On the battlefield, Broly began to stir with agitation due to the revival of Majin Buu.
He could sense the deeply unpleasant and evil energy emanating from him.
An irritated look flashed across his face as he waved his massive hand.
The Meteor Bombardment, which was originally aimed at Vegeta, tore through space,
and instead shot straight toward the newly revived Majin Buu.
Enemy or ally?
That didn't matter.
In Broly's eyes, there was only himself.
He didn't belong to any faction.
To Broly, Majin Buu was just some annoying distraction who dared to interfere in his battle game.
Majin Buu, barely unsealed, hadn't even had time to breathe the world's fresh air,
let alone enjoy his freedom, before he was enveloped in mortal danger.
The power gap was staggering, but Buu had no choice.
Driven by instinct, he gathered all of his energy into a protective shield around his body.
But could that possibly stop Broly's Meteor Bombardment?
Of course not.
In an instant, Buu's shield was pierced, and the unstoppable wave of destructive energy slammed into him.
BOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!
A dazzling emerald explosion lit up the heavens.
Majin Buu was consumed in the light, gone without a trace.
It seemed… Broly had just killed him with a casual attack.
The freshly revived Majin Buu, eliminated before saying a single word?
No, not quite.
He appeared dead, not even a cell left behind.
But in an unknown corner of the land, a tiny thumb-sized piece of flesh fell from the sky, writhing on the ground.
Even after that kind of explosion, Buu had not been completely destroyed.
It was F, operating from the shadows, who had secretly opened a rift and extracted a tiny portion of Buu's tissue.
To F, this was prime experimental material, letting it die would be a waste.
Besides, his real plan had only just begun.
Back on the battlefield, having "dealt with" Majin Buu, Broly was in high spirits.
His gaze once again shifted to Vegeta.
"Your turn..."
Broly growled, that savage grin still full of cruelty.
Another orb of destruction began to form in his palm.
This time, both the charge speed and energy intensity far surpassed the earlier Meteor Bombardment.
And Vegeta?
At first, he was rattled by Majin Buu's sudden appearance, but once Broly attacked Buu,
Vegeta had already started powering up, preparing for a final all-or-nothing technique.
Now, his energy had reached its absolute limit.
He would stake everything, his pride, his life, on this one final move.
Its stance resembled the Final Flash, but it wasn't quite the same.
"This move isn't complete yet... but I have no choice!"
"Broly! You monster, worthy of the title 'Legendary Super Saiyan'!
But I, Prince Vegeta, will not lose so easily!"
"Take this!! GAMMA–BURST–FLASH!!!"
With a roar, Vegeta launched his final technique, unleashing all his remaining energy.
A violent golden energy cannon ripped through space, howling toward Broly.
Its power rivaled the earlier Final Flash.
Honestly, if Vegeta had been at full strength, this move might have even touched a higher dimension,
maybe even killed Broly outright.
But Vegeta had hesitated too long.
He was too confident, too cautious, saving strength just in case.
And so, it came to this.
"Heh heh heh..."
Faced with Vegeta's attack, Broly no longer showed fear, only cold laughter.
He released the Meteor Bombardment from his hand.
Now untethered, the destruction orb began to grow wildly.
From the size of a basketball… to tens, hundreds, even a kilometer in diameter!
BOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!!
Two devastating forces clashed, rocking the world and shaking the very fabric of space.
But after mere seconds of deadlock, Vegeta's body hit its critical limit.
He could no longer maintain energy output.
The Gamma Burst Flash shattered, and the giant Meteor Bombardment tore through space and descended like a falling star, set to obliterate the earth itself.
If it hit, Vegeta would be utterly annihilated.
Frustration. Rage.
But so what?
The ending was already set.
Vegeta's arms dropped weakly at his sides.
He stared up at the descending destruction, his gaze resolute.
Finally, he exhaled the breath he had held in his chest.
He was done. Even Super Saiyan 4 couldn't be maintained now.
All his remaining power?
At best, maybe a few hundred million units.
"Is this really… my fate?"
"Even after all that effort… even after constantly breaking limits…
In the end, I still lost…"
Vegeta's eyes grew dim. His face twisted.
This fight… was a total defeat.
