"What... what is happening?!"
No matter how foolish Frieza was, even he could tell that something was terribly wrong.
Before this, Son Goku's power had already been rising again and again without end. Now, it was obvious he was about to pull the same trick once more!
And if Goku really succeeded this time, Frieza no longer had the confidence to kill him.
"These damned Saiyan monkeys! I should've exterminated their entire race back then, before Lord Beerus ever issued that order!"
The panic in Frieza's heart grew stronger and stronger. Grinding his teeth, he roared:
"I won't let you succeed—die!"
Raising both hands high, he condensed an even larger Planet-Destroying Bomb above himself.
BOOM!!
The massive sphere of destruction tore through the sky toward Goku with overwhelming might.
"Kakarot, get out of the way!!!"
Seeing this, Vegeta cast aside his grief and desperately rushed toward Goku without caring for his own life.
However...
BOOM!!
The instant the enormous Planet-Destroying Bomb neared Goku, it was blasted away by the golden aura surrounding his body and sent flying into outer space.
"What?!!!"
Frieza's expression changed drastically.
Vegeta also froze in place, disbelief written all over his face.
That had been Frieza's full-powered attack!
Crackle! Crackle!
Lightning flashed across the sky more and more violently, while Goku's hair continuously shifted between black and gold.
"Th-This is...!"
Vegeta stood there dumbfounded.
Back then, he had personally witnessed Gran transform into a Super Saiyan. He knew exactly what Goku was doing now.
"Super Saiyan!!"
Vegeta burst into laughter before looking at Frieza with pity in his eyes.
"Kakarot is about to become a Super Saiyan. This time, you're dead for sure!"
"Impossible!!"
Hearing those words, Frieza frantically shook his head.
Of course he knew the legend of the Super Saiyan.
Within the Frost Demon Clan, there had always been one warning passed down through generations—
Beware the golden-haired Super Saiyan.
"That's just a legend! There's no way it's real!"
Like a madman, Frieza unleashed energy blasts toward Goku one after another, but every single one exploded before they could even get close.
Smoke and flames engulfed Goku completely.
Yet before the smoke fully obscured him, everyone could see the flickering of his hair growing faster and faster.
BOOM!!
A massive bolt of lightning ripped across the heavens.
Then a golden shockwave exploded from within the smoke, instantly scattering it apart.
Goku reappeared before everyone's eyes.
And now...
His hair had completely turned golden.
"Impossible!!!"
Frieza clenched his fists as a hysterical scream erupted from his throat.
Unlike Frieza's reaction, Gohan's little face flushed bright red with excitement.
"Dad is amazing!"
As for Vegeta, his emotions were indescribably complicated.
He was happy because Frieza was finally going to die.
But he was furious because the second person to become a Super Saiyan... wasn't him.
Meanwhile...
High above the battlefield, Gran's eyes gleamed with excitement.
He was finally witnessing the legendary scene that eclipsed every iconic moment in anime history.
"Gran, Goku finally became a Super Saiyan!"
Bulma was so excited she could barely contain herself.
Future Bulma really hadn't lied to her.
Everything had happened exactly as her future self described.
"Yeah, I see it."
Gran smiled faintly.
"From this moment onward, Frieza is no longer Kakarot's opponent."
The Super Saiyan transformation increased one's power fiftyfold. Judging from Goku's aura, his battle power had now reached 250 million.
In the original timeline, Goku with 150 million battle power had already dominated Frieza's 120 million.
Now there was a difference of fifty million between them.
Frieza stood no chance at all.
And just as Gran predicted—
The battle that followed became completely one-sided.
Frieza was beaten into a miserable retreat, fleeing everywhere in panic.
Several times during the fight, he tried to destroy Namek, but after using the same trick repeatedly, Goku had already been on guard against him.
Under such circumstances, Frieza naturally failed every time.
Unlike the anime, Namek no longer faced immediate destruction.
But the ending still unfolded in a strangely familiar way.
Badly wounded, Frieza began begging Goku for mercy.
And Goku, pure-hearted as always, actually intended to spare him—hoping Frieza would turn over a new leaf.
But reality now contained one extra variable.
Vegeta was still alive.
The moment he saw Goku trying to spare Frieza, Vegeta attacked without hesitation, intending to kill him himself.
