Chapter 96: Red Stone Martial Arts Tournament
All the Saiyans brought to Red Stone were personally transported by Turles from various planets. Some came willingly, others less so. But naturally, they all recognized Turles and had some understanding of his strength.
Seeing Turles appear in the plaza, these people originally wanted to greet him. Several even had eyes revealing eagerness to try their hand.
But unexpectedly, Turles had no intention of speaking. Just a cold snort, then powerful pressure exploded, enveloping everyone.
"Urgh!"
"Ahh!"
"Nnh!"
Everyone present was caught completely off-guard by Turles's sudden overwhelming pressure. Most people were immediately forced to the ground by the first wave.
A few managed to withstand Turles's initial pressure without falling. But from their trembling bodies, it was clear this wasn't easy.
Seeing some still able to withstand his pressure, Turles grew interested. Sweeping his gaze over these few, from their ki, Turles guessed these were the troublemakers Nappa mentioned.
Boom!
A gale whipped up. Turles raised his aura again. Moreover, this time he released his mental power—making the pressure target not just their bodies but their very souls.
This time, no one could remain standing. Even those who'd stubbornly held out before now half-knelt on the ground.
Seeing his display of dominance achieved its purpose, Turles floated above the plaza, looking down at the Saiyans below. His low, imposing voice began to speak:
"Very good. Seems you've all learned how to respect the strong. This pleases me greatly—because it means none of you are fools. I won't need to repeat myself!"
Ignoring the angry glares below, Turles paused before continuing:
"Next, you'll undergo six months of training. Whether gravity rooms or instructor guidance—everything's open to you. After six months, I expect you'll give me a satisfactory answer!"
"Oh, right. You all know about that large tree—the one you nearly destroyed not long ago. Let me be clear: that's a Spirit Tree. Eating just one fruit from that tree can increase your battle power by tens of thousands, even over one hundred thousand."
"Do you want it?"
"Gulp!"
Continuous swallowing sounds rang out. Everyone present's gazes grew heated—even Nappa and Raditz.
Seeing his effect achieved, Turles struck while the iron was hot, immediately explaining his plan.
"Good. Seems you all want these fruits. But fruit quantities are limited, so I have an idea."
"I plan to hold a martial arts tournament on Red Stone in six months. I'll offer three fruits as prizes for the champions. Of course, since your current strength gaps are quite large, I've divided you into three brackets based on battle power: under 10,000, between 10,000 and 50,000, and between 50,000 and 100,000. The first place in each bracket—the champion—will receive one Spirit Tree fruit."
"So what ranking you achieve depends on how much you improve over the next six months!"
"Oh, one more thing. During this time, I'll be living near the Spirit Tree. If you're confident in your strength, I welcome challenges!"
After speaking, Turles withdrew his aura, vanishing before everyone.
Only after confirming Turles had truly left did everyone on the ground stand up, beginning to whisper among themselves.
"Is it real? Does that fruit really have such effects? I've never heard of it!" A young man somewhat doubted Turles's words.
"Tch! Think about it—if that fruit didn't have the effects Turles described, how could Red Stone's people be so strong? Especially that Kakarot—total monster!"
Hearing the young man's words, a slightly older Saiyan directly provided what he considered "evidence." He didn't forget to complain about Goku's evil deeds at the end—clearly having suffered plenty of defeats at Goku's hands.
"Now that you mention it, I remember there's a woman named Bela—young but already over 10,000 battle power. I heard she was only rated as lower-class warrior potential." Speaking to the end, the young man deliberately lowered his voice.
"Lower-class warrior? No—why do you still believe that? How many standing here now weren't lower-class warriors? But look at your current battle power—still a lower-class warrior? So stop talking about that."
Hearing this young man actually bringing up old classifications, the older Saiyan immediately grew displeased. After all, he'd originally been evaluated as lower-class warrior.
"Right, right. Look at me forgetting. Speaking of which, I really admire Turles. Having that gravity room training method, he just shared it—and lets us nobodies use it for free! That magnanimity far surpasses King Vegeta. If you ask me, acknowledging Turles as boss isn't bad!"
"Right? You think so too? Me too! Especially that pressure just now—from the aura, his battle power clearly far exceeds Nappa and Raditz. Making him our Saiyans' new king isn't impossible!"
Speaking, both felt like heroes thought alike. Their relationship grew closer.
But these two didn't know—while they were discussing, some people had already quietly left the plaza.
When they recovered, seeing the now-empty plaza with just the two of them remaining, they looked completely bewildered.
"Uh, where'd everyone go?"
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"Boss, your move is so effective! I just checked—all the gravity rooms are occupied now. Many people are already queuing, waiting for those inside to come out!"
Nappa followed behind Turles, continuously flattering him.
Turles glanced at the obsequious Nappa, expressionless. "Just say what you want to say. Don't make that face. Don't you know that expression doesn't suit you?"
"Hehe!" Despite Turles's jab, Nappa didn't mind. Just honestly scratched his head, then looked at Turles expectantly. "Boss, do those Spirit Tree fruits really have such great effects?"
Hearing Nappa ask this, the previously silent Raditz also secretly perked up his ears.
Turles showed no surprise at their reactions. When he first obtained Spirit Tree fruit, he'd been the same—nearly planting one on a life-bearing planet. If not for his conscience getting in the way.
