The Rise of Raditz

"How is this possible!"

Paragus was somewhat shocked. He had been training Raditz for a long time, and he was very clear about everything from Raditz's fighting spirit to his combat experience. Although Raditz had improved somewhat under his training, it was absolutely impossible for him to have blocked his surprise attack so easily.

Moreover, this feeling—he felt as if he had encountered it somewhere before.

But before Paragus could think any further, Raditz had already begun his counterattack.

Raditz threw punches, retracted them, kicked, and retracted his legs in rapid succession. The power behind every strike was incomparable to before. With his combat power already higher than Paragus's, Raditz's attacks were no longer something Paragus could easily block as he had done previously.

"Bang!"

Blocking another strike from Raditz with both arms, Paragus felt as if his arms were about to lose all sensation, and a sharp pain radiated from the points of impact.

"Argh!" Paragus gritted his teeth against the pain, let out a roar, and lunged forward to attack Raditz once more.

With his attack blocked again, it finally dawned on Paragus; this sensation was exactly the same as when he had fought Turles before.

"Ki Sense! You actually mastered Ki Sense!" In his shock, Paragus exclaimed aloud.

Paragus felt somewhat devastated. Turles had tried to teach him this fighting style before, but he had never been able to learn it. No matter how he tried, he couldn't grasp it. His combat mindset was already set, and he wasn't the type of gifted Saiyan, so until now, only Turles and Broly had mastered this technique.

Yet today, he was seeing the very thing he dreamed of on Raditz, a piece of trash he had always looked down upon. How could Paragus accept this?

"Argh! Go to hell!"

Paragus roared madly, his attacks becoming increasingly fierce, the leaking energy causing ripples to spread through the air.

But Raditz was worthy of his potential as an Elite Warrior; it wasn't just his unique hairstyle that had caught Turles's eye.

As time passed, Raditz became more and more familiar with his mastery of Ki Sense. He could now precisely capture every one of Paragus's movements, while Paragus could only rely on his naked eye. The gap between the two was gradually widening, and the rhythm of the battle was slowly being seized by Raditz.

"Huh?"

Turles, who had been watching the battle from mid-air, noticed something was wrong.

"What is it?" Hearing Turles's voice, Broly asked in confusion.

"Nothing, just discovered something interesting. It looks like Paragus is about to take a beating," Turles said with a meaningful tone.

Upon hearing this, Broly glanced at Turles, then turned his gaze back to the two combatants. Before long, he also noticed the change in Raditz, and a look of realization flashed in his eyes.

As someone who had already learned to sense Ki and could freely control the strength of his own, Broly knew all too well the role Ki Sense played in battle. It could be said that among those of equal strength, whoever mastered Ki Sense held the initiative—this was even more apparent in battles where combat power wasn't yet exceptionally high.

Sure enough, once Raditz took control of the battle's rhythm, Paragus could only dodge and block under Raditz's onslaught, unable to launch any attacks of his own.

But as the saying goes, a long defense is bound to fail. As Raditz's attack speed grew faster and faster, Paragus's eyes gradually failed to keep up with his movements. Eventually, he left an opening and was struck by Raditz.

"Bam!"

Paragus's body was sent flying, crashing directly into the ground.

Raditz hovered above Paragus, looking down at the man embedded in the crater with an arrogant expression. He mocked, "Paragus, you didn't see this coming, did you? Hahaha!"

Raditz was truly overjoyed. Ever since he started following Turles, he had always been the bottom of the barrel among the four Saiyans. That old bastard Paragus had used his higher combat power to train him worse than a dog, and today, he finally got to vent his frustrations.

Paragus shook off his rage, realizing that with his current combat power, he could no longer defeat Raditz. He couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, ignoring the taunts.

However, Raditz didn't want to let this hard-won opportunity slip away. He knew his transformation couldn't be maintained forever; once it ended, he would revert to being that little piece of trash with a combat power of only 5,500. So, he continued to pour it on, throwing all the trash talk Paragus had used during his training right back at him.

Turles watched Raditz, who was still provoking Paragus, and felt speechless.

Turles couldn't understand it. Hadn't Raditz considered that if he could master a 10x Great Ape Power boost with his help, couldn't Paragus do the same? What was the benefit of enraging Paragus now? Besides, this transformation wasn't his base state; once the time limit expired, he still wouldn't be able to beat Paragus.

Sure enough, just as Raditz wanted to mock Paragus a bit more, a "pop" sound echoed. Raditz's transformation time had completely run out. He reverted to his original form. Because this was his first time using the Great Ape Power, his stamina was completely drained. He stumbled, and finally, he sat down on the ground with a thud.

Seeing Raditz's transformation end, Paragus smiled. He slowly stood up from the crater, walked over to Raditz, and looked down at him with malicious intent. "Now, who is having their day, my dear little Raditz?"

Raditz wanted to maintain his tough-guy persona, but thinking of Paragus's methods, he caved. He pleaded pitifully, "Paragus, can we not hit the face?"

"Hehehe, what do you think?" Paragus said sinisterly.

"..."

Seeing that begging was useless, Raditz turned his head toward Turles, his eyes full of entreaty.

"..."

Turles was speechless, but remembering the effort Raditz had put into his experiments, he finally pulled Raditz up.

"Paragus, what do you think of Raditz's transformation?" Turles diverted Paragus's attention.

"Hm?"

Sure enough, Paragus's attention was shifted by Turles's words. He stopped scaring Raditz and looked at Turles with a serious expression.

"Tell me, if every Saiyan could master this method of transformation, could the Saiyans become a true warrior race in the universe, instead of being called wild monkeys?"

"And if you were the one to teach every Saiyan this transformation, wouldn't your status as the King of the Saiyans completely surpass that of the former King Vegeta?"

"What do you think? Paragus!"

Turles's words were full of temptation, just like the ideas he had been instilling in Paragus about leading the rise of the Saiyans.

Hearing this, Paragus perked up, looking at Turles with a complex gaze.

To be honest, Paragus's feelings toward Turles were very complicated. Turles not only possessed talent and strength far beyond that of an ordinary Saiyan, but his way of thinking was also completely different from other Saiyans. This made Paragus feel both admiration and wariness toward him.

He admired his talent, yet feared his ambitions.

However, Paragus could never quite understand what Turles stood to gain by acting this way.

"Turles, what exactly do you want? To be the Emperor of the Universe?"

Paragus couldn't help but voice his confusion.

To the side, Raditz and Broly looked at Turles with keen interest upon hearing the question.

"Hm?"

Turles was taken aback for a moment, then replied in a joking tone: "I want to become a god, an immortal god!"