Frieza heard the familiar voice.
His heart skipped a beat. He quickly turned around.
But what greeted him was a side kick so fast it was almost impossible to see.
Crack!
The crisp sound of breaking bones rang out.
Ji Yun's kick struck Frieza squarely in the arm.
Frieza's body flew sideways.
He slammed into a house nearby.
The house collapsed with a crash, sending dust billowing and rubble flying everywhere.
"Th-that's amazing!"
Goku swallowed and spoke with awe in his eyes.
Piccolo was just as stunned.
They had known for a long time that Ji Yun was strong, but when Frieza appeared, he had seemed even stronger—frighteningly so.
They simply hadn't expected that someone so powerful would still be as helpless as a chicken or a dog in Ji Yun's hands, unable to put up the slightest resistance.
"No, Ji Yun's so strong. When I get back, I'll have to train hard. One day, I'll surpass him!"
Goku's eyes shone brightly.
Seeing Ji Yun display his strength had deeply affected him.
The hot blood in his veins felt ready to surge at any moment.
"Don't even think about it. We can only look up at a monster like him."
Piccolo folded his arms across his chest and bluntly brought Goku back down to earth.
He was much more realistic than Goku.
When Ji Yun had first appeared, Piccolo might have felt a little unconvinced, with an urge to defeat him.
But as time went on,
that urge had grown weaker and weaker, until it disappeared completely.
The stronger he became, the more clearly he understood that he and the others weren't even in the same league as Ji Yun.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield,
Frieza rose from the bricks and rubble.
A trace of purple blood stained the corner of his mouth.
He clutched his left arm, fury in his eyes so intense it seemed capable of burning Ji Yun to ash.
"You wretched piece of trash! Unforgivable!"
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"
Frieza was starting to lose his mind.
He was the mighty Cosmic Emperor, yet here he was, utterly unable to fight back against some nobody.
The humiliation—this utter disgrace—could only be washed away with this man's blood.
"I'll use my strongest form to tear you to pieces! I'll scatter your ashes across space!"
Frieza had gone completely mad.
Golden light flared around him once more.
His battle suit split with countless spiderweb-like cracks.
Then it fell away in pieces, turning to dust before it could even hit the ground.
His terrifying aura unleashed a sky-shaking wave of force that spread out in every direction.
The nearby buildings were swept away in an instant.
Goku and Piccolo staggered backward, struggling to keep their footing.
They struggled to shield their chests with their arms, their eyes already obscured by the yellow sand.
"This power... It's terrifying. Can a person really do something like this?"
Piccolo spoke with difficulty.
He couldn't imagine how long someone would have to train to reach this level.
"Incredible! It's so incredible! The whole earth is shaking. Is this what Ji Yun meant by a true strongman?"
Goku wasn't frightened. He was thrilled.
Today, he had truly seen the world. He'd never known there could be someone so powerful.
This trip to Namek had been well worth it!
At the same time, he turned his gaze toward Ji Yun.
"Ji Yun, let me see just how powerful you really are!"
Ji Yun was already hovering in midair.
He remained perfectly steady, completely unaffected.
After waiting for several dozen seconds,
Frieza finally completed his transformation. His body shrank once more, and his entire figure looked smooth and sleek.
"Is that all your strength? Doesn't look like much to me."
Ji Yun spoke offhandedly, clearly not taking Frieza in this form seriously.
"Are you ready to face death?"
Frieza looked up at Ji Yun.
His face was expressionless, but his eyes were even more sinister and cold.
"Oh? You think you've got a chance now?"
"Fine, let's see what you've got."
Ji Yun gave a mocking laugh, still looking perfectly relaxed.
When Frieza transformed into his final form, his fighting power wouldn't be very high at first—only around three million.
It would reach sixty million once he unleashed fifty percent of his power.
If he used his full strength, it would be one hundred and twenty million.
As he was now, he still wasn't a match for Ji Yun.
"You fool. Let's see what gives you the nerve to run your mouth!"
Frieza's expression turned even colder.
His power was so great that he sometimes couldn't control it, which was why he had chosen to keep it suppressed.
The fact that this man had forced him to bring it out was almost an honor.
As soon as he finished speaking,
Frieza shot toward Ji Yun.
He was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, his fist was flying toward Ji Yun's face once more.
Whoosh!
Ji Yun leaned aside, dodged the blow, and grabbed Frieza's thin arm.
"Damn it! Why are his reflexes so fast?"
Frieza was stunned.
By rights, his fighting power had now reached three million.
No one should have been able to dodge that move.
Could this man's fighting power really be over three million?
At the thought, Frieza quickly shook his head.
Impossible. If someone this powerful existed in the universe, how could he not know about him?
But Ji Yun didn't give him much time to think.
Gripping his arm, Ji Yun hurled him down toward the ground with all his might.
"Shhh!"
A sharp sound rang out as Frieza tore through the air.
Frieza couldn't dodge at all. He could only endure the burning sensation as the air scorched his skin.
Bang!
Frieza slammed into the ground.
Before he could recover,
Ji Yun descended like divine retribution and drove his knee hard into Frieza's abdomen.
"Argh—cough, cough!"
Frieza coughed violently, spewing a large mouthful of blood. His head spun, and his chest felt tight.
Ji Yun stood up and grabbed Frieza by the head with one hand.
Then he hoisted him up.
"Now, do you understand what gives me the nerve?"
Ji Yun pulled Frieza's head close to his own and spoke coldly.
Frieza's face had already looked terrible, but now it twisted into an even more hideous expression.
He had already transformed into his final form. Why was he still unable to beat this guy?
As Ji Yun held Frieza up, golden light appeared in his hand.
Boom!
A super Kamehameha blasted out.
Frieza's face was charred black as the blast sent him flying a great distance.
"Un—unforgivable... unforgivable..."
Frieza lay facing the sky, rolling his eyes.
Blood ran from his mouth as he murmured incoherently, his lips opening and closing.
Countless wounds had appeared across his body, and purple blood kept flowing from them.
Frieza took a long while to recover.
At last, he stood up again.
"Phew. Let's end this boring fight!"
Frieza let out a long breath and spoke with a calm expression.
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