A village.
Frieza and the others had just obtained their fourth Dragon Ball in this village.
At that moment, the Scouter on Zarbon's eye had also blown up from Vegeta's immense battle power.
"I'm sure the Scouter malfunctioned. Vegeta's battle power actually exceeded 22,000," Zarbon said gravely.
"What? 22,000?" Dodoria's lips trembled. He was badly shaken. "There's no way his battle power is over 18,000! How is that possible?"
"There's nothing surprising about it. Vegeta went through a life-or-death battle on Earth," Frieza said with a smile. "All these years, you've let a max-level character play around in a beginner's village. No wonder he was getting restless. His trip to Earth must have put him in danger, so it's only natural that his strength improved."
Zarbon and Dodoria said nothing.
"Even with that battle power, the two of you could defeat him if you joined forces," Frieza said with a smile. "Vegeta's goal is probably the same as mine: eternal life or an immortal body. He can only defeat us if he finds the Dragon Balls. Vegeta never respected me much to begin with, and he went to Earth without my orders. He clearly wants to usurp my position."
Zarbon: "..."
Dodoria: "..."
"Hmph. As expected, those wild Saiyan monkeys all deserve to die. I'll let him run around for a few more days," Frieza said with a chuckle.
"By the way, Lord Frieza, there were two battle-power readings in that area just now, but they disappeared almost immediately." Zarbon pointed in the direction where Luo Tian and the others were.
"Oh?" Frieza turned to look at Zarbon.
"They came with hostile intentions. Their battle power surged in an instant, and after they defeated those two scouts, their readings vanished at once," Zarbon continued.
"That's strange. That direction is completely