"Oh, my, Bulma. I never thought you'd learn to use your head," Luo Tian said with a laugh.
"But... if it's dangerous, forget it. I don't want you to die because of this," Bulma said. "But if Goku gets killed by him, the whole Earth will be in danger."
"Fine, I'll go take a look," Luo Tian said, nodding.
"Pop!"
Luo Tian put away the Scepter.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, Luo Tian turned into a dazzling flame of light, bright as a diamond, and appeared at the battlefield.
"Hey, Vegeta, that's enough," Luo Tian called out to Vegeta.
Vegeta froze for a moment and looked down at Luo Tian.
"Who are you?" Vegeta asked, still gripping Son Goku tightly.
"I'm the healer you're looking for. Don't you remember me?" Luo Tian smiled faintly. "When you were three, you challenged me. I beat you up."
Vegeta was stunned.
Three years old?
Huh? Why did this guy look so familiar?
White hair!
Silvery-white hair!
That distinctive hair color... He looked just like Luo Tian from Planet Vegeta.
The captain of the guards!
Right, he'd been the captain of the guards. Back on Planet Vegeta, he'd held a pretty high position.
But Planet Vegeta had been destroyed. How was this guy still alive?
"Are you the guard captain Luo Tian?" Vegeta asked.
"Mhm. You finally remembered," Luo Tian said with a smile.
Son Goku looked completely bewildered.
What did he mean?
What was a guard captain?
Why did it seem like Luo Tian and Vegeta knew each other?
What was going on?
"I'm not seeing things, am I? You really are the guard captain Luo Tian?" Vegeta exclaimed, his red eyes wide. "You're still alive? So you came to Earth a long time ago?"
"Mhm," Luo Tian said with a nod. "You could put it that way."
"That's something. I never thought there'd be another living Saiyan on Earth besides Kakarot," Vegeta said with a small smile.
"Let Goku go first," Luo Tian said.
"What? Did you come here to plead for this guy, Luo Tian?" Vegeta snorted. Instead of releasing Son Goku, he squeezed him even harder.
"Ah..."
Son Goku let out a pained cry.
"Come to think of it, I heard there was someone named Luo Tian who could heal people. That's you, isn't it?" Vegeta said, smiling at him.
"That's right," Luo Tian said. A Scepter suddenly appeared in his hand.
Bulma's house.
Bulma looked completely baffled.
Where is he?
Luo Tian, where are you?
Where did you go?
Why can't I find you?
And where did that projection go?
"What?" Vegeta couldn't help but freeze when he saw the Scepter in Luo Tian's hand.
What was that thing?
He'd never seen anything like it.
"Actually, I wanted to tell you that Planet Vegeta wasn't destroyed by an asteroid. Frieza destroyed it with his own hands," Luo Tian said with a sigh. "It's such important news, and I haven't told anyone else. I made a point of telling you."
Vegeta frowned.
"Put down your weapons and turn back before it's too late, Vegeta," Luo Tian said.
Vegeta: "..."
What kind of nonsense was that?
Who was turning back?
"You're saying... Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta?" Vegeta snorted. "Why would he do that?"
"Have you heard of Super Saiyans? Frieza feared that one of the Saiyans might become a Super Saiyan, so he destroyed Planet Vegeta," Luo Tian explained. "But what I really wanted to say is that Beerus had something to do with it too. Do you believe me?"
"Beerus? Who's that?" Vegeta had already forgotten who Beerus was.
"Forget it. We can talk about Beerus later," Luo Tian said with a smile. "Let him go."
"What? If you really are the guard captain Luo Tian, you should know who I am. As a Saiyan, you should obey my orders without question," Vegeta snorted.
"You're always so arrogant. It's not a good look," Luo Tian said, shaking his head. "Never mind. I'll heal Goku first."
"Pop!"
As Luo Tian spoke, Healing Light Flame appeared inside the Crystal Ball atop his Scepter.
The Healing Light Flame spread over Son Goku.
In an instant, Son Goku's injuries began to heal at a visible rate.
At the same time, his energy continued to grow stronger.
"What? Th-this guy's energy is surging! No! You really can heal people!" Vegeta cried in alarm. Without a moment's hesitation, he swept his massive tail toward Luo Tian.
"Pop!"
Luo Tian raised one finger and easily stopped Vegeta's tail.
"What?" Vegeta was stunned.
