Ethan, having completed his transformation, felt filled with power. Even though his rational mind kept reminding him that Frieza's battle power in his full-power state slightly surpassed his own, he still could not suppress the thought that no one could possibly withstand such immense power!
In addition, Ethan felt a surge of excitement. Many impulses became difficult to control, including the thirst for battle, or rather, the pleasure of annihilating enemies.
"Is this guy's true power?"
The Scouter on Vegeta's cheek clearly displayed Ethan's current battle power: one hundred million!
"That transformation actually possesses power comparable to a Super Saiyan? How is that possible? Super Saiyans are supposed to be the strongest warriors in the universe..."
Shock and disbelief ultimately turned into unwillingness. Vegeta craved power even more. If he had not wanted to see what a battle power of one hundred million looked like with his own eyes, he would have already rushed over to pick a fight with Zarbon or Dodoria.
Vegeta did not wait long. Ethan, having completed his transformation, quickly launched his attack!
His target was only Frieza. Defeating Frieza would complete his current mission. He had no interest in wasting time chatting with Frieza for half the day. They were going to fight in the end anyway, so was it not better to just get it over with?
Besides, the excuses he used to pick a fight with Frieza were all fabricated. Killing Frieza sooner would ensure there were no witnesses to contradict him!
If Frieza went on and on, poking holes in his excuses, it would not necessarily cause a falling out with Goku, but it would still be troublesome.
Ethan hated trouble. To avoid any unexpected issues, it was better to fight and talk less. Ideally, he would beat Frieza into silence.
He did not know if it was because of the extra pair of wings, but Ethan felt his speed had increased significantly.
Of course, it could also simply be a benefit from the surge in battle power, as transformation is an all-around enhancement.
However, being so fast that even Frieza could barely react still exceeded Ethan's expectations. After mastering the transformation skill, he had not had many opportunities to fight at full power because there were no suitable opponents who could handle his full strength. Goku mastered the Super Saiyan transformation during their journey, and if they were to spar, the spaceship would likely be destroyed.
It was not until today that Ethan unleashed his full power without holding back for the first time.
However, he did not think this put him at a disadvantage, as Frieza had suppressed his power for years and also had not had much chance to fight at full power. Their situations were similar.
Ethan, who appeared instantly before Frieza, immediately unleashed a barrage of heavy punches. Aside from blocking a few at the beginning, Frieza found himself completely unable to keep up with Ethan's movements and was sent flying by a spinning kick, carving a trench into the ground.
Almost identical to Ethan's situation earlier, Frieza had not even had time to get up when he saw Ethan bringing his hands to his side, palms facing each other in a cupped shape, energy gathering between them.
Giving Frieza no chance to get up, Ethan thrust his palms forward, sending an extremely unstable, massive energy ball flying toward Frieza.
Using the advantage of his tail, Frieza suddenly sprang up from the ground, simultaneously kicking the energy blast flying toward him fiercely upward with his right foot, trying to send it high into the sky.
The biggest difference between this attack of Ethan's and a normal Ki Blast was its extreme instability!
Many Ki Blasts could be deflected by enemies using their fists or feet, but this attack could not. The gathered and compressed energy was extremely unstable. Even a slight touch would break its already fragile balance and trigger an explosion!
Boom!
With a loud bang, the powerful explosion sent up a cloud of smoke resembling a giant mushroom. The strong gust of wind that followed forced everyone to retreat, and Frieza's subordinates were blown away quite a distance.
On Ethan's side, weaker individuals like Vegeta and Nappa could not even keep their footing despite using all their strength.
"My power... is it not even enough to qualify me to watch from the sidelines?"
If Ethan could hear Vegeta's thoughts and happened to be nearby, he would definitely give him a clear answer: That's right, if you're weak, you don't even qualify to watch from the side!
He did not have time to care about Vegeta's feelings now. Frieza's energy had not weakened. Instead, it had grown stronger.
"A mistake!"
This energy wave attack was powerful, and the explosion it caused was impressive, but the power was too scattered. Not only did it fail to cause any real damage to Frieza, but it also kicked up a large cloud of dust, allowing Frieza to hide and ambush him within the smoke.
Ethan now had two choices: wait for the dust to clear, or charge straight in. With his ability to sense energy, he could actually gain an advantage even with his vision obstructed.
Without needing to think, Ethan immediately made his decision. He accelerated and charged forward, locating Frieza's position right away.
"What?"
