Frieza shuddered when Lu Li squeezed his shoulder and quickly pulled away. "Something important? Do you want me to continue collecting delicacies within my territory?"
Lu Li shook his head. "Stop doing that. As you said, food that tastes terrible will only anger Lord Beerus. What I mean by something important is improving your strength. Don't let Goku and the others kill you too easily. That would be terribly boring."
Frieza narrowed his eyes, a dangerous gleam flickering within them. If he had been able to defeat Lu Li, he would have attacked him long ago.
"Trash like Son Goku can be killed with a single finger. You'd better pray that I grant him a quick death."
Frieza's words brimmed with killing intent. Grinding his teeth, he itched to go kill Son Goku immediately.
"If it were now, perhaps that would be true. But they're about to undergo a new transformation."
As Lu Li spoke, he turned and left. "Keep your subordinates under control. I'm heading back. I'll contact you again when the time is right."
Since he was not Earth's clear-cut enemy, it was difficult to ignite Goku and the others' fighting spirit. They would not feel much pressure, either.
No matter how much he said to Gohan, it would not be as effective as having a powerful enemy genuinely threaten Earth.
Frieza still had value as a villain, while Lu Li now had to return and report to Beerus.
He first used Instant Transmission to vanish from the barren planet. Then, on Namek, he sent Piccolo back to Earth and left a Shadow Clone there to train Goku and the others.
Only then did he use Yomotsu Hirasaka to travel to the area where Beerus and Whis were located. The next part was somewhat troublesome, because Beerus and