Tree of Might Fruit! Turles' Power Surges!

A white whirlwind struck toward Turles, but he dodged it with ease.

"Damn it! What have you done to Piccolo and Gohan?!"

The person who arrived was none other than Son Goku, who stared at the man before him with fury.

"Heh heh heh, Kakarot, you traitor, you've finally appeared."

Turles sneered.

"I am not Kakarot, I am Son Goku!"

Goku shouted, then looked at the man whose appearance was nearly identical to his own, shocked.

"Who exactly are you? Why do you look so much like me?"

"I am Turles, and my father was the brother of your father, Bardock."

In the original Dragon Ball setting, low-class warriors all looked similar, but this universe was different.

Regardless, Son Goku still refused to acknowledge these evil Saiyans as his kin.

Li Feng remarked: Goku has wiped out all his Saiyan relatives, not even sparing his future self. (Goku Black from Dragon Ball Super)

Gohan: Dad, that's why I let you get yourself killed during the Cell era.

If Raditz could speak: Kakarot, you're something else; if our father were still alive, he might have been taken out by you too.

Poor Goku; aside from his son, his only remaining relatives were now evil villains.

Back to the matter at hand.

Goku didn't react to Turles's identity, feeling only rage at the injuries inflicted upon his friends and child.

"To think you would dare destroy the Earth and harm the innocent like this—I will never forgive you!"

Goku said angrily.

"Kakarot, join my legion, and I can spare your life and your son's!"

Turles still wanted to recruit Goku.

"Kaio-ken!"

Goku didn't say another word, immediately unleashing the Kaio-ken.

A dark red aura surged forth, and the majestic energy that followed shot straight into the sky!

"What?!"

Turles's scouter showed Goku's power level rising continuously!

He couldn't understand why Kakarot's combat power, which had been inferior to his own at the start, had now completely surpassed him.

"Ha!"

Before Turles could react, the dark red figure appeared instantly before him.

Bang!

A fist the size of a sandbag slammed heavily into Turles's nose, sending blood flying.

Turles's body flew backward like a cannonball, crashing straight through several branches of the giant Tree of Might.

"Bastard!"

Turles cursed, clutching his nose.

"Hiyah!"

Goku was still quite furious; the dark red aura surged again as he charged at Turles once more.

Turles hurriedly blocked with both hands, but Goku's heavy punch left his arms numb with pain. Finally, Goku used the high-speed movement of the Kaio-ken to circle behind him and deliver a kick.

The armor on Turles's back shattered, and he felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

"Cough! Ah!"

Turles had long since lost his initial composure and calm, fleeing in a sorry state toward the depths of the tree trunk.

"Whoosh!"

Goku continued to pursue him frantically, wreathed in dark red flames.

"Hmph, Kakarot, don't get cocky. Once I eat the Fruit of the Tree of Might, your death will be at hand!"

Turles said viciously.

The Tree of Might was still growing wildly in the outside world; various branches and vines surged from every corner of the globe. Grasslands and forests turned into deserts, cities turned into ruins, and the Earth's environment was rapidly deteriorating.

The result of this was that the fruit on the Tree of Might began to ripen!

Just as Goku was about to catch up to Turles again, Turles happened to see a ripe Fruit of the Tree of Might ahead.

"Crunch!"

Turles plucked the fruit and took a bite immediately.

"Boom!"

His original injuries had completely vanished, and his muscles had become even more engorged.

Suddenly, a powerful aura erupted from Turles!

"Heh heh! This is the end!"

Feeling the endless power surging within him, Turles let out a loud laugh and crushed the Tree of Might fruit in his hand.

At this moment, his combat power had far surpassed Goku, reaching a staggering 325,000!

"Bang!"

Goku's fist, wreathed in dark red flames, struck toward Turles's head once more, only to be tightly caught by Turles's right hand this time.

"What?!"

Now it was Goku's turn to be shocked; he never imagined that Turles's ki could be this powerful!

"Hmph, I'm going to pay you back tenfold for what you just did to me!"

Turles gave a vicious grin, then struck Goku's abdomen with a knee at lightning speed.

With a loud thud, Goku's body arched like a shrimp, and he spat out bile in agony.

"Da! Da! Da! Da! Da! Da!—"

Turles's hands turned into a machine gun, striking Goku frantically.

Because of the explosive surge in ki, Turles's strength, speed, and physical durability had all greatly increased, and Goku was completely suppressed.

"Kaio-ken times ten!"

"Swish!"

An even thicker dark red aura erupted from Goku's body, and his combat power instantly skyrocketed.

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, even with Goku giving it his all, Turles still held a slight advantage, suppressing Goku and knocking him to the ground with a single punch.

"Die!"

Turles sneered, then gathered a purple energy cannon in one hand, venting his rage upon Goku.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—"

The purple artillery fire mercilessly ravaged Goku's body, tearing his skin and flesh.

"Ah!—"

Goku's scream pierced the sky.

The massive branch of the Tree of Might was shattered by Turles's energy blast, and Goku was sent flying mercilessly.

"Hmph, Kakarot, this is the fate of a traitor!"

Turles laughed, then fired a lethal energy wave toward the fallen Goku.

If Goku were to be hit by this attack now, he would surely lose his life!

But at that moment, a sudden white energy sphere knocked Turles's attack off course.

"Hm? Who is it now?"

Turles turned his head to look and discovered that the Z Fighters had almost all arrived.

Piccolo and Gohan, whom he had thought he'd finished off, had miraculously recovered, and Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and the others were all at full stamina, glaring at Turles with fury.

However, Turles's gaze remained fixed on the handsome young man at the very front.

Li Feng had arrived at the very last second.

Li Feng had cleared out all of Turles's underlings as if he were sweeping away trash.

Li Feng and Krillin had even acted as couriers, finding the injured or dying group members and giving them Senzu Beans to recover.

It must be said that the main cast had tough lives; they only ever met their end during scripted plot deaths, otherwise, they were as resilient as cockroaches.

Krillin: Are you being polite?

"Take Goku and leave after he eats a Senzu Bean; it's too dangerous here."

Li Feng said to Krillin and the others.

"Then we're counting on you!"

"Please, you must take down that detestable bastard!"

"..."

Though the group was unwilling, they knew they lacked the power to fight Turles and left the battlefield to Li Feng.