After realizing Ethan's astonishing power, Frieza had planned to use this excellent opportunity to hide and unleash his full power.
In his mind, the opponent being unable to see him was the perfect time to gather his strength. He had not expected this guy to be able to find him.
"Damn it, I forgot about the Scouter!"
Frieza thought Ethan was able to find him because of the Scouter on his face. So, when Ethan suddenly appeared in front of him, Frieza simultaneously dealt with Ethan's attacks and focused on attacking the Scouter on Ethan's face.
He succeeded. At the cost of taking a heavy punch from Ethan, Frieza used a beam from his eyes to destroy Ethan's Scouter.
"Now, you won't be able to find my location so easily!"
Leaping backward, he plunged back into the still lingering dust cloud. Frieza repeatedly changed his position and continued to gather the energy within his body.
Unlike his previous transformations, which were instantaneous, even after his final transformation, Frieza still could not fight at full power. To unleash his full battle power, he needed some time to build it up...
Just as Frieza's body suddenly became bulkier, Ethan appeared in front of him again and kicked him away before he could even react.
The kick landed squarely, leaving a clear footprint on Frieza's face.
Frieza, sent flying a long distance backward, was knocked directly out of the dust-covered area. Ethan followed closely and charged out, but as soon as he emerged, Frieza immediately raised his hand and unleashed a Ki blast, stopping Ethan's advance.
"How did this guy find me? Do his eyes have some special ability?"
Besides changing color to red after the transformation, Ethan's pupils had also changed shape slightly, causing Frieza to misunderstand.
"It doesn't matter... I've unleashed my full power. I'll return everything you just did to you!"
Frieza's current battle power soared to one hundred twenty million. This was his strongest form, and he did not believe the guy opposite him was stronger than him in this state.
However, he noticed that Ethan stopped in midair and showed a strange smile, seemingly disdainful of his words.
"Let's see if you can still smile in a little while!"
Frieza, who had become much bulkier, shuddered. A layer of energy enveloped him and formed a spherical shape around his body.
Then, aiming at Ethan's location, he charged straight at him!
"..."
Seeing this move, Ethan, who had originally been dismissive of Frieza using muscle expansion to increase his battle power, also felt a headache coming on.
Frieza's third form was slender and small, but when fighting Goku, Frieza stated that he needed some time to unleash his true power, which was the form he was now displaying.
His muscles became very large. In this form, Frieza possessed a battle power as high as one hundred twenty million.
However, this method of muscle expansion, while providing immense battle power, had fatal flaws. Although it could unleash astonishing power instantly, it affected speed and agility, and its rate of energy consumption was alarming.
Frieza compensated for some of the flaws with combat intelligence, such as trying to stay in one place and fight with ranged attacks like Ki blasts and Destructo Discs, according to official settings, only Krillin truly mastered the Destructo Disc, while the others were merely similar-looking imitations, rather than engaging in close combat and high-speed battles with Goku.
But the flaw of extremely fast energy consumption could not be compensated for. In the original story, Goku only stalled Frieza for a short while before Frieza's battle power noticeably dropped, causing Goku to lose interest in playing with him.
However, Frieza, who had just transformed, was at his peak power, and using this offensive and defensive technique made him very difficult to deal with.
Aside from dodging, Ethan could not think of any other way to deal with it for the moment.
Ordinary attacks would have a hard time penetrating the energy shield outside Frieza's body, and using Ki blasts would be a waste of effort!
Although his battle power was slightly lower than Frieza's, Ethan had the advantage in speed. Combined with Frieza's muscle form reducing his own speed, Ethan could easily dodge Frieza's attacks.
After charging back and forth twice, Frieza realized this was just a waste of effort and immediately changed his plan.
Continuously firing energy blasts from his hands, Frieza, who had become a muscle monster, then charged forward after completely locking down Ethan's room to move.
"Let's see how you run this time?"
Ethan looked at the energy blasts floating around him and Frieza charging directly at him, without showing any panic. Just as Frieza was about to reach him, Ethan suddenly used the strongest support technique in the Dragon Ball world.
Solar Flare!
The sudden burst of powerful light nearly blinded Frieza. Frieza, who did not know how to fight using energy sensing, could not continue his attack after losing his vision and stopped in midair, covering his eyes.
Having stopped Frieza's attack and incapacitated him for a short period, Ethan prepared to take the opportunity to test out the legendary invincible combo.
(To be continued.)