"Don't worry. When have I ever lied to you? But I still don't recommend depending too much on that thing."
"If you want to become strong, most important is being down-to-earth, improving step by step through your own training. Look at Kakarot—he hasn't thought about eating any Spirit Tree fruit."
After speaking, Turles gestured with his chin toward Goku.
But the instant Turles's words fell, Goku looked at Turles expectantly. "Boss, is that Spirit Tree fruit tasty?"
Seeing Goku's expectant eyes and Nappa and Raditz struggling to suppress laughter, Turles was completely speechless.
After a long moment, Turles said in exasperation, "I've never even eaten one! How would I know!"
After speaking, Turles directly used Instant Transmission to leave—just leaving Goku scratching his head in confusion.
"Hahahaha!"
Nappa and Raditz, who'd been holding back, finally couldn't contain themselves and burst into laughter.
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Meanwhile, Turles and Paragus stood on the rooftop of Red Stone's tallest building, watching the brightly lit gravity training rooms. Neither spoke.
Suddenly, Paragus released a sigh. "It has to be you, Turles. Only you can make the Saiyans truly rise. I'm... not as good as you!"
"Hmm?" Turles glanced strangely at Paragus, not knowing when this old guy became so sentimental.
Seeing Turles's confusion, Paragus didn't explain. Just smiled self-deprecatingly, continuing, "I heard from Broly about your Demon Realm battle. Tell me seriously—was that golden-haired, jade-eyed transformation the legendary Super Saiyan?"
Paragus looked seriously at Turles, eyes showing both nervousness and anticipation.
Turles somewhat understood Paragus's thoughts now.
As Broly's father, Paragus had always viewed Broly as the legendary Super Saiyan who appeared once every thousand years among Saiyans. He'd always been proud of Broly's talent.
But Turles's appearance shattered his perception. Despite lower-class warrior origins, Turles repeatedly showed talent far surpassing Broly's. This time, he'd even completed a transformation unprecedented in Saiyan history.
Though Turles had previously developed humanoid Great Ape transformation, that was still just a 10x battle power boost.
After seeing the full moon, every Saiyan could transform into a Great Ape—achieving that 10x battle power increase.
In Paragus's view, humanoid Great Ape form was just Turles's further optimization of Great Ape transformation. After all, even Raditz had transformed into this form.
But Super Saiyan transformation was different. Not only did appearance massively change—even the battle power multiplier showed tremendous improvement.
50 times!
What a terrifying multiplier! With Turles's current battle power amplified, that would be over one hundred fifty million—more than double Broly's power.
But what if Broly completed this transformation? Sixty million times 50—that would be three billion! What a horrifying number!
Paragus couldn't even imagine—with three billion battle power, who in this universe could defeat Broly? Even the God of Destruction Beerus Turles mentioned wouldn't be a match, right?
Thinking this, Paragus's heart grew even hotter. His gaze toward Turles grew even more heated.
Naturally, Turles didn't know Paragus so underestimated God of Destruction Beerus's battle power.
As someone who knocked Super Saiyan 3 Goku back to base form with a single chop, without personally facing him, mortals could hardly imagine that realm.
But under Paragus's heated gaze, Turles just shook his head. "That's not the legendary Super Saiyan."
"What? Then..." Hearing Turles's answer, Paragus felt somewhat shocked. He looked at Turles incredulously. The heat in his eyes dimmed.
Then Turles added, "That's just ordinary Super Saiyan form. The legendary Super Saiyan is far, far stronger than that!"
"Ordinary Super Saiyan form? Wait, what's the difference between the two?"
Not yet recovered from the shock, Paragus unconsciously responded. But immediately reacted, asking back.
"That's a realm I can never reach!"
Turles didn't answer Paragus's question. After leaving that statement, he leaped forward, departing!
"What exactly is ordinary Super Saiyan versus legendary Super Saiyan?"
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The departing Turles flew leisurely through the air while still pondering Paragus's earlier question.
Just now, Turles hadn't hidden anything from Paragus.
Because Turles truly believed he had no way to reach the legendary Super Saiyan realm.
Because this was exclusive to Broly—this type of legendary Super Saiyan. If truly counting, Universe 6's Kale would qualify too.
Unlike ordinary Saiyans who could transform into Super Saiyan 1, 2, 3, etc., Broly only needed to transform into Super Saiyan—then his battle power had no ceiling. Because he had just one transformation: Super Saiyan. A true Super Saiyan.
In the original story, after Broly transformed into Super Saiyan, he could dominate Goku's Super Saiyan God, Vegeta's Super Saiyan Blue, and Frieza's Golden form. He didn't need to transform further beyond Super Saiyan.
Whether Goku or Vegeta, their developed Super Saiyan transformations were just higher multipliers on previous forms.
But Broly's transformation was singular—like a life level transition. Normal-state Broly was one life form. Transformed Broly became another, more perfect life form.
This was Broly's exclusive domain. Perhaps related to his inherited ancient Saiyan bloodline power. That's why Turles said this was a realm he could never reach.
'Sigh! Such enviable, jealousy-inducing talent!'
Thinking this, Turles couldn't help sighing.
"Turles, there you are!"
Just as Turles sighed, he heard Broly's voice.
"Turles, I have some questions I need to ask you!"
"What is it?"