Frieza

At that moment, in another Namekian village.

Frieza listened to his subordinate's report, his face dark with anger.

"King Frieza, Mr. Zarbon's signal suddenly disappeared. It seems... it seems he was killed, too!"

A subordinate stammered, his voice trembling slightly.

He was afraid Frieza would fly into a rage at the news and kill him on the spot.

"It seems these people are no ordinary opponents. They actually dared to kill two of my top men!"

Frieza narrowed his eyes and spoke, displeased.

The frost on his face deepened.

His voice was quiet, but it brimmed with murderous intent.

The subordinates around him trembled with fear.

"Everyone, go find them! The moment you do, report back to me. Whoever they are, I'll make them wish they were dead!"

Frieza spoke without expression, his eerie gaze full of cold menace.

He had come to Namek to gather the Dragon Balls and fulfill his wish for immortality.

Now something unexpected had happened, inevitably slowing his progress.

So it didn't matter who those people were. They had to die.

At Frieza's command,

the subordinates were just about to set off when their scouters all began beeping at once.

"Oh, my dear Mr. Frieza, are you talking about us?"

Before anyone could react, another voice suddenly rang out.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three figures appeared before Frieza.

They were Ji Yun, Goku, and Piccolo, who had raced over.

"Heh, you dare show yourselves in front of me? Who exactly are you?"

Frieza sneered, his eyes fixed on Ji Yun.

"Who we are isn't something you need to worry about. You just need to get ready to die!"

Ji Yun smiled faintly and teased Frieza.

"So it was you who killed my two subordinates."

"And now you dare appear in front of me and provoke me. You certainly have some nerve!"

Frieza's voice suddenly turned vicious.

His icy gaze seemed to lower the temperature around them. Though the weather was warm, it felt as if they were standing in the dead of winter.

"H-he's so strong!"

"This opponent is far beyond anything we could have imagined!"

Goku, standing beside Ji Yun, felt cold sweat trickle down his body.

He hadn't imagined anyone in the world could be this powerful.

"It seems we underestimated his strength."

Piccolo spoke with a grave expression.

The joy he'd felt at gaining his new power vanished in an instant.

He hadn't expected this man to put him under such tremendous pressure.

There was always someone stronger.

Beep, beep, beep.

One of Frieza's men glanced at the numbers on his scouter and quickly reported, "King Frieza, this man's power level is one hundred thousand. The other two are between sixty and one hundred thousand."

Ji Yun and the others had flown here at full speed, without taking the time to conceal their energy.

"Oh?" Frieza looked mildly surprised, but quickly returned to his usual calm.

No wonder they had easily killed Zarbon and Dodoria. They actually had the strength to back it up.

Still, that alone was nowhere near enough to take him down.

The subordinates around them were also astonished.

Clearly, Ji Yun and the others' power levels had stunned them. They hadn't expected these newcomers to be so terrifyingly strong.

"Listen. I'll give you a chance."

"I'll let you off for what happened to Dodoria and Zarbon, and I'll overlook your insolence toward me, too."

"On one condition: you submit to me, and you'll enjoy endless wealth and luxury!"

Frieza spoke with an eerie smile.

Though these people still weren't worthy of his attention, they were powerful fighters by the standards of the universe.

After all, Zarbon and Dodoria had power levels of just over twenty thousand.

These three were far stronger than either of them.

If he put them to good use, they could save him a lot of trouble.

"Pfft!"

Ji Yun couldn't hold back his laughter.

Was Frieza really this adorable? Couldn't he see that Ji Yun had come to kill him?

And now he was trying to recruit him, offering "endless wealth and luxury" as if it were the ultimate salary package.

The king sure knew how to make an offer!

When Frieza saw Ji Yun burst out laughing, his expression changed, turning dark in an instant.

He'd been willing to spare them, only to be met with merciless mockery.

No one had ever dared to act so arrogantly in front of him.

"Heh heh. Good. Arrogance comes at a price, and your price is death!"

Frieza gave a sinister laugh and spoke to Ji Yun, his killing intent unmistakable.

"Oh? Is that so? I'd like to see how you're going to make me pay."

Ji Yun replied with a smile, unconcerned by Frieza's threat.

His power level had already reached sixteen million.

With Ten Times Kaio-ken, it would rise to one hundred and sixty million.

Frieza's power level in his full-power state was only one hundred and twenty million.

No matter how this fight went, Frieza was bound to lose.

"Fine, fine, fine. You really don't know what you're talking about. I'll make you kneel before me and beg for mercy like a dying dog!"

Frieza laughed in anger, said "fine" three times, and darted forward.

"I'll leave the rest to you!"

Ji Yun instructed Goku and Piccolo.

There were quite a lot of these grunts, but none of them were very strong. The strongest had a power level below ten thousand, so they'd make good opponents for the two of them.

"Leave them to us!"

Goku thumped his chest and promised.

Then the two of them charged into the crowd of grunts.

Ji Yun, meanwhile, leapt lightly. His body vanished in an instant, and he appeared right in front of Frieza.

"Hm? What's going on?"

Frieza was astonished to discover that Ji Yun was incredibly fast. He barely had time to react before—

Ji Yun struck him on the chin with a Rising Dragon Fist.

Bang!

The terrifying force sent Frieza flying upward.

Whoosh!

Before he could steady himself, Ji Yun shot into the sky and appeared above Frieza once again.

Boom!

Ji Yun raised his hand and fired a Kamehameha.

The blast swept over Frieza from above, and its powerful impact drove him straight into the ground.

Frieza was buried deep underground.

Wounds had already appeared on his body.

From the moment Frieza was caught off guard to the moment he was driven into the ground, less than half a second had passed.

In his first form, Frieza had a power level of only five hundred and thirty thousand.

Ji Yun could have killed him with ease.

But he no longer wanted to do that.

His strength had already surpassed Frieza's strongest form, so there was no risk of Frieza turning the tables on him.

Besides, Ji Yun had the Legendary Super Saiyan Bloodline, and fighting would only make him stronger.

He couldn't just throw away such a perfect test of his strength.