Just as that multi-kilometer-wide sphere of destruction drew within 20–30 meters of him,
Lin Chuan finally moved.
He had hoped Vegeta might surprise him.
But no, he had failed to break through.
In a flash, Lin Chuan appeared in front of the gravely injured, defenseless Vegeta.
Vegeta, oddly unsurprised, spat bitterly:
"You were just waiting to see me like this, weren't you… Talos...?"
"You're overthinking it. Actually, you had several chances to win, but you missed them all.
You're not weak. You're just overconfident. You've changed, but many of your flaws aren't gone. They're just hidden."
"Besides, I didn't come to see your defeat.
I just don't plan on letting a worthy rival die.
You, like Piccolo, are among the few who push me to get stronger."
As he stared up at the massive energy bomb, Lin Chuan lifted his right hand without expression.
In that instant, a terrifying force erupted from his body, freezing the giant energy sphere in mid-air.
One thought,
His divine power surged into the orb,
And just like that…
BOOM~~!!!
The enormous bomb shattered like a firework, scattering into countless particles across space.
Vegeta, who had been ready for death, stood there stunned.
Combined with Lin Chuan's earlier words, he finally realized, he'd been overthinking everything.
"Tch! Don't think I'm grateful just because you saved me, Talos."
"I lost this time… but next time, I'll defeat that guy, and you, too!"
Having seen Lin Chuan effortlessly overwhelm Broly's power in base form,
Vegeta dragged his battered body and flew out of the battlefield.
He knew, staying would only get in Lin Chuan's way.
Lin Chuan smiled wordlessly. He was long used to Vegeta's stubborn pride.
Turning his attention back to the battle, Lin Chuan soared into the sky, rising to match Broly's height.
Their eyes locked.
"Broly, I'll be your opponent now."
Lin Chuan's simple declaration came with gleaming fists, eager for combat.
He had wanted this for a long time, not just to fight, but to verify a theory.
Could the Legendary Super Saiyan's infinitely rising power truly be… limitless?
How much Legendary power could Broly's body withstand?
Broly, once again interrupted, looked even more frenzied.
So many annoying bugs, interrupting his battle, he was furious.
From the beginning, he'd sensed that Lin Chuan had a presence that suppressed him.
But now, having reached this new level, that pressure had faded.
"RAAAAGGHHHH!!!"
Broly howled, his Legendary power surging alongside his rage.
The violent aura became a destructive storm aimed directly at Lin Chuan.
Any weaker being would've been crushed outright, or at least severely injured.
But Lin Chuan remained still.
He quietly activated his Super Saiyan energy pool.
Golden flames ignited around him.
No matter how powerful Broly's aura, Lin Chuan brushed it off effortlessly.
This guy… something's strange about him...
Up close, Lin Chuan sensed that something about Broly wasn't right.
At this level of rage, he should've already become the true Legendary Super Saiyan.
Yet Broly still seemed stuck in normal Super Saiyan form.
It felt like a suppressed eruption, like his true power was being blocked.
"I don't know what's going on with you…
But maybe I can help, push you into a full transformation!"
A smile tugged at Lin Chuan's lips.
With a flash of determination, he ramped up his golden aura.
And in a blink, he entered Super Saiyan Full Power (Stage One).
With that, his base 100 zhi strength skyrocketed to an incredible 8,000 zhi.
A level that bordered the peak of the eighth dimension, and in truth,
he could now fight with ninth-dimensional power.
In moments, his overwhelming presence crushed Broly's aura.
Feeling that pressure, Broly's bloodlust surged even further.
Now fully unhinged, he charged at Lin Chuan like a wild beast, unwilling to be suppressed.
He slashed through the air with one massive hand, aiming to grab him.
But Lin Chuan was already gone, dodging at a speed even faster.
With a fist charged and ready,
BANG!!!
A thunderous impact echoed.
The punch landed square on Broly's face, contorting it in agony.
Drool flew from his mouth as his body spiraled through the air.
Not stopping, Lin Chuan teleported behind him, fist glowing with power.
"Crushing Strike!"
BOOM!!!!
The punch slammed into Broly's abdomen, punching through his frame and distorting space around them.
SPLURT!!