But he had forgotten one thing—
Frieza still possessed 200 million battle power.
Even a dying camel is still bigger than a horse.
In his Great Ape form, Vegeta was instantly killed by a single strike from Frieza.
"Vegeta!!!"
Tights burst into tears, clutching her sister's hand tightly.
"Bulma, Vegeta died too!"
"If he's dead, then he's dead. We can revive him later anyway."
Bulma curled her lips, completely indifferent to Vegeta's death.
"Let's head down."
Gran slowly descended toward the battlefield below.
Bulma dragged her sister along as they followed closely behind him.
…
On the battlefield.
"Vegeta!!!"
Seeing yet another companion die, the last trace of mercy in Goku's heart vanished completely.
"Frieza, I'm going to kill you!"
Golden light erupted around Goku as he instantly appeared before Frieza and threw a punch.
BANG!
Frieza's abdomen was pierced through instantly, blood spraying violently from his mouth.
"Kame... hame..."
Pulling his fist back, Goku drew both hands to his waist as a blue sphere of energy gathered between his palms.
"Damn it!"
Despair enveloped Frieza completely.
Who would have thought that he—the emperor of the universe—would one day die at the hands of a Saiyan monkey?
Suddenly.
Clutching his stomach, Frieza dropped to his knees.
Three figures descended from the sky above.
And the person leading them was someone he recognized instantly—
Lord Gran, the one who had visited Frieza Headquarters a month ago.
"Lord Gran, save me!!!"
Frieza shouted desperately, no longer caring that Gran himself was a Saiyan.
"Big Brother Gran, when did you get here?"
The Kamehameha in Goku's hands instantly dispersed as he looked at Gran in confusion.
Gran did not answer.
He simply looked calmly at the kneeling Frieza, and the battlefield suddenly fell silent.
"Lord Gran, please save me!"
Frieza spoke again.
His body was covered in wounds, and he looked utterly miserable.
"You were too arrogant."
Gran shook his head.
"If you had killed Kakarot earlier, you wouldn't have ended up like this."
Then he turned toward Goku.
"What are you standing there for? Didn't you want to kill him? Don't mind me. Go ahead."
"What... WHAT?!!!"
Frieza's pupils shrank violently.
He had thought Gran's appearance would bring him a sliver of hope.
But it turned out Gran had no intention of helping him at all.
Of course.
The man before him might be a Candidate God of Destruction.
But he was also a Saiyan.
How could he possibly help the mortal enemy of his own race?
"O-Okay! I'll kill him right now!"
Goku had also assumed Gran came to save Frieza. Realizing otherwise, he quickly turned toward Frieza.
"I gave you a chance, but you refused it. In your next life, try being a better person."
"Kamehameha!"
Under Goku's attack, Frieza was instantly reduced to ashes.
Not even a single cell remained.
The battle was finally over.
The chaotic atmosphere of the battlefield gradually calmed, and the thunder in the skies slowly faded away.
"Dad!"
Gohan flew over from the distance and tightly hugged Goku.
Goku rubbed his son's head before setting him down gently and looking at Gran.
"Big Brother Gran, was that really the Super Saiyan form?"
"Yes."
Gran nodded before transforming into Super Saiyan himself.
Golden aura.
Golden hair.
Azure-blue eyes.
Gran looked overwhelmingly majestic and dangerously charming.
"Gran is s-so handsome..."
Bulma started drooling again.
"So this is the Super Saiyan form Vegeta and the others were searching for all along..."
Goku glanced toward the distance, where Vegeta's corpse still lay.
No wonder they had been so obsessed with obtaining the transformation.
"How does it feel?" Gran asked.
"It's incredible."
Goku stared at his own hands.
"This form increases power fiftyfold, and the strain on the body is nowhere near as terrible as the Kaioken."
As he spoke, Goku's eyes suddenly shifted.
Without warning, he clenched his fist and attacked Gran.
Gran didn't dodge.
Instead, he met the punch head-on.
The battlefield, which had only just calmed down, instantly descended into chaos once more.
"H-Hey! What are you two doing?!"
Bulma cried out in confusion.
But Goku ignored her completely and continued attacking Gran.
Hooks.
