Cui rubbed his eyes and subconsciously looked back.
But upon this look, Cui immediately widened his eyes, revealing a look of astonishment.
Because Cui saw one of Dodoria's large pink hands amidst the shattered ice.
That hand was floating in the starry sky, the severed end was mangled, and more fragments were scattered around.
Arms, thighs, torso, head...
What's going on?
Is that Dodoria?
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Cui, and his back felt a chill.
He hurriedly stopped the spaceship, maneuvered it to turn around, and flew toward the area of shattered ice.
When he saw Dodoria's body, which had been smashed to pieces, Cui felt completely numb.
Those severed limbs floated slowly in the starry sky, the face still retaining the ferocious expression from before death, frozen into an eternal ice sculpture in the vacuum.
"Th-th-this... Dodoria is dead?" Cui's eyes twitched, his expression changed repeatedly, and his lips were trembling.
Struggling to calm himself down, Cui immediately contacted Frieza via his Scouter.
"Beep! Beep!"
After a few sounds, the communication connected.
"What? You have news so soon, Cui!" Frieza's voice came from the Scouter, carrying a hint of surprise.
"Lord Frieza... I... I have found Dodoria." Cui wore a forced smile, his voice trembling.
"Oh? How is he?" Frieza asked with interest.
"He... he seems to have accidentally entered outer space and has turned into an ice block." Cui said, shivering.
"There is such a thing?" Frieza was stunned.
"My spaceship hit him, and he has been smashed to pieces now." Cui wore a bitter smile and asked in a low voice, "I wonder if he can still recover if I put him in a healing tank?"
Frieza: "..."
Frieza's face darkened.
He's been smashed to pieces; how could he possibly recover?
"Confirm it again properly. Is it really Dodoria?" Frieza's brows were tightly knit, and his voice became cold.
"Yes, Lord Frieza." Cui nodded and responded respectfully.
He maneuvered the ship closer to the fragments and identified them carefully.
Although the head was frozen, it was indeed Dodoria's face, with that iconic ferocious grin forever frozen on it.
Three minutes later.
"I have confirmed it, Lord Frieza!" Cui replied, his voice filled with fear, "It is indeed Dodoria!"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication.
"That idiot must have fallen for a scheme by Vegeta or Rez and was tricked into outer space!" Frieza snorted coldly, furious, his voice filled with rage.
"Then... should I continue to pursue?" Cui asked cautiously.
"Continue the pursuit!" Frieza's cold voice came through, "Report immediately upon finding the target. Do not act rashly."
"Yes, Lord Frieza!" Cui replied hurriedly.
The communication ended.
Cui took a deep breath, looked at the floating fragments outside the window, and shivered.
He reset his course and piloted the ship to continue the pursuit.
...
Two days later.
Rez recovered from his meditative state and suddenly opened his eyes.
The training room was silent, with only the low hum of the spaceship's engines coming from afar.
The lights shone softly, illuminating the entire space.
Linoshi was still standing not far away, watching over him quietly.
Her blue eyes reflected Rez's figure, gentle as water.
"Congratulations, Rez, you have finally mastered the basics of Ultra Instinct!" Linoshi was genuinely happy for Rez, her face blooming with a bright smile.
"Is that so? Have I really grasped it?" Rez's voice was low.
"Yes, I can feel it. You have indeed grasped the basics of Ultra Instinct!" Linoshi nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with little stars, shimmering with joy.
"Let me try!" Rez took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and entered that mysterious state once again.
"Snap!"
The next moment, starlight bloomed from Rez's body.
The brilliant light illuminated the entire training room.
It was not ordinary aura, but a silver-white halo, like starlight, emanating from within Rez and circulating around his body.
The light was not blinding, but carried a sacred and profound aura, as if the entire starry sky had condensed onto him.
Rez's appearance didn't seem to have changed much.
It's just that his entire body was now covered in brilliant starlight.
His hair was still black, but every strand seemed to be plated with a layer of silver radiance, his eyes became deeper, and faint light flowed within his pupils.
"So... so handsome!" Linoshi's cheeks flushed, she murmured softly, looking at Rez with a lovestruck expression.
She held her cheeks with both hands, her blue eyes filled with stars, completely immersed in that brilliant light.
Rez silently observed the changes in his body.
This seems to be Ultra Instinct Sign!
So the so-called "mastering the basics of Ultra Instinct" actually meant unlocking the Ultra Instinct Sign form.
This is already very strong!
What is the concept of Ultra Instinct Sign?
That is a level of strength infinitely close to Jiren.
Moreover, Rez had only been training for a few days in total.
From the time he first encountered Ultra Instinct until now, it had only been a short while, yet he had already crossed a threshold that countless people could never reach in their entire lives.
However, Rez believed that even if he met Jiren now, he probably still wouldn't be his match.
After all, Rez's foundation was too weak!
Ultra Instinct only allows the body to react instinctively, but the power itself still needs to be accumulated.
Like a peerless sword, the swordsmanship has been mastered, but the internal energy is not yet deep enough.
As long as he continues to improve his divine power over the next period, surpassing Jiren shouldn't be a problem.
Moreover, now that Rez has practiced Ultra Instinct, he no longer treats Jiren as his ultimate goal.
What Rez wants to surpass is the God of Destruction.
Even... higher.
Just as Rez was silently observing the changes in his body.
"Bang!"
The training room door was kicked open by Vegeta.
The hatch slammed into the wall, making a loud noise.
Vegeta rushed in furiously, glared at Rez, and shouted sternly: "Rez, you have a lot of nerve! You dared to knock me unconscious!"
However, just as Vegeta finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with Rez.
His gaze fell on Rez, seeing the circulating starlight and feeling that faint, elusive aura, and he was completely stunned.
Vegeta immediately widened his eyes and looked Rez up and down, revealing a look of surprise, his mouth wide open, enough to fit a fist.
"Rez... what kind of change is this? Why is such strange light emanating from your body?" Vegeta asked hurriedly, the matter of being knocked out earlier instantly thrown to the back of his mind.
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