Broly spat blood.
His body flew at supersonic speed into a distant mountain,
which exploded on impact, burying him beneath tons of debris.
Lin Chuan hovered above, arms crossed at the summit.
He had already seen the outcome.
Outside the battlefield...
Vegeta, now being healed by Whis, quickly regained his strength.
In fact, his power level had risen slightly.
"Talos… his strength is already this insane? I used to think, even if I couldn't win,
at least I could still challenge him. I was too naïve."
Vegeta said, sweating. And finally, he admitted it.
Deep down, he'd always been unwilling to accept Talos's superiority.
But after this battle, he had to concede.
Not because he gave up,
but because he finally acknowledged Talos's true power.
In the past, without direct comparison, there was no real sting.
Now, with it?
He realized even Talos's base form might be stronger than him.
Seeing him like this, Piccolo couldn't help but say:
"So, you finally get it?
All those arrogant things you used to say, see how ridiculous they sound now?
Vegeta, if you listened to others more often, maybe you wouldn't have fallen so far.
Maybe you'd be even stronger."
Being criticized like that, this time Vegeta didn't get angry.
After spending so much time with Piccolo, the friction between them had forged a kind of friendship,
not one that would be broken over a few sharp words.
They argued often, so Vegeta no longer took such jabs personally.
In fact, he took them as reminders.
He wasn't stupid, he knew Piccolo wasn't trying to provoke him,
but rather to console him and offer a way out.
After all, it was because Lin Chuan was just too strong,
shattering Broly's attack in base form, dominating him with just Super Saiyan One, that made it not an exaggeration.
None of them were weak.
It's just that Lin Chuan's power was too overwhelming.
"Sigh~~! My brother and I… we're the same as Vegeta…
We thought we had surpassed the gods, even gone beyond that realm…
And yet, compared to you all, and Lin Chuan... look at us…"
Goku suddenly chimed in.
With that, everyone could hear how bitter he felt inside.
Kindred suffering.
As for Raditz?
Goku naturally gave voice to his brother's thoughts too.
But what good was regret now?
They had simply been too short-sighted, like frogs at the bottom of a well.
Once again, they'd been taught a harsh lesson.
"Next time! Next time, I'll definitely become stronger, let my actions speak for me!"
Raditz declared solemnly.
Three Saiyans,
And one Namekian who had awakened Dragon God power.
All four now had their hearts shaken by Lin Chuan's true strength, a change in mindset, a leap in perspective.
Nearby, Vados and Whis couldn't help but smile.
There was no need for them to advise or comment.
These four had already begun walking toward greater heights, and greater strength.
What about Champa?
His eyes stayed glued to Lin Chuan,
and then swept over to the Broly who had just been overwhelmed by a single punch.
Hmph! He's grown stronger again… And this is just that form?
But I haven't been idle either. Not only have I regained my peak from before,
my strength has advanced even further.
Champa muttered internally, his thoughts known only to himself.
In his own mind, if he fought the Lin Chuan from a year ago,
he believed he could completely dominate that version.
On the battlefield, the smoke of battle still roiled.
From beneath the shattered debris, Broly's dormant Legendary Super Saiyan power exploded once again, soaring into the sky.
BOOM~!!!
A devastating emerald storm engulfed hundreds of miles in every direction.
At the center, an aura of frenzied savagery surged forth, utterly unrestrained.
In just moments, Broly's fearsome energy climbed to the peak of the ninth dimension, with hints of breaking into the tenth.
Sensing this stronger Legendary energy, Lin Chuan finally perked up a little.
"So you've finally transformed into your final form, huh?
Still… this power isn't enough."
Through the raging storm of energy, Lin Chuan's sharp eyes pierced the chaos and saw Broly clearly.
His golden hair had now turned emerald green.
His already massive physique had become even larger, like a small giant.
The ever-surging Legendary energy pouring from Broly's body stirred the blood in Lin Chuan's veins.
Not just him, every Saiyan who felt this force had the same reaction.
Their blood boiled, their cells surged, their souls trembled.
This was it,
The power of the Legendary Super Saiyan, standing at the very peak of Saiyan might!