Sweeping kicks.
Knee strikes.
Every single blow was thrown with full power and without restraint.
Facing Goku's relentless assault, Gran merely smiled.
He knew exactly what Goku was thinking—
The guy had started believing he could challenge him again.
"Fine then. I'll play with you properly."
Gran didn't spoil Goku's enthusiasm and instead continued feeding him moves.
Under Gran's guidance, Goku rapidly became more familiar with the power of his newly awakened Super Saiyan form.
"Hah!"
Goku yanked his fist free from Gran's grasp and exploded forward again.
The sheer force of the punch caused the air itself to erupt with a deafening sonic boom as he aimed straight for Gran's face.
But this time, Gran didn't meet him head-on.
He tilted his head slightly and avoided the strike.
Then he stepped forward instantly, appearing behind Goku in a flash.
Raising his hand, Gran lightly tapped the back of Goku's neck.
BANG!!
Goku collapsed to the ground unconscious, his golden hair reverting back to black.
"Dad!"
Gohan hurried over, panic written across his face.
Gran bent down and gently rubbed the boy's head.
"Don't worry. Your father's fine."
After sensing that Goku had only fainted, Gohan finally relaxed.
"Uncle Gran, now that Frieza is dead, can we search for the Dragon Balls?"
Gohan said eagerly,
"I heard the Namekian Dragon Balls can grant three wishes. That way, Uncle Piccolo and Uncle Krillin can both come back to life!"
"Alright. Bulma, you two go gather the Namekian Dragon Balls."
Gran turned toward Bulma.
After the catastrophe Namek had suffered, many Namekians had died.
He intended to fulfill the promise he made to the Grand Elder.
And to do that, he needed the Dragon Balls.
"Yes!"
Bulma grabbed Tights and immediately set off to search for the Dragon Balls.
Before arriving on Namek, Bulma had already created a Dragon Ball Radar specifically for the Namekian Dragon Balls using her own equipment.
So locating them wasn't difficult at all.
Meanwhile, Gran remained behind with Gohan.
"Uncle Gran, how did my dad transform into a Super Saiyan?"
Gohan asked curiously.
"What? You want to transform too?"
Gran chuckled.
"Yeah! If I could transform too, then I'd gain power just like Dad!"
"When your father wakes up, ask him yourself. He'll teach you."
"Okay..."
Unable to get an answer from Gran, Gohan looked slightly disappointed.
Then he asked again:
"Uncle Gran, do you think I can become a Super Saiyan too?"
"Of course you can."
Gran smiled faintly.
Among all the Z Fighters, Son Gohan was the truly terrifying one.
Who would dare say he couldn't become a Super Saiyan?
One big, one small—
The two chatted casually together.
With Gran nearby, Gohan felt a sense of safety unlike anything he had ever experienced.
Not long after...
"They're back."
Gran looked toward the distant sky.
Bulma and Tights were flying back carrying six Dragon Balls.
"Why are there only six?"
Gran asked as Bulma landed.
Bulma pointed toward a massive crater in the distance.
"There's one more over there."
Using Instant Transmission, Gran appeared inside the crater Bulma pointed at.
Sure enough, the final Dragon Ball was lying there.
As expected, Frieza and the others must have fought here over this Dragon Ball.
Gran returned with the seventh Dragon Ball, completing the set.
"Gran, can we summon the dragon now?"
Bulma asked excitedly.
"Not yet."
Gran shook his head.
"To summon the Namekian Dragon, you need to speak the Namekian language."
"Ah?!"
Everyone cried out in surprise.
"I'll go bring someone here. Wait a moment."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gran vanished instantly.
Not long later, he returned with a child beside him.
"Dende!"
Gohan rushed forward.
Dende hugged him tightly, overjoyed.
"Gohan, you're alive! That's wonderful!"
Watching the two children embrace, Gran smiled slightly.
History had already changed once again.
Would Dende still become Earth's Guardian this time?
"Lord Gran, can we summon the dragon now?"
Tights had already gone to retrieve Vegeta's body from afar and brought it over.
"Don't rush."
Gran wasn't bothered at all about reviving Vegeta.
After all, with the wish he planned to make next—
Vegeta would definitely come back to life anyway.
END OF CHAPTER
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