He'd swung his tail at the guy, and he'd stopped it with a single finger.
When had the guard captain gotten so strong?
He didn't believe it!
"Kaioken!"
Son Goku immediately unleashed his powerful energy.
"Pop!"
The next moment, Son Goku broke free of Vegeta's grip and kicked him hard in the chest.
"Pfft..."
Vegeta spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered backward before landing hard on the ground.
"Pop!"
Luo Tian swept his hand through the air.
The Artificial Moon in the sky vanished in an instant.
"Whoosh!"
Vegeta's body rapidly shrank until he returned to his original form.
"Luo Tian, thank you so much. You really saved the day," Son Goku said with a sigh of relief. Feeling energy surge through his body, he couldn't hide his delight. "I feel like my power has increased a lot. Is this the Saiyans' special physiology?"
"Mhm," Luo Tian said with a nod.
Vegeta's face had turned pale.
"Vegeta, you're finished!" Son Goku said.
"I won't accept this!" Vegeta shouted. "I'm going to kill you!"
As he spoke, Vegeta's energy flared again, and he rushed toward Son Goku.
"Pop!"
Vegeta threw a powerful punch at Son Goku.
But Son Goku simply raised a hand and blocked it.
After this near-death recovery, Son Goku's battle power had soared to 20,000.
Vegeta, on the other hand, was practically at the end of his rope. His battle power had plummeted, leaving him with barely a thousand at best.
"What? How could this happen?" Vegeta asked, dumbfounded.
But he quickly figured it out.
Then Vegeta immediately looked toward Luo Tian.
"What are you looking at?" Luo Tian said with a smile.
Vegeta: "..."
"I told you to turn back before it was too late. There's still time," Luo Tian said thoughtfully, resting his chin in his hand. "I'm even wondering if I should heal you too, so you can settle the score with him again."
"If you fully heal my injuries, I promise that even if I defeat Kakarot, I'll leave this planet at once," Vegeta said quickly, struck by an idea. "We're both Saiyans, but if I recover from the brink of death, the increase in my battle power will far surpass Kakarot's. It's simple: I'm a genius warrior."
"Is that so?" Luo Tian smiled faintly.
"Trust me," Vegeta said.
Please, you have to believe me.
Once I'm fully healed, I'll capture you and make you serve me willingly.
Yes, that's the plan!
I'll wipe out every Earthling while I'm at it.
Of course, I'll give Kakarot special treatment and torture him to death.
Luo Tian already knew exactly what Vegeta was thinking.
"What do you think, Goku?" Luo Tian turned to Son Goku. "Do you want to fight him again?"
"Sure. I didn't get to enjoy the fight much before. I'm happy to go another round with him," Son Goku said with a nod.
"But this time, I don't want you to use Kaioken," Luo Tian said. "Even if he badly injures you, don't use Kaioken. Can you promise me that?"
"Not using Kaioken? That'll be a challenge," Son Goku said, scratching his head. He quickly made up his mind. "All right. Then I'll use Ultra Instinct from the start."
"Pop!"
Luo Tian said no more and sent Healing Light Flame straight into Vegeta.
In an instant, Vegeta's injuries healed rapidly.
"You two carry on. I won't interfere. Good luck," Luo Tian said with a smile. He turned into a dazzling streak of light and vanished in a flash.
Vegeta: "..."
Son Goku: "..."
The two silently turned to face each other.
"Let's get started, Kakarot. This time, I'll beat you so badly you won't know which way is up," Vegeta said with a sneer.
"Whoosh..."
Son Goku took a deep breath and let the energy around him fade.
"Hmph, this is getting more and more interesting. So you learned from that guy," Vegeta said with a smile.
"Yeah," Son Goku said, getting ready to fight.
"Let me tell you what a guard captain is!" Vegeta snorted. "A guard captain is considered an elite warrior among the Saiyans. Back then, every guard had a battle power of around 8,000 or more, and our guard captain reportedly had a battle power above 10,000. But with all these years gone by, his battle power must have increased tremendously."
"Is that so?" Son Goku wasn't very interested.
"I'd guess that guy's battle power is at least 30,000. It could even be as high as 50,000," Vegeta said, estimating Luo Tian's strength.
Vegeta had transformed into a Great Ape, increasing his battle power tenfold, but by then, he'd already used up most of his energy.
That was why Vegeta had estimated Luo Tian's strength at that level.
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