"Didn't think I'd feel the effect too… Breaking through to the ninth dimension like this,
that's a massive leap."
Lin Chuan didn't waver.
In his Super Saiyan Full Power (Stage One) form, he began refining his strength to an even purer state.
His body trembled, not from fear or pressure,
but from excitement.
His evolved Saiyan bloodline had sensed an opponent on the same level,
and it was eager to clash.
His instincts screamed: Defeat Broly! Prove who the real king of Saiyans is!
"RAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"
A roar like a primordial beast echoed through the heavens.
From within the massive energy storm, Broly, now in full Legendary form, charged forth,
his entire body like an unstoppable super cannon aimed at Lin Chuan.
"Good!!"
Lin Chuan's eyes blazed with battle lust as he shot toward Broly in return.
Activating Super Hardening, he vastly enhanced his body's durability,
his offense and defense underwent a qualitative shift.
BOOOOM!!!
A thunderous impact rocked the skies.
Space warped, shockwaves spread.
At last, the true battle between Lin Chuan and Broly had begun!
Now fully transformed, Broly's combat power exploded,
reaching the ninth dimension.
His speed, strength, defense, and reaction time, everything surpassed his previous self.
And the longer the battle dragged on, the more his power kept increasing,
seemingly without limit.
But to Lin Chuan, even this enhanced Broly had fatal weaknesses.
His attacks were repetitive, uncoordinated, purely instinct-driven.
Despite learning in battle, Broly still fought like a wild beast.
To an ordinary strong fighter, this unpredictability might be dangerous.
But Lin Chuan had rich combat experience, and to him, Broly's approach was just sloppy and full of openings.
Not to mention, Lin Chuan could predict the future at any time.
Every move, every strike from Broly was already in his calculations.
Combined with Super Hardening, even at 8,000 zhi, Lin Chuan could toy with Broly effortlessly.
BAM! BOOM! BAM!
In one instant, Lin Chuan unleashed three Crushing Strikes,
each landing on one of Broly's weak points.
The massive warrior was forced back, and three huge fist-shaped burns still smoked on his body.
"Impressive durability. Even my fists are sore."
Lin Chuan chuckled calmly.
Broly, even without rational thought, could instinctively tell,
Lin Chuan was mocking him, looking down on him.
"I'LL KILL YOU!!! KILL YOU!!!"
His fury surged, the emerald flames around him becoming solid and real.
Broly was about to unleash a special move!
A deep green glow enveloped him.
In a flash, countless destruction blasts surged forth like a storm of deadly needles, covering every angle.
It was a 360-degree, full-range bombardment, with no blind spots.
But Lin Chuan remained unshaken.
With a single thought, he shifted forms again,
evolving from Super Saiyan Full Power (Stage One) to the peak of Super Saiyan Stage Two!
His power skyrocketed, breaking past the eighth dimension, solidly entering the ninth, stabilizing at 200 trillion.
"Let's see… just how far you can push me!
How much power will I need to use?"
As he spoke, Lin Chuan clenched his right hand.
A fierce energy gathered, crimson light flickering in his palm.
When the energy peaked, he hurled it, a crimson Piercing Wave shot out.
Its terrifying penetrative force tore through the Legendary Saiyan energy barrier,
striking Broly head-on.
BOOM~~!!!!
A brilliant red explosion lit the sky like fireworks.
Within that blast, Broly's Legendary energy was suppressed, visibly weakened.
His raining bombardment ceased, and for a brief moment, the battlefield fell quiet.
Meanwhile…
In a spatial rift...
Fu was fuming.
"Damn it! The plan's been completely ruined!
Who is that Saiyan?!"
"He doesn't exist in any other timeline I've seen."
"And this strength… just basic Super Saiyan, and he can suppress this version of Broly?!"
To Fu, it was like something out of a fairy tale.
His entire plan had been thrown into chaos.
He had assumed this mysterious Saiyan would be roughly equal to Vegeta,
but who could have imagined he'd be this terrifying?
Fu had traveled through countless timelines, seen countless powerful beings,
But none could compare to this one.
Not even worthy to carry his shoes.
Just Super Saiyan Stage One, and he could crush Broly in Legendary form?
Such a monster might not even exist across all timelines.
