A True Battle Genius

Vegeta was furious, yet it was completely useless.

Shenron cast a disdainful glance at Vegeta and, for once, deigned to waste a few more words.

"You're overthinking it. If I had that kind of power, would I still be afraid of Lord Frieza?"

Vegeta was left stunned. What kind of trash dragon was this? It was absolutely useless!

"Oh-ho-ho-ho!"

Everyone's scalp tingled once more. Frieza, however, was incredibly pleased; he loved the feeling of people being unable to stand him, yet completely unable to do anything about it.

In a word: it was damn satisfying!

Idle chatter aside, since Vegeta's wish had been dismissed by Shenron, the task of making a wish naturally fell to Son Goku.

Son Goku shouted loudly at Shenron: "Transfer everyone on Namek to Earth, except for me and Frieza!"

Piccolo: !!!!

Just as Piccolo was about to voice his objection, Shenron defied all convention and didn't even wait for Dende to translate the request into the Namekian language.

"That wish is simple enough!"

Shenron let out a pretentious roar, and his massive dragon eyes glowed red.

In an instant, only Son Goku and Frieza remained on Namek, and even the Dragon Balls had vanished along with everyone else to Earth.

Calculate the size of Piccolo's psychological trauma at this moment!

The sky over Namek brightened once again.

A figure plummeted from the sky.

Son Goku watched with curiosity as Vegeta crashed headfirst into the very same hole Piccolo had fallen into earlier.

"Vegeta refused!"

Shenron's helpless voice echoed from the sky before fading away entirely.

Calculate the size of Piccolo's psychological trauma at this moment!

At the time, Piccolo's heart had also been screaming in refusal, but unfortunately, his combat power of less than 80,000 gave him no ability to resist the divine power of Shenron.

"Ptooey! Kakarot! Don't think you're going to hog all the glory; Frieza can only be defeated by me!"

Vegeta spat out the dirt from his mouth, planted his hands on his hips, and glared at Son Goku above with extreme displeasure.

"Oh-ho-ho-ho~ You've had your wish, so shouldn't you let me see what you're capable of?"

"If it's still that Super Saiyan act, you won't be able to beat me, you know!"

Vegeta felt as though he had taken ten thousand points of critical damage from Frieza!

However, he truly couldn't defeat Frieza right now, and his stamina hadn't recovered either, so he could only cross his arms and look on with a face full of resentment.

"Ha!"

Son Goku began to gather his energy, quickly pushing his aura to its peak, bringing his combat power to a new historical high of 3 million!

"Ah~~~~ah!!!"

Yet, Son Goku did not stop there; he began to scream in even greater agony as surrounding rocks and debris began to float, and his aura climbed violently.

"Ah!!! Ah-ah-ah!"

Whoosh!!

A layer of golden aura manifested outside Son Goku's white aura, transforming him into the Pseudo Super Saiyan state, with his combat power reaching 60 million!

Frieza was slightly disappointed. Even though Son Goku hadn't experienced the ultimate emotional trigger, his base combat power had already reached 3 million, yet he still hadn't broken through to become a Super Saiyan.

That was a bit of a letdown!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk~ This combat power is useless. Compared to Vegeta, you're still far behind!"

"Hoo~~"

Son Goku let out a soft breath and roared.

"I'm not done yet!!"

"Five-fold Kaio-ken!!"

What!!

Frieza was startled!

Wasn't it said that one couldn't use the Kaio-ken while in the Super Saiyan state?

Could the original records have lied to him?

No, that wasn't it. Son Goku hadn't completed the transformation into a Super Saiyan; he had only achieved the Pseudo Super Saiyan state. Perhaps that was precisely why Son Goku was able to utilize the Kaio-ken.

Whoosh!!

The red aura of the Kaio-ken was incredibly domineering, but the golden aura refused to yield an inch, resulting in Son Goku's current aura appearing red on the inside and gold on the outside.

To be honest, it was truly spectacular—even more magnificent than Frieza's purple aura.

Vegeta was so shocked that his mouth hung wide open!

"No—no—impossible, you must be lying!"

Although Son Goku did not yet possess the cold expression of a Super Saiyan, his brows were knitted, and his eyes were filled with a murderous aura!

"Let's end this quickly; I cannot maintain this state for long!"

"Ha!"

Boom!

Bang—bang bang! Bang! Bang!

At this moment, Son Goku's combat power had already reached 300 million!

He had surpassed Frieza by a full 50 million!

This is the Saiyan race, a people who, if given the chance, will create infinite possibilities.

Caught off guard, Frieza was reduced to merely parrying; before combat power breaks the ten-billion mark, a gap of 50 million is enough to decide the outcome of a battle.

However, Frieza was no pushover!

His immense natural talent and a constitution for enduring beatings that rivaled the Saiyans allowed Frieza to gradually keep up with Son Goku's movements.

Frieza's combat power was steadily rising, and in just one minute, it was already nearing 300 million.

The battle continued, with every strike causing the entire planet Namek to tremble, lightning flashing in the sky and tsunamis raging in the oceans.

As the two fought their way across the landscape, mountains crumbled, rocks shattered, and the sea was carved into vacuum zones wherever they passed.

Namek had already been damaged significantly by previous battles, and now, under the influence of their clash, the ground began to crack, with magma constantly erupting from beneath the surface.

Lightning struck the sky incessantly, and the atmosphere of Namek had turned completely black, with massive storm clouds shrouding the entire planet.

It was a perfect omen of planetary destruction.

And this was merely the result of Frieza and Son Goku fighting in the air.

Energy blasts scattered everywhere, cratering the ground one after another.

Occasionally, a cry of pain would ring out—either Frieza was smashed into the sea, or Son Goku was blasted deep into the earth.

Three minutes passed, and Frieza's combat power reached 350 million, continuing to rise steadily.

Originally, Frieza had thought he would need to use his trump card today, but who knew his own constitution was so monstrous!

What Frieza did not realize was that it was precisely because he had learned to control his ki and had spent a long time in seclusion deep within the Ice Planet that he had accumulated such vast potential within his body.

And this potential had been activated by the high-pressure combat provided by Son Goku.

Once this potential began to erupt, it would not stop due to the opponent's strength; it would only stabilize after it had completely burst forth.

400 million!

When Frieza's combat power reached 400 million, it finally ceased its upward climb.

Frieza was feeling great—his combat power had nearly doubled in five minutes—but Son Goku was in a miserable state.

Although it was a Pseudo Super Saiyan state, it was far more violent than his normal form, and with the addition of the Kaio-ken, his body had reached its limit.

Huff—huff—huff—

Son Goku gasped for air, his chest feeling as if it were about to explode.

His entire aura became extremely unstable, fluctuating between strong and weak, and his hands had even begun to tremble.

This was not because Son Goku was afraid, but because his body was truly nearing its breaking point.

"Ah~~~!!!"

Son Goku roared in frustration; if his body could hold out, he would absolutely use a higher multiplier of the Kaio-ken!

He truly hated that such an exhilarating battle could only last for five minutes!

Suddenly, the red aura surrounding Son Goku vanished, and the Kaio-ken state was deactivated.