Just then, the system issued a mission.
Great. Although I didn't know what a Time-Space Fragment was, I had to accept this mission.
Whoosh—
Frieza left his spacecraft and faced off against Li Feng.
Although Frieza was tiny in his first form, a purple aura radiated from him, as powerful as an ancient beast.
On the other side, Li Feng also radiated a white aura, his energy spreading in ripples.
The two forces clashed.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Sand and stones on the ground rose without a breeze.
Purple and white energy collided in silence.
Crack!
The stones floating in the air hit the ground, sounding the trumpet of war.
Whoosh!
Li Feng's gaze sharpened. He appeared in front of Frieza and punched at him.
Frieza met Li Feng's fist with his own.
Boom!
The energy unleashed by their collision erupted with astonishing force, blasting the surrounding rocks and mountains to pieces.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two then moved at incredible speed, their figures flashing as they traded blows.
Ordinary people could barely see them.
"W-what?"
Vegeta was stunned.
He hadn't expected Li Feng to hold his own against Frieza.
"Since when could Li Feng fight that terrifying Frieza to a standstill?"
Vegeta was shocked. Just a few months ago, Li Feng had been evenly matched with him, but now he could challenge Frieza, who was far stronger than he was.
What had he done to become so strong?
"That's not right, Vegeta. Li Feng clearly has the upper hand," Goku corrected him.
"How is that possible?"
Vegeta was shocked again.
He'd thought that holding Frieza to a draw was already impressive, but Li Feng even had the upper hand?
Maybe he really could kill Frieza!
Bam! Bam! Bam!...
In the air, the two figures flashed back and forth, their attacks too fast to see.
At first, the two had traded blows evenly.
But with each clash, Li Feng managed to gain a slight advantage. He anticipated Frieza's attacks and struck hard at his head, abdomen, and other relatively vulnerable spots.
Meanwhile, he used only his shoulders and arms to absorb Frieza's heavy blows.
As time went on, Li Feng was barely hurt, though his shoulders were a little sore. Frieza, however, had been beaten until his face was swollen like a pig's, and his Battle Suit was in tatters.
Boom!
In the end, Li Feng slammed his elbow into Frieza, sending him hurtling toward a mountain.
The impact was so fierce that Frieza crashed through four mountains before the rocks buried him.
"S-so strong!"
Vegeta was stunned, but excitement quickly took over.
That's right! Take down that despicable Frieza! Avenge the Saiyans!
By now, Vegeta had long since let go of his grudge against Li Feng. All he wanted was for Frieza to die.
Frieza had wiped out the Saiyans, leaving only a handful alive.
Even though Vegeta hadn't killed Frieza himself, seeing him get beaten was still immensely satisfying.
Hmph. So much for being the Cosmic Emperor. Look at you now!
"Arrgh!"
With a roar, the rocks covering Frieza shot into the sky.
As the dust settled, Frieza's battered appearance came into view.
His mouth hung open as he spat purple blood.
"Y-you bastard!"
Frieza was furious.
"You dare beat me, the noble Frieza, into this state? I'll tear you to pieces!"
Enraged, Frieza immediately unleashed his aura.
Purple energy surged into the sky, and the terrifying pressure made Vegeta tremble again.
"Can this demon get even stronger?"
Vegeta broke into a cold sweat, growing tense again.
"Don't worry. Li Feng hasn't even come close to using his full strength," Goku said from the sidelines.
Though it had lasted only an instant, Goku had sensed the energy that surged from Li Feng when his potential was unleashed. It had made him shudder.
Li Feng was far stronger than he was.
In midair, Li Feng hovered against the wind.
"Is talking all you can do?" Li Feng taunted.
He raised his own power, and his white aura erupted in an instant.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The white aura surged like a hurricane, unleashing astonishing energy.
"Ha!"
The two collided, unleashing an even more terrifying shock wave!
The mountains nearby were easily torn to pieces by the two forces.
"Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!"
Their attacks grew even faster, but the battle was no different from when they had first clashed.
Li Feng was still crushing Frieza!
Even though Frieza's speed and strength had increased considerably, whenever he threw a punch, Li Feng easily blocked it and struck the vulnerable parts of his body in return!
"Impossible!"
Frieza was both shocked and furious.
He'd thought he had only been careless at first, and that once he powered up, he would easily crush Li Feng.
But as the fight went on, he realized he couldn't keep up with Li Feng at all. He was still at a disadvantage.
"Yah!"
Frieza swung a punch at Li Feng.
Thud!
This time, Li Feng calmly raised his left hand and blocked it with ease.
When Frieza tried to pull back his right fist, he found he couldn't.
"How is this possible!"
Frieza was stunned.
"You're still too weak," Li Feng said coldly.
Then Li Feng drove his right fist straight into Frieza's abdomen.
"Urgh! Ah!"
Frieza spat purple blood again.
"Hah!"
Li Feng followed up by kicking Frieza down to the ground.
Boom!
Frieza slammed into the earth like a cannonball, leaving a huge crater.
"So strong! At this rate, Li Feng really can take care of Frieza!"
Vegeta clenched his fists, thrilled to see Li Feng crushing Frieza.
"Li Feng's gotten even stronger!"
Goku exclaimed too.
Goku's current power level was also 1,500,000, enough to let him crush Frieza with ease. But a master could always sense the difference.
The two auras were incredibly powerful, covering nearly half of Namek.
Far away, Gohan was holding up a large Dragon Ball.
"Amazing! Is that Li Feng fighting that man named Frieza?"
Gohan could feel the two terrifying auras too.
"What terrifying power!"
Elsewhere, Piccolo set the six Dragon Balls he had collected on an open patch of ground and couldn't help but marvel.
He too sought greater strength and longed to fight powerful foes, but right now, he was still far too weak.
Inside the Grand Elder's home.
"Grand Elder, these two energy signatures... They're terrifying!" Nail said, breaking into a cold sweat.
"Was it really wise to give the Dragon Balls to those people?" Nail asked the Grand Elder.
"That young man's potential is practically limitless. Only he can stand against that demon," the Grand Elder said slowly.
"We must do as he said if we're to protect Namek and our people."
"I understand," Nail replied.
"Hmph, Frieza. If that's all you've got, you might as well kill yourself," Li Feng said, hovering in midair with his arms crossed.
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