Frieza's Second Form

"Ho ho ho, sorry to keep you waiting."

Frieza had finished transforming into his Second Form and spoke with an indulgent smile.

Seeing the surprise in Son Goku and Vegeta's eyes earlier had secretly delighted him.

In his Second Form, he had grown taller and more heavily built, looking much like his father King Cold in his normal state.

"I didn't expect your strength to have increased again."

"You really are a terrifying guy."

Son Goku looked Frieza's new form up and down and spoke with admiration.

His thoughts were simple—he only wanted to fight powerful opponents.

"Enough talk."

Vegeta had always had a fiery temper.

He was the first to charge forward, throwing a punch at Frieza.

His speed rose to the limit.

Knowing Frieza's energy was even stronger than his own, he wanted to rely on speed to win. But dreams were full, while reality was harsh.

Bang!

Frieza casually caught Vegeta's incoming punch with an open palm.

[ Ding, Battle Power attribute dropped: 400... ]

The moment the battle began, the system in Son Gohan's mind started sounding notifications.

What?

How was this possible?

Vegeta was stunned. He tried with all his strength to break free from Frieza's grip.

But Frieza's palm was like an iron clamp.

"Did you think my Second Form only increased my strength?"

"Vegeta, you're still far too green if you want to deal with me."

Frieza spoke with a smug expression.

"Don't you dare look down on me! I'm the strongest Saiyan!"

At those words, Vegeta's eyes filled with bloodshot veins. His aura kept erupting as he threw an enraged punch with his other hand.

"Arrogant."

Frieza struck first, landing a blow on Vegeta's abdomen, his eyes filled with mockery and disdain.

"Urgh!"

Vegeta's eyes nearly popped out after taking the heavy punch.

The pain in his abdomen was unbearable, his intestines feeling as though they had been tied into knots.

He spat a mouthful of blood across Frieza's face.

"Ho ho ho, you damned Wild Monkeys. Even your blood stinks."

Frieza licked the scorching blood from his face and spoke with disgust.

Vegeta's whole body bent over, and his aura weakened.

Son Gohan watched the scene expressionlessly.

This time, Vegeta had truly become Tragedy-ta—one punch had taken him out.

The gap between their strengths was simply too great, like an adult fighting a child.

Frieza's Battle Power in his Second Form was now 1.6 million.

Vegeta's strength, meanwhile, was only 500,000.

How could he possibly fight?

If Frieza had not wanted to humiliate Vegeta, that punch alone would likely have killed him.

"Triple Kaio-ken."

Seeing Vegeta being suppressed, Son Goku decisively used Triple Kaio-ken, red energy flames enveloping his entire body.

His body shot toward Frieza like lightning as he threw a punch.

"Do you think that move will still work on me?"

Frieza had learned his lesson now.

He had been keeping a close eye on Son Goku's movements. He had suffered from this very move once before.

Letting go of Vegeta, he raised both hands high and brought them down in another heavy hammer blow onto his back.

Bang!

Vegeta's body shot out like a cannonball.

In an instant, it smashed a deep crater into the ground.

He had now completely lost his ability to fight.

"Frieza."

Son Goku, ever softhearted, saw Vegeta being brutally beaten and suddenly picked up his speed.

He instantly rushed in front of Frieza and threw a punch, but Frieza was unwilling to be outdone and answered with a punch of his own.

Bang, bang, bang!

The two exchanged several punches in an instant, their strength evenly matched.

Frieza was slightly shocked. He had not expected the Saiyan on Earth to be so powerful.

He could actually keep up with his speed and strength.

If every Saiyan possessed such terrifying power, they would have ruled the universe long ago.

It seemed that destroying Planet Vegeta and wiping out all the Saiyans had been the right decision.

[Ding, Battle Power attribute +400 dropped]

The higher the battle power, the greater the attributes dropped.

Seeing such a large attribute drop, Son Gohan remained utterly calm.

He had become numb to it by now.

Frieza swept a kick toward Son Goku's head.

But Son Goku raised one hand to block the attack.

Son Goku countered with a kick toward Frieza's lower abdomen.

But Frieza twisted his body in an uncanny motion and dodged the kick.

"Ho ho ho, exhilarating. It's been a long time since I last met a true opponent."

Frieza was fighting to his heart's content as well. It had been a long time since he had properly stretched himself.

Today, he once again experienced the joy of battle.

"Hehehe, if I weren't using Triple Kaio-ken, I'd have gone down long ago."

"You're the strongest opponent I've ever faced."

Son Goku said with a smug grin.

He simply loved fighting powerful opponents.

"Is that so? Then let's play something more interesting."

"Confinement Ball."

A wicked smile appeared at the corner of Frieza's mouth.

He suddenly thought of an amusing move. A cloud of glowing mist trapped Son Goku within it.

"What? Why can't my body move?"

Son Goku was greatly startled. His body was wrapped in a cloud of glowing mist, leaving him unable to move.

This move was like Chiaotzu's Superpower, restraining the opponent's body.

He had not expected Frieza to possess Superpower as well.

"Ho ho ho, let's play football."

Frieza's playful side emerged. He wanted nothing more than to trample the Saiyan beneath his feet and toy with him in the palm of his hand.

He flew forward and kicked Son Goku away, then used high-speed movement to appear on the other side and kick him back.

It was as though he were playing football by himself, thoroughly enjoying it.

"Ah!"

Son Goku had lost his ability to move and was kicked so hard by Frieza that his head spun.

He felt like vomiting.

"Damn it, how could Frieza's battle power possibly be this strong?"

"I absolutely cannot lose."

Inside the deep crater, Vegeta furiously pounded the ground.

I refuse to accept this—to be forever trampled beneath Frieza's feet.

I have to become even stronger.

"Vegeta, is this all you've got? What good is hiding in a crater and throwing a tantrum?"

"If you're a man, go fight Frieza again."

"Once I make my move, you won't get to have any fun."

Son Gohan still wanted to harvest another wave of Vegeta's Battle Power attribute.

He went over to Vegeta and healed him.

After Vegeta recovered, the power within his body increased dramatically.

He stood up, clenched his fists, and wore an excited expression.

"You damn brat, so you're the one behind this."

Frieza watched Son Gohan heal Vegeta.

He had deliberately dealt Vegeta a severe blow earlier.

He had never been able to understand how Ginyu had clearly beaten Vegeta into a cripple back then, yet in the blink of an eye, Vegeta had been restored to full health, with his strength greatly increased.

Now, he finally understood that the source of it all was this brat.

If he did not kill this brat first, the trouble would never end.

At this moment, Frieza had developed murderous intent.