Tragedy Tower

"What?" Vegeta stared blankly at Ji Yun, at a loss.

"What I mean is, the famous Saiyan Prince shouldn't be this weak. Do you have some trump card you haven't used yet? If so, let's keep going!"

Ji Yun explained patiently.

By rights, Vegeta had been beaten this badly, so that should count as defeating him.

But the system's notification still hadn't sounded. There could only be one explanation: Vegeta still had another move, and Ji Yun hadn't completely defeated him yet.

"Damn you, you bastard!"

Vegeta's teeth nearly ground to dust. He was furious.

He was the proud Saiyan Prince. Even in defeat, he would never admit it.

But Ji Yun's words sounded to him like mockery.

"What's going on? Can someone tell me what's happening?"

Krillin asked, stunned.

He hadn't seen how the two of them had fought at all.

He'd only seen Vegeta, who had been brimming with confidence moments ago, suddenly sent flying, his energy now extremely faint.

"I don't know. Vegeta's power is enough to destroy heaven and earth, but it's obvious that Ji Yun is even stronger!"

Piccolo's furrowed brow slowly relaxed as he spoke, somewhat relieved.

He was thoroughly convinced now. Ji Yun's strength was unfathomable, and he would likely remain someone Piccolo could never catch up to in his lifetime.

"I never imagined Mr. Ji Yun was this strong. We're sure to win this time!"

The worry vanished from Tien Shinhan's face, and he looked extremely excited.

"Uncle Ji Yun is amazing! When will I be able to get this strong?"

Gohan gazed at Ji Yun in the distance, his young eyes shining with a strange light.

Vegeta glared furiously at Ji Yun.

His eyes blazed with black flames.

If looks could kill, Ji Yun would have been hacked to pieces by now!

"Don't just curse at me. Think carefully—aren't there any special moves you've forgotten? Seeing you like this is making me anxious!"

Ji Yun's brows knitted even tighter.

He sounded genuinely worried. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was Vegeta's friend!

"Bastard! Die! Die!"

Vegeta cursed viciously.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With his remaining hand, he fired Sphere Light Waves at Ji Yun in a frenzy.

In no time, more than a hundred glowing spheres burst forth, all hurtling toward Ji Yun in a bombardment.

But an attack like that posed even less of a threat to him.

"Is that your trump card?"

Ji Yun said with dissatisfaction.

Good grief, wasn't this the legendary Prince's Fighting Style?

It might be famous, but it seemed like it had never killed anyone!

"Huff, huff..."

Vegeta panted heavily. The attack seemed to have drained all the strength from his body.

He couldn't even speak now. His furious gaze remained fixed on Ji Yun.

Looking at Vegeta's indignant expression, Ji Yun felt utterly helpless.

He kept thinking Vegeta must still have a move he hadn't used, but for the moment, he couldn't remember what it was!

What could it be?

Ji Yun paced back and forth, circling in front of Vegeta.

"Right!"

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Ji Yun, as if he'd thought of something.

He dashed over to Vegeta, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him up.

"Bastard! Scum! Let go of me!"

Vegeta struggled with all his might, but there was no escaping Ji Yun's grip.

Smack! Smack!

Ji Yun slapped him hard across the face twice.

"Vegeta, snap out of it! You can still turn into a Great Ape, can't you? Hurry up and do it!" Ji Yun said excitedly.

He'd been in the Dragon Ball world for so many years that he'd nearly forgotten Saiyans could turn into Great Apes.

He could only blame how rarely that form appeared.

The two slaps left Vegeta seeing stars, his mind dazed.

When he heard Ji Yun's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.

That's right! I can still transform!

He'd simply been so furious that he'd forgotten about the Saiyan trait!

Seeing that Vegeta had finally caught on, Ji Yun let go of him.

He gave a faint nod and thought, Good. He's teachable!

"Looks like you know quite a bit. Next, I'll show you what it means to regret your actions!"

Vegeta regained his former confidence and stared hard at Ji Yun. He didn't even question how Ji Yun knew about this.

"Hurry up. Don't waste any more time!"

Ji Yun spoke to Vegeta calmly.

Honestly, if it weren't for the system's mission, he wouldn't have bothered saying so much.

If the system's mission hadn't been to defeat Vegeta and make him go back, Ji Yun would have slapped him to death long ago.

He'd been beaten to a pulp and was still this arrogant.

"Heh. Let's see if you can stay so calm after this."

"Now I'll show you the true, terrifying power of the Saiyans!"

After making his threat, Vegeta formed a silver-white Energy Ball in one hand.

Then he tossed it into the air.

A confident smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. In his current form, he was no match for that guy.

But as a Great Ape, victory was certain!

His size and appearance would become hideous after transforming, but that no longer mattered!

As long as he transformed successfully, his battle power would increase tenfold. Then he'd have a battle power of 180,000.

He could wash away his humiliation and take down this bastard with ease!

"What are those two doing?"

Tien Shinhan asked in confusion, completely baffled.

"Yeah, why don't they just take out the Saiyan?"

Krillin looked just as bewildered. He had no idea what the two of them were trying to do.

"Ji Yun must have his reasons. Let's move farther away and not get in his way!" Piccolo said to everyone in a low voice.

With that, he pulled Gohan along and retreated a great distance.

He'd clearly heard Ji Yun telling Vegeta to turn into a Great Ape.

His ears were built quite differently, so even from a distance, he could hear everything the two of them said.

He didn't know why Ji Yun wanted to do this.

But he wisely put some distance between himself and the fight. At the same time, his eyes discreetly flicked toward Gohan beside him.

After all, he'd witnessed how terrifying Great Apes could be not long ago.

Krillin and Tien Shinhan exchanged baffled looks, still unable to make sense of the situation.

But they saw that even the strongest among them, Piccolo, had retreated far away.

Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu didn't dare take any chances either.

They glanced toward Ji Yun, then flew off in the direction Piccolo had gone.