The only ones who might compare… were Gods of Destruction.
"I won't let you ruin my experiment.
If that's how it is… then I'll have to play rough."
With that, Fu hatched a new scheme.
He opened his right hand, revealing a blood-red transparent gem,
glowing with a sinister, flickering light.
This was the Dark Demon Realm Crystal,
containing twisted evil power from the demon realm.
It could amplify the user's strength,
but in return, it would also corrupt the soul, turning them into a creature of darkness.
Drawing the blade at his waist, Fu slashed open a rift in space.
With a flick of his palm, he crushed the gem,
its wicked energy poured out, surging through the dimensional crack.
But its target wasn't Broly,
It was the not-quite-dead Majin Buu.
Elsewhere…
In a hidden, unknown corner, a tiny chunk of Majin Buu's flesh slowly regenerated.
Thanks to his powerful cellular recovery, Buu gradually reformed.
But even after regaining his body, he was severely weakened, missing most of his energy and mass.
Huddled in the shadows, trembling, Majin Buu felt fear for the first time in his existence.
Carefully, he used what little sensory ability he had to check the battlefield.
Just recently unsealed, he hadn't even taken a full breath of fresh air.
He was stunned, questioning reality itself.
Just as he debated fleeing,
A rift opened behind him, and an overwhelming evil force engulfed him, flooding into his body.
"Ughh… m-my head!!"
Majin Buu clutched his skull, screaming in agony as white mist spewed from his pores.
Normally, such an anomaly would've drawn attention.
But Lin Chuan and Broly's battle had completely overshadowed his energy.
The white mist slowly coalesced in mid-air,
forming a tall, lean, dark-skinned creature.
It was the infamous Evil Buu from the original timeline!
As Evil Buu's energy stabilized, his malevolent aura spread,
finally catching everyone's attention.
Even Lin Chuan, in the middle of fighting Broly, was surprised.
So I was wrong… Buu wasn't completely dead.
Not only was he alive, he had now birthed his evil form.
Was it that hidden figure again?
You rescued a being who should've been destroyed.
What's your purpose? Who are you?
Lin Chuan was certain,
someone hidden in the shadows was manipulating things.
From the moment he sensed something off with Broly,
and when Buu mysteriously revived, he knew something was wrong.
Even with his heightened senses covering the entire planet,
he couldn't detect the intruder, just like when that strange spatial fluctuation once appeared on Earth.
Only for a moment, but he'd remembered it.
Now he was convinced: it was the same person.
The time had come, and now they were acting.
Focusing himself, Lin Chuan expanded his spiritual senses to track the strange energy,
But at that moment, Broly's Legendary power surged again!
"RAAAAAGHHHHHH!!!"
His roar shook the heavens.
Now his power was even more terrifying than before.
His body, pushed to the brink, had triggered the full awakening of the seed of malice planted inside him.
Broly's Legendary power had undergone a qualitative leap.
"You've grown stronger again?
Looks like you're behind this too…"
Lin Chuan's gaze returned to Broly.
In the original story, Broly only achieved this level ten years later.
To have it now was absurd.
By normal standards, Vegeta should've been able to beat him.
But thanks to the hidden manipulator, Broly had been forcefully amplified.
It was like pulling up sprouts to make them grow faster.
Now in the ninth-dimensional realm, his power was still rapidly increasing.
As his strength reached a threshold, Broly began to visibly change.
His previously vacant eyes now glowed blood-red, like a berserk demon.
A dark purple aura joined his Legendary glow, ominous and thick.
"So this is it, huh?
Let's see what this borrowed power can really do."
"If you reach the tenth dimension…
Then maybe I'll finally get a real fight."
Lin Chuan's eyes narrowed, activating his bloodline power.
With a burst of golden storm, he skipped Super Saiyan 3 altogether and ascended to the peak black-haired Super Saiyan 4.
His power multiplied by 5,000 times!
His total combat strength surged to 5 quadrillion.
Still early-stage 兆-level, but this new Super Saiyan 4 form had a completely different realm than previous forms.
His body's durability was stronger, and his power output far more immense.
Having completed the transformation, Lin Chuan smirked,
and in his eyes burned a gleeful excitement.