On the battlefield between the two sides.
Cooler had finally completed his transformation, fully unleashing all the power within him.
In his final form, Cooler grew a size larger and looked much more muscular.
Four horns sprouted from his head and extended backward. His eyes turned red, and his pupils disappeared. White armor-like plates grew over his shoulders, and two sharp blades extended backward from his wrists.
"Hohoho!"
"You've kept me waiting, King Saigo. You're one of the few people who've made this emperor use his final form. First, allow me to congratulate you on being lucky enough to die at the hands of my final form! Are you ready to meet your end?"
As he finished speaking, a "door" immediately closed over his mouth. It was a white shell that protected his mouth and face.
Having completed his transformation, Cooler was brimming with confidence. He believed his current strength would let him utterly crush the arrogant little Saiyan monkey before him.
His confidence was, of course, based on his strength. In his final form, his battle power reached 2.25 billion!
At last, Saigo had seen Cooler's final form, fulfilling one of his wishes.
In his previous life, he'd thought the thing covering Cooler's face in his final form looked incredibly cool!
The fight, which should have been decided long ago, had dragged on until now just so he could see it with his own eyes.
Now, his wish had been fulfilled.
It was time to show his true strength and end this battle.
"Ah, ha!"
Saigo didn't waste a single word. He immediately transformed into a Full Power Super Saiyan. He had no masochistic tendencies and no interest in fighting an enemy on equal terms!
His base form was already more than enough to deal with Cooler, but since Cooler had fulfilled one of his wishes, he'd repay him with the full power of his Super Saiyan form.
After transforming, he waved his little hand at Cooler, his gesture brimming with provocation!
Whoosh!
Cooler could no longer hold back. He couldn't stand Saigo's contempt, especially that look of indifference after he'd transformed into a Super Saiyan. His "mask" snapped open, his teeth bared, and he looked utterly crazed.
"Ahhhhh! You damn monkey! I don't care what kind of Super Saiyan you are—you're all going to die!"
His voice was deafening!
He was practically roaring.
Whoosh!
The "door" closed again.
With a whoosh, Cooler vanished from where he stood.
Fueled by his raging fury, Cooler—his body wreathed in purple energy—appeared before Saigo in the blink of an eye. He unleashed his full battle power of 2.25 billion, raining blows down like a violent storm and pounding Saigo's small chest.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud...
The collision between 2.25 billion and over 400 billion in battle power sounded like the roar of an angry thunder god, nearly bursting the eardrums of the spectators on both sides.
Yet Saigo remained utterly motionless from beginning to end. A mere couple of billion in battle power couldn't hurt him in the slightest.
Below the battlefield.
The Saiyan Great Apes stared in astonishment, their fierce faces filled with shock.
A few seconds later, they recovered and broke into excited chatter.
"What incredible power! The sound of those powerful blows is intoxicating!"
"So this is the power of King Saigo in his Super Saiyan form? It's truly something to aspire to!"
"We've won! We've won! Hahaha! King Saigo's aura is more than twice as powerful as the enemy's!"
"Hahaha!"
"King Saigo is just too strong!"
"That's wonderful!"
Bardock, the second person able to transform into a Super Saiyan, gazed up with a look of determination and longing.
Of course, every Saiyan present yearned for that power. They all hoped that one day they, too, could become as strong as King Saigo!
Meanwhile, aboard the spaceships above the battlefield, the soldiers of the Cooler Legion stood in stark contrast to the spirited Saiyans. After learning that the enemy had over 20 billion in battle power while their King Cooler had only 2.25 billion, most of them looked utterly devastated, as if they could already see themselves being slaughtered by the Saiyans.
Only a small number were secretly delighted.
The atmosphere was heavy. No one spoke; they had most likely already lost the will to fight.
With an enemy who possessed over 20 billion in battle power, there was no way they could escape.
What's more, the damage to the detection system had affected the spaceships' propulsion systems. They could barely maintain their balance, let alone travel normally through space.
On the battlefield.
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
"How can that damn monkey have such incredible battle power?"
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it! I refuse to believe it! Die! Die!"
Boom!
The energy around Cooler surged once more, but his battle power didn't increase in the slightest. His fury had only made the energy in his body circulate faster.
After all, unlike the Saiyans, the Frost Demon Race couldn't grow stronger by roaring in a fit of rage.
Cooler's roars were just roars!
They only made him lose his reason, leaving his attacks completely wild and aimless.
Saigo was getting bored. He'd let Cooler give him a free massage for ages, and the customer still wasn't satisfied. Now the attendant was about to kick him out!
What a bore!
Pfft!
Saigo formed his right hand into a blade and thrust it toward Cooler's left chest, piercing straight through. The next moment, purple blood sprayed along his arm.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Saigo pulled his hand free, flicked it in disgust, then used his energy to clean it before looking at the four-horned Cooler.
"King Cooler, you sure talk big. Do you have any last words?"
"Pfft! Cough, cough... K-King Saigo... please... please spare me... cough, cough!"
Cooler finally came to his senses. With death upon him, he cast aside all his pride and begged Saigo for mercy.
"P-please, King Saigo... spare my life! Cough, cough... I-I'm willing to submit to you... j-just spare my life! Cough, cough!"
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Purple blood continued to pour from his wound, but Cooler paid it no attention. He thought only of staying alive. The confidence he'd shown earlier was gone, replaced by a look of desperate pleading.
He no longer had even a shred of the dignity of a Cosmic Emperor.
Saigo's thoughts shifted, and he brought up the Personal Information Panel. He quickly used "Cooler Legion's Allegiance" from his [Space], then dismissed the panel.
Kindly, he offered Cooler a final warning. "Cooler, former Cosmic Emperor, I want to give you a surprise before you die. I'm sure you'll be delighted to see it. I hope you can keep your cool when it arrives and take it in stride."
At the same time, aboard the fifteen spaceships above the battlefield, the soldiers who had been planning to fight to the death all changed their expressions. They no longer looked at Saigo with hostility and began filing in orderly fashion toward the ship hatches.
Before long, the soldiers of the Cooler Legion—or rather, the Saigao Legion—streamed out of the ship hatches, soon filling the sky as far as the eye could see.
"Greetings, King Saigo!"
Hundreds of thousands of warriors shouted in unison, their cries deafening.
"King Cooler, what do you think? Was that surprise big enough?" Saigo asked with a chuckle as he watched Cooler panic.
"Impossible! Impossible! Cough, cough! This can't be! Salza... how could he betray me?"
"Salza!!! Cough, cough! Get over here, you hear me!!! Cough, cough!"
Despite his severe injuries, Cooler paid them no heed. He coughed up mouthful after mouthful of purple blood, yet kept his eyes fixed on the sky, summoning Salza with all his strength.
But this time, several seconds passed, and Salza still didn't appear before Cooler.
At that moment, Cooler's heart sank.
In the past, Salza had always obeyed his every command. If Cooler pointed east, he wouldn't head west!
But now, several seconds had passed, and Salza still hadn't appeared!
Cooler had no choice but to believe that Salza, who'd once obeyed his every word, and all his subordinates had betrayed him and joined the Saiyans!
"No!!!!!!!"
Cooler let out a cry of utter despair, one that sounded all too familiar.
At the same time, Saigo flung Cooler high into the open sky and launched an attack.
"Super—Energy Wave!"
Boom!
A massive beam of energy, white with purple streaks, shot toward Cooler's contorted face in an instant and swallowed him whole.
And so, Cooler, a Cosmic Emperor who had once shaken the universe, met his final end.
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