Vegeta was furious, but it did him no good.
Shenron gave Vegeta a disdainful look and, for once, bothered to say a few more words.
"You're overthinking it. If I had that kind of power, would I still be afraid of King Frieza?"
Vegeta was utterly dumbfounded. What kind of useless dragon was this? It couldn't do a damn thing!
"Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho!"
Everyone's scalp tingled again, but Frieza was delighted. He loved making people hate him while being powerless to do anything about it.
In a word: it felt damn good!
Anyway, since Shenron had rejected Vegeta's wish, the wish naturally went to Son Goku.
Son Goku shouted to Shenron, "Send everyone on Namek except Frieza and me to Earth!"
Piccolo:!!!!
Piccolo was just about to object, but who knew Shenron would break with convention and not even ask Dende to repeat the wish in Namekian Language.
"That wish is simple!"
Shenron let out a loud, self-satisfied roar, and his enormous eyes glowed red.
Then everyone on Namek except Son Goku and Frieza disappeared. Even the Dragon Balls went along with them to Earth.
Just how large was Piccolo's psychological shadow at that moment?!
The sky over Namek grew bright once more.
A figure came plummeting down from the sky.
Son Goku watched Vegeta crash headfirst into the hole Piccolo had just fallen into and looked on curiously.
"Vegeta refused!"
Shenron's helpless voice rang out from the sky, then fell silent.
Just how large was Piccolo's psychological shadow at that moment?!
Piccolo had refused deep down, too. Unfortunately, with a battle power of less than 80,000, he had no way to resist Shenron's divine power.
"Pui pui pui! Kakarot! Don't think you can steal the spotlight all by yourself. I'm the one who's going to defeat Frieza!"
Vegeta spat the dirt from his mouth, planted his hands on his hips, and glared up at Son Goku with extreme displeasure.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho! You've had your wishes. Isn't it time to show me what you can do?"
"If you're still relying on that Super Saiyan routine, you won't be able to beat me!"
Vegeta felt as if he'd taken a hundred-million-point critical hit from Frieza!
But he really couldn't beat Frieza right now, and he hadn't recovered his strength either. All he could do was fold his arms and look thoroughly unwilling.
"Ha!"
Son Goku began gathering ki. It didn't take long for him to raise his power to its peak, bringing his battle power to a new record of three million!
"Ah~~~~ Ah!!!"
But Son Goku didn't stop there. He let out an even more agonized scream, and the rocks and clods of earth around him began to float as his ki surged higher and higher.
"Ah!!! Aah!"
Whoosh!!
A golden aura appeared around Son Goku's white aura. He had entered the Pseudo Super Saiyan state, and his battle power had risen to 60 million!
Frieza was a little disappointed. Son Goku had reached a normal battle power of three million without experiencing extreme emotions, yet he still hadn't broken through to Super Saiyan.
That was pretty pathetic!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. That battle power won't help you. You're still far behind Vegeta!"
"Hoo..."
Son Goku breathed out softly, then shouted.
"It's not over yet!!"
"Kaio-ken times five!!"
What?!
Frieza was shocked!
Hadn't they said Kaio-ken couldn't be used while in Super Saiyan form?
Had the original story been lying to him?
No, Son Goku hadn't completed his Super Saiyan transformation. He'd only reached Pseudo Super Saiyan. Perhaps that was why he could still use Kaio-ken.
Whoosh!!
The red aura of Kaio-ken was incredibly powerful, but the golden aura didn't give an inch. As a result, Son Goku's aura was red on the inside and gold on the outside.
Honestly, it looked incredibly cool—more dazzling than Frieza's purple aura.
Vegeta, meanwhile, stared with his mouth hanging open!
"N-no... No way! This has to be a trick!"
Son Goku hadn't taken on the cold expression of a Super Saiyan, but his brows were furrowed, and his eyes brimmed with killing intent!
"Let's finish this quickly. I can't maintain this state for long!"
"Ha!"
Boom!
Bang! Bang-bang! Bang! Bang!
Son Goku's battle power had now reached 300 million!
He'd surpassed Frieza by a full 50 million!
That was the Saiyans for you. Give them a chance, and they could create endless possibilities.
Caught off guard, Frieza could only defend himself. Until their battle powers reached tens of billions, a 50-million gap was enough to decide the outcome.
However, Frieza wasn't a pushover!
His extraordinary talent and super-tough body, every bit as resilient as a Saiyan's, allowed him to gradually keep up with Son Goku's movements.
Frieza's battle power steadily rose. In just one minute, it had nearly reached 300 million.
The battle raged on. Each attack shook all of Namek. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky, while tsunamis surged across the seas.
The two fought their way across the planet. Mountains collapsed at their approach, rocks shattered, and when they reached the ocean, they left one vacuum zone after another in the water.
Namek had already suffered considerable damage from several previous battles. Now, under the impact of their fight, the ground began to split apart, and magma burst from beneath the surface.
Lightning kept striking from the sky. The entire planet's upper atmosphere had gone completely dark, and thick clouds blanketed the whole world.
It was a scene straight out of a planet's final moments.
And this was with Frieza and Son Goku fighting in the air.
Energy blasts flew in every direction, blasting out crater after crater.
Every so often, a scream rang out. Either Frieza was sent crashing into the sea, or Son Goku was blasted into the ground.
Three minutes passed. Frieza's battle power reached 350 million, and it continued to rise steadily.
Frieza had thought he'd have to use his trump card today. Who would've guessed his own body was this monstrous!
What Frieza didn't know was that learning to control ki and spending so long training in seclusion deep inside Ice Planet had caused enormous reserves of potential to build up within him.
Son Goku's overwhelming pressure had awakened that potential.
And once it began to erupt, it wouldn't stop because of an opponent's strength. It would only settle down after it had fully burst forth.
400 million!
When Frieza's battle power reached 400 million, it finally stopped rising.
Frieza was having the time of his life. His battle power had nearly doubled in five minutes, but Son Goku was in rough shape.
Even though it was only Pseudo Super Saiyan, the form was far more violent than his normal state. On top of that, Kaio-ken had pushed his body to its limit.
Huff... Huff... Huff...
Son Goku panted nonstop. His entire chest felt as though it were about to burst.
His ki had become extremely unstable, growing stronger and weaker in turns. Even his hands had begun to tremble.
It wasn't that Son Goku was afraid. His body really was nearing its breaking point.
"Ah~~~!!!"
Son Goku roared in frustration. If his body could take it, he would absolutely have used an even higher multiplier of Kaio-ken!
This was such an exhilarating battle. He couldn't bear to fight for only five minutes!
Suddenly, the red aura around Son Goku vanished. The Kaio-ken state had ended.
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