Frieza said coldly, "Over thirty years ago, when I destroyed Planet Vegeta…
there was one Saiyan who resisted the fiercest. I don't remember his name—
but you look almost exactly like that Saiyan from back then."
Goku raised his stance. "If I'm not wrong, his name was Bardock—my father!"
The corner of Frieza's mouth lifted.
"Hehehe… with a face that similar, I figured as much!
But when I exterminated the Saiyans…
aside from Raditz, Vegeta, and Nappa, I already wiped out every last one.
I never imagined there'd still be a stray like you."
Goku stared him down. "There are plenty of things you didn't expect.
And my arrival means your death is inevitable."
Frieza laughed smugly. "Ohohohoho… my death is inevitable?
You're even more arrogant than Vegeta!
Let me tell you something else—recently, I already killed Vegeta and Nappa.
I don't believe in that idiotic fairy tale about the 'legendary Super Saiyan'…
but I still don't like Saiyans being alive.
This time, I won't leave a single Saiyan breathing.
I'll erase your bloodline completely!"
Goku curled a finger at him.
"I'm ready too.
We settle this—winner and loser… life and death."
Frieza's eyes flashed. "A wild monkey like you dares talk about deciding life and death with me?"
His body vanished.
In the next instant he appeared behind Goku, tail slicing through the air as it whipped toward Goku's side.
But Goku's figure blurred—Frieza's tail cut through nothing.
In that tiny moment of shock—
Goku appeared above him.
"Right here, Frieza!"
Frieza jolted and looked up—
and Goku hammered down with a brutal smash to the forehead.
THUD!
Frieza shot downward like a cannonball.
But Goku didn't let him fall freely.
The moment Frieza was sent flying, Goku chased ahead of him, appeared in front—
and drove a heavy punch straight into Frieza's face.
Frieza screamed as he flipped backward, the blow stopping his fall midair.
Frieza's mind was a mess.
Damn it… this guy's got hands.
But moves like this can't really hurt me. I'm getting angry…
Before that thought even finished forming—Goku was already on him again.
A fist the size of a sandbag slammed into Frieza's abdomen—
again and again and again.
Punches landed like rain, each one thudding into flesh with brutal impact, forcing Frieza to howl in shock.
Watching from cover, Krillin and the others were stunned.
Bulma clenched her fists, eyes shining as she cheered, "Goku! Yes! Keep going!!"
Krillin's palms were drenched in sweat. "That's it… don't let up—finish him!"
Piccolo watched Frieza get trapped in Goku's relentless combo, his expression stiff.
"Son Goku… after that potential unlock, he's this ridiculous…?"
Vegeta was even more shaken.
He couldn't even handle Frieza's second form—
and this was Frieza's third form, faster and stronger than before.
Yet Goku was beating him so badly he couldn't even fight back.
It was absurd.
Does that mean… he's already a Super Saiyan?
Vegeta had never seen a Super Saiyan with his own eyes, but the thought kept clawing at him.
Finally, when Goku's barrage ended, he fired a Kamehameha and blasted Frieza straight into a mountain.
The peak exploded—dust and shockwaves rising into the sky like a massive mushroom cloud.
The entire planet seemed to tremble.
A moment later, Frieza walked out of the smoke.
But now the armor-like plates on his body were laced with cracks, and a thin line of purple blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"You… bastard!"
Frieza wiped the blood, saw it clearly—
and his fury ignited like gasoline.
"Damn you, filthy monkey! I'm going to peel your skin off!"
Goku's grin widened.
Using his height advantage, he looked down slightly at Frieza with open disdain.
"So this is the 'Emperor of the Universe,' Frieza?
You've disappointed me.
Is this all you've got?"
Those words lit the fuse.
Frieza's voice went sharp. "What did you say?"
"You dare look down on me?!
You'll pay for that, you filthy monkey!"
In the next instant, Goku appeared beside him.
A savage roundhouse whip-kick slammed into the side of Frieza's face.
Frieza shrieked, blood spraying as he flew again—crashing through rock and raising a storm of dust.
Goku looked toward the smoke and said lazily, "You talk too much."
Vegeta's pupils trembled.
So fast… I can't even see Kakarot's movements anymore…
Then—
a terrifying aura erupted from within the dust.
Purple energy surged upward, the wind blasting the lingering smoke away.
Frieza stood there, unmoving—
his power climbing higher and higher, and the armor plates on his body cracking… and cracking again…
Goku floated in front of him, looking down, completely still.
Bulma shouted in disbelief, "What is Goku doing?!
He's transforming—this is when he's weakest! Attack!"
Tien shook his head. "He won't attack now.
I can feel it—Goku is waiting.
He's looking forward to Frieza's final strength."
Bulma blinked. "B-But what if Frieza transforms and Goku can't beat him?"
Krillin laughed nervously. "No way.
You saw it—Goku has that golden-haired form too. I think Goku's stronger."
Bulma froze for a second, then her confidence snapped back.
"Right… he still hasn't used Super Saiyan. He'll win!"
At that moment, a golden surge of power exploded from Frieza, whipping up another wave of dust.
In that instant, Frieza's aura became overwhelmingly terrifying.
Every fighter's face changed.
Sweat poured down Krillin's face.
"D-Damn it… this form's ki is insane!
Compared to before, it's dozens—maybe hundreds of times stronger…!
We're not safe here. We should suppress our ki and hide even deeper."
Piccolo swallowed hard. "It doesn't matter where we hide.
With that kind of power… he could destroy this whole planet with a casual attack."
Tien stared at Frieza, shock filling his eyes.
"So this is the Emperor of the Universe…"
"Unreal… this trip to Namek was worth it just to witness this…"
Seeing their fear, Bulma's own nerves finally kicked in.
"Is it really that scary?"
Krillin nodded stiffly. "Yes—worse than you think.
Just feeling his ki right now… I can't even summon the will to resist.
That level of power could definitely destroy the planet in one hit…"
Bulma's hand immediately went to her pocket. She grabbed the capsule containing their spaceship and held it tight.
"If he can destroy a planet so easily… that's horrifying.
If he slips up, we all die.
Maybe… we should hide inside the ship…"
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