. If he now compressed his body, he may become stronger all around, but he would lose his reach.

One may consider the fact of reach as unimportant but in a high-level battle where the contestants were on the same level, the one with a longer striking range would most likely win. Obviously if one became so large that one had trouble to hit his opponent due to the height difference, it would be more of a disadvantage, but 3 meters wasn't in that category yet. Obviously, there are some beings that won't reach 1 meter making his height disadvantageous, but those were less likely to meet, considering the heights of the ones that would take part in the tournament of power. From that Broly estimated that the general elite should be at least taller than 1 meter. One might also argue that with ki blades and blasts, one could make this difference of reach negligible, but Broly didn't want to miss out on something that could raise his stakes by a small margin, even if that margin was less than 1 percent. He was contemplating now, if it was truly worth it.

Broly relaxed his body after thinking about it for a long time and coming to a conclusion. He knew that he wouldn't be losing his advantage but merely reducing it a bit. It was rather unfavorable to delay his evolution and progress because he was too stubborn to let go of minor advantageous. Sometimes it was more appropriate to be flexible and open minded to changes.

With that thought in mind, Broly placed his feet firmly on the comet.

Broly stretched his hands above his hands. His whole body started to glow as his ki started rising. Strangely there wasn't any indication of the violent energy like in the past. He only started glowing brighter by the second until his features couldn't be identified anymore.

In an instant, he pulled his arms down as if he was showing of his biceps while the light trembled all around him. From outside one could only see a figure that was covered by a green layer of light that was slowly shrinking in size from its initial 3-meter height.

”Arghhhhhh raaaaaah!!” A low beast-like roar out of ki rattled the whole comet Broly was standing on. A second later the light intensifies like an explosion.