Dilemma

The wind sighed~

A breeze swept across the battlefield, stirring up dust that drifted by.

Jiang Ling, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Vegeta, and the others coldly watched Frieza and his father below.

They could still sense the enormous disparity in strength between the two sides.

But the Earth's warriors didn't back down!

And with a system, Jiang Ling couldn't back down either!

Just then, the system's voice rang out in Jiang Ling's mind.

[Choice activated! Please select.]

[1] Flee from battle. Reward: a timeless, indestructible tombstone.

[2] Hold on desperately and wait for reinforcements. Reward: a bag of trash.

[3] Defeat King Cold and Frieza. Reward: Golden Spear Never Falls!

"???"

Jiang Ling silently complained to himself.

These rewards were really...

He had to pick number three!

Things were already pretty good—several times a night—but what man wouldn't want to do it a few more times?

[Selection successful. Host, please don't die.]

Jiang Ling glared and shot back, "I'll die after you do! Damn it! You lousy system, cursing me like that."

[...]

"Who are you?"

A cold glint flashed in Frieza's eyes as he slowly spoke.

Jiang Ling rolled his eyes. "What are you saying in bird language? Speak like a normal person!"

King Cold glanced at his subordinates, who had been blown to pieces, his expression indifferent.

He couldn't care less about life. He'd merely lost a few servants.

"Who are you? Since you killed my men, you can become my servants."

"Heh."

Jiang Ling smiled and introduced himself. "I'm Jiang Ling. On Earth, my fans affectionately call me Jiang Shen."

Then he pointed at the people beside him.

"This is Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Piccolo, Krillin, Gohan, and Vegeta. Oh, Frieza, you know your son Gohan and Vegeta."

After a pause, Jiang Ling continued:

"Why have you come to Earth?"

"What have you come to Earth for?"

Frieza repeated the question, then suddenly burst out laughing.

His face twisted into a grimace.

"You ask me why I came? Of course I came to destroy Earth."

"You don't think I came here on vacation, do you?"

Jiang Ling's expression turned serious. "Then there's nothing left to discuss."

He gave his companions a look, and they nodded.

Whoosh!

Jiang Ling's figure blurred. The next second, he appeared in front of Frieza, red flames of energy burning around him!

Tenfold Kaioken!

At least tens of millions in battle power!

Boom—

Jiang Ling struck first, punching Frieza!

Frieza merely took a step back, a disdainful smile on his lips.

"Trash."

Boom—!!

Frieza threw a punch.

Jiang Ling crossed his arms in front of his chest and braced against the tremendous force.

His body flew backward and slammed into the cliff face, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The cliff face crumbled extensively, too.

"AAAH!!! Kamehameha!!"

"Makansapo!!"

"Galick Gun!!"

"Special Beam Cannon!"

Several energy blasts shot out from different directions.

They blocked Frieza's movements, leaving him no chance to escape!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!!

The energy blasts slammed into Frieza, kicking up a great cloud of dust.

"Huff, huff~"

"Did it work?" Krillin stared at the dust cloud expectantly.

"Dream on."

Vegeta snorted, tensely watching the cloud of dust.

Below, Jiang Ling clutched his chest and forced himself to sit up, gritting his teeth against the pain.

"Hiss—"

"Damn, this kind of fighting isn't for humans. Cough, cough."

He stared toward Frieza, his expression grave.

He knew it.

These weak attacks wouldn't defeat Frieza!

Unless...

Unless he could transform into a Super Saiyan!!!

"Super Saiyan..."

A flash of inspiration crossed Jiang Ling's mind.

Right, hadn't Dragon Ball Super taught people how to transform into a Super Saiyan?

He could give it a try!!

With that thought, Jiang Ling stood up and began experimenting.

He gathered all the energy in his body at his back, then concentrated it there...

"AAAHHHHHHH!!!"

The pain in his back made Jiang Ling's face contort in agony.

But for the sake of becoming a Super Saiyan, he could endure it!

Boom—

The aura around Jiang Ling instantly turned golden!!

An immense power surged from within him...

Was this what it meant to be a Super Saiyan?

Jiang Ling stared blankly at his hands...

No! His power hadn't increased fiftyfold!!

But his aura had turned golden...

Without a mirror, Jiang Ling couldn't see whether his hair and eyes had changed color.

Just as he was worrying about it, inspiration struck.

He looked down...

Hmm... his body hair hadn't turned gold!

So this must be a Pseudo Super Saiyan!

"Let's try it."

Jiang Ling's gaze was resolute.

He should have around seventy or eighty million in battle power now!!

The dust slowly settled...

Two figures stood in place, coming into view.

As expected, they were unharmed.

"Kamehameha!"

Jiang Ling shouted softly, gathering an energy blast between his hands. It surged with tremendous power and force as it hurtled toward the shorter figure!

He knew that figure was Frieza!

Boom—!!!

Their auras shook the air! The ground trembled.

The earth around them crumbled inch by inch...

The dazzling light blinded everyone.

Before it had even faded, a figure rushed forward and collided head-on with Frieza.

It was Jiang Ling!

The two traded blows, every punch landing solidly!

The force of their attacks scattered even the white clouds in the sky!

Jiang Ling grabbed Frieza by the tail, swung him around several times, and slammed him into the ground again and again.

Frieza's aura surged, blasting Jiang Ling away. He got back up and charged forward.

Then he punched Jiang Ling into the sky, where countless more punches rained down on him.

Thud! Thud! Thud!!!

Bam! Bam! Bam!!!

Frieza seemed to grow bored. He hammered Jiang Ling down to the ground.

The impact left a massive crater.

"Oh-ho-ho-ho! Even after getting stronger, you're still no match for me."

"You have a tail, but you're still inferior to Goku."

"None of you can put up a fight!"

Frieza swept his contemptuous gaze across everyone present.

"Damn it!!"

The others roared in frustration.

"Ah! Makansapo!!"

Gohan couldn't stand it anymore and hurled another Makansapo at Frieza.

Frieza casually batted it aside.

Vegeta gritted his teeth, powered up, and charged forward!!

Smack! Boom—

Vegeta was knocked back, crashing into the ground.

"Trash. You're wasting my time."

In the crater, Jiang Ling panted heavily, a trace of despair at the corner of his mouth.

"So I really can't beat him. One year was just too short. Even though I didn't waste a single moment training..."

"Bulma, I'll see you in the next life."

Thinking of Bulma, Jiang Ling smiled happily.

He ate a Senzu Bean, and his stamina and wounds recovered in an instant.

But it couldn't restore his mental exhaustion.

Frieza and King Cold seemed like towering mountains before him, impossible to overcome.

Suddenly, he felt a little sleepy...