Mount Paozu.
Goku and Nappa stood side by side, their serious and focused gazes fixed directly ahead at Raditz.
Having Raditz test their strength was extremely significant for them.
"Come on! Remember, attack me with the determination to kill, otherwise, you won't even be able to get close to me," Raditz said nonchalantly, curling his finger at them to signal they could attack.
"Alright, big brother, be careful!" Goku replied with a faint smile. A white aura flickered around him as he unleashed the full power of his base form, launching himself straight at Raditz.
A power level of 250,000 was already immensely strong.
His dense barrage of attacks rained down like a storm, each relentless punch packed with enough force to shatter the earth.
Against most fighters with power levels above 200,000, Goku's fierce offensive would leave them no choice but to defend passively.
Even those with a power level of 300,000 wouldn't be able to handle it with ease.
But of course, this was Raditz he was facing, so things were different.
Second only to Talot, Raditz was the undisputed strongest Saiyan.
To Raditz, Goku's movements seemed to slow by a thousandfold. He didn't even need to dodge intentionally; just by instinct alone, he could easily evade all of Goku's attacks.
Although his attitude seemed casual and dismissive, Raditz was extremely sharp; he could sense the changes in Goku.
Not only had his power level increased, but his fighting style had also improved significantly.
This was the result of North Kai's training. Raditz himself had gone through this stage in the past.
To put it simply, although his little brother's moves still had some unnecessary motions, compared to before, he'd improved by leaps and bounds.
"Looks like you really did train hard with North Kai these days, Kakarot. You've changed a lot," Raditz said with a trace of pride, a small smile on his lips.
No wonder he was his little brother. Even though he was born with a power level of just 2, with the right guidance, he could progress by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.
"The fight's only just begun, big brother. Now it's time to get serious!" Goku shouted, his fighting spirit blazing. In the next instant, a blood-red aura erupted around him, his presence and power level surging explosively.
"Kaio-ken, huh?" Raditz, who had also trained in Kaio-ken, instantly recognized the technique, and also sharply noticed all the flaws in Goku's use of it.
His body was strong enough, but his control over his Ki was still lacking. With normal Kaio-ken, the drawbacks weren't obvious, but if he tried a higher-level Kaio-ken, side effects would appear.
Chaotic aura could backfire, sometimes just causing surface injuries, but if he was unlucky, it could leave permanent damage inside his body.
"Careful, big brother, this time, I won't hold back!" Goku shouted, his fighting spirit blazing.
The next second, an even fiercer assault swept toward Raditz like a blood-red storm.
"Bring it on," Raditz replied with a relaxed smile, clearly unfazed by Goku's attacks and treating the fight like a game.
He didn't attack at all, simply using his agile movements to playfully toy with Goku.
After all, Raditz's base power level had reached 60 million.
While dodging Goku's attacks, Raditz even thoughtfully pointed out Goku's weaknesses.
Meanwhile, not far away, Nappa watched the battle between Goku and Raditz.
At first, he'd planned to observe from the sidelines, hoping to learn Raditz's attack patterns from watching him fight Goku. But to his surprise, Raditz didn't even attack. With just his skillful footwork, he toyed with Goku.
The gap in strength was on a completely different level. In the face of such an overwhelming opponent, Nappa realized his observation was meaningless.
"If I just keep watching, there's no point. Even if we attack together, it won't put any pressure on Raditz at all!" With a roar, Nappa unleashed his aura and charged straight at Raditz.
"Hmm?!" Sensing the aura suddenly charging from the side, Raditz casually lifted his right arm and raised a single finger.
'Bang!!!'
Nappa's powerful strike was effortlessly blocked by just one of Raditz's fingers, completely neutralizing all its force.
Nappa wasn't surprised that his attack failed, but having it nullified with a single finger caused his expression to change slightly.
"So, you're planning to join in too, Nappa? Like I said before, it doesn't matter if both of you attack together," Raditz chuckled.
"That's why I'm attacking!" Nappa quickly withdrew his fist and mustered all his strength to launch a fierce assault on Raditz.
A flurry of blows rained down on Raditz like a torrential storm, each fist packed with even more destructive force than Goku's attacks.
With that, Nappa and Goku teamed up to launch a fierce assault on Raditz. Though it was their first time fighting in tandem, the sheer ferocity of their offensive was indeed extraordinary.
But to Raditz, this level of attack was child's play. He could still toy with both of them at will.
'Bang! Bam! Bang! Bam! Bang! Bam! …' The sounds of their bodies colliding echoed through the sky, causing violent tremors across the entire Mount Paozu centered around them, which drew the attention of others on the Mount Paozu.
Their battlefield shifted as they rose into the air.
After a few rounds, Raditz had already figured out Goku and Nappa's attack patterns. Pure defense was getting boring, so he decided to go on the offensive and give them some pressure.
'Bang! Bam!' Raditz casually raised his hands, blocking the punches from both Goku and Nappa, and a mischievous smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.
When their attacks were neutralized again, Goku and Nappa tried with all their might to pull their fists back, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't break free.
Raditz's overwhelming strength locked their fists in place.
A powerful sense of danger swept over Goku and Nappa, and they could feel that something bad was about to happen.
"You've had enough turns, right? Now it's my turn!" Raditz said with a smile. In the next instant, both hands surged with power, unleashing an unstoppable force that hurled Goku and Nappa flying.
The two tumbled through the air, momentarily losing control as they plummeted toward the ground. Fortunately, they managed to regain their balance and landed steadily at the last second.
But the moment they landed, Raditz had already appeared before them without a sound, a smirk on his face.
"10x!! Kaio-ken!" Reacting first, Goku raised his Kaio-ken to tenfold, sending his power level soaring to 2.5 million.
With every ounce of his strength, he hurled a punch straight at Raditz's face.
Yet to Raditz, what seemed like a devastating blow was utterly insignificant. With just a lift of his hand, he blocked the fierce punch, perfectly neutralizing all the force within it at the same time.
After the first attack failed, Goku immediately followed up with several more attacks against Raditz.
Under the boost of 10x Kaio-ken, both Goku's speed and strength had reached a whole new level.
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