"Golden Dragon Dragon Ball, Golden Dragon Dragon Ball! No matter what, I, Vegeta, must... obtain it... For Bulma... I have to protect Earth..."
The old Vegeta had never possessed any desire to protect anything. He only decided whom to fight for the sake of his own ambitions and fighting spirit. His grudge against Goku had begun long ago precisely because he wanted to become the strongest under heaven. No matter which battle it was, he fought only for himself. When had anyone ever seen him step forward and fight in order to protect something?
However, once he had Bulma, his personality underwent a tremendous change. He had a home, a wife and son he wanted to protect. From then on, he felt happiness. He did not want to lose it, did not want such happy days to slip away through his fingers. That happiness was now the purpose of his battles. At last, he had changed—becoming a true warrior who fought for love, for protection!
Just like the Goku he hated.
At that moment, he finally understood why the Goku he despised had become so strong. He was merely an ordinary Saiyan, so why was he stronger than Vegeta, the prince of the Saiyans?
The difference was probably the reason behind their fists.
Vegeta burst from underground with all his strength. A massive flash of light completely blew Teng Qing Dharma King apart, shredding even the White Robe on his body into pieces. The terror of this move finally made Vegeta realize just how powerful he could become when fighting to protect something!
"It's all over... It's over..." Vegeta's strength was completely spent as well. He collapsed onto the martial arts platform and did not rise for a long time. The referee came forward, pulled Vegeta up, announced his victory,