Raditz's Power Soars

Raditz instinctively crunched and swallowed the Senzu Bean as it was placed into his mouth.

As the Senzu Bean settled in his stomach, Raditz, who had been hanging by a thread, sat bolt upright as if experiencing a sudden, miraculous recovery.

Turles, meanwhile, wore a thoughtful expression.

Just moments ago, Turles had intended to use his psychic power to probe the mechanism of the Senzu Bean and the reason behind the Saiyans' massive power surge after recovering from near-fatal injuries. However, everything happened too quickly; before Turles could discover anything, Raditz had already recovered.

"Whoosh!"

While Turles was still lost in thought, he suddenly heard a sound of air being torn apart. His body reacted instinctively, causing Turles to lunge backward and narrowly dodge the strike.

Looking up, Turles realized that the one who had attacked him was none other than Raditz.

At this moment, Raditz's face was twisted with fury. The hatred in his eyes was undisguised as he glared at Turles, and the aura radiating from his body began to climb steadily, quickly breaking through the 10,000 threshold.

Turles, wanting to see just how much Raditz had improved after this near-death recovery, didn't bother to explain himself. Instead, he looked at him with disdain, a hint of provocation in his eyes.

Already pushed to the brink by his rage, Raditz felt his last shred of restraint snap. With a loud roar, he cast aside all thoughts of the power gap between him and Turles and charged straight at him.

Raditz's speed was already immense—at least to everyone present, except for Dero, his movements were becoming nearly impossible to track with the naked eye. Yet, Turles was faster.

Before Raditz could even reach him, Turles simply sidestepped, perfectly evading the attack.

After dodging, Turles didn't counterattack. He merely continued to goad Raditz, weaving through his onslaught with ease.

No matter how Raditz attacked, Turles always found the opening in his form and effortlessly slipped past his strikes.

In just a few short minutes, Raditz had launched thousands of attacks at Turles, yet he hadn't even managed to graze a single hair on his head.

This only fueled Raditz's anger further, and his attack speed grew even more frantic.

The battle between Raditz and Turles left Son Goku, watching from the sidelines, with eyes shining in excitement. Although it was a struggle, Son Goku managed to barely keep track of their movements, thanks to his exceptional combat talent.

Son Goku had never seen such a powerful confrontation before. Compared to his previous fights, this felt like child's play. It made him start to wonder if he should take Turles's advice and venture out into the universe.

However, Turles was feeling somewhat disappointed by Raditz's performance. Compared to Son Goku, Raditz really seemed to be falling behind.

It wasn't just about whether Raditz possessed the same "protagonist halo" as his brother Son Goku, which allowed him to skyrocket his combat power to hundreds of thousands or even millions after a single near-death experience.

Even if Raditz could reach a combat power of over 100,000 this time, Turles wouldn't feel threatened; on the contrary, he would be quite pleased.

Because as Turles's own strength increased, he found himself in a bit of a power vacuum.

Someone like Frieza was far too strong; he was no match for him yet, and even with the Great Ape Power transformation, challenging him would be nothing more than a death wish.

As for the members of the protagonist group like Son Goku and Vegeta, their strength had not yet entered a period of rapid growth. Fighting them didn't provide much of a boost for Turles. He wasn't like Son Goku, who could find joy in combat even against opponents far weaker than himself.

So, Turles was currently facing an awkward situation. The experts he knew were either currently unbeatable or had yet to reach their full potential. That was why he had been so overly excited when he encountered Blue on Muhua Planet last time—to the point that he nearly destroyed the entire planet.

If Raditz could achieve a massive surge in strength through this near-fatal injury, Turles would be very happy to have such an opponent.

Unfortunately, as their battle progressed, Turles noticed that Raditz's energy had stopped growing. According to Turles's perception, Raditz's current combat power was only around 50,000.

Perhaps for Raditz, jumping from a combat power of 8,000 to 50,000 was a massive improvement, but for the current Turles, it was simply not enough to be worth his time.

Since Raditz's strength hadn't reached the level he had anticipated, Turles lost the desire to continue the fight. He closed the distance in an instant, appearing before Raditz like a phantom.

Turles stared at Raditz with a cold, piercing gaze, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said in a chilling voice, "Enough, Raditz!"

Stung by Turles's voice, Raditz's courage receded like a tide. He looked at Turles with a terrified expression and stammered, "Turles, I..."

Turles took his hand off Raditz's shoulder, gave him a deep look, and without saying another word, slowly descended to the ground.

In truth, less than ten minutes into their fight, Turles had realized that Raditz had already recovered from his initial rage. He had simply been blinded by his sudden increase in combat power and wanted to use his anger as an excuse to challenge Turles.

This was common among Saiyans. Even Son Goku, on many occasions after a boost in strength, would become overconfident and start acting recklessly; the most classic example being the Cell Saga, where he practically threw his life away.

Raditz was the same this time. His base combat power had jumped from 8,000 to 50,000, so it was no wonder he had become a bit arrogant and actually wanted to challenge Turles's position.

However, Turles was well aware of the nature of Saiyans, so this time he only gave Raditz a warning. He trusted that Raditz would understand the message; otherwise, Turles wouldn't mind finishing him off, even if he was one of the few remaining Saiyans.

As soon as Turles landed, Kami Piccolo and Dero rushed over to him impatiently. Dero asked with some urgency, "Turles, what exactly was that all about?"

"Nothing! Just conducting an experiment."

After the fight with Raditz, Turles had lost interest. He answered Dero indifferently, then walked to the side of the temple, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to meditate with his eyes closed.

Kami Piccolo and Dero exchanged a glance, their faces full of confusion.

Meanwhile, Son Goku seemed to have figured something out; he was currently pestering Korin, demanding a Senzu Bean.

It must be said, one should never assume Son Goku is merely simple-minded. Once a battle is involved, his intelligence skyrockets to the heavens. Just by watching Turles's actions, Son Goku had already grasped the underlying mystery.

Now, he wanted to get a Senzu Bean from Korin so he could test it out himself.

"Goku, this is not a small matter. How could you think of such a thing?"

Korin was still trying to persuade Son Goku to give up on that unreliable idea.

As it turned out, just moments ago, Son Goku had actually asked Korin to beat him to the brink of death just like Turles had done, and then feed him a Senzu Bean to see if he could increase his strength just like Raditz.

It had to be said that Son Goku could be quite "clever" at times, but the upright Korin would never agree to such a request, which was why he kept trying to talk Son Goku out of it.

Hearing their conversation, Dero and Kami Piccolo looked at each other, as if they had realized something.