Vegeta knew full well that he was once again benefiting from Gran's influence.
But now that he had let go of his old grudges, not only was he not ashamed of it—he was proud of it.
"Hahahaha!"
Suddenly, Frieza burst into loud laughter.
Vegeta froze for a moment.
"W-What are you laughing at?" he asked weakly.
"If this had been before, perhaps I really wouldn't have dared do anything to you Saiyans."
Frieza lifted Vegeta up before his eyes and sneered.
"But things are different now. That Candidate God of Destruction you keep talking about personally came to see me before and told me that order had been revoked."
His smile turned vicious.
"From now on, I can slaughter you Saiyans however I please."
BOOM!
It felt as though a bolt of lightning had struck Vegeta.
Gran had actually revoked that order?!
Didn't that mean the Saiyan race would once again return to the days of being hunted down?
"So," Frieza grinned, admiring the horror on Vegeta's face, "can you still smile now?"
Watching others sink into despair had always been one of Frieza's greatest pleasures.
"N-No... Impossible!!"
Vegeta struggled desperately.
Even in his wildest dreams, he had never imagined Gran would abandon the Saiyan race like this.
"Hmph."
Frieza snorted coldly.
"You killed the Ginyu Force and even invaded my headquarters. Instead of hiding somewhere and praying for your life, you actually dared to show your face in the universe again."
His smile widened.
"Did you really think you'd be lucky every single time?"
With a casual motion, Frieza hurled the dispirited Vegeta high into the sky.
Then he raised his right hand toward him.
"This time, I'll blast you into dust. Let's see how you survive that."
Buzz!
Without hesitation, a sphere of energy exploded from his palm.
Vegeta's eyes were vacant.
The revelation that Gran had supposedly abandoned the Saiyans had shattered his fighting spirit.
Just as the energy blast was about to strike him—
A crimson figure suddenly shot upward from below.
BANG!
The figure appeared directly in front of Vegeta.
With a single swing of his right hand, Frieza's energy blast was swatted away and sent flying into the distance.
"Who?!"
Frieza was startled.
When he saw the newcomer clearly, his eyes narrowed.
It was Son Goku—the very Saiyan he had thought he had already killed.
Goku ignored Frieza.
Catching the falling Vegeta, he looked him straight in the eyes.
"You've already lost your fighting spirit?"
His voice was sharp.
"What a waste of the mercy I showed you back on Earth."
"Get lost."
Seeing Vegeta acting like a broken man, Goku simply threw him toward Raditz and Nappa's location.
Then he turned around.
"Frieza."
Boundless battle intent erupted from his eyes.
"Fight me."
"Interesting."
Frieza floated in the sky, intrigued.
"I thought you were dead for sure. Who would've guessed you'd survive?"
His gaze shifted briefly toward the falling Vegeta.
Then he laughed mockingly.
"A prince of all Saiyans surpassed by another Saiyan..."
"What a joke."
The moment those words fell—
Frieza vanished from sight.
The air instantly filled with murderous intent.
Every hair on Goku's body stood on end.
A deadly presence appeared behind him.
Goku reacted immediately.
Spinning around, he crossed his arms before his chest.
BANG!
A powerful tail slammed into his guard.
The tremendous force sent him flying thousands of meters away.
"Hahaha!"
Frieza laughed wildly.
"You Saiyan monkey! You've become stronger again!"
His eyes gleamed with cruelty.
"Then I'll kill you first—and after that, I'll finish off Vegeta and the others."
Wrapped in a purple aura, Frieza accelerated at incredible speed.
In an instant, he caught up to Goku.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Two streams of light streaked across the sky, intertwining and colliding endlessly.
Every clash unleashed terrifying waves of energy.
Under the influence of those shockwaves:
The ground shattered.
The seas surged inland.
Violent storms swept across the planet.
"You've gotten stronger, haven't you?"
After hundreds of exchanges, Frieza was astonished by how much Goku had improved.
Yet the more he fought, the more excited he became.
Strong opponents were hard to find.
"Then fight back already!"
Frieza's fist smashed into Goku's cheek.
A knee followed immediately, crashing into his abdomen.
"If this is all the power you've got..."
His grin widened.
"Then I'm afraid you're finished."
Closing the distance again, Frieza clenched his right fist.
A violet-pink glow enveloped it.
The power contained within that punch was enough to destroy an entire planet.
The fist shot straight toward Goku's temple.
Just before impact—
BOOM!!!!
Goku suddenly raised his hand and caught Frieza's fist.
The collision of their powers shook the heavens themselves, as if the sky were about to split apart.
"What?!"
Frieza's pupils contracted.
Goku slowly lifted his head.
A faint smile hung on his lips as he met Frieza's gaze.
"I was wondering how strong you really were."
His voice was calm.
"So that's all?"
The smile widened.
"My probing is finished."
"Now it's my turn."
This was Goku's fighting style.
Whenever he fought someone, he never started with his full strength.
First, he would test his opponent.
Only after understanding their capabilities would he unleash his true power.
"Y-Your power level is clearly lower than mine."
Frieza struggled to pull his hand free but found himself completely unable to do so.
"How are you doing this?!"
The next moment—
BOOM!
Goku yanked Frieza toward him.
Returning the favor in kind, he drove a knee directly into Frieza's stomach.
"GUAAAHHH!!!"
Blood erupted from Frieza's mouth.
"Your martial arts are terrible."
Goku's eyes were steady.
"Even if my raw power is lower than yours, my martial arts are enough to make up for that gap."
In his base form, Goku possessed a power level of five million.
With the Tenfold Kaio-ken, that rose to fifty million.
Frieza, meanwhile, was currently in his final form but had not yet reached his 100% state.
At the moment, he only possessed sixty million power.
To Goku, a difference of ten million wasn't enough to matter.
Not when martial skill could bridge the gap.
And so, the battle underwent a complete reversal.
The Goku who had been suppressed from beginning to end suddenly seized the advantage.
Every strike carried the essence of his martial arts.
Every blow left wounds upon Frieza's body.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Magnetic fields collapsed.
Hurricanes ravaged the planet.
The world resembled the apocalypse itself.
And amidst that doomsday landscape echoed Frieza's miserable, agonized screams.
END OF CHAPTER
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