Strength Reaches the Fourth Dimension; Vegeta Strikes Suddenly

Tarble nodded at Vegeta and the others, then examined his own transformation, sighing, "So this is... a Super Saiyan..."

Feeling the endless surge of power welling up within his body, he felt incredibly exhilarated.

It felt as if he had been injected with a stimulant.

At this moment, he desperately wanted to find someone to fight, just to vent this energy.

Truly, the Saiyans are a warrior race!

The desire to fight was etched deep into his very marrow.

Even he, a fine young man of the new century, was being influenced by it.

After a quiet sigh, he reverted to his base form.

Once he returned to normal, that excited, restless mood finally began to settle.

The next second, two lines of text appeared in his eyes once again.

Congratulations to the host for breaking through the fourth dimension of combat power. Binding quota +1.

Please bind a qualified target as soon as possible to unlock higher multipliers for cultivation effects.

After reading these two lines, his eyebrows immediately danced with joy.

He then waved his arm toward Vegeta and the others with delight, cheering, "I did it!"

Since arriving in this Dragon Ball Super world, he had always felt a sense of urgency, anxious about his own lack of strength.

Now, having finally become a Super Saiyan, he had taken a crucial step forward.

His tightly wound nerves finally relaxed a little.

However, he knew very well that being a Super Saiyan alone was not enough!

He had to become even stronger!

At this, Vegeta and the others gathered around.

"You really succeeded, Tarble," Vegeta praised him sincerely.

His tone carried a hint of envy and gratification.

If it had been any other Saiyan, he might have felt jealous.

But Tarble was his own younger brother!

Over these many years, influenced by Son Goku, Bulma, and the others, his temperament had changed significantly.

He now valued his family more than any of the Z Fighters.

"Congratulations to Prince Tarble for successfully transforming into a Super Saiyan!"

Rix was also beaming as he offered his congratulations again, as if he were the one who had successfully transformed.

Trunks also said happily, "Uncle Tarble, congratulations on successfully becoming a Super Saiyan!"

"Mr. Tarble, congratulations on stepping into a new realm," Dende congratulated him with a touch of admiration.

Mr. Popo, however, stood like a wooden post, expressionless.

Tarble nodded with a smile in response, "Thank you, everyone."

Just then, Vegeta suddenly made a move, launching an attack toward Rix.

His figure flashed, appearing abruptly in front of Rix.

Before anyone could react, he casually fired an energy blast that struck Rix square in the chest.

"Ah—"

Rix let out an instant, miserable scream.

Bang!

He collapsed to the ground, then spat two mouthfuls of bright red blood from his mouth.

In an instant, he felt a sharp, searing pain flood his entire body, and his head began to spin.

Yet, he still retained a sliver of consciousness.

At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, filled with confusion and resentment.

"Ve... Vegeta..."

"Why... why..."

He had been dutiful, fulfilling his responsibility to protect Tarble at every moment.

But why would Vegeta want to kill him?

Clearly, he too had the potential to become a Super Saiyan!

Why kill him?!!

For a moment, he was filled with hatred toward Vegeta.

Except for Tarble, the three others—Trunks, Dende, and Mr. Popo—were all shocked by this sudden turn of events.

The next instant, they began to voice their accusations one after another.

"Dad! Why did you kill Uncle Rix? Why!"

"Mr. Vegeta, why would you do such a thing?"

Mr. Popo said nothing, but suddenly furrowed his brows, watching Vegeta with a look of vigilance.

"Hmph!" Vegeta first let out a cold snort, too lazy to explain, and directly ordered Dende, "Dende, trouble yourself to heal him!"

"If you were any later, he would truly be dead!"

Hearing this, Dende instantly understood Vegeta's intention, his pupils shrinking sharply.

He recalled back on his home planet, Namek, when Vegeta had used this very same trick to rapidly increase his strength.

At this moment, only one thought occupied his mind—

This guy, when he said he wanted me to help with a small favor just now, could it be...

After realizing this, he immediately said bitterly: "You are simply a madman!"

Under the circumstances, he had no time to overthink.

After cursing, he immediately knelt down to perform healing on Rix.

In less than five seconds, Rix was successfully revived.

The moment his consciousness returned, he sprang up from the ground with a "whoosh."

In the eyes he turned toward Vegeta, besides wariness, there was deep-seated resentment.

"Why?!!!" Rix asked through gritted teeth.

At this point, he had long forgotten any nonsense about respectful titles for a prince.

For decades, he had followed King Vegeta's instructions, guarding Tarble's safety.

His good brother, Tomato, had even sacrificed his life to save Tarble.

Despite all this, he had never abandoned Tarble to flee on his own.

It could be said that if not for him and Tomato, Tarble would have died countless times over.

But in the end, what did he get?

Vegeta actually wanted to kill him!

At this, his heart turned completely cold.

Facing his questioning, Vegeta said expressionlessly: "Hmph, don't you want to become a Super Saiyan quickly?"

"Go ahead and feel your current strength; you should have met the conditions for transformation!"

Seeing that the other party was still full of vigilance, he had no choice but to instruct Trunks: "Trunks, use your scouter to detect his combat power."

"Then, try to transform into a Super Saiyan."

"Hmph! We Saiyans do not need warriors who are too weak!"

"Once things are done, hurry home to eat. I won't be waiting here for you on an empty stomach."

After finishing his words, he glanced at Rix, then directly erupted with energy and flew into the sky.

Seeing this situation, Tarble was both speechless and helpless.

He could have explained it beforehand, yet he chose a method that was so easily misunderstood.

He really is overbearing and arbitrary!

However, he also knew that the current Vegeta was much better than before.

If it were the past, he might have just finished him off directly.

Sigh!

It was up to him to soothe everyone.

"Rix, I believe Brother Vegeta must have his reasons for doing this!

Why don't you follow what he said and feel if your strength has changed?"

After comforting Rix, he turned to look at the stunned Trunks and urged him.

"Trunks, what are you still standing there for?"

"Hurry up and measure Uncle Rix's combat power!"

Hearing this, Trunks suddenly snapped out of it: "Oh, oh, I'll measure it right now!"

At this moment, Dende also spoke up to explain Vegeta's intention, helping to comfort Rix.

He did not want to see internal strife among the Saiyans again; the battle between Goku and Vegeta during the Majin Buu era was still fresh in his memory.

Every time he thought of it, he still felt a lingering fear.

"Mr. Rix, I understand Mr. Vegeta's intention; he wanted to help you rapidly increase your strength."

"Back on Namek, when facing the powerful Frieza, he also had to take this shortcut to quickly boost his power."

"Come to think of it, you Saiyans are truly special; you can actually increase your strength after a near-death recovery."

"And the magnitude of the increase is shockingly large."

In fact, even before Dende spoke, Rix had already begun to sense his own strength to see if there had been any change.