Frieza's Second Form

"You're kidding. King Frieza got blasted underground? How is that possible?"

Frieza's underlings were utterly shocked.

That was the Cosmic Emperor, a being who could destroy heaven and earth with a flick of his finger. Yet this guy had landed a blow and made King Frieza suffer a heavy loss.

Just who was this man? How could he be so incredibly powerful?

They could hardly believe it. Some even wondered if they were dreaming.

"Hey, hey! We're your opponents. Getting distracted in a fight is a bad habit!"

Goku furrowed his brow and addressed the group of grunts.

Of course, he was just as shocked as they were.

He could feel that Frieza's power was like an unfathomable abyss.

But after Ji Yun crossed blows with him, that abyss seemed like nothing more than a stinking ditch.

"Boom! Crash!"

Piccolo took out a group of grunts with a single Special Beam Cannon.

These guys, whose power levels were only a few thousand, were no match for him.

With just one attack, he could take out a whole swath of them.

Piccolo's attacks were almost always lethal. Hardly anyone who crossed his path survived.

Goku was no slouch either.

He darted and weaved, knocking everyone down in the blink of an eye.

Unlike Piccolo, he was rather merciful. He didn't kill more than necessary, simply knocking his opponents unconscious before stopping.

Meanwhile, on the other side,

Frieza flew out of the crater and slowly descended to the ground.

His jaw throbbed, and his body was scorched black from the explosion, coated all over with countless specks of dust.

"Damn you. You've managed to make me angry."

The fury in Frieza's eyes flared to life.

This was the first time anyone had ever injured him.

He hadn't imagined that anyone in this world could leave him in such a sorry state.

Unforgivable.

Burning with rage, Frieza nevertheless began to assess the situation cautiously.

A power level of one hundred thousand might seem impressive, but it meant nothing to him.

Even if he stuck out his neck and let someone attack him as they pleased, they still couldn't hurt him.

He could tell that the attack just now was absolutely beyond the ability of someone with a power level of only one hundred thousand.

"In that case..."

"Raaagh!"

Frieza let out a low growl, and a massive surge of energy gathered around him.

The ground beneath his feet began to split apart.

Golden light enveloped his entire body.

Then his body began to swell, his limbs stretching outward.

The two horns on his head curved and sharpened, like a bull's.

"Are you transforming already?"

Ji Yun murmured.

He didn't step forward to interrupt the transformation, simply standing off to one side and watching quietly.

In just a moment,

Frieza's body grew three or four times larger.

The energy around him doubled in an instant.

"What's happening? Why has that guy's power suddenly increased so much?"

Piccolo said in alarm.

He and Goku had already dealt with all the grunts.

They had planned to go help Ji Yun.

Now the two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, watching Frieza's transformation, but they couldn't bring themselves to move forward.

They couldn't take part in a fight at this level.

Their expressions grew grave. Things might be getting difficult!

"Didn't expect that, did you? This is my Second Form. You should feel honored that you've made me use it!"

Frieza wore a smug expression.

After transforming, his power level had shot past one million.

No one could possibly be a match for him now.

"Tsk, what is this? Is that all?"

"I waited around for you for ages, all ready for this, and this is what you show me?"

Ji Yun curled his lip and spoke dismissively.

He'd known Frieza would transform. Thinking this alone would let him win was nothing short of a pipe dream.

"Heh. You're certainly arrogant!"

"Fine. I'll show you just how ignorant and insignificant you are before me!"

Frieza gritted his teeth and spoke viciously.

At a time like this, instead of dropping to his knees and begging for mercy, Ji Yun still dared to run his mouth.

That was the fearlessness of the ignorant, he supposed. Ji Yun had better be ready to face his wrath!

"Then get over here already. Why waste time running your mouth?"

Ji Yun continued to taunt him contemptuously.

He crooked a finger at Frieza.

"Hmph!"

Frieza snorted through his nose, and his body vanished from where he stood.

The next instant, he was right in front of Ji Yun.

His enormous fist came crashing toward Ji Yun's face with a crackling roar.

Bam!

The collision of fist and head rang out like a sudden peal of thunder.

Ji Yun didn't dodge. He took the blow squarely.

"Did you skip your meal? Why's your punch so feeble?"

Ji Yun's expression didn't change. He spoke in the same cool, indifferent tone.

A power level of over one million might sound intimidating, but against him, it really wasn't much.

"Damn it. His head's too hard. Don't get cocky just yet!"

Frieza cursed inwardly.

Then he launched several more attacks.

His fists rained down on every part of Ji Yun's body in a furious barrage.

But none of them had any effect. Ji Yun simply tanked every hit.

"Got any other tricks? If not, I'm going to be disappointed."

Ji Yun kept taunting him.

Those seemingly powerful punches felt like a full-body massage when they hit him.

They were just a little weak.

"How is this possible?"

Frieza began to panic.

He immediately pulled back several dozen meters.

A tremendous amount of energy gathered in his hands.

"Then try this one!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, his hands became like machine guns, hurling countless purple Energy Balls at Ji Yun.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Energy Balls hit Ji Yun and exploded right where he stood.

In an instant, the blast site became a hellish fireball, engulfed in a storm of destructive energy.

"Tsk, hahahaha!"

"Keep acting tough! Go on, keep acting tough! Let's see how you survive this attack!"

Frieza laughed triumphantly, panting heavily as he spoke.

The flames and smoke slowly cleared from the blast site, revealing a crater more than a hundred meters in diameter.

But Ji Yun was nowhere to be seen.

"Hohoho! I'm terribly sorry. I hit you a little too hard. I didn't even leave a corpse!"

Frieza laughed maniacally, satisfied with the result.

See? This was the might of King Frieza.

This was the dignity of the Cosmic Emperor.

This was what happened to anyone who dared to oppose Frieza.

Goku, watching from the sidelines, could barely contain himself. Anxiety welled up inside him.

Could Ji Yun really be finished just like that?

Piccolo, however, said calmly, "Don't do anything rash, Goku. Ji Yun isn't dead! I can still sense his energy!"

Goku quickly sensed it too. Just as Piccolo had said, Ji Yun's energy was still there. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your laugh is truly revolting!"

A cold voice suddenly came from beside Frieza's ear.