A Formidable Enemy

As the days passed, half a year slipped by in the blink of an eye.

After more than half a year, Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, and the others had long since returned to Earth.

The first thing Vegeta did after reaching Earth was search for the Dragon Balls.

As it happened, Master Roshi and the others were also gathering the Dragon Balls, planning to bring Yamcha back to life.

Vegeta brutally seized the Dragon Balls for himself, but after he made his wish for eternal life,

the Dragon God's answer drove him to despair.

"Sorry, but I can't grant that wish!"

Vegeta was furious when he found out.

He suddenly felt like he'd been swindled and immediately wanted to go settle the score with Ji Yun.

But when he remembered Ji Yun's strength, he stopped short.

And so, while Vegeta watched in frustration, the others successfully revived Yamcha.

Vegeta didn't choose to leave Earth, either.

Frieza was dead, and the Frieza Army was surely in chaos. He didn't want to get mixed up in their affairs anymore.

So he simply stayed on Earth.

Although he hated Ji Yun, Goku, and Piccolo,

the three of them were strong enough to help him hone his own abilities.

When Vegeta went to see Ji Yun,

Ji Yun flatly refused and said, "You want to spar with me? Do you think you're worthy?"

Vegeta was furious at those words, but he didn't dare show it.

Then he shamelessly asked to train at Ji Yun's place and demanded that Ji Yun build him a gravity training room.

Ji Yun's face turned cold at that.

His voice low and his expression dark, he shouted, "Get lost!"

After being thoroughly rebuffed by Ji Yun,

Vegeta left and went to find Goku.

The two of them hit it off and Goku immediately agreed to train and fight with him.

And so, after several months of fighting, both of them had become much stronger.

Ji Yun hadn't been idle, either. During that time, he'd made another trip to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber at Kami's Lookout.

He knew a new enemy would appear soon.

He didn't have much time left.

This time, Ji Yun stayed there for half a day.

He raised his base battle power directly from 21 million to 35 million.

While everyone on Earth went about their lives in an orderly fashion,

a gigantic spaceship raced through space at breakneck speed, heading toward Earth.

Many smaller and larger ships followed alongside it.

Their leader was King Cold, who had come to avenge Frieza.

At that moment, he stared ahead with a grim expression.

As he watched Earth draw nearer, an eerie smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Back on Earth,

Son Goku and Vegeta were training on a remote island.

They traded blows, neither gaining the upper hand.

There was no denying that both Son Goku and Vegeta had extraordinary talent.

In just a few months, the two of them had developed power levels rivaling Frieza's.

Maybe that was just the way it went for the main characters.

"Bang!"

They clashed, and the impact sent them both stumbling several steps backward.

"What's wrong, Kakarot? Have you had enough?"

Vegeta looked at Son Goku smugly.

A few months ago, he hadn't been Goku's match. When they'd first started training, Goku had even beaten him down.

Now, he was Goku's equal, and he couldn't help getting arrogant again.

Son Goku ignored Vegeta's taunt.

Instead, he gazed at the sky, pointed toward the horizon, and said to Vegeta, "There are several incredibly powerful ki signatures over there, heading toward Earth. Can you feel them?"

Goku sensed the energy, his brows knitting slightly.

One of the signatures felt incredibly evil and incredibly strong.

It was even stronger than Frieza had been.

Hearing Goku's words, Vegeta began sensing the energy, too.

Sure enough, there were a lot of people approaching Earth.

"What's going on?"

Vegeta's expression suddenly grew tense.

That evil ki brought back the fear he'd felt under Frieza's control all those years ago.

"Looks like we're in for another tough battle!" Son Goku couldn't help remarking.

This enemy was, without a doubt, the strongest he'd faced so far.

Just from the strength of his ki, Goku could tell he was no match for him.

"Hmph. I can handle a guy like that on my own!"

After a brief moment of surprise, Vegeta's lips curled into a faint smirk.

Then he flew toward the source of the ki.

"Don't be rash, Vegeta. This enemy is no ordinary foe."

Son Goku didn't bother saying anything more.

He hurried after Vegeta.

That guy Vegeta was just too arrogant.

Even though he knew he was outmatched, he still had to act tough.

A few minutes later,

Goku and Vegeta arrived in a wide-open valley.

The evil ki signatures drawing near grew stronger and stronger.

Whoosh!

Not long after they arrived, Piccolo descended from the sky.

"What's going on, Goku? Where did all this powerful ki come from?" Piccolo asked, his expression grave.

"I don't know, either. They're probably here for trouble. We may be in for a tough battle," Goku replied, shaking his head.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Just then, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha arrived one after another.

In an instant, Earth's warriors had gathered together once again.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you useless guys doing here? We don't need you!"

"A bunch of weaklings like you shouldn't be here getting in the way!"

Vegeta spoke disdainfully, his eyes fixed coldly on them.

He hadn't thought much of them before.

Now, he looked down on them even more.

At Vegeta's words, Krillin and the others clenched their fists without realizing it.

"What's there to be so arrogant about? You're a stray dog, and you've only been here a few days before you learned to bite?" Piccolo said coldly.

He couldn't stand Vegeta.

Every time, Vegeta got beaten to a pulp, and every time, he still acted tough!

People like that never changed, no matter how many times they got beaten.

"Hmph. You trash, keep running your mouth and I'll kill you!"

Vegeta's face turned angry.

He couldn't stand Piccolo, either. He still vividly remembered the beating he'd taken on Namek.

He'd kept that grudge buried deep inside.

Piccolo had improved quite a bit during this time,

but compared to Vegeta, he was still hopelessly outmatched.

The gap between them was enormous.

"All right, that's enough. We have a formidable enemy in front of us. Stop fighting among yourselves. We can settle this after the battle."

Goku cut off their argument.

"By the way, where's Mr. Ji Yun?" Krillin asked Goku curiously.

Only then did everyone realize.

That's right. Where was their strongest War God, Mr. Ji Yun?

How could he miss a moment like this?