When Mu Chuan became a Super Saiyan, Mr. Popo and the Guardian of Earth suddenly turned toward the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, shock showing in their eyes.
Just moments ago...
They had sensed an incredibly immense ki.
It was terrifyingly powerful.
Even more terrifying than Mu Chuan's.
"Mr. Popo, did you just feel an incredibly immense ki?"
Mr. Popo nodded. "Yes. Popo just sensed a very terrifying ki."
"This ki was not only immense, but filled with a primal, savage aggression. It made you feel very uncomfortable, though..."
"Popo sensed a trace of familiarity in it."
After speaking, Popo carefully considered it, then said uncertainly, "It seems like Mu Chuan's ki."
The Guardian of Earth: "???"
The Saiyans: "???"
"Did you just say you sensed an incredibly immense ki—and that it belonged to the boss?" Greta hurriedly asked.
The Guardian of Earth was also puzzled. He had indeed sensed an immense, vile, and savage ki, but he couldn't tell whether it belonged to Mu Chuan.
He looked at Popo just as uncertainly.
With so many people staring at him, Popo felt unsure, too. No matter how much someone's strength increased, their ki shouldn't change all that much.
But this ki had truly been extraordinary.
It was not only powerful, but tinged with evil. It was completely different from Mu Chuan's ki when he first powered up.
That was why Popo wasn't certain.
"Popo isn't sure. This ki felt a lot like Mu Chuan's, but it was also a little different."
"But Popo can say for certain that the ki just now came from inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. That means it could only have been Mu Chuan."
After Popo finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
They wished more than anything that the day would hurry by, so they could find out whether it was true.
And judging by what Popo and the Guardian of Earth had said, their boss's power must have increased tremendously. Otherwise, they wouldn't have looked so shocked.
They had already seen their boss reach a power level of five million. It would take something far more astounding than that to surprise them so much.
Clearly, he had grown much stronger.
As a result, all the Saiyans present lost interest in training. They stood there, eyes wide, staring intently at the entrance to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Popo and the Guardian of Earth did the same.
While they were training like mad...
Far away, at the edge of the universe, Frieza emerged from his retreat after being taught a lesson.
He still maintained his final form. After training for so long, he had learned to control all of his power.
He had even grown stronger!
"Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho..."
"Power! Power... This feeling is wonderful!"
"Your king has officially emerged from his training! Cooler, just you wait!"
"This time, I'll be the one to deal with you."
Feeling the immense power within him, Frieza was brimming with confidence. Even knowing that Cooler's final form had a power level of 470 million, he wasn't afraid!
After all, he hadn't merely mastered the power he already possessed. He had trained for months.
His power level had multiplied several times over.
He had even begun to sense a trace of the power hidden within the Frieza Race. But he no longer had the patience to keep waiting.
He wanted revenge!
He wanted to crush his enemies!
Of course, Cooler was the boss, so Frieza would save him for a little later. If he dealt with his greatest source of amusement right away, wouldn't that spoil all the fun?
So he wasn't planning to take revenge immediately. First, he would hunt down the true culprits...
The ones who had taken out the Armored Squadron.
If they hadn't eliminated the Armored Squadron, Cooler wouldn't have retaliated, and Frieza—the Emperor of the Universe—wouldn't have been crushed so thoroughly.
He couldn't let that go.
"Saiyans..."
"I can't believe you've truly risen in just a few months. You can even take out the Armored Squadron with ease."
"I can't put this off any longer. You have to pull up the roots to kill the weeds."
"King Bejita's son, on the other hand, is no threat."
Thinking over everything that had happened, Frieza decided to make the trip himself and eliminate this threat for good.
The wandering Saiyan he remembered: Mu Chuan!
Ever since that guy appeared, his strength had kept rising. In a short time, he had gone from a power level of 2,400 to being strong enough to take out the Armored Squadron.
If Frieza let him keep growing, he might become the legendary Super Saiyan spoken of throughout the history of the Frieza Race!
Frieza would never allow that to happen!
Next, Frieza summoned the aliens in his force to learn what had happened recently. He also used Scouters to track the movements of Mu Chuan and the others.
They had turned off their Scouters while on Earth, so the tracking function couldn't be activated.
But they had left traces earlier. As long as Frieza could narrow down the area, he could find them by searching with enough manpower.
"These monkeys are pretty clever. They actually know to turn off their Scouters. But so what if they shut off the tracking function?"
"They'll never escape the palm of my hand!"
"Go! Gather every alien in the force. I'm going to search this entire stretch of space. Sweep every inch of it!"
"I want to know the Saiyans' whereabouts and everything about them. If I don't get the information I want..."
As Frieza spoke, he lightly tapped the ground with his tail. A bottomless fissure suddenly tore open in the ground.
It looked like an abyss stretching ten thousand feet down!
The sight sent the aliens into a panic.
They were scared out of their wits.
It was terrifying. He had only touched the ground, yet it looked as if the entire planet had split apart!
They didn't dare slack off.
They hurriedly ordered all the aliens to begin the search.
Frieza followed close behind.
Before leaving, Frieza specifically had someone at the base send Vegeta a message.
He was to drop everything and return to headquarters immediately!
There was no deeper meaning to it...
Frieza simply wanted to wipe out the Saiyans as well, once and for all. He had truly felt how terrifying they could be.
King Vegeta might have been too proud and arrogant, which was why he had remained stuck in place. The wandering Saiyan, on the other hand, had always been keenly aware of danger.
That was how he had been able to grow so quickly!
The potential of this race made Frieza genuinely uneasy.
At Frieza's command...
The colossal Frieza Force sprang into action. They searched every planet from end to end, causing countless acts of slaughter.
The entire galaxy was thrown into turmoil. Many planets were destroyed, and rivers of blood flowed everywhere.
A Cosmic River of